Good morning, and welcome to the BARK's 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. I would now like to introduce Matt Meeker, the company's Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board. You may begin.
Good morning, everyone, and welcome. I am Matt Meeker, and in accordance with our bylaws, I will act as the chair of this annual meeting of stockholders. Allison Koehler, our Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, will act as Secretary of the meeting and record the minutes. I would now like to introduce the other members of our board who are present at today's meeting. We have Larry Bodner, Paulette Dodson, Michele Meyer, Jim McGinty, Betsy McLaughlin, and Henrik Werdelin. In addition, we are joined by members of our management team. Also present are Brendon Massey of Deloitte, our independent registered public accounting firm, as well as Francis H. Byrd, the duly appointed representative of Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., our Inspector of Election.
The formal business for today's meeting is described in our 2025 proxy statement and includes the election of the Class A director nominees, Betsy McLaughlin and Henrik Werdelin, the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026, the advisory vote on say on pay, and the amendment to our certificate of incorporation that would effect a reverse stock split at a ratio between 1-2 and 1-30 if and when determined by our board of directors. After voting on these matters and allowing our stockholders to submit questions, we will adjourn the meeting. I will now turn the meeting over to Allison, who will conduct the formal part of this meeting.
Thank you, Matt. Hello, everyone, and thank you again for joining us today. Before we begin the formal part of this annual meeting, I would like to note the following. To vote or submit questions while participating in this meeting, you must have accessed this meeting as a stockholder with the 16-digit control number that you received with your proxy materials. If you have already voted by proxy and do not wish to change your vote, your vote will be cast as previously instructed and no further action is necessary. We welcome questions from our stockholders. If we receive appropriate questions regarding the matters on the agenda or the business of the company, we will post our answers within 48 hours of the conclusion of this annual meeting on our Investor Relations website at investors.bark.co.
For further information, please review the rules of order in the Meeting Materials section of this virtual meeting website. An audio recording of this annual meeting will be available on our Investor Relations website within 48 hours of the conclusion of this annual meeting. Now on to the formal part of this annual meeting. Broadridge Financial Solutions, our proxy service provider, as indicated by affidavit that the notice of internet availability of the proxy materials was mailed to all stockholders of record as of the close of business on January 28, 2026, the record date for this annual meeting. Francis H. Byrd has been duly appointed as a representative of Broadridge Financial Solutions, our Inspector of Election, and has signed an oath of office promising to faithfully execute the duties of the Inspector of Election. The oath of office will be filed with the minutes of this annual meeting.
The Inspector of Election has determined that a sufficient number of shares entitled to vote at this annual meeting are present virtually, in person, or by proxy to constitute a quorum, and we may proceed with business. It is now 12:04 P.M. Eastern Time, and the polls are open. The first item of business is the election of the Class A directors. Betsy McLaughlin and Henrik Werdelin have been nominated by our board of directors to serve as Class A directors until our 2028 annual meeting of stockholders or until her or his successor is duly elected and qualified and her or his office is otherwise vacated. Our board of directors recommends that you vote for the director nominees. The second item of business is the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte as our independent registered accounting firm for our fiscal year ending March 31, 2026.
Our board of directors and the audit committee recommend that you vote for the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte. The third item of business is the vote on an advisory basis to approve the compensation of our named executive officers. Our board of directors recommends that you vote for the approval of the executive compensation of our named executive officers. The fourth item of business is the approval of the amendment to our certificate of incorporation that would effect a reverse stock split at a ratio between 1-for-2 and 1-for-30 if and when determined by our board of directors. We will now pause for a moment to allow any stockholder who wishes to vote to conclude voting through this virtual meeting website. It is now 12:06 P.M. Eastern Time, and the polls are closed.
Based on the preliminary review of the votes prior to this meeting, the Inspector of Election has informed me that the director nominees have been elected, the appointment of Deloitte has been ratified, the say on pay vote has been approved, and the amendment to our certificate of incorporation has been approved. We plan to publicly announce the official voting results on Form 8-K after all verifications have been completed by the Inspector of Election. This concludes the formal business of our 2025 annual meeting of stockholders.
Thank you again for attending our 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. On behalf of our board of directors and our leadership team, I'd like to thank you for your continued support. This meeting is now adjourned.
This concludes today's annual meeting. You may now disconnect.