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Stephen Mayne

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The Money Café with Alan Kohler
Barrels, Boards, and Big Questions

So it's just more impactful.

The Money Café with Alan Kohler
Barrels, Boards, and Big Questions

And I think companies will move to avoid a board contest.

The Money Café with Alan Kohler
Barrels, Boards, and Big Questions

And so if your companies have them, it's good experience.

The Money Café with Alan Kohler
Barrels, Boards, and Big Questions

You should be used to running a contested election in your professional career as a director.

The Money Café with Alan Kohler
Barrels, Boards, and Big Questions

What's wrong with it?

The Money Café with Alan Kohler
Barrels, Boards, and Big Questions

We're a democracy.

The Money Café with Alan Kohler
Barrels, Boards, and Big Questions

Anyway, we'll see what happens.

The Money Café with Alan Kohler
Barrels, Boards, and Big Questions

Oh, no, that was just the Fairfax Papers covered the fact in their gossip column that the platform at the Broncos had been censored, if you like.

The Money Café with Alan Kohler
Barrels, Boards, and Big Questions

So I did run for News Corp's board in 2002.

The Money Café with Alan Kohler
Barrels, Boards, and Big Questions

I'd actually got 12.9%, would you believe, which was an incredible effort given that Rupert had, you know, 40% against me.

The Money Café with Alan Kohler
Barrels, Boards, and Big Questions

So that was one of my best ever results in 2002.

The Money Café with Alan Kohler
Barrels, Boards, and Big Questions

And Rupert completely censored the platform, didn't even say how old I was.

The Money Café with Alan Kohler
Barrels, Boards, and Big Questions

So there was no explanation to the shareholders about why I was running and I still got 12.9%.

The Money Café with Alan Kohler
Barrels, Boards, and Big Questions

These days, I've struggled to get, I think I averaged 4.3% last year.

The Money Café with Alan Kohler
Barrels, Boards, and Big Questions

So that was back in the days when people didn't know how to vote against.

The Money Café with Alan Kohler
Barrels, Boards, and Big Questions

They just donkey voted down the page.

The Money Café with Alan Kohler
Barrels, Boards, and Big Questions

All right.

The Money Café with Alan Kohler
Barrels, Boards, and Big Questions

That doesn't happen anymore.

The Money Café with Alan Kohler
Barrels, Boards, and Big Questions

So...

The Money Café with Alan Kohler
Barrels, Boards, and Big Questions

Anyway, all right, we should do some questions, I reckon, boss.