SLR Investment Corp.

Good day, everyone, and welcome to the Q3 2023 SLR Investment Corporation Earnings Conference. 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 by pressing star 1 on your telephone keypad. You may withdraw yourself from the queue by pressing star 2. Please don't. This call may be recorded. I'll be standing by if you should need any assistance. It is my pleasure to turn the conference over to Chairman and Co-CEO, Michael Gross.

Thank you very much and good morning. Welcome to SLR Investment Corp's earnings call for the third quarter and it's September 30th, 2023. I'm joined today by Bruce Spoler, 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?

Thank you, Michael. Good morning, everyone. I'd 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 is strictly prohibited. Conference call has also been webcast from the events calendar in the investor section on our website at www.slrinvestmentcorps.com. Audio replays of this call will be made available later today as disclosed in our November 7th earnings press release. I'd also like to call your attention to the customary disclosures in our press release regarding forward-looking statements. Today's conference call and webcast may include forward-looking statements and projections. These statements are not guarantees of our future performance or financial 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. do not undertake to update any forward-looking statements unless required to do so by law. For paid 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.