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Welcome to the Polypore International first quarter #### earnings results conference call. Today's conference is being recorded. At this time I would like to turn things over to Ms. [Kathy Broadbent]. Please go ahead, ma'am....

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Today's call is being recorded. At this time I'd like to turn the call over to [Kathy Brosco]. Please go ahead. ...

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