Good afternoon, and welcome. My name is Ed Stack. I'm Chairman and CEO of DICK'S Sporting Goods, and I'm also chairman of today's meeting. I'd like to call to order the 2015 annual meeting of stockholders. Representatives from Deloitte & Touche, our independent auditor, are here today and will be glad to respond to questions during the discussion period. At this time, I'll ask all stockholders to please turn in their proxy cards to John Hayes, the company secretary and general counsel. If any stockholder or stockholder representatives would like a copy of the notice and proxy statement, please ask John. John will also be acting as secretary of this meeting and will now report on the mailing of the notice of this meeting and the presence of a quorum.
Mr. Chairman, this meeting is held under the notice mailed April 23, 2015. That notice was sent to all record holders of the company common stock and Class B common stock as of April 6, 2015. In accordance with Delaware law, the company's stock records as of April 6th have been available for at least the past 10 days and are available for inspection at this meeting.
The board has appointed Anne Marie Tullio, Vice President, Treasury Services and Investor Relations, as the Inspector of Election for today's meeting. She will determine the presence of a quorum, the validity of the proxies, and the voting results, which will be calculated during the meeting. After the meeting, Anne Marie will deliver a written and certified report of all proxy and vote tallies, along with minutes from this meeting. I'm ready to receive Anne Marie's report on the presence of a quorum.
Mr. Chairman, at the close of business on April 6, 2015, the record date, there were 93,366,817 shares of common stock of the company, each with one vote per share issued and outstanding, and 24,900,870 shares of Class B common stock of the company, each with 10 votes per share issued and outstanding, which in the aggregate represent 342,375,517 votes. Record holders of issued and outstanding shares of capital stock representing a majority of the votes entitled to be cast are present at this meeting, either in person or by proxy. A quorum is present.
I hereby declare a quorum present at the meeting. On behalf of the board of directors, a sincere thank you to all the stockholders who returned their proxies. I would now ask that Anne Marie present the three items for consideration.
The three items are as follows. First, the election of three Class A Directors, each for terms that expire in 2018. As set forth in the proxy statement, the Class A nominees who have agreed to stand for election and as recommended by the board to be voted upon by the stockholders of record are Vincent C. Byrd, William J. Colombo, and Larry D. Stone. Second, the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2015. D&T has served as our independent auditors for over 15 years. Audit committee has selected Deloitte & Touche to serve as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2015. Third, in accordance with the SEC rules, the non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the company's named executive officers as disclosed in the company's proxy statement.
We hereby submit for approval by the stockholders the following: The election of Vincent C. Byrd, William J. Colombo, and Larry D. Stone as Class A Directors, each to serve for terms that expire in 2018; the ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2015; and a non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the company's named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement. The company's board of directors has recommended a vote for each of the above items. Are there any questions or discussions? If any stockholder requires a ballot to vote on these matters, please raise your hand and I will furnish you with a ballot. If you vote by ballot, please return your ballot to me promptly. The votes as set forth on the written proxy or ballots are now being recorded.
I declare that the polls for voting are closed and ask Anne Marie to report on the results of the voting.
Mr. Chairman, I have completed the tabulation of votes by the stockholders of the three proposals brought forward for consideration as reflected in the proxy materials. Each of the proposals has been approved. My written report to you will contain the vote tallies for each item.
Thank you. I hereby declare that Vincent C. Byrd, William J. Colombo, and Larry D. Stone each have been elected as members of our board of directors for terms that expire in 2018. Deloitte & Touche LLP has been ratified as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2015. The compensation of the company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the current proxy statement, have been approved on an advisory basis. If there is no further business to come before the meeting, a motion is in order to adjourn the formal part of the meeting.
Mr. Chairman, I move that the meeting be adjourned.
I second the motion.
All in favor say "aye.
Aye.
Aye.
Opposed? The motion is being carried and the formal business of the meeting is adjourned. Thank you again for attending today's meeting and for your interest in our company. We'll now give the stockholders an opportunity to ask questions or to make comments. Please state your name and confirm that you are a stockholder or stockholder representative before addressing your questions or comments to me. Questions? There being no questions, I'd like to thank everyone for joining us today and look forward to seeing you at next year's meeting. Thank you.