Gladstone Capital Corporation

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Gladstone Capital Corporation first quarter end of December 31, 2019 earnings call and webcast. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Later, we will conduct question and answer session, and instructions will follow at their time. If anyone should require assistance during the conference, please press star zero on your touchtone telephone. As a reminder, this conference call is being recorded. I would like to turn the conference over to your host, Mr. David Gladstone. You may begin.

Thank you, Sarah. This is David Gladstone, Chairman, and this is the Quarterly Earning Conference call for Gladstone Capital for the quarter ending December 31, 2019. Thank you all for calling in. We're all so happy to talk to you and all our shareholders and analysts. We welcome the opportunity to provide an update on the company and our investment portfolio. And now we'll hear from our General Counsel, Michael LiCalsi, who will make a statement regarding certain forward-looking statements. Michael.

Thanks, David, and good morning, everyone. Today's report may include forward-looking statements under the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including those regarding our future performance. These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that are based on our current plans, which we believe to be reasonable. And many factors may cause our actual results Thank you very much. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any of these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law. Today's call is simply an overview of our results, so we ask that you review our press release and Form 10-Q, both issued yesterday, for more detailed information. Again, you can find the Best of Relations page of our website. Now I'll turn the presentation over to Gladstone Capital's President, Bob Marcotte.