Good morning, and welcome to the Maximus, Inc. 2026 Annual Shareholders Meeting. At this time, I'd like to turn the conference over to Bruce L. Caswell, President and Chief Executive Officer of Maximus. Please go ahead.
Thank you, and good morning, everyone. On behalf of the board of directors, our officers and employees, I would like to thank you for attending our virtual annual meeting of shareholders. I would now like to call the meeting to order and introduce James Francis, our Associate Corporate Secretary, who will conduct the formal portion of the meeting.
Thank you, Bruce. This meeting was called by the Board of Directors of Maximus, Inc. By a vote taken at a meeting duly held on December 9, 2025. Notice of this meeting was furnished by the company on or about January 22, 2026 to every holder of record of common stock as of January 12, 2026, the record date for this meeting. The Board of Directors has appointed Dominic Corley as the Inspector of Elections for this meeting. I have a report from the inspector stating that the holders of the majority of the outstanding shares of common stock of the company entitled to vote at this meeting are present at the meeting or are represented by proxy, and thus we have a quorum.
At this time, the polls are open, and any shareholders who are in attendance and who have not already submitted a proxy and wish to vote their shares may do so now by clicking the Vote Here button on your screen. Also, shareholders may submit questions through the virtual meeting portal by typing in the box indicated. Please be sure to include your first and last name as well as your organization or company name if applicable if you are submitting a question. We will try to answer questions after the conclusion of the formal business of the meeting. The next order of business is voting on the matters described in the proxy statement. The first proposal is the election of eight directors, Anne Altman, Bruce Caswell, John Haley, Dan Madsen, Richard Nadeau, Gayathri Rajan, Raymond Ruddy, and Michael Warren, for one-year terms.
The nominees are described in your proxy materials. The second proposal is the ratification of the appointment of KPMG as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026. The third proposal is an advisory vote to approve the compensation of the named executive officers of the company. The board's voting recommendation is for items one, two, and 3. I declare that the polls are now closed. I will now report on the preliminary voting results. The inspector has tabulated the ballots and has informed us that the nominees for director have all been elected. KPMG's appointment as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 has been ratified, and the advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers has passed. The final voting results will be filed with the SEC.
Since there is no further business, I declare the meeting to now be officially adjourned. Thank you.