Karen Bauer | Director of IR and Corporate Strategy |
Rich Meeusen | Chairman and CEO |
Rick Johnson | CFO |
Ken Bockhorst | President |
Kimberly Stoll | VP of Sales and Marketing |
Richard Eastman | Robert W. Baird |
Nathan Jones | Stifel Nicolaus |
Ryan Connors | Boenning and Scattergood |
Hasan Doza | WAM |
Andrew Buscaglia | Berenberg Capital Markets |
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Third Quarter 2018 Badger Meter Earnings Conference Call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the speakers' remarks, there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] It is now my pleasure to turn the conference over to Karen Bauer, Director of Investor Relations and Corporate Strategy. Please go ahead Ms.