Operator
Operator
Good day, ladies and gentlemen. Before we begin, let me remind you that during today’s call Silvercrest will make forward-looking statements pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact, including statements regarding future events and developments, and Silvercrest’s future performances, as well as management’s current expectations, beliefs, plans, estimates, or projections relating to the future are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are only predictions based on current expectations and projections about future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, and they are important factors that could cause actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially than the statements made. Among these factors are fluctuations in quarterly and annual results, incurrence of net losses, adverse effects of management focusing on implementation of our growth strategy, failure to develop and maintain the Silvercrest brand and other factors disclosed in the Company’s filings with the SEC, including those factors listed under the caption entitled Risk Factors in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 filed with the SEC. In some cases these statements can be identified by forward-looking words such as believe, expect, anticipate, plan, estimate, likely, may, will, could, continue, project, predict, goal, the negative or plural of these words, and other similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are predictions based on Silvercrest’s current expectations and its projections about future events. All forward-looking statements made on this call are made as of the date hereof, and Silvercrest assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements. I would now like to turn the call over to Rick Hough, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.