Welcome to Brilliant Earth's 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. I would like to introduce Eric Grossberg, who will preside over the meeting. Mr. Grossberg, the floor is now yours. Good morning, everyone. Thank you for attending. I am Eric Grossberg, Executive Chairman and a co-founder of Brilliant Earth, and it is my pleasure to welcome you to Brilliant Earth's 2026 Annual Meeting. I'd like to start by introducing the other members of our Board of Directors. Beth Gerstein, our Chief Executive Officer, a member of our board, and a co-founder of the company. Jennifer Harris, Attica Jaques, Beth Kaplan, and Gavin Turner. In addition, Alex Grab, our General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, is on the webcast today and will serve as Secretary of the meeting. Sean McDonald of BDO USA, LLP, the company's independent auditor, is also participating. 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. The polls opened today, June 17th, 2026, at 9:00 A.M. Pacific 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 do not wish to change your vote. Alex, please proceed. Thank you, Eric. On the virtual meeting webpage, you will find the rules of conduct for today's meeting. Please review these rules carefully. Note that only stockholders who are logged in to the meeting using their 16-digit control number will be able to vote at today's meeting. Following the conclusion of this meeting, I will file the proof of mailing of notice for the meeting with the meeting records. All stockholders of record at the close of business on April 22nd, 2026, or holders of a valid proxy, are entitled to vote at the meeting. At this time, I'd like to introduce Lisa Mertens, a representative of Broadridge, who will act as Inspector of Election at today's meeting. Ms. Mertens has signed the customary oath of office to execute her duties with strict impartiality. We will file this oath with the records of the meeting. Eric, at this time, we can proceed with confirming the existence of a quorum for today's meeting. The secretary of the meeting has informed me that a quorum is present. This meeting is therefore duly constituted for the transaction of business. Alex, you can proceed with the official business of the meeting. Thank you, Eric. We will now proceed. There are two proposals to be considered by the stockholders today. The company recommends that the stockholders vote for both proposals. The first item of business is the election of Eric Grossberg, Attica A. Jaques, and Gavin M. Turner, each to serve as Class II directors of the company for a term of office expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2029. The second item of business is the ratification of the audit committee's appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31st, 2026. These were the two 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 via the web portal. We will pause for approximately 30 seconds before closing the voting polls. The polls are now closed for voting. Alex, please note the time and provide a preliminary report on the voting. The time is now 9:05 A.M. Pacific Time on June 17th, 2026. I have received the preliminary report of the Inspector of Election. Based on this preliminary report, first, Eric Grossberg, Attica A. Jaques, and Gavin M. Turner have each been elected as Class II directors to serve a three-year term ending at the 2029 annual meeting of stockholders. Second, the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31st, 2026, has been ratified. The final tally of votes will be published within four business days in a current report on Form 8-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. There is no further official business for this meeting, and as no questions have been submitted, the meeting will now end. On behalf of Brilliant Earth, thank you for your interest in the company and for attending. This concludes today's meeting. You may now disconnect.
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