Become a Shareholder
AWI shareholders are able to shape the decision making process of the company via their access to information from the company, and right to vote at Annual General Meetings. AWI shareholders are entitled to one vote for every $100 of wool levy paid in the three financial years before any vote. A share in AWI is not tradeable and is of no capital value.
Become a shareholder
To be eligible to become an AWI shareholder, applicants must have paid at least $100 in wool levies in the past three years. Paying wool levies does not automatically make the levy payer a shareholder of AWI. To become a shareholder, a levy payer must apply.
Becoming an AWI shareholder is free. To become an AWI shareholder, levy-paying woolgrowers should complete the shareholder application form (PDF 387KB) return it to the Australian Wool Innovation, Attn: Shareholder Enquiries, GPO Box 4177, Sydney NSW 2001. Enquiries should be directed to the AWI Helpline 1800 070 099 (free call in Australia).
Shareholder Distribution
AWI had 18,267 shareholders at 31 August 2023. There were 82,436 wool levy payers at 31 August 2023. 39,543 of those wool levy payers had paid more than $100 in levies in the past three years and so were eligible to become an AWI shareholder.
Wool is produced across a range of environments in Australia. AWI shareholders are therefore located across a broad area of the country, from the high rainfall areas, to the wheat/sheep zone, out to the drier pastoral zone.
Annual General Meetings
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the company is an opportunity for shareholders to receive an update on AWI's performance during the year, to ask questions of the Board and Management as well as AWI's Auditor, and to vote on any items of business before the AGM.
Annual Reports
AWI's Annual Reports contain a report of AWI's activities and outcomes for the year, including a review of program operations and financial statements.
