Operator

Hello, and welcome to the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation. Please note that today's meeting is being recorded. [Operator Instructions] It is now my pleasure to turn today's meeting over to Duff Meyercord, Chairman of the Board. Mr. Meyercord, the floor is yours.

F. Meyercord

Good morning. I'm Duff Meyercord, Chairman of the Board of Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation. On behalf of the directors, the officers of Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation and Peapack Private Bank & Trust, let me welcome you and express my appreciation for participating in this online meeting today. If you need access to our proxy statement and annual report, links to these documents are available online. Also, we intend to follow the rules of conduct for this meeting, a copy of which is located on the annual meeting portal. You may submit written questions at any point today by clicking the Q&A tab, which is located in the upper right portion of the meeting screen.

We will address questions related to the matters discussed in this meeting during the session, and we will reserve time at the end for general questions. The principal business of this annual meeting is to elect 13 directors to vote on the compensation of certain named executive officers and to ratify the appointment of independent auditors for 2026. At this time, I would like to introduce the Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation, Mark Zingale. Mr. Zingale, has notice of this meeting been sent to all shareholders entitled to vote at this meeting?