Timothy Hartin
Company Secretary
Well, good morning, everyone, and welcome to the 2025 Annual General Meeting of Westpac Banking Corporation. My name is Tim Hartin, and I am Westpac’s Company Secretary.
On behalf of Westpac, I’d like to acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their elders, both past and present. We also acknowledge the traditional owners of the lands from which those joining us on the webcast are located today.
Westpac has been helping Australians across our nation for more than 200 years, and we’re proud of our long-standing commitment to reconciliation and are working towards our vision of an Australia where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people enjoy equitable opportunities.
Before I introduce your Chairman, I’ll run through a few procedural matters. This year, we’re taking a different approach to the agenda of the meeting. You’ll hear first from your Chairman and CEO. The items of business will then be displayed on the screen, followed by the presentation of the proxy and direct voting results. Your directors seeking reelection and election will then address the meeting, followed by Mr. Kyle Robertson, who represents shareholders who are proposing resolutions 5a and 5b. Your Chairman will then invite shareholders to ask questions on all resolutions together, which is intended to provide an enhanced meeting experience. We’ll take questions from the people joining us here in the room first, then we’ll move to the questions submitted by those who are watching our live webcast.
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