IGM Financial Inc. (IGM:CA) Shareholder/Analyst Call Transcript

Robert Jeffrey Orr

Good morning, everyone. And — I’m going to say my name is Jeffrey Orr. I’m looking out at faces that I think I know almost everyone here, but there are also folks on the line as well. So everyone, welcome to the Annual Meeting of IGM Financial. And it’s my pleasure to be here with you.

[Foreign Language] the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of IGM.

In Winnipeg on the original lands of the [Foreign Language] And our Manitoba office is also located on the National homeland of the Red River Métis and in the heart of Treaty 1 Territory. As a founding signatory of the Winnipeg indigenous accord, we are committed to building relationships with Canada’s first peoples guided by the principles of respect, quality and collaboration.

So with that, I’d like to welcome everyone who is joining us here today. And with me on the stage is James O’Sullivan, President and CEO of IGM Financial; and Sonya Reiss, Corporate Secretary of IGM.

So in our remarks today, we may make forward-looking information or non-IFRS financial measures. And there’s a long legal cautionary statement that’s on the screen that you can also find in the annual report and available on our website.

So the formal part of the meeting consists of tabling the annual financial statements and report, the election of directors, appointment of auditors, an advisory vote on executive compensation. And then James is going to give us the CEO’s address. I’ll make some brief remarks following that, and then we’ll have a Q&A period.

So I’m going to call the meeting to