Marc Guay

Well, welcome, everybody. Good morning. Welcome to the 2026 Annual General and Special Meeting of Unitholders of Boston Pizza Royalties Income Fund. My name is Marc Guay, and I am a trustee of the Fund. I would like to call the 2026 Annual General and Special Meeting of the Unitholders of Boston Pizza Royalties Income Fund to order.

As a trustee of the fund, I will act as Chair of this meeting. Jonathan Jeske of Boston Pizza International Inc. will act as Secretary of the meeting. Also Yanni Yu of Computershare Investor Services will act as scrutineer for this meeting.

I would like to welcome and thank you for taking the time to attend this meeting. Before proceeding with the formal business of the meeting, I would like to introduce the other trustee of Boston Pizza Royalties Income Fund, who is in attendance, Shelley Williams, Trustee. I would also like to note that Paulina Hiebert, Trustee is unable to attend today's meeting due to medical reasons. On behalf of the fund, we extend our best wishes to Paulina and look forward to her return.

In addition, I would like to introduce the following representative of Boston Pizza International, who is participating in today's meeting: Mr. Jordan Holm, President of BPI and Boston Pizza GP. I have before me an affidavit from [ Michael Kim ] of Computershare attesting that the notice calling this meeting together with the management information circular were mailed to registered shareholders and intermediaries in accordance with the National Instrument 54-101.

Therefore, I conclude that the meeting has been properly called. With your consent, I will not read the formal notice of meeting that was sent to unitholders. -- your