Paige Magness | VP, Communications |
Howard Willard | CEO |
William Gifford | CFO |
Stephen Powers | Deutsche Bank Securities |
Pamela Kaufman | Morgan Stanley |
Vivien Azer | Cowen & Co. |
Christopher Growe | Stifel |
Michael Lavery | Piper Jaffray |
Judy Hong | Goldman Sachs |
Bonnie Herzog | Wells Fargo Securities |
Adam Spielman | Citigroup |
Good day, and welcome to the Altria Group 2018 Fourth Quarter and Full Year 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. [Operator Instructions] I'd now like to turn the call over to Ms. Paige Magness, Vice President of Communications for Altria Client Services. Please go ahead, ma'am.