Samuel Brill
CEO & Director

Good morning, everyone. My name is Sam Brill, Chief Executive Officer of Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc. The meeting is now called to order.

I've asked Corey Sheahan, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, to act as moderator and to record the minutes of this meeting. It is a pleasure to welcome our stockholders to the Annual Meeting of Ascend Wellness Holdings. I'd also like to acknowledge and welcome the presence of our Board of Directors.

This meeting is being held in accordance with the company's bylaws and Delaware law. We will now proceed with the formal business of the meeting as set forth in the Notice of Annual Meeting and proxy statement, the mailing of which commenced on or about March 20, 2026, to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 2, 2026.

Stockholders of record on that date are entitled to vote at this meeting. A record of stockholders as of the date is available to stockholders upon request and has been available for inspection by any stockholder for the past 10 days.

Rules of conduct for this meeting are available on the meeting log-in screen. Please note that only stockholders who have logged in using their 12-digit control number will be able to vote and ask questions at this meeting.

If any stockholder wishes to address the Chair during the formal part of this meeting, please do so by submitting your question in writing through the virtual meeting platform via the link provided. Any questions will be answered after the meeting in due course.

The Board of Directors has appointed Paul Bedard to act as Inspector of