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Annual Meeting & Director Election

Director Election 2026
Voting is now OPEN for the election of two directors to the Ravensdown Board.
Three candidates are standing for election:
- Kate Acland
- Jane Montgomery
- Stuart Taylor.
You can find out more about each candidate in the Candidate Profiles Booklet and by viewing the director candidate videos at the bottom of this page.
How to vote in the director election
Voting packs were sent to all transacting shareholders on 26 August 2026. These packs, sent by electionz.com, contain a printed voting paper, a booklet with candidate profiles and a prepaid envelope.
Transacting shareholders can vote in one of three ways:
- vote online using the PIN and password set out on the voting form;
- complete the printed voting form and post it using the prepaid envelope;
- scan or take a photo of the completed printed voting form and email it.
Transacting shareholders will also be given the opportunity to vote for the annual meeting resolution.
Voting for the director election closes at 1pm on Tuesday 22 September 2026.
Results will be posted on the Ravensdown website that afternoon, with the successful candidate taking office at the Annual Meeting on Thursday 24 September 2026.
Full details about the election process, including the timetable, are available in the Director Election Candidate Information Handbook:
View the Candidate Information Handbook
Transacting shareholders can also keep an eye out for information from electionz.com.
Ravensdown has appointed Anthony Morton of electionz.com as the Returning Officer for the 2026 Director Election. Please contact the Returning Officer with any queries by phone on 0800 666 038 or email iro@electionz.com.
2026 Annual Meeting
Ravensdown will be holding its 48th Annual Meeting at 1pm on Thursday 24 September 2026. Shareholders can attend the meeting in person at Ravensdown’s offices at 292 Main South Road, Hornby, Christchurch or join online via Zoom.
The Notice of Meeting was posted to all transacting shareholders on 26 August 2026.
At the meeting the Board will be asking shareholders to vote on the standard resolution for the auditors’ remuneration.
How to vote on the resolution
Advance voting
If transacting shareholders cannot attend the meeting in person or online, they have the opportunity to vote in advance in one of three different ways:
- vote on the electionz.com online platform using the PIN and password set out on the voting form sent to shareholders by electionz.com with the Notice of Meeting;
- complete the section on the printed voting form and post it using the prepaid envelope;
- scan or take a photo of the completed printed voting form and email it.
Advance voting on the annual meeting resolution closes at 1pm on Thursday 24 September 2026.
In person voting
Shareholders who attend the annual meeting online can vote on the resolution during the meeting.
Proxy voting
Appointment of a proxy can be done by completing a proxy appointment form, which is available on request from the election helpline (email vote@electionz.com or ring 0800 666 038).
RSVP Annual Meeting
To RSVP to the annual meeting shareholders should use the RSVP link in the Notice of Meeting.
Ravensdown Annual Report and Integrated Report
The Ravensdown 2026 Integrated Report is now available.
Once again, this year we have combined our suite of three company reports into one Integrated Report which includes the Annual Report and Climate Disclosure.
Director candidate videos