Earnings Call Excerpt
KKR Financial Holdings LLC (KFN)
Q2 2009 Earnings Call
August 6, 2009 5:00 pm ET
Executives
Laurie Poggi - IR
Bill Sonneborn - CEO, President
Mike McFerran - CFOfficer
Analysts
Lee Cooperman - Omega Advisors
Gabe Poggi - FBR Capital Markets
Alan Mark - Raymond Asset Management
Presentation
Operator
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. Welcome to the KKR Financial Holdings LLC second quarter 2009 conference call. During today’s presentation, all parties will be in a listen-only mode. Following the presentation of the conference we will open the conference up for questions. (Operator Instructions) This conference call is being recorded.
I would now like to turn the conference over to Laurie Poggi, Investor Relations for KKR Asset Management. Please go ahead.
Laurie Poggi
Thanks, Sony. Good afternoon and welcome to KFN’s second quarter 2009 conference call. I'm Laurie Poggi, Director of Investor Relations for KKR Asset Management and participating on today’s call are Bill Sonneborn, the company’s Chief Executive Officer; Michael McFerran, the company’s Chief Operating Officer; Jeff Van Horn, the company’s Chief Financial Officer; and Andrew Sossen, the company’s General Counsel.
Our financial results released for the second quarter was issued today and as with prior quarters, a supplemental information packet was posted on our website. Today’s call is being webcast live on our website and a recording will be available beginning later today through August 20. The audio webcast will be archived in the Investor Relations section of the company’s website as well.
At this time, I’d like to remind you that this conference call contains forward-looking statements that are based on the beliefs of the management team regarding the operations and the results of the operations of the company, as well as general economic conditions. These beliefs and the related forward-looking statements are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties, which are described in greater detail in the filings we have made with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These filings are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. Our actual results may vary materially from those described in these forward-looking statements.
And now, I’ll turn the call over to management. Bill, please go ahead.
Bill Sonneborn
Thank you, Laurie and good afternoon. Our team accomplished a great deal during the quarter. We made progress on liquidity issues around KFN's capital structure, the goal we've discussed in the last several calls. These steps and others on which we are focused will help maximize the value of our assets over the long-term.
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