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Operator

Hello, welcome to FirstEnergy Corp's second quarter earnings call. As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. It is now my pleasure to turn the call over to Karen Sagot, Vice President of Investor Relations. Thank you. Please go ahead.

Karen Sagot — VP of Investor Relations

Thank you. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to FirstEnergy's second quarter 2026 earnings review. Our earnings release presentation and related financial information are available on our website at firstenergycorp.com/ir. Today's discussion will include the use of non-GAAP financial measures and forward-looking statements, which are subject to risks and uncertainties. Factors discussed in our earnings news release, during today's conference call, and in our SEC filings could cause our actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements. The appendix of today's presentation includes supplemental information, along with the reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures. Please read our cautionary statements and discussion of non-GAAP financial measures on slides two and three of the presentation. Our Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Brian Tierney, will lead our call today, and he will be joined by Jon Taylor, our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. It's my pleasure to turn the call over to Brian.

Brian Tierney — Chairman, President, and CEO

Thank you, Karen, and good morning, everyone. We have made