 Empire Company Limited OTCPK:EMLAF Q1 2023 Results Conference Call September 15, 2022 1:00 PM ET Company Participants Katie Brine - VP, Treasury, IR, ESG Finance Michael Medline - President and CEO Matt Reindel - CFO Pierre St-Laurent - COO Michael Vels - Chief Development Officer Conference Call Participants Irene Nattel - RBC Capital Markets Mark Petrie - CIBC Patricia Baker - Scotiabank Vishal Shreedhar - National Bank Financial Michael Van Aelst - TD Securities Chris Li - Desjardins Peter Sklar - BMO Operator Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Empire Company Limited First Quarter 2023 Conference Call. At this time, all lines are in a listen-only mode. 