Good day, everyone, and welcome to the 2025 Special Meeting of Piedmont Lithium Inc. Our host for today's call is Jeff Armstrong, Chairman of the Board of Piedmont Lithium. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Now, I'll turn the call over to your host. Mr. Armstrong, please go ahead, sir. Thank you. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. It is 11:00 A.M., and I would like to officially call to order the 2025 special meeting of stockholders of Piedmont Lithium Inc. I am Jeff Armstrong, Chairman of the Board of Piedmont Lithium, and I have been designated as the acting Chair for today's meeting. At this time, a total of 10,645,325 shares of the company's common stock, including shares of common stock underlying CHESS Depository Interest, or 48.5% of the common stock outstanding and entitled to vote as of June 16, 2025, the record date, are present at the annual meeting, either virtually or represented by proxy, which falls short of the majority of shares of common stock required to reach quorum. We have determined it is advisable to adjourn this meeting to a later date. The meeting will reconvene virtually at 11:00 A.M. Eastern Time on Friday, August 22, 2025, via live audio webcast at the same website address as today's meeting, which is listed in the proxy statement. I'd like to turn this over to Keith Phillips for a comment. Thank you, Jeff. I want to begin by recognizing the progress we've made since our previous meeting on July 31st. Since then, we have seen a meaningful increase in shareholder participation and have now received votes from 48.5% of the shares outstanding, with 97.77% voting in favor of the merger, which is clear evidence that shareholders understand the importance of the proposal before them and are heavily in favor of this transaction. Despite this progress, we have not yet reached the quorum required to officially conduct the business of this meeting. As a result, we must adjourn today's meeting, and we will reconvene on August 22, 2025, at 11:00 A.M. Before we adjourn, I want to emphasize how critical it is for all shareholders to participate in this process by casting your vote, regardless of how many shares you own. Voting is a simple process that can be completed in a matter of minutes, either online or over the phone. If you have not yet voted, it is critical that you do so. This transaction cannot be completed without your vote. If you need assistance, please refer to the contact information included in today's press release regarding the adjournment. We have people standing by that can guide you through the voting process. With that, I will turn the call back over to Jeff. Thank you, Keith. I would also like to ask all shareholders to vote. The merger cannot proceed unless sufficient shareholders vote to achieve a 50.1% majority. While the vote has been overwhelmingly positive, a 48.5% participation in the vote will not reach the required quorum. Please engage and exercise your shareholder right to vote your shares. If you need assistance, please call our shareholder services agent at Sedale & Company at 800-662-5200 or at pll@investor.sedale.com. Thank you for being a shareholder and please vote. This meeting is now adjourned. That concludes our meeting today. You may now disconnect. The host has ended this call.
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