This meeting is officially called to order. Good morning, and welcome to the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Venture Global, Inc. I am Michael Sabel, Executive Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chair of this annual meeting. First, I would like to acknowledge that we are hosting this annual meeting virtually. With the virtual format, we believe that we are able to provide more of our stockholders with the opportunity to participate in today's meeting. I would like to begin the meeting by introducing the other Members of the Board present online today.
Joining me today are the following: Robert Pender, who has served as Director since 2023 and is Executive Co-Chairman, Roderick Christie, who has served as a Director since 2023, Sari Granat, who has served as a Director since 2023, Andrew Orekar, who has served as a Director since 2023, Thomas J. Reid, who has served as a Director since 2023, and Jimmy Staton, who has served as a Director since 2023. Also present online is Keith Larson, who will act as Secretary of the meeting, as well as other members of the management team.
In order to conduct an orderly meeting, we ask that stockholders abide by the procedures set forth in the rules of conduct posted to the meeting online platform. We will conduct the formalities of our annual meeting first. The polls are open for voting. All stockholders entitled to vote at this meeting have the ability to do so online. If you are a stockholder entitled to vote and have not yet voted, or if you want to change your previously cast vote, please follow the instructions on your screen. Please remember that if you have already voted by proxy, it is not necessary to vote again.
After my description of the proposals to be voted on today, we will close the polls and provide the Inspector of Elections preliminary report. After the close of voting, we will adjourn the formal portion of the meeting and immediately convene a question and answer session. Questions may be submitted following the procedures described in the rules of conduct. Though we may not be able to answer every question, we will do our best to provide a response to as many as possible. Will the Secretary please report on the proof of notice of meeting and the determination of quorum?
The Board of Directors fixed the close of business on March 30, 2026, as the record date for determining stockholders entitled to vote at this meeting. An affidavit from Broadridge Investor Communication Solutions, Inc has been delivered, attesting to the distribution of the notice of the meeting, the proxy statement, and the 2025 annual report to all stockholders as of the record date and will be incorporated into the minutes of this meeting. We have been informed by the Inspector of Election that a quorum of the voting power of all outstanding securities of the company, generally entitled to vote on the record date, is present in person or by proxy for the purposes of transacting business. As a result, we can proceed with the business of the meeting. I will now present the two matters to be voted upon.
Details for these proposals have been provided in your proxy materials. Proposal one is the election of the seven Director nominees named in the proxy statement. The Board of Directors has nominated Roderick Christie, Sari Granat, Andrew Orekar, Robert Pender, Thomas J. Reid, Michael Sabel, and Jimmy Staton. In accordance with the bylaws of the company, stockholders are required to provide advance notice of their intent to nominate candidates for directors. No such notice was received. Therefore, the Director nominees named in the company's proxy statement are the only persons eligible for election at today's meeting. The Board unanimously recommends you vote in favor of each such nominee.
Proposal two is the ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the company for the year ended 2026. We are joined here today by a representative of Ernst & Young LLP. The Board unanimously recommends that you vote in favor of ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP.
Thank you. The polls have been opened and are about to be closed. If you wish to vote virtually online, please follow the instructions on the screen. We will pause for a moment to allow stockholders an opportunity to submit their votes. Now that everyone has had the opportunity to vote, I declare the polls closed for the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders.
We have been informed by the Inspector of Election that the preliminary vote report shows that each of the seven nominees for election to the Board have been elected to hold office for terms expiring in 2027 and until their successors have been duly elected or, and qualified, or until their earlier death, disqualification, resignation, or removal. The selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending 2026 has been duly ratified. We will report the final vote results in a Form 8-K to be filed within four business days.
Thank you. This concludes the formal business of today's meeting. Since there are no other matters to come before the meeting, the official portion of the 2026 annual meeting of Venture Global, Inc is now adjourned.
We will now turn to the question and answer session. Questions must conform to the guidelines set forth in the rules of conduct in order to be addressed. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. No questions have been submitted. This concludes our question and answer session.
Thank you. Thank you all for participating. This concludes our meeting. We will now close this call.
Ladies and gentlemen, with that, we'll conclude today's conference call and webcast. We do thank you for joining. You may now disconnect your line.