Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.

Good morning, my name is Joelle and I will be your conference operator today. Bonjour, je m'appelle Joelle et je serai votre opératrice pour la conférence aujourd'hui. I will now introduce Mr. Jean-Philippe Lachance, Vice President, Investor Relations and Treasury at Alimentation Couchetard. Je vais maintenant passer la parole à M. Jean-Philippe Lachance, Vice President, Relations Investisseurs et Trésorerie pour Alimentation Couchetard.

English will follow. Bonjour. J'aimerais d'abord vous souhaiter la bienvenue à la téléconférence qui porte sur la diffusion des résultats financiers du quatrième trimestre de l'exercice 2023 d'alimentation couche-tard. Toutes les lignes seront placées en mode discrétion afin d'éviter tout bruit inutile. À la suite de la présentation, nous répondrons en direct aux questions des analystes. Nous souhaitons vous rappeler que cette webdiffusion sera disponible sur notre site Internet pour une durée de 90 jours. Furthermore, note that some of the topics discussed during this webcast could consist of prospective statements provided by society with usual warnings. These warnings or risks, as well as these uncertainties, are described in our financial reports. It is therefore possible that our future results may differ from the information presented today. The financial results will be presented by Mr. Brian Hanisch, President and Director-General, and Mr. Claude Tessier, Director-General. Mr. Philippe Da Silva, Vice-President-Principal Finance and future Director-General on the 1st of July, will also be present with us on this call. Good morning. I would like to welcome everyone to this web conference presenting Alimentation Couchetard's financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023. All lines will be kept on mute to prevent any background noise. After the presentation, we will answer questions from analysts asked live during the web conference. We would like to remind everyone that this webcast presentation will be available on our website for a 90-day period. Also, please remember that some of the issues discussed during this webcast might be forward-looking statements which are provided by the corporation with its usual caveats. These caveats or risks and uncertainties are outlined in our financial reporting. Therefore, our future results could differ from the information discussed today. Our financial results will be presented by Mr. Brian Hamish, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Mr. Claude Tessier, Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Felipe da Silva, Senior Vice President, Finance and Future, Chief Financial Officer, effective July 1st, is also present with us on this call. Brian, you may begin your conference.

Thank you, Jean-Philippe. Good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us for this presentation of our quarterly results.