Operator

Welcome to the Annual General and Special Meeting of Aura Minerals Inc. Please note that the meeting is being recorded. I would like to introduce Rodrigo Barbosa, Chair of today's meeting. Mr. Barbosa, please go ahead.

Rodrigo Barbosa
CEO & President

Good morning. It's now 10:00 a.m. My name is Rodrigo Barbosa, President and CEO of Aura Minerals, and I'll chair today's meeting. On behalf of the Board of Directors, I welcome you to the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Aura Minerals.

We are pleased to host the meeting through this virtual meeting platform, accessible to our shareholders regardless of physical location to participate, submit questions and vote. As this meeting is being held online via live webcast, it is appropriate to set out a few rules for online participants for the orderly conduct of this meeting.

Please note that only registered shareholders or duly appointed proxy holders who have logged in with a valid 12-digit control number and the appropriate password can vote and ask questions at today's meeting. If you have logged in as a guest with your email address, you will not be able to vote or ask questions. Registered shareholders and duly appointed proxy holders who have questions on a formal item of business may submit their questions by clicking Ask Questions button on the upper left side of your screen, typing out the questions and clicking Submit.

Please note that there might be a slight delay on the publication of the communications received. Please feel free to submit questions on the presented motions until polls close.

In the interest of time, we will read each of our