Rollins, Inc.

Greetings and welcome to the Rollins Inc. 4th Quarter 2021 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are on a listen-only mode. A question and answer session will follow the formal presentation. If you would like to ask a question, you may press star 1 on your telephone keypad. If anyone should require operator assistance during the conference, please press star 0 on your telephone keypad. As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. It is now my pleasure to introduce your host, Mr. Joe Calabri. Please go ahead.

By now, you should have all received a copy of the press release. However, if anyone is missing a copy and would like to receive one, please contact our office at 212-827-3746, and we'll send your release and make sure you're on the company's distribution list. There will be a replay of the call, which will begin one hour after the call and run for one week. The replay can be accessed by dialing 877- 660-6853 with the passcode 13725733. Additionally, the call is being webcast at www.rollins.com and the replay will be available for 90 days. The company is also offering investors a supporting slide presentation, which can be found on Rollins' website at www.rollins.com. We'll be following that slide presentation on a call this morning and And we encourage you to view that with us. On the line with me today and speaking are Gary Rollins, Rollins Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, John Wilson, Vice Chairman, Jerry Gale, Jr., President and Chief Operating Officer, and Julie Berman, Interim Chief Financial Officer, Vice President and Treasurer. Management will make some opening remarks and then we'll open the line for your questions. Gary, would you like to begin?

Yes, thank you, Joe, and good morning. We appreciate all of you joining us for our fourth quarter and year-end 2021 investor call. Julie will read our forward-looking statement and disclaimer, and then we'll begin.