Piper Sandler Companies

of 2023. During the question and answer session, securities industry professionals may ask questions of management. The company will make forward-looking statements on this call that are not historical or current facts, including statements about beliefs and expectations, and involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ material from those anticipated are identified in the company's earnings release and reports on file with the SEC which are available on the company's website at pipersandler.com and on the SEC website at sec.gov. This call will also include statements regarding certain non-GAAP financial measures. The non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, and not a substitute for, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. Please refer to the company's earnings release issued today for a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure. The earnings release is available on the investor relations page on the company's website and at the SEC website. As a reminder, this call is being recorded, and I'd like to turn the call over to Mr. Chad Abram. Mr. Abraham, you may begin.

Good morning, everyone, and thanks for joining us today. to talk about our fourth quarter and full year results for 2023. I am here with Deb Shoneman, our president, and Kate Kloon, our newly appointed CFO. I'd like to welcome Kate to her first of many earnings calls. She is an excellent addition to Piper Sandler and our leadership team. Kate has an impressive skill set, and we look forward to leveraging that to help drive the firm's next stage of growth. We also have Tim Carter with us today, our former CFO, who is serving as Senior Vice President of Finance through the transition before retiring in April. I'd like to thank Tim for his leadership. He has been an incredible partner to me and instrumental in helping guide us through our growth over the years, including several transformative acquisitions.

Thanks, Chad. I feel incredibly fortunate to have spent over 28 years at Piper Sandler. and I'm really proud of everything we've accomplished. The firm is well positioned, and I'm excited to have Kate in the CFO seat to guide us through the next stage of growth. It's been an absolute honor to have worked side by side with so many fantastic people at Piper Sandler, which is what I'll miss most.