Agricore United To Hold Top Industry Forum In Edmonton.Business Editors WINNIPEG, Manitoba--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 21, 2004 Agricore United Agricore United was a farmer-directed agri-business in Canada. It supplied crop nutrition and crop protection products, and offered grain handling and marketing services. It was created on November 1, 2001 by the merger of Agricore and United Grain Growers. farmer-delegates will discuss company business, elect directors, debate farm policy and hear from several high profile speakers when they meet in Edmonton, February 11-12, 2004. The Agricore United Annual Members' Meeting is one of the leading agri-business forums of the year and is held in conjunction with the company's Annual Shareholders' Meeting shareholders' meeting n. a meeting, usually annual, of all shareholders of a corporation (although in large corporations only a small percentage attend) to elect the Board of Directors and hear reports on the company's business situation. . The 146 delegates represent more than 49,000 farmer-members across Western Canada
Western Canada, commonly referred to as the West where the company operates a network of grain elevators, crop production centres, feed mills and special crops facilities. "The annual meeting is an opportunity to showcase our unique business relationship with Agricore United members," said Agricore United Chair Jim Wilson There are a number of notable people named Jim Wilson. These include:
Speeches by Alberta Agriculture Minister Shirley McClellan Shirley McClellan was born in Hanna, Alberta, Canada, on January 22, 1942. Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta McClellan was first elected to the Alberta Legislature in a by-election held on November 23, 1987. and Canadian Wheat Board The Canadian Wheat Board (known at times as the Canada Wheat Board or by the acronym CWB) was established by the Parliament of Canada in 1935 as a producer marketing system for wheat and barley. It is headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Adrian Measner will be among the highlights of the two-day event. Delegates will also consider resolutions on a wide range of topics including grain car allocation, U.S. tariffs on Canadian wheat, open running rights on rail lines, the Canadian Wheat Board marketing system and genetically modified genetically modified Adjective (of an organism) having DNA which has been altered for the purpose of improvement or correction of defects genetically modified genetic adj [food etc] → crops. Under Agricore United's governing legislation, 12 of the company's 15 directors are elected from the membership, while three are elected by shareholders. Member-directors are elected to serve a three year term on a staggered basis. As a result delegates will elect four member-directors at the meeting. One director will be elected to represent the Peace River area of Alberta/British Columbia. The remaining three positions will be filled with no residency requirements (at-large). Other meeting highlights will include presentations by Chair Jim Wilson and CEO Brian Hayward
Brian Hayward (b. June 25, 1960 in Georgetown, Ontario) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. at the Annual Shareholders' Meeting as well as a panel on biotechnology and a session on corporate governance Corporate Governance The relationship between all the stakeholders in a company. This includes the shareholders, directors, and management of a company, as defined by the corporate charter, bylaws, formal policy, and rule of law. at the Annual Members' Meeting. All sessions of the members' meeting and shareholders' meeting are open to the media. Information concerning the Annual Shareholders' Meeting is provided in the Company's Notice of 2003 Annual and Special Meeting and Management Proxy Circular. Biographies of director candidates and resolutions can be found on the company Web site at www.agricoreunited.com under "Alerts" by clicking on 2003 Annual Members' Meeting. Agricore United is one of Canada's leading agri-businesses. The prairie-based company is diversified into sales of crop inputs and services, grain merchandising, livestock production services and financial markets. Agricore United's shares are publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. under the symbol "AU."
ANNUAL MEMBERS' MEETING
Fantasyland Hotel, Edmonton, AB
February 11-12, 2004
AGENDA AT-A-GLANCE
WEDNESDAY, February 11, 2004
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9:30 a.m. Chairman's Welcome - Jim Wilson
Annual Shareholders' Meeting
Presentation by CEO Brian Hayward
11:15 a.m. Annual Members' Meeting
11:30 a.m. Luncheon
-Liam McCreery, Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance
1:00 p.m. Member-director nominations and speeches
2:00 p.m. Shirley McClellan, Deputy Premier and Minister of
Agriculture, Alberta
3:00 p.m. Resolutions
6:00 p.m. Banquet
THURSDAY, February 12, 2004
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8:00 a.m. Biotechnology Panel
-Lorne Hepworth, President, CropLife Canada
-Ipsos-Reid Representative
9:30 a.m. Corporate Governance
-Patrick O'Callaghan
10:30 a.m. Member-director elections
Resolutions
12:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m Adrian Measner, CEO, Canadian Wheat Board
2:00 p.m. Resolutions
Adjournment
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