Good morning, and welcome to the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders for AerSale Corporation. I'll now turn the line over to AerSale's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Nicolas Finazzo. Mr. Finazzo? Thank you, and good morning. I am Nicolas Finazzo, the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of AerSale Corporation, and the chairman of today's meeting. On behalf of AerSale Corporation, the members of the board, and company management, I am very happy to welcome you to our virtual 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Before I call the meeting to order, I'd like to introduce you to the other members of the board and the officers of the company who are here with us today. The other members of the board in attendance are Andrew Levy, Robert Nichols, Lieutenant General Judith A. Fedder, Thomas Mullins, Thomas Mitchell, and Carol DiBattiste. In addition, participating today are Paul Hechenberger, our General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, and Julie Lamme and Matt Welding of Grant Thornton LLP, the company's independent auditor. The meeting will now officially come to order. We will proceed with the formal business of the meeting as set forth in the Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement, which was released on or about April 28, 2026 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on April 21st, 2026. The polls are hereby opened as of 10:32 A.M. Eastern Time for voting on all matters before the meeting. If you have not already voted and wish to vote, the polls will remain open until we finish presenting the proposals and close the polls. You do not need to vote during the meeting if you have already voted and you do not wish to change your vote. On the virtual meeting webpage, you will find the agenda for the meeting. You will also find the rules of conduct for today's meeting. Please review these carefully. Note that only stockholders who are logged into the meeting using their 16-digit control number will be able to vote and submit questions at today's meeting. Our corporate secretary will file the proof of mailing of notice of the meeting with the records of the meeting. All stockholders of record at the close of business on April 21st, 2026, or holders of a valid proxy, are entitled to vote at the meeting. A complete list of the holders of record of the outstanding shares of the company's common stock on the record date for the meeting is available on your screen. The Board of Directors has appointed Ken Frank of the Carideo Group to act as Inspector of Election at today's meeting. Mr. Frank has signed the customary oath of office to execute his duties with strict impartiality. We will file this oath with the records of the meeting. I have been informed that a quorum is present. Therefore, I hereby declare this meeting to be duly constituted for the transaction of business. We will now proceed with the formal business of this meeting. There are 4 proposals to be considered by the stockholders at this meeting. The company recommends that the stockholders vote for each of these proposals. The first item of business is the election of Nicolas Finazzo, Robert B. Nichols, Lieutenant General Judith Fedder, Andrew Levy, Thomas Mullins, Carol DiBattiste, and Thomas Mitchell to serve as directors of the company for a term of office expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2027 and until their respective successors shall have been duly elected and qualified. The second item of business is the approval on an advisory basis of the compensation of our named executive officers. The third item of business is the approval of the re-domestication of the company from Delaware to Texas by conversion. The fourth item of business is the ratification of the Audit Committee's appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the company for the year ending December 31st, 2026. Those are the proposals for today's meeting. If you wish to vote and you haven't already, please vote now by clicking on the voting button on the web portal and following the instructions. You do not need to vote electronically if you have already sent in your signed proxy or if you have voted by telephone or internet. We will pause for approximately 30 seconds before closing the voting polls. The time is now 10:36 A.M. on June 11th, 2026, and the polls are now closed for voting. I have received the preliminary report of the Inspector of Election to be kept with the company's records of the annual meeting. Based on this preliminary report of the Inspector of Election, on Proposal One, Nicolas Finazzo, Robert B. Nichols, Lieutenant General Judith Fedder, Andrew Levy, Thomas Mullins, Carol DiBattiste, and Thomas Mitchell have been elected as directors. Regarding Proposal Two, the compensation of our named executive officers is approved on an advisory basis. On Proposal Three, the re-domestication of the company from Delaware to Texas by conversion is approved. Regarding Proposal Four, the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31st, 2026, has been ratified. The final voting results will be reported within 4 business days in a current report on Form 8-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The official business of this meeting is now adjourned. The management team and I are now available to answer any questions. Please note that we will only be answering questions that are within the parameters of the rules of conduct, and only stockholders who have logged into the meeting using their 16-digit control number are able to submit a question through the question area of the web portal. Mr. Hechenberger, are there any questions that have been submitted? No, there are no questions. Please proceed with your closing remarks. There are no further questions, and we will proceed with closing remarks. With that, ladies and gentlemen, this concludes our 2026 annual meeting I want to thank you for attending and for your interest in AerSale Corporation. Ladies and gentlemen, this concludes today's annual meeting. You may now disconnect.
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