Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Primo Brands Corporation 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. At this time, the meeting will begin, and it is my pleasure to turn the meeting over to your CEO and Executive Chairman of the Board, Eric Foss.
Good morning and welcome to Primo Brands annual meeting of shareholders. I'm Eric Foss, Executive Chair and CEO of Primo Brands. As chairperson of today's meeting, I'm very happy to welcome you to our 2026 annual meeting of stockholders. I'm joined by our board of directors and executive leadership team. The time is now 9:30 A.M. Eastern Time, and we are calling this meeting to order. The polls open for voting on all matters at the start of the meeting today. If you have not already voted and would like to vote, the polls will remain open until we finish presenting the proposals and close the polls. You do not need to vote during this meeting if you have already voted and do not wish to change your vote.
We will proceed with the formal business of the meeting as indicated in the notice of annual meeting and the company's proxy statement. Before we continue, I'd like to thank Dean Metropoulos, whose service on the board is ending with today's annual meeting. Dean's involvement and leadership with BlueTriton Brands prior to the merger and as chair post-merger as part of Primo Brands has been critical, and we wish Dean nothing but the best as he transitions off the board. At Primo, we remain focused on activating our mission each day, which is to hydrate a healthy America with one culture and one unified set of behaviors and values. We believe we are well-positioned in an attractive growing category, supported by our differentiated portfolio of leading brands and our advantaged route to market.
I want to thank our team of associates for their resilience, dedication, passion, and pride in serving our customers each and every day. I also want to thank our customers for their trust and our shareholders for their continued support as we build an even stronger, faster, and more focused Primo Brands. Now on to the formal part of today's meeting. On the virtual meeting webpage, you will find the agenda for our meeting. You will also find the rules of conduct for today's meeting. Please review these rules carefully. Note that only Class A stockholders who are logged into the meeting using their 16 digit control number will be able to vote and submit questions at today's meeting.
I will now ask Hih Song Kim, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, to establish the meeting has been duly called, that a quorum has been established, and also to review the protocols for today's meeting.
Thank you, Eric. As Corporate Secretary, I will file the proof of mailing of notice of the meeting with the records of the meeting. All Class A common stockholders of record at the close of business on 5th March , 2026 or holders of a valid proxy are entitled to vote at the meeting. A complete list of the holders of record of the outstanding shares of Class A common stock has been made available for inspection upon request by stockholders for the 10 days prior to this meeting. At this time, I'd like to introduce Laura Hurd of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the company's independent auditor, who is available to respond to appropriate questions via the question and answer function on the annual meeting webpage. Victor Latessa, a representative of Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., will act as Inspector of Election at today's meeting.
Mr. Latessa has signed the customary oath of office to execute his duties with strict impartiality. We will file this oath with the records of the meeting. I have been informed that a quorum is present, and so we can now proceed with the formal business of the meeting.
On the basis of the Corporate Secretary's report, this meeting is duly convened. We will now turn to the proposals to be voted on today. Ms. Kim, will you please present the items of business?
There are three proposals to be considered by the Class A stockholders at this meeting. The company recommends that the stockholders vote for each of Proposals one, two, and three. Mr. Chair, the first item of business is the election of Britta Bomhard, Susan Cates, Michael Cramer, Eric Foss, Jerry Fowden, Tony Lee, Minseok Pak, Billy Prim, Allison Spector, and Steven Stanbrook to serve as directors of the company for a term of office expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2027. The second item of business is the ratification of the audit committee's appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for our 2026 fiscal year. The third item of business is the approval of the following resolution.
Resolved that the company's stockholders approve on an advisory, non-binding basis the compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the company's proxy statement for the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the compensation discussion and analysis, the compensation tables, and narrative discussion. If you wish to vote and you haven't already, please vote now by clicking on the voting button on the web portal and following the instructions. You do not need to vote electronically if you have already sent in your signed proxy or if you have voted by telephone or the Internet. We will pause for approximately 30 seconds before closing the voting polls.
I declare the polls are now closed for voting. I request the corporate secretary to read the preliminary vote report.
I have received the preliminary report of the inspector of elections to be kept with the company's records of the annual meeting. Based on this preliminary report of the inspector of elections, first, each of the nominees has been elected as a director. Second, the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending 31st December , 2026, has been ratified. Third, the resolution to approve on an advisory, non-binding basis the compensation of Primo Brands named executive officers has been approved. The final tally of the votes will be published within four business days in a current report on Form 8-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
I declare the formal portion of the 2026 annual meeting of shareholders adjourned. We will now move to the final topic on the agenda, questions and answers. As a reminder, we will be reporting our Q1 results on Thursday, 7th May . As a result, we will not be taking any questions about our Q1 results and current operations, as these topics will be covered as part of our earnings release and conference call next week. Hih Song?
Thank you, Eric. No questions have been submitted in advance of the meeting, and no questions have been submitted at this time. Thank you to all of our stockholders and everyone on the line today for your support and interest in Primo Brands Corporation. I will now turn the meeting back to Mr. Foss.
This concludes the question and answer portion and brings our meeting to a close. Thank you for your time and continued interest in Primo Brands.
This concludes today's call. Thank you for your participation. You may now disconnect.