 Empire Company Limited OTCPK:EMLAF Q2 2023 Earnings Conference Call December 15, 2022 12:00 PM ET Company Representatives Michael Medline - President, Chief Executive Officer Matt Reindel - Chief Financial Officer Pierre St-Laurent - Chief Operating Officer Katie Brine - Vice President, Treasury, Investor Relations, ESG Finance Conference Call Participants George Doumet - Scotiabank Kenric Tyghe - ATB Capital Markets Mark Petrie - CIBC Peter Sklar - BMO Capital Markets Irene Nattel - RBC Capital Markets Vishal Shreedhar - National Bank Financial Michael Van Aelst - TD Securities Chris Li - Desjardins Capital Markets Operator Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to the Empire, Second Quarter 2023 Conference Call. 