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Sep 21, 2026
My gripes about investor relations. With guest IR manager Andrew Hanson
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27:04Mark AtkinsonHOST
What's your opinion about them and how do they meet investors or don't meet investors' expectations?
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27:11Andrew HansonGUEST
Yeah, and I think it's interesting, and I'll just maybe add one point at the start, is there is a bit of discussion going on.
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27:16Andrew HansonGUEST
There was something that the Department for Business came out a few months ago now and talked about proposals to actually even consider moving or giving an option around online-only AGMs.
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27:32Andrew HansonGUEST
Now, there's still a lot of debate to go through that, and we'll come back to that, but Anyway, in terms of my view on it, look, I've sat in meetings with execs, with boards and debated whether AGMs should be downsized or adjusted, mainly given some of the lower tendencies, particularly for sort of smaller or medium-sized companies versus the time committed and then obviously the money spent on venues and travel and all sorts.
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27:54Andrew HansonGUEST
Now, at the same time, I remember actually one of the bigger companies I worked for, worked for Centrica, British Gas.