Stellus Capital Investment Corporation

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for standing by. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to Stellis Capital Investment Corporation's conference call to report financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended March 31st, 2024. This conference is being recorded today, May 10th of 2024. It is now my pleasure to turn the call over to Mr. Robert Ladd, Chief Executive Officer of Stellis Capital Investment Corporation. Mr. Ladd, you may begin your conference.

Thank you, Kelly, and good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining the call. Welcome to our conference call covering the quarter ended March 31st, 2024. Joining me this morning is Todd Huskinson, our Chief Financial Officer, who will cover important information about forward-looking statements.

Thank you, Rob. I'd like to remind everyone that today's call is being recorded. Please note that this call is the property of Stellis Capital Investment Corporation and that any unauthorized broadcast of this call in any form is strictly prohibited. Audio replay of the call will be available by using the telephone number and PIN provided in our press release announcing this call. I'd also like to call your attention to the customary safe harbor disclosure in our press release regarding forward-looking information. Today's conference call may also include forward-looking statements and projections. And we ask that you refer to our most recent filing with the SEC for important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these projections. We will not update any forward-looking statements unless required by law. To obtain copies of our latest SEC filings, please visit our website at www.steluscapital.com under the Public Investors link or call us at 713-292-5400. Now I'd like to turn the call back over to our Chief Executive Officer, Rob Lamb.