Edward Aldag Jr. | Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer |
Steven Hamner | Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |
Charles Lambert | Treasurer, Managing Director |
Katie Holland | KeyBanc Capital Markets |
Drew Babin | Baird |
Chad Vanacore | Stifel |
Juan Sanabria | Bank of America |
Michael Carroll | RBC Capital Markets |
Omotayo Okusanya | Jefferies |
Karin Ford | MUFG Securities |
Good day ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the Medical Properties Trust, First Quarter 2018 Earnings Conference Call. At this time all participants are in a listen-only mode. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, today's conference may be recorded. I‘d now like to introduce your host for today’s conference, Mr. Charles Lambert, Treasurer and Managing Director.