Kelly Osborne

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. My name is Kelly Osborne, and I am the Chair of your Board of Directors. It's my pleasure to welcome you to the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of Kinross Gold Corporation. We thank you for attending our virtual meeting. I would like to note that Kinross is permitted to hold a virtual meeting of its shareholders, both under the Ontario Business Act and our bylaws. Voting on items of business to be considered at the meeting has been open from 9:45 a.m. and polls will remain open until the formal business of the meeting is completed, at which time I will declare the polling closed on all items of business. I will also pause briefly for you to vote as we go through the items of business today.

Shareholders who have voted in advance are not required to vote again during the meeting unless they wish to change their voting instructions. Shareholders may submit questions for the Board or management through the question box on the virtual meeting page. Instructions on how to ask questions and the voting procedure will appear on your screens. The moderator will relay the questions and the CEO will be addressed after the CEO presentation. Joining me electronically this morning are the other director nominees, Rollinson, Paul, CEO of the company; members of the senior leadership team of Kinross; and Michelle Long, the Corporate Secretary of Kinross. Also joining us is Ms. Heather Cheeseman, partner at KPMG, the company's auditor.

A recording of this meeting will be available on Kinross' website and on this meeting portal