John Buran | President and Chief Executive Officer |
Susan Cullen | Senior Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer |
Mark Fitzgibbon | Sandler O'Neill & Partners LP |
Steven Comery | Gabelli & Company |
Collyn Gilbert | Keefe Bruyette & Woods Inc. |
Matthew Breese | Piper Jaffray Companies |
Welcome to the Flushing Financial Corporation's 2017 third quarter earnings conference call. Hosting the call today are John Buran, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Susan Cullen, Senior Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer. Today's call is being recorded. A copy of the third quarter earnings release and slide presentation that the company will be referencing today are available on its Investor Relations website at www.flushingbank.com.
Before beginning, the company would like to remind you that discussions during the call contain forward-looking statements made under the Safe Harbor provisions of the US Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.