Joe Harary | President and Chief Executive Officer |
Seth Van Voorhees | Chief Financial Officer |
Thomas McCarthy | Raymond James |
Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to Research Frontiers’ Investor Conference Call to discuss the Fourth Quarter and Full Year of 2018 Results and Recent Developments.
During today’s presentation, all parties will be in a listen-only mode. [Operator Instructions] This conference is being recorded today. A replay of this conference call will be available starting later today in the Investors section of Research Frontiers’ website at www.smartglass.com, and will be available for replay for the next 90 days. announcement. Harbor Safe some forward-looking that comments today made Please of contain information. may note the expect, and The intended plans, anticipate, words forecasts forward-looking to similar statements. identify are expressions made are Statements are that the Act statements historical are Reform of the facts Litigation XXXX. that that Harbor not part are of pursuant Securities Provisions to Safe forward-looking These statements could beliefs materially actual for results current those cause to from number differ a reflect and the expressed. future company’s factors of periods important anticipated cause Significant in to results are factors those SEC. described filings from could the with that our differ Research revise Frontiers reflect or update undertakes no obligation these new to or uncertainties. to forward-looking statements events the company to session end. many it The either at of emailed this to that of conference call, were or answering Q&A be prior presentation in the the will their questions part as responded general the order on afterwards, to so directly email cases, will call of questions in this this some company questions prior interest or more to to In do call. shareholders to answer has would turn Executive Officer like I Chief Frontiers. [Operator to Research and call the over Joe President of Instructions] now to Harary, conference go sir. ahead, Please
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