Sam Wright
Company Secretary & Non-Executive Director
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for attending the Annual General Meeting of Structural Monitoring Systems this morning. My name is Sam Wright, and I’ll be chairing today’s meeting. It’s now 9:00 a.m. Australian Western Standard Time and a quorum being present, I declare the AGM open. This meeting is being recorded and a recording will be made available on the company’s website in due course.
Before we proceed, I’d like to thank Computershare for allowing the company to use their boardroom facilities for today’s meeting. I’d also like to acknowledge and apologize to shareholders for the timing of this AGM being held so close to the Christmas period. It was the Board’s preference to hold the meeting earlier, ideally in early November. However, due to timing considerations outside the company’s control, this was not possible. We appreciate your understanding and your attendance here today.
Joining me today are my fellow Board members. Mr. Brian Wall, who is attending virtually from Alberta in Canada. Mr. Anthony Faillace, who is attending virtually from Houston in Texas. Mr. Heinrich Loechteken, sends his apologies. It’s currently 2:00 a.m. in Amsterdam. Joining me here in person is Mr. Neville Bassett, who has recently been appointed Non-Executive Chairman effective from the end of this AGM. Also present is the company’s CFO, Mr. Gary Elwell; and Head of Legal, Mr. Terry Walsh. On behalf of my fellow directors, I extend a very warm welcome to all shareholders attending today’s AGM.
Also attending via Zoom are representatives of the company’s auditors, Gerald Edelman, being Hemen, and also in
