Operator
Welcome to the Special Meeting of Shareholders of Sphere 3D Corp. Please note that the meeting is being recorded. I would like to introduce Duncan McEwan, Chairman of the Board of Sphere 3D Corp. Mr. McEwan, the floor is yours.
Duncan McEwan
Thank you very much, Lucas. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to this special meeting of the shareholders of Sphere 3D Corp. My name is Duncan McEwan, and I am Chairman of the Board. Also present with me today are current directors, Sue Harnett and Tim Henley; Kurt Kalbfleisch, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer; and Tiah Reppas, our Chief Accounting Officer. We are pleased to host the meeting through TSX Trust Company’s virtual meeting platform. Accessible to all of our shareholders regardless of physical location.
I officially call the special meeting to order and appoint Jason Meretsky, Canadian Corporate Counsel to Sphere to act as Secretary of the meeting and Amy Kam of TSX Trust Company to act as scrutineer of the meeting. Only registered shareholders and duly appointed proxy holders of beneficial shareholders that have registered with TSX Trust Company, who have signed in with their control number may vote and ask questions at this meeting.
Proxy statement was mailed on or about April 17 of this year to shareholders of record as of the close of business on April 10, 2026. An affidavit attesting to the commencement of such mailing has been provided by D.F. King & Company, and I hereby direct the Secretary to append the affidavit of mailing as Schedule A to the minutes of this special meeting. The company’s bylaws provide that a quorum at the special meeting should consist of at least two persons present and holding
