Hello, and welcome to the annual meeting of stockholders of Green Dot Corporation. Please note that today's meeting is being recorded. During the meeting, we'll have a question and answer session. You can submit questions or comments at any time by clicking on the message icon. It is now my pleasure to turn today's meeting over to Mr. Bill Jacobs, Chairman of Green Dot Corporation. Mr. Jacobs, the floor is yours.
Good afternoon. I am Bill Jacobs, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Green Dot Corporation. Welcome to the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which I will now call to order. Present at the meeting are current members of the company's board of directors. Also in attendance today are representatives from Ernst & Young LLP, our independent public accounting firm. Michael Termine of Computershare, our transfer agent, will act as the Inspector of Elections of this meeting and has executed an oath of the Inspector of Elections. The rules of procedure are posted on the virtual annual meeting website. Please review them. In order to conduct an orderly meeting and give all eligible shareholders and proxy holders an opportunity to participate, we ask that you adhere to these rules at all times.
An opportunity will be provided to present questions during the question and answer session of the annual meeting. However, please note that you may submit questions at any time during this virtual annual meeting in the space provided on the virtual annual meeting screen. Please follow the instructions provided on the virtual annual meeting screen to submit questions. We intend to make every effort to answer all questions. However, if multiple questions are submitted on the same topic, we will summarize and respond collectively. I will now turn the meeting over to Amy Pugh, our General Counsel, who is acting as Secretary for the meeting.
Thank you, Bill. The board fixed April 1, 2024, as the record date for determining the shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at this meeting. An affidavit has been given to the Inspector of Elections attesting to the fact that the notice of meeting, the proxy statement, and the company's 2023 annual report to stockholders were mailed to stockholders of record beginning April 10, 2024. As of the close of business on April 1, 2024, Green Dot had outstanding and entitled to vote 53,158,201 shares of Class A Common Stock, each of which is entitled to one vote. Based on the tabulation of proxies already received from the stockholders, and to the best of our knowledge, there are present at the meeting a quorum for the transaction of business.
The final report of this Inspector of Elections will include the votes, if any, of stockholders present and voting at the meeting. It is now 1:03 P.M., and the polls are open for voting. Any stockholders desiring to vote should do so at this time through the internet, using the virtual annual meeting website. We have four proposals from the company that stockholders are being asked to approve. First, to elect the nine nominees to the board of directors. Second, to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2023. Third, to vote on a non-binding advisory resolution to approve executive compensation. And fourth, to approve the amendment and restatement of our 2010 Equity Incentive Plan . Detailed information concerning these proposals is in the Proxy Statement that are made available to the Green Dot stockholders.
We now have a brief question and answer period on the proposal. If you have a question, please submit your question in the space provided on the virtual meeting screen and follow the instructions on the virtual meeting screen. The time allotted for Q&A has expired. No questions were presented. Is there anyone else who wishes to vote at the virtual meeting and who has not yet submitted their vote? All votes should be submitted through the internet using the virtual meeting website at this time. Votes submitted after cannot be accepted when the polls are closed, which will happen momentarily. All votes being submitted. It is 1:05, and the polls are now closed. Based on the information we have received from our Inspector of Elections, I will now announce the preliminary voting results for the meeting, which will remain subject to the Inspector of Elections' final report.
Each of the nominees has been elected. Ernst & Young has been ratified as Green Dot's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending in December 31, 2024. The non-binding resolutions on executive compensation have been approved. The amendment and restatement of the company's 2010 Equity Incentive Plan has been approved. The final results of the vote will be recorded as stated in the minutes of this meeting and also filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on a Form 8-K within 4 business days.
This concludes the formal business of the meeting. The 2024 annual meeting is now adjourned. I would like to thank you for attending today's virtual meeting.
Ladies and gentlemen, this concludes the meeting. You may now disconnect.