Humm Group Limited – Panel Makes Interim Orders

TP26/007

The Panel has made interim orders in response to an application dated 23 January 2026 and received by the Panel on 26 January 2026 by Akat Investments Pty Ltd in relation to the affairs of Humm Group Limited (see TP26/005) (Application).

The interim orders made require the adjournment of the general meeting of Humm shareholders convened by Mr Jeremy Raper and Sandhurst Trustees Limited as custodian for Collins St Value Fund (Convening Shareholders) on 19 December 2025 and scheduled to be held on 19 February 2026 to a date (that is no earlier than 12 March 2026 and no later than 18 March 2026), place and time to be communicated by the Convening Shareholders to Humm Group Limited by no later than 5pm Wednesday 18 February 2026.

The Panel notes section 250B(2) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) with regard to the fact that if a meeting of a company’s members has been adjourned, proxy appointments and authorities received by the company at least 48 hours before the resumption of the meeting are effective for the resumed part of the meeting.

The interim orders have effect until the earliest of further order of the Panel, determination of the proceedings or 2 months from the date of the interim orders.

The Panel is conducting proceedings in response to the Application and considers that these interim orders are necessary to provide the Panel more time to consider the Application and preserve the status quo in the interim.

The sitting Panel is Kelvin Barry (sitting President), Sandy Mak and Deborah Page AM.

A copy of the interim orders is attached.

Allan Bulman
Chief Executive, Takeovers Panel
Level 16, 530 Collins Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Ph: +61 3 9655 3500
takeovers@takeovers.gov.au

Annexure A

Corporations Act
Section 657E
Interim Orders

Humm Group Limited

Akat Investments Pty Ltd made an application to the Panel dated 23 January 2026 which was received on 26 January 2026 in relation to the affairs of Humm Group Limited.

The Panel ORDERS:

  1. Humm Group Limited must:
    1. open the general meeting convened by Mr Jeremy Raper and Sandhurst Trustees Limited as custodian for Collins St Value Fund (Convening Shareholders) on 19 December 2025 and scheduled to be held on 19 February 2026 (EGM) and
    2. immediately adjourn the EGM to a date (that is no earlier than 12 March 2026 and no later than 18 March 2026), time and place to be communicated by the Convening Shareholders to Humm Group Limited by no later than 5pm Wednesday 18 February 2026.
  2. These interim orders have effect until the earliest of:
    1. further order of the Panel
    2. the determination of the proceedings and
    3. 2 months from the date of these interim orders.

Tania Mattei
General Counsel
with authority of Kelvin Barry
President of the sitting Panel
Dated 17 February 2026

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