Operator
Operator
Good morning. My name is Demetrius, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Schweitzer-Mauduit 2008 Conference Call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. There will be a question-and-answer session after the speakers' remarks. (Operator Instructions) Thank you, Mr. Thompson, you may begin your conference. Peter J. Thompson – Chief Financial Officer: Thank you, Demetrius Good morning; I am Peter Thompson, Chief Financial Officer of Schweitzer- Mauduit International. With me are Wayne Deitrich, our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, Mark Spears, our Corporate Controller and several other Executive Officers of the Company. Thank you for joining us for review of our first quarter 2008 financial results. Which were file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and Form 10-Q yesterday evening. I will be leading our conference call today. Various comments or remarks that we may make during today’s conference call constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from the results suggested by these comments for a number of reasons. Such factors are discussed in more detail in the company’s Securities and Exchange Commission report, including the company’s 2007 annual report. Certain financial measures that will be discussed during this call exclude restructuring expenses. Financial measures which exclude this item have not been determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, and are therefore non-GAAP financial measures. I will now review the highlights of the first quarter of 2008; Wayne will then provide additional discussion of key factors impacting our results. We reported a first quarter 2008 net loss of $1.2 million compared to the net income of $4.2 million during the…