Operator
Operator
Good day everyone and welcome to The Manitowoc Company Incorporated First Quarter Earnings Conference Call. Today's call is being recorded. At this time for opening remarks and introductions, I would like to turn the conference over to Mr. Steve Khail. Please go ahead sir. Steven C. Khail - Director of Investor Relations & Corporate Communications: Good morning everyone and thank you for joining our first quarter earnings conference call. Participating in today's call will be Glen Tellock, our President and Chief Executive Officer, and Carl Laurino, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Joining Glen and Carl on today's call will be Eric Etchart, President of Manitowoc Cranes. Glen will open with commentary on our market. Carl will discuss the financial results for the quarter and Eric will discuss the recent operations and future outlook for the Crane segment. We will then conclude with a question-and-answer session following our prepared remarks. Mike Kachmer, President of Manitowoc Foodservice and Bob Herre President of Manitowoc Marine, will also be available to address questions at that time. For any of you who are not able to stay on the line for today's entire call, you can hear a replay beginning at 12 noon Central Time today, until 12 midnight Central Time on May 6. The number to dial for the replay is area code 719-457-0820. Please use confirmation code 7403292. You may also access an archive version of this call by visiting the Investor Relations section of our corporate website, at www.manitowoc.com. Before Glen begins his commentary, I would like to review our Safe Harbor statement. This call is taking place on April 29, 2008. During the course of today's call, forward-looking statements as defined under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 may be made during speakers' remarks and during our question-and-answer session. Such comments are based on the company's current assessment of its markets and other factors that affect our business. Actual results could differ materially from any implied projections due to one or more of the factors explained in Manitowoc's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. With that, I will now turn the call over to Glen.