Hello, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Array Technologies, Inc. Please note that as was the case last year, we have adopted a virtual format for our annual meeting, which is being recorded. Thank you to all stockholders who are participating online today. I'm Brad Forth, Chairman of the Board of Array Technologies, Inc, and I will be presiding over today's meeting. We also have with us Kevin Hostetler, Array's Chief Executive Officer and one member of the board, Keith Jennings, Array's Chief Financial Officer, Neil Manning, Array's Chief Operating Officer and President, Terrance Collins, Array's Chief Human Resources Officer, and Gina Gunning, Array's Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary. The inspectors of election today are from Compass Branding Group.
Mr. Hostetler, Mr. Jennings, and Mr. Manning, and representatives from Deloitte & Touche, LLP, will be available after the end of this annual meeting to answer questions validly submitted during the course of today's business. I call your attention to today's agenda displayed on the meeting page and the rules of conduct for today's meeting, a link to which may be found on the virtual meeting landing page. To conduct an orderly meeting, we ask that participants abide by this agenda and the rules of conduct. At the end of this Annual Meeting of Stockholders, we will have time to answer any questions submitted through the virtual meeting platform. As stated in the rules of conduct, we ask that you restrict any questions or remarks to the items that are pertinent to meeting matters before us today. Thank you for your cooperation with these rules.
All stockholders of record at the close of business on March 23rd, 2026 are entitled to vote at this annual meeting. Our corporate secretary has received an affidavit of mailing confirming that starting on April 7th, 2026, proxy materials related to this meeting were mailed to such stockholders of record. Notice of this meeting has been duly given. Our first order of business at this meeting is to determine whether the shares represented at this meeting, either in person or by proxy, are sufficient to constitute a quorum for the purpose of transacting business. The inspector of election has informed us that a majority of the outstanding shares held of record and entitled to vote as of the close of business on the record date are represented at this meeting in person or by proxy.
As a result, I declare this meeting to be duly convened for the purpose of transacting such business as may properly come before it. We will now proceed with the formal business of the meeting. There are four proposals to be considered and voted upon by our stockholders. Each of these proposals is more fully described in our definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on April 7th of this year. The next order of business is a description of the matters to be voted on at today's meeting. The first proposal is to elect three Class III directors, Brad Forth, Kevin Hostetler, and Gerrard Schmid, to serve until our 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
Each of the three director nominees is currently serving on our board, and our board of directors recommends a vote in favor of each of these director nominees. The second proposal is to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31st, 2026. Our board of directors recommends a vote in favor of the ratification of the selection of Deloitte. The third proposal is an advisory vote to approve the compensation of Array's named executive officers. Our board of directors recommends a vote in favor of the compensation of Array's named executive officers as disclosed in our proxy statement. The fourth proposal is an amendment to the company's amended and restated certificate of incorporation to declassify the company's board of directors and phase in annual elections.
Our board of directors recommends a vote in favor of the amendment. The polls are now open. If any stockholders who have not yet voted or wish to change their vote, please click on the link provided in the web portal and follow the instructions. If you have already sent in a proxy or voted by telephone or the internet and do not wish to change your vote, no further action is needed. If you have not yet submitted a proxy or electronic ballot, you must submit your electronic ballot now for your vote to be counted by Broadridge. We will briefly leave the polls open to allow everyone who chooses to vote electronically to cast their ballots. The polls are now closed. No additional ballots, proxies, or votes, and no changes or revocations will be accepted.
Based on our preliminary voting results, the inspector of election has informed me that the stockholders have elected the three Class III directors to serve until the 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31st, 2026, has passed, and the advisory vote on Say on Pay received more votes for than against. The proposal to amend the company's amended and restated certificate of incorporation to declassify the board of directors and phase in the annual election of directors has received a two-thirds supermajority and, as a result, was approved.
We will report the final voting results in a current report on Form 8-K, which we will file with the SEC within four business days of today's meeting. This concludes our planned agenda today. There is no other formal business before us. The ability to submit further questions through the web portal is now closed. As a result, the formal business portion of the meeting is adjourned. We will proceed to the Q&A.
Having received no questions during the course of today's business, we will conclude our annual meeting of stockholders. Thank you for joining us today, and thank you for your participation in our meeting. If you have any further questions, please visit our investor relations website. Thank you.
The meeting has now concluded. Thank you for joining, and have a pleasant day.