Neo Performance Materials Inc.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Good morning, and welcome to the NEO Performance Materials first quarter 2026 earnings conference call. For opening remarks and introductions, let me turn the call over to Jim Fitzpatrick, SVP of Investor Relations and Communications for NEO. Jim, please proceed.

Thank you, Operator, and good day, everyone. Today's call is being recorded. A replay will be available starting tomorrow in the Investor Center on our website at neomaterials.com. Our call will be accompanied by a live webcast presentation. If you're joining us online, the slides will advance automatically as we progress through the discussion. You can also download a copy of the presentation from our website to follow along or reference afterward. On today's call are Raheem Suleiman, NEO's President and Chief Executive Officer, and Jonathan Baksh, NEO's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Please note that some of the information you will hear during today's presentation and discussion will consist of forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws, including statements regarding revenue, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, product volumes, product pricing, capital expenditures, operational plans, customer agreements, the ramp-up of our European permanent magnet facility, heavy rare earth separation, and 2026 guidance. Actual results or trends could differ materially from those discussed today. For more information, please refer to the risk factors discussed in NEO's most recent filings, including the AIF and the audited financial statements and MD&A for the period ending March 31, 2026, available on CDAR and our website. Financial amounts presented today will be in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted. Non-IFRS financial measures will be used during the conference call. Reconciliations to the nearest IFRS measures are included in our MD&A. NEO assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements except as required by applicable law. I'll now turn the call over to Rahim Suleiman, President and CEO of NEO.