Alan Hodnik | Chairman, President & CEO |
Bob Adams | SVP & CFO |
Steve Morris | VP, Controller & CAO |
Chris Ellinghaus | Williams Capital |
Christopher Turnure | JPMorgan Chase |
Paul Ridzon | KeyBanc Capital Markets |
Sarah Akers | Wells Fargo |
Good day and welcome to the ALLETE fourth-quarter 2017 financial results call. Today's call is being recorded. Certain statements contained in this conference call that are not descriptions of historical facts are forward-looking statements, such as terms defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Because such statements can include risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited, to those discussed in the filings made by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.