Good morning. I'm Sanjiv Razdan, President and Chief Executive Officer, and a member of the Board of Directors of The Joint Corp. I welcome you to the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. I will preside as Chairman of the meeting, and Andra Terrell, General Counsel and Secretary of the company, will record the minutes. We are also joined by Scott Bowman, our Chief Financial Officer, representatives of BDO USA, P.C., the company's independent auditor, and Louis Larson of L Squared Elections. Mr. Larson was appointed as the Inspector of Elections on behalf of Broadridge Financial Solutions and will receive, tabulate, and certify the votes cast. I'd also like to welcome other members of the Board of Directors who have joined us virtually.
I also want to announce the retirement of Susanne Decker, who earlier this year announced that she will retire from the Board and not stand for re-election at today's annual meeting. Suzanne joined our Board in 2017, and we are especially grateful for her service on the Board's Compensation Committee, where she played an important role in overseeing executive compensation programs and aligning incentives with shareholder interests. Additionally, I would like to announce that Abe Hong also will not stand for re-election at today's annual meeting. Abe joined our Board in 2018 and has been instrumental in the evolution of our technology infrastructure. Suzanne and Abe, my sincerest thanks for all your contributions to The Joint. Before we begin, please note the agenda for today's meeting is shown on the screen in front of you.
The proxy statement, annual report, and rules of conduct for the meeting are posted in the Meeting Materials section at the bottom of your screen. I also want to remind stockholders that we reported our first quarter 2026 earnings earlier this month. I encourage you to visit our investor relations website to listen to a replay of the earnings conference call for an update on our recent results and current business trends and outlook, and to find other information about the company and our business.
If you are a stockholder and would like to submit a question directly related to any of the proposals, you may submit it in the Ask a Question box at the bottom of your screen. If you have a question for the company not directly related to any of the proposals, you are welcome to contact our investor relations department after today's meeting.
Our company secretary advises that Broadridge Financial Solutions has delivered an affidavit of distribution establishing that in accordance with our bylaws, the Delaware General Corporation Law and rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, notice of this meeting was duly given commencing on April 7th, 2026, to stockholders of record as of March 23rd, 2026. A copy of the notice of meeting and the affidavit of distribution will be incorporated into the minutes of this meeting. As required by our bylaws and as permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, during the 10 days prior to this annual meeting, a complete list of stockholders entitled to vote at this meeting was available for inspection at our corporate offices, located at 16767 North Perimeter Drive, Suite 110, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260.
I have been advised by our company secretary that a majority of the company shares entitled to vote are present in person or by proxy on this call. Accordingly, a quorum exists and the meeting may proceed. I hereby call The Joint Corp.'s 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to order, and the polls are now open for voting on all proposals described in the proxy statement.
Stockholders may submit their votes or change previously submitted votes at any time before the polls are closed by selecting the voting link on your screen. As a first order of business, the agenda for the items to be voted on at today's meeting has been set forth and described in the proxy statement. Because these matters have been described in the proxy statement, I will not review the matters set forth in the proxy statement in detail here.
The first matter of business is the election to the Board of Directors of seven nominees for director to serve for the term expiring on the date of the next annual meeting of stockholders in 2027, or until his or her successors are elected and qualified. The second matter of business is the approval on an advisory basis of the compensation of our named executive officers. The third matter of business is the approval on an advisory basis of the frequency of an advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers. The fourth and final matter of business is the ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, P.C. as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31st, 2026. We will now pause to review any questions directly related to the proposals.
We will do our best to provide a response to as many as possible, and we will address unanswered questions after the meeting. As a reminder, any questions submitted should be pertinent to The Joint Chiropractic and meeting matters and must be in accordance with the rules of conduct, which are posted on the meeting website. Additionally, I want to remind you that some of our remarks in response to questions may not be historical facts and may be considered forward-looking statements under federal securities laws. Such statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainty as described in our SEC filings, which could cause future results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by our comments.
Sanjiv, we've reviewed the queue, and we have no questions related to the proposal. You may now declare the polls closed.
Thank you, Andra. I declare the polls are now closed for all of the matters voted at the meeting. Based on the preliminary tabulation provided by the Inspector of Elections, each of the seven nominees for director has received more for votes than against votes. The compensation of our named executive officers has been approved on an advisory basis. The frequency of one year for an advisory [vote] on the compensation of our named executive officers has been approved on an advisory basis, and the ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, P.C. as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31st, 2026, has been approved. I am directing that the oath and certificate and report of the Inspector of Elections be attached to and made a part of the minutes of this meeting.
The final voting results will be reported by the company on Form 8-K, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. There being no further business to come before this meeting, I declare this meeting adjourned. We thank you for your attendance today and continued support. Thank you and have a great day.
This now concludes the meeting. Thank you for attending. You may now disconnect and have a wonderful rest of your day.