Operator
Operator
Good day, ladies and gentleman, and welcome to the Bruker Corporation quarterly earnings conference call. My name is (Cathy) and I’ll be operator for today. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only model. Later, we will conduct a question-and-answer session. (Operator Instructions) As a remainder, this conference is recorded for replay purposes. I would now like to turn the conference over to your host for today’s call, Ms. Stacey Desrochers, Treasurer and Director of Investor Relations. Please proceed, ma’am. Stacey Desrochers – Treasurer and Director, Investor Relations: Thank you, good morning and welcome to Bruker Corporation’s third quarter 2011 financial results conference call. With me on today’s call are Frank Laukien, Bruker’s President and Chief Executive Officer; Bill Knight, Bruker’s Chief Financial Officer and interim Chief Operating Officer; Brian Monahan, Bruker’s Vice President of Strategic and Financial Planning; and Tom Rosa, the Chief Financial Officer of our Bruker Energy & Supercon Technologies Inc. subsidiary, or BEST. Before we begin let me briefly cover our Safe Harbor statements. Various remarks that we may make about the company’s future expectations, plans and prospects constitute forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including those described in the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. While we may elect to update forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so, even if our estimates change and therefore you should not rely upon these forward-looking statements as representing our views as of any date subsequent to today. In addition to the financial measures prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles or GAAP, we will discuss certain non-GAAP financial measures, including adjusted EPS, adjusted operating income, and adjusted operating margins which…