Operator

Good morning, and welcome to the Hanover's 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Please note that this call is being recorded. And I would like to turn the call over to Ms. Egan to commence the meeting.

Cynthia Egan

Thank you, operator. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. My name is Cynthia Egan, and I am Chair of the company's Board of Directors. Thank you for your participation in the meeting this morning. With me is Jack Roche, President and Chief Executive Officer and a Director of the company.

As Chair, I will serve as presiding officer and lead the formal part of our meeting this morning. After we've concluded the formal part of the meeting, Jack will provide a brief presentation, and we will have an opportunity for questions and comments. For the benefit of interested listeners, we are transmitting the audio portion of the meeting and accompanying slide presentation through a live webcast posted on our website.

At this time, I call the meeting to order. In addition to Jack and me, the other directors in attendance are: Francisco Aristeguieta, Kevin Bradicich, Theo Bunting, Bill Donnell, Jane Carlin, Paul Condrin, Kathy Lane, Joe Ramrath and Betsy Ward.

I ask that the Board members stand together to be recognized as a group.

The company's tabulation agent, Mediant Communications, has delivered an affidavit of mailing, establishing that notice of this meeting was duly given. The notice, along with the proxy statement for the meeting were made available to shareholders on March 26, 2026. A copy of the notice of the meeting and the affidavit