Amarin Corporation plc

Welcome to Ameren Corporation's conference call to discuss its second quarter 2024 business update and financial results. I would now like to turn the conference call over to Mark Marmer, Vice President, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations at Ameren.

Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us.

Turning to our forward-looking statements. Please be aware that this conference call will contain forward-looking statements that are intended to be covered under the safe harbor provided under federal securities law. We may not achieve our goals, carry out our plans or intentions, or meet the expectations disclosed in our forward-looking statements. Actual results or events could differ materially, so you should not place undue reliance on these statements. We assume no obligation to update these statements as circumstances change. Our forward-looking statements do not reflect the potential impact of significant transactions we may enter into, such as mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, or any material agreements that we may enter into, amend, or terminate. For additional information concerning the risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, please see the risk factors section of our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31st, 2023, and our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30th, 2024, which has been filed with the SEC and is available through the investor relations section of our website at www.amroncorp.com. We encourage everyone to read these documents. An archive of this call will be posted on Amron's website in the investor relations section. Turning to today's agenda, Aaron Berg, Ameren's President and Chief Executive Officer, will provide an overview of his perspectives on Ameren's value and second quarter business progress, and Tom Riley, Ameren's Chief Financial Officer, will provide a review of our second quarter 2024 financial results. At the end of the presentation, there will be the chance to ask questions. I will now turn the call over to Aaron Berg, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ameren.