SLR Investment Corp.

Good day, everyone, and welcome to today's Q1 2023 SLR Investment Corp Earnings Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Later, you will have the opportunity to ask questions during the question and answer session. You may register to ask a question at any time by pressing star 1 on your touchstone phone. You may withdraw yourself from the queue by pressing star 2. I will stand by if you should need any assistance. It is now my pleasure to turn the conference over to Michael Gross, Chairman and Co-CEO Please go ahead.

Thank you very much and good morning. Welcome to SLR Investment Corp's earnings call for the first fiscal quarter ended March 31st, 2023. I'm joined today by Bruce Bowler, our Co-Chief Executive Officer, and our new Chief Financial Officer, Shiraz KG. Shiraz, before we begin, would you please start by covering the webcast and forward-looking statements?

Thanks, Michael. Good morning, everyone. I would like to remind everyone that today's call and webcast have been 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 also being webcast from the events calendar in the investor section on our website at www.slrinvestmentcorp.com. Audio replays of this call will be made available later today as disclosed in our May 10th 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 on today's conference call or webcast may constitute forward-looking statements which relate to future events or our future performance or financial condition. These statements are not guarantees of our future performance, financial condition, or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. 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 Course does not undertake 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. At this time, I would like to turn the call back over to our Chairman and Co-CEO, Michael Gross.