Nicholas Chulos | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
Michael Scudder | President and Chief Executive Officer |
Mark Sander | Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer |
Patrick Barrett | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Christopher McGratty | Keefe Bruyette & Woods Inc. |
Brad Milsaps | Sandler O'Neill & Partners LP |
Terry McEvoy | Stephens Inc. |
Michael Young | SunTrust Robinson Humphrey |
Nathan Race | Piper Jaffray |
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the First Midwest Bancorp 2018 First Quarter Earnings Conference Call. At this time, I would like to inform you that this conference is being recorded and that all participants are in a listen-only mode. At the request of the company, we will open the conference up for questions and answers for analysts only after the presentation. It is now my pleasure to turn the floor over to Nick Chulos, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of First Midwest Bancorp. Sir, you may begin.