Jody Burfening | IR |
Ed Ross | Chairman and CEO |
Shelby Sherard | CFO |
Robert Dodd | Raymond James |
Ryan Lynch | KBW |
Mickey Schleien | Ladenburg |
Chris Kotowski | Oppenheimer |
Tim Hayes | B Riley FBR |
Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Fidus Investment Corporation's Second Quarter 2019 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Later, we will conduct a question-and-answer session and instructions will follow at that time. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference call is being recorded.
I would now like to introduce your host for today's conference, Ms.