Welcome to the annual meeting for AtaiBeckley Inc. Our host for today's call is Dr. Srini Rao, CEO. I will now turn the call over to your host. Dr. Rao, you may begin.
Thank you. On behalf of the company, I'd like to welcome everyone to the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of AtaiBeckley. I'm Dr. Srini Rao, CEO of the company, and I will chair today's meeting in accordance with Delaware law. Mr. Ryan Barrett, the company's Chief Legal and Business Officer, will act as secretary of this meeting. Also present are members of our board of directors, our executive leadership team, and employees, as well as representatives from our advisors, including Latham & Watkins. Our independent auditor, Deloitte & Touche, LLP, is also represented. Before turning it over to Ryan, I wanted to begin by expressing our gratitude to you, the shareholders.
It's been a remarkable journey so far and following our strategic combination of Atai Life Sciences and Beckley Psytech, as well as our U.S. re-domiciliation, we have entered a pivotal execution phase. Collectively, our capital position, pipeline breadth, and multiple near and midterm clinical catalysts position us well as we seek to build sustained clinical and shareholder value. None of this would be possible without your support. I'll now give Ryan the floor for today's proceedings.
Thank you, Srini. Thank you to all of those in attendance. The meeting is now officially called to order, and we'll proceed with the formal business of the meeting as described in the notice of annual meeting and proxy statement. A few housekeeping items. On the virtual meeting webpage, you will find the agenda and rules of conduct for the meeting. Questions may be submitted through the shareholder portal as set forth in the proxy statement. A reminder, only individuals that have accessed the annual meeting as a stockholder, as set forth in the proxy statement, will be permitted to submit questions during the annual meeting. We will answer appropriate stockholder questions either during the annual meeting, after the formal portion of the meeting has concluded, or in writing after the meeting.
As an aid in the preparation of the minutes of this meeting, the proceedings will be recorded. However, no one attending via the webcast or telephone is permitted to use any audio or video recording device. We will now file the proof of mailing of notice of the meeting with the records of the meeting. As a reminder, all stockholders of record at the close of business on April 9, 2026, or holders of a valid proxy are entitled to vote. At this time, I'd like to introduce Beth Vander Beck, a representative of Broadridge Financial Solutions, who will act as the inspector of election at today's meeting. Mrs. Vander Beck has signed the customary oath of office to execute her duties with strict impartiality, which we'll file with the records of the meeting.
I've been informed that a quorum is present. I now declare this meeting to be duly constituted for the transaction of business. The polls are now open for voting on all matters at this time. If you have not already voted and would like to vote, the poll will remain open until we finish presenting the proposals and formally close the polls. You do not need to vote during the meeting if you have already voted and do not wish to change your vote. As provided in the notice of the annual meeting of stockholders, there are two proposals for consideration by stockholders. The board of directors recommends that the stockholders vote for each of the director nominees named in the first proposal and for the second proposal.
The first item of business is the election of Sabrina Martucci Johnson, Amir Kalali, and Andrea Heslin Smiley as Class 1 directors to hold office until the company's annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2029 and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified. The second order of business is the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. That concludes all proposals for today's meeting. If you wish to vote and you haven't already, please vote now by clicking the voting button on the web portal and following the instructions. You do not need to vote electronically if you've already sent in your signed proxy or if you've voted by telephone or internet unless you wish to change your vote.
We will now pause for 30 seconds before closing the voting polls. The polls are now closed for voting. I have now received the preliminary report of the inspector of election to be kept with the company's records of the annual meeting. Based on this preliminary report of the inspector of election, one, each of the director nominees has been elected to serve until our annual meeting to be held in 2029.
Two, the appointment of Deloitte & Touche as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, has been ratified. The final tally of the votes will be published within four business days in a Form 8-K to be filed with the SEC. The business portion of our meeting today has now concluded. I now declare the formal business portion of the meeting adjourned and will hand things back over to Srini for some closing remarks. Srini?
Thank you, Ryan. Once again, I would like to express my thanks for your continued support and commitment to AtaiBeckley. 2026 is a critical year for us. We're at an inflection point in mental health care where psychedelic-based approaches are moving from promise to reality. The burden of disease, particularly in depression and anxiety, continues to highlight the limitations of existing therapies. The work we are doing to develop our portfolio of rapid-acting, durable, and scalable next-generation psychedelics represents a meaningful opportunity to shift the standard of care for patients who've been failed by existing treatments for far too long. We look forward to sharing more information with you throughout the year. Thank you for joining us today.
Thank you for joining today's meeting. You may now disconnect.