Macquarie Infrastructure (MIC) 17 Feb 212020 Q4 Earnings call transcript

Good morning, and welcome to the Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation's Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. After the speaker presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] Please note that this conference is being recorded. I will now turn the conference over to Jay Davis, Head of Investor Relations. ahead. go Please,

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Good Jay. morning. Hey

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