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| Operator: | Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the STAAR Surgical fourth quarter and year end 2004 results conference call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Following todays presentation, instructions will be given for the question and answer session. If anyone needs assistance at any time during the conference, please press the star, followed by the zero. As a reminder, this conference is being recorded today, Wednesday, March 9, 2005. I would now like to turn the conference over to Doug Sherk with the EVC Group. Please go ahead. |
| Doug Sherk: | Thank you, operator, and good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for joining us this afternoon for the STAAR Surgical conference call to review the financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2004 that ended January 2, 2005. The news release reviewing the fourth quarter results crossed the wire this afternoon shortly after the market closed. If you havent received a copy of the release and would like one, you can call our office at 415-896-6820 and well get one to you immediately. |
| Additionally, we have arranged for a tape replay of this call, which may be accessed by phone. The replay will take effect approximately one hour after the calls conclusion and remain in effect through midnight, Pacific Time, on Wednesday, March 16. The dial-in number to access the replay of the conference call is 800-405-2236 or, for international callers, 303-590-3000. You need a pass code of 11025076 and the pound sign to access the replay. This call is being broadcast live and an archived replay will also be available. To access the webcast, go to STAARs website at www.staar.com. |
| Before we get started, during the course of this conference call, the company will make projections or other forward-looking statements regarding future events, including statements about the companys beliefs about its revenues, earnings and cash burn for 2005. We wish to caution you that such statements are just predictions and involve risk and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially. The risk and uncertainties include the companys ability to implement cost saving strategies and realize expected savings; the results of the companys response to FDA observations; the ability to energize domestic sales of cataract products; the ability to maintain product sales and gross profit margin; the need to obtain regulatory approval for new products; the acceptance of new products by medical practitioners and consumers; the rapid pace of technological change in the eye care industry; general domestic and international economic conditions; access to financing; and other factors beyond the control of STAAR Surgical Company, including those detailed from time to time in STAARs reports filed with the SEC. |
| In addition, the factors underlying the companys forecasts are dynamic and subject to change. These forecasts are to be assumed to be realistic only as of the date they are given. The company doesnt undertake to update them. However, the company may choose to do so from time to time and if they do so, they will submit the updates to the investing public. |
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