Afternoon. I am Dave Mansfield, Chief Executive Officer of Provident Bancorp, Inc. It is my pleasure on behalf of the directors and the officers of Provident Bancorp, Inc. and BankProv to express our appreciation to you for attending this virtual meeting. A copy of our proxy statement and annual report are available at the bottom of this webpage. The principal business of this annual meeting is to elect five directors, to ratify the appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2021, and to approve an advisory non-binding resolution with respect to executive compensation. At this time, I would like to present you the Corporate Secretary of Provident Bancorp, Inc., Kimberly Scholtz. Ms. Scholtz, has the notice of this meeting been sent to all shareholders entitled to vote at this meeting? Yes, Mr. Mansfield. I have here an affidavit sworn to by myself and duly signed, stating that notice has been mailed to each shareholder as required under the bylaws. In addition, resolutions were adopted by the board of directors, providing for the meeting to be held at this time and place. The board also fixed March thirty-first, two thousand and twenty-two, as the record date for determining shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at this annual meeting. Thank you, Ms. Scholtz. Please file a copy of the notice, the affidavit as to the mailing of notice, and the excerpts from the board meeting, setting the date and time of this meeting with the minutes for this meeting. I would like to introduce the Chief Financial Officer of Provident Bancorp, Inc., Carol L. Houle, who has been appointed the Inspector of Election. Ms. Houle, will you please present your report of the attendance at this meeting so that we can determine whether a quorum is present? Mr. Mansfield, there were 17,796,542 shares entitled to vote as of the March 31, 2022 record date. The proxy committee of the board of directors is acting as proxy and representative of the holders of record of 15,028,658 shares of the common stock of the company. Thank you, Ms. Houle. On the basis of the reports of the corporate secretary and the Inspector of Election, I find that proper notice has been given and that a quorum is present. Accordingly, this meeting has been properly convened. If you have logged into this virtual meeting as a stockholder with your voting control number, you can vote on the proposals that are included in the proxy statement now until the closing of the polls by clicking the Vote button on the web page portal and following the instructions. The polls will close after all proposals have been presented. If you have already voted, there's no need for you to recast your vote. The proxies solicited by the board of directors can be tallied at one time, even though they contain four matters for consideration. Accordingly, I intend to discuss each matter separately. When the discussion of one item is finished, I will move on to the next. Additionally, if you logged into this virtual meeting with your voting control number as a stockholder, you may submit questions regarding the proposals to be voted on this meeting by typing your question in the box titled Ask a Question and clicking Submit. I encourage you to include your name and contact information with the question. Please note that questions will not be answered during this meeting. All pertinent questions will be answered after the conclusion of the meeting. Ms. Scholtz, were there any shareholder nominations or proposals for business for this meeting properly filed with you as corporate secretary? No, Mr. Mansfield. Since no shareholder nominations or proposals were properly filed with the corporate secretary in advance of this meeting, as provided in the bylaws, the business of this meeting is limited to the three matters stated in the agenda. The first proposal we will consider today is the election of five directors. The Board of Directors has nominated Kathleen Chase-Curran, Lisa B. DiStefano, Jay E. Gould, David P. Mansfield, and Mohammad Ali Shaikh to serve as directors. Each individual is being nominated for a three-year term and until their successor shall have been elected and qualified. Each individual is presented as a director of Provident Bancorp, Inc. Additional information concerning the principal occupations of the nominees, their service with Provident Bancorp, Inc. and BankProv, and other matters that may be of interest are contained in the proxy statement. The second proposal to be considered at this meeting is the ratification of the appointment of Crowe LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2022. The third proposal is to approve an advisory, non-binding resolution with respect to executive compensation. We will pause for one minute to allow people to vote or change their vote through the web portal. The polls are now closed for voting and the vote tally is complete. Ms. Hall, would you now present your report on the vote? The report confirms that a quorum is and has been in attendance at the annual meeting for all purposes. The report further confirms that all of the directors nominated by the board have been duly elected. The appointment of Crowe LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended December thirty-first, two thousand and twenty-two, has been ratified. Stockholders have approved an advisory non-binding resolution with respect to executive compensation. The report of the Inspector of Election as presented is accepted. Ms. Schultz, please safeguard the ballots, proxies, and the oath and the certificate and report of the Inspector of Election and maintain them among the records of the company. Yes, Mr. Mansfield. I want to thank all of you for joining today's meeting and for the interest you have shown in the affairs of your company. This meeting is adjourned. Thank you.
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