Operator

Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Carlyle Credit Income Fund Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Investor Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded.

I would now like to hand the conference over to your first speaker today, Joseph Castilla. Please go ahead.

Joseph Castilla

Good morning, and welcome to Carlyle Credit Income Fund's Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Call. With me on the call today is Nishil Mehta, CCIF's Principal Executive Officer and President; Lauren Basmadjian, CCIF's Chair and Carlyle's Global Head of Liquid Credit; and Nelson Joseph, CCIF's Principal Financial Officer.

Last night, we issued our Q2 financial statements and a corresponding press release and earnings presentation discussing our results, which are available on the Investor Relations section of our website. Following our remarks today, we will hold a question-and-answer session for analysts and institutional investors. This call is being webcast, and a replay will be available on our website.

Any forward-looking statements made today do not guarantee future performance, and any undue reliance should not be placed on them. These statements are based on current management expectations and involve inherent risks and uncertainties, including those identified in the Risk Factors section of our annual report on the Form N-CSR. These risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated. Carlyle Credit Income Fund assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements at any time.

During the