SiteOne Landscape Supply (SITE) 24 Feb 212020 Q4 Earnings call transcript

Greetings and welcome to SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A question-and-answer session will follow the formal presentation. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. to Executive conference Financial Vice like host, to Officer. now Guthrie, John President would turn over the your I and Chief

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David. Thanks,

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