Acme United Corporation.

Good day and welcome to the Acme United Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results Conference Call. At this time, I'd like to turn the call over to your host, Walter Johnsen, Chairman and CEO. Please go ahead, sir.

Good morning. Welcome to the Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call for Acme United Corporation. I am Walter C. Johnsen, Chairman and CEO. With me is Paul Driscoll, our Chief Financial Officer. 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 involved risks and uncertainties, including among others those arising as a result of a challenging global macroeconomic environment characterized by continued high inflation, high interest rates, and the imposition of new tariffs or changes in existing tariff rates. In addition, we have experienced supply chain disruptions and we may experience these disruptions in the future. We are also subject to additional risks and uncertainties as described in our periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and in our current earnings release.