Macquarie Infrastructure (MIC) 4 Nov 172017 Q3 Earnings call transcript

Good day, and welcome to the Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation Third Quarter 2017 Earnings Conference Call. Today's call is being recorded. At this time, I would like to turn the conference over to Mr. Jay Davis, Managing Director, Investor Relations. Please go ahead, sir.

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Good guys. morning,

Good morning, Tristan.

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