John Stilmar | Managing Director, IR |
Kipp deVeer | CEO |
Michael Smith | Co-President |
Penni Roll | CFO |
Ryan Lynch | KBW |
John Hecht | Jefferies |
Kenneth Lee | RBC Capital Markets |
Finian O’Shea | Wells Fargo |
Casey Alexander | Compass Point |
Melissa Wedel | JP Morgan |
Kevin Fultz | JMP Securities |
Robert Dodd | Raymond James |
Good morning, and welcome to Ares Capital Corporation’s Fourth Quarter and Year-ended December 31, 2021 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode.
As a reminder, this conference is being recorded on Wednesday, February 9, 2022. I will now turn the call over to Mr. John Stilmar, Managing Director of Ares Investor Relations.