Nathalie Lassonde
Executive Chair of the Board

Dear shareholders, employees and partners of Lassonde, ladies and gentlemen, good evening, good afternoon. My name is Nathalie Lassonde, and I'm the Executive Chair of the Board, and welcome to our Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.

This year, once again, we are holding a virtual meeting with simultaneous interpretation into French and English. With me today, I have Ms. Caroline Lemoine, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary; Mr. Vince Timpano, Chief Executive Officer; Mr. Eric Gemme, Chief Financial Officer; and Mr. Francis Trudeau, who will become Chief Financial Officer as of May 19. Thank you for being here with us today, and thank you for your interest in our company.

To present the items regarding the proceedings of our meeting, I will now turn the floor over to Ms. Caroline Lemoine, who will cover the 2 items on our agenda, which will be subject to a vote.

Caroline Lemoine
Chief Legal Officer & Secretary

Thank you. In accordance with the company's bylaws, Ms. Lassonde will serve as Chair of the meeting, and I will act as Secretary. Mr. Bertrand Gely and [indiscernible] from TSX Trust Company are serving as scrutineers and will report on the number of shareholders attending the meeting as well as the number of votes cast.

As described in our management proxy circular, if you are a registered shareholder or a proxy holder, you may vote or ask questions during the meeting. To do so, you must have registered as