TOV: HUM Panel Makes Interim Orders

• Panel orders adjournment of Humm Group's general meeting
• Meeting to be rescheduled between 12-18 March 2026
• Panel conducting proceedings in response to application by Akat Investments

The Takeovers Panel has made interim orders in response to an application by Akat Investments Pty Ltd regarding the affairs of Humm Group Limited. The orders require Humm Group to adjourn the general meeting of Humm shareholders convened by Mr Jeremy Raper and Sandhurst Trustees Limited as custodian for Collins St Value Fund, which was scheduled for 19 February 2026. The meeting must now be adjourned to a date between 12-18 March 2026, with the specific date, time and place to be communicated by the Convening Shareholders to Humm Group by 5pm on 18 February 2026. The Panel noted that under the Corporations Act, proxy appointments and authorities received by the company at least 48 hours before the resumed meeting will be effective. The interim orders will remain in effect until the earliest of further order of the Panel, determination of the proceedings, or 2 months from the date of the orders. The Panel stated that these interim orders are necessary to provide the Panel more time to consider the application by Akat Investments and preserve the status quo in the interim.