Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. (RMCF) Shareholder/Analyst Call Prepared Remarks Transcript

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory. We are pleased that you could join us today. As the operator indicated, my name is Mel Keating, and I am Chair of the Board of Directors of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory. Before we proceed to the business of the meeting, I would like to introduce some individuals who are important to the company and who are here today. Joining us are the executive officers of Rocky Mountain, Al Harper, Interim Chief Executive Officer; and Carrie Cass, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary. I would also like to introduce the other Board members who are attending today's meeting in alphabetical order. They are: Steve Craig; Jeff Geygan; Alberto Pérez-Jácome; and Brian Quinn. We also welcome Howard Condo, representing our independent audit firm, Rosenberg Rich Baker Berman, P.A. It is 10:02 a.m. Mountain Time, and I am now calling this meeting to order. As Chair of the Board, I will preside over the meeting as the chairperson, and Ms. Cass will act as Secretary. Carrie, would you please report on the presence of a quorum?