Good morning, welcome to the Ares Strategic Income Fund 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Now I'll turn the call over to Michael Smith, Co-Chief Executive Officer of Ares Strategic Income Fund.
Thank you, operator. Hello, ladies and gentlemen. Will the meeting please come to order? Welcome to the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Ares Strategic Income Fund. I am Michael Smith, Co-Chief Executive Officer of Ares Strategic Income Fund, and I will be presiding at this meeting. Jennifer Howard, Vice President and Counsel at Ares Management Corporation, will act as Secretary of the meeting. Christine Amrhein of American Election Services, LLC has been appointed to act as an Inspector of Election and is also virtually attending. Please note, no one attending via the webcast or telephone is permitted to use any audio recording device, and this meeting is not being recorded.
We have been informed by the Inspector of Election that a quorum is not present for the purposes of transacting business. Accordingly, I hereby declare that, one, the notice of this annual meeting has been promptly served. Two, due to the absence of a quorum, we are adjourning the meeting until July 22nd, 2026 at 1:00 P.M. Eastern time. Three, I declare the meeting adjourned until July 22nd, 2026 at 1:00 P.M. Eastern time, at which time the meeting will recommence virtually at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/ASIF2026. Thank you and good day.