PRINCIPLE 6 RESPECT THE RIGHTS OF SHAREHOLDERS

The Company is committed to ensuring shareholders and the financial markets are provided with full, open and timely information about its activities.  This is achieved by the following: 

• Ensuring that shareholder communications (including the Annual Report and Notice of Annual General Meeting) satisfy relevant regulatory requirements and guidelines.  The Company is committed to producing shareholder communications in plain english with full and open disclosure about the Company’s policies and procedures, operations and performance.
• Ensuring that shareholders have the opportunity to receive external announcements by the Company through the corporate website, www.gwagroup.com.au.  All Company announcements and information released to the market (including half and full year results) are located on the website and may be accessed by shareholders.  There is a Corporate Governance section on the website which outlines the Company’s governance practices and other information including details of the Company’s social responsibilities, sustainability and environmental performance. 
• The Board is committed to the use of electronic communications with shareholders to reduce the environmental impact and costs.  Shareholders can elect to receive Company communications electronically, although not all communications are made available electronically.  Annual Reports are no longer printed and mailed to shareholders, unless specifically requested.  Annual Reports are made available to shareholders on the Company’s website in an accessible and user friendly format.  Shareholders are mailed the Notice of Annual General Meeting and Proxy Form, which includes details on accessing the online Annual Report and proxy voting. 
• The Company encourages shareholders to attend and participate at the Annual General Meeting to canvass the relevant issues of interest with the Board.  If shareholders are unable to attend the Annual General Meeting personally, they are encouraged to participate through proxy voting.  The Company has recently embraced online proxy voting to make it easier for shareholders to lodge their proxy votes if they are unable to attend the Annual General Meeting.  The Company endeavours to set the timing and the location of the Annual General Meeting so that it is convenient for shareholders generally. 
• The External Auditor attends the Annual General Meeting and is available to answer questions from shareholders about the conduct of the external audit and the preparation and content of the Audit Report.  Shareholders attending the Annual General Meeting are made aware they can ask questions of the External Auditor concerning the conduct of the audit.