Operator

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Metro Inc. 2026 Second Quarter Results Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Also note that this call is being recorded on April 22, 2026.

And I would like to turn the conference over to Sharon Kadoche, Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Finance. Please go ahead.

Sharon Kadoche
Senior Advisor of Investor Relations & Risks

[Foreign Language] Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us today. Our comments will focus on the financial results of our second quarter, which ended on March 14. With me today is Mr. Eric La Fleche, President and CEO; Nicolas Amyot, Executive VP and CFO; Marc Giroux, Chief Operating Officer; and Jean-Michel Coutu, President of the Pharmacy division. During the call, we will present our second quarter results and comment on its highlights. We will then be happy to take your questions.

Before we begin, I would like to remind you that we will use in today's discussion different statements that could be construed as forward-looking information. In general, any statement which does not constitute a historical fact may be deemed a forward-looking statement. Words or expressions such as expect, intend, are confident that, will and other similar words or expressions are generally indicative of forward-looking statements.

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