Morning, and welcome to the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders for CuriosityStream Inc. I am Clint Stinchcomb, the President and Chief Executive Officer of CuriosityStream, and I will act as the chair of this meeting. On behalf of the board of directors, management, and employees, thank you for taking the time to participate in today's meeting, which is being held in a virtual format. This meeting is being webcast live, and the webcast will be posted on our website after the meeting. This virtual meeting format allows stockholders the opportunity to exercise the same rights as if they attended an in-person meeting. It is now 11:00 A.M., and this meeting is officially called to order. I would like to first introduce our current board members who are all joining us today.
John Hendricks, the Chairman of the Board, Matthew Blank, Andrew Hendricks, Jonathan Huberman, Patrick Keeley, Mike Nikzad, Elizabeth Saravia, and myself. I would also like to introduce our Executive Management Team, Brady Hayden, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Tia Cudahy, Chief Operating Officer and Secretary, and Becky Reed, Senior Vice President and General Counsel. Tia will serve as the secretary of this meeting. Also participating is Andrew Clements, partner with Grant Thornton LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm, who will be available for questions on auditing and accounting matters later in the meeting. Finally, we have appointed Broadridge Financial Solutions Incorporated to act as the Inspector of Elections for this meeting. Kevin Shaw is with us today as a representative of Broadridge and has taken the oath of Inspector of Elections. He has signed the oath, and this oath will be filed with the minutes of this meeting.
The stockholders at today's meeting are being asked to vote on the following proposals. Number one elect three Class III directors to hold office until the 2029 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Number two approve an amendment to the CuriosityStream Inc. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares subject to the plan. Number three ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31st, 2026. Number four approve on an advisory basis the compensation paid to the company's named executive directors and five approve on an advisory basis the frequency of holding future advisory votes on compensation paid to the company's named executive officers.
Tia has a certified list of eligible stockholders entitled to vote at this meeting, and she has advised us that a quorum is present at this meeting. I will now ask her to make her report and discuss the procedures for transacting the business of the meeting.
Good morning, thank you, Clint. Broadridge Financial Solutions has delivered an affidavit as to the distribution of the notice of the meeting, which states that beginning on April 9th, 2026, notice of the meeting and notice of internet availability of proxy materials was distributed to all stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 27th, 2026, the record date for the meeting. This affidavit is available if any stockholder wishes to examine it and will be filed with the minutes of this meeting. There were 59,287,600 shares of common stock outstanding on the record date. A list of registered stockholders on the record date is available for your review on the virtual annual meeting webpage. We will accept general questions from stockholders or proxy holders, which may be submitted at any time during the meeting by following the instructions on the virtual annual meeting webpage.
When the report of the Inspector of Elections is complete, we will announce the results.
Thank you, Tia. I declare the meeting duly and lawfully convened. The meeting is now open and ready for business. The first item of business is the election of three Class III directors of the company, each to serve a three-year term until the 2029 annual meeting of stockholders. The candidates who have been nominated to serve as directors by the company's Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Board of Directors are Matthew Blank, Jonathan Huberman, and Mike Nikzad. The Board of Directors unanimously recommends that stockholders vote for each of the director nominees. The company received no other nominations for directors in accordance with the procedures set forth in the company's bylaws, allowing for the submission of additional nominations. Therefore, I declare the nominations for directors closed.
The second item of business is to approve an amendment to the CuriosityStream Inc. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares subject to the plan from 10,725,000 to 11,725,000. The proposal is discussed in detail in the proxy statement that was made available to you in connection with this meeting. The Board of Directors unanimously recommends that the company's stockholders vote for this proposal. The third item of business is to ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31st, 2026. The appointment of Grant Thornton was made by the Audit Committee and is discussed in the proxy statement that was made available to you in connection with this meeting.
As I stated earlier, Andrew Clements from Grant Thornton, who worked on the review of the company's financial statements for the quarter ended March 31st, 2026, is with us today and available to respond to questions from the stockholders during the designated discussion period. The Board of Directors unanimously recommends that the company's stockholders vote for the ratification of Grant Thornton to act as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31st, 2026. The fourth item of business is to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the company's named executive officers as disclosed and discussed in the company's proxy statement. The Board of Directors unanimously recommends that the company stockholders vote for this proposal.
The fifth item of business is to cast a vote on an advisory basis as to the frequency of future advisory votes with respect to the compensation paid to the company's named executive officers. Board of Directors unanimously recommends the option of one year on an advisory basis for the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation. The meeting is now open for discussion of the foregoing proposals. At this time, questions are limited to the proposals presented. As a reminder, we will address other questions submitted concerning the company later in this meeting.
Clint, no further questions have been submitted.
As there are no further questions or comments regarding the aforementioned proposals, and since there is no other business on today's agenda for this meeting, we will proceed with the balloting on each of the aforementioned proposals. It is now 11:08 A.M., and I declare the polls open. If you've already voted by proxy and do not wish to change your vote, you need not vote at this meeting. If you wish to revoke your proxy and change your vote, you may do so now by following the instructions on the virtual annual meeting webpage. If you need to vote or change your vote, please do so now. It is now 11:10 A.M., and I declare the polls closed. The Inspector of Elections will report on the results of the voting later in the meeting, after tabulation is completed.
At this time, I would like to open the meeting to any questions that stockholders may have. If you have any questions relating to the company, but not to the matters already voted on at the meeting, you may raise them while the vote is being tabulated. Only matters that may concern all stockholders should be raised at this time. Any matter of individual concern to a stockholder should be raised outside of this meeting by contacting investor relations representatives of the company, whose contact information may be found on the company's investor relations website, investors.curiositystream.com. As a reminder, questions may be submitted by following the instructions on the virtual annual meeting webpage.
Clint, there are no further questions.
Thank you, Tia. I understand that the votes have been counted, and the preliminary report of the Inspector of Elections has been delivered to the company. Tia, will you please announce the results of the stockholders' vote?
The preliminary report of the Inspector of Elections indicates that, one, Matthew Blank, Jonathan Huberman, and Mike Nikzad have each been duly elected by the stockholders as directors of the company to serve until the 2029 annual meeting of stockholders. These candidates received the highest number of votes, constituting a plurality of the votes cast with respect to each director nominee by the stockholders present or represented by proxy at this meeting and entitled to vote thereon. Two, the proposal for an amendment to the CuriosityStream Inc. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares subject to the plan from 10,725,000 to 11,725,000 has not been approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares entitled to vote at a duly constituted meeting of the shareholders of the company.
Three, ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31st, 2026, has been approved by the stockholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by the stockholders present or represented by proxy at this meeting and entitled to vote thereon. Four, the compensation paid to the company's named executive officers has been approved on an advisory basis by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by the stockholders present or represented by proxy at this meeting and entitled to vote thereon. Finally, one year has been selected by the affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes cast by the stockholders present or represented by proxy at this meeting and entitled to vote thereon.
Thank you, Tia. The board has noted the stockholders' vote on proposal two and will review the results and consider next steps in due course. I hereby request that the final report of the Inspector of Elections be filed with the minutes of this meeting. The final official results of the 2026 annual meeting will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in a current report on Form 8-K within four business days of the date of this meeting and will also be available on our website at investors.curiositystream.com. This completes the business to be conducted at this meeting. Since there are no other matters to come before this meeting, I declare that the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders of CuriosityStream Incorporated is hereby adjourned. Thank you for your participation and interest.
Ladies and gentlemen, this concludes today's meeting. You may now disconnect.