Good afternoon, and welcome to the Annual and Special Meeting of the Shareholders of Equinox Gold Corp. My name is Ross Beatty, and I'm the Chairman of the Board of Equinox Gold. On behalf of Equinox's directors, management and employees, I'd like to thank you for joining us today. Due to the ongoing COVID-nineteen pandemic and related public health restrictions, Equinox, of course, is holding this meeting by live audio cast. This is the second time we've done this, and I certainly dearly hope the last.
Next year, I hope we'll be able to all get together in person and have a much more pleasant and informal gathering where we can introduce ourselves to you and also have lots and lots of informal Q and A. After the formal portion of this meeting though is complete, we will hold a separate webcast where both I and Equinox Gold's CEO, Christian Miele, will present An overview of Equinox's business strategy and objectives, activities underway at each of our projects and a summary of our Q1 results, which were just reported half an hour ago. This will also be an opportunity for you to ask questions of me, Christian and the rest of the management team. Details for joining the webcast are available on the homepage of Equinox Gold's website. Well, because this meeting is being held virtually, we have to have special process for conduct of the meeting.
Firstly, questions about a motion can be submitted by any registered shareholder or proxy holder using the questions icon on your screen. If you're not sure how to navigate this system, please refer to the AGM guide, which was mailed to you and which is also available for download in the Shareholder Meetings section of Equinox's website. Number 2, when asking a question, Please indicate your name, which entity you represent, if any, and confirm you are a registered shareholder or proxy holder. Unless Questions are procedural or directly related to motions before the meeting, they will be addressed at the company's webcast after the meeting. Reland Bailey, Equinox's Vice President, Investor Relations, will act as a message moderator for the meeting.
For the purpose of the meeting today, the voting on all matters will be conducted to buy electronic ballot. To give registered shareholders and proxy holders sufficient time to vote, we will open the ballot shortly, I will keep them open while I present each item of business to be conducted at the meeting. When you are asked to vote, you will receive a message on your screen asking you to register your votes. If you have already voted by proxy, it is important that you do not vote again here at the meeting unless you intend to change your initial vote. So we'll now proceed with the formal portion of today's meeting, which should take about 15 minutes.
To expedite matters, I will move and second all motions. The meeting will now come to order, and I will act as Chairman. I appoint Susan Toews, Equinox Gold's General Counsel, as Secretary of the meeting. For the purpose of this meeting, I appoint Computershare Investor Services Inc. Through its representatives as scrutineer to compute the votes of any polls taken at this meeting and to report the results to me as Chairman.
The purposes of today's meeting are set out in the company's It is management information circular dated March 12, 2021. I confirm that the notice for this meeting, the circular and the form of proxy were mailed to shareholders on March 24, 2021. The company has received an affidavit confirming proof of mailing from our Transfer Agent, Computershare Investor Services Inc, and a copy of this affidavit will be attached as a schedule to the minutes of this meeting. Unless there's an objection, I will dispense with a reading of the notice of meeting. Copies of the circular and other meeting materials are available on Equinox's website and under the company's profile on SEDAR and on EDGAR.
The scrutineer has advised that proxies were These were received from the holders of a sufficient number of common shares to constitute a quorum. I therefore declare the meeting to be regularly called and properly constituted for the transaction of business. The formal report of the scrutineer will be attached as a schedule to the minutes of this meeting. As most of you are aware, At annual meetings, most shares are represented by proxies given to management. The scrutineer has advised that a significant majority The proxies received by management have been voted in favor of each of the director nominees and in favor of each of the other items of business.
We thank you for your confidence. As this is a virtual meeting, today's voting will be conducted by online ballot for all matters, as I've previously said. All registered shareholders and proxy holders who have properly logged in with their control number or username and wish to vote You'll be able to see on their screen all items of business to be voted on at this meeting. Please remember that if you have previously recorded your vote By proxy, you should not vote again unless you wish to revoke and change your original vote. The polls will be open for all items of business to be voted on at the same time.
This will allow you to vote on each item immediately, or you can wait until the conclusion of discussion on each item before casting your vote. The items of business to be voted on and your available voting options will be visible On the voting panel on your screen, please register your votes by selecting the For or Withhold buttons next to the name of each proposed director and next to each of the other resolutions. Once discussion is concluded on all items of business, we will provide a few additional moments for you to enter your votes. I will then declare voting closed on all matters to Business. I now declare the online voting polls open for all items of business.
I'm going to first start with the financial statement approval. I now present to the meeting the audited consolidated financial statements of Equinox Gold for the year ended December 31, 2020, together with the auditor's report and the financial statements. Copies of these documents have been mailed to the shareholders who requested such statements, and it does not propose to read them to the meeting. We will be pleased, however, to deal with any questions regarding the financial statements during the company's conference call and webcast following this meeting. The next item of business is the Board size.
The company's articles require its Board to consist of the greater of 3 directors or the number set by ordinary resolution. Equinox Gold is seeking approval to fix the number of directors at 9. I move and second the motion to fix the number of directors of the company at 9. The next item is the election of directors. Management dominates the following 9 individuals to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their successes are elected or appointed Ross Beatty, Lanbogio, Maurice Belanger, Tim Brin, Gordon Campbell, General Wesley Clark, Doctor.
Sally Eyre, Marshall Coble and Christian Millau. Each nominee has confirmed that he or she is prepared to serve as a Director, and Equinox Gold has adopted an advanced notice policy that requires shareholders to give the company advanced notice of proposed director nominations at the Annual Shareholders' Meeting. Equinox did not receive notice of any such nominations for this meeting. As a result, I declare the nominations closed, and I move in second a motion to elect each of the directors. Unless there are any questions, I will move on.
I gather we have not received any questions.
We have not received any questions.
Thank you. The next item of business is the appointment of Equinox Gold's auditor. I move and second the motion to appoint KPMG LLP as auditor of the company to hold offices on the close of the next annual meeting of shareholders and that the Board be authorized to fix KPMG's remuneration. Unless there are any questions, I will move on.
We have not received any questions.
Thank you. The next item of business is the proposed amendments to the company's articles. The article amendments increased the quorum for the transaction and business at a meeting of shareholders to at least 2 persons present or represented by proxy holding 33% or more of the shares entitled to vote at such meeting, and remove provisions allowing for the appointment of alternative directors. I move and second a motion that, number 1, the existing articles of the company be amended as centered on Schedule A of the company's management information Circular dated March 12, 2021. 2, these resolutions shall be effective on the date and time that they are deposited at the company's records office and 3, any one director or officer of the company is authorized and directed for and in the name of and on behalf of the company to execute or cause to be executed And to deliver or cause to be delivered all such documents and to do or cause to be done all such acts and things As in the opinion of such director or officer may be necessary or desirable in order to carry out the terms of those resolutions, Such determination to be conclusively evidenced by the execution and delivery of such documents or the doing of any such thing.
How's that? Unless there are questions, I will move on.
We have not received any questions.
Thank you. And the last item of business is the say on pay advisory vote. I move and second a motion that on an advisory basis, And not to diminish the role and responsibilities of the Board, Equinox Gold's shareholders accept the approach to executive compensation disclosed in the company's management information circular dated March 12, 2021, delivered in advance of the meeting. And these are all the resolutions before the meeting. We will provide a few more moments for you to complete your electronic ballots.
And once the electronic balloting closes, the voting page will disappear and your votes will automatically be submitted.
Thank you. I'm just waiting to hear from Computershare if the polls have been closed.
Okay.
Okay. Computer share sales are waiting to hear that you've announced that you're closing, but we did announce that. So there must be a bit of a 22nd delay between us. So hopefully we'll hear shortly. We should have given you some jokes to tell, Ross.
Yes, well, I can tell some jokes, but I don't think anyone will want to hear them.
On behalf of Computershare, I can now confirm that the polls have closed.
Okay. Thanks, Verlyn. And I ask that the scrutineer compile the report regarding the results of voting on all business matters. The results of voting will be included with the minutes of this meeting and will be announced in a press release later today in accordance with the policies of the Toronto Stock Exchange. Is there any further business for the formal portion of the meeting?
There are no outstanding questions related to the business of the meeting.
Okay. Since there's no further Business, I'll move in second that this meeting now terminate and declare the formal part of this meeting to be concluded. We will now take a short break, and we will reconvene 2 p. M. Vancouver time for the corporate update.
You will find information on how to join the conference call and webcast on the homepage of Equinox Gold's website. I look forward to speaking with you shortly. Thank you for joining us today. The end.