Hello, and welcome to the CyrusOne Inc special meeting of stockholders. Please note that today's meeting is being held in a virtual-only format. I will now turn the meeting over to Lynn Wentworth, Chair of the Board of Directors of CyrusOne. Ms. Wentworth, the floor is yours. Good morning, and welcome to the CyrusOne Inc special meeting of stockholders. We are glad you could join us today, albeit in this virtual format, and hope you and your family are staying safe and healthy. I am Lynn Wentworth, Chair of the Board of Directors, and I will be the Chair of this special meeting. It is 9:30 A.M. Central Time, and I call this special meeting to order. Robert M. Jackson, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary, will act as secretary of the special meeting. Amanda Lewis is here today representing Computershare and has been appointed to act as Inspector of Election for this special meeting. The formal agenda for this special meeting consists of three proposals. First, a proposal to approve the merger of Cavalry Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company which we'll refer to as Merger Sub, with and into CyrusOne Inc., a Maryland corporation, with CyrusOne surviving in the merger, in accordance with the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of November 14, 2021, which we'll refer to as the Merger Agreement, among Cavalry Parent L.P., a Delaware limited partnership which we'll refer to as Parent, Merger Sub, and the company, the Merger Agreement, and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, which proposal we'll refer to as the Merger Proposal. At a meeting of the CyrusOne Board of Directors on November 14th, 2021, after consideration, the Board unanimously authorized and approved the execution, delivery, and performance by the company of the Merger Agreement and the consummation by the company of the Merger Agreement and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. Declared that the merger is advisable and in the best interest of the company and of stockholders of the company on substantially the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement. Directed that the merger be submitted for consideration at this meeting. Recommended that the stockholders of the company approve the merger. Accordingly, the Board recommends a vote for the Merger Proposal. The approval of the Merger Proposal requires the affirmative vote of the holders of our common stock entitled to cast a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast on the matter. Second, a proposal to approve by advisory non-binding vote the compensation that may be paid or become payable to our named executive officers in connection with the consummation of the merger, which proposal we'll refer to as the Advisory Compensation Proposal. After due and careful consideration, the Board recommends a vote for the Advisory Compensation Proposal. The approval of the Advisory Compensation Proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the proposal. Third, a proposal to approve any adjournment of the special meeting for the purpose of soliciting additional proxies if there are insufficient votes at the special meeting to approve the Merger Proposal, which proposal we'll refer to as the Adjournment Proposal. After due and careful consideration, the board recommends a vote for the Adjournment Proposal. The approval of the Adjournment Proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the proposal. It's now time to take up the official business of this special meeting, which was described in the notice and proxy statement that was mailed to all stockholders. Robert, can you please confirm that notice of the special meeting was duly given and that a quorum exists? Thank you, Lynn. An affidavit has been delivered from Computershare, our inspector of elections, certifying that on or about December 31, 2021, notice of this special meeting was mailed to all stockholders of record as of the close of business on December 23, 2021, the record date for the special meeting. According to the inspector of elections records and the company's list, there are 129,555,316 shares of common stock issued and outstanding on the record date. According to the inspector of elections and the company's records, immediately prior to the commencement of the special meeting, over 78.7% of the outstanding shares of common stock were represented by proxy. A quorum is therefore present, Lynn, and the special meeting may proceed. Thanks, Robert. With that, I ask you to please proceed with the formal business of the special meeting. Thank you, Lynn. Most of you have already voted by mailing in your proxy cards or voting online or by telephone. Any stockholder who hasn't yet voted or wishes to change their vote on the Merger Proposal or the Advisory Compensation Proposal may do so by clicking on the Voting button on the web portal and following the instructions there. Stockholders who have sent in proxies or voted via telephone or internet and who do not want to change their votes do not need to take any further action. Thanks, Robert. The polls are now closed. Would you please report on the results of the voting? Based on the preliminary results of the voting, which does not take into full account any votes cast at or immediately prior to this special meeting, and which remains subject to final review by the Inspector of Elections. First, the holders of 78.41% of the shares of common stock entitled to cast a vote on the Merger Proposal voted to approve the Merger Proposal. Second, the holders of 57.98% of the shares of common stock that cast a vote on the Advisory Compensation Proposal voted to approve the Advisory Compensation Proposal. Since the Merger Proposal was approved, a vote on the Adjournment Proposal will not be called. Based on such preliminary results, I hereby declare that the Merger Proposal has been approved by the CyrusOne stockholders and the Advisory Compensation Proposal has been approved by the CyrusOne stockholders. Final votes will be verified by the Inspector of Elections, who will submit a certificate incorporating the reports in the final results of voting and will be filed with the SEC on a Form 8-K. The Form 8-K will also be available at our website under the Investors tab. Thank you, Robert. Thank you for participating in today's special meeting. Since there is no further business, I declare this special meeting formally adjourned. We thank you for your interest in the company and appreciate your support. Thank you for attending today's special meeting. You may now disconnect.
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