NewJersey Resources Corporation

Good day.

My name is Jason, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the New Jersey Resources first quarter fiscal 2022 earnings conference call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the speaker's remarks, there will be a question and answer session. If you would like to ask a question during this time, simply press star followed by the number one on your telephone keypad. If you would like to withdraw your question, please press star, then two. I would now like to turn the conference over to Mr. Dennis Puma. Please begin.

Thank you. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to New Jersey Resources first quarter fiscal 22 conference call and webcast. I'm joined here today by Steve Westover, our president and CEO, Roberto Bell, our senior vice president and chief financial officer, as well as other members of our senior management team. As you know, certain statements in today's call contain estimates and other forward-looking statements. within the meaning of the securities laws. We wish to caution listeners of this call that the current expectations, assumptions, and beliefs forming the basis for our forward-looking statements include many factors that are beyond our ability to control or estimate precisely. This could cause results to materially differ from our expectations as found on slide one. These items can also be found in the forward-looking statements section of today's earnings released first on Form 8K and in our most recent Forms 10K and Q as filed with the SEC. We do not, by including this statement, assume any obligation to review or revise any particular forward-looking statement referenced herein in light of future events. We will also be referring to certain non-GAAP financial measures, such as net financial earnings or NFDs. We believe that NFD, net financial loss, utility gross margin, and financial margin provide a more complete understanding of our financial performance. However, these non-GAAP measures are not intended to be a substitute for GAAP. Our non-GAAP financial measures are discussed more fully in item seven of our 10-K. Our agenda for today is found on slide two. Steve will begin today's call with this quarter's highlights, followed by Roberto, We'll review our financial results. Then we'll open the call to your questions. The slides accompanying today's presentation are available on our website and were furnished on Form 8-K filed this morning. With that said, I'll turn the call over to our President and CEO, Steve Westover. Steve?