Edward Wayne Malouf

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the 2026 Annual General and Special Meeting of Star Diamond Corporation. My name is Wayne Malouf, I'm Chairman of the Board, and I'll be chairing today's meeting. This meeting provides an opportunity to review our performance over the past year, discuss strategic initiatives and vote on key matters, including the election of directors, the appointment of auditors and approval of the stock options plan, all as further described in the corporation's amended and restated management information circular filed on SEDAR on May 8, 2026.

This meeting is being held entirely online via webcast. The amended and restated information circular clarifies previous disclosure as further described in the amended and restated circular and replaces and supersedes the previously filed management information circular on March 30, 2026.

Before we begin, I want to go through a few housekeeping matters. Registered shareholders and duly appointed proxy holders who have logged in may vote once the electronic balloting system has been opened. Once the electronic system has been opened, these registered shareholders or duly appointed proxy holders will receive a message on the virtual interface requesting them to register their votes.

Please note that there will only be a certain amount of time allowed for voting to take place once the electronic balloting system has been opened. If you have already voted by proxy, you don't need to vote again unless you wish to change your vote. There will be an opportunity for registered shareholders, proxy holders and guests in attendance to ask questions through the Lumi platform. Questions may be submitted by clicking on the messaging tab and entering your question through