Boralex Inc.

Hello, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the telephone conference on the financial results of the third quarter of 2023 for Boralex. Please note that all lines are in mute mode only. At the end of the presentation, there will be a question and answer period during which financial analysts, shareholders and investors will be invited to ask their questions. If you want to ask a question, please press the star next to the number 1 and 1 on your phone. Vous pouvez également noter que cette conférence est enregistrée. Pour les participants à la webdiffusion, vous pouvez également poser des questions au cours de la conférence, mais celles-ci obtiendront réponse par courriel après l'appel. Enfin, les représentants des médias qui ont des questions sont invités à contacter directement Camille Laventure, conseillère affaires publiques et communications externes chez Boralex, aux coordonnées indiquées à la fin du communiqué trimestriel. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to Boralex third quarter of 2023 financial results conference call. Note that all lines are in a listener only mode. Following the presentation, we will conduct a question and answer session in which financial analysts, shareholders and investors will be invited to ask their questions. To ask a question during the session, you will need to press star 1 and 1 on your telephone. Also note that the call is being recorded. For webcast participants, you can also ask questions during the conference, but they will be answered by email after the call. Finally, media representatives are invited to contact Camille Laventure, Advisor, Public Affairs and External Communications at Boralex. Her contact information is provided at the end of the quarterly press release. And I would like to turn the conference over to Stéphane Millot, Vice President, Investor Relations for Boralex. Please go ahead.

Thank you, operator, and good morning, everyone. So welcome to Boralex third quarter results conference call. Joining me today on the call, Patrick Dacoste, our President and Chief Executive Officer, Bruno Guilmette, our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and other members of our management and finance teams. Before we start with the review, Patrick Dacoste would like to make a special comment this morning. So go ahead, Patrick.

Good morning, everyone. It is with great sadness that we learn of the passing of Boralex founder Bernard Lemaire this morning. On behalf of all Boralex employees and my colleagues of the Executive Committee, we offer our sincere condolences to Mr. Lemaire's family and loved ones. Bernard was a passionate entrepreneur who had the vision to enter the renewable energy sector in 1990. He went on to become a pioneer in the development of wind power in Quebec and France. Today, we pay tribute to his remarkable legacy for Boralex, to his strong values that remain at the heart of the company business practice, and to his admirable contribution to Quebec entrepreneurial landscape. Bernard has continually reinvented himself to advance his groundbreaking vision and shape Boralex in his own way. The way that pushes us to always aim higher and further together. It is an honor for us to be able to carry this legacy forward throughout the company and beyond.