Operator

Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust First Quarter 2026 Conference Call and Webcast. As a reminder, this conference call is being recorded.

I would now like to turn the conference over to Ms. Jennifer Suess, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, ESG, and Corporate Secretary. Ms. Suess, you may begin.

Jennifer Suess
Senior VP of ESG, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

Thank you, and good morning, everyone. I am Jennifer Suess, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, ESG, and Corporate Secretary of RioCan. Before we begin, I am required to read the following cautionary statement.

In talking about our financial and operating performance and in responding to your questions, we may make forward-looking statements, including statements concerning RioCan's objectives, its strategies to achieve those objectives as well as statements with respect to management's beliefs, plans, estimates and intentions, and similar statements concerning anticipated future events, results, circumstances, performance, or expectations that are not historical facts. These statements are based on our current estimates and assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the conclusions in these forward-looking statements.