SLR Investment Corp.

Good day and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Q1 2022 SLR Investment Corp Earnings Conference Call. At this time, participants are only in a listen-only mode. After the speaker presentation, there will be a question and answer session. To ask a question during the session, you will need to press star 1 on your telephone. Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. If you require assistance during the conference, please press star zero. I would now like to hand the conference over to your speaker today, Michael Gross, Chairman and Co-CEO.

Thank you very much and good morning. Welcome to SLR Investment Corp's earnings call for the first quarter ended March 31st, 2022. I'm joined today by Bruce Fuller, our Co-Chief Executive Officer, and Richard Petica, our Chief Financial Officer. Chris, before we begin, would you please start by covering the webcast and forward-looking statements? Of course. Thanks, Michael.

I would like to remind everyone that today's call and webcast are being recorded. Please note that they are the property of SLR Investment Corp. and that any unauthorized broadcast in any form are strictly prohibited. This conference call is being webcast from the Investors tab on our website at www. Slrinvestmentcorp.com. Audio replays of this call will be made available later today as disclosed in our earnings press release. I would also like to call your attention to the customary disclosures in our press release regarding forward-looking information. Statements made in today's conference call and webcast may constitute forward-looking statements which relate to future events or our future performance or financial conditions. These statements are not guarantees of our future performance, financial condition, or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including impacts from COVID-19. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Actual results may differ materially as a result of a number of factors, including those described from time to time in our filings with the SEC. SLR Investment Corp. undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements unless required to do so by law. To obtain copies of our latest SEC filings, please visit our website or call us at 212-993-1670. Comments on today's call include forward-looking statements reflecting our current views with respect to the April 1, 2022, close of Sons' murder with and into SLRC. any expected synergies and savings associated with the merger, the ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the merger, our future operating results and financial performance, and the payment of dividends going forward. Please specifically note that the amount and timing of past dividends and distributions are not a guarantee of any future dividends and distributions or the amount thereof, the payment, timing, and amount of which will be determined by SLR Investment Corp's Board of Directors. With that said, I would like to turn the call back for our chairman and co-CEO, Michael Gross.