Fidus Investment Corporation

Ladies and gentlemen, today's conference is scheduled to begin shortly Please continue to stand by and thank you for your patience Thank you for watching. Thank you. and the rest of the family. Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by and welcome to the FIDA's first quarter 2020 earnings conference call. At this time, all participants are in listen-only mode. After the speaker's presentation, There will be a question and answer session. To ask a question during the session, you will need to press star then one on your telephone. Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. If you require any further assistance, please press star then zero. I would now like to hand the conference over to your speaker for today, Jody Burfening. You may begin.

Jody Burfening Thank you, Swanda.

Good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us for Bidus Investment Corporation's first quarter 2020 earnings conference call. With me this morning are Ed Ross, Bidus Investment Corporation's chairman and chief executive officer, and Shelby Sherard, chief financial officer. Bidus Investment Corporation issued a press release yesterday afternoon with the details of the company's quarterly financial results. A copy of the press release is available on the investor relations page of the company's website, at FDUS.com. I'd like to remind everyone that this call is being recorded. A replay of today's call is available by using the telephone numbers and conference ID provided in the earnings press release. In addition, an archived webcast replay will be available on the investor relations page of the company's website following the conclusion of this conference call. I'd also like to call your attention to the customary safe harbor disclosure regarding forward-looking information included on today's call. The conference call today will contain statements, including statements regarding the goals, strategy, beliefs, future potential, operating results, and cash flows of Jody Burfening. Although management believes these statements are reasonable based on estimates, assumptions, and projections as of today, May 1, 2020, these statements are not guarantees of future performance. Time-sensitive information may no longer be accurate at the time of any telephonic or webcast replies. Actual results may differ materially as a result of risk, uncertainties, and other factors including, but not limited to, the factors set forth in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Bidus undertakes no obligation to update or revise any of these forward-looking statements. With that, I would now like to turn the call over to Ed. Good morning, Ed.