Reece (REH) AGM 2026 summary
Event summary combining transcript, slides, and related documents.
AGM 2026 summary
30 Oct, 2026Opening remarks and agenda
Agenda covered Chair, Managing Director and Group President addresses, FY26 results, formal resolutions and shareholder Q&A; the Chair opened the meeting after confirming a quorum.
Resolutions were to be decided by poll; online voting opened before formal business and was scheduled to close five minutes after the meeting.
FY26 financial statements, sustainability report, Directors’ report and auditor’s report were tabled.
Financial performance review
FY26 revenue was AUD 9.4bn, up 4.5%; EBITDA was flat at AUD 901m and EBIT fell 2.6% to AUD 534m.
ANZ revenue rose 8.3%, including a 2% inflation contribution; U.S. revenue rose 6.5%, while U.S. like-for-like sales fell 1.7%.
EPS increased to AUD 0.495; return on capital was 11.9%, up 5 bps, and net leverage fell to 1.0x EBITDA from 1.5x in Dec-25.
Q1 FY27 sales rose 4.3% reported and 8.7% at constant currency; ANZ sales rose 12.8%, while U.S. sales rose 5.6% and U.S. like-for-like sales 2.4%.
Board and executive committee updates
Tim Ford joined the board in April as Lead Independent Director and joined the Remuneration, Audit and Risk, and U.S. boards; Jacqueline Chow became Remuneration Committee Chair.
Angela Mentis retired from the board; the Chair thanked her for her contribution.
Shareholders were asked to vote on seven director elections, including re-elections of Peter Wilson, Gavin Street, Jacqueline Chow, Andrew Wilson, Bruce Wilson and Sasha Nikolic, and Tim Ford’s election; the board supported each.
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