Welcome back everyone. Our next presenter is Charbone Corporation, which trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol CH, and on the OTCQB under CHHYF. Charbone is a vertically integrated industrial gases company focused on the production, distribution, and storage of clean, ultra-high purity hydrogen and other strategic industrial gases. Joining us today with a corporate update is Benoit Veilleux, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary. Benoit, nice to see you again. Over to you. Thank you, and thanks for everyone for joining us today. Before I start, a quick reminder that this presentation contains forward-looking statements, and the disclaimer at the bottom of the slide applies. Everything I'm going to cover is on one slide in three parts. Our financial highlights, how the business has grown since the beginning of the year, and where we stand on operations. For those who are new to Charbone, we produce, distribute, and store ultra-high purity hydrogen and other strategic industrial gases, and we will sell directly to industrial customers. Our first hydrogen production plant is in Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, and it runs on renewable power from Hydro-Québec. Let's start with numbers. The chart on the left shows our gas income for each quarter of 2026. In the first quarter, we generated about CAD 176,000. In the second quarter, that grew to CAD 456,000. For the third quarter, on a preliminary basis, and as we announced yesterday, gas income was approximately CAD 553,000. That's up about 21% from the second quarter, and more than three times what we did in the first quarter. It's our strongest quarter to date. This year, to the end of September, gas income was nearly CAD 1.2 million. I want to be clear that third quarter and year-to-date figures are preliminary and unaudited. Our full third-quarter results, including margins, will be released publicly once they're finalized, and we'll go through them in detail at our Q3 results webinar on December 1st. What I'd like you to take away from this chart is the direction. Every quarter this year, we've added customers, we've delivered more gas, and our gas income has gone up. That's really what the next section is about. Section two compares where we were at the end of Q1, first quarter, and where we were at the end of the third quarter. Six numbers, and every one of them is up. Our trailer fleet, which is how we deliver gas to customers, went from two trailers to 11, counting hydrogen, helium, and other gases. Active customers went from three- 28. That's more than nine times as many customers in a six-month period, and it's the number I'll point you to first, because each of those customers chose Charbone for their supply. Multi-year supply agreements double from two to four. Those agreements give us visibility on recurring volumes on several years. Our customer deliveries increase about sixfold, from approximately two per month in Q1 to approximately 12 per month. We now operate from four regional supply hubs, up from two, which give us more geographic reach on both sides of the border, specifically in Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia, and New York State. Our team has grown from nine to 15 employees to support this growth. Put together, these numbers show a business building its customer base and its distribution network at the same time ahead of the additional capacity coming from phase I. Now to operations, starting at Sorel-Tracy. Our phase I-A hydrogen production plant produced ultra-high purity or UHP hydrogen with the capacity to operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. We've hired a dedicated lab technician, and our quality control chromatograph is operational, so we test purity right on-site. We're consistently keeping moisture below two parts per million, which is what our customers expect from UHP hydrogen. Phase I-B is the next step in growing our production capacity at Sorel-Tracy. The electrolyzer is being installed, civil work is done, and equipment connections are advancing. We remain on track for a fall 2026 launch. In Wisconsin, at our Wolf River Hydroelectric Project, our generator is being repaired in Lévis, Quebec, and we're targeting reinstallation this December. We've also submitted a reservoir refill plan to FERC, the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and to stakeholders. Finally, we've brought cylinder filling for both hydrogen and helium in-house at Sorel-Tracy. We now fill cylinders ourselves, which supports margin improvement and gives us more control over product quality and delivery timelines for our customers. Construction of the unit's dedicated building is also advancing. To sum up, our gas income has grown every quarter this year. Our customer base and distribution network have expanded significantly since the first quarter, and phase I-B is on track for this fall. If you'd like to hear more, please join our Q3 2026 results webinar on December 1st at 11:00 A.M. Eastern. You'll find the registration link in yesterday's announcement, which is where you may also submit any question you have. Thank you for your time today, and thank you for your interest in Charbone. All right. Perfect, Benoit. Thank you so much. We do have lots of questions for you, so we'll send them to you so you and your team can answer on your own. For everyone, as a reminder, Charbone trades on the TSX under CH and the OTCQB under CHHYF. To learn more, go to visit charbone.com. That concludes our update with Charbone. Thank you, Benoit, and we hope to see you again real soon. Thank you. All right, everyone. We'll be right back.
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