Richard Galterio | IR, Ascendant Partners |
Dr. Robert Smith | President and CEO |
Brent Rystrom | COO and CFO |
Michael Goose | President, U.S. Ingredient |
Paul Sonz | Sonz Partners |
Chris Krueger | Lake Street Capital Markets |
Marc Nuccitelli | Dillon Hill Capital |
Alexander Scharf | Maxim Group |
Tim O'Brien | DG Capital |
Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the RiceBran Technologies First Quarter 2018 Financial Results Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A brief question-and-answer session will follow the formal presentation. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded.