Operator
Hello, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Kadant Acquisition of Clyde Industries Conference Call.
[Operator Instructions] I would now like to hand the conference over to Michael McKenney. You may begin.
Michael McKenney
Executive VP & CFO
Thank you, Towanda. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to Kadant’s conference call to discuss its acquisition of Clyde Industries. With me on the call today is Jeff Powell, our President and Chief Executive Officer.
Before we begin, let me read our safe harbor statement. Various remarks that we may make today about Kadant’s future plans and expectations, including the expected benefits of the acquisition of Clyde Industries, are forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including those outlined at the beginning of our slide presentation and those discussed under the heading Risk Factors in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2024, and subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
In addition, any forward-looking statements we make during this webcast represent our views and estimates only as of today. While we may elect to update forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to
