Operator
Operator
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for standing by. Welcome to the DXP Enterprise's Incorporated 2012 third quarter conference call. (Operator Instructions). This conference is being recorded today, Thursday, November 1, 2012. I would now like to turn the conference over to our host, Mr. Mac McConnell. Please go ahead, sir. Mac McConnell – SVP, Finance and CFO: Thank you. This is Mac McConnell, CFO of DXP. Good evening, and thank you for joining us. Welcome to DXP's third quarter conference call. David Little, our CEO, will also speak to you and answer your questions. Before I begin, I want to remind you that today's discussion will include forward-looking statements. I want to caution you that such statements are predictions and actual events or results can differ materially. A detailed discussion of the many factors that we believe may have a material effect on our business on an ongoing basis is contained in our SEC filing, but DXP assumes no obligation to update that information. I will begin with a summary of DXP's third quarter 2012 results. David Little will share his thoughts regarding the quarter, then we will be happy to answer questions. Payables for the third quarter increased 39.5%, $289.9 million from the third quarter of 2011. After excluding third quarter 2012's sales of $66.7 billion for businesses acquired in 2011 and 2012, sales for the third quarter increased 7.4% on a same-store sales basis. Sales for supply chain services increased 11.2% to $38.6 million compared to $34.7 million for the 2011 third quarter. Excluding third quarter 2012 SCS segment sales of $4.5 million from acquired businesses, SCS segment sales for the third quarter 2012 decreased 1.7% from 2011 on a same-store sales basis. The decline is a result of reduced sales to military and truck-related customers.…