Board Meeting Pre-Read Cover Note

When to use this

Sets reading expectations for directors so they arrive prepared. Three sections: time budget, decisions required, papers in priority order. Replace with each pack.

What’s included

• Reading time budget
• Decisions you'll be asked to make
• Papers in priority order
• Any questions ahead of the meeting

What to customise before you use it

• Replace Date with your real meeting, project, or stakeholder details.
• Replace Decision with your real meeting, project, or stakeholder details.
• Replace Title with your real meeting, project, or stakeholder details.
• Replace Name with your real meeting, project, or stakeholder details.
• Replace Company Secretary with your real meeting, project, or stakeholder details.
• Replace date with your real meeting, project, or stakeholder details.

# Board Pack — [Date] — Pre-read Cover Note

## Reading time budget
- **Essential reading:** ~45 min (papers 1, 3, 5)
- **Background:** ~30 min (papers 2, 4)
- **Reference only:** papers 6+

## Decisions you'll be asked to make
1. [Decision] — Paper [#]
2. [Decision] — Paper [#]

## Papers in priority order
| # | Paper | Author | Length | Read by |
|---|-------|--------|--------|---------|
| 1 | [Title] | [Name] | 4pp | All |
| 2 | [Title] | [Name] | 6pp | All |
| 3 | [Title] | [Name] | 2pp | Committee chairs |

## Any questions ahead of the meeting
Please direct to [Company Secretary] by [date].

— [Company Secretary]