James Pasieka
Hello. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the Annual General Meeting of the holders of common shares of Surge Energy, Inc.
My name is James Pasieka, and I’m Chair of the Board of Directors of Surge. Joining us online are our directors of the corporation, Myles Bosman, Marion Burnyeat, Daryl Gilbert, Michelle Gramatke, Ryan Gritzfeldt, Robert Leach, Allison Maher, and of course, our Chief Executive Officer, Paul Colborne. Also with us are the members of our executive management team, Murray Bye, Chief Operating Officer; Jared Ducs, Chief Financial Officer; Margaret Elekes, Senior Vice President, Land and Business Development; and Derek Christie, Senior Vice President, Exploration.
We will now proceed with the formal business of the meeting. In order to have the meeting proceed efficiently, certain individuals have been asked to move and second the motions, which are to be called for the notice of meeting. This is not intended to limit in any way your right to participate in the meeting. Any proposed amendments or objections to a motion will need to be submitted as questions. All proposed amendments or objections to the matters to be approved at this meeting will be addressed during the meeting provided that they are submitted during the period when the polls are open.
There will be opportunities for shareholders to ask questions specific to each resolution on the webcast. If you have a question, click on the Messaging icon at the top right of the webcast page. Please read the instructions in the text box before submitting your question. Once you have finished typing out your question, click the Submit button. We will address questions that directly relate
