Lloyd McAdams | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
Joe McAdams | President and Chief Investment Officer |
Brett Roth | Senior Vice President |
Chuck Siegel | Chief Financial Officer |
Douglas Harter | Credit Suisse |
Steve Delaney | JMP Securities |
Good afternoon and welcome to the Anworth First Quarter 2018 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Before we begin the call, I will make a brief introductory statement. Statements made on this earnings call may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of Securities Act of 1933 as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended and we hereby claim that protection of the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to any such forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements are those that predict or describe future events or trends that do not relate solely to historical matters.
You should not rely on our forward-looking statements because the matters they describe are subject to assumptions, known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other unpredictable factors, many of which are beyond our control.