Nicholas Chulos | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
Michael Scudder | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer |
Mark Sander | Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer |
Patrick Barrett | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Brad Milsaps | Sandler O'Neill & Partners LP |
Michael Young | SunTrust Robinson Humphrey |
Nathan Race | Piper Jaffray |
Kelly Motta | Keefe Bruyette & Woods Inc. |
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the First Midwest Bancorp 2018 Second 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. [Operator Instructions] 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.