Good afternoon. My name is Richard Johnson, and I am the Chairman of the Board of H&R Block. It is my pleasure to welcome you to H&R Block's 64th Annual Meeting of Shareholders. We are delighted to enable participation to shareholders all around the world by hosting the annual meeting virtually again this year. I am joined at this meeting by Kate Haynes, our Vice President and Corporate Secretary. Curtis Campbell, President and CEO, is also available to answer questions during the Q&A session at the end of the meeting. All nominees for election to the Board are present virtually at this meeting, and I would like to thank the entire Board for its efforts over the past year. I would like to take a moment to recognize Bob Gerard and Matt Winter, who will be retiring from the Board following today's meeting.
Bob and Matt have each provided many years of distinguished service to the H&R Block company and have made meaningful contributions to the company and our shareholders. Bob's leadership as Chairman and a longtime Member of the Board has been invaluable as the company has evolved over the years. Matt has brought tremendous insight and sound judgment to the Board, including through his leadership as Chair of the Compensation Committee. We are grateful to both Bob and Matt for their commitment to H&R Block and for the important roles they played in the company's success. On behalf of the entire Board, I want to personally thank them both and wish them all the best. We will now proceed with the formal business of the meeting. Kate?
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We will conduct the business portion of our meeting first and then answer questions, which shareholders may submit in the designated field on the web portal. There is a limit of two questions per person, and we will do our best to provide a response to as many questions as possible. A document will be posted to our investor relations website after the meeting that summarizes answers to all appropriate questions received. Please see our rules for conduct of meeting posted on the web portal for additional information. Beginning on September 29, 2026, the company properly mailed a notice of this meeting to every holder of record of the company's common stock as of the close of business on September 15, 2026. All materials will be filed with the minutes of this meeting.
I also have a list of the holders of record of common stock entitled to vote at this meeting, which is available for inspection during the meeting by any shareholder on the virtual meeting dashboard. On the record date, approximately 122 million shares of the company's common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote. Because more than 50% of these shares are represented at this meeting, a quorum is present and the meeting is duly convened. Mr. Chairman, you may proceed.
On behalf of the Board, I would like to express my appreciation to all shareholders who returned their proxies. I will now call to order the company's 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. We will be acting upon the four proposals which are fully described in the proxy statement and are the only matters that were properly included on the ballot in accordance with our bylaws. Questions regarding the proposals may be submitted through the web portal. Proposal one in our proxy statement is the election of nine Directors to serve until the annual meeting of shareholders in 2027 or until their respective successors are elected and qualified. Information about each nominee is set forth in our proxy statement, and the Board recommended a vote for the election of each of them.
Proposal two is for the ratification of the appointment by the Board's Audit Committee of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. The Board recommended a vote for this second proposal. Proposal three is for the non-binding advisory approval of the company's named executive officer compensation. The Board recommended a vote for this third proposal. Proposal four is for the approval of the 2026 Long Term Incentive Plan. The Board recommended a vote for this fourth proposal. Kate, have any questions been submitted regarding the proposals?
No. Seeing no questions or comments on the proposals, we can move on.
Thank you. Based on the preliminary results of the vote, all matters were voted in line with the Board's recommendation. Once the Inspector of Elections has provided his final report, we will report the final results on a Form 8-K filed with the SEC and record them in the minutes of this annual meeting. That concludes the official business of today's annual meeting. The polls are now closed, and the business portion of the meeting is adjourned.
At this time, shareholders may ask questions regarding the company and its business. Please refer to the rules for conduct of meeting posted to the web portal and follow the instructions provided on the virtual meeting screen to submit questions. We will attempt to answer as many questions as time allows, but only questions that are germane to the meeting will be addressed. We will pause for a moment for the submission of questions. Seeing as there are no questions in the queue, we want to thank you for attending today's meeting and for your continuing support of H&R Block.
This concludes today's conference. Thank you for attending. You may now disconnect.