Ellington Credit Company (NYSE:EARN) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call August 13, 2024 11:00 AM ET
Company Participants
Alaael-Deen Shilleh - Associate General Counsel
Larry Penn - CEO
Chris Smernoff - CFO
Mark Tecotzky - Co-CIO
Gregory Borenstein - Co-Head of Corporate Credit
JR Herlihy - COO
Conference Call Participants
Jason Weaver - JonesTrading
Eric Hagen - BTIG
Operator
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Ellington Credit Company 2024 Second Quarter Financial Results Conference Call. Today's call is being recorded. [Operator Instructions]
It is now my pleasure to turn the floor over to Alaael-Deen Shilleh, Associate General Counsel. Sir, you may begin.
Alaael-Deen Shilleh
Thank you. Before we begin, I would like to remind everyone that certain statements made during this conference call may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are not historical in nature as described under Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K and Part 2 Item 1A of our quarterly report on Form 10-Q. Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties that could cause the company's actual results to differ from its beliefs, expectations, estimates and projections. Consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Unless otherwise noted, statements made during this conference call are made as of the date of this call and the company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Joining me on the call today are Larry Penn, Chief Executive Officer of Ellington Credit Company; Mark Tecotzky, our Co-Chief Investment Officer; and Chris Smernoff, our Chief Financial Officer. We are also joined by Greg Borenstein, Head of Corporate Credit at Ellington Management Group.
Our second quarter earnings conference call presentation is available on our website, which we've recently changed to ellingtoncredit.com. Our comments this morning will follow that presentation. Please note that any references made on the call to figures in that presentation are qualified in their entirety by the notes at the back of the presentation. Furthermore, neither that presentation nor the call today should be construed as a solicitation of votes or proxies. Any such solicitation will only be made pursuant to a proxy statement or other appropriate proxy materials filed with the SEC and labeled as such.