Helloworld Travel (HLO) AGM 2026 summary

Opening remarks and agenda

• Chairman Garry Hounsell opened the hybrid meeting after quorum was confirmed; voting was by poll, with Computershare as independent returning officer.

• Five formal business items were listed; receipt of the FY 2026 financial statements and directors’ and auditor’s reports was for consideration, while four items required votes.

Financial performance review

• FY 2026 TTV reached AUD 4.0bn, up 4.1% YoY, reflecting travel demand and acquisitions; the Middle East crisis weighed on Q4.

• Revenue and other income rose 8.1% to AUD 208.5m, while underlying EBITDA increased 8.4% to AUD 60.2m; EBITDA margin was 28.9% versus 28.8% in FY 2025.

• Revenue margin improved to 5.1% from 4.9%; underlying profit after tax was AUD 30.2m, down 0.5%, while continuing-operations statutory profit after tax was AUD 1.3m. EPS was 18.5 cents, down 1.1%.

• FY 2027 forward departures showed ~10% growth; September-quarter Air Tickets sales included 52% premium-class travel. FY 2027 underlying EBITDA guidance was AUD 78m–84m, above the midpoint of revised guidance for FY 2026.

• FY 2027 guidance was based on unaudited September results, bookings to 30 June 2027 and the planned Crown Currency Exchange acquisition, and was conditional on no material adverse operating change.

Board and executive committee updates

• Directors included Chairman Garry Hounsell, CEO and Managing Director Andrew Burnes AO, COO and Executive Director Cinzia Burnes, and non-executive directors Rob Dalton, Martin Pakula and Peter Costello AC.

• Mike Smith was CFO, Pete Knowles Group Company Secretary, and Yusuf Ahmed Group General Manager of IT Services and Property.

• The Remuneration Committee said FY 2026 executive KMP remuneration fairly recognized performance amid disruption; no LTIP shares were allocated to executives. The Board was reviewing the executive remuneration system for FY 2027.