52nd Annual Meeting of Shareholders
Saturday, June 7, 2025
The CIRI Board of Directors oversees the direction of your Company. One of the most important responsibilities of being a CIRI Shareholder is to select well qualified individuals to serve on the CIRI Board and the CIRI Annual Meeting is the forum to do so. Registration for this year’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders will begin at 9 a.m. and end at 12 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) on Saturday, June 7, 2025, at the Lynnwood Event Center in Lynnwood, Washington. Meeting attendance is limited to CIRI Shareholders and (confirmed) Descendants and their immediate family members (i.e., spouse, children) and/or stock custodians. Shareholders and Descendants should accompany their guests at registration and should be prepared to present their CIRI Shareholder or Descendant identification card or other form of identification.
For those Shareholders unable to attend in person, the Annual Meeting will be recorded and a link to the meeting will be published in Qenek.
Election of CIRI Directors
CIRI is governed by a 15-member Board of Directors. Directors are elected to three-year terms, so five director slots are open for re-election each year. One of the most important responsibilities of being a CIRI Shareholder is to select well-qualified Shareholders to serve, on your behalf, on the CIRI Board, and the CIRI Annual Meeting is the forum to do so. No matter who you vote for, it is very important that you voice your opinion. CIRI Shareholders will elect five candidates to the CIRI Board.
CIRI Shareholders are responsible for ensuring the long-term strength of the Corporation by electing a Board of Directors. In addition to providing guidance and leadership, the CIRI Board establishes policies for achieving CIRI’s corporate mission and strategic goals. Shareholders can vote in person at the Annual Meeting or by a proxy vote. Information about the candidates up for election can be found at qenek.ciri.com.
Three Ways to Vote!
- Shareholders may vote electronically by completing an electronic proxy (eProxy) at https://vote.ciri.com
- Shareholders can complete and return the paper proxy that was mailed to them.
- Shareholders can vote by paper ballot at the Annual Meeting.
Proxies must be signed, dated and received by the Inspector of Election by 2 p.m. AKDT on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, in order to be voted at the Annual Meeting. eProxies will be considered to have been received by the Inspector of Election at the date and time of the successful electronic submission. If you do not vote electronically, you may mail your proxy to the CIRI Inspector of Election, c/o Sramek-Hightower, 2525 C Street, Suite 100, Anchorage, AK 99503-2632; scan and email it to mickey@sh-cpafirm.com; or fax it to (907) 561-4341. (If emailed or faxed, you may call 907-677-3320 to confirm receipt.)
You Vote, We Donate
The Alaska Native Cultural Charter School (ANCCS) was founded in 2007 by members of the Anchorage community. Their mission is to build student excellence through traditional cultural learning. ANCCS is a Title 1 public charter school within the Anchorage School District, offering a rigorous academic program with a curriculum focused on Alaska Native values, academic achievement, and social and emotional learning growth and development. Enrollment is open to all students in the Anchorage School District through a lottery system, providing an equal opportunity for all students regardless of race, gender, learning ability or economic status.
CIRI will donate $1 to ANCCS for every Shareholder with a valid proxy (for any proxyholder or candidate) on file by the proxy deadline (2:00 p.m. AKDT, Wednesday, May 28, 2025).
Prizes
There are $24,000 in Annual Meeting cash prizes this year, including $13,000 in eVote prizes. If submitted by the appropriate deadlines, eProxies also qualify shareholders for the Annual Meeting Early Bird prize drawings. A list of prize amount and deadlines can be found in CIRI’s Voter’s Guide and Proxy Statement which can be found in Qenek.
Election Procedures
The Election Procedures provide information on the nominating procedures, proxy procedures, rules of conduct and more.
