Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp. (BIOX) Earnings Call Transcript & Summary

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. This is Federico Trucco speaking, President and CEO of Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp. and Chairman of the meeting. I would like to welcome you to the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp. We are webcasting and recording this morning's proceedings so that we can prepare a complete transcript for shareholders and employees unable to attend the meeting. This meeting is held both at Linklaters premises in 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York and virtually. We are pleased to have with us [ Ana Voice ] as Inspector of Elections; Alejandro Gordano in Linklaters; Jose Roque, General Counsel of the company; and Florencia Bottero, Secretary of the Board of Directors. So will the meeting please come to order? Thank you. I report that notice of the meeting and the relevant meeting materials have been delivered to all members of record of the company by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the transfer agent and registrar of the company's common stock. The affidavit, proxy materials and other documents are directed to be filed with the records of the company. I also present a list of the members of the company's common stock at the close of business on September 30, 2022, the record date of this meeting, as prepared and certified by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company to be filed with the records of the company. Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company has computed the number of shares represented under the proxy card made available to the members. I report that the holders of 44,253,224 shares of common stock are present or represented at this meeting, which shares represent approximately 69.8% of the shares entitled to vote at this meeting, and a quorum is therefore present. Accordingly, I declare the meeting duly constituted. The meeting will now proceed to the proposals and its voting results. Proposal #1. Consider and vote the report of the Board of Directors of the company and the report of the independent auditor of the company's consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, and approve the company's consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 44,131,737 votes have been cast in favor of Proposal #1, 119,154 votes against it and 1,933 votes have abstained. Proposal #2. Consider and vote upon a proposal to appoint the following 8 directors to serve on the Board of Directors of the company until the 2023 Annual General Meeting of the company or until their respective successors are duly appointed and qualified. Federico Trucco. 43,723,329 votes have been cast in favor; 529,895 votes have been withheld. Enrique Lopez Lecube. 44,199,323 votes have been cast in favor; 53,901 votes have been withheld. Maria Baccarelli. 44,245,969 votes have been cast in favor; 10,255 votes have been withheld. Gloria Montaron Estrada. 44,245,951 votes have been cast in favor; 7,273 votes have been withheld. Keith McGovern. 44,112,402 votes have been cast in favor; 14,000 -- sorry, 140,822 votes have been withheld. Ari Freisinger. 44,081,733 votes have been cast in favor; 171,491 votes have been withheld. Natalia Zang. 44,002,773 votes have been cast in favor; 250,451 votes have been withheld. Yogesh Mago. 44,245,262 votes have been cast in favor; 7,962 votes have been withheld. Proposal #3. Consider and vote upon the ratification of appointment of Price Waterhouse & Co. S.R.L. as the independent registered public accounting firm of the company. 43,691,709 votes have been cast in favor of Proposal #3, 266,324 votes against it and 295,191 votes have been abstained. We inform people attending virtually that you can submit questions, and the company will give you a reply in the shortest time. There being no further matters to discuss, we thank you for attending, and the meeting is adjourned.