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Operator

Good day and thank for standing by. Welcome to VOXX International’s Fiscal 2021 Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. After the speakers’ presentation, there will a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] Please be advised that today’s conference is being recorded. the your hand Wiener, today, now Relations. Investor would conference speaker to Glenn I ahead. go Please

Glenn Wiener

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Patrick Lavelle

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Michael Stoehr

Pat. Good afternoon, everyone. Thanks

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Operator

question [Operator a Investor. have a Instructions]. [Matthew Private (Ph), from we And Chen]

open. Your line is

Unidentified Analyst

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Patrick Lavelle

all, and first anything both it purchase profit that gross in would of recorded be sales recorded, EyeLock’s standalone they agreement, So, books. a is as would be a

Unidentified Analyst

reflected? be put But would agreement? Okay. about what call How the and they

Patrick Lavelle

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Michael Stoehr

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Unidentified Analyst

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Michael Stoehr

to correct. That us feel the mentioned, is joining, market And that, team because as is the going of Pat potential. that more that of is we strength give

Unidentified Analyst

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Michael Stoehr

Sure.

Unidentified Analyst

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Patrick Lavelle

certain to VSM and Primary sell products trucks, lighting. signals heavy-duty we are turn that for okay

Unidentified Analyst

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Patrick Lavelle

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Unidentified Analyst

you questions. very much. Okay. for Thanks entertaining my Thank

Patrick Lavelle

Matt. Welcome

Operator

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Unidentified Analyst

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Patrick Lavelle

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think award really the only space. validates generates an for healthcare that our revenue technology us, we is not this within So but

Unidentified Analyst

you. Thank

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Patrick Lavelle

Thank you.

Operator

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Patrick Lavelle

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Operator

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VOXX International (VOXX) 14 May 212021 Q4 Earnings call transcript