Bill Marshall | Altria Group, Inc. |
Howard A. Willard | Altria Group, Inc. |
William F. Gifford | Altria Group, Inc. |
Michael S. Lavery | Piper Jaffray & Co. |
Christopher R. Growe | Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. |
Vivien Azer | Cowen & Co. LLC |
Bonnie L. Herzog | Wells Fargo Securities LLC |
Nik Modi | RBC Capital Markets LLC |
Stephen Powers | Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. |
Adam J. Spielman | Citigroup Global Markets Ltd. |
Jennifer Maloney | The Wall Street Journal |
Good day, and welcome to the Altria Group's 2018 Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call. Today's call is scheduled to last about one hour, including remarks by Altria's management and a question-and-answer session. Representatives of the investment community and media on the call will be able to ask questions following the conclusion of the prepared remarks. I would now like to turn the call over to Mr. Bill Marshall, Vice President, Investor Relations for Altria Client Services.