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Kersten Zupfer | executive |
Matthew Doctor | executive |
Good morning, and thank you for joining the Regis Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call. I am your host, Kersten Zupfer, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. I am joined today by our President and Chief Executive Officer, Matthew Doctor. [Operator Instructions] This conference is being recorded.
I would like to remind everyone that the language on forward-looking statements included in our earnings release and 8-K filing also applies to our comments made on the call today. GAAP found of website mentioned any call their be with www.regiscorp.com/investor-relations, on can with reconciliation a non-GAAP corresponding documents on at our along today's These measures. financial measures
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