Charles Lambert | MD |
Edward Aldag | Co-Founder, Chairman, CEO and President |
Steven Hamner | Co-Founder, CFO and EVP |
Jordan Sadler | KeyBanc Capital Markets |
Omotayo Okusanya | Jefferies LLC |
Vincent Chao | Deutsche Bank |
Andrew Babin | Robert W. Baird & Co. |
Michael Muller | JPMorgan |
Michael Carroll | RBC Capital Markets |
Eric Fleming | SunTrust |
Karin Ford | MUFG Securities |
Juan Sanabria | Bank of America |
Todd Stender | Wells Fargo |
Chad Vanacore | Stifel |
Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Q4 2017 Medical Properties Trust Earnings Conference Call. At this time all participants are in a listen-only mode. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, today's conference is being recorded. I would now like to turn the call over to, Mr. Charles Lambert.