goeasy Ltd. ($GSY)

Earnings Call Transcript · May 20, 2026

TSX CA Financials Consumer Finance Shareholder/Analyst Calls

Highlights from the call

The earnings call for goeasy Ltd. (GSY:CA) for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, primarily focused on formal business matters such as the election of directors and the appointment of auditors. There was no discussion of revenue, earnings, or changes in financial guidance during the meeting. The meeting was procedural, with no new financial insights or forward-looking statements provided that could directly impact the stock price.

Main topics

  • Election of Directors: The meeting included the election of 10 directors to serve until the next Annual General Meeting. No additional nominees were considered as no advance notice was received for other candidates.
  • Appointment of Auditors: Ernst & Young LLP was appointed as auditors for the corporation until the next Annual General Meeting. The Board of Directors is authorized to fix the auditor's remuneration.
  • Advanced Notice Bylaw: The adoption of an advanced notice bylaw for the nomination of directors was confirmed. This bylaw requires advance notice for any proposed director nominees not included in the management information circular.
  • Shareholder Voting: Voting was conducted online, and all matters put to a ballot were passed with shareholder approval. The voting results will be filed on SEDAR and disclosed in a press release.

Key metrics mentioned

  • Quorum: 42.4% of shares (Quorum was achieved with 42.4% of shares represented at the meeting.)

The meeting was procedural with no significant financial disclosures or forward guidance. Investors should look for future updates on financial performance and strategic initiatives in subsequent communications. The confirmation of directors and auditors ensures continuity in governance, but does not provide new insights into the company's operational or financial outlook.

Earnings Call Speaker Segments

David Ingram

Executives
#1

My name is David Ingram. I am the Executive Chairman of the Board, and I will also be acting as Chair of today's meeting. Now we have 4 formal matters of business to conduct at today's meeting. namely the presentation of financial statements, the election of directors, the appointment of the corporation's auditors for the coming year and finally, the confirmation of the corporate's advanced notice bylaw. Given that this is a virtual meeting, the voting at today's meeting will be conducted by online ballots for all matters. If as a registered shareholder or a duly appointed proxy holder, you are using your control number to log into the meeting and you accept the terms and conditions, you will be provided with the opportunity to vote by online ballot. If you have already voted by proxy and you vote again by online ballot during today's meeting, your online vote during the meeting will revoke your previously submitted proxy. If you have already voted by proxy and do not wish to revoke your previously submitted proxy, do not vote again today during the meeting. The poll will be open for all resolutions at the same time. This will allow you to choose to vote on each resolution immediately or wait until conclusion of discussion on each resolution prior to casting your vote. Registered shareholders and jury appointed proxyholders who have signed a used their control number and have specific questions relating to a formal item of business may submit their questions now by clicking the ask a question but. Please clearly identify the applicable item of formal business and include your name and contact information with your submission. Kindly note that the questions that do not relate to the formal items of business of the meeting would not be addressed during the meeting. Therefore, any such questions should be directed to Investor Relations at [email protected]. Once discussion on all items of business has concluded, I will give you time to enter your votes and then declare votes he closed on all resolutions. The report disclosing the voting results of today's meeting will be filed on SEDAR and disclosed in a press release in due course following the meeting. I now declare Paul's open on all resolutions. I will begin by asking Sabrina Anzini, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Goeasy to act as Secretary of the meeting. With the consent of this meeting, I appoint Christopher De Lima of TSX Trust Company to act as scrutineer for the meeting. The secretary has advised me that the notice of meeting together with our former proxy, the management information circular and the financial statements to go easy for the financial year ended December 31, 2025, and auditor's report thereon have been sent to shareholders of record as of March 2, 2026. Additional copies of these materials are available on the corporation's website and on SEDAR. Accordingly, I will dispense with the reason of the notice of the meeting. Pursuant to Berto Goeasy's bibs, business may only be transacted at this meeting if 2 persons, each being a shareholder entitled to vote thereat or a duly appointed proxy holder, all represented for a shareholder so entitled, irrespective of the number of shares held by such persons are present or represented by proxy. The scrutineer has provided me with the preliminary report regarding shareholder attendance at this meeting. Scrutineer reports that there are present at this meeting or represented by proxy 180 shareholders holding 6,6805,246 common shares, representing an aggregate of approximately 42.4% of the shares issued and outstanding. Accordingly, I declare that the required quorum of shareholders is present, and I declare that the meeting is duly Carter properly constituted for the transaction of business. I direct that the confirmation of mailing of the notice of meeting received from the TSX Trust Company and the scrutineers' complete report on attendance be annexed to the meeting minutes. At the last General Meeting of Goeasy was held on May 8, 2025. The secretary has the minutes of the last meet for shareholders of the corporation, which can be made available upon request. I will dispense with the reading of the minutes of such meeting. We will now proceed with the first item of business -- maybe the President will Corporation's consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025, and the auditor's report thereon. These have been made available to shareholders prior to the meeting and are available on the corporation's website and on SEDAR. We will dispense with the reading of the auditor's report to the meeting. We will now proceed with the election of directors. The management information circular contains a list of biographical profile 10 nominees recommended for election to serve as directors of the corporation to hold office until the next Annual General Meeting or until their successors are duly elected or appointed in accordance with the articles and bylaws of the corporation. These nominees are as follows, DonolK. Johnson, Karen Basian, Sean Morrison, Younger board, James Mall, Sara Dieken, Jonathan Tetra the Deca Toca, Patrick Ed, Jacklin Loss and myself, David Ingo. Pursuant to a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, the number of directors has been set at 10 and 10 eligible candidates have been nominated. Furthermore, pursuant to the advance notice by law approved by the Board of Directors on March 31, 2026, advance notice is required to be given to the corporation regarding any proposed director nominees not included in the management information circular. No such notice was received by the corporation. Therefore, no additional nominees will be considered at this meeting. May I have a motion that the 10 persons nominated as directors of the corporation be so elected.

Patrick Ens

Executives
#2

I so move.

David Ingram

Executives
#3

Thank you, Patrick. May I have a motion seconded?

Felix Wu

Executives
#4

I second the motion.

David Ingram

Executives
#5

Thank you, Felix. I will now call for a vote on the motion. The online ballot will allow for voting for each individual director nominee. We will now proceed with the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as auditors of the corporation. May I have a motion that Ernst & Young LLP be appointed as auditors of the corporation to the next Annual General Meeting of Shareholders or until a successor is appointed that the Board of Directors are authorized to fix the auditor's remuneration.

Felix Wu

Executives
#6

I so move.

David Ingram

Executives
#7

Thank you, Felix. May I have the motion seconded?

Patrick Ens

Executives
#8

I second the motion.

David Ingram

Executives
#9

Thank you, Patrick. I will now call for a vote on the motion. The last item of business is to confirm the adoption of the Vitol providing advanced notice requirements for the nomination of directors as further described in Schedule B of the Management Information Circular and as adopted by the Board of Directors on March 31, 2026. May I have a motion that a resolution in the form of the resolution attached as Schedule A to the management information circular, confirming the adoption of the advanced notice bylaw be passed as a resolution of the corporation.

Farhan Khan

Executives
#10

I so move.

David Ingram

Executives
#11

Thank you Farhan. May I have the motion seconded?

Jason Appel

Executives
#12

I second the motion.

David Ingram

Executives
#13

Thank you, Jason. I will now call for a vote on the motion. It's now and then it's after 10 and the polls for all items of business at this meeting will close in 15 seconds. Those of you who have not yet voted or wish to do so, please do so now. [Voting]

David Ingram

Executives
#14

I now declare the polls closed, and the voting terminated for this meeting. I am pleased to confirm that the scrutineers have reported to me that all matters put to a ballot have been passed with the shareholder approval. A report disclosing the voting results will be filed on SEDAR and disclosed in a press release in June course. This now concludes the formal business or before the meeting. Thank you all for attending, and I now declare this meeting to be terminated.

Operator

Operator
#15

Thank you, everyone, for joining. You may now disconnect.

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