Acme United Corporation.

Good day and welcome to the Acme United Corporation second quarter 2023 earnings. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A question and answer session will follow the formal presentation. If anyone should require operator assistance during a conference, please press star zero on your telephone keypad. As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. At this time, I would like to turn the call over to Walter Johnson, Chairman and CEO. Please go ahead, sir.

Good morning. Welcome to the second quarter 2023 earnings conference call for Acme United Corporation. I'm Walter C. Johnson, chairman and CEO. With me is Paul Driscoll, our chief financial officer, who will first read a safe harbor statement. Paul?

Forward-looking statements in this conference call, including without limitation statements related to the company's plans, strategies, objectives, expectations, Intentions and adequacy of capital and other resources are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, among others, those arising as a result of challenging global macroeconomic environment characterized by continued high inflation and high interest rates. We have experienced supply chain disruptions, including those resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, and we may experience supply chain disruptions in the future. We're also subject to additional risks and uncertainties as described in our periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission in our current earnings release. Thank you, Paul.