Good morning, and welcome. I am Adam Grossman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the company. Will the meeting please come to order? Let me take this opportunity to welcome all those present to this virtual Annual Meeting of Stockholders of ADMA Biologics Inc. We are excited to be hosting our virtual meeting, which allows us to be more inclusive and reach a greater number of stockholders. Before proceeding to the business of this meeting, there are certain technical legal matters which we must dispose of in order to make certain that we are conducting a duly authorized meeting. As soon as these are completed, I would like to introduce you to the officers and directors of the company, and also to describe to you the matters proposed for your consideration and action at this meeting.
The company has designated Christopher Woods from American Election Services LLC to serve as the Inspector of Election. Will the Inspector of Election please present to the Secretary his signed oath as Inspector of Election? If there are no objections, I will direct that such oath be filed with the minutes of the meeting. Any stockholder who has not yet voted or wishes to change their vote may do so by clicking on the voting button on the web portal and following the instructions. Stockholders who have sent in proxies or have previously voted via telephone or internet and do not want to change their vote do not need to take any further action at this time. We will pause for a moment while the Inspector of Election makes his final tabulation for stockholders present virtually or by proxy.
Will the Inspector of Election kindly submit his report of the number of shares of common stock of the company represented at the meeting, either virtually or by proxy?
There are represented at the meeting, either virtually or by proxy, 199,267,547 shares of the company's common stock out of a total number of 232,324,283 shares of common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting. Each share of common stock is entitled to one vote. Accordingly, there are an aggregate of 232,324,283 votes entitled to be cast at this meeting, of which an aggregate of 199,267,547 are present virtually or represented by proxy.
The report of the Inspector of Election indicates that there are present at the meeting, virtually or represented by proxy, the holders of a majority of the total number of shares of stock of the company outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting. There is therefore a quorum present, and the meeting is competent to transact business. Will the Inspector of Election kindly execute his certificate as to the stockholders present at the meeting? If there are no objections, I will direct that the certificate be filed with the minutes of the meeting. Would the Secretary of the meeting please report on the mailing of proxy materials and the availability of a list of stockholders?
Mr. Grossman, a copy of the notice of the annual meeting of stockholders dated April 15, 2026, concerning the matters to be considered and acted upon at the meeting, and a copy of the proxy statement, proxy card, and annual report to stockholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, were made available electronically or by mail to each stockholder of record at the close of business on April 8, 2026, the date fixed by the Board of Directors as the record date for this meeting on or about April 15, 2026. An affidavit of distribution to that effect, executed by an officer of Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, Inc, will be filed with the minutes of the meeting.
Now that the technical organizational phase of the meeting has been completed, and before proceeding to the business to be transacted at this meeting, I'd like to take this opportunity to introduce to you the current directors of the company other than myself. Steven Elms, Alison Finger, Jerrold Grossman, Lawrence Guiheen, Young Kwon, and Eduardo Rene Salas. I would like to introduce the officers of the company other than those officers who are also current directors of the company or nominees for directors of the company. Kaitlin Kestenberg, Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President, Compliance, and Paul Terence Kohler Jr., Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Finally, I would like to introduce Joe Zeni and Jennifer Turk of KPMG LLP, the company's independent registered public accounting firm. The Chair now deems the following matters to be properly before the meeting.
Item one, the election of nominees for Class I Directors to serve until the 2029 annual meeting of stockholders and until such director's successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until such director's earlier resignation, removal, or death are Alison Finger and Eduardo Rene Salas. Item two, the proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2026. Item three, the proposal to approve on a non-binding advisory basis the compensation of the company's named executive officers' Say- on-P ay. The polls are open and will remain open for a reasonable time so that those of you who desire to cast your vote upon the nominations and proposals may now do so.
Any stockholder who has not yet voted or wishes to change their vote may do so by clicking on the voting button on the web portal and following the instructions there. Stockholders who have sent in proxies or voted via telephone or internet and do not want to change their vote do not need to take any further action. The polls are now closed. Will the Inspector of Election please provide his report concerning the votes with respect to each of the aforementioned proposals?
Ladies and gentlemen, the report of the Inspector of Election indicates that the following numbers of votes cast by the holders of common stock have been voted with respect to each of the following proposals. One, the election of the nominees to serve as Class I Directors until the 2029 annual meeting of stockholders and until such director's successor is duly elected and qualified, or until such director's earlier resignation, removal, or death. In regards to Alison C. Finger, we have 156,849,830 votes in favor, 19,376,842 votes withheld, and a broker non-vote of 23,040,875.
In regards to Eduardo Rene Salas, we have 171,947,523 votes in favor, 4,279,149 shares withheld, and a broker non-vote of 23,040,875. In regards to the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31st, 2026, we have 198,655,040 shares voting in favor, 329,056 shares voting against, and 283,451 shares abstaining.
In regards to the approval on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the company's named executive officers, we have 168,169,866 shares voting in favor, 7,730,690 shares voting against, and 326,116 shares abstaining.
The report of the Inspector of Election therefore indicates that Alison Finger and Eduardo Rene Salas have been duly elected as Class I Directors of the company to serve for a term expiring at the 2029 annual meeting of stockholders and until such director's successor is duly elected and qualified, or until such director's earlier resignation, removal, or death. The proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, has been approved. The proposal to approve on a non-binding advisory basis the compensation of the company's named executive officers has been approved. Will the Inspector of Election please execute his certificate as to the total number of votes cast on each of these matters at this meeting?
If there are no objections, I will direct that the certificate be filed with the minutes of the meeting. The final results of today's voting will be reported on a current report on Form 8-K within four business days of this meeting. If there is any further business to come before the meeting, please submit your questions or comments via the web portal. Seeing no active questions at this time, if there is no further business, the meeting is now adjourned. Thank you all very much for attending. Thank you very much for your support of the work of ADMA Biologics.
The meeting has now concluded. Thank you for joining, and have a pleasant day.