Operator
Greetings. Welcome to SM Energy Company and Civitas Resources Merger Joint Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Please note, this conference is being recorded. I will now turn the conference over to Wade Pursell, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Thank you. You may begin.
A. Pursell
Executive VP & CFO
Thank you, Sherry. Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us on this very exciting day in the history of our companies. Our call today is to discuss SM Energy Company and Civitas Resources merger announcement.
Earlier this morning, we issued a press release, posted a presentation to our website. We hope that you’ve had a chance to review both of those. So during today’s call, we’ll be making forward-looking statements, which consist of statements that cannot be confirmed by reference to existing information, including statements regarding our beliefs, goals, expectations, forecasts, projections and future performance and the assumptions underlying the statements. Please note, there are a number of factors that will cause actual results to differ materially from our statements.
Also, please recognize that except as required by applicable law, we undertake no duty to update any forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on such
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