Welcome to the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders for Twilio Inc. It is now my pleasure to introduce Bryan Vaniman. Bryan, the floor is yours.
Good morning, and welcome to Twilio's 2024 annual meeting of stockholders. My name is Bryan Vaniman, SVP, Corporate Development and Investor Relations. We are conducting our annual meeting virtually to provide a consistent experience to all stockholders, regardless of location. If you encounter any technical issues, please contact tech, technical support. The phone numbers are posted on the registration page. There will be a replay of this meeting available on our IR website after we conclude. I will now hand the meeting over to our CEO, Khozema Shipchandler.
Thanks, Bryan, and good morning, everyone. It is a pleasure to welcome you to our 2024 annual meeting of stockholders. I'll act as chair of this meeting, and Dana Wagner, our Chief Legal Officer, will act as Secretary and record the minutes. First, let me introduce the members of our Board of Directors who are in attendance. In addition to myself, we have the full board. Also with us are Aidan Viggiano, our Chief Financial Officer, Dana Wagner, and Bryan Vaniman. Also in attendance are representatives from KPMG LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm. The meeting is now called to order. I will now turn the meeting over to Dana Wagner, Twilio's Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of the meeting, who will conduct the formal part of the meeting.
Thank you, Khozema. Before we get started, I'm going to cover a few administrative matters. First, as an overview of today's meeting, we will address the matters described in our 2024 proxy statement and questions relevant to such matters. We will then announce preliminary voting results and adjourn the meeting. As a reminder, we have adopted rules of conduct for this meeting, a copy of which is linked to our virtual meeting website, and we ask that everyone read and follow those rules. As noted in the rules of conduct, you will be able to submit questions that are relevant to an agenda item to be voted on by stockholders until we begin the Q&A session. Questions can be asked by typing them in the box provided on today's virtual meeting platform.
In terms of notice, Broadridge Financial Solutions, our proxy distribution firm, has provided an affidavit confirming that notice of the meeting has been duly given and that the proxy materials were mailed on or about April 26, 2024, to all stockholders of record at the close of business on April 15th, 2024, the record date for this meeting. The affidavit will be filed with the minutes of the meeting. Kathy Weeden, a representative of Broadridge Financial Solutions, has been appointed as the inspector of elections for the meeting. She has signed an oath of office and will tabulate the votes and determine the results of the voting. Her oath will be filed with the minutes of the meeting as well.
In terms of a quorum, we now have present, virtually or by proxy, the holders of the majority of the voting power of all issued and outstanding shares of our common stock that are entitled to vote at this meeting. As we have a sufficient number of shares to constitute a quorum, the meeting is duly constituted. The polls have now been open for voting since the beginning of this meeting. The polls will remain open until I announce the closure later in the meeting. If you did not submit a proxy or if you previously submitted a proxy and wish to change your vote, you may vote now by clicking the Vote Here button on your screen. If you have already submitted a proxy, then you do not need to vote again unless you would like to change your vote. The vote indicated on your proxy will be counted.
Now, we have five matters to be voted on during today's meeting. Detailed information concerning each of these proposals is contained in the proxy statement made available to our stockholders. The first matter to be voted on is the proposal to elect three directors to serve until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. Those nominees are Jeff Epstein, Khozema Shipchandler, and Andrew Stafman. Our Board of Directors recommends a vote for each of these nominees. The second matter to be voted on is the proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31st, 2024. Our Board of Directors recommends a vote for this matter as well.
The third matter to be voted on is a proposal to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers. Our Board of Directors recommends a vote for this matter. The fourth matter to be voted on is a proposal to indicate, on a non-binding advisory basis, the preferred frequency of future non-binding advisory votes to approve the compensation of our named executive officers. Our Board of D irectors recommends a frequency of one year. The fifth and final matter to be voted on is a management proposal to amend our certificate of incorporation to declassify our Board of Directors. Our Board of Directors recommends a vote for this matter. If you have not yet done so, please vote your shares using the web portal by clicking the vote here button on your screen.
We will now answer any questions that have been submitted that are relevant to an agenda item being voted on and that are otherwise in compliance with the rules of conduct. At this point, questions are no longer allowed to be submitted. Any relevant questions not answered during this time can be addressed to our investor relations team, which can be reached at ir@twilio.com. We show no relevant questions have been submitted. I'll therefore pause for a minute to ensure adequate time for voting if needed. I'll begin that minute now. We have 30 seconds remaining. We have 15 seconds remaining. The polls are now closed. No additional ballots, proxies, or votes, and no further changes or revocations will be accepted. I have the preliminary results of the voting and will report them now.
Based on the preliminary voting results, our stockholders have elected Jeff Epstein, Khozema Shipchandler, and Andrew Stafman to serve as directors until our 2027 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified. Our stockholders have ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31st, 2024. They have approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers. They've indicated, on a non-binding advisory basis, the preferred frequency of future non-binding advisory votes to approve the compensation of our named executive officers for one year. They have approved a management proposal to amend our Certificate of Incorporation to declassify our Board of Directors. This concludes the reporting of preliminary voting results.
The Inspector of Election will conduct a final count of all votes on these matters, and the final results will be included in the minutes of this meeting and will be available for all stockholders on a Form 8-K to be filed with the SEC within four business days of today's date. This concludes the formal business portion of the meeting, and I will turn it back to our chair, Khozema Shipchandler, to close the meeting.
Thank you, Dana. The meeting is adjourned. We will now end the meeting and close this line. Thank you for attending. We appreciate your continued support of Twilio.
This concludes the annual meeting of shareholders for Twilio Inc. Thank you for your participation, and you may now disconnect.