Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to Ovintiv's 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Online voting is now open. Please note that this meeting may not be recorded or rebroadcast with the express consent of Ovintiv Inc. I will now turn the meeting over to Ovintiv's Chairman of the Board, Mr. Peter Dea.
Thank you. Good morning. My name is Peter Dea, and I am Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ovintiv Inc. I am pleased to call our 2026 annual meeting of stockholders to order. Meghan Eilers, our Corporate Secretary, will lead us through the meeting details. Meghan, please go ahead.
Thank you, Peter. Joining us today are Brendan McCracken, Ovintiv's President and Chief Executive Officer, and a member of the Board. The directors standing for election are also present, representatives of our independent registered public accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and our independent Inspector of Elections, Angela Kellems. I confirm that notice of this meeting and proxy materials were made available to stockholders of record as of March 9, 2026. The affidavit of distribution from Broadridge Financial Solutions will be retained with the minutes of this meeting. As of the record date, 283,335,463 shares of common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote at this meeting. The Inspector of Election has advised that a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote are represented in person or by proxy. Accordingly, a quorum is present.
The items of business to be voted upon today are described in the company's proxy statement dated March 25th, 2026. Proposal number one, the election of each of our 11 directors to serve until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successor is duly elected and qualified. The nominees are Sippy Chhina, Meg Gentle, Gregory Hill, Ralph Izzo, Harry King, Howard Mayson, Brendan McCracken, Steven Nance, George Pita, Thomas Ricks, and Brian Shaw. Proposal number two, a non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of Ovintiv named executive officers, commonly referred to as a say on pay resolution. Proposal number three, ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers as Ovintiv's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. Stockholders who have not yet voted or wish to change their previously submitted vote may do so through the virtual meeting platform.
We will pause briefly to allow voting to conclude. Peter, shareholders have now had the opportunity to vote.
The polls are now closed. Meghan, please report the preliminary voting results.
Based on the preliminary report of Inspector of Elections, each of the director nominees has been elected. The advisory vote to approve executive compensation has been approved, and the ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers has been approved. Final voting results will be publicly reported following the meeting.
This concludes the formal business of the meeting. There being no further business, the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders is adjourned. I will now turn the meeting over to our CEO, Brendan McCracken, for the question -and- answer session.
Thank you, Peter. We'll now take questions submitted through the virtual meeting platform. With no questions being submitted, I'd like to take this opportunity to recognize Peter Dea, who will be retiring from our board following the conclusion of this meeting. On behalf of the board of directors and the entire Ovintiv organization, we are deeply grateful for Peter's many years of dedicated service and leadership. His experience, wisdom, and perspective have made a lasting contribution to our organization, and we sincerely thank him for his service. We wish Peter continued success in his future endeavors.
Well, thank you, Brendan. On behalf of the board of directors and management, thank you for attending today's meeting and for your continued investment in Ovintiv Inc.
This concludes today's annual meeting of stockholders. Thank you for joining us.