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Aimee Brown | Corporate Secretary |
Stewart Wallach | President and Chief Executive Officer |
Greetings and welcome to Capstone Companies’ Year End 2021 Financial Results and Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. It is now my pleasure to introduce your host Aimee Brown, Corporate Secretary for Capstone Companies Inc. Thank you.
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