Rajiv Jain
Founder, Executive Chairman, Chief Investment Officer & Lead Portfolio Manager

Good afternoon to our U.S. stockholders, and good morning to our Australian CDI holders. We are pleased to welcome you to our Annual Stockholders Meeting, which we are holding virtually to increase access and participation. My name is Rajiv Jain, and I'm the Executive Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of GQG Partners. On behalf of the GQG Board, it is my pleasure to address you at our 2026 Annual Meeting.

Before we proceed with the business of the meeting, I would like to introduce my fellow directors: Tim Carver, our Chief Executive Officer and an Executive Director; Elizabeth Proust, our Lead Independent Director; Melda Donnelly, an Independent Director; and Bryan Weeks, an Independent Director. Also present today are Charles Falck, our Chief Financial Officer; Anthony Skoda, and Drew Rudolph with KPMG and company's auditor; and Rick Sherley, the company's General Counsel and Secretary, who will act as Secretary and voting inspector of the meeting.

Charles, would you formally commence the meeting on my behalf?

Charles Falck
Deputy Chief Financial Officer

Thank you, Rajiv. As we have reached the time set out in the meeting notice and have given proper notice, the meeting is hereby convened. As stated in the notice and in the proxy materials, the purpose of today's meeting is to consider and act on the reelection of Elizabeth Proust and Melda Donnelly as Class II directors. A few administrative points on how this meeting will proceed.

First, shareholders