Directors’  Report 2011 44 Directors’ Interests Company Secretaries Directors’ Meetings The relevant interest of each Director in the share capital of the  companies within the consolidated entity, as notified by the  Directors to the ASX in accordance with Section 205G of the  Corporations Act, at the date of this Report is as follows: No options have been granted over any securities or interests of  AGL or the consolidated entity. The number of Directors’ Meetings (including meetings attended as a member of Committees of Directors) and number of meetings  attended by each of the Directors of AGL during the financial year were: Paul McWilliams was appointed Company Secretary of AGL Energy  Limited on 25 August 2006. Paul’s educational qualifications  include Bachelor of Arts (Accounting) from the University of South  Australia, Master of Applied Finance from Macquarie University and  a Graduate Diploma in Applied Corporate Governance. He is a  member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia and  the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators. Paul has  had more than 30 years of experience across a variety of roles in  the Australian Taxation Office, chartered accounting firms and  listed public companies. John Fitzgerald was appointed as an additional Company Secretary  on 25 August 2010. John’s qualifications are a Bachelor of Arts and  a Bachelor of Laws from the University of NSW and a Masters in  Arts from the National University of Ireland (University College  Dublin). John is admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of  NSW and is AGL’s Head of Legal. John has been practising in  projects, mining and energy law for approximately 15 years. A – number of meetings attended  B – number of meetings held during the time the Director held office during the year In addition to the above selected meetings, Directors throughout the year, participated in informal meetings and telephone conferences. AGL makes extensive use of email between meetings to keep  Directors informed of current developments; to provide relevant background and industry information; to dispose of routine matters and allow formal Board meetings to concentrate on more  important matters. An extended strategy session is held at least once a year. Periodically, Directors meet informally outside AGL to discuss matters of interest and travel to visit assets, operations or  locations of particular relevance to AGL. AGL Energy Limited Ordinary Shares Jeremy Maycock 55,625 Michael Fraser 519,865 Les Hosking 2,000 Belinda Hutchinson 6,540 Sandra McPhee 12,750 Max Ould 28,662 Bruce Phillips 29,000 John Stanhope Nil Regular Board  Meetings Special Board  Meetings Audit and Risk  Management  Committee People and  Performance  Committee Safety,  Sustainability and  Corporate  Responsibility  Committee Nominations  Committee Director’s N ame A B A B A B A B A B A B Jeremy Maycock 11 12 3 3 2 2 1 1 Michael Fraser 12 12 3 3 Les Hosking 12 12 3 3 5 5 4 4 1 1 Belinda Hutchinson  (from 22 December 2010) 6 6 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 Mark Johnson (to 21 October 2010) 4 5 1 1 0 1 Sandra McPhee 12 12 3 3 3 3 4 4 1 1 Max Ould 12 12 3 3 3 3 1 1 Bruce Phillips 12 12 2 3 5 5 3 4 1 1 John Stanhope 12 12 3 3 5 5 1 1