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Good morning, and welcome to the Special Shareholders Meeting of Northrom Bancorp, Inc. I'm Mike Houston, Chairman, President, and CEO of Northrum Bancor. Only ballots of valid shareholders of record can be counted this morning. With me on the call today is Jed Ballard, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Northram Bancorb. Also on the called is our Independent Inspector of Election, Jim Raitt, who will accurately report the results of such votes. First, we will conduct the official business of the meeting, which consists of the shareholder vote on Proposal 1, the proposal to approve the issuance of shares of North Rim Bancorp common stock in connection with the merger transaction contemplated by the agreement and plan of merger by and among North Rim Bankorp, Whitewater Sub Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Northrim, and PBCO Financial Corporation. In Proposal 2, the proposal to adjourn this special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes at the time of this special meeting to approve the North Rim Share issuance proposal or to ensure that any supplement or amendment to the accompanying joint proxy statement prospectus is timely provided to our shareholders. Following the announcement of the voting results, we will provide shareholders an opportunity to ask questions. If you would like to ask a question, please type it into the question box within the online meeting screen and include your name with your question. At this time, I formally call the Special Shareholders Meeting of North Rim Bancorp to order. Please note that 71.95% of the shareholders of record are present, either online or by proxy, and this constitutes a quorum and we can proceed with the formal business of the The purpose of today's special meeting is to consider and vote upon the following proposals. Proposal number one, the North Rim Share Issuance Proposals, which is to approve the issuance of North Rim common stock in connection with the merger of PBCO Financial Corporation with and into Whitewater Sub Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Northrim, as merger consideration to holders of PBCO common stock pursuant to the merger agreement, including for purposes of complying with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635A, which requires approval of the issuance of shares of North Rim common stock in an amount that exceeds 20% of the currently outstanding shares of Nordstrom common stock. In accordance with the terms of the merger agree, PBC will ultimately merge with and into North Rim, with North Rim as a surviving company. The Board of Directors has unanimously approved the share issuance proposal and recommended that shareholders vote for the share issuer's proposal. Detailed information regarding the share issue proposal and the merger has been provided in the proxy statement sent to you. Proposal number two. The proposal to adjourn the North Rim Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes at the time of this special meeting to approve the share issuance proposal, proposal number one, or to ensure that any supplement or amendment to the accompanying joint proxy statement prospectus is timely provided to our shareholders. Detailed information regarding the adjournment proposal has been provided in the proxy statement sent to you. The Board of Directors has unanimously approved the adjournment proposal and recommended that shareholders vote for the adjourment proposal. We appreciate the participation of our shareholders, with 71.95% of outstanding shares represented at today's meeting, either in person or by proxy. Proposal number one. Approval of the share issuance proposal receiving approximately 99% of votes cast in favor of the proposal. Therefore, the share issue and proposal has been approved. On behalf of the board of directors and management, thank you for your support and participation. Because proposal number one, approval of the shared issuances proposal has already received the required affirmative votes for approval, the proposal to adjourn the special meeting is moot and no action will be taken on it thank you now we will be happy to take questions from shareholders as mentioned at the beginning of the meeting if you would like to ask a question please type it into the question box within the online meeting screen and be sure to state your name at the start of your question All right. We have no questions at this time. Our meeting is now adjourned. That concludes our meeting today. Thank you for joining. You may now disconnect.