Gladstone Capital Corporation

Greetings and welcome to the Gladstone Capital Corporation first quarter earnings call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. The question and answer session will follow the formal presentation. If anyone should require operator assistance, please press star zero on your telephone keypad. As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. It is now my pleasure to introduce Mr. David Gladstone, Chief Executive Officer. Thank you. You may begin.

Well, thank you very much. Nice introduction. This is David Gladstone, Chairman, and this is the earnings conference call for Gladstone Capital, trading symbol GLAD. It's the quarter ending December 31st, 2024. And I want to thank you all for calling in. We're always happy to talk to our shareholders and analysts and welcome the opportunity to provide an update for our company. And now we'll hear from our General Counsel, Michael Lacalce, regarding certain forward-looking statements. Michael?

Thanks, David. Good morning, everybody. 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. The 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 the risk factors in our Forms 10Q, 10K, and other documents we file with the SEC. You can find them on the Investors page of our website, www.gladstonecapital.com. You can also sign up for our email notification service while you're there. You can also find documents on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Now, 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, we ask that you review our press release and Form 10-Q, both issued yesterday, for more detailed information. Again, you can find them on the Investors page of our website. And with that, I'll turn it over to Gladstone Capital President, Bob Marcotte. Bob?