Good morning, and welcome to the annual meeting of the stockholders of Cue Biopharma, Inc. I am Lucinda Warren, the company's Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, and I now call this meeting to order. I'll be acting as the Presiding Officer of this meeting, and Tony Carideo of The Carideo Group will act as Inspector of Election. Colin Sandercock, the company's Senior Vice President and General Counsel, will act as Secretary of the meeting. Before we get to the formal business of the meeting, I'd like to make some introductions. Joining us virtually at this meeting today are the members of our Board of Directors, Pasha Sarraf, Peter A. Kiener, Frank Morich, Pamela D. Garzone, Patrick Verheyen, and Jill M. Broadfoot. I will now turn to the formal part of the meeting.
Please note the various remarks that we may make about future expectations, plans, and prospects for the company constitute forward-looking statements for the purpose of the safe harbors provision under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including those disclosed in the Risk Factors section of our most recent annual report on Form 10-K, which is on file with the SEC. In addition, these forward-looking statements represent the company's expectations only as of today. While the company may elect to update these forward-looking statements, it specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. Any forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the company's estimates or views as of any date subsequent to today. The Board of Directors sets March ninth, 2026, as the record date for this stockholders' meeting.
In order to determine whether a quorum is present for the purpose of transacting business, does the Inspector of Elections have the preliminary report of the common stock represented at this meeting?
A preliminary count of the shares of common stock represented at the meeting in person or by proxy shows that the holders of a majority of the combined voting power of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote at the meeting are represented.
In view of the report of the Inspector of Election, I declare a quorum present and the meeting ready for the transacting of business. You are participating in this meeting virtually. Stockholders may submit questions at any time during the meeting in the space provided on the virtual meeting screen and may vote any time until the polls are closed. As set forth in the notice of meeting and the proxy materials, this meeting has been called for the purpose of considering and acting upon the following matters. Proposal one, the election of six nominees to our Board of Directors. Proposal two, the ratification of the appointment of RSM US LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31st, 2026. Proposal three, the approval on a non-binding advisory basis of the compensation of our Named Executive Officers.
Proposal four, the adoption and approval of an amendment to our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to effect a reverse stock split of our issued shares of common stock at a ratio within the range of not less than 1/30 and not more than 1/50, with the exact ratio within such range and the implementation and timing of such reverse stock split to be determined at the sole discretion of our Board of Directors without further approval or authorization of our stockholders. Each item of business on the agenda will be presented for discussion. Following the discussion of the proposals, polls for all matters will be closed. I declare the polls for voting to be opened as of 9:00 A.M.
All stockholders entitled to vote at this meeting have the ability to do so by navigating back to the meeting portal used to enter the meeting and selecting the Vote Here button. If you are a stockholder entitled to vote at this meeting and have not yet voted, or if you want to change your previously cast vote, please do so via the website used to access this meeting. Please remember that if you have already voted by proxy, it is not necessary to vote again. Shares represented by proxy will be voted as specified in the proxy. Shares represented by proxy where no vote is specified will be voted in accordance with the recommendations of the Board of Directors. The first item of business is the election of directors.
The directors must be elected by plurality voting, and if elected, will serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their resignation or removal, or until their successors are duly elected or qualified. This means that the 6 nominees receiving the highest votes for election will be elected to serve on the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors has nominated the following persons to serve as directors of the company, Pasha Sarraf, Peter A. Kiener, Frank Morich, Pamela D. Garzone, Patrick Verheyen, and Jill M. Broadfoot. The second matter being submitted to stockholders for action is the ratification of the appointment of RSM US LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2026. The third matter being submitted to stockholders for action is the approval on a non-binding advisory basis of the compensation of our named executive officers.
The fourth matter being submitted to stockholders for action is the approval of the amendments to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to effect a reverse stock split of our issued shares of common stock at a ratio within the range of not less than 1-for-30 and not more than 1-for-50. If approved, the exact ratio within that range and the implementation and timing of the reverse stock split will be determined at the sole discretion of our Board of Directors without further approval or authorization of our stockholders. This completes the presentation of proposals to be voted on at this meeting. We will now pause to allow stockholders to vote. Any votes cast today will be counted in the final tally along with the proxies previously received. I now declare the polls for voting to be closed.
No additional ballots, proxies, or votes, and no changes or revocations will be accepted. We have been informed by the Inspector of Elections that based on the preliminary results of the voting, one, the stockholders have elected the six nominees for directors. Two, the stockholders have ratified the appointment of RSM US LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2026. Number 3, the stockholders have approved the compensation of our named executive officers. Number 4, the stockholders have adopted and approved an amendment to our amended and restated Certificate of Incorporation as amended to effect a reverse stock split of our issued shares of common stock. We'll pause here to allow additional time for stockholders to submit any additional questions. Thank you. No questions were received. Ladies and gentlemen, I thank you for joining us this morning, and the meeting is now adjourned.
The conference is now concluded. Thank you for attending today's presentation. You may now disconnect.