DryShips Inc. Reports Financial and Operating Results for the First Quarter 2011

News Release DryShips Inc. May 13, 2011

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May 12, 2011, Athens, Greece.
DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS), or the Company, a
global provider of marine transportation services for drybulk and
petroleum cargoes, and
through its majority owned subsidiary, Ocean Rig UDW Inc., of
off-shore contract
drilling oil services, today announced its unaudited financial and
operating results for the
first quarter ended March 31, 2011.
Drilling Segment Employment Update
 On May 12, 2011, the Company was awarded contracts for
the Ocean Rig
Corcovado and the Ocean Rig Mykonos by Petróleo Brasileiro S.A
(“Petrobras”)
for drilling offshore Brazil. The term of each contract is 1095
days, with a total
combined value of $1.1 billion. The contract for the Ocean Rig
Mykonos will
commence directly after delivery from Samsung Heavy Industries in
September
2011, while the contract for the Ocean Rig Corcovado will commence
in direct
continuation of the current contract with Cairn Energy offshore
Greenland. The
documents pursuant to the award are expected to be executed in the
coming
weeks.
 On May 5, 2011, the Company signed a new drilling
contract for the Leiv
Eiriksson with Borders & Southern Petroleum plc for
performance of exploration
drilling offshore the Falkland Islands. This contract replaces the
previous contract
with Borders & Southern plc for the Eirik Raude. The Leiv
Eiriksson will perform
the scheduled drilling program in direct continuation after
completion of the
drilling campaign for Cairn Energy offshore Greenland. The
contract is for
drilling two wells for a period of about 90 days, including three
further optional
wells. The contract value is approximately $80 million.
George Economou, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company commented:
“We are delighted to have secured two long-term drilling contracts
from the biggest player in
the ultra deepwater drilling market, which is a testament to Ocean
Rig’s operational track
record and the quality of our assets. Following these contracts we
now have three of our
drillships on contract to Petrobras. These two contracts are the
culmination of our efforts since
we entered the drilling segment three years ago. We have now
secured contracts for all of our
initial newbuilding drillships and doubled our backlog to over $2
billion. Ocean Rig has
delivered on all its promises during the last few months by:
- Solidifying its balance sheet through the $500 million private
placement in December
2010.
- Completing the financing of four of its newbuilding drillships
through the $800
million Nordea facility, the restructuring of the $1.1 billion
Deutsche Bank facility
and the placement of $500 million of 9.5% senior unsecured
notes.
- Increasing the backlog to over $2 billion.
Ocean Rig has entered into the next phase of its development and
is in a unique position to
capitalize on the positive ultra deepwater market fundamentals. By
exercising two of our four
options to build additional 7th
generation drillships, Ocean Rig is now the largest pure
player
in the ultra deepwater sector with the most sophisticated assets
available for charter at a time
when oil companies are increasing their E&P spending. For
DryShips the diversification in the
drilling space is paying off at a particularly opportune time
given the challenging drybulk and
tanker markets. During the next few months we plan to take active
steps to monetize
DryShips’ most prized asset, its shares of Ocean Rig common stock,
through a public listing
in the U.S.
Turning to the shipping side, we are well prepared to weather the
current storm. We have a
good backlog on the drybulk fleet with long-term time charters.
This backlog enables us not
only to comfortably service our debt but also allows opportunistic
acquisitions. On the tanker
side we continue to take delivery of our state of the art tankers
and secure the appropriate
level of debt along the way. While the bulk shipping markets
remain challenging we are
encouraged by the high scrapping activity, the slippage in
delivery and the strong demand
fundamentals of drybulk commodities and oil
markets.”
Selected Recent Developments
 On April 29, 2011, the Company took delivery of its
newbuilding Aframax
tanker, Daytona.
 On April 27, 2011, the Company exercised the second of
its four 7th generation
newbuilding drillship options and entered into a shipbuilding
contract for a total
yard cost of $608.0 million. The Company paid $207.4 million to
the shipyard in
connection with the exercise of the option. Delivery of this hull
is scheduled for
October 2013.
 On April 27, 2011, the Company completed the issuance of
$500 million
aggregate principal amount of 9.5% senior unsecured notes due 2016
offered in a
private placement. The net proceeds from the notes offering
amounted to
approximately $487.5 million.
 On April 27, 2011, the Company entered into an agreement
with all lenders under
the two $562.5 million Loan Agreements to restructure the
agreements. The
principal terms of the restructuring are as follows: (i) the
maximum amount
permitted to be drawn is reduced from $562.5 million to $495.0
million under
each facility; (ii) in addition to the guarantee already provided
by DryShips,
Ocean Rig UDW provided an unlimited recourse guarantee that will
include
certain financial covenants that will apply quarterly to Ocean Rig
UDW; (iii) the
Company is permitted to draw under the facility with respect to
the Ocean Rig
Poseidon based upon the employment of the drillship under its
drilling contract
with Petrobras Tanzania, and on April 27, 2010, the cash
collateral deposited for
this vessel was released; and (iv) the Company is permitted to
draw under the
facility with respect to the Ocean Rig Mykonos provided the
Company has
obtained suitable employment for such drillship no later than
August 2011.
 On April 20, 2011 the Company entered into a $32.3
million secured term loan
facility with an international lender to partially finance the
construction cost of
the newbuilding tanker Daytona.
 On April 18, 2011, the Company entered into an $800
million Syndicated Secured
Term Loan Facility to partially finance the construction costs of
the Ocean Rig
Corcovado and the Ocean Rig Olympia. This facility has a five year
term and is
repayable in 20 quarterly installments plus a balloon payment
payable with the
last installment. The facility bears interest at LIBOR plus a
margin. The facility
is guaranteed by DryShips and Ocean Rig UDW and imposes certain
financial
covenants on both entities. On April 20, 2011, the Company drew
down the full
amount of this facility and prepaid its $325 million Bridge Loan
Facility.
 On April 18, 2011, the Company exercised the first of its
four 7th generation
newbuilding drillship options and entered into a shipbuilding
contract for a total yard
cost of $608 million. The Company paid $207.6 million to the
shipyard in connection
with the exercise of the option. Delivery of this hull is
scheduled for July 2013.
 On April 12, 2011 the Company concluded an order for two
176,000 dwt Capesize dry
bulk vessels for an aggregate contract price of $108.4 million,
with an established
Chinese shipyard. The vessels are expected to be delivered in the
third and the fourth
quarter of 2012, respectively.
 On March 30, 2011, the Company took delivery of its
second newbuilding drillship
Ocean Rig Olympia.
 On March 23, 2011, the Company took delivery of its
newbuilding Suezmax tanker,
Vilamoura.
 On March 16, 2011, the Company’s vessel, Oliva, was
reported to have run aground
in a group of islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. The vessel was
declared a total
actual loss. As of the date of this press release, we have
collected substantially all of
the insurance proceeds.
First quarter 2011 Financial Highlights
 For the first quarter of 2011, the Company reported net
income of $25.8 million, or $0.07
basic and diluted earnings per share. Included in the first
quarter 2011 results are various
items, totaling $30.3 million, or $0.08 per share which are
described below.
Excluding these items, net income would have amounted to $56.1
million or $0.15
basic and diluted earnings per share.
Included in the first quarter 2011 results
are:
o Incremental costs associated with class survey of Leiv
Eiriksson in the first
quarter 2011 of $8.9 million, or $0.02 per
share. Next survey is scheduled for
2016.
o Losses incurred on our interest rate swaps, amounting to
$3.9 million, or $0.01 per
share.
o Non-cash amortization of debt issuance costs, including
those relating to our
convertible senior notes, totaling $17.5 million, or $0.05 per
share.
 Basic earnings per share for the first quarter of 2011
includes a reduction to net
income amounting to $2.5 million relating to the cumulative
payment-in-kind
dividends on the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, which
reduces the income
available to common shareholders.
 The Company reported adjusted EBITDA of $107.1 million
for the first quarter of
2011.1
Financial Review: 2011 First quarter
The Company recorded net income of $25.8 million, or $0.07 basic
diluted earnings per
share, for the three-month period ended March 31, 2011, as
compared to a net income of
$13.3 million, or $0.04 basic and diluted earnings per share, for
the three-month period
ended March 31, 2010. Adjusted EBITDA, which is defined and
reconciled to net income
later in this press release, was $107.1 million for the first
quarter of 2011 as compared to
$116.5 million for the same period in 2010.
Included in the first quarter 2011 results are various items
totaling $30.3 million, or
$0.08 per share, which are described at the beginning of this
press release. Excluding
these items, our adjusted net income would have amounted to $56.1
million, or $0.15 per
share.
Basic earnings per share for the first quarter of 2011 includes a
reduction to net income
amounting to $2.5 million relating to the cumulative
payment-in-kind dividends on the
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, which reduces the income
available to common
shareholders.
For the drybulk and tanker carrier segment, net voyage revenues
(voyage revenues minus
voyage expenses) decreased by $15.3 million to $91.6 million for
the three-month period
ended March 31, 2011, as compared to $106.9 million for the
three-month period ended
March 31, 2010. For the offshore drilling segment, revenues from
drilling contracts
increased by $29.0 million to $109.3 million for the three-month
period ended March 31,
2011 as compared to $80.3 million for the same period in 2010.
Total vessel and rig operating expenses increased by $14.5 million
to $62.9 million for
the three-month period ended March 31, 2011, as compared to $48.4
million for the
three-month period ended March 31, 2010, while total depreciation
and amortization
increased by $8.7 million to $55.9 million for the three-month
period ended March 31,
2011 as compared to $47.2 million for the three-month period ended
March 31, 2010.
Total general and administrative expenses decreased to $25.7
million in the first quarter
of 2011 from $27.2 million during the comparative period in
2010.
1 Please see later in this release for a reconciliation of
Adjusted EBITDA to net income, the most directly
comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with United
States generally accepted accounting
principles, or U.S. GAAP.
Fleet List
The table below describes our drybulk and tanker fleet profile as
of May 12, 2011
Year Gross rate Redelivery
Built DWT Type Per day Earliest Latest
Dry fleet
Capesize:
Alameda 2001 170,662 Capesize $27,500 Nov-15 Jan-16
Brisbane 1995 151,066 Capesize $25,000 Dec-11 Apr-12
Capri 2001 172,579 Capesize Spot
Flecha 2004 170,012 Capesize $55,000 Jul-18 Nov-18
Manasota 2004 171,061 Capesize $67,000 Feb-13 Apr-13
Mystic 2008 170,040 Capesize $52,310 Aug-18 Dec-18
Samsara 1996 150,393 Capesize Spot
Panamax:
Amalfi 2009 75,000 Panamax $39,750 Aug- 13 Oct- 13
Avoca 2004 76,629 Panamax $45,500 Sep-13 Dec-13
Bargara 2002 74,832 Panamax $43,750 May-12 Jul-12
Capitola 2001 74,816 Panamax Spot
Catalina 2005 74,432 Panamax $40,000 Jun-13 Aug-13
Conquistador 2000 75,607 Panamax $17,750 Aug-11 Nov-11
Coronado 2000 75,706 Panamax $18,250 Sep-11 Nov-11
Ecola 2001 73,925 Panamax $43,500 Jun-12 Aug-12
La Jolla 1997 72,126 Panamax $14,750 Aug-11 Nov-11
Levanto 2001 73,931 Panamax $16,800 Sep-11 Nov-11
Ligari 2004 75,583 Panamax $55,500 Jun-12 Aug-12
Maganari 2001 75,941 Panamax $14,500 Jul-11 Sep-11
Majorca 2005 74,747 Panamax $43,750 Jun-12 Aug-12
Marbella 2000 72,561 Panamax $14,750 Aug-11 Nov-11
Mendocino 2002 76,623 Panamax $56,500 Jun-12 Sep-12
Ocean Crystal 1999 73,688 Panamax $15,000 Aug-11 Nov-11
Oregon 2002 74,204 Panamax $16,350 Aug-11 Oct-11
Padre 2004 73,601 Panamax $46,500 Sep-12 Dec-12
Positano 2000 73,288 Panamax $42,500 Sep-13 Dec-13
Rapallo 2009 75,123 Panamax $15,400 Aug-11 Oct-11
Redondo 2000 74,716 Panamax $34,500 Apr-13 Jun-13
Saldanha 2004 75,707 Panamax $52,500 Jun-12 Sep-12
Samatan 2001 74,823 Panamax Spot
Sonoma 2001 74,786 Panamax $19,300 Sept- 11 Nov- 11
Sorrento 2004 76,633 Panamax $17,300 Sep-11 Dec-11
Toro 1995 73,035 Panamax $16,750 May-11
Jul-11
Supramax:
Galveston 2002 51,201 Supramax Spot
Paros I 2003 51,201 Supramax $27,135 Oct-11 May-12
Year Gross rate
Built DWT Type Per day
Newbuildings
Panamax 1 2011 76,000 Panamax
Panamax 2 2012 76,000 Panamax
Capesize 1 2012 176,000 Capesize
Capesize 2 2012 176,000 Capesize
Tanker fleet
Saga 2011 115,200 Aframax Spot
Vilamoura 2011 158,300 Suezmax Spot
Daytona 2011 115,200 Aframax Spot
Newbuildings
Alicante 2012 115,200 Aframax
Belmar 2011 115,200 Aframax
Calida 2011 115,200 Aframax
Mareta 2012 115,200 Aframax
Blanca 2013 158,300 Suezmax
Bordeira 2013 158,300 Suezmax
Esperona 2013 158,300 Suezmax
Lipari 2012 158,300 Suezmax
Petalidi 2012 158,300 Suezmax
Drilling Units
Year Built or Scheduled
Delivery / Generation
Contract Term Backlog
($ million)
Existing Drilling Rigs
Leiv
Eiriksson
2001 / 5th Q2 2011 – Q4 2011
Q42011 – Q2 2012
$100
$80
Eirik
Raude
2002 / 5th Q4 2008 – Q4 2011 $127
Existing Drillships
Ocean Rig Corcovado 2011 / 6th Q1 2011 –
Q4 2011
Q4 2011- Q4 2014
$107
$534
Ocean Rig Olympia 2011 / 6th Q2 2011 –
Q2 2012 $160
Newbuilding Drillships
Ocean Rig Poseidon Q3 2011 / 6th Q3 2011
– Q2 2013 $378
Ocean Rig Mykonos Q3 2011 / 6th Q4
2011- Q4 2014 $528
OCR Drillship TBN #1 Q3 2013 /
7th
OCR Drillship TBN #2 Q3 2013 / 7th
Total $2,014
Drybulk Carrier Segment Summary Operating Data
(unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except average daily
results)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2010 2011
Average number of vessels(1)
37.6 36.8
Total voyage days for vessels(2)
3,314 3,268
Total calendar days for vessels(3)
3,384 3,314
Fleet utilization(4)
98% 98.6%
Time charter equivalent(5)
32,250 27,700
Vessel operating expenses (daily)(6)
5,691 5,794
(1) Average number of vessels is the number of vessels that
constituted our fleet for the relevant period, as
measured by the sum of the number of days each vessel was a part
of our fleet during the period divided
by the number of calendar days in that period.
(2) Total voyage days for fleet are the total days the vessels
were in our possession for the relevant period
net of off hire days.
(3) Calendar days are the total number of days the vessels were in
our possession for the relevant period
including off hire days.
(4) Fleet utilization is the percentage of time that our vessels
were available for revenue generating voyage
days, and is determined by dividing voyage days by fleet calendar
days for the relevant period.
(5) Time charter equivalent, or TCE, is a measure of the average
daily revenue performance of a vessel on a
per voyage basis. Our method of calculating TCE is consistent with
industry standards and is determined
by dividing voyage revenues (net of voyage expenses) by voyage
days for the relevant time period.
Voyage expenses primarily consist of port, canal and fuel costs
that are unique to a particular voyage,
which would otherwise be paid by the charterer under a time
charter contract, as well as commissions.
TCE is a standard shipping industry performance measure used
primarily to compare period-to-period
changes in a shipping company's performance despite changes in the
mix of charter types (i.e., spot
charters, time charters and bareboat charters) under which the
vessels may be employed between the
periods.
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2010 2011
Voyage revenues 113,903 96,988
Voyage expenses (7,026) (6,465)
Time charter equivalent revenues 106,877 90,523
Total voyage days for fleet 3,314 3,268
Time charter equivalent TCE 32,250 27,700
(6) Daily vessel operating expenses, which includes crew costs,
provisions, deck and engine stores,
lubricating oil, insurance, maintenance and repairs is calculated
by dividing vessel operating expenses by
fleet calendar days for the relevant time
period.
Dryships Inc.
Financial Statements
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Operations
(Expressed in Thousands of U.S.
Dollarsexcept
for share and per share data)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2010 2011
(As restated)
REVENUES:
Voyage revenues $ 113,903 $ 98,087
Revenues from drilling contracts 80,256 109,326
194,159 207,413
EXPENSES:
Voyage expenses 7,026 6,516
Vessel operating expenses 19,259 21,085
Drilling rigs operating expenses 29,100 41,850
Depreciation and amortization 47,158 55,916
Loss/ (gain) on sale of vessels (10,684) -
General and administrative expenses 27,187
25,677
Operating income 75,113
56,369
OTHER INCOME / (EXPENSES):
Interest and finance costs, net of
interest income (16, 895) (15,606)
Gain/(loss) on interest rate swaps (34,638) (3,854)
Other, net (5,728) 1,057
Income taxes (4,577) (5,961)
Total other income/(expenses), net (61,838)
(24,364)
Net income/(loss) 13,275 32,005
Net income attributable to noncontrolling
interests - (6,240)
Net income/(loss) attributable
to Dryships Inc. $ 13,275 $ 25,765
Earnings/(loss) per common share,
basic and diluted $ 0.04 $ 0.07
Weighted average number of shares,
basic and diluted 254,823,623
337,143,598
Dryships Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance
Sheets
(Expressed in Thousands of U.S. Dollars)
December 31, 2010 March 31, 2011
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 391,530 $ 129,463
Restricted cash 578,311 304,564
Trade accounts receivable, net 25,204 57,386
Other current assets 70,065 160,514
Total current assets 1,065,110
651,927
FIXED ASSETS, NET:
Advances for vessels and rigs under construction and acquisitions
2,072,699 977,075
Vessels, net 1,917,966 1,962,882
Drilling rigs, machinery and equipment, net 1,249,333
2,996,623
Total fixed assets, net 5,239,998
5,936,580
OTHER NON CURRENT ASSETS:
Restricted cash 195,517 205,000
Other non-current assets 483,869 197,888
Total non current assets 679,386
402,888
Total assets 6,984,494
6,991,395
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Current portion of long-term debt 731,232 651,428
Other current liabilities 204,203
255,635
Total current liabilities 935,435
907,063
NON CURRENT LIABILITIES
Long-term debt, net of current portion 1,988,460 1,992,370
Other non-current liabilities 161,070
146,756
Total non current liabilities 2,149,530
2,139,126
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES -
-
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Total Dryhsips Inc. stockholders’ equity 3,363,253 3,401,945
Non controlling interests 536,276
543,261
Total equity 3,899,529
3,945,206
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 6,984,494 $
6,991,395
Ocean Rig UDW Inc.
Financial Statements
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Operations
(Expressed in Thousands of U.S. Dollarsexcept
for share and per share data) Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2010 2011
(As restated)
REVENUES:
Revenues from drilling contracts $ 80,256 $
109,326
EXPENSES:
Drilling rigs operating expenses 29,100 41,850
Depreciation and amortization 18,468 28,197
General and administrative expenses 5,517
6,099
Operating income 27,171
33,180
OTHER INCOME / (EXPENSES):
Interest income 1,658 5,653
Interest and finance costs (2,889) (2,624)
Gain/(loss) on interest rate swaps (9,509) (1,517)
Other, net (683) 137
Income taxes (4,577) (5,961)
Total other income/(expenses), net (16,000)
(4,312)
Net income/(loss) $ 11,171 $ 28,868
Earnings/(loss) per common share, basic and diluted $ 0.11 $
0.22
Weighted average number of shares, basic and diluted 103,125,500
131,696,928
Ocean Rig UDW Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance
Sheets
(Expressed in Thousands of U.S. Dollars)
December 31, 2010 March 31, 2011
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 95,707 $ 30,007
Restricted cash 512,793 239,999
Trade accounts receivable, net 24,286 50,097
Other current assets 39,220 66,371
Total current assets 672,006
386,474
FIXED ASSETS, NET:
Advances for assets under construction and acquisitions 1,888,490
832,377
Drilling rigs, machinery and equipment, net 1,249,333
2,968,198
Total fixed assets, net 3,137,823
3,800,575
OTHER NON CURRENT ASSETS:
Other non-current assets 533,869 247,688
Total non current assets 533,869
247,688
Total assets 4,343,698
4,434,737
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Current portion of long-term debt 560,561 486,727
Other current liabilities 107,357
290,959
Total current liabilities 667,918
777,686
NON CURRENT LIABILITIES
Long-term debt, net of current portion 696,986 651,424
Other non-current liabilities 97,712
95,025
Total non current liabilities 794,698
746,449
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES -
-
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Total stockholders’ equity 2,881,082
2,910,602
Total equity 2,881,082
2,910,602
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 4,343,698 $
4,434,737
Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation
Adjusted EBITDA represents net income before interest, taxes,
depreciation and amortization and
gains or losses on interest rate swaps. Adjusted EBITDA does not
represent and should not be
considered as an alternative to net income or cash flow from
operations, as determined by U.S.
GAAP, and our calculation of adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable
to that reported by other
companies. Adjusted EBITDA is included herein because it is a
basis upon which the Company
measures its operations and efficiency. Adjusted EBITDA is also
used by our lenders as a measure of
our compliance with certain covenants contained in our loan
agreements and because the Company
believes that it presents useful information to investors
regarding a company's ability to service and/or
incur indebtedness.
The following table reconciles net income to Adjusted
EBITDA:
Dryships Inc.
(Expressed in Thousands of U.S.
Dollars)
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2010
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2011
(As restated)
Net income/(loss) attributable
to Dryships Inc. 13,275 25,765
Add: Net interest expense 16,895 15,606
Add: Depreciation and amortization 47,158 55,916
Add: Income taxes 4,577 5,961
Add: Loss/ (gain) on interest rate swaps 34,638 3,854
Adjusted EBITDA 116,543 107,102
Ocean Rig UDW Inc.
(Expressed in Thousands of U.S.
Dollars)
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2010
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2011
(As restated)
Net income/(loss) 11,171 28,868
Add: Net interest expense 1,231 (3,029)
Add: Depreciation and amortization 18,468 28,197
Add: Income taxes 4,577 5,961
Add: Loss/ (gain) on interest rate swaps 9,509 1,517
Adjusted EBITDA 44,956 61,514
Conference Call and Webcast: May 13,
2011
As announced, the Company’s management team will host a conference
call on Friday, May 13,
2011, at 8:00 a.m. EDT to discuss the Company’s financial
results.
Conference Call details:
Participants should dial into the call 10 minutes before the
scheduled time using the following
numbers: 1(866) 819-7111 (from the US), 0(800) 953-0329 (from the
UK) or +(44) (0) 1452 542 301
(from outside the US). Please quote "DryShips."
A replay of the conference call will be available until May 15,
2011. The United States replay number
is 1(866) 247-4222; from the UK 0(800) 953-1533; the standard
international replay number is (+44)
(0) 1452 550 000 and the access code required for the replay is:
2133051#.
Slides and audio webcast:
There will also be a simultaneous live webcast over the Internet,
through the DryShips Inc. website
(www.dryships.com). Participants to the live webcast should
register on the website approximately 10
minutes prior to the start of the
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