Gale E. Klappa | WEC Energy Group, Inc. |
Scott J. Lauber | WEC Energy Group, Inc. |
Shahriar Pourreza | Guggenheim Securities LLC |
Julien Dumoulin-Smith | Bank of America Merrill Lynch |
Michael Lapides | Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC |
Dan Jenkins | State of Wisconsin Investment Board |
Good afternoon, and welcome to the WEC Energy Group's Conference Call for Third Quarter 2017 Results. This call is being recorded for rebroadcast and all participants are in listen-only mode at this time.
Before the conference call begins, I remind you that all statements in the presentation, other than historical facts, are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that are subject to change at any time. Such statements are based on management's expectations at the time they are made.
In addition to the assumptions and other factors referred to in connection with the statements, factors described in WEC Energy Group's latest Form 10-K and subsequent reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated.