Operator

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Annual and Special Meeting of Timbercreek Financial. Please note that the meeting is being recorded. I would like to introduce Blair Tamblyn, the Chair of the Board of Directors. Mr. Tamblyn, the floor is yours.

Robert Tamblyn

Thank you. Good afternoon. My name is Blair Tamblyn, and I'm the Chair of the Board of Directors of the company. This year's annual and special meeting is being held using a virtual-only format. As with any technology platform, unexpected glitches may occur, and we appreciate your patience. Our service providers for this platform at TSX Trust Company are very experienced at running this type of meeting and will help us work through any challenges.

Before we proceed to the formal business of the meeting, I'll provide some comments on voting and questions at today's meeting. In making the decision to hold a virtual meeting, it was paramount to ensure that shareholder rights were protected. We've taken steps to ensure that this meeting will offer shareholders the same opportunities to participate as they would have had in an in-person meeting. I welcome all guests who are not registered shareholders or who are holding proxies of registered shareholders.

As a reminder, as with an in-person meeting, only registered shareholders and duly appointed proxy holders are able to vote or ask questions. For purposes of the meeting today, all voting will be conducted by electronic ballot. Every shareholder entitled to vote on the matter has one vote in respect of each share entitled to be voted on the matter and held by that shareholder.

Voting