Irene Holman | Vice President of Investor Relations |
D. G. Macpherson | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
Tom Okray | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Ryan Merkel | William Blair |
Christopher Glynn | Oppenheimer |
David Manthey | Robert W. Baird |
Chris Dankert | Longbow Research |
Patrick Baumann | JPMorgan |
Deane Dray | RBC Capital Markets |
Nigel Coe | Wolfe Research |
Evelyn Chow | Goldman Sachs |
Hamzah Mazari | Macquarie |
Ryan Cieslak | Northcoast Research |
Scott Graham | BMO Capital Markets |
Justin Bergner | Gabelli and Company |
Steve Winoker | UBS |
Greetings, and welcome to the W.W. Grainger Second Quarter 2018 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in listen-only mode and a brief question-and-answer session will follow the formal presentation [Operator Instructions]. And as a reminder, this conference is being recorded. I’d now like to turn the conference over to Irene Holman, Vice President of Investor Relations.