TravelCenters of America LLC (TA) Andy Rebholz on Asset Purchases and Lease Amendments with HPT Conference Call (Transcript)

TravelCenters of America LLC (TA) Asset Purchases and Lease Amendments with HPT Conference Call January 17, 2019 10:00 AM ET

Company Participants

Katie Strohacker - Senior Director, IR
Andy Rebholz - CEO
Barry Richards - COO
Bill Myers - CFO

Conference Call Participants

Steve Dyer - Craig-Hallum
Bryan Maher - B. Riley FBR
Ben Brownlow - Raymond James

Operator

Good morning, and welcome to the Conference Call. All participants will be in listen-only mode [Operator Instructions]. After today's presentation, there'll be an opportunity to ask questions [Operator Instructions]. Please note today's event is being recorded.

I'd now like to turn the conference over to TA's Senior Director of Investor Relations, Katie Strohacker. Please go ahead, Ma'am.

Katie Strohacker

Thank you. Good morning and thanks everyone for joining us. With me on the call is TA's Chief Executive Officer, Andy Rebholz, Chief Operating Officer, Barry Richards; and Chief Financial Officer, Bill Myers. We'll hear their prepared remarks and leave time for questions from analysts.

We posted our news release and investor slides announcing the purchases and lease amendments on our Web site. A recording of today's conference call will be available on our Web site shortly after the conclusion of this call.

Today's conference call contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Federal Securities laws. These forward-looking statements are based on TA's present beliefs and expectations as of today, January 17, 2019. Forward-looking statements and their implications are not guaranteed to occur and they may not occur. TA undertakes no obligation to revise or publicly release any revision to the forward-looking statements made today, other than as required by law.

Actual results may differ materially from those implied or included in these forward-looking statements. Additional information concerning factors that could cause our forward-looking