Jason Shandell | President |
Bill Peters | CFO |
David Amsellem | Piper Jaffray |
David Maris | Wells Fargo |
Gary Nachman | BMO Capital Markets |
David Steinberg | Jefferies |
Serge Belanger | Needham & Company |
Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Amphastar First Quarter Earnings Conference Call. At this time all participants are in a listen-only mode. Later we’ll conduct a question-and-answer session and instructions will follow at that time. [Operator Instructions]. All statements in this conference call that are not historical are forward-looking statements, including, among other things, statements relating to the company's expectations regarding future financial performance, backlog, sales and marketing of its products, market size and growth, the timing of FDA filings or approvals, acquisitions and other matters related to the pipeline of product candidates, the timing for completion of construction at the company's IMS facility, its share for buyback programs and other future events.