...Good morning and welcome to Oil-Dri Corporation of America's 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. My name is Leslie Garber and I'm the Director of Investor Relations at Oil-Dri. Similar to last year, we are conducting this meeting virtually via live webcast, a format which enables US stockholders to attend and participate fully and equally, improves efficiency, and increases our ability to communicate effectively and engage with our stockholders and overall reduces costs. On your screen under Meeting Materials, you will find the meeting agenda, rules of conduct, the list of stockholders of record, Oil-Dri's proxy materials, and annual report. During the meeting today, we will be covering the election of directors and two other proposals followed by business presentations and a financial review, and lastly, time for Q&A. (Conference Instructions) Now, it is my pleasure to introduce Anthony W. Parker, our Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary. He will conduct the formal portion of...
