Welcome to the annual meeting of stockholders of Rocket Companies, Inc. My name is Varun Krishna, Chief Executive Officer and a director of the company, I will be serving as the chair of this meeting. At this time, I call the meeting to order. Carlos Pelayo, Executive Vice President, Deputy Legal Officer, and Corporate Secretary of the company will serve as the secretary of this meeting. It is now 1:00 P.M., voting for all of the proposals is now open. The proposals and voting procedures are described in detail in the proxy statement. Will the secretary please confirm that the required documents have been completed and affirm that this meeting is duly convened for the transaction of business?
Yes. I confirm that the notice of meeting, together with the related proxy materials, was distributed to all stockholders of record as of the record date of April 15th, 2026. These documents and a certified list of stockholders at the record date will be filed with the records of this meeting. We have a preliminary report from a representative of American Election Services, who has been appointed and previously sworn in as Inspector of Elections of the meeting. The inspector reports that a quorum is present at this meeting. Therefore, the meeting is duly convened.
We have three matters to be acted upon today. The first proposal is to elect three Class III directors to our board, each to serve for a three-year term and until a successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until such director's earlier resignation, retirement, or other termination of service. Since no stockholder has provided notice of director nominations for this meeting in accordance with our bylaws, the nominations are closed. The board recommends that you vote for each nominee for director. The second proposal is to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31st, 2026. The board recommends you vote for this proposal. A representative of Ernst & Young is present at this meeting and is available to respond to appropriate questions of stockholders.
The third proposal is to approve an amendment to the amended and restated Rocket Companies, Inc. 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the number of authorized shares available for purchase under the plan. The board recommends you vote for this proposal. We will now pause for any questions from our stockholders on any of these proposals. Carlos, have we received any questions?
All questions on the proposals have been addressed. No new questions were received on the proposals.
Thank you. The polls are now closed. Has the Inspector of Elections completed the tabulation and report?
Yes. The Inspector of Elections has informed me that based on the preliminary vote totals, the stockholders have elected each of the Class III director nominees and have approved proposals two and three.
Thank you. The Inspector of Elections will furnish the secretary a written report of the final vote count, which will be filed with the records of this meeting. This concludes our business and the annual meeting is adjourned. I want to express my appreciation to the stockholders who attended this meeting, as well as those who submitted their proxies but were not able to join the meeting today. Thank you.
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