Operator
Operator
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for joining the JAKKS Pacific Second Quarter 2014 Earnings Call with management. Today, JAKKS will review the results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2014, which the company released earlier today. On the call today are Stephen Berman, President and Chief Executive Officer; and Joel Bennett, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Berman will first provide an overview of the quarter; then Mr. Bennett will provide the detailed comments regarding JAKKS Pacific's financial and operational results. Mr. Berman will then conclude the prepared portion of the call with highlights of the product lines and current business trends prior to opening up the call for questions. Your line will be placed on mute for the first portion of the call. (Operator Instructions) Before we begin, the company would like to point out that any comments made about JAKKS Pacific's future performance, events or circumstances, including the estimates of sales and earnings per share for 2014, as well as other forward-looking statements concerning 2014 and beyond are subject to Safe Harbor protection under federal security laws. These statements reflect the company's best judgments based on current market trends and conditions today and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in forward-looking statements. For details concerning these and other and such risks and uncertainties, you should consult JAKKS' most recent 10-K and 10-Q filings with the SEC, as well as the company's other reports subsequently filed with the SEC from time to time. With that, I will turn the call over to Mr. Berman.