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If you'd like to review these important disclosures, please pick up packets containing them at the back of the room. I think they're back there someplace if you need them. And if you're listening over the Internet, you can download the PDF version. All right. We are really excited to have Weight Watchers International here. It's their first appearance at our Consumer Conference. People, I'm sure, know the Weight Watchers brand name since it's one of the most recognizable in the country. With us today is David Kirchhoff who is the CEO of Weight Watchers. Before assuming the role of CEO he actually built up a hell of a good .com business at Weight Watchers and probably earned him the position. Also with us is Ann Sardini, CFO since April of ####. With that I'll hand it over to Dave. ...

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Earnings Conference Call Summary</ccbn:storetitle><ccbn:ticker xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">WTW</ccbn:ticker><ccbn:time xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">5:00pm ET</ccbn:time><title>Q3 2007 Weight Watchers International, Inc. Earnings Conference Call Summary</title><description>...Structural improvement of business model, which has resulted from the introduction of Monthly Pass in US. ...

</description><ccbn:type xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Brief</ccbn:type><ccbn:docid xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">B1677105</ccbn:docid><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>Thomson StreetEvents</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/T1677105</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ccbn/T1677105</guid><ccbn:index_mode xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">norm</ccbn:index_mode><pubDate>11/6/2007 9:07:00 PM</pubDate><ccbn:name xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Weight Watchers International, Inc.</ccbn:name><ccbn:price xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">54.0000</ccbn:price><ccbn:revision xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Final</ccbn:revision><ccbn:storetitle xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Q3 2007 Weight Watchers International, Inc. Earnings Conference Call Transcript</ccbn:storetitle><ccbn:ticker xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">WTW</ccbn:ticker><ccbn:time xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">5:00pm ET</ccbn:time><title>Q3 2007 Weight Watchers International, Inc. Earnings Conference Call Transcript</title><description>...Ladies and gentlemen welcome to the Weight Watchers International third-quarter #### earnings teleconference. During the presentation all participants will be in a listen-only mode. Afterwards, you will be invited to participate in the question-and-answer session and instructions will be given at that time. As a reminder this conference call is being recorded today November # ####. At this time I would like to turn the call over to Sarika Sahni of Weight Watchers International. Please go ahead. ...

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