Pat Pacious | President and Chief Executive Officer |
Dominic Dragisich | Chief Financial Officer |
David Katz | Jefferies |
Shaun Kelley | Bank of America |
Arpine Kocharyan | UBS |
Gregory Miller | SunTrust Robinson Humphrey |
Alton Stump | Longbow Research |
Good morning, and welcome to the Choice Hotels International Third Quarter 2018 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, today's call is being recorded.
During the course of this conference call, certain predictive or forward-looking statements will be used to assist you in understanding the company and its results. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated in forward-looking statements, and you should consult the company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, and the Company's other SEC filings for information about important risk factors affecting the company that you should consider. These forward-looking statements speak as of today's date, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update them to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.