Ryan Burke | VP, IR |
Joe Russell | CEO |
Tom Boyle | CFO |
Shirley Wu | Bank of America Merrill Lynch |
Jeremy Metz | BMO Capital Markets |
Todd Thomas | KeyBanc Capital Markets |
Ronald Kamdem | Morgan Stanley |
Smedes Rose | Citigroup |
Steve Sakwa | Evercore |
Eric Frankel | Green Street Advisors |
Todd Stender | Wells Fargo |
Michael Mueller | JPMorgan |
Ki Bin Kim | SunTrust Robinson Humphrey |
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by, and welcome to the Public Storage Second Quarter 2019 Earnings Call. At this time, all participants have been placed in a listen-only mode, and the floor will be opened for your questions following the presentation. [Operator Instructions]
It is now my pleasure to turn the floor over to Ryan Burke, Vice President of Investor Relations. Ryan, you may begin.