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Q4 2008 Hythiam, Inc. Earnings Conference Call - Final.

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OPERATOR: Greetings and welcome to the Hythiam, Inc. fourth quarter and fiscal year 2008 earnings conference call. At this time a participants are in a listen-only mode. A brief question-and-answer session will follow the formal presentation. (OPERATOR INSTRUCTIONS). As a reminder, this conference is being recorded.

It is now my pleasure to introduce your host, Mr. Chris Hassan, Chief Strategic Officer for Hythiam. Thank you. You may begin.

CHRIS HASSAN, CHIEF STRATEGIC OFFICER, HYTHIAM, INC.: Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for participating in our 2008 fourth-quarter and full-year earnings conference call. My name is Chris Hassan, Chief Strategic Officer at Hythiam. In a moment I will turn the call over to our CEO, Terren Peizer, who will introduce the other participants. Before that, I would like to call your attention to the following Safe Harbor statement.

The statements which will be made during the course of this call that are not historical in facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in or implied by the forward-looking statements. Similarly, statements herein that describe the Company's business strategy, prospects, opportunities, outlook, objectives, plans, intentions or goals are also forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors that are detailed in the Company's SEC filings. In addition, the statements in this call are made as of March 31, 2009. The Company expects that subsequent events or developments will cause its views to change. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements made herein, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in expectations or otherwise. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company's views as of any date subsequent to March 31, 2009.

With that, I would like to turn it over to our CEO, Terren Peizer.

TERREN PEIZER, CHAIRMAN, CEO, HYTHIAM, INC.: Welcome, everyone, and thank you for joining Hythiam's 2008 fourth quarter and fiscal year-end conference call. Presenting with me on the call today are Maurice Hebert, our Chief Financial Officer; Greg McLane, our Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales. Also on the call from management are Rick Anderson, President and Chief Operating Officer; Chris Hassan, who just was introduced; and Dr. Gary Ingenito, Senior Vice President and Global Head of Scientific Affairs.

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