Patrick Lynch | President and Chief Executive Officer |
Matt Wolsfeld | Chief Financial Officer |
Vineet Dalal | Vice President and Director for Global Market Development, Natur-Tec |
Tim Clarkson | Van Clemens |
Joe Vidich | Manalapan Oracle |
Gus Richard | Northland |
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by, and welcome to Northern Technologies International Corp.'s First Quarter 2021 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. [Operator Instructions] As part of the discussion today, the representatives from NTIC will be making certain forward-looking statements regarding NTIC's future financial and operating results, as well as their business plans, objectives and expectations. Please be advised that these forward-looking statements are covered under the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and that NTIC desires to avail itself of the protections of the Safe Harbor for these statements. Please also be advised that actual results could differ materially from those stated or implied by the forward-looking statements due to certain risks and uncertainties, including those described in NTIC's most recent annual report on Form 10-K, subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and recent press releases.