Benjamin Rosenzweig | executive |
Christopher Hutter | executive |
William Steckel | executive |
Vincent Anderson | analyst |
Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for participating in today's conference call to discuss Ascent's financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023. And joining us today are Ascent's Executive Chairman of the Board, Ben Rosenzweig; President and CEO, Chris Hutter; CFO, Bill Steckel; and the company's outside Investor Relations Adviser, Cody Cree. [Operator Instructions]
Before we go further, I would like to turn the call over to Cody Cree as he reads the company's safe harbor statement within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that provides important cautions regarding forward-looking statements. Cody, please go ahead.