Gladstone Capital Corporation

Greetings and welcome to Gladstone Capital first quarter earning conference call. At this time, all participants are in listen only mode. Question and answer session will follow the formal presentation. If anyone should require operator assistance during the conference, please press star zero on your telephone keypad. As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to your host, Mr. David Gladstone, Chief Executive Officer. Thank you, and over to you, sir.

All right. Thank you, Amit. That was a nice introduction, and this is the first quarter earnings call for Gladstone Capital, the quarter ending December 31, 2021, and Thank you all for calling in. We're always happy to talk to shareholders and analysts and welcome the opportunity to provide further update of the information that was filed yesterday with the SEC. But first, I'll turn it over to the General Counsel, Michael Lacalse, who will make a statement regarding certain forward-looking statements. Michael?

Michael Lacalse, General Counsel, General Counsel, General Counsel, General Counsel, General Counsel Thanks, David, and good morning, everybody. Today's report includes forward-looking statements on the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. including those regarding our future performance. Now, these forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that are based on our current plans, which we believe to be reasonable. Now, many factors may cause our actual results to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements, including all risk factors. The forms 10Q, 10K, and other documents that we file at the SEC, and you can find these on the Investors page of our website, www.gladstonecapital.com, You can also sign up for our email notification service there. You can also find the 10Qs, 10Ks on the SEC's website, which is sec.gov. And 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. Now, today's call is an overview of our results. So, yes, the reviewer press release and Form 10Q, both issued yesterday, for more detailed information. Again, you can find them on the Investors page of our website. Now I'll turn the call over to Gladstone Capital's President, Bob Marcotte. Bob?