Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by, and welcome to the Annual Shareholders VICI Properties Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen only mode. If you require any additional questions,
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star. I would like to welcome you to the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of VICI Properties. And as you know, due to public health concerns and as a result of the global COVID-nineteen pandemic, this meeting is being held virtually via live webcast. On behalf of VICI Properties, I would like to extend all my best wishes to all of those affected by the coronavirus and to thank all those working to keep us safe during this challenging time, including our healthcare professionals, first responders and all other essential workers. The company has provided each stockholder with either a copy of or instructions regarding how to obtain Internet access to our property our proxy statement and the 2019 annual report to stockholders, which are available under the Investors Annual Meeting tab on our website at www.bitchieproperties.com.
Any stockholder who has not previously voted by proxy will be able to do so following the instructions on the virtual meeting portal. The meeting will take place as described in the notice of annual meeting and the notice of change of location of the annual meeting of stockholders filed on April 6, 2020. I would now like to introduce the other directors of the company who have joined us here today. Ms. Diana Kantor, Ms.
Monica Douglas, Ms. Elizabeth Holland Mr. Craig McNabb our Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Edward Petoniak and Mr. Michael Rumbals.
I would also like to introduce the officers of the company who have joined us today. Our President and Chief Operating Officer, Mr. John Payne our Chief Financial Officer, Mr. David Kieske our General Counsel, Ms. Samantha Sachs Gallagher and our Chief Accounting Officer, Mr.
Gabriel Wasserman. Also joining us today are Brian Mieberg, a representative from Deloitte and Touche LLP, our independent registered public accountants and Lou Larsen, a representative of Broadridge Financial Solutions, who is serving as Inspector of Election at today's meeting. We will now conduct the formal business of the meeting as set forth in the notice of the meeting and in the order shown in the agenda visible on the virtual meeting portal. Please note that the rules of procedure for today's meeting will also be visible on the virtual meeting portal. Stockholders have the opportunity to submit questions regarding the 4 proposals to be considered at the meeting and other appropriate questions in the field provided through the virtual meeting portal before the proposals are before the meeting for consideration.
We request that each stockholder who submits a question identify themselves and their institutional affiliation as applicable for the record. All questions submitted should be relevant to the matters properly addressed during the meeting. Questions specific to any of the 4 proposals are to be presented for a vote, should indicate the applicable proposal and if appropriate, will be reviewed and responded to prior to voting. Other appropriate questions relevant to the matters addressed at this meeting will also be answered at this time. Any questions submitted that is not relevant or appropriate will not be answered during this meeting.
However, as a reminder, we will be providing additional information during our Q1 2020 earnings conference call being held tomorrow morning at 10 am Eastern Time and accessible through the Investors, Events and Presentations tab on our website at www.bitchieproperties.com. Please note that this meeting is being recorded by the company. However, no one else is permitted to use any audio or video recording device to record this meeting. I've asked Mr. Petonek to facilitate the meeting and Ms.
Gallagher to act as secretary of the meeting. I'd like to now turn it over to Mr. Putoniak.
Thank you, Mr. Abrahamson. Let me also reiterate on behalf of the full VICI team, the thoughts and best wishes of our Board and our leadership team are with everyone who has been impacted by this terrible pandemic. We hope everyone is keeping themselves safe and healthy during these uncertain times. I would also like to address the shift to a virtual format for our Annual Meeting this year.
Given the unprecedented circumstances we are dealing with today, we believe a change to an online format is appropriate in order to comply with prevailing guidance and to help protect the safety and health of our stockholders, our Board and our leadership team. Moving ahead to the business of the meeting, will the Secretary of the company please present proof of the mailing to the stockholders of record on March 2, 2020, of the notice regarding availability of proxy materials and mailing of a separate notice of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, notice of change of location of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, proxy statement, 2019 annual report to stockholders and form of proxy.
I hereby present an affidavit from Broadridge Financial Solutions certifying that Broadridge has, on behalf of the company, caused to be mailed on March 16, 2020, to each of the stockholders' record of the company's common stock on March 2, 2020, the record date for this meeting, the notice regarding availability of proxy materials or a separate notice of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, proxy statement, 2019 Annual Report to Stockholders and Form of Proxy as well as the notice of change of location of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders on April 6, 2020.
Thank you, Samantha. I direct that the affidavit from Broadridge be filed with the records of this meeting. I will, in the interest of time, omit the reading of the notice of annual meeting of stockholders, a copy of which is available on the virtual meeting portal. The first order of business is to determine the presence of a quorum. Only holders of record of the common stock of the company at the close of business on March 2, 2020 are entitled to notice of and to vote at this meeting.
I now ask the secretary for a report on the presence of a quorum. Samantha?
I have examined the list of stockholders entitled to vote at this meeting. And as of the record date, there were a total of 468,000,000 622,067 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at this meeting. The number of shares of common stock represented at this meeting either in person or by proxy represent at least the majority of all the votes entitled to be cast at this meeting. As such, a quorum is present and the meeting is duly convened.
Thank you, Samantha. Proper notice have been given for this meeting and there being a quorum for the transaction of business. I hereby call this annual meeting of stockholders to order and ask that Ms. Gallagher to introduce the Inspector of Election.
Thank you, Jim. The Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Lew Larsen, a representative of Broadridge Financial Solutions to act as Inspector of Election for this meeting and Mr. Larsen has subscribed his oath of Inspector of Election, which will be filed with the records of this meeting.
Thank you, Samantha. The notice of this annual meeting of stockholders and the proxy statement provides for the submission to the stockholders of 4 proposals as directed by the Board of Directors. The first proposal is the election of 7 director nominees to serve on our Board of Directors, each for a year term ending at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified or at such earlier time as the Board otherwise makes a determination in accordance with the charter and bylaws of the company. In accordance with our bylaws and as set forth in the proxy statement, our Board of Directors has nominated each of our incumbent directors, Mr. James Abrahamson, Ms.
Diana Kantor, Ms. Monica Douglas, Ms. Elizabeth Holland, Mr. Craig McNabb, Mr. Edward Petoniak and Mr.
Michael Rumbold. That the stockholders elect these nominees. No further nominations may be made. The second proposal is to ratify the appointment of Deloitte and Touche LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020. The 3rd proposal is to approve on a non binding advisory basis executive officers.
The 4th proposal is to approve an amendment to the bylaws of the company to eliminate all super majority voting provision. Samantha?
Thank you, Ed. There being no questions relevant to the proposals to be voted upon at the meeting or any other appropriate questions submitted during the course of the meeting through the virtual meeting portal, we will proceed with the meeting. Ed? Thank you, Samantha.
As previously mentioned, we will be discussing VICI's earnings during our Q1 2020 earnings conference call being held tomorrow morning at 10 am Eastern Time and accessible through the Investors, Events and Presentations tab on our website atwww.viciproperties.com. I hereby declare the polls open. Any stockholders desiring to vote should do so at this time. If you have not already voted or if you wish to change your vote, please do so by following the instructions on the virtual meeting portal. Stockholders who have already voted need not take any further action with respect to any of the matters to be voted on today.
We will now pause briefly to allow any stockholders who have not yet voted to do so. I now declare the polls closed. Will the Inspector of Election present his report on the results of the voting?
The Inspector of Election acknowledges Mr. Petoniak.
The report of the Inspector of Election as presented is accepted. Since sufficient votes have been cast to cause the election of each of the nominees as directors of the company, I hereby declare that they are elected to serve as Directors of the company until the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified for at such earlier time as the Board otherwise makes a determination in accordance with the charter and bylaws of the company. Since sufficient votes have been cast for ratification, I hereby declare that the appointment of Deloitte and Touche LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020 has been ratified. Since sufficient votes have been cast on a non binding advisory basis for approval of the compensation of the company's named executive officers as disclosed in the compensation discussion and analysis of the proxy statement, I hereby declare that such compensation has been approved on a non binding advisory basis by the stockholders. Since sufficient votes have been cast for approval of the amendment to the bylaws of the company to eliminate all super majority voting provisions, I hereby declare that such amendment to the bylaws has been approved by the stockholders.
I hereby direct Ms. Gallagher to file the votes cast through the virtual meeting portal, proxies and the open report of the Inspector of Election with the records of the company. I now turn the meeting over to Mr. Abrahamson.
Thank you very much, Ed. There being no further business, the formal portion of the annual meeting of stockholders is hereby adjourned. On behalf of the Board of Directors, management and employees of VICI Properties, I want to once again thank our stockholders for their continued support.
Thank you, Jim. That concludes today's proceedings. I would like to thank all of our stockholders and guests who joined us this morning. We greatly appreciate your continued support and look forward to reconnecting on our earnings conference call tomorrow morning at 10 am Eastern Time, accessible through the Investors, Events and Presentations tab on our website at www.viciproperties.com. Again, thanks and good health to all.
Ladies and gentlemen, this concludes today's conference call. Thank you for participating. You may now disconnect.