Good morning, and welcome to The Andersons' Annual Shareholder Meeting. I would now like to introduce Mr. Pat Bowe, Chairman of the Board.
Good morning, and welcome to The Andersons' 2026 Annual Shareholder Meeting. I'm Pat Bowe, Chairman of the Board. This meeting is being conducted virtually by a live webcast. We welcome all shareholders, those who've been with us for many years and those who are new to the company. We appreciate your interest in The Andersons. If you are a shareholder and have a question, I would encourage you to share it on the web portal as soon as possible. We'll get to as many of your questions as time allows. I want to welcome John Merva, who is on the line with us this morning and is representing Broadridge as our Inspector of Elections. John has advised us that we have met the requirements for a quorum, so I will convene today's meeting.
The polls are now open for voting and will remain so until after the directors and auditors are introduced. If you have not already cast your proxy ballot or if you wish to revoke your proxy, you can do either electronically while the polls remain open. Please note that a certified shareholder list and proxy mailing affidavit is available for examination electronically during today's meeting. Please submit a request through the Q&A functionality on the web portal or contact Mike Hoelter, Vice President, Corporate Controller and Investor Relations, if you'd like to examine the list. Now I'd like to review the agenda for this morning's meeting. First, we'll ask for approval of the minutes of the last meeting. Next, I'll introduce the directors standing for re-election and representatives of our audit firm, Deloitte & Touche. I will review our proposals.
After a brief pause to allow for any final voting, the polls will then be closed. I will announce the voting results. We'll conclude by answering any questions you may have before we adjourn the meeting. Our first order of business is to approve the minutes of the May 8th, 2025 meeting. Are there any additions or corrections to the minutes? Being aware of none, they will stand approved as submitted. I'd like to introduce you to our current board members. I'd like to introduce Steve Oakland, former Chairman, CEO, and President of TreeHouse Foods, Inc., who is standing for election for the first time today. Welcome, Steve. The following board members are also standing for re-election. Please allow me to introduce them again. Bill Krueger, Gerry Anderson, Steve Campbell, Gary Douglas, Pam Hershberger, Cathy Kilbane, and Bob King.
I, Pat Bowe, am also standing for re-election. Now I'd like to introduce our auditors. As you know, Deloitte & Touche became the company's independent auditors in 2015. Representing Deloitte is Tracy Vigh, Lead Client Service Partner. We welcome Tracy. Next, I would like to review our three proposals. The first item of business is the election of previously introduced directors to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Biographical information for each nominee is included in the proxy statement. The board unanimously recommends a vote for each nominee. The second proposal is a non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement. The board recommends a vote for this proposal.
The third proposal is a ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. The audit committee has recommended and the board has approved this appointment, and believes it is in the best interest of the company and its shareholders. The board recommends a vote for this proposal. If you've not yet voted, please do so now. I will pause briefly to allow additional time for voting. Voting is now closed. Consistent with the practice of many companies, our legal documents provide that any business to be voted upon, including any nominations for director, must be submitted in a timely manner in advance of the annual meeting. No items of business were received, and no nominations were received other than for the nine directors who were previously introduced.
Now, the preliminary results of the voting, which are subject to final tabulations from the just-closed polling session are: all nine nominees have been elected. The company's executive compensation plan presented in the proxy has been approved. The proposal for ratification of Deloitte & Touche, LLP as the company's independent registered accounting firm for the year ending December 31st, 2026 passes. We'll now address shareholder questions submitted via the webcast. There being no questions and no further business coming before the shareholders, the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of The Andersons is hereby adjourned. Thank you all for joining us.
Thank you. The Andersons Annual Shareholder Meeting has now come to an end. Thank you for attending. You may now disconnect.