Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC) Q2 2026 Earnings Call

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Good afternoon. Welcome to Ares Capital Corporation's Second Quarter Ended 06/30/2026 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen only mode. As a reminder, this conference is being recorded on Wednesday, 07/29/2026. I will now turn the call over to Mr. John Stilmar, Partner of Ares Public Markets Investor Relations. Thank you. Now let me start with some important reminders. Comments made during the course of this conference call and webcast as well as accompanying documents contain forward looking statements and are subject to risks and uncertainties. The company's actual results could differ materially from those expressed in such forward looking statements for any reason, including those listed in its SEC filings. Ares Capital Corporation assumes no obligation to update any such forward looking statements. Please also note that past performance or market information is not a guarantee future results. During this conference call, the company may discuss certain non GAAP measures as defined by SEC Regulation G, which encompasses measures such as core earnings or core EPS. The company believes that core EPS provides useful information to investors regarding financial performance because it's one method the company uses to measure its financial condition and results of operation. A reconciliation of GAAP net income per share, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, to core EPS can be found in the accompanying slide presentation for this call. In addition, a reconciliation of these measures may also be found in our earnings release filed this morning with the SEC on Form eight ks. Certain information discussed in this conference call and the accompanying slide presentation, including credit ratings and information relating to po...