Good morning everyone, and welcome to the MarketWise, Inc. Annual Meeting of Stockholders. I will now turn the line over to Dr. David Eifrig. Dr. Eifrig, please go ahead. Thank you. Good morning everybody. I'm David Eifrig. I'm both the Chief Executive Officer and a Board Director here at MarketWise. I'm happy to welcome you to our 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. I'm also serving as the chairperson of today's meeting, which is completely virtual and being conducted via live webcast at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/mktw2026. On behalf of MarketWise, the members of the board, and the company's management, thank you for joining us. Before I call the meeting to order, I'd like to introduce 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 Matthew Turner, Porter Stansberry, Michael Palmer, Van Simmons, Matthew Smith, and Glenn Tongue. In addition, participating today are Erik Mickels, our Chief Operating and Financial Officer, Marco Galsim, our Chief Information Officer, and Scott Forney, our General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. I would also like to introduce Tim O'Neil of Grant Thornton LLP, the company's independent auditor. The meeting will now officially come to order. Let's 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 4, 2026, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time for voting on all matters before the meeting. If you have already voted, you should not vote during the meeting today unless you wish to change your vote. If you have not already voted or wish to change your vote, the polls will remain open until we finish presenting the proposals and close the polls. To vote, click on the Vote Here button and follow the instructions on your screen. Note that only stockholders who are logged into the meeting using their unique 16-digit control number will be able to vote. On the virtual meeting webpage, you will find the agenda for the meeting, the proxy statement, and the annual report on Form 10-K. You will also find the rules of conduct for today's meeting, which address voting procedures and etiquette during the question and answer period. Note that only stockholders who are logged into the meeting using their unique 16-digit control number will be able to submit questions. To submit a question during the meeting, enter your question in the field and click the Submit button. Our corporate secretary will file the proof of mailing of notice of the annual meeting with the records of the meeting. All stockholders of record at the close of business on April 6th 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, but only if you have logged into the meeting using your control number. At this time, I'd like to introduce Ken Franke, a representative of Broadridge Financial Solutions, who will act as Inspector of Election at today's meeting. Mr. Franke 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, this meeting is duly constituted for the transaction of business. I will now proceed with the business of the meeting. There are four proposals being considered by the stockholders. The first item of business is the election of Matthew Turner as a Class II Director of the company for a term of office expiring at the annual meeting of shareholders to be held in 2029. This proposal is referred to as the Election of Directors Proposal. The board of directors recommends that the stockholders vote for Matthew Turner under this proposal. The second item of business is to approve on a non-binding advisory basis the compensation of our named executive officers. We refer to this proposal as the Say on Pay Proposal. The Board of Directors recommends that the stockholders vote for this proposal. The third item of business is to approve on a non-binding advisory basis the frequency with which we will conduct future Say on Pay votes to approve our named executive officer compensation. This proposal is referred to as the Say on Frequency Proposal, and the Board of Directors recommends that the stockholders vote for every three years under this proposal. The fourth item of business is the ratification of the Auditor Committee's appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the company for the year ending December 31st, 2026. We refer to this proposal as the Auditor Ratification Proposal. The board of directors recommends that the stockholders vote for this proposal. If you wish to vote and you haven't already, please vote now by clicking on the Vote Here button in the web portal and following the instructions on your screen. If you have already sent in your signed proxy, or if you previously voted by telephone or internet, you do not need to vote today. We will pause for approximately 45 seconds before closing the voting polls. The time is now 10:07 A.M. on June 4th, 2026, and the polls are now closed. 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, Matthew Turner has been elected as our Class II Director. The compensation of our named executive officers has not been approved on a non-binding advisory basis. The frequency of one year for future Say on Pay votes on executive compensation has been approved on a non-binding advisory basis. The appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026, has been ratified. The final tally of the 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. The 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders is now adjourned. The management team and I are now available to answer questions. Please note that we will only answer questions that are within the parameters of the rules of conduct, and only stockholders who have logged into the meeting using their unique 16-digit control number are able to submit a question through the question area of the web portal. Scott, are there any questions? No, there are no questions. Please proceed with your closing remarks. Well, folks, that wraps up our 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. I'm truly grateful for the opportunity to keep leading MarketWise, and I couldn't be more excited about where we're headed next. We've got a terrific team here and a real commitment to doing right by our customers, our partners, and shareholders. I'm looking forward to rolling up my sleeves with this group of talented employees and continuing to build something strong and sustainable, not just for the back half of 2026, but for the long haul ahead. Here's to everyone's health and wealth. This does conclude today's meeting. You may now disconnect.
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