Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, we are now live. Mr. Cassaday, please go ahead, sir.

John Cassaday

Hello, everyone, and welcome to the Janus Henderson 2026 Annual General Meeting. I am John Cassaday, Chair of Janus Henderson Group plc. A quorum is present, so we can open the Annual General Meeting.

I would like to remind you of the required vote needed to pass each proposal as required by the company's Articles of Association. Proposals 1, 2, 3 and 5 as ordinary proposals, require votes in favor of more than 50% of the votes cast. Proposal 4, as a special proposal requires votes in favor of at least 2/3.

I will proceed and now begin with the first proposal. Proposal 1.1 approves the election of Mr. Baldwin as a director. Proposal 1.2 approves the election of Mr. Cassaday. Proposal 1.3 approves the election of Ms. Desai. Proposal 1.4 approves the election of Mr. Dibadj. Proposal 1.5 approves the election of Mr. Dolan. Proposal 1.6 approves the election of Mr. Flood Jr. Proposal 1.7 approves the election of Mr. Frank. Proposal 1.8 approves the election of Ms. Quirk. Proposal 1.9 approves the election of Ms. Seidman. Proposal 1.10 approves the election of Ms. Seymour-Jackson and Proposal 1.11 approves the election of Ms. Sheehan.

Proposal 2 approves an increase in the cap on the aggregate annual compensation for nonexecutive directors. Proposal 3 is an advisory proposal to approve the company's executive compensation as disclosed in the proxy statement. This is called a say-on-pay vote. Proposal 4 authorizes the company to purchase its own shares to a limited extent, and Proposal 5 approves the reappointment of PwC as auditors of the company and renews the Audit Committee's authority