Nicole McIntosh-Russell | Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. |
Philip James Sanders | Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. |
Shawn M. Mihal | Waddell & Reed, Inc. |
Benjamin R. Clouse | Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. |
Brent K. Bloss | Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. |
Amy Scupham | Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. |
Craig Siegenthaler | Credit Suisse Securities (NYSE:USA) LLC |
Glenn Schorr | Evercore Group LLC |
Daniel Thomas Fannon | Jefferies LLC |
William Katz | Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. |
Michael Carrier | Bank of America Merrill Lynch |
Chris Charles Shutler | William Blair & Co. LLC |
Robert Lee | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. |
Kenneth S. Lee | RBC Capital Markets LLC |
Patrick Davitt | Autonomous Research US LP |
Macrae Sykes | Gabelli & Company, Inc. |
Michael J. Cyprys | Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC |
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the Waddell & Reed's First Quarter 2018 Earnings Conference Call. All participants will be in a listen-only mode. After today's presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions. Please also note today's event is being recorded. At this time, I would like to turn the conference call over to Ms.