Avnet, Inc.

Please stand by. Our presentation will now begin. Welcome to the Avnet second quarter fiscal year 2021 earnings call. I would now like to turn the floor over to Joe Burke, Vice President of Treasury and Investor Relations for Avnet.

Thank you, operator. Earlier this afternoon, Avnet released financial results for the second fiscal quarter of 2021. The release is available on the investor relations section of the company's website. Thank you for joining us. and the supply chain. Such forward-looking statements are not the guarantee of performance, and the company's actual results could differ materially from those contained in such statements. Several factors that could cause or contribute to such differences are described in detail in Abbott's most recent form, 10Q and 10K, and subsequent filings with the SEC. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this presentation, and the company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements or supply new information regarding the circumstances after the date of this presentation. Today's call will be led by Phil Gallagher, Avnet's CEO, and Tom Liguori, Avnet's CFO. With that, let me turn the call over to Phil Gallagher.

Phil? Thank you, Joe, and thank you, everyone, for joining us for our second quarter fiscal year 2021 earnings conference call. I hope everyone is safe and healthy and that your 2021 is off to a good start, all things considered. 2020 was a challenging year, to say the least, and, of course, we continue to manage some lingering COVID-related headwinds.