Allan Griffiths
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for joining us at this meeting of Insignia Financial Limited. My name is Allan Griffiths, and I am the Chairman of your Board of Directors and the Chairman of this meeting today.
Before formally beginning the meeting, I would like to introduce you to my fellow directors who join me today: Scott Hartley, our CEO; Michelle Somerville; Andrew Bloore; Gai McGrath and Jodie Hampshire. Also present today is our Chief Financial Officer, David Chalmers; and our Group Company Secretary, Adrianna Bisogni; and various other members of our Executive Team.
With the time now having just passed 10:00 a.m., and having been advised by Ms. Bisogni, that a quorum is present, I declare this meeting open. The purpose of this Scheme Meeting is for Insignia Financial Shareholders to vote on the proposed acquisition of all of the shares in Insignia Financial by CC Capital Partners, LLC and its affiliates, which I will hereafter simply refer to as “CC Capital” by way of a scheme of arrangement.
Before we begin the formal part of the meeting, can I remind everyone that this is a Shareholders’ meeting and only holders of Insignia Financial Shares, their attorneys, proxies or authorized corporate representatives, are entitled to vote and speak. Today’s meeting is a hybrid meeting. This means it is being held both in person and online via the Lumi platform. This platform allows shareholders, proxy holders and guests to attend the meeting virtually. All attendees can listen to a live webcast of the meeting. In addition, shareholders and proxy holders have the ability to ask questions and submit votes.
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