Robert McFarland

Good morning, and welcome to the Annual Meeting of AGT Food and Ingredients Inc. My name is Bill McFarland, and I'm the Chair of the Board of AGT. This meeting is being held in a webcast format only. I'm joined today by Murad Al-Katib, President and Chief Executive Officer; and Kenton Rein, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of the company; and Harley Ulmer, Global Corporate Treasurer of the company. We will start by conducting the formal part of the meeting. And afterwards, Murad will provide a business update, followed by a question period.

Murad's presentation will appear on your screen, so you may easily follow along, and it will be posted on the AGT website after the meeting. I have a few administrative details to cover before we get going. Registered shareholders and duly appointed proxy holders may vote online during the meeting by clicking the voting icon. If you cannot see the full text of the resolution, please scroll down on your device in order to see the resolution as well as the voting options. If you have already voted by proxy, there is no need to vote again during the meeting since your vote has been recorded in accordance with your proxy instructions.

Given the virtual format of the meeting, we have appointed certain individuals to motion and second items of business in advance. In order for us to efficiently address any online questions on the matters to be voted upon, we encourage shareholders who are attending online and have specific questions on any item of business to