SLR Investment Corp.

Good day, everyone, and welcome to today's SLR Investment Corporation second quarter 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 period. You may register to ask a question at any time by pressing star 1 on your telephone keypad. Please note this call will be recorded. I will be standing by should you need assistance. It is now my pleasure to turn today's call over to Mr. Michael Gross, Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of SLR Investment Corp. Mr. Gross, you may begin the conference.

Thank you very much and good morning. Welcome to SLR Investment Corp's earnings call for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023. I'm joined today by Bruce Bowler, our Co-Chief Executive Officer, and our Chief Financial Officer, Shiraz Khaji. 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 are being recorded. Please note that they are the property of SLR Investment Calls and that any unauthorized broadcast in any form are strictly prohibited. This conference call is also being webcast from the Friends Calendar in the Investor section on our website at www.slrinvestmentcall.com. Audio replays of this call will be made available later today as disclosed in our August eight 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 and webcast may constitute forward-looking statements which relate to the future events or 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, as 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. 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 Rose. Thank you, Shiraz.