Good morning. I'd like to now turn the meeting over to Nick Fink, President and Chief Executive Officer of Constellation Brands. Mr. Fink, please go ahead.
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Constellation Brands. Thank you for joining us today. With us are Jeff LaMarche, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, Garth Hankinson, Chief Financial Officer, Michael McGrew, Chief Communications, CSR and Inclusion Officer, and Brian Bennett, Assistant Corporate Secretary. Posted on the meeting website, you will see the 2026 Proxy Statement, the 2026 Annual Report, the meeting agenda, and the rules of conduct for the meeting. You may vote your shares during the meeting through the website. If you wish to ask a question, you should do so by clicking on the Question button on the website. As noted in the Rules of Conduct, please identify yourself when asking a question. We encourage shareholders to visit our Investor Relations website for our most recently reported financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2027 and other relevant news updates, presentations, and additional materials on the company's strategic business initiatives, operating performance, and outlook for the future. It is now shortly after 11 a.m. Eastern Time on July 22nd, and this meeting is officially called to order. I would like to introduce Brian Bennett, who will conduct the business portion of the meeting.
Thank you, Nick. The purpose of this meeting is to vote on the following matters pertinent to our business. The election of our board of director nominees, the ratification of our independent public accounting firm, an advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers, and the approval of the amended and restated long-term stock incentive plan. A few housekeeping matters. The notice of the annual meeting, proxy statement, proxy card, and the 2026 annual report have been distributed to all stockholders entitled to receive these materials. The Board of Directors appointed Gene Capello from C.T. Hagberg and Associates to act as Inspector of Election. Gene is with us today. I have been informed by him that we have a quorum and may proceed with the business of the meeting. It is 11.02 a.m. Eastern, and the polls are now open. Please note that during this meeting, we may make forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially as a result of various risk factors, including those described in Constellation's SEC filings. We will answer any appropriate questions prior to the poll's closing. In the event that a submitted question is answered by our proxy statement or our annual report, including questions related to corporate governance and executive and director compensation matters, please note that it is our practice not to address such questions at this meeting, but instead to refer you to those materials. The question and answer functionality is now live at this time. If you are interested in accessing any of our recent investor presentations, please visit the investors section of our company website. And now for the items on the agenda for this meeting. First, our stockholders are being asked to elect 12 directors for the ensuing year. Each nominee elected as a director will serve a one-year term expiring at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his or her successor is elected and qualified. I hereby nominate for the Office of Director of the Company, each of the following 12 individuals selected by the Corporate Governance Nominating and Responsibility Committee and the Board of Directors and named in the proxy statement. Christopher J. Baldwin, Christy Clark, Jennifer M. Daniels, Nicholas I. Fink, E. Morgan Flatley, William T. Giles, Ernesto M. Hernandez, Jose Manuel Madero Garza, Daniel J. McCarthy, Richard Sands, Robert Sands, and Luca Zaramela. No other nominations were received in compliance with the procedures set forth in our bylaws and as described in our proxy statement. The board's slate of nominees for director is now formally placed before the meeting. The board recommends a vote for each nominee. Second, stockholders are being asked to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending February 28, 2027. We are joined today by representatives of KPMG who will be available during the question and answer session to respond to appropriate questions. The board recommends a vote for this proposal. Stockholders are being asked to approve by an advisory vote the compensation of the company's named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement. The board recommends a vote for this proposal. And fourth, stockholders are being asked to approve the amended and restated long-term stock incentive plan. The board recommends a vote for this proposal. Any stockholder who has not yet voted or wishes to change their vote may do so by clicking on the voting button on the web portal and following the instructions there. Stockholders who have mailed proxy cards or submitted their proxies via telephone or internet and do not want to change their vote do not need to take any further action. We will now provide an additional minute for stockholders to submit questions relevant to the business of this meeting. Seeing that now, seeing that everyone has now had the opportunity to ask questions and vote, I declare the polls for the 2026 Constellation Brands annual stockholder meeting closed at 1107 Eastern Time on July 22nd, 2026. It is now in order to report on the preliminary results of the voting. The Inspector of Elections has informed me that based on the preliminary voting results, all director nominees have been elected, the selection of KPMG LLP to serve as the company's independent registered public accounting firm has been ratified, the resolution approving the compensation of our named executive officers has been adopted, and the amended and restated long-term stock incentive plan has been approved. The final voting results will be available in a Form 8K, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. As there is no further business to come before this meeting, I declare this meeting to be adjourned. Thank you very much for your participation in the Constellation Brands 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Ladies and gentlemen, this does conclude the meeting. You may now disconnect.