William Rice
Chairman, President & CEO
Good morning, all. I would like to call to order the Special Meeting of Shareholders of Aptose Biosciences Inc. I’m Dr. William Rice, Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer of Aptose, and I’ll be serving as the Chair of today’s meeting. Joining me today online are other members of the Board of Directors as well as other officers, including Mr. Fletcher Payne, Senior Vice President, Chief Business Officer and Chief Financial Officer; and Dr. Rafael Bejar, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer. It’s my pleasure to welcome shareholders and employees of Aptose as well as other invited guests.
Aptose has opted for a virtual-only shareholders’ meeting. By conducting our meeting online, Aptose aims to provide shareholders with a convenient opportunity to participate without incurring significant travel costs or being restricted by time constraints. We have ensured this virtual meeting offers registered shareholders and duly appointed and registered proxy holders the same opportunities to participate as was the case in past in-person meetings. Instructions on how to ask questions and the voting procedure will appear on your screens. As with any technology, unexpected glitches may occur, but our service providers for this platform at Lumi are prepared to assist with any unanticipated technical difficulties.
Today, we will conduct the votes on the matters before us by a poll. On the poll, every registered shareholder or duly appointed and registered proxy holder entitled to vote has 1 vote in respect of each share entitled to be voted on the matter and held or represented by