Bethany Owen | Chair, President and CEO |
Steve Morris | SVP and CFO |
Frank Frederickson | VP, Customer Experience |
Dariusz Lozny | Bank of America |
Brian Russo | Sidoti |
Good day, and welcome to the ALLETE Second Quarter 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 in 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 filings made by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.