• During the course of this presentation, management may make forward-looking statements regarding financial performance and future events.
• We will attempt to identify these statements by use of words such as expect, believe, anticipate, intend, and other words that denote future events. You should understand that, even though our forward looking statements are based on assumptions we believe are reasonable when made, they are still subject to uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements.
• We caution you to consider the important risk and other factors as set forth in the forward- looking statements section and in Item 1A risk factors in our Annual Reports on Form 10-K as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that could cause actual results to differ from those in the forward-looking statements as contained in this presentation.
• Forward looking statements made herein are summaries of previous public disclosures, do not represent revised guidance, and we do not undertake to revise or update them from the date or dates of previous disclosure.

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