This was a very sad story and seemed to indicate unacceptable administration. I was then on, and here we have a scoop. I have an audio recording of my questions and answers and I have converted this audio tape to an mp3 file, and this may be downloaded from here . Enjoy the guy who made his speech before I asked my question. The response was that the rules had been defined and that it was not possible to retrospectively change them.
More details are on the audio file.
I also brought up the letters from Chairman and also the Chief Executive of the New Zealand Securities Commission regarding what appeared to have been incomplete staff work on the part of the Halifax. The Chief Executive, James Crosby here at the AGM did seem genuinely concerned about adverse publicity. After the AGM We were again treated to a buffet lunch after the AGM which again was appreciated. I spoke to Lord Stevenson about my late father's Halifax account and how we had been deprived of shares following bad advice given by the Bognor Regis branch, and he has offered to look into my case. He was interested in seeing the eight identical holding letters that had been sent to me.