CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORP - Quarter Report: 2008 December (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2008

OR

[  ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ………………………..to ……………………………………….. 

Commission File Number: 814-61 

CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (972) 233-8242

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes   X   No      

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check One):  

     Large accelerated filer ____     Accelerated filer    X              Non-accelerated filer ____

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes  ___  No    X  

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

3,741,638 shares of Common Stock, $1 par value, as of January 31, 2009

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.     Consolidated Financial Statements

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements

CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORPORATION

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statement of Investments

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AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statement of Investments

December 31, 2008

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Consolidated Statement of Investments

December 31, 2008
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CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORPORATION

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Consolidated Statement of Investments

December 31, 2008
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Notes to Consolidated Statement of Investments

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Notes to Consolidated Statement of Investments
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   We adopted SFAS No. 157 on April 1, 2008 (see footnote 1 in “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements,” page 12). SFAS No. 157 provides a framework for measuring the fair value of assets and liabilities. SFAS No. 157 also provides guidance regarding a fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes information used to measure fair value and the effect of fair value measurements on earnings and provides for enhanced disclosures determined by the level within the hierarchy of information used for valuation. SFAS No. 157 applies whenever other standards require (or permit) assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value but does not expand the use of fair value in any new circumstances.

    SFAS No. 157 defines fair value in terms of the price that would be received upon the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (the “exit price”) and excludes transaction costs. Under SFAS No. 157, the fair value measurement also assumes that the transaction to sell an asset occurs in the principal market for the asset or, in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the asset. The principal market is the market in which the reporting entity would sell or transfer the asset with the greatest volume and level of activity for the asset. In determining the principal market for an asset or liability under SFAS No. 157, it is assumed that the reporting entity has access to the market as of the measurement date.

                    Partnership Interests and Common Equity including unrestricted marketable securities, which are valued at the closing sale price for the NYSE listed securities and the lower of the closing bid price or the last sale price for NASDAQ securities on the valuation date; and restricted marketable securities for which there is a public market, are valued at the closing sale price for the NYSE listed securities and the lower of the closing bid price or the last sale price for NASDAQ securities on the valuation date adjusted in good faith by our Board of Directors if they deem a discount or premium would be likely or obtainable upon a sale or transfer of our interest, for those without a principal market, the Board of Directors considers the financial condition and operating results of the issuer; the long-term potential of the business of the issuer; the market for and recent sales prices of the issuer’s securities; the values of similar securities issued by companies in similar businesses; the proportion of the issuer’s securities owned by the Company; protective put analysis based on the Black-Scholes option pricing model, the nature and duration of resale restrictions and the nature of any rights enabling the Company to require the issuer to register restricted securities under applicable securities laws. In determining the fair value of restricted securities, the Board of Directors considers the inherent value of such securities without regard to the restrictive feature and adjusts for any diminution in value resulting from restrictions on resale.
 
                  Preferred Equity is valued on the basis of the price (bond value) the security would carry in the absence of the conversion feature plus the value allocable to the conversion feature (conversion value).
 
                 Equity Warrants are valued on the basis of accepted formulas derived from empirical studies which define the market value of a warrant in relation to the market price of its common stock. These formulas measure the “option value” of a warrant as well as its “exercise value” (the amount, if any, by which the value of the stock exceeds the exercise price of the warrant). In applying such formulas, the market price of the stock is usually discounted to reflect the fact that the stock is restricted and the calculated value of the warrant itself may be discounted (if deemed appropriate) to reflect its restrictive nature. Generally, the option value is excluded if the formula indicates (i) the warrant expires within six months, (ii) the market price of the stock (discounted) is less than one-half of the exercise price of the warrant, or (iii) the market price of the stock (discounted) is more than two times the amount of the exercise price of the warrant.

1.     Basis of Presentation

     Principles of Consolidation. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for investment companies. Under rules and regulations applicable to investment companies, we are precluded from consolidating any entity other than another investment company. An exception to this general principle occurs if the investment company has an investment in an operating company that provides services to the investment company. Our consolidated financial statements include our management company.

     The financial statements included herein have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 6 of Regulation S-X. The financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2008. Certain information and footnotes normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted, although we believe that the disclosures are adequate for a fair presentation. The information reflects all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations for the interim periods. 

Fair Value Measurements. The Company adopted SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS 157”), on April 1, 2008. SFAS 157 (1) creates a single definition of fair value, (2) establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and (3) expands disclosure requirements about items measured at fair value. The Statement applies to both items recognized and reported at fair value in the financial statements and items disclosed at fair value in the notes to the financial statements. The Statement does not change existing accounting rules governing what can or what must be recognized and reported at fair value in the Company’s financial statements, or disclosed at fair value in the Company’s notes to the financial statements. Additionally, SFAS 157 does not eliminate practicability exceptions that exist in accounting pronouncements amended by this Statement when measuring fair value. As a result, the Company will not be required to recognize any new assets or liabilities at fair value.

Prior to SFAS 157, certain measurements of fair value were based on the price that would be paid to acquire an asset, or received to assume a liability (an entry price). SFAS 157 clarifies the definition of fair value as the price that would be received from the sale of an asset, or paid to transfer a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (that is, an exit price). The exit price is based on the amount that the holder of the asset or liability would receive or need to pay in an actual transaction (or in a hypothetical transaction if an actual transaction does not exist) at the measurement date. In some circumstances, the entry and exit price may be the same; however, they are conceptually different.

Fair value is generally determined based on quoted market prices in the active markets for identical assets or liabilities. If quoted market prices are not available, the Company uses valuation techniques that place greater reliance on observable inputs and less reliance on unobservable inputs. In measuring fair value, the Company may make adjustments for risks and uncertainties, if a market participant would include such an adjustment in its pricing.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(continued)

2.      Investments

     We fair value our investments in accordance with GAAP as determined in good faith by our Board of Directors. When available, we base the fair value of our investments on directly observable market prices or on market data derived for comparable assets. For all other investments, inputs used to measure fair value reflect management’s best estimate of assumptions that would be used by market participants in pricing the investments in a hypothetical transaction.

     The levels of fair value inputs used to measure our investments are characterized in accordance with the fair value hierarchy established by SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS 157”). Where inputs for an asset or liability fall in more than one level in the fair value hierarchy, the investment is classified in its entirety based on the lowest level input that is significant to that investment’s fair value measurement. We use judgment and consider factors specific to the investment in determining the significance of an input to a fair value measurement. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy and investments that fall into each of the levels are described below:

The following fair value hierarchy table sets forth our investment portfolio by level as of December 31, 2008 (in millions):

The following table sets forth a summary of changes in the fair value of investment assets and liabilities measured using Level 3 inputs during the quarter ended December 31, 2008 (in millions):

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(continued)

The following table sets forth a summary of changes in the fair value of investment assets and liabilities measured using Level 3 inputs during the nine months ended December 31, 2008 (in millions):

3.      Income Taxes

     Capital Southwest Corporation (“CSC”) and Capital Southwest Venture Corporation (“CSVC”) operate to qualify as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. In order to qualify as a RIC, we must annually distribute at least 90% of our taxable ordinary income, based on our tax year, to our shareholders in a timely manner. Ordinary income includes net short-term capital gains but excludes net long-term capital gains. A RIC is not subject to federal income tax on the portion of its ordinary income and long-term capital gains that are distributed to its shareholders, including “deemed distributions” discussed below. As permitted by the Code, a RIC can designate dividends paid in the subsequent tax year as dividends of current year ordinary income and net long-term gains if those dividends are both declared by the extended due date of the RIC’s federal income tax return and paid to shareholders by the last day of the subsequent tax year. We have distributed or intend to distribute sufficient dividends to eliminate taxable income for our completed tax fiscal years. If we fail to satisfy the 90% distribution requirement or otherwise fail to qualify as a RIC in any tax year, we would be subject to tax in such year on all of our taxable income, regardless of whether we made any distributions to our shareholders. For the tax years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, Capital Southwest Corporation (“CSC”) and Capital Southwest Venture Corporation (“CSVC”) qualified to be taxed as RICs. We intend to meet the applicable qualifications to be taxed as a RIC in future years; management feels it is probable that we will maintain our RIC status for a period longer than one year. However, either company’s ability to meet certain portfolio diversification requirements of RICs in future years may not be controllable by such company.

  In addition, a RIC may elect to retain its long-term capital gains by designating them as a “deemed distribution” to its shareholders and paying a federal tax of 35% on the long-term capital gains for the benefit of its shareholders. Shareholders would then report their share of the retained capital gains on their income tax returns as if it had been received and report a tax credit for the tax paid on their behalf by the RIC. Shareholders then add the amount of the “deemed distribution,” net of such tax, to the basis of their shares.

     As permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, a RIC can designate dividends paid in the subsequent tax year as dividends of the current year ordinary taxable income and long-term capital gains if those dividends are both declared by the extended due date of the RIC’s federal income tax return and paid to shareholders by the last day of the subsequent tax year. For the tax years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 we declared and paid dividends in the amounts of $12,256,745 and $2,333,291, respectively.

     Additionally, we are also subject to a nondeductible federal excise tax of 4% if we do not distribute at least 98% of our investment company ordinary taxable income before the end of our tax year. For the tax year ended December 31, 2008 we distributed 100% of our investment company ordinary taxable income. As a result we have made no provision for income taxes on ordinary taxable income for the tax year ended December 31, 2008. For the tax year ended December 31, 2007, we distributed 100% of our investment company ordinary taxable income, however only 70% was distributed by the end of the tax year. As a result, we incurred and an excise tax of 4% of the undistributed income or $41,543, which was paid in 2008 and is included in income tax expense on the accompanying consolidated statements of operation.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(continued)

For the tax year ended December 31, 2008, we have estimated net long-term capital gains of $14,922,751 for tax purposes and $15,936,644 for book purposes, which we elected to retain and treat as deemed distributions to our shareholders. For the tax year ended December 31, 2007, we had net long-term capital losses of $944,872 for tax purposes and $860,118 for book purposes, which we carried forward and offset by future net long-term capital gains. In order to make the election to retain capital gains, we incurred a federal tax on behalf of our shareholders of $5,222,964 for the tax year ended December 31, 2008. As of December 31, 2008, we did not have any undistributed long-term capital gains since they are treated as being distributed through the “deemed distribution”.

 CSMC, a wholly owned subsidiary of CSC, is not a RIC and is required to pay taxes at the current corporate rate. The Company sponsors a qualified defined benefit pension plan which covers its employees and employees of certain of its wholly owned portfolio companies. Deferred taxes related to the qualified defined pension plan are recorded as incurred.

4.     Stock-Based Compensation

Effective April 1, 2006, we adopted SFAS 123R using the modified prospective transition method. We recognize compensation cost over the straight-line method for all share-based payments granted on or after that date and for all awards granted to employees prior to April 1, 2006 that remain unvested on that date. The fair value of stock options are determined on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes pricing model and are expensed over the vesting period of the related stock options. Accordingly, for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2008, we recognized compensation expense of $141,525 and $362,118, respectively.

As of December 31, 2008, the total remaining unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock options was $2,504,452, which will be amortized over the weighted-average service period of approximately 4.9 years.

5.       Employee Stock Option Plan

On July 19, 1999, shareholders approved the 1999 Stock Option (“Plan”), which provides for the granting of stock options to employees and officers of the Company and authorizes the issuance of common stock upon exercise of such options for up to 140,000 shares. All options are granted at or above market price, generally expire ten years from the date of grant and are generally exercisable on or after the first anniversary of the date of grant in five to ten annual installments.

At December 31, 2008, there were no shares available for grant under the Plan. The following table summarizes the price per option at grant date using the Black-Scholes pricing model:

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(continued)

The following table summarizes activity in the Plan as of September 30, 2008:

			Number			Weighted-Average
			of shares			Exercise Price
Balance at March 31, 2008			70,400			$109.99
Granted			37,500			$123.72
Exercised			–			–
Canceled			–			–
Balance at December 31, 2008			107,900			$114.78

   

     At December 31, 2008, the range of exercise prices and weighted-average remaining contractual life of outstanding options was $65.00 to $152.98 and 4.9 years, respectively. No options were exercised during the nine months ended December 31, 2008.

     At December 31, 2008, the number of options exercisable was 21,445 and the weighted-average exercise price of those options was $97.00.

6.     Summary of Per Share Information

*      Net increase is due to purchases of Common Stock at prices less than beginning period net asset value. 

**      Net decrease is due to the exercise of employee stock options at prices less than beginning of period net asset value.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(continued)

7.     Share Repurchase Plan

On June 12, 2008, the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase plan, which allowed for the repurchase of up to 10 percent (or 388,915 shares) of its Common Stock at prices not above the lower of the net asset value per share of its Common Stock, or prices prevailing in the over-the-counter market at the time of such purchases. The repurchase program remained in effect through December 10, 2008. The Company did not make purchases under the plan during the quarter ended December 31, 2008. In total the Company purchased 147,513 shares of Common Stock for $16,903,346 at an average price of $114.59 per share, on the open market, while the plan was in effect.

8.     Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (SFAS 157). The standard defines fair value, outlines a framework for measuring fair value, and details the required disclosures about fair value measurements. The standard is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company has adopted this statement on a prospective basis beginning in the quarter ended June 30, 2008. Adoption of this statement did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the period ended June 30, 2008. However, the impact on its consolidated financial statements for the periods subsequent to the period of adoption cannot be determined at this time as it will be influenced by the estimates of fair value for those periods, the number and amount of investments the Company originates, acquires or exits, and the effect of any additional guidance or any changes in the interpretation of this statement.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (SFAS 159). SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value and establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between entities that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities. SFAS 159 is effective for us beginning April 1, 2008. We did not elect the fair value option provisions upon adoption of SFAS 159 on April 1, 2008.

In February 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) SFAS 157-2, “Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157” (FSP 157-2), which defers the effective date of SFAS 157 to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years, for all nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities, except for items that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually). We are currently evaluating the impact of our adoption of FSP 157-2 effective April 1, 2009 on our consolidated financial statements.

     In October 2008, the FASB issued Staff Position 157-3, “Determining the Fair Value of a Financial Asset in a Market That Is Not Active” (“FSP 157-3”), which clarifies the application of SFAS 157 in an inactive market and provides an illustrative example to demonstrate how the fair value of a financial asset is determined when the market for that financial asset is not active. The guidance provided by FSP 157-3 is consistent with Capital Southwest’s approach to valuing financial assets for which there are no active markets.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Net asset value at December 31, 2008 was $477,738,322, equivalent to $127.68 per share. Assuming reinvestment of all dividends and tax credits on retained long-term capital gains, the December 31, 2008 net asset value reflects a decrease of 3.71% during the past twelve months.

The composite measure of our financial performance in the Consolidated Statements of Operations is captioned “Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations” and consists of three elements. The first is “Net investment income,” which is the difference between our income from interest, dividends and fees and our combined operating and interest expenses, net of applicable income taxes. The second element is “Net realized gain (loss) on investments”, which is the difference between the proceeds received from disposition of portfolio securities and their stated cost. The third element is the “Net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation of investments,” which is the net change in the market or fair value of our investment portfolio, compared with stated cost. It should be noted that the “Net realized gain (loss) on investments” and “Net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation of investments” are directly related in that when an appreciated portfolio security is sold to realize a gain, a corresponding decrease in net unrealized appreciation occurs by transferring the gain associated with the transaction from “unrealized” to “realized.” Conversely, when a loss is realized on a depreciated portfolio security, an increase in net unrealized appreciation occurs.

Net Investment Income     

     Interest income of $1,052,625 for the nine months ended December 31, 2008 decreased from $1,797,079 in the year-ago period due to a decrease in excess cash and interest rates. During the nine months ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, we recorded dividend income from the following sources:

Net Realized Gain on Investments 

     During the nine months ended December 31, 2008, the Company sold certain of its unrestricted marketable securities generating proceeds of $20,655,024, resulting in a net realized gain of $10,716,720; as compared with net realized gains of $240,024 during the nine months ended December 31, 2007.

                     During the nine months ended December 31, 2008, the Company realized gains of 15,936,664, consisting primarily of $6,646,883 on Petsmart, Inc., $2,487,019 on Liberty Entertainment Group, and $1,991,256 on Kimberly-Clark, Inc. These unrestricted marketable securities were sold in connection with our major share repurchase plan, which was announced on June 12, 2008. It was announced that we would fund our repurchase plan through the use of cash on hand and or proceeds from the sale of our unrestricted marketable securities. Our repurchase plan expired on December 10, 2008. 

     During the nine months ended December 31, 2007, the Company realized gains of $240,024 consisting of $546,221 of Alltel Corporation, $518,020 of Sterling Group Partners, and $245,950 of Exopack, Inc, which were offset by a realized loss of $1,070,167 from the sale of Hic-Star Corporation.

Net Increase (Decrease) in Unrealized Appreciation of Investments     

     Set forth in the following table are the significant increases and decreases in unrealized appreciation by portfolio company:

    During the nine months ended December 31, 2008, the value of our investments in The RectorSeal Corporation decreased by $16,900,000, All Components, Inc. decreased $9,599,999 and Media Recovery, Inc decreased $9,100,000, due to decreases in their respective sales resulting from slowdowns in segments of their businesses. Additionally, our investments in Alamo Group Inc. decreased $14,859,075; Heelys Inc. decreased $16,305,293; and Palm Harbor Homes, Inc. decreased $5,891,341 due primarily to the decreases in their respective stock prices at December 31, 2008. Offsetting the aforementioned losses during the nine months ended December 31, 2008, was a $10,216,875 increase in the value of Encore Wire Corporation due primarily to an increase in their stock price at December 31, 2008.                         

Portfolio Investments

      During the quarter ended December 31, 2008, we made investments of $4,000,000 in one new portfolio company and investments of $3,646,287 in existing portfolio companies.

     We have agreed, subject to certain conditions, to invest up to $9,963,070 in seven portfolio companies.

Financial Liquidity and Capital Resources

          At December 31, 2008, we had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $21.6 million. Pursuant to Small Business Administration (SBA) regulations, cash and cash equivalents of $5.2 million held by Capital Southwest Venture Corporation (CSVC) may not be transferred or advanced to us without the consent of the SBA. Under current SBA regulations and subject to SBA’s approval of its credit application, CSVC would be entitled to borrow up to $17.0 million. With the exception of a capital gain distribution made in the form of a distribution of the stock of a portfolio company in the

fiscal year ended March 31, 1996, we have elected to retain all gains realized during the past 40 years. Retention of future gains is viewed as an important source of funds to sustain our investment activity. Approximately $14.8 million of our investment portfolio is represented by unrestricted publicly-traded securities, and represent a source of liquidity.

     Funds to be used by us for operating or investment purposes may be transferred in the form of dividends, management fees or loans from The RectorSeal Corporation and The Whitmore Manufacturing Company, wholly-owned portfolio companies, to the extent of their available cash reserves and borrowing capacities.

     Management believes that our cash and cash equivalents and cash available from other sources described above are adequate to meet our expected requirements. Consistent with our long-term strategy, the disposition of investments from time to time may also be an important source of funds for future investment activities.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

     We are subject to financial market risks, including changes in marketable equity security prices. We do not use derivative financial instruments to mitigate any of these risks.

     Our investment performance is a function of our portfolio companies’ profitability, which may be affected by economic cycles, competitive forces, foreign currency fluctuations and production costs including labor rates, raw material prices and certain commodity prices. Most of the companies in our investment portfolio do not hedge their exposure to raw material and commodity price fluctuations. However, the portfolio company with the greatest exposure to foreign currency fluctuations generally hedges its exposure. All of these factors may have an adverse effect on the value of our investments on our net asset value. 

                  Our investment in portfolio securities includes fixed-rate debt securities which totaled $9,263,000 at December 31, 2008, equivalent to 2.0% of the value of our total investments. Generally, these debt securities are below investment grade and have relatively high fixed rates of interest; therefore, minor changes in market yields of publicly-traded debt securities have little or no effect on the values of debt securities in our portfolio and no effect on interest income. Our investments in debt securities are generally held to maturity and their fair values are determined on the basis of the terms of the debt security and the financial condition of the issuer. 

               A portion of our investment portfolio consists of debt and equity securities of private companies. We anticipate little or no effect on the values of these investments from modest changes in public market equity valuations. Should significant changes in market valuations of comparable publicly-owned companies occur, there may be a corresponding effect on valuations of private companies, which would affect the value and the amount and timing of proceeds eventually realized from these investments. A portion of our investment portfolio also consists of restricted common stock of publicly-owned companies. The fair values of these restricted securities are influenced by the nature of applicable resale restrictions, the underlying earnings and financial condition of the issuers of such restricted securities and the market valuations of comparable publicly-owned companies. A portion of our investment portfolio also consists of unrestricted, freely marketable common stock of publicly-owned companies. These freely marketable investments, which are valued at the public market price, are directly exposed to equity price risks, in that a change in an issuer’s public market equity price would result in an identical change in the fair value of our investment in such security.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this report, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the   Chairman of the Board and President and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Based on that evaluation, the Chairman of the Board and President and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that the information required to be disclosed is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms, and is accumulated and communicated to management, including the  Chairman of the Board and President and Chief Financial Officer  , as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding such required disclosure.

During the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2008, there were no changes to the internal controls over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal controls over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

     We are currently the subject of certain legal actions. In our judgment, none of the lawsuits currently pending against us, either individually or in the aggregate, is likely to have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, or financial position.

     We, Capital Southwest Corporation and Capital Southwest Venture Corporation, have been named in a lawsuit filed on August 27, 2007 in the United States District Court of the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, against Heelys, Inc and its Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and the directors who signed its registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with its December 7, 2006 initial public offering (“IPO”), and its underwriters for the IPO. The complaint alleges violations of Sections 11 and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 and the plaintiffs are seeking compensatory damages in an unspecified amount, as well as reasonable costs and expenses incurred in the action, including counsel fees and expert fees.

     Similar suits were also filed in 2007 and 2008 in the United States District Court of the Northern District of Texas making substantially similar allegations under Sections 11, 12 and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, and seeking substantially similar damages.

     We believe that the plaintiffs’ claims are without merit, we deny the allegations in the complaints, and we intend to vigorously defend the lawsuits.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Deterioration in economic conditions could impair our portfolio companies, as a result, could reduce valuations and adversely affect our financial condition.

Changes in national and local economic conditions could have a negative impact on our business. Many of the companies in which we have made or will make investments may be susceptible to economic slowdowns or recessions. An economic slowdown may affect the ability of a company to operate profitably, acquire other companies, or engage in a liquidity event such as a sale.

Our business of making private equity investments also may be affected by current and future market conditions. As a result, the pace of our investment activity may slow. In addition, significant changes in the capital markets could have a negative effect on the valuations of our investments. This could have an adverse affect on our net asset value.

     There have been no material changes to our risk factors as disclosed in Item 1A, “Risk Factors”, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008.

The following table provides information for the nine months ended December 31, 2008, regarding shares of our common stock that were repurchased under our repurchase plan which began on June 12, 2008 when the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase plan, which allowed for the repurchase of up to 10 percent (or 388,915 shares) of its Common Stock at prices not above the lower of the net asset value per share of its Common Stock, or prices prevailing in the over-the-counter market at the time of such purchases. The repurchase program remained in effect until its expiration date of December 10, 2008. The Company did not make purchases under the plan during the quarter ended December 31, 2008. In total the Company purchased 147,513 shares of Common Stock for $16,903,346 at an average price of $114.59 per share, on the open market, while the plan was in effect.