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UniMed Annual Reports

UniMed Annual Report 2024 PDF 9.7MB UniMed Annual Report 2023 PDF 12MB UniMed Annual Report 2022 PDF 1.7MB UniMed Annual Report 2021 PDF 1.4MB UniMed Annual Report 2020 PDF 1.4MB

Preliminary Notice of AGM

The 2025 Annual General Meeting of Union Medical Benefits Society Limited (UniMed) will be held at UniMed’s offices, Level 3, 165 Gloucester Street, Christchurch on Thursday 20 November 2025 at 6.00 pm.

Notices of Resolution

Any Member of UniMed intending to bring forward a subject for discussion or to move a resolution at the AGM must give notice in writing to the Secretary on or prior to Sunday 28 September 2025. Notices must specify the subject or set out the resolution to be moved in accordance with Rule 16 of UniMed’s Rules and must be dated and signed by the mover and seconder, both of whom must be members of UniMed. Any notices of resolution submitted after Sunday 28 September 2025 will not be accepted.

The final agenda for the Annual General Meeting, including any notices of motion received from any Members, will be published in the following newspapers: Wellington Post, Christchurch Press, NZ Herald on 29 October 2025, and on the Society’s website.

Board Election

Nominations for election to the Board of UniMed are now called for to fill a vacancy due to the expiry of the three-year term of a current elected Board member. The incumbent Board member will be standing for re-election. Please refer to UniMed’s website for required experience and competencies. The closing date for nominations is Sunday 28 September 2025 at 5.00 pm.

The Nomination process and relevant documents can be found below:

Nominee Briefing Elected Directors 2025 PDF 2.8MB Form – Board Member Nomination AGM 2025 (fillable) PDF 547kB UniMed Fit and Proper Attestation Form May 2025 PDF 237kB Fit & Proper Policy (2025) PDF 167kB

Past Annual General Meetings

Results of AGM Vote 2024

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Union Medical Benefits Society Limited (UniMed) was held on Friday 22 November 2024 at UniMed’s offices, 165 Gloucester Street, Christchurch and virtually at 12pm.

Thank you to everyone who attended the meeting and to all our Members who took the time to vote or nominate a proxy to vote on their behalf.

The results of the vote for the two resolutions below are as follows:

Total count: 1,076

That EY is appointed as the auditors of the Society and that Directors are authorised to set the auditor’s remuneration.

For: 785
Against: 162
Abstain: 129

That there is an 11.5% increase in Director remuneration for the 2025 financial period. This takes into account that there was no increase for the last financial period and is in line with average Director fee increases surveyed by the Institute of Directors New Zealand.

For: 331
Against: 675
Abstain: 70

As such the first resolution was passed while the second was voted against.

Notice of Annual General Meeting 2024

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Union Medical Benefits Society Limited (UniMed) will be held on Friday 22 November 2024 at UniMed’s offices, 165 Gloucester Street, Christchurch and virtually at 12pm. Members will also be able to attend online via Microsoft Teams.

Business

Apologies
To confirm the minutes of the 2023 Annual General Meeting
To receive and consider the financial statements and Auditor’s Report for the year ended 30 June 2024
To appoint an auditor for the ensuing year
To fix the remuneration for the Board

Background, resolutions and voting

Any Member is entitled to attend and vote at the meeting and may vote by being present in person, by proxy, or prior to the AGM via post or email. To be effective, all votes sent prior to the AGM via email or post must be received no later than 6pm on Friday 15th November 2024. A proxy must be appointed by a signed and written notice. A proxy form is available from the Society or here.

To be effective, the proxy form must be received by 6pm on Friday 15 November 2024.

Emma Hay
Governance Administrator
Emma.Hay@unimed.co.nz

31 October 2024

Resolutions that Members will be voting on at the AGM 2024

Members are invited to attend the meeting and to vote on the following two resolutions.

That EY is appointed as the auditors of the Society and that Directors are authorised to set the auditor’s remuneration.
That there is an 11.5% increase in Director remuneration for the 2025 financial period. This takes into account that there was no increase for the last financial period and is in line with average Director fee increases surveyed by the Institute of Directors New Zealand.

To RSVP, please let us know if you are attending in-person or online by confirming your attendance preference and Membership number via email to AGM@unimed.co.nz. A Microsoft Teams link for the online meeting will be sent in advance.

Results of AGM Vote 2023

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Union Medical Benefits Society Limited (UniMed) was held on Monday 30 October 2023 at the Distinction Hotel, 14 Cathedral Square, Christchurch at 6pm.

Thank you to everyone who attended the meeting and to all our Members who took the time to vote or nominate a proxy to vote on their behalf.

The results of the vote for the two resolutions below are as follows:

Total count: 1,286

That BDO is re-appointed as the auditors of the Society and that Directors are authorized to set the auditor’s remuneration.

For: 1,141
Against: 55
Abstain: 88
Invalid: 2

That there is no increase in Director remuneration for the 2024 financial period. This reflects the Board’s awareness of cost-of-living increases and recent premium increases.

For: 1,239
Against: 30
Abstain: 17
Invalid: 0

As such both resolutions were passed.

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