Silgan Holdings Inc.

CEO, Philippe Chevrier, EVP and COO, Bob Lewis, EVP Corporate Development and Administration, and Kim Ulmer, SVP and CFO. Before we begin the call today, we would like to make it clear that certain statements made on this conference call may be forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made based upon management's expectations and beliefs concerning future events impacting the company and, therefore, involve a number of uncertainties and risks, including but not limited to those described in the company's annual report on Form 10-K for 2024 and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Therefore, the actual results of operations or financial condition of the company could differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. In addition, commentary on today's call may contain references to certain non-GAAP financial metrics, including adjusted EBITDA, free cash flow, and adjusted net income per diluted share or adjusted EPS. Reconciliation of these metrics, which should not be considered substitutes for similar GAAP metrics, can be found in today's press release and under the non-GAAP financial information portion of the investor relations section of our website at silganholdings.com. With that, let me turn it over to Adam.

Thank you, Alex, and we'd like to welcome everyone to Silgan's first quarter earnings call. Before we get into our discussion on the quarter today, I want to take a moment to welcome Philippe Chevrier, Silgan's Chief Operating Officer, to the call. Since joining the company in February, Philippe has integrated into the Silgan culture and is already contributing to the success of our organization. We're excited to have Philippe on the Holdings team.

Thank you, Adam, for the warm welcome, and it is a pleasure to join our analysts and investors on today's call. This has been an exciting quarter personally and professionally. Having had almost 90 days to become more fully acquainted with the company and our businesses, I continue to be very impressed with the caliber of our people at Silgan. the effectiveness of our operating model, the intense focus on execution, and the strong position we enjoy as long-term partners with our customers across all our businesses. The unique structure clearly drives an opportunity culture in the company that is built upon sense of accountability and naturally creates opportunities for profitable growth with our customers. I have been impressed by the passionate people I've met and the high level of efficiency in our operations and manufacturing technology. I am excited to be part of the Salatin team and look forward to contributing to Silgan's continued successes and growth.