...Good morning and welcome to Synopsys 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. I am Aart de Geus, Executive Chair of the Board of Directors of Synopsys. Thank you for attending today's meeting and for your continued support of our company. Before turning to the formal items of business for the meeting, I would like first to introduce our board members and executive officers with us today. Joining us at the meeting are board members Sassine Ghazi, our President and Chief Executive Officer; Luis Borgen, Janice Chaffin, Bruce Chizen, Mercedes Johnson, Robert Painter, Jeannine Sargent, and John Schwarz. Each of them, along with myself, are standing for re-election at today's annual meeting. Also attending today's meeting are Shelagh Glaser, our Chief Financial Officer, and Rick Runkel, our General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. In addition, a representative of American Election Services, our Inspector of Elections, and representatives of KPMG, our independent registered public accounting firm,...
