Morning, and welcome to the 2023 U-Haul Holding Company Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Before we begin, I'd like to remind all participants of this webcast that certain of the statements, including without limitation, statements regarding revenue, expenses, income, and general growth of our business, may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified. Certain factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected.
For a discussion of the risks and uncertainties that may affect the company's business and future operating results, please refer to our most recent Form 10-K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and any updates as may be provided in our periodic Form 10-Q filing. I will now turn the meeting over to Sam Shoen, Vice Chairman of U-Haul Holding Company.
Good morning, and welcome. I'm Sam Shoen, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of U-Haul Holding Company, and I'll be presiding today as the chairman of this meeting. I'm calling the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of U-Haul Holding Company to order. On behalf of our Board of Directors and management team, I welcome all of you. I'd like to acknowledge those stockholders and others who are viewing the meeting by means of the webcast. This year, once again, we're conducting our annual meeting, both in person and via live webcast, as part of the company's sustainability initiatives. We encourage our stockholders to attend the meeting by means of the webcast, and we encourage our stockholders to access our annual proxy statement materials electronically over the Internet. This virtual meeting platform reduces the carbon footprint and cost of the annual meeting.
This is our 17th year using this format. I want to acknowledge our Board of Directors who are present here in person or via webcast: Edward J. Shoen, James E. Acridge, John P. Brogan, James J. Grogan, Richard J. Herrera, Karl A. Schmidt, and Roberta R. Shank, as well as our non-director member, Thomas W. Hayes. For those of you here in person, if you've not already done so, please register with the secretary of the meeting. By affidavit of Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., we have been informed that proper notice of this meeting was distributed to certain stockholders on July 7, 2023. At that time, our stockholders were provided with notice of the meeting and access to our 2023 proxy statement and fiscal 2023 annual report.
Certain other stockholders were mailed paper copies or were sent electronic copies of these proxy materials beginning on July 7, 2023. The materials were distributed to those persons who are stockholders of record as of June 20, 2023, the record date for this meeting. I have been informed that a quorum is present, and I declare that this is a duly constituted meeting of the stockholders of U-Haul Holding Company. It's my objective to encourage open communication and the free expression of ideas that are conducive to the best interests of the stockholders of the company and to conduct an informative meeting in a fair and orderly manner. Accordingly, at the end of the meeting, I'll take questions and comments from stockholders or their proxies.
If you would like to address the meeting at that time, please wait to be recognized by me, then state your name, state whether you're a stockholder or a proxy, and if you are a proxy, state the name of the stockholder you represent. You may concisely state your business or pose your question, limiting your statements to two minutes. For those stockholders viewing the annual meeting through our webcast, on your computer screen, there is an Ask a Question test, text box. If you have a question or comment, please type it into the box and include your name. At 11:00 A.M. Pacific Time today, we will hold our 17th Annual Virtual Analyst and Investor Webcast. All stockholders are encouraged to join us to learn more about our organization from a variety of U-Haul managers. You can sign in to the investor webcast at investors.uhaul.com.
We have three proposals for consideration at this meeting. The proposals are as follows: Proposal one, the election of the following director, directors, each to hold office and serve as a member of the Board of Directors until the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders: Edward J. Shoen, James E. Acridge, John P. Brogan, James J. Grogan, Richard J. Herrera, Karl A. Schmidt, Roberta R. Shank, and Samuel J. Shoen. Proposal two, an advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to the company's named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement.
Proposal 3, a proposal received from company stockholder proponents to ratify and affirm the decisions and actions taken by the board and executive officers of the company with respect to U-Haul Holding Company, its subsidiaries, and its various constituencies for the fiscal year ended March 31st, 2023. Our Board of Directors has appointed Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc, as the vote tabulator and inspector of elections for this meeting. You should have already reviewed with Broadridge any proxies that you intend to vote in person at this meeting. If you've not already done so, please do so at this time. Thank you. Voting is now concluded. No further votes, proxies, changes, substitutions, or revocations are permitted. Before we get to the vote tally, I'd like to comment on our operations and our results from fiscal 2023.
Team members and dealers at over 23,000 locations across the U.S. and Canada, continued to find and retain customers. Our collective focus on service yielded the second-highest annual earnings in the company's history. Acquisitions of new trucks remain limited by OEM capacity, it will be years before we can normalize our fleet rotation. We are managing our repair operation according to that reality. We're counting on good management of our existing fleet and the continued growth of U-Box to help us meet the public's mobility needs. We're watching expenses closely as costs continue to rise. In fiscal 2023, we added 6 million net rentable sq ft to our self-storage portfolio. Our reinvigorated U-Haul app is rapidly gaining adoption. Over 2 million customers downloaded the app in the first half of this calendar year.
Lastly, during fiscal 2023, a special committee of the Board of D irectors effectuated several corporate actions to support the marketability and liquidity of our stock. Now, I'll ask Steve Nutt of Broadridge Financial Solutions, our independent inspector of election, to provide a preliminary vote tally. Steve? Thank you.
Hello. The, the vote has been tallied, and for Proposal 1, the election of directors, all directors have been elected, receiving a majority of shares voted for, at over 85% shares voted, voting for. Proposal 2, an advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to the company's named executive officers, has also passed, with more than 98% of the shares voted, voting for. Finally, Proposal 3, a proposal received from the company's stockholder proponents to ratify and affirm the decisions and actions taken by the board and executive officers, has also passed, with more than 85% of the shares voting for. Those shares voted, voting for. Thank you very much.
Thank you, Steve. You've heard the preliminary results of the voting. The final election results will be filed on Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. We'll now take comments, if any, from the audience or submitted over the webcast. No questions. There's no further business requiring stockholder action, and I now adjourn the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of U-Haul Holding Company. Once again, I invite you to sign in to our virtual analyst and investor webcast at investors.uhaul.com at 11:00 A.M. Pacific Time today for a more extensive discussion of our operations. Thank you for your continued support. We look forward to hosting the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of U-Haul Holding Company on the web again next year.