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MidWestOne Financial Group Inc (NASDAQ:MOFG)Q4 2018 Earnings Conference CallJan. 25, 2019, 12:00 p.m. ET
Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks:Operator
Good day everyone and welcome to the MidWestOne Financial Group Incorporated Fourth Quarter 2018 Earnings Conference Call. All participants today will be in a listen-only mode. (Operator Instructions) After today's presentation there will be an opportunity to ask questions. (Operator Instructions) Please note that today's event is being recorded.
And with that I'd like to turn the conference over to Mr. Charlie Funk, President and CEO, please go ahead.
Charles Funk -- President and Chief Executive Officer
Thank you very much Brian and welcome to everyone this morning from chilly Iowa city, where as we speak the temperature is one degree below zero. We're hoping to make it into positive territory today. Let me begin with the forward-looking statements, that simply says this presentation contains forward-looking statements relating to the financial condition results of operations and business of MidWestOne Financial Group Inc.
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