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GOLUB CAPITAL BDC, Inc. - Annual Report: 2022 (Form 10-K)

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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Form 10-K
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(Mark One)
ý ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022
or
o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from          to      
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Commission file number: 814-00794
GOLUB CAPITAL BDC, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 27-2326940
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation
 or Organization)
 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
200 Park Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY
10166
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)
(212) 750-6060
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading SymbolName of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per shareGBDC The Nasdaq Global Select Market
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes No
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. Yes No
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 No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).
Yes ☒ No ☐
Auditor Firm ID:42Auditor Name:Ernst & Young LLPAuditor Location:Chicago
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer 
Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer 
Smaller reporting company
Emerging growth company 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. Yes ☑ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).Yes ☐ No ☒
The aggregate market value of common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant on March 31, 2022 was approximately $2,532.2 million. For the purposes of calculating this amount only, all directors and executive officers of the registrant have been treated as affiliates. There were 170,895,670 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding as of November 21, 2022.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the registrant’s proxy statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A in connection with the registrant’s 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which will be filed subsequent to the date hereof, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K. Such proxy statement will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than 120 days following the end of the registrant’s fiscal year ended September 30, 2022.

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Part I.  
Part II.  
Reserved
Part III.  
Part IV.  

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PART I
In this annual report on Form 10-K, except as otherwise indicated, the terms:
“we,” “us,” “our” and “Golub Capital BDC” refer to Golub Capital BDC, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries;
“Holdings” refers to Golub Capital BDC Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or LLC, our direct subsidiary;
“GCIC Holdings” refers to GCIC Holdings LLC, a Delaware LLC, our direct subsidiary;
“2014 Issuer” refers to Golub Capital BDC CLO 2014 LLC, a Delaware LLC, our direct subsidiary;
“2018 Issuer” refers to Golub Capital BDC CLO III LLC, a Delaware LLC, our indirect subsidiary;
“GCIC 2018 Issuer" refers to GCIC CLO II LLC, a Delaware LLC, our indirect subsidiary;
“2020 Issuer” refers to Golub Capital BDC CLO 4 LLC, a Delaware LLC, our indirect subsidiary;
“2018 CLO Depositor” refers to Golub Capital BDC CLO III Depositor LLC, a Delaware LLC, our direct subsidiary;
“GCIC CLO Depositor” refers to GCIC CLO II Depositor LLC, a Delaware LLC, our direct subsidiary;
“2020 CLO Depositor” refers to Golub Capital BDC CLO 4 Depositor LLC, a Delaware LLC, our direct subsidiary;
“Funding II” refers to Golub Capital BDC Funding II LLC, a Delaware LLC, our direct subsidiary;
“Funding Subsidiaries” refers, collectively, to Funding II, prior to its termination on September 16, 2022, GCIC Funding II LLC or GCIC Funding II, a Delaware LLC and our direct subsidiary, prior to its termination on February 12, 2021, and GCIC Funding LLC, or GCIC Funding, a Delaware LLC and our direct subsidiary, prior to its termination on October 9, 2020, and each, a “Funding Subsidiary”
“2024 Notes” refers to the $400.0 million in aggregate principal amount of unsecured notes issued by Golub Capital BDC on October 2, 2020. The 2024 Notes bear interest at a rate of 3.375% per year payable semiannually in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year. The 2024 Notes mature on April 15, 2024. On October 15, 2021, Golub Capital BDC issued an additional $100.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 2024 Notes, which have the same terms as the original issuance of 2024 Notes;
“2026 Notes” refers to the $400.0 million in aggregate principal amount of unsecured notes issued by Golub Capital BDC on February 24, 2021. The 2026 Notes bear interest at a rate of 2.500% per year payable semiannually in arrears on February 24 and August 24 of each year. The 2026 Notes mature on August 24, 2026. On October 13, 2021, Golub Capital BDC issued an additional $200.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 2026 Notes, which have the same terms as the original issuance of 2026 Notes;
“2027 Notes” refers to the $350.0 million in aggregate principal amount of unsecured notes issued by Golub Capital BDC on August 3, 2021. The 2027 Notes bear interest at a rate of 2.050% per year payable semiannually in arrears on February 15 and August 15 of each year. The 2027 Notes mature on February 15, 2027;
“Unsecured Notes” refers, collectively, to the 2024 Notes, 2026 Notes and 2027 Notes;
“GCIC” refers to Golub Capital Investment Corporation, a Maryland corporation that we acquired on September 16, 2019 pursuant to an agreement and plan of merger by and among us, GCIC, GC Advisors, and for certain limited purposes our Administrator, or, as amended, the Merger Agreement; prior to such acquisition, which we refer to as the Merger, GCIC was an externally managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or the 1940 Act, and whose investment adviser was GC Advisors;
“2014 Debt Securitization” refers to the $402.6 million term debt securitization that we initially completed on June 5, 2014, as amended, which was redeemed on August 26, 2020, in which the 2014 Issuer issued an
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aggregate of $402.6 million of notes, or the “2014 Notes,” including $191.0 million of Class A-1-R 2014 Notes, which bore interest at a rate of three-month LIBOR, plus 0.95%, $20.0 million of Class A-2-R 2014 Notes, which bore interest at a rate of three-month LIBOR plus 0.95%, $35.0 million of Class B-R 2014 Notes, which bore interest at a rate of three-month LIBOR plus 1.40%, $37.5 million of Class C-R 2014 Notes, which bore interest at a rate of three-month LIBOR plus 1.55%, and $119.1 million of membership interests that did not bear interest;
“2018 Debt Securitization” refers to the $602.4 million term debt securitization that we completed on November 16, 2018, in which the 2018 Issuer issued an aggregate of $602.4 million of notes, or the “2018 Notes,” including $327.0 million of Class A 2018 Notes, which bear interest at a rate of three-month LIBOR, plus 1.48%, $61.2 million of Class B 2018 Notes, which bear interest at a rate of three-month LIBOR plus 2.10%, $20.0 million of Class C-1 2018 Notes, which bear interest at a rate of three-month LIBOR plus 2.80%, $38.8 million of Class C-2 2018 Notes, which bear interest at a rate of three-month LIBOR plus 2.65%, $42.0 million of Class D 2018 Notes, which bear interest at a rate of three-month LIBOR plus 2.95%, and $113.4 million of Subordinated 2018 Notes that do not bear interest;
“GCIC 2018 Debt Securitization” refers to the $908.2 million term debt securitization initially completed on December 13, 2018 and that we acquired as part of the Merger in which the GCIC 2018 Issuer issued an aggregate of $908.2 million of notes, or the "GCIC 2018 Notes", including $490.0 million of AAA/AAA Class A-1 GCIC 2018 Notes, which bear interest at a rate of three-month LIBOR plus 1.48%, $38.5 million of AAA Class A-2 GCIC 2018 Notes, which bore interest at a fixed rate of 4.67%, $18.0 million of AA Class B-1 GCIC 2018 Notes, which bear interest at a rate of three-month LIBOR plus 2.25%, $27.0 million of the Class B-2 GCIC 2018 Notes, which bear interest at a rate of three-month LIBOR plus 1.75%, $95.0 million of Class C GCIC 2018 Notes, which bear interest at a rate of three-month LIBOR plus 2.30%, $60.0 million of Class D GCIC 2018 Notes, which bear interest at a rate of three-month LIBOR plus 2.75% and $179.7 million of Subordinated GCIC 2018 Notes that do not bear interest;
“2020 Debt Securitization” refers to the $330.4 million term debt securitization, of which $297.4 million was funded at closing, that we completed on August 26, 2020 and redeemed on August 26, 2021, in which the 2020 Issuer issued an aggregate of $330.4 million of notes, or the “2020 Notes,” including $137.5 million of AAA Class A-1 2020 Notes, which bore interest at the three-month LIBOR plus 2.35%, $10.5 million of AAA Class A-2 2020 Notes, which bore interest at the three-month LIBOR plus 2.75%, $21.0 million of AA Class B 2020 Notes, which bore interest at the three-month LIBOR plus 3.20%, up to $33.0 million A Class C 2020 Notes, which remained unfunded upon closing and upon redemption and approximately $108.4 million of Subordinated 2020 Notes, which did not bear interest;
“Debt Securitizations” refers collectively to the 2014 Debt Securitization, the 2018 Debt Securitization, the GCIC 2018 Debt Securitization and the 2020 Debt Securitization and each, a “Debt Securitization;”
“SLF” refers to Senior Loan Fund LLC, a Delaware LLC, which became our direct subsidiary as of January 1, 2020. Prior to January 1, 2020, SLF was an unconsolidated subsidiary, in which we co-invested with RGA Reinsurance Company, or RGA, primarily in senior secured loans. SLF was capitalized as transactions were completed and all portfolio and investment decisions in respect of SLF were approved by representatives of each of the members (with unanimous approval required from either (i) one representative of each of us and RGA; or (ii) both representatives of each of us and RGA). Prior to January 1, 2020, we owned 87.5% of the LLC equity interests of SLF;
“GCIC SLF” refers to GCIC Senior Loan Fund LLC, a Delaware LLC, which became our direct subsidiary as of January 1, 2020. Prior to January 1, 2020, GCIC SLF was an unconsolidated subsidiary, that we acquired as part of the Merger, in which we co-invested with Aurora National Life Assurance Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of RGA, or Aurora, primarily in senior secured loans of middle-market companies. GCIC SLF was capitalized as transactions were completed and all portfolio and investment decisions in respect of GCIC SLF were approved by the GCIC SLF investment committee, which consisted of two representatives of each of the members (with unanimous approval required from either (i) one representative of each of us and Aurora; or (ii) both representatives of each of us and Aurora). Prior to January 1, 2020, we owned 87.5% of the LLC equity interests of GCIC SLF;
“Senior Loan Funds” refers collectively to SLF and GCIC SLF, and each a "Senior Loan Fund"
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“WF Credit Facility” refers to the senior secured revolving credit facility that GCIC Funding originally entered into on October 10, 2014 and terminated on February 12, 2021, with Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as administrative agent, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as lender, that, as of the date of its termination, allowed for borrowing up to $300.0 million, bore interest at a rate of one-month LIBOR plus 2.00% per annum and would have matured on March 21, 2024;
“DB Credit Facility” refers to the senior secured revolving credit facility that GCIC Funding II entered into on December 31, 2018 and terminated on October 9, 2020, with GCIC, as equity holder and as servicer, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as facility agent, the other agents parties thereto, each of the entities from time to time party thereto as securitization subsidiaries and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as collateral agent and as collateral custodian, that as of the date of its termination, allowed for borrowing up to $250.0 million and bore interest at a rate of the applicable base rate, three-month term LIBOR, Canadian Dollar Offered Rate, EURIBOR, or Bank Bill Swap Rate, as applicable plus 1.90% per annum through the reinvestment period, which would have continued through December 31, 2021;
“JPM Credit Facility” refers to the senior secured revolving credit facility that we initially entered into on February 11, 2021 with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent and collateral agent, and the bank participants acting as lenders, as amended, that, as of September 30, 2022, permits borrowings of up to $1,237.5 million in U.S. dollars and certain agreed upon foreign currencies. As of September 30, 2022, the interest rate on the borrowings under the facility ranged from the applicable benchmark plus 1.75% to 1.875%, depending on the gross borrowing base, through the maturity date of February 11, 2026. The applicable benchmark rate as of September 30, 2022 for loans denominated in U.S. dollars is term SOFR plus an adjustment of an amount ranging between 0.11448% and 0.42826% (subject to applicable tenor) and certain other benchmark rates for loans denominated in other foreign currencies;.
“MS Credit Facility II” refers to our senior secured revolving credit facility that Golub Capital BDC Funding II, LLC, a Delaware LLC and our direct subsidiary, entered into on February 1, 2019 and terminated on September 16, 2022, with Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as the administrative agent, each of the lenders from time to time party thereto, each of the securitization subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as collateral agent, account bank and collateral custodian, as most recently amended on July 30, 2021, that allowed for borrowing up to $75.0 million as of the date of its termination, September 16, 2022, and bore interest at the applicable base rate plus 2.45% per annum through the revolving period, which would have ended April 21, 2024, and that had a stated maturity date of April 12, 2026;
“Revolving Credit Facilities” refers collectively to, prior to its termination on February 12, 2021, the WF Credit Facility; prior to its termination on October 9, 2020, the DB Credit Facility; the JPM Credit Facility and prior to its termination on September 16, 2022, the MS Credit Facility II, and each a “Revolving Credit Facility”
“Merger” refers to the acquisition of Golub Capital Investment Corporation, or GCIC, as of September 16, 2019, pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated November 27, 2018, by and among us, Fifth Ave Subsidiary Inc., a Maryland corporation and our direct subsidiary, GCIC, GC Advisors, and, for certain limited purposes, the Administrator, or, as amended, the Merger Agreement.
“Adviser Revolver” refers to the line of credit with GC Advisors, which allowed for borrowing up to $100.0 million as of September 30, 2022 and bears interest at the short-term applicable federal rate;
“SBIC Funds” refers collectively to our consolidated subsidiaries, GC SBIC IV, L.P.,GC SBIC V, L.P. and GC SBIC VI, L.P.;
“GC Advisors” refers to GC Advisors LLC, a Delaware LLC, our investment adviser;
“Administrator” refers to Golub Capital LLC, a Delaware LLC, an affiliate of GC Advisors and our administrator;
“Investment Advisory Agreement” refers to the Third Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement by and between us and GC Advisors, dated as of September 16, 2019; and
“Golub Capital” refers, collectively, to the activities and operations of Golub Capital LLC (formerly Golub Capital Management LLC), which entity employs all of Golub Capital’s investment professionals, GC Advisors and associated investment funds and their respective affiliates.
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Item 1. Business

GENERAL
We are an externally managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the 1940 Act. In addition, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, we have elected to be treated as a regulated investment company, or RIC, under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code. We were formed in November 2009 to continue and expand the business of our predecessor, Golub Capital Master Funding LLC, which commenced operations in July 2007. We make investments primarily in one stop (a loan that combines characteristics of traditional first lien senior secured loans and second lien or subordinated loans and that are often referred to by other middle market lenders as unitranche loans) and other senior secured loans of U.S. middle-market companies that are, in most cases, sponsored by private equity firms. GC Advisors structures these one stop loans as senior secured loans, and we obtain security interests in the assets of the portfolio company that serve as collateral in support of the repayment of these loans. This collateral often takes the form of first-priority liens on the assets of the portfolio company. In many cases, we are the sole lender or we, together with our affiliates, are the sole lenders of one stop loans, which can afford us additional influence over the borrower in terms of monitoring and, if necessary, remediating any underperformance.
In this annual report on Form 10-K, the term “middle-market” generally refers to companies having earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, of less than $100.0 million annually.
Our investment objective is to generate current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in senior secured and one stop loans of U.S. middle-market companies. We also selectively invest in second lien and subordinated (a loan that ranks senior only to a borrower's equity securities and ranks junior to all of such borrower's other indebtedness in priority of payment) loans of, and warrants and minority equity securities in, middle-market companies. We intend to achieve our investment objective by (1) accessing the established loan origination channels developed by Golub Capital, a leading lender to middle-market companies that had over $55 billion of capital under management as of July 1, 2022, (2) selecting investments within our core middle-market company focus, (3) partnering with experienced private equity firms, or sponsors, in many cases with whom Golub Capital has invested alongside in the past, (4) implementing the disciplined underwriting standards of Golub Capital and (5) drawing upon the aggregate experience and resources of Golub Capital.
We seek to create a portfolio that includes primarily senior secured and one stop loans by primarily investing approximately $10.0 million to $75.0 million of capital, on average, in the securities of middle-market companies. We expect to selectively invest more than $75.0 million in some of our portfolio companies and generally expect that the size of our individual investments will vary proportionately with the size of our capital base.
We generally invest in securities that have been rated below investment grade by independent rating agencies or that would be rated below investment grade if they were rated. These securities, which are often referred to as “junk,” have predominantly speculative characteristics with respect to the issuer’s capacity to pay interest and repay principal. In addition, many of our debt investments have floating interest rates that reset on a periodic basis and typically do not fully pay down principal prior to maturity, which could increase our risk of losing part or all of our investment.
GCIC Acquisition
On September 16, 2019, we completed our acquisition of GCIC, pursuant to the Merger Agreement. As a result of, and as of the effective time of, the Merger, GCIC’s separate existence ceased.
In accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger, each outstanding share of GCIC’s common stock was converted into the right to receive 0.865 shares of our common stock (with GCIC’s stockholders receiving cash in lieu of fractional shares of our common stock). As a result of the Merger, we issued an aggregate of 71,779,964 shares of our common stock to former stockholders of GCIC.

Rights Offering

On May 15, 2020, we completed a transferable rights offering and issued a total of 33,451,902 shares of our
common stock. We issued to stockholders of record on April 8, 2020 one transferable right for each four shares of our common stock held on the record date. Each holder of rights was entitled to subscribe for one share of common stock for every right held at a subscription price of $9.17 per share. Net proceeds after deducting the dealer manager
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fees and other offering expenses were approximately $300.4 million. 3,191,448 shares of common stock were purchased in the rights offering by affiliates of GC Advisors.

Information Available
Our address is 200 Park Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10166. Our phone number is (212) 750-6060, and our internet address is www.golubcapitalbdc.com. We make available, free of charge, on our website our proxy statement, annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC. Information contained on our website is not incorporated by reference into this annual report on Form 10-K and you should not consider information contained on our website to be part of this annual report on Form 10-K or any other report we file with the SEC.
The SEC also maintains a website that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information we file with the SEC at www.sec.gov. Copies of these reports, proxy and information statements and other information may also be obtained, after paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at publicinfo@sec.gov.
Our Adviser
Our investment activities are managed by our investment adviser, GC Advisors. GC Advisors is responsible for sourcing potential investments, conducting research and due diligence on prospective investments and equity sponsors, analyzing investment opportunities, structuring our investments and monitoring our investments and portfolio companies on an ongoing basis. GC Advisors was organized in September 2008 and is a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, or the Advisers Act. Under our amended and restated investment advisory agreement, or the Investment Advisory Agreement, with GC Advisors, we pay GC Advisors a base management fee and an incentive fee for its services. See “Business — Management Agreements — Management Fee” for a discussion of the base management fee and incentive fee, including the cumulative income incentive fee and the income and capital gains incentive fee, payable by us to GC Advisors. Unlike most closed-end funds whose fees are based on assets net of leverage, our base management fee is based on our average-adjusted gross assets (including leverage but adjusted to exclude cash and cash equivalents so that investors do not pay the base management fee on such assets) and, therefore, GC Advisors benefits when we incur debt or use leverage. For purposes of the Investment Advisory Agreement, cash equivalents means U.S. government securities and commercial paper instruments maturing within 270 days of purchase. Additionally, under the incentive fee structure, GC Advisors benefits when capital gains are recognized and, because it determines when a holding is sold, GC Advisors controls the timing of the recognition of capital gains. Our board of directors is charged with protecting our interests by monitoring how GC Advisors addresses these and other conflicts of interest associated with its management services and compensation. While not expected to review or approve each borrowing, our independent directors periodically review GC Advisors’ services and fees as well as its portfolio management decisions and portfolio performance. In connection with these reviews, our independent directors consider whether our fees and expenses (including those related to leverage) remain appropriate. See “Business — Management Agreements — Board Approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement.”
GC Advisors is an affiliate of Golub Capital and pursuant to a staffing agreement, or the Staffing Agreement, Golub Capital LLC makes experienced investment professionals available to GC Advisors and provides access to the senior investment personnel of Golub Capital LLC and its affiliates. The Staffing Agreement provides GC Advisors with access to deal flow generated by Golub Capital LLC and its affiliates in the ordinary course of their businesses and commits the members of GC Advisors’ investment committee to serve in that capacity. As our investment adviser, GC Advisors is obligated to allocate investment opportunities among us and its other clients fairly and equitably over time in accordance with its allocation policy. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Related Party Transactions.” However, there can be no assurance that such opportunities will be allocated to us fairly or equitably in the short-term or over time. GC Advisors seeks to capitalize on the significant deal origination, credit underwriting, due diligence, investment structuring, execution, portfolio management and monitoring experience of Golub Capital LLC’s investment professionals.
Our Administrator
Golub Capital LLC, our Administrator and an affiliate of GC Advisors, provides the administrative services necessary for us to operate. See “Business — Management Agreements — Administration Agreement” for a
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discussion of the fees and expenses (subject to the review and approval of our independent directors) we are required to reimburse to the Administrator.

About Golub Capital
Golub Capital, founded in 1994, is a leading lender to middle-market companies, with a long track record of investing in senior secured, one stop, second lien and subordinated loans. As of July 1, 2022, Golub Capital had over $55 billion of capital under management. Since its inception, Golub Capital has closed deals with over 360 middle-market sponsors and repeat transactions with over 250 sponsors.
Golub Capital’s middle-market lending group is managed by an eight-member senior management team consisting of Lawrence E. Golub, David B. Golub, Andrew H. Steuerman, Gregory W. Cashman, Spyro G. Alexopoulos, Marc C. Robinson, Robert G. Tuchscherer and Jason J. Van Dussen. As of September 30, 2022, Golub Capital had more than 170 investment professionals supported by more than 530 administrative and back office personnel that focus on operations, finance, legal and compliance, accounting and reporting, marketing, information technology and office management.

Market Trends
We have identified the following trends that may affect our business:
Target Market.  We believe that small and middle market companies in the United States with annual revenues between $10 million and $2.5 billion represent a significant growth segment of the U.S. economy and often require substantial capital investments to grow. Middle market companies have generated a significant number of investment opportunities for investment funds managed or advised by Golub Capital, and we believe that this market segment will continue to produce significant investment opportunities for us. We continue to focus our portfolio on borrowers in what we believe are recession resistant industries that are insulated from the effects of COVID-19.

Specialized Lending Requirements.  We believe that several factors render many U.S. financial institutions ill-suited to lend to U.S. middle market companies. For example, based on the experience of our management team, lending to U.S. middle market companies (1) is generally more labor intensive than lending to larger companies due to the smaller size of each investment and the fragmented nature of information for such companies, (2) requires due diligence and underwriting practices consistent with the demands and economic limitations of the middle market and (3) also requires more extensive ongoing monitoring by the lender.

Demand for Debt Capital.  We believe there is a large pool of committed but uninvested private equity capital for middle market companies. We expect private equity firms will seek to leverage their investments by combining equity capital with senior secured loans and subordinated debt from other sources, such as us.

Competition from Bank Lenders.  We believe that many traditional bank lenders to middle market businesses have either exited or de-emphasized their service and product offerings in the middle market. These traditional lenders have instead focused on lending and providing other services to large corporate clients. We believe this has resulted in fewer key players and the reduced availability of debt capital to the companies we target.

Market Environment:  We believe middle market investments are likely to excel in uncertain market environments such as the current market environment following the COVID-19 outbreak that began in December 2019, and that these investments have historically generated premium yields with more desirable structures for lenders as compared to large corporate loans.(1) In addition, we believe the recent credit market dislocation will accelerate the market share shift toward well-positioned larger platforms. On the other hand, we believe that there has been increased competition for direct lending to middle market businesses, which would be expected to result in less favorable pricing terms for our potential investments. If we match our competitors’ pricing, terms and structure, we would expect to experience decreased net interest income, lower yields and increased risk of credit loss. However, we believe that Golub Capital’s scale, product suite, entrenched relationships and strong market position will continue to allow us to find investment opportunities with attractive risk-adjusted returns.

(1) Standard & Poor’s “High-End Middle-Market Lending Review Q4 2021” – New-issue first-lien yield-to-maturity. Middle-Market loans have, on average, generated higher yields in comparison to large corporate loans based on data starting in June 2005.

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Competitive Strengths

Deep, Experienced Management Team. We are managed by GC Advisors, which has access through the Staffing Agreement to the resources and expertise of Golub Capital’s more than 725 employees, led by our chairman, Lawrence E. Golub, and our chief executive officer, David B. Golub. As of September 30, 2022, Golub Capital’s more than 170 investment professionals had an average of over 13 years of investment experience and were supported by more than 530 administrative and back office personnel that focus on operations, finance, legal and compliance, accounting and reporting, marketing, information technology and office management. GC Advisors also manages (i) Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc., a Maryland corporation, or GBDC 3; (ii) Golub Capital Direct Lending Corporation, a Maryland corporation, or GDLC; (iii) Golub Capital BDC 4, Inc., a Maryland corporation, or GBDC4; and (iv) Golub Capital Direct Lending Unlevered Corporation, a Maryland corporation, or GDLCU, each of which has elected to be regulated as a business development company, have investment mandates similar to ours, and primarily focus on investing in one stop and other senior secured loans. Golub Capital seeks to hire and retain high-quality investment professionals and reward those personnel based on investor returns.

Leading U.S. Debt Platform Provides Access to Proprietary Relationship-Based Deal Flow. GC Advisors gives us access to the deal flow of Golub Capital, one of the leading middle-market lenders in the United States. Golub Capital has been a top 3 Traditional Middle Market Bookrunner each year from 2008 through 2022 for senior secured loans of up to $500.0 million for leveraged buyouts based on number of deals completed according to Thomson Reuters LPC and internal data. We believe this market position makes Golub Capital the first choice lender to many sponsors. Since its inception, Golub Capital has closed deals with over 360 middle-market sponsors and repeat transactions with over 250 sponsors. We believe that Golub Capital receives relationship-based “early looks” and “last looks” at many investment opportunities in the U.S. middle-market market, allowing it to be highly selective in the transactions it pursues.

Disciplined Investment and Underwriting Process. GC Advisors utilizes the established investment process of Golub Capital for reviewing lending opportunities, structuring transactions and monitoring investments. Using its disciplined approach to lending, GC Advisors seeks to minimize credit losses through effective underwriting, comprehensive due diligence investigations, structuring and the implementation of restrictive debt covenants. We expect that GC Advisors will continue to select borrowers whose businesses will retain significant value, even in a depressed market or a distressed sale. GC Advisors intends to reduce risk further by focusing on repeat transactions with proven, successful sponsors. While emphasizing thorough credit analysis, GC Advisors intends to maintain strong relationships with sponsors by offering rapid initial feedback from senior investment professionals on each investment opportunity.

Regimented Credit Monitoring. Following each investment, GC Advisors implements a regimented credit monitoring system. This careful approach, which involves ongoing review and analysis by teams of professionals, has enabled GC Advisors to identify problems early and to assist borrowers before they face difficult liquidity constraints. If necessary, GC Advisors can assume the role of deal sponsor in a work-out situation and has extensive restructuring experience, both in and out of bankruptcy. GC Advisors believes in the need to prepare for possible negative contingencies in order to address them promptly should they arise.

Concentrated Middle-Market Focus. Because of our focus on the middle-market, we understand the following general characteristics of middle-market lending:

middle-market companies are generally less leveraged than large companies and, we believe, offer more attractive investment returns in the form of upfront fees, prepayment penalties and higher interest rates;

middle-market issuers are more likely to have simple capital structures;

carefully structured covenant packages enable middle-market lenders to take early action to remediate poor financial performance; and

middle-market lenders can undertake thorough due diligence investigations prior to investment.
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Investment Criteria/Guidelines
Our investment objective is to generate current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in senior secured and one stop loans to U.S. middle market companies in industries we believe are resistant to recessions. We seek to generate strong risk-adjusted net returns by assembling a portfolio of investments across a broad range of industries and private equity investors.
We primarily target U.S. middle-market companies controlled by private equity investors that require capital for growth, acquisitions, recapitalizations, refinancings and leveraged buyouts. We seek to have a portfolio of first-lien, senior secured loans to borrowers believed to be insulated from the effects of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, pandemic in recession-resistant industries. We also make opportunistic loans to independently owned and publicly held middle-market companies. We seek to partner with strong management teams executing long-term growth strategies. Target businesses will typically exhibit some or all of the following characteristics:

annual EBITDA of less than $100.0 million;
sustainable leading positions in their respective markets;
scalable revenues and operating cash flow;
experienced management teams with successful track records;
insulation from the effects of economic disruptions, such as the COVID-19 pandemic;
stable, predictable cash flows with low technology and market risks;
a substantial equity cushion in the form of capital ranking junior to our investment provided by a middle market private equity sponsor;
low capital expenditures requirements;
a North American base of operations;
strong customer relationships;
products, services or distribution channels having distinctive competitive advantages;
defensible niche strategy or other barriers to entry; and
demonstrated growth strategies.
While we believe that the criteria listed above are important in identifying and investing in prospective portfolio companies, not all of these criteria will be met by each prospective portfolio company.
Investment Process Overview
We view our investment process as consisting of four distinct phases described below:
Origination.  GC Advisors sources investment opportunities through access to a network of over 10,000 individual contacts developed in the financial services and related industries by Golub Capital and managed through a proprietary customer relationship database. Among these contacts is an extensive network of private equity firms and relationships with leading middle-market senior lenders. The senior deal professionals of Golub Capital supplement these leads through personal visits and marketing campaigns. It is their responsibility to identify specific opportunities, to refine opportunities through candid exploration of the underlying facts and circumstances and to apply creative and flexible thinking to solve clients’ financing needs. The investment professionals of Golub Capital have a long and successful track record investing in companies across many industry sectors. Collectively, these investment professionals have completed investments in over 2,200 companies at Golub Capital. Golub Capital’s investments have been made in the following industries, among others: healthcare, restaurant and retail, software, digital and technology services, specialty manufacturing, business services, consumer products and services, food and beverages, aerospace and defense and value-added distribution.

Golub Capital has principal lending offices in Chicago, New York, London and San Francisco. Each of Golub Capital's originators maintains long-standing customer relationships and is responsible for covering a specified target market. We believe those originators’ strength and breadth of relationships across a wide range of markets generate numerous financing opportunities, which we believe enables GC Advisors to be highly selective in recommending investments to us.
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Underwriting.  We utilize the systematic, consistent approach to underwriting developed by Golub Capital, with a particular focus on determining the value of a business in a downside scenario. The key criteria that we consider include (1) strong and resilient underlying business fundamentals, (2) a substantial equity cushion in the form of capital ranking junior in right of payment to our investment and (3) a conclusion that overall “downside” risk is manageable. While the size of this equity cushion will vary over time and across industries, the equity cushion generally sought by GC Advisors today is between 35% and 45% of total portfolio capitalization. We generally focus on the criteria developed by Golub Capital for evaluating prospective portfolio companies, which uses a combination of analyses, including (1) fundamental analysis of a business’s financial statements, health, management, competitive advantages, competitors and markets; (2) analysis of opportunities in a given market based upon fluctuations due to seasonal, financial and economic factors; (3) quantitative analysis of the relative risk-return characteristics of investments and a comparison of yields between asset classes and other indicators; and (4) analysis of proprietary and secondary models. In evaluating a particular company, we put more emphasis on credit considerations (such as (1) loan-to-value ratio (which is the amount of our loan divided by the enterprise value of the company in which we are investing), (2) the ability of the company to maintain a liquidity cushion through economic cycles and in downside scenarios, (3) the ability of the company to service its fixed charge obligations under a variety of scenarios and (4) its anticipated strategic value in a downturn) than on profit potential and loan pricing. Based upon a combination of bottom-up analysis of the individual investment and GC Advisors’ expectations of future market conditions, GC Advisors seeks to assess the relative risk and reward for each investment. GC Advisors seeks to mitigate the risks of a single company or single industry through portfolio diversification. GC Advisors also considers environmental, social and governance considerations in the investment decision-making process, in accordance with its ESG policy, including analysis of the likelihood of material ESG-related risk based on the industry and industry subsector of the potential portfolio company, with further diligence and analysis based on this categorization as well as other factors identified during diligence. Golub Capital’s due diligence process for middle market credits will typically entail:

a thorough review of historical and pro forma financial information;
on-site visits;
interviews with management and employees;
a review of loan documents and material contracts;
third-party “quality of earnings” accounting due diligence;
when appropriate, background checks on key managers and research relating to the company’s business, industry, markets, customers, suppliers, products and services and competitors; and
the commission of third-party market studies when appropriate.

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The following chart illustrates the stages of Golub Capital’s evaluation and underwriting process:
ILLUSTRATIVE DEAL EVALUATION PROCESS
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Execution.  In executing transactions for us, GC Advisors utilizes the due diligence process developed by Golub Capital. Through a consistent approach to underwriting and careful attention to the details of execution, Golub Capital seeks to maintain discipline with respect to credit, pricing, and structure to ensure the ultimate success of the financing. Upon completion of due diligence, the investment team working on an investment delivers a final memorandum to GC Advisors’ investment committee. Once an investment has been approved by the investment committee, it moves through a series of steps generally, including initial documentation using standard document templates, final documentation, including resolution of business points and the execution of original documents held in escrow. Upon completion of final documentation, a loan is funded upon the execution of an investment committee memorandum by members of GC Advisors’ investment committee.

Monitoring.  We view active portfolio monitoring as a vital part of our investment process. We consider board observation rights, where appropriate, regular dialogue with company management and sponsors and detailed, internally generated monitoring reports to be critical to our performance. Golub Capital has developed a monitoring template that is designed to reasonably ensure compliance with these standards. This template is used by GC Advisors as a tool to assess investment performance relative to our plan. In addition, our portfolio companies often rely on GC Advisors to provide them with financial and capital markets expertise.
As part of the monitoring process, GC Advisors regularly assesses the risk profile of each of our investments and rates each of them based on an internal system developed by Golub Capital and its affiliates. This system is not generally accepted in our industry or used by our competitors. It is based on the following categories, which we refer to as GC Advisors’ internal performance ratings:
Internal Performance Ratings
Rating Definition
5 Involves the least amount of risk in our portfolio. The borrower is performing above expectations, and the trends and risk factors are generally favorable.
4 Involves an acceptable level of risk that is similar to the risk at the time of origination. The borrower is generally performing as expected, and the risk factors are neutral to favorable.
3 Involves a borrower performing below expectations and indicates that the loan’s risk has increased somewhat since origination. The borrower could be out of compliance with debt covenants; however, loan payments are generally not past due.
2 Involves a borrower performing materially below expectations and indicates that the loan’s risk has increased materially since origination. In addition to the borrower being generally out of compliance with debt covenants, loan payments could be past due (but generally not more than 180 days past due).
1 Involves a borrower performing substantially below expectations and indicates that the loan’s risk has substantially increased since origination. Most or all of the debt covenants are out of compliance and payments are substantially delinquent. Loans rated 1 are not anticipated to be repaid in full and we will reduce the fair market value of the loan to the amount we anticipate will be recovered.
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Our internal performance ratings do not constitute any rating of investments by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization or represent or reflect any third-party assessment of any of our investments.
For any investment rated 1, 2 or 3, GC Advisors increases its monitoring intensity and prepares regular updates for the investment committee, summarizing current operating results and material impending events and suggesting recommended actions.
GC Advisors monitors and, when appropriate, changes the internal performance ratings assigned to each investment in our portfolio. In connection with our valuation process, GC Advisors and our board of directors review these internal performance ratings on a quarterly basis.
The following table shows the distribution of our investments on the 1 to 5 internal performance rating scale at fair value as of September 30, 2022 and 2021:
September 30, 2022September 30, 2021
Internal
Performance
Rating
Investments
at Fair Value
(In thousands)
Percentage of
Total
Investments
Investments
at Fair Value
(In thousands)
Percentage of
Total
Investments
5$252,572 4.6 $499,241 10.2 
44,725,988 86.8 3,951,870 80.7 
3398,625 7.3 395,208 8.1 
269,171 1.3 47,836 1.0 
1— — 731 0.0*
Total$5,446,356 100.0 $4,894,886 100.0 
*Represents an amount less than 0.1%.
Investment Committee
The purpose of GC Advisors’ investment committee, which is comprised of officers of GC Advisors, is to evaluate and approve all of our investments, subject to the oversight of our board of directors. The investment committee process is intended to bring the diverse experience and perspectives of the committee’s members to the analysis and consideration of each investment. The investment committee currently consists of Lawrence E. Golub, David B. Golub, Andrew H. Steuerman, Gregory W. Cashman, Spyro G. Alexopoulos, Marc C. Robinson, Robert G. Tuchscherer and Jason J. Van Dussen. The investment committee serves to provide investment consistency and adherence to our core investment philosophy and policies. The investment committee also determines appropriate investment sizing and suggests ongoing monitoring requirements.

In addition to reviewing investments, investment committee meetings serve as a forum to discuss credit views and outlooks. Potential transactions and deal flow are reviewed on a regular basis. Members of the investment team are encouraged to share information and credit views with the investment committee early in their analysis. We believe this process improves the quality of the analysis and assists the deal team members to work more efficiently.
Each transaction is presented to the investment committee in a formal written report. Each investment opportunity generally receives the unanimous approval of the investment committee. Each member of the investment committee performs a similar role for other investment funds, accounts or other investment vehicles, collectively referred to as accounts, sponsored or managed by Golub Capital and its affiliates.
Investment Structure
Once GC Advisors determines that a prospective portfolio company is suitable for investment, GC Advisors typically works with the private equity sponsor, if applicable, the management of that company and its other capital providers to structure our investment. GC Advisors negotiates with these parties to agree on how our investment should be structured relative to other capital in the portfolio company’s capital structure.
GC Advisors structures our investments, which typically have maturities of three to seven years, as follows:
Senior Secured Loans.  GC Advisors structures investments in senior secured loans, where we obtain security interests in the assets of the portfolio company that serve as collateral in support of the repayment of such loans. This collateral often takes the form of first-priority liens on the assets of the portfolio company. Our senior secured
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loans often provide for moderate loan amortization in the early years of the loan, with the majority of the amortization deferred until loan maturity. Our senior secured loans may include a payment in kind, or PIK, feature.

One Stop Loans.  GC Advisors structures our one stop loans as senior secured loans. A one stop loan is a single loan that blends the characteristics of traditional senior debt and traditional junior debt. The structure generally combines the stronger lender protections associated with first lien senior secured debt with the superior economics of junior capital. We obtain security interests in the assets of the portfolio company that serve as collateral in support of the repayment of these loans. This collateral often takes the form of first-priority liens on the assets of the portfolio company. In some cases, one stop loans are provided to borrowers experiencing high revenue growth supported by a high level of discretionary expenditures. As part of the underwriting of such loans and consistent with industry practice, we adjust our characterization of the earnings of such borrowers for a reduction or elimination of such discretionary expenses if appropriate. One stop loans typically provide for moderate loan amortization in the initial years of the facility, with the majority of the amortization deferred until loan maturity. Our one stop loans may include a PIK feature. One stop loans generally allow the borrower to make a large lump sum payment of principal at the end of the loan term and there is a risk of loss if the borrower is unable to pay the lump sum or refinance the amount owed at maturity. In many cases, we are the sole lender or we, together with our affiliates, are the sole lenders of a one stop loan, which can afford us additional influence over the borrower in terms of monitoring and, if necessary, remediating any underperformance.
One stop loans include loans to technology companies undergoing strong growth due to new services, increased adoption and/or entry into new markets. We refer to loans to these companies as recurring revenue loans.1 Other targeted characteristics of recurring revenue businesses include strong customer revenue retention rates, a diversified customer base and backing from growth equity or venture capital firms. In some cases, the borrower’s high revenue growth is supported by a high level of discretionary spending. As part of the underwriting of such loans and consistent with industry practice, we adjust our characterization of the earnings of such borrowers for a reduction or elimination of such discretionary expenses, if appropriate.
Second Lien Loans.  GC Advisors structures these investments as subordinated, secured loans for which our claims on the related collateral are subordinated. We obtain security interests in the assets of the portfolio company that serve as collateral in support of the repayment of such loans. This collateral typically takes the form of second priority liens on the assets of a portfolio company. Second lien loans typically provide for minimal loan amortization in the initial years of the facility, with the majority of the amortization deferred until loan maturity.

Subordinated Loans.  GC Advisors structures these investments as unsecured, subordinated loans that provide for relatively high, fixed interest rates and provide us with significant current interest income. These loans typically have interest-only payments (often representing a combination of cash pay and PIK interest) in the early years, with all or the majority of amortization of principal deferred until loan maturity. Subordinated loans generally allow the borrower to make a large lump sum payment of principal at the end of the loan term, and there is a risk of loss if the borrower is unable to pay the lump sum or refinance the amount owed at maturity.

Second lien loans and subordinated loans are generally more volatile than first lien, senior secured loans and involve a greater risk of loss of principal. In addition, the PIK feature of many subordinated loans, which effectively operates as negative amortization of loan principal, increases credit risk exposure over the life of the loan. Subordinated loans are more likely to include a PIK feature.
Equity Investments. GC Advisors structures these investments as direct or indirect minority equity co-investments in a portfolio company, usually on terms similar to the controlling private equity sponsor and in connection with our loan to such portfolio company. As a result, if a portfolio company appreciates in value, we can achieve additional investment return from these equity co-investments. GC Advisors can structure these equity co-investments to include provisions protecting our rights as a minority-interest holder, which could include a “put,” or right to sell such securities back to the issuer, upon the occurrence of specified events or demand and “piggyback” registration rights. However, because these equity co-investments will typically be in private companies, there is no guarantee that we, as a minority-interest holder, will control the timing or value of our realization of any gains on such investments.
1 As of November 10, 2022, we have updated terminology from “late stage lending” to “recurring revenue” to better reflect the commercial activity of our business.
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Our equity co-investments will typically include customary “tag-along” and/or “drag-along” rights that will permit or require us to participate in a sale of such equity co-investments at such time as the majority owners, not GC Advisors, determine.
GC Advisors tailors the terms of each investment to the facts and circumstances of the transaction and the prospective portfolio company, negotiating a structure that protects our rights and manages our risk while creating incentives for the portfolio company to achieve its business plan and improve its operating results. GC Advisors seeks to limit the downside potential of our investments by:
selecting investments that we believe have a very low probability of loss;
requiring a total return on our investments that we believe will compensate us appropriately for credit risk; and
negotiating covenants in connection with our investments that afford our portfolio companies as much flexibility in managing their businesses as possible, consistent with the preservation of our capital. Such restrictions could include affirmative and negative covenants, default penalties, lien protection, change of control provisions and board rights.
We expect to hold most of our investments to maturity or repayment, but we may sell some of our investments earlier if a liquidity event occurs, such as a sale, recapitalization or worsening of the credit quality of the portfolio company.
Investments
We seek to create a portfolio that includes primarily one stop and other senior secured loans by investing approximately $10.0 million to $75.0 million of capital, on average, in the securities of middle-market companies. Set forth below is a list of our ten largest portfolio company investments as of September 30, 2022, as well as the top ten industries in which we were invested as of September 30, 2022, calculated as a percentage of our total investments at fair value as of such date.
Portfolio CompanyInvestments at
 Fair Value
(In thousands)
Percentage of
Total
Investments
GS Acquisitionco, Inc.$112,510 2.1 %
Diligent Corporation111,803 2.0 
Electrical Source Holdings, LLC101,091 1.8 
Inhabit IQ Inc. 82,274 1.5 
Bullhorn, Inc.81,359 1.5 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.80,432 1.5 
TWAS Holdings, LLC79,956 1.5 
GTIV, LLC72,726 1.3 
Bayshore Intermediate #2, L.P.68,898 1.3 
Transaction Data Systems, Inc.64,949 1.2 
$855,998 15.7 %
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IndustryInvestments at
 Fair Value
(In thousands)
Percentage of
 Total Investments
Software$1,401,424 25.7 %
Healthcare Providers and Services444,736 8.2 
Specialty Retail367,521 6.7 
Automobiles260,506 4.8 
IT Services249,240 4.6 
Diversified Consumer Services236,896 4.3 
Insurance226,158 4.2 
Health Care Technology200,658 3.7 
Pharmaceuticals150,263 2.8 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments and Components138,011 2.5 
$3,675,413 67.5 %
Managerial Assistance
As a business development company, we offer, and must provide upon request, managerial assistance to our portfolio companies. This assistance could involve monitoring the operations of our portfolio companies, participating in board and management meetings, consulting with and advising officers of portfolio companies and providing other organizational and financial guidance. The Administrator or an affiliate of the Administrator provides such managerial assistance on our behalf to portfolio companies that request this assistance. We could receive fees for these services and reimburse the Administrator or an affiliate of the Administrator, as applicable, for its allocated costs in providing such assistance, subject to the review and approval by our board of directors, including our independent directors.

Competition
Our primary competitors in providing financing to middle-market companies include public and private funds, other business development companies, commercial and investment banks, commercial financing companies and, to the extent they provide an alternative form of financing, private equity and hedge funds. Many of our competitors are substantially larger and have considerably greater financial, technical and marketing resources than we do. For example, we believe some competitors have access to funding sources that are not available to us. In addition, some of our competitors have higher risk tolerances or different risk assessments, which could allow them to consider a wider variety of investments and establish more relationships than us. Furthermore, many of our competitors are not subject to the regulatory restrictions that the 1940 Act imposes on us as a business development company or to the source-of-income, asset diversification and distribution requirements we must satisfy to maintain our qualification as a RIC.
We use the expertise of the investment professionals of Golub Capital and its affiliates to which we have access to assess investment risks and determine appropriate pricing for our investments in portfolio companies. In addition, the relationships of the senior members of Golub Capital and its affiliates enable us to learn about, and compete effectively for, financing opportunities with attractive middle-market companies in the industries in which we invest. See “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to our Business and Structure — We operate in a highly competitive market for investment opportunities, which could reduce returns and result in losses.”
Administration
We do not have any direct employees, and our day-to-day investment operations are managed by GC Advisors. Our business and affairs are managed under the direction of our board of directors. We have a chief executive officer, chief financial officer, chief compliance officer, managing director and director of corporate strategy, and to the extent necessary, our board of directors can elect to appoint additional officers going forward. Our officers are officers and/or employees of Golub Capital LLC, an affiliate of GC Advisors, and our allocable portion of the cost of our chief financial officer and chief compliance officer and their respective staffs is paid by us pursuant to the administration agreement, or the Administration Agreement, with the Administrator. See “Business - Management Agreements - Administration Agreement.”
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SUMMARY RISK FACTORS

The risk factors described below are a summary of the principal risk factors associated with an investment in us. These are not the only risks we face. You should carefully consider these risk factors, together with the risk factors set forth in Item 1A. of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and the other reports and documents filed by us with the SEC.

We are subject to risks relating to our business and structure

We are subject to risks associated with the current interest rate environment and to the extent we use debt to finance our investments, changes in interest rates will affect our cost of capital and net investment income.
We operate in a highly competitive market for investment opportunities, which could reduce returns and result in losses.
Rising interest rates could affect the value of our investments and could make it more difficult for portfolio companies to make periodic payments on
their loans.
We are subject to risks associated with the discontinuation of LIBOR, which will affect our cost of capital and net investment income.
We are dependent upon GC Advisors for our success and upon its access to the investment professionals and partners of Golub Capital and its affiliates.
Our business model depends to a significant extent upon strong referral relationships with sponsors and
investing in companies backed by private equity sponsors. Any inability of GC Advisors to maintain or
develop these relationships, or the failure of these relationships to generate investment opportunities, could
adversely affect our business.
There are significant potential conflicts of interest as a result of our arrangements with GC Advisors and its affiliates and GC Advisors’ investment committee that could affect our investment returns.
GC Advisors could make certain investment decisions for the purpose of receiving transaction fees.
GC Advisors could prioritize its relationship with a borrower or private equity sponsor instead of seeking
the most advantageous terms for our investments.
GC Advisors operates in multiple business lines and could pursue additional business lines, which could
create a conflict of interest in the allocation of its time and focus.
Golub Capital could pursue strategic transactions, which could create a conflict of interest in the allocation
of GC Advisors’ time and focus.
We and GC Advisors could be the target of litigation or regulatory investigations.
We are subject to certain risks related to our ability to qualify as a RIC and to related to regulations governing our operation as a business development company.
We finance our investments with borrowed money, which will accelerate and increase the potential for gain or loss on amounts invested and could increase the risk of investing in us.
We are subject to risks associated with the Unsecured Notes, the Debt Securitizations and the Revolving Credit Facilities.
The majority of our portfolio investments are recorded at fair value as determined in good faith by our board of directors and, as a result, there could be uncertainty as to the value of our portfolio investments.
Our board of directors could change our investment objective, operating policies and strategies without prior notice or stockholder approval.
Each of GC Advisors and the Administrator can resign on 60 days’ notice, and we can provide no assurance that we could find a suitable replacement within that time, resulting in a disruption in our operations that could adversely affect our financial condition, business and results of operations.

We are subject to risks relating to our investments

Economic recessions or downturns could impair our portfolio companies and defaults by our portfolio companies will harm our operating results.
Inflation could adversely affect the business, result of operations and financial condition of our portfolio companies.
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Our investments in debt, leveraged portfolio companies, and private and middle-market portfolio companies are risky and we could lose all or part of our investment.
The lack of liquidity in our investments could adversely affect our business.
Price declines and illiquidity in the corporate debt markets could adversely affect the fair value of our portfolio investments, reducing our net asset value through increased net unrealized depreciation.
Our portfolio companies could prepay loans, which could reduce our yields if capital returned cannot be invested in transactions with equal or greater expected yields.
We are subject to credit and default risk and our portfolio companies could be unable to repay or refinance outstanding principal on their loans at or prior to maturity.
Our portfolio could be concentrated in a limited number of portfolio companies and industries, which will subject us to a risk of significant loss if any of these companies defaults on its obligations under any of its debt instruments or if there is a downturn in a particular industry.
We could hold the debt securities of leveraged companies that could, due to the significant volatility of such companies, enter into bankruptcy proceedings.
Our failure to make follow-on investments in our portfolio companies could impair the value of our portfolio.
Because we generally do not hold controlling equity interests in our portfolio companies, we generally will not be able to exercise control over our portfolio companies or to prevent decisions by management of our portfolio companies that could decrease the value of our investments.
Our portfolio companies could incur debt that ranks equally with, or senior to, our investments in such companies and such portfolio companies could fail to generate sufficient cash flow to service their debt obligations to us.
The disposition of our investments could result in contingent liabilities.
GC Advisors’ liability is limited, and we have agreed to indemnify GC Advisors against certain liabilities, which could lead GC Advisors to act in a riskier manner on our behalf than it would when acting for its own account.
We could be subject to risks if we engage in hedging transactions and could become subject to risks if we invest in foreign securities.
We could suffer losses from our equity investments.
We could be subject to lender liability claims with respect to our portfolio company investments.

Investors are subject to risks relating to an investment in our securities

Investing in our securities could involve an above average degree of risk and the market price of our securities could fluctuate significantly.
Shares of closed-end investment companies, including business development companies, often trade at a discount to their net asset value.
There is a risk that investors in our equity securities will not receive distributions or that our distributions will not grow over time and a portion of our distributions could be a return of capital.
The Unsecured Notes are unsecured and therefore are effectively subordinated to any secured indebtedness and are structurally subordinated to the indebtedness and other liabilities of our subsidiaries.
If we default on our obligations to pay our other indebtedness, we may not be able to make payments on the Unsecured Notes.

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MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS
GC Advisors is located at 200 Park Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10166. GC Advisors is registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act. The beneficial interests in GC Advisors are majority owned, indirectly, by two affiliated trusts. The trustees of those trusts are Stephen A. Kepniss and David L. Finegold. Subject to the overall supervision of our board of directors and in accordance with the 1940 Act, GC Advisors manages our day-to-day operations and provides investment advisory services to us. Under the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement, GC Advisors:
determines the composition of our portfolio, the nature and timing of the changes to our portfolio and the manner of implementing such changes;
identifies, evaluates and negotiates the structure of the investments we make;
executes, closes, services and monitors the investments we make;
determines the securities and other assets that we purchase, retain or sell;
performs due diligence on prospective portfolio companies; and
provides us with such other investment advisory, research and related services as we, from time to time, reasonably require for the investment of our funds.
GC Advisors’ services under the Investment Advisory Agreement are not exclusive. Subject to the requirements of the 1940 Act, GC Advisors can enter into one or more sub-advisory agreements under which GC Advisors would obtain assistance in fulfilling its responsibilities under the Investment Advisory Agreement.
Management Fee
Pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, we pay GC Advisors a fee for investment advisory and management services consisting of two components — a base management fee and an incentive fee. The cost of both the base management fee and the incentive fee is ultimately borne by our stockholders.
Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the base management fee is calculated at an annual rate equal to 1.375% of our average adjusted gross assets at the end of the two most recently completed calendar quarters (excluding cash and cash equivalents but including assets purchased with borrowed funds and securitization-related assets and cash collateral on deposit with custodian). Additionally, GC Advisors is voluntarily excluding assets funded with secured borrowing proceeds from the management fee. For services rendered under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the base management fee is payable quarterly in arrears. The base management fee is calculated based on the average value of our gross assets at the end of the two most recently completed calendar quarters, and appropriately adjusted for any share issuances or repurchases during a current calendar quarter. Base management fees for any partial month or quarter are appropriately pro-rated. For purposes of the Investment Advisory Agreement, cash equivalents means U.S. government securities and commercial paper instruments maturing within 270 days of purchase. To the extent that GC Advisors or any of its affiliates provides investment advisory, collateral management or other similar services to a subsidiary of ours, the base management fee shall be reduced by an amount equal to the product of (1) the total fees paid to GC Advisors by such subsidiary for such services and (2) the percentage of such subsidiary’s total equity, including membership interests and any class of notes not exclusively held by one or more third parties, that is owned, directly or indirectly, by us.
Incentive Fee
We pay GC Advisors an incentive fee. Incentive fees are calculated as described below and payable quarterly in arrears or at the end of each calendar year (or, upon termination of the Investment Advisory Agreement, as of the termination date).
Cap on Fees. We have structured the calculation of the incentive fee to include a fee limitation such that, under the Investment Advisory Agreement, an incentive fee for any quarter can only be paid to GC Advisors if, after such payment, the cumulative incentive fees paid to GC Advisors, calculated on a per share basis as described below, since April 13, 2010, the effective date of our election to become a business development company, would be less than or equal to 20.0% of our Cumulative Pre-Incentive Fee Net Income (as defined below).
We accomplish this limitation by subjecting each quarterly incentive fee payable under the Income and Capital Gains Incentive Fee Calculation (as defined below) to a cap, or the Incentive Fee Cap. The Incentive Fee Cap in any
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quarter is equal to the difference between (a) 20.0% of Cumulative Pre-Incentive Fee Net Income Per Share (as defined below) and (b) Cumulative Incentive Fees Paid Per Share (as defined below). To the extent the Incentive Fee Cap is zero or a negative value in any quarter, no incentive fee would be payable in that quarter. “Cumulative Pre-Incentive Fee Net Income Per Share” under the Investment Advisory Agreement is equal to the sum of Pre-Incentive Fee Net Income Per Share (as defined below) for each quarter since April 13, 2010. “Pre-Incentive Fee Net Income Per Share” for any quarter is equal to (a) the sum of (i) Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income (as defined below) and (ii) Adjusted Capital Returns (as defined below) for the quarter divided by (b) the weighted average number of shares of our common stock outstanding during such quarter. “Adjusted Capital Returns” for any quarter shall be the sum of the realized aggregate capital gains, realized aggregate capital losses, aggregate unrealized capital depreciation and aggregate unrealized capital appreciation for such quarter; provided that the calculation of realized aggregate capital gains, realized aggregate capital losses, aggregate unrealized capital depreciation and aggregate unrealized capital appreciation shall not include any realized capital gains, realized capital losses or unrealized capital appreciation or depreciation resulting solely from the purchase accounting for any premium or discount paid for the acquisition of assets in a merger. “Cumulative Incentive Fees Paid Per Share” is equal to the sum of Incentive Fees Paid Per Share for each quarter (or portion thereof) since April 13, 2010. “Incentive Fees Paid Per Share” for any quarter is equal to the incentive fees accrued and/or payable by us for such period divided by the weighted average number of shares of our common stock outstanding during such period.
“Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income” means interest income, dividend income and any other income (including any other fees such as commitment, origination, structuring, diligence and consulting fees or other fees that we receive from portfolio companies but excluding fees for providing managerial assistance) accrued during the period, minus operating expenses for the calendar quarter (including the base management fee, taxes, any expenses payable under the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Administration Agreement, any expenses of securitizations and any interest expense and dividends paid on any outstanding preferred stock, but excluding the applicable incentive fees). Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income includes, in the case of investments with a deferred interest feature such as market discount, debt instruments with PIK interest, preferred stock with PIK dividends, and zero coupon securities, accrued income that we have not yet received in cash. GC Advisors does not return to us amounts paid to it on accrued income that we have not yet received in cash if such income is not ultimately received by us in cash. If we do not ultimately receive income, a loss would be recognized, reducing future fees. The Investment Advisory Agreement excludes the impact of purchase accounting resulting from a merger, including the Merger, from the calculation of income subject to the income incentive fee payable and the calculation of the Incentive Fee Cap. As a result, under the Investment Advisory Agreement, Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income does not include any realized capital gains, realized capital losses or unrealized capital appreciation or depreciation or any amortization or accretion of any purchase premium or purchase discount to interest income resulting solely from the purchase accounting for any premium or discount paid for the acquisition of assets in a merger, such as the premium to net asset value paid for the shares of GCIC common stock in the Merger.
The Investment Advisory Agreement converts the cumulative incentive fee cap from an aggregate basis calculation to a per share calculation. If, for any relevant period, the Incentive Fee Cap calculation results in our paying less than the amount of the Incentive Fee calculated above, then the difference between (a) the Incentive Fees accrued and/or payable by us for such relevant period and (b) the Incentive Fee Cap multiplied by the weighted average number of shares of our common stock outstanding during such relevant period will not be paid by us, and will not be received by GC Advisors, as an incentive fee, either at the end of such relevant period or at the end of any future relevant period.
Income and Capital Gains Incentive Fee Calculation
The income and capital gains incentive fee calculation, or the Income and Capital Gains Incentive Fee Calculation, has two parts: the income component and the capital gains component. The income component is calculated quarterly in arrears based on our Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income for the immediately preceding calendar quarter.
Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income, expressed as a rate of return on the value of our net assets (defined as total assets less indebtedness and before taking into account any incentive fees payable during the period) at the end of the immediately preceding calendar quarter, is compared to a fixed “hurdle rate” of 2.0% quarterly. If market interest rates rise, we could have the ability to invest funds in debt instruments that provide for a higher return, which would increase our Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income and make it easier for GC Advisors to surpass
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the fixed hurdle rate and receive an incentive fee based on such net investment income. Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income used to calculate this part of the incentive fee is also included in the amount of our total assets (excluding cash and cash equivalents but including assets purchased with borrowed funds and securitization-related assets and cash collateral on deposit with custodian) used to calculate the 1.375% base management fee, which fee is payable on all of our assets managed by GC Advisors.
We calculate the income component of the Income and Capital Gains Incentive Fee Calculation with respect to our Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income quarterly, in arrears, as follows:
zero in any calendar quarter in which the Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income does not exceed the hurdle rate;
100.0% of our Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income with respect to that portion of such Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income, if any, that exceeds the hurdle rate but is less than 2.5% in any calendar quarter. We refer to this portion of our Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income (which exceeds the hurdle rate but is less than 2.5%) as the “catch-up” provision. The catch-up is meant to provide GC Advisors with 20.0% of the Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income as if a hurdle rate did not apply if this net investment income exceeds 2.5% in any calendar quarter; and
20.0% of the amount of our Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income, if any, that exceeds 2.5% in any calendar quarter.
The sum of these calculations yields the “Income Incentive Fee”. This amount is appropriately adjusted for any share issuances or repurchases during the quarter.
The following is a graphical representation of the Income Incentive Fee calculation:
Quarterly Income Component of Income and Capital Gains Incentive Fee Calculation Based on Net Income
Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income
(Expressed as a Percentage of the Value of Net Assets)
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Percentage of Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Allocated to Income Component of Income and Capital Gains Incentive Fee Calculation
The second part of the Income and Capital Gains Incentive Fee Calculation, or the Capital Gain Incentive Fee, equals (a) 20.0% of our Capital Gain Incentive Fee Base (as defined below), if any, calculated in arrears as of the end of each calendar year (or upon termination of the Investment Advisory Agreement, as of the termination date), commencing with the calendar year ending December 31, 2010, less (b) the aggregate amount of any previously paid Capital Gain Incentive Fees. Our “Capital Gain Incentive Fee Base” equals (1) the sum of (i) our realized capital gains, if any, on a cumulative positive basis from April 13, 2010 through the end of each calendar year, (ii) all realized capital losses on a cumulative basis and (iii) all unrealized capital depreciation on a cumulative basis less (2) all unamortized deferred financing costs, if and to the extent such costs exceed all unrealized capital appreciation on a cumulative basis.
The cumulative aggregate realized capital losses are calculated as the sum of the amounts by which (a) the net sales price of each investment in our portfolio when sold is less than (b) the accreted or amortized cost basis of such investment.
The cumulative aggregate realized capital gains are calculated as the sum of the differences, if positive, between (a) the net sales price of each investment in our portfolio when sold and (b) the accreted or amortized cost basis of such investment.
The aggregate unrealized capital depreciation is calculated as the sum of the differences, if negative, between (a) the valuation of each investment in our portfolio as of the applicable Capital Gain Incentive Fee calculation date and (b) the accreted or amortized cost basis of such investment.
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Realized capital gains and losses include gains and losses on investments, foreign currencies, including gains and losses on borrowings in foreign currencies, derivative contracts and any income tax related to cumulative aggregate realized gains and losses. There was no Capital Gain Incentive Fee payable as calculated under the Investment Advisory Agreement, as applicable (as described above) for each of the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020. However, in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, we are required to accrue for the Capital Gain Incentive Fee on a quarterly basis and are further required to include the aggregate unrealized capital appreciation on investments when calculating the capital gain incentive fee accrual, as if such unrealized capital appreciation were realized, even though such unrealized capital appreciation is not permitted to be considered in calculating the fee actually payable under the Investment Advisory Agreement. If the Capital Gain Incentive Fee Base, adjusted as required by GAAP to include unrealized appreciation, is positive at the end of a period, then GAAP requires us to accrue a capital gain incentive fee equal to 20% of such amount, less the aggregate amount of the actual capital gain incentive fees paid or capital gain incentive fees accrued under GAAP in all prior periods. If such amount is negative, then there is no accrual for such period. The resulting accrual under GAAP for any capital gain incentive fee payable in a given period may result in additional expense if such cumulative amount is greater than in the prior period or a reversal of previously recorded expense if such cumulative amount is less than in the prior period. There can be no assurance that such unrealized capital appreciation will be realized in the future. Any payment due under the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement is calculated in arrears at the end of each calendar year. For the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020, we did not accrue a Capital Gain Incentive Fee under GAAP.
The sum of the Income Incentive Fee and the Capital Gain Incentive Fee is the “Incentive Fee”.
Examples of Quarterly Incentive Fee Calculation
Example 1 — Income Related Portion of Incentive Fee(1):
Assumptions
Hurdle rate(2) = 2.00%
Management fee(3) = 0.688%
Other expenses (legal, accounting, custodian, transfer agent, etc.)(4) = 0.35%
(1)The hypothetical amount of Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income shown is based on a percentage of total net assets. In addition, the example assumes that during the most recent four full calendar quarter period ending on or prior to the date the payment set forth in the example is to be made, the sum of (a) our aggregate distributions to our stockholders and (b) our change in net assets (defined as total assets less indebtedness and before taking into account any incentive fees payable during the period) is at least 8.0% of our net assets at the beginning of such period (as adjusted for any share issuances or repurchases).
(2)Represents a quarter of the 8.0% annualized hurdle rate.
(3)Represents a quarter of the 1.375% annualized management fee on gross assets, assuming 1.0x debt-to-equity.
(4)Excludes offering expenses.
Alternative 1
Additional Assumptions
Investment income (including interest, dividends, fees, etc.) = 1.25%
Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income (investment income adjusted to exclude amortization of purchase premium – (management fee + other expenses)) = 0.212%
Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income does not exceed the hurdle rate, therefore there is no Incentive Fee.
Alternative 2
Additional Assumptions
Investment income (including interest, dividends, fees, etc.) = 3.25%
Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income (investment income adjusted to exclude amortization of purchase premium – (management fee + other expenses)) = 2.212%
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Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income exceeds hurdle rate, therefore there is an Incentive Fee.
Incentive Fee=100% × “catch-up” + the greater of 0% AND (20% × (Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income – 2.50%))
  =(100% × (2.212% – 2.00%)) + 0%
  =100% × 0.212%
  =0.212%
Alternative 3
Additional Assumptions
Investment income (including interest, dividends, fees, etc.) = 4.00%
Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income (investment income – (management fee + other expenses)) = 2.962%
Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income exceeds hurdle rate, therefore there is an Incentive Fee.
Incentive Fee=100% × “catch-up” + the greater of 0% AND (20% × (Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income – 2.50%))
  =(100% × (2.50% – 2.00%)) + (20% × (2.962% – 2.50%))
  =0.50% + (20% × 0.462%)
  =0.50% + 0.0924%
  =0.5924%
Example 2 — Capital Gain Incentive Fee:
Alternative 1
Assumptions
Year 1:$20 million investment made in Company A (“Investment A”) and an investment in Company B acquired in a merger (“Investment B”); Investment B is allocated consideration paid, or a cost basis in accordance with GAAP, of $31.5 million.
Year 2:Investment A is sold for $15 million and fair market value (“FMV”) of Investment B determined to be $29 million
Year 3:FMV of Investment B determined to be $27 million
Year 4:Investment B sold for $25 million
The Capital Gain Incentive Fee, if any, would be:
Year 1:None (No sales transactions)
Year 2:None (Sales transaction resulted in a realized capital loss on Investment A)
Year 3:None (No sales transactions)
Year 4:None (Sales transaction resulted in a realized capital loss on Investment B)
Each quarterly incentive fee payable on the Income and Capital Gains Incentive Fee Calculation is subject to the Incentive Fee Cap. Below are the necessary adjustments to the Incentive Fee payable to adhere to the Incentive Fee Cap.
Additional Assumptions
Year 1:Investment B has a FMV of $30.0 million at the time of the closing of the merger, resulting in a cost basis for purposes of calculating the Incentive Fee Cap of $30 million (excluding the $1.5 million purchase premium paid for the acquisition of Investment B in a merger and corresponding $1.5 million unrealized loss); we have 10,000,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding
Year 2:We have 10,000,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding
Year 3:We issued 1,000,000 shares of common stock and has 11,000,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding
Year 4:We have 11,000,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding
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Year 1:No adjustment; no realized capital losses or unrealized capital depreciation
Year 2:Investment A sold at a $5 million loss. Investment B has unrealized capital depreciation of $1 million for purposes of calculating the Incentive Fee Cap. Therefore, GC Advisors would not be paid on the $0.60 per share realized/unrealized loss which would result in a lower Incentive Fee by $0.12 per share.
Year 3:Investment B has unrealized capital depreciation of $2 million for purposes of calculating the Incentive Fee Cap. Therefore, GC Advisors would not be paid on the $0.18 per share unrealized capital depreciation, which would result in a lower Incentive Fee by $0.04 per share.
Year 4:Investment B sold resulting in a $5 million realized loss for purposes of calculating the Incentive Fee Cap. Investment B was previously marked down by $3 million for purposes of calculating the New Incentive Fee Cap; therefore, for purposes of calculating the New Incentive Fee Cap we would realize a $5 million loss on Investment B and reverse the previous $3 million in unrealized capital depreciation. The net effect would be a loss for purposes of calculating the Incentive Fee Cap of $2 million. GC Advisors would not be paid on the $0.18 per share loss which would result in a lower Incentive Fee by $0.04 per share.
Alternative 2
Assumption
Year 1:$20 million investment made in Company A (“Investment A”), an investment in Company B acquired in a merger (“Investment B”); Investment B is allocated consideration paid, or a cost basis in accordance with GAAP, of $31.5 million, and $25 million investment made in Company C (“Investment C”)
Year 2:FMV of Investment A determined to be $18 million, FMV of Investment B determined to be $25 million and FMV of Investment C determined to be $25 million
Year 3:Investment A sold for $18 million. FMV of Investment B determined to be $24 million and FMV of Investment C determined to be $25 million.
Year 4:FMV of Investment B determined to be $22 million. Investment C sold for $24 million.
Year 5:Investment B sold for $20 million
The Capital Gain Incentive Fee, if any, would be:
Year 1:None (No sales transactions)
Year 2:None (No sales transactions)
Year 3:None (Sales transaction resulted in a realized capital loss on Investment A)
Year 4:None (Sales transaction resulted in a realized capital loss on Investment C)
Year 5:None (Sales transaction resulted in a realized capital loss on Investment B)
Each quarterly Incentive Fee payable on the Income and Capital Gains Incentive Fee Calculation is subject to the Incentive Fee Cap. Below are the necessary adjustments to the Incentive Fee payable to adhere to the Incentive Fee Cap.
Additional Assumptions
Year 1:Investment B has an FMV of $30.0 million at the time of the closing of the merger, resulting in a cost basis for purposes of calculating the Incentive Fee Cap of $30 million (excluding the $1.5 million purchase premium paid for the acquisition of Investment B in a merger and corresponding $1.5 million unrealized loss); we have 10,000,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding
Year 2:We have 10,000,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding
Year 3:We issue 1,000,000 shares of common stock and have 11,000,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding
Year 4:We have 11,000,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding
Year 5:We have 11,000,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding
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Year 1:No adjustment; no realized capital losses or unrealized capital depreciation.
Year 2:Investment A has unrealized capital depreciation of $2 million. Investment B has unrealized capital depreciation of $5 million for purposes of calculating the Incentive Fee Cap. Therefore, GC Advisors would not be paid on the $0.70 per share unrealized capital depreciation which would result in a lower Incentive Fee by $0.14 per share.
Year 3:Investment A sold at a $2 million loss. Investment A was previously marked down by $2 million; therefore, we would realize a $2 million loss on Investment A and reverse the previous $2 million in unrealized capital depreciation. Investment B has additional unrealized capital depreciation of$1 million for purposes of calculating the Incentive Fee Cap. The net effect would be a loss of$1 million for purposes of calculating the Incentive Fee Cap. GC Advisors would not be paid on the $0.09 per share loss, which would result in a lower Incentive Fee by $0.02 per share.
Year 4:Investment B has additional unrealized capital depreciation of $2 million for purposes of calculating the Incentive Fee Cap. Investment C sold at a $1 million realized loss. The net effect would be a loss of $3 million for purposes of calculating the Incentive Fee Cap. GC Advisors would not be paid on the $0.27 per share loss, which would result in a lower Incentive Fee by $0.05 per share.
Year 5:Investment B sold resulting in a $10 million realized loss for purposes of calculating the Incentive Fee Cap. Investment B was previously marked down by $8 million; therefore, we would realize a $10 million loss on Investment B and reverse the previous $8 million in unrealized capital depreciation. The net effect would be a loss for purposes of calculating the Incentive Fee Cap of $2 million. GC Advisors would not be paid on the $0.18 per share loss, which would result in a lower Incentive Fee by $0.04 per share.
Alternative 3
Assumptions
Year 1:$25 million investment made in Company A (“Investment A”) and an investment in Company B acquired in a merger (“Investment B”); Investment B is allocated consideration paid, or a cost basis in accordance with GAAP, of $31.5 million
Year 2:Investment A is sold for $30 million, FMV of Investment B determined to be $31 million and $2 million of unamortized deferred financing costs
Year 3:FMV of Investment B determined to be $33 million and $1 million of unamortized deferred financing costs
Year 4:Investment B sold for $33 million and $0 of unamortized deferred financing costs
The Capital Gain Incentive Fee, if any, would be:
Year 1:None (No sales transactions)
Year 2:$900,000 (20% multiplied by (i) $5 million realized capital gain on sale of Investment A less (ii) $0.5 million of unrealized loss).
Year 3:$100,000 (20% multiplied by $5 million realized capital gains on sale of Investment A less $900,000 Capital Gain Incentive Fee paid in year 2).
Year 4:$600,000 (20% multiplied by $8 million realized capital gains on sale of Investment A and Investment B less Capital Gain Incentive Fee paid in years 2 and 3).
Each quarterly Incentive Fee payable on the Income and Capital Gains Incentive Fee Calculation is subject to the Incentive Fee Cap. Below are the necessary adjustments to the Incentive Fee payable to adhere to the Incentive Fee Cap
Additional Assumptions
Year 1:Investment B has a FMV of $30.0 million at the time of the closing of the merger, resulting in a cost basis for purposes of calculating the Incentive Fee Cap of $30 million (excluding the $1.5 million purchase premium paid for the acquisition of Investment B in a merger and corresponding $1.5 million unrealized loss); we have 10,000,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding
Year 2:We have 10,000,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding
Year 3:We issue 1,000,000 shares of common stock and have 11,000,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding
Year 4:We have 11,000,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding
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Year 1:No adjustment necessary
Year 2:No adjustment necessary. GC Advisors would not be paid on the $1 million unrealized gain on Investment B.
Year 3:No adjustment necessary. GC Advisors would not be paid on the $3 million unrealized gain on Investment B.
Year 4:No adjustment necessary
Payment of Our Expenses
All investment professionals of GC Advisors and/or its affiliates, when and to the extent engaged in providing investment advisory and management services to us, and the compensation and routine overhead expenses of personnel allocable to these services to us, are provided and paid for by GC Advisors and/or its affiliates and not by us. We bear all other out-of-pocket costs and expenses of our operations and transactions. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Overview — Expenses.”
Duration and Termination
Unless terminated earlier as described below, the Investment Advisory Agreement will continue in effect for an initial two-year term and thereafter shall continue in effect from year to year if approved annually by our board of directors or by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of our outstanding voting securities, and, in either case, if also approved by a majority of our directors who are not “interested persons,” as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, of us or GC Advisors. The Investment Advisory Agreement automatically terminates in the event of its assignment, as defined in the 1940 Act, by GC Advisors and could be terminated by either party without penalty upon not less than 60 days’ written notice to the other. The holders of a majority of our outstanding voting securities, by vote, can also terminate the Investment Advisory Agreement without penalty. See “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to our Business and Structure — We are dependent upon GC Advisors for our future success and upon their access to the investment professionals and partners of Golub Capital and its affiliates.”
Indemnification
The Investment Advisory Agreement provides that, absent willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties or by reason of the reckless disregard of its duties and obligations, GC Advisors and its officers, managers, partners, agents, employees, controlling persons, members and any other person or entity affiliated with it are entitled to indemnification from us for any damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and amounts reasonably paid in settlement) arising from the rendering of GC Advisors’ services under the Investment Advisory Agreement or otherwise as our investment adviser.
Approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement
At a meeting of our board of directors held on May 7, 2019, our board of directors, including all of our independent directors, fully discussed and considered all material matters related to the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement, and the board of directors, including all of our independent directors subsequently approved the Investment Advisory Agreement at a meeting on July 11, 2019 to take effect upon closing of the Merger. In addition, the board of directors, including all of our independent directors, unanimously recommended that the Investment Advisory Agreement be submitted to our stockholders for approval.
At a meeting of our stockholders held on September 4, 2019, our stockholders voted to approve the Investment Advisory Agreement, which was entered into effective as of the closing of the Merger. Our board of directors most recently reapproved the Investment Advisory Agreement in May 2022.
In reaching a decision to approve the Investment Advisory Agreement, our board of directors reviewed a significant amount of information and considered, among other things:
the nature, extent and quality of services provided to us by GC Advisors;
the relative investment performance of us since inception;
the effect of purchase accounting for the premium paid for the shares of GCIC’s common stock in the Merger on our financial statements after the Merger and the resulting effects on the calculation of incentive fees payable and the incentive fee cap;
the fees paid by other comparable business development companies; and
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various other matters.
Our board of directors noted that the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement did not change the calculation of the Capital Gain Incentive Fee, or the management or incentive fee rates and that the changes, as compared to the investment advisory agreement then in effect between us and GC Advisors, consisted of revisions to (i) exclude the impact of purchase accounting resulting from a merger, including the Merger, from the calculation of income subject to the income incentive fee payable and the calculation of the cumulative incentive fee cap under the Investment Advisory Agreement and (ii) convert the cumulative incentive fee cap into a per share calculation.
Administration Agreement
Pursuant to the Administration Agreement, the Administrator furnishes us with office facilities and equipment and provides clerical, bookkeeping, recordkeeping and other administrative services at such facilities. Under the Administration Agreement, the Administrator performs, or oversees the performance of, our required administrative services, which include being responsible for the financial records that we are required to maintain and preparing reports to our stockholders and reports filed with the SEC. In addition, the Administrator assists us in determining and publishing our net asset value, oversees the preparation and filing of our tax returns and the printing and dissemination of reports to our stockholders, and generally oversees the payment of our expenses and the performance of administrative and professional services rendered to us by others. The Administrator can retain third parties to assist in providing administrative services to us. To the extent that the Administrator outsources any of its functions, we pay the fees associated with such functions on a direct basis without profit to the Administrator. We reimburse the Administrator for the allocable portion (subject to review and approval of our board of directors) of the Administrator’s overhead and other expenses incurred by it in performing its obligations under the Administration Agreement, including rent, the fees and expenses associated with performing compliance functions and our allocable portion of the cost of our chief financial officer and chief compliance officer and their respective staffs. Our board of directors reviews the expenses reimbursed to the Administrator, including any allocation of expenses among us and other entities for which the Administrator provides similar services, to determine that these expenses are reasonable and comparable to administrative services charged by unaffiliated third-party asset managers. In addition, if requested to provide managerial assistance to our portfolio companies, the Administrator is paid an additional amount based on the cost of the services provided, which shall not exceed the amount we receive from such portfolio companies for providing this assistance. In May 2022, the Administration Agreement was renewed for a one-year term with the unanimous approval of our board of directors. The Administration Agreement could be terminated by either party without penalty upon 60 days’ written notice to the other party.
Indemnification
The Administration Agreement provides that, absent willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties or by reason of the reckless disregard of its duties and obligations, the Administrator and its officers, managers, partners, agents, employees, controlling persons, members and any other person or entity affiliated with it are entitled to indemnification from us for any damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and amounts reasonably paid in settlement) arising from the rendering of the Administrator’s services under the Administration Agreement or otherwise as our administrator.
License Agreement
We have entered into a license agreement with Golub Capital LLC under which Golub Capital LLC has granted us a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use the name “Golub Capital”. Under this agreement, we will have a right to use the “Golub Capital” name and the agreement will remain in effect for so long as GC Advisors or one of its affiliates remains our investment adviser. Other than with respect to this limited license, we will have no legal right to the “Golub Capital” name.
Staffing Agreement
We do not have any internal management capacity or employees. We depend on the diligence, skill and network of business contacts of the senior investment professionals of GC Advisors to achieve our investment objective. GC Advisors is an affiliate of Golub Capital LLC and depends upon access to the investment professionals and other resources of Golub Capital LLC and its affiliates to fulfill its obligations to us under the Investment Advisory Agreement. GC Advisors also depends upon Golub Capital LLC to obtain access to deal flow generated by the professionals of Golub Capital LLC and its affiliates. Under the Staffing Agreement, Golub Capital LLC provides GC Advisors with the resources necessary to fulfill these obligations. The Staffing Agreement provides that Golub
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Capital LLC will make available to GC Advisors experienced investment professionals and access to the senior investment personnel of Golub Capital LLC for purposes of evaluating, negotiating, structuring, closing and monitoring our investments. The Staffing Agreement also includes a commitment that the members of GC Advisors’ investment committee serve in such capacity. The Staffing Agreement remains in effect until terminated and could be terminated by either party without penalty upon 60 days’ written notice to the other party. Services under the Staffing Agreement are provided to GC Advisors on a direct cost reimbursement basis, and such fees are not our obligation.

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REGULATION
General
We are a business development company under the 1940 Act and have elected to be treated as a RIC under the Code. The 1940 Act contains prohibitions and restrictions relating to transactions between business development companies and their affiliates (including any investment advisers), principal underwriters and affiliates of those affiliates or underwriters and requires that a majority of the directors of a business development company be persons other than “interested persons,” as that term is defined in the 1940 Act. In addition, the 1940 Act provides that we cannot change the nature of our business so as to cease to be, or withdraw our election as, a business development company without the approval of a majority of our outstanding voting securities.
We can invest up to 100% of our assets in securities acquired directly from issuers in privately negotiated transactions. With respect to such securities, we could, for the purpose of public resale, be deemed an “underwriter,” as that term is defined in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act. Our intention is to not write (sell) or buy put or call options to manage risks associated with the publicly traded securities of our portfolio companies, except that we could enter into hedging transactions to manage the risks associated with interest rate or foreign currency fluctuations. However, we could purchase or otherwise receive warrants to purchase the common stock of our portfolio companies in connection with acquisition financing or other investments. Similarly, in connection with an acquisition, we may acquire rights to require the issuers of acquired securities or their affiliates to repurchase them under certain circumstances. We also do not intend to acquire securities issued by any investment company in excess of the limits imposed by the 1940 Act. With regard to that portion of our portfolio invested in securities issued by investment companies, it should be noted that such investments may subject our stockholders to additional expenses. None of these policies, or any of our other policies, is fundamental and each could be changed without stockholder approval. To the extent we adopt any fundamental policies; no person from whom we borrow will have, in his or her capacity as lender or debt holder, either a veto power or a vote in approving or changing any of our fundamental policies.
Qualifying Assets
Under the 1940 Act, a business development company is restricted from acquiring any asset other than assets of the type listed in Section 55(a) of the 1940 Act, which are referred to as “qualifying assets,” unless, at the time the acquisition is made, qualifying assets represent at least 70% of the company’s total assets. The principal categories of qualifying assets relevant to our business are the following:
(1)Securities purchased in transactions not involving any public offering from the issuer of such securities, which issuer (subject to certain limited exceptions) is an eligible portfolio company, or from any person who is, or has been during the preceding 13 months, an affiliated person of an eligible portfolio company, or from any other person, subject to such rules as could be prescribed by the SEC. An eligible portfolio company is defined in the 1940 Act as any issuer that:
ais organized under the laws of, and has its principal place of business in, the United States;
bis not an investment company (other than a small business investment company, or SBIC, wholly owned by the business development company) or a company that would be an investment company but for certain exclusions under the 1940 Act; and
csatisfies either of the following:
idoes not have any class of securities listed on a national securities exchange or has any class of securities listed on a national securities exchange subject to a $250.0 million market capitalization maximum; or
iiis controlled by a business development company or a group of companies including a business development company, the business development company actually exercises a controlling influence over the management or policies of the eligible portfolio company, and, as a result, the business development company has an affiliated person who is a director of the eligible portfolio company.
(2)Securities of any eligible portfolio company which we control.
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(3)Securities purchased in a private transaction from a U.S. issuer that is not an investment company or from an affiliated person of the issuer, or in transactions incident to such a private transaction, if the issuer is in bankruptcy and subject to reorganization or if the issuer, immediately prior to the purchase of its securities, was unable to meet its obligations as they came due without material assistance other than conventional lending or financing arrangements.
(4)Securities of an eligible portfolio company purchased from any person in a private transaction if there is no ready market for such securities and we already own 60% of the outstanding equity of the eligible portfolio company.
(5)Securities received in exchange for or distributed on or with respect to securities described above, or pursuant to the exercise of warrants or rights relating to such securities.
(6)Cash, cash equivalents, U.S. government securities or high-quality debt securities that mature in one year or less from the date of investment.
The regulations defining and interpreting qualifying assets can change over time. We could adjust our investment focus as needed to comply with and/or take advantage of any regulatory, legislative, administrative or judicial actions in this area.
We look through our consolidated subsidiaries to the underlying holdings (considered together with portfolio assets held outside of our consolidated subsidiaries) for purposes of determining compliance with the 70% qualifying assets requirement of the 1940 Act. At least 70% of our assets will be eligible assets.
Managerial Assistance to Portfolio Companies
A business development company must have been organized and have its principal place of business in the United States and must be operated for the purpose of making investments in the types of securities described in (1), (2) or (3) above. However, in order to count portfolio securities as qualifying assets for the purpose of the 70% test, the business development company must either control the issuer of the securities or must offer to make available to the issuer of the securities significant managerial assistance; except that, when the business development company purchases such securities in conjunction with one or more other persons acting together, one of the other persons in the group could make available such managerial assistance. Making available significant managerial assistance means any arrangement whereby the business development company, through its directors, officers or employees, offers to provide, and, if accepted, does so provide, significant guidance and counsel concerning the management, operations or business objectives and policies of a portfolio company. The Administrator or an affiliate of the Administrator provides such managerial assistance on our behalf to portfolio companies that request this assistance.
Temporary Investments
Pending investment in other types of qualifying assets, as described above, our investments could consist of cash, cash equivalents, U.S. government securities, repurchase agreements and high-quality debt investments that mature in one year or less from the date of investment, which we refer to, collectively, as temporary investments, so that 70% of our assets are qualifying assets or temporary investments. Typically, we will invest in U.S. Treasury bills or in repurchase agreements, so long as the agreements are fully collateralized by cash or securities issued by the U.S. government or its agencies. A repurchase agreement involves the purchase by an investor, such as us, of a specified security and the simultaneous agreement by the seller to repurchase it at an agreed-upon future date and at a price that is greater than the purchase price by an amount that reflects an agreed-upon interest rate. There is no percentage restriction on the proportion of our assets that could be invested in such repurchase agreements. However, if more than 25% of our total assets constitute repurchase agreements from a single counterparty, we would generally not meet the diversification tests described in Section 851(b)(3) of the Code in order to qualify as a RIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, we do not intend to enter into repurchase agreements with a single counterparty in excess of this limit. GC Advisors will monitor the creditworthiness of the counterparties with which we enter into repurchase agreement transactions.
Senior Securities
We are permitted, under specified conditions, to issue multiple classes of indebtedness and one class of stock senior to our common stock if our asset coverage, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, is at least equal to 200% (or 150% upon receipt of certain approvals and subject to the requirement that we make an offer to repurchase the shares of our stockholders) immediately after each such issuance (or such other percentage as could be prescribed by
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law from time to time). Prior to the enactment of the Small Business Credit Availability Act, or SBCAA, in March 2018, the asset coverage requirement applicable to business development companies was 200%. The SBCAA permits a business development company to be subject to an asset coverage requirement of 150% so long as it meets certain disclosure requirements and obtains certain approvals. The reduced asset coverage requirement permits a business development company to have a ratio of total consolidated assets to outstanding indebtedness of 2:1 as compared to a maximum of 1:1 under the 200% asset coverage requirement. On February 5, 2019, our stockholders voted to approve the application of the reduced asset coverage requirements in Section 61(a)(2) to us effective as of February 6, 2019. As a result of the stockholder approval, effective February 6, 2019, the asset coverage ratio under the 1940 Act applicable to us decreased to 150% from 200%. In other words, under the 1940 Act, we are now able to borrow $2 for investment purposes for every $1 of investor equity, as opposed to borrowing $1 for investment purposes for every $1 of investor equity. In addition, while any senior securities remain outstanding, we must make provisions to prohibit any distribution to our stockholders or the repurchase of such securities or shares unless we meet the applicable asset coverage ratios at the time of the distribution or repurchase. We can also borrow amounts up to 5% of the value of our total assets for temporary or emergency purposes without regard to asset coverage, provided that any such borrowings in excess of 5% of the value of our total assets would be subject to the asset coverage ratio requirements of the 1940 Act, even if for temporary or emergency purposes. We consolidate our financial results with all of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, including the 2014 Issuer, BDC Holdings, GCIC Holdings, the 2018 Issuer, the GCIC 2018 Issuer, the 2020 Issuer, the 2018 CLO Depositor, the GCIC CLO Depositor, the 2020 CLO Depositor, Funding, Funding II, GCIC Funding, GCIC Funding II, the Senior Loan Funds and the SBIC Funds for financial reporting purposes and measure our compliance with the leverage test applicable to business development companies under the 1940 Act on a consolidated basis.

For a discussion of the risks associated with leverage, see “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to our Business and Structure — Regulations governing our operation as a business development company affect our ability to, and the way in which we, raise additional capital. As a business development company, the necessity of raising additional capital exposes us to risks, including the typical risks associated with leverage.”
Codes of Ethics
We and GC Advisors have each adopted a code of ethics pursuant to Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act that establishes procedures for personal investments and restricts certain personal securities transactions. Personnel subject to each code can invest in securities for their personal investment accounts, including securities that can be purchased or held by us, so long as such investments are made in accordance with the code’s requirements. You can read and copy the code of ethics from our website at www.golubcapitalbdc.com, or from the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. See “Business — General — Information Available.” In addition, each code of ethics is attached as an exhibit to this annual report on Form 10-K.
Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures
We have delegated our proxy voting responsibility to GC Advisors. The proxy voting policies and procedures of GC Advisors are set out below. The guidelines are reviewed periodically by GC Advisors and our directors who are not “interested persons” and, accordingly, are subject to change.
Introduction
As an investment adviser registered under the Advisers Act, GC Advisors has a fiduciary duty to act solely in our best interests. As part of this duty, GC Advisors recognizes that it must vote our securities in a timely manner free of conflicts of interest and in our best interests.
GC Advisors’ policies and procedures for voting proxies for its investment advisory clients are intended to comply with Section 206 of, and Rule 206(4)-6 under, the Advisers Act.
Proxy Policies
GC Advisors votes proxies relating to our portfolio securities in what it perceives to be the best interest of our stockholders. GC Advisors reviews on a case-by-case basis each proposal submitted to a stockholder vote to determine its effect on the portfolio securities we hold. In most cases GC Advisors will vote in favor of proposals that GC Advisors believes are likely to increase the value of the portfolio securities we hold. Although GC Advisors will generally vote against proposals that could have a negative effect on our portfolio securities, GC Advisors could vote for such a proposal if there exist compelling long-term reasons to do so.
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Our proxy voting decisions are made by GC Advisors’ chief executive officer and president. To ensure that GC Advisors’ vote is not the product of a conflict of interest, GC Advisors requires that (1) anyone involved in the decision-making process disclose to its chief compliance officer any potential conflict that he or she is aware of and any contact that he or she has had with any interested party regarding a proxy vote and (2) employees involved in the decision-making process or vote administration are prohibited from revealing how GC Advisors intends to vote on a proposal in order to reduce any attempted influence from interested parties. Where conflicts of interest may be present, GC Advisors will disclose such conflicts to us, including our independent directors, and could request guidance from us on how to vote such proxies.
Proxy Voting Records
You can obtain information without charge about how GC Advisors voted proxies during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, 2022 by making a written request for proxy voting information to: Golub Capital BDC, Inc., Attention: Investor Relations, 200 Park Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10166, or by calling Golub Capital BDC, Inc. collect at (212) 750-6060.
Privacy Principles
We are committed to maintaining the privacy of our stockholders and to safeguarding their nonpublic personal information.
We restrict access to nonpublic personal information about our stockholders to employees of GC Advisors and its affiliates with a legitimate business need for the information. We will maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards designed to protect the nonpublic personal information of our stockholders.
Other
Under the 1940 Act, we are required to provide and maintain a bond issued by a reputable fidelity insurance company to protect us against larceny and embezzlement. Furthermore, as a business development company, we are prohibited from protecting any director or officer against any liability to us or our stockholders arising from willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of such person’s office.
We and GC Advisors are required to adopt and implement written policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violation of relevant federal securities laws, review these policies and procedures annually for their adequacy and the effectiveness of their implementation, and designate a chief compliance officer to be responsible for administering these policies and procedures.
We could also be prohibited under the 1940 Act from knowingly participating in certain transactions with our affiliates without the prior approval of our board of directors who are not interested persons and, in some cases, prior approval by the SEC. The SEC has interpreted the business development company prohibition on transactions with affiliates to prohibit “joint transactions” among entities that share a common investment adviser. The staff of the SEC has granted no-action relief pursuant to which purchases by us and other accounts sponsored or managed by GC Advisors or its affiliates of a single class of privately placed securities are permitted provided that the adviser negotiates no term other than price and certain other conditions are met. Any co-investment would be made subject to compliance with existing regulatory guidance, applicable regulations and our allocation procedures. If opportunities arise that would otherwise be appropriate for us and for another account sponsored or managed by GC Advisors to make different investments in the same issuer, GC Advisors will need to decide which account will proceed with the investment. Moreover, in certain circumstances, we could be unable to invest in an issuer in which another account sponsored or managed by GC Advisors has previously invested.
On February 27, 2017, GC Advisors and certain other funds and accounts sponsored or managed by GC Advisors and its affiliates, received exemptive relief from the SEC that permits us greater flexibility to negotiate the terms of co-investments if our board of directors determines that it would be advantageous for us to co-invest with other accounts sponsored or managed by GC Advisors or its affiliates in a manner consistent with our investment objectives, positions, policies, strategies and restrictions as well as regulatory requirements and other pertinent factors. We believe that co-investment by us and accounts sponsored or managed by GC Advisors and its affiliates could afford us additional investment opportunities and the ability to achieve greater diversification. Under the terms of this exemptive relief, a “required majority” (as defined in Section 57(o) of the 1940 Act) of our independent directors is required to make certain conclusions in connection with a co-investment transaction, including that (1) the terms of the proposed transaction are reasonable and fair to us and our stockholders and do not involve
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overreaching of us or our stockholders on the part of any person concerned and (2) the transaction is consistent with the interests of our stockholders and is consistent with our investment strategies and policies.
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, imposes a variety of regulatory requirements on companies with a class of securities registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, and their insiders. Many of these requirements affect us. For example:
pursuant to Rule 13a-14 under the Exchange Act our principal executive officer and principal financial officer must certify the accuracy of the financial statements contained in our periodic reports;

pursuant to Item 307 under Regulation S-K under the Securities Act our periodic reports must disclose our conclusions about the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures;

pursuant to Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act, our management must prepare an annual report regarding its assessment of our internal control over financial reporting, which must be audited by our independent registered public accounting firm; and

pursuant to Item 308 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act and Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act, our periodic reports must disclose whether there were significant changes in our internal controls over financial reporting or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires us to review our current policies and procedures to determine whether we comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the regulations promulgated under such act. We will continue to monitor our compliance with all regulations that are adopted under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and will take actions necessary to ensure that we comply with that act.
Small Business Investment Company Regulations
On November 4, 2020, May 4, 2021 and September 21, 2021, SBIC IV, L.P., or SBIC IV, GC SBIC V, L.P., or SBIC V, and GC SBIC VI, L.P., or SBIC VI, respectively, surrendered their licenses to operate as a SBIC. Prior to the surrender of the licenses of the SBIC Funds, we operated the SBIC Funds as wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company.
The SBIC Funds each had investment objectives substantially similar to ours and made similar types of investments in accordance with SBIC regulations.
Prior to their surrender, the licenses approved by the U.S. Small Business Administration, or SBA, for the SBIC Funds allowed the SBIC Funds to incur leverage by issuing SBA-guaranteed debentures, subject to the issuance of a capital commitment and certain approvals by the SBA and customary procedures. As of September 30, 2022, all SBA-guaranteed debentures issued by each of the SBIC Funds have been repaid and no SBA-guaranteed debentures were outstanding at any of the SBIC Funds. SBA-guaranteed debentures carried long-term fixed rates that were generally lower than rates on comparable bank and other debt, had a maturity of ten years, required semi-annual payments of interest and did not require any principal payments prior to maturity. Under the regulations applicable to SBICs, each of the SBIC Funds was permitted to have outstanding debentures guaranteed by the SBA generally in an amount of up to twice its regulatory capital, which generally equated to the amount of its equity capital. SBIC regulations limited the amount that a single SBIC subsidiary could borrow to a maximum of $175.0 million, assuming that it had at least $87.5 million of equity capital. The SBIC Funds were subject to regulation and oversight by the SBA, including requirements with respect to maintaining certain minimum financial ratios and other covenants.
The original amount committed to SBIC IV, SBIC V, and SBIC VI by the SBA was $150.0 million, $175.0 million, and $175.0 million, respectively. Through September 30, 2022, SBIC IV, SBIC V, and SBIC VI have repaid all outstanding debentures, and these commitments have effectively been terminated.
Under SBIC regulations, the SBIC Funds were permitted to make loans to eligible small businesses, invest in the equity securities of such businesses and provide them with consulting and advisory services. Eligible small businesses generally included businesses that (together with their affiliates) had a tangible net worth not exceeding $19.5 million and had average annual net income after U.S. federal income taxes not exceeding $6.5 million
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(average net income to be computed without benefit of any carryover loss) for the two most recent fiscal years. In addition, the SBIC Funds were required to devote 25% of their respective investment activity to “smaller” concerns, as defined by the SBA. A smaller concern generally included businesses that have a tangible net worth not exceeding $6.0 million and have average annual net income after U.S. federal income taxes not exceeding $2.0 million (average net income to be computed without benefit of any net carryover loss) for the two most recent fiscal years. SBIC regulations also provided alternative size standard criteria to determine eligibility for designation as an eligible small business or smaller concern, which criteria depend on the primary industry in which the business is engaged and are based on such factors as the number of employees and gross revenue.
Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations
The following discussion is a general summary of the material U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to us and to an investment in our shares of common stock. This summary does not purport to be a complete description of the income tax considerations applicable to such an investment. For example, we have not described certain considerations that could be relevant to certain types of holders subject to special treatment under U.S. federal income tax laws, including stockholders subject to the alternative minimum tax, tax-exempt organizations, insurance companies, dealers in securities, traders in securities that elect to mark-to-market their securities holdings, pension plans and trusts, persons that have a functional currency (as defined in Section 985 of the Code) other than the U.S. dollar and financial institutions. This summary assumes that investors hold our common stock as capital assets (within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code). The discussion is based upon the Code, Treasury regulations, and administrative and judicial interpretations, each as of the date of the filing of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and all of which are subject to change, possibly retroactively, which could affect the continuing validity of this discussion. We have not sought and will not seek any ruling from the Internal Revenue Service, or the IRS, regarding any offering of our securities. This summary does not discuss any aspects of U.S. estate or gift tax or foreign, state or local tax. It does not discuss the special treatment under U.S. federal income tax laws that could result if we invested in tax-exempt securities or certain other investment assets. For purposes of this discussion, references to “dividends” are to dividends within the meaning of the U.S. federal income tax laws and associated regulations and can include amounts subject to treatment as a return of capital under section 19(a) of the 1940 Act.
A “U.S. stockholder” is a beneficial owner of shares of our common stock that is for U.S. federal income tax purposes:

a citizen or individual resident of the United States;

a corporation, or other entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia;

an estate, the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or

a trust if either a U.S. court can exercise primary supervision over its administration and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all of its substantial decisions or the trust was in existence on August 20, 1996, was treated as a U.S. person prior to that date, and has made a valid election to be treated as a U.S. person.

A “Non-U.S. stockholder” is a beneficial owner of shares of our common stock that is not a U.S. stockholder.

If a partnership (including an entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) holds shares of our common stock, the tax treatment of a partner in the partnership will generally depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. A prospective investor that is a partner in a partnership that will hold shares of our common stock should consult its tax advisors with respect to the purchase, ownership and disposition of shares of our common stock.

Tax matters are very complicated and the tax consequences to an investor of an investment in our shares of common stock will depend on the facts of his, her or its particular situation. We encourage investors to consult their own tax advisors regarding the specific consequences of such an investment, including tax reporting requirements, the applicability of U.S. federal, state, local and foreign tax laws, eligibility for the benefits of any applicable tax treaty, and the effect of any possible changes in the tax laws.

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Election to Be Taxed as a RIC
As a business development company, we have elected to be treated as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. As a RIC, we generally will not be subject to corporate-level U.S. federal income taxes on any net ordinary income or capital gains that we timely distribute as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to our stockholders. To qualify as a RIC, we must, among other things, meet certain source-of-income and asset diversification requirements (as described below). In addition, we must distribute to our stockholders, for each taxable year, dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes of an amount at least equal to 90% of our “investment company taxable income,” which is generally our net ordinary income plus the excess of realized net short-term capital gains over realized net long-term capital losses and determined without regard to any deduction for dividends paid, or the Annual Distribution Requirement. Although not required for us to maintain our RIC tax status, in order to preclude the imposition of a 4% nondeductible federal excise tax imposed on RICs, we must timely distribute dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to our stockholders in respect of each calendar year of an amount at least equal to the sum of (1) 98% of our net ordinary income (taking into account certain deferrals and elections) for the calendar year, (2) 98.2% of the excess (if any) of our realized capital gains over our realized capital losses, or capital gain net income (adjusted for certain ordinary losses), generally for the one-year period ending on October 31 of the calendar year and (3) the sum of any net ordinary income plus capital gains net income for preceding years that were recognized but not distributed during such years and on which we did not incur any liability to pay federal income tax, or the Excise Tax Avoidance Requirement.
Taxation as a RIC
If we:
qualify as a RIC; and
satisfy the Annual Distribution Requirement;
then we will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the portion of our investment company taxable income and net capital gain, defined as net long-term capital gains in excess of net short-term capital losses, we timely distribute as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to our stockholders. We will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at regular corporate rates on any net income or net capital gain not distributed as dividends to our stockholders.
In order to qualify as a RIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes, we must, among other things:
qualify and have in effect an election to be treated as a business development company under the 1940 Act at all times during each taxable year;
derive in each taxable year at least 90% of our gross income from dividends, interest, payments with respect to certain securities loans, gains from the sale of stock or other securities, or other income derived with respect to our business of investing in such stock or securities, and net income derived from interests in “qualified publicly traded partnerships” (partnerships that are traded on an established securities market or tradable on a secondary market, other than partnerships that derive 90% of their income from interest, dividends and other permitted RIC income), or the 90% Income Test; and
diversify our holdings, so that at the end of each quarter of the taxable year:
at least 50% of the value of our assets consists of cash, cash equivalents, U.S. government securities, securities of other RICs, and other securities if such other securities of any one issuer do not represent more than 5% of the value of our assets or more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of the issuer; and
no more than 25% of the value of our assets is invested in the securities, other than U.S. government securities or securities of other RICs, of one issuer or of two or more issuers that are controlled, as determined under applicable tax rules, by us and that are engaged in the same or similar or related trades or businesses or in the securities of one or more qualified publicly traded partnerships (the “Diversification Tests”).

We can invest in partnerships, including qualified publicly traded partnerships, which could result in our being subject to state, local or foreign income, franchise or other tax liabilities.
In addition, we are subject to ordinary income and capital gain distribution requirements under U.S. federal excise tax rules for each calendar year. If we do not meet the required distributions we will be subject to a 4%
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nondeductible federal excise tax on the undistributed amount. The failure to meet U.S. federal excise tax distribution requirements will not cause us to lose our RIC status, and we could choose to retain taxable income or capital gains in excess of current year distributions into the next tax year in an amount less than what would trigger payments of federal income tax under Subchapter M of the Code. We could then be required to pay a 4% excise tax on such income or capital gains.

A RIC is limited in its ability to deduct expenses in excess of its investment company taxable income. If our deductible expenses in a given taxable year exceed our investment company taxable income, we may incur a net operating loss for that taxable year. However, a RIC is not permitted to carry forward net operating losses to subsequent taxable years and such net operating losses do not pass through to its stockholders. In addition, deductible expenses can be used only to offset investment company taxable income, not net capital gain. A RIC cannot use any net capital losses (that is, the excess of realized capital losses over realized capital gains) to offset its investment company taxable income, but may carry forward such net capital losses, and use them to offset future capital gains, indefinitely. Due to these limits on deductibility of expenses and net capital losses, we could for tax purposes have aggregate taxable income for several taxable years that we are required to distribute and that is taxable to our stockholders even if such taxable income is greater than the net income we actually earn during those taxable years. Any underwriting fees paid by us are not deductible. We could be required to recognize taxable income in circumstances in which we do not receive cash. For example, if we hold debt obligations that are treated under applicable tax rules as having original issue discount (such as debt instruments with PIK interest or, in certain cases, with increasing interest rates or issued with warrants), we must include in income each year a portion of the original issue discount that accrues over the life of the obligation, regardless of whether cash representing such income is received by us in the same taxable year. Because any original issue discount accrued will be included in our investment company taxable income for the taxable year of accrual, we could be required to make a distribution to our stockholders in order to satisfy the Annual Distribution Requirement, even though we will not have received any corresponding cash amount. Furthermore, a portfolio company in which we hold equity or debt instruments could face financial difficulty that requires us to work out, modify, or otherwise restructure such equity or debt instruments. Any such restructuring could, depending upon the terms of the restructuring, cause us to incur unusable or nondeductible losses or recognize future non-cash taxable income.

Certain of our investment practices could be subject to special and complex U.S. federal income tax provisions that could, among other things, (1) treat dividends that would otherwise constitute qualified dividend income as non-qualified dividend income, (2) treat dividends that would otherwise be eligible for the corporate dividends received deduction as ineligible for such treatment, (3) disallow, suspend or otherwise limit the allowance of certain losses or deductions, (4) convert lower-taxed long-term capital gain into higher-taxed short-term capital gain or ordinary income, (5) convert an ordinary loss or a deduction into a capital loss (the deductibility of which is more limited), (6) cause us to recognize income or gain without a corresponding receipt of cash, (7) adversely affect the time as to when a purchase or sale of stock or securities is deemed to occur, (8) adversely alter the characterization of certain complex financial transactions and (9) produce income that will not be qualifying income for purposes of the 90% Income Test. We intend to monitor our transactions and could make certain tax elections to mitigate the effect of these provisions and prevent our ability to be subject to tax as a RIC. There can be no assurance that we will be eligible for any such tax elections or that any adverse effects of these provisions will be mitigated.
Certain distributions reported by us as Section 163(j) interest dividends may be treated as interest income by stockholders for purposes of the tax rules applicable to interest expense limitations under Section 163(j) of the Code. Such treatment by the stockholder is generally subject to holding period requirements and other potential limitations, although the holding period requirements are generally not applicable to dividends declared by money market funds and certain other funds that declare dividends daily and pay such dividends on a monthly or more frequent basis. The amount that we are eligible to report as a Section 163(j) dividend for a tax year is generally limited to the excess of our business interest income over the sum of our (i) business interest expense and (ii) other deductions properly allocable to our business interest income.
We can invest a portion of our net assets in below investment grade instruments. Investments in these types of instruments can present special tax issues for us. U.S. federal income tax rules are not entirely clear about issues such as when we can cease to accrue interest, original issue discount or market discount, when and to what extent deductions can be taken for bad debts or worthless instruments, how payments received on obligations in default should be allocated between principal and income and whether exchanges of debt obligations in a bankruptcy or workout context are taxable. We intend to address these and other issues to the extent necessary in order to seek to
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ensure that we distribute sufficient income to avoid any material U.S. federal income tax or the 4% nondeductible U.S. federal excise tax.

Gain or loss realized by us from warrants acquired by us as well as any loss attributable to the lapse of such warrants generally will be treated as capital gain or loss. Such gain or loss generally will be long-term or short-term, depending on how long we held a particular warrant.
Our investment in non-U.S. securities could be subject to non-U.S. income, withholding and other taxes. In that case, our yield on those securities would be decreased. U.S. stockholders generally will not be entitled to claim a U.S. foreign tax credit or deduction with respect to non-U.S. taxes paid by us.

If we acquire shares in a passive foreign investment company (“PFIC”), we could be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a portion of any “excess distribution” received on, or any gain from the disposition of, such shares even if we distribute such income as a taxable dividend to stockholders. Additional charges in the nature of interest generally will be imposed on us in respect of deferred taxes arising from any such excess distribution or gain. If we invest in the shares of a PFIC and elect to treat the PFIC as a “qualified electing fund” under the Code (a “QEF”), in lieu of the foregoing requirements, we will be required to include in income each year our proportionate share of the ordinary earnings and net capital gain of the QEF, even if such income is not distributed by the QEF. Alternatively, we could elect to mark our shares in a PFIC at the end of each taxable year to market; in this case, we will recognize as ordinary income any increase in the value of such shares, and as ordinary loss any decrease in such value to the extent that any such decrease does not exceed prior increases in such value included in our income. Our ability to make either election will depend on factors beyond our control, and is subject to restrictions which could limit the availability of the benefit of these elections. Under either election, we could be required to recognize in a taxable year income in excess of any distributions we receive from PFICs and any proceeds from dispositions of PFIC stock during that taxable year, and such income will nevertheless be subject to the Annual Distribution Requirement and will be taken into account for purposes of determining whether we satisfy the distribution requirements under U.S. federal excise tax rules.

Under Section 988 of the Code, gains or losses attributable to fluctuations in exchange rates between the time we accrue income, expenses or other liabilities denominated in a foreign currency and the time we actually collect such income or pay such expenses or liabilities are generally treated as ordinary income or loss. Similarly, gains or losses on foreign currency-denominated forward, futures and option contracts, as well as certain other financial instruments, and the disposition of debt obligations denominated in a foreign currency, to the extent attributable to fluctuations in exchange rates between the acquisition and disposition dates, are also treated as ordinary income or loss.

Although we do not presently expect to do so, we are authorized to borrow funds and to sell assets in order to satisfy distribution requirements. However, under the 1940 Act, we are not permitted to make distributions to our stockholders while our debt obligations and other senior securities are outstanding unless certain “asset coverage” tests are met. See “Business — Regulation — Senior Securities.” Moreover, our ability to dispose of assets to meet our distribution requirements may be limited by (1) the illiquid nature of our portfolio and/or (2) other requirements relating to our qualification as a RIC, including the Diversification Tests. If we dispose of assets in order to meet the Annual Distribution Requirement or the Excise Tax Avoidance Requirement, we may make such dispositions at times that, from an investment standpoint, are not advantageous.
Some of the income and fees that we may recognize, such as fees for providing managerial assistance, certain fees earned with respect to our investments, income recognized in a work-out or restructuring of a portfolio investment, or income recognized from an equity investment in an operating partnership, will not satisfy the 90% Income Test. In order to manage the risk that such income and fees might disqualify us as a RIC for a failure to satisfy the 90% Income Test, we may be required to recognize such income and fees indirectly through one or more entities treated as corporations for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Such corporations will be subject to U.S. corporate income tax as well as state and local tax on their earnings, which ultimately will reduce our return on such income and fees.
Failure to Qualify as a RIC
If we were unable to qualify for treatment as a RIC and are unable to cure the failure, for example, by disposing of certain investments quickly or raising additional capital to prevent the loss of RIC status, we generally would be subject to tax on all of our taxable income at regular corporate rates. The Code provides some relief from RIC
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disqualification due to failures to comply with the 90% Income Test and the Diversification Tests, although there could be additional taxes due in such cases. We cannot assure you that we would qualify for any such relief should we fail the 90% Income Test or the Diversification Tests.
Should failure occur, not only would all our taxable income be subject to tax at regular corporate rates, we would not be able to deduct dividend distributions to stockholders, nor would they be required to be made. Distributions, including distributions of net long-term capital gain, would generally be taxable to our stockholders as ordinary dividend income to the extent of our current and accumulated earnings and profits. Subject to certain limitations under the Code, certain corporate stockholders would be eligible to claim dividends received deduction with respect to such dividends and non-corporate stockholders would generally be able to treat such dividends as “qualified dividend income,” which is subject to reduced rates of U.S. federal income tax. Distributions in excess of our current and accumulated earnings and profits would be treated first as a return of capital to the extent of the stockholder’s tax basis, and any remaining distributions would be treated as a capital gain. If we fail to qualify as a RIC, we could be subject to regular corporate tax on any net built-in gains with respect to certain of our assets (i.e., the excess of the aggregate gains, including items of income, over aggregate losses that would have been realized with respect to such assets if we had been liquidated) that we elect to recognize on requalification or when recognized over the next five taxable years.
The remainder of this discussion assumes that we qualify as a RIC and have satisfied the Annual Distribution Requirement.

Taxation of U.S. Stockholders
Distributions by us generally are taxable to U.S. stockholders as ordinary income or capital gains. Distributions of our “investment company taxable income” (which is, generally, our net ordinary income plus net short-term capital gains in excess of net long-term capital losses) will be taxable as ordinary income to U.S. stockholders to the extent of our current or accumulated earnings and profits, whether paid in cash or reinvested in additional shares of our common stock. To the extent such distributions paid by us to non-corporate stockholders (including individuals) are attributable to dividends from U.S. corporations and certain qualified foreign corporations and if certain holding period requirements are met, such distributions generally will be treated as qualified dividend income and generally eligible for a maximum U.S. federal tax rate of either 15% or 20%, depending on whether the individual shareholder’s income exceeds certain threshold amounts, and if other applicable requirements are met, such distributions generally will be eligible for the corporate dividends received deduction to the extent such dividends have been paid by a U.S. corporation. In this regard, it is anticipated that distributions paid by us will generally not be attributable to dividends and, therefore, generally will not qualify for the preferential maximum U.S. federal tax rate applicable to non-corporate stockholders as well as will not be eligible for the corporate dividends received deduction.
Distributions of our net capital gains (which is generally our realized net long-term capital gains in excess of realized net short-term capital losses) properly designated by us as “capital gain dividends” will be taxable to a U.S. stockholder as long-term capital gains (currently generally at a maximum rate of either 15% or 20%, depending on whether the individual shareholder’s income exceeds certain threshold amounts) in the case of individuals, trusts or estates, regardless of the U.S. stockholder’s holding period for his, her or its common stock and regardless of whether paid in cash or reinvested in additional common stock. Distributions in excess of our earnings and profits first will reduce a U.S. stockholder’s adjusted tax basis in such stockholder’s common stock and, after the adjusted basis is reduced to zero, will constitute capital gains to such U.S. stockholder. Stockholders receiving dividends or distributions in the form of additional shares of our common stock purchased in the market should be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as receiving a distribution in an amount equal to the amount of money that the stockholders receiving cash dividends or distributions will receive, and should have a cost basis in the shares received equal to such amount. Stockholders receiving dividends in newly issued shares of our common stock will be treated as receiving a distribution equal to the value of the shares received, and should have a cost basis of such amount.
Although we currently intend to distribute any net capital gains at least annually, we can in the future decide to retain some or all of our net capital gains but designate the retained amount as a “deemed distribution.” In that case, among other consequences, we will pay tax on the retained amount, each U.S. stockholder will be required to include their share of the deemed distribution in income as if it had been distributed to the U.S. stockholder, and the U.S. stockholder will be entitled to claim a credit equal to their allocable share of the tax paid on the deemed
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distribution by us. The amount of the deemed distribution net of such tax will be added to the U.S. stockholder’s tax basis for their common stock. Since we expect to pay tax on any retained net capital gains at our regular corporate tax rate, and since that rate is in excess of the maximum rate currently payable by individuals on long-term capital gains, the amount of tax that individual stockholders will be treated as having paid and for which they will receive a credit will exceed the tax they owe on the retained net capital gain. Such excess generally could be claimed as a credit against the U.S. stockholder’s other U.S. federal income tax obligations or could be refunded to the extent it exceeds a stockholder’s liability for U.S. federal income tax. A stockholder that is not subject to U.S. federal income tax or otherwise required to file a U.S. federal income tax return would be required to file a U.S. federal income tax return on the appropriate form in order to claim a refund for the taxes we paid. In order to utilize the deemed distribution approach, we must provide written notice to our stockholders prior to the expiration of 60 days after the close of the relevant taxable year. We cannot treat any of our investment company taxable income as a “deemed distribution.”
For purposes of determining (1) whether the Annual Distribution Requirement is satisfied for any tax year and (2) the amount of capital gain dividends paid for that tax year, we could, under certain circumstances, elect to treat a dividend that is paid during the following tax year as if it had been paid during the tax year in question. If we make such an election, the U.S. stockholder will still be treated as receiving the dividend in the tax year in which the distribution is made. However, any dividend declared by us in October, November or December of any calendar year, payable to stockholders of record on a specified date in such a month and actually paid during January of the following calendar year, will be treated as if it had been received by our U.S. stockholders on December 31 of the calendar year in which the dividend was declared.
If an investor purchases shares of our common stock shortly before the record date of a distribution, the price of the shares of our common stock will include the value of the distribution and the investor will be subject to tax on the distribution even though it represents a return of their investment.
A U.S. stockholder generally will recognize taxable gain or loss if the stockholder sells or otherwise disposes of their shares of our common stock. Any gain or loss arising from such sale or disposition generally will be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the stockholder has held their shares of common stock for more than one year. Otherwise, it would be classified as short-term capital gain or loss. However, any capital loss arising from the sale or disposition of shares of our common stock held for six months or less will be treated as long-term capital loss to the extent of the amount of capital gain dividends received, or undistributed capital gain deemed received, with respect to such shares. In addition, all or a portion of any loss recognized upon a disposition of shares of our common stock could be disallowed if other shares of our common stock are purchased (whether through reinvestment of distributions or otherwise) within 30 days before or after the disposition. In such a case, the basis of the common stock acquired will be increased to reflect the disallowed loss.
In general, individual U.S. stockholders are subject to a maximum U.S. federal income tax rate of either 15% or 20% (depending on whether the individual U.S. stockholder’s income exceeds certain threshold amounts) on their net capital gain, i.e., the excess of realized net long-term capital gain over realized net short-term capital loss for a taxable year, including a long-term capital gain derived from an investment in our shares of common stock. Such rate is lower than the maximum federal income tax rate on ordinary taxable income currently payable by individuals. Corporate U.S. stockholders currently are subject to U.S. federal income tax on net capital gain at the maximum 21% rate also applied to ordinary income. Non-corporate stockholders incurring net capital losses for a tax year (i.e., net capital losses in excess of net capital gains) generally can deduct up to $3,000 of such losses against their ordinary income each tax year; any net capital losses of a non-corporate stockholder in excess of $3,000 generally could be carried forward and used in subsequent tax years as provided in the Code. Corporate stockholders generally cannot deduct any net capital losses for a tax year, but can carry back such losses for three tax years or carry forward such losses for five tax years.
We will send to each of our U.S. stockholders, as promptly as possible after the end of each calendar year, a notice detailing, on a per share and per distribution basis, the amounts includible in such U.S. stockholder’s taxable income for such year as ordinary income and as long-term capital gain. In addition, the U.S. federal tax status of each calendar year’s distributions generally will be reported to the IRS. Distributions can also be subject to additional state, local and foreign taxes depending on a U.S. stockholder’s particular situation. Dividends distributed by us generally will not be eligible for the dividends-received deduction or the lower tax rates applicable to certain qualified dividends.
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Until and unless we are treated as a “publicly offered regulated investment company” (within the meaning of Section 67 of the Code) as a result of either (i) shares of our common stock and our preferred stock collectively being held by at least 500 persons at all times during a taxable year or (ii) shares of our common stock being treated as regularly traded on an established securities market for any taxable year, for purposes of computing the taxable income of U.S. stockholders that are individuals, trusts or estates, (i) our earnings will be computed without taking into account such U.S. stockholders’ allocable shares of the management and incentive fees paid to our investment adviser and certain of our other expenses, (ii) each such U.S. stockholder will be treated as having received or accrued a dividend from us in the amount of such U.S. stockholder’s allocable share of these fees and expenses for such taxable year, (iii) each such U.S. stockholder will be treated as having paid or incurred such U.S. stockholder’s allocable share of these fees and expenses for the calendar year and (iv) each such U.S. stockholder’s allocable share of these fees and expenses will be treated as miscellaneous itemized deductions by such U.S. stockholder. For taxable years beginning before 2026, miscellaneous itemized deductions generally are not deductible by a U.S. stockholder that is an individual, trust or estate. For taxable years beginning in 2026 or later, miscellaneous itemized deductions are deductible only to the extent that the aggregate of such U.S. stockholder’s miscellaneous itemized deductions exceeds 2% of such U.S. stockholder’s adjusted gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes, are not deductible for purposes of determining a U.S. stockholder’s liability for the U.S. federal alternative minimum tax and are subject to the overall limitation on itemized deductions under Section 68 of the Code.
Backup withholding, currently at a rate of 24%, could be applicable to all taxable distributions to any non-corporate U.S. stockholder (1) who fails to furnish us with a correct taxpayer identification number or a certificate that such stockholder is exempt from backup withholding or (2) with respect to whom the IRS notifies us that such stockholder has failed to properly report certain interest and dividend income to the IRS and to respond to notices to that effect. An individual’s taxpayer identification number is his or her social security number. Any amount withheld under backup withholding is not an additional tax and is generally allowed as a credit against the U.S. stockholder’s U.S. federal income tax liability and could entitle such stockholder to a refund, provided that proper information is timely provided to the IRS.
If a U.S. stockholder recognizes a loss with respect to shares of our common stock of $2 million or more for an individual stockholder or $10 million or more for a corporate stockholder, the stockholder must file with the IRS a disclosure statement on Form 8886. Direct stockholders of portfolio securities are in many cases exempted from this reporting requirement, but under current guidance, stockholders of a RIC are not exempted. The fact that a loss is reportable under these regulations does not affect the legal determination of whether the taxpayer’s treatment of the loss is proper. U.S. stockholders should consult their tax advisors to determine the applicability of these regulations in light of their specific circumstances.
An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain distributions received from us and net gains from redemptions or other taxable dispositions of our shares) of U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such person’s “modified adjusted gross income” (in the case of an individual) or “adjusted gross income” (in the case of an estate or trust) exceeds certain threshold amounts.
Taxation of Non-U.S. Stockholders
Whether an investment in the shares of our common stock is appropriate for a Non-U.S. stockholder will depend upon that person’s particular circumstances. An investment in the shares of our common stock by a Non-U.S. stockholder could have adverse tax consequences. Non-U.S. stockholders should consult their tax advisors before investing in our common stock.
Subject to the discussion below, distributions of our “investment company taxable income” to Non-U.S. stockholders (including interest income, net short-term capital gain or foreign-source dividend and interest income, which generally would be free of withholding if paid to Non-U.S. stockholders directly) will be subject to withholding of U.S. federal income tax at a 30% rate (or lower rate provided by an applicable treaty) to the extent of our current and accumulated earnings and profits unless the distributions are effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business of the Non-U.S. stockholder, in which case the distributions will generally be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the rates applicable to U.S. persons. In that case, we will not be required to withhold U.S. federal income tax if the Non-U.S. stockholder complies with applicable certification and disclosure requirements. Special certification requirements apply to a Non-U.S. stockholder that is a foreign partnership or a foreign trust, and such entities are urged to consult their own tax advisors.
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Certain properly reported dividends received by a Non-U.S. stockholder generally are exempt from U.S. federal withholding tax when they (1) are paid in respect of our “qualified net interest income” (generally, our U.S.-source interest income, other than certain contingent interest and interest from obligations of a corporation or partnership in which we or the non-U.S. stockholder are at least a 10% stockholder, reduced by expenses that are allocable to such income), or (2) are paid in connection with our “qualified short-term capital gains” (generally, the excess of our net short-term capital gain over our long-term capital loss for a tax year) as well as if certain other requirements are satisfied. Nevertheless, it should be noted that in the case of shares of our stock held through an intermediary, the intermediary could have withheld U.S. federal income tax even if we reported the payment as an interest-related dividend or short-term capital gain dividend. Moreover, depending on the circumstances, we could report all, some or none of our potentially eligible dividends as derived from such qualified net interest income or as qualified short-term capital gains, or treat such dividends, in whole or in part, as ineligible for this exemption from withholding.
Actual or deemed distributions of our net capital gains to a Non-U.S. stockholder, and gains realized by a Non-U.S. stockholder upon the sale of our common stock, will not be subject to federal withholding tax and generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax unless the distributions or gains, as the case could be, are effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business of the Non-U.S. stockholder and, if an income tax treaty applies, are attributable to a permanent establishment maintained by the Non-U.S. stockholder in the United States or, in the case of an individual Non-U.S. stockholder, the stockholder is present in the United States for 183 days or more during the year of the sale or capital gain dividend and certain other conditions are met.
If we distribute our net capital gains in the form of deemed rather than actual distributions (which we could do in the future), a Non-U.S. stockholder will be entitled to a U.S. federal income tax credit or tax refund equal to the stockholder’s allocable share of the tax we pay on the capital gains deemed to have been distributed. In order to obtain the refund, the Non-U.S. stockholder must obtain a U.S. taxpayer identification number and file a U.S. federal income tax return even if the Non-U.S. stockholder would not otherwise be required to obtain a U.S. taxpayer identification number or file a U.S. federal income tax return. For a corporate Non-U.S. stockholder, distributions (both actual and deemed), and gains realized upon the sale of our common stock that are effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business could, under certain circumstances, be subject to an additional “branch profits tax” at a 30% rate (or at a lower rate if provided for by an applicable treaty).
A Non-U.S. stockholder who is a non-resident alien individual, and who is otherwise subject to withholding of U.S. federal income tax, could be subject to information reporting and backup withholding of U.S. federal income tax on dividends unless the Non-U.S. stockholder provides us or the dividend paying agent with a U.S. nonresident withholding tax certification (e.g., an IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, or an acceptable substitute form) or otherwise meets documentary evidence requirements for establishing that it is a Non-U.S. stockholder or otherwise establishes an exemption from backup withholding.
Pursuant to the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or FATCA, the applicable withholding agent is generally required to withhold U.S. tax (at a 30% rate) with respect to payments of dividends made to certain non-U.S. entities that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts. The information required to be reported include the identity and taxpayer identification number of each account holder and transaction activity within the holder’s account. Stockholders could be requested to provide additional information to enable the applicable withholding agent to determine whether withholding is required.
An investment in shares by a non-U.S. person could also be subject to U.S. federal estate tax. Non-U.S. persons should consult their own tax advisors with respect to the U.S. federal income tax, U.S. federal estate tax, withholding tax, and state, local and foreign tax consequences of acquiring, owning or disposing of our common stock.
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Item 1A. Risk Factors
You should carefully consider these risk factors, together with all of the other information included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and the other reports and documents filed by us with the SEC. The risks set out below are not the only risks we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or not presently deemed material by us could also impair our operations and performance. If any of the following events occur, our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows could be materially and adversely affected. In such case, our net asset value and the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment. The risk factors described below are the principal risk factors associated with an investment in us as well as those factors generally associated with an investment company with investment objectives, investment policies, capital structure or trading markets similar to ours.

Risks Relating to Our Business and Structure
We are subject to risks associated with the current interest rate environment and to the extent we use debt to finance our investments, changes in interest rates will affect our cost of capital and net investment income.
To the extent we borrow money or issue debt securities or preferred stock to make investments, our net investment income will depend, in part, upon the difference between the rate at which we borrow funds or pay interest or dividends on such debt securities or preferred stock and the rate at which we invest these funds. In addition, many of our debt investments and borrowings have floating interest rates that reset on a periodic basis, and many of our investments are subject to interest rate floors. As a result, a change in market interest rates could have a material adverse effect on our net investment income. In periods of rising interest rates, our cost of funds will increase because the interest rates on the amounts borrowed under our credit facilities or certain other financing arrangements are typically floating, which could reduce our net investment income to the extent any debt investments have fixed interest rates, and the interest rate on investments with an interest rate floor above current levels will not increase until interest rates exceed the applicable floor.
We can use interest rate risk management techniques in an effort to limit our exposure to interest rate fluctuations. Such techniques could include various interest rate hedging activities to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act and applicable commodities laws. These activities could limit our ability to participate in the benefits of lower interest rates with respect to the hedged borrowings. Adverse developments resulting from changes in interest rates or hedging transactions could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
You should also be aware that a rise in the general level of interest rates typically will lead to higher interest rates applicable to our debt investments, which could result in an increase of the amount of incentive fees payable to GC Advisors. In addition, a decline in the prices of the debt we own could adversely affect our net asset value. Also, an increase in interest rates available to investors could make an investment in our common stock less attractive if we are not able to increase our distribution rate, which could reduce the value of our common stock.
We operate in a highly competitive market for investment opportunities, which could reduce returns and result in losses.
A number of entities compete with us to make the types of investments that we plan to make, and we believe that recent market trends, including sustained periods of low interest rates, have increased the number of competitors seeking to invest in loans to private, middle-market companies in the United States. We compete with public and private funds, commercial and investment banks, commercial financing companies and, to the extent they provide an alternative form of financing, private equity and hedge funds. Many of our competitors are substantially larger and have considerably greater financial, technical and marketing resources than we do. For example, we believe some of our competitors could have access to funding sources that are not available to us. In addition, some of our competitors could have higher risk tolerances or different risk assessments, which could allow them to consider a wider variety of investments and establish more relationships than us. Furthermore, many of our competitors are not subject to the regulatory restrictions that the 1940 Act imposes on us as a business development company or the source of income, asset diversification and distribution requirements we must satisfy to maintain our qualification as a RIC. The competitive pressures we face could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. As a result of this competition, we can provide no assurance that we will be able to take advantage of attractive investment opportunities that arise from time to time, and we can provide no assurance that we will be able to identify and make investments that are consistent with our investment objective.
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An excess of the amount of capital in the private debt markets and overall competition for loans could result in short term returns for us that are lower than our long-term targets. In the event these conditions continue for an extended amount of time, they could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Identifying, structuring and consummating investments involves competition among capital providers and market and transaction uncertainty. GC Advisors can provide no assurance that it will be able to identify a sufficient number of suitable investment opportunities or to avoid prepayment of existing investments to satisfy our investment objectives, including as necessary to effectively structure credit facilities or other forms of leverage.
The loan origination market is very competitive, which can result in loan terms that are more favorable to borrowers, and conversely less favorable to lenders, such as lower interest rates and fees, weaker borrower financial and other covenants, borrower rights to cure defaults, and other terms more favorable to borrowers than current or historical norms. Increased competition could cause us to make more loans that are “cov-lite” in nature and, in a distressed scenario, there can be no assurance that these loans will retain the same value as loans with a full package of covenants. As a result of these conditions, the market for leveraged loans could become less advantageous than expected for us, and this could increase default rates, decrease recovery rates or otherwise harm our returns. The risk of prepayment is also higher in the current competitive environment if borrowers are offered more favorable terms by other lenders. The financial markets have experienced substantial fluctuations in prices and liquidity for leveraged loans. Any further disruption in the credit and other financial markets could have substantial negative effects on general economic conditions, the availability of required capital for companies and the operating performance of such companies. These conditions also could result in increased default rates and credit downgrades, and affect the liquidity and pricing of the investments made by us. Conversely, periods of economic stability and increased competition among capital providers could increase the difficulty of locating investments that are desirable for us.
With respect to the investments we make, we do not seek to compete based primarily on the interest rates we offer, and we believe that some of our competitors could make loans with interest rates that will be lower than the rates we offer. In the secondary market for acquiring existing loans, we compete generally on the basis of pricing terms. With respect to all investments, we could lose some investment opportunities if we do not match our competitors’ pricing, terms and structure. However, if we match our competitors’ pricing, terms and structure, we could experience decreased net interest income, lower yields and increased risk of credit loss. We will also compete for investment opportunities with accounts managed or sponsored by GC Advisors or its affiliates. Although GC Advisors allocates opportunities in accordance with its allocation policy, allocations to such other accounts will reduce the amount and frequency of opportunities available to us and thus not necessarily be in the best interests of us and our securityholders. Moreover, the performance of investments will not be known at the time of allocation.
Rising interest rates could affect the value of our investments and make it more difficult for portfolio companies to make periodic payments on their loans.
Interest rate risk refers to the risk of market changes in interest rates. Interest rate changes affect the value of debt. In general, rising interest rates will negatively impact the price of fixed rate debt, and falling interest rates will have a positive effect on price. Adjustable rate debt also reacts to interest rate changes in a similar manner, although generally to a lesser degree. Interest rate sensitivity is generally larger and less predictable in debt with uncertain payment or prepayment schedules. Further, rising interest rates make it more difficult for borrowers to repay debt, which could increase the risk of payment defaults. Any failure of one or more portfolio companies to repay or refinance its debt at or prior to maturity or the inability of one or more portfolio companies to make ongoing payments following an increase in contractual interest rates could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
We are subject to risks associated with the discontinuation of LIBOR, which will affect our cost of capital and net investment income.
In July 2017, the Financial Conduct Authority, or the FCA, announced its intention to cease sustaining the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate, or LIBOR, by the end of 2021.
As of January 1, 2022, USD LIBOR is available in five settings (overnight, one-month, three-month, six-month and 12-month). The ICE Benchmark Administration (“IBA”) has stated that it will cease to publish all remaining USD LIBOR settings immediately following their publication on June 30, 2023. As of January 1, 2022, all non-USD LIBOR reference rates in all settings ceased to be published.
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In April 2018, the New York Federal Reserve Bank began publishing its alternative rate, the Secured Overnight Financing Rate, or SOFR. The Bank of England followed suit in April 2018 by publishing its proposed alternative rate, the Sterling Overnight Index Average, or SONIA. Each of SOFR and SONIA significantly differ from LIBOR, both in the actual rate and how it is calculated, and therefore it is unclear whether and when markets will adopt either of these rates as a widely accepted replacement for LIBOR.
As such, when LIBOR is discontinued, if a replacement rate is not widely agreed upon or if a replacement rate is significantly different from LIBOR, it could cause a disruption in the credit markets generally. Such a disruption could also negatively impact the market value and/or transferability of our portfolio company investments. Furthermore, disruptions related to loans and/or other debt financing securitizations (CLOs) in the marketplace could have a material adverse effect on the ability of GC Advisors or its affiliates to enter into loans in the future in accordance with our investment strategy and have a material adverse effect on us. We could also be materially and adversely impacted to the extent GC Advisors or its affiliates are unable to successfully implement an acceptable replacement rate in leverage utilized by us or if there is a prolonged period of mismatch on the interest rates payable on our leverage and our portfolio investments as a result of the discontinued publication of LIBOR results in a decrease in our net investment income and distributions we are able to pay to our stockholders.
We are dependent upon GC Advisors for our success and upon its access to the investment professionals and partners of Golub Capital and its affiliates.
We do not have any internal management capacity or employees. We rely on GC Advisors to manage and conduct our affairs and make all investment decisions. Subject to the oversight of our board of directors, GC Advisors has sole discretion in originating, structuring, negotiating, purchasing, financing and eventually divesting our investments, and our investors will not be able to evaluate for themselves the merits of particular investments prior to us making such investments. We depend on the diligence, skill and network of business contacts of the senior investment professionals of GC Advisors to achieve our investment objective. GC Advisors’ investment committee, which consists of two members of our board of directors and additional employees of Golub Capital LLC, provides oversight over our investment activities. We also cannot assure you that we will replicate the historical results achieved by members of the investment committee, and we caution you that our investment returns could be substantially lower than the returns achieved by them in prior periods. We expect that GC Advisors will evaluate, negotiate, structure, close and monitor our investments in accordance with the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement. We can offer no assurance, however, that the senior investment professionals of GC Advisors will continue to provide investment advice to us. If these individuals do not maintain their existing relationships with Golub Capital LLC and its affiliates and do not develop new relationships with other sources of investment opportunities, we can provide no assurance that GC Advisors or its affiliates will be able to identify appropriate replacements or grow our investment portfolio. The loss of any member of GC Advisors’ investment committee or of other senior investment professionals of GC Advisors and its affiliates would limit our ability to achieve our investment objective and operate as we anticipate. This could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
The Staffing Agreement provides that Golub Capital LLC makes available to GC Advisors experienced investment professionals and provides access to the senior investment personnel of Golub Capital LLC for purposes of evaluating, negotiating, structuring, closing and monitoring our investments. We are not a party to the Staffing Agreement and cannot assure you that Golub Capital LLC will fulfill its obligations under the agreement. If Golub Capital LLC fails to perform, we cannot assure you that GC Advisors will enforce the Staffing Agreement, that such agreement will not be terminated by either party or that we will continue to have access to the investment professionals of Golub Capital LLC and its affiliates or their information and deal flow.
Our business model depends to a significant extent upon strong referral relationships with sponsors and investing in companies backed by private equity sponsors. Any inability of GC Advisors to maintain or develop these relationships, or the failure of these relationships to generate investment opportunities, could adversely affect our business.
GC Advisors is highly dependent on relationships with private equity sponsors in connection with the sourcing of investments. If private equity sponsors find new sources of debt capital that are more advantageous to them, or if GC Advisors suffers reputational harm such that it becomes a less attractive source of capital for private equity sponsors, GC Advisors could have difficulty finding and sourcing new middle-market debt investments. Private equity sponsors could experience financial distress, which could be related or unrelated to the portfolio companies to which we have exposure. Once in financial distress, such sponsors likely would be unable to provide the same level of
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managerial, operating or financial support to such portfolio companies, resulting in an increased risk of default or inability to repay remaining principal at maturity.
From time to time, we expect to have direct or indirect exposure to companies controlled by private equity sponsors in which the sponsors have completed one or more dividend recapitalizations, thereby allowing the private equity sponsor to substantially reduce or eliminate its net investment in an underlying portfolio company. These investments generally present different investment characteristics to us than investments where a private equity sponsor retains a significant net contributed capital position in the company. These investments could experience a higher rate of default. Even when a default does not occur, private equity sponsors could be less willing to provide ongoing financial, managerial or operating support to a portfolio company after it has received one or more capital distributions on its investment.
We believe that purchase price multiples of companies (as measured by the price paid by a private equity sponsor to purchase a company divided by the company’s trailing twelve-month earnings) to which we have direct or indirect exposure are close to all-time highs. When considering the appropriate amount of financing to provide a prospective borrower, GC Advisors considers the value cushion as measured by the difference between the enterprise value of the company and the total amount of financing. If market purchase price multiples decline or if a portfolio company experiences financial distress, the value cushion supporting our investment could deteriorate and the investment could become impaired, resulting in losses for us. The risk of such losses for us are greater during periods when purchase price multiples are close to all-time highs.
We can provide no assurance that we will be able to replicate the historical results achieved by other entities managed or sponsored by members of GC Advisors’ investment committee, or by GC Advisors or its affiliates.
Investors are cautioned that past investment performance of similar portfolios and other investment vehicles managed by GC Advisors or its affiliates is not indicative of how we will perform. Our investments could differ from some existing accounts and funds that are or have been sponsored or managed by members of GC Advisors’ investment committee, GC Advisors or affiliates of GC Advisors. Investors in our securities are not acquiring an interest in any accounts that are or have been sponsored or managed by members of GC Advisors’ investment committee, GC Advisors or affiliates of GC Advisors. We often co-invest in portfolio investments with other accounts sponsored or managed by members of GC Advisors’ investment committee, GC Advisors or its affiliates. Such investments are subject to regulatory limitations and approvals by directors who are not “interested persons,” as defined in the 1940 Act. We can offer no assurance, however, that we will obtain such approvals or develop opportunities that comply with such limitations. We also cannot assure you that we will replicate the historical results achieved by us or by members of the investment committee, and we caution you that our investment returns could be substantially lower than the returns achieved in prior periods. Additionally, all or a portion of the prior results were achieved in particular market conditions that might never be repeated. Moreover, current or future market volatility and regulatory uncertainty can have an adverse impact on our future performance.
Our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows depend on our ability to manage our business effectively.
Our ability to achieve our investment objective depends on our ability to manage our business and to grow. This depends, in turn, on GC Advisors’ ability to identify, invest in and monitor companies that meet our investment criteria. The achievement of our investment objectives on a cost-effective basis depends upon GC Advisors’ execution of our investment process, its ability to provide competent, attentive and efficient services to us and, to a lesser extent, our access to financing on acceptable terms. GC Advisors has substantial responsibilities under the Investment Advisory Agreement, as well as responsibilities in connection with the management of other accounts sponsored or managed by GC Advisors, members of GC Advisors’ investment committee or Golub Capital LLC. The personnel of the Administrator and its affiliates could be called upon to provide managerial assistance to our portfolio companies. These activities could distract them or slow our rate of investment. Any failure to manage our business and our future growth effectively could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
There are significant potential conflicts of interest as a result of our arrangements with GC Advisors and its affiliates and GC Advisors’ investment committee that could affect our investment returns.
As a result of our arrangements with GC Advisors and its affiliates and GC Advisors’ investment committee, there will be times when GC Advisors or such persons have interests that differ from those of our security holders, giving rise to a conflict of interest, many of which are described in the following risk factors. GC Advisors attempts to
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identify, monitor and mitigate conflicts of interest. Further, GC Advisors has implemented policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure its clients are treated fairly and equitably over time. GC Advisors believes that these factors, together with Golub Capital’s commitment to put investors first, effectively mitigate the risks associated with such conflicts of interest. However, it can be difficult to ensure that conflicts of interest do not adversely affect us.
There are conflicts related to the obligations of GC Advisors’ investment committee, GC Advisors or its affiliates have to other clients and conflicts related to fees and expenses of such other clients.
The members of GC Advisors’ investment committee serve as officers, directors or principals of entities that operate in the same or a related line of business as we do or of accounts sponsored or managed by GC Advisors or its affiliates. Currently, our directors and certain of our officers also serve as directors and officers of GBDC 3, GDLC, GBDC 4 and GDLCU, each a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that has also elected to be regulated as a business development company under the 1940 Act. Similarly, GC Advisors and its affiliates manage other clients with similar or competing investment objectives.
GC Advisors’ management team will share its time and attention between us and other investment vehicles and accounts. Neither we nor any investor in us unaffiliated with GC Advisors will have any rights in or to independent ventures of GC Advisors or its affiliates or in the income or profits derived therefrom. GC Advisors does not expect to have any dedicated personnel who spend all or substantially all of their time managing our investing activities.
In serving in these multiple capacities, GC Advisors and its personnel have obligations to other clients or investors in those entities, the fulfillment of which could conflict with the best interests of us or our stockholders. Economic disruption and uncertainty precipitated by certain events, including for example the COVID-19 pandemic, could require GC Advisors and its affiliates to devote additional time and focus to existing portfolio companies in which other funds and accounts managed by GC Advisors and its affiliates hold investments. The allocation of time and focus by personnel of GC Advisors and its affiliates to existing portfolio company investments held by other funds and accounts could reduce the time that such individuals have to spend on our investing activities.
Our investment objective overlaps with the investment objectives of other affiliated accounts. For example, GC Advisors and its affiliates currently manage GBDC 3, GDLC, GBDC 4, GDLCU and multiple private funds and separate accounts that pursue an investment strategy similar to ours, some of which will seek additional capital from time to time. We compete with these and other accounts sponsored or managed by GC Advisors and its affiliates for capital and investment opportunities. As a result, GC Advisors and its affiliates face conflicts in the allocation of investment opportunities among us and other accounts advised by or affiliated with GC Advisors and, in certain circumstances, in the timing of the sale of an investment. Certain of these accounts provide for higher management or incentive fees, allow GC Advisors to recover greater expense reimbursements or overhead allocations, and/or permit GC Advisors and its affiliates to receive higher origination and other transaction fees, all of which could contribute to this conflict of interest and create an incentive for GC Advisors to favor such other accounts. For example, the 1940 Act restricts GC Advisors from receiving more than a 1% fee in connection with loans that we acquire, or originate, a limitation that does not exist for certain other accounts. GC Advisors seeks to allocate investment opportunities among eligible accounts in a manner that is fair and equitable over time and consistent with its allocation policy. However, we can offer no assurance that such opportunities will be allocated to us fairly or equitably in the short-term or over time, and there can be no assurance that we will be able to participate in all investment opportunities that are suitable to us. Furthermore, because allocations under GC Advisors’ allocation policy are based on total capital of the relevant investing funds, including us, we expect to receive smaller allocations relative to larger accounts, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows during such ramp-up period. With respect to the sale of investments, the sale of an investment by one account advised by GC Advisors or its affiliates could potentially adversely affect the market value of the interests in such investment that continue to be held by other accounts, including us.
GC Advisors’ investment committee, GC Advisors or its affiliates could, from time to time, possess material non-public information, limiting our investment discretion.
Principals of GC Advisors and its affiliates and members of GC Advisors’ investment committee could serve as directors of, or in a similar capacity with, companies in which we invest, the securities of which are purchased or sold on our behalf. In the event that material non-public information is obtained with respect to such companies, or we become subject to trading restrictions under the internal trading policies of those companies or as a result of applicable law or regulations, we could be prohibited for a period of time from purchasing or selling the securities of such companies, and this prohibition could have an adverse effect on us.
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Our management and incentive fee structure creates incentives for GC Advisors that are not fully aligned with the interests of our stockholders and could induce GC Advisors to make certain investments, including speculative investments.
In the course of our investing activities, we pay management and incentive fees to GC Advisors. The management fee is based on our average adjusted gross assets and the incentive fee is computed and paid on income and capital gains, both of which include leverage. As a result, investors in our common stock will invest on a “gross” basis and receive distributions on a “net” basis after expenses, resulting in a lower rate of return than one could achieve through direct investments. Because these fees are based on the fair value of our average adjusted gross assets, GC Advisors benefits when we incur debt or use leverage. The use of leverage increases the likelihood of default on our debt or other leverage, which would disfavor our securityholders.
Additionally, the incentive fee payable by us to GC Advisors could create an incentive for GC Advisors to cause us to realize capital gains or losses that are not in the best interests of us or our stockholders. Under the incentive fee structure, GC Advisors benefits when we recognize capital gains and, because GC Advisors determines when an investment is sold, GC Advisors controls the timing of the recognition of such capital gains. Our board of directors is charged with protecting our stockholders’ interests by monitoring how GC Advisors addresses these and other conflicts of interest associated with its management services and compensation.
The part of the management and incentive fees payable to GC Advisors that relates to our net investment income is computed and paid on income that includes interest income that has been accrued but not yet received in cash, such as market discount, debt instruments with PIK interest, preferred stock with PIK dividends, zero coupon securities, and other deferred interest instruments. This compensation arrangement creates an incentive for GC Advisors to make investments on our behalf that are riskier or more speculative, including debt financings that provide for deferred interest, rather than current cash payments of interest. Under these investments, we accrue the interest over the life of the investment but do not receive the cash income from the investment until the end of the term. Our net investment income used to calculate the income portion of our investment fee, however, includes accrued interest. GC Advisors has an incentive to invest in deferred interest securities in circumstances where it would not have done so but for the opportunity to continue to earn the fees even when the issuers of the deferred interest securities would not be able to make actual cash payments to us on such securities. This risk could be increased because GC Advisors is not obligated to reimburse us for any fees received even if we subsequently incur losses or never receive in cash the deferred income that was previously accrued.
Our securities could be purchased by GC Advisors or its affiliates.
Affiliates of GC Advisors have purchased, and GC Advisors and its affiliates in the future expect to purchase, certain of our securities. The purchase of our securities, including shares of our common stock, by GC Advisors and its affiliates could create certain risks. For example, GC Advisors and its affiliates could have an interest in disposing of our securities at a date that differs from that of our other investors so as to recover their investment in such securities.
The valuation process for certain of our portfolio holdings creates a conflict of interest.
The majority of our portfolio investments are in the form of securities that are not publicly traded. As a result, our board of directors determines the fair value of these securities in good faith. Valuations of private investments and private companies require judgment, are inherently uncertain, often fluctuate and are frequently based on estimates. It is possible that determinations of fair value will differ materially from the values that would have been used if an active market for these investments existed. If determinations regarding the fair value of investments were materially higher than the values that were ultimately realized upon the sale of such investments, the returns to our investors would be adversely affected.
In connection with that determination, investment professionals from GC Advisors will provide our board of directors with portfolio company valuations based upon the most recent portfolio company financial statements available and projected financial results of each portfolio company. The participation of GC Advisors’ investment professionals in our valuation process, and the indirect pecuniary interest in GC Advisors by Lawrence E. Golub and David B. Golub, results in a conflict of interest as GC Advisors’ management fee is based, in part, on our average adjusted gross assets and our capital gain and subordinated liquidation incentive fees are based, in part, on unrealized gains and losses.

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Conflicts related to other arrangements with GC Advisors or its affiliates.
We have entered into a license agreement with Golub Capital LLC, under which Golub Capital LLC has granted us a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use the name “Golub Capital.” See “Management Agreements — License Agreement.” In addition, we pay to the Administrator our allocable portion of overhead and other expenses incurred by the Administrator in performing its obligations under the Administration Agreement, such as rent and our allocable portion of the cost of our chief financial officer and chief compliance officer and their respective staffs. These arrangements create conflicts of interest, including in the allocation of expenses and the enforcement of the respective agreements, that our board of directors must monitor.
Our ability to enter into transactions with our affiliates will be restricted, which could limit the scope of investments available to us.
We are prohibited under the 1940 Act from participating in certain transactions with our affiliates without the prior approval of our independent directors and, in some cases, the SEC. Any person that owns, directly or indirectly, five percent or more of our outstanding voting securities is our affiliate for purposes of the 1940 Act, and we are generally prohibited from buying or selling any security from or to such affiliate, absent the prior approval of our independent directors. GC Advisors and its affiliates are considered our affiliates for such purposes. The 1940 Act also prohibits certain “joint” transactions with certain of our affiliates, which could include investments in the same portfolio company, without prior approval of our independent directors and, in some cases, the SEC. We are prohibited from buying or selling any security from or to, among others, any person who owns more than 25% of our voting securities or certain of that person’s affiliates, or entering into prohibited joint transactions with such persons, absent the prior approval of the SEC.
We can, however, invest alongside GC Advisors’ and its affiliates’ other clients in certain circumstances where doing so is consistent with applicable law, SEC staff, or Staff, interpretations and any co-investment exemptive relief order from the SEC. For example, we can invest alongside such accounts consistent with guidance promulgated by the Staff permitting us and such other accounts to purchase interests in a single class of privately placed securities so long as certain conditions are met, including that GC Advisors, acting on our behalf and on behalf of its other clients, negotiates no term other than price. We can also invest alongside GC Advisors’ other clients as otherwise permissible under regulatory guidance, applicable regulations and GC Advisors’ allocation policy. Under this allocation policy, GC Advisors will determine the amount of any proposed investment to be made by us and similar eligible accounts. We expect that these determinations will be made similarly for other accounts sponsored or managed by GC Advisors and its affiliates. If sufficient securities or loan amounts are available to satisfy our and each such account’s proposed investment, the opportunity will be allocated in accordance with GC Advisors’ pre-transaction determination. Where there is an insufficient amount of an investment opportunity to fully satisfy us and other accounts sponsored or managed by GC Advisors or its affiliates, the allocation policy further provides that allocations among us and other accounts will generally be made pro rata based on the relative capital available for investment of each of us and such other eligible accounts, subject to minimum and maximum investment size limits. In situations in which co-investment with other entities sponsored or managed by GC Advisors or its affiliates is not permitted or appropriate, GC Advisors will need to decide whether we or such other entity or entities will proceed with the investment. GC Advisors will make these determinations based on its policies and procedures, which generally require that such opportunities be offered to eligible accounts on a basis that will be fair and equitable over time, including, for example, through random or rotational methods. However, we can offer no assurance that investment opportunities will be allocated to us fairly or equitably in the short-term or over time.
On occasion, an investment opportunity will be too large to satisfy our desired position size and that of other investment funds and accounts managed by GC Advisors and its affiliates. GC Advisors can provide no assurance that it will be able to identify counterparties to participate in such investment opportunities, and could be required to decline to make investments where it does not believe that it can successfully sell some of the investment opportunity to another market participant.
In situations in which co-investment with other accounts sponsored or managed by GC Advisors or its affiliates is not permitted or appropriate, such as when, in the absence of the exemptive relief described below, we and such other accounts cannot make investments in the same issuer or where the different investments could be expected to result in a conflict between our interest and those of other accounts, GC Advisors needs to decide whether we or such other accounts will proceed with such investments. GC Advisors makes these determinations based on its policies and procedures, which generally require that such investment opportunities be offered to eligible accounts on a basis that is fair and equitable over time, including, for example, through random or rotational methods.
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Moreover, we generally will be unable to invest in an issuer in which an account sponsored or managed by GC Advisors or its affiliates has previously invested. Similar restrictions limit our ability to transact business with our officers or directors or their affiliates. These restrictions limit the scope of investment opportunities that would otherwise be available to us.
We, GC Advisors and certain other funds and accounts sponsored or managed by GC Advisors and its affiliates, have received exemptive relief from the SEC to permit greater flexibility to negotiate the terms of co-investments if our board of directors determines that it would be advantageous for us to co-invest with other accounts sponsored or managed by GC Advisors or its affiliates in a manner consistent with our investment objectives, positions, policies, strategies and restrictions as well as regulatory requirements and other pertinent factors. Under the terms of this exemptive relief, a “required majority” (as defined in Section 57(o) of the 1940 Act) of our independent directors is required to make certain conclusions in connection with a co-investment transaction, including that (1) the terms of the proposed transaction are reasonable and fair to us and our stockholders and do not involve overreaching of us or our stockholders on the part of any person concerned and (2) the transaction is consistent with the interests of our stockholders and is consistent with our investment strategies and policies. We believe that co-investment by us and accounts sponsored or managed by GC Advisors and its affiliates will afford us additional investment opportunities and the ability to achieve greater diversification. There could be many follow-on opportunities available to other entities advised by GC Advisors and its affiliates that are unavailable to us due to the limitations of the exemptive relief granted to GC Advisors and its affiliates.
Although the terms of the exemptive relief require that GC Advisors will be given the opportunity to cause us to participate in certain transactions originated by affiliates of GC Advisors, GC Advisors could determine that we not participate in those transactions and for certain other transactions (as set forth in certain criteria approved by our board of directors) GC Advisors may not have the opportunity to cause us to participate. In addition, even if we and any such other entities sponsored or managed by GC Advisors or its affiliates invest in the same securities or loans, conflicts of interest could still arise. For example, it is possible that, as a result of legal, tax, regulatory, accounting, political or other considerations, the terms of such investment (and divestment thereof) (including with respect to price and timing) for us and such other entities advised by GC Advisors and its affiliates could differ. Additionally, we and such other entities advised by GC Advisors and its affiliates will generally have different investment periods and/or investment objectives (including return profiles) and, as a result, have conflicting goals with respect to the price and timing of disposition opportunities. As such, to the extent permissible under applicable law and any applicable order issued by the SEC, we and such other entities could dispose of co-investments at different times and on different terms.
We have entered into the Adviser Revolver resulting in a conflict of interest between GC Advisors’ obligation to act in its own best interest and in our best interest.
We have entered into the Adviser Revolver, an unsecured revolving loan agreement with GC Advisors. GC Advisors has a conflict of interest between its obligation to act in our best interest and its own best interest. Any such loans or advances made to us under the Adviser Revolver will be consistent with applicable law, GC Advisors’ fiduciary obligations to act in our best interests, our investment objectives, and the asset coverage ratio requirements under the 1940 Act. The terms associated with any such loans from GC Advisors or its affiliates, including the interest charged, shall, in the aggregate, be no more favorable to GC Advisors or its affiliates than could be obtained in an arm’s length transaction but will not necessarily be on the same terms or at the same interest rate charged by GC Advisors to other funds that it manages. Neither GC Advisors nor any of its affiliates is obligated to extend any such loans to us and such loans will not necessarily be made available to us in the same amounts or on the same economic terms as are made available to other funds advised by GC Advisors or its affiliates, or at all. In the event that we are required to find third-party financing in place of or in addition to loans from GC Advisors and its affiliates, such third-party financing could be at less favorable economic terms than the loans from GC Advisors and its affiliates, which could reduce our returns.
GC Advisors could make certain investment decisions for the purpose of receiving transaction fees.
In connection with investments made by us, GC Advisors and its affiliates often receive origination, commitment, documentation, structuring, facility, monitoring, amendment, refinancing, administrative agent and/or other fees from portfolio investments in which we invest or propose to invest. The potential for GC Advisors and its affiliates to receive such economic benefits creates conflicts of interest as GC Advisors and its affiliates have an incentive to invest in portfolio investments that provide such benefits. Similarly, GC Advisors and its affiliates could be
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incentivized to waive certain fees in connection with a refinancing in order to receive certain fees in the new transaction, including when we and/or other accounts advised by GC Advisors and its affiliates can participate in the original or refinanced investment, or both.
Reductions, waivers or absorptions of fees and costs can temporarily result in higher returns to investors than they would otherwise receive if full fees and costs were charged.
GC Advisors and its affiliates are permitted to reduce, waive or absorb some of the fees or costs otherwise due by us. While this activity can be seen as friendly to investors, reductions, waivers and absorptions of fees and costs result in higher returns to investors than such investors would receive if full fees and costs were charged. There is no guarantee that any reductions, waivers or absorptions will occur in the future, and any reductions, waivers and absorptions are entirely at the discretion of GC Advisors or the Administrator, as applicable.
GC Advisors could prioritize its relationship with a borrower or private equity sponsor instead of seeking the most advantageous terms for our investments.
GC Advisors will not make any investment on behalf of us that it does not believe to be in our best interest. However, conflicts can arise in any particular transaction between obtaining the most advantageous terms for an investment, which benefits us and other clients of GC Advisors participating in that investment, and maintaining GC Advisors’ relationship with a borrower or private equity sponsor, which likely serves the long-term best interests of GC Advisors’ clients overall, including us. For example, affiliates of GC Advisors hold relatively small, minority investments in unaffiliated private equity funds, which arguably creates an incentive for GC Advisors to cause us to invest in portfolio companies owned by such private equity funds and to treat such portfolio companies more favorably in a workout situation. As another example of the conflicts that could arise, GC Advisors is permitted to reduce or waive transaction or prepayment fees, offer loan terms that are more favorable to the borrower (and conversely, less favorable to us), accept a below target position size, agree to amend certain terms or waive existing terms or defaults or make other similar concessions to maintain or improve a relationship with a private equity sponsor or borrower, which GC Advisors believes will increase the likelihood of repeat business that will benefit us and GC Advisors’ other clients.
GC Advisors operates in multiple business lines and could pursue additional business lines, which could create a conflict of interest in the allocation of its time and focus.
While Golub Capital maintains two major business lines, it has explored and will continue to explore opportunities outside these business lines. Such activity could adversely affect us. These risks include reputational damage, loss of management attention and time due to multiple constraints, regulatory sanctions, adverse impact to business relationships, increased competition of capital allocations, and expansion of potential risks to GC Advisors’ business as a whole outside those previously disclosed. New business lines could also exacerbate existing conflicts of interest and raise new conflicts.
Investors should be aware that other lines of business at Golub Capital could indirectly affect their investment in us, even if we are not directly exposed to those lines of business. While GC Advisors and its affiliates keep each investment client as a legally distinct entity or account, there are risks that a separate business line suffering a material adverse condition could affect other business lines to which we have direct exposure, and consequently, our performance. These risks could materially affect GC Advisors’ business as a whole, and include loss of reputation, loss of management time and focus, regulatory sanctions, and adverse impact to business relationships.
Golub Capital could pursue strategic transactions, which could create a conflict of interest in the allocation of
GC Advisors’ time and focus.
Golub Capital could engage in any number of strategic transactions, including acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, new business formations, restructurings, launches of new investment fund strategies and structures or even a fund that pursues a strategy that is different than what Golub Capital has historically focused on, such as a private equity fund of funds. Additionally, Golub Capital could sell stakes in itself or in its affiliates or acquire stakes in other asset managers, service providers or investment vehicles, including to or from investors in the Company. In August 2018, Golub Capital sold a passive, non-voting minority stake in its management companies. While Golub Capital has not subsequently engaged in any material strategic transactions, it could do so in the future.
Strategic transactions are subject to many risks, such as the risk that the transaction might not be successful in meeting its strategic goals, or the risk that the transaction might divert the attention of GC Advisors from our core
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investment activities, or the risk that the management team will not be successful in developing and operating the underlying business involved in the strategic transaction.
We and GC Advisors could be the target of litigation or regulatory investigations.
We as well as GC Advisors and its affiliates participate in a highly regulated industry and are each subject to regulatory examinations in the ordinary course of business. There can be no assurance that we and GC Advisors and/or any of its affiliates will avoid regulatory investigation and possible enforcement actions stemming therefrom. GC Advisors is a registered investment adviser and, as such, is subject to the provisions of the Investment Advisers Act. We and GC Advisors are each, from time to time, subject to formal and informal examinations, investigations, inquiries, audits and reviews from numerous regulatory authorities both in response to issues and questions raised in such examinations or investigations and in connection with the changing priorities of the applicable regulatory authorities across the market in general.
There is also a material risk that applicable governmental authorities and regulators in the United States and other jurisdictions will continue to adopt new laws or regulations (such as tax, privacy and anti-money laundering laws or regulations), or change existing laws or regulations, or enhance the interpretation or enforcement of existing laws and regulations, in each case in a manner that is burdensome for GC Advisors and for us. Any such events or changes could occur during the term of the Company and could adversely affect us or GC Advisors and GC Advisors’ ability to operate and/or pursue its management strategies on behalf of us. Further, any such events or changes could adversely affect obligors’ ability to make payments on loans to which we are directly or indirectly exposed or otherwise adversely affect the value of such investments. Such risks are often difficult or impossible to predict, avoid or mitigate in advance. As a result, there can be no assurance that any of the foregoing will not have an adverse impact on the business of GC Advisors and/or any of its affiliates or our performance. From time to time, GC Advisors and its affiliates could take certain actions that they determine are necessary, appropriate or in the best interests of us and our stockholders, taken as a whole, to mitigate the application or impact of certain laws or regulations.
GC Advisors, its affiliates and/or any of their respective principals and employees could also be named as defendants in, or otherwise become involved in, litigation. Litigation and regulatory actions can be time-consuming and expensive and can lead to unexpected losses, which expenses and losses are often subject to indemnification by us. Legal proceedings could continue without resolution for long periods of time and their outcomes, which could materially and adversely affect the value of us or the ability of GC Advisors to manage us, are often impossible to anticipate. GC Advisors would likely be required to expend significant resources responding to any litigation or regulatory action related to it, and these actions could be a distraction to the activities of GC Advisors.
Our investment activities are subject to the normal risks of becoming involved in litigation by third parties. This risk would be somewhat greater if we were to exercise control or significant influence over a portfolio company’s direction. The expense of defending against claims by third parties and paying any amounts pursuant to settlements or judgments would, absent willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved by GC Advisors, the Administrator, or any of our officers, be borne by us and would reduce our net assets. GC Advisors and others are indemnified by us in connection with such litigation, subject to certain conditions.
We will be subject to corporate-level income tax if we are unable to qualify as a RIC.
In order to qualify as a RIC under the Code, we must meet certain source-of-income, asset diversification and distribution requirements. The distribution requirement for a RIC is satisfied if we distribute to our stockholders dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes of an amount generally at least equal to 90% of our investment company taxable income, which is generally our net ordinary income plus the excess of our net short-term capital gains in excess of our net long-term capital losses, determined without regard to any deduction for dividends paid, to our stockholders each taxable year. We are subject, to the extent we use debt financing, to certain asset coverage ratio requirements under the 1940 Act and financial covenants under loan and credit agreements that could, under certain circumstances, restrict us from making distributions necessary to qualify as a RIC. If we are unable to obtain cash from other sources, we could fail to qualify as a RIC and, thus, could be subject to corporate-level income tax irrespective of the level of distributions paid to our stockholders. To qualify as a RIC, we must also meet certain asset diversification requirements at the end of each quarter of our taxable year. Failure to meet these requirements could result in our having to dispose of certain investments quickly in order to prevent the loss of our qualification as a RIC. Because most of our investments are in private or thinly traded public companies, any such dispositions could be made at disadvantageous prices and could result in substantial losses. If we fail to qualify as a RIC for any
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reason and become subject to corporate-level income tax, the resulting corporate taxes could substantially reduce our net assets, the amount of income available for distributions to stockholders and the amount of our distributions and the amount of funds available for new investments. Such a failure would have a material adverse effect on us and our securityholders. See “Business — Taxation as a RIC.”
We could need to raise additional capital to grow because we must distribute most of our income.
We could need additional capital to fund new investments and grow our portfolio of investments. We intend to access the capital markets periodically to issue debt or equity securities or borrow from financial institutions in order to obtain such additional capital. Unfavorable economic conditions could increase our funding costs, limit our access to the capital markets or result in a decision by lenders not to extend credit to us. A reduction in the availability of new capital could limit our ability to grow. In addition, in order to qualify as a RIC, we are required to distribute each taxable year an amount generally at least equal to 90% of the sum of our net ordinary income and net short-term capital gains in excess of net long-term capital losses, or investment company taxable income, determined without regard to any deduction for dividends paid as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes, to our stockholders. As a result, these earnings are not available to fund new investments. An inability to access the capital markets successfully could limit our ability to grow our business and execute our business strategy fully and could decrease our earnings, if any, which could have an adverse effect on the value of our securities. Furthermore, to the extent we are not able to raise capital and are at or near our targeted leverage ratios, we could receive smaller allocations, if any, on new investment opportunities under GC Advisors’ allocation policy and have, in the past, received such smaller allocations under similar circumstances.
We could have difficulty paying our required distributions if we recognize income before, or without, receiving cash representing such income.
For U.S. federal income tax purposes, we include in income certain amounts that we have not yet received in cash, such as the accretion of original issue discount. This could arise if we receive warrants in connection with the making of a loan and in other circumstances, or through contracted PIK interest, which represents contractual interest added to the loan balance and due at the end of the loan term. Such original issue discount, which could be significant relative to our overall investment activities, or increases in loan balances as a result of contractual PIK arrangements, is included in income before we receive any corresponding cash payments. We also could be required to include in income certain other amounts that we do not receive in cash.
That part of the incentive fee payable by us that relates to our net investment income is computed and paid on income that includes interest that has been accrued but not yet received in cash, such as market discount, debt instruments with PIK interest, preferred stock with PIK dividends and zero coupon securities. It is possible that accrued interest or other income previously used in the calculation of the incentive fee will become uncollectible, and GC Advisors has no obligation to refund any fees it received in respect of such accrued income.
Since in certain cases we could recognize income before or without receiving cash representing such income, we could have difficulty meeting the requirement to distribute dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes of an amount generally at least equal to 90% of our investment company taxable income, determined without regard to any deduction for dividends paid, to our stockholders in order to maintain our qualification as a RIC. In such a case, we could have to sell some of our investments at times we would not consider advantageous, raise additional debt or equity capital or reduce new investment originations to meet these distribution requirements. If we are not able to obtain such cash from other sources, we could fail to qualify as a RIC and thus be subject to corporate-level income tax. See “Business — Taxation as a RIC.”
The tax treatment of a non-U.S. stockholder in its jurisdiction of tax residence will depend entirely on the laws of such jurisdiction and could vary considerably from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.
Depending on (1) the laws of such non-U.S. stockholder’s jurisdiction of tax residence, (2) how we are treated in such jurisdiction, and (3) our activities, an investment in us could result in such non-U.S. stockholder recognizing adverse tax consequences in its jurisdiction of tax residence, including with respect to any generally required or additional tax filings and/or additional disclosure required in such filings in relation to the treatment for tax purposes in the relevant jurisdiction of an interest in us and/or of distributions from us and any uncertainties arising in that respect (the Company not being established under the laws of the relevant jurisdiction), the possibility of taxable income significantly in excess of cash distributed to a non-U.S. stockholder, and possibly in excess of our actual economic income, the possibilities of losing deductions or the ability to utilize tax basis and of sums invested being returned in the form of taxable income or gains, and the possibility of being subject to tax at unfavorable tax rates. A
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non-U.S. stockholder could also be subject to restrictions on the use of its share of our deductions and losses in its jurisdiction of tax residence. Each stockholder is urged to consult its own tax advisers with respect to the tax and tax filing consequences, if any, in its jurisdiction of tax residence of an investment in us, as well as any other jurisdiction in which such prospective investor is subject to taxation.
Regulations governing our operation as a business development company affect our ability to, and the way in which we, raise additional capital. As a business development company, the necessity of raising additional capital exposes us to risks, including the typical risks associated with leverage.
We could issue debt securities or preferred stock and/or borrow money from banks or other financial institutions, which we refer to collectively as “senior securities,” up to the maximum amount permitted by the 1940 Act. Under the current provisions of the 1940 Act, we are permitted as a business development company to issue senior securities in amounts such that our asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, equals the percentage of gross assets less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities after each issuance of senior securities that is applicable to us under Section 61 of the 1940 Act. Following the approval of our stockholders of the reduced asset coverage requirements in Section 61(a)(2) of the 1940 Act and subject to our compliance with certain disclosure requirements, effective as of February 6, 2019, under the provisions of the 1940 Act, we are permitted as a business development company to issue senior securities in amounts such that its asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, equals at least 150% of gross assets less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities, after each issuance of senior securities. Under the reduced 150% asset coverage requirement, we are permitted under the 1940 Act to have a ratio of total consolidated assets to outstanding indebtedness of 2:1 as compared to a maximum of 1:1 under the 200% asset coverage requirement that would otherwise apply to a business development company. If the value of our assets declines, we could be unable to satisfy this ratio. If that happens, we could be required to sell a portion of our investments and, depending on the nature of our leverage, repay a portion of our indebtedness at a time when such activities could be disadvantageous. This could have a material adverse effect on our operations, and we may not be able to make distributions in an amount sufficient to be subject to tax as a RIC, or at all. Also, any amounts that we use to service our indebtedness would not be available for distributions to our common stockholders. If we issue senior securities, we will be exposed to typical risks associated with leverage, including an increased risk of loss. As of September 30, 2022, we had $3.1 billion of outstanding borrowings, including $408.2 million and $546.0 million outstanding under the 2018 Debt Securitization and the GCIC 2018 Debt Securitization, respectively.
In the absence of an event of default, no person or entity from which we borrow money has a veto right or voting power over our ability to set policy, make investment decisions or adopt investment strategies. If we issue preferred stock, which is another form of leverage, the preferred stock would rank “senior” to common stock in our capital structure, preferred stockholders would have separate voting rights on certain matters and could have other rights, preferences or privileges more favorable than those of our common stockholders, and the issuance of preferred stock could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a transaction or a change of control that could involve a premium price for holders of our common stock or otherwise be in the best interest of our common stockholders. Holders of our common stock will directly or indirectly bear all of the costs associated with offering and servicing any preferred stock that we issue. In addition, any interests of preferred stockholders would not necessarily align with the interests of holders of our common stock and the rights of holders of shares of preferred stock to receive distributions would be senior to those of holders of shares of our common stock. We do not, however, anticipate issuing preferred stock in the next 12 months.
We are not generally able to issue and sell our common stock at a price below net asset value per share. We could, however, sell our common stock, or warrants, options or rights to acquire our common stock, at a price below the then-current net asset value per share of our common stock if our board of directors determines that such sale is in the best interests of us and our stockholders, and, in certain cases, if our stockholders approve such sale. In any such case, the price at which our securities are to be issued and sold cannot be less than a price that, in the determination of our board of directors, closely approximates the market value of such securities (less any distributing commission or discount). If we raise additional funds by issuing common stock or securities convertible into, or exchangeable for, our common stock, then the percentage ownership of our stockholders at that time would decrease, and holders of our common stock could experience dilution.

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We finance our investments with borrowed money, which will accelerate and increase the potential for gain or loss on amounts invested and could increase the risk of investing in us.
The use of leverage accelerates and increases the potential for gain or loss on amounts invested. The use of leverage is generally considered a speculative investment technique and increases the risks associated with investing in our securities. The amount of leverage that we employ will depend on GC Advisors’ and our board of directors’ assessment of market and other factors at the time of any proposed borrowing. While we intend to target a leverage ratio of 0.85x to 1.25x debt-to-equity, this limitation will not prevent us from incurring additional leverage or otherwise exceeding such leverage ratio to the full extent permissible under the 1940 Act, including during periods when we are experiencing unusual market volatility or other unexpected conditions.
We cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain credit at all or on terms acceptable to us. While leverage presents opportunities for increasing our total return, it also has the potential to increase losses. Accordingly, any event that adversely affects the value of an investment would be magnified to the extent we use leverage. Such events could result in a substantial loss to us, which would be greater than if leverage had not been used. In addition, our investment objectives are dependent on the continued availability of leverage at attractive relative interest rates.
We could issue senior debt securities to banks, insurance companies and other lenders. Lenders of these senior securities will have fixed dollar claims on our assets that are superior to the claims of our common stockholders, and we would expect such lenders to seek recovery against our assets in the event of a default. We have the ability to pledge up to 100% of our assets and can grant a security interest in all of our assets under the terms of any debt instruments we could enter into with lenders. The terms of our existing indebtedness require us to comply with certain financial and operational covenants, and we expect similar covenants in future debt instruments. Failure to comply with such covenants could result in a default under the applicable credit facility or debt instrument if we are unable to obtain a waiver from the applicable lender or holder, and such lender or holder could accelerate repayment under such indebtedness and negatively affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. In addition, under the terms of any credit facility or other debt instrument we enter into, we are likely to be required by its terms to use the net proceeds of any investments that we sell to repay a portion of the amount borrowed under such facility or instrument before applying such net proceeds to any other uses. If the value of our assets decreases, leveraging would cause our net asset value to decline more sharply than it otherwise would have had we not used leverage, thereby magnifying losses or eliminating our equity stake in a leveraged investment. Similarly, any decrease in our net investment income will cause our net income to decline more sharply than it would have had we not borrowed. Such a decline would also negatively affect our ability to make distributions on our common stock or any outstanding preferred stock. Our ability to service our debt depends largely on our financial performance and is subject to prevailing economic conditions and competitive pressures. Our common stockholders bear the burden of any increase in our expenses as a result of our use of leverage, including interest expenses and any increase in the base management fee payable to GC Advisors.
Following the approval of our stockholders of the reduced asset coverage requirements in Section 61(a)(2) of the 1940 Act and subject to our compliance with certain disclosure requirements, effective as of February 6, 2019, the reduced asset coverage requirement permits us to double the maximum amount of leverage that we are permitted to incur, which provides us with increased investment flexibility, but also increases our risks related to leverage.    
The following table illustrates the effect of leverage on returns from an investment in our common stock as of September 30, 2022, assuming various annual returns, net of expenses. The calculations in the table below are hypothetical and actual returns could be higher or lower than those appearing in the table below.
Assumed Return on Our Portfolio (Net of Expenses)
  -10%-5%0%5%10%
Corresponding return to common stockholder(1)
-26.03%-14.87%-3.70%7.46%18.63%
(1)Assumes $5.7 billion in total assets, $3.1 billion in debt and secured borrowings outstanding and $2.5 billion in net assets as of September 30, 2022 and an effective annual interest rate of 3.04% as of September 30, 2022.
Based on our outstanding indebtedness of $3.1 billion as of September 30, 2022 and the effective annual interest rate, which includes amortization of debt financing costs, amortization of discounts on notes issued and non-usage facility fees, of 3.04% as of that date, our investment portfolio would have been required to experience an annual return of at least 3.02% to cover annual interest payments on the outstanding debt.
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If we are unable to obtain leverage or if the interest rates of such leverage are not attractive, we could experience diminished returns. The number of leverage providers and the total amount of financing available could decrease or remain static. We could, directly or through subsidiaries, have concentrated exposure to a small number of commercial lenders or other financing providers, which could result in us being dependent on the continued availability of capital from such financing providers. Consequently, available financing could be more expensive or on terms that are less desirable than in an environment with a larger number of leverage providers.
We are subject to risks associated with the Debt Securitizations.
As a result of the 2018 Debt Securitization and the GCIC 2018 Debt Securitization, we are subject to a variety of risks, including those set forth below. We use the term “debt securitization” in this annual report on Form 10-K to describe a form of secured borrowing under which an operating company (sometimes referred to as an “originator” or “sponsor”) acquires or originates mortgages, receivables, loans or other assets that earn income, whether on a one-time or recurring basis (collectively, “income producing assets”), and borrows money on a non-recourse basis against a legally separate pool of loans or other income producing assets. In a typical debt securitization, the originator transfers the loans or income producing assets to a single-purpose, bankruptcy-remote subsidiary (also referred to as a “special purpose entity”), which is established solely for the purpose of holding loans and income producing assets and issuing debt secured by these income producing assets. The special purpose entity completes the borrowing through the issuance of notes secured by the loans or other assets. The special purpose entity could issue the notes in the capital markets to a variety of investors, including banks, non-bank financial institutions and other investors. The special purpose entities that issued the notes in the 2018 Debt Securitization and the GCIC 2018 Debt Securitization were the 2018 Issuer and the GCIC 2018 Issuer, respectively (each such special purpose entity, a “Securitization Issuer”). The 2018 Issuer and the GCIC 2018 Issuer are wholly-owned subsidiaries of 2018 CLO Depositor and GCIC CLO Depositor, respectively, each a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (each, a “CLO Depositor”). In each of the Debt Securitizations, institutional investors purchased certain notes issued by the applicable Securitization Issuer in private placements.
We are subject to certain risks as a result of our direct or indirect interests in the junior notes and membership interests of each Securitization Issuer.
Under the terms of the respective loan sale agreement or loan sale agreements governing each Debt Securitization, we sold and/or contributed to the applicable Securitization Issuer all of our ownership interest in our portfolio loans and participations for the purchase price and other consideration set forth in such loan sale agreement. Following this transfer, the applicable Securitization Issuer held all of the ownership interest in such portfolio loans and participations.
Under the terms of the respective loan sale agreements entered into upon closing of each of the 2018 Debt Securitization and the GCIC 2018 Debt Securitization (each a “Closing Date Loan Sale Agreement”), which provided for the sale of assets on the applicable closing date to satisfy risk retention requirements, (1) we transferred to GC Advisors a portion of our ownership interest in the portfolio company investments securing such Debt Securitization for the purchase price and other consideration set forth in the applicable Closing Date Loan Sale Agreement and (2) immediately thereafter, GC Advisors sold to the respective Securitization Issuer all of its ownership interest in such portfolio loans for the purchase price and other consideration set forth in the applicable Closing Date Loan Sale Agreement. Under the terms of the other loan sale agreement governing each such Debt Securitization (each, a “Depositor Loan Sale Agreement”), which provides for the sale of assets on the applicable closing date as well as future sales from us to the applicable Securitization Issuer through the applicable CLO Depositor, (1) we sold and/or contributed to the applicable CLO Depositor the remainder of our ownership interest in the portfolio company investments securing the applicable Debt Securitization and participations for the purchase price and other consideration set forth in the applicable Depositor Loan Sale Agreement and (2) the applicable CLO Depositor, in turn, sold to the applicable Securitization Issuer all of its ownership interest in such portfolio loans and participations for the purchase price and other consideration set forth in one of the loan sale agreements. Following these transfers, the applicable Securitization Issuer, and not GC Advisors, the applicable CLO Depositor or us, held all of the ownership interest in such portfolio company investments and participations.
As of September 30, 2022, we held indirectly through the applicable CLO Depositor, the Class C-2 2018 Notes, the Class D 2018 Notes, the Subordinated 2018 Notes, and 100% of the membership interests in the 2018 Issuer, the Class C GCIC 2018 Notes, the Class D GCIC 2018 Notes, the Subordinated GCIC 2018 Notes and 100% of the membership interests in the GCIC 2018 Issuer. As a result, we consolidate the financial statements of the 2018 Issuer and the GCIC 2018 Issuer, as well as our other subsidiaries, in our consolidated financial statements.
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Because each of the Securitization Issuers and CLO Depositors is disregarded as an entity separate from its owner for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the sale or contribution by us or a CLO Depositor to a Securitization Issuer or by us to a CLO Depositor did not constitute a taxable event for U.S. federal income tax purposes. If the U.S. Internal Revenue Service were to take a contrary position, there could be a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. We could, from time to time, hold asset-backed securities, or the economic equivalent thereof, issued by a securitization vehicle sponsored by another business development company to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act.
The notes and membership interests that we hold that are issued by the Securitization Issuers are subordinated obligations of the applicable Securitization Issuer and we could be prevented from receiving cash from such Securitization Issuer.
The notes issued by the Securitization Issuers and retained by us are the most junior class of notes issued by the applicable Securitization Issuer, are subordinated in priority of payment to the other notes issued by such Securitization Issuer and are subject to certain payment restrictions set forth in the indenture governing the notes issued by such Securitization Issuer. Therefore, we only receive cash distributions on such Notes if the applicable Securitization Issuer has made all cash interest payments to all other notes it has issued. Consequently, to the extent that the value of the portfolio of loan investments held by a Securitization Issuer has been reduced as a result of conditions in the credit markets, or as a result of defaulted loans or individual fund assets, the value of any notes that we have retained at their redemption could be reduced. If a Securitization Issuer does not meet the asset coverage tests or the interest coverage test set forth in the documents governing the applicable Debt Securitization, cash would be diverted from the notes that we hold to first pay the more senior notes issued by such Securitization Issuer in amounts sufficient to cause such tests to be satisfied.
Each Securitization Issuer is the residual claimant on funds, if any, remaining after holders of all classes of notes issued by such Securitization Issuer have been paid in full on each payment date or upon maturity of such notes under the applicable Debt Securitization documents. As the holder of the membership interests in each Securitization Issuer, we could receive distributions, if any, only to the extent that the applicable Securitization Issuer makes distributions out of funds remaining after holders of all classes of notes issued by such Securitization Issuer have been paid in full on each payment date any amounts due and owing on such payment date or upon maturity of such notes. In the event that we fail to receive cash directly from a Securitization Issuer, we could be unable to make distributions in amounts sufficient to maintain our ability to be subject to tax as a RIC, or at all.
The interests of holders of the senior classes of securities issued by the Securitization Issuers could not be aligned with our interests.
The notes issued by each Securitization Issuer that are held by third parties (the “Senior Securitization Notes”) are debt obligations ranking senior in right of payment to other securities issued by the respective Securitization Issuer in the applicable Debt Securitization. As such, there are circumstances in which the interests of holders of the Senior Securitization Notes may not be aligned with the interests of holders of the other classes of notes issued by, and membership interests of, the applicable Securitization Issuer. For example, under the terms of the Class A 2018 Notes, holders of the Class A 2018 Notes have the right to receive payments of principal and interest prior to holders of the Class B 2018 Notes, the Class C-1 2018 Notes and the 2018 Issuer.
As used herein, “Controlling Class” refers to the most senior class of notes then outstanding with respect to a Securitization Issuer. If the most senior class of outstanding notes are paid in full, then the next most senior class of notes would comprise the Controlling Class under the documents governing the applicable Debt Securitization. For example, as long as the Class A 2018 Notes and the Class A GCIC 2018 Notes are outstanding, holders of such class of notes comprise the Controlling Class under the 2018 Debt Securitization and the GCIC 2018 Debt Securitization, respectively. If such notes or loans are paid in full, then the Class B 2018 Notes and the Class B GCIC 2018 Notes would comprise the Controlling Class under the 2018 Debt Securitization and the GCIC 2018 Debt Securitization, respectively. Holders of the Controlling Class under the applicable Debt Securitization have the right to act in certain circumstances with respect to the portfolio loans in ways that could benefit their interests but not the interests of holders of more junior classes of notes and membership interests, including by exercising remedies under the indenture in the applicable Debt Securitization.
If an event of default has occurred and acceleration occurs in accordance with the terms of the indenture for a Debt Securitization, the Controlling Class of such Debt Securitization, as the most senior class of notes or loans then outstanding in such Debt Securitization will be paid in full before any further payment or distribution on the more
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junior classes of notes and membership interests. In addition, if an event of default under a Debt Securitization, holders of a majority of the Controlling Class of the applicable Debt Securitization could be entitled to determine the remedies to be exercised under the applicable indenture, subject to the terms of such indenture. For example, upon the occurrence of an event of default with respect to the notes issued by the 2018 Issuer, the trustee or holders of a majority of the Controlling Class could declare the principal, together with any accrued interest, of all the notes of such class and any junior classes to be immediately due and payable. This would have the effect of accelerating the principal on such notes, triggering a repayment obligation on the part of the 2018 Issuer. If at such time the portfolio loans were not performing well, the Securitization Issuer could not have sufficient proceeds available to enable the trustee under the indenture to repay the obligations of holders of the notes we hold, or to pay a dividend to holders of the membership interests.
Remedies pursued by the Controlling Class could be adverse to the interests of the holders of the notes that are subordinated to the Controlling Class (which would include, for example, the Class C‑2 2018 Notes, Class D 2018 Notes and Subordinated 2018 Notes to the extent the Class A 2018 Notes, Class B 2018 Notes, Class C-1 2018 Notes and Class C-2 2018 Notes, or Class D 2018 Notes constitute the Controlling Class, the Class B‑2 GCIC 2018 Notes, Class C GCIC 2018 Notes, Class D GCIC 2018 Notes and Subordinated GCIC 2018 Notes to the extent the Class A-1 GCIC 2018 Notes, Class A-2 GCIC 2018 Notes, Class B GCIC 2018 Notes, Class C GCIC 2018 Notes or Class D GCIC 2018 Notes constitute the Controlling Class) and the Controlling Class will have no obligation to consider any possible adverse effect on such other interests. Thus, we cannot assure you that any remedies pursued by the Controlling Class will be in the best interests of the applicable CLO Depositor or us or that the applicable CLO Depositor or we will receive any payments or distributions upon an acceleration of the notes. In a liquidation under any of the Debt Securitizations, the notes that we have directly or indirectly retained will be subordinated to payment of the other classes notes issued by the applicable Securitization Issuer and could not be paid in full to the extent funds remaining after payment of more senior notes not held by us are insufficient. In addition, after certain senior classes of notes are paid in full, the remaining noteholder could amend the applicable indenture to, among other things, direct the assignment of any remaining assets to other wholly-owned subsidiaries for a price less than the fair market value of such assets with the difference in price to be considered an equity contribution to such subsidiaries. Any failure of a Securitization Issuer to make distributions on the notes we indirectly or directly hold, whether as a result of an event of default, liquidation or otherwise, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows and could result in an inability of us to make distributions sufficient to maintain our ability to be subject to tax as a RIC, or at all.
A Securitization Issuer could fail to meet certain asset coverage tests.
Under the documents governing each of the Debt Securitizations, there are two asset coverage tests applicable to the Class A 2018 Notes, the Class B 2018 Notes, the Class C-1 2018 Notes, the Class C-2 2018 Notes and the Class D 2018 Notes, with respect to the 2018 Issuer; and the Class A GCIC 2018 Notes, Class B GCIC 2018 Notes, Class C GCIC 2018 Notes and Class D GCIC 2018, with respect to the GCIC 2018 Issuer.
The first such test compares the amount of interest received on the portfolio loans held by the applicable Securitization Issuer to the amount of interest payable in respect of the applicable class of notes. To meet this first test, in the case of the 2018 Debt Securitization, interest received on the portfolio loans must equal at least 120% of the interest payable in respect of the Class A 2018 Notes and Class B 2018 Notes, taken together, at least 110% of the interest payable in respect of the Class C-1 2018 Notes and the Class C-2 2018 Notes, taken together, and at least 105% of the interest payable in respect of the Class D 2018 Notes; and, in the case of the GCIC 2018 Debt Securitization, interest received on the portfolio loans must equal at least 120% of the interest payable in respect of the Class A GCIC 2018 Notes and Class B GCIC 2018 Notes, taken together, and at least 110% of the interest payable in respect of the Class C GCIC 2018 Notes and at least 105% of the interest payable in respect of the Class D GCIC 2018 Notes.
The second such test compares the principal amount of the portfolio loans of the applicable Debt Securitization to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the applicable class of notes. To meet this second test at any time in the case of the 2018 Debt Securitization, the aggregate principal amount of the portfolio loans must equal at least 145.6% of the Class A 2018 Notes and Class B 2018 Notes, taken together, at least 126.7% of the Class C-1 2018 Notes and Class C-2 2018 Notes, taken together, and at least 116.7% of the Class D 2018 Notes. To meet this second test at any time in the case of the GCIC 2018 Debt Securitization, the aggregate principal amount of the portfolio loans must equal at least 147.9% of the Class A GCIC 2018 Notes and Class B GCIC 2018 Notes, taken together, at least 127.1% of the Class C GCIC 2018 Notes and at least 117.5% of the Class D GCIC 2018 Notes.
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If any asset coverage test with respect to a class of notes is not met, proceeds from the portfolio of loan investments that otherwise would have been distributed to the holders of the notes and membership interests that we hold will instead be used to redeem first the most senior class of notes in such Debt Securitization and then each next most senior class of notes, to the extent necessary to satisfy the applicable asset coverage tests on a pro forma basis after giving effect to all payments made in respect of the notes, which we refer to as a mandatory redemption, or to obtain the necessary ratings confirmation.
The value of the Class C-2 2018 Notes, Class D 2018 Notes, Subordinated 2018 Notes, Class B-2 GCIC 2018 Notes, Class C GCIC 2018 Notes, Class D GCIC 2018 Notes or the Subordinated GCIC 2018 Notes could be adversely affected by a mandatory redemption because such redemption could result in the applicable notes being redeemed at par at a time when they are trading in the secondary market at a premium to their stated principal amount and when other investments bearing the same rate of interest could be difficult or expensive to acquire. A mandatory redemption could also result in a shorter investment duration than a holder of such notes could have wanted or anticipated, which could, in turn, result in such a holder incurring breakage costs on related hedging transactions. In addition, the reinvestment period under the 2018 Debt Securitization and the 2018 GCIC Debt Securitization could extend through as late as January 15, 2023 and January 20, 2023, respectively. During the respective reinvestment period, market conditions and restrictions on investment under the indenture governing the applicable Debt Securitization could result in periods of time in which the applicable Securitization Issuer is not able to fully invest its available collateral or during which collateral available is not of comparable quality or yield, which could affect the value of the collateral securing the notes issued by such Securitization Issuer that we hold.
We could be required to assume liabilities of a Securitization Issuer and are indirectly liable for certain representations and warranties in connection with each Debt Securitization.
The structure of each Debt Securitization is intended to prevent, in the event of our bankruptcy or the bankruptcy of a CLO Depositor, if applicable, the consolidation of the applicable Securitization Issuer with our operations or with the applicable CLO Depositor. If the true sale of the assets in each Debt Securitization were not respected in the event of our insolvency, a trustee or debtor-in-possession might reclaim the assets of the applicable Securitization Issuer for our estate. However, in doing so, we would become directly liable for all of the indebtedness then outstanding under the applicable Debt Securitization, which would equal the full amount of debt of the applicable Securitization Issuer reflected on our consolidated balance sheet. In addition, we cannot assure you that the recovery in the event we were consolidated with a Securitization Issuer for purposes of any bankruptcy proceeding would exceed the amount to which we would otherwise be entitled as the holder of the notes issued by such Securitization Issuer and retained by us had we not been consolidated with the applicable Securitization Issuer.
In addition, in connection with each of the Debt Securitizations, we indirectly gave the lenders certain customary representations with respect to the legal structure of the respective Securitization Issuer, and the quality of the assets transferred to each entity. We remain indirectly liable for any breach of such representations for the life of the applicable Debt Securitization.
Certain Securitization Issuers could issue additional Notes.
Under the terms of the documents governing the 2018 Debt Securitization and the GCIC 2018 Debt Securitization, the applicable Securitization Issuer could issue additional notes and use the net proceeds of such issuance to purchase additional portfolio loans. Any such additional issuance, however, would require the consent of the collateral manager to the applicable Debt Securitization and, in the case of each of the 2018 Debt Securitization and the GCIC 2018 Debt Securitization, the applicable CLO Depositor and a supermajority of the Subordinated 2018 Notes or Subordinated GCIC 2018 Notes, as applicable. Among the other conditions that must be satisfied in connection with an additional issuance of notes, the aggregate principal amount of all additional issuances of notes may not exceed 100% of the respective original outstanding principal amount of such class of notes; the applicable Securitization Issuer must notify each rating agency of such issuance prior to the issuance date; and the terms of the notes to be issued must be identical to the terms of previously issued notes of the same class (except that all monies due on such additional notes will accrue from the issue date of such notes and that the spread over LIBOR and prices of such notes do not have to be identical to those of the initial notes, provided that the interest rate on such additional notes must not exceed the interest rate applicable to the initial class of such notes). We do not expect to cause the 2018 Issuer or the GCIC 2018 Issuer to issue any additional notes at this time. We could amend the documents governing each Debt Securitization from time to time, and without amendment, the 2018 Debt Securitization documents do not provide for additional issuances of Class A 2018 Notes. The total purchase price for any
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additional notes that could be issued may not always equal 100% of the par value of such notes, depending on several factors, including fees and closing expenses.
We are subject to risks associated with any Revolving Credit Facility that utilizes a Funding Subsidiary as our interests in any Funding Subsidiary are subordinated and we could be prevented from receiving cash on our equity interests from a Funding Subsidiary.
We own directly or indirectly 100% of the equity interests in each of our Funding Subsidiaries. We consolidate the financial statements of our Funding Subsidiaries in our consolidated financial statements and treat the indebtedness under the Revolving Credit Facilities as our leverage. Our interests in our Funding Subsidiaries are subordinated in priority of payment to every other obligation of such Funding Subsidiary and are subject to certain payment restrictions set forth in each Revolving Credit Facility.
We receive cash from a Funding Subsidiary only to the extent that we receive distributions on our equity interests in such Funding Subsidiary. Each Funding Subsidiary could make distributions on its equity interests only to the extent permitted by the payment priority provisions of the applicable Revolving Credit Facility. Each of the Revolving Credit Facilities generally provides that payments on the respective interests could not be made on any payment date unless all amounts owing to the lenders and other secured parties are paid in full. In addition, if a Funding Subsidiary does not meet the asset coverage tests or the interest coverage test set forth in the documents of the applicable Revolving Credit Facility, a default would occur. In the event of a default under a Revolving Credit Facility document, cash would be diverted from us to pay the applicable lender and other secured parties in amounts sufficient to cause such tests to be satisfied. In the event that we fail to receive cash from our Funding Subsidiaries, we could be unable to make distributions to our stockholders in amounts sufficient to maintain our status as a RIC, or at all. We also could be forced to sell investments in portfolio companies at less than their fair value in order to continue making such distributions. We cannot assure you that distributions on the assets held by our Funding Subsidiaries will be sufficient to make any distributions to us or that such distributions will meet our expectations.
Our equity interests in each Funding Subsidiary rank behind all of the secured and unsecured creditors, known or unknown, of such Funding Subsidiary, including the lenders in the respective Revolving Credit Facility. Consequently, to the extent that the value of a Funding Subsidiary’s portfolio of loan investments has been reduced as a result of conditions in the credit markets, defaulted loans, capital gains and losses on the underlying assets, prepayment or changes in interest rates, the returns on our investments in such Funding Subsidiary could be reduced. Accordingly, our investments in each of our Funding Subsidiaries could be subject to up to 100% loss.
The ability to sell investments held by our Funding Subsidiaries is limited.
Each of the Revolving Credit Facilities place significant restrictions on our ability, as servicer, to sell investments. As a result, there could be times or circumstances during which we are unable to sell investments or take other actions that might be in our best interests.
We can enter into repurchase agreements, which are another form of leverage.
We can enter, and have in the past entered, into repurchase agreements as part of our management of our investment portfolio. Under a repurchase agreement, we will effectively pledge our assets as collateral to secure a short-term loan where the counterparty acquires securities we hold as collateral subject to our obligation to repurchase and its obligation to resell the securities at an agreed upon time and price. Generally, the other party to the agreement makes the loan in an amount equal to a percentage of the fair value of the pledged collateral. At the maturity of the repurchase agreement, we will be required to repay the loan and correspondingly receive back our collateral. While used as collateral, the assets continue to pay principal and interest which are for our benefit.
Our use of repurchase agreements, if any, involves many of the same risks involved in our use of leverage, as the proceeds from repurchase agreements generally will be invested in additional securities. There is a risk that the market value of the securities acquired in the repurchase agreement could decline below the price of the securities that we have sold but remain obligated to purchase. In addition, there is a risk that the market value of the securities retained by us could decline. If a buyer of securities under a repurchase agreement were to file for bankruptcy or experience insolvency, we could be adversely affected. Also, in entering into repurchase agreements, we would bear the risk of loss to the extent that the proceeds of such agreements at settlement are less than the fair value of the underlying securities being pledged. In addition, due to the interest costs associated with repurchase agreements, our net asset value would decline, and, in some cases, we could be worse off than if we had not used such agreements.

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Adverse developments in the credit markets can impair our ability to enter into new debt financing arrangements.
During the economic downturn in the United States that began in mid-2007, many commercial banks and other
financial institutions stopped lending or significantly curtailed their lending activity. In addition, in an effort to stem
losses and reduce their exposure to segments of the economy deemed to be high risk, some financial institutions
limited routine refinancing and loan modification transactions and even reviewed the terms of existing facilities to
identify bases for accelerating the maturity of existing lending facilities. To the extent these circumstances arise
again in the future, it could be difficult for us to finance the growth of our investments on acceptable economic terms, or at all and one or more of our leverage facilities could be accelerated by the lenders.

Our ability to invest in public companies is limited in certain circumstances. If we do not invest a sufficient portion of our assets in qualifying assets, we could fail to qualify as a business development company or be precluded from investing according to our current business strategy and decrease our operating flexibility.
To maintain our status as a business development company, we are not permitted to acquire any assets other than “qualifying assets” specified in the 1940 Act unless, at the time the acquisition is made, at least 70% of our total assets are qualifying assets (with certain limited exceptions). Subject to certain exceptions for follow-on investments and investments in distressed companies, an investment in an issuer that has outstanding securities listed on a national securities exchange could be treated as qualifying assets only if such issuer has a common equity market capitalization that is less than $250.0 million at the time of such investment.
See “Business — Regulation — Qualifying Assets.”
We could be precluded from investing in what we believe are attractive investments if such investments are not qualifying assets for purposes of the 1940 Act. If we do not invest a sufficient portion of our assets in qualifying assets, we could violate the 1940 Act provisions applicable to business development companies. As a result of such violation, specific rules under the 1940 Act could prevent us, for example, from making follow-on investments in existing portfolio companies (which could result in the dilution of our position) or could require us to dispose of investments at inappropriate times in order to come into compliance with the 1940 Act. If we need to dispose of such investments quickly, it could be difficult to dispose of such investments on favorable terms. We can provide no assurance that we will be able to find a buyer for such investments and, even if we do find a buyer, we could be forced to sell the investments at a substantial loss. Any such outcomes would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
If we do not maintain our status as a business development company, we would be subject to regulation as a registered closed-end investment company under the 1940 Act. As a registered closed-end investment company, we would be subject to substantially more regulatory restrictions under the 1940 Act, which would significantly decrease our operating flexibility.
The majority of our portfolio investments are recorded at fair value as determined in good faith by our board of directors and, as a result, there could be uncertainty as to the value of our portfolio investments.
Under the 1940 Act, we are required to carry our portfolio investments at market value or, if there is no readily available market value, at fair value as determined pursuant to policies adopted by, and subject to the oversight of, our board of directors. The majority of our portfolio investments take the form of securities that are not publicly traded. The fair value of securities and other investments that are not publicly traded is often not readily determinable, and we value these securities at fair value as determined in good faith by our board of directors, including to reflect significant events affecting the value of our securities. As discussed in more detail under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Critical Accounting Policies,” most, if not all, of our investments (other than cash and cash equivalents) are classified as Level 3 under Accounting Standards Codification, or ASC, Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure, as amended, or ASC Topic 820. This means that our portfolio valuations are based on unobservable inputs and our own assumptions about how market participants would price the asset or liability in question. Inputs into the determination of fair value of our portfolio investments require significant management judgment or estimation, the level of which could increase or decrease during periods of volatility or uncertainty. See “—Risks Relating to Our Business and Structure – We are currently in a period of capital markets disruption and economic uncertainty.” Even if observable market data are available, such information could be the result of consensus pricing information or broker quotes, which could include a disclaimer that the broker would not be held to such a price in an actual transaction. The non-binding nature of consensus pricing and/or quotes accompanied by disclaimers materially reduces the reliability of such information.
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We have retained the services of several independent service providers to review the valuation of these securities. At least once annually, the valuation for each portfolio investment for which a market quote is not readily available is reviewed by an independent valuation firm. The types of factors that our board of directors could take into account in determining the fair value of our investments generally include, as appropriate, comparison to publicly traded securities, including such factors as yield, maturity and measures of credit quality, the enterprise value of a portfolio company, the nature and realizable value of any collateral, the portfolio company’s ability to make payments and its earnings and discounted cash flow, the markets in which the portfolio company does business and other relevant factors. Because such valuations, and particularly valuations of private securities and private companies, are inherently uncertain, could fluctuate over short periods of time and could be based on estimates, our determinations of fair value could differ materially from the values that would have been used if a ready market for these securities existed. Our net asset value could be adversely affected if our determinations regarding the fair value of our investments were materially higher than the values that we ultimately realize upon the disposal of such securities.
We adjust quarterly the valuation of our portfolio to reflect our board of directors’ determination of the fair value of each investment in our portfolio. Any changes in fair value are recorded in our consolidated statement of operations as net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation.
Government intervention in the credit markets could adversely affect our business.
The central banks and, in particular, the U.S. Federal Reserve, have taken unprecedented steps since the financial crises of 2008-2009 and the COVID-19 global pandemic and in response to inflationary pressures. It is impossible to predict if, how, and to what extent the United States and other governments would further intervene in the credit markets. Such intervention is often prompted by politically sensitive issues involving family homes, student loans, real estate speculation, credit card receivables, pandemics, etc., and could, as a result, be contrary to what we would predict from an “economically rational” perspective.
On the other hand, recent governmental intervention could mean that the willingness of governmental bodies to take additional extraordinary action is diminished. As a result, in the event of near-term major market disruptions, like those caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, there might be only limited additional government intervention, resulting in correspondingly greater market dislocation and materially greater market risk.
Our board of directors could change our investment objective, operating policies and strategies without prior notice or stockholder approval.
Our board of directors has the authority, except as otherwise provided in the 1940 Act, to modify or waive our investment objective and certain of our operating policies and strategies without prior notice and without stockholder approval. However, absent stockholder approval, we cannot change the nature of our business so as to cease to be, or withdraw our election as, a business development company. Under Delaware law, we also cannot be dissolved without prior stockholder approval. We cannot predict the effect any changes to our current investment objective, operating policies and strategies would have on our business, operating results and the price of our common stock. Nevertheless, any such changes could adversely affect our business and impair our ability to make distributions.
Provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and our certificate of incorporation and bylaws could deter takeover attempts, which could have an adverse effect on the price of our common stock.
The General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, or the DGCL, contains provisions that are intended to discourage, delay or make more difficult a change in control of us or the removal of our directors. Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws contain provisions that limit liability and provide for indemnification of our directors and officers. These provisions and others also could have the effect of deterring hostile takeovers or delaying changes in control or management. We are subject to Section 203 of the DGCL, the application of which is subject to any applicable requirements of the 1940 Act. This section generally prohibits us from engaging in mergers and other business combinations with stockholders that beneficially own 15% or more of our voting stock, or with their affiliates, unless our directors or stockholders approve the business combination in the prescribed manner. If our board of directors does not approve a business combination, Section 203 of the DGCL could discourage third parties from trying to acquire control of us and increase the difficulty of consummating such an offer.
We have also adopted measures that could make it difficult for a third party to obtain control of us, including provisions of our certificate of incorporation classifying our board of directors in three classes serving staggered three-year terms, and provisions of our certificate of incorporation authorizing our board of directors to classify or reclassify shares of our preferred stock in one or more classes or series, to cause the issuance of additional shares of
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our stock, and to amend our certificate of incorporation, without stockholder approval, in certain instances. These provisions, as well as other provisions of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws, could delay, defer or prevent a transaction or a change in control that might otherwise be in the best interests of our securityholders.
GC Advisors can resign on 60 days’ notice, and we can provide no assurance that we would be able to find a suitable replacement within that time, resulting in a disruption in our operations that could adversely affect our financial condition, business and results of operations.
GC Advisors has the right to resign under the Investment Advisory Agreement at any time upon not less than 60 days’ written notice, whether we have found a replacement or not. If GC Advisors resigns, we can provide no assurance that we would be able to find a new investment adviser or hire internal management with similar expertise and ability to provide the same or equivalent services on acceptable terms within 60 days, or at all. If we are unable to do so quickly, our operations are likely to experience a disruption, our business, financial condition and results of operations and cash flows as well as our ability to pay distributions are likely to be adversely affected and the market price of our common stock could decline. In addition, the coordination of our internal management and investment activities is likely to suffer if we are unable to identify and reach an agreement with a single institution or group of executives having the expertise possessed by GC Advisors and its affiliates. Even if we are able to retain comparable management, whether internal or external, the integration of such management and their lack of familiarity with our investment objective and portfolio could result in additional costs and time delays that could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
The Administrator can resign on 60 days’ notice, and we can provide no assurance that we would be able to find a suitable replacement, resulting in a disruption in our operations that could adversely affect our financial condition, business and results of operations.
The Administrator has the right to resign under the Administration Agreement at any time upon not less than 60 days’ written notice, whether we have found a replacement or not. If the Administrator resigns, we can provide no assurance that we would be able to find a new administrator or hire internal management with similar expertise and ability to provide the same or equivalent services on acceptable terms, or at all. If we are unable to do so quickly, our operations are likely to experience a disruption, our financial condition, business and results of operations as well as our ability to pay distributions are likely to be adversely affected and the market price of our common stock could decline. In addition, the coordination of our internal management and administrative activities is likely to suffer if we are unable to identify and reach an agreement with a service provider or individuals with the expertise possessed by the Administrator. Even if we are able to retain a comparable service provider or individuals to perform such services, whether internal or external, their integration into our business and lack of familiarity with our investment objective and portfolio could result in additional costs and time delays that could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Risks Relating to Our Investments
Economic recessions or downturns could impair our portfolio companies and defaults by our portfolio companies will harm our operating results.
Many of our portfolio companies are susceptible to economic slowdowns or recessions and could be unable to repay our loans during these periods. Therefore, our non-performing assets are likely to increase and the value of our portfolio is likely to decrease during these periods. Adverse economic conditions could decrease the value of collateral securing any of our loans and the value of any equity investments. A severe recession could further decrease the value of such collateral and result in losses of value in our portfolio and a decrease in our revenues, net income, assets and net worth. Economic slowdowns or recessions could lead to financial losses in our portfolio and a decrease in revenues, net income and assets. Unfavorable economic conditions also could increase our funding costs, limit our access to the capital markets or result in a decision by lenders not to extend credit to us. These events could prevent us from increasing our investments and harm our operating results.
Any deterioration of general economic conditions could lead to significant declines in corporate earnings or loan performance, and the ability of corporate borrowers to service their debt, any of which could trigger a period of global economic slowdown, and have an adverse impact on our performance and financial results, and the value and the liquidity of our investments. In an economic downturn, we could have non-performing assets or an increase in non-performing assets, and we would anticipate that the value of our portfolio would decrease during these periods. Failure to satisfy financial or operating covenants imposed by lenders to a portfolio company, including us, could lead to defaults and, potentially, acceleration of payments on such loans and foreclosure on the assets representing
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collateral for the portfolio company’s obligations. Cross default provisions under other agreements could be triggered and thus limit the portfolio company’s ability to satisfy its obligations under any debt that we hold and affect the value of any equity securities we own. We would expect to incur expenses to the extent necessary to seek recovery upon default or to negotiate new terms with a portfolio company following or in anticipation of a default.
Inflation could adversely affect the business, results of operations and financial condition of our portfolio companies.
Certain of our portfolio companies are in industries that could be impacted by inflation. If such portfolio companies are unable to pass any increases in their costs of operations along to their customers, it could adversely affect their operating results and impact their ability to pay interest and principal on our loans, particularly if interest rates rise in response to inflation. In addition, any projected future decreases in our portfolio companies’ operating results due to inflation could adversely impact the fair value of those investments. Any decreases in the fair value of our investments could result in future realized or unrealized losses and therefore reduce our net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations.
Our debt investments are risky and we could lose all or part of our investments.
The debt that we invest in is typically not initially rated by any rating agency, but we believe that if such investments were rated, they would be below investment grade (rated lower than “Baa3” by Moody’s Investors Service, lower than “BBB-” by Fitch Ratings or lower than “BBB-” by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services), which under the guidelines established by these entities is an indication of having predominantly speculative characteristics with respect to the issuer’s capacity to pay interest and repay principal. Bonds that are rated below investment grade are sometimes referred to as “high yield bonds” or “junk bonds.” Therefore, our investments could result in an above average amount of risk and volatility or loss of principal.
Our investments in leveraged portfolio companies are risky, and we could lose all or part of our investment.
Investment in leveraged companies involves a number of significant risks. Leveraged companies in which we invest could have limited financial resources and could be unable to meet their obligations under their debt securities that we hold. These companies could be subject to restrictive financial and operating covenants and their leverage could impair their ability to finance their future operations and capital needs. As a result, these companies’ flexibility to respond to changing business and economic conditions and to take advantage of business opportunities could be limited. Such developments could be accompanied by a deterioration in the value of any collateral and a reduction in the likelihood of our realizing any guarantees that we could have obtained in connection with our investment. Smaller leveraged companies also could have less predictable operating results and could require substantial additional capital to support their operations, finance their expansion or maintain their competitive position.
Our investments in private and middle-market portfolio companies are risky, and we could lose all or part of our investment.
Investment in private and middle-market companies involves a number of significant risks. Generally, little public information exists about these companies, and we rely on the ability of GC Advisors’ investment professionals to obtain adequate information to evaluate the potential returns from investing in these companies. If GC Advisors is unable to uncover all material information about these companies, it would not be able to make a fully informed investment decision and we could lose money on our investments. Compared to larger companies, middle-market companies typically have shorter operating histories, more limited financial resources, newer technologies and/or products, smaller market shares, less experienced management teams and less predictable operating results, and often participate in quickly evolving markets, and are more reliant on a small number of products, managers or clients. Middle-market companies could also require substantial additional capital to support their operations, finance expansion or maintain their competitive position and could have difficulty accessing the capital markets to meet future capital needs, which could limit their ability to grow or to repay their outstanding indebtedness upon maturity. In addition, the middle-market companies in which we invest could be subject to governmental and non-governmental regulations, including by federal and state regulators and various self-regulatory organizations and the costs of complying with these laws and regulations could be more material to the company as compared to a larger company. If a company in which we directly or indirectly invest fails to comply with an applicable regulatory regime, it could be subject to fines, injunctions, operating restrictions or criminal prosecution, any of which could materially and adversely affect the value of our investment. We will not control a portfolio company’s management or the manner in which a company’s management addresses the company’s risks except in the event that a portfolio company defaults on its loan from us and we seek to enforce our security interest. In addition, middle-market companies often require additional financing to expand or maintain their competitive position, and they could have a more difficult time obtaining additional capital than larger companies.
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An important concern in making investments is the possibility of material misrepresentation or omission on the part of the portfolio company. Such inaccuracy or incompleteness can adversely affect, among other things, the valuation of collateral, other debt obligations, our ability to perfect or effectuate a lien on the collateral securing a loan or other debt obligation, the financial condition of the issuer, or the business prospects of the issuer. We will rely upon the accuracy and completeness of representations made by portfolio companies to the extent reasonable. However, there can be no guarantee that such representations are accurate or complete.
If the issuer of securities purchased by us does not perform to GC Advisors’ expectations, the value of its equity and debt securities would likely decline and the issuer could default on its obligations. Poor performance can be caused by a number of factors, including failures of management, competitive pressures, pressure by customers and suppliers, labor unrest, or force majeure events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. While GC Advisors intends to invest in portfolio companies in industries that it believes are resistant to recessions, there can be no assurance that such portfolio companies will not be adversely affected by other market or economic conditions.
The value of our investments in loans will likely be detrimentally affected to the extent a borrower defaults on its obligations, there is insufficient collateral, and/or there are extensive legal and other costs incurred in collecting on a defaulted loan. GC Advisors will attempt to minimize this risk, for example, by maintaining low loan-to-liquidation values with each loan and the collateral underlying the loan. However, there can be no assurance that the liquidation value assigned by GC Advisors would be realized by the portfolio company upon liquidation, nor can there be any assurance that such collateral will retain its value. In addition, certain of our loans will be supported, in whole or in part, by personal guarantees made by the borrower or an affiliate of the borrower. If such guarantee is called and the guarantor fails to meet its obligations under the guarantee, the amount realizable with respect to a loan will generally be detrimentally affected. There could be a monetary as well as a time cost involved in collecting on defaulted loans and, if applicable, taking possession of various types of collateral. In addition, any activity deemed to be active lending/origination by us could subject it to additional regulation.
An investment strategy focused primarily on privately held companies presents certain challenges, including, but not limited to, the lack of available information about these companies.
We invest primarily in privately held companies. Because private companies have reduced access to the capital markets, such companies could have diminished capital resources and ability to withstand financial distress. Often, the depth and breadth of experience of management in private companies tends to be less than that at public companies, which makes such companies more likely to depend on the management talents and efforts of a smaller group of persons and/or persons with less depth and breadth of experience. Therefore, the decisions made by such management teams and/or the departure of one or more of these persons could have a material adverse impact on the portfolio company and, as a result our investments.
We would be subject to risks if we are required to assume operation of portfolio companies upon default.
We, together with other funds managed by GC Advisors and its affiliates, would be expected to take over a portfolio company if the company defaults on its loans. Depending on factors including the health of the economy, the credit cycle, and the portfolio companies’ various industries, it is reasonable to assume that portfolio companies will default over time, and this risk is significantly increased by the COVID-19 pandemic. In such circumstances, we and the other funds would likely seek to enforce our rights under the applicable credit documentation and could opt to take over such portfolio companies. When a portfolio company is taken over, we and the other funds and their investors are subject to different risks than we are as holders of interests in loans to such portfolio company. Operating a portfolio company, even for a limited period of time pending the sale of collateral, can distract senior personnel of GC Advisors and its affiliates from their normal business. Additionally, defaulting portfolio companies often require additional capital to be effectively turned around. There is no guarantee that any defaulting portfolio company can be turned around or that our investments in such portfolio company will be successful. Finally, operating a portfolio company could subject us to potential liabilities, including management, employment, and/or environmental liabilities.
The lack of liquidity in our investments could adversely affect our business.
The debt to which we are primarily exposed is expected to consist predominantly of loans and notes that are obligations of corporations, partnerships or other entities. This debt often has no, or only a limited, trading market. The investment in illiquid debt will often restrict our ability to dispose of investments in a timely fashion, for a fair price, or at all. If an underlying issuer of debt experiences an adverse event, this illiquidity would make it more difficult for us to sell such debt, and we could instead be required to pursue a workout or alternate way out of the
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position. To the extent debt in a portfolio company is also held by other third-party investors, we would generally have limited control over a workout or alternate means of disposition and the person(s) having such control could have interests that are not aligned with ours. We would likely also face other restrictions on our ability to liquidate an investment in a portfolio company to the extent that we, GC Advisors, Golub Capital or any of its affiliates have material non-public information regarding such portfolio company.
Price declines and illiquidity in the corporate debt markets could adversely affect the fair value of our portfolio investments, reducing our net asset value through increased net unrealized depreciation.
As a business development company, we are required to carry our investments at market value or, if no market value is ascertainable, at fair value as determined in good faith by our board of directors. The fair value methodology utilized is in accordance with the fair value principles established by the ASC Topic 820. Our board of directors uses the services of one or more independent service providers to review the valuation of our illiquid investments. Valuations reflect significant events that affect the value of the instruments. As part of the valuation process, we could take into account the following types of factors, if relevant, in determining the fair value of our investments:
a comparison of the portfolio company’s securities to publicly traded securities;
the enterprise value of the portfolio company;
the nature and realizable value of any collateral;
the portfolio company’s ability to make payments and its earnings and discounted cash flow;
the markets in which the portfolio company does business; and
changes in the interest rate environment and the credit markets generally that could affect the price at which similar investments could be made in the future and other relevant factors.
The fair value measurement seeks to approximate the price that would be received for an investment on a current sale and assumes that the transaction to sell an asset occurs in the principal market for such asset or, in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for such asset, which could be a hypothetical market, and excludes transaction costs. When an external event such as a purchase transaction, public offering or subsequent equity sale occurs, we use the pricing indicated by the external event to corroborate our valuation. We record decreases in the market values or fair values of our investments as unrealized depreciation. Declines in prices and liquidity in the corporate debt markets could result in significant net unrealized depreciation in our portfolio. The effect of all of these factors on our portfolio could reduce our net asset value by increasing net unrealized depreciation in our portfolio. Depending on market conditions, we could incur substantial realized losses and could suffer additional unrealized losses in future periods, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. Because orderly markets currently do not exist for some investments, and because valuations, and particularly valuations of private investments and private companies, require judgment, are inherently uncertain, could fluctuate over short periods and are often based on estimates, our determinations of the fair value of investments could differ materially from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments.
Our portfolio companies could prepay loans, which could reduce our yields if capital returned cannot be invested in transactions with equal or greater expected yields.
The loans in our investment portfolio could be prepaid at any time, generally with little advance notice. Whether a loan is prepaid will depend both on the continued positive performance of the portfolio company and the existence of favorable financing market conditions that allow such company the ability to replace existing financing with less expensive capital. As market conditions change, we do not know when, and if, prepayment could be possible for each portfolio company. Certain fixed-income securities are subject to the risk of unanticipated prepayment. Prepayment risk is the risk that, when interest rates fall, the issuer will redeem the security prior to the security’s expected maturity. It is possible that we will reinvest the proceeds from such a redemption at a lower interest rate, resulting in less income to us. Securities subject to prepayment risk generally offer less potential for gains when prevailing interest rates fall. If we buy those securities at a premium, accelerated prepayments on those securities could cause us to lose a portion of its principal investment. The impact of prepayments on the price of a security can be difficult to predict and could increase the security’s price volatility.
We are subject to credit and default risk and our portfolio companies could be unable to repay or refinance outstanding principal on their loans at or prior to maturity.
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Credit risk refers to the likelihood that a borrower will default in the payment of principal and/or interest. Financial strength and solvency of a borrower are the primary factors influencing credit risk. Lack or inadequacy of collateral or credit enhancement for a debt instrument could also affect its credit risk. Credit risk can change over the life of a loan, and securities and other debt instruments that are rated by rating agencies can be downgraded. This risk and the risk of default is increased to the extent that the loan documents do not require the portfolio companies to pay down the outstanding principal of such debt prior to maturity, which is expected to be a common feature among many of our loan investments. Investments with a deferred interest feature, such as original issue discount income and payment-in-kind interest, could represent a higher credit risk than investments that must pay interest in full in cash on a regular basis.
A significant downturn in the economy or a particular economic sector could have a significant impact on the business prospects of the portfolio companies to which we are exposed, whether directly or indirectly. Such developments could adversely affect the ability of such companies to comply with their loan repayment obligations. It is possible that the issuer of a note or other instrument in which we invest could default on its debts, in which case we could lose most or all of our investment in that instrument, subjecting us to significant loss. The risk and magnitude of losses associated with defaults could be increased where the instrument is leveraged.
We have not yet identified the portfolio company investments we will acquire and we could have difficulty sourcing investment opportunities.
While we currently hold a portfolio of investments, we have not yet identified additional potential investments for our portfolio that we will acquire with the proceeds of any offering of securities or repayments of investments currently in our portfolio. Privately negotiated investments in loans and illiquid securities or private middle-market companies require substantial due diligence and structuring, and we cannot provide any assurance that we will achieve our anticipated investment pace. As a result, investors will not be able to evaluate any future portfolio company investments prior to purchasing our securities. Additionally, GC Advisors selects all of our investments, and our stockholders will have no input with respect to such investment decisions. These factors increase the uncertainty, and thus the risk, of investing in our securities. We anticipate that we will use substantially all of the net proceeds of any sale of our securities within approximately six months following the completion of any sale of our securities, depending on the availability of appropriate investment opportunities consistent with our investment objectives and market conditions. Until such appropriate investment opportunities can be found, we could also invest the net proceeds in cash, cash equivalents, U.S. government securities and high-quality debt investments that mature in one year or less from the date of investment. We expect these temporary investments to earn yields substantially lower than the income that we expect to receive in respect of our targeted investment types. As a result, any distributions we make during this period could be substantially smaller than the distributions that we expect to pay when our portfolio is fully invested.
We are a non-diversified investment company within the meaning of the 1940 Act and, therefore we are not limited with respect to the proportion of our assets that could be invested in securities of a single issuer.
We are classified as a non-diversified investment company within the meaning of the 1940 Act, which means that we are not limited by the 1940 Act with respect to the proportion of our assets that we could invest in securities of a single issuer. To the extent that we assume large positions in the securities of a small number of issuers, our net asset value could fluctuate to a greater extent than that of a diversified investment company as a result of changes in the financial condition or the market’s assessment of the issuer. We could also be more susceptible to any single economic or regulatory occurrence than a diversified investment company. Beyond our asset diversification requirements as a RIC under the Code, we do not have fixed guidelines for diversification, and our investments could be concentrated in relatively few portfolio companies. Although we are classified as a non-diversified investment company within the meaning of the 1940 Act, we maintain the flexibility to operate as a diversified investment company and have done so for an extended period of time. 
Our portfolio could be concentrated in a limited number of portfolio companies and industries, which will subject us to a risk of significant loss if any of these companies defaults on its obligations under any of its debt instruments or if there is a downturn in a particular industry.
It is possible that our portfolio could be concentrated in a limited number of portfolio companies and industries. As a result, our interests could be impaired by the concentration of our investments in any one obligor or obligors in a particular industry or geographic location in the event that such obligor, industry or geographic location were to experience adverse business conditions or other adverse events, including the effects of a global health pandemic such as the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, defaults could be highly correlated with particular obligors, industries
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or geographic locations. If loans involving a particular obligor, industry or geographic location represent more than a small proportion of our portfolio, and that obligor, industry or geographic location were to experience difficulties that would affect payments on the loans, the overall timing and amount of collections on the loans held by us could differ from what was expected.
We could hold the debt securities of leveraged companies that could, due to the significant volatility of such companies, enter into bankruptcy proceedings.
Leveraged companies could experience bankruptcy or similar financial distress, and the risk of these events would be expected to significantly increase upon the occurrence of adverse events, including, for example, the COVID-19 pandemic or an inflationary economic environment. The bankruptcy process has a number of significant inherent risks. Many events in a bankruptcy proceeding are products of contested matters and adversarial proceedings and are beyond the control of the creditors. A bankruptcy filing by an issuer could have adverse and permanent effects on the issuer. If the proceeding is converted to a liquidation, the value of the issuer will not necessarily equal the liquidation value that was believed to exist at the time of the investment. A bankruptcy or other workout, often raises conflicts of interest (including, for example, conflicts over proposed waivers and amendments to debt covenants), including between investors who hold different types of interests in the applicable company. The duration of a bankruptcy proceeding is also difficult to predict, and a creditor’s return on investment can be adversely affected by delays until the plan of reorganization or liquidation ultimately becomes effective. The administrative costs of a bankruptcy proceeding are frequently high and are paid out of the debtor’s estate prior to any return to creditors. Because the standards for classification of claims under bankruptcy law are vague, our influence with respect to the class of securities or other obligations it owns could be reduced by increases in the number and monetary value of claims in the same class or by different classification and treatment. In the early stages of the bankruptcy process, it is often difficult to estimate the extent of, or even to identify, any contingent claims that might be made. In addition, certain claims that have priority by law (for example, claims for taxes) can be substantial.
Depending on the facts and circumstances of our investments and the extent of our involvement in the management of a portfolio company, upon the bankruptcy of a portfolio company, a bankruptcy court could recharacterize our debt investments as equity interests and subordinate all or a portion of our claim to that of other creditors. This could occur even though we have structured our investment as senior debt.
Our failure to make follow-on investments in our portfolio companies could impair the value of our portfolio.
Following an initial investment in a portfolio company, we could make additional investments in that portfolio company as “follow-on” investments, in seeking to:
increase or maintain in whole or in part our position as a creditor or equity ownership percentage in a portfolio company;
exercise warrants, options or convertible securities that were acquired in the original or subsequent financing; or
preserve or enhance the value of our investment.
We have discretion to make follow-on investments, subject to the availability of capital resources. Failure on our part to make follow-on investments could, in some circumstances, jeopardize the continued viability of a portfolio company and our initial investment, or could result in a missed opportunity for us to increase our participation in a successful portfolio company. Even if we have sufficient capital to make a desired follow-on investment, we could elect not to make a follow-on investment because we do not want to increase our level of risk, because we prefer other opportunities or because of regulatory or other considerations. Our ability to make follow-on investments could also be limited by GC Advisors’ allocation policy.
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Because we generally do not hold controlling equity interests in our portfolio companies, we generally will not be able to exercise control over our portfolio companies or to prevent decisions by management of our portfolio companies that could decrease the value of our investments.
To the extent we do not hold controlling equity positions in our portfolio companies, we are subject to the risk that a portfolio company makes business decisions with which we disagree, and that the management and/or stockholders of a portfolio company could take risks or otherwise act in ways that are adverse to our interests. Due to the lack of liquidity of the debt and equity investments that we typically hold in our portfolio companies, we can provide no assurance that we will be able to dispose of our investments in the event we disagree with the actions of a portfolio company and could therefore suffer a decrease in the value of our investments.
Our portfolio companies could incur debt that ranks equally with, or senior to, our investments in such companies and such portfolio companies could fail to generate sufficient cash flow to service their debt obligations to us.
We have invested and intend to invest a portion of our capital in second lien and subordinated loans issued by our portfolio companies, and we could have exposure to a variety of debt that captures particular layers of a borrower’s credit structure, such as “last out” or “second lien” debt, or other subordinated investments that rank below other obligations of the borrower in right of payment. Subordinated investments are subject to greater risk of loss than senior obligations where there are adverse changes to the financial condition of the borrower or a decline in general economic conditions. Subordinated investments could expose us to particular risks in a distress scenario, such as the risk that creditors are not aligned. Holders of subordinated investments generally have less ability to affect the results of a distressed scenario than holders of more senior investments. Additionally, lenders to companies operating in workout modes are, in certain circumstances, subject to potential liabilities that could exceed the amount of such loan purchased by us.
We have made in the past, and could make in the future, unsecured loans to portfolio companies, meaning that such loans will not benefit from any interest in collateral of such companies. Liens on a portfolio company’s collateral, if any, will secure the portfolio company’s obligations under its outstanding secured debt and could secure certain future debt that is permitted to be incurred by the portfolio company under its secured loan agreements. The holders of obligations secured by such liens will generally control the liquidation of, and be entitled to receive proceeds from, any realization of such collateral to repay their obligations in full before us. In addition, the value of such collateral in the event of liquidation will depend on market and economic conditions, the availability of buyers and other factors. There can be no assurance that the proceeds, if any, from sales of such collateral would be sufficient to satisfy our unsecured loan obligations after payment in full of all loans secured by collateral. If such proceeds were not sufficient to repay the outstanding secured loan obligations, then our unsecured claims would rank equally with the unpaid portion of such secured creditors’ claims against the portfolio company’s remaining assets, if any.
The rights we could have with respect to the collateral securing any junior priority loans we make to our portfolio companies could also be limited pursuant to the terms of one or more intercreditor agreements that we enter into with the holders of senior debt. Under a typical intercreditor agreement, at any time that obligations that have the benefit of the first priority liens are outstanding, any of the following actions that could be taken in respect of the collateral will be at the direction of the holders of the obligations secured by the first priority liens:
the ability to cause the commencement of enforcement proceedings against the collateral;
the ability to control the conduct of such proceedings;
the approval of amendments to collateral documents;
releases of liens on the collateral; and
waivers of past defaults under collateral documents.
We will not always have the ability to control or direct such actions, even if our rights as junior lenders are adversely affected.
The disposition of our investments could result in contingent liabilities.
A significant portion of our investments involve private securities. In connection with the disposition of an investment in private securities, we could be required to make representations about the business and financial affairs of the portfolio company typical of those made in connection with the sale of a business. We could also be
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required to indemnify the purchasers of such investment to the extent that any such representations turn out to be inaccurate or with respect to potential liabilities. These arrangements could result in contingent liabilities that ultimately result in funding obligations that we must satisfy through our return of payments previously received by us.
GC Advisors’ liability is limited, and we have agreed to indemnify GC Advisors against certain liabilities, which could lead GC Advisors to act in a riskier manner on our behalf than it would when acting for its own account.
Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, and the collateral management agreements for each of the 2014 Debt Securitization (prior to the 2014 Notes redemption), 2018 Debt Securitization, GCIC 2018 Debt Securitization and 2020 Debt Securitization (prior to the 2020 Notes redemption), GC Advisors does not assume any responsibility to us other than to render the services called for under those agreements, and it is not responsible for any action of our board of directors in following or declining to follow GC Advisors’ advice or recommendations. Under the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement, and each of the collateral management agreements GC Advisors, its officers, members, personnel and any person controlling or controlled by GC Advisors are not liable to us, any subsidiary of ours, our directors, our stockholders or any subsidiary’s stockholders or partners for acts or omissions performed in accordance with and pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, and the collateral management agreements, except those resulting from acts constituting gross negligence, willful misconduct, bad faith or reckless disregard of GC Advisors’ duties under the Investment Advisory Agreement, and the collateral management agreements. In addition, we have agreed to indemnify GC Advisors and each of its officers, directors, members, managers and employees from and against any claims or liabilities, including reasonable legal fees and other expenses reasonably incurred, arising out of or in connection with our business and operations or any action taken or omitted on our behalf pursuant to authority granted by the Investment Advisory Agreement, and the collateral management agreements, except where attributable to gross negligence, willful misconduct, bad faith or reckless disregard of such person’s duties under the Investment Advisory Agreement, and the collateral management agreements. These protections could lead GC Advisors to act in a riskier manner when acting on our behalf than it would when acting for its own account.
We could be subject to risks related to investments in non-U.S. companies.
We have invested and continue to make investments in issuers located outside the United States. Investments in issuers located outside the United States that are generally denominated in non-U.S. currencies involve both risks and opportunities not typically associated with investing in securities of United States companies. The legal and regulatory environments often have material differences, particularly as to bankruptcy and reorganization. Other considerations include changes in exchange rates and exchange control regulations, political and social instability, general economic conditions, expropriation, imposition of non-U.S. taxes, less liquid markets and less available information than is generally the case in the United States, higher transaction costs, foreign government restrictions, less government supervision of exchanges, brokers and issuers, greater risks associated with counterparties and settlement, less developed bankruptcy laws, difficulty in enforcing contractual obligations, lack of uniform accounting and auditing standards and greater price volatility. Among the factors that could affect currency values are trade balances, the level of short-term interest rates, differences in relative values of similar assets in different currencies, long-term opportunities for investment and capital appreciation and political developments. We could employ hedging techniques to minimize these risks, but we cannot assure you that such strategies will be effective or without risk to us. As of September 30, 2022, we were invested in securities of thirty-four non-U.S. companies. Securities issued by non-U.S. companies are not “qualifying assets” under the 1940 Act, and we could invest in non-U.S. companies, including emerging markets issuers, to the limited extent such investments are permitted under the 1940 Act.
We could be subject to risks if we engage in hedging transactions and could become subject to risks if we invest in foreign securities.
Under the 1940 Act, a business development company is restricted from acquiring any asset other than assets of the type listed in the 1940 Act, which are referred to as “qualifying assets,” unless, at the time the acquisition is made, qualifying assets represent at least 70% of the company’s total assets. In order for our investments to be classified as “qualifying assets,” among other requirements, such investments must be in issuers organized under the laws of, and which have their principal place of business in, any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands or any other possession of the United States.
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We can invest in non-U.S. companies, including emerging market issuers, to the limited extent such investments are permitted under the 1940 Act. We expect that these investments would focus on the same types of investments that we make in U.S. middle-market companies and accordingly would be complementary to our overall strategy and enhance the diversity of our holdings. Investing in securities of emerging market issuers involves many risks including economic, social, political, financial, tax and security conditions in the emerging market, potential inflationary economic environments, regulation by foreign governments, different accounting standards and political uncertainties. Economic, social, political, financial, tax and security conditions also could negatively affect the value of emerging market companies. These factors could include changes in the emerging market government’s economic and fiscal policies, the possible imposition of, or changes in, currency exchange laws or other laws or restrictions applicable to the emerging market companies or investments in their securities and the possibility of fluctuations in the rate of exchange between currencies. Any of our portfolio company investments that are denominated in foreign currencies will be subject to the risks associated with fluctuations in currency exchange rates, which fluctuations could adversely affect our performance.
We have and could in the future enter into hedging transactions to the limited extent such transactions are permitted under the 1940 Act and applicable commodities laws. Engaging in hedging transactions or investing in foreign securities would entail additional risks to our stockholders. We could, for example, use instruments such as interest rate swaps, caps, collars and floors and, if we were to invest in foreign securities, we could use instruments such as forward contracts or currency options in currencies selected to hedge against fluctuations in the relative values of our portfolio positions from changes in currency exchange rates and market interest rates. We could also, for example, borrow under a credit facility in currencies selected to minimize our foreign currency exposure. Use of these hedging instruments could include counterparty credit risk. In each such case, we generally would seek to hedge against fluctuations of the relative values of our portfolio positions from changes in market interest rates or currency exchange rates. While hedging transactions can reduce such risks, they generally will not be designed to prevent all loss from our position. There also could be barriers that prevent us from entering into certain hedging transactions. These barriers will not necessarily impact other investment funds managed by GC Advisors or its affiliates. Hedging transactions could result in a lower overall performance for us than if it had not entered into hedging transactions and generally introduces new risks, such as counterparty risk and greater illiquidity. In addition, we are permitted to borrow funds in one or more foreign currencies as a form of protection against currency risk. The use of such financing could create new risks not traditionally associated with credit facilities or other forms of leverage. Conversely, to the extent that we do not enter into hedging transactions, borrower defaults and fluctuations in currency exchange rates or interest rates could result in poorer overall performance for us than if it had entered into such hedging transactions.
The success of any hedging transactions that we enter into will depend on our ability to correctly predict movements in currency and interest rates. Therefore, while we could enter into hedging transactions to seek to reduce currency exchange rate and interest rate risks, unanticipated changes in currency exchange rates or interest rates could result in poorer overall investment performance than if we had not engaged in any such hedging transactions. In addition, the degree of correlation between price movements of the instruments used in a hedging strategy and price movements in the portfolio positions being hedged could vary. Moreover, for a variety of reasons, we would not necessarily seek to (or be able to) establish a perfect correlation between the hedging instruments and the portfolio holdings being hedged. Any such imperfect correlation could prevent us from achieving the intended hedge and expose us to risk of loss. In addition, it is often not possible to hedge fully or perfectly against currency fluctuations affecting the value of securities denominated in non-U.S. currencies because the value of those securities would likely fluctuate as a result of factors not related to currency fluctuations. Our ability to engage in hedging transactions could also be limited under the Code as well as adversely affected by rules adopted by the CFTC.
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We could suffer losses from our equity investments.
While our investment portfolio will be focused on loans, we are also permitted to invest in equity securities. Such investments are expected to represent minority ownership in the issuer and are subordinate to the claims of the issuer’s creditors and, to the extent such securities are common securities, to preferred equity holders. The value of equity securities is dependent on the performance of the issuer and can fluctuate based on the issuer’s financial performance, market conditions, and overall economic conditions. Dividends paid to equity holders could be suspended or cancelled at any time, and minority owners could have limited protections. We also could be unable to realize any value if a portfolio company does not have a liquidity event, such as a sale of the business, recapitalization or public offering, which would allow us to sell our underlying equity interests. In addition, if an issuer of equity securities in which we have invested sells additional shares of its equity securities, our interest in the issuer will be diluted and the value of our investment could decrease. For the foregoing reasons, investments in equity securities can be highly speculative and carry a substantial risk of loss of investment. Investments in equity securities can carry additional risks or have other characteristics that require different structuring. As such, these investments can be made directly, or indirectly through blocker entities or otherwise.
We could be subject to lender liability claims with respect to our portfolio company investments.
A number of judicial decisions have upheld judgments for borrowers against lending institutions on the basis of various legal theories, collectively termed “lender liability.” Generally, lender liability is founded on the premise that a lender has violated a duty (whether implied or contractual) of good faith, commercial reasonableness and fair dealing or a similar duty owed to the borrower, or has assumed an excessive degree of control over the borrower resulting in the creation of a fiduciary duty owed to the borrower or its other creditors or stockholders. We could be required to defend allegations of lender liability from time to time.
Loans to companies operating in workout modes or under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code are, in certain circumstances, subject to certain potential liabilities that could exceed the amount of such loan purchased by us. Under common law principles that in some cases form the basis for lender liability claims, if a lender or bondholder (i) intentionally takes an action that results in the undercapitalization of a borrower to the detriment of other creditors of such borrower, (ii) engages in other inequitable conduct to the detriment of such other creditors, (iii) engages in fraud with respect to, or makes misrepresentations to, such other creditors or (iv) uses its influence as a stockholder to dominate or control a borrower to the detriment of other creditors of such borrower, a court could elect to subordinate the claim of the offending lender or bondholder to the claims of the disadvantaged creditor or creditors, a remedy called “equitable subordination.” Because of the nature of the loans, the loans could be subject to claims of subordination.

Risks Relating to Investors in Our Securities
Investing in our securities could involve an above average degree of risk.
The investments we make in accordance with our investment objective could result in a higher amount of risk than alternative investment options and a higher risk of volatility or loss of principal. Our investments in portfolio companies involve higher levels of risk, and therefore, an investment in our securities may not be suitable for someone with a lower risk tolerance.
Shares of closed-end investment companies, including business development companies, often trade at a discount to their net asset value.
Shares of closed-end investment companies, including business development companies, could trade at a discount from net asset value. This characteristic of closed-end investment companies and business development companies is separate and distinct from the risk that our net asset value per share could decline. We cannot predict whether our common stock will trade at, above or below net asset value.
There is a risk that investors in our equity securities will not receive distributions or that our distributions will not grow over time and a portion of our distributions could be a return of capital.
We intend to make distributions on a quarterly basis to our stockholders out of assets legally available for distribution. We cannot assure you that we will achieve investment results that will allow us to make a specified level of cash distributions or year-to-year increases in cash distributions. Our ability to pay distributions could be adversely affected by the impact of one or more of the risk factors described in this Annual Report on Form 10-K as well as any amendments reflected in subsequent filings with the SEC. Due to the asset coverage test applicable to us
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under the 1940 Act as a business development company, we could be limited in our ability to make distributions. In addition, all distributions are and will be paid at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on our earnings, financial condition, maintenance of our RIC status, compliance with applicable business development company regulations and such other factors as our board of directors could deem relevant from time to time. If we declare a distribution and if more stockholders opt to receive cash distributions rather than participate in our dividend reinvestment plan, we could be forced to sell some of our investments in order to make cash distribution payments. In the event that we encounter delays in locating suitable investment opportunities, we could also pay all or a substantial portion of our distributions from the proceeds of private placements of our common stock or from borrowings in anticipation of future cash flow, which could constitute a return of stockholders’ capital. To the extent we make distributions to stockholders that include a return of capital, such portion of the distribution essentially constitutes a return of the stockholder’s investment. Although such return of capital is generally not currently taxable, such distributions would generally decrease a stockholder’s basis in our common stock and could therefore increase such stockholder’s tax liability for capital gains upon the future sale or other disposition of such common stock. A return of capital distribution could cause a stockholder to recognize a capital gain from the sale of our common stock even if the stockholder sells its shares for less than the original purchase price. Distributions from borrowings could also reduce the amount of capital we ultimately invest in our portfolio companies.
We have not established any limit on the amount of funds we can use from available sources, such as borrowings, if any, or proceeds from private placements of our common stock, to fund distributions (which could reduce the amount of capital we ultimately invest in assets).
Any distributions made from sources other than cash flow from operations or relying on fee or expense reimbursement waivers, if any, from GC Advisors or the Administrator are not based on our investment performance, and can only be sustained if we achieve positive investment performance in future periods and/or GC Advisors or the Administrator continues to make such expense reimbursements, if any. The extent to which we pay distributions from sources other than cash flow from operations will depend on various factors, including the level of participation in our dividend reinvestment plan, how quickly we invest the proceeds from any offerings of our securities and the performance of our investments. There can be no assurance that we will achieve such performance in order to sustain any level of distributions, or be able to pay distributions at all. GC Advisors and the Administrator have no obligation to waive fees or receipt of expense reimbursements, if any.
The market price of our securities could fluctuate significantly.
The market price and liquidity of the market for our securities could be significantly affected by numerous factors, some of which are beyond our control and may not be directly related to our operating performance. These factors include:
significant volatility in the market price and trading volume of securities of business development companies or other companies in our sector, which are not necessarily related to the operating performance of the companies;
changes in regulatory policies, accounting pronouncements or tax guidelines, particularly with respect to RICs and business development companies;
loss of our qualification as a RIC or business development company;
changes in market interest rates and decline in the prices of debt,
changes in earnings or variations in operating results;
changes in the value of our portfolio investments;
changes in accounting guidelines governing valuation of our investments;
any shortfall in revenue or net income or any increase in losses from levels expected by investors or securities analysts;
departure of GC Advisors’ or any of its affiliates’ key personnel;
operating performance of companies comparable to us;
general economic trends and other external factors; and
loss of a major funding source.
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The Unsecured Notes are unsecured and therefore are effectively subordinated to any secured indebtedness we have incurred or could incur in the future.
The Unsecured Notes are not secured by any of our assets or any of the assets of our subsidiaries. As a result, the Unsecured Notes are effectively subordinated, or junior, to any secured indebtedness or other obligations we or our subsidiaries have outstanding as of the date of issuance of the Unsecured Notes or that we or our subsidiaries could incur in the future (or any indebtedness that is initially unsecured in respect of which we subsequently grant security) to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness. A substantial portion of our assets are currently pledged as collateral under the Debt Securitizations and Revolving Credit Facilities. In any liquidation, dissolution, bankruptcy or other similar proceeding, the holders of any of our existing or future secured indebtedness and the secured indebtedness of our subsidiaries could assert rights against the assets pledged to secure that indebtedness in order to receive full payment of their indebtedness before the assets could be used to pay other creditors, including the holders of the Unsecured Notes. As of September 30, 2022, we had an aggregate of approximately $1.6 billion of outstanding borrowings under the Debt Securitizations and the Revolving Credit Facilities, all of which are secured and thus effectively senior to the Unsecured Notes.
The Unsecured Notes are structurally subordinated to the indebtedness and other liabilities of our
subsidiaries.
The Unsecured Notes are obligations exclusively of Golub Capital BDC, Inc. and not of any of our subsidiaries. None of our subsidiaries is a guarantor of the Unsecured Notes and the Unsecured Notes are not required to be guaranteed by any subsidiaries we could acquire or create in the future. The assets of such subsidiaries are not directly available to satisfy the claims of our creditors, including holders of the Unsecured Notes.
Except to the extent we are a creditor with recognized claims against our subsidiaries, all claims of creditors (including trade creditors) and holders of preferred stock, if any, of our subsidiaries will have priority over our equity interests in such subsidiaries (and therefore the claims of our creditors, including holders of the Unsecured Notes) with respect to the assets of such subsidiaries. Even if we are recognized as a creditor of one or more of our subsidiaries, our claims would still be effectively subordinated to any security interests in the assets of any such subsidiary and to any indebtedness or other liabilities of any such subsidiary senior to our claims. Consequently, the Unsecured Notes are structurally subordinated, or junior, to the Debt Securitizations, the Revolving Credit Facilities and other liabilities (including trade payables) incurred by any of our existing or future subsidiaries, financing vehicles or similar facilities. All of the existing indebtedness of our subsidiaries is structurally senior to the Unsecured Notes.
In addition, our subsidiaries and any additional subsidiaries that we could form could incur substantial additional
indebtedness in the future, all of which would be structurally senior to the Unsecured Notes.
The indenture governing the Unsecured Notes contains limited protection for holders of the Unsecured Notes.
The indenture governing the Unsecured Notes offers limited protection to holders of the Unsecured
Notes. The terms of the indenture and the Unsecured Notes do not restrict our or any of our subsidiaries’ ability to engage in, or otherwise be a party to, a variety of corporate transactions, circumstances or events that could have a material adverse impact on an investment in the Unsecured Notes. In particular, the terms of the indenture and the Unsecured Notes do not place any restrictions on our or our subsidiaries’ ability to:
issue securities or otherwise incur additional indebtedness or other obligations, including (1) any indebtedness or other obligations that would be pari passu, or equal, in right of payment to the Unsecured Notes, (2) any indebtedness or other obligations that would be secured and therefore rank effectively senior in right of payment to the Unsecured Notes to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness, (3) indebtedness or other obligations of ours that are guaranteed by one or more of our subsidiaries and which therefore are structurally senior to the Unsecured Notes and (4) securities, indebtedness or other obligations issued or incurred by our subsidiaries that would be senior to our equity interests in our subsidiaries and therefore rank structurally senior to the Unsecured Notes with respect to the assets of our subsidiaries, in each case other than an incurrence of indebtedness or other obligations that would cause a violation of Section 18(a)(1)(A) of the 1940 Act as modified by Section 61(a)(1) and (2) of the 1940 Act or any successor provisions, as such obligations could be amended or superseded, giving effect to any exemptive relief granted to us by the SEC. Currently, these provisions generally prohibit us from incurring additional borrowings, including through the issuance of additional debt securities, unless our asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, equals at least 150% after such borrowings;
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pay dividends on, or purchase or redeem or make any payments in respect of, capital stock or other securities ranking junior in right of payment to the Unsecured Notes;
sell assets (other than certain limited restrictions on our ability to consolidate, merge or sell all or substantially all of our assets);
enter into transactions with affiliates;
create liens (including liens on the shares of our subsidiaries) or enter into sale and leaseback transactions;
make investments; or
create restrictions on the payment of dividends or other amounts to us from our subsidiaries.
Furthermore, the terms of the indenture and the Unsecured Notes do not protect holders of the Unsecured Notes in the event that we experience changes (including significant adverse changes) in our financial condition, results of operations or credit ratings, as they do not require that we or our subsidiaries adhere to any financial tests or ratios or specified levels of net worth, revenues, income, cash flow or liquidity other than certain events of default under the indenture governing the Unsecured Notes.
Our ability to recapitalize, incur additional debt and take a number of other actions are not limited by the terms of the Unsecured Notes and could have important consequences for holders of the Unsecured Notes, including making it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations with respect to the Unsecured Notes or negatively affecting the trading value of the Unsecured Notes.
Certain of our current debt instruments include more protections for their holders than the indenture and the
Unsecured Notes. In addition, other debt we issue or incur in the future could contain more protections for its
holders than the indenture and the Unsecured Notes, including additional covenants and events of default. The
issuance or incurrence of any such debt with incremental protections could affect the market for and trading levels
and prices of the Unsecured Notes.
If an active trading market for the Unsecured Notes does not develop, holders may not be able to resell them.
The Unsecured Notes could or could not have an active trading market. We do not intend to apply for listing of the Unsecured Notes on any securities exchange or for quotation of the Unsecured Notes on any automated dealer quotation system. If no active trading market develops, holders may not be able to resell the Unsecured Notes at their fair market value or at all. If the Unsecured Notes are traded after their initial issuance, they could trade at a discount from their initial offering price depending on prevailing interest rates, the market for similar securities, our credit ratings, general economic conditions, our financial condition, performance and prospects and other factors. Any market-making activity will be subject to limits imposed by law. Accordingly, we cannot assure you that a liquid trading market will develop for the Unsecured Notes, that holders will be able to sell the Unsecured Notes at a particular time or that the price received when sold will be favorable. To the extent an active trading market does not develop, the liquidity and trading price for the Unsecured Notes could be harmed. Accordingly, holders could be required to bear the financial risk of an investment in the Unsecured Notes for an indefinite period of time.
If we default on our obligations to pay our other indebtedness, we could not be able to make payments on the Unsecured Notes.
Any default under the agreements governing our indebtedness, including the Debt Securitizations, the Revolving Credit Facilities or other indebtedness to which we are a party that is not waived by the required lenders or holders, and the remedies sought by the holders of such indebtedness could make us unable to pay principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Unsecured Notes and substantially decrease the market value of the Unsecured Notes.
If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flow and are otherwise unable to obtain funds necessary to meet required
payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest on our indebtedness, or if we otherwise fail to comply with the various covenants, including financial and operating covenants, in the instruments governing our indebtedness, we could be in default under the terms of the agreements governing such indebtedness. In the event of such default, the holders of such indebtedness could elect to declare all the funds borrowed thereunder to be due and payable, together with accrued and unpaid interest, the lenders under the Revolving Credit Facilities or other debt we could incur in the future could elect to terminate their commitments, cease making further loans and institute foreclosure proceedings against our assets, and we could be forced into bankruptcy or liquidation.
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If our operating performance declines, we could in the future need to seek to obtain waivers from the required lenders under the Revolving Credit Facilities or the required holders of the Debt Securitizations or other debt that we could incur in the future, to avoid being in default. If we breach our covenants under the Debt Securitizations, the Revolving Credit Facilities or other debt and seek a waiver, we could not be able to obtain a waiver from the required lenders or holders. If this occurs, we would be in default and our lenders or debt holders could exercise their rights as described above, and we could be forced into bankruptcy or liquidation.
If we are unable to repay debt, lenders or holders having secured obligations, including the lenders and holders under the Debt Securitizations and the Revolving Credit Facilities could proceed against the collateral securing the debt. Because the Revolving Credit Facilities have, and any future credit facilities will likely have, customary cross-default provisions, if the indebtedness thereunder or under any future credit facility is accelerated, we could be unable to repay or finance the amounts due. In the event holders of any debt securities we have outstanding exercise their rights to accelerate following a cross-default, those holders would be entitled to receive the principal amount of their investment, subject to any subordination arrangements that could be in place. We cannot assure you that we will have sufficient liquidity to be able to repay such amounts, in which case we would be in default under the accelerated debt and holders would have the ability to sue us to recover amounts then owing.
A downgrade, suspension or withdrawal of the credit rating assigned by a rating agency to us or the Unsecured Notes, if any, or change in the debt markets, could cause the liquidity or market value of the Unsecured Notes to decline significantly.
Our credit ratings are an assessment by rating agencies of our ability to pay our debts when due. Consequently, real or anticipated changes in our credit ratings will generally affect the market value of the Unsecured Notes or other debt securities we could issue. These credit ratings may not reflect the potential impact of risks relating to the structure or marketing of the Unsecured Notes. Credit ratings are not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security, and could be revised or withdrawn at any time by the issuing organization in its sole discretion. Neither we nor any underwriter undertakes any obligation to maintain our credit ratings or to advise holders of the Unsecured Notes of any changes in our credit ratings.
An increase in market interest rates could result in a decrease in the market value of the Unsecured Notes.
The condition of the financial markets and prevailing interest rates have fluctuated in the past and are likely to fluctuate in the future, which could have an adverse effect on the market prices of the Unsecured Notes. In general, as market interest rates rise, debt securities bearing interest at fixed rates of interest decline in value. Consequently, if market interest rates increase, the market values of the Unsecured Notes with fixed interest rates could decline. We cannot predict the future level of market interest rates.
The optional redemption provision could materially adversely affect the return on the Unsecured Notes.
The Unsecured Notes are redeemable in whole or in part upon certain conditions at any time or from time to time at our option. We could choose to redeem the Unsecured Notes at times when prevailing interest rates are lower than the interest rate paid on the Unsecured Notes. In this circumstance, holders may not be able to reinvest the redemption proceeds in a comparable security at an effective interest rate as high as the Unsecured Notes being redeemed.
We could be unable to repurchase the Unsecured Notes upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event.
We could be unable to repurchase the Unsecured Notes upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event (as defined in the indenture governing the Unsecured Notes) if we do not have sufficient funds. Upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event, holders of the Unsecured Notes could require us to repurchase for cash some or all of the Unsecured Notes at a repurchase price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Unsecured Notes being repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the repurchase date. Our failure to purchase such tendered Unsecured Notes upon the occurrence of such Change of Control Repurchase Event would cause an event of default under the indenture governing the Unsecured Notes and a cross-default under the agreements governing certain of our other indebtedness, which could result in the acceleration of such indebtedness requiring us to repay that indebtedness immediately.

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We are a holding company and depend on payments from our subsidiaries in order to make payments on any debt securities that we could issue as well as to pay distributions on our common stock. Any debt securities that we issue will be structurally subordinated to the obligations of our subsidiaries.
We are a holding company and fund a majority of our investments through wholly-owned subsidiaries, and a majority of the assets that we hold directly are the equity interests in such subsidiaries, including any subordinated notes issued as part of our debt securitization transactions, which notes represent the residual claimant on distributions by the applicable securitization subsidiary. We depend upon the cash flow from our subsidiaries and the receipt of funds from them in the form of payments on any subordinated notes, dividends, and other distributions, any of which could be subject to restriction or limitations based on the organizational documents of the subsidiaries and the agreements governing the debt of any such subsidiary. In addition, because we are a holding company, any debt securities that we issue will be structurally subordinated to the obligations of our subsidiaries. In the event that one of our subsidiaries becomes insolvent, liquidates, reorganizes, dissolves or otherwise winds up, its assets will be used first to satisfy the claims of its creditors. Consequently, any claim by us or our creditors, including holders of any debt securities that we could issue, against any subsidiary will be structurally subordinated to all of the claims of the creditors of such subsidiary. We cannot assure security holders that they will receive any payments required to be made under the terms of any debt securities that we could issue, dividends or other distributions.
Holders of any preferred stock that we could issue will have the right to elect members of the board of directors and have class voting rights on certain matters.
The 1940 Act requires that holders of shares of preferred stock must be entitled as a class to elect two directors at all times and to elect a majority of the directors if dividends on such preferred stock are in arrears by two years or more, until such arrearage is eliminated. In addition, certain matters under the 1940 Act require the separate vote of the holders of any issued and outstanding preferred stock, including changes in fundamental investment restrictions and conversion to open-end status and, accordingly, preferred stockholders could veto any such changes. Restrictions imposed on the declarations and payment of dividends or other distributions to the holders of our common stock and preferred stock, both by the 1940 Act and by requirements imposed by rating agencies, might impair our ability to maintain our qualification as a RIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Our common stockholders’ interest in us could be diluted if they do not fully exercise subscription rights in any rights offering. In addition, if the subscription price is less than our net asset value per share, then common stockholders will experience an immediate dilution of the aggregate net asset value of their shares.
In the event we issue subscription rights, stockholders who do not fully exercise their subscription rights should expect that they will, at the completion of a rights offering, own a smaller proportional interest in us than would otherwise be the case if they fully exercised their rights. We cannot state precisely the amount of any such dilution in share ownership because we do not know at this time what proportion of the shares would be purchased as a result of such rights offering.
In addition, if the subscription price is less than the net asset value per share of our common stock, then our common stockholders would experience an immediate dilution of the aggregate net asset value of their shares as a result of the offering. The amount of any decrease in net asset value is not predictable because it is not known at this time what the subscription price and net asset value per share will be on the expiration date of a rights offering or what proportion of the shares will be purchased as a result of such rights offering. Such dilution could be substantial.
These dilutive effects could be exacerbated if we were to conduct multiple subscription rights offerings, particularly if such offerings were to occur over a short period of time. In addition, subscription rights offerings and the prospect of future subscription rights offerings could create downward pressure on the secondary market price of our common stock due to the potential for the issuance of shares at a price below our net asset value, without a corresponding change to our net asset value.

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Our stockholders will experience dilution in their ownership percentage if they do not participate in our dividend reinvestment plan.
All distributions declared in cash payable to stockholders that are participants in our dividend reinvestment plan are automatically reinvested in shares of our common stock. As a result, our stockholders that do not participate in our dividend reinvestment plan will experience dilution in their ownership percentage of our common stock over time.
Our stockholders could receive shares of our common stock as dividends, which could result in adverse tax consequences to them.
Although we currently do not intend to do so, we are permitted to declare a large portion of a dividend in shares of common stock instead of cash at the election of each stockholder. Revenue Procedures issued by the IRS allow a publicly offered regulated investment company (such as us) to distribute its own stock as a dividend for the purpose of fulfilling its distribution requirements, if certain conditions are satisfied. Among other things, the aggregate amount of cash available to be distributed to all stockholders is required to be at least 10% of the total distribution, for distributions declared on or before December 31, 2022 and at least 20% of the aggregate declared distribution for distributions declared on or after January 1, 2023. The Internal Revenue Service has also issued private letter rulings on cash/stock dividends paid by RICs and real estate investment trusts where the cash component is limited to 20% of the total distribution if certain requirements are satisfied. Stockholders receiving such dividends will be required to include the full amount of the dividend (including the portion payable in stock) as ordinary income (or, in certain circumstances, long-term capital gain) to the extent of our current and accumulated earnings and profits for federal income tax purposes. As a result, stockholders could be required to pay income taxes with respect to such dividends in excess of the cash dividends received. It is unclear to what extent we will be able to pay taxable dividends in cash and common stock (whether pursuant to IRS Revenue Procedures, a private letter ruling or otherwise).
Sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market could have an adverse effect on the market price of our common stock.
Sales of substantial amounts of our common stock, or the availability of such common stock for sale, could adversely affect the prevailing market prices for our common stock. If this occurs and continues, it could impair our ability to raise additional capital through the sale of securities should we desire to do so.
The trading market or market value of our publicly issued debt securities could fluctuate.
Any publicly issued debt securities we issue will not necessarily have an established trading market. We cannot assure you that a trading market for our publicly issued debt securities will ever develop or be maintained if developed. In addition to our creditworthiness, many factors could materially adversely affect the trading market for, and market value of, our publicly issued debt securities. These factors include, but are not limited to, the following:
the time remaining to the maturity of these debt securities;
the outstanding principal amount of debt securities with terms identical to these debt securities;
the ratings assigned by national statistical ratings agencies;
the general economic environment;
the supply of debt securities trading in the secondary market, if any;
the redemption or repayment features, if any, of these debt securities;
the level, direction and volatility of market interest rates generally; and
market rates of interest higher or lower than rates borne by the debt securities.
Investors should also be aware that there could be a limited number of buyers when they decide to sell our debt securities. This too could materially adversely affect the market value of the debt securities or the trading market for the debt securities.
Terms relating to redemption could materially adversely affect the return on any debt securities that we could issue.
If we issue debt securities that are redeemable at our option, we could choose to redeem such debt securities at times when prevailing interest rates are lower than the interest rate paid on the debt securities. In addition, if our debt securities are subject to mandatory redemption, we could be required to redeem such debt securities also at times
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when prevailing interest rates are lower than the interest rate paid on the debt securities. In this circumstance, investors in our debt securities may not be able to reinvest the redemption proceeds in a comparable security at an effective interest rate as high as the debt securities being redeemed.
If we issue preferred stock, debt securities or convertible debt securities, the net asset value and market value of
our common stock could become more volatile.
We cannot assure you that the issuance of preferred stock and/or debt securities would result in a higher yield or return to the holders of our common stock. The issuance of preferred stock, debt securities or convertible debt would likely cause the net asset value and market value of our common stock to become more volatile. If the dividend rate on the preferred stock, or the interest rate on the debt securities, were to approach the net rate of return on our investment portfolio, the benefit of leverage to the holders of our common stock would be reduced. If the dividend rate on the preferred stock, or the interest rate on the debt securities, were to exceed the net rate of return on our portfolio, the use of leverage would result in a lower rate of return to the holders of our common stock than if we had not issued the preferred stock or debt securities. Any decline in the net asset value of our investment would be borne entirely by the holders of our common stock. Therefore, if the market value of our portfolio were to decline, the leverage would result in a greater decrease in net asset value to the holders of our common stock than if we were not leveraged through the issuance of preferred stock. This decline in net asset value would also tend to cause a greater decline in the market price for our common stock.
There is also a risk that, in the event of a sharp decline in the value of our net assets, we would be in danger of failing to maintain required asset coverage ratios which could be required by the preferred stock, debt securities, convertible debt or units or of a downgrade in the ratings of the preferred stock, debt securities, convertible debt or units or our current investment income might not be sufficient to meet the dividend requirements on the preferred stock or the interest payments on the debt securities. In order to counteract such an event, we might need to liquidate investments in order to fund redemption of some or all of the preferred stock, debt securities or convertible debt. In addition, we would pay (and the holders of our common stock would bear) all costs and expenses relating to the issuance and ongoing maintenance of the preferred stock, debt securities, convertible debt or any combination of these securities. Holders of preferred stock, debt securities or convertible debt could have different interests than holders of common stock and could at times have disproportionate influence over our affairs.

General Risk Factors

We are currently in a period of capital markets disruption and economic uncertainty.
The success of our activities is affected by general economic and market conditions, including, among others, interest rates, availability of credit, inflation rates, economic uncertainty, changes in laws, and trade barriers. These factors could affect the level and volatility of securities prices and the liquidity of our investments. Volatility or illiquidity could impair our profitability or result in losses. These factors also could adversely affect the availability or cost of our leverage, which would result in lower returns.
In 2020, the U.S. capital markets experienced extreme volatility and disruption following the global outbreak of COVID-19 (also known as the “coronavirus”). Some economists and major investment banks have expressed concern that the continued spread of the virus globally could lead to a prolonged period of world-wide economic downturn. These disruptions in the capital markets have increased the spread between the yields realized on risk-free and higher risk securities, resulting in illiquidity in parts of the capital markets. Such disruptions could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows, and future market disruptions and/or illiquidity could negatively impact us. These unfavorable economic conditions could increase our funding costs and limit our access to the capital markets, and could result in a decision by lenders not to extend credit to us in the future. These events could limit our investments, our ability to grow and could negatively impact our operating results and the fair values of our debt and equity investments.
Events outside of our control, including public health crises, could negatively affect our portfolio companies, our investment adviser and the results of our operations.
Periods of market volatility could occur in response to pandemics or other events outside of our control. We, GC Advisors, and the portfolio companies in which we invest in could be affected by force majeure events (i.e., events beyond the control of the party claiming that the event has occurred, such as acts of God, fire, flood, earthquakes, outbreaks of an infectious disease, pandemic or any other serious public health concern, war, terrorism, labor strikes,
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major plant breakdowns, pipeline or electricity line ruptures, failure of technology, defective design and construction, accidents, demographic changes, government macroeconomic policies, social instability, etc.). Some force majeure events could adversely affect the ability of a party (including us, GC Advisors, a portfolio company or a counterparty to us, GC Advisors, or a portfolio company) to perform its obligations until it is able to remedy the force majeure event. In addition, force majeure events, such as the cessation of the operation of equipment for repair or upgrade, could similarly lead to the unavailability of essential equipment and technologies. These risks could, among other effects, adversely impact the cash flows available from a portfolio company, cause personal injury or loss of life, including to a senior manager of GC Advisors or its affiliates, damage property, or instigate disruptions of service. In addition, the cost to a portfolio company or us of repairing or replacing damaged assets resulting from such force majeure event could be considerable. It will not be possible to insure against all such events, and insurance proceeds received, if any, could be inadequate to completely or even partially cover any loss of revenues or investments, any increases in operating and maintenance expenses, or any replacements or rehabilitation of property. Certain events causing catastrophic loss could be either uninsurable, or insurable at such high rates as to adversely impact us, GC Advisors, or portfolio companies, as applicable. Force majeure events that are incapable of or are too costly to cure could have permanent adverse effects. Certain force majeure events (such as war or an outbreak of an infectious disease) could have a broader negative impact on the world economy and international business activity generally, or in any of the countries in which we invest or our portfolio companies operate specifically. Such force majeure events could result in or coincide with: increased volatility in the global securities, derivatives and currency markets; a decrease in the reliability of market prices and difficulty in valuing assets; greater fluctuations in currency exchange rates; increased risk of default (by both government and private issuers); further social, economic, and political instability; nationalization of private enterprise; greater governmental involvement in the economy or in social factors that impact the economy; less governmental regulation and supervision of the securities markets and market participants and decreased monitoring of the markets by governments or self-regulatory organizations and reduced enforcement of regulations; limited, or limitations on, the activities of investors in such markets; controls or restrictions on foreign investment, capital controls and limitations on repatriation of invested capital; inability to purchase and sell investments or otherwise settle security or derivative transactions (i.e., a market freeze); unavailability of currency hedging techniques; substantial, and in some periods extremely high, rates of inflation, which can last many years and have substantial negative effects on credit and securities markets as well as the economy as a whole; recessions; and difficulties in obtaining and/or enforcing legal judgments.
Additionally, a major governmental intervention into industry, including the nationalization of an industry or the assertion of control over one or more portfolio companies or its assets, could result in a loss to us, including if the investment in such portfolio companies is canceled, unwound or acquired (which could result in inadequate compensation). Any of the foregoing could therefore adversely affect the performance of us and our investments.
In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, was identified in Wuhan, China, and spread to additional countries. On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared a global emergency. At various times during the course of the pandemic, orders have been issued and lifted restricting movement within a number of large metropolitan areas, including in some instances, orders to shelter in place. The outbreak of COVID-19 and its related negative public health developments adversely affected workforces, customers, suppliers, economies and financial markets globally. The length of any resulting economic downturn and any additional waves of the disease that could exacerbate or further prolong any downturn are impossible to predict and could affect operations of GC Advisors’ business, including by harming GC Advisors’ ability to manage our investments. In addition, portfolio companies and our investments in such companies could be adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic or any other pandemic, including by supply disruptions, decreases in consumer demand, loss of personnel either to sickness or movement restrictions, and the resulting global market and economic disruptions. These adverse effects could cause losses in value of our investments, adversely affecting investors.
We could experience fluctuations in our quarterly operating results.
We could experience fluctuations in our quarterly operating results due to a number of factors, including the interest rate payable on any borrowings and the interest rate payable on the debt securities we acquire, the default rate on such securities, the number and size of investments we originate or acquire, the level of our expenses, variations in and the timing of the recognition of realized and unrealized gains or losses, the degree to which we encounter competition in our markets and general economic conditions. In light of these factors, results for any period should not be relied upon as being indicative of our performance in future periods.
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Political uncertainty could adversely affect our business.
U.S. and non-U.S. markets could experience political uncertainty and/or change that subjects investments to heightened risks, including, for instance, risks related to elections in the U.S., the large-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia that began in February 2022, or the effect on world leaders and governments of global health pandemics, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. These heightened risks could also include: increased risk of default (by both government and private issuers); greater social, trade, economic and political instability (including the risk of war or terrorist activity); greater governmental involvement in the economy; greater governmental supervision and regulation of the securities markets and market participants resulting in increased expenses related to compliance; greater fluctuations in currency exchange rates; controls or restrictions on foreign investment and/or trade, capital controls and limitations on repatriation of invested capital and on the ability to exchange currencies; inability to purchase and sell investments or otherwise settle security or derivative transactions (i.e., a market freeze); unavailability of currency hedging techniques; and slower clearance. During times of political uncertainty and/or change, global markets often become more volatile. There could also be a lower level of monitoring and regulation of markets while a country is experiencing political uncertainty and/or change, and the activities of investors in such markets and enforcement of existing regulations could become more limited. Markets experiencing political uncertainty and/or change could have substantial, and in some periods extremely high, rates of inflation for many years. Inflation and rapid fluctuations in inflation rates typically have negative effects on such countries’ economies and markets. Tax laws could change materially, and any changes in tax laws could have an unpredictable effect on us, our investments and our investors. There can be no assurance that political changes will not cause us or our investors to suffer losses.
The impact of Brexit on our investments is uncertain and could adversely affect our business.
On January 31, 2020, the United Kingdom, or the UK, ended its membership in the European Union, or the EU, referred to as Brexit. Following the termination of a transition period, the UK and the EU entered into a trade and cooperation agreement to govern the future relationship between the parties, which was provisionally applied as of January 1, 2021 and entered into force on May 1, 2021 following ratification by the EU. With respect to financial services, the agreement leaves decisions on equivalence and adequacy to be determined by each of the U.K. and E.U. unilaterally in due course. As a result, certain UK licensed entities are unable to provide regulated services in a number of EU jurisdictions from the end of December 2020, absent regulatory relief or other measures implemented by individual countries. Such agreement is untested and could lead to ongoing political and economic uncertainty and periods of exacerbated volatility in both the United Kingdom and in wider European and global markets for some time. The longer term economic, legal, political and social implications of Brexit are unclear at this stage. Brexit has led to ongoing political and economic uncertainty and periods of increased volatility in both the UK and in wider European markets for some time. Brexit could lead to calls for similar referendums in other European jurisdictions, which could cause increased economic volatility in the European and global markets. This mid- to long-term uncertainty could have adverse effects on the economy generally and on our ability to earn attractive returns. In particular, currency volatility could mean that our returns are adversely affected by market movements and could make it more difficult, or more expensive, for us to execute prudent currency hedging policies. Potential decline in the value of the British Pound and/or the Euro against other currencies, along with the potential further downgrading of the UK’s sovereign credit rating, could also have an impact on the performance of certain investments made in the UK or Europe.
New or modified laws or regulations governing our operations could adversely affect our business.
We and our portfolio companies are subject to regulation by laws at the U.S. federal, state and local levels. These laws and regulations, as well as their interpretation, could change from time to time, including as the result of interpretive guidance or other directives from the U.S. President and others in the executive branch, and new laws, regulations and interpretations could also come into effect. For example, the current U.S. presidential administration could support an enhanced regulatory agenda that imposes greater costs on all sectors and on financial services companies in particular. Any such new or changed laws or regulations could have a material adverse effect on our business, and political uncertainty could increase regulatory uncertainty in the near term.
The effects of legislative and regulatory proposals directed at the financial services industry or affecting taxation, could negatively impact the operations, cash flows or financial condition of us or our portfolio companies, impose additional costs on us or our portfolio companies, intensify the regulatory supervision of us or our portfolio companies or otherwise adversely affect our business or the business of our portfolio companies. In addition, if we
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do not comply with applicable laws and regulations, we could lose any licenses that we then hold for the conduct of our business and could be subject to civil fines and criminal penalties.
We invest in securities of issuers that are subject to governmental and non-governmental regulations, including by federal and state regulators and various self-regulatory organizations. Companies participating in regulated activities could incur significant costs to comply with these laws and regulations. If a company in which we invest fails to comply with an applicable regulatory regime, it could be subject to fines, injunctions, operating restrictions or criminal prosecution, any of which could materially and adversely affect the value of our investment.
Additionally, changes to the laws and regulations governing our operations, including those associated with RICs, could cause us to alter our investment strategy in order to avail ourselves of new or different opportunities or result in the imposition of corporate-level taxes on us. Such changes could result in material differences to our strategies and plans and could shift our investment focus from the areas of expertise of GC Advisors to other types of investments in which GC Advisors could have little or no expertise or experience. Any such changes, if they occur, could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and the value of your investment. If we invest in commodity interests in the future, GC Advisors could determine not to use investment strategies that trigger additional regulation by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or the CFTC, or could determine to operate subject to CFTC regulation, if applicable. If we or GC Advisors were to operate subject to CFTC regulation, we could incur additional expenses and would be subject to additional regulation.
On October 21, 2014, U.S. risk retention rules adopted pursuant to Section 941 of Dodd-Frank, or the U.S. Risk Retention Rules, were issued and became effective with respect to collateralized loan obligation, or CLOs, on December 24, 2016. The U.S. Risk Retention Rules require the sponsor (directly or through a majority-owned affiliate) of a debt securitization subject to such rules, such as CLOs, in the absence of an exemption, to retain an economic interest, or the Retention Interest, in the credit risk of the assets being securitized in the form of an eligible horizontal residual interest, an eligible vertical interest, or a combination thereof, in accordance with the requirements of the U.S. Risk Retention Rules. Due to the interplay of the 1940 Act restrictions on principal and joint transactions and the U.S. Risk Retention Rules, we sought no-action relief to ensure that we could engage in CLO financing under the 1940 Act and the risk retention rules mandated by Section 941 of Dodd-Frank. On September 7, 2018 we received a no-action letter from the staff, or the Staff, of the Division of Investment Management of the SEC that states that the Staff would not recommend that the SEC take any enforcement action under Section 57(a) of the1940 Act, or Rule 17d-1 under the 1940 Act against us or GC Advisors if we were to acquire CLO equity as a Retention Interest in the manner described in a letter submitted to the Staff on behalf of us.
However, the no-action relief we received did not address whether or not the CLO transactions described therein would satisfy the requirements of the U.S. Risk Retention Rules. As a general matter, available interpretive authority to date addressing the U.S. Risk Retention Rules applicable to CLOs is limited, and there is limited judicial decisional authority or applicable agency interpretation that has directly addressed any of the risk retention approaches taken with respect to CLOs. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the applicable federal agencies will agree that any CLO transaction we undertake, or the manner in which we hold any retention interests, complies with the U.S. Risk Retention Rules. If we ever determined that undertaking CLO transactions would subject us or any of our affiliates to unacceptable regulatory risk, our ability to execute CLOs could be limited or otherwise curtailed. Given the more attractive financing costs associated with these types of debt securitization as opposed to other types of financing available (such as traditional senior secured facilities), this would, in turn, increase our financing costs. Any associated increase in financing costs would ultimately be borne by our common stockholders.
Over the last several years, there also has been an increase in regulatory attention to the extension of credit outside of the traditional banking sector, raising the possibility that some portion of the non-bank financial sector will be subject to new regulation. While it cannot be known at this time whether any regulation will be implemented or what form it will take, increased regulation of non-bank credit extension could negatively impact our operations, cash flows or financial condition, impose additional costs on us, intensify the regulatory supervision of us or otherwise adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We incur significant costs as a result of being a publicly traded company.
As a publicly traded company, we incur legal, accounting and other expenses, including costs associated with the periodic reporting requirements applicable to a company whose securities are registered under the Exchange Act, as well as additional corporate governance requirements, including requirements under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and other rules implemented by the SEC.
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Our compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act involves significant expenditures, and non-compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act would adversely affect us and the market price of our common stock.
Under current SEC rules, we are required to report on our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and related rules and regulations of the SEC. As such, we are required to review on an annual basis our internal control over financial reporting, and on a quarterly and annual basis to evaluate and disclose changes in our internal control over financial reporting. As a result, we incur expenses that could negatively impact our financial performance and our ability to make distributions. This process also results in a diversion of management’s time and attention. We cannot ensure that our evaluation, testing and remediation process is effective or that our internal control over financial reporting will be effective. In the event that we are unable to maintain compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and related rules, we and the market price of our securities would be adversely affected.
Technological innovations and industry disruptions could negatively impact us.
Technological innovations have disrupted traditional approaches in multiple industries and can permit younger companies to achieve success and in the process disrupt markets and market practices. We can provide no assurance that new businesses and approaches will not be created that would compete with us and/or our portfolio companies or alter the market practices in which GC Advisors and its affiliates and us have been designed to function within and on which we depend on for our investment return. New approaches could damage our investments, disrupt the market in which we operate and subject us to increased competition, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of investments.
We are highly dependent on information systems and systems failures could significantly disrupt our business, which could, in turn, negatively affect the market price of our common stock and our ability to pay distributions.
Our business depends on the communications and information systems of GC Advisors and its affiliates. GC Advisors and the Administrator are heavily reliant on the information technology infrastructure, processes and procedures of Golub Capital, which has devoted significant resources to developing effective and reliable information technology systems. Information technology changes rapidly, however, and Golub Capital could fail to stay ahead of such advances. Moreover, Golub Capital could find itself a target of cyberattacks, including cyber espionage, malware, ransomware, and other types of hacking. If any of the Golub Capital information technology systems do not operate properly or are disabled, whether as a result of tampering or a breach of network security systems or otherwise, we and Golub Capital could suffer, among other consequences, financial loss, disruption of businesses and reputational damage and, in the case of Golub Capital, liability to clients. While steps have been taken to mitigate the risk and impact of such attacks, no system is fully attack-proof, and a cyberattack could have an adverse impact on us.
In addition, Golub Capital’s operations rely on the secure processing, storage and transmission of confidential and other information in its computer systems and networks. Although Golub Capital takes protective measures, its computer systems, software and networks could be vulnerable to unauthorized access, theft, misuse, computer viruses or other malicious code and other events that could have an impact on security. We, GC Advisors and the Administrator rely on third-party service providers for certain aspects of their business. Any interruption or deterioration in the performance of these third parties or failures of their information systems and technology could impair the quality of the operations and could affect their reputation, which could have an adverse effect on us.
A data breach could negatively impact our business and result in significant penalties.
GC Advisors is subject to numerous laws in various jurisdictions relating to privacy and the storage, sharing, use, processing, disclosure and protection of information that we and our affiliates hold. The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, the Cayman Islands Data Protection Law, 2017, and the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 are recent examples of such laws, and GC Advisors anticipates new privacy and data protection laws will be passed in other jurisdictions in the future. In general, these laws introduce many new obligations on GC Advisors and its affiliates and service providers and create new rights for parties who have given us their personal information, such as investors and others.
Breach of these laws could result in significant financial penalties for GC Advisors and/or us. As interpretation of these laws evolves and new laws are passed, GC Advisors could be required to make changes to its business practices, which could result in additional risks, costs and liabilities to us and adversely affect investment returns.
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While GC Advisors intends to comply with its privacy and data protection obligations under the privacy and data protection laws that are applicable to it, it is possible that GC Advisors will not be able to accurately anticipate the ways in which regulators and courts will apply or interpret these laws. A violation of applicable privacy and data protection law could result in negative publicity and/or subject GC Advisors or us, to significant costs associated with litigation, settlements, regulatory action, judgments, liabilities and/or penalties.
Cybersecurity risks and cyber incidents may adversely affect our business or the business of our portfolio companies.
The operations of us, Golub Capital, any third-party service provider to us or Golub Capital and our portfolio companies are susceptible to risks from cybersecurity attacks and incidents due to reliance on the secure processing, storage and transmission of confidential and other information in relevant computer systems and networks. An adverse event that threatens the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the information resources of us or our portfolio companies, or a cyber incident, may be an intentional attack or an unintentional event and could involve gaining unauthorized access to the information systems of us, Golub Capital or our portfolio companies for purposes of misappropriating assets, stealing confidential information, corrupting data or causing operational disruption. Cyber-attacks may also be carried out in a manner that does not require gaining unauthorized access, such as causing denial-of-service attacks on websites (i.e., efforts to make network services unavailable to intended users). Cyber security incidents and cyber-attacks have been occurring globally at a more frequent and severe level and will likely continue to increase in frequency in the future. The result of these incidents may include disrupted operations, misstated or unreliable financial data, liability for stolen assets or information, increased cybersecurity protection and insurance costs, litigation and damage to business relationships.

The costs related to cyber or other security threats or disruptions may not be fully insured or indemnified by other means. As our and our portfolio companies’ reliance on technology has increased, so have the risks posed to information systems of ours, Golub Capital and our portfolio companies. Although Golub Capital takes protective measures, these measures, as well as an increased awareness of the nature and extent of a risk of a cyber incident, do not guarantee that a cyber incident will not occur and/or that the financial results, operations or confidential information of ours or our portfolio companies will not be negatively impacted by any such incident. Cybersecurity risks require continuous and increasing attention and other resources, which attention diverts time and other resources from other activities of ours, Golub Capital and our portfolio companies. There is no assurance that any efforts to mitigate cybersecurity risks undertaken by us, Golub Capital or our portfolio companies will be effective. Network, system, application and data breaches as a result of cybersecurity risks or cyber incidents could result in operational disruptions or information misappropriation that could have a material adverse effect on the business, results of operations and financial condition of us and of our portfolio companies.

Our business and operations could be negatively affected if we become subject to stockholder activism, which could cause us to incur significant expense, hinder the execution of our investment strategy or impact our stock price.
Stockholder activism, which could take many forms, including making public demands that we consider certain strategic alternatives, engaging in public campaigns to attempt to influence our corporate governance and/or our management, and commencing proxy contests to attempt to elect the activists’ representatives or others to our board of directors, or arise in a variety of situations, has been increasing in the business development company space recently. While we are currently not subject to any stockholder activism, due to the potential volatility of our stock price and for a variety of other reasons, we could in the future become the target of stockholder activism. Stockholder activism could result in substantial costs and divert management’s and our board of directors’ attention and resources from our business. Additionally, such stockholder activism could give rise to perceived uncertainties as to our future and adversely affect our relationships with service providers and our portfolio companies. Also, we could be required to incur significant legal and other expenses related to any activist stockholder matters. Further, our stock price could be subject to significant fluctuation or otherwise be adversely affected by the events, risks and uncertainties of any stockholder activism.



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Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
None.

Item 2. Properties
Properties
We do not own any real estate or other physical properties materially important to our operation. Our headquarters are located at 200 Park Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10166 and are provided by Golub Capital LLC pursuant to the Administration Agreement. We believe that our office facilities are suitable and adequate to our business.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings
We, GC Advisors and Golub Capital LLC could, from time to time, be involved in legal and regulatory proceedings arising out of their respective operations in the normal course of business or otherwise. While there can be no assurance of the ultimate disposition of any such proceedings, each of us, GC Advisors and Golub Capital LLC do not believe it is currently subject to any material legal proceedings.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosure
None.
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PART II

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Price Range of Common Stock
Our common stock began trading on April 15, 2010 and is currently traded on The Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “GBDC”. The following table lists the high and low closing sale price for our common stock, the closing sale price as a percentage of net asset value, or NAV, and quarterly distributions per share.
Period
NAV(1)
Closing Sales Price
Premium (Discount) of
High Sales
Price to
NAV(2)
Premium
 (Discount) of
 Low Sales
 Price to
 NAV(2)

Distributions
Declared
HighLow
Fiscal year ended September 30, 2022            
Fourth quarter$14.89 $14.35 $12.21 (3.6)%(18.0)%$0.30 
Third quarter15.14 15.48 12.67 2.2 (16.3)0.30 
Second quarter15.35 16.10 14.70 4.9 (4.2)0.30 
First quarter15.26 15.99 14.86 4.8 (2.6)0.30 
Fiscal year ended September 30, 2021
Fourth quarter$15.19 $16.01 $15.17 5.4 %(0.1)%$0.29 
Third quarter15.06 16.10 14.72 6.9 (2.3)0.29 
Second quarter14.86 15.36 14.08 3.4 (5.2)0.29 
First quarter14.60 14.15 12.66 (3.1)(13.3)0.29 
(1)NAV per share is determined as of the last day in the relevant quarter and therefore may not reflect the NAV per share on the date of the high and low closing sales prices. The NAVs shown are based on outstanding shares at the end of the each period.
(2)Calculated as of the respective high or low closing sales price divided by the quarter-end NAV.
The last reported price for our common stock on November 16, 2022 was $13.35 per share. As of November 16, 2022, we had 816 stockholders of record.
Distributions
Our distributions, if any, are determined by the board of directors. We elected to be treated as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. In order to be subject to tax as a RIC, we must distribute to our stockholders dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes each tax year of an amount at least equal to 90% of our net ordinary income and net short-term capital gains in excess of our net long-term capital losses, or investment company taxable income, determined without regard to any deduction for dividends paid. In addition, we are subject to ordinary income and capital gain distribution requirements under U.S. federal excise tax rules for each calendar year. If we do not meet the required distributions we will be subject to a 4% nondeductible federal excise tax on the undistributed amount.
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The following table reflects the cash distributions, including dividends and returns of capital per share that we have declared on our common stock.
Record DatesPayment Date
Distributions
Declared
Fiscal year ended September 30, 2022    
September 2, 2022September 29, 2022$0.30 
June 3, 2022June 29, 20220.30 
March 4, 2022March 29, 20220.30 
December 10, 2021December 30, 20210.30 
Total  $1.20 
Fiscal year ended September 30, 2021
September 8, 2021September 29, 2021$0.29 
June 11, 2021June 29, 20210.29 
March 5, 2021March 30, 20210.29 
December 11, 2020December 30, 20200.29 
Total$1.16 
On November 18, 2022, our board of directors declared a quarterly distribution of $0.33 per share, which is payable on December 29, 2022 to holders of record as of December 9, 2022.
We have adopted a dividend reinvestment plan that provides for reinvestment of our dividends and other distributions on behalf of our stockholders. As a result, if our board of directors authorizes, and we declare, a cash dividend or other distribution, then our stockholders who participate in our dividend reinvestment plan will have their cash distribution reinvested in additional shares of our common stock, rather than receiving the cash distribution.
Sale of Unregistered Securities
    None.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
    None.
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Stock Performance Graph
This graph compares the stockholder return on our common stock from September 30, 2016 to September 30, 2022 with that of the NASDAQ Financial 100 Stock Index and the Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index. This graph assumes that on September 30, 2016, $100 was invested in our common stock, the NASDAQ Financial 100 Stock Index, and the Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index. The graph also assumes the reinvestment of all cash distributions prior to any tax effect. The graph and other information furnished under this Part II Item 5 of this annual report on Form 10-K shall not be deemed to be “soliciting material” or to be “filed” with the SEC or subject to Regulation 14A or 14C under, or to the liabilities of Section 18 of, the Exchange Act. The stock price performance included in the below graph is not necessarily indicative of future stock performance.

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Fees and Expenses
The following table is being provided to update, as of September 30, 2022, certain information in our registration statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-265509). The following table is intended to assist you in understanding the costs and expenses that an investor in shares of our common stock will bear directly or indirectly. However, we caution you that some of the percentages indicated in the table below are estimates and may vary. Actual costs and expenses incurred by investors in shares of our common stock may be greater than the percentage estimates in the table below. The following table excludes one-time fees payable to third parties not affiliated with GC Advisors that were incurred in connection with the Debt Securitizations, but includes all of the applicable ongoing fees and expenses of the Debt Securitizations. Whenever reference to fees or expenses paid by “us” or “Golub Capital BDC,” or that “we” will pay fees or expenses, our common stockholders will indirectly bear such fees or expenses.

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Stockholder transaction expenses:
Sales load (as a percentage of offering price)%(1)
Offering expenses (as a percentage of offering price)%(2)
Dividend reinvestment plan expensesNone(3)
Total stockholder transaction expenses (as a percentage of offering price)%
Annual expenses (as a percentage of net assets attributable to common stock):
Management fees2.90 %(4)
Incentive fees payable under the Investment Advisory Agreement0.70 %(5)
Interest payments on borrowed funds3.51 %(6)
Other expenses0.49 %(7)
Acquired fund fees and expenses%
Total annual expenses7.60 %(8)
(1)In the event that the securities to which any applicable prospectus relates are sold to or through underwriters or agents, a corresponding prospectus supplement will disclose the applicable sales load.
(2)In the event that we conduct an offering of our securities, the related prospectus supplement will disclose the estimated amount of total offering expenses (which may include offering expenses borne by third parties on our behalf), the offering price and the offering expenses borne by us as a percentage of the offering price.
(3)The expenses associated with the dividend reinvestment plan are included in “Other expenses.” See “Dividend Reinvestment Plan.”
(4)Our management fee is calculated at an annual rate equal to 1.375% and is based on the average adjusted gross assets (including assets purchased with borrowed funds and securitization-related assets, leverage, unrealized depreciation or appreciation on derivative instruments and cash collateral on deposit with custodian but adjusted to exclude cash and cash equivalents so that investors do not pay the base management fee on such assets) at the end of the two most recently completed calendar quarters and is payable quarterly in arrears. See “Item 1. Business — Management Agreements — Investment Advisory Agreement — Management Fee”, as well as any amendments reflected in subsequent filings with the SEC. The management fee referenced in the table above is annualized and based on actual amounts incurred by us during the year ended September 30, 2022, excluding the one-time waiver recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2022 of $1.9 million. The estimate of our annualized base management fees based on actual expenses for the year ended September 30, 2022 assumes net assets of $2,545 million and leverage of $3,094 million, which reflects our net assets and leverage as of September 30, 2022.

GC Advisors, as collateral manager for the 2018 Issuer, under a collateral management agreement, or the 2018 Collateral Management Agreement, is entitled to receive an annual fee in an amount equal to 0.25% of the principal balance of the portfolio loans held by the 2018 Issuer at the beginning of the collection period relating to each payment date, which is payable in arrears on each payment date. Under the 2018 Collateral Management Agreement, the term "collection period" refers to the period commencing on the third business day prior to the preceding payment date and ending on (but excluding) the third business day prior to such payment date.

GC Advisors, as collateral manager for the GCIC 2018 Issuer, under a collateral management agreement, or the GCIC 2018 Collateral Management Agreement is entitled to receive an annual fee in an amount equal to 0.35% of the principal balance of the portfolio loans held by the GCIC 2018 Issuer at the beginning of the collection period relating to each payment date, which is payable in arrears on each payment date. Under the 2018 GCIC Collateral Management Agreement, the term “collection period” generally refers to a quarterly period commencing on the day after the end of the prior collection period to the tenth business day prior to the payment date.

The collateral management fees described above are less than the management fee payable under the Investment Advisory Agreement and are paid directly by the 2018 Issuer and GCIC 2018 Issuer, as applicable, to GC Advisors and are offset against the management fees payable under the Investment Advisory Agreement. Accordingly, the 1.375% base management fee paid by us to GC Advisors under the Investment Advisory Agreement on all of our assets, including those indirectly held through each of the 2018 Issuer and the GCIC 2018 Issuer, is reduced, on a dollar for dollar basis, by an amount equal to the 0.25% and 0.35% fees paid to GC Advisors by the 2018 Issuer and GCIC 2018 Issuer, respectively.

For purposes of this table, the SEC requires that the “Management fees” percentage be calculated as a percentage of net assets attributable to common stock, rather than total assets, including assets that have been funded with borrowed monies, because common stockholders bear all of this cost. If the base management fee portion of the “Management fees” percentage were calculated instead as a percentage of our total assets, our base management fee portion of the “Management fees” percentage would be approximately 1.30% of total assets.
(5)The incentive fee referenced in the table above is based on actual amounts of the income component of the incentive fee incurred during the year ended September 30, 2022, and the capital gains component payable under the Investment Advisory Agreement as of September 30, 2022. For the year ended September 30, 2022, there was $17.8 million incurred of the income component of the incentive fee and as of September 30, 2022, there was no capital gains component payable under the Investment Advisory Agreement. We have structured the calculation of the incentive fee to include a fee limitation such that no incentive fee will be paid to GC Advisors for any quarter if, after such payment, the cumulative incentive fees paid to GC Advisors since the effective date of our election to become a business development company would be greater than 20.0% of our cumulative pre-incentive fee net income per share. For a more detailed discussion of the calculation of the incentive fee, see “Item 1. Business — Management Agreements — Income and Capital Gains Incentive Fee Calculation” as well as any amendments reflected in subsequent filings with the SEC.
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(6)Interest payments on borrowed funds is based on our cost of funds on our outstanding indebtedness for the year ended September 30, 2022, which consisted of $692.6 million of indebtedness outstanding under Revolving Credit Facilities, $1,446.9 million of principal outstanding less unamortized premium and / or unaccreted original issue discount on our unsecured notes and $954.2 million of principal outstanding less unaccreted discount recognized on the assumption of the GCIC 2018 Debt Securitization in the Merger in notes issued through the Debt Securitizations. For the year ended September 30, 2022, the annualized cost of funds for our total debt outstanding, which includes all interest and amortization of debt issuance costs on the Debt Securitizations, was 3.0%. Debt issuance costs represent fees and other direct incremental costs incurred in connection with our Debt Securitizations. These fees also include a structuring and placement fee paid to Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC for its services in connection with the initial structuring of the 2018 Debt Securitization and legal fees, accounting fees, rating agency fees and all other costs associated with the 2018 Debt Securitization and GCIC 2018 Debt Securitization.
(7)Includes our overhead expenses, including payments under the Administration Agreement based on our allocable portion of overhead and other expenses incurred by the Administrator, and any acquired fund fees and expenses that are not required to be disclosed separately. See “Item 1. Business — Management Agreements — Administration Agreement”, as well as any amendments reflected in subsequent filings with the SEC. “Other expenses” are estimated based on the annualized amounts incurred for the year ended September 30, 2022.
(8)“Total annual expenses” as a percentage of consolidated net assets attributable to common stock are higher than the total annual expenses percentage would be for a company that is not leveraged. We borrow money to leverage our net assets and increase our total assets. The SEC requires that the “Total annual expenses” percentage be calculated as a percentage of net assets (defined as total assets less indebtedness and before taking into account any incentive fees payable during the period), rather than the total assets, including assets that have been funded with borrowed monies. The reason for presenting expenses as a percentage of net assets attributable to common stockholders is that our common stockholders bear all of our fees and expenses.

Example
The following example demonstrates the projected dollar amount of total cumulative expenses that would be incurred over various periods with respect to a hypothetical investment in our common stock. This example and the expenses in the table above should not be considered a representation of our future expenses, and actual expenses (including the cost of debt, if any, and other expenses) may be greater or less than those shown.
You would pay the following expenses on a $1,000 investment1 year3 Years5 years10 years
Assuming a 5% annual return (assumes no return from net realized capital gains or net unrealized capital appreciation) $69$203$332$634
Assuming a 5% annual return (assumes return entirely from realized capital gains and thus subject to the capital gain incentive fee)$79$230$373$694

The foregoing table is to assist you in understanding the various costs and expenses that an investor in our common stock will bear directly or indirectly. While the example assumes, as required by the SEC, a 5% annual return, our performance will vary and may result in a return greater or less than 5%. The incentive fee under the Investment Advisory Agreement, which, assuming a 5% annual return, would either not be payable or have an immaterial impact on the expense amounts shown above, is not included in the example. Under our Investment Advisory Agreement, no incentive fee would be payable if we have a 5% annual return. If we achieve sufficient returns on our investments, including through the realization of capital gains, to trigger an incentive fee of a material amount, our expenses, and returns to our investors, would be higher. The example assumes that all dividends and other distributions are reinvested at net asset value. Under certain circumstances, reinvestment of dividends and other distributions under our dividend reinvestment plan may occur at a price per share that differs from net asset value. See “Dividend Reinvestment Plan” for more information.
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The information contained in this section should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this annual report on Form 10-K. In this report, “we,” “us,” “our” and “Golub Capital BDC” refer to Golub Capital BDC, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

Forward-Looking Statements

Some of the statements in this annual report on Form 10-K constitute forward-looking statements, which relate to future events or our future performance or financial condition. The forward-looking statements contained in this annual report on Form 10-K involve risks and uncertainties, including statements as to:

our future operating results;
our business prospects and the prospects of our portfolio companies, including our and their ability to achieve our respective objectives due to disruptions, including those caused by global health pandemics, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, or other large scale events;
the effect of investments that we expect to make and the competition for those investments;
our contractual arrangements and relationships with third parties;
actual and potential conflicts of interest with GC Advisors and other affiliates of Golub Capital;
the dependence of our future success on the general economy and its effect on the industries in which we invest;
the ability of our portfolio companies to achieve their objectives;
the use of borrowed money to finance a portion of our investments;
the adequacy of our financing sources and working capital;
the timing of cash flows, if any, from the operations of our portfolio companies;
general economic and political trends and other external factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic;
changes in political, economic or industry conditions, the interest rate environment or conditions affecting the financial and capital markets that could result in changes to the value of our assets;
elevating levels of inflation, and its impact on us, on our portfolio companies and on the industries in which we invest;
the ability of GC Advisors to locate suitable investments for us and to monitor and administer our investments;
the ability of GC Advisors or its affiliates to attract and retain highly talented professionals;
the ability of GC Advisors to continue to effectively manage our business due to disruptions disruptions, including those caused by global health pandemics, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, or other large scale events;
turmoil in Ukraine and Russia, including sanctions related to such turmoil, and the potential for volatility in energy prices and other supply chain issues and any impact on the industries in which we invest;
our ability to qualify and maintain our qualification as a RIC and as a business development company;
the impact of information technology systems and systems failures, including data security breaches, data privacy compliance, network disruptions, and cybersecurity attacks;
general price and volume fluctuations in the stock markets;
the impact on our business of Dodd-Frank and the rules and regulations issued thereunder and any actions toward repeal thereof; and
the effect of changes to tax legislation and our tax position.

Such forward-looking statements may include statements preceded by, followed by or that otherwise include the words “may,” “might,” “will,” “intend,” “should,” “could,” “can,” “would,” “expect,” “believe,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “predict,” “potential,” “plan” or similar words. The forward looking statements contained in this annual report on Form 10-K involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those implied or
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expressed in the forward-looking statements for any reason, including the factors set forth as “Risk Factors” in this annual report on Form 10-K.

We have based the forward-looking statements included in this report on information available to us on the date of this report. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in our forward-looking statements and future results could differ materially from historical performance. You are advised to consult any additional disclosures that we make directly to you or through reports that we have filed or in the future file with the SEC including annual reports on Form 10-K, registration statements on Form N-2, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K. This annual report on Form 10-K contains statistics and other data that have been obtained from or compiled from information made available by third-party service providers. We have not independently verified such statistics or data.
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Overview

We are an externally managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the 1940 Act. In addition, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, we have elected to be treated as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. As a business development company and a RIC, we are also subject to certain constraints, including limitations imposed by the 1940 Act and the Code.

Our shares are currently listed on The Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “GBDC.”

Our investment objective is to generate current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in one stop (a loan that combines characteristics of traditional first lien senior secured loans and second lien or subordinated loans and that are often referred to by other middle-market lenders as unitranche loans) and other senior secured loans of U.S. middle-market companies. We also selectively invest in second lien and subordinated loans of, and warrants and minority equity securities in U.S. middle-market companies. We intend to achieve our investment objective by (1) accessing the established loan origination channels developed by Golub Capital, a leading lender to U.S. middle-market companies with over $55 billion in capital under management as of July 1, 2022, (2) selecting investments within our core middle-market company focus, (3) partnering with experienced private equity firms, or sponsors, in many cases with whom Golub Capital has invested alongside in the past, (4) implementing the disciplined underwriting standards of Golub Capital and (5) drawing upon the aggregate experience and resources of Golub Capital.

Our investment activities are managed by GC Advisors and supervised by our board of directors of which a majority of the members are independent of us, GC Advisors and its affiliates.

Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, we have agreed to pay GC Advisors an annual base management fee based on our average adjusted gross assets as well as an incentive fee based on our investment performance. The Investment Advisory Agreement was most recently approved by our board of directors in May 2022. Under the Administration Agreement, we are provided with certain administrative services by the Administrator, which is currently Golub Capital LLC. Under the Administration Agreement, we have agreed to reimburse the Administrator for our allocable portion (subject to the review and approval of our independent directors) of overhead and other expenses incurred by the Administrator in performing its obligations under the Administration Agreement.

We seek to create a portfolio that includes primarily one stop and other senior secured loans by primarily investing approximately $10.0 million to $75.0 million of capital, on average, in the securities of U.S. middle-market companies. We also selectively invest more than $75.0 million in some of our portfolio companies and generally expect that the size of our individual investments will vary proportionately with the size of our capital base.

We generally invest in securities that have been rated below investment grade by independent rating agencies or that would be rated below investment grade if they were rated. These securities, which are often referred to as “junk,” have predominantly speculative characteristics with respect to the issuer’s capacity to pay interest and repay principal. In addition, many of our debt investments have floating interest rates that reset on a periodic basis and typically do not fully pay down principal prior to maturity, which may increase our risk of losing part or all of our investment.

As of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, our portfolio at fair value was comprised of the following:
As of September 30, 2022As of September 30, 2021
Investment TypeInvestments at
 Fair Value
(In thousands)
Percentage of
Total
Investments
Investments at
 Fair Value
(In thousands)
Percentage of
Total
Investments
Senior secured$472,873 8.7 %$784,805 16.0 %
One stop4,668,609 85.7 3,882,314 79.3 
Second lien23,240 0.4 41,857 0.9 
Subordinated debt3,815 0.1 172 0.0 *
Equity277,819 5.1 185,738 3.8 
Total$5,446,356 100.0 %$4,894,886 100.0 %
*Represents an amount less than 0.1%.

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One stop loans include loans to technology companies undergoing strong growth due to new services, increased adoption and/or entry into new markets. We refer to loans to these companies as recurring revenue loans.1 Other targeted characteristics of recurring revenue businesses include strong customer revenue retention rates, a diversified customer base and backing from growth equity or venture capital firms. In some cases, the borrower’s high revenue growth is supported by a high level of discretionary spending. As part of the underwriting of such loans and consistent with industry practice, we adjust our characterization of the earnings of such borrowers for a reduction or elimination of such discretionary expenses, if appropriate. As of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, one stop loans included $659.1 million and $527.8 million, respectively, of recurring revenue loans at fair value.

1 As of November 10, 2022, we have updated terminology from “late stage lending” to “recurring revenue” to better reflect the commercial activity of our business.

Equity investments include investments in preferred equity of portfolio companies structured to have all or a majority of their expected return from contractual rates of return payable based on the original investment. We refer to these investments as yield oriented preferred equity investments. As of September 30, 2022, we had yield oriented preferred equity investments with a total cost basis of $142.5 million with a weighted average contractual rate of approximately 11%, or the Yield Oriented Preferred Return. The Yield Oriented Preferred Return is included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

As of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, we had debt and equity investments in 331 and 296 portfolio companies, respectively.

The following table shows the weighted average income yield and weighted average investment income yield of our earning portfolio company investments, which represented nearly 100% of our debt investments, as well as the total return based on our average net asset value, and the total return based on the change in the quoted market price of our stock and assuming distributions were reinvested in accordance with our dividend reinvestment plan, or DRIP, in each case for the years ended September 30, 2022 and 2021:        
Year ended
  September 30, 2022September 30, 2021
Weighted average income yield (1)(2)
7.4%7.4%
Weighted average investment income yield (3)
8.0%7.9%
Total return based on average net asset value (4)
5.9%13.7%
Total return based on market value (5)
(14.8)%28.9%
(1)Represents income from interest and fees, excluding amortization of capitalized fees, discounts and purchase premium (as described in Note 2 of the consolidated financial statements), divided by the average fair value of earning portfolio company investments, and does not represent a return to any investor in us.
(2)The income yield presented for the year ended September 30, 2022 excludes the one-time recognition of $2.0 million of previously deferred interest income resulting from the repayment and refinancing of former non-accrual loans, which are included in the calculation of the investment income yield for the year ended September 30, 2022. The income yield was 7.5% for the year ended September 30, 2022 when including the $2.0 million of interest income
(3)Represents income from interest, fees and amortization of capitalized fees and discounts, excluding amortization of purchase premium (as described in Note 2 of the consolidated financial statements), divided by the average fair value of earning portfolio investments, and does not represent a return to any investor in us.
(4)Total return based on average net asset value is calculated as (a) the net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations divided by (b) the daily average of total net assets. Total return does not include sales load.
(5)Total return based on market value assumes distributions are reinvested in accordance with the DRIP. Total return does not include sales load.
Revenues: We generate revenue in the form of interest and fee income on debt investments and capital gains and distributions, if any, on portfolio company investments that we originate or acquire. Our debt investments, whether in the form of senior secured, one stop, second lien or subordinated loans, typically have a term of three to seven years and bear interest at a fixed or floating rate. In some instances, we receive payments on our debt investments based on scheduled amortization of the outstanding balances. In addition, we receive repayments of some of our debt investments prior to their scheduled maturity date. The frequency or volume of these repayments fluctuates significantly from period to period. Our portfolio activity also reflects the proceeds of sales of securities. In some
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cases, our investments provide for deferred interest payments or PIK interest. The principal amount of loans and any accrued but unpaid interest generally become due at the maturity date.

In addition, we generate revenue in the form of commitment, origination, amendment, structuring or due diligence fees, fees for providing managerial assistance, administrative agent fees and consulting fees. Loan origination fees, original issue discount and market discount or premium are capitalized, and we accrete or amortize such amounts as interest income. We record prepayment premiums on loans as fee income. For additional details on revenues, see “Critical Accounting Policies—Revenue Recognition.” We recognize realized gains or losses on investments based on the difference between the net proceeds from the disposition and the amortized cost basis of the investment or derivative instrument, without regard to unrealized gains or losses previously recognized. We record current period changes in fair value of investments and derivative instruments that are measured at fair value as a component of the net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment transactions in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Expenses:  Our primary operating expenses include the payment of fees to GC Advisors under the Investment Advisory Agreement and interest expense on our outstanding debt. We bear all other out-of-pocket costs and expenses of our operations and transactions, including:

calculating our NAV (including the cost and expenses of any independent valuation firm);
fees and expenses incurred by GC Advisors payable to third parties, including agents, consultants or other advisors, in monitoring financial and legal affairs for us and in monitoring our investments and performing due diligence on our prospective portfolio companies or otherwise relating to, or associated with, evaluating and making investments, which fees and expenses include, among other items, due diligence reports, appraisal reports, any studies commissioned by GC Advisors and travel and lodging expenses;
expenses related to unsuccessful portfolio acquisition efforts;
offerings of our common stock and other securities;
administration fees and expenses, if any, payable under the Administration Agreement (including payments based upon our allocable portion of the Administrator’s overhead in performing its obligations under the Administration Agreement, including rent and the allocable portion of the cost of our chief compliance officer, chief financial officer and their respective staffs);
fees payable to third parties, including agents, consultants or other advisors, relating to, or associated with, evaluating and making investments in portfolio companies, including costs associated with meeting financial sponsors;
transfer agent, dividend agent and custodial fees and expenses;
U.S. federal and state registration and franchise fees;
all costs of registration and listing our shares on any securities exchange;
U.S. federal, state and local taxes;
independent directors’ fees and expenses;
costs of preparing and filing reports or other documents required by the SEC or other regulators;
costs of any reports, proxy statements or other notices to stockholders, including printing costs;
costs associated with individual or group stockholders;
costs associated with compliance under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act;
our allocable portion of any fidelity bond, directors and officers/errors and omissions liability insurance, and any other insurance premiums;
direct costs and expenses of administration, including printing, mailing, long distance telephone, copying, secretarial and other staff, independent auditors and outside legal costs;
proxy voting expenses; and
all other expenses incurred by us or the Administrator in connection with administering our business.

We expect our general and administrative expenses to be relatively stable or decline as a percentage of total assets during periods of asset growth and to increase during periods of asset declines.

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GC Advisors, as collateral manager for the 2018 Issuer under a collateral management agreement, or the 2018 Collateral Management Agreement, is entitled to receive an annual fee in an amount equal to 0.25% of the principal balance of the portfolio loans held by the 2018 Issuer at the beginning of the collection period relating to each payment date, which is payable in arrears on each payment date. Under the 2018 Collateral Management Agreement, the term "collection period" refers to the period commencing on the third business day prior to the preceding payment date and ending on (but excluding) the third business day prior to such payment date.

GC Advisors, as collateral manager for Golub Capital Investment Corporation CLO II LLC, or the GCIC 2018 Issuer, under a collateral management agreement, or the GCIC 2018 Collateral Management Agreement, is entitled to receive an annual fee in an amount equal to 0.35% of the principal balance of the portfolio loans held by the GCIC 2018 Issuer at the beginning of the collection period relating to each payment date, which is payable in arrears on each payment date. Under the 2018 GCIC Collateral Management Agreement, the term “collection period” generally refers to a quarterly period commencing on the day after the end of the prior collection period to the tenth business day prior to the payment date.

Prior to the redemption of the 2020 Notes and the termination of the documents governing the 2020 Debt Securitization on August 26, 2021, GC Advisors served as collateral manager for Golub Capital BDC CLO 4 LLC, or the 2020 Issuer, under a collateral management agreement, or the 2020 Collateral Management Agreement, and was entitled to receive an annual fee in an amount equal to 0.35% of the principal balance of the portfolio loans held by the 2020 Issuer at the beginning of the collection period relating to each payment date, which is payable in arrears on each payment date. Under the 2020 Collateral Management Agreement, the term “collection period” generally referred to a quarterly period commencing on the day after the end of the prior collection period to the tenth business day prior to the payment date.

Collateral management fees were paid directly by the 2020 Issuer and are paid directly by the 2018 Issuer and GCIC 2018 Issuer to GC Advisors and are offset against the management fees payable under the Investment Advisory Agreement. The 2018 Issuer paid Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC structuring and placement fees for its services in connection with the structuring of the 2018 Debt Securitization. Before we acquired the GCIC 2018 Issuer as part of our acquisition of GCIC (as defined in the “GCIC Acquisition” section below), the GCIC 2018 Issuer paid Wells Fargo Securities, LLC structuring and placement fees for its services in connection with the initial structuring of the GCIC 2018 Debt Securitization. The 2020 Issuer paid Wells Fargo Securities, LLC structuring and placement fees for its services in connection with the structuring of the 2020 Debt Securitization. Term debt securitizations are also known as CLOs, and are a form of secured financing incurred by us, which are consolidated by us and subject to our overall asset coverage requirement. The 2018 Issuer and GCIC 2018 Issuer also agreed to pay ongoing administrative expenses to the trustee, collateral manager, independent accountants, legal counsel, rating agencies and independent managers in connection with developing and maintaining reports, and providing required services in connection with the administration of the 2018 Debt Securitization and GCIC 2018 Debt Securitization and collectively the Debt Securitizations, as applicable.

We believe that these administrative expenses approximate the amount of ongoing fees and expenses that we would be required to pay in connection with a traditional secured credit facility. Our common stockholders indirectly bear all of these expenses.

GCIC Acquisition

On September 16, 2019, we completed our acquisition of GCIC pursuant to the Merger Agreement. In accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger, each outstanding share of GCIC’s common stock was converted into the right to receive 0.865 shares of our common stock (with GCIC’s stockholders receiving cash in lieu of fractional shares of our common stock). As a result of the Merger, we issued an aggregate of 71,779,964 shares of our common stock to former stockholders of GCIC.

COVID-19 Pandemic
The spread of COVID-19, which was identified as a global pandemic by the World Health Organization in 2020, resulted in governmental authorities imposing restrictions on travel and the temporary closure of many corporate offices, retail stores, restaurants, healthcare facilities, fitness clubs and manufacturing facilities and factories in affected jurisdictions. While restrictions, business closures and other quarantine measures have been lifted in certain states in the United States and other countries, COVID-19 outbreaks have led and could lead to the re-introduction of such restrictions. As a result, we are unable to predict the duration of business and supply chain disruptions, the
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extent to which COVID-19 will continue to affect our portfolio companies’ operating results or the impact COVID-19 may have on our results of operations and financial condition.

We and GC Advisors continue to monitor the COVID-19 pandemic and guidance from U.S. and international authorities, including federal, state and local public health authorities, and future recommendations from such authorities may further impact our business operations and financial results. Due to certain resurgences of COVID-19 and the threat of new variants of COVID-19, we remain cautious and concerned about the on-going impacts to the U.S. economy from COVID-19.

LIBOR Transition

In July 2017, the Financial Conduct Authority, or the FCA, announced its intention to cease sustaining the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate, or LIBOR, by the end of 2021.

As of January 1, 2022, USD LIBOR is available in five settings (overnight, one-month, three-month, six-month and 12-month). The IBA has stated that it will cease to publish all remaining USD LIBOR settings immediately following their publication on June 30, 2023. As of January 1, 2022, all non-USD LIBOR reference rates in all settings ceased to be published.

In April 2018, the New York Federal Reserve Bank began publishing its alternative rate, the Secured Overnight Financing Rate, or SOFR. The Bank of England followed suit in April 2018 by publishing its proposed alternative rate, the Sterling Overnight Index Average, or SONIA.

Each of SOFR and SONIA significantly differ from LIBOR, both in the actual rate and how it is calculated, and therefore it is unclear whether and when markets will adopt either of these rates as a widely accepted replacement for LIBOR.

As such, when LIBOR is discontinued, if a replacement rate is not widely agreed upon or if a replacement rate is significantly different from LIBOR, it could cause a disruption in the credit markets generally. Such a disruption could also negatively impact the market value and/or transferability of our portfolio company investments. Furthermore, disruptions related to loans and/or other debt financing securitizations (CLOs) in the marketplace could have a material adverse effect on the ability of GC Advisors or its affiliates to enter into loans in the future in accordance with our investment strategy and have a material adverse effect on us. We could also be materially and adversely impacted to the extent GC Advisors or its affiliates are unable to successfully implement an acceptable replacement rate in leverage utilized by us or if there is a prolonged period of mismatch on the interest rates payable on our leverage and our portfolio investments as a result of the discontinued publication of LIBOR results in a decrease in our net investment income and distributions we are able to pay to our stockholders.

In anticipation of the discontinuation of LIBOR, we have assessed our current debt facilities for our exposure to LIBOR. Effective September 2, 2022, the JPM Credit Facility was amended to replace LIBOR with SOFR as an interest rate benchmark. The notes offered in the 2018 Debt Securitization and GCIC 2018 Debt Securitization currently utilize a reference rate to three-month USD LIBOR. We may seek to amend or refinance the Debt Securitizations prior to June 30, 2023, the cessation date for three-month USD LIBOR. The 2024 Notes, 2026 Notes and 2027 Notes accrue fixed-rate interest and will not be affected by any discontinuation of LIBOR. We expect any new debt facilities will reference a benchmark interest rate other than LIBOR, such as SOFR.

Recent Developments

On November 18, 2022, our board of directors declared a quarterly distribution of $0.33 per share, which is payable on December 29, 2022 to holders of record as of December 9, 2022.

On November 18, 2022, our board of directors approved amended and restated bylaws that revise Section 2.8 of the bylaws regarding the preparation of voting lists in advance of stockholder meetings to conform to recent amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law regarding preparation of such lists.


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Consolidated Results of Operations

The comparison of the fiscal years ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 can be found in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021 located within Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Consolidated operating results for the years ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 are as follows:
Year endedVariances
  September 30, 2022September 30, 2021
2022 vs. 2021
  (In thousands)
Interest income$373,829 $309,832 $63,997 
Accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums24,679 21,399 3,280 
GCIC acquisition purchase premium amortization(15,632)(30,793)15,161 
Dividend income684 1,713 (1,029)
Fee income4,242 4,974 (732)
Total investment income387,802 307,125 80,677 
Total net expenses191,611 139,453 52,158 
Net investment income before taxes196,191 167,672 28,519 
Income tax72 — 72 
Net investment income after taxes196,119 167,672 28,447 
Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions excluding purchase premium20,642 8,297 12,345 
Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions due to purchase premium(266)(392)126 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment transactions excluding purchase premium(77,796)134,061 (211,857)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment transactions due to purchase premium 15,898 31,185 (15,287)
Net gain (loss) on investment transactions (41,522)173,151 (214,673)
(Provision) benefit for taxes on realized gain on investments(302)— (302)
(Provision) benefit for taxes on unrealized appreciation on investments (855)(543)(312)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations$153,440 $340,280 $(186,840)
Average earning debt investments, at fair value$5,061,410 $4,236,042 $825,368 
Net income can vary substantially from period to period for various reasons, including the recognition of realized gains and losses and unrealized appreciation and depreciation. As a result, quarterly and year-to-date comparisons of net income may not be meaningful.

On September 16, 2019, we completed our acquisition of GCIC. The acquisition was accounted for under the asset acquisition method of accounting in accordance with ASC 805-50, Business Combinations — Related Issues. Under asset acquisition accounting, where the consideration paid to GCIC’s stockholders exceeded the relative fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, the premium paid by us was allocated to the cost of the GCIC assets acquired by us pro-rata based on their relative fair value. Immediately following the acquisition of GCIC, we recorded its assets at their respective fair values and, as a result, the purchase premium allocated to the cost basis of the GCIC assets acquired was immediately recognized as unrealized depreciation on our Consolidated Statement of Operations. The purchase premium allocated to investments in loan securities will amortize over the life of the loans through interest income with a corresponding reversal of the unrealized depreciation on such loans acquired through their ultimate disposition. The purchase premium allocated to investments in equity securities will not amortize over the life of the equity securities through interest income and, assuming no subsequent change to the fair value of the equity securities acquired from GCIC and disposition of such equity securities at fair value, we will recognize a realized loss with a corresponding reversal of the unrealized depreciation upon disposition of the equity securities acquired.

As a supplement to our GAAP financial measures, we have provided the following non-GAAP financial measures that we believe are useful for the reasons described below:
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“Adjusted Net Investment Income” - excludes the amortization of the purchase price premium from net investment income calculated in accordance with GAAP;
“Adjusted Net Investment Income Before Accrual for Capital Gain Incentive Fee” - Adjusted Net Investment Income excluding the accrual or reversal for the capital gain incentive fee under GAAP;
“Adjusted Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss)” - excludes the unrealized loss resulting from the purchase premium write-down and the corresponding reversal of the unrealized loss resulting from the amortization of the premium on loans or from the sale of equity investments from the determination of realized and unrealized gain/(loss) determined in accordance with GAAP; and
“Adjusted Net Income” – calculates net income and earnings per share based on Adjusted Net Investment Income and Adjusted Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss).

Year ended
September 30, 2022September 30, 2021
  (In thousands)
Net investment income after taxes$196,119 $167,672 
Add: GCIC acquisition purchase premium amortization15,632 30,793 
Adjusted Net Investment Income $211,751 $198,465 
Net gain (loss) on investment transactions $(41,522)$173,151 
Add: Realized loss on investment transactions due to purchase premium266 392 
Less: Net change in unrealized appreciation on investment transactions due to purchase premium (15,898)(31,185)
Adjusted Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss)$(57,154)$142,358 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations$153,440 $340,280 
Add: GCIC acquisition purchase premium amortization15,632 30,793 
Add: Realized loss on investment transactions due to purchase premium266 392 
Less: Net change in unrealized appreciation on investment transactions due to purchase premium (15,898)(31,185)
Adjusted Net Income$153,440 $340,280 
We believe that excluding the financial impact of the purchase premium in the above non-GAAP financial measures is useful for investors as this is a non-cash expense/loss and is one method we use to measure our results of operations. In addition, we believe that providing the Adjusted Net Investment Income Before Accrual for Capital Gain Incentive Fee is a useful non-GAAP financial measure as such accrual is not contractually payable under the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement.

Although these non-GAAP financial measures are intended to enhance investors’ understanding of our business and performance, these non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered an alternative to GAAP.

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Investment Income

Investment income increased from the year ended September 30, 2021 to the year ended September 30, 2022 by $80.7 million primarily due to an increase in the average earning debt investments balance of $825.4 million and a decrease of the GCIC acquisition purchase price premium amortization.

The annualized income yield by debt security type for the years ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 are as follows:
Year ended
  September 30, 2022September 30, 2021
Senior secured6.4%6.1%
One stop7.5%7.7%
Second lien9.0%11.5%
Subordinated debt12.1%12.0%

Income yields on senior secured loans increased for the year ended September 30, 2022 as compared to the year ended September 30, 2021, primarily due to rising LIBOR and SOFR rates during the second half of the 2022 fiscal year. Income yields on one stop loans decreased for the year ended September 30, 2022 as compared to the year ended September 30, 2021, primarily due to lower fee income and the general trend of interest rate compression on new investments during the first three quarters of the 2022 fiscal year. Our loan portfolio is partially insulated from a drop in floating interest rates, as over 98.0% of the loan portfolio at fair value is subject to an interest rate floor. As of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, the weighted average base rate floor of our loans was 0.83% and 0.90%, respectively. The decrease in our portfolio’s weighted average base rate floor is primarily due to the majority of our new portfolio company investments originating with base rate floors ranging between 0.00% and 0.75%.

As of September 30, 2022, we have second lien investments in three portfolio companies and subordinated debt investments in two portfolio companies as shown in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. Due to the limited number of second lien and subordinated debt investments, income yields on second lien and subordinated debt investments can be significantly impacted by the addition, subtraction or refinancing of one investment.

For additional details on investment yields and asset mix, refer to the “Liquidity and Capital Resources - Portfolio Composition, Investment Activity and Yield” section below.

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Expenses

The following table summarizes our expenses for the years ended September 30, 2022 and 2021:
Year endedVariances
  September 30, 2022September 30, 2021
2022 vs. 2021
  (In thousands)
Interest and other debt financing expenses$82,041 $55,536 $26,505 
Amortization of debt issuance costs7,337 10,203 (2,866)
Base management fee, net of waiver71,962 57,858 14,104 
Income incentive fee17,756 3,214 14,542 
Capital gain incentive fee— — — 
Professional fees3,607 3,992 (385)
Administrative service fee7,188 7,227 (39)
General and administrative expenses1,720 1,423 297 
Net expenses$191,611 $139,453 $52,158 
Average debt outstanding$2,935,846 $2,184,010 $751,836 

Interest Expense

Interest and other debt financing expenses, including amortization of debt issuance costs, increased from the year ended September 30, 2021 to the year ended September 30, 2022 by $23.6 million, primarily due to an increase in average debt outstanding of $751.8 million as well as rising LIBOR and SOFR rates on borrowings from our floating rate debt facilities. For more information about our outstanding borrowings for the years ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, including the terms thereof, see Note 7. Borrowings in the notes to our consolidated financial statements and the “Liquidity and Capital Resources” section below.

For the years ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the effective average interest rate, which includes amortization of debt financing costs, amortization of discounts on notes issued and non-usage facility fees, on our total debt was 3.0% and 3.0%, respectively.

The effective annualized average interest rate stayed consistent for the year ended September 30, 2022 compared to the year ended September 30, 2021 primarily due to the issuance of the additional 2026 Notes and the additional 2024 Notes in October 2021 at a price resulting in a yield to maturity of 2.667% and 1.809%, respectively, that was offset by rising interest rates on our borrowings from floating rate debt facilities.

Management Fee

The base management fee, net of waiver, increased from the year ended September 30, 2021 to the year ended September 30, 2022 due to an increase in average adjusted gross assets from 2021 to 2022, partially offset by the management fee waiver described below.


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Effective April 1, 2022, GC Advisors changed its practice of retaining administrative agent fees earned in respect of co-investment transactions in which we participate. In connection with this change, for the three months ended March 31, 2022, GC Advisors voluntarily and irrevocably waived $1.9 million* of base management fees related to certain administrative agent fees received by GC Advisors prior to this change. The waiver had the net economic effect of providing us an amount equal to our pro rata portion of administrative agent fees earned by GC Advisors from our borrowers.

Incentive Fees

The incentive fee payable under the Investment Advisory Agreement consists of two parts: (1) the Income Incentive Fee and (2) the Capital Gain Incentive Fee. The Income Incentive Fee increased by $14.5 million from the year ended September 30, 2021 to the year ended September 30, 2022 primarily as a result of an increase in Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income and a greater rate of return on the value of our net assets driven by net funds growth and the impact of rising LIBOR and SOFR rates during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022. As we remained in the “catch-up” provision of the calculation of the Income Incentive Fee for the year ended September 30, 2021 and for the first three quarters of the year ended September 30, 2022, an increase in Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income caused a corresponding increase in the Income Incentive fee. During the quarter ended September 30, 2022, we were fully through the catch up and the Income Incentive Fee was equal to 20% of Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income.

The Income Incentive Fee as a percentage of Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income was 8.3% and 1.9% for the year ended September 30, 2022 and the year ended September 30, 2021, respectively.

As of both September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, there was no Capital Gain Incentive Fee payable as calculated under the Investment Advisory Agreement. In accordance with GAAP, we are required to include the aggregate unrealized capital appreciation on investments in the calculation and accrue a capital gain incentive fee as if such unrealized capital appreciation were realized, even though such unrealized capital appreciation is not permitted to be considered in calculating the fee actually payable under the Investment Advisory Agreement. As of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, there was no capital gain incentive fee accrual calculated in accordance with GAAP. Any payment due under the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement is calculated in arrears at the end of each calendar year. No Capital Gain Incentive Fees as calculated under the Investment Advisory Agreement or any prior investment advisory agreements, as applicable, have been payable since December 31, 2018.

For additional details on unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments, refer to the “Net Realized and Unrealized Gains and Losses” section below.

Professional Fees, Administrative Service Fee, and General and Administrative Expenses

In total, professional fees, the administrative service fee, and general and administrative expenses decreased by $0.1 million from the year ended September 30, 2021 to the year ended September 30, 2022 primarily due to a decrease in professional fees. In general, we expect certain of our operating expenses, including professional fees, the administrative service fee, and other general and administrative expenses to decline as a percentage of our total assets during periods of growth and increase as a percentage of our total assets during periods of asset declines.

The Administrator pays for certain expenses incurred by us. These expenses are subsequently reimbursed in cash.
Total expenses reimbursed to the Administrator during the years ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 were $6.2 million and $7.0 million, respectively.

As of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, included in accounts payable and other liabilities were $2.0 million and $2.5 million, respectively, of expenses paid on behalf of us by the Administrator.

*The net economic effect represents $6.5 million of GBDC’s pro rata portion of administrative agent fees retained by GC Advisors since the exemptive relief issued to GBDC and its affiliates on February 27, 2017, reduced by $4.6 million of the additional incentive fees GC Advisors would have earned on the pro rata portion of administrative agent fees.


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Net Realized and Unrealized Gains and Losses

The following table summarizes our net realized and unrealized gains (losses) for the years ended September 30, 2022 and 2021:

Year endedVariances
  September 30, 2022September 30, 2021
2022 vs. 2021
  (In thousands)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments$19,549 $13,324 $6,225 
Foreign currency transactions(253)(5,419)5,166 
Forward currency contracts1,080 — 1,080 
Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions $20,376 $7,905 $12,471 
Unrealized appreciation on investments53,327 183,514 (130,187)
Unrealized (depreciation) on investments(110,133)(23,339)(86,794)
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies(37,335)3,917 (41,252)
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward currency contracts32,243 1,154 31,089 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment transactions $(61,898)$165,246 $(227,144)

During the year ended September 30, 2022, we had a net realized gain of $20.4 million primarily attributable to recognized realized gains on the sale of equity investments in multiple portfolio companies and the gain on the settlement of a forward currency contract, partially offset by recognized realized losses on the restructure, sale, or write-off on multiple portfolio companies and net realized losses recognized due to the repayment of non-U.S. dollar dominated debt.

During the year ended September 30, 2021, we had a net realized gain of $7.9 million, primarily attributable to net realized gains from the sale of equity investments in multiple portfolio companies, that was partially offset by recognized realized losses on the restructure, sale, or write-off on multiple portfolio companies and net realized losses recognized due to the repayment of non-U.S. dollar dominated debt.

For the year ended September 30, 2022, we had $53.3 million in unrealized appreciation on 159 portfolio company investments, which was offset by $110.1 million in unrealized depreciation on 234 portfolio company investments. Unrealized appreciation for the year ended September 30, 2022 primarily resulted from better than expected performance of our portfolio companies. Unrealized depreciation for the year ended September 30, 2022 primarily resulted from decreases in the fair value in the majority of our portfolio company investments due to wider credit spreads in the market during the last two quarters of the 2022 fiscal year and the reversal of unrealized appreciation recognized in connection with realized gains on the sale of portfolio company investments. For the year ended September 30, 2022, we had net unrealized depreciation of $37.3 million on the translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies that were partially offset by $32.2 million of unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts, which resulted from the U.S. dollar appreciation primarily compared to the U.K. pound sterling and Euro.

For the year ended September 30, 2021, we had $183.5 million in unrealized appreciation on 272 portfolio company investments, which was offset by $23.3 million in unrealized depreciation on 79 portfolio company investments. Unrealized appreciation for the year ended September 30, 2021 primarily resulted from better than expected performance of our portfolio companies and continued reversal of depreciation recognized due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Unrealized depreciation for the year ended September 30, 2021 primarily resulted from the amortization of discounts, negative credit related adjustments that caused a reduction in fair value and the reversal of the net unrealized appreciation associated with the sale of portfolio company investments.


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Liquidity and Capital Resources

For the year ended September 30, 2022, we experienced a net decrease in cash and cash equivalents, foreign currencies, restricted cash and cash equivalents and restricted foreign currencies of $63.3 million. During the period, cash used in operating activities was $416.5 million, primarily driven by fundings of portfolio investments of $1.88 billion, offset by proceeds from principal payments and sales of portfolio investments of $1.26 billion and net investment income of $196.1 million. Lastly, cash provided by financing activities was $353.1 million, primarily driven by borrowings on debt of $1.29 billion, offset by repayments of debt of $741.2 million and distributions paid of $155.2 million and purchases of common stock under the DRIP of $36.4 million.

For the year ended September 30, 2021, we experienced a net increase in cash, cash equivalents, foreign currencies, restricted cash and cash equivalents and restricted foreign currencies of $60.8 million. During the period, cash used in operating activities was $306.0 million, primarily driven by fundings of portfolio investments of $2.08 billion, offset by proceeds from principal payments and sales of portfolio investments of $1.59 billion and net investment income of $167.7 million. Lastly, cash provided by financing activities was $366.9 million, primarily driven by borrowings on debt of $3.36 billion, offset by repayments of debt of $2.82 billion, distributions paid of $139.1 million, and purchases of common stock under the DRIP of $14.7 million.

As of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, we had cash and cash equivalents of $117.3 million and $175.6 million, respectively. In addition, we had foreign currencies of $6.8 million and $5.5 million as of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, respectively, restricted cash and cash equivalents of $56.4 million and $61.8 million as of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, respectively, and restricted foreign currencies of $0.0 million and $1.4 million as of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, respectively. Cash and cash equivalents and foreign currencies are available to fund new investments, pay operating expenses and pay distributions. Restricted cash and cash equivalents and restricted foreign currencies can be used to pay principal and interest on borrowings and to fund new investments that meet the guidelines under our debt securitizations or credit facilities, as applicable.

Revolving Debt Facilities

JPM Credit Facility - On February 11, 2021, we entered into the JPM Credit Facility, which, as of September 30, 2022, allowed us to borrow up to $1.24 billion at any one time outstanding, subject to leverage and borrowing base restrictions. As of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, we had outstanding debt under the JPM Credit Facility of $692.6 million and $472.1 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, subject to leverage and borrowing base restrictions, we had $544.9 million and $2.9 million, respectively, of remaining commitments and $544.9 million and $2.9 million of availability, respectively, on the JPM Credit Facility.

Adviser Revolver - On June 22, 2016, we entered into the Adviser Revolver, which, as amended, permitted us to borrow up to $100.0 million at any one time outstanding as of September 30, 2022. We entered into the Adviser Revolver in order to have the ability to borrow funds on a short-term basis and have in the past repaid, and generally intend in the future to repay, borrowings under the Adviser Revolver within 30 to 45 days from which they are drawn. As of both September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, we had no amounts outstanding on the Adviser Revolver.

Debt Securitizations

2018 Debt Securitization - On November 16, 2018, we completed the 2018 Debt Securitization. The Class A, Class B and Class C-1 2018 Notes are included in the September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021 Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as our debt, and the Class C-2, Class D and Subordinated 2018 Notes were eliminated in consolidation. As of both September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, we had outstanding debt under the 2018 Debt Securitization of $408.2 million.

GCIC 2018 Debt Securitization - Effective September 16, 2019, we assumed as a result of the Merger, the GCIC 2018 Debt Securitization. The Class A-1, Class A-2 (Class A-2-R GCIC 2018 Notes after refinancing on December 21, 2020) and Class B-1 GCIC 2018 Notes are included in the September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021 Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as our debt, and the Class B-2, Class C and Class D GCIC 2018 Notes and the Subordinated GCIC 2018 Notes were eliminated in consolidation. As of both September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, we had outstanding debt under the GCIC 2018 Debt Securitization of $546.0 million.
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Due to the interplay of the 1940 Act restrictions on principal and joint transactions and the U.S. risk retention rules adopted pursuant to Section 941 of Dodd-Frank, as a business development company, we sought and received no action relief from the SEC to ensure we could engage in CLO financings in which assets are transferred through GC Advisors.

2024 Notes

On October 2, 2020, we issued $400.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2024 Notes. On October 15, 2021, we issued an additional $100.0 million in aggregate principal of the 2024 Notes. As of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, we had $500.0 million and $400.0 million, respectively, of outstanding aggregate principal amount of the 2024 Notes, respectively.

2026 Notes

On February 24, 2021, we issued $400.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2026 Notes. On October 13, 2021, we issued an additional $200.0 million in aggregate principal of the 2026 Notes. As of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, we had $600.0 million and $400.0 million, respectively, of outstanding aggregate principal amount of the 2026 Notes, respectively.

2027 Notes

On July 27, 2021, we issued $350.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2027 Notes, all of which remained outstanding as our debt as of both September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021.

Equity Distribution Agreement

On May 28, 2021, we entered into an equity distribution agreement, or the Equity Distribution Agreement, in connection with the launch of an at the market program to sell up to $250.0 million of shares of our common stock. An at the market offering is a registered offering by a publicly traded issuer of its listed equity securities that allows the issuer to sell shares directly into the market at market prices. As of both September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, there have been no common stock issuances under the Equity Distribution Agreement.

Asset Coverage, Contractual Obligations, Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Other Liquidity Considerations

As of September 30, 2022, in accordance with the 1940 Act, with certain limited exceptions, we were allowed to borrow amounts such that our asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, is at least 150% after such borrowing. Prior to February 6, 2019, in accordance with the 1940 Act, with certain limited exceptions, we were allowed to borrow amounts such that our asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, was at least 200% after such borrowing. We currently intend to continue to target a GAAP debt-to-equity ratio between 0.85x to 1.25x. As of September 30, 2022, our asset coverage for borrowed amounts and GAAP debt-to-equity ratio was 181.7% and 1.22x, respectively.

In August 2022, our board of directors reapproved a share repurchase program, or the Program, which allows us to repurchase up to $150.0 million of our outstanding common stock on the open market at prices below the NAV per share as reported in our then most recently published consolidated financial statements. The Program is implemented at the discretion of management with shares to be purchased from time to time at prevailing market prices, through open market transactions, including block transactions. We did not make any repurchases of our common stock during the years ended September 30, 2022 and 2021.

As of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, we had outstanding commitments to fund investments totaling $224.6 million and $340.7 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2022, total commitments of $224.6 million included $35.6 million of unfunded commitments on revolvers. There is no guarantee that these amounts will be funded to the borrowing party now or in the future. The unfunded commitments relate to loans with various maturity dates, but the entire amount was eligible for funding to the borrowers, subject to the terms of each loan’s respective credit agreement. A summary of maturity requirements for our principal borrowings as of September 30, 2022 is included in Note 7 of our consolidated financial statements. We did not have any other material contractual payment obligations as of September 30, 2022. As of September 30, 2022, we believe that we had sufficient assets and liquidity to adequately cover future obligations under our unfunded commitments based on historical rates of
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drawings upon unfunded commitments, cash and restricted cash balances that we maintain, availability under the Adviser Revolver and JPM Credit Facility, as well as ongoing principal repayments on debt investments. In addition, we generally hold some syndicated loans in larger portfolio companies that are saleable over a relatively short period to generate cash.

In addition, we have entered and, in the future, may again enter into derivative instruments that contain elements of off-balance sheet market and credit risk. Refer to Note 5 of our consolidated financial statements for outstanding forward currency contracts as of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021. Derivative instruments can be affected by market conditions, such as interest rate volatility, which could impact the fair value of the derivative instruments. If market conditions move against us, we may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the derivative instruments and may realize a loss. We minimize market risk through monitoring its investments and borrowings.

Although we expect to fund the growth of our investment portfolio through the net proceeds from future securities offerings and future borrowings, to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, we cannot assure you that our efforts to raise capital will be successful. In addition, from time to time, we can amend or refinance our leverage facilities and securitization financings, to the extent permitted by applicable law. In addition to capital not being available, it also may not be available on favorable terms. To the extent we are not able to raise capital on what we believe are favorable terms, we will focus on optimizing returns by investing capital generated from repayments into new investments we believe are attractive from a risk/reward perspective. Furthermore, to the extent we are not able to raise capital and are at or near our targeted leverage ratios, we expect to receive smaller allocations, if any, on new investment opportunities under GC Advisors’ allocation policy and have, in the past, received such smaller allocations under similar circumstances.

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Portfolio Composition, Investment Activity and Yield

As of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, we had investments in 331 and 296 portfolio companies, respectively, with a total fair value of $5.4 billion and $4.9 billion, respectively.

The following table shows the asset mix of our new investment commitments for the years ended September 30, 2022 and 2021:

Year ended
  September 30, 2022September 30, 2021
  (In thousands)Percentage(In thousands)Percentage
Senior secured$64,645 3.6 %$398,734 17.0 %
One stop1,642,741 90.4 1,850,769 78.8 
Second lien640 0.0  *29,899 1.3 
Subordinated debt988 0.0 *377 0.0  *
Equity108,200 6.0 67,901 2.9 
Total new investment commitments$1,817,214 100.0 %$2,347,680 100.0 %

* Represents an amount less than 0.1%.

For the year ended September 30, 2022, we had approximately $1,260.8 million in proceeds from principal payments and sales of portfolio investments.

For the year ended September 30, 2021, we had approximately $1,593.5 million in proceeds from principal payments and sales of portfolio investments.

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The following table shows the principal, amortized cost and fair value of our portfolio of investments by asset class:
As of September 30, 2022(1)
As of September 30, 2021(2)
  PrincipalAmortized
Cost
Fair
Value
PrincipalAmortized
Cost
Fair
Value
  (In thousands)(In thousands)
Senior secured:            
Performing$479,354 $496,870 $461,935 $796,269 $793,707 $781,962 
Non-accrual(3)
39,834 21,346 10,938 20,047 9,813 2,843 
One stop:            
Performing4,706,125 4,710,508 4,614,422 3,876,907 3,860,525 3,839,053 
Non-accrual(3)
95,475 75,610 54,187 59,699 52,806 43,261 
Second lien:            
Performing25,801 29,337 23,240 42,571 41,946 41,857 
Non-accrual(3)
— — — — — — 
Subordinated debt:            
Performing3,869 3,814 3,815 172 171 172 
Non-accrual(3)
— — — — — — 
EquityN/A232,119 277,819 N/A136,429 185,738 
Total$5,350,458 $5,569,604 $5,446,356 $4,795,665 $4,895,397 $4,894,886 
(1)As of September 30, 2022, $587.7 million and $533.0 million of our loans at amortized cost and fair value, respectively, included a feature permitting a portion of the interest due on such loan to be PIK interest.
(2)As of September 30, 2021, $502.1 million and $476.1 million of our loans at amortized cost and fair value, respectively, included a feature permitting a portion of the interest due on such loan to be PIK interest.
(3)We refer to a loan as non-accrual when we cease recognizing interest income on the loan because we have stopped pursuing repayment of the loan or, in certain circumstances, it is past due 90 days or more on principal and interest or our management has reasonable doubt that principal or interest will be collected. See “— Critical Accounting Policies — Revenue Recognition.”
As of September 30, 2022, we had loans in eight portfolio companies on non-accrual status, and non-accrual
investments as a percentage of total debt investments at cost and fair value were 1.8% and 1.3%, respectively. As of September 30, 2021, we had loans in six portfolio companies on non-accrual status, and non-accrual investments as a percentage of total investments at cost and fair value were 1.3% and 1.0%, respectively.

As of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, the fair value of our debt investments as a percentage of the outstanding principal value was 96.6% and 98.2%, respectively.

The following table shows the weighted average rate, spread over the applicable base rate of floating rate and fees of investments originated and the weighted average rate of sales and payoffs of portfolio companies during the years ended September 30, 2022 and 2021:
Year ended
  September 30, 2022September 30, 2021
Weighted average rate of new investment fundings7.1%6.7%
Weighted average spread over the applicable base rate of new floating rate investment fundings5.9%5.8%
Weighted average fees of new investment fundings1.2%1.2%
Weighted average rate of sales and payoffs of portfolio investments6.6%6.9%

As of September 30, 2022, 97.9% and 98.1% of our debt portfolio at amortized cost and at fair value, respectively, had interest rate floors that limit the minimum applicable interest rates on such loans. As of September 30, 2021, 92.4% and 92.4% of our debt portfolio at amortized cost and at fair value, respectively, had interest rate floors that limit the minimum applicable interest rates on such loans.
As of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, the portfolio median earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, for our portfolio companies was $51.6 million and $41.1 million, respectively. The portfolio median EBITDA is based on the most recently reported trailing twelve-month EBITDA received from the portfolio company.
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As part of the monitoring process, GC Advisors regularly assesses the risk profile of each of our investments and rates each of them based on an internal system developed by Golub Capital and its affiliates. This system is not generally accepted in our industry or used by our competitors. It is based on the following categories, which we refer to as GC Advisors’ internal performance ratings:
 
Internal Performance Ratings
Rating Definition
5 Involves the least amount of risk in our portfolio. The borrower is performing above expectations, and the trends and risk factors are generally favorable.
4 Involves an acceptable level of risk that is similar to the risk at the time of origination. The borrower is generally performing as expected, and the risk factors are neutral to favorable.
3 Involves a borrower performing below expectations and indicates that the loan’s risk has increased somewhat since origination. The borrower could be out of compliance with debt covenants; however, loan payments are generally not past due.
2 Involves a borrower performing materially below expectations and indicates that the loan’s risk has increased materially since origination. In addition to the borrower being generally out of compliance with debt covenants, loan payments could be past due (but generally not more than 180 days past due).
1 Involves a borrower performing substantially below expectations and indicates that the loan’s risk has substantially increased since origination. Most or all of the debt covenants are out of compliance and payments are substantially delinquent. Loans rated 1 are not anticipated to be repaid in full and we will reduce the fair market value of the loan to the amount we anticipate will be recovered.

Our internal performance ratings do not constitute any rating of investments by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization or represent or reflect any third-party assessment of any of our investments.

For any investment rated 1, 2 or 3, GC Advisors will increase its monitoring intensity and prepare regular updates for the investment committee, summarizing current operating results and material impending events and suggesting recommended actions.

GC Advisors monitors and, when appropriate, changes the internal performance ratings assigned to each investment in our portfolio. In connection with our valuation process, GC Advisors and our board of directors review these internal performance ratings on a quarterly basis.

The following table shows the distribution of our investments on the 1 to 5 internal performance rating scale at fair value as of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021:
As of September 30, 2022As of September 30, 2021
Internal
Performance
Rating
Investments
at Fair Value
(In thousands)
Percentage of
Total
Investments
Investments
at Fair Value
(In thousands)
Percentage of
Total
Investments
5$252,572 4.6%$499,241 10.2%
44,725,988 86.83,951,870 80.7
3398,625 7.3395,208 8.1
269,171 1.347,836 1.0
1— 731 0.0*
Total$5,446,356 100.0%$4,894,886 100.0%
*Represents an amount less than 0.1%.

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Distributions

We intend to make quarterly distributions to our stockholders as determined by our board of directors. For additional details on distributions, see “Income taxes” in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements.

We may not be able to achieve operating results that will allow us to make distributions at a specific level or to increase the amount of our distributions from time to time. In addition, the asset coverage requirements applicable to us as a business development company under the 1940 Act could limit our ability to make distributions. If we do not distribute a certain percentage of our income annually, we will suffer adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences, including the possible loss of our ability to be subject to tax as a RIC. We cannot assure stockholders that they will receive any distributions.

Because federal income tax regulations differ from GAAP, distributions in accordance with tax regulations can differ from net investment income and realized gains recognized for financial reporting purposes. Differences are permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified within capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. For example, permanent differences in classification result from the treatment of distributions paid from short-term gains as ordinary income dividends for tax purposes. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense, gain or loss are recognized at some time in the future.

To the extent our taxable earnings fall below the total amount of our distributions for any tax year, a portion of those distributions could be deemed a return of capital to our stockholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Thus, the source of a distribution to our stockholders could be the original capital invested by the stockholder rather than our income or gains. Stockholders should read any written disclosure accompanying a distribution payment carefully and should not assume that the source of any distribution is our ordinary income or gains.

We have adopted an “opt out” dividend reinvestment plan for our common stockholders. As a result, if we declare a distribution, our stockholders’ cash distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional shares of our common stock unless a stockholder specifically “opts out” of our dividend reinvestment plan. If a stockholder opts out, that stockholder will receive cash distributions. Although distributions paid in the form of additional shares of our common stock will generally be subject to U.S. federal, state and local taxes in the same manner as cash distributions, stockholders participating in our dividend reinvestment plan will not receive any corresponding cash distributions with which to pay any such applicable taxes.

Related Party Transactions

We have entered into a number of business relationships with affiliated or related parties, including the following:

We entered into the Investment Advisory Agreement with GC Advisors. Mr. Lawrence Golub, our chairman, is a manager of GC Advisors, and Mr. David Golub, our chief executive officer, is a manager of GC Advisors, and each of Messrs. Lawrence Golub and David Golub owns an indirect pecuniary interest in GC Advisors.

Golub Capital LLC provides, and other affiliates of Golub Capital have historically provided, us with the office facilities and administrative services necessary to conduct day-to-day operations pursuant to our Administration Agreement.

We have entered into a license agreement with Golub Capital LLC, pursuant to which Golub Capital LLC has granted us a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use the name “Golub Capital.”

Under the Staffing Agreement, Golub Capital LLC has agreed to provide GC Advisors with the resources necessary to fulfill its obligations under the Investment Advisory Agreement. The Staffing Agreement provides that Golub Capital LLC will make available to GC Advisors experienced investment professionals and provide access to the senior investment personnel of Golub Capital LLC for purposes of evaluating, negotiating, structuring, closing and monitoring our investments. The Staffing Agreement also includes a commitment that the members of GC Advisors’ investment committee will serve in such capacity. Services under the Staffing Agreement are provided on a direct cost reimbursement basis. We are not a party to the Staffing Agreement.

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GC Advisors served as collateral manager to the 2020 Issuer under the 2020 Collateral Management Agreement and serves as collateral manager to the 2018 Issuer and the GCIC 2018 Issuer under the 2018 Collateral Management Agreement and the GCIC 2018 Collateral Management Agreement, respectively. Fees payable to GC Advisors for providing these services offset against the base management fee payable by us under the Investment Advisory Agreement.

We have entered into the Adviser Revolver with GC Advisors in order to have the ability to borrow funds on a short-term basis.

During the third calendar quarter of 2022, the Golub Capital Employee Grant Program Rabbi Trust, or the Trust, purchased approximately $17.2 million, or 1,271,865 shares of our common stock, for the purpose of awarding incentive compensation to employees of Golub Capital. Through the first three calendar quarters of 2022, the Trust purchased approximately $40.4 million, or 2,898,170 shares of our common stock, for the purpose of awarding incentive compensation to employees of Golub Capital. During calendar year 2021, the Trust purchased approximately $14.3 million, or 925,040 shares of our common stock, for the purpose of awarding incentive compensation to employees of Golub Capital.

On October 2, 2020, an affiliate of GC Advisors purchased $40.0 million of the 2024 Unsecured Notes. On October 8, 2020, the affiliate sold $15.0 million of the 2024 Unsecured Notes to an unaffiliated party. On May 21, 2021, the affiliate sold $25.0 million of the 2024 Unsecured Notes to an unaffiliated party which closed its position.

GC Advisors also sponsors or manages, and expects in the future to sponsor or manage, other investment funds, accounts or investment vehicles (together referred to as “accounts”) that have investment mandates that are similar, in whole and in part, with ours. For example, GC Advisors presently serves as the investment adviser to GBDC 3, GDLC, GDLCU and GBDC 4, all of which are unlisted business development companies that primarily focus on investing in one stop and other senior secured loans. In addition, our officers and directors serve in similar capacity for GBDC 3, GDLC, GDLCU and GBDC 4. If GC Advisors and its affiliates determine that an investment is appropriate for us, GBDC 3, GDLC, GDLCU and GBDC 4, and other accounts, depending on the availability of such investment and other appropriate factors, and pursuant to GC Advisors’ allocation policy, GC Advisors or its affiliates could determine that we should invest side-by-side with one or more other accounts. We do not intend to make any investments if they are not permitted by applicable law and interpretive positions of the SEC and its staff, or if they are inconsistent with GC Advisors’ allocation procedures.

In addition, we have adopted a formal code of ethics that governs the conduct of our and GC Advisors’ officers, directors and employees. Our officers and directors also remain subject to the duties imposed by both the 1940 Act and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and revenues and expenses during the periods reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. We have identified the following items as critical accounting policies.

Fair Value Measurements

We value investments for which market quotations are readily available at their market quotations. However, a readily available market value is not expected to exist for many of the investments in our portfolio, and we value these portfolio investments at fair value as determined in good faith by our board of directors under our valuation policy and process.

Valuation methods include comparisons of the portfolio companies to peer companies that are public, determination of the enterprise value of a portfolio company, discounted cash flow analysis and a market interest rate approach. The factors that are taken into account in fair value pricing investments include: available current market data, including relevant and applicable market trading and transaction comparables; applicable market yields and multiples; security covenants; call protection provisions; information rights; the nature and realizable value of any collateral; the portfolio company’s ability to make payments, its earnings and discounted cash flows and the markets
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in which it does business; comparisons of financial ratios of peer companies that are public; comparable merger and acquisition transactions; and the principal market and enterprise values. When an external event such as a purchase transaction, public offering or subsequent equity sale occurs, we will consider the pricing indicated by the external event to corroborate the private equity valuation. Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the investments can differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a readily available market value existed for such investments and differ materially from values that are ultimately received or settled.

Our board of directors is ultimately and solely responsible for determining, in good faith, the fair value of investments that are not publicly traded, whose market prices are not readily available on a quarterly basis or any other situation where portfolio investments require a fair value determination.

With respect to investments for which market quotations are not readily available, our board of directors undertakes a multi-step valuation process each quarter, as described below:

Our quarterly valuation process begins with each portfolio company investment being initially valued by the investment professionals of GC Advisors responsible for credit monitoring. Preliminary valuation conclusions are then documented and discussed with our senior management and GC Advisors. The audit committee of our board of directors reviews these preliminary valuations. At least once annually the valuation for each portfolio investment, subject to a de minimis threshold, is reviewed by an independent valuation firm. The board of directors discusses valuations and determines the fair value of each investment in our portfolio in good faith.

Determination of fair values involves subjective judgments and estimates. Under current accounting standards, the notes to our consolidated financial statements refer to the uncertainty with respect to the possible effect of such valuations, and any change in such valuations, on our consolidated financial statements.

We follow ASC Topic 820 for measuring fair value. Fair value is the price that would be received in the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Where available, fair value is based on observable market prices or parameters, or derived from such prices or parameters. Where observable prices or inputs are not available, valuation models are applied. These valuation models involve some level of management estimation and judgment, the degree of which is dependent on the price transparency for the assets or liabilities or market and the assets’ or liabilities’ complexity. Our fair value analysis includes an analysis of the value of any unfunded loan commitments. Assets and liabilities are categorized for disclosure purposes based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their value. The valuation hierarchical levels are based upon the transparency of the inputs to the valuation of the asset or liability as of the measurement date. The three levels are defined as follows:

Level 1: Inputs are unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date.
Level 2: Inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and inputs that are observable for the assets or liabilities, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
Level 3: Inputs include significant unobservable inputs for the assets or liabilities and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the assets or liabilities. The inputs into the determination of fair value are based upon the best information available and may require significant management judgment or estimation.
In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, an asset’s or a liability’s categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Our assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and we consider factors specific to the asset or liability. We assess the levels of assets and liabilities at each measurement date, and transfers between levels are recognized on the actual date of the event or change in circumstances that caused the transfers. There were no transfers among Level 1, 2 and 3 of the fair value hierarchy for assets and liabilities during the year ended September 30, 2022 and 2021. The following section describes the valuation techniques used by us to measure different assets and liabilities at fair value and includes the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the assets and liabilities are categorized.



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Valuation of Investments

Level 1 investments are valued using quoted market prices. Level 2 investments are valued using market consensus prices that are corroborated by observable market data and quoted market prices for similar assets and liabilities. Level 3 investments are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by our board of directors, based on input of management, the audit committee and independent valuation firms that have been engaged at the direction of our board of directors to assist in the valuation of each portfolio investment without a readily available market quotation at least once during a trailing twelve-month period under a valuation policy and a consistently applied valuation process. This valuation process is conducted at the end of each fiscal quarter, with approximately 25% (based on the number of portfolio companies) of our valuations of debt and equity investments without readily available market quotations subject to review by an independent valuation firm. All investments as of September 30, 2022 with the exception of money market funds included in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents (Level 1 investments) and forward currency contracts (Level 2 investments), were valued using Level 3 inputs. All investments as of September 30, 2021, with the exception of money market funds included in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents and one portfolio company equity investment (Level 1 investments) and forward currency contracts (Level 2 investments), were valued using Level 3 inputs.

When determining fair value of Level 3 debt and equity investments, we may take into account the following factors, where relevant: the enterprise value of a portfolio company, the nature and realizable value of any collateral, the portfolio company’s ability to make payments and its earnings and discounted cash flows, the markets in which the portfolio company does business, comparisons to publicly traded securities, and changes in the interest rate environment and the credit markets generally that may affect the price at which similar investments may be made and other relevant factors. The primary method for determining enterprise value uses a multiple analysis whereby appropriate multiples are applied to the portfolio company’s EBITDA. A portfolio company’s EBITDA may include pro-forma adjustments for items such as acquisitions, divestitures, or expense reductions. The enterprise value analysis is performed to determine the value of equity investments and to determine if debt investments are credit impaired. If debt investments are credit impaired, we will use the enterprise value analysis or a liquidation basis analysis to determine fair value. For debt investments that are not determined to be credit impaired, we use a market interest rate yield analysis to determine fair value.

In addition, for certain debt investments, we may base our valuation on indicative bid and ask prices provided by an independent third party pricing service. Bid prices reflect the highest price that we and others may be willing to pay. Ask prices represent the lowest price that we and others may be willing to accept. We generally use the midpoint of the bid/ask range as our best estimate of fair value of such investment.

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of Level 3 investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values that may ultimately be received or settled. Further, such investments are generally subject to legal and other restrictions or otherwise are less liquid than publicly traded instruments. If we were required to liquidate a portfolio investment in a forced or liquidation sale, we may realize significantly less than the value at which such investment had previously been recorded.

Our investments are subject to market risk. Market risk is the potential for changes in the value due to market changes. Market risk is directly impacted by the volatility and liquidity in the markets in which the investments are traded.

Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, as recently amended, the board of directors of a registered investment company or BDC is permitted to delegate to a valuation designee, which could be its investment adviser, the responsibility to determine fair value of investments in good faith subject to the oversight of the board. Our board of directors has determined to continue its determination of fair value of our investments for which market quotations are not readily available in accordance with our valuation policies and procedures and has not designated GC Advisors or any other entity as a valuation designee.
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Valuation of Other Financial Assets and Liabilities

The fair value of the 2024 Notes, 2026 Notes and 2027 Notes is based on vendor pricing received by the Company, which is considered a Level 2 input. The fair value of our remaining debt is estimated using Level 3 inputs by discounting remaining payments using comparable market rates or market quotes for similar instruments at the measurement date, if available.

Revenue Recognition:

Our revenue recognition policies are as follows:

Investments and Related Investment Income: Interest income is accrued based upon the outstanding principal amount and contractual interest terms of debt investments. Premiums, discounts, and origination fees are amortized or accreted into interest income over the life of the respective debt investment. For investments with contractual PIK interest, which represents contractual interest accrued and added to the principal balance that generally becomes due at maturity, we do not accrue PIK interest if the portfolio company valuation indicates that the PIK interest is not likely to be collectible. In addition, we may generate revenue in the form of amendment, structuring or due diligence fees, fees for providing managerial assistance, administrative agent fees, consulting fees and prepayment premiums on loans and record these fees as fee income when earned. Loan origination fees, original issue discount and market discount or premium are capitalized, and we accrete or amortize such amounts as interest income. We record prepayment premiums on loans as fee income. Dividend income on preferred equity securities is recorded as dividend income on an accrual basis to the extent that such amounts are payable by the portfolio company and are expected to be collected. Dividend income on common equity securities is recorded on the record date for private portfolio companies or on the ex-dividend date for publicly traded portfolio companies. Distributions received from limited liability company, or LLC, and limited partnership, or LP, investments are evaluated to determine if the distribution should be recorded as dividend income or a return of capital. Generally, we will not record distributions from equity investments in LLCs and LPs as dividend income unless there are sufficient accumulated tax-basis earnings and profits in the LLC or LP prior to the distribution. Distributions that are classified as a return of capital are recorded as a reduction in the cost basis of the investment.

We account for investment transactions on a trade-date basis. Realized gains or losses on investments are measured by the difference between the net proceeds from the disposition and the cost basis of investment, without regard to unrealized gains or losses previously recognized. We report changes in fair value of investments from the prior period that is measured at fair value as a component of the net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment transactions in our Consolidated Statements of Operations and fluctuations arising from the translation of foreign exchange rates on investments in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Non-accrual: Loans may be left on accrual status during the period we are pursuing repayment of the loan. Management reviews all loans that become past due 90 days or more on principal and interest or when there is reasonable doubt that principal or interest will be collected for possible placement on non-accrual status. We generally reverse accrued interest when a loan is placed on non-accrual. Additionally, any original issue discount and market discount are no longer accreted to interest income as of the date the loan is placed on non-accrual status. Interest payments received on non-accrual loans may be recognized as income or applied to principal depending upon management’s judgment. We restore non-accrual loans to accrual status when past due principal and interest is paid and, in our management’s judgment, are likely to remain current. The total fair value of our non-accrual loans was $65.1 million and $46.1 million as of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, respectively.

Income taxes: We have elected to be treated as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code and operate in a manner so as to qualify for the tax treatment applicable to RICs. In order to be subject to tax as a RIC, we are required to meet certain source of income and asset diversification requirements, as well as timely distribute to our stockholders dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes of an amount generally at least equal to 90% of investment company taxable income, as defined by the Code and determined without regard to any deduction for dividends paid, for each tax year. We have made and intend to continue to make the requisite distributions to our stockholders, which will generally relieve us from U.S. federal income taxes.

Depending on the level of taxable income earned in a tax year, we may choose to retain taxable income in excess of current year dividend distributions and would distribute such taxable income in the next tax year. We may then be
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required to incur a 4% excise tax on such income. To the extent that we determine that our estimated current year annual taxable income, determined on a calendar year basis, could exceed estimated current calendar year dividend distributions, we accrue excise tax, if any, on estimated excess taxable income as taxable income is earned. For the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020, we did not incur any U.S federal excise tax.

We have consolidated subsidiaries that are subject to U.S. federal and state corporate-level income taxes. For the year ended September 30, 2022, we recorded a net tax expense of $1.2 million for taxable subsidiaries. For the year ended September 30, 2021, we recorded a net tax expense $0.5 million for taxable subsidiaries. For the year ended September 30, 2020, we did not record a net tax expense for taxable subsidiaries. As of September 30, 2022, we recorded a net deferred tax liability, reported within accounts payable and other liabilities on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition, of $1.4 million for taxable subsidiaries, primarily due to unrealized appreciation on the investments held at the taxable subsidiaries. As of September 30, 2021, we recorded a net deferred tax liability, reported within accounts payable and other liabilities on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition, of $0.5 million for taxable subsidiaries, primarily due to unrealized appreciation on the investments held at the taxable subsidiaries.

Because federal income tax regulations differ from GAAP, distributions in accordance with tax regulations may differ from net investment income and realized gains recognized for financial reporting purposes. Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified within capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. For example, permanent differences in classification may result from the treatment of distributions paid from short-term gains as ordinary income dividends for tax purposes. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense, gain or loss are recognized at some time in the future.

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Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

We are subject to financial market risks, including changes in interest rates. Many of the loans in our portfolio have floating interest rates, and we expect that our loans in the future may also have floating interest rates. These loans are usually based on floating LIBOR, SOFR or another base rate and typically have interest rate reset provisions that adjust applicable interest rates under such loans to current market rates on a daily, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, or annual basis. The loans that are subject to floating LIBOR, SOFR or another base rate are also typically subject to a minimum base rate, or floor, that we charge on our loans if the current market rates are below the respective floors. As of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, the weighted average floor on loans subject to floating interest rates was 0.83% and 0.90%, respectively. The Class A, B and C-1 2018 Notes issued in connection with the 2018 Debt Securitization have floating rate interest provisions based on three-month LIBOR that reset quarterly, as do the Class A-1 and B-1 GCIC 2018 Notes as issued as part of the GCIC 2018 Debt Securitization. The JPM Credit Facility has a floating interest rate provision that, as of September 13, 2022, is primarily based on an applicable base rate (as defined in Note 7) plus a spread that ranges from 1.75% to 1.875% plus a spread adjustment ranging between 0.11448% and 0.42826%. We expect that other credit facilities into which we enter in the future may have floating interest rate provisions.

Assuming that the Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition as of September 30, 2022 were to remain constant and that we took no actions to alter interest rate sensitivity as of such date, the following table shows the annualized impact of hypothetical base rate changes in interest rates.
Change in interest rates
Increase (decrease) in
interest income(1)
Increase (decrease) in
interest expense
Net increase
(decrease) in
 investment income
(In thousands)
Down 200 basis points$(104,470)$(32,165)$(72,305)
Down 150 basis points(78,811)(24,124)(54,687)
Down 100 basis points(52,882)(16,082)(36,800)
Down 50 basis points(26,450)(8,041)(18,409)
Up 50 basis points26,475 8,041 18,434 
Up 100 basis points52,951 16,082 36,869 
Up 150 basis points79,426 24,124 55,302 
Up 200 basis points105,902 32,165 73,737 

(1) Assumes applicable three-month base rate as of September 30, 2022, with the exception of SONIA and Prime that utilize the September 30, 2022 rate.
Although we believe that this analysis is indicative of our sensitivity to interest rate changes as of September 30, 2022, it does not adjust for changes in the credit market, credit quality, the size and composition of the assets in our portfolio and other business developments, including borrowings under the Debt Securitizations, the JPM Credit Facility, Adviser Revolver, or other borrowings, that could affect net increase in net assets resulting from operations, or net income. Accordingly, we can offer no assurances that actual results would not differ materially from the analysis above.

We may in the future hedge against interest rate fluctuations by using standard hedging instruments such as interest rate swaps, futures, options and forward contracts to the limited extent permitted under the 1940 Act and applicable commodities laws. While hedging activities may insulate us against adverse changes in interest rates, they may also limit our ability to participate in the benefits of lower interest rates with respect to the investments in our portfolio with fixed interest rates.


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Item 8. Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Index to Consolidated Financial Statements
Consolidated Schedules of Investments as of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021


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Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
The management of Golub Capital BDC, Inc. (“GBDC,” and collectively with its subsidiaries, the “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our” and “Golub Capital BDC”) is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Our internal control system is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance to our management and board of directors regarding the preparation and fair presentation of published financial statements.
Golub Capital BDC’s internal control over financial reporting includes policies and procedures that pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect transactions recorded necessary to permit the preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Our policies and procedures also provide reasonable assurance that receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and the directors of Golub Capital BDC, and provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements.
All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness as to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Management assessed the effectiveness of Golub Capital BDC’s internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2022. In making this assessment, we used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued in 2013. Based on the assessment, management believes that, as of September 30, 2022, our internal control over financial reporting is effective based on those criteria.
Golub Capital BDC’s independent registered public accounting firm that audited the financial statements has issued an audit report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2022. This report appears on page 120.

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 Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of Golub Capital BDC, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of financial condition of Golub Capital BDC, Inc. and Subsidiaries (the Company), including the consolidated schedules of investments, as of September 30, 2022 and 2021, the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended September 30, 2022, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at September 30, 2022 and 2021, and the results of its operations, changes in its net assets, and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended September 30, 2022, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2022, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework), and our report dated November 21, 2022 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of investments owned as of September 30, 2022 and 2021, by correspondence with the custodians, the underlying investees and broker. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of the critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the account or disclosures to which it relates.

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Valuation of investments using significant unobservable inputs and assumptions
Description of the MatterAt September 30, 2022, the fair value of the Company’s investments categorized as Level 3 investments within the fair value hierarchy (Level 3 investments) totaled $5,446,356 thousand. Management determines the fair value of the Company’s Level 3 investments by applying the methodologies outlined in Notes 2 and 6 to the consolidated financial statements and using significant unobservable inputs and assumptions. Determining the fair value of the Level 3 investments requires management to make judgments about the valuation methodologies (i.e., market approach or income approach) and significant unobservable inputs and assumptions including, among others, EBITDA multiples, revenue multiples, and market interest rates for similar loans with similar credit profiles, used in determining the fair value measurements.

Auditing the fair value of the Company’s Level 3 investments was complex, as the unobservable inputs and assumptions used by the Company are highly judgmental, are sensitive to economic dislocations, and could have a significant effect on the fair value measurements of such investments.
How We Addressed the Matter in Our AuditWe obtained an understanding, evaluated the design, and tested the operating effectiveness of controls over the Company’s investment valuation process. This included controls over management’s assessment of the valuation methodologies and significant unobservable inputs and assumptions used in determining the fair value measurements of the Level 3 investments.

Our audit procedures included, among others, evaluating the Company’s valuation methodologies, testing the significant unobservable inputs and assumptions used by the Company in determining the fair value of the Company’s Level 3 investments, and testing the mathematical accuracy of the Company’s valuation calculations. For each Level 3 investment, we reviewed the information considered by the Board of Directors relating to the Company’s determination of fair value. For a sample of the Company’s Level 3 investments, with the involvement of our valuation specialists, we independently developed fair value estimates and compared them to the Company’s estimates. We developed our independent fair value estimates by using borrower financial information, which we compared to agreements or underlying source documents provided to the Company by the borrowers, and available market information from third-party sources, such as market spreads, market multiples, and leverage. In developing our independent fair value estimates, we considered the impact of current economic conditions on trends in borrower financial information and the resulting fair value estimates. We also evaluated subsequent events and other available information and considered whether they corroborated or contradicted the Company’s year-end valuations.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2015.

Chicago, Illinois
November 21, 2022

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of Golub Capital BDC, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Opinion on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

We have audited Golub Capital BDC, Inc. and Subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2022, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) (the COSO criteria). In our opinion, Golub Capital BDC, Inc. and Subsidiaries (the Company) maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2022, based on the COSO criteria.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated statements of financial condition, including the consolidated schedules of investments, of the Company as of September 30, 2022 and 2021, the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended September 30, 2022, and the related notes and our report dated November 21, 2022 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

Basis for Opinion

The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.

Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.


/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Chicago, Illinois
November 21, 2022
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Golub Capital BDC, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
(In thousands, except share and per share data)

September 30, 2022September 30, 2021
Assets    
Investments, at fair value    
Non-controlled/non-affiliate company investments$5,374,594 $4,815,270 
Non-controlled affiliate company investments57,689 61,379 
Controlled affiliate company investments14,073 18,237 
Total investments, at fair value (amortized cost of $5,569,604 and $4,895,397, respectively)
5,446,356 4,894,886 
Cash and cash equivalents117,290 175,593 
Foreign currencies (cost of $7,021 and $5,145, respectively)
6,847 5,497 
Restricted cash and cash equivalents
56,416 61,824 
Restricted foreign currencies (cost of $0 and $1,442, respectively)
— 1,429 
Cash collateral held at broker for forward currency contracts — 6,960 
Interest receivable20,794 18,261 
Receivable from investments sold— 97 
Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts32,333 90 
Other assets1,188 278 
Total Assets$5,681,224 $5,164,915 
Liabilities    
Debt$3,093,603 $2,569,228 
Less unamortized debt issuance costs17,211 17,850 
Debt less unamortized debt issuance costs3,076,392 2,551,378 
Interest payable20,384 12,516 
Management and incentive fees payable33,430 12,247 
Accounts payable and other liabilities6,293 5,788 
Payable for investments purchased— 294 
Accrued trustee fees225 — 
Total Liabilities3,136,724 2,582,223 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 9)    
Net Assets    
Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, 1,000,000 shares authorized, zero shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021
— — 
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share, 350,000,000 shares authorized, 170,895,670 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2022; 200,000,000 shares authorized, 170,028,584 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2021
171 170 
Paid in capital in excess of par2,676,674 2,664,251 
Distributable earnings (losses)
(132,345)(81,729)
Total Net Assets2,544,500 2,582,692 
Total Liabilities and Total Net Assets$5,681,224 $5,164,915 
Number of common shares outstanding170,895,670 170,028,584 
Net asset value per common share$14.89 $15.19 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Golub Capital BDC, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except share and per share data)

Year ended September 30,
  202220212020
Investment income
From non-controlled/non-affiliate company investments:
Interest income$376,280 $295,421 $292,507 
Dividend income684 1,713 291 
Fee income4,232 4,962 1,760 
Total investment income from non-controlled/non-affiliate company investments381,196 302,096 294,558 
From non-controlled affiliate company investments:
Interest income6,498 5,029 2,576 
Fee income12 — 
Total investment income from non-controlled affiliate company investments6,504 5,041 2,576 
From controlled affiliate company investments:
Interest income98 (12)(86)
Dividend income— — 1,905 
Fee income— — 
Total investment income from controlled affiliate company investments102 (12)1,819 
Total investment income387,802 307,125 298,953 
Expenses
Interest and other debt financing expenses89,378 65,739 74,858 
Base management fee73,866 61,858 59,243 
Incentive fee17,756 3,214 13,831 
Professional fees3,607 3,992 4,727 
Administrative service fee7,188 7,227 6,037 
General and administrative expenses1,720 1,423 1,198 
Total expenses193,515 143,453 159,894 
Base management fee waived (Note 3)(1,904)(4,000)— 
Net expenses 191,611 139,453 159,894 
Net investment income before taxes196,191 167,672 139,059 
Income tax72 — — 
Net investment income after taxes196,119 167,672 139,059 
Net gain (loss) on investment transactions
Net realized gain (loss) from:
Non-controlled/non-affiliate company investments19,383 17,245 (52)
Non-controlled affiliate company investments166 (3,921)(14,592)
Controlled affiliate company investments— — (4,036)
Foreign currency transactions(253)(5,419)20 
Forward currency contracts1,080 — — 
Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions 20,376 7,905 (18,660)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from:
Non-controlled/non-affiliate company investments(43,796)145,131 (64,216)
Non-controlled affiliate company investments(6,886)15,543 (622)
Controlled affiliate company investments(6,124)(499)2,988 
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies(37,335)3,917 (2,728)
Forward currency contracts 32,243 1,154 (949)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment transactions (61,898)165,246 (65,527)
Net gain (loss) on investment transactions (41,522)173,151 (84,187)
Provision for taxes on realized gains on investments(302)— — 
Provision for taxes on unrealized appreciation on investments(855)(543)— 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations$153,440 $340,280 $54,872 
Per Common Share Data
Basic and diluted earnings per common share (Note 11)$0.90 $2.03 $0.37 
Dividends and distributions declared per common share$1.20 $1.16 $1.37 
Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding (Note 11)170,674,570 167,994,042 148,913,560 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Golub Capital BDC, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets
(In thousands, except share data)
Common StockPaid in Capital in Excess of ParDistributable Earnings (Losses)Total Net Assets
SharesPar Amount
Balance at September 30, 2019
132,658,200 $133 $2,310,610 $(87,889)$2,222,854 
Issuance of common stock, net of offering and underwriting costs33,451,902 33 300,394 — 300,427 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
Net investment income after taxes— — — 139,059 139,059 
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions— — — (18,660)(18,660)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, foreign currency translation and forward currency contracts— — — (65,527)(65,527)
Distributions to stockholders:
Stock issued in connection with dividend reinvestment plan1,149,409 20,229 — 20,230 
Distributions from distributable earnings— — — (195,565)(195,565)
Distributions from return of capital— — (6,625)— (6,625)
Total increase (decrease) for the year ended September 30, 2020
34,601,311 34 313,998 (140,693)173,339 
Balance at September 30, 2020
167,259,511 167 2,624,608 (228,582)2,396,193 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
Net investment income after taxes— — — 167,672 167,672 
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions— — — 7,905 7,905 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, foreign currency translation and forward currency contracts— — — 165,246 165,246 
Provision for taxes on unrealized appreciation on investments— — — (543)(543)
Distributions to stockholders:
Stock issued in connection with dividend reinvestment plan2,769,073 41,068 — 41,071 
Distributions from distributable earnings— — — (194,852)(194,852)
Tax reclassification of stockholders' equity in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles— — (1,425)1,425 — 
Total increase (decrease) for the year ended September 30, 2021
2,769,073 39,643 146,853 186,499 
Balance at September 30, 2021
170,028,584 170 2,664,251 (81,729)2,582,692 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations:
Net investment income after taxes— — — 196,119 196,119 
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions— — — 20,376 20,376 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, foreign currency translation and forward currency contracts— — — (61,898)(61,898)
Provision for taxes on realized gain on investments— — — (302)(302)
Provision for taxes on unrealized appreciation on investments— — — (855)(855)
Distributions to stockholders:
Stock issued in connection with dividend reinvestment plan867,086 13,173 — 13,174 
Distributions from distributable earnings— — — (204,806)(204,806)
Tax reclassification of stockholders' equity in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles— — (750)750 — 
Total increase (decrease) for the year ended September 30, 2022
867,086 12,423 (50,616)(38,192)
Balance at September 30, 2022
170,895,670 $171 $2,676,674 $(132,345)$2,544,500 



See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Golub Capital BDC, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands, except share data)

Year ended September 30,
  202220212020
Cash flows from operating activities    
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations$153,440 $340,280 $54,872 
Adjustments to reconcile net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs7,337 10,203 3,534 
Accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums on investments(9,047)9,394 23,483 
Accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums on issued debt securities1,715 2,129 1,355 
Net realized (gain) loss on investments(19,549)(13,324)18,680 
Net realized (gain) loss on forward currency contracts(1,080)— — 
Net realized (gain) loss on foreign currency transactions253 5,419 (20)
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments56,806 (160,175)61,850 
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies37,335 (3,917)2,728 
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on forward currency contracts (32,243)(1,154)949 
Proceeds from (fundings of) revolving loans, net(1,812)12,170 (9,205)
Fundings of investments(1,883,080)(2,082,127)(643,182)
Proceeds from principal payments and sales of portfolio investments1,260,787 1,593,478 706,044 
Proceeds from settlements of forward currency contracts1,080 — — 
PIK interest(21,506)(16,092)(10,956)
Purchase of SLF and GCIC SLF minority interests, net of cash acquired (Note 1)(1)
— — 4,944 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Interest receivable(2,533)(998)(3)
Cash collateral held at broker for forward currency contracts6,960 (3,640)(2,720)
Receivable from investments sold97 162 (259)
Other assets(910)524 (450)
Interest payable7,868 4,641 (5,761)
Management and incentive fees payable21,183 (5,100)4,463 
Payable for investments purchased(294)294 — 
Accounts payable and other liabilities505 1,785 (22,455)
Accrued trustee fees225 — (207)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities(416,463)(306,048)187,684 
Cash flows from financing activities    
Borrowings on debt1,292,672 3,358,842 1,053,567 
Repayments of debt(741,211)(2,816,054)(1,255,103)
Capitalized debt issuance costs(6,698)(22,157)(4,491)
Proceeds from other short-term borrowings— — 64,769 
Repayments on other short-term borrowings— — (65,017)
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock (Note 12)— — 300,427 
Distributions paid (155,208)(139,122)(136,426)
Purchases of common stock under dividend reinvestment plan (36,424)(14,659)(45,534)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities353,131 366,850 (87,808)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents, foreign currencies, restricted cash and cash equivalents and restricted foreign currencies(63,332)60,802 99,876 
Effect of foreign currency exchange rates(458)(889)346 
Cash and cash equivalents, foreign currencies, restricted cash and cash equivalents and restricted foreign currencies, beginning of period244,343 184,430 84,208 
Cash and cash equivalents, foreign currencies, restricted cash and cash equivalents and restricted foreign currencies, end of period$180,553 $244,343 $184,430 
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - (continued)
(In thousands, except share data)





Year ended September 30,
  202220212020
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:    
Cash paid during the period for interest$72,458 $48,766 74,933 
Distributions declared during the period204,806 194,852 202,190 
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash operating and financing activities:
Stock issued in connection with dividend reinvestment plan$13,174 $41,071 $20,230 
Noncash assets acquired in consolidation of SLF and GCIC SLF (Note 1)— — 185,101 
Noncash liabilities assumed in consolidation of SLF and GCIC SLF (Note 1) — — (85,236)
Dissolution of existing SLF and GCIC SLF LLC equity interests— — (119,077)
Proceeds from issuance of Class A-2-R GCIC 2018 Notes— 38,500 — 
Redemptions of Class A-2 GCIC 2018 Notes— (38,500)— 

(1)Represents $17,011 paid in cash to RGA and Aurora (as defined in Note 1), net of cash acquired due to the consolidation of SLF and GCIC SLF of $21,955.
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents, foreign currencies, restricted cash and cash equivalents and restricted foreign currencies reported within the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition that sum to the total of the same such amounts in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:
As of September 30,
20222021
Cash and cash equivalents$117,290 $175,593 
Foreign currencies (cost of $7,021 and $5,145, respectively)
6,847 5,497 
Restricted cash and cash equivalents56,416 61,824 
Restricted foreign currencies (cost of $0 and $1,442, respectively)
— 1,429 
Total cash and cash equivalents, foreign currencies, restricted cash and cash equivalents and restricted foreign currencies shown in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
$180,553 $244,343 
See Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies and Recent Accounting Updates for a description of cash and cash equivalents, foreign currencies, restricted cash and cash equivalents and restricted foreign currencies.



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Consolidated Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2022
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Investments                
Non-controlled/non-affiliate company investments              
Debt investments                
Aerospace and Defense                
Tronair Parent, Inc.+Senior loanL + 6.25%(b)8.67% cash/0.50%PIK09/2023$672 $670 %$618 
Tronair Parent, Inc.+Senior loanL + 6.25%(b)8.67% cash/0.50%PIK06/2023100 99 88 
Whitcraft LLC*#+One stopL + 6.00%(b)9.67%04/202362,608 62,693 2.460,729 
Whitcraft LLC+One stopP + 5.00%(d)11.25%04/202342 38 33 
63,422 63,500 2.461,468 
Airlines
Aurora Lux Finco S.A.R.L. +(8)(13)One stopL + 6.00%(b)8.78%12/2026975 961 926
Auto Components                
COP CollisionRight Holdings, Inc.#+One stopSF +4.75%(l)7.26%04/20289,638 9,483 0.49,542 
COP CollisionRight Holdings, Inc.+One stopSF +4.75%(l)8.45%04/202827 26 26 
COP CollisionRight Holdings, Inc.+(5)One stopSF +4.75%N/A(6)04/2028— (2)(3)
Covercraft Parent III, Inc.+Senior loanL + 4.50%(b)6.78%08/20274,890 4,850 0.24,890 
Covercraft Parent III, Inc.+Senior loanL + 4.50%(b)8.17%08/2027994 973 994 
Covercraft Parent III, Inc.+(5)Senior loanL + 4.50%N/A(6)08/2027— (1)— 
North Haven Falcon Buyer, LLC+One stopL + 6.50%(c)8.51%05/20276,099 6,004 0.35,855 
North Haven Falcon Buyer, LLC+One stopL + 6.50%(c)8.67%05/20271,021 1,006 981 
Polk Acquisition Corp.*#+Senior loanSF +6.00%(k)9.03%12/202418,007 17,927 0.717,777 
Polk Acquisition Corp.+Senior loanSF +6.50%(k)9.53%03/2023695 693 695 
Polk Acquisition Corp.+Senior loanSF +6.00%(k)9.03%12/2024106 108 104 
Polk Acquisition Corp.+Senior loanSF +6.00%(k)9.03%12/2024106 106 105 
41,583 41,173 1.6 40,966 
Automobiles                
CG Group Holdings, LLC*#+One stopL + 7.25%(b)8.92% cash/2.00%PIK07/202731,441 31,084 1.128,925 
CG Group Holdings, LLC+One stopL + 7.25%(a)8.37% cash/2.00%PIK07/2026338 334 311 
Denali Midco 2, LLC*#+One stopSF +6.25%(k)9.38%12/202742,864 42,490 1.741,579 
Denali Midco 2, LLC+(5)One stopSF +5.25%N/A(6)12/2027— (4)(15)
Denali Midco 2, LLC+One stopSF +6.25%(k)9.38%12/2027198 196 192 
Denali Midco 2, LLC+One stopSF +6.25%(k)9.38%12/2027100 99 97 
Denali Midco 2, LLC+One stopSF +6.25%(k)9.38%12/202780 79 77 
Denali Midco 2, LLC+One stopSF +6.25%(k)9.38%12/202780 79 77 
Denali Midco 2, LLC+One stopSF +6.25%(k)9.28%12/202766 65 64 
Denali Midco 2, LLC+One stopSF +6.50%(k)9.45%12/2027978 949 949 
Denali Midco 2, LLC+One stopSF +6.25%(k)9.38%12/2027660 654 640 
Denali Midco 2, LLC+One stopSF +6.25%(k)9.38%12/2027120 119 116 
Denali Midco 2, LLC+One stopSF +6.25%(k)9.38%12/2027114 113 111 
Denali Midco 2, LLC+One stopSF +6.25%(k)9.38%12/202782 81 80 
Denali Midco 2, LLC+(5)One stopSF +6.50%N/A(6)12/2027— (29)(29)
JHCC Holdings LLC+One stopL + 5.75%(b)9.42%09/202515,314 15,116 0.614,855 
JHCC Holdings LLC+One stopP + 4.75%(d)11.00%09/2025496 491 481 
JHCC Holdings LLC+One stopL + 5.75%(b)(d)9.91%09/2025295 292 286 
JHCC Holdings LLC+One stopP + 4.75%(b)(d)10.30%09/202557 56 54 
JHCC Holdings LLC+One stopL + 5.75%(b)9.42%09/2025302 267 269 
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2022
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
MOP GM Holding, LLC*#+One stopSF +5.75%(m)9.98%11/2026$23,977 $23,768 1.0%$23,498 
MOP GM Holding, LLC+One stopL + 5.75%(c)7.09%11/20262,629 2,609 0.12,576 
MOP GM Holding, LLC+One stopSF +5.75%(m)7.62%11/20262,599 2,562 0.12,547 
MOP GM Holding, LLC+One stopL + 5.75%(c)6.95%11/20262,578 2,556 0.12,527 
MOP GM Holding, LLC+One stopSF +5.75%(l)8.58%11/20261,910 1,894 0.11,872 
MOP GM Holding, LLC+One stopSF +5.75%(m)8.98%11/20261,571 1,559 0.11,539 
MOP GM Holding, LLC+One stopSF +5.75%(m)7.62%11/20261,448 1,424 0.11,419 
MOP GM Holding, LLC+One stopSF +5.75%(m)9.98%11/2026527 523 517 
MOP GM Holding, LLC+One stopSF +5.75%(m)9.50%11/2026358 355 351 
MOP GM Holding, LLC+One stopSF +5.75%(l)9.55%11/2026148 146 145 
MOP GM Holding, LLC+One stopSF +5.75%(m)8.51%11/202660 59 59 
MOP GM Holding, LLC+One stopSF +5.75%(c)(l)(m)8.91%11/202686 84 82 
MOP GM Holding, LLC+(5)One stopSF +5.75%N/A(6)11/2026— (21)(47)
MOP GM Holding, LLC+One stopSF +5.75%(l)8.99%11/2026180 178 176 
MOP GM Holding, LLC+One stopSF +5.75%(m)8.94%11/202660 59 59 
POY Holdings, LLC#One stopL + 5.50%(b)9.17%11/20279,543 9,379 0.49,543 
POY Holdings, LLC+One stopL + 5.50%(b)9.17%11/202736 32 36 
POY Holdings, LLC+One stopL + 5.50%(b)9.14%11/202782 79 82 
National Express Wash Parent Holdco, LLC+One stopSF +5.50%(m)8.27%07/20293,150 3,120 0.13,119 
National Express Wash Parent Holdco, LLC+One stopSF +5.50%(m)8.39%07/202970 68 68 
National Express Wash Parent Holdco, LLC+(5)One stopSF +5.50%N/A(6)07/2029— (22)(22)
Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLC*#One stopL + 6.50%(b)9.31%10/202412,815 12,820 0.512,815 
Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLC+One stopL + 6.50%(b)9.31%10/20249,773 9,750 0.49,773 
Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLC#+One stopL + 6.50%(b)9.31%10/20242,313 2,306 0.12,313 
Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLC*+One stopL + 6.50%(b)9.31%10/20242,020 2,042 0.12,020 
Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLC*+One stopL + 6.50%(b)9.31%10/20241,350 1,364 0.11,350 
Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLC*+One stopL + 6.50%(b)9.31%10/20241,099 1,110 1,099 
Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLC+One stopL + 6.50%(b)9.31%10/202495 89 95 
Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLC+One stopL + 6.50%(b)9.32%10/2024120 120 120 
Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLC+One stopL + 6.50%(a)(b)9.51%10/202495 93 95 
Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLC+One stopL + 6.50%(a)9.62%10/2024345 341 345 
Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLC+One stopL + 6.50%(a)(b)9.50%10/2024104 99 104 
Spotless Brands, LLC+One stopSF +6.50%(l)9.19%07/20288,369 8,207 0.38,202 
Spotless Brands, LLC+One stopSF +6.50%(k)9.44%07/2028428 419 418 
Spotless Brands, LLC+One stopSF +6.50%(d)(k)9.92%07/202820 20 20 
Spotless Brands, LLC+(5)One stopSF +6.50%N/A(6)07/2028— (7)(7)
TWAS Holdings, LLC#+One stopSF +6.25%(k)9.38%12/202640,460 40,118 1.640,460 
TWAS Holdings, LLC*+One stopSF +6.25%(k)9.38%12/202630,566 30,292 1.230,566 
TWAS Holdings, LLC+One stopSF +6.25%(k)9.38%12/20267,934 7,865 0.37,934 
TWAS Holdings, LLC+One stopSF +6.25%(k)9.38%12/2026609 604 609 
TWAS Holdings, LLC+One stopSF +6.25%(k)9.38%12/2026387 384 387 
TWAS Holdings, LLC+(5)One stopSF +6.25%N/A(6)12/2026— (3)— 
263,499 260,975 10.1257,983 
Beverages
Fintech Midco, LLC*#One stopL + 5.25%(b)8.06%08/202423,863 24,012 0.923,624 
Fintech Midco, LLC+One stopL + 5.25%(b)8.06%08/202415,149 15,053 0.614,998 
Fintech Midco, LLC#+One stopL + 5.25%(b)8.06%08/20241,105 1,123 0.11,094 
Fintech Midco, LLC+(5)One stopL + 5.25%N/A(6)08/2024— — (2)
Watermill Express, LLC+One stopL + 5.50%(b)9.17%04/20272,244 2,227 0.12,222 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2022
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Watermill Express, LLC+One stopL + 5.50%N/A(6)04/2027$— $— %$— 
Watermill Express, LLC+(5)One stopL + 5.50%N/A(6)04/2027— (1)(2)
Winebow Holdings, Inc.+One stopL + 6.25%(a)9.37%07/20257,799 7,722 0.37,799 
50,160 50,136 2.049,733 


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Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2022
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Building Products
BECO Holding Company, Inc.#+One stopL + 5.50%(b)9.17%11/2028$7,538 $7,472 0.3%$7,387 
BECO Holding Company, Inc.+(5)One stopL + 5.50%N/A(6)11/2027— (4)(9)
BECO Holding Company, Inc.+(5)One stopL + 5.50%N/A(6)11/2028— (17)(39)
Jensen Hughes, Inc.+Senior loanL + 4.50%(a)(b)7.31%03/20244,106 4,107 0.24,106 
Jensen Hughes, Inc.+Senior loanL + 4.50%(a)(b)7.31%03/20241,388 1,403 0.11,388 
Jensen Hughes, Inc.+Senior loanL + 4.50%(a)(b)7.31%03/2024895 901 895 
Jensen Hughes, Inc.+Senior loanL + 4.50%(a)(b)7.31%03/2024844 839 844 
Jensen Hughes, Inc.+Senior loanL + 4.50%(a)(b)7.31%03/2024429 436 429 
Jensen Hughes, Inc.+Senior loanL + 4.50%(a)(b)7.31%03/2024274 275 274 
Jensen Hughes, Inc.+Senior loanL + 4.50%(b)(c)7.13%03/2024886 877 886 
Jensen Hughes, Inc.+Senior loanL + 4.50%(a)(b)7.31%03/2024214 214 214 
Jensen Hughes, Inc.+Senior loanL + 4.50%(a)(b)7.31%03/2024114 114 114 
16,688 16,617 0.616,489 
Chemicals
Inhance Technologies Holdings LLC#+One stopL + 5.25%(b)7.53%07/202412,444 12,502 0.512,319 
Inhance Technologies Holdings LLC+One stopL + 5.25%(b)7.53%07/20249,913 9,845 0.49,813 
Inhance Technologies Holdings LLC+One stopL + 5.25%(b)7.53%07/20241,891 1,885 0.11,872 
Inhance Technologies Holdings LLC+One stopL + 5.25%(b)7.53%07/202421 22 19 
PHM NL SP Bidco B.V.+(8)(9)(14)One stopE + 6.25%(f)8.11%09/202831,048 36,136 1.230,116 
PHM NL SP Bidco B.V.+(8)(14)One stopL + 6.25%(c)10.42%09/202813,766 13,559 0.513,353 
PHM NL SP Bidco B.V.+(8)(9)(14)One stopSN +6.25%(i)8.44%09/20286,711 7,914 0.26,510 
PHM NL SP Bidco B.V.+(8)(9)(14)One stopE + 6.25%(f)6.31%09/20283,282 3,710 0.13,161 
79,076 85,573 3.077,163 
Commercial Services & Supplies
CI (Quercus) Intermediate Holdings, LLC*+One stopL + 5.25%(b)8.92%10/202816,063 15,862 0.615,741 
CI (Quercus) Intermediate Holdings, LLC+(5)One stopL + 5.25%N/A(6)10/2028— (3)(4)
CI (Quercus) Intermediate Holdings, LLC+(5)One stopL + 5.25%N/A(6)10/2028— (20)(48)
Hydraulic Authority III Limited+(8)(9)(10)One stopSN +5.00%(i)7.22%11/20259,675 11,066 0.49,675 
Hydraulic Authority III Limited+(8)(9)(10)One stopE + 5.00%(e)6.19%11/20251,057 1,122 1,057 
Hydraulic Authority III Limited+(8)(9)(10)One stopN/A11.00%PIK11/2028217 251 217 
Hydraulic Authority III Limited+(8)(9)(10)One stopSN +5.00%N/A(6)11/2025— — — 
North Haven Stack Buyer, LLC*+One stopSF +5.50%(k)8.63%07/20278,767 8,626 0.48,591 


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Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2022
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
North Haven Stack Buyer, LLC+(5)One stopSF +5.50%N/A(6)07/2027$— $(22)%$(56)
North Haven Stack Buyer, LLC+One stopSF +5.50%(k)8.63%07/202738 37 35 
North Haven Stack Buyer, LLC+One stopSF +5.50%(k)8.63%07/20272,953 2,929 0.12,894 
North Haven Stack Buyer, LLC+One stopSF +5.50%(k)8.63%07/2027974 966 955 
OVG Business Services, LLC+One stopL + 6.25%(a)9.34%11/20281,800 1,764 0.11,764 
OVG Business Services, LLC+One stopL + 5.50%(a)8.14%11/2026
Profile Products LLC+One stopL + 5.50%(b)8.43%11/20275,466 5,359 0.25,466 
Profile Products LLC+(8)One stopL + 5.50%(b)8.42%11/20271,288 1,266 0.11,288 
Profile Products LLC+One stopL + 5.50%(a)(d)8.60%11/202718 17 18 
Profile Products LLC+(5)One stopL + 5.50%N/A(6)11/2027— (8)— 
Profile Products LLC+(5)One stopL + 5.25%N/A(6)11/2027— (1)— 
PT Intermediate Holdings III, LLC+One stopL + 5.50%(b)9.17%11/202829,523 29,029 1.228,932 
PT Intermediate Holdings III, LLC+One stopL + 5.50%(b)9.17%11/202820,873 20,681 0.820,456 
PT Intermediate Holdings III, LLC+One stopL + 5.50%(b)9.17%11/20289,900 9,775 0.49,702 
Radwell Parent, LLC+One stopSF +5.75%(l)9.40%03/202919,076 18,789 0.718,313 
Radwell Parent, LLC+(5)One stopSF +5.75%N/A(6)03/2028— (4)(9)
Radwell Parent, LLC+(5)One stopSF +5.75%N/A(6)03/2029— (8)(22)
Trinity Air Consultants Holdings Corporation+One stopL + 5.25%(c)7.08%06/20272,458 2,419 0.12,409 
Trinity Air Consultants Holdings Corporation+One stopL + 5.25%(c)8.60%06/202733 32 31 
Trinity Air Consultants Holdings Corporation+One stopL + 5.25%N/A(6)06/2027— — — 
WRE Holding Corp.*#Senior loanSF +5.25%(l)7.95%01/20252,229 2,225 0.12,229 
WRE Holding Corp.+Senior loanSF +5.25%(l)7.95%01/2025920 920 920 
WRE Holding Corp.+Senior loanSF +5.25%(l)7.95%01/2025675 673 675 
WRE Holding Corp.+Senior loanSF +5.25%(l)7.95%01/2025399 398 399 
WRE Holding Corp.+Senior loanSF +5.25%(l)7.95%01/2025128 129 128 
WRE Holding Corp.+Senior loanSF +5.25%(l)7.95%01/202523 23 23 
WRE Holding Corp.+Senior loanSF +5.25%(l)7.95%01/202514 13 14 
WRE Holding Corp.+Senior loanSF +5.25%(l)7.99%01/202516 14 16 
134,592 134,328 5.2131,817 
Communications Equipment
Lightning Finco Limited+(8)(10)One stopL + 5.50%(b)8.57%09/202810,349 10,174 0.410,142 
Lightning Finco Limited+(8)(9)(10)One stopE + 5.50%(e)6.25%09/20281,041 1,240 1,020 
11,390 11,414 0.411,162 
Containers and Packaging
AmerCareRoyal LLC+Senior loanL + 5.50%(a)8.12% cash/0.50%PIK11/2025748 739 733 
AmerCareRoyal LLC+Senior loanL + 5.50%(a)8.12% cash/0.50%PIK11/2025160 158 156 
AmerCareRoyal LLC+Senior loanL + 5.50%(a)8.12% cash/0.50%PIK11/2025155 153 152 
AmerCareRoyal LLC+(8)Senior loanL + 5.50%(a)8.12% cash/0.50%PIK11/2025134 133 132 
Chase Intermediate+One stopL + 5.00%(b)(c)8.00%10/20289,900 9,819 0.49,702 
Chase Intermediate+(5)One stopL + 5.00%N/A(6)10/2028— (3)(7)
Chase Intermediate+(5)One stopL + 5.00%N/A(6)10/2028— (11)(24)
Fortis Solutions Group, LLC*#+One stopL + 5.50%(b)(c)9.59%10/202833,683 33,177 1.333,346 
Fortis Solutions Group, LLC+One stopL + 5.50%(c)9.67%10/202720 15 17 
Fortis Solutions Group, LLC+(5)One stopL + 5.50%N/A(6)10/2028— (95)(12)
Fortis Solutions Group, LLC+(5)One stopL + 5.50%N/A(6)10/2028— (40)(56)
 44,800 44,045 1.744,139 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2022
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Distributors
WSC Holdings Midco LLC+Senior loanSF +4.50%(l)7.13%07/2027$1,244 $1,231 %$1,232 
WSC Holdings Midco LLC+Senior loanSF +4.50%(l)7.30%07/20271,797 1,782 0.11,779 
WSC Holdings Midco LLC+Senior loanSF +4.50%(l)7.13%07/20272,961 2,931 0.12,932 
WSC Holdings Midco LLC+(5)Senior loanSF +4.50%N/A(6)07/2027— (1)(1)
WSC Holdings Midco LLC+(5)Senior loanSF +4.50%N/A(6)07/2027— (1)(1)
6,002 5,942 0.25,941 
Diversified Consumer Services
Certus Pest, Inc.#One stopSF +6.25%(m)9.08%02/20261,589 1,560 0.11,557 
Certus Pest, Inc.#One stopSF +6.25%(m)9.08%02/20261,524 1,479 0.11,493 
Certus Pest, Inc.+One stopSF +6.25%(m)8.19%02/20261,099 1,099 0.11,077 
Certus Pest, Inc.#One stopSF +6.25%(l)(m)10.04%02/20261,080 1,070 0.11,058 
Certus Pest, Inc.+One stopSF +6.25%(m)9.08%02/2026753 739 738 
Certus Pest, Inc.#One stopSF +6.25%(m)9.08%02/2026664 632 651 
Certus Pest, Inc.+One stopSF +6.25%(l)9.95%02/2026647 643 634 
Certus Pest, Inc.+One stopSF +6.25%(l)9.95%02/2026382 374 374 
Certus Pest, Inc.+One stopSF +6.25%(m)9.08%02/2026239 225 235 
Certus Pest, Inc.+One stopSF +6.25%(m)9.08%02/2026131 105 128 
Certus Pest, Inc.+One stopSF +6.25%(l)9.95%02/202655 50 54 
Certus Pest, Inc.+(5)One stopSF +6.25%N/A(6)02/2026— — (1)
Certus Pest, Inc.+(5)One stopSF +6.25%N/A(6)02/2026— (2)— 
Certus Pest, Inc.+(5)One stopSF +6.25%N/A(6)02/2026— (13)(99)
CHHJ Midco, LLC#Senior loanL + 5.00%(a)8.12%01/20262,723 2,705 0.12,723 
CHHJ Midco, LLC+Senior loanL + 5.00%N/A(6)01/2026— — — 
COP Hometown Acquisitions, Inc.+Senior loanL + 4.50%(b)7.24%07/20271,713 1,699 0.11,696 
COP Hometown Acquisitions, Inc.+Senior loanL + 4.50%(b)6.78%07/20271,669 1,648 0.11,652 
COP Hometown Acquisitions, Inc.+Senior loanL + 4.50%(b)6.87%07/20271,094 1,082 0.11,083 
COP Hometown Acquisitions, Inc.+Senior loanL + 4.50%(b)7.19%07/2027773 764 765 
COP Hometown Acquisitions, Inc.+Senior loanL + 4.50%(b)6.78%07/2027199 196 197 
COP Hometown Acquisitions, Inc.+Senior loanL + 4.75%(b)7.75%07/2027120 118 120 
COP Hometown Acquisitions, Inc.+Senior loanL + 4.50%N/A(6)07/2027— — — 
DP Flores Holdings, LLC+One stopSF +6.50%(l)10.00%09/20282,593 2,548 0.12,548 
DP Flores Holdings, LLC+(5)One stopSF +6.50%N/A(6)09/2028— (2)(2)
DP Flores Holdings, LLC+(5)One stopSF +6.50%N/A(6)09/2028— (15)(15)
DP Flores Holdings, LLC+One stopSF +6.50%N/A(6)09/2028— — — 
DP Flores Holdings, LLC+(5)One stopSF +6.50%N/A(6)09/2028— (25)— 
EMS LINQ, LLC+One stopL + 6.25%(a)9.37%12/20279,591 9,508 0.49,495 
EMS LINQ, LLC+(5)One stopL + 6.25%N/A(6)12/2027— (1)(1)
EWC Growth Partners LLC+One stopL + 6.00%(b)9.67%03/2026930 920 0.1920 
EWC Growth Partners LLC+One stopL + 6.00%(b)9.67%03/202674 73 73 
EWC Growth Partners LLC+One stopL + 6.00%(b)9.67%03/202614 14 14 
Excelligence Learning Corporation#+One stopL + 6.00%(b)9.67%04/202310,240 10,204 0.410,240 
FPG Intermediate Holdco, LLC+One stopSF +6.00%(k)9.13%03/20279,098 8,964 0.38,756 
FPG Intermediate Holdco, LLC+One stopSF +6.00%(k)9.13%03/2027314 303 287 
FPG Intermediate Holdco, LLC+(5)One stopSF +6.00%N/A(6)03/2027— (1)(3)
FPG Intermediate Holdco, LLC+(5)One stopSF +6.50%N/A(6)03/2027— (13)(14)
FSS Buyer LLC+One stopL + 5.75%(a)8.87%08/20285,491 5,399 0.25,272 
FSS Buyer LLC+(5)One stopL + 5.75%N/A(6)08/2027— (1)(2)
HS Spa Holdings, Inc.+One stopSF +5.75%(m)7.51%06/20297,782 7,634 0.37,627 

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September 30, 2022
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
HS Spa Holdings, Inc.+(5)One stopSF +5.75%N/A(6)06/2028$— $(2)%$(2)
Learn-it Systems, LLC+Senior loanL + 4.75%(c)8.92%03/20252,497 2,521 0.12,297 
Learn-it Systems, LLC+Senior loanL + 4.75%(b)8.42%03/20251,344 1,341 1,236 
Learn-it Systems, LLC+Senior loanL + 4.75%(b)(c)8.30%03/2025606 598 558 
Learn-it Systems, LLC+Senior loanL + 4.75%(b)7.63%03/202533 32 29 
Liminex, Inc.+One stopSF +7.25%(l)10.95%11/202625,462 25,129 1.025,971 
Liminex, Inc.+One stopSF +6.25%(l)9.95%11/202620,000 19,816 0.819,800 
Liminex, Inc.+One stopSF +7.25%(l)10.95%11/2026800 794 816 
Liminex, Inc.+(5)One stopSF +7.25%N/A(6)11/2026— (1)— 
Litera Bidco LLC+One stopL + 6.00%(a)9.12%05/20265,718 5,666 0.25,662 
Litera Bidco LLC+One stopL + 5.75%(a)8.87%05/20263,674 3,688 0.13,609 
Litera Bidco LLC+One stopL + 5.75%(a)8.87%05/2026688 705 676 
Litera Bidco LLC+One stopL + 5.75%(a)8.87%05/2026688 705 676 
Litera Bidco LLC+One stopL + 6.00%(a)9.12%05/2026517 513 512 
Litera Bidco LLC+One stopL + 5.75%N/A(6)05/2025— — — 
Mario Purchaser, LLC+One stopSF +5.75%(k)8.88%04/20297,654 7,510 0.37,347 
Mario Purchaser, LLC+One stopSF +10.75%(k)13.88%PIK04/20321,527 1,487 0.11,497 
Mario Purchaser, LLC+(5)One stopP + 4.75%N/A(6)04/2028— (1)(3)
Mario Purchaser, LLC+One stopSF +5.75%(k)8.88%04/2029109 104 94 
Mathnasium, LLC#One stopL + 5.00%(b)7.91%11/20279,261 9,182 0.49,168 
Mathnasium, LLC+One stopL + 5.00%(b)7.91%11/202713 12 12 
NSG Buyer, Inc. +One stopSF +6.00%(k)9.13%06/20297,874 7,798 0.37,874 
NSG Buyer, Inc. +One stopSF +6.00%(k)9.13%06/2029242 239 242 
NSG Buyer, Inc. +One stopSF +6.00%(k)9.13%06/2029141 140 141 
NSG Buyer, Inc. +One stopSF +6.00%(k)9.13%06/2029133 117 133 
NSG Buyer, Inc. +One stopSF +6.00%(k)9.13%06/202812 11 12 
PADI Holdco, Inc.*#One stopL + 7.25%(b)8.82% cash/1.50%PIK04/202421,638 21,619 0.820,771 
PADI Holdco, Inc.+(8)(9)One stopE + 7.25%(e)6.33% cash/1.50%PIK04/202417,873 20,923 0.717,156 
PADI Holdco, Inc.+One stopL + 7.25%(b)9.38% cash/1.50%PIK04/2024824 820 791 
PADI Holdco, Inc.+One stopL + 7.25%(b)8.90% cash/1.50%PIK04/2024170 170 163 
PADI Holdco, Inc.+(5)One stopL + 5.75%N/A(6)04/2023— (1)(4)
Provenance Buyer LLC#+One stopL + 5.00%(a)8.12%06/202718,279 17,987 0.718,279 
Provenance Buyer LLC+One stopL + 5.00%(a)8.12%06/20279,975 9,881 0.49,975 
Provenance Buyer LLC+(5)One stopL + 5.00%N/A(6)06/2027— (2)— 
Provenance Buyer LLC+(5)One stopL + 5.00%N/A(6)06/2027— (2)— 
RW AM Holdco LLC#+One stopSF +5.25%(m)9.48%04/202817,729 17,565 0.717,551 
RW AM Holdco LLC+(5)One stopSF +5.25%N/A(6)04/2028— (1)(2)
238,062 238,745 9.2234,367 

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(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Diversified Financial Services
AxiomSL Group, Inc.+One stopL + 6.00%(a)9.12%12/2027$4,016 $3,951 0.2%$3,976 
AxiomSL Group, Inc.+One stopL + 6.00%N/A(6)12/2027— — — 
AxiomSL Group, Inc.+One stopL + 6.00%N/A(6)12/2025— — — 
Banker's Toolbox, Inc.+One stopSF +5.25%(m)9.23%07/20278,017 7,938 0.37,857 
Banker's Toolbox, Inc.+(5)One stopL + 5.25%N/A(6)07/2027— — (2)
Banker's Toolbox, Inc.+One stopL + 5.25%(c)8.74%07/2027990 985 921 
Flash Topco, Inc.*One stopL + 5.75%(b)8.56%10/20289,820 9,734 0.49,623 
Flash Topco, Inc.+(5)One stopL + 5.75%N/A(6)10/2028— (1)(2)
Higginbotham Insurance Agency, Inc.+One stopL + 5.25%(a)8.37%11/20264,577 4,528 0.24,531 
Higginbotham Insurance Agency, Inc.+One stopL + 5.25%(a)8.37%11/202626 25 24 
27,446 27,160 1.126,928 


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Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Diversified Telecommunication Services
NTI Connect, LLC+Senior loanL + 5.00%(b)8.67%12/2024$1,628 $1,609 0.1%$1,628 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
CST Buyer Company#+One stopL + 5.50%(a)8.62%10/202520,121 19,964 0.820,121 
CST Buyer Company#+One stopL + 5.50%(a)8.62%10/202510,140 10,074 0.410,140 
CST Buyer Company+One stopL + 5.50%N/A(6)10/2025— — — 
Electrical Source Holdings, LLC*#+One stopL + 5.00%(b)8.07%11/202575,982 75,698 3.075,982 
Electrical Source Holdings, LLC+One stopL + 5.00%(b)8.67%11/202519,780 19,780 0.819,780 
Electrical Source Holdings, LLC+One stopL + 5.00%(b)8.07%11/20251,752 1,752 0.11,752 
Electrical Source Holdings, LLC+Senior loanL + 5.00%(b)8.67%11/2025648 642 648 
Electrical Source Holdings, LLC+Senior loanL + 5.00%(b)8.67%11/2025137 136 137 
Electrical Source Holdings, LLC+Senior loanL + 5.00%(b)8.67%11/202594 94 94 
Electrical Source Holdings, LLC+Senior loanL + 5.00%(b)8.67%11/202589 88 89 
Electrical Source Holdings, LLC+Senior loanL + 5.00%(b)8.67%11/202588 86 88 
Electrical Source Holdings, LLC+(5)Senior loanL + 5.00%N/A(6)11/2025— (2)— 
Electrical Source Holdings, LLC+Senior loanL + 5.00%(b)8.67%11/202546 45 46 
Electrical Source Holdings, LLC+Senior loanL + 5.00%(b)8.07%11/202541 41 41 
Electrical Source Holdings, LLC+Senior loanL + 5.00%(b)8.67%11/202535 35 35 
Electrical Source Holdings, LLC+Senior loanL + 5.00%(b)8.67%11/202517 17 17 
Electrical Source Holdings, LLC+(5)One stopL + 5.00%N/A(6)11/2025— (119)— 
Electrical Source Holdings, LLC+One stopL + 5.00%(b)7.77%11/20252,305 2,305 0.12,305 
131,275 130,636 5.2131,275 


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Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Food & Staples Retailing
Cafe Rio Holding, Inc.*#One stopSF +5.50%(l)9.20%09/2028$18,226 $18,096 0.7%$18,226 
Cafe Rio Holding, Inc.+One stopSF +5.50%(l)9.20%09/20283,277 3,241 0.13,277 
Cafe Rio Holding, Inc.#+One stopSF +5.50%(l)9.20%09/20282,203 2,202 0.12,203 
Cafe Rio Holding, Inc.*#One stopSF +5.50%(l)9.20%09/20281,398 1,397 0.11,398 
Cafe Rio Holding, Inc.#+One stopSF +5.50%(l)9.20%09/20281,235 1,234 0.11,235 
Cafe Rio Holding, Inc.+One stopSF +5.50%(l)9.20%09/2028110 107 110 
Cafe Rio Holding, Inc.+One stopSF +5.50%(l)9.20%09/2028178 176 178 
Cafe Rio Holding, Inc.+(5)One stopSF +5.50%N/A(6)09/2028— (1)— 
Cafe Rio Holding, Inc.+One stopSF +5.50%(l)9.20%09/202880 79 80 
Mendocino Farms, LLC+One stopSF +6.25%(k)9.38%06/2025931 928 922 
Mendocino Farms, LLC+One stopSF +6.25%(k)9.38%06/2025731 730 724 
Mendocino Farms, LLC+One stopSF +6.25%(k)9.38%06/2025718 710 711 
Mendocino Farms, LLC+One stopSF +6.25%(k)9.38%06/2025353 350 350 
Mendocino Farms, LLC+One stopSF +6.25%(k)9.38%06/2025353 349 349 
Mendocino Farms, LLC+One stopSF +6.25%(k)9.38%06/2025174 172 172 
Mendocino Farms, LLC+One stopSF +6.25%(k)9.38%06/2025106 104 105 
Mendocino Farms, LLC+(5)One stopSF +6.25%N/A(6)06/2025— (20)(21)
Ruby Slipper Cafe LLC, The*+One stopSF +7.50%(l)11.20%06/20242,025 2,019 0.12,025 
Ruby Slipper Cafe LLC, The+One stopSF +7.50%(l)11.20%06/2024410 411 410 
Ruby Slipper Cafe LLC, The+One stopSF +7.50%(l)11.20%06/2024292 289 292 
Ruby Slipper Cafe LLC, The+One stopSF +7.50%(l)11.20%06/2024— — — 
Ruby Slipper Cafe LLC, The+One stopSF +7.50%N/A(6)06/2024— — — 
Wetzel's Pretzels, LLC*#+One stopL + 6.50%(b)10.17%09/202314,768 14,679 0.614,768 
Wetzel's Pretzels, LLC+One stopL + 6.50%(b)10.17%09/2023— — — 
Wineshipping.com LLC+One stopL + 5.75%(c)7.58%10/20276,793 6,736 0.36,590 
Wineshipping.com LLC+One stopL + 5.75%(b)8.17%10/2027186 178 180 
Wineshipping.com LLC+One stopL + 5.75%(b)8.83%10/202717 16 14 
Wood Fired Holding Corp.*#One stopL + 6.25%(b)8.67%12/20239,679 9,728 0.49,679 
Wood Fired Holding Corp.+One stopL + 6.25%N/A(6)12/2023— — — 
64,243 63,910 2.563,977 


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Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Food Products
Borrower R365 Holdings, LLC+One stopL + 6.50%(b)7.18% cash/3.00%PIK06/2027$13,490 $13,288 0.5%$13,490 
Borrower R365 Holdings, LLC+One stopL + 6.50%(b)7.18% cash/3.00%PIK06/20271,112 1,094 0.11,112 
Borrower R365 Holdings, LLC+(5)One stopL + 6.50%N/A(6)06/2027— (1)— 
Borrower R365 Holdings, LLC+(5)One stopL + 6.50%N/A(6)06/2027— (1)— 
Flavor Producers, LLC#+Senior loanL + 5.75%(b)7.82% cash/1.00%PIK12/20235,001 4,962 0.24,851 
Flavor Producers, LLC+Senior loanL + 5.75%(b)7.82% cash/1.00%PIK12/2022
Kodiak Cakes, LLC*#+Senior loanL + 6.00%(b)9.67%06/202712,369 12,246 0.411,379 
Kodiak Cakes, LLC+Senior loanL + 6.00%(b)9.67%06/2026100 99 87 
Louisiana Fish Fry Products, Ltd.*+One stopSF +6.25%(k)9.38%07/20279,777 9,698 0.48,994 
Louisiana Fish Fry Products, Ltd.+One stopL + 6.25%(c)(k)9.24%07/202773 71 65 
MAPF Holdings, Inc.*#+One stopL + 5.50%(b)9.17%12/202637,979 37,709 1.537,979 
MAPF Holdings, Inc.+One stopL + 5.50%(b)9.17%12/202670 68 70 
P&P Food Safety Holdings, Inc.*+One stopL + 6.00%(c)8.88%12/202617,722 17,551 0.717,367 
P&P Food Safety Holdings, Inc.+One stopL + 6.00%(b)9.67%12/202638 37 36 
P&P Food Safety Holdings, Inc.+(5)One stopL + 6.00%N/A(6)12/2026— (5)— 
Purfoods, LLC+One stopN/A7.00%PIK05/202666 69 66 
Ultimate Baked Goods Midco LLC+One stopL + 6.50%(a)9.62%08/20276,671 6,604 0.26,004 
Ultimate Baked Goods Midco LLC+One stopL + 6.50%(a)(d)9.92%08/202747 19 41 
Whitebridge Pet Brands, LLC*#+One stopL + 5.00%(a)8.12%07/202723,003 22,686 0.923,003 
Whitebridge Pet Brands, LLC+One stopL + 5.00%(a)7.98%07/2027130 128 130 
Wizard Bidco Limited+(8)(9)(10)One stopSN +4.75%(i)6.94%03/20296,067 7,062 0.26,067 
Wizard Bidco Limited+(5)(8)(9)(10)One stopSN +4.75%N/A(6)09/2028— (1)— 
133,717 133,385 5.1130,743 


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Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Health Care Equipment & Supplies
Aspen Medical Products, LLC#+One stopL + 5.00%(b)7.39%06/2025$4,115 $4,155 0.2%$4,074 
Aspen Medical Products, LLC+One stopL + 5.00%(b)7.39%06/2025263 262 260 
Aspen Medical Products, LLC+One stopL + 5.00%N/A(6)06/2025— — — 
Baduhenna Bidco Limited+(8)(10)One stopSF +6.50%(j)9.61%08/20285,415 5,353 0.25,415 
Baduhenna Bidco Limited+(8)(9)(10)One stopE + 6.45%(e)6.70%08/20282,839 3,389 0.12,806 
Baduhenna Bidco Limited+(8)(9)(10)One stopSF +6.50%(i)8.76%08/2028790 940 784 
Baduhenna Bidco Limited+(8)(9)(10)One stopE + 6.45%(e)7.64%08/2028677 756 669 
Baduhenna Bidco Limited+(5)(8)(9)(10)One stopSF +6.50%N/A(6)08/2028— (17)(8)
Belmont Instrument, LLC+One stopSF +6.25%(l)9.69%08/20289,900 9,803 0.49,801 
Belmont Instrument, LLC+(5)One stopSF +6.25%N/A(6)08/2028— (1)(1)
Blades Buyer, Inc.#+Senior loanSF +4.75%(l)(m)7.43%03/202810,045 9,940 0.49,786 
Blades Buyer, Inc.+Senior loanSF +4.75%(k)7.47%03/202833 31 27 
Blades Buyer, Inc.+(5)Senior loanSF +4.75%N/A(6)03/2028— (1)(8)
Blades Buyer, Inc.+Senior loanSF +4.75%N/A(6)03/2028— — — 
Blue River Pet Care, LLC*#+One stopL + 5.00%(a)8.12%07/202651,197 50,889 2.050,686 
Blue River Pet Care, LLC+(5)One stopL + 5.00%N/A(6)08/2025— (2)(4)
Blue River Pet Care, LLC+(5)One stopL + 5.00%N/A(6)07/2026— (10)(11)
Blue River Pet Care, LLC+One stopL + 5.00%(a)7.94%07/2026180 178 178 
Blue River Pet Care, LLC+One stopL + 5.00%(a)8.12%07/2026173 172 171 
CCSL Holdings, LLC*+One stopSF +6.50%(k)9.63%12/202615,399 15,261 0.615,244 
CCSL Holdings, LLC+One stopSF +6.50%(k)9.63%12/20264,156 4,123 0.24,114 
CCSL Holdings, LLC+(8)(9)One stopSN +6.50%(i)8.79%12/20262,175 2,428 0.12,154 
CCSL Holdings, LLC+One stopSF +6.50%(d)(k)9.73%12/2026115 113 113 
CCSL Holdings, LLC+(5)One stopSF +6.50%N/A(6)12/2026— (15)(14)
CCSL Holdings, LLC+(5)One stopSF +6.50%N/A(6)12/2026— (24)(26)
CMI Parent Inc.#+Senior loanL + 4.25%(b)7.26%08/20256,499 6,563 0.36,434 
CMI Parent Inc.+Senior loanL + 4.25%(b)7.92%08/20253,220 3,196 0.13,188 
CMI Parent Inc.+(5)Senior loanL + 4.25%N/A(6)08/2025— (2)(4)
CMI Parent Inc.+Senior loanSF +4.75%(l)8.30%08/20252,932 2,903 0.12,903 
G & H Wire Company, Inc.#+One stopL + 8.00%(c)11.17% cash/1.00%PIK09/202311,133 11,109 0.410,911 
G & H Wire Company, Inc.+One stopL + 8.00%(b)10.24% cash/1.00%PIK10/202272 72 68 
Joerns Healthcare, LLC*+(7)One stopSF +16.00%(l)9.75% cash/10.00%PIK08/20242,084 1,963 104 
Joerns Healthcare, LLC*+(7)One stopSF +16.00%(l)9.75% cash/10.00%PIK08/20242,003 1,889 — 
Joerns Healthcare, LLC+One stopN/A15.00%PIK11/20221,290 1,287 1,161 
136,705 136,703 5.1130,975 


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Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2022
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Health Care Providers & Services
AAH TOPCO, LLC +One stopL + 5.50%(a)8.58%12/2027$8,329 $8,256 0.3%$8,079 
AAH TOPCO, LLC +Subordinated debtN/A11.50%PIK12/20311,080 1,062 1,026 
AAH TOPCO, LLC +(5)One stopL + 5.50%N/A(6)12/2027— (1)(2)
AAH TOPCO, LLC +One stopL + 5.50%(a)8.36%12/2027193 187 175 
Active Day, Inc.#+One stopSF +5.25%(k)8.38%02/202517,746 17,566 0.717,389 
Active Day, Inc.#+One stopSF +5.25%(k)8.38%02/20251,369 1,356 0.11,343 
Active Day, Inc.*#One stopSF +5.25%(k)8.38%02/2025883 874 0.1865 
Active Day, Inc.+One stopSF +5.25%(k)8.38%02/2025704 696 0.1689 
Active Day, Inc.+One stopSF +5.25%(k)8.38%02/2025620 615 608 
Active Day, Inc.*#One stopSF +5.25%(k)8.38%02/2025610 604 597 
Active Day, Inc.+(5)One stopSF +5.25%N/A(6)02/2025— (2)(4)
Active Day, Inc.+One stopSF +5.25%(k)8.38%02/2025— — — 
Acuity Eyecare Holdings, LLC+One stopSF +6.00%(l)9.47%03/202516,467 16,342 0.616,213 
Acuity Eyecare Holdings, LLC+One stopN/A15.00%06/202710,440 10,239 0.410,440 
Acuity Eyecare Holdings, LLC+One stopSF +6.25%(l)9.95%03/20254,077 4,071 0.24,036 
Acuity Eyecare Holdings, LLC+One stopSF +6.25%(l)9.77%03/20253,632 3,607 0.23,596 
Acuity Eyecare Holdings, LLC#+One stopSF +6.25%(l)9.95%03/20253,504 3,516 0.23,469 
Acuity Eyecare Holdings, LLC+One stopSF +6.25%(l)9.95%03/20253,203 3,246 0.13,172 
Acuity Eyecare Holdings, LLC+One stopSF +6.00%(l)9.02%03/20252,047 2,016 0.12,016 
Acuity Eyecare Holdings, LLC+One stopSF +6.25%(l)9.95%03/20251,868 1,909 0.11,849 
Acuity Eyecare Holdings, LLC+One stopSF +6.25%(l)9.95%03/2025452 455 447 
Acuity Eyecare Holdings, LLC+One stopSF +13.00%(l)9.95% cash/6.75%PIK03/2025251 250 266 
Acuity Eyecare Holdings, LLC+One stopSF +6.25%(l)9.95%03/2025167 166 165 
Acuity Eyecare Holdings, LLC+One stopSF +6.00%(l)9.71%03/202561 51 45 
Acuity Eyecare Holdings, LLC+Senior loanSF +6.25%(l)9.04%03/2025110 109 109 
Acuity Eyecare Holdings, LLC+One stopSF +13.00%(l)9.76% cash/6.75%PIK03/202596 96 102 
Acuity Eyecare Holdings, LLC+One stopSF +6.25%(l)9.95%03/2025
Acuity Eyecare Holdings, LLC+One stopSF +6.25%(l)9.94%03/2025145 145 143 
Acuity Eyecare Holdings, LLC+One stopSF +6.00%(l)9.06%03/2025208 206 205 
Advanced Pain Management Holdings, Inc.+(7)Senior loanP + 3.75%(d)10.00%07/202117,456 6,855 — 
Advanced Pain Management Holdings, Inc.+(7)Senior loanL + 8.50%(a)11.62%07/20216,906 — 
Advanced Pain Management Holdings, Inc.+(7)Senior loanP + 3.75%(d)10.00%07/20211,190 469 — 
Advanced Pain Management Holdings, Inc.+(7)Senior loanP + 3.75%(d)10.00%07/2021888 544 — 
AVG Intermediate Holdings & AVG Subsidiary Holdings LLC+One stopL + 6.13%(b)9.80%03/20274,708 4,661 0.24,505 
AVG Intermediate Holdings & AVG Subsidiary Holdings LLC+One stopL + 6.13%(b)9.80%03/20273,936 3,882 0.23,766 
AVG Intermediate Holdings & AVG Subsidiary Holdings LLC+Subordinated debtL + 10.50%(a)13.62%03/20281,900 1,874 0.11,900 
AVG Intermediate Holdings & AVG Subsidiary Holdings LLC+Subordinated debtL + 10.50%(a)13.62%03/2028726 719 726 
AVG Intermediate Holdings & AVG Subsidiary Holdings LLC+Subordinated debtL + 10.50%(a)13.62%03/2028163 159 163 
AVG Intermediate Holdings & AVG Subsidiary Holdings LLC+One stopL + 6.25%(a)9.37%03/202797 95 89 
AVG Intermediate Holdings & AVG Subsidiary Holdings LLC+(5)One stopL + 6.00%N/A(6)03/2027— (1)(3)
AVG Intermediate Holdings & AVG Subsidiary Holdings LLC+(5)One stopL + 6.25%N/A(6)03/2027— (1)(3)
Community Care Partners, LLC+One stopSF +5.75%(k)8.89%06/20262,349 2,330 0.12,325 
Community Care Partners, LLC+(5)One stopSF +5.75%N/A(6)06/2026— (3)(3)
CRH Healthcare Purchaser, Inc.*+Senior loanL + 4.50%(b)8.17%12/202419,502 19,499 0.819,502 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2022
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
CRH Healthcare Purchaser, Inc.#Senior loanL + 4.50%(b)8.17%12/2024$5,197 $5,162 0.2%$5,197 
CRH Healthcare Purchaser, Inc.#+Senior loanL + 4.50%(b)8.17%12/20244,112 4,098 0.24,112 
CRH Healthcare Purchaser, Inc.+Senior loanL + 4.50%(b)8.17%12/20243,521 3,495 0.23,521 
CRH Healthcare Purchaser, Inc.+Senior loanL + 4.50%(b)8.10%12/202450 49 50 
Datix Bidco Limited+(8)(9)(10)Senior loanSN +4.50%(i)6.69%04/202549,685 59,896 1.947,200 
Datix Bidco Limited+(8)(9)(10)Second lienSN +7.75%(i)9.94%04/202617,630 21,227 0.716,748 
Emerge Intermediate, Inc.*#One stopSF +6.50%(l)9.70% cash/0.50%PIK05/202419,277 19,162 0.819,277 
Emerge Intermediate, Inc.+One stopSF +6.50%(l)9.70% cash/0.50%PIK05/20241,745 1,734 0.11,745 
Emerge Intermediate, Inc.+(5)One stopSF +6.50%N/A(6)05/2024— (2)— 
Encorevet Group LLC+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%11/2024985 979 965 
Encorevet Group LLC+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%11/2024619 615 607 
Encorevet Group LLC+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%11/2024307 305 301 
Encorevet Group LLC+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%11/2024294 292 288 
Encorevet Group LLC+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%11/2024266 264 261 
Encorevet Group LLC+Senior loanL + 6.75%(a)9.87%11/2024244 243 239 
Encorevet Group LLC+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%11/2024163 162 160 
Encorevet Group LLC+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%11/2024114 113 112 
Encorevet Group LLC+Senior loanL + 6.75%(a)9.87%11/2024110 110 107 
Encorevet Group LLC+Senior loanL + 6.75%(a)9.87%11/202468 68 67 
Encorevet Group LLC+Senior loanL + 6.75%(a)9.87%11/202457 56 56 
Encorevet Group LLC+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%11/202456 55 55 
Encorevet Group LLC+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%11/202432 32 32 
Encorevet Group LLC+Senior loanL + 6.75%(a)9.87%11/202410 10 10 
Encorevet Group LLC+(5)Senior loanL + 6.75%N/A(6)11/2024— — (1)
Encorevet Group LLC+(5)One stopL + 6.75%N/A(6)11/2024— (1)— 
ERC Topco Holdings, LLC+One stopL + 5.50%(b)9.17%11/20289,546 9,471 0.49,259 
ERC Topco Holdings, LLC+(5)One stopL + 5.50%N/A(6)11/2027— (1)(5)
ERC Topco Holdings, LLC+(5)One stopL + 5.50%N/A(6)11/2028— (3)(7)
Eyecare Services Partners Holdings LLC+One stopL + 9.25%(a)4.13% cash/8.25%PIK05/202319,569 19,596 0.512,720 
Eyecare Services Partners Holdings LLC*+One stopL + 9.25%(a)4.13% cash/8.25%PIK05/20238,584 8,615 0.25,580 
Eyecare Services Partners Holdings LLC*#One stopL + 9.25%(a)4.12% cash/8.25%PIK05/20237,518 7,546 0.24,887 
Eyecare Services Partners Holdings LLC+One stopL + 9.25%(a)4.12% cash/8.25%PIK05/20235,533 5,538 0.13,596 
Eyecare Services Partners Holdings LLC*+One stopL + 9.25%(a)4.12% cash/8.25%PIK05/20232,567 2,577 0.11,669 
Eyecare Services Partners Holdings LLC*+One stopL + 9.25%(a)4.12% cash/8.25%PIK05/20231,648 1,654 1,070 
Eyecare Services Partners Holdings LLC*#One stopL + 9.25%(a)4.12% cash/8.25%PIK05/20231,218 1,222 792 
Eyecare Services Partners Holdings LLC*#One stopL + 9.25%(a)4.12% cash/8.25%PIK05/20231,073 1,077 697 
Eyecare Services Partners Holdings LLC+One stopL + 9.25%(a)4.14% cash/8.25%PIK05/20231,168 1,159 613 
Eyecare Services Partners Holdings LLC*+One stopL + 9.25%(a)4.13% cash/8.25%PIK05/2023693 695 451 
Eyecare Services Partners Holdings LLC+One stopL + 9.25%(a)4.14% cash/8.25%PIK05/2023428 428 278 
Eyecare Services Partners Holdings LLC+One stopL + 9.25%(a)4.14% cash/8.25%PIK05/2023837 832 837 
Eyecare Services Partners Holdings LLC+One stopL + 9.25%(a)4.14% cash/8.25%PIK05/2023837 832 544 

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Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
FYI Optical Acquisitions, Inc. & FYI USA, Inc.+(8)(9)(12)One stopC + 4.50%(h)7.26%03/2027$11,224 $11,520 0.4%$11,224 
FYI Optical Acquisitions, Inc. & FYI USA, Inc.+(5)(8)(9)(12)One stopC + 4.50%N/A(6)03/2027— (2)— 
FYI Optical Acquisitions, Inc. & FYI USA, Inc.+(8)(9)(12)One stopC + 4.50%(h)8.67%03/2027502 542 502 
FYI Optical Acquisitions, Inc. & FYI USA, Inc.+(8)(9)(12)One stopC + 4.50%(h)8.67%03/2027178 183 178 
FYI Optical Acquisitions, Inc. & FYI USA, Inc.+(8)(12)One stopL + 4.50%(b)8.17%03/202774 74 74 
FYI Optical Acquisitions, Inc. & FYI USA, Inc.+(5)(8)(12)One stopSF +4.50%N/A(6)03/2027— (1)— 
FYI Optical Acquisitions, Inc. & FYI USA, Inc.+(8)(9)(12)One stopC + 4.50%(h)8.67%03/2027736 777 736 
Heartland Veterinary Partners LLC+Senior loanSF +4.75%(l)7.63%12/2026844 837 827 
Heartland Veterinary Partners LLC+Senior loanSF +4.75%(l)7.63%12/202662 61 59 
Heartland Veterinary Partners LLC+Senior loanSF +4.75%N/A(6)12/2026— — — 
Klick Inc.+(8)(12)Senior loanL + 4.50%(b)8.17%03/20289,997 9,919 0.49,997 
Klick Inc.+(5)(8)(12)Senior loanL + 4.50%N/A(6)03/2026— (1)— 
Krueger-Gilbert Health Physics, LLC+Senior loanL + 5.25%(b)8.92%05/20252,311 2,305 0.12,311 
Krueger-Gilbert Health Physics, LLC+Senior loanL + 5.25%(b)8.92%05/20251,858 1,846 0.11,858 
Krueger-Gilbert Health Physics, LLC+Senior loanL + 5.25%(b)8.92%05/20251,091 1,113 1,091 
Krueger-Gilbert Health Physics, LLC+Senior loanL + 5.25%(b)8.92%05/202560 60 60 
Krueger-Gilbert Health Physics, LLC+(5)Senior loanL + 5.25%N/A(6)05/2025— (14)— 
New Look (Delaware) Corporation and NL1 AcquireCo, Inc.+(8)(9)(12)One stopC + 5.50%(h)9.67%05/202817,736 19,985 0.717,381 
New Look (Delaware) Corporation and NL1 AcquireCo, Inc.+(8)(12)One stopL + 5.50%(b)9.17%05/20284,326 4,275 0.24,239 
New Look (Delaware) Corporation and NL1 AcquireCo, Inc.+(8)(12)One stopL + 5.50%(b)9.17%05/20282,816 2,791 0.12,760 
New Look (Delaware) Corporation and NL1 AcquireCo, Inc.+(8)(9)(12)One stopC + 5.50%(h)9.67%05/20281,081 1,188 1,060 
New Look (Delaware) Corporation and NL1 AcquireCo, Inc.+(8)(9)(12)One stopC + 5.50%(h)9.67%05/2028563 586 519 
New Look (Delaware) Corporation and NL1 AcquireCo, Inc.+(8)(9)(12)One stopC + 5.50%(h)9.65%05/2026103 106 100 
New Look (Delaware) Corporation and NL1 AcquireCo, Inc.+(8)(12)One stopL + 5.50%(b)9.17%05/202660 60 59 
New Look (Delaware) Corporation and NL1 AcquireCo, Inc.+(8)(12)One stopL + 5.50%(b)9.17%05/202818 18 16 
Oliver Street Dermatology Holdings, LLC+(7)One stopSF +11.43%(l)15.13%01/202322,787 16,786 0.717,090 
Oliver Street Dermatology Holdings, LLC+One stopSF +6.25%(l)9.95%01/202313,521 12,666 0.512,845 
Oliver Street Dermatology Holdings, LLC+One stopSF +6.25%(l)9.95%01/2023348 329 331 
Pinnacle Treatment Centers, Inc.#+One stopL + 5.75%(b)8.56%01/202318,732 18,730 0.718,732 
Pinnacle Treatment Centers, Inc.*One stopL + 5.75%(b)8.56%01/20237,553 7,548 0.37,553 
Pinnacle Treatment Centers, Inc.#+One stopL + 5.75%(b)8.56%01/20231,539 1,539 0.11,539 
Pinnacle Treatment Centers, Inc.+One stopL + 5.75%(b)8.56%01/2023695 695 695 
Pinnacle Treatment Centers, Inc.+One stopL + 5.75%(b)8.56%01/2023184 184 184 
Pinnacle Treatment Centers, Inc.+One stopL + 5.75%(a)8.81%01/2023145 145 145 
Pinnacle Treatment Centers, Inc.+One stopL + 5.75%(b)8.56%01/2023105 105 105 
Pinnacle Treatment Centers, Inc.+One stopL + 5.75%(b)8.56%01/202337 37 37 
PPT Management Holdings, LLC+(7)One stopL + 8.50%(b)8.28% cash/2.50%PIK12/202225,694 25,514 0.819,270 
PPT Management Holdings, LLC+(7)One stopL + 8.50%(b)8.28% cash/2.50%PIK12/2022312 310 234 
PPT Management Holdings, LLC+(7)One stopL + 10.50%(b)8.28% cash/4.50%PIK12/2022284 282 214 
PPT Management Holdings, LLC+(7)One stopL + 8.50%(b)8.28% cash/2.50%PIK12/2022184 183 138 
PPT Management Holdings, LLC+(7)One stopL + 8.50%(b)8.28% cash/2.50%PIK12/202290 88 68 
PPT Management Holdings, LLC+One stopL + 10.50%N/A(6)12/2022$— $— %$— 

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(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Suveto Buyer, LLC+One stopL + 5.00%(b)8.67%09/202718,330 18,110 0.717,528 
Suveto Buyer, LLC+One stopL + 5.00%(b)8.66%09/202764 62 58 
470,089 459,629 16.0405,913 

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Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Health Care Technology
Alegeus Technologies Holdings Corp.+Senior loanL + 8.25%(b)10.95%09/2024$374 $373 %$370 
Coding Solutions Acquisition, Inc.+One stopSF +5.75%(k)8.78%05/20285,248 5,199 0.25,143 
Coding Solutions Acquisition, Inc.+One stopSF +5.75%(k)8.78%05/202810 10 
Coding Solutions Acquisition, Inc.+(5)One stopSF +5.75%N/A(6)05/2028— (8)(31)
Connexin Software, Inc.+One stopL + 8.50%(b)11.31%02/20248,619 8,644 0.38,619 
Connexin Software, Inc.+One stopL + 8.50%N/A(6)02/2024— — — 
ESO Solution, Inc.+One stopSF +7.00%(l)10.56%03/20277,549 7,493 0.37,549 
ESO Solution, Inc.+(5)One stopSF +7.00%N/A(6)03/2027— (1)— 
HSI Halo Acquisition, Inc.+One stopSF +5.75%(m)9.83%08/20266,186 6,161 0.26,025 
HSI Halo Acquisition, Inc.+One stopSF +5.75%(m)9.83%08/20262,949 2,919 0.12,872 
HSI Halo Acquisition, Inc.+One stopSF +5.75%(m)9.83%08/20261,943 1,929 0.11,892 
HSI Halo Acquisition, Inc.+One stopSF +5.75%(m)9.84%08/20261,355 1,336 0.11,320 
HSI Halo Acquisition, Inc.+One stopSF +5.75%(m)9.83%08/2026635 631 618 
HSI Halo Acquisition, Inc.+One stopL + 5.75%(a)8.31%09/202513 12 11 
HSI Halo Acquisition, Inc.+One stopSF +5.75%(m)9.86%08/2026132 130 128 
Nextech Holdings, LLC+One stopL + 5.50%(a)(b)8.31%06/20253,931 3,970 0.23,891 
Nextech Holdings, LLC+One stopL + 5.50%(a)(b)8.31%06/20251,917 1,909 0.11,899 
Nextech Holdings, LLC+(5)One stopL + 5.50%N/A(6)06/2025— (1)(6)
Plasma Buyer LLC+One stopSF +5.75%(l)9.30%05/20295,403 5,301 0.25,295 
Plasma Buyer LLC+(5)One stopSF +5.75%N/A(6)05/2028— (1)(1)
Plasma Buyer LLC+(5)One stopSF +5.75%N/A(6)05/2029— (13)(28)
Qgenda Intermediate Holdings, LLC+One stopL + 5.00%(b)8.67%06/202514,968 14,968 0.614,668 
Qgenda Intermediate Holdings, LLC#One stopL + 5.00%(b)8.67%06/202512,194 12,120 0.511,950 
Qgenda Intermediate Holdings, LLC+One stopL + 5.00%(b)8.67%06/20251,455 1,449 1,425 
Qgenda Intermediate Holdings, LLC#One stopL + 5.00%(b)8.67%06/2025973 973 953 
Qgenda Intermediate Holdings, LLC+(5)One stopL + 5.00%N/A(6)06/2025— — (4)
Tebra Technologies, Inc.+One stopSF +8.00%(k)7.63% cash/3.50%PIK06/202510,386 10,215 0.410,386 
Tebra Technologies, Inc.+One stopSF +8.00%(k)7.63% cash/3.50%PIK06/202510,110 9,614 0.410,110 
Tebra Technologies, Inc.+One stopSF +8.00%(k)7.63% cash/3.50%PIK06/20256,661 6,404 0.36,661 
Tebra Technologies, Inc.+One stopSF +8.00%(k)7.63% cash/3.50%PIK06/20251,713 1,686 0.11,713 
Tebra Technologies, Inc.+One stopSF +8.00%(k)7.63% cash/3.50%PIK06/20251,523 1,482 0.11,523 
Tebra Technologies, Inc.+One stopSF +8.00%(k)7.63% cash/3.50%PIK06/20251,142 1,124 1,142 
Tebra Technologies, Inc.+One stopSF +8.00%(k)7.63% cash/3.50%PIK06/2025952 937 952 
Tebra Technologies, Inc.+One stopSF +8.00%(k)7.63% cash/3.50%PIK06/2025761 749 761 
Tebra Technologies, Inc.+One stopSF +8.00%(k)7.63% cash/3.50%PIK06/2025152 149 152 
Tebra Technologies, Inc.+One stopSF +8.00%(k)7.63% cash/3.50%PIK06/202580 80 80 
Transaction Data Systems, Inc.*#+One stopL + 4.50%(b)8.17%02/202666,280 65,504 2.664,955 
Transaction Data Systems, Inc.+(5)One stopL + 4.50%N/A(6)02/2026— (4)(6)
Veranex, Inc.+Senior loanSF +4.75%(m)7.52%04/20283,178 3,149 0.13,146 
Veranex, Inc.+(5)Senior loanP + 3.75%N/A(6)04/2028— — (1)
Veranex, Inc.+(5)Senior loanSF +4.75%N/A(6)04/2028— (1)(3)
178,792 176,591 6.9176,138 


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Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
Barteca Restaurants, LLC#One stopSF +6.00%(m)9.19%08/2028$7,679 $7,604 0.3%$7,602 
Barteca Restaurants, LLC+(5)One stopSF +6.00%N/A(6)08/2028— (1)(1)
Barteca Restaurants, LLC+(5)One stopSF +6.00%N/A(6)08/2028— (20)(20)
BJH Holdings III Corp.*#+One stopL + 4.50%(a)7.58%08/202550,571 51,317 2.049,561 
BJH Holdings III Corp.+One stopL + 4.50%(a)7.59%08/202570 66 54 
Davidson Hotel Company, LLC+One stopL + 5.25%(a)8.37%07/20247,096 7,080 0.37,096 
Davidson Hotel Company, LLC+One stopL + 5.25%(a)8.37%07/20241,092 1,090 1,092 
Davidson Hotel Company, LLC+One stopL + 5.25%N/A(6)07/2024— — — 
EOS Fitness Opco Holdings, LLC*#+One stopSF +4.75%(m)7.58%01/20269,393 9,401 0.49,393 
EOS Fitness Opco Holdings, LLC+One stopSF +4.75%(c)(m)7.58%01/2026896 897 896 
EOS Fitness Opco Holdings, LLC+One stopSF +4.75%(c)(m)7.58%01/2026
EOS Fitness Opco Holdings, LLC+(5)One stopSF +4.75%N/A(6)01/2026— (12)— 
Freddy's Frozen Custard LLC+One stopL + 5.00%(b)8.16%03/20279,160 9,093 0.49,160 
Freddy's Frozen Custard LLC+(5)One stopL + 5.00%N/A(6)03/2027— (1)— 
Harri US LLC+One stopL + 10.00%(b)8.91% cash/4.00%PIK08/2026804 720 806 
Harri US LLC+One stopL + 10.00%N/A(6)08/2026— — — 
Harri US LLC+(5)One stopL + 10.00%N/A(6)08/2026— (6)
Health Buyer, LLC+Senior loanSF +5.25%(m)7.98%04/20292,604 2,567 0.12,447 
Health Buyer, LLC+Senior loanSF +5.25%(k)8.03%04/2028
SSRG Holdings, LLC+One stopSF +4.75%(l)8.45%11/20251,000 990 1,000 
SSRG Holdings, LLC+One stopSF +4.75%(l)8.45%11/202520 20 20 
Tropical Smoothie Cafe Holdings, LLC+One stopSF +5.25%(l)7.98%09/202619,950 19,767 0.819,950 
Tropical Smoothie Cafe Holdings, LLC*#One stopSF +5.25%(k)(l)8.26%09/202613,695 13,553 0.613,695 
Tropical Smoothie Cafe Holdings, LLC#One stopSF +5.25%(k)(l)8.01%09/20265,830 5,773 0.25,830 
Tropical Smoothie Cafe Holdings, LLC+(5)One stopSF +4.25%N/A(6)09/2026— (1)— 
129,870 129,907 5.1128,594 
Household Durables
Groundworks LLC+Senior loanL + 5.00%(b)7.81%01/20264,615 4,569 0.24,615 
Groundworks LLC+Senior loanL + 5.00%(b)7.81%01/20261,805 1,786 0.11,805 
Groundworks LLC+Senior loanL + 5.00%(b)7.81%01/20261,203 1,193 1,203 
Groundworks LLC+Senior loanL + 5.00%(b)7.81%01/20261,072 1,060 1,072 
Groundworks LLC+Senior loanL + 5.00%(b)7.08%01/202682 82 82 
Groundworks LLC+Senior loanL + 5.00%(b)7.81%01/202656 52 56 
Groundworks LLC+Senior loanL + 5.00%N/A(6)01/2026— — — 
8,833 8,742 0.38,833 
Household Products
WU Holdco, Inc.#+One stopL + 5.50%(b)9.17%03/20263,743 3,790 0.13,630 
WU Holdco, Inc.+One stopL + 5.50%(b)9.17%03/20261,318 1,318 0.11,279 
WU Holdco, Inc.+One stopL + 5.50%(b)9.17%03/2026342 340 332 
WU Holdco, Inc.+One stopL + 5.50%(b)(c)8.11%03/202526 25 24 
5,429 5,473 0.25,265 
Industrial Conglomerates
Arch Global CCT Holdings Corp.#+Senior loanL + 4.75%(a)7.87%04/20262,355 2,401 0.12,331 
Arch Global CCT Holdings Corp.+Senior loanL + 4.75%(b)8.42%04/2026135 134 134 
Arch Global CCT Holdings Corp.+Senior loanL + 4.75%(b)8.42%04/202676 75 74 
Arch Global CCT Holdings Corp.+Senior loanL + 4.75%N/A(6)04/2025— — — 
Dwyer Instruments, Inc.+One stopL + 6.00%(b)9.67%07/20273,922 3,847 0.23,844 
Dwyer Instruments, Inc.+One stopL + 5.50%(c)8.38%07/2027

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(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Dwyer Instruments, Inc.+(5)One stopL + 6.00%N/A(6)07/2027$— $(9)%$(10)
Essential Services Holdings Corporation+One stopL + 5.75%(a)(b)8.07%11/2026819 810 789 
Essential Services Holdings Corporation+(5)One stopL + 5.75%N/A(6)11/2025— (1)(2)
Excelitas Technologies Corp.+One stopSF +5.75%(l)8.59%08/20297,131 6,989 0.37,060 
Excelitas Technologies Corp.+(8)(9)One stopE + 5.75%(e)6.08%08/20291,155 1,193 1,144 
Excelitas Technologies Corp.+One stopSF +5.75%(l)8.59%08/202892 89 89 
Excelitas Technologies Corp.+(5)One stopSF +5.75%N/A(6)08/2029— (13)(14)
Madison Safety & Flow LLC+Senior loanSF +3.60%(k)6.63%03/2025443 443 443 
Madison Safety & Flow LLC+Senior loanSF +3.60%(k)(l)6.64%03/2025
Specialty Measurement Bidco Limited+(8)(10)One stopL + 5.75%(b)8.82%11/20277,961 7,800 0.37,961 
Specialty Measurement Bidco Limited+(8)(9)(10)One stopE + 5.75%(e)6.75%11/20276,556 7,833 0.36,556 
Specialty Measurement Bidco Limited+(5)(8)(9)(10)One stopSN +5.75%N/A(6)11/2027— (39)— 
30,654 31,560 1.2 30,407 


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(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Insurance
Alera Group, Inc.+One stopSF +6.00%(l)9.06%10/2028$25,370 $25,153 1.0%$24,297 
Alera Group, Inc.+One stopSF +6.00%(k)(l)9.06%10/20287,210 7,117 0.36,905 
Alera Group, Inc.+One stopSF +6.00%(k)(l)9.07%10/2028463 458 437 
AMBA Buyer, Inc.+One stopSF +5.25%(l)(m)9.33%07/20273,188 3,163 0.13,157 
AMBA Buyer, Inc.+One stopSF +5.25%(m)6.43%07/2027950 946 940 
AMBA Buyer, Inc.+One stopSF +5.25%(l)(m)9.33%07/2027790 783 782 
AMBA Buyer, Inc.+One stopSF +5.25%N/A(6)07/2027— — — 
AMBA Buyer, Inc.+(5)One stopSF +5.25%N/A(6)07/2027— — (1)
Captive Resources Midco, LLC+One stopSF +5.50%(k)8.53%07/20299,813 9,624 0.49,616 
Captive Resources Midco, LLC+(5)One stopSF +5.50%N/A(6)07/2028— (4)(4)
Integrity Marketing Acquisition, LLC+Senior loanL + 5.50%(c)7.58%08/20253,046 3,007 0.13,020 
Integrity Marketing Acquisition, LLC+One stopL + 5.75%(c)7.83%08/20252,421 2,414 0.12,415 
Integrity Marketing Acquisition, LLC+Senior loanL + 5.75%(c)7.87%08/20251,517 1,497 0.11,513 
Integrity Marketing Acquisition, LLC+Senior loanL + 5.75%(c)7.40%08/2025774 768 772 
Integrity Marketing Acquisition, LLC+One stopL + 5.75%(c)7.74%08/2025468 465 467 
Integrity Marketing Acquisition, LLC+Senior loanL + 5.75%(c)8.85%08/2025244 242 244 
Integrity Marketing Acquisition, LLC+Senior loanL + 5.50%(b)(c)8.67%08/2025184 183 182 
Integrity Marketing Acquisition, LLC+One stopL + 5.75%N/A(6)08/2025— — — 
Integrity Marketing Acquisition, LLC+One stopSF +5.75%(l)8.56%08/20251,117 1,082 1,096 
J.S. Held Holdings, LLC#+One stopL + 5.50%(b)9.17%07/20256,422 6,402 0.36,380 
J.S. Held Holdings, LLC+One stopL + 5.50%(b)9.17%07/20251,478 1,458 0.11,468 
J.S. Held Holdings, LLC+One stopSF +5.50%(l)9.20%07/20251,430 1,406 0.11,416 
J.S. Held Holdings, LLC+One stopSF +5.50%(l)9.20%07/202577 72 71 
J.S. Held Holdings, LLC+One stopP + 4.50%(d)10.75%07/202548 45 46 
Keystone Agency Partners LLC+Senior loanSF +6.00%(l)9.70%05/20272,850 2,810 0.12,793 
Keystone Agency Partners LLC+Senior loanSF +6.00%(l)9.70%05/2027182 180 179 
Keystone Agency Partners LLC+Senior loanSF +6.00%(l)9.35%05/2027160 146 141 
Long Term Care Group, Inc.+One stopL + 6.00%(a)8.82%09/20272,984 2,935 0.12,984 
Majesco*#One stopL + 7.25%(b)10.93%09/202718,751 18,522 0.718,751 
Majesco+(5)One stopL + 7.25%N/A(6)09/2026— (2)— 
Norvax, LLC+Senior loanL + 7.50%(b)11.18%09/202532,784 32,498 1.230,161 
Norvax, LLC+Senior loanL + 7.50%(b)11.18%09/20259,925 9,765 0.49,131 
Pareto Health Intermediate Holdings, Inc.+One stopL + 4.75%(c)7.63%08/20257,225 7,174 0.37,081 
Patriot Growth Insurance Services, LLC+One stopL + 5.50%(b)8.65%10/20289,491 9,409 0.49,287 
Patriot Growth Insurance Services, LLC+(5)One stopL + 5.50%N/A(6)10/2028— (1)(1)
Patriot Growth Insurance Services, LLC+One stopL + 5.50%(c)9.31%10/2028617 591 584 
Patriot Growth Insurance Services, LLC+(5)One stopL + 5.75%N/A(6)10/2028— (22)(22)
People Corporation+(8)(9)(12)One stopC + 6.25%(h)9.87%02/202813,502 14,537 0.513,502 
People Corporation+(8)(9)(12)One stopC + 6.25%(h)9.87%02/20284,406 4,874 0.24,406 
People Corporation+(8)(9)(12)One stopC + 5.50%(h)9.13%02/20283,166 3,354 0.12,819 
People Corporation+(8)(9)(12)One stopC + 6.25%(h)9.92%02/2027147 158 147 
RSC Acquisition, Inc.*#+One stopSF +5.50%(l)8.31%10/202625,637 25,306 1.025,122 
RSC Acquisition, Inc.+One stopSF +5.50%(l)8.54%10/20266,561 6,293 0.36,430 
RSC Acquisition, Inc.+One stopSF +5.50%(l)9.05%10/20261,519 1,506 0.11,488 
RSC Acquisition, Inc.+(5)One stopSF +5.50%N/A(6)10/2026— (1)(2)
RSC Acquisition, Inc.+(5)One stopSF +5.50%(l)9.20%10/202690 47 (2)
RSC Acquisition, Inc.+One stopSF +5.50%(l)8.55%10/2026995 986 975 
Sunstar Insurance Group, LLC+Senior loanSF +6.00%(l)9.69%10/2026773 764 758 

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Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Sunstar Insurance Group, LLC+Senior loanSF +6.00%(l)9.69%10/2026$791 $784 %$772 
Sunstar Insurance Group, LLC+Senior loanSF +6.00%(l)9.69%10/2026392 387 384 
Sunstar Insurance Group, LLC+Senior loanSF +6.00%(l)9.65%10/2026
TigerRisk, LLC*+One stopL + 4.75%(a)7.87%06/202722,662 22,485 0.922,662 
TigerRisk, LLC+(5)One stopL + 4.75%N/A(6)06/2027— (1)
232,622 231,767 8.9225,751 
Internet & Catalog Retail
Revalize, Inc.+One stopL + 5.75%(b)9.42%04/202715,012 14,899 0.614,562 
Revalize, Inc.+One stopL + 5.75%(b)9.42%04/20278,786 8,720 0.38,523 
Revalize, Inc.+One stopL + 5.75%(b)9.42%04/20274,357 4,324 0.24,226 
Revalize, Inc.+One stopL + 5.75%(b)9.42%04/20272,624 2,605 0.12,546 
Revalize, Inc.+One stopL + 5.75%(b)9.42%04/20271,691 1,677 0.11,641 
Revalize, Inc.+One stopL + 5.75%(b)9.42%04/2027397 395 385 
Revalize, Inc.+One stopL + 5.75%(b)9.42%04/2027228 226 222 
Revalize, Inc.+(5)One stopL + 5.75%N/A(6)04/2027— (1)(8)
33,095 32,845 1.332,097 
IT Services
Acquia, Inc.+One stopL + 7.00%(a)9.63%10/20259,578 9,509 0.49,578 
Acquia, Inc.+One stopL + 7.00%(b)(c)10.18%10/202523 22 23 
CivicPlus, LLC+One stopL + 6.00%(a)9.12%08/20276,174 6,109 0.36,112 
CivicPlus, LLC+One stopL + 6.00%(a)9.12%08/20273,646 3,612 0.23,610 
CivicPlus, LLC+One stopL + 6.00%(b)9.67%08/20272,894 2,863 0.12,865 
CivicPlus, LLC+One stopSF +11.75%(m)14.38%06/2034202 197 200 
CivicPlus, LLC+(5)One stopL + 6.00%N/A(6)08/2027— (1)(1)
Critical Start, Inc.+One stopSF +5.75%(k)5.65% cash/3.13%PIK05/20283,251 3,221 0.13,219 
Critical Start, Inc.+(5)One stopSF +5.75%N/A(6)05/2028— (1)(1)
Delinea Inc.+One stopL + 6.00%(a)9.12%03/202816,581 16,388 0.615,420 
Delinea Inc.#One stopL + 6.00%(a)9.12%03/20289,586 9,471 0.48,915 
Delinea Inc.+One stopL + 6.00%(a)9.12%03/2027118 116 104 
Episerver, Inc.+One stopL + 5.75%(b)9.42%04/202621,494 21,261 0.820,635 
Episerver, Inc.+(8)(9)One stopE + 6.00%(e)7.19%04/202617,564 20,276 0.716,976 
Episerver, Inc.#+One stopL + 5.75%(b)9.42%04/202611,937 12,007 0.511,460 
Episerver, Inc.+One stopL + 5.75%(b)9.42%04/20266,601 6,520 0.26,337 
Episerver, Inc.+(5)One stopL + 5.75%N/A(6)04/2026— (3)(22)
Episerver, Inc.+(5)One stopL + 5.75%N/A(6)04/2026— (3)(20)
Goldcup 31018 AB+(8)(9)(17)One stopE + 7.07%(f)3.57% cash/3.82%PIK07/20297,666 7,736 0.37,571 
Goldcup 31018 AB+(5)(8)(9)(17)One stopE + 6.50%N/A(6)01/2029— (2)(2)
Goldcup 31018 AB+(5)(8)(9)(17)One stopE + 6.50%N/A(6)07/2029— (16)(16)
Infinisource, Inc.#+One stopL + 5.25%(c)8.13%10/202627,812 27,484 1.127,534 
Infinisource, Inc.+One stopL + 5.25%(c)8.13%10/20268,403 8,334 0.38,319 
Infinisource, Inc.+One stopL + 5.25%(c)8.13%10/20262,026 1,991 0.12,006 
Infinisource, Inc.+One stopL + 5.25%(c)8.13%10/2026303 301 300 
Infinisource, Inc.+One stopL + 5.25%(b)8.92%10/2026213 212 211 
Infinisource, Inc.+One stopL + 5.25%(c)8.13%10/2026105 105 104 
Infinisource, Inc.+One stopL + 5.25%(b)8.92%10/202657 47 45 
Infinisource, Inc.+(5)One stopL + 5.25%N/A(6)10/2026— (1)(2)
Infinisource, Inc.+One stopL + 5.25%(b)8.92%10/202686 75 85 
Netwrix Corporation+One stopSF +5.00%(l)7.90%06/20293,534 3,503 0.13,499 
Netwrix Corporation+(5)One stopSF +5.00%N/A(6)06/2029— (2)(2)
Netwrix Corporation+One stopSF +5.00%(l)8.44%06/2029129 121 110 

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Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
PCS Intermediate II Holdings, LLC+One stopL + 5.25%(c)8.62%01/2026$14,201 $14,122 0.6%$14,201 
PCS Intermediate II Holdings, LLC+One stopL + 5.25%(c)8.62%01/20262,050 2,035 0.12,050 
PCS Intermediate II Holdings, LLC+(5)One stopL + 5.25%N/A(6)01/2026— (1)— 
Recordxtechnologies, LLC#One stopL + 5.50%(b)9.17%12/2025728 724 699 
Recordxtechnologies, LLC+One stopL + 5.50%(b)9.17%12/2025114 113 109 
Recordxtechnologies, LLC+One stopL + 5.50%(b)9.17%12/202559 58 55 
Red Dawn SEI Buyer, Inc.+(8)(9)Senior loanSN +4.50%(i)6.69%11/202519,267 23,496 0.718,882 
Red Dawn SEI Buyer, Inc.+Senior loanL + 4.50%(c)8.67%11/20255,542 5,505 0.25,431 
Red Dawn SEI Buyer, Inc.+Senior loanL + 4.25%(c)8.42%11/2025737 732 717 
Red Dawn SEI Buyer, Inc.+Senior loanL + 4.25%(c)8.42%11/2025131 130 127 
Red Dawn SEI Buyer, Inc.+(5)Senior loanL + 4.50%N/A(6)11/2025— (2)(5)
Red Dawn SEI Buyer, Inc.+(5)Senior loanL + 4.25%N/A(6)11/2025— (1)(3)
Red Dawn SEI Buyer, Inc.+Senior loanL + 4.50%(b)(c)8.67%11/2025169 167 166 
ReliaQuest Holdings, LLC+One stopSF +10.75%(l)14.30%10/20261,098 1,077 1,098 
ReliaQuest Holdings, LLC+One stopSF +10.75%(l)14.30%10/202650 50 50 
ReliaQuest Holdings, LLC+(5)One stopSF +10.75%N/A(6)10/2026— (2)— 
Saturn Borrower Inc.+One stopL + 6.50%(b)10.17%09/202619,977 19,572 0.718,978 
Saturn Borrower Inc.+One stopL + 6.50%(b)10.17%09/2026103 101 98 
Zarya Holdco, Inc.+Senior loanSF +6.50%(k)9.63%07/20274,789 4,789 0.24,789 
Zarya Holdco, Inc.+Senior loanSF +6.50%N/A(6)07/2027— — — 
228,998 234,117 8.7222,614 


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Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Leisure Products
WBZ Investment LLC#+One stopL + 6.25%(b)(c)8.13% cash/1.00%PIK09/2024$8,649 $8,679 0.3%$8,649 
WBZ Investment LLC+One stopL + 6.25%(b)(c)8.13% cash/1.00%PIK09/20241,239 1,235 0.11,239 
WBZ Investment LLC+One stopL + 6.25%(b)(c)8.13% cash/1.00%PIK09/2024861 875 861 
WBZ Investment LLC+One stopL + 6.25%(c)8.13% cash/1.00%PIK09/2024444 452 444 
WBZ Investment LLC+One stopL + 6.25%N/A(6)09/2024— — — 
11,193 11,241 0.411,193 
Life Sciences Tools & Services
Covaris Intermediate 3, LLC+One stopL + 4.75%(b)7.56%01/20285,909 5,856 0.25,909 
Covaris Intermediate 3, LLC+One stopL + 5.25%(a)8.37%01/202818 18 18 
Covaris Intermediate 3, LLC+(5)One stopL + 4.75%N/A(6)01/2028— (2)— 
PAS Parent Inc.*#+One stopL + 5.50%(a)(b)8.62%12/202833,706 33,102 1.332,694 
PAS Parent Inc.+One stopP + 4.50%(a)(d)10.07%12/2027161 153 151 
PAS Parent Inc.+(5)One stopL + 5.50%N/A(6)12/2028— (5)(8)
Reaction Biology Corporation#One stopSF +5.25%(m)9.48%03/20298,023 7,949 0.37,783 
Reaction Biology Corporation+One stopSF +5.25%(m)9.48%03/202960 55 45 
Reaction Biology Corporation+(5)One stopP + 4.25%N/A(6)03/2029— (1)(5)
Unchained Labs, LLC+Senior loanL + 5.50%(a)8.62%08/2027999 972 0.1999 
Unchained Labs, LLC+Senior loanL + 5.50%(a)8.62%08/2027844 830 844 
Unchained Labs, LLC+Senior loanL + 5.50%N/A(6)08/2027— — — 
49,720 48,927 1.948,430 
Machinery
Bad Boy Mowers Acquisition, LLC+Senior loanL + 4.25%(b)7.38%03/20281,866 1,862 0.11,866 
Blackbird Purchaser, Inc.*+Senior loanL + 4.50%(a)7.62%04/202619,084 19,205 0.718,893 
Blackbird Purchaser, Inc.+Senior loanL + 4.50%(a)7.62%10/202558 57 56 
Blackbird Purchaser, Inc.+(5)Senior loanL + 4.50%N/A(6)04/2026— (2)(3)
Chase Industries, Inc.+(7)Senior loanL + 7.00%(c)9.88%05/202512,059 12,117 0.49,853 
Chase Industries, Inc.+(7)Senior loanL + 7.00%(b)10.67%05/2025985 1,005 805 
Chase Industries, Inc.+(7)Senior loanL + 7.00%(c)9.80%05/2025350 350 280 
34,402 34,594 1.231,750 
Marine
Project Nike Purchaser, LLC+One stopSF +6.00%(l)9.55%04/202919,000 18,822 0.718,430 
Project Nike Purchaser, LLC+(5)One stopP + 5.00%N/A(6)04/2029— (2)(8)
Project Nike Purchaser, LLC+(5)One stopP + 5.00%N/A(6)04/2029— (7)(23)
19,000 18,813 0.718,399 
Media
Triple Lift, Inc.+One stopSF +5.50%(l)(m)9.36%05/20285,343 5,258 0.35,343 
Triple Lift, Inc.+One stopSF +5.50%(m)9.61%05/20281,133 1,112 0.11,133 
Triple Lift, Inc.+One stopSF +5.75%(j)8.74%05/202827 26 27 
6,503 6,396 0.46,503 
Multiline Retail
Mills Fleet Farm Group LLC*#+One stopL + 6.25%(b)9.06%10/202445,138 45,090 1.845,138 

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Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
3ES Innovation, Inc.*+(8)(12)One stopL + 6.75%(b)9.70%05/2025$20,419 $20,502 0.8%$20,419 
3ES Innovation, Inc.+(8)(12)One stopL + 6.75%(b)9.92%05/202580 79 80 
Envernus, Inc.*#+Senior loanL + 4.25%(a)7.37%07/202537,066 37,349 1.436,097 
Envernus, Inc.+Senior loanL + 4.50%(a)7.62%07/202516,993 16,739 0.716,653 
Envernus, Inc.+Senior loanL + 4.25%(a)7.37%09/202486 85 82 
Envernus, Inc.+Senior loanL + 4.50%(a)7.62%09/202469 65 67 
Project Power Buyer, LLC*#+One stopL + 6.00%(b)9.68%05/202615,464 15,559 0.615,464 
Project Power Buyer, LLC+One stopL + 6.00%N/A(6)05/2025— — — 
90,177 90,378 3.588,862 
Paper & Forest Products
Messenger, LLC#+One stopSF +5.75%(k)8.88%12/202710,176 10,086 0.410,176 
Messenger, LLC+One stopSF +5.75%(k)8.50%12/2027100 99 100 
Messenger, LLC+One stopSF +5.75%(k)8.88%12/202750 49 50 
Messenger, LLC+One stopP + 4.75%(d)11.00%12/202734 33 34 
10,360 10,267 0.410,360 
Personal Products
IMPLUS Footcare, LLC+One stopL + 8.00%(b)11.42% cash/0.25%PIK04/202430,464 30,657 1.128,332 
IMPLUS Footcare, LLC+One stopL + 8.00%(b)11.42% cash/0.25%PIK04/20245,203 5,236 0.24,839 
IMPLUS Footcare, LLC*+One stopL + 8.00%(b)11.42% cash/0.25%PIK04/2024750 761 698 
36,417 36,654 1.333,869 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2022
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Pharmaceuticals
ACP Ulysses Buyer, Inc.*#+One stopSF +5.25%(l)8.95%02/2026$25,488 $25,285 1.0%$25,106 
ACP Ulysses Buyer, Inc.+One stopSF +5.25%(l)8.95%02/20261,102 1,081 1,086 
Amalthea Parent, Inc.*#+(8)(12)One stopL + 4.75%(a)7.87%03/202757,245 56,732 2.256,673 
Amalthea Parent, Inc.+(5)(8)(12)One stopSF +4.75%N/A(6)03/2027— (3)(3)
Amalthea Parent, Inc.+(5)(8)(12)One stopSF +4.75%N/A(6)03/2027— (24)(17)
Amalthea Parent, Inc.+(5)(8)(12)One stopSF +4.75%N/A(6)03/2027— (3)(3)
Apothecary Products, LLC+Senior loanSF +5.00%(m)8.36%07/20232,891 2,921 0.12,833 
Apothecary Products, LLC+Senior loanSF +5.00%(l)8.58%07/2023156 156 140 
Caerus Midco 3 S.A.R.L.+(8)(13)One stopSF +5.50%(m)9.48%05/202917,179 16,853 0.716,835 
Caerus Midco 3 S.A.R.L.+(5)(8)(13)One stopSF +5.50%N/A(6)05/2029— (5)(5)
Caerus Midco 3 S.A.R.L.+(5)(8)(13)One stopSF +5.50%N/A(6)05/2029— (25)(52)
Cobalt Buyer Sub, Inc.+One stopL + 5.25%(a)8.37%10/202810,627 10,445 0.410,096 
Cobalt Buyer Sub, Inc.+One stopL + 5.25%(a)8.37%10/202736 34 32 
Cobalt Buyer Sub, Inc.+One stopL + 5.25%(a)8.37%10/20283,240 3,177 0.13,062 
Spark Bidco Limited+(8)(9)(10)Senior loanSN +4.50%(i)6.69%08/202821,890 26,631 0.921,890 
Spark Bidco Limited+(8)(9)(10)Senior loanSN +4.50%(i)6.69%08/20282,653 3,004 0.12,653 
Spark Bidco Limited+(5)(8)(9)(10)Senior loanSN +4.50%N/A(6)02/2028— (2)— 
142,507 146,257 5.5140,326 
Professional Services
Citrin Cooperman Advisors LLC+One stopSF +5.00%(k)(l)7.80%10/20272,996 2,945 0.12,996 
DISA Holdings Corp.+Senior loanSF +5.50%(k)8.18%09/20282,273 2,228 0.12,227 
DISA Holdings Corp.+Senior loanSF +5.50%(k)8.18%09/2028
DISA Holdings Corp.+(5)Senior loanSF +5.50%N/A(6)09/2028— (6)(6)
Eliassen Group, LLC+One stopSF +5.75%(l)9.30%04/20281,444 1,431 1,444 
Eliassen Group, LLC+One stopSF +5.75%(l)9.13%04/2028
Filevine, Inc.+One stopSF +6.50%(l)(m)5.43% cash/2.50%PIK04/20275,265 5,197 0.25,270 
Filevine, Inc.+One stopSF +6.50%N/A(6)04/2027— — — 
IG Investments Holdings, LLC+One stopL + 6.00%(a)(b)9.47%09/20287,093 6,976 0.37,093 
IG Investments Holdings, LLC+(5)One stopL + 6.00%N/A(6)09/2027— (1)— 
NBG Acquisition Corp. and NBG-P Acquisition Corp.+One stopL + 5.25%(a)(b)8.06%11/20287,593 7,543 0.37,365 
NBG Acquisition Corp. and NBG-P Acquisition Corp.+(5)One stopL + 5.25%N/A(6)11/2028— (14)(66)
NBG Acquisition Corp. and NBG-P Acquisition Corp.+One stopL + 5.25%(b)8.10%11/202875 74 68 
NBG Acquisition Corp. and NBG-P Acquisition Corp.+(5)One stopL + 5.25%N/A(6)11/2028— (18)(75)
Net Health Acquisition Corp.+One stopL + 5.75%(a)8.87%12/202513,235 13,147 0.513,103 
Net Health Acquisition Corp.*#One stopL + 5.75%(a)8.87%12/20258,378 8,380 0.38,295 
Net Health Acquisition Corp.+One stopL + 5.75%(a)8.87%12/20256,706 6,741 0.36,639 
Net Health Acquisition Corp.#One stopL + 5.75%(a)8.88%12/20254,237 4,198 0.24,195 
Net Health Acquisition Corp.*#One stopL + 5.75%(a)8.87%12/20251,171 1,172 1,159 
Net Health Acquisition Corp.+(5)One stopL + 5.75%N/A(6)12/2025— (2)(3)
PlanSource Holdings, Inc.+One stopL + 6.25%(c)9.55%04/202511,416 11,465 0.411,416 
PlanSource Holdings, Inc.+One stopL + 6.25%(c)9.55%04/20251,932 1,920 0.11,932 
PlanSource Holdings, Inc.+One stopL + 6.25%(c)9.55%04/2025139 138 139 
PlanSource Holdings, Inc.+(5)One stopL + 6.25%N/A(6)04/2025— (1)— 
ProcessMAP Corporation+One stopL + 6.25%(b)6.17% cash/3.75%PIK12/20273,948 3,914 0.23,869 
ProcessMAP Corporation+(5)One stopL + 6.00%N/A(6)12/2027— — (1)
Procure Acquireco, Inc.#+One stopL + 5.25%(c)8.00%12/202817,634 17,477 0.717,634 
Procure Acquireco, Inc.+(5)One stopL + 5.25%N/A(6)12/2028— (1)— 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2022
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Procure Acquireco, Inc.+(5)One stopL + 5.25%N/A(6)12/2028$— $(3)%$— 
Teaching Company, The*#+One stopL + 4.75%(a)7.69%07/202317,464 17,510 0.717,289 
Teaching Company, The+(5)One stopL + 4.75%N/A(6)07/2023— — (2)
113,005 112,416 4.4111,986 
%
Real Estate Management & Development
Inhabit IQ Inc.+One stopL + 5.75%(a)8.87%07/202521,751 21,595 0.921,751 
Inhabit IQ Inc.#+One stopL + 5.75%(a)8.87%07/202519,437 19,478 0.819,437 
Inhabit IQ Inc.+One stopL + 5.75%(a)8.87%07/202513,391 13,280 0.513,391 
Inhabit IQ Inc.*One stopL + 5.75%(a)8.87%07/202512,367 12,278 0.512,367 
Inhabit IQ Inc.*#One stopL + 5.75%(a)8.87%07/20256,518 6,548 0.36,518 
Inhabit IQ Inc.+One stopL + 5.75%(a)8.87%07/20253,176 3,213 0.13,176 
Inhabit IQ Inc.#+One stopL + 5.75%(a)8.87%07/20251,395 1,410 0.11,395 
Inhabit IQ Inc.#+One stopL + 5.75%(a)8.87%07/20251,181 1,193 1,181 
Inhabit IQ Inc.#+One stopL + 5.75%(a)8.87%07/20251,164 1,178 1,164 
Inhabit IQ Inc.+One stopL + 5.75%(a)8.87%07/2025931 927 931 
Inhabit IQ Inc.+One stopL + 5.75%(a)8.87%07/2025491 497 491 
Inhabit IQ Inc.+One stopL + 5.75%N/A(6)07/2025— — — 
MRI Software LLC*+One stopL + 5.50%(b)9.17%02/202614,360 14,279 0.614,216 
MRI Software LLC+One stopL + 5.50%(b)9.17%02/20264,952 4,905 0.24,903 
MRI Software LLC+(5)One stopL + 5.50%N/A(6)02/2026— (2)(3)
MRI Software LLC+(5)One stopL + 5.50%N/A(6)02/2026— (1)(5)
RPL Bidco Limited+(8)(9)(10)One stopSN +5.75%(i)7.94%08/202816,305 20,039 0.615,653 
RPL Bidco Limited+(8)(9)(10)One stopA + 5.75%(g)8.21%08/20281,912 2,172 0.11,836 
RPL Bidco Limited+(5)(8)(9)(10)One stopSN +5.75%N/A(6)02/2028— — (2)
119,331 122,989 4.7 118,400 
Road & Rail
Channelside Acquisitona Co, Inc.+One stopL + 5.25%(b)8.92%07/20284,241 4,154 0.24,199 
Channelside Acquisitona Co, Inc.+One stopL + 5.25%(a)8.34%07/2026
Channelside Acquisitona Co, Inc.+One stopL + 5.25%N/A(6)07/2028— — — 
Internet Truckstop Group LLC*#One stopL + 5.50%(b)9.18%04/202521,564 21,843 0.821,564 
Internet Truckstop Group LLC+One stopL + 5.50%(b)9.18%04/20259,442 9,355 0.49,442 
Internet Truckstop Group LLC+(5)One stopL + 5.50%N/A(6)04/2025— (2)— 
35,252 35,354 1.435,210 


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(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Software
Accela, Inc.*#+One stopL + 7.50%(a)6.37% cash/4.25%PIK09/2024$4,695 $4,678 0.2%$4,695 
Accela, Inc.+One stopL + 7.50%(a)6.37% cash/4.25%PIK09/2024279 277 279 
Accela, Inc.+One stopL + 7.00%(a)10.12%09/202420 20 20 
Anaplan, Inc.+One stopSF +6.50%(k)9.53%06/20299,840 9,745 0.49,643 
Anaplan, Inc.+(5)One stopSF +6.50%N/A(6)06/2028— (2)(3)
Appfire Technologies, LLC#+One stopSF +5.50%(k)8.63%03/202736,575 36,151 1.436,209 
Appfire Technologies, LLC+One stopSF +5.50%(k)8.63%03/202719 16 17 
Appfire Technologies, LLC+(5)One stopSF +5.50%N/A(6)03/2027— (7)(11)
Appfire Technologies, LLC+(5)One stopSF +5.00%N/A(6)03/2027— (39)(55)
Apptio, Inc.+One stopL + 6.00%(b)8.46%01/202557,010 57,389 2.256,440 
Apptio, Inc.+One stopL + 6.00%(b)8.46%01/202576 76 76 
Aras Corporation+One stopL + 7.00%(b)5.71% cash/3.75%PIK04/202714,159 14,055 0.614,159 
Aras Corporation+One stopL + 6.50%(c)9.50%04/202731 30 31 
Armstrong Bidco Limited+(8)(9)(10)One stopSN +5.75%(i)7.94%06/20293,199 3,407 0.13,103 
Armstrong Bidco Limited+(8)(9)(10)One stopSN +5.75%(i)7.94%06/2029550 539 500 
Auvik Networks Inc.+(8)(12)One stopSF +5.75%(l)5.73% cash/2.75%PIK07/20277,033 6,978 0.36,829 
Auvik Networks Inc.+(8)(12)One stopSF +6.25%(l)5.73% cash/3.25%PIK07/20271,251 1,239 1,239 
Auvik Networks Inc.+(5)(8)(12)One stopSF +5.75%N/A(6)07/2027— (1)(2)
Axiom Merger Sub Inc.+One stopL + 5.50%(b)(c)7.07%04/20265,728 5,753 0.25,728 
Axiom Merger Sub Inc.+(8)(9)One stopE + 5.75%(e)(f)5.85%04/20262,075 2,375 0.12,075 
Axiom Merger Sub Inc.+One stopL + 5.50%(c)7.05%04/2026272 270 272 
Axiom Merger Sub Inc.+One stopL + 5.50%(b)(c)8.87%04/202615 14 15 
Axiom Merger Sub Inc.+One stopL + 5.50%N/A(6)10/2025— — — 
Bayshore Intermediate #2, L.P.+One stopL + 7.75%(a)10.43%10/202865,064 63,909 2.665,064 
Bayshore Intermediate #2, L.P.+(5)One stopL + 6.75%N/A(6)10/2027— (3)— 
Bonterra LLC+One stopL + 6.25%(b)9.92%09/202763,832 63,041 2.563,194 
Bonterra LLC+One stopL + 6.25%(b)9.92%09/2027122 120 120 
Bonterra LLC+(5)One stopL + 6.25%N/A(6)09/2027— (36)(58)
Bottomline Technologies, Inc.+One stopSF +5.50%(k)8.35%05/202928,163 27,631 1.127,318 
Bottomline Technologies, Inc.+(5)One stopSF +5.50%N/A(6)05/2028— (4)(6)
Bullhorn, Inc.*#+One stopL + 5.75%(b)9.42%09/202665,946 65,212 2.665,946 
Bullhorn, Inc.+(8)(9)One stopSN +6.00%(i)8.19%09/202610,681 11,636 0.410,681 
Bullhorn, Inc.+(8)(9)One stopE + 5.75%(e)6.94%09/20264,236 4,672 0.24,236 
Bullhorn, Inc.+One stopL + 5.75%(b)9.42%09/2026214 211 214 
Bullhorn, Inc.+One stopL + 5.75%(b)9.42%09/202696 95 96 
Bullhorn, Inc.+One stopL + 5.75%(b)9.42%09/202676 76 76 
Bullhorn, Inc.+One stopL + 5.75%(b)9.42%09/2026110 107 110 
Burning Glass Intermediate Holdings Company, Inc.#+One stopL + 5.00%(a)8.12%06/20289,819 9,658 0.49,819 
Burning Glass Intermediate Holdings Company, Inc.+One stopL + 5.00%(a)8.12%06/202628 26 28 
Calabrio, Inc.+One stopL + 7.00%(b)10.67%04/202753,683 53,073 2.153,683 
Calabrio, Inc.+(5)One stopL + 7.00%N/A(6)04/2027— (3)— 
Community Brands Parentco LLC+One stopSF +5.75%(k)8.88%02/202814,194 13,939 0.513,911 
Community Brands Parentco LLC+(5)One stopSF +5.50%N/A(6)02/2028— (1)(1)
Community Brands Parentco LLC+(5)One stopSF +5.50%N/A(6)02/2028— (1)(2)
Daxko Acquisition Corporation+One stopL + 5.50%(a)8.62%10/202827,710 27,471 1.126,879 
Daxko Acquisition Corporation+One stopL + 5.50%(a)8.62%10/20282,337 2,307 0.12,267 
Daxko Acquisition Corporation+(5)One stopL + 5.50%N/A(6)10/2027— (2)(5)

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(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Daxko Acquisition Corporation+(5)One stopL + 5.50%N/A(6)10/2028$— $(10)%$(33)
Diligent Corporation*#+One stopL + 6.25%(c)9.13%08/202586,292 86,221 3.485,426 
Diligent Corporation+One stopL + 5.75%(c)8.63%08/20255,964 5,925 0.25,832 
Diligent Corporation+One stopL + 6.25%(c)8.49%08/2025162 161 158 
Dragon UK Bidco Limited+(8)(9)(10)One stopSN +6.00%(i)8.19%02/202912,937 15,067 0.512,161 
Dragon UK Bidco Limited+(8)(9)(10)One stopC + 6.00%(h)10.20%02/2029277 293 261 
Dragon UK Bidco Limited+(5)(8)(9)(10)One stopSN +6.00%N/A(6)02/2029— — (6)
FirstUp, Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(b)6.92% cash/3.50%PIK07/20278,916 8,848 0.48,916 
FirstUp, Inc.+(5)One stopL + 9.75%N/A(6)07/2027— (1)— 
Gainsight, Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(b)9.56%PIK07/20279,948 9,815 0.49,847 
Gainsight, Inc.+(5)One stopL + 6.75%N/A(6)07/2027— (2)(1)
GS Acquisitionco, Inc.*#+One stopL + 5.75%(b)(c)9.85%05/202684,289 84,506 3.282,603 
GS Acquisitionco, Inc.+One stopL + 5.75%(c)9.46%05/2026186 184 180 
GS Acquisitionco, Inc.+(5)One stopL + 5.75%N/A(6)05/2026— (4)(40)
GTIV, LLC+One stopSF +5.25%(m)8.36%02/202974,215 73,541 2.972,731 
GTIV, LLC+(5)One stopSF +5.25%N/A(6)02/2029— (2)(5)
GTY Technology Holdings, Inc.+One stopSF +6.88%(l)9.81% cash/0.63%PIK07/20293,100 3,041 0.13,069 
GTY Technology Holdings, Inc.+(5)One stopSF +6.88%N/A(6)07/2029— (2)(1)
GTY Technology Holdings, Inc.+(5)One stopSF +6.88%N/A(6)07/2029— (23)(24)
ICIMS, Inc.+One stopSF +6.75%(l)9.49%08/20287,775 7,640 0.37,707 
ICIMS, Inc.+(5)One stopSF +6.75%N/A(6)08/2028— (1)(1)
ICIMS, Inc.+One stopSF +6.75%N/A(6)08/2028— — — 
IQN Holding Corp. #+One stopSF +5.50%(l)8.41%05/202914,682 14,544 0.614,535 
IQN Holding Corp. +(5)One stopSF +5.50%N/A(6)05/2028— (1)(1)
IQN Holding Corp. +(5)One stopSF +5.50%N/A(6)05/2029— (31)(3)
Island Bidco AB+(8)(9)(17)One stopE + 7.25%(f)0.23% cash/7.25%PIK07/20285,318 5,603 0.25,265 
Island Bidco AB+(8)(17)One stopSF +7.00%(m)6.09% cash/3.50%PIK07/20282,921 2,893 0.12,892 
Island Bidco AB+(8)(17)One stopSF +6.50%N/A(6)07/2028— — — 
Island Bidco AB+(5)(8)(9)(17)One stopE + 6.50%N/A(6)07/2028— (1)(1)
Juvare, LLC*One stopL + 6.25%(b)9.92%10/20267,526 7,462 0.37,451 
Juvare, LLC+One stopL + 6.25%(b)9.92%10/20261,737 1,722 0.11,719 
Juvare, LLC+One stopL + 6.25%(b)9.92%10/2026548 525 526 
Juvare, LLC+One stopL + 6.25%(b)9.92%04/202645 45 45 
Kaseya Inc.+One stopSF +5.75%(m)8.29%06/20299,178 9,044 0.48,994 
Kaseya Inc.+(5)One stopSF +5.75%N/A(6)06/2029— (3)(5)
Kaseya Inc.+(5)One stopSF +5.75%N/A(6)06/2029— (5)(11)
Mindbody, Inc.+One stopL + 8.50%(b)10.64% cash/1.50%PIK02/202550,096 50,522 2.050,096 
Mindbody, Inc.+One stopL + 8.50%(b)10.64% cash/1.50%PIK02/20255,610 5,570 0.25,610 
Mindbody, Inc.+One stopL + 8.00%N/A(6)02/2025— — — 
Ministry Brands Holdings LLC+One stopL + 5.50%(b)9.17%12/202821,981 21,785 0.821,322 
Ministry Brands Holdings LLC+(5)One stopL + 5.50%N/A(6)12/2027— (2)(5)
Ministry Brands Holdings LLC+(5)One stopL + 5.50%N/A(6)12/2028— (5)(18)
Neo Bidco GMBH+(8)(9)(13)One stopE + 6.00%(e)6.00%07/20286,408 7,633 0.26,216 
Neo Bidco GMBH+(8)(13)One stopL + 6.00%(b)9.29%01/202859 59 58 
Neo Bidco GMBH+(8)(9)(13)One stopE + 6.00%N/A(6)01/2028— — — 
Newscycle Solutions, Inc.+Senior loanL + 7.00%(b)10.67%12/2022109 109 109 

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Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
PDI TA Holdings, Inc.+One stopL + 4.50%(b)7.16%10/2024$8,409 $8,329 0.3%$8,241 
PDI TA Holdings, Inc.+Second lienL + 8.50%(b)11.49%10/20253,424 3,375 0.13,424 
PDI TA Holdings, Inc.+One stopL + 4.50%(b)(c)6.98%10/20241,119 1,114 1,096 
PDI TA Holdings, Inc.+One stopL + 4.50%(b)7.16%10/2024690 685 676 
PDI TA Holdings, Inc.+Second lienL + 8.50%(b)11.49%10/2025640 637 640 
PDI TA Holdings, Inc.+Second lienL + 8.50%(b)11.49%10/2025377 375 377 
PDI TA Holdings, Inc.+(8)(9)One stopSN +4.50%(i)6.81%10/202478 94 76 
PDI TA Holdings, Inc.+One stopL + 4.50%(b)7.16%10/202440 40 37 
Personify, Inc.*#+One stopL + 5.25%(b)8.92%09/202413,723 13,851 0.513,723 
Personify, Inc.#One stopL + 5.25%(b)8.92%09/20248,173 8,126 0.38,173 
Personify, Inc.+One stopL + 5.25%N/A(6)09/2024— — — 
Pluralsight, LLC+One stopL + 8.00%(a)10.68%03/202723,748 23,567 0.923,748 
Pluralsight, LLC+(5)One stopL + 8.00%N/A(6)03/2027— (1)— 
ProcessUnity Holdings, LLC+One stopL + 6.00%(b)9.67%09/20284,221 4,184 0.24,221 
ProcessUnity Holdings, LLC+One stopL + 6.00%(a)9.11%09/202823 22 23 
ProcessUnity Holdings, LLC+(5)One stopL + 6.00%N/A(6)09/2028— (7)— 
Pyramid Healthcare Acquisition Corp.#+One stopL + 4.75%(b)(c)7.56%05/202718,372 18,230 0.718,372 
Pyramid Healthcare Acquisition Corp.+One stopL + 4.75%(b)7.91%05/2027873 866 873 
Pyramid Healthcare Acquisition Corp.+One stopL + 4.75%(a)7.30%05/2027539 535 539 
Pyramid Healthcare Acquisition Corp.+One stopL + 4.75%(b)7.56%05/2027179 178 179 
Pyramid Healthcare Acquisition Corp.+One stopL + 4.75%(b)7.56%05/2027158 157 158 
Pyramid Healthcare Acquisition Corp.+One stopL + 4.75%(b)8.42%05/2027148 147 148 
Pyramid Healthcare Acquisition Corp.+One stopL + 4.75%(b)7.82%05/2027148 147 148 
Pyramid Healthcare Acquisition Corp.+One stopL + 4.75%(a)7.87%05/2027100 68 100 
Pyramid Healthcare Acquisition Corp.+One stopL + 4.75%(b)7.56%05/202758 58 58 
Pyramid Healthcare Acquisition Corp.+(5)One stopL + 4.75%N/A(6)05/2027— (2)— 
QAD, Inc.+One stopL + 6.00%(a)9.12%11/20279,488 9,407 0.49,298 
QAD, Inc.+(5)One stopL + 6.00%N/A(6)11/2027— (4)(9)
Quant Buyer, Inc.+One stopSF +5.50%(l)8.47%06/20292,491 2,468 0.12,405 
Quant Buyer, Inc.+One stopSF +5.50%(l)8.47%06/20292,957 2,929 0.12,855 
Quant Buyer, Inc.+(5)One stopSF +5.50%N/A(6)06/2029— (1)(5)
Quant Buyer, Inc.+One stopSF +6.00%(l)8.97%06/20292,027 2,007 0.12,006 
Quant Buyer, Inc.+One stopSF +6.00%N/A(6)06/2029— — — 
Rainforest Bidco Limited+(8)(9)(10)One stopSN +5.75%(i)7.94%07/20296,546 6,795 0.36,456 
Rainforest Bidco Limited+(8)(9)(10)One stopSN +5.75%N/A(6)01/2029— — — 
Rainforest Bidco Limited+(5)(8)(9)(10)One stopSN +5.75%N/A(6)07/2029— (26)(26)
RegEd Aquireco, LLC+Senior loanL + 4.25%(b)7.06%12/202411,183 11,188 0.410,401 
RegEd Aquireco, LLC+Senior loanL + 4.25%(b)(d)7.87%12/2024236 235 220 
Riskonnect Parent, LLC*+One stopSF +5.50%(m)9.73%12/202810,109 10,020 0.410,008 
Riskonnect Parent, LLC+(5)One stopSF +5.50%N/A(6)12/2028— (3)(4)
Riskonnect Parent, LLC+(5)One stopSF +5.50%N/A(6)12/2028— (7)(8)
Rodeo Buyer Company & Absorb Software Inc.+One stopL + 6.25%(a)9.37%05/20274,541 4,506 0.24,541 
Rodeo Buyer Company & Absorb Software Inc.+(5)One stopL + 6.25%N/A(6)05/2027— (1)— 
SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc.+One stopSF +6.25%(k)9.10%08/20299,827 9,633 0.49,729 
SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc.+(5)One stopSF +6.25%N/A(6)08/2028— (2)(2)
Sapphire Bidco Oy+(8)(9)(16)One stopE + 6.00%(e)6.00%04/202930,114 30,386 1.229,813 
Sonatype, Inc.+One stopSF +6.75%(k)9.47%12/202540,459 40,211 1.640,459 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2022
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Sonatype, Inc.+One stopSF +6.75%(k)9.47%12/2025$851 $846 %$851 
Sonatype, Inc.+(5)One stopSF +6.75%N/A(6)12/2025— (1)— 
Spartan Buyer Acquisition Co.*#+One stopL + 6.25%(a)9.37%12/202631,358 31,083 1.230,730 
Spartan Buyer Acquisition Co.+One stopL + 6.25%(a)9.37%12/20261,993 1,961 0.11,953 
Spartan Buyer Acquisition Co.+One stopP + 5.25%(d)11.50%12/202648 46 43 
Tahoe Bidco B.V. +One stopL + 6.00%(a)8.68%09/202812,058 11,955 0.512,058 
Tahoe Bidco B.V. +(5)One stopL + 6.00%N/A(6)10/2027— (1)— 
Telesoft Holdings LLC+One stopL + 5.75%(b)(c)8.61%12/2025886 876 871 
Telesoft Holdings LLC+(5)One stopL + 5.75%N/A(6)12/2025— (1)(2)
Telesoft Holdings LLC+One stopL + 6.25%(b)9.03%08/202865 64 64 
Templafy APS and Templafy, LLC+(8)(18)One stopSF +6.50%(m)9.64%07/20283,171 3,088 0.13,082 
Templafy APS and Templafy, LLC+(8)(18)One stopSF +6.50%N/A(6)07/2028— — — 
Templafy APS and Templafy, LLC+(5)(8)(18)One stopSF +6.50%N/A(6)07/2028— (17)(18)
TI Intermediate Holdings, LLC+Senior loanL + 4.25%(a)7.37%12/20243,445 3,470 0.13,427 
TI Intermediate Holdings, LLC+Senior loanL + 4.25%(a)7.37%12/2024910 898 906 
TI Intermediate Holdings, LLC+Senior loanL + 4.25%(a)7.37%12/2024428 422 426 
TI Intermediate Holdings, LLC+Senior loanL + 4.50%(a)7.62%12/2024233 227 233 
TI Intermediate Holdings, LLC+Senior loanL + 4.50%(a)7.62%12/2024157 156 157 
TI Intermediate Holdings, LLC+Senior loanL + 4.25%(a)7.37%12/202417 17 17 
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC*#One stopL + 6.25%(c)9.13%03/202515,245 15,300 0.615,245 
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC+One stopL + 6.25%(c)9.13%03/20256,893 6,810 0.36,893 
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC+One stopL + 6.25%(c)9.13%03/20254,181 4,151 0.24,181 
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC+One stopL + 6.25%(c)9.13%03/20251,767 1,799 0.11,767 
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC#+One stopL + 6.25%(c)9.13%03/20251,715 1,743 0.11,715 
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC*#One stopL + 6.25%(c)9.13%03/20251,671 1,701 0.11,671 
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC#+One stopL + 6.25%(c)9.13%03/20251,614 1,630 0.11,614 
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC*+One stopL + 6.25%(c)9.13%03/20251,555 1,584 0.11,555 
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC#+One stopL + 6.25%(c)9.13%03/20251,450 1,475 0.11,450 
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC*#One stopL + 6.25%(c)9.13%03/20251,188 1,196 1,188 
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC#+One stopL + 6.25%(c)9.13%03/2025654 666 654 
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC+One stopL + 6.25%(c)9.13%03/2025453 449 453 
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC+One stopL + 6.25%(c)9.13%03/2025438 435 438 
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC+One stopL + 6.25%(c)9.13%03/2025250 248 250 
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC+One stopL + 6.25%(c)9.13%03/202563 64 63 
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC+One stopL + 6.25%(c)9.13%03/202558 59 58 
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC+(5)One stopL + 6.25%N/A(6)03/2024— (1)— 
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC+One stopL + 6.25%(c)9.55%03/20251,339 1,327 0.11,339 
Trintech, Inc.*#+One stopL + 6.00%(a)9.12%12/202422,029 22,121 0.921,809 
Trintech, Inc.#+One stopL + 6.00%(a)9.12%12/20249,140 9,218 0.49,050 
Trintech, Inc.+One stopL + 6.00%(a)9.12%12/2024100 100 98 
Vector CS Midco Limited & Cloudsense Ltd.+(8)(9)(10)One stopN/A4.50% cash/4.70%PIK05/20247,416 8,529 0.36,525 
Vector CS Midco Limited & Cloudsense Ltd.+(8)(9)(10)One stopN/A4.50% cash/4.70%PIK05/2024122 142 106 
Vendavo, Inc.*#+One stopL + 5.75%(b)8.99%09/202719,611 19,468 0.718,826 
Vendavo, Inc.+One stopP + 4.75%(d)11.00%09/202740 39 34 
WebPT, Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(b)9.82%01/2028626 617 620 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2022
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Workforce Software, LLC+One stopL + 7.25%(b)7.32% cash/3.00%PIK07/2025$28,178 $28,542 1.1%$28,178 
Workforce Software, LLC+One stopL + 7.25%(b)7.32% cash/3.00%PIK07/20254,986 4,954 0.24,986 
Workforce Software, LLC+One stopL + 7.25%(b)7.32% cash/3.00%PIK07/20253,532 3,477 0.13,532 
Workforce Software, LLC+One stopL + 6.50%(b)9.57%07/2025118 116 118 
Workforce Software, LLC+One stopL + 7.25%(b)7.32% cash/3.00%PIK07/202569 68 69 
1,316,756 1,316,394 51.11,300,853 


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Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2022
(In thousands)

Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Specialty Retail
Ave Holdings III, Corp*+One stopSF +5.50%(l)9.20%02/2028$25,896 $25,427 1.0%$25,119 
Ave Holdings III, Corp+One stopP + 4.50%(d)10.75%02/202814 12 10 
Ave Holdings III, Corp+One stopSF +5.50%(l)8.71%02/2028103 91 67 
Batteries Plus Holding Corporation*#One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%06/202321,921 21,921 0.921,921 
Batteries Plus Holding Corporation+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%06/20231,420 1,417 0.11,420 
Batteries Plus Holding Corporation+One stopL + 6.75%(a)(d)9.93%06/2023145 145 145 
Consilio Midco Limited+(8)(10)One stopSF +5.75%(l)9.45%05/202811,538 11,351 0.511,192 
Consilio Midco Limited+(8)(10)One stopSF +5.75%(l)9.45%05/20289,975 9,880 0.49,676 
Consilio Midco Limited+(8)(9)(10)One stopE + 6.25%(e)7.48%05/20288,342 9,483 0.48,271 
Consilio Midco Limited+(8)(10)One stopSF +5.75%(l)9.45%05/20282,158 2,123 0.12,093 
Consilio Midco Limited+(8)(10)One stopSF +5.75%(l)9.45%05/20281,435 1,421 0.11,392 
Consilio Midco Limited+(8)(10)One stopSF +5.75%(l)9.45%05/2028734 716 0.1712 
Consilio Midco Limited+(5)(8)(10)One stopSF +5.75%N/A(6)05/2028— (2)(3)
Consilio Midco Limited+(8)(9)(10)One stopE + 6.25%(e)7.48%05/202835 34 33 
Consilio Midco Limited+(8)(10)One stopSF +5.75%N/A(6)05/2028— — — 
Cycle Gear, Inc.*#+One stopSF +5.50%(l)9.20%01/202648,851 48,738 1.947,874 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202320,664 20,597 0.820,664 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.#One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/20234,767 4,746 0.24,767 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.#One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/20234,149 4,131 0.24,149 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/20233,590 3,604 0.23,590 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.*+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/20232,798 2,792 0.12,798 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/20232,763 2,751 0.12,763 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/20232,238 2,229 0.12,238 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/20232,058 2,049 0.12,058 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.#+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/20231,903 1,918 0.11,903 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/20231,654 1,647 0.11,654 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/20231,454 1,448 0.11,454 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/20231,435 1,429 0.11,435 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/20231,390 1,384 0.11,390 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/20231,369 1,363 0.11,369 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.#+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/20231,238 1,248 1,238 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/20231,145 1,140 0.11,145 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.*+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/20231,128 1,137 0.11,128 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023967 963 0.1967 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023879 875 879 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023660 657 660 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023632 629 632 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023625 622 625 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023554 552 554 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023502 499 502 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023499 497 499 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023486 484 486 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023477 475 477 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023459 454 459 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023454 452 454 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023450 448 450 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023446 444 446 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2022
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023$442 $440 %$442 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023416 414 416 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023415 413 415 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023414 412 414 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023410 408 410 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023410 408 410 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023380 379 380 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023358 357 358 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023357 356 357 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023353 351 353 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023327 327 327 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023314 312 314 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+(5)One stopL + 6.75%N/A(6)08/2023— (46)— 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023306 304 306 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023284 283 284 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023277 275 277 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023277 276 277 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023272 271 272 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023269 268 269 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023257 256 257 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023257 256 257 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023239 238 239 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023238 238 238 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023219 218 219 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023218 217 218 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023215 214 215 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023209 208 209 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023195 194 195 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023193 192 193 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023192 191 192 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023188 188 188 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023179 178 179 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023172 171 172 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023167 167 167 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023165 164 165 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023161 160 161 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023160 159 160 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023158 158 158 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023153 152 153 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023152 151 152 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023143 143 143 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023143 142 143 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023138 137 138 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023133 132 133 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023131 131 131 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023131 131 131 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023129 128 129 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023127 127 127 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2022
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023$124 $124 %$124 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023114 113 114 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023114 114 114 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023114 114 114 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023112 111 112 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023109 109 109 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023106 106 106 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023105 105 105 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023105 104 105 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023105 104 105 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202399 99 99 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202396 95 96 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202386 85 86 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202386 85 86 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202382 82 82 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202379 79 79 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202379 78 79 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202375 75 75 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202375 75 75 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202375 75 75 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202375 75 75 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202374 74 74 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202374 73 74 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202371 71 71 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202368 68 68 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202368 68 68 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202365 65 65 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202364 63 64 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202363 62 63 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202362 61 62 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202360 60 60 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202359 59 59 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202356 55 56 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202355 55 55 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202354 54 54 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202352 52 52 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202347 47 47 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202342 42 42 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202341 41 41 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202340 40 40 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202339 38 39 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202336 35 36 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202334 34 34 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202335 34 35 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202335 35 35 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202334 34 34 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202333 32 33 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202331 31 31 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202329 29 29 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2022
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023$29 $29 %$29 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202329 29 29 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202328 27 28 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202327 27 27 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202327 26 27 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202326 26 26 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202326 26 26 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202325 25 25 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202325 25 25 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202324 24 24 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202323 23 23 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202323 23 23 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202321 21 21 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202319 19 19 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202319 19 19 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202319 19 19 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202319 19 19 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202319 19 19 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202318 18 18 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202317 17 17 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202317 17 17 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202317 17 17 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202316 16 16 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202315 15 15 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202314 14 14 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202313 12 13 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202313 13 13 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202313 13 13 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202313 13 13 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202313 13 13 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202313 13 13 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202312 11 12 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202311 11 11 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202311 11 11 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202310 10 10 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202310 10 10 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202310 10 10 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202310 10 10 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2022
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023$$%$
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023386 384 386 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/2023170 169 170 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202358 57 58 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202338 38 38 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202326 26 26 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(a)9.87%08/202317 16 17 
Jet Equipment & Tools Ltd.+(8)(9)(12)One stopC + 5.75%(h)9.92%11/202416,781 17,761 0.616,381 
Jet Equipment & Tools Ltd.*#(8)(12)One stopSF +5.75%(l)9.45%11/202412,113 12,223 0.511,824 
Jet Equipment & Tools Ltd.+(8)(12)One stopSF +6.00%(l)9.70%11/20245,307 5,265 0.25,205 
Jet Equipment & Tools Ltd.+(8)(9)(12)One stopC + 6.00%(h)10.17%11/20244,917 5,120 0.24,822 
Jet Equipment & Tools Ltd.#+(8)(12)One stopSF +5.75%(l)9.45%11/20244,219 4,252 0.24,118 
Jet Equipment & Tools Ltd.+(8)(12)One stopSF +5.75%(l)9.45%11/20241,550 1,542 0.11,513 
Jet Equipment & Tools Ltd.+(8)(12)One stopSF +5.75%(d)(k)9.82%11/2024310 310 302 
Jet Equipment & Tools Ltd.+(8)(9)(12)One stopCP +4.75%(n)10.20%11/202439 43 38 
Jet Equipment & Tools Ltd.+(8)(9)(12)One stopC + 6.00%(h)10.17%11/20242,121 2,269 0.12,080 
Jet Equipment & Tools Ltd.+(8)(12)One stopSF +6.50%(l)10.20%11/20241,035 1,014 0.11,025 
PPV Intermediate Holdings, LLC+One stopSF +5.75%(l)(m)9.29%08/20297,738 7,590 0.37,583 
PPV Intermediate Holdings, LLC+One stopN/A13.00%08/2030918 896 895 
PPV Intermediate Holdings, LLC+(5)One stopSF +5.75%N/A(6)08/2029— (8)(8)
PPV Intermediate Holdings, LLC+(5)One stopSF +5.75%N/A(6)08/2029— (23)(19)
PPV Intermediate Holdings, LLC+(5)One stopN/A13.00%08/2030— (3)(4)
Salon Lofts Group, LLC+One stopSF +5.75%(l)9.30%08/20283,576 3,541 0.13,540 
Salon Lofts Group, LLC+(5)One stopSF +5.75%N/A(6)08/2028— (2)(2)
Salon Lofts Group, LLC+(5)One stopSF +5.75%N/A(6)08/2028— (18)(18)
Sola Franchise, LLC and Sola Salon Studios, LLC#+One stopSF +4.75%(l)8.45%10/202411,850 11,821 0.511,850 
Sola Franchise, LLC and Sola Salon Studios, LLC#+One stopSF +4.75%(l)8.45%10/20241,674 1,702 0.11,674 
Sola Franchise, LLC and Sola Salon Studios, LLC+One stopSF +4.75%N/A(6)10/2024— — — 
Titan Fitness, LLC*#+One stopL + 6.75%(a)(b)7.56% cash/2.00%PIK02/202530,810 30,991 1.128,958 
Titan Fitness, LLC+One stopL + 6.75%(b)7.00% cash/2.00%PIK02/20251,918 1,908 0.11,803 
Titan Fitness, LLC+One stopL + 6.75%(b)7.00% cash/2.00%PIK02/2025490 487 458 
Vermont Aus Pty Ltd+(8)(11)One stopSF +5.50%(l)9.20%03/20288,342 8,228 0.38,342 
Vermont Aus Pty Ltd+(8)(9)(11)One stopA + 5.75%(g)8.86%03/20287,286 8,376 0.37,286 
VSG Acquisition Corp. and Sherrill, Inc.+One stopSF +5.50%(l)9.31%04/20288,308 8,193 0.38,225 
VSG Acquisition Corp. and Sherrill, Inc.+One stopP + 4.50%(d)10.75%04/202869 67 68 
VSG Acquisition Corp. and Sherrill, Inc.+One stopL + 5.50%(b)9.31%04/2028
344,146 346,216 13.3 338,066 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2022
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
Agility Recovery Solutions Inc.*#+One stopL + 6.75%(b)9.67% cash/0.75%PIK06/2023$22,091 $22,086 0.9%$21,870 
Agility Recovery Solutions Inc.+One stopL + 6.75%(b)(d)9.91% cash/0.75%PIK06/2023581 579 571 
22,672 22,665 0.922,441 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods
Dollfus Mieg Company, Inc.+(8)(10)One stopL + 6.00%(c)10.12%03/20281,954 1,932 0.11,817 
Dollfus Mieg Company, Inc.+(8)(10)One stopL + 6.00%(c)10.12%03/2028974 963 0.1906 
Dollfus Mieg Company, Inc.+(8)(10)One stopL + 6.00%(c)10.12%03/2028855 846 796 
Dollfus Mieg Company, Inc.+(5)(8)(9)(10)One stopE + 6.00%N/A(6)03/2028— (1)(3)
Elite Sportswear, L.P.+Senior loanL + 7.75%(b)9.92% cash/1.50%PIK09/20259,963 9,847 0.48,470 
Elite Sportswear, L.P.+Senior loanL + 7.75%(b)9.92% cash/1.50%PIK09/20254,005 3,958 0.23,404 
Elite Sportswear, L.P.+Senior loanL + 7.75%(b)9.92% cash/1.50%PIK09/20252,061 2,037 0.11,751 
Elite Sportswear, L.P.+(5)Senior loanL + 7.75%(b)9.66% cash/1.50%PIK09/2025157 144 (5)
Elite Sportswear, L.P.*+Senior loanL + 7.75%(b)9.92% cash/1.50%PIK09/2025684 676 582 
Elite Sportswear, L.P.+Senior loanL + 7.75%(b)9.92% cash/1.50%PIK09/2025313 309 266 
Elite Sportswear, L.P.*+Senior loanL + 7.75%(b)9.92% cash/1.50%PIK09/2025300 295 255 
Elite Sportswear, L.P.+Senior loanL + 7.75%(b)9.66% cash/1.50%PIK09/2025— 
Georgica Pine Clothiers, LLC#+One stopL + 5.50%(c)9.67%11/20239,583 9,522 0.49,606 
Georgica Pine Clothiers, LLC*#One stopL + 5.50%(c)9.67%11/20236,505 6,456 0.36,522 
Georgica Pine Clothiers, LLC+One stopL + 5.50%(c)9.67%11/20231,007 997 1,009 
Georgica Pine Clothiers, LLC#+One stopL + 5.50%(c)9.67%11/2023904 898 908 
Georgica Pine Clothiers, LLC*#One stopL + 5.50%(c)9.67%11/2023635 631 636 
Georgica Pine Clothiers, LLC+One stopL + 5.50%(c)9.67%11/2023
QF Holdings, Inc.+One stopL + 6.25%(c)10.43%12/2027626 617 626 
SHO Holding I Corporation+Senior loanL + 5.25%(b)8.06%04/20243,960 3,962 0.13,682 
SHO Holding I Corporation+Senior loanL + 5.23%(b)8.04%04/202467 67 62 
SHO Holding I Corporation+Senior loanL + 5.00%(b)8.14%04/202466 66 62 
SHO Holding I Corporation+Senior loanL + 4.00%(b)7.06%04/202435 35 35 
SHO Holding I Corporation+Senior loanL + 4.00%(b)7.09%04/2024— — — 
SHO Holding I Corporation+Senior loanL + 5.23%(b)7.95%04/2024— — — 
44,661 44,264 1.741,389 
Trading Companies and Distributors
Marcone Yellowstone Buyer Inc.+One stopL + 5.50%(b)9.17%06/202819,118 18,804 0.718,353 
Marcone Yellowstone Buyer Inc.+One stopL + 5.50%(b)9.17%06/202815,246 14,975 0.614,637 
Marcone Yellowstone Buyer Inc.+One stopL + 5.50%(b)9.01%06/2028455 447 437 
Marcone Yellowstone Buyer Inc.+One stopL + 5.50%(b)8.92%06/2028188 184 170 
35,007 34,410 1.333,597 
Water Utilities
S.J. Electro Systems, LLC+Senior loanL + 4.50%(a)7.62%06/202717,008 16,874 0.716,498 
S.J. Electro Systems, LLC+Senior loanL + 4.50%(a)7.62%06/202780 78 77 
S.J. Electro Systems, LLC+Senior loanL + 4.50%(a)7.62%06/2027110 108 104 
Vessco Midco Holdings, LLC+Senior loanL + 4.50%(b)7.77%11/2026584 554 532 
Vessco Midco Holdings, LLC+Senior loanL + 4.50%(a)7.62%11/2026208 206 204 
Vessco Midco Holdings, LLC+Senior loanP + 3.50%(d)9.75%10/2026
17,992 17,822 0.7 17,417 
Total non-controlled/non-affiliate company debt investments$5,257,884 $5,258,590 200.7%$5,107,481 





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Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Equity Investments (19)(20)
Aerospace and Defense
Tronair Parent, Inc.+LLC unitsN/AN/AN/A— $40 %$27 
Whitcraft LLC+Common StockN/AN/AN/A11 2,285 0.12,870 
2,325 0.12,897 
Auto Components
Polk Acquisition Corp.+LP interestN/AN/AN/A314 60 
Automobiles
CG Group Holdings, LLC+LP unitsN/AN/AN/A730 597 
Go Car Wash Parent, Corp.+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A— 47 50 
Go Car Wash Parent, Corp.+Common StockN/AN/AN/A— 29 36 
MOP GM Holding, LLC+LP unitsN/AN/AN/A— 330 481 
National Express Wash Parent Holdco, LLC+LP unitsN/AN/AN/A61 61 
POY Holdings, LLC+LLC unitsN/AN/AN/A141 141 278 
Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLCLLC interestN/AN/AN/A— 508 0.11,020 
1,846 0.12,523 
Biotechnology
Cobepa BlueSky Aggregator, SCSp+LP interestN/AN/AN/A177 1,769 0.11,536 
Building Products
BECO Holding Company, Inc.+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A10 951 0.11,065 
BECO Holding Company, Inc.+LP interestN/AN/AN/A196 216 
1,147 0.1 1,281 
Chemicals
Inhance Technologies Holdings LLC+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A1,960 0.12,196 
Inhance Technologies Holdings LLC+LLC unitsN/AN/AN/A— 124 102 
2,084 0.1 2,298 
Commercial Services & Supplies
CI (Quercus) Intermediate Holdings, LLC+LP interestN/AN/AN/A540 540 579 
EGD Security Systems, LLC +Common StockN/AN/AN/A855 855 0.1803 
Hydraulic Authority III Limited+(8)(9)(10)Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A284 384 474 
Hydraulic Authority III Limited+(8)(9)(10)Common StockN/AN/AN/A43 533 
North Haven Stack Buyer, LLCLLC unitsN/AN/AN/A359 359 374 
PT Intermediate Holdings III, LLC+(21)LLC unitsN/AN/AN/A767 822 
Radwell Parent, LLC+LP unitsN/AN/AN/A159 182 
3,107 0.1 3,767 
Containers and Packaging
Chase Intermediate+LP unitsN/AN/AN/A49 49 — 59 
Diversified Consumer Services
CHHJ Midco, LLC+(21)LLC unitsN/AN/AN/A19 193 249 
DP Flores Holdings, LLC+LLC unitsN/AN/AN/A70 70 70 
EMS LINQ, LLC+LP interestN/AN/AN/A525 525 483 
EWC Growth Partners LLC+LLC interestN/AN/AN/A— 12 
HS Spa Holdings, Inc.+Common StockN/AN/AN/A479 479 460 
Liminex, Inc.+Common StockN/AN/AN/A12 434 0.1885 
PADI Holdco, Inc.+LLC interestN/AN/AN/A987 305 

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(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Spear Education, LLC+LLC interestN/AN/AN/A— $%$35 
Spear Education, LLC+LLC unitsN/AN/AN/A37 
2,708 0.1 2,529 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
Electrical Source Holdings, LLC+LP interestN/AN/AN/A— — 77 
Inventus Power, Inc.+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A— 372 106 
Inventus Power, Inc.+LLC unitsN/AN/AN/A— 88 185 
Inventus Power, Inc.+LP interestN/AN/AN/A— 20 50 
Inventus Power, Inc.+Common StockN/AN/AN/A— — — 
480 418 


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Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Food & Staples Retailing
Benihana, Inc.+LLC unitsN/AN/AN/A43 $699 0.1%$718 
Cafe Rio Holding, Inc.+Common StockN/AN/AN/A603 758 
Feeders Supply Company, LLC+(21)Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A401 592 
Feeders Supply Company, LLC+Common StockN/AN/AN/A— — 181 
Hopdoddy Holdings, LLC+LLC unitsN/AN/AN/A44 217 211 
Hopdoddy Holdings, LLC+LLC unitsN/AN/AN/A20 61 60 
Mendocino Farms, LLC+Common StockN/AN/AN/A168 770 0.11,738 
Ruby Slipper Cafe LLC, The+LLC interestN/AN/AN/A32 389 155 
Ruby Slipper Cafe LLC, The+LLC interestN/AN/AN/A20 28 
Wetzel's Pretzels, LLC+Common StockN/AN/AN/A— 416 884 
Wood Fired Holding Corp.+LLC unitsN/AN/AN/A437 444 593 
Wood Fired Holding Corp.+Common StockN/AN/AN/A437 — 0.11,675 
4,020 0.37,593 
Food Products
Borrower R365 Holdings, LLC+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A77 102 114 
Borrower R365 Holdings, LLC+LLC unitsN/AN/AN/A
Borrower R365 Holdings, LLC+Common StockN/AN/AN/A
Borrower R365 Holdings, LLC+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A
C. J. Foods, Inc.+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A— 75 484 
Kodiak Cakes, LLC+Common StockN/AN/AN/A— 281 148 
Kodiak Cakes, LLC+LLC unitsN/AN/AN/A191 191 175 
Louisiana Fish Fry Products, Ltd.+Common StockN/AN/AN/A— 483 251 
Louisiana Fish Fry Products, Ltd.+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A— 13 13 
P&P Food Safety Holdings, Inc.+Common StockN/AN/AN/A356 208 
Purfoods, LLC+LLC interestN/AN/AN/A— 946 0.24,657 
2,456 0.26,059 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies
Aspen Medical Products, LLC+LP interestN/AN/AN/A— 77 101 
Blue River Pet Care, LLC+Common StockN/AN/AN/A— 76 165 
CCSL Holdings, LLC+LP interestN/AN/AN/A— 336 254 
CMI Parent Inc.+(21)Common StockN/AN/AN/A— 132 172 
CMI Parent Inc.+Common StockN/AN/AN/A279 
G & H Wire Company, Inc.+LLC interestN/AN/AN/A335 269 16 
Joerns Healthcare, LLC*+Common StockN/AN/AN/A432 4,329 — 
5,222 987 


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(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Health Care Providers & Services
Active Day, Inc.+LLC interestN/AN/AN/A$1,099 %$386 
Acuity Eyecare Holdings, LLC+LLC interestN/AN/AN/A1,632 2,235 0.23,719 
Acuity Eyecare Holdings, LLC+LLC unitsN/AN/AN/A889 1,023 0.12,176 
ADCS Clinics Intermediate Holdings, LLC+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A1,119 0.11,402 
ADCS Clinics Intermediate Holdings, LLC+Common StockN/AN/AN/A— — 
AVG Intermediate Holdings & AVG Subsidiary Holdings LLC+LLC unitsN/AN/AN/A129 132 154 
CRH Healthcare Purchaser, Inc.+LP interestN/AN/AN/A429 327 0.11,252 
DCA Investment Holding, LLCLLC interestN/AN/AN/A13,890 1,025 0.11,809 
DCA Investment Holding, LLCLLC unitsN/AN/AN/A140 218 0.1905 
Emerge Intermediate, Inc.+LLC unitsN/AN/AN/A— 648 841 
Emerge Intermediate, Inc.+LLC unitsN/AN/AN/A— 61 64 
Emerge Intermediate, Inc.+LLC unitsN/AN/AN/A— 
Encore GC Acquisition, LLC+LLC interestN/AN/AN/A26 272 — 
Encore GC Acquisition, LLC+LLC unitsN/AN/AN/A26 52 — 
Encorevet Group LLC+Common StockN/AN/AN/A— 15 21 
Encorevet Group LLC+LLC unitsN/AN/AN/A— 11 13 
Eyecare Services Partners Holdings LLC+LLC unitsN/AN/AN/A— 262 — 
Eyecare Services Partners Holdings LLC+LLC unitsN/AN/AN/A— — 
Krueger-Gilbert Health Physics, LLC+Common StockN/AN/AN/A177 199 241 
Midwest Veterinary Partners, LLC+LLC unitsN/AN/AN/A1,019 1,156 
Midwest Veterinary Partners, LLC+WarrantN/AN/AN/A— 459 
Midwest Veterinary Partners, LLC+WarrantN/AN/AN/A— 29 39 
MWD Management, LLC & MWD Services, Inc.+LLC interestN/AN/AN/A412 335 526 
NDX Parent, LLC+Common StockN/AN/AN/A— 272 91 
New Look (Delaware) Corporation and NL1 AcquireCo, Inc.+(8)(9)(12)Common StockN/AN/AN/A— 304 265 
Oliver Street Dermatology Holdings, LLC+LLC interestN/AN/AN/A452 234 — 
Pinnacle Treatment Centers, Inc.+LLC interestN/AN/AN/A— 528 739 
Pinnacle Treatment Centers, Inc.+LLC interestN/AN/AN/A74 781 
Radiology Partners, Inc.+LLC unitsN/AN/AN/A11 68 67 
Radiology Partners, Inc.+LLC interestN/AN/AN/A43 55 266 
Sage Dental Management, LLC+LLC unitsN/AN/AN/A— 249 222 
Sage Dental Management, LLC+LLC unitsN/AN/AN/A— 
SSH Corporation+Common StockN/AN/AN/A— 40 213 
Suveto Buyer, LLC+Common StockN/AN/AN/A562 327 
12,481 0.718,134 


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Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Health Care Technology
Connexin Software, Inc.+LLC interestN/AN/AN/A154 $193 %$208 
HSI Halo Acquisition, Inc.+LP interestN/AN/AN/A— 288 389 
HSI Halo Acquisition, Inc.+LP interestN/AN/AN/A— — 45 
Symplr Software, Inc.+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A12 11,807 0.512,515 
Symplr Software, Inc.+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A2,734 0.24,015 
Symplr Software, Inc.+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A1,427 0.11,661 
Symplr Software, Inc.+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A880 0.1971 
Symplr Software, Inc.+LLC unitsN/AN/AN/A— 161 159 
Symplr Software, Inc.+Common StockN/AN/AN/A177 — 739 
Tebra Technologies, Inc.+WarrantN/AN/AN/A169 871 686 
Tebra Technologies, Inc.+WarrantN/AN/AN/A53 162 162 
Tebra Technologies, Inc.+LLC interestN/AN/AN/A348 2,824 0.12,958 
Tebra Technologies, Inc.+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A12 
21,355 1.024,520 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
Freddy's Frozen Custard LLC+LP interestN/AN/AN/A206 206 285 
Harri US LLC+LLC unitsN/AN/AN/A83 658 658 
Harri US LLC+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A71 455 512 
Harri US LLC+WarrantN/AN/AN/A18 106 129 
LMP TR Holdings, LLC(21)LLC unitsN/AN/AN/A712 712 0.12,956 
SSRG Holdings, LLC+LP interestN/AN/AN/A61 80 
Tropical Smoothie Cafe Holdings, LLC+(21)LP interestN/AN/AN/A246 0.1945 
2,444 0.25,565 
Household Durables
Groundworks LLC+LLC interestN/AN/AN/A— 155 442 
Insurance
Majesco+LP interestN/AN/AN/A— 307 364 
Majesco+LP interestN/AN/AN/A69 — 43 
307 407 
Internet and Catalog Retail
Revalize, Inc.+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A17 17,025 0.717,564 
Revalize, Inc.+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A10 10,219 0.410,542 
Revalize, Inc.+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A1,104 1,096 
28,348 1.1 29,202 
IT Services
Appriss Health Intermediate Holdings, Inc+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A1,994 0.12,172 
Arctic Wolf Networks, Inc. and Arctic Wolf Networks Canada, Inc.+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A587 462 0.24,684 
Arctic Wolf Networks, Inc. and Arctic Wolf Networks Canada, Inc.+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A154 423 0.11,228 
Arctic Wolf Networks, Inc. and Arctic Wolf Networks Canada, Inc.+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A35 291 285 
Arctic Wolf Networks, Inc. and Arctic Wolf Networks Canada, Inc.+WarrantN/AN/AN/A202 159 0.11,481 
Critical Start, Inc.+Common StockN/AN/AN/A225 225 225 
Episerver, Inc.+Common StockN/AN/AN/A75 807 655 
Kentik Technologies, Inc.+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A192 1,103 1,171 

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Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Netwrix Corporation+LLC unitsN/AN/AN/A$18 %$20 
PCS Intermediate II Holdings, LLC+LLC interestN/AN/AN/A37 367 504 
Red Dawn SEI Buyer, Inc.+LP interestN/AN/AN/A13 13 19 
Saturn Borrower Inc.+LP unitsN/AN/AN/A346 346 109 
6,208 0.512,553 
Leisure Products
Massage Envy, LLC+LLC interestN/AN/AN/A749 210 0.11,715 
WBZ Investment LLC+LLC interestN/AN/AN/A67 117 192 
WBZ Investment LLC+LLC interestN/AN/AN/A46 80 131 
WBZ Investment LLC+LLC interestN/AN/AN/A38 65 108 
WBZ Investment LLC+LLC interestN/AN/AN/A33 58 95 
WBZ Investment LLC+LLC interestN/AN/AN/A15 24 40 
WBZ Investment LLC+LLC interestN/AN/AN/A
556 0.12,285 
Life Sciences Tools & Services
PAS Parent Inc.+LP interestN/AN/AN/A933 781 
Reaction Biology Corporation+LLC unitsN/AN/AN/A— 265 267 
1,198 1,048 
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels
W3 Co.+LLC interestN/AN/AN/A1,632 1,004 
W3 Co.+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A— 224 188 
1,856 1,192 
Paper and Forest Products
Messenger, LLC+LLC unitsN/AN/AN/A312 280 
Messenger, LLC+LLC unitsN/AN/AN/A— — — 
312 280 
Pharmaceuticals
Amalthea Parent, Inc.+(8)(12)LP interestN/AN/AN/A502 502 0.1943 
Cobalt Buyer Sub, Inc.+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A7,679 0.48,840 
Cobalt Buyer Sub, Inc.+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A— 168 154 
Cobalt Buyer Sub, Inc.+Common StockN/AN/AN/A— 
8,351 0.59,937 


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Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Professional Services
Brandmuscle, Inc.+LLC interestN/AN/AN/A— $216 %$149 
Enboarder, Inc.+(8)(11)Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A56 573 620 
Filevine, Inc.+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A221 1,401 0.11,479 
Filevine, Inc.+WarrantN/AN/AN/A33 49 153 
Net Health Acquisition Corp.+LP interestN/AN/AN/A13 1,509 0.11,719 
Procure Acquireco, Inc.+LP interestN/AN/AN/A— 486 516 
4,234 0.24,636 
Real Estate Management & Development
Inhabit IQ Inc.+Common StockN/AN/AN/A62 434 472 
SC Landco Parent, LLC+(8)Common StockN/AN/AN/A274 248 
708 720 
Road & Rail
Internet Truckstop Group LLC+LP interestN/AN/AN/A408 447 532 
Software
Accela, Inc.+LLC interestN/AN/AN/A670 418 330 
Anaplan, Inc.+LP interestN/AN/AN/A385 385 385
Aras Corporation+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A1,000 0.11,165
Aras Corporation+LP interestN/AN/AN/A306 306247
Astute Holdings, Inc.+LP interestN/AN/AN/A— 304754
Auvik Networks Inc.+(8)(12)Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A26 256278
Bayshore Intermediate #2, L.P.+Common StockN/AN/AN/A4,095 4,0950.23,834
Calabrio, Inc.+LP interestN/AN/AN/A769875
Calabrio, Inc.+LP interestN/AN/AN/A96 00
Cloudbees, Inc.+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A149 1,6630.11,905
Cloudbees, Inc.+WarrantN/AN/AN/A131 2470.11,342
Cloudbees, Inc.+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A71 4660.1877
Cynet Security Ltd.+(8)(15)Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A143 508508
Diligent Corporation+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A17 16,5870.718,299
Diligent Corporation+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A415 9130.12,088
FirstUp, Inc.+Common StockN/AN/AN/A221 541361
GS Acquisitionco, Inc.+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A26 25,3441.127,141
GS Acquisitionco, Inc.+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A1,5320.11,588
GS Acquisitionco, Inc.+LP interestN/AN/AN/A1701,038
GTY Technology Holdings, Inc.+LP unitsN/AN/AN/A46 4646
Impartner, Inc.+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A28 226249
Kaseya Inc.+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A1,6580.11,756
Kaseya Inc.+LP interestN/AN/AN/A100 100100
MetricStream, Inc.+WarrantN/AN/AN/A168 263147
Ministry Brands Holdings LLC+LP interestN/AN/AN/A438 439251
mParticle, Inc.+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A162 1,0601,141
mParticle, Inc.+WarrantN/AN/AN/A73 16419
Onapsis, Inc., Virtual Forge GMBH and Onapsis GMBH+WarrantN/AN/AN/A919
Personify, Inc.+LP interestN/AN/AN/A716 9420.11,565
Project Alpha Intermediate Holding, Inc.+Common StockN/AN/AN/A— 9640.11,386

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Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Project Alpha Intermediate Holding, Inc.+Common StockN/AN/AN/A202 $329 %$188 
Pyramid Healthcare Acquisition Corp.+Common StockN/AN/AN/A184 184267
QAD, Inc.+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A— 125120
QAD, Inc.+Common StockN/AN/AN/A00
RegEd Aquireco, LLC+LP interestN/AN/AN/A— 33166
RegEd Aquireco, LLC+LP interestN/AN/AN/A210
Riskonnect Parent, LLC+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A18 18,0550.717,791 
Riskonnect Parent, LLC+LP interestN/AN/AN/A857 859 825 
Riskonnect Parent, LLC+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A— 323 340 
SnapLogic, Inc.+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A278 695 0.11,392 
SnapLogic, Inc.+WarrantN/AN/AN/A106 75361
Spartan Buyer Acquisition Co.+Common StockN/AN/AN/A623747
Telesoft Holdings LLC+LP interestN/AN/AN/A66
Templafy APS and Templafy, LLC+(8)(18)WarrantN/AN/AN/A— 6262
Workforce Software, LLC+Common StockN/AN/AN/A— 973577
Workforce Software, LLC+Common StockN/AN/AN/A— 3638
83,924 3.792,874 


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Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Specialty Retail
Ave Holdings III, Corp+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A$8,508 0.4%$9,086 
Ave Holdings III, Corp+LP unitsN/AN/AN/A934 0.1888 
Batteries Plus Holding Corporation+LP interestN/AN/AN/A10 1,287 0.11,386 
Cycle Gear, Inc.+LLC unitsN/AN/AN/A27 462 602 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A— 122 169 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A— 46 62 
Jet Equipment & Tools Ltd.+(8)(9)(12)LLC interestN/AN/AN/A948 0.12,077 
Pet Holdings ULC+(8)(12)LP interestN/AN/AN/A677 450 0.11,732 
Salon Lofts Group, LLC+LP unitsN/AN/AN/A— 87 87 
Sola Franchise, LLC and Sola Salon Studios, LLC+LLC interestN/AN/AN/A682 0.11,848 
Sola Franchise, LLC and Sola Salon Studios, LLC+LLC interestN/AN/AN/A139 433 
Southern Veterinary Partners, LLC+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A4,911 0.25,682 
Southern Veterinary Partners, LLC+LLC unitsN/AN/AN/A— 717 0.11,124 
Southern Veterinary Partners, LLC+LLC interestN/AN/AN/A148 188 0.24,240 
VSG Acquisition Corp. and Sherrill, Inc.+LP unitsN/AN/AN/A— 37 39 
19,518 1.429,455 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
Agility Recovery Solutions Inc.+LLC interestN/AN/AN/A97604411
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods
Georgica Pine Clothiers, LLC+(21)LLC interestN/AN/AN/A20 239 511 
Georgica Pine Clothiers, LLC+Common StockN/AN/AN/A— — 
MakerSights, Inc.+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A40 218 218 
R.G. Barry Corporation+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A— 161 183 
618 913 
Total non-controlled/non-affiliate company equity investments$221,151 10.6 %$267,113 
Total non-controlled/non-affiliate company investments$5,257,884 $5,479,741 211.3%$5,374,594 


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Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Non-controlled/affiliate company investments(22)
Debt investments
Beverages
Abita Brewing Co., L.L.C.+One stopL + 6.25%(a)9.37%04/2024$5,786 $5,791 0.2%$5,786 
Abita Brewing Co., L.L.C.+Second lienL + 8.00%(b)11.67%04/20243,730 3,723 0.12,051 
Abita Brewing Co., L.L.C.+One stopL + 6.25 %N/A(6)04/2024— — — 
9,516 9,514 0.37,837 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments and Components
Sloan Company, Inc., The+(7)One stopL + 8.50%(b)12.17%07/20236,502 4,074 0.24,733 
Sloan Company, Inc., The+One stopL + 8.50%(b)12.17%07/20231,585 1,585 0.11,585 
Sloan Company, Inc., The+(7)One stopL + 8.50%(b)12.17%07/2023431 271 — 
8,518 5,930 0.36,318 
Energy, Equipment & Services
Benetech, Inc.+(7)One stopSF +6.00%(l)9.70%08/20243,720 3,623 0.11,487 
Benetech, Inc.+(7)One stopSF +6.00%(l)9.70%08/20241,107 1,077 253 
4,827 4,700 0.11,740 
Food and Staples Retailing
Rubio's Restaurants, Inc.+Senior loanL + 8.00%(b)11.60%12/202412,830 12,638 0.410,905 
Rubio's Restaurants, Inc.+(5)Senior loanL + 8.00 %N/A(6)12/2024— (11)(208)
12,830 12,627 0.410,697 
Healthcare Providers and Services
Elite Dental Partners LLC+One stopSF +5.25%(b)(l)8.80%PIK06/202311,770 11,799 0.411,182 
Elite Dental Partners LLC+One stopSF +12.00%(l)15.55%PIK06/20232,991 2,991 0.12,961 
Elite Dental Partners LLC+One stopSF +5.25%(b)(l)8.80%PIK06/20231,269 1,269 1,269 
16,030 16,059 0.515,412 
Software
Switchfly LLC+One stopL + 3.00%(b)5.28%10/20246,454 6,397 0.24,583 
Switchfly LLC+One stopL + 3.00%(b)5.28%10/2024539 535 382 
Switchfly LLC+One stopL + 3.00%(b)5.28%10/202440 40 30 
Switchfly LLC+(5)One stopL + 8.50%(b)10.79%10/2024(16)
7,035 6,974 0.24,979 
Total non-controlled/affiliate debt investments$58,756 $55,804 1.8%$46,983 

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Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Equity investments(19)(20)
Beverages
Abita Brewing Co., L.L.C.+WarrantN/AN/AN/A210$— %$234 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments and Components
Sloan Company, Inc., The+Common StockN/AN/AN/A— 41 — 
Energy, Equipment & Services
Benetech, Inc.+LLC interestN/AN/AN/A58 — — 
Benetech, Inc.+LLC interestN/AN/AN/A58 — — 
— — 
Food and Staples Retailing
Rubio's Restaurants, Inc.+Preferred stockN/AN/AN/A2,779 2,276 0.12,059 
Rubio's Restaurants, Inc.+Common StockN/AN/AN/A886 182 250 
Rubio's Restaurants, Inc.+Common StockN/AN/AN/A536 110 151 
Rubio's Restaurants, Inc.+Common StockN/AN/AN/A89 11 
Rubio's Restaurants, Inc.+Common StockN/AN/AN/A52 
Rubio's Restaurants, Inc.+Common StockN/AN/AN/A21 — — 
Rubio's Restaurants, Inc.+Common StockN/AN/AN/A21 — — 
Rubio's Restaurants, Inc.+Common StockN/AN/AN/A42 — — 
Rubio's Restaurants, Inc.+Common StockN/AN/AN/A18 — — 
Rubio's Restaurants, Inc.+Common StockN/AN/AN/A18 — — 
Rubio's Restaurants, Inc.+Common StockN/AN/AN/A89 — — 
2,577 0.12,477 
Healthcare Providers and Services
Elite Dental Partners LLCLLC interestN/AN/AN/A— 2,902 0.24,042 
Elite Dental Partners LLCLLC interestN/AN/AN/A— 1,250 1,235 
Elite Dental Partners LLCLLC unitsN/AN/AN/A— — — 
4,152 0.25,277 
Software
Switchfly LLC+LLC interestN/AN/AN/A98,370 2,321 0.12,231 
Switchfly LLC+LLC unitsN/AN/AN/A950 950 487 
3,271 0.12,718 
Total non-controlled/affiliate equity investments$10,041 0.4%$10,706 
Total non-controlled/affiliate investments$58,756 $65,845 2.2%$57,689 

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Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Controlled affiliate company investments(23)
Debt Investments
IT Services
MMan Acquisition Co.*+(7)One stopN/A10.00%PIK08/2023$30,277 $19,550 0.4%$10,596 
MMan Acquisition Co.+One stopN/A8.00%PIK08/20231,588 1,588 0.11,524 
MMan Acquisition Co.+One stopN/A12.00%PIK08/2023849 849 849 
MMan Acquisition Co.+One stopN/A12.00%PIK08/2023255 255 255 
MMan Acquisition Co.+One stopN/A12.00%PIK08/2023849 849 849 
Total controlled affiliate debt investments$33,818 $23,091 0.5%$14,073 
Equity Investments (19)(20)
IT Services
MMan Acquisition Co.+Common StockN/AN/AN/A— $927 %$— 
Total controlled affiliate equity investments$927 %$ 
Total controlled affiliate investments$33,818 $24,018 0.5%$14,073 
Total investments$5,350,458 $5,569,604 214.0%$5,446,356 
Money market funds (included in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents)
BlackRock Liquidity Funds T-Fund Institutional Shares (CUSIP 09248U718)2.8%
(24)
$37,208 1.5%$37,208 
Total money market funds$37,208 1.5%$37,208 
Total Investments and Money Market Funds$5,606,812 215.5%$5,483,564 


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*
Denotes that all or a portion of the loan secures the notes offered in the 2018 Debt Securitization (as defined in Note 7).
#
Denotes that all or a portion of the loan secures the notes offered in the GCIC 2018 Debt Securitization (as defined in Note 7).
+
Denotes that all or a portion of the investment collateralizes the JPM Credit Facility (as defined in Note 7).
(1)The majority of the investments bear interest at a rate that is permitted to be determined by reference to London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR” or “L”) denominated in U.S. dollars, Euro Interbank Offered Rate (“EURIBOR” or “E”), Prime (“P”), Canadian Prime (“CP”), Sterling Overnight Index Average ("SONIA" or “SN”), Australian Interbank Rate (”AUD” or ”A”), Canadian Bankers Acceptance Rate (”CDOR” or "C”), or Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR” or “SF”) which reset daily, monthly, quarterly, semiannually, or annually. For each, the Company has provided the spread over the applicable index and the weighted average current interest rate in effect as of September 30, 2022. Certain investments are subject to an interest rate floor. For fixed rate loans, a spread above a reference rate is not applicable. For positions with multiple outstanding contracts, the spread for the largest outstanding contract is shown. Listed below are the index rates as of September 30, 2022, which was the last business day of the period on which the applicable index rates were determined. The actual index rate for each loan listed may not be the applicable index rate outstanding as of September 30, 2022, as the loan may have priced or repriced based on an index rate prior to September 30, 2022.
(a) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the 30-day LIBOR, which was 3.14% as of September 30, 2022.
(b) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the 90-day LIBOR, which was 3.75% as of September 30, 2022.
(c) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the 180-day LIBOR, which was 4.23% as of September 30, 2022.
(d) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the Prime rate, which was 6.25% as of September 30, 2022.
(e) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the 90-day EURIBOR, which was 1.17% as of September 30, 2022.
(f) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the 180-day EURIBOR, which was 1.81% as of September 30, 2022.
(g) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the Australia Three Month Interbank Rate, which was 3.11% as of September 30, 2022.
(h) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the 90-day CDOR, which was 4.20% as of September 30, 2022.
(i) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to SONIA, which was 2.19% as of September 30, 2022.
(j) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to Daily SOFR, which was 2.98% as of September 30, 2022.
(k) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the 30-day Term SOFR Rate which was 3.04% as of September 30, 2022.
(l) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the 90-day Term SOFR Rate which was 3.59% as of September 30, 2022.
(m) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the 180-day Term SOFR Rate which was 3.99% as of September 30, 2022.
(n) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the Canadian Prime Rate, which was 5.45% as of September 30, 2022.
(2)For positions with multiple interest rate contracts, the interest rate shown is a weighted average current interest rate in effect as of September 30, 2022.
(3)The total principal amount is presented for debt investments while the number of shares or units owned is presented for equity investments.
(4)The fair values of investments were valued using significant unobservable inputs, unless noted otherwise. See Note 6. Fair Value Measurements.
(5)The negative fair value is the result of the capitalized discount on the loan or the unfunded commitment being valued below par. The negative amortized cost is the result of the capitalized discount being greater than the principal amount outstanding on the loan.
(6)The entire commitment was unfunded as of September 30, 2022. As such, no interest is being earned on this investment. The investment may be subject to an unused facility fee.
(7)Loan was on non-accrual status as of September 30, 2022, meaning that the Company has ceased recognizing interest income on the loan.
(8)The investment is treated as a non-qualifying asset under Section 55(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Under the 1940 Act, the Company cannot acquire any non-qualifying asset unless, at the time the acquisition is made, qualifying assets represent at least 70% of the Company's total assets. As of September 30, 2022, total non-qualifying assets at fair value represented 11.6% of the Company's total assets calculated in accordance with the 1940 Act.
(9)Investment is denominated in foreign currency and is translated into U.S. dollars as of the valuation date or the date of the transaction. See Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies and Recent Accounting Updates - Foreign Currency Transactions.
(10)The headquarters of this portfolio company is located in the United Kingdom.
(11)The headquarters of this portfolio company is located in Australia.
(12)The headquarters of this portfolio company is located in Canada.
(13)The headquarters of this portfolio company is located in Luxembourg.
(14) The headquarters of this portfolio company is located in Netherlands.
(15)The headquarters of this portfolio company is located in Israel.
(16)The headquarters of this portfolio company is located in Finland.
(17)The headquarters of this portfolio company is located in Sweden.
(18)The headquarters of this portfolio company is located in Denmark.
(19) Equity investments are non-income producing securities unless otherwise noted.

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September 30, 2022
(In thousands)
(20) Ownership of certain equity investments occurs through a holding company or partnership.
(21) The Company holds an equity investment that entitles it to receive preferential dividends.
(22)As defined in the 1940 Act, the Company is deemed to be an “affiliated person” of the portfolio company as the Company owns five percent or more of the portfolio company's voting securities (“non-controlled affiliate”). Transactions related to investments in non-controlled affiliates for the year ended September 30, 2022 were as follows:
Portfolio Company
Fair value as of September 30, 2021
Gross Additions(a)
Gross Reductions(b)
Net change in unrealized gain (loss)Net realized gain (loss)Fair value as of September 30, 2022Interest, dividend and fee income
Abita Brewing Co. LLC$10,050 $413 $(212)$(2,180)$— $8,071 $823 
Benetech, Inc.
2,399 2,821 (2,512)(968)— 1,740 227 
Elite Dental Partners LLC16,952 4,151 (60)(354)— 20,689 1,313 
Paradigm DKD Group, LLC2,627 357 (3,605)(571)1,192 — 2,026 
Rubio's Restaurants, Inc17,559 (44)(4,345)— 13,174 1,379 
Sloan Company, Inc.5,162 1,520 (648)284 — 6,318 127 
Switchfly LLC
6,168 1,321 — 208 — 7,697 603 
Uinta Brewing Company
462 22 (498)1,040 (1,026)— 
Total Non-Controlled Affiliates
$61,379 $10,609 $(7,579)$(6,886)$166 $57,689 $6,504 
(a)
Gross additions may include increases in the cost basis of investments resulting from new investments, amounts related to payment-in-kind (“PIK”) interest capitalized and added to the principal balance of the respective loans, the accretion of discounts, the exchange of one or more existing investments for one or more new investments and the movement of an existing portfolio company into this affiliated category from a different category.
(b)
Gross reductions may include decreases in the cost basis of investments resulting from principal collections related to investment repayments and sales, the amortization of premiums, the reversal of capitalized PIK for non-accrual positions and the exchange of one or more existing securities for one or more new securities.
(23)As defined in the 1940 Act, the Company is deemed to be both an “affiliated person” of and “control” this portfolio company as the Company owns more than 25% of the portfolio company's outstanding voting securities or has the power to exercise control over management or policies of such portfolio company (including through a management agreement) (“controlled affiliate”). Transactions related to investments in controlled affiliates for the year ended September 30, 2022 were as follows:
Portfolio Company
Fair value as of September 30, 2021
Gross Additions(a)
Gross Reductions(b)
Net change in unrealized gain (loss)Net realized gain (loss)Fair value as of September 30, 2022Interest, dividend and fee income
MMan Acquisition Co.$18,237 $4,956 $(2,996)$(6,124)$— $14,073 $102 
Total Controlled Affiliates
$18,237 $4,956 $(2,996)$(6,124)$— $14,073 $102 
(a)
Gross additions may include increases in the cost basis of investments resulting from new investments, amounts related to PIK interest capitalized and added to the principal balance of the respective loans, the accretion of discounts, the exchange of one or more existing investments for one or more new investments and the movement of an existing portfolio company into this affiliated category from a different category.
(b)
Gross reductions may include decreases in the cost basis of investments resulting from principal collections related to investment repayments or sales, the amortization of premiums, the reversal of capitalized PIK for non-accrual positions and the exchange of one or more existing securities for one or more new securities.
(24)The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of September 30, 2022.


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Golub Capital BDC, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Investments           
Non-controlled/non-affiliate company investments           
Debt investments           
Aerospace and Defense             
NTS Technical Systems*#+~Senior loan L + 5.50%(c) 6.50%06/2023 $40,173 $39,983 1.6%$40,173
NTS Technical Systems~Second lien L + 9.75%(c) 10.75%12/2023 4,589 4,524 0.24,589
NTS Technical Systems+Senior loan L + 5.50%(c) 6.50%06/2023 1,247 1,195 1,247
NTS Technical Systems+(5)Senior loan L + 5.50% N/A(6)06/2023— (26)
Tronair Parent, Inc.+Senior loan L + 6.25%(c)(e) 6.75% cash/0.50% PIK09/2023 680 676 606
Tronair Parent, Inc.+Senior loan L + 6.25%(c) 6.75% cash/0.50% PIK06/2023 20 17 4
Whitcraft LLC*#+~One stop L + 6.00%(c) 7.00%04/2023 63,253 63,492 2.461,355
Whitcraft LLC+(5)One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6)04/2023 — (1)(9)
109,962 109,860 4.2107,965
Airlines
Aurora Lux Finco S.A.R.L.+(8)(13)One stop L + 6.00%(c) 7.00%12/2026 985 967 936
Auto Components                  
Covercraft Parent III, Inc.+Senior loan L + 4.50%(c) 5.50%08/2027 4,927 4,878 0.24,877
Covercraft Parent III, Inc.+(5)Senior loan L + 4.50% N/A(6)08/2027 — (1)(1)
Covercraft Parent III, Inc.+(5)Senior loan L + 4.50% N/A(6)08/2027 — (18)(18)
North Haven Falcon Buyer, LLCOne stop L + 6.00%(a) 7.00%05/2027 6,160 6,045 0.26,160
North Haven Falcon Buyer, LLC+(5)One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6)05/2027 — (19)
Polk Acquisition Corp.*#+Senior loan L + 6.00%(a) 7.00%12/2023 18,106 17,991 0.718,106
Polk Acquisition Corp.+Senior loan L + 6.00%(a) 7.00%12/2023 181 182 181
Polk Acquisition Corp.+Senior loan L + 6.00%(a) 7.00%12/2023 107 106 107
Power Stop, LLC+~Senior loan L + 4.50%(a) 4.58%10/2025 2,813 2,856 0.12,813
  32,294 32,020 1.2 32,225 
Automobiles                  
CG Group Holdings, LLC+One stop L + 5.25%(c) 6.25%07/2027 31,463 31,159 1.231,148
CG Group Holdings, LLC+One stop L + 5.25%(a)(c) 6.25%07/2026 168 164 164
JHCC Holdings LLCOne stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.50%09/2025 15,472 15,253 0.615,318
JHCC Holdings LLC+One stop P + 4.50%(f) 7.75%08/2027 501 496 496
JHCC Holdings LLC+One stop L + 5.50%(c)(f) 6.89%09/2025 298 296 295
JHCC Holdings LLC+One stop P + 4.50%(f) 7.53%09/2025 6
JHCC Holdings LLC+(5)One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6)08/2027 — (33)(33)
MOP GM Holding, LLC*#+~One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.75%11/2026 24,221 23,961 1.023,980
MOP GM Holding, LLC+One stop L + 5.75%(d) 6.75%11/2026 2,604 2,576 0.12,578
MOP GM Holding, LLC+One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.75%11/2026 1,930 1,909 0.11,910
MOP GM Holding, LLC+(5)One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6)11/2026 — (2)(2)
MOP GM Holding, LLC+(5)One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6)11/2026 — (76)(64)

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Automobiles - (continued)
Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLC*#One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.50%10/2024 $12,950 $12,963 0.5%$12,950
Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLC+One stop L + 5.50%(b)(c) 6.50%10/2024 3,953 3,888 0.23,953
Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLC#+One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.50%10/2024 2,337 2,318 0.12,337
Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLC*+One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.50%10/2024 2,042 2,072 0.12,042
Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLC*+One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.50%10/2024 1,364 1,386 0.11,364
Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLC*+One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.50%10/2024 1,111 1,141 1,111
Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLC+One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6)10/2024 — — 
TWAS Holdings, LLC*+One stop L + 6.00%(c) 7.00%12/2026 30,878 30,539 1.230,878
TWAS Holdings, LLC+One stop L + 6.00%(c) 7.00%12/2026 8,014 7,928 0.38,014
TWAS Holdings, LLC+(5)One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6)12/2026 — (4)
139,313 137,940 5.5138,445 
Beverages
Fintech Midco, LLC*#One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.50%08/2024 24,163 24,389 0.923,921 
Fintech Midco, LLC+One stop L + 5.75%(b) 6.50%08/2024 15,337 15,188 0.615,184 
Fintech Midco, LLC#+One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.50%08/2024 1,119 1,146 1,108 
Fintech Midco, LLC+(5)One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6)08/2024 — (1)(2)
Watermill Express, LLC+One stop L + 5.25%(c) 6.25%04/2027 2,267 2,246 0.12,267 
Watermill Express, LLC+One stop L + 5.25% N/A(6)04/2027 — — — 
Watermill Express, LLC+(5)One stop L + 5.25% N/A(6)04/2027 — (1)— 
Winebow Holdings, Inc.One stop L + 6.25%(a) 7.25%07/2025 7,878 7,773 0.37,878 
50,764 50,740 1.950,356 
Biotechnology
BIO18 Borrower, LLC#+One stop L + 4.75%(a)(c) 5.75%11/2024 10,962 10,990 0.410,880 
BIO18 Borrower, LLC+One stop L + 4.75%(a) 5.75%11/2024 7,948 7,891 0.37,888 
BIO18 Borrower, LLC*#+One stop L + 4.75%(a) 5.75%11/2024 3,922 3,898 0.23,894 
BIO18 Borrower, LLC+(5)One stop L + 4.75% N/A(6)11/2024 — (1)(2)
22,832 22,778 0.922,660 


See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Building Products
Jensen Hughes, Inc.+Senior loan L + 4.50%(c)(f) 5.50% 03/2024 $4,149 $4,150 0.2%$4,107 
Jensen Hughes, Inc.+Senior loan L + 4.50%(b)(c)(f) 5.50% 03/2024 1,403 1,426 0.11,389 
Jensen Hughes, Inc.+Senior loan L + 4.50%(c)(f) 5.50% 03/2024 904 914 895 
Jensen Hughes, Inc.+Senior loan L + 4.50%(c)(f) 5.50% 03/2024 852 844 844 
Jensen Hughes, Inc.+Senior loan L + 4.50%(c)(f) 5.50% 03/2024 434 444 430 
Jensen Hughes, Inc.+Senior loan L + 4.50%(c)(f) 5.50% 03/2024 277 279 274 
Jensen Hughes, Inc.+Senior loan L + 4.50%(c)(f) 5.50% 03/2024 216 216 214 
Jensen Hughes, Inc.+Senior loan L + 4.50%(c)(f) 5.50% 03/2024 115 115 114 
Jensen Hughes, Inc.+(5)Senior loan L + 4.50% N/A(6) 03/2024 — (14)(15)
8,350 8,374 0.38,252 
Chemicals
Inhance Technologies Holdings LLC#+One stop L + 6.00%(c) 7.00% 07/2024 12,573 12,663 0.512,573 
Inhance Technologies Holdings LLC+One stop L + 6.00%(c) 7.00% 07/2024 1,910 1,901 0.11,910 
Inhance Technologies Holdings LLC+One stop L + 6.00%(c) 7.00% 07/2024 96 95 96 
PHM NL SP Bidco B.V.(8)(9)(14)One stop E + 6.25%(g) 6.25% 10/2028 36,686 36,182 1.436,182 
PHM NL SP Bidco B.V.+(8)(14)One stop L + 6.25%(d) 6.75% 10/2028 13,766 13,576 0.513,576 
PHM NL SP Bidco B.V.(5)(8)(9)(14)One stop E + 6.25% N/A(6) 10/2028 — (178)(178)
65,031 64,239 2.564,159 
Commercial Services & Supplies
EGD Security Systems, LLC*#+One stop L + 5.65%(c) 6.65% 06/2023 30,092 30,317 1.230,092 
EGD Security Systems, LLC+One stop L + 5.65%(c) 6.65% 06/2023 1,687 1,676 0.11,687 
EGD Security Systems, LLC*+One stop L + 5.65%(c) 6.65% 06/2023 1,258 1,257 1,258 
EGD Security Systems, LLC+One stop L + 5.65%(c) 6.65% 06/2023 843 838 843 
EGD Security Systems, LLC+One stop L + 5.65%(c) 6.65% 06/2023 767 762 767 
EGD Security Systems, LLC#+One stop L + 5.65%(c) 6.65% 06/2023 644 656 644 
EGD Security Systems, LLC#+One stop L + 5.65%(c) 6.65% 06/2023 575 573 575 
EGD Security Systems, LLC+One stop L + 5.65%(c) 6.65% 06/2023 537 533 537 
EGD Security Systems, LLC+One stop L + 5.65%(c) 6.65% 06/2023 200 199 200 
Hydraulic Authority III Limited+~(8)(9)(10)One stop L + 5.75%(i) 6.75% 11/2025 11,024 11,191 0.511,795 
Hydraulic Authority III Limited+(8)(9)(10)One stop N/A 11.00% PIK 11/2028 222 225 236 


See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Commercial Services & Supplies - (continued)
Hydraulic Authority III Limited+(8)(9)(10)One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 11/2025 $— $— %$— 
North Haven Stack Buyer, LLCOne stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 07/2027 8,855 8,684 0.48,767 
North Haven Stack Buyer, LLC+One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 07/2027 262 197 195 
North Haven Stack Buyer, LLC+One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 07/2027 11 10 10 
PT Intermediate Holdings III, LLC+~One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 10/2025 29,746 29,432 1.229,746 
PT Intermediate Holdings III, LLC+(5)One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 10/2025 — (3)— 
Radwell International, LLC+One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.25% 07/2027 3,919 3,905 0.23,905 
Radwell International, LLC+One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.25% 07/2027 268 268 268 
Radwell International, LLC+One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.25% 07/2027 128 128 128 
Trinity Air Consultants Holdings Corporation+One stop L + 5.25%(a) 6.00% 06/2027 2,458 2,411 0.12,458 
Trinity Air Consultants Holdings Corporation+One stop L + 5.25% N/A(6) 06/2027 — — — 
Trinity Air Consultants Holdings Corporation+(5)One stop L + 5.25% N/A(6) 06/2027 — (1)— 
WRE Holding Corp.*#Senior loan L + 5.50%(b)(c) 6.50% 01/2023 2,252 2,273 0.12,252 
WRE Holding Corp.+Senior loan L + 5.50%(b)(c) 6.50% 01/2023 930 946 930 
WRE Holding Corp.+Senior loan L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 01/2023 682 681 682 
WRE Holding Corp.+Senior loan L + 5.50%(b)(c) 6.50% 01/2023 404 404 404 
WRE Holding Corp.+Senior loan L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 01/2023 129 134 129 
WRE Holding Corp.+Senior loan L + 5.50%(a)(c)(f) 6.50% 01/2023 24 24 24 
WRE Holding Corp.+Senior loan L + 5.50%(b)(c) 6.50% 01/2023 23 23 23 
97,940 97,743 3.898,555 
Communications Equipment
Lightning Finco Limited+(8)(10)One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.50% 09/2028 10,349 10,145 0.410,142 
Lightning Finco Limited(8)(9)(10)One stop E + 5.75%(g) 6.50% 09/2028 1,262 1,237 1,205 
11,611 11,382 0.411,347 
Construction & Engineering
Reladyne, Inc.*#+Senior loan L + 5.00%(c) 6.00% 07/2024 32,522 32,513 1.332,522 
Reladyne, Inc.+~Senior loan L + 5.00%(c) 6.00% 07/2024 3,447 3,461 0.13,447 
Reladyne, Inc.+Senior loan L + 5.00%(c) 6.00% 07/2024 3,369 3,341 0.13,369 
Reladyne, Inc.+Senior loan L + 5.00%(c) 6.00% 07/2024 2,729 2,740 0.12,729 
Reladyne, Inc.*#+Senior loan L + 5.00%(c) 6.00% 07/2024 1,866 1,874 0.11,866 
Reladyne, Inc.#+~Senior loan L + 5.00%(c) 6.00% 07/2024 1,609 1,615 0.11,609 
Reladyne, Inc.#+Senior loan L + 5.00%(c) 6.00% 07/2024 1,529 1,543 0.11,529 
Reladyne, Inc.#+~Senior loan L + 5.00%(c) 6.00% 07/2024 733 736 733 
Reladyne, Inc.+Senior loan L + 5.00%(c) 6.00% 07/2024 207 205 207 
48,011 48,028 1.948,011 
Containers and Packaging
AmerCareRoyal LLC+Senior loan L + 5.00%(a) 6.00% 11/2025 813 808 813 
AmerCareRoyal LLC+Senior loan L + 5.00%(a) 6.00% 11/2025 168 166 168 
AmerCareRoyal LLC+Senior loan L + 5.00%(a) 6.00% 11/2025 163 161 163 
AmerCareRoyal LLC+(8)Senior loan L + 5.00%(a) 6.00% 11/2025 151 150 151 
Fortis Solutions Group LLC+Senior loan L + 4.50%(c) 5.50% 12/2023 4,049 3,983 0.24,049 
Fortis Solutions Group LLC+Senior loan L + 4.50%(c) 5.50% 12/2023 2,406 2,366 0.12,406 
Fortis Solutions Group LLC+Senior loan L + 4.50%(c) 5.50% 12/2023 1,570 1,558 0.11,570 
Fortis Solutions Group LLC+Senior loan L + 4.50%(c) 5.50% 12/2023 624 619 624 
Fortis Solutions Group LLC+Senior loan L + 4.50%(c) 5.50% 12/2023 601 596 601 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Fortis Solutions Group LLC+Senior loan L + 4.50% N/A(6) 12/2023 — — — 
 10,545 10,407 0.4 10,545 
Distributors
PetroChoice Holdings, Inc.#+Senior loan L + 5.00%(c) 6.00% 08/2022 $3,241 $3,245 0.1%$3,147 
WSC Holdings Midco LLC+Senior loan L + 4.50%(c) 5.50% 07/2027 2,991 2,962 0.12,961 
WSC Holdings Midco LLC+(5)Senior loan L + 4.50% N/A(6) 07/2027 — (1)(1)
WSC Holdings Midco LLC+(5)Senior loan L + 4.50% N/A(6) 07/2027 — (17)(18)
6,232 6,189 0.2 6,089 
Diversified Consumer Services
Certus Pest, Inc.+One stop L + 5.25%(c) 6.25% 02/2026 1,609 1,576 0.11,609 
Certus Pest, Inc.+One stop L + 5.25%(c) 6.25% 02/2026 1,527 1,475 0.11,527 
Certus Pest, Inc.+One stop L + 5.25%(c) 6.25% 02/2026 1,080 1,070 1,080 
Certus Pest, Inc.+One stop L + 5.25%(c) 6.25% 02/2026 760 744 760 
Certus Pest, Inc.+One stop L + 5.25%(c) 6.25% 02/2026 672 633 672 
Certus Pest, Inc.+One stop L + 5.25%(c) 5.37% 02/2026 386 376 386 
Certus Pest, Inc.+One stop L + 5.25%(c) 6.25% 02/2026 242 224 242 
Certus Pest, Inc.+One stop L + 5.25%(c) 6.25% 02/2026 132 98 132 
Certus Pest, Inc.+One stop L + 5.25% N/A(6) 02/2026 — — — 
Certus Pest, Inc.+(5)One stop L + 5.25% N/A(6) 02/2026 — (6)— 
Certus Pest, Inc.+One stop L + 5.25% N/A(6) 02/2026 — — — 
CHHJ Franchising, LLC#Senior loan L + 5.00%(c) 6.00% 01/2026 2,751 2,727 0.12,751 
CHHJ Franchising, LLC+Senior loan L + 5.00%(c) 6.00% 01/2026 
COP Hometown Acquisitions, Inc.+Senior loan L + 4.50%(c) 5.50% 07/2027 1,721 1,705 0.11,704 
COP Hometown Acquisitions, Inc.+Senior loan L + 4.50%(c) 5.50% 07/2027 1,677 1,652 0.11,652 
COP Hometown Acquisitions, Inc.+Senior loan L + 4.50%(c) 5.50% 07/2027 596 585 579 
COP Hometown Acquisitions, Inc.+Senior loan L + 4.50% N/A(6) 07/2027 — — — 
COP Hometown Acquisitions, Inc.+Senior loan L + 4.50% N/A(6) 07/2027 — — — 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Diversified Consumer Services - (continued)
EWC Growth Partners LLCOne stop L + 7.50%(c) 6.50% cash/2.00% PIK 03/2026 $922 $908 %$875 
EWC Growth Partners LLC+One stop L + 7.50%(c) 6.50% cash/2.00% PIK 03/2026 30 29 29 
EWC Growth Partners LLC+One stop L + 7.50%(c) 6.50% cash/2.00% PIK 03/2026 18 18 17 
Excelligence Learning Corporation#+One stop L + 6.50%(c) 5.50% cash/2.00% PIK 04/2023 10,766 10,612 0.410,335 
Flores & Associates, LLCOne stop L + 4.75%(c) 5.75% 04/2027 3,778 3,699 0.23,778 
Flores & Associates, LLC+One stop L + 4.75%(b)(c) 5.75% 04/2027 843 833 843 
Flores & Associates, LLC+One stop L + 4.75%(c) 5.75% 04/2027 777 768 777 
Flores & Associates, LLC+(5)One stop L + 4.75% N/A(6) 04/2027 — (1)— 
FSS Buyer LLC+One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.50% 08/2028 5,547 5,437 0.25,436 
FSS Buyer LLC+One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.50% 08/2027 17 16 16 
Learn-it Systems, LLC+Senior loan L + 4.50%(c) 5.50% 03/2025 2,523 2,557 0.12,518 
Learn-it Systems, LLC+Senior loan L + 4.50%(c) 5.50% 03/2025 1,357 1,354 0.11,355 
Learn-it Systems, LLC+Senior loan L + 4.50%(b) 5.50% 03/2025 
Learn-it Systems, LLC+(5)Senior loan L + 4.75% N/A(6) 03/2025 — (12)
Liminex, Inc.~One stop L + 7.25%(c) 8.25% 11/2026 25,462 25,049 1.025,462 
Liminex, Inc.+One stop L + 7.25%(c) 8.25% 11/2026 800 792 800 
Liminex, Inc.+(5)One stop L + 7.25% N/A(6) 11/2026 — (1)— 
Litera Bidco LLC+One stop L + 6.00%(a) 7.00% 05/2026 4,629 4,577 0.24,653 
Litera Bidco LLC+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 05/2026 3,711 3,729 0.13,694 
Litera Bidco LLC+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 05/2026 696 716 693 
Litera Bidco LLC+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 05/2026 696 717 693 
Litera Bidco LLC+One stop L + 6.00%(a) 7.00% 05/2026 145 140 148 
Litera Bidco LLC+One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 05/2025 — — — 
PADI Holdco, Inc.*#One stop L + 7.25%(d) 6.75% cash/1.50% PIK 04/2024 21,666 21,774 0.819,499 
PADI Holdco, Inc.+~(8)(9)One stop E + 7.25%(g) 5.75% cash/1.50% PIK 04/2024 20,757 20,973 0.818,759 
PADI Holdco, Inc.~One stop L + 7.25%(c) 6.75% cash/1.50% PIK 04/2024 812 807 731 
PADI Holdco, Inc.+One stop L + 7.25%(c) 6.75% cash/1.50% PIK 04/2024 168 167 151 
PADI Holdco, Inc.+One stop L + 7.25%(c) 6.75% cash/1.50% PIK 04/2023 108 108 89 
Provenance Buyer LLC+One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.25% 06/2027 18,464 18,109 0.718,464 
Provenance Buyer LLC+(5)One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 06/2027 — (2)— 
Provenance Buyer LLC+(5)Senior loan L + 5.50% N/A(6) 06/2027 — (3)— 
137,858 136,742 5.1132,930 
Diversified Financial Services
AxiomSL Group, Inc.+One stop L + 6.00%(c) 7.00% 12/2027 4,056 3,978 0.23,975 
AxiomSL Group, Inc.+One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6) 12/2027 — — — 
AxiomSL Group, Inc.+One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6) 12/2025 — — — 
Banker's Toolbox, Inc.+One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.25% 07/2027 8,098 8,002 0.38,098 
Banker's Toolbox, Inc.+One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 07/2027 — — — 
Banker's Toolbox, Inc.+One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 07/2027 — — — 
Higginbotham Insurance Agency, Inc.+One stop L + 5.50%(a) 6.25% 11/2026 3,596 3,550 0.13,596 
Higginbotham Insurance Agency, Inc.+One stop L + 5.50%(a) 6.25% 11/2026 828 815 828 
16,578 16,345 0.616,497 


See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Diversified Telecommunication Services
NTI Connect, LLC+Senior loan L + 5.00%(c) 6.00% 12/2024 $1,645 $1,616 0.1%$1,645 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
CST Buyer Company#+One stop L + 6.00%(c) 7.00% 10/2025 20,425 20,216 0.820,425 
CST Buyer Company#+~One stop L + 6.00%(c) 7.00% 10/2025 10,189 10,100 0.410,189 
CST Buyer Company+One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6) 10/2025 — — — 
ES Acquisition LLC+One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.25% 11/2025 76,750 76,374 3.076,366 
ES Acquisition LLCSenior loan L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 11/2025 655 646 652 
ES Acquisition LLC+Senior loan L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 11/2025 138 138 138 
ES Acquisition LLC+Senior loan L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 11/2025 95 95 94 
ES Acquisition LLCSenior loan L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 11/2025 89 86 88 
ES Acquisition LLC+Senior loan L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 11/2025 84 82 82 
ES Acquisition LLC+Senior loan L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 11/2025 46 46 46 
ES Acquisition LLC+Senior loan L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 11/2025 42 41 41 
ES Acquisition LLC+Second lien L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 11/2025 35 35 35 
ES Acquisition LLC+One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 11/2025 — — — 
Watchfire Enterprises, Inc.+Second lien L + 8.25%(c) 9.25% 10/2024 9,435 9,382 0.39,435 
Watchfire Enterprises, Inc.+Senior loan L + 4.50%(c) 5.50% 07/2024 2,192 2,173 0.12,192 
120,175 119,414 4.6119,783 


See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Food & Staples Retailing
Cafe Rio Holding, Inc.*#One stop L + 5.25%(c) 6.25% 09/2023 $18,418 $18,549 0.7%$18,418 
Cafe Rio Holding, Inc.+One stop L + 5.25%(c) 6.25% 09/2023 3,311 3,309 0.13,311 
Cafe Rio Holding, Inc.#+One stop L + 5.25%(c) 6.25% 09/2023 2,225 2,272 0.12,225 
Cafe Rio Holding, Inc.*#One stop L + 5.25%(c) 6.25% 09/2023 1,412 1,443 0.11,412 
Cafe Rio Holding, Inc.#+One stop L + 5.25%(c) 6.25% 09/2023 1,247 1,274 1,247 
Cafe Rio Holding, Inc.+One stop L + 5.25%(c) 6.25% 09/2023 179 179 179 
Cafe Rio Holding, Inc.+One stop L + 5.25% N/A(6) 09/2023 — — — 
Captain D's, LLC#Senior loan L + 4.50%(c) 5.50% 12/2023 13,688 13,718 0.613,688 
Captain D's, LLC~Senior loan L + 4.50%(c) 5.50% 12/2023 2,149 2,124 0.12,149 
Captain D's, LLC+Senior loan L + 4.50% N/A(6) 12/2023 — — — 
Feeders Supply Company, LLC#+One stop L + 5.00%(a) 6.00% 04/2023 8,844 8,791 0.48,844 
Feeders Supply Company, LLC+Subordinated debt N/A 12.50% cash/7.00% PIK 10/2023 163 163 163 
Feeders Supply Company, LLC+One stop L + 5.00% N/A(6) 04/2023 — — — 
FWR Holding Corporation#+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.50% cash/0.25% PIK 08/2023 10,428 10,420 0.410,428 
FWR Holding Corporation#+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.50% cash/0.25% PIK 08/2023 1,824 1,862 0.11,824 
FWR Holding Corporation#+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.50% cash/0.25% PIK 08/2023 1,153 1,177 1,153 
FWR Holding Corporation#+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.50% cash/0.25% PIK 08/2023 365 372 365 
FWR Holding Corporation+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.50% cash/0.25% PIK 08/2023 275 275 275 
FWR Holding Corporation#+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.50% cash/0.25% PIK 08/2023 273 278 273 
FWR Holding Corporation+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.50% cash/0.25% PIK 08/2023 132 131 132 
FWR Holding Corporation+One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 08/2023 — — — 
FWR Holding Corporation+One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 08/2023 — — — 
Mendocino Farms, LLC+One stop L + 8.50%(a) 2.00% cash/7.50% PIK 06/2023 877 892 877 
Mendocino Farms, LLC+One stop L + 8.50%(a) 2.00% cash/7.50% PIK 06/2023 690 701 690 
Mendocino Farms, LLC+One stop L + 8.50%(a) 2.00% cash/7.50% PIK 06/2023 677 675 677 
Mendocino Farms, LLC+One stop L + 8.50%(a) 2.00% cash/7.50% PIK 06/2023 332 331 332 
Mendocino Farms, LLC+One stop L + 8.50%(a) 2.00% cash/7.50% PIK 06/2023 332 331 332 
Mendocino Farms, LLC+One stop L + 8.50%(a) 2.00% cash/7.50% PIK 06/2023 164 164 164 
Mendocino Farms, LLC+One stop L + 8.50%(a) 2.00% cash/7.50% PIK 06/2023 100 99 100 
Mendocino Farms, LLC+(5)One stop L + 7.50% N/A(6) 06/2023 — (1)— 
Ruby Slipper Cafe LLC, The*+One stop L + 7.50%(c) 8.50% 01/2023 2,041 2,037 0.12,000 
Ruby Slipper Cafe LLC, The+One stop L + 7.50%(c) 8.50% 01/2023 413 421 405 
Ruby Slipper Cafe LLC, The+One stop L + 7.50%(c) 8.50% 01/2023 30 30 30 
Wetzel's Pretzels, LLC*#+One stop L + 6.75%(c) 7.75% 09/2023 16,278 16,067 0.716,278 
Wetzel's Pretzels, LLC+One stop L + 6.75%(c) 7.75% 09/2023 — — — 
Wood Fired Holding Corp.*#One stop L + 7.25%(c) 7.25% cash/1.00% PIK 12/2023 14,225 14,307 0.614,225 
Wood Fired Holding Corp.+One stop L + 7.25%(c) 7.25% cash/1.00% PIK 12/2023 705 701 705 
Wood Fired Holding Corp.+(5)One stop L + 6.25% N/A(6) 12/2023 — (1)— 
Zenput Inc.+One stop L + 9.00%(c) 7.00% cash/3.00% PIK 06/2026 1,098 1,093 1,123 
Zenput Inc.+One stop L + 9.00%(c) 7.00% cash/3.00% PIK 06/2026 10 10 10 
104,058 104,194 4.0104,034 


See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Food Products
Borrower R365 Holdings, LLC+One stop L + 6.50%(c) 4.50% cash/3.00% PIK 06/2027 $13,066 $12,820 0.5%$13,066 
Borrower R365 Holdings, LLC+One stop L + 6.50%(c) 7.50% 06/2027 43 41 43 
Flavor Producers, LLC#~Senior loan L + 5.75%(c) 5.75% cash/1.00% PIK 12/2023 5,005 4,933 0.24,906 
Flavor Producers, LLC+(5)Senior loan L + 4.75% N/A(6) 12/2022 — (2)— 
Kodiak Cakes, LLC+Senior loan L + 4.50%(a) 5.50% 06/2027 12,369 12,101 0.512,378 
Kodiak Cakes, LLC+Senior loan L + 4.50%(a) 5.50% 06/2026 50 48 49 
Louisiana Fish Fry Products, Ltd.+One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.75% 07/2027 9,876 9,780 0.49,777 
Louisiana Fish Fry Products, Ltd.+One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.75% 07/2027 36 35 35 
MAPF Holdings, Inc.*#+~One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 12/2026 33,863 33,563 1.333,863 
MAPF Holdings, Inc.+(5)One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 12/2026 — (39)— 
MAPF Holdings, Inc.+(5)One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 12/2026 — (3)— 
FCID Merger Sub, Inc.*+~One stop L + 6.00%(c) 7.00% 12/2026 15,654 15,458 0.615,654 
FCID Merger Sub, Inc.+(5)One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6) 12/2026 — (1)— 
FCID Merger Sub, Inc.+(5)One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6) 12/2026 — (29)— 
Purfoods, LLC+One stop N/A 7.00% PIK 05/2026 79 83 79 
Ultimate Baked Goods Midco LLC+One stop L + 6.25%(a) 7.25% 08/2027 6,722 6,656 0.26,654 
Ultimate Baked Goods Midco LLC+(5)One stop L + 6.25%(c) 7.25% 08/2027 11 (23)10 
Whitebridge Pet Brands, LLCOne stop L + 5.00%(a) 6.00% 07/2027 15,256 14,960 0.615,103 
Whitebridge Pet Brands, LLC+One stop L + 5.00%(a) 6.00% 07/2027 10 
112,040 110,390 4.3111,626 


See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Health Care Equipment & Supplies
Aspen Medical Products, LLC#~One stop L + 4.75%(c) 5.75% 06/2025 $4,115 $4,170 0.2%$4,115 
Aspen Medical Products, LLC+One stop L + 4.75%(c) 5.75% 06/2025 263 261 263 
Aspen Medical Products, LLC+One stop L + 4.75% N/A(6) 06/2025 — — — 
Baduhenna Bidco Limited+(8)(10)One stop SF +6.50%(o) 6.55% 08/2028 5,415 5,342 0.25,341 
Baduhenna Bidco Limited(8)(9)(10)One stop E + 6.50%(h) 6.50% 08/2028 3,427 3,381 0.13,307 
Baduhenna Bidco Limited+(8)(9)(10)One stop SN +6.50%(n) 6.55% 08/2028 983 934 941 
Baduhenna Bidco Limited+(5)(8)(9)(10)One stop SN +6.75% N/A(6) 08/2028 — (30)(30)
Belmont Instrument, LLC#+Senior loan L + 4.75%(c) 5.75% 12/2023 5,203 5,173 0.25,203 
Blades Buyer, Inc.#+~Senior loan L + 4.50%(c) 5.50% 08/2025 8,712 8,681 0.38,712 
Blades Buyer, Inc.+Senior loan L + 4.50% N/A(6) 08/2025 — — — 
Blades Buyer, Inc.+(5)Senior loan L + 4.50% N/A(6) 08/2025 — (17)— 
Blue River Pet Care, LLC*#+One stop L + 5.00%(a) 5.08% 07/2026 34,829 34,787 1.334,479 
Blue River Pet Care, LLC+One stop L + 5.00%(a)(c) 5.10% 07/2026 3,195 3,142 0.13,164 
Blue River Pet Care, LLC+One stop L + 5.00%(c) 5.13% 07/2026 451 320 315 
Blue River Pet Care, LLC+(5)One stop L + 5.00% N/A(6) 08/2025 — (2)(4)
CCSL Holdings, LLC*+One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.75% 12/2026 15,555 15,384 0.615,555 
CCSL Holdings, LLC+One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.75% 12/2026 4,198 4,138 0.24,198 
CCSL Holdings, LLC+One stop P + 4.75%(f) 8.00% 12/2026 10 10 
CMI Parent Inc.#+Senior loan L + 4.00%(c) 5.00% 08/2025 6,566 6,669 0.36,501 
CMI Parent Inc.+(5)Senior loan L + 4.00% N/A(6) 08/2025 — (2)(4)
G & H Wire Company, Inc.#+One stop L + 6.25%(c) 7.25% 09/2023 11,099 11,056 0.511,099 
G & H Wire Company, Inc.+One stop L + 6.25%(c) 7.25% 09/2022 — — — 
Joerns Healthcare, LLC*+One stop L + 6.00%(c) 7.00% 08/2024 1,984 1,939 0.11,746 
Joerns Healthcare, LLC*+One stop L + 6.00%(c) 7.00% 08/2024 1,908 1,876 0.11,679 
Katena Holdings, Inc.#+One stop L + 6.00%(c) 7.00% 06/2024 12,595 12,487 0.512,595 
Katena Holdings, Inc.#+One stop L + 6.00%(c) 7.00% 06/2024 1,230 1,220 1,230 
Katena Holdings, Inc.+One stop L + 6.00%(c) 7.00% 06/2024 985 977 985 
Katena Holdings, Inc.+One stop L + 6.00%(c) 7.00% 06/2024 920 912 920 
Katena Holdings, Inc.#+One stop L + 6.00%(c) 7.00% 06/2024 843 835 843 
Katena Holdings, Inc.+One stop L + 6.00%(c) 7.00% 06/2024 70 68 70 
Lombart Brothers, Inc.*#+~One stop L + 6.25%(c) 7.25% 04/2023 28,948 28,920 1.228,948 
Lombart Brothers, Inc.#+(8)One stop L + 6.25%(c) 7.25% 04/2023 3,100 3,099 0.13,100 
Lombart Brothers, Inc.+One stop L + 6.25%(a) 7.25% 04/2023 116 115 116 
Lombart Brothers, Inc.+(8)One stop L + 6.25%(a) 7.25% 04/2023 50 49 50 
156,770 155,892 6.0155,447 


See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Health Care Providers & Services
Active Day, Inc.#+One stop L + 6.00%(c) 7.00% 12/2021 $23,143 $23,194 0.8%$20,828 
Active Day, Inc.#+One stop L + 6.00%(c) 7.00% 12/2021 1,786 1,790 0.11,607 
Active Day, Inc.*#One stop L + 6.00%(c) 7.00% 12/2021 1,151 1,153 1,036 
Active Day, Inc.+One stop L + 6.00%(c) 7.00% 12/2021 917 921 825 
Active Day, Inc.+One stop L + 6.00%(c) 7.00% 12/2021 809 809 728 
Active Day, Inc.*#One stop L + 6.00%(c) 7.00% 12/2021 796 796 716 
Active Day, Inc.+(5)One stop L + 6.00%(c) 7.00% 12/2021 (18)
Active Day, Inc.+One stop L + 6.00%(c) 7.00% 12/2021 — — — 
Acuity Eyecare Holdings, LLC+One stop L + 5.00%(c) 6.00% 03/2025 6,275 6,087 0.26,275 
Acuity Eyecare Holdings, LLC+One stop L + 6.25%(c) 7.25% 03/2025 4,119 4,130 0.24,191 
Acuity Eyecare Holdings, LLC+One stop L + 6.25%(c) 7.25% 03/2025 3,669 3,634 0.13,734 
Acuity Eyecare Holdings, LLC#+One stop L + 6.25%(c) 7.25% 03/2025 3,504 3,561 0.23,567 
Acuity Eyecare Holdings, LLC+~One stop L + 6.25%(c) 7.25% 03/2025 3,235 3,312 0.13,293 
Acuity Eyecare Holdings, LLC+~One stop L + 6.25%(c) 7.25% 03/2025 1,888 1,959 0.11,921 
Acuity Eyecare Holdings, LLC+One stop L + 6.25%(c) 7.25% 03/2025 457 469 464 
Acuity Eyecare Holdings, LLC+One stop L + 13.00%(c) 7.25% cash/6.75% PIK 03/2025 238 237 253 
Acuity Eyecare Holdings, LLC+One stop L + 6.25%(c)(f) 7.29% 03/2025 195 194 199 
Acuity Eyecare Holdings, LLC+One stop L + 6.25%(c) 7.25% 03/2025 168 167 171 
Acuity Eyecare Holdings, LLC+Senior loan L + 6.25%(c) 7.25% 03/2025 111 110 113 
Acuity Eyecare Holdings, LLC+One stop L + 13.00%(c) 7.25% cash/6.75% PIK 03/2025 91 90 96 
Acuity Eyecare Holdings, LLC+One stop L + 6.25%(c) 7.25% 03/2025 
Advanced Pain Management Holdings, Inc.+(7)Senior loan P + 3.75%(f) 7.00% 07/2021 11,412 6,855 197 
Advanced Pain Management Holdings, Inc.+(7)Senior loan L + 8.50%(a) 9.75% 07/2021 4,082 — 
Advanced Pain Management Holdings, Inc.+(7)Senior loan P + 3.75%(f) 7.00% 07/2021 781 469 13 
Advanced Pain Management Holdings, Inc.+(7)Senior loan P + 3.75%(f) 7.00% 07/2021 576 540 10 
AVG Intermediate Holdings & AVG Subsidiary Holdings LLC+One stop L +  6.00%(c) 7.00% 03/2027 3,976 3,922 0.23,976 
AVG Intermediate Holdings & AVG Subsidiary Holdings LLC+One stop L + 10.50%(c) 11.50% 03/2028 1,680 1,658 0.11,680 
AVG Intermediate Holdings & AVG Subsidiary Holdings LLC+One stop L + 6.00%(c) 7.00% 03/2027 1,666 1,623 0.11,666 
AVG Intermediate Holdings & AVG Subsidiary Holdings LLC+One stop L + 10.50%(c) 11.50% 03/2028 472 466 472 
AVG Intermediate Holdings & AVG Subsidiary Holdings LLC+(5)One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6) 03/2027 — (2)— 
CRH Healthcare Purchaser, Inc.*~Senior loan L + 4.50%(c) 5.50% 12/2024 19,502 19,498 0.719,306 
CRH Healthcare Purchaser, Inc.+Senior loan L + 4.50%(c) 5.50% 12/2024 5,250 5,199 0.25,197 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
CRH Healthcare Purchaser, Inc.+Senior loan L + 4.50%(c) 5.50% 12/2024 4,153 4,133 0.24,112 
CRH Healthcare Purchaser, Inc.+(5)Senior loan L + 4.50% N/A(6) 12/2024 — (2)(4)
Datix Bidco Limited+(8)(9)(10)Senior loan L + 4.50%(i) 4.55% 04/2025 60,764 59,559 2.358,750 
Datix Bidco Limited+(8)(9)(10)Second lien L + 7.75%(i) 7.80% 04/2026 21,561 21,133 0.820,847 
Emerge Intermediate, Inc.*#One stop L + 8.50%(c) 7.00% cash/2.50% PIK 05/2024 19,256 19,069 0.719,256 
Emerge Intermediate, Inc.+(5)One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6) 05/2024 — (2)— 
Encorevet Group LLC+One stop L + 5.25%(c) 6.25% 11/2024 995 987 985 
Encorevet Group LLC+Senior loan L + 5.25%(c) 6.25% 11/2024 247 245 244 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Health Care Providers & Services - (continued)
Encorevet Group LLC+One stop L + 5.25%(c) 6.25% 11/2024 $164 $163 %$163 
Encorevet Group LLC+Senior loan L + 5.25%(c) 6.25% 11/2024 111 111 110 
Encorevet Group LLC+One stop L + 5.25%(c) 6.25% 11/2024 99 93 92 
Encorevet Group LLC+Senior loan L + 5.25%(c) 6.25% 11/2024 69 69 68 
Encorevet Group LLC+Senior loan L + 5.25%(c) 6.25% 11/2024 57 57 57 
Encorevet Group LLC+One stop L + 5.25%(b) 6.25% 11/2024 32 32 32 
Encorevet Group LLC+Senior loan L + 5.25%(c) 6.25% 11/2024 10 10 10 
Encorevet Group LLC+(5)Senior loan L + 5.25% N/A(6) 11/2024 — — (1)
ERC Finance, LLC+One stop L + 6.00%(a)(c) 7.00% 04/2024 6,999 6,879 0.36,999 
ERC Finance, LLC+One stop L + 6.00%(a) 7.00% 04/2024 
ERC Finance, LLC+(5)One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6) 04/2024 — (3)— 
Eyecare Services Partners Holdings LLC+One stop L + 6.25%(c) 2.00% cash/5.25% PIK 05/2023 18,333 18,397 0.615,583 
Eyecare Services Partners Holdings LLC*+One stop L + 6.25%(c) 2.00% cash/5.25% PIK 05/2023 8,042 8,121 0.36,836 
Eyecare Services Partners Holdings LLC*#One stop L + 6.25%(c) 2.00% cash/5.25% PIK 05/2023 7,043 7,116 0.25,986 
Eyecare Services Partners Holdings LLC+One stop L + 6.25%(c) 2.00% cash/5.25% PIK 05/2023 5,183 5,197 0.24,406 
Eyecare Services Partners Holdings LLC*+One stop L + 6.25%(c) 2.00% cash/5.25% PIK 05/2023 2,405 2,430 0.12,044 
Eyecare Services Partners Holdings LLC*+One stop L + 6.25%(c) 2.00% cash/5.25% PIK 05/2023 1,543 1,559 0.11,312 
Eyecare Services Partners Holdings LLC*#One stop L + 6.25%(c) 2.00% cash/5.25% PIK 05/2023 1,141 1,152 970 
Eyecare Services Partners Holdings LLC*#One stop L + 6.25%(c) 2.00% cash/5.25% PIK 05/2023 1,006 1,016 854 
Eyecare Services Partners Holdings LLC*+One stop L + 6.25%(c) 2.00% cash/5.25% PIK 05/2023 649 654 552 
Eyecare Services Partners Holdings LLC+One stop L + 6.25%(c) 2.00% cash/5.25% PIK 05/2023 400 399 340 
FYI Optical Acquisitions, Inc. & FYI USA, Inc.~(8)(9)(12)One stop C + 4.50%(m) 5.50% 03/2027 11,713 11,622 0.512,364 
FYI Optical Acquisitions, Inc. & FYI USA, Inc.+(8)(9)(12)One stop C + 4.50%(m) 5.50% 03/2027 187 185 196 
FYI Optical Acquisitions, Inc. & FYI USA, Inc.+(8)(9)(12)One stop C + 4.50%(m) 5.50% 03/2027 110 105 110 
FYI Optical Acquisitions, Inc. & FYI USA, Inc.+(8)(12)One stop L + 4.50%(c) 5.50% 03/2027 20 19 20 
Klick Inc.+(8)(12)Senior loan L + 4.50%(c) 5.50% 03/2028 10,098 10,005 0.410,115 
Klick Inc.+(5)(8)(12)Senior loan L + 4.50% N/A(6) 03/2026 — (1)(1)
Krueger-Gilbert Health Physics, LLC+~Senior loan L + 5.25%(c) 6.25% 05/2025 2,335 2,326 0.12,335 
Krueger-Gilbert Health Physics, LLC+Senior loan L + 5.25%(c) 6.25% 05/2025 1,874 1,873 0.11,874 
Krueger-Gilbert Health Physics, LLC+Senior loan L + 5.25%(c) 6.25% 05/2025 1,102 1,132 1,102 
Krueger-Gilbert Health Physics, LLC+Senior loan L + 5.25%(c) 6.25% 05/2025 60 60 60 
Krueger-Gilbert Health Physics, LLC+(5)Senior loan L + 5.25% N/A(6) 05/2025 — (20)— 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
MD Now Holdings, Inc.#+One stop L + 5.00%(c) 6.00% 08/2025 22,373 22,415 0.922,373 
MD Now Holdings, Inc.+One stop L + 5.00%(c) 6.00% 08/2025 619 619 619 
MD Now Holdings, Inc.+(5)One stop L + 5.00% N/A(6) 08/2025 — (1)— 
MWD Management, LLC & MWD Services, Inc.#+One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 06/2023 9,286 9,253 0.49,286 
MWD Management, LLC & MWD Services, Inc.#One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 06/2023 4,471 4,514 0.24,471 
MWD Management, LLC & MWD Services, Inc.+(5)One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 06/2022 — (1)— 
New Look (Delaware) Corporation and NL1 AcquireCo, Inc.+(8)(9)(12)One stop C + 5.50%(m) 6.50% 05/2028 20,435 20,144 0.819,553 
New Look (Delaware) Corporation and NL1 AcquireCo, Inc.+(8)(9)(12)One stop C + 5.50%(m) 6.50% 05/2028 1,111 1,075 1,094 
New Look (Delaware) Corporation and NL1 AcquireCo, Inc.+(8)(12)One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 05/2028 501 460 506 
New Look (Delaware) Corporation and NL1 AcquireCo, Inc.+(8)(12)One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 05/2026 41 40 41 
New Look (Delaware) Corporation and NL1 AcquireCo, Inc.+(8)(9)(12)One stop C + 5.50%(m) 6.50% 05/2026 20 17 18 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Health Care Providers & Services - (continued)
NVA Holdings, Inc.~Senior loan L + 3.50%(a) 3.63% 02/2026 $2,766 $2,746 0.1%$2,766 
Oliver Street Dermatology Holdings, LLC+(7)One stop L + 6.25%(c) 7.25% 05/2022 19,156 17,460 0.613,743 
Oliver Street Dermatology Holdings, LLC+(7)One stop L + 6.25%(c) 7.25% 05/2022 2,223 1,878 0.11,595 
Oliver Street Dermatology Holdings, LLC+(7)One stop L + 6.25%(c) 7.25% 05/2022 2,107 1,909 0.11,511 
Oliver Street Dermatology Holdings, LLC+(7)One stop L + 6.25%(c) 7.25% 05/2022 1,595 1,347 1,144 
Oliver Street Dermatology Holdings, LLC+(7)One stop L + 6.25%(c) 7.25% 05/2022 1,409 1,190 1,011 
Oliver Street Dermatology Holdings, LLC+(7)One stop L + 6.25%(c) 7.25% 05/2022 1,227 1,036 880 
Oliver Street Dermatology Holdings, LLC+(7)One stop L + 6.25%(c) 7.25% 05/2022 955 807 685 
Oliver Street Dermatology Holdings, LLC+(7)One stop L + 6.25%(c) 7.25% 05/2022 828 699 594 
Oliver Street Dermatology Holdings, LLC+(7)One stop L + 6.25%(c) 7.25% 05/2022 511 431 366 
Oliver Street Dermatology Holdings, LLC+(7)One stop L + 6.25%(c)(f) 7.25% 05/2022 291 265 209 
Oliver Street Dermatology Holdings, LLC+(7)One stop L + 6.25%(c) 7.25% 05/2022 97 88 69 
Oliver Street Dermatology Holdings, LLC+(7)One stop L + 6.25%(c) 7.25% 05/2022 88 80 63 
Oliver Street Dermatology Holdings, LLC+(7)One stop L + 6.25%(c) 7.25% 05/2022 69 63 49 
Oliver Street Dermatology Holdings, LLC+(7)One stop L + 6.25%(c) 7.25% 05/2022 63 58 45 
Pinnacle Treatment Centers, Inc.#+One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.75% 1/1/2023 18,931 18,919 0.818,931 
Pinnacle Treatment Centers, Inc.*One stop L + 5.75%(a)(c) 6.75% 1/1/2023 7,612 7,581 0.37,612 
Pinnacle Treatment Centers, Inc.#+One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.75% 01/2023 1,555 1,555 0.11,555 
Pinnacle Treatment Centers, Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.75% 01/2023 702 705 702 
Pinnacle Treatment Centers, Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.75% 01/2023 186 186 186 
Pinnacle Treatment Centers, Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.75% 01/2023 106 106 106 
Pinnacle Treatment Centers, Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.75% 01/2023 37 37 37 
Pinnacle Treatment Centers, Inc.+One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 01/2023 — — — 
Pinnacle Treatment Centers, Inc.+One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 01/2023 — — — 
PPT Management Holdings, LLC+One stop L + 8.00%(c) 7.00% cash/2.00% PIK 12/2022 25,353 24,648 0.923,324 
PPT Management Holdings, LLC+One stop L + 8.00%(c) 7.00% cash/2.00% PIK 12/2022 308 301 283 
PPT Management Holdings, LLC+One stop L + 8.00%(c) 7.00% cash/2.00% PIK 12/2022 182 178 168 
PPT Management Holdings, LLC+One stop L + 8.00%(c) 7.00% cash/2.00% PIK 12/2022 90 79 82 
PPT Management Holdings, LLC+(5)One stop L + 8.00%(c) 7.00% cash/2.00% PIK 12/2022 20 (14)
Summit Behavioral Healthcare, LLC*#+Senior loan L + 5.00%(c) 6.00% 10/2023 29,343 29,128 1.229,343 
Summit Behavioral Healthcare, LLC+Senior loan L + 5.00%(c) 6.00% 10/2023 901 879 901 
Summit Behavioral Healthcare, LLC+(5)Senior loan L + 5.00% N/A(6) 10/2023 — (2)— 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Suveto Buyer, LLC+One stop L + 4.25%(c) 5.00% 09/2027 4,335 4,069 0.24,067 
Suveto Buyer, LLC+(5)One stop L + 4.25% N/A(6) 9/1/2027 — (2)(2)
Veterinary Specialists of North America, LLC*#+Senior loan L + 4.00%(a) 4.08% 04/2025 41,231 42,331 1.641,231 
Veterinary Specialists of North America, LLC+Senior loan L + 4.00%(a) 4.08% 04/2025 11,724 11,720 0.511,724 
Veterinary Specialists of North America, LLC#+Senior loan L + 4.00%(a) 4.08% 04/2025 2,843 2,828 0.12,843 
Veterinary Specialists of North America, LLC*+Senior loan L + 4.00%(a) 4.08% 04/2025 1,431 1,470 0.11,431 
Veterinary Specialists of North America, LLC+Senior loan L + 4.00%(a) 4.08% 04/2025 835 833 835 
Water's Edge Management, LLC+One stop L + 7.50%(c) 8.50% 04/2026 9,033 8,827 0.39,033 
Water's Edge Management, LLC+One stop P + 6.50%(c)(f) 9.75% 04/2026 11 11 
538,731 523,719 19.3498,382 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Health Care Technology
Connexin Software, Inc.+~One stop L + 8.50%(a) 9.50% 02/2024 $7,550 $7,597 0.3%$7,550 
Connexin Software, Inc.+One stop L + 8.50% N/A(6) 02/2024 — — — 
ESO Solution, Inc.+One stop L + 7.00%(c) 8.00% 03/2027 6,681 6,621 0.36,681 
ESO Solution, Inc.+(5)One stop L + 7.00% N/A(6) 03/2027 — (1)— 
HealthEdge Software, Inc.One stop L + 6.25%(c) 7.25% 04/2026 2,000 1,966 0.12,000 
HealthEdge Software, Inc.+One stop L + 6.25%(c) 7.25% 04/2026 1,008 1,008 1,008 
HealthEdge Software, Inc.+One stop L + 6.25%(c) 7.25% 04/2026 225 223 225 
HealthEdge Software, Inc.+One stop L + 6.25%(c) 7.25% 04/2026 19 18 19 
HSI Halo Acquisition, Inc.+~One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.75% 08/2026 6,250 6,218 0.26,250 
HSI Halo Acquisition, Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.75% 08/2026 1,962 1,945 0.11,962 
HSI Halo Acquisition, Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.75% 08/2026 1,075 1,051 1,075 
HSI Halo Acquisition, Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.75% 08/2026 641 637 641 
HSI Halo Acquisition, Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 09/2025 13 12 13 
Kareo, Inc.+One stop L + 9.00%(a) 10.00% 06/2022 10,273 10,322 0.410,375 
Kareo, Inc.One stop L + 9.00%(a) 10.00% 06/2022 1,506 1,473 0.11,521 
Kareo, Inc.+One stop L + 9.00%(a) 10.00% 06/2022 941 947 951 
Kareo, Inc.+One stop L + 9.00%(a) 10.00% 06/2022 753 758 761 
Kareo, Inc.+One stop L + 9.00%(a) 10.00% 06/2022 80 81 80 
Nextech Holdings, LLC+One stop L + 5.50%(c) 5.63% 06/2025 3,971 4,025 0.23,971 
Nextech Holdings, LLC+One stop L + 5.50%(c) 5.63% 06/2025 1,937 1,925 0.11,937 
Nextech Holdings, LLC+(5)One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 06/2025 — (3)— 
Qgenda Intermediate Holdings, LLC+One stop L + 5.25%(c) 6.25% 06/2025 15,122 15,122 0.615,122 
Qgenda Intermediate Holdings, LLC#One stop L + 5.25%(c) 6.25% 06/2025 12,318 12,217 0.512,318 
Qgenda Intermediate Holdings, LLC#One stop L + 5.25%(c) 6.25% 06/2025 983 983 983 
Qgenda Intermediate Holdings, LLC+One stop L + 5.25%(c) 6.25% 06/2025 100 100 100 
Transaction Data Systems, Inc.*#+~One stop L + 4.50%(c) 5.50% 02/2026 67,135 66,127 2.667,135 
Transaction Data Systems, Inc.+(5)One stop L + 4.50% N/A(6) 02/2026 — (4)— 
142,543 141,368 5.5142,678 


See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
BJH Holdings III Corp.*#+One stop L + 4.50%(c) 5.50% 08/2025 $51,179 $52,182 2.0%$51,179 
BJH Holdings III Corp.+One stop L + 4.50%(b) 5.50% 08/2025 60 55 60 
CR Fitness Holdings, LLC#~Senior loan L + 4.00%(a) 5.00% 07/2025 1,979 1,988 0.11,979 
CR Fitness Holdings, LLC+Senior loan L + 4.00%(a) 5.00% 07/2025 837 834 837 
CR Fitness Holdings, LLC+Senior loan L + 4.00%(a) 5.00% 07/2025 74 74 74 
Davidson Hotel Company, LLC+One stop L + 6.75%(a)(c) 6.25% cash/1.50% PIK 07/2024 7,088 7,046 0.25,670 
Davidson Hotel Company, LLC+One stop L + 6.75%(a)(c) 6.25% cash/1.50% PIK 07/2024 1,089 1,086 871 
Davidson Hotel Company, LLC+(5)One stop L + 5.25% N/A(6) 07/2024 — — (20)
EOS Fitness Opco Holdings, LLC*#One stop L + 5.25%(c) 6.25% 01/2025 8,596 8,643 0.38,596 
EOS Fitness Opco Holdings, LLC+One stop L + 5.25%(c) 6.25% 01/2025 906 909 906 
EOS Fitness Opco Holdings, LLC+One stop L + 5.25%(c) 6.25% 01/2025 120 119 120 
Freddy's Frozen Custard LLC~One stop L + 6.00%(c) 7.00% 03/2027 9,257 9,174 0.49,257 
Freddy's Frozen Custard LLC+(5)One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6) 03/2027 — (1)— 
Harri US LLC+One stop L + 10.00%(c) 7.00% cash/4.00% PIK 08/2026 772 666 709 
Harri US LLC+One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6) 08/2026 — — — 
Harri US LLC+(5)One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6) 08/2026 — (7)(43)
Self Esteem Brands, LLC*#+Senior loan L + 4.25%(a) 5.25% 02/2023 47,780 47,887 1.947,780 
Self Esteem Brands, LLC+(5)Senior loan L + 4.25% N/A(6) 02/2023 — (2)— 
SSRG Holdings, LLCOne stop L + 4.75%(c) 5.75% 11/2025 909 896 909 
SSRG Holdings, LLC+One stop L + 4.75%(c) 5.75% 11/2025 45 44 45 
Sunshine Sub, LLC#~One stop L + 4.75%(a) 5.75% 05/2024 12,792 12,864 0.512,792 
Sunshine Sub, LLC#+One stop L + 4.75%(a) 5.75% 05/2024 5,596 5,730 0.25,596 
Sunshine Sub, LLC+(5)One stop L + 4.75% N/A(6) 05/2024 — (1)— 
Tropical Smoothie Cafe Holdings, LLC*#Senior loan L + 5.25%(a)(b)(c) 6.25% 09/2026 14,745 14,606 0.614,745 
Tropical Smoothie Cafe Holdings, LLC#Senior loan L + 5.25%(a)(c) 6.25% 09/2026 6,510 6,450 0.36,510 
Tropical Smoothie Cafe Holdings, LLC+(5)Senior loan L + 5.25% N/A(6) 09/2026 — (1)— 
Velvet Taco Holdings, Inc.~One stop L + 7.50%(c) 8.00% cash/0.50% PIK 03/2026 1,788 1,772 0.11,788 
Velvet Taco Holdings, Inc.+One stop L + 9.00%(c) 8.00% cash/2.00% PIK 03/2026 93 92 93 
Velvet Taco Holdings, Inc.+One stop L + 7.00% N/A(6) 03/2026 — — — 
172,215 173,105 6.6170,453 
Household Durables
Groundworks LLC+Senior loan L + 4.75%(c) 5.75% 01/2026 4,662 4,602 0.24,662 
Groundworks LLC+Senior loan L + 4.75%(c) 5.75% 01/2026 539 523 539 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Groundworks LLC+Senior loan L + 4.75%(c) 5.75% 01/2026 83 82 83 
Groundworks LLC+Senior loan L + 4.75% N/A(6) 01/2026 — — — 
Groundworks LLC+(5)Senior loan L + 4.75% N/A(6) 01/2026 — (24)— 
5,284 5,183 0.25,284 
Household Products
WU Holdco, Inc. #+One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 03/2026 $3,780 $3,844 0.1%$3,785 
WU Holdco, Inc. +One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 03/2026 1,335 1,335 0.11,337 
WU Holdco, Inc. +One stop L + 5.50%(c) 5.63% 03/2025 20 20 18 
WU Holdco, Inc. +One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 03/2026 — — — 
5,135 5,199 0.25,140 
Industrial Conglomerates
Arch Global CCT Holdings Corp.#+Senior loan L + 4.25%(c) 4.38% 04/2026 2,379 2,438 0.12,381 
Arch Global CCT Holdings Corp.+Senior loan L + 4.25% N/A(6) 04/2025 — — — 
Arch Global CCT Holdings Corp.+Senior loan L + 4.25% N/A(6) 04/2026 — — — 
Madison Safety & Flow LLC+Senior loan L + 4.00%(a) 4.08% 03/2025 468 468 468 
Madison Safety & Flow LLC+Senior loan L + 4.00%(a) 4.08% 03/2025 
Specialty Measurement Bidco Limited~(8)(9)(10)One stop E + 6.00%(g) 7.00% 11/2027 7,969 7,773 0.37,747 
Specialty Measurement Bidco Limited~(8)(10)One stop L + 6.00%(c) 7.00% 11/2027 7,961 7,768 0.37,961 
Specialty Measurement Bidco Limited+(5)(8)(9)(10)One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6) 11/2027 — (47)— 
18,780 18,403 0.718,560 


See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Insurance
Alera Group, Inc.+One stop L + 5.50%(a) 6.25% 10/2028 $25,626 $25,370 1.0%$25,370 
Alera Group, Inc.+(5)One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 10/2028 — (36)(73)
AMBA Buyer, Inc. +One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.50% 07/2027 3,221 3,189 0.13,188 
AMBA Buyer, Inc. +One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 07/2027 — — — 
AMBA Buyer, Inc. +(5)One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 07/2027 — (5)(5)
Captive Resources Midco, LLC*#+~One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 05/2025 51,213 51,402 2.051,213 
Captive Resources Midco, LLC#One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 05/2025 1,425 1,415 0.11,425 
Captive Resources Midco, LLC+(5)One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 05/2025 — (12)— 
Integrity Marketing Acquisition, LLC+Senior loan L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 08/2025 2,446 2,447 0.12,446 
Integrity Marketing Acquisition, LLC+Senior loan L + 5.75%(c)(d) 6.75% 08/2025 1,532 1,513 0.11,545 
Integrity Marketing Acquisition, LLC+Senior loan L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 08/2025 781 778 781 
Integrity Marketing Acquisition, LLC+Senior loan L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 08/2025 472 471 472 
Integrity Marketing Acquisition, LLC+Senior loan L + 5.50%(c) 6.25% 08/2025 443 421 431 
Integrity Marketing Acquisition, LLC+Senior loan L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 08/2025 247 245 247 
Integrity Marketing Acquisition, LLC+Senior loan L + 5.75% N/A(6) 08/2025 — — — 
J.S. Held Holdings, LLC#+One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 07/2025 6,487 6,460 0.26,487 
J.S. Held Holdings, LLC+One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 07/2025 379 360 379 
J.S. Held Holdings, LLC+(5)One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 07/2025 — (4)— 
Long Term Care Group, Inc.+One stop L + 6.00%(c) 6.75% 09/2027 3,015 2,955 0.12,954 
Majesco*#One stop L + 7.25%(c) 8.25% 09/2027 18,942 18,665 0.718,947 
Majesco+(5)One stop L + 7.25% N/A(6) 09/2026 — (3)— 
Norvax, LLC+Senior loan L + 4.00%(d) 5.00% 09/2025 33,116 32,962 1.333,116 
Orchid Underwriters Agency, LLC+Senior loan L + 4.50%(c) 4.63% 12/2024 4,082 4,121 0.24,082 
Orchid Underwriters Agency, LLC+Senior loan L + 4.50%(c) 5.50% 12/2024 497 496 497 
Orchid Underwriters Agency, LLC+Senior loan L + 4.50% N/A(6) 12/2024 — — — 
Pareto Health Intermediate Holdings, Inc. +One stop L + 5.75%(d) 6.75% 08/2025 7,299 7,229 0.37,226 
People Corporation~(8)(9)(12)One stop C + 6.25%(m) 7.25% 02/2028 14,876 14,639 0.615,169 
People Corporation+(8)(9)(12)One stop C + 6.25%(m) 7.25% 02/2028 4,090 4,046 0.24,091 
People Corporation+(8)(9)(12)One stop C + 6.25%(m) 7.25% 02/2027 35 32 33 
People Corporation+(5)(8)(9)(12)One stop C + 5.50% N/A(6) 02/2028 — (67)(153)
RSC Acquisition, Inc.*#+One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 10/2026 25,899 25,487 1.025,899 
RSC Acquisition, Inc.+One stop L + 5.50%(b)(c) 6.50% 10/2026 3,281 3,055 0.13,281 
RSC Acquisition, Inc.+One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 10/2026 175 63 175 
RSC Acquisition, Inc.+(5)One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 10/2026 — (1)— 
Sunstar Insurance Group, LLC+Senior loan L + 5.75%(c) 6.75% 10/2026 783 772 783 
Sunstar Insurance Group, LLC+Senior loan L + 5.75%(c) 6.75% 10/2026 397 390 397 
Sunstar Insurance Group, LLC+Senior loan L + 5.75%(c) 6.75% 10/2026 205 196 205 
Sunstar Insurance Group, LLC+Senior loan L + 5.75% N/A(6) 10/2026 — — — 
TigerRisk, LLC*+One stop L + 5.25%(c) 6.25% 06/2027 22,892 22,675 0.922,892 
TigerRisk, LLC+(5)One stop L + 5.25% N/A(6) 06/2027 — (1)— 
233,856 231,725 9.0233,500 
Internet & Catalog Retail
AQ Holdco Inc. +One stop L + 5.25%(c) 6.25% 04/2027 15,164 15,024 0.615,164 
AQ Holdco Inc. +One stop L + 5.25%(c) 6.25% 04/2027 8,875 8,793 0.38,875 
AQ Holdco Inc. +One stop L + 5.25%(c) 6.25% 04/2027 4,401 4,360 0.24,401 
AQ Holdco Inc. +One stop L + 5.25%(c) 6.25% 04/2027 2,651 2,627 0.12,651 
AQ Holdco Inc. +One stop L + 5.25%(c) 6.25% 04/2027 36 34 36 
AQ Holdco Inc. +(5)One stop L + 5.25% N/A(6) 04/2027 — (2)— 
31,127 30,836 1.231,127 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
IT Services
Acquia, Inc.+~One stop L + 7.00%(c) 8.00% 10/2025 $9,578 $9,488 0.4%$9,483 
Acquia, Inc.+One stop L + 7.00%(c) 8.00% 10/2025 
Appriss Holdings, Inc.*#+~One stop L + 6.00%(c) 7.00% 05/2026 24,780 25,247 1.024,780 
Appriss Holdings, Inc.+One stop P + 5.00%(f) 8.25% 05/2025 100 96 100 
Arctic Wolfs Networks, Inc. and Arctic Wolf Networks Canada, Inc.+One stop L + 7.50%(c) 8.50% cash/1.00% PIK 08/2025 4,661 4,519 0.24,771 
Arctic Wolfs Networks, Inc. and Arctic Wolf Networks Canada, Inc.+One stop L + 6.50% N/A(6) 08/2025 — — 
Arctic Wolfs Networks, Inc. and Arctic Wolf Networks Canada, Inc.+(5)One stop L + 6.50% N/A(6) 08/2025 — (11)— 
Centrify Corporation+One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.75% 03/2028 16,749 16,518 0.616,756 
Centrify Corporation+One stop L + 6.00%(c) 7.00% 03/2028 9,682 9,547 0.49,687 
Centrify Corporation+(5)One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 03/2027 — (3)(1)
CivicPlus, LLC+One stop L + 6.25%(c) 7.00% 08/2027 6,174 6,113 0.26,112 
CivicPlus, LLC+One stop L + 6.25% N/A(6) 08/2027 — — — 
CivicPlus, LLC+(5)One stop L + 6.25% N/A(6) 08/2027 — (28)(29)
Cordeagle US Finco, Inc.+One stop L + 6.75%(c) 7.75% 07/2027 3,347 3,282 0.13,280 
Cordeagle US Finco, Inc.+(5)One stop L + 6.75% N/A(6) 07/2027 — (1)(1)
Episerver, Inc.+One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 04/2026 21,713 21,410 0.821,689 
Episerver, Inc.+~(8)(9)One stop E + 5.75%(g) 5.75% 04/2026 20,332 20,558 0.820,951 
Episerver, Inc.#+One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 04/2026 12,062 12,175 0.512,048 
Episerver, Inc.+(5)One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 04/2026 — (4)— 
Gamma Technologies, LLC*#+One stop L + 4.75%(c) 5.75% 06/2024 46,861 47,097 1.846,861 
Gamma Technologies, LLC+One stop L + 4.75% N/A(6) 06/2024 — — — 
Infinisource, Inc.+~One stop L + 4.50%(c) 5.50% 10/2026 28,106 27,767 1.128,106 
Infinisource, Inc.One stop L + 4.50%(c) 5.50% 10/2026 2,047 2,008 0.12,047 
Infinisource, Inc.+One stop L + 4.50%(c) 5.50% 10/2026 306 304 306 
Infinisource, Inc.+One stop L + 4.50%(c) 5.50% 10/2026 118 117 118 
Infinisource, Inc.+One stop L + 4.50%(c) 5.50% 10/2026 107 106 107 
PCS Intermediate II Holdings, LLC~One stop L + 5.25%(c) 6.25% 01/2026 14,347 14,243 0.614,347 
PCS Intermediate II Holdings, LLC+One stop L + 5.25%(c) 6.25% 01/2026 2,071 2,052 0.12,071 
PCS Intermediate II Holdings, LLC+(5)One stop L + 5.25% N/A(6) 01/2026 — (1)— 
Recordxtechnologies, LLC#One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 12/2025 736 729 721 
Recordxtechnologies, LLC+One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 12/2025 115 114 113 
Recordxtechnologies, LLC+One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 12/2025 42 41 40 
Red Dawn SEI Buyer, Inc.+~(8)(9)Senior loan L + 4.50%(j) 5.50% 11/2025 23,887 23,680 0.923,610 
Red Dawn SEI Buyer, Inc.+Senior loan L + 4.50%(d) 5.50% 11/2025 2,490 2,442 0.12,520 
Red Dawn SEI Buyer, Inc.+Senior loan L + 4.25%(d) 5.25% 11/2025 744 738 741 
Red Dawn SEI Buyer, Inc.+Senior loan L + 4.25%(d) 5.25% 11/2025 132 131 132 
Red Dawn SEI Buyer, Inc.+(5)Senior loan L + 4.25% N/A(6) 11/2025 — (1)— 
Saturn Borrower Inc.+~One stop L + 6.50%(c) 7.50% 09/2026 20,181 19,670 0.820,181 
Saturn Borrower Inc.+One stop L + 6.50%(c) 7.50% 09/2026 41 39 41 
271,513 270,186 10.5271,693 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Leisure Products
WBZ Investment LLC#+One stop L + 6.50%(c) 6.50% cash/1.00% PIK 09/2024 $8,626 $8,670 0.4%$8,626 
WBZ Investment LLC+One stop L + 6.50%(c) 6.50% cash/1.00% PIK 09/2024 1,235 1,230 1,235 
WBZ Investment LLC+One stop L + 6.50%(c) 6.50% cash/1.00% PIK 09/2024 859 880 859 
WBZ Investment LLC+One stop L + 6.50%(c) 6.50% cash/1.00% PIK 09/2024 439 451 439 
WBZ Investment LLC+One stop L + 6.50%(c) 6.50% cash/1.00% PIK 09/2024 82 82 82 
11,241 11,313 0.411,241 
Life Sciences Tools & Services
Pace Analytical Services, LLC*#+One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 04/2024 29,330 29,341 1.229,330 
Pace Analytical Services, LLC+One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 04/2024 7,090 6,923 0.37,090 
Pace Analytical Services, LLC+One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 04/2024 6,975 6,902 0.36,975 
Pace Analytical Services, LLC#+One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 04/2024 2,727 2,727 0.22,727 
Pace Analytical Services, LLC*#One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 04/2024 1,635 1,649 0.11,635 
Pace Analytical Services, LLC*#One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 04/2024 1,503 1,506 0.11,503 
Pace Analytical Services, LLC*#One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 04/2024 1,252 1,250 1,252 
Pace Analytical Services, LLC#+One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 04/2024 1,210 1,220 1,210 
Pace Analytical Services, LLC+One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 04/2024 983 969 983 
Pace Analytical Services, LLC+One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 04/2024 881 872 881 
Pace Analytical Services, LLC*#One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 04/2024 670 670 670 
Pace Analytical Services, LLC*#One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 04/2024 554 558 554 
Pace Analytical Services, LLC*One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 04/2024 186 187 186 
Pace Analytical Services, LLC+(5)One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 04/2024 — (2)— 
Unchained Labs, LLC+Senior loan L + 5.50%(a) 6.50% 08/2027 852 835 835 
Unchained Labs, LLC+(5)Senior loan L + 5.50% N/A(6) 08/2027 — (1)(1)
Unchained Labs, LLC+(5)Senior loan L + 5.50% N/A(6) 08/2027 — (21)(21)
55,848 55,585 2.255,809 
Machinery
Bad Boy Mowers Acquisition, LLC+Senior loan L + 4.25%(a) 5.00% 03/2028 2,029 2,024 0.12,029 
Blackbird Purchaser, Inc. *+~Senior loan L + 4.50%(c)(f) 4.63% 04/2026 15,839 16,063 0.615,864 
Blackbird Purchaser, Inc. +Senior loan L + 4.50%(c) 4.63% 04/2024 128 126 126 
Chase Industries, Inc.+~Senior loan L + 7.00%(c) 6.50% cash/1.50% PIK 05/2025 12,059 12,154 0.49,647 
Chase Industries, Inc.+Senior loan L + 7.00%(d) 6.50% cash/1.50% PIK 05/2025 985 1,012 788 
Chase Industries, Inc.+Senior loan L + 7.00%(c) 6.50% cash/1.50% PIK 05/2023 292 293 220 
Time Manufacturing Acquisition, LLC~Senior loan L + 5.00%(c) 6.00% 02/2023 703 702 703 
32,035 32,374 1.129,377 
Marine
Veson Nautical LLC#+One stop L + 5.25%(c) 6.25% 11/2025 9,668 9,589 0.49,668 
Veson Nautical LLC+One stop L + 5.25%(c) 6.25% 11/2025 7,209 7,141 0.37,209 
Veson Nautical LLC+(5)One stop L + 5.25% N/A(6) 11/2025 — (1)— 
16,877 16,729 0.716,877 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Media
Triple Lift, Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.50% 05/2028 $5,397 $5,296 0.2%$5,397 
Triple Lift, Inc.+(5)One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 05/2028 — (1)— 
5,397 5,295 0.25,397 
Multiline Retail
Mills Fleet Farm Group LLC*#+~One stop L + 6.25%(a) 7.25% 10/2024 46,47046,3821.846,470
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
3ES Innovation, Inc.*+~(8)(12)One stop L + 6.75%(c) 7.75% 05/2025 20,629 20,741 0.820,629 
3ES Innovation, Inc.+(5)(8)(12)One stop L + 6.75% N/A(6) 05/2025 — (1)— 
Drilling Info Holdings, Inc.*#+~Senior loan L + 4.25%(a) 4.33% 07/2025 37,452 37,830 1.437,381 
Drilling Info Holdings, Inc.~Senior loan L + 4.50%(a) 4.58% 07/2025 17,167 16,827 0.717,283 
Drilling Info Holdings, Inc.+(5)Senior loan L + 4.25% N/A(6) 07/2023 — (1)(2)
Drilling Info Holdings, Inc.+(5)Senior loan L + 4.50% N/A(6) 07/2023 — (2)(1)
Project Power Buyer, LLC*#+One stop L + 6.00%(c) 7.00% 05/2026 15,622 15,744 0.615,622 
Project Power Buyer, LLC+(5)One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6) 05/2025 — (1)— 
90,870 91,137 3.590,912 
Paper & Forest Products
Messenger, LLC#~One stop L + 5.50%(a)(f) 6.50% 08/2023 8,921 8,970 0.38,921 
Messenger, LLC+One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 08/2023 — — — 
8,921 8,970 0.38,921 
Personal Products
IMPLUS Footwear, LLC+~One stop L + 7.75%(c) 8.75% 04/2024 30,667 30,960 1.128,213 
IMPLUS Footwear, LLC+~One stop L + 7.75%(c) 8.75% 04/2024 5,238 5,287 0.24,819 
IMPLUS Footwear, LLC*+One stop L + 7.75%(c) 8.75% 04/2024 755 772 695 
36,660 37,019 1.333,727 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Pharmaceuticals
ACP Ulysses Buyer, Inc.*#+Senior loan L + 5.00%(a) 6.00%02/2026 $13,077 $12,980 0.5%$13,077 
Amalthea Parent, Inc.*#+(8)(12)One stop L + 5.00%(a) 6.00%03/2027 25,964 25,726 1.025,964 
Amalthea Parent, Inc.+(5)(8)(12)One stop L + 5.00% N/A(6)03/2027 — (2)— 
Amalthea Parent, Inc.+(5)(8)(12)One stop L + 5.00% N/A(6)03/2027 — (45)— 
Apothecary Products, LLC+Senior loan L + 4.25%(a) 5.25%07/2023 2,891 2,959 0.12,891 
Apothecary Products, LLC+Senior loan L + 4.25%(a)(b)
(c)(d)
 5.25%07/2023 313 313 313 
BIOVT, LLC*#+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75%07/2022 32,910 32,785 1.332,910 
BIOVT, LLC#+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75%07/2022 1,978 1,970 0.11,978 
BIOVT, LLC*One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75%07/2022 1,857 1,849 0.11,857 
BIOVT, LLC+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75%07/2022 102 102 102 
Spark Bidco Limited+(8)(9)(10)Senior loan SN +4.75%(n) 4.80%08/2028 26,972 26,573 1.026,082 
Spark Bidco Limited+(8)(9)(10)Senior loan SN +4.75% N/A(6)02/2028 — — — 
Spark Bidco Limited+(5)(8)(9)(10)Senior loan SN +4.75% N/A(6)08/2028 — (76)(75)
106,064 105,134 4.1105,099 
Professional Services
DISA Holdings Acquisition Subsidiary Corp.+~Senior loan L + 4.25%(a) 5.25%06/2022 8,846 8,889 0.48,846 
DISA Holdings Acquisition Subsidiary Corp.+Senior loan L + 4.25% N/A(6)06/2022 — — — 
IG Investments Holdings, LLC+One stop L + 6.00%(c) 6.75%09/2028 6,600 6,469 0.36,468 
IG Investments Holdings, LLC+(5)One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6)09/2027 — (1)(1)
Net Health Acquisition Corp.+One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.75%12/2025 13,370 13,252 0.513,370 
Net Health Acquisition Corp.*#One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.75%12/2025 8,465 8,483 0.48,465 
Net Health Acquisition Corp.+~One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.75%12/2025 6,776 6,817 0.36,776 
Net Health Acquisition Corp.#One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.75%12/2025 4,280 4,229 0.24,280 
Net Health Acquisition Corp.*#One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.75%12/2025 1,183 1,186 1,183 
Net Health Acquisition Corp.+(5)One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6)12/2025 — (3)— 
Nexus Brands Group, Inc.*#One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.75%11/2023 9,282 9,345 0.49,282 
Nexus Brands Group, Inc.+~(8)(9)One stop SN +6.03%(n) 7.03%11/2023 7,072 7,163 0.37,584 
Nexus Brands Group, Inc.#+One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.75%11/2023 1,966 2,010 0.11,966 
Nexus Brands Group, Inc.#~One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.75%11/2023 1,423 1,454 0.11,423 
Nexus Brands Group, Inc.+(8)(9)One stop SN +6.03%(n) 7.03%11/2023 817 817 826 
Nexus Brands Group, Inc.~One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.75%11/2023 757 753 757 
Nexus Brands Group, Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(b) 6.75%11/2023 561 557 561 
Nexus Brands Group, Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.75%11/2023 513 513 513 
Nexus Brands Group, Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.75%11/2023 486 481 486 
Nexus Brands Group, Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75%11/2023 160 162 160 
Nexus Brands Group, Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.75%11/2023 84 84 84 
Nexus Brands Group, Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.75%11/2023 53 53 53 
Nexus Brands Group, Inc.+(8)(9)One stop SN +6.03%(n) 7.03%11/2023 28 28 26 
Nexus Brands Group, Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.75%11/2023 11 11 11 
Nexus Brands Group, Inc.+(5)One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6)11/2023 — (36)— 
PlanSource Holdings, Inc. +~One stop L + 6.25%(c) 7.25%04/2025 11,416 11,514 0.411,416 
PlanSource Holdings, Inc. +One stop L + 6.25%(c) 7.25%04/2025 82 82 82 
Teaching Company, The*#+One stop L + 4.75%(c) 5.75%07/2023 17,508 17,621 0.717,508 
Teaching Company, The+One stop L + 4.75% N/A(6)07/2023 — — — 
101,739 101,933 4.1102,125 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)

Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Real Estate Management & Development
Property Brands, Inc.#+One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.75% 07/2025 $19,640 $19,727 0.7%$19,444 
Property Brands, Inc.+~One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.75% 07/2025 13,528 13,342 0.513,394 
Property Brands, Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.75% 07/2025 12,492 12,370 0.512,367 
Property Brands, Inc.*#One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.75% 07/2025 6,585 6,645 0.36,519 
Property Brands, Inc.+~One stop L + 5.75%(c)(d) 6.75% 07/2025 3,209 3,275 0.13,177 
Property Brands, Inc.#+One stop L + 5.75%(d) 6.75% 07/2025 1,409 1,437 0.11,396 
Property Brands, Inc.#+One stop L + 5.75%(d) 6.75% 07/2025 1,193 1,216 1,181 
Property Brands, Inc.#+One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.75% 07/2025 1,176 1,200 1,164 
Property Brands, Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.75% 07/2025 940 934 931 
Property Brands, Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(d) 6.75% 07/2025 497 506 491 
Property Brands, Inc.+(5)One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 07/2025 — (1)(2)
Property Brands, Inc.+(5)One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 07/2025 — (213)(219)
MRI Software LLC*+One stop L + 5.50%(d) 6.50% 02/2026 14,474 14,370 0.614,474 
MRI Software LLC+One stop L + 5.50%(d) 6.50% 02/2026 2,009 1,968 0.12,009 
MRI Software LLC+(5)One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 02/2026 — (2)— 
MRI Software LLC+One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 02/2026 — — — 
MRI Software LLC+One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 02/2026 — — — 
MRI Software LLC+(5)One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 02/2026 — (6)— 
RPL Bidco Limited+(8)(9)(10)One stop SN +5.75%(n) 5.80% 08/2028 20,251 20,003 0.819,428 
RPL Bidco Limited+(8)(9)(10)One stop SN +5.75% N/A(6) 02/2028 — — — 
97,403 96,771 3.7 95,754 
Road & Rail
Gruden Acquisition, Inc+One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 07/2028 4,254 4,151 0.14,148 
Gruden Acquisition, Inc+(5)One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 07/2026 — (1)(1)
Gruden Acquisition, Inc+(5)One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 07/2028 — (1)(1)
Internet Truckstop Group LLC*#One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.75% 04/2025 22,358 22,756 0.922,358 
Internet Truckstop Group LLC+One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.75% 04/2025 9,789 9,662 0.49,789 
Internet Truckstop Group LLC+(5)One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 04/2025 — (2)— 
36,401 36,565 1.436,293 


See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Software
Accela, Inc.*#+One stop L + 4.95%(a) 4.25% cash/1.70% PIK 09/2023 $4,556 $4,556 0.2%$4,556 
Accela, Inc.+One stop L + 7.00% N/A(6) 09/2023 — — — 
Appfire Technologies, LLC#+One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 03/2027 33,935 33,481 1.333,935 
Appfire Technologies, LLC+One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 03/2027 20 19 20 
Appfire Technologies, LLC+One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 03/2027 — — — 
Appfire Technologies, LLC+(5)One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 03/2027 — (15)— 
Apptio, Inc. +~One stop L + 7.25%(c) 8.25% 01/2025 57,010 57,555 2.257,010 
Apptio, Inc. +One stop L + 7.25%(c) 8.25% 01/2025 76 75 76 
Aras Corporation+One stop L + 7.00%(c) 4.25% cash/3.75% PIK 04/2027 10,179 10,086 0.410,198 
Aras Corporation+(5)One stop L + 6.50% N/A(6) 04/2027 — (1)(2)
Aras Corporation+(5)One stop L + 3.25% N/A(6) 04/2027 — (12)
Auvik Networks Inc.+(8)(12)One stop L + 5.75%(c) 4.00% cash/2.75% PIK 07/2027 6,841 6,775 0.36,773 
Auvik Networks Inc.+(5)(8)(12)One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 07/2027 — (1)(1)
Axiom Merger Sub Inc.+~One stop L + 6.00%(c)(d) 7.00% 04/2026 5,788 5,819 0.25,788 
Axiom Merger Sub Inc.+~(8)(9)One stop E + 6.25%(g) 6.25% 04/2026 2,386 2,401 0.12,477 
Axiom Merger Sub Inc.+One stop L + 6.00%(c) 7.00% 04/2026 274 272 274 
Axiom Merger Sub Inc.+(5)One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6) 04/2026 — (1)— 
Axiom Merger Sub Inc.+(5)One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6) 04/2026 — (1)— 
Bearcat Buyer, Inc.+~Senior loan L + 4.25%(c) 5.25% 07/2026 2,899 2,917 0.12,882 
Bearcat Buyer, Inc.+Senior loan L + 4.25%(c) 5.25% 07/2026 516 517 513 
Bearcat Buyer, Inc.~Senior loan L + 4.25%(c) 5.25% 07/2026 306 304 304 
Bearcat Buyer, Inc.+Senior loan L + 4.25% N/A(6) 07/2024 — — — 
Beqom North America, Inc.+One stop L + 7.50%(c)(d) 7.00% cash/1.50% PIK 06/2026 923 919 970 
Beqom North America, Inc.+One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6) 06/2026 — — 
Bullhorn, Inc.*#+~One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.75% 09/2026 66,625 65,684 2.666,642 
Bullhorn, Inc.+(8)(9)One stop L + 6.00%(i) 6.08% 09/2026 11,888 11,716 0.513,040 
Bullhorn, Inc.+(8)(9)One stop E + 5.75%(g) 5.75% 09/2026 4,774 4,704 0.25,011 
Bullhorn, Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.75% 09/2026 216 213 216 
Bullhorn, Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.75% 09/2026 97 95 97 
Bullhorn, Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.75% 09/2026 77 76 77 
Bullhorn, Inc.+(5)One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 09/2026 — (3)— 
Burning Glass Intermediate Holdings Company, Inc.+One stop L + 5.00%(a) 6.00% 06/2028 9,919 9,729 0.49,930 
Burning Glass Intermediate Holdings Company, Inc.+(5)One stop L + 5.00% N/A(6) 06/2026 — (2)(1)
Calabrio, Inc. +One stop L + 7.00%(c) 8.00% 04/2027 53,683 52,939 2.153,683 
Calabrio, Inc. +(5)One stop L + 7.00% N/A(6) 04/2027 — (4)— 
Cloudbees, Inc.+One stop L + 9.00%(a) 9.50% cash/0.50% PIK 05/2023 4,236 4,257 0.24,236 
Cloudbees, Inc.One stop L + 9.00%(a) 9.50% cash/0.50% PIK 05/2023 2,788 2,737 0.12,788 
Cloudbees, Inc.+One stop L + 9.00%(a) 9.50% cash/0.50% PIK 05/2023 1,476 1,466 0.11,476 
Cloudbees, Inc.+One stop L + 8.50% N/A(6) 05/2023 — — — 
Cybergrants Holdings, LLC+One stop L + 6.50%(c) 7.25% 09/2027 58,423 57,556 2.257,839 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Software - (continued)
Cybergrants Holdings, LLC+(5)One stop L + 6.50% N/A(6) 09/2027 $— $(3)%$(2)
Cybergrants Holdings, LLC+(5)One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 09/2027 — (42)(43)
Daxko Acquisition Corporation*#+One stop L + 6.00%(c) 7.00% 09/2023 25,416 25,467 1.025,416 
Daxko Acquisition Corporation+One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6) 09/2023 — — — 
Digital Guardian, Inc.+One stop L + 9.50%(c) 7.50% cash/3.00% PIK 06/2023 9,000 9,178 0.49,615 
Digital Guardian, Inc.+Subordinated debt N/A 8.00% PIK 06/2023 
Digital Guardian, Inc.+One stop L + 5.00% N/A(6) 06/2023 — — 
Diligent Corporation*#+~One stop L + 6.25%(c) 7.25% 08/2025 87,175 87,282 3.487,693 
Diligent Corporation+One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.75% 08/2025 6,025 5,971 0.25,960 
Diligent Corporation+One stop L + 6.25% N/A(6) 08/2025 — — 
FirstUp, Inc+One stop L + 6.75%(c) 4.25% cash/3.50% PIK 07/2027 8,606 8,524 0.38,520 
FirstUp, Inc+(5)One stop L + 6.25% N/A(6) 07/2027 — (1)(1)
Gainsight, Inc.+One stop L + 6.25%(c) 7.00% 07/2027 7,172 7,050 0.37,046 
Gainsight, Inc.+(5)One stop L + 6.25% N/A(6) 07/2027 — (2)(2)
GS Acquisitionco, Inc.*#+~One stop L + 5.75%(d) 6.75% 05/2026 53,499 53,611 2.153,499 
GS Acquisitionco, Inc.*#One stop L + 5.75%(d) 6.75% 05/2026 12,625 12,804 0.512,625 
GS Acquisitionco, Inc.#+One stop L + 5.75%(d) 6.75% 05/2026 3,253 3,299 0.23,253 
GS Acquisitionco, Inc.+~One stop L + 5.75%(d) 6.75% 05/2026 3,001 3,044 0.13,001 
GS Acquisitionco, Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(d) 6.75% 05/2026 2,768 2,754 0.12,768 
GS Acquisitionco, Inc.#+One stop L + 5.75%(d) 6.75% 05/2026 1,880 1,907 0.11,880 
GS Acquisitionco, Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(d) 6.75% 05/2026 74 74 74 
GS Acquisitionco, Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(c)(d) 6.75% 05/2026 36 36 36 
GS Acquisitionco, Inc.+(5)One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 05/2026 — (2)— 
ICIMS, Inc.+~One stop L + 6.50%(c) 7.50% 09/2024 14,355 14,566 0.614,355 
ICIMS, Inc.+~One stop L + 6.50%(c) 7.50% 09/2024 4,501 4,490 0.24,501 
ICIMS, Inc.~One stop L + 6.50%(c) 7.50% 09/2024 2,706 2,685 0.12,706 
ICIMS, Inc.+One stop L + 6.50%(c) 7.50% 09/2024 88 88 88 
Impartner, Inc.One stop L + 9.50%(c) 9.30% cash/2.00% PIK 08/2025 2,976 2,947 0.13,091 
Impartner, Inc.+One stop L + 9.50%(c) 9.30% cash/2.00% PIK 08/2025 234 233 245 
Impartner, Inc.+(5)One stop L + 7.50% N/A(6) 08/2025 — (1)
Impartner, Inc.+One stop L + 7.50% N/A(6) 08/2025 — — — 
Instructure, Inc.~One stop L + 5.50%(a) 6.50% 03/2026 10,944 10,617 0.410,944 
Juvare, LLC*One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.75% 10/2026 7,526 7,447 0.37,432 
Juvare, LLC+One stop P + 4.75%(f) 6.75% 10/2026 1,737 1,718 0.11,715 
Juvare, LLC+(5)One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 04/2026 — (1)(1)
Juvare, LLC+(5)One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 10/2026 — (27)(27)
Kaseya Traverse Inc+~One stop L + 7.00%(c) 5.00% cash/3.00% PIK 05/2025 38,053 38,761 1.437,387 
Kaseya Traverse Inc+One stop L + 7.00%(c) 5.00% cash/3.00% PIK 05/2025 13,986 13,848 0.513,741 
Kaseya Traverse Inc+One stop L + 7.00%(c) 5.00% cash/3.00% PIK 05/2025 3,925 3,935 0.23,857 
Kaseya Traverse Inc+One stop L + 7.00%(c) 5.00% cash/3.00% PIK 05/2025 1,625 1,602 0.11,597 
Kaseya Traverse Inc+(5)One stop L + 6.50% N/A(6) 05/2025 — (1)(6)
Kaseya Traverse Inc+(5)One stop L + 4.00% N/A(6) 05/2025 — (217)(115)
Mindbody, Inc.+~One stop L + 8.50%(c)(d) 8.00% cash/1.50% PIK 02/2025 49,337 49,944 1.949,401 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Software - (continued)
Mindbody, Inc.+(5)One stop L + 8.00% N/A(6) 02/2025 $— $(1)%$(4)
Mindbody, Inc.+One stop L + 7.00% N/A(6) 02/2025 — — 
Ministry Brands, LLC+Senior loan L + 4.00%(a) 5.00% 12/2022 2,711 2,692 0.12,711 
Ministry Brands, LLC+Senior loan L + 4.00%(a) 5.00% 12/2022 1,430 1,430 0.11,430 
Ministry Brands, LLC+Senior loan L + 4.00%(a) 5.00% 12/2022 1,276 1,266 1,276 
Ministry Brands, LLC+Senior loan L + 4.00%(a) 5.00% 12/2022 819 824 819 
Ministry Brands, LLC+Senior loan L + 4.00%(a) 5.00% 12/2022 373 389 373 
mParticle, Inc.+One stop L + 10.25%(c) 7.50% cash/3.75% PIK 09/2025 4,889 4,825 0.24,889 
mParticle, Inc.+One stop L + 10.25%(c) 11.25% 09/2025 — — — 
Namely, Inc.+~One stop L + 8.50%(c) 8.25% cash/2.25% PIK 06/2024 3,631 3,505 0.13,631 
Namely, Inc.+One stop L + 8.50%(c) 8.25% cash/2.25% PIK 06/2024 2,062 1,970 0.12,062 
Namely, Inc.+One stop L + 7.50%(a) 8.25% cash/1.25% PIK 06/2024 72 70 72 
Neo Bidco GMBH(8)(9)(13)One stop E + 6.00%(h) 6.00% 07/2028 7,729 7,617 0.37,572 
Neo Bidco GMBH(8)(9)(13)One stop E + 6.00% N/A(6) 01/2028 — — — 
PDI TA Holdings, Inc.One stop L + 4.50%(c) 5.50% 10/2024 8,495 8,376 0.38,495 
PDI TA Holdings, Inc.Second lien L + 8.50%(c) 9.50% 10/2025 3,424 3,359 0.13,424 
PDI TA Holdings, Inc.One stop L + 4.50%(d) 5.50% 10/2024 697 689 697 
PDI TA Holdings, Inc.+One stop L + 4.50%(c) 5.50% 10/2024 385 379 385 
PDI TA Holdings, Inc.+Second lien L + 8.50%(c) 9.50% 10/2025 206 203 206 
Personify, Inc.*#+One stop L + 5.25%(c) 6.25% 09/2024 14,469 14,664 0.614,469 
Personify, Inc.#One stop L + 5.25%(c) 6.25% 09/2024 8,614 8,543 0.38,614 
Personify, Inc.+One stop L + 5.25% N/A(6) 09/2024 — — 
Pluralsight, LLC+One stop L + 8.00%(c) 9.00% 03/2027 23,748 23,526 0.923,748 
Pluralsight, LLC+(5)One stop L + 8.00% N/A(6) 03/2027 — (1)— 
ProcessUnity Holdings, LLC+One stop L + 6.00%(d) 6.75% 09/2028 4,221 4,178 0.24,178 
ProcessUnity Holdings, LLC+(5)One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6) 09/2028 — (1)(1)
ProcessUnity Holdings, LLC+(5)One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6) 09/2028 — (8)(8)
Pyramid Healthcare Acquisition Corp.#+One stop L + 4.75%(c) 5.75% 05/2027 18,558 18,384 0.718,558 
Pyramid Healthcare Acquisition Corp.+One stop L + 4.75%(c) 5.75% 05/2027 159 100 159 
Pyramid Healthcare Acquisition Corp.+(5)One stop L + 4.75% N/A(6) 05/2027 — (2)— 
RegEd Aquireco, LLC+Senior loan L + 4.25%(a) 5.25% 12/2024 11,300 11,301 0.410,735 
RegEd Aquireco, LLC+Senior loan P + 3.25%(f) 4.27% 12/2024 144 143 130 
Rodeo Buyer Company & Absorb Software Inc.+One stop L + 6.25%(c) 7.25% 05/2027 4,541 4,499 0.24,541 
Rodeo Buyer Company & Absorb Software Inc.+(5)One stop L + 6.25% N/A(6) 05/2027 — (1)— 
SnapLogic, Inc.One stop L + 8.75%(c) 5.75% cash/5.50% PIK 09/2024 6,319 6,268 0.26,195 
SnapLogic, Inc.One stop L + 3.25%(b) 5.75% 09/2024 2,110 2,045 0.12,069 
SnapLogic, Inc.+One stop L + 8.75%(c) 5.75% cash/5.50% PIK 09/2024 64 64 63 
SnapLogic, Inc.+One stop L + 3.25% N/A(6) 09/2024 — — — 
SnapLogic, Inc.+(5)One stop L + 3.25% N/A(6) 09/2024 — (10)(41)
Sontatype, Inc.+One stop L + 6.75%(c) 7.75% 12/2025 851 845 851 
Sontatype, Inc.+(5)One stop L + 6.75% N/A(6) 12/2025 — (2)— 
Spartan Buyer Acquisition Co.*#~One stop L + 6.25%(c) 7.25% 12/2026 31,676 31,334 1.231,359 
Spartan Buyer Acquisition Co.+One stop L + 6.25%(c) 7.25% 12/2026 2,013 1,973 0.11,993 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Software - (continued)
Spartan Buyer Acquisition Co.+(5)One stop L + 6.25% N/A(6) 12/2026 $— $(3)%$(2)
Telesoft Holdings LLC+One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.75% 12/2025 895 881 895 
Telesoft Holdings LLC+(5)One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 12/2025 — (1)— 
TI Intermediate Holdings, LLC+Senior loan L + 4.50%(a) 4.58% 12/2024 3,481 3,526 0.13,474 
TI Intermediate Holdings, LLC+Senior loan L + 4.50%(a) 5.50% 12/2024 920 901 927 
TI Intermediate Holdings, LLC+Senior loan L + 4.50%(a) 5.50% 12/2024 432 424 436 
TI Intermediate Holdings, LLC+Senior loan L + 4.50%(a) 4.58% 12/2024 14 13 14 
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC*#One stop L + 6.25%(a) 7.25% 03/2025 15,404 15,482 0.615,408 
Togetherwork Holdings, LLCOne stop L + 6.25%(a) 7.25% 03/2025 6,964 6,847 0.36,965 
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC+~One stop L + 6.25%(a) 7.25% 03/2025 1,785 1,830 0.11,786 
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC#+One stop L + 6.25%(a) 7.25% 03/2025 1,733 1,774 0.11,734 
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC*#One stop L + 6.25%(a) 7.25% 03/2025 1,688 1,730 0.11,689 
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC#+One stop L + 6.25%(a) 7.25% 03/2025 1,631 1,653 0.11,631 
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC*+One stop L + 6.25%(a) 7.25% 03/2025 1,572 1,611 0.11,573 
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC#+One stop L + 6.25%(a) 7.25% 03/2025 1,466 1,500 0.11,466 
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC*#One stop L + 6.25%(a) 7.25% 03/2025 1,200 1,212 1,201 
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC#+One stop L + 6.25%(a) 7.25% 03/2025 661 677 662 
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC+One stop L + 6.25%(a) 7.25% 03/2025 457 453 457 
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC+One stop L + 6.25%(a) 7.25% 03/2025 443 439 443 
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC+One stop L + 6.25%(a) 7.25% 03/2025 104 102 104 
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC+One stop L + 6.25%(a) 7.25% 03/2024 70 69 70 
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC+One stop L + 6.25%(a) 7.25% 03/2025 64 65 64 
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC+~One stop L + 6.25%(a) 7.25% 03/2025 59 60 59 
Transact Holdings, Inc.+~Senior loan L + 4.75%(a) 4.83% 04/2026 3,047 3,083 0.13,025 
Trintech, Inc.*#+One stop L + 6.00%(c) 7.00% 12/2024 22,171 22,355 0.922,171 
Trintech, Inc.#+One stop L + 6.00%(c) 7.00% 12/2024 9,192 9,306 0.49,192 
Trintech, Inc.+One stop L + 6.00%(c) 7.00% 12/2024 100 100 100 
Vector CS Midco Limited & Cloudsense Ltd.+~(8)(9)(10)One stop L + 8.05%(i) 5.30% cash/3.55% PIK 05/2024 8,162 8,258 0.37,330 
Vector CS Midco Limited & Cloudsense Ltd.+(8)(9)(10)One stop L + 8.05%(i) 5.30% cash/3.55% PIK 05/2024 136 136 120 
Vendavo, Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.50% 09/2027 19,809 19,637 0.819,636 
Vendavo, Inc.+(5)One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 09/2027 — (1)(1)
Workforce Software, LLC+~One stop L + 6.50%(c) 7.50% 07/2025 27,474 27,967 1.127,474 
Workforce Software, LLC+One stop L + 6.50%(c) 6.50% cash/1.00% PIK 07/2025 4,862 4,818 0.24,862 
Workforce Software, LLC+One stop L + 6.50%(c) 7.50% 07/2025 94 92 94 
1,015,519 1,012,853 39.41,013,797 


See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Golub Capital BDC, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)

Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Specialty Retail
2nd Ave. LLCOne stop L + 6.50%(a) 7.50% 09/2025 $5,855 $5,787 0.3%$5,855 
2nd Ave. LLC+One stop L + 6.50% N/A(6) 09/2025 — — — 
Batteries Plus Holding Corporation*#One stop L + 6.75%(a) 7.75% 06/2023 21,921 21,998 0.921,921 
Batteries Plus Holding Corporation+One stop L + 6.75%(a) 7.75% 06/2023 1,434 1,427 0.11,434 
Batteries Plus Holding Corporation+One stop L + 6.75%(f) 8.36% 06/2023 102 102 102 
Boot Barn, Inc.#+~Senior loan L + 4.50%(c) 5.50% 06/2023 7,523 7,607 0.37,523 
Consilio Midco Limited+(8)(12)One stop L + 5.75%(d) 6.75% 05/2028 11,684 11,462 0.511,567 
Consilio Midco Limited+(5)(8)(12)One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 05/2028 — (2)(1)
Consilio Midco Limited+(5)(8)(12)One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 05/2028 — (41)(44)
Cycle Gear, Inc.#+One stop L + 5.00%(c) 6.00% 01/2026 49,145 49,023 1.948,654 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 20,873 20,728 0.820,716 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 4,815 4,771 0.24,779 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 4,191 4,152 0.24,159 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+~One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 3,627 3,656 0.23,599 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.*+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 2,828 2,814 0.12,806 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 2,791 2,765 0.22,770 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 2,261 2,240 0.12,244 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 2,079 2,060 0.12,063 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.#+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 1,922 1,953 0.11,907 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 1,671 1,655 0.11,658 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 1,469 1,455 0.11,458 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 1,450 1,436 0.11,439 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(c) 6.75% 08/2023 1,383 1,370 0.11,372 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.#+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 1,251 1,272 1,242 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 1,157 1,146 1,148 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.*+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 1,139 1,157 1,131 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 888 880 881 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 666 660 661 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 638 633 634 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 504 499 500 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 464 454 460 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 454 450 451 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 450 446 447 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 446 442 443 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 418 414 415 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 414 410 411 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 390 386 387 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 384 381 381 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 356 353 354 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 331 329 328 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 317 314 314 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 287 284 285 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 280 274 278 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 275 272 273 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 272 269 270 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 259 257 257 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 241 239 239 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Golub Capital BDC, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Specialty Retail - (continued)
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 $221 $219 %$219 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 197 195 196 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 195 193 194 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 194 192 192 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 190 189 189 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 181 179 180 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 169 167 168 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 167 165 165 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 162 161 161 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 161 159 159 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 155 153 154 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 153 152 152 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 144 143 143 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 139 138 138 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 134 133 133 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 130 129 129 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 129 127 128 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 115 114 114 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 115 114 114 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 115 114 114 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 110 109 110 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 107 106 107 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 106 105 105 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 106 105 105 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 100 99 100 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 97 96 96 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 87 86 86 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 83 83 83 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 80 79 79 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 76 76 76 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 76 75 76 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 75 74 74 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 74 74 74 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 69 68 68 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 68 68 68 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 65 65 65 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 64 64 64 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 63 63 63 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 62 62 62 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 61 60 60 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 60 59 59 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 56 55 56 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 55 55 55 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 43 42 42 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 41 41 41 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 36 36 36 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 35 35 35 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 35 35 35 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Golub Capital BDC, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Specialty Retail - (continued)
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 $28 $28 %$28 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 28 27 28 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 27 27 27 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 27 26 26 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 26 25 25 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 26 26 26 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 24 24 23 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 23 23 23 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 21 21 21 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 20 19 19 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 19 18 18 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 19 19 19 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 19 19 19 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 17 17 17 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 17 17 17 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 17 17 17 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 15 14 14 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 14 13 14 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 13 13 13 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 13 13 13 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 13 13 13 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 13 13 13 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 13 13 13 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 12 12 12 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 11 11 11 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 11 11 11 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 10 10 10 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 10 10 10 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 08/2023 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 08/2023 — — — 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+(5)One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 08/2023 — (78)(64)
Jet Equipment & Tools Ltd.+~(8)(9)(12)One stop C + 5.25%(l) 6.25% 11/2024 17,804 18,035 0.818,471 
Jet Equipment & Tools Ltd.*#(8)(12)One stop L + 5.25%(a) 6.25% 11/2024 12,239 12,419 0.512,228 
Jet Equipment & Tools Ltd.+(8)(9)(12)One stop C + 5.50%(l) 6.50% 11/2024 5,207 5,164 0.35,449 
Jet Equipment & Tools Ltd.#+(8)(12)One stop L + 5.25%(a) 6.25% 11/2024 4,262 4,317 0.24,259 
Jet Equipment & Tools Ltd.+(8)(12)One stop L + 5.25%(a) 6.25% 11/2024 1,566 1,556 0.11,564 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Golub Capital BDC, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Specialty Retail - (continued)
Jet Equipment & Tools Ltd.+(8)(12)One stop L + 5.25%(a) 6.25% 11/2024 $118 $118 %$118 
Jet Equipment & Tools Ltd.+(8)(9)(12)One stop C + 5.25%(l)(m) 6.25% 11/2024 101 99 99 
PetPeople Enterprises, LLC#One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 09/2023 5,227 5,259 0.25,227 
PetPeople Enterprises, LLC#+One stop L + 5.50%(c)(d) 6.50% 09/2023 1,774 1,793 0.11,774 
PetPeople Enterprises, LLC+One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.50% 09/2023 20 21 20 
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC#+One stop L + 5.50%(a) 6.50% 05/2023 4,871 4,871 0.24,871 
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC+One stop L + 5.50%(a) 6.50% 05/2023 2,483 2,461 0.12,483 
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC*One stop L + 5.50%(a) 6.50% 05/2023 1,155 1,145 1,155 
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC#One stop L + 5.50%(a) 6.50% 05/2023 1,065 1,056 1,065 
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC#One stop L + 5.50%(a) 6.50% 05/2023 1,027 1,018 1,027 
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC#One stop L + 5.50%(a) 6.50% 05/2023 1,000 1,000 1,000 
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC*One stop L + 5.50%(a) 6.50% 05/2023 924 916 924 
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC+One stop L + 5.50%(a) 6.50% 05/2023 774 767 774 
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC*One stop L + 5.50%(a) 6.50% 05/2023 770 763 770 
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC*One stop L + 5.50%(a) 6.50% 05/2023 731 725 731 
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC#One stop L + 5.50%(a) 6.50% 05/2023 597 597 597 
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC*One stop L + 5.50%(a) 6.50% 05/2023 526 522 526 
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC*One stop L + 5.50%(a) 6.50% 05/2023 431 420 431 
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC+One stop L + 5.50%(a) 6.50% 05/2023 223 221 223 
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC+One stop P + 4.50%(f) 7.75% 05/2023 193 192 193 
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC+One stop L + 5.50%(a) 6.50% 05/2023 165 164 165 
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC#One stop L + 5.50%(a) 6.50% 05/2023 128 127 128 
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC+One stop N/A 7.90% PIK 05/2023 26 26 26 
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC+(5)One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 05/2023 — (12)— 
Sola Franchise, LLC and Sola Salon Studios, LLC#One stop L + 4.75%(c) 5.75% 10/2024 7,222 7,231 0.37,222 
Sola Franchise, LLC and Sola Salon Studios, LLC#+One stop L + 4.75%(c) 5.75% 10/2024 1,691 1,734 0.11,691 
Sola Franchise, LLC and Sola Salon Studios, LLC+One stop L + 4.75%(c) 5.75% 10/2024 80 80 80 
Titan Fitness, LLC*#+One stop L + 6.75%(b)(c) 5.75% cash/2.00% PIK 02/2025 30,446 30,702 1.127,390 
Titan Fitness, LLC+One stop L + 6.75%(c) 5.75% cash/2.00% PIK 02/2025 1,899 1,883 0.11,708 
Titan Fitness, LLC+One stop L + 6.75%(c) 5.75% cash/2.00% PIK 02/2025 480 477 430 
Vermont Aus Pty Ltd+~(8)(9)(11)Senior loan A + 4.75%(k) 4.82% 02/2025 2,199 2,216 0.12,318 
Vermont Aus Pty Ltd+(8)(9)(11)Senior loan A + 4.00%(k) 4.07% 02/2025 1,010 994 921 
Vermont Aus Pty Ltd+(8)(9)(11)Senior loan A + 4.75%(k) 4.82% 02/2025 81 81 94 
277,574 277,421 10.6 273,973 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
Agility Recovery Solutions Inc.*#+One stop L + 6.00%(c) 7.00% 03/2023 $22,238 $22,311 0.9%$22,238 
Agility Recovery Solutions Inc.+One stop L + 6.00%(c) 7.00% 03/2023 902 900 902 
23,140 23,211 0.923,140 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods
Dollfus Mieg Company, Inc.+(8)(10)One stop L + 6.00%(c) 6.50% 03/2028 1,954 1,928 0.11,954 
Dollfus Mieg Company, Inc.+(8)(10)One stop L + 6.00%(c) 6.50% 03/2028 974 961 974 
Dollfus Mieg Company, Inc.+(8)(10)One stop L + 6.00%(c) 6.50% 03/2028 855 844 855 
Dollfus Mieg Company, Inc.(5)(8)(9)(10)One stop E + 6.00% N/A(6) 03/2028 — (1)— 
Elite Sportswear, L.P.+Senior loan L + 6.25%(c) 7.25% 12/2021 9,802 9,787 0.36,371 
Elite Sportswear, L.P.+Senior loan L + 6.25%(c) 7.25% 12/2021 3,941 3,935 0.12,562 
Elite Sportswear, L.P.+Senior loan L + 6.25%(c) 7.25% 12/2021 2,028 2,026 0.11,318 
Elite Sportswear, L.P.*+Senior loan L + 6.25%(c) 7.25% 12/2021 673 672 437 
Elite Sportswear, L.P.+Senior loan L + 6.25%(c) 7.25% 12/2021 308 308 200 
Elite Sportswear, L.P.*+Senior loan L + 6.25%(c) 7.25% 12/2021 294 294 191 
Elite Sportswear, L.P.+(5)Senior loan L + 6.25%(c) 7.25% 12/2021 86 83 (351)
Elite Sportswear, L.P.+(5)Senior loan L + 6.25%(c) 7.25% 12/2021 (12)
Georgica Pine Clothiers, LLC#+One stop L + 7.50%(d) 6.50% cash/2.00% PIK 11/2023 10,459 10,365 0.410,483 
Georgica Pine Clothiers, LLC*#One stop L + 7.50%(d) 6.50% cash/2.00% PIK 11/2023 6,559 6,503 0.36,574 
Georgica Pine Clothiers, LLC+One stop L + 7.50%(c)(d) 6.50% cash/2.00% PIK 11/2023 1,015 996 1,017 
Georgica Pine Clothiers, LLC#+One stop L + 7.50%(d) 6.50% cash/2.00% PIK 11/2023 913 906 915 
Georgica Pine Clothiers, LLC*#One stop L + 7.50%(d) 6.50% cash/2.00% PIK 11/2023 640 636 642 
Georgica Pine Clothiers, LLC+One stop L + 7.50%(d) 6.50% cash/2.00% PIK 11/2023 
SHO Holding I Corporation+~Senior loan L + 5.25%(c) 6.25% 04/2024 4,003 3,995 0.23,803 
SHO Holding I Corporation+~Senior loan L + 5.23%(c) 6.23% 04/2024 67 67 63 
SHO Holding I Corporation+(5)Senior loan L + 5.00% N/A(6) 04/2024 — — (4)
SHO Holding I Corporation+(5)Senior loan L + 4.00% N/A(6) 04/2024 — (1)— 
SHO Holding I Corporation+Senior loan L + 4.00%(c) 5.00% 04/2024 — — — 
SHO Holding I Corporation+Senior loan L + 5.23%(c) 6.23% 04/2024 — — — 
44,576 44,309 1.537,994 
Trading Companies and Distributors
Marcone Yellowstone Buyer Inc.+One stop L + 5.50%(c) 6.25% 06/2028 19,311 18,940 0.719,311 
Marcone Yellowstone Buyer Inc.+(5)One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 06/2028 — (4)— 
19,311 18,936 0.719,311 
Water Utilities
S.J. Electro Systems, Inc.+Senior loan L + 4.50%(c) 5.50% 06/2027 17,136 16,973 0.717,136 
S.J. Electro Systems, Inc.+(5)Senior loan L + 4.50% N/A(6) 06/2027 — (2)— 
S.J. Electro Systems, Inc.+(5)Senior loan L + 4.50% N/A(6) 06/2027 — (2)— 
Vessco Midco Holdings, LLC+Senior loan L + 4.50%(c) 5.50% 11/2026 339 313 313 
Vessco Midco Holdings, LLC+Senior loan L + 4.50%(c) 5.50% 11/2026 210 208 208 
Vessco Midco Holdings, LLC+Senior loan L + 4.50% N/A(6) 10/2026 — — — 
17,685 17,490 0.7 17,657 
Total non-controlled/non-affiliate company debt investments$4,715,909 $4,684,411 179.7%$4,642,198 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Equity Investments (15)(16)
Aerospace and Defense
NTS Technical Systems+Common Stock N/A N/A N/A $1,506 %$1,016 
NTS Technical Systems+Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A — 256 502 
NTS Technical Systems+Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A — 128 291 
Tronair Parent, Inc.+LLC units N/A N/A N/A — 40 40 
Whitcraft LLC+Common Stock N/A N/A N/A 11 2,285 0.22,822 
4,215 0.24,671 
Auto Components
Polk Acquisition Corp.+LP interest N/A N/A N/A 314 341 
Automobiles
CG Group Holdings, LLC+LP units N/A N/A N/A 730 730 
MOP GM Holding, LLC+LP units N/A N/A N/A — 323 537 
Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLCLLC interest N/A N/A N/A — 508 0.1787 
1,561 0.12,054 
Biotechnology
BIO18 Borrower, LLC+(17)Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 591 1,190 0.12,779 
Building Products
Brooks Equipment Company, LLC+Common Stock N/A N/A N/A 10 1,021 0.12,991 
Chemicals
Inhance Technologies Holdings LLC+LLC units N/A N/A N/A — 124 103 
Commercial Services & Supplies
Hydraulic Authority III Limited+(8)(9)(10)Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 284 384 516 
Hydraulic Authority III Limited+(8)(9)(10)Common Stock N/A N/A N/A 43 165 
North Haven Stack Buyer, LLCLLC units N/A N/A N/A 359 359 359 
786 — 1,040 
Construction & Engineering
Reladyne, Inc.+LP interest N/A N/A N/A — 1,032 1,155 
Diversified Consumer Services
CHHJ Franchising, LLC+(17)LLC units N/A N/A N/A 19 193 0.1239 
EWC Growth Partners LLCLLC interest N/A N/A N/A — 12 
Liminex, Inc.+Common Stock N/A N/A N/A 12 434 0.1757 
PADI Holdco, Inc.+LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 969 198 
Spear Education, LLC+LLC interest N/A N/A N/A — 33 
Spear Education, LLC+LLC units N/A N/A N/A 74 
1,616 0.21,302 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
ES Acquisition LLC+LP interest N/A N/A N/A — — 21 
Inventus Power, Inc.+Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A — 372 315 
Inventus Power, Inc.+LLC units N/A N/A N/A — 88 160 
Inventus Power, Inc.+LP interest N/A N/A N/A — 20 40 
Inventus Power, Inc.+Common Stock N/A N/A N/A — — — 
480 536 


See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Food & Staples Retailing
Benihana, Inc.+LLC units N/A N/A N/A 43 $699 %$378 
Cafe Rio Holding, Inc.+Common Stock N/A N/A N/A 603 0.11,037 
Captain D's, LLC+LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 158 156 0.1784 
Feeders Supply Company, LLC+Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 400 525 
Feeders Supply Company, LLC+Common Stock N/A N/A N/A — — — 
Hopdoddy Holdings, LLC+LLC units N/A N/A N/A 44 216 211 
Hopdoddy Holdings, LLC+LLC units N/A N/A N/A 20 61 60 
Mendocino Farms, LLC+Common Stock N/A N/A N/A 168 770 0.11,682 
Ruby Slipper Cafe LLC, The+LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 31 373 122 
Ruby Slipper Cafe LLC, The+LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 20 38 
Wetzel's Pretzels, LLC+Common Stock N/A N/A N/A — 416 462 
Wood Fired Holding Corp.+LLC units N/A N/A N/A 437 444 548 
Wood Fired Holding Corp.+Common Stock N/A N/A N/A 437 — 708 
Zenput Inc.+Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 146 409 426 
4,567 0.36,981 
Food Products
Borrower R365 Holdings, LLC+Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 77 102 115 
C. J. Foods, Inc.+Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A — 75 588 
Kodiak Cakes, LLC+Common Stock N/A N/A N/A — 281 281 
Kodiak Cakes, LLC+LLC units N/A N/A N/A 191 191 191 
Louisiana Fish Fry Products, Ltd.+Common Stock N/A N/A N/A — 483 483 
FCID Merger Sub, Inc.+Common Stock N/A N/A N/A 325 352 
Purfoods, LLC+LLC interest N/A N/A N/A — 926 0.35,932 
2,383 0.37,942 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies
Aspen Medical Products, LLC+LP interest N/A N/A N/A — 77 139 
Blue River Pet Care, LLC+Common Stock N/A N/A N/A — 76 151 
CCSL Holdings, LLC+LP interest N/A N/A N/A — 312 319 
CMI Parent Inc.+Common Stock N/A N/A N/A — 240 276 
CMI Parent Inc.+Common Stock N/A N/A N/A 62 
G & H Wire Company, Inc.+LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 335 269 177 
Joerns Healthcare, LLC*+Common Stock N/A N/A N/A 432 4,329 455 
Katena Holdings, Inc.+LLC units N/A N/A N/A — 573 0.1718 
Lombart Brothers, Inc.+Common Stock N/A N/A N/A 440 215 
6,319 0.12,512 


See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Health Care Providers & Services
Active Day, Inc.+LLC interest N/A N/A N/A $1,099 %$320 
Acuity Eyecare Holdings, LLC+LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 1,632 2,235 0.23,718 
Acuity Eyecare Holdings, LLC+LLC units N/A N/A N/A 889 1,023 0.12,065 
ADCS Clinics Intermediate Holdings, LLC+Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 1,119 0.11,434 
ADCS Clinics Intermediate Holdings, LLC+Common Stock N/A N/A N/A — — 
AVG Intermediate Holdings & AVG Subsidiary Holdings LLC+LLC units N/A N/A N/A 104 104 135 
CRH Healthcare Purchaser, Inc.+(17)LP interest N/A N/A N/A 429 327 0.1771 
DCA Investment Holding, LLCLLC interest N/A N/A N/A 13,890 1,618 0.12,239 
DCA Investment Holding, LLCLLC units N/A N/A N/A 140 218 276 
Emerge Intermediate, Inc.+LLC units N/A N/A N/A — 648 817 
Emerge Intermediate, Inc.+LLC units N/A N/A N/A — 61 57 
Emerge Intermediate, Inc.+LLC units N/A N/A N/A — 
Encore GC Acquisition, LLC+LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 26 272 45 
Encore GC Acquisition, LLC+LLC units N/A N/A N/A 26 52 — 
Encorevet Group LLC+Common Stock N/A N/A N/A — 15 25 
Encorevet Group LLC+LLC units N/A N/A N/A — 13 
Eyecare Services Partners Holdings LLC+LLC units N/A N/A N/A — 262 — 
Eyecare Services Partners Holdings LLC+LLC units N/A N/A N/A — — 
Krueger-Gilbert Health Physics, LLC+Common Stock N/A N/A N/A 177 199 248 
MD Now Holdings, Inc.+(17)LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 15 110 241 
Midwest Veterinary Partners, LLC+LLC units N/A N/A N/A 567 567 
Midwest Veterinary Partners, LLC+Warrant N/A N/A N/A — 185 
Midwest Veterinary Partners, LLC+Warrant N/A N/A N/A — 29 35 
MWD Management, LLC & MWD Services, Inc.+LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 412 335 442 
NDX Parent, LLC+Common Stock N/A N/A N/A — 272 272 
New Look (Delaware) Corporation and NL1 AcquireCo, Inc.+(8)(9)(12)Common Stock N/A N/A N/A — 296 323 
Oliver Street Dermatology Holdings, LLC+LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 452 234 — 
Pentec Acquisition Sub, Inc.+Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 116 166 
Pinnacle Treatment Centers, Inc.+LLC interest N/A N/A N/A — 528 682 
Pinnacle Treatment Centers, Inc.+LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 74 0.1734 
Radiology Partners, Inc.+LLC units N/A N/A N/A 11 68 92 
Radiology Partners, Inc.+LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 43 55 365 
Sage Dental Management, LLC+LLC units N/A N/A N/A — 249 116 
Sage Dental Management, LLC+LLC units N/A N/A N/A — 
SSH Corporation+Common Stock N/A N/A N/A — 40 108 
Summit Behavioral Healthcare, LLC+(17)LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 115 229 
Summit Behavioral Healthcare, LLC+LLC interest N/A N/A N/A — 409 
12,362 0.717,129 


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September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Health Care Technology
Connexin Software, Inc.+LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 153 $192 %$312 
HSI Halo Acquisition, Inc.+LP interest N/A N/A N/A — 288 271 
HSI Halo Acquisition, Inc.+LP interest N/A N/A N/A — — — 
Kareo, Inc.+Warrant N/A N/A N/A 52 162 88 
Kareo, Inc.+Warrant N/A N/A N/A 13 49 69 
Kareo, Inc.+Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 18 
Caliper Software, Inc.+Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 2,734 0.23,588 
Caliper Software, Inc.+Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 1,427 0.11,601 
Caliper Software, Inc.+Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 880 936 
Caliper Software, Inc.+LLC units N/A N/A N/A — 161 178 
Caliper Software, Inc.+Common Stock N/A N/A N/A 177 — 826 
5,901 0.37,887 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
Freddy's Frozen Custard LLC+LP interest N/A N/A N/A 206 206 295 
Harri US LLC+Warrant N/A N/A N/A 18 106 106 
LMP TR Holdings, LLCLLC units N/A N/A N/A 712 712 487 
SSRG Holdings, LLCLP interest N/A N/A N/A 61 75 
Tropical Smoothie Cafe Holdings, LLC+(17)LP interest N/A N/A N/A 477 0.1869 
1,562 0.11,832 
Household Durables
Groundworks LLC+(17)LLC interest N/A N/A N/A — 155 410 
Insurance
Captive Resources Midco, LLC+(17)LLC units N/A N/A N/A 425 — 431 
Majesco+LP interest N/A N/A N/A — 307 333 
Majesco+LP interest N/A N/A N/A 69 — 167 
Orchid Underwriters Agency, LLC+(17)LP interest N/A N/A N/A 93 105 98 
412 1,029 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
IT Services
Appriss Health Intermediate Holdings, Inc+Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A $1,994 0.1%$2,147 
Appriss Holdings, Inc.+Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A — 174 204 
Arctic Wolfs Networks, Inc. and Arctic Wolf Networks Canada, Inc.+Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 587 462 0.24,500 
Arctic Wolfs Networks, Inc. and Arctic Wolf Networks Canada, Inc.+Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 154 423 0.11,180 
Arctic Wolfs Networks, Inc. and Arctic Wolf Networks Canada, Inc.+Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 35 291 301 
Arctic Wolfs Networks, Inc. and Arctic Wolf Networks Canada, Inc.+Warrant N/A N/A N/A 202 159 0.11,439 
Episerver, Inc.+Common Stock N/A N/A N/A 75 807 939 
Kentik Technologies, Inc.+Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 192 1,103 1,103 
PCS Intermediate II Holdings, LLC+LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 37 367 464 
Red Dawn SEI Buyer, Inc.+LP interest N/A N/A N/A 13 13 21 
Saturn Borrower Inc.+LP units N/A N/A N/A 346 346 259 
6,139 0.512,557 
Leisure Products
Massage Envy, LLC+LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 749 210 0.11,059 
WBZ Investment LLC+LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 67 117 93 
WBZ Investment LLC+LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 46 80 64 
WBZ Investment LLC+LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 38 65 52 
WBZ Investment LLC+LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 33 58 45 
WBZ Investment LLC+LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 15 24 19 
WBZ Investment LLC+LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 
556 0.11,334 
Life Sciences Tools & Services
Pace Analytical Services, LLC+LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 700 1,195 
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels
W3 Co.+LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 1,632 0.11,587 
W3 Co.+Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A — 224 221 
1,856 0.11,808 
Pharmaceuticals
Amalthea Parent, Inc.+(8)(12)LP interest N/A N/A N/A 502 502 899 
BIOVT, LLC+LLC interest N/A N/A N/A — 1,223 0.12,460 
1,725 0.13,359 


See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)

Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Professional Services
Brandmuscle, Inc.+(17)LLC interest N/A N/A N/A — $216 %$359 
DISA Holdings Acquisition Subsidiary Corp.+Common Stock N/A N/A N/A — 154 453 
Net Health Acquisition Corp.+LP interest N/A N/A N/A 13 1,509 0.12,047 
Nexus Brands Group, Inc.+LP interest N/A N/A N/A — 547 0.11,818 
Vitalyst, LLC+Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A — 61 96 
Vitalyst, LLC+Common Stock N/A N/A N/A — 
2,494 0.24,773 
Real Estate Management & Development
Property Brands, Inc.+Common Stock N/A N/A N/A 62 434 312 
Road & Rail
Internet Truckstop Group LLC+LP interest N/A N/A N/A 408 447 458 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Software
Accela, Inc.+LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 670 $418 %$202 
Aras Corporation+Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 1,001 1,079
Aras Corporation+LP interest N/A N/A N/A 306 306334
Astute Holdings, Inc. +LP interest N/A N/A N/A — 293517
Auvik Networks Inc.+(8)(12)Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 26 256256
Calabrio, Inc. +LP interest N/A N/A N/A 770769
Calabrio, Inc. +LP interest N/A N/A N/A 96 0
Cloudbees, Inc.+Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 72 466667
Cloudbees, Inc.+Warrant N/A N/A N/A 131 2470.1906
Digital Guardian, Inc.+Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 356 434519
Digital Guardian, Inc.+Warrant N/A N/A N/A 122 225257
Digital Guardian, Inc.+Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 74 142157
Digital Guardian, Inc.+Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 67 123145 
Digital Guardian, Inc.+Warrant N/A N/A N/A 124 33
Diligent Corporation+Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 17 16,5870.717,983
Diligent Corporation+Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 415 9120.22,828
Everbridge, Inc.+(8)Common Stock N/A N/A N/A 444508
FirstUp, Inc+Common Stock N/A N/A N/A 221 541541
GS Acquisitionco, Inc.+Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 26 25,3441.025,901
GS Acquisitionco, Inc.+LP interest N/A N/A N/A 1701,041
MetricStream, Inc.+Warrant N/A N/A N/A 168 263196
mParticle, Inc.+Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 162 1,0601,060 
mParticle, Inc.+Warrant N/A N/A N/A 69 16 383 
Namely, Inc.+Warrant N/A N/A N/A 47 314322 
Namely, Inc.+Warrant N/A N/A N/A 17 2820 
Onapsis, Inc., Virtual Forge GMBH and Onapsis GMBH+Warrant N/A N/A N/A 922
Personify, Inc.+LP interest N/A N/A N/A 716 9420.11,262
Project Alpha Intermediate Holding, Inc.+Common Stock N/A N/A N/A — 9640.11,270
Project Alpha Intermediate Holding, Inc.+Common Stock N/A N/A N/A 202 3290.11,290 
Pyramid Healthcare Acquisition Corp.+Common Stock N/A N/A N/A 184 184218 
RegEd Aquireco, LLC+LP interest N/A N/A N/A — 331158
RegEd Aquireco, LLC+LP interest N/A N/A N/A 21
SnapLogic, Inc.Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 278 6950.11,590 
SnapLogic, Inc.Warrant N/A N/A N/A 106 75 417 
Spartan Buyer Acquisition Co.+Common Stock N/A N/A N/A 623714
Telesoft Holdings LLC+LP interest N/A N/A N/A 66
Workforce Software, LLC+Common Stock N/A N/A N/A — 9730.11,361
55,545 2.564,899 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Specialty Retail
2nd Ave. LLC+LP interest N/A N/A N/A 653 $653 0.1%$1,616 
Batteries Plus Holding Corporation+LP interest N/A N/A N/A 10 1,287 0.11,483 
Cycle Gear, Inc.+(17)LLC units N/A N/A N/A 27 462 1,056 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A — 122 144 
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.+Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A — 46 53 
Jet Equipment & Tools Ltd.+(8)(9)(12)LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 948 0.12,777 
Pet Holdings ULC+(8)(12)LP interest N/A N/A N/A 677 483 0.11,483 
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC+LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 325 315 745 
Sola Franchise, LLC and Sola Salon Studios, LLC+LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 682 1,188 
Sola Franchise, LLC and Sola Salon Studios, LLC+LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 138 255 
Southern Veterinary Partners, LLC+Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 2,955 0.13,374 
Southern Veterinary Partners, LLC+LLC units N/A N/A N/A — 717 1,023 
Southern Veterinary Partners, LLC+LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 148 188 0.23,276 
8,996 0.718,473 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
Agility Recovery Solutions Inc.+LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 97604577
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods
Elite Sportswear, L.P.+LLC interest N/A N/A N/A — 165 — 
Georgica Pine Clothiers, LLC+LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 20 239 243 
Georgica Pine Clothiers, LLC+LLC units N/A N/A N/A — — — 
MakerSights, Inc. +Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 40 218 232 
R.G. Barry Corporation+Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A — 161 158 
783 633 
Total non-controlled/non-affiliate company equity investments$126,279 6.7%$173,072 
Total non-controlled/non-affiliate company investments$4,715,909 $4,810,690 186.4%$4,815,270 


See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Non-controlled/affiliate company investments(19)
Debt investments
Beverages
Abita Brewing Co., L.L.C.+One stop L + 5.75%(a) 6.75% 04/2024 $5,996 $6,004 0.2%$5,996 
Abita Brewing Co., L.L.C.+Second lien L + 8.00%(d) 9.00% 04/2024 3,321 3,310 0.13,321 
Abita Brewing Co., L.L.C.+One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 04/2024 — — — 
Uinta Brewing Company+(7)One stop L + 4.00%(a) 5.00% 11/2021 962 921 55 
Uinta Brewing Company+(7)One stop L + 4.00%(a) 5.00% 11/2021 571 565 407 
10,850 10,800 0.39,779 
Consumer Finance
Paradigm DKD Group, LLC+(7)Senior loan L + 6.25%(c) 7.50% 05/2022 3,196 2,084 0.12,618 
Paradigm DKD Group, LLC+(5)(7)Senior loan L + 6.25%(c) 7.50% 05/2022 — (142)
3,196 1,942 0.12,623 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments and Components
Sloan Company, Inc., The+(7)One stop L + 8.50%(c) 9.50% 04/2023 4,708 4,074 0.24,125 
Sloan Company, Inc., The+One stop L + 8.50%(c) 9.50% 04/2023 714 714 714 
Sloan Company, Inc., The+(7)One stop L + 8.50%(c) 9.50% 04/2023 312 272 274 
5,734 5,060 0.25,113 
Energy, Equipment & Services
Benetech, Inc.+One stop L + 6.00%(a) 7.25% 08/2023 3,761 3,762 0.12,257 
Benetech, Inc.+One stop L + 6.00%(a) 7.25% 08/2023 626 626 142 
4,387 4,388 0.12,399 
Food and Staples Retailing
Rubio's Restaurants, Inc.+Senior loan L + 8.00%(c) 9.25% 12/2024 12,961 12,681 0.512,702 
Rubio's Restaurants, Inc.+(5)Senior loan L + 8.00% N/A(6) 12/2024 — (16)(28)
12,961 12,665 0.5 12,674 
Healthcare Providers and Services
Elite Dental Partners LLC+One stop L + 5.25%(c) 6.25% 06/2023 11,224 11,285 0.510,887 
Elite Dental Partners LLC+One stop L + 5.25%(c) 6.25% 06/2023 684 684 684 
11,908 11,969 0.5 11,571 
Software
Switchfly LLC+One stop L + 5.00%(c) 6.00% 10/2023 6,168 6,056 0.24,504 
Switchfly LLC+One stop L + 5.00%(c) 6.00% 10/2023 515 506 376 
Switchfly LLC+One stop L + 5.00%(c) 6.00% 10/2023 40 38 28 
Switchfly LLC+(5)One stop L + 8.50%(c) 9.50% 10/2023 (21)
6,725 6,602 0.2 4,887 
Total non-controlled/affiliate debt investments$55,761 $53,426 1.9%$49,046 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Equity investments(15)(16)
Beverages
Abita Brewing Co., L.L.C.+Warrant N/A N/A N/A 210$— %$733 
Uinta Brewing CompanyCommon Stock N/A N/A N/A 15317 — 
17 — 733 
Consumer Finance
Paradigm DKD Group, LLCLLC interest N/A N/A N/A 354 115 
Paradigm DKD Group, LLCPreferred stock N/A N/A N/A 71 — — 
Paradigm DKD Group, LLCPreferred stock N/A N/A N/A 2,004 — — 
115 — 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments and Components
Sloan Company, Inc., The+Common StockN/AN/AN/A— 41 49 
Energy, Equipment & Services
Benetech, Inc.+LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 58 — — 
Benetech, Inc.+LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 58 — — 
— — 
Food and Staples Retailing
Rubio's Restaurants, Inc.+Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 2,779 2,276 0.12,844 
Rubio's Restaurants, Inc.+Common Stock N/A N/A N/A 886 182 0.11,199 
Rubio's Restaurants, Inc.+Common Stock N/A N/A N/A 536 110 0.1725 
Rubio's Restaurants, Inc.+Common Stock N/A N/A N/A 89 72 
Rubio's Restaurants, Inc.+Common Stock N/A N/A N/A 52 42 
Rubio's Restaurants, Inc.+Common Stock N/A N/A N/A 21 — 
Rubio's Restaurants, Inc.+Common Stock N/A N/A N/A 21 — — 
Rubio's Restaurants, Inc.+Common Stock N/A N/A N/A 42 — — 
Rubio's Restaurants, Inc.+Common Stock N/A N/A N/A 18 — 
Rubio's Restaurants, Inc.+Common Stock N/A N/A N/A 18 — — 
Rubio's Restaurants, Inc.+Common Stock N/A N/A N/A 89 — — 
2,577 0.34,885 
Healthcare Providers and Services
Elite Dental Partners LLCLLC interest N/A N/A N/A — 2,902 0.13,568 
Elite Dental Partners LLCLLC interest N/A N/A N/A — 1,250 0.11,794 
Elite Dental Partners LLCLLC units N/A N/A N/A — — 19 
4,152 0.25,381 
Software
Switchfly LLC+LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 3,419 2,321 1,281 
Total non-controlled/affiliate equity investments$9,223 0.5%$12,333 
Total non-controlled/affiliate investments$55,761 $62,649 2.4%$61,379 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment Type
Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date
Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized CostPercentage
of Net
Assets
Fair
Value (4)
Controlled affiliate company investments(19)
Debt Investments
IT Services
MMan Acquisition Co.*+(7)One stop L + 10.00%(c) 10.00% PIK 08/2023 $22,527 $19,663 0.6%$16,436 
MMan Acquisition Co.+One stop L +  8.00%(e) 8.00% PIK 08/2023 1,468 1,468 0.11,468 
23,995 21,131 0.717,904 
Total controlled affiliate debt investments$23,995 $21,131 0.7%$17,904 
Equity Investments (15)(16)
IT Services
MMan Acquisition Co.+Common Stock   N/A — $927 %$333 
927 333 
Total controlled affiliate equity investments$927 %$333 
Total controlled affiliate investments$23,995 $22,058 0.7%$18,237 
Total investments$4,795,665 $4,895,397 189.5%$4,894,886 
Money market funds (included in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents)
BlackRock Liquidity Funds T-Fund Institutional Shares (CUSIP 09248U718)0.00%
(20)
$38,317 1.5%$38,317 
Total money market funds$38,317 1.5%$38,317 
Total Investments and Money Market Funds$4,933,714 191.0%$4,933,203 


See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
*
Denotes that all or a portion of the loan secures the notes offered in the 2018 Debt Securitization (as defined in Note 7).
#
Denotes that all or a portion of the loan secures the notes offered in the GCIC 2018 Debt Securitization (as defined in Note 7).
+
Denotes that all or a portion of the investment collateralizes the JPM Credit Facility (as defined in Note 7).
~
Denotes that all or a portion of the loan collateralizes the MS Credit Facility II (as defined in Note 7).
(1)The majority of the investments bear interest at a rate that is permitted to be determined by reference to LIBOR denominated in U.S. dollars or U.K. pound sterling (“GBP”), EURIBOR, Prime, SONIA, AUD, CDOR, or SOFR, which reset daily, monthly, quarterly, semiannually, or annually. For each, the Company has provided the spread over the applicable index and the weighted average current interest rate in effect as of September 30, 2021. Certain investments are subject to an interest rate floor. For fixed rate loans, a spread above a reference rate is not applicable. For positions with multiple outstanding contracts, the spread for the largest outstanding contract is shown. Listed below are the index rates as of September 30, 2021, which was the last business day of the period on which the applicable index rates were determined. The actual index rate for each loan listed may not be the applicable index rate outstanding as of September 30, 2021, as the loan may have priced or repriced based on an index rate prior to September 30, 2021.
(a) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the 30-day LIBOR, which was 0.08% as of September 30, 2021.
(b) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the 60-day LIBOR, which was 0.11% as of September 30, 2021.
(c) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the 90-day LIBOR, which was 0.13% as of September 30, 2021.
(d) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the 180-day LIBOR, which was 0.16% as of September 30, 2021.
(e) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the 360-day LIBOR, which was 0.24% as of September 30, 2021.
(f) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the Prime rate, which was 3.25% as of September 30, 2021.
(g) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the 90-day EURIBOR, which was -0.56% as of September 30, 2021.
(h) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the 180-day EURIBOR, which was -0.53% as of September 30, 2021.
(i) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the 90-day GBP LIBOR, which was 0.08% as of September 30, 2021.
(j) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the 180-day GBP LIBOR, which was 0.17% as of September 30, 2021.
(k) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the Australia Three Month Interbank Rate, which was 0.07% as of September 30, 2021.
(l) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the 30-day Canadian Bankers’ Acceptance Rate, which was 0.43% as of September 30, 2021.
(m) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the 90-day Canadian Bankers’ Acceptance Rate, which was 0.45% as of September 30, 2021.
(n) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the Sterling Overnight Index Average, which was 0.05% as of September 30, 2021.
(o) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate, which was 0.05% as of September 30, 2021.
(2)For positions with multiple interest rate contracts, the interest rate shown is a weighted average current interest rate in effect as of September 30, 2021.
(3)The total principal amount is presented for debt investments while the number of shares or units owned is presented for equity investments.
(4)The fair values of substantially all investments were valued using significant unobservable inputs. See Note 6. Fair Value Measurements.
(5)The negative fair value is the result of the capitalized discount on the loan or the unfunded commitment being valued below par. The negative amortized cost is the result of the capitalized discount being greater than the principal amount outstanding on the loan.
(6)The entire commitment was unfunded as of September 30, 2021. As such, no interest is being earned on this investment. The investment may be subject to an unused facility fee.
(7)Loan was on non-accrual status as of September 30, 2021, meaning that the Company has ceased recognizing interest income on the loan.
(8)The investment is treated as a non-qualifying asset under Section 55(a) of the 1940 Act. Under the 1940 Act, the Company cannot acquire any non-qualifying asset unless, at the time the acquisition is made, qualifying assets represent at least 70% of the Company’s total assets. As of September 30, 2021, total non-qualifying assets at fair value represented 10.1% of the Company’s total assets calculated in accordance with the 1940 Act.
(9)Investment is denominated in foreign currency and is translated into U.S. dollars as of the valuation date or the date of the transaction. See Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies and Recent Accounting Updates - Foreign Currency Transactions.
(10)The headquarters of this portfolio company is located in the United Kingdom.
(11)The headquarters of this portfolio company is located in Australia.
(12)The headquarters of this portfolio company is located in Canada.
(13)The headquarters of this portfolio company is located in Luxembourg.
(14) The headquarters of this portfolio company is located in Netherlands.
(15) Equity investments are non-income producing securities unless otherwise noted.
(16) Ownership of certain equity investments occurs through a holding company or partnership.
(17)The Company holds an equity investment that entitles it to receive preferential dividends.

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
(18)Transactions related to investments in non-controlled affiliates for the year ended September 30, 2021 were as follows:
Portfolio Company
Fair value as of September 30, 2020
Gross Additions(a)
Gross Reductions(b)
Net change in unrealized gain (loss)Net realized gain (loss)Fair value as of September 30, 2021Interest, dividend and fee income
Abita Brewing Co. LLC(c)
$— $27,863 $(20,062)$2,249 $— $10,050 $931 
Benetech, Inc.
2,672 410 (795)112 — 2,399 349 
Dental Holdings Corporation
9,320 561 (13,657)1,792 1,984 — 462 
Elite Dental Partners LLC15,368 668 (75)991 — 16,952 955 
Paradigm DKD Group, LLC2,460 1,196 (1,215)186 — 2,627 19 
Rubio's Restaurants, Inc(d)
— 28,760 (16,470)11,008 (5,739)17,559 1,792 
Sloan Company, Inc., The
4,365 637 (574)900 (166)5,162 67 
Switchfly LLC
7,229 453 — (1,514)— 6,168 469 
Uinta Brewing Company
586 266 (209)(181)— 462 (3)
Total Non-Controlled Affiliates
$42,000 $60,814 $(53,057)$15,543 $(3,921)$61,379 $5,041 
(a)
Gross additions may include increases in the cost basis of investments resulting from new investments, amounts related to PIK interest capitalized and added to the principal balance of the respective loans, the accretion of discounts, the exchange of one or more existing investments for one or more new investments and the movement of an existing portfolio company into this affiliated category from a different category.
(b)
Gross reductions may include decreases in the cost basis of investments resulting from principal collections related to investment repayments and sales, the amortization of premiums, the reversal of capitalized PIK for non-accrual positions and the exchange of one or more existing securities for one or more new securities.
(c)
During the three months ended September 31, 2021, the Company’s ownership increased to over five percent of the portfolio company's voting securities.
(d)
During the three months ended December 31, 2020, the Company’s ownership increased to over five percent of the portfolio company's voting securities.
(19) Transactions related to investments in controlled affiliates for the year ended September 30, 2021 were as follows:
Portfolio Company
Fair value as of September 30, 2020
Gross Additions(a)
Gross Reductions(b)
Net change in unrealized gain (loss)Net realized gain (loss)Fair value as of September 30, 2021Interest, dividend and fee income
MMan Acquisition Co.$18,736 $5,023 $(5,023)$(499)$— $18,237 $(12)
Total Controlled Affiliates
$18,736 $5,023 $(5,023)$(499)$— $18,237 $(12)
(a)
Gross additions may include increases in the cost basis of investments resulting from new investments, amounts related to PIK interest capitalized and added to the principal balance of the respective loans, the accretion of discounts, the exchange of one or more existing investments for one or more new investments and the movement of an existing portfolio company into this affiliated category from a different category.
(b)
Gross reductions may include decreases in the cost basis of investments resulting from principal collections related to investment repayments or sales, the amortization of premiums, the reversal of capitalized PIK for non-accrual positions and the exchange of one or more existing securities for one or more new securities.
(20)The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of September 30, 2021.


See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Golub Capital BDC, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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Note 1. Organization

Golub Capital BDC, Inc. (“GBDC” and, collectively with its consolidated subsidiaries, the “Company”) is an externally managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. GBDC has elected to be regulated as a business development company (“BDC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). In addition, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, GBDC has elected to be treated as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

The Company’s investment strategy is to invest primarily in one stop (a loan that combines characteristics of traditional first lien senior secured loans and second lien or subordinated loans and that are often referred to by other middle-market lenders as unitranche loans) and other senior secured loans of U.S. middle-market companies that are, in most cases, sponsored by private equity firms. The Company also selectively invests in second lien and subordinated (a loan that ranks senior only to a borrower’s equity securities and ranks junior to all of such borrower’s other indebtedness in priority of payment) loans of, and warrants and minority equity securities in, U.S. middle-market companies. The Company has entered into the Third Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement dated as of September 16, 2019 (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”) with GC Advisors LLC (the “Investment Adviser”), under which the Investment Adviser manages the day-to-day operations of, and provides investment advisory services to, the Company. Under an administration agreement (the “Administration Agreement”) the Company is provided with certain services by an administrator (the “Administrator”), which is currently Golub Capital LLC.

On September 16, 2019, the Company completed its acquisition of Golub Capital Investment Corporation (“GCIC”), a Maryland corporation, pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended, the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of November 27, 2018, by and among the Company, GCIC, Fifth Ave Subsidiary Inc., a Maryland corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, the Investment Adviser, and, for certain limited purposes, the Administrator.

On January 1, 2020 the Company entered into a purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with RGA
Reinsurance Company (“RGA”), Aurora National Life Assurance Company (“Aurora”), Senior Loan Fund
(“SLF”), and GCIC Senior Loan Fund LLC (“GCIC SLF”). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, RGA and Aurora
(together the “Transferors”) agreed to sell their limited liability company (“LLC”) equity interests in SLF and GCIC
SLF, respectively, to the Company, effective as of January 1, 2020. As a result of the Purchase Agreement, on
January 1, 2020, SLF and GCIC SLF became wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company and the capital
commitments of the Transferors to SLF and GCIC SLF were terminated.

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies and Recent Accounting Updates

Basis of presentation:  The Company is an investment company as defined in the accounting and reporting guidance under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 — Financial Services  Investment Companies (“ASC Topic 946”).
The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company and related financial information have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) as established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) for the financial information and pursuant to the requirements for reporting on Form 10-K and Regulation S-X. In the opinion of management, the consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments and reclassifications consisting solely of normal accruals that are necessary for the fair presentation of financial results as of and for the periods presented. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

Fair value of financial instruments:  The Company applies fair value to all of its financial instruments in accordance with ASC Topic 820 — Fair Value Measurement (“ASC Topic 820”). ASC Topic 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework used to measure fair value and requires disclosures for fair value measurements. In accordance with ASC Topic 820, the Company has categorized its financial instruments carried at fair value, based on the priority of the valuation technique, into a three-level fair value hierarchy. Fair value is a market-based measure considered from the perspective of the market participant who holds the financial instrument rather than an
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entity-specific measure. Therefore, when market assumptions are not readily available, the Company’s own assumptions are set to reflect those that management believes market participants would use in pricing the financial instrument at the measurement date.

The availability of observable inputs can vary depending on the financial instrument and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of product, whether the product is new, whether the product is traded on an active exchange or in the secondary market and the current market conditions. To the extent that the valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised by the Company in determining fair value is greatest for financial instruments classified as Level 3.

Any changes to the valuation methodology are reviewed by management and the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) to confirm that the changes are appropriate. As markets change, new products develop and the pricing for products becomes more or less transparent, the Company will continue to refine its valuation methodologies. See further description of fair value methodology in Note 6. Fair Value Measurements.

Use of estimates:  The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Consolidation:  As provided under Regulation S-X and ASC Topic 946, the Company will generally not consolidate its investment in a company other than an investment company subsidiary or a controlled operating company whose business consists of providing services to the Company. Accordingly, the Company consolidated
the results of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries Golub Capital BDC CLO III Depositor LLC (“2018 CLO Depositor”); Golub Capital BDC CLO III LLC (“2018 Issuer”); Golub Capital BDC Holdings, LLC (“BDC Holdings”); GCIC Holdings LLC (“GCIC Holdings”); GCIC CLO II Depositor LLC (“GCIC 2018 CLO Depositor”); GCIC CLO II LLC (“GCIC 2018 Issuer”); GCIC Funding II LLC (“GCIC Funding II”); prior to its dissolution on August 26, 2020, Golub Capital BDC CLO 2014 LLC (“2014 Issuer”); prior to its dissolution on August 26, 2021, Golub Capital BDC CLO 4 LLC (“2020 Issuer”); prior to May 10, 2021, the date of each of the following entity’s dissolution, GC SBIC IV, L.P. (“SBIC IV”), GCIC Senior Loan Fund LLC and GCIC Senior Loan Fund II LLC; prior to March 23, 2022, the date of each of the following entity’s dissolution, Golub Capital BDC CLO 4 Depositor LLC (“2020 CLO Depositor”), GC SBIC V, L.P. (“SBIC V”), Senior Loan Fund LLC and Senior Loan Fund II LLC; prior to its dissolution on September 16, 2022, Golub Capital BDC Funding II LLC (“Funding II”); and prior to September 27, 2022, the date of each of the following entity’s dissolution, GCIC Funding LLC (“GCIC Funding”), Golub Capital BDC Funding LLC (“Funding”) and GC SBIC VI, L.P. (“SBIC VI”) . Prior to January 1, 2020, the Company did not consolidate its non-controlling interests in SLF, Senior Loan Fund II LLC (“SLF II”), GCIC SLF and GCIC Senior Loan Fund II (“GCIC SLF II”) (collectively, the “Senior Loan Funds” or “SLFs”). See further description of the Company’s previous investments in the SLFs in Note 4. Investments.

Assets related to transactions that do not meet ASC Topic 860 requirements for accounting sale treatment are reflected in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as investments. Those assets are owned by special purpose entities, including BDC Holdings, 2018 Issuer, Funding II, GCIC Holdings and the GCIC 2018 Issuer that are consolidated in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The creditors of the special purpose entities have received security interests in such assets and such assets are not intended to be available to the creditors of GBDC (or any affiliate of GBDC).

Cash and cash equivalents and foreign currencies: Cash, cash equivalents and foreign currencies are highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less at the date of acquisition. The Company deposits its cash in financial institutions and, at times, such balances exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limits.

Restricted cash and cash equivalents and restricted foreign currencies:  Restricted cash and cash equivalents and restricted foreign currencies include amounts that are collected and are held by trustees who have been appointed as custodians of the assets securing certain of the Company’s financing transactions. Restricted cash and
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cash equivalents and restricted foreign currencies are held by the trustees for payment of interest expense and principal on the outstanding borrowings or reinvestment into new assets. In addition, for periods prior to the surrender of the applicable small business investment company (“SBIC”) licenses, restricted cash and cash equivalents included amounts held within the Company’s SBIC subsidiaries. The amounts held within the SBICs were generally restricted to the originations of new loans by the SBICs and the payment of U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) debentures and related interest expense.

Foreign currency translation: The Company’s books and records are maintained in U.S. dollars. Any foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis:

(1)Non-U.S. dollar transactions during the year are valued at the prevailing spot rates on the applicable transaction date and the related assets and liabilities are revalued at the prevailing spot rates as of year-end.

Net assets and fair values are presented based on the applicable foreign exchange rates described above and fluctuations arising from the translation of assets and liabilities are included with the net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Foreign security and currency transactions involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with investing in U.S. companies. These risks include, but are not limited to, currency fluctuations and revaluations and future adverse political, social and economic developments, which could cause investments in foreign markets to be less liquid and prices more volatile than those of comparable U.S. companies or U.S. government securities.

Forward currency contracts: A forward currency contract is an obligation between two parties to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The Company utilized forward currency contracts to economically hedge the currency exposure associated with certain foreign-denominated investments. The use of forward currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Company owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the exchange rates on the contract date and reporting date and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized gains (losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts are included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward currency contracts is recorded on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition by counterparty on a net basis, not taking into account collateral posted which is recorded separately, if applicable.

The primary risks associated with forward currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks can exceed the amounts reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.

Refer to Note 5 for more information regarding the forward currency contracts.

Revenue recognition:

Investments and related investment income:  Interest income is accrued based upon the outstanding principal amount and contractual interest terms of debt investments.

Loan origination fees, original issue discount and market discount or premium are capitalized, and the Company accretes or amortizes such amounts over the life of the loan as interest income. For the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020, interest income included $24,679, $21,399 and $16,437, respectively, of accretion of discounts. For the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020, the Company received loan origination fees of $27,023, $34,215 and $13,072, respectively.

For investments with contractual PIK interest, which represents contractual interest accrued and added to the principal balance that generally becomes due at maturity, the Company will not accrue PIK interest if the portfolio company valuation indicates that the PIK interest is not collectible. For the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021
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and 2020, the Company capitalized PIK interest of $21,506, $16,092 and $10,956, respectively, into the principal balance of certain debt investments.

In addition, the Company generates revenue in the form of amendment, structuring or due diligence fees, fees for providing managerial assistance, consulting fees, administrative agent fees, and prepayment premiums on loans. The Company records these fees as fee income when earned. All other income is recorded into income when earned.
For the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020, fee income included $3,040, $3,200 and $1,184, respectively, of prepayment premiums, which fees are non-recurring.

For the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020, the Company received interest and fee income in cash, which excludes capitalized loan origination fees, in the amounts of $354,032, $301,687 and $312,933, respectively.

Dividend income on preferred equity securities is recorded as dividend income on an accrual basis to the extent that such amounts are payable by the portfolio company and are expected to be collected. Dividend income on common equity securities is recorded on the record date for private portfolio companies or on the ex-dividend date for publicly traded portfolio companies. Each distribution received from LLC and limited partnership (“LP”) investments is evaluated to determine if the distribution should be recorded as dividend income or a return of capital. Generally, the Company will not record distributions from equity investments in LLCs and LPs as dividend income unless there are sufficient accumulated tax-basis earnings and profits in the LLC or LP prior to the distribution. Distributions that are classified as a return of capital are recorded as a reduction in the amortized cost basis of the investment.

For the years ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded dividend income of $684 and $1,713, respectively, and return of capital distributions of $1,146 and $542, respectively. For the year ended September 30, 2020, excluding the Company's investments in LLC equity interests in the SLFs, the Company recorded dividend income of $291 and return of capital distributions of $697. For the year ended September 30, 2020, the Company recorded dividend income of $1,905 and return of capital distributions of $4,375 from the Company's investments in LLC equity interests in the SLFs.

Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade-date basis. Realized gains or losses on investments are measured by the difference between the net proceeds from the disposition and the amortized cost basis of investment, without regard to unrealized gains or losses previously recognized. The Company reports current period changes in fair value of investments that are measured at fair value as a component of the net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translation in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Non-accrual loans: A loan can be left on accrual status during the period the Company is pursuing repayment of the loan. Management reviews all loans that become 90 days or more past due on principal and interest, or when there is reasonable doubt that principal or interest will be collected, for possible placement on non-accrual status. When a loan is placed on non-accrual status, unpaid interest credited to income is reversed. Additionally, any original issue discount and market discount are no longer accreted to interest income as of the date the loan is placed on non-accrual status. Interest payments received on non-accrual loans are recognized as income or applied to principal depending upon management’s judgment. Non-accrual loans are restored to accrual status when past due principal and interest is paid and, in management’s judgment, payments are likely to remain current. The total fair value of non-accrual loans was $65,125 and $46,104 as of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, respectively.

Purchase accounting: The Merger was accounted for under the asset acquisition method of accounting in accordance with ASC 805 — Business Combinations — Related Issues (“ASC Topic 805”), also referred to as “purchase accounting.” Under asset acquisition accounting, acquiring assets in groups not only requires ascertaining the cost of the asset (or net assets), but also allocating that cost to the individual assets (or individual assets and liabilities) that make up the group. Per ASC Topic 805, assets are recognized based on their cost to the acquiring entity, which generally includes transaction costs of the asset acquisition, and no gain or loss is recognized unless the fair value of noncash assets given as consideration differs from the assets carrying amounts on the acquiring entity’s books.

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The cost of the group of assets acquired in an asset acquisition is allocated to the individual assets acquired or liabilities assumed based on the relative fair values of net identifiable assets acquired other than “non-qualifying” assets (for example cash) and does not give rise to goodwill. To the extent that the consideration paid to GCIC’s stockholders exceeded the relative fair values of the net identifiable assets of GCIC acquired other than “non-qualifying” assets, any such premium paid by the Company was further allocated to the cost of the GCIC assets acquired by the Company pro-rata to their relative fair value, other than “non-qualifying” assets. As GCIC did not have any “qualifying” assets at the time of acquisition, the premium was allocated to “non-qualifying” assets, which are GCIC’s investments in loans and equity securities, including its investment in GCIC SLF. Immediately following the acquisition of GCIC, the Company recorded its assets at their respective fair values and, as a result, the purchase premium allocated to the cost basis of the GCIC assets acquired was immediately recognized as unrealized depreciation on the Company's Consolidated Statement of Operations. The purchase premium allocated to investments in loan securities will amortize over the life of the loans through interest income, with a corresponding reversal of the unrealized depreciation on the loans acquired from GCIC through their ultimate disposition. Amortization expense of purchase premium for the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020 was $15,632, $30,793 and $39,920, respectively. The purchase premium allocated to investments in equity securities will not amortize over the life of the equity securities through interest income and, assuming no subsequent change to the fair value of the equity securities acquired from GCIC and disposition of such equity securities at fair value, the Company will recognize a realized loss with a corresponding reversal of the unrealized depreciation upon disposition of the equity securities acquired from GCIC.

The Company's purchase of the equity interests in the Senior Loan Funds was accounted for under the asset acquisition method of accounting in accordance with ASC Topic 805. As of January 1, 2020, the Company allocated the cost to acquire the net assets of the Senior Loans Funds to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on the relative fair values of identifiable assets and liabilities. The total consideration transferred by the Company to acquire the Senior Loans Funds was $140,124, which was comprised of $17,011 paid to RGA and Aurora for their minority interests in the Senior Loan Funds and the derecognition of the Company's existing carrying cost of the investments in the Senior Loans Funds, as of January 1, 2020, of $123,113. As of January 1, 2020, the fair value of the net assets of the Senior Loan Funds was $136,088, which resulted in a $4,036 purchase premium that the Company recognized as realized loss in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Income taxes:  The Company has elected to be treated as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code and operates in a manner so as to qualify for the tax treatment applicable to RICs. In order to qualify and be subject to tax as a RIC, among other things, the Company is required to meet certain source of income and asset diversification requirements and timely distribute dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to its stockholders of an amount generally at least equal to 90% of investment company taxable income, as defined by the Code and determined without regard to any deduction for dividends paid, for each tax year. The Company has made, and intends to continue to make, the requisite distributions to its stockholders, which will generally relieve the Company from U.S. federal income taxes with respect to all income distributed to its stockholders.

Depending on the level of taxable income earned in a tax year, the Company can determine to retain taxable income in excess of current year dividend distributions and distribute such taxable income in the next tax year. The Company may then be required to incur a 4% excise tax on such income. To the extent that the Company determines that its estimated current year annual taxable income, determined on a calendar year basis, could exceed estimated current calendar year dividend distributions, the Company accrues excise tax, if any, on estimated excess taxable income as taxable income is earned. No U.S. federal excise tax was accrued or paid for the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020.

The Company accounts for income taxes in conformity with ASC Topic 740 — Income Taxes (“ASC Topic 740”). ASC Topic 740 provides guidelines for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in financial statements. ASC Topic 740 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken in the course of preparing the Company’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax benefits of positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax expense or tax benefit in the current year. It is the Company’s policy to recognize accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax benefits in income tax expense. There were no material unrecognized tax benefits or unrecognized tax liabilities related to uncertain income tax positions through
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September 30, 2022. The Company's tax returns for the 2019 through 2021 tax years remain subject to examination by U.S. federal and most state tax authorities.

Certain of the Company's consolidated subsidiaries are subject to U.S. federal and state corporate-level income taxes. Income tax expense, if any, is included under the income category for which it applies in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Dividends and distributions:  Dividends and distributions to common stockholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount to be paid out as a dividend or distribution is determined by the Board each quarter and is generally based upon the earnings estimated by management. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually, although the Company can retain such capital gains for investment in its discretion.

The Company has adopted a dividend reinvestment plan (“DRIP”) that provides for reinvestment of any distributions the Company declares in cash on behalf of its stockholders, unless a stockholder elects to receive cash. As a result, if the Board authorizes and the Company declares a cash distribution, then stockholders who participate in the DRIP will have their cash distribution reinvested in additional shares of the Company’s common stock, rather than receiving the cash distribution. The Company expects to use newly issued shares under the guidelines of the DRIP if the Company’s shares are trading at a premium to net asset value. The Company can purchase shares in the open market in connection with the obligations under the plan, and in particular, if the Company’s shares are trading at a significant discount to net asset value (“NAV”) and the Company is otherwise permitted under applicable law to purchase such shares, the Company intends to purchase shares in the open market in connection with any obligations under the DRIP.

In the event the market price per share of the Company’s common stock on the date of a distribution exceeds the most recently computed NAV per share of the common stock, the Company will issue shares of common stock to participants in the DRIP at the greater of the most recently computed NAV per share of common stock or 95% of the current market price per share of common stock (or such lesser discount to the current market price per share that still exceeds the most recently computed NAV per share of common stock).

Share repurchase plan: The Company has a share repurchase program (the “Program”) which allows the Company to repurchase the Company’s outstanding common stock on the open market at prices below the Company’s NAV as reported in its most recently published consolidated financial statements. The Board most recently reapproved the Program in August 2022 and the Program is implemented at the discretion of management. Shares can be purchased from time to time at prevailing market prices, through open market transactions, including block transactions. The Program permits repurchases up to $150,000 of the Company's common stock. The Company did not make any repurchases of its common stock during each of the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020.

Equity Distribution Agreement: On May 28, 2021, the Company entered into an equity distribution agreement (the “Equity Distribution Agreement”), by and among the Company, the Investment Adviser, Golub Capital LLC and SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. (the “Placement Agent”), in connection with the sale by the Company of shares of its common stock, having an aggregate offering price of up to $250,000, in an “at the market offering,” in amounts and at times to be determined by the Company. Actual sales, if any, will depend on a variety of factors to be determined by the Company from time to time, including, among others, market conditions and the market price of the Company’s common stock. The Equity Distribution Agreement provides that the Company may offer and sell shares from time to time through the Placement Agent, or to it. Sales of the shares, if any, may be made in negotiated transactions or transactions that are deemed to be “at the market,” as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, including sales made directly on The Nasdaq Global Select Market or any similar securities exchange or sales made to or through a market maker other than on a securities exchange, at prices related to the prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices. Pursuant to the terms of the Equity Distribution Agreement, the Placement Agent will receive a commission from the Company of up to 1.25% of the gross sales price of any shares sold through the Placement Agent under the Equity Distribution Agreement. Offering costs for the Equity Distribution Agreement are charged against the proceeds from equity offerings when proceeds are received. During the years ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company did not issue any shares of common stock under the Equity Distribution Agreement.

Deferred debt issuance costs: Deferred debt issuance costs represent fees and other direct incremental costs incurred in connection with the Company’s borrowings. As of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, the
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Company had deferred debt issuance costs of $17,211 and $17,850, respectively. These amounts are amortized and included in interest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations over the estimated average life of the borrowings. Amortization expense for deferred debt issuance costs for the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020 was $7,337, $10,203 and $3,534, respectively.

Deferred offering costs: Deferred offering costs consist of fees paid in relation to legal, accounting, regulatory and printing work completed in preparation of equity offerings. Deferred offering costs are charged against the proceeds from equity offerings when received. These amounts are included in other assets on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.

Note 3. Related Party Transactions

Investment Advisory Agreement: Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Investment Adviser manages the day-to-day operations of, and provides investment advisory services to, GBDC. The Board most recently reapproved the Investment Advisory Agreement in May 2022. The Investment Adviser is a registered investment adviser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The Investment Adviser receives fees for providing services, consisting of two components, a base management fee and an Incentive Fee (as defined below).

The base management fee is calculated at an annual rate equal to 1.375% of average adjusted gross assets at the end of the two most recently completed calendar quarters (including assets purchased with borrowed funds and securitization-related assets, leverage, unrealized depreciation or appreciation on derivative instruments and cash collateral on deposit with custodian but adjusted to exclude cash and cash equivalents so that investors do not pay the base management fee on such assets) and is payable quarterly in arrears. Additionally, the Investment Adviser voluntarily excludes any assets funded with secured borrowing proceeds from the base management fee calculation. The base management fee is adjusted, based on the actual number of days elapsed relative to the total number of days in such calendar quarter, for any share issuances or repurchases during such calendar quarter. For purposes of the Investment Advisory Agreement, cash equivalents mean U.S. government securities and commercial paper instruments maturing within 270 days of purchase (which is different than the GAAP definition, which defines cash equivalents as U.S. government securities and commercial paper instruments maturing within 90 days of purchase). To the extent that the Investment Adviser or any of its affiliates provides investment advisory, collateral management or other similar services to a subsidiary of the Company, the base management fee will be reduced by an amount equal to the product of (1) the total fees paid to the Investment Adviser by such subsidiary for such services and (2) the percentage of such subsidiary’s total equity, including membership interests and any class of notes not exclusively held by one or more third parties, that is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company.

The Investment Adviser served as collateral manager under the 2014 Collateral Management Agreement (as defined in Note 7) and the 2020 Collateral Management Agreement (as defined in Note 7) and serves as collateral manager under the 2018 Collateral Management Agreement (as defined in Note 7) and the GCIC 2018 Collateral Management Agreement (as defined in Note 7). Fees payable to the Investment Adviser for providing these services are offset against the base management fee payable by the Company under the Investment Advisory Agreement.

During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Investment Adviser irrevocably waived $1,904 of base management fees. After taking into account the waiver by the Investment Adviser, the base management fee
incurred was $71,962 rather than $73,866 for the year ended September 30, 2022.

During the year ended September 30, 2021, the Investment Adviser irrevocably waived $4,000 of base management fees. After taking into account the waiver by the Investment Adviser, the base management fee incurred was $57,858 rather than $61,858 for the year ended September 30, 2021.

The Company has structured the calculation of the Incentive Fee to include a fee limitation such that an Incentive Fee for any quarter can only be paid to the Investment Adviser if, after such payment, the cumulative Incentive Fees paid to the Investment Adviser, calculated on a per share basis, since April 13, 2010, the effective date of the Company’s election to become a BDC, would be less than or equal to 20.0% of the Company’s Cumulative Pre-Incentive Fee Net Income (as defined below).

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The Company accomplishes this limitation by subjecting each quarterly Incentive Fee payable under the Income and Capital Gain Incentive Fee Calculation (as defined below) to a cap (the “Incentive Fee Cap”). Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Incentive Fee Cap in any quarter is equal to the difference between (a) 20.0% of Cumulative Pre-Incentive Fee Net Income Per Share (as defined below) and (b) Cumulative Incentive Fees Paid Per Share (as defined below). To the extent the Incentive Fee Cap is zero or a negative value in any quarter, no Incentive Fee would be payable in that quarter. If, for any relevant period, the Incentive Fee Cap calculation results in the Company paying less than the amount of the Incentive Fee calculated above, then the difference between the Incentive Fee and the Incentive Fee Cap will not be paid by GBDC and will not be received by the Investment Adviser as an Incentive Fee either at the end of such relevant period or at the end of any future period. “Cumulative Pre-Incentive Fee Net Income Per Share” equals the sum of “Pre-Incentive Fee Net Income Per Share” (as defined below) for each quarterly period since April 13, 2010. “Pre-Incentive Fee Net Income Per Share” equals the sum of (i) Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income (as defined below) and (ii) Adjusted Capital Returns for the applicable period, divided by (b) the weighted average number of shares of GBDC common stock outstanding during such period. “Adjusted Capital Returns” for any period is the sum of the realized aggregate capital gains, realized aggregate capital losses, aggregate unrealized capital depreciation and aggregate unrealized capital appreciation for such period; provided that the calculation of realized aggregate capital gains, realized aggregate capital losses, aggregate unrealized capital depreciation and aggregate unrealized capital appreciation shall not include any realized capital gains, realized capital losses or unrealized capital appreciation or depreciation resulting solely from the purchase accounting for any premium or discount paid for the acquisition of assets in a merger. “Cumulative Incentive Fees Paid Per Share” is equal to the sum of Incentive Fees Paid Per Share since April 13, 2010. “Incentive Fees Paid Per Share” for any period is equal to the Incentive Fees accrued and/or payable to the Company for such period, divided by the weighted average number of shares of common stock of GBDC during such period.

“Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income” means interest income, dividend income and any other income (including any other fees such as commitment, origination, structuring, diligence and consulting fees or other fees that the Company receives from portfolio companies but excluding fees for providing managerial assistance) accrued during the calendar quarter, minus operating expenses for the calendar quarter (including the base management fee, taxes, any expenses payable under the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Administration Agreement, any expenses of securitizations and any interest expense and dividends paid on any outstanding preferred stock, but excluding the Incentive Fee). Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income includes, in the case of investments with a deferred interest feature such as market discount, debt instruments with PIK interest, preferred stock with PIK dividends and zero coupon securities, accrued income that the Company has not yet received in cash.

Incentive Fees are calculated and payable quarterly in arrears (or, upon termination of the Investment Advisory Agreement, as of the termination date).

The income and capital gains incentive fee calculation (the “Income and Capital Gain Incentive Fee Calculation”) has two parts, the income component (the “Income Incentive Fee”) and the capital gains component (the “Capital Gain Incentive Fee” and, together with the Income Incentive Fee, the “Incentive Fee”). The Income Incentive Fee is calculated quarterly in arrears based on the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income for the immediately preceding calendar quarter.

For the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020, the Income Incentive Fee incurred was $17,756, $3,214 and $13,831, respectively.

The Investment Advisory Agreement excludes the impact of purchase accounting resulting from a merger, including the Merger, from the calculation of income subject to the Income Incentive Fee and the calculation of the Incentive Fee Cap. As a result, under the Investment Advisory Agreement, Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income does not include any realized capital gains, realized capital losses or unrealized capital appreciation or depreciation or any amortization or accretion of any purchase premium or discount to interest income solely from the purchase accounting for any premium or discount paid for the acquisition of assets in a merger, such as the premium to net asset value paid for the shares of GCIC common stock in the Merger. Because of the structure of the Income Incentive Fee, it is possible that an Incentive Fee is calculated under this formula with respect to a period in which the Company has incurred a loss. For example, if the Company receives Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income in excess of the hurdle rate (as defined below) for a calendar quarter, the Income Incentive Fee will result in a positive value and an Incentive Fee will be paid even if the Company has incurred a loss in such period due to realized and/or
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unrealized capital losses unless the payment of such Incentive Fee would cause the Company to pay Incentive Fees on a cumulative basis that exceed the Incentive Fee Cap.
Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income, expressed as a rate of return on the value of the Company’s net assets (defined as total assets less indebtedness and before taking into account any Incentive Fees payable during the period) at the end of the immediately preceding calendar quarter, is compared to a fixed “hurdle rate” of 2.0% quarterly.
If market interest rates rise, it is possible that the Company will be able to invest funds in debt instruments that provide for a higher return, which would increase Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income and make it easier for the Investment Adviser to surpass the fixed hurdle rate and receive an Incentive Fee based on such net investment income.
The Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income used to calculate this part of the Incentive Fee is also included in the amount of its total assets (excluding cash and cash equivalents but including assets purchased with borrowed funds and securitization-related assets, unrealized depreciation or appreciation on derivative instruments and cash collateral on deposit with custodian) used to calculate the 1.375% base management fee annual rate.
The Company calculates the Income Incentive Fee with respect to its Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income quarterly, in arrears, as follows:

Zero in any calendar quarter in which the Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income does not exceed the hurdle rate;
100% of the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income with respect to that portion of such Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income, if any, that exceeds the hurdle rate but is less than 2.5% in any calendar quarter. This portion of the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income (which exceeds the hurdle rate but is less than 2.5%) is referred to as the “catch-up” provision. The catch-up is meant to provide the Investment Adviser with 20.0% of the Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income as if a hurdle rate did not apply if the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income exceeds 2.5% in any calendar quarter; and
20.0% of the amount of the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income, if any, that exceeds 2.5% in any calendar quarter.

The Capital Gain Incentive Fee equals (a) 20.0% of the Company’s Capital Gain Incentive Fee Base (as defined below), if any, calculated in arrears as of the end of each calendar year (or upon termination of the Investment Advisory Agreement, as of the termination date), which commenced with the calendar year ending December 31, 2010, less (b) the aggregate amount of any previously paid Capital Gain Incentive Fees. The Company’s “Capital Gain Incentive Fee Base” equals (1) the sum of (i) realized capital gains, if any, on a cumulative positive basis from the date the Company elected to become a BDC through the end of each calendar year, (ii) all realized capital losses on a cumulative basis and (iii) all unrealized capital depreciation on a cumulative basis less (2) all unamortized deferred debt issuance costs, if and to the extent such costs exceed all unrealized capital appreciation on a cumulative basis.

The cumulative aggregate realized capital losses are calculated as the sum of the amounts by which (a) the net sales price of each investment in the Company’s portfolio when sold is less than (b) the accreted or amortized cost basis of such investment.
The cumulative aggregate realized capital gains are calculated as the sum of the differences, if positive, between (a) the net sales price of each investment in the Company’s portfolio when sold and (b) the accreted or amortized cost basis of such investment.
The aggregate unrealized capital depreciation is calculated as the sum of the differences, if negative, between (a) the valuation of each investment in the Company’s portfolio as of the applicable Capital Gain Incentive Fee calculation date and (b) the accreted or amortized cost basis of such investment.

Realized capital gains and losses include gains and losses on investments, foreign currencies, including gains and losses on borrowings in foreign currencies, derivative contracts and any income tax related to cumulative aggregate realized gains and losses. In accordance with GAAP, the Company also is required to include the aggregate unrealized capital appreciation on investments in the calculation and accrue a capital gain incentive fee on a quarterly basis as if such unrealized capital appreciation were realized, even though such unrealized capital
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appreciation is not permitted to be considered in calculating the fee actually payable under the Investment Advisory Agreement, as applicable. If the Capital Gain Incentive Fee Base, adjusted as required by GAAP to include unrealized capital appreciation, is positive at the end of a period, then GAAP requires the Company to accrue a capital gain incentive fee equal to 20% of such amount, less the aggregate amount of the actual Capital Gain Incentive Fees paid and capital gain incentive fees accrued under GAAP in all prior periods. If such amount is negative, then there is no accrual for such period. The resulting accrual under GAAP in a given period results in additional expense if such cumulative amount is greater than in the prior period or a reversal of previously recorded expense if such cumulative amount is less than in the prior period. There can be no assurance that such unrealized capital appreciation will be realized in the future. For the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020, the Company did not accrue a capital gain incentive fee. Changes in the accrual for the capital gain incentive fee are included in incentive fee in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. As of both September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, there was no cumulative accrual of capital gain incentive fees under GAAP included in management and incentive fees payable on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.

As of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, there was no Capital Gain Incentive Fee payable as calculated under the Investment Advisory Agreement as described above. Any payment due for a Capital Gain Incentive Fee under the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement is calculated in arrears at the end of each calendar year.

Administration Agreement:  Under the Administration Agreement, the Administrator furnishes the Company with office facilities and equipment, provides the Company with clerical, bookkeeping and record keeping services at such facilities and provides the Company with other administrative services as the Administrator, subject to review by the Board, determines necessary to conduct the Company’s day-to-day operations. The Company reimburses the Administrator the allocable portion of overhead and other expenses incurred by it in performing its obligations under the Administration Agreement, including rent, fees and expenses associated with performing compliance functions and the Company's allocable portion of the cost of its chief financial officer and chief compliance officer and their respective staffs. The Board reviews such expenses to determine that these expenses, including any allocation of expenses among the Company and other entities for which the Administrator provides similar services, are reasonable and comparable to administrative services charged by unaffiliated third party asset managers. Under the Administration Agreement, the Administrator also provides, on the Company’s behalf, managerial assistance to those portfolio companies to which the Company is required to provide such assistance and will be paid an additional amount based on the cost of the services provided, which amount shall not exceed the amount the Company receives from such portfolio companies.

Included in accounts payable and other liabilities is $1,976 and $1,769 as of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, respectively, for accrued allocated shared services under the Administration Agreement.

Other related party transactions:  The Administrator pays for certain unaffiliated third-party expenses incurred by the Company. Such expenses include postage, printing, office supplies, rating agency fees and professional fees. These expenses are not marked-up and represent the same amount the Company would have paid had the Company paid the expenses directly. These expenses are subsequently reimbursed in cash.

Total expenses reimbursed to the Administrator during the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020 were $6,240, $6,950 and $6,378, respectively.

As of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, included in accounts payable and other liabilities were $2,049 and $2,523, respectively, for expenses paid on behalf of the Company by the Administrator.

The Company is party to an unsecured revolving credit facility with the Investment Adviser (as amended, the “Adviser Revolver”) which, as of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021 permits the Company to borrow a maximum of $100,000 and expires on June 15, 2025. Refer to Note 7. Borrowings for discussion of the Adviser Revolver.

On October 2, 2020, an affiliate of the Investment Adviser (the “Affiliate”) purchased $40,000 principal of the Company’s 2024 Unsecured Notes (defined in Note 7) and on October 9, 2020, the Affiliate sold $15,000 principal of its position to an unaffiliated party. On May 21, 2021, the Affiliate sold the remaining $25,000 principal of the Company’s 2024 Unsecured Notes to an unaffiliated party.

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Note 4. Investments

Investments as of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021 consisted of the following:
As of September 30, 2022As of September 30, 2021
  PrincipalAmortized
Cost
Fair
Value
PrincipalAmortized
Cost
Fair
Value
Senior secured$519,188 $518,216 $472,873 $816,316 $803,520 $784,805 
One stop4,801,600 4,786,118 4,668,609 3,936,606 3,913,331 3,882,314 
Second lien25,801 29,337 23,240 42,571 41,946 41,857 
Subordinated debt3,869 3,814 3,815 172 171 172 
EquityN/A232,119 277,819 N/A136,429 185,738 
Total$5,350,458 $5,569,604 $5,446,356 $4,795,665 $4,895,397 $4,894,886 


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The following tables show the portfolio composition by geographic region at amortized cost and fair value as a percentage of total investments in portfolio companies. The geographic composition is determined by the location of the corporate headquarters of the portfolio company, which is not always indicative of the primary source of the portfolio company’s business.
As of September 30, 2022As of September 30, 2021
Amortized Cost:        
United States        
Mid-Atlantic$872,311 15.7 %$836,031 17.1 %
Midwest1,043,468 18.7 963,963 19.7 
West985,463 17.7 914,227 18.7 
Southeast1,084,332 19.5 1,054,070 21.5 
Southwest461,627 8.3 319,831 6.5 
Northeast491,675 8.8 387,030 7.9 
Canada212,701 3.8 171,126 3.5 
United Kingdom263,815 4.7 187,664 3.8 
Australia17,177 0.3 3,291 0.1 
Luxembourg25,476 0.5 8,584 0.2 
Netherlands61,319 1.1 49,580 1.0 
Finland30,386 0.5 — — 
Sweden16,213 0.3 — — 
Israel508 0.0 *— — 
Denmark3,133 0.1 — — 
Total$5,569,604 100.0 %$4,895,397 100.0 %
Fair Value:        
United States        
Mid-Atlantic$843,796 15.5 %$824,447 16.8 %
Midwest1,024,529 18.8 964,658 19.7 
West980,751 18.0 922,289 18.8 
Southeast1,082,651 19.9 1,054,839 21.6 
Southwest459,971 8.4 318,892 6.5 
Northeast479,291 8.8 386,780 7.9 
Canada207,537 3.8 175,969 3.6 
United Kingdom225,308 4.2 185,591 3.8 
Australia16,248 0.3 3,333 0.1 
Luxembourg23,978 0.4 8,508 0.2 
Netherlands 53,140 1.0 49,580 1.0 
Finland29,813 0.5 — — 
Sweden15,709 0.3 — — 
Israel508 0.0 *— — 
Denmark3,126 0.1 — — 
Total$5,446,356 100.0 %$4,894,886 100.0 %
* Represents an amount less than 0.1%
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The industry compositions of the portfolio at amortized cost and fair value as of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021 were as follows:
As of September 30, 2022As of September 30, 2021
Amortized Cost:        
Aerospace and Defense$65,825 1.2 %$114,075 2.3 %
Airlines961 0.0 *967 0.0 *
Auto Components41,487 0.7 32,334 0.7 
Automobiles262,821 4.7 139,501 2.9 
Beverages59,650 1.1 61,557 1.3 
Biotechnology1,769 0.0 *23,968 0.5 
Building Products17,764 0.3 9,395 0.2 
Chemicals87,657 1.6 64,363 1.3 
Commercial Services and Supplies137,435 2.5 98,529 2.0 
Communications Equipment11,414 0.2 11,382 0.2 
Construction & Engineering— — 49,060 1.0 
Consumer Finance— — 2,057 0.0 *
Containers and Packaging44,094 0.8 10,407 0.2 
Distributors5,942 0.1 6,189 0.1 
Diversified Consumer Services241,453 4.3 138,358 2.8 
Diversified Financial Services27,160 0.5 16,345 0.3 
Diversified Telecommunication Services1,609 0.0 *1,616 0.0 *
Electronic Equipment, Instruments and Components137,087 2.5 124,995 2.6 
Energy Equipment and Services4,700 0.1 4,388 0.1 
Food and Staples Retailing83,134 1.5 124,003 2.5 
Food Products135,841 2.4 112,773 2.3 
Healthcare Equipment and Supplies141,925 2.5 162,211 3.3 
Healthcare Providers and Services492,321 8.8 552,202 11.3 
Health Care Technology197,946 3.6 147,269 3.0 
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure132,351 2.4 174,667 3.6 
Household Durables8,897 0.2 5,338 0.1 
Household Products5,473 0.1 5,199 0.1 
Industrial Conglomerates31,560 0.6 18,403 0.4 
Insurance232,074 4.2 232,137 4.7 
Internet and Catalog Retail61,193 1.1 30,836 0.6 
IT Services264,343 4.8 298,383 6.1 
Leisure Products11,797 0.2 11,869 0.2 
Life Sciences Tools & Services50,125 0.9 56,285 1.1 
Machinery34,594 0.6 32,374 0.7 
Marine18,813 0.3 16,729 0.3 
Media6,396 0.1 5,295 0.1 
Multiline Retail45,090 0.8 46,382 1.0 
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels92,234 1.7 92,993 1.9 
Paper and Forest Products10,579 0.2 8,970 0.2 
Personal Products36,654 0.7 37,019 0.8 
Pharmaceuticals154,608 2.8 106,859 2.2 
Professional Services116,650 2.1 104,427 2.1 
Real Estate Management and Development123,697 2.2 97,205 2.0 
Road and Rail35,801 0.6 37,012 0.8 
Software1,410,563 25.3 1,077,321 22.0 
Specialty Retail365,734 6.6 286,417 5.9 
Technology Hardware, Storage and Peripherals23,269 0.4 23,815 0.5 
Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods44,882 0.8 45,092 0.9 
Trading Companies and Distributors34,410 0.6 18,936 0.4 
Water Utilities17,822 0.3 17,490 0.4 
Total$5,569,604 100.0 %$4,895,397 100.0 %
* Represents an amount less than 0.1%.
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Fair Value:        
Aerospace and Defense$64,365 1.2 %$112,636 2.3 %
Airlines926 0.0 *936 0.0 *
Auto Components41,026 0.8 32,566 0.7 
Automobiles260,506 4.8 140,499 2.9 
Beverages57,804 1.1 60,868 1.2 
Biotechnology1,536 0.0 *25,439 0.5 
Building Products17,770 0.3 11,243 0.2 
Chemicals79,461 1.5 64,262 1.3 
Commercial Services and Supplies135,584 2.5 99,595 2.0 
Communications Equipment11,162 0.2 11,347 0.2 
Construction & Engineering— — 49,166 1.0 
Consumer Finance— — 2,627 0.1 
Containers and Packaging44,198 0.8 10,545 0.2 
Distributors5,941 0.1 6,089 0.1 
Diversified Consumer Services236,896 4.3 134,232 2.7 
Diversified Financial Services26,928 0.5 16,497 0.3 
Diversified Telecommunications Services1,628 0.0 *1,645 0.0 *
Electronic Equipment, Instruments and Components138,011 2.5 125,481 2.6 
Energy Equipment and Services1,740 0.0 *2,399 0.0 *
Food and Staples Retailing84,744 1.6 128,574 2.6 
Food Products136,802 2.5 119,568 2.4 
Healthcare Equipment and Supplies131,962 2.4 157,959 3.2 
Healthcare Providers and Services444,736 8.2 532,463 10.9 
Health Care Technology200,658 3.7 150,565 3.1 
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure134,159 2.5 172,285 3.5 
Household Durables9,275 0.2 5,694 0.1 
Household Products5,265 0.1 5,140 0.1 
Industrial Conglomerates30,407 0.6 18,560 0.4 
Insurance226,158 4.2 234,529 4.8 
Internet and Catalog Retail61,299 1.1 31,127 0.6 
IT Services249,240 4.6 302,487 6.2 
Leisure Products13,478 0.2 12,575 0.3 
Life Sciences Tools & Services49,478 0.9 57,004 1.2 
Machinery31,750 0.6 29,377 0.6 
Marine18,399 0.3 16,877 0.3 
Media6,503 0.1 5,397 0.1 
Multiline Retail45,138 0.8 46,470 1.0 
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels90,054 1.7 92,720 1.9 
Paper and Forest Products10,640 0.2 8,921 0.2 
Personal Products33,869 0.6 33,727 0.7 
Pharmaceuticals150,263 2.8 108,458 2.2 
Professional Services116,622 2.1 106,898 2.2 
Real Estate Management and Development119,120 2.2 96,066 2.0 
Road and Rail35,742 0.7 36,751 0.8 
Software1,401,424 25.7 1,084,864 22.2 
Specialty Retail367,521 6.7 292,446 6.0 
Technology Hardware, Storage and Peripherals22,852 0.4 23,717 0.5 
Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods42,302 0.8 38,627 0.8 
Trading Companies and Distributors33,597 0.6 19,311 0.4 
Water Utilities17,417 0.3 17,657 0.4 
Total$5,446,356 100.0 %$4,894,886 100.0 %
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Senior Loan Fund LLC:
Effective January 1, 2020, the Company purchased the remaining equity interests in SLF from RGA and consolidated SLF's assets and liabilities into the Company's financial statements and notes. Prior to January 1, 2020, the Company co-invested with RGA in senior secured loans through SLF, an unconsolidated Delaware LLC. SLF was capitalized as transactions were completed and all portfolio and investment decisions in respect of SLF were approved by the SLF investment committee consisting of two representatives of each of the Company and RGA (with unanimous approval required from (i) one representative of each of the Company and RGA or (ii) both representatives of each of the Company and RGA). SLF could have ceased making new investments upon notification of either member but operations would have continued until all investments were sold or paid-off in the normal course of business. Investments held by SLF were measured at fair value using the same valuation
methodologies as described in Note 6.

For each of the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020, the Company did not receive dividend income from the LLC equity interests in SLF.

See below for certain summarized financial information for SLF for the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020:

Year ended September 30,
202220212020
Selected Statement of Operations Information:
Interest income $— $— $2,800 
Fee income
Total investment income 2,800
Interest and other debt financing expense634
Administrative service fee 61
Other expenses (15)
Total expenses 680
Net investment income 2,120
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments (1,603)
Net increase (decrease) in members' equity$— $— $517 

GCIC Senior Loan Fund LLC:

Effective January 1, 2020, the Company purchased the remaining equity interests in GCIC SLF from Aurora and consolidated GCIC SLF's assets and liabilities into the Company's financial statements and notes. Following the acquisition of GCIC SLF in the Merger, the Company co-invested with Aurora, a wholly-owned subsidiary of RGA Reinsurance Company, in senior secured loans through GCIC SLF, an unconsolidated Delaware LLC. The Company acquired the investment in GCIC SLF through its acquisition of GCIC on September 16, 2019. GCIC SLF was capitalized as transactions were completed and all portfolio and investment decisions in respect of GCIC SLF were approved by the GCIC SLF investment committee consisting of two representatives of each of the Company and Aurora (with unanimous approval required from (i) one representative of each of the Company and Aurora or (ii) both representatives of each of the Company and Aurora). GCIC SLF could have ceased making new investments upon notification of either member but operations would have continued until all investments were sold or paid-off in the normal course of business. Investments held by GCIC SLF were measured at fair value by GCIC SLF using the same valuation methodologies as described in Note 6.

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For the years ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company did not receive dividend income from the LLC equity interests in GCIC SLF. For the year ended September 30, 2020, the Company received dividend income of $1,905 from the LLC equity interests in GCIC SLF.

See below for certain summarized financial information for GCIC SLF for the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020:

Year ended September 30,
202220212020
Selected Statement of Operations Information:
Interest income$— $— $2,081 
Total investment income2,081
Interest and other debt financing expense512
Administrative service fee45
Other expenses(24)
Total expenses533
Net investment income1,548
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments(108)
Net increase (decrease) in members' equity$— $— $1,440 
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Note 5. Forward Currency Contracts

The Company enters into forward currency contracts from time to time to help mitigate the impact that an adverse change in foreign exchange rates would have on the value of the Company’s investments denominated in foreign currencies.

The outstanding forward currency contracts as of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021 were as follows:
As of September 30, 2022
CounterpartyCurrency to be soldCurrency to be purchasedSettlement dateUnrealized appreciation ($)Unrealized depreciation ($)
Macquarie Bank Limited£8,925 GBP$11,219 USD2/28/2023$1,226 $— 
Macquarie Bank Limited£3,780 GBP$4,804 USD3/27/2023572 — 
Macquarie Bank Limited£2,228 GBP$2,903 USD4/28/2023408 — 
Macquarie Bank Limited13,960 EUR$16,735 USD4/28/20232,778 — 
Macquarie Bank Limited6,760 EUR$8,044 USD4/28/20231,287 — 
Macquarie Bank Limited£10,058 GBP$12,706 USD7/17/20231,459 — 
Macquarie Bank Limited$18,425 CAD$13,783 USD10/30/2023372 — 
Macquarie Bank Limited$25,000 CAD$19,609 USD8/27/20241,267 — 
Macquarie Bank Limited$30,000 CAD$23,399 USD8/27/20241,399 — 
Macquarie Bank Limited£25,000 GBP$34,298 USD8/27/20246,285 — 
Macquarie Bank Limited$22,600 CAD$17,739 USD8/30/20241,156 — 
Macquarie Bank Limited£20,550 GBP$28,297 USD9/3/20245,265 — 
Macquarie Bank Limited26,000 EUR$31,803 USD2/27/20254,637 — 
Macquarie Bank Limited£13,945 GBP$19,149 USD3/31/20253,538 — 
Macquarie Bank Limited$7,000 CAD$5,386 USD7/18/2025236 — 
Macquarie Bank Limited10,100 EUR$10,918 USD7/21/2025448 — 
$32,333 $— 
As of September 30, 2021
CounterpartyCurrency to be soldCurrency to be purchasedSettlement dateUnrealized appreciation ($)Unrealized depreciation ($)
Macquarie Bank Limited9,300 EUR$10,861 USD4/29/2022$106 $— 
Macquarie Bank Limited£8,925 GBP$11,219 USD2/28/2023— (769)
Macquarie Bank Limited£3,780 GBP$4,804 USD3/27/2023— (272)
Macquarie Bank Limited6,760 EUR$8,044 USD4/28/202340 — 
Macquarie Bank Limited£2,228 GBP$2,903 USD4/28/2023— (88)
Macquarie Bank Limited13,960 EUR$16,735 USD4/28/2023343 — 
Macquarie Bank Limited£10,058 GBP$12,706 USD7/17/2023— (796)
Macquarie Bank Limited$18,425 CAD$13,783 USD10/30/2023— (660)
Macquarie Bank Limited£25,000 GBP$34,298 USD8/27/2024663 — 
Macquarie Bank Limited$30,000 CAD$23,399 USD8/27/2024— (41)
Macquarie Bank Limited$25,000 CAD$19,609 USD8/27/202475 — 
Macquarie Bank Limited$22,600 CAD$17,739 USD8/30/202481 — 
Macquarie Bank Limited£20,550 GBP$28,297 USD9/3/2024647 — 
Macquarie Bank Limited26,000 EUR$31,803 USD2/27/2025426 — 
Macquarie Bank Limited£13,945 GBP$19,149 USD3/31/2025335 — 
$2,716 $(2,626)

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In order to better define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help the Company mitigate its counterparty risk, the Company has entered into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) with its derivative counterparty, Macquarie Bank Limited (“Macquarie”). The ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between the Company and Macquarie that governs over the counter (“OTC”) derivatives, including forward currency contracts, and contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement permit a single net payment in the event of a default (close-out netting) or similar event, including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty.

For financial reporting purposes, cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Company and cash collateral received from Macquarie, if any, is included in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as cash collateral held at broker for forward currency contracts or cash collateral received from broker for forward currency contracts. The Company minimizes counterparty credit risk by only entering into agreements with counterparties that it believes to be of good standing and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties.

The following table is intended to provide additional information about the effect of the forward currency contracts on the financial statements of the Company including: the fair value of derivatives by risk category, the location of those fair values on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition, and the Company’s gross and net amount of assets and liabilities available for offset under netting arrangements as well as any related collateral received or pledged by the Company as of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021.

As of September 30, 2022
CounterpartyRisk exposure categoryUnrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts Net amounts presented in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition
Collateral (Received) Pledged (1)
Net Amount (2)
Macquarie Bank LimitedForeign exchange$32,333 $— $32,333 $— $32,333 

As of September 30, 2021
CounterpartyRisk exposure categoryUnrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts Net amounts presented in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition
Collateral (Received) Pledged (1)
Net Amount (2)
Macquarie Bank LimitedForeign exchange$2,716 $(2,626)$90 $— $90 

(1) The actual collateral pledged may be more than the amount shown due to over collateralization.
(2)Represents the net amount due from/(to) counterparties in the event of default.
The impact of derivative transactions for the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020 on the Consolidated Statements of Operations, including realized and unrealized gains (losses) is summarized in the table below:

Realized gain (loss) on forward currency contracts recognized in income
Risk exposure categoryYear ended September 30,
202220212020
Foreign exchange $1,080 $— $— 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward currency contracts recognized in income
Risk exposure categoryYear ended September 30,
202220212020
Foreign exchange $32,243 $1,154 $(949)

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The following table is a summary of the average outstanding daily volume for forward currency contracts for the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020:

Average U.S. Dollar notional outstandingYear ended September 30,
202220212020
Forward currency contracts$254,118 $94,304 $36,396 

Exclusion of the Investment Adviser from Commodity Pool Operator Definition

Engaging in commodity interest transactions such as swap transactions or futures contracts for the Company may cause the Investment Adviser to fall within the definition of “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act (the “CEA”) and related Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) regulations. The Investment Adviser has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” under the CEA and the CFTC regulations in connection with its management of the Company and, therefore, is not subject to CFTC registration or regulation under the CEA as a commodity pool operator with respect to its management of the Company.

Note 6. Fair Value Measurements

The Company follows ASC Topic 820 for measuring fair value. Fair value is the price that would be received in the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Where available, fair value is based on observable market prices or parameters, or derived from such prices or parameters. Where observable prices or inputs are not available, valuation models are applied. These valuation models involve some level of management estimation and judgment, the degree of which is dependent on the price transparency for the assets or liabilities or market and the assets’ or liabilities’ complexity. The Company’s fair value analysis includes an analysis of the value of any unfunded loan commitments. Assets and liabilities are categorized for disclosure purposes based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their value. The valuation hierarchical levels are based upon the transparency of the inputs to the valuation of the asset or liability as of the measurement date. The three levels are defined as follows:

Level 1:     Inputs are unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date.

Level 2:     Inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and inputs that are observable for the assets or liabilities, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level 3: Inputs include significant unobservable inputs for the assets or liabilities and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the assets or liabilities. The inputs into the determination of fair value are based upon the best information available and require significant management judgment or estimation.

In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, an asset’s or a liability’s categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and considers factors specific to the asset or liability. The Company assesses the levels of assets and liabilities at each measurement date, and transfers between levels are recognized on the actual date of the event or change in circumstances that caused the transfers. There were no transfers among Level 1, 2 and 3 of the fair value hierarchy for assets and liabilities during the years ended September 30, 2022 and 2021. The following section describes the valuation techniques used by the Company to measure different assets and liabilities at fair value and includes the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the assets and liabilities are categorized.


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Investments

Level 1 investments are valued using quoted market prices. Level 2 investments are valued using market consensus prices that are corroborated by observable market data and quoted market prices for similar assets and liabilities. Level 3 investments are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Board, based on input of management, the audit committee and independent valuation firms that have been engaged at the direction of the Board to assist in the valuation of each portfolio investment without a readily available market quotation at least once during a trailing twelve-month period under a valuation policy and a consistently applied valuation process. This valuation process is conducted at the end of each fiscal quarter, with approximately 25% (based on the number of portfolio companies) of the Company’s valuations of debt and equity investments without readily available market quotations subject to review by an independent valuation firm. All investments as of September 30, 2022, with the exception of money market funds included in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents (Level 1 investments) and forward currency contracts (Level 2 investments), were valued using Level 3 inputs. All investments as of September 30, 2021, with the exception of money market funds included in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents and one portfolio company equity investment (Level 1 investments) and forward currency contracts (Level 2 investments), were valued using Level 3 inputs.

When determining fair value of Level 3 debt and equity investments, the Company takes into account the following factors, where relevant: the enterprise value of a portfolio company, the nature and realizable value of any collateral, the portfolio company’s ability to make payments and its earnings and discounted cash flows, the markets in which the portfolio company does business, comparisons to publicly traded securities, and changes in the interest rate environment and the credit markets generally that affect the price at which similar investments are made and other relevant factors. The primary method for determining enterprise value uses a multiple analysis whereby appropriate multiples are applied to the portfolio company’s net income before net interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”). A portfolio company’s EBITDA can include pro forma adjustments for items such as acquisitions, divestitures, or expense reductions. The enterprise value analysis is performed to determine the value of equity investments and to determine if debt investments are credit impaired. If debt investments are credit impaired, the Company will use the enterprise value analysis or a liquidation basis analysis to determine fair value. For debt investments that are not determined to be credit impaired, the Company uses a market interest rate yield analysis to determine fair value.

In addition, for certain debt investments, the Company bases its valuation on indicative bid and ask prices provided by an independent third party pricing service. Bid prices reflect the highest price that the Company and others may be willing to pay. Ask prices represent the lowest price that the Company and others may be willing to accept. The Company generally uses the midpoint of the bid/ask range as its best estimate of fair value of such investment.

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of Level 3 investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values that are ultimately received or settled. Further, such investments are generally subject to legal and other restrictions or otherwise are less liquid than publicly traded instruments. If the Company were required to liquidate a portfolio investment in a forced or liquidation sale, the Company could realize significantly less than the value at which such investment had previously been recorded. The Company’s investments are subject to market risk. Market risk is the potential for changes in the value due to market changes. Market risk is directly impacted by the volatility and liquidity in the markets in which the investments are traded.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
The following tables present fair value measurements of the Company’s investments and indicate the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized by the Company to determine such fair value as of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021:
As of September 30, 2022Fair Value Measurements Using
DescriptionLevel 1Level 2Level 3Total
Assets, at fair value:        
Debt investments(1)
$— $— $5,168,537 $5,168,537 
Equity investments(1)
— — 277,819 277,819 
Money market funds(1)(2)
37,208 — — 37,208 
Forward currency contracts— 32,333 — 32,333 
Total assets, at fair value:$37,208 $32,333 $5,446,356 $5,515,897 
As of September 30, 2021Fair Value Measurements Using
DescriptionLevel 1Level 2Level 3Total
Assets, at fair value:        
Debt investments(1)
$— $— $4,709,148 $4,709,148 
Equity investments(1)
508 — 185,230 185,738 
Money market funds(1)(2)
38,317 — — 38,317 
Forward currency contracts— 2,716 — 2,716 
Total assets, at fair value:$38,825 $2,716 $4,894,378 $4,935,919 
Liabilities at fair value:
Forward currency contracts $— $(2,626)$— $(2,626)
Total liabilities, at fair value:$— $(2,626)$— $(2,626)
(1)Refer to the Consolidated Schedules of Investments for further details.
(2)Included in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.
The net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020 reported within the net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations attributable to the Company's Level 3 assets held at the end of each year was $(119,448), $68,612 and $(93,152), respectively.
















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(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
The following tables present the changes in investments measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs for the years ended September 30, 2022 and 2021:
For the year ended September 30, 2022
  Debt
Investments
Equity
Investments
Total
Investments
Fair value, beginning of period$4,709,148 $185,230 $4,894,378 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments(53,378)(3,365)(56,743)
Net translation of investments in foreign currencies(65,751)(179)(65,930)
Realized gain (loss) on investments(228)20,122 19,894 
Funding of (proceeds from) revolving loans, net1,812 — 1,812 
Fundings of investments1,766,974 116,106 1,883,080 
PIK interest21,506 — 21,506 
Proceeds from principal payments and sales of portfolio investments(1,220,593)(40,095)(1,260,688)
Accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums9,047 — 9,047 
Fair value, end of period$5,168,537 $277,819 $5,446,356 

For the year ended September 30, 2021
  Debt
Investments
Equity
Investments
Total
Investments
Fair value, beginning of period$4,146,013 $92,197 $4,238,210 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments116,561 43,550 160,111 
Realized gain (loss) on investments(5,319)18,643 13,324 
Funding of (proceeds from) revolving loans, net(12,170)— (12,170)
Fundings of investments2,010,541 71,142 2,081,683 
PIK interest16,092 — 16,092 
Proceeds from principal payments and sales of portfolio investments(1,553,176)(40,302)(1,593,478)
Accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums(9,394)— (9,394)
Fair value, end of period$4,709,148 $185,230 $4,894,378 


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(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
The following tables present quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs of the Company’s Level 3 investments as of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021.
    
Quantitative information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
Fair value as of September 30, 2022Valuation TechniquesUnobservable Input
Range (Weighted Average) (1)
Assets:        
Senior secured loans(2)
$472,873 Market rate approachMarket interest rate
6.8% - 20.0% (9.6%)
    Market comparable companiesEBITDA multiples
6.5x - 26.2x (14.7x)
— Collateral analysisRecovery rateN/A
One stop loans(3)(4)
$4,668,609 Market rate approachMarket interest rate
7.0% - 17.3% (9.6%)
  Market comparable companiesEBITDA multiples
4.5x - 37.3x (16.4x)
      Revenue multiples
2.0x - 22.0x (8.3x)
Subordinated debt and second lien loans$27,055 Market rate approachMarket interest rate
9.8% - 13.8% (12.2%)
    Market comparable companiesEBITDA multiples
6.5x - 23.0x (21.0x)
Equity(5)
$277,819 Market comparable companiesEBITDA multiples
4.5x - 38.0x (18.0x)
      Revenue multiples
2.0x - 24.4x (12.6x)

(1)Unobservable inputs were weighted by the relative fair value of the instruments.
(2)$25,661 of loans at fair value were valued using the market comparable companies approach only.
(3)$60,948 of loans at fair value were valued using the market comparable companies approach only.
(4)The Company valued $4,009,492 and $659,117 of one stop loans using EBITDA and revenue multiples, respectively. All one stop loans were also valued using the market rate approach.
(5)The Company valued $237,257 and $40,562 of equity investments using EBITDA and revenue multiples, respectively.
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Quantitative information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
Fair value as of September 30, 2021Valuation TechniquesUnobservable Input
Range
(Weighted Average)(1)
Assets:        
Senior secured loans(2)
$778,413 Market rate approachMarket interest rate
2.5% - 14.8% (5.6%)
    Market comparable companiesEBITDA multiples
6.0x - 24.2x (15.1x)
6,172 Market comparableBroker/dealer bids or quotesN/A
220 Collateral analysisRecovery rate
1.6%
One stop loans(3)(4)
$3,882,314 Market rate approachMarket interest rate
1.0% - 18.0% (7.5%)
  Market comparable companiesEBITDA multiples
4.5x - 35.0x (15.5x)
      Revenue multiples
2.0x - 18.5x (8.0x)
Subordinated debt and second lien loans(5)
$42,029 Market rate approachMarket interest rate
6.8% - 19.5% (9.5%)
    Market comparable companiesEBITDA multiples
6.0x - 23.6x (17.2x)
Revenue multiples
3.4x
Equity(6)
$185,230 Market comparable companiesEBITDA multiples
4.5x - 26.0x (17.4x)
      Revenue multiples
2.0x - 25.0x (12.3x)
(1)Unobservable inputs were weighted by the relative fair value of the instruments.
(2)$23,989 of loans at fair value were valued using the market comparable companies approach only.
(3)$76,290 of loans at fair value were valued using the market comparable companies approach only.
(4)The Company valued $3,354,556 and $527,758 of one stop loans using EBITDA and revenue multiples, respectively. All one stop loans were also valued using the market rate approach.
(5)The Company valued $42,020 and $9 of subordinated debt and second lien loans using EBITDA and revenue multiples, respectively. All second lien and subordinated debt loans were also valued using the market rate approach.
(6)The Company valued $159,620 and $25,610 of equity investments using EBITDA and revenue multiples, respectively.

The above tables are not intended to be all-inclusive but rather to provide information on significant unobservable inputs and valuation techniques used by the Company.
The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Company’s debt and equity investments are EBITDA multiples, revenue multiples and market interest rates. The Company uses EBITDA multiples and, to a lesser extent, revenue multiples on its debt and equity investments to determine any credit gains or losses. Increases or decreases in either of these inputs in isolation would have resulted in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement. The Company uses market interest rates for loans to determine if the effective yield on a loan is commensurate with the market yields for that type of loan. If a loan’s effective yield was significantly less than the market yield for a similar loan with a similar credit profile, then the resulting fair value of the loan may have been lower.

Other Financial Assets and Liabilities

ASC Topic 820 requires disclosure of the fair value of financial instruments for which it is practical to estimate such value. As a result, with the exception of the line item titled “debt” which is reported at cost, all assets and liabilities approximate fair value on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition due to their short maturity. The fair value of the Company's 2024 Notes, 2026 Notes and 2027 Notes (as defined in Note 7. Borrowings) is based on vendor pricing received by the Company, which is considered a Level 2 input. The fair value of the Company’s remaining debt is estimated using Level 3 inputs by discounting remaining payments using comparable market rates or market quotes for similar instruments at the measurement date, if available.

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The following are the carrying values and fair values of the Company’s debt as of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021.
As of September 30, 2022As of September 30, 2021
  Carrying ValueFair ValueCarrying ValueFair Value
Debt$3,093,603 $2,902,210 $2,569,228 $2,594,368 

Note 7. Borrowings

In accordance with the 1940 Act, with certain limited exceptions, prior to February 6, 2019, the Company was allowed to borrow amounts such that its asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, was at least 200% after such borrowing. On February 5, 2019, the Company’s stockholders voted to approve the asset coverage requirement decrease to 150% from 200% in accordance with Section 61(a)(2) of the 1940 Act. Effective February 6, 2019, the reduced asset coverage requirement permits the Company to have a ratio of total consolidated assets to outstanding indebtedness of 2:1 as compared to a maximum of 1:1 under the 200% asset coverage requirement. As of September 30, 2022, the Company’s asset coverage for borrowed amounts was 181.7%.

Debt Securitizations:

On June 5, 2014, the Company completed a $402,569 term debt securitization (“2014 Debt Securitization”). The notes (“2014 Notes”) offered in the 2014 Debt Securitization were issued by the 2014 Issuer and are secured by a diversified portfolio of senior secured and second lien loans held by the 2014 Issuer. The 2014 Debt Securitization initially consisted of $191,000 of Aaa/AAA Class A-1 2014 Notes, $20,000 of Aaa/AAA Class A-2 2014 Notes and $35,000 of Aa2/AA Class B 2014 Notes. In partial consideration for the loans transferred to the 2014 Issuer as part of the 2014 Debt Securitization, the Company received and retained $37,500 of Class C 2014 Notes and $119,069 of LLC equity interests in the 2014 Issuer. On March 23, 2018, the Company and the 2014 Issuer amended the 2014 Debt Securitization to, among other things, (a) refinance the issued Class A-1 2014 Notes by redeeming in full the $191,000 of Class A-1 2014 Notes and issuing new Class A-1-R 2014 Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $191,000 that bear interest at a rate of three-month LIBOR plus 0.95%, which is a decrease from the rate of three month LIBOR plus 1.75% of the previously outstanding Class A-1 2014 Notes, (b) refinance the Class A-2 2014 Notes by redeeming in full the $20,000 of Class A-2 2014 Notes and issuing new Class A-2-R 2014 Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $20,000 that bear interest at a rate of three-month LIBOR plus 0.95%, which is a decrease from the rate of three-month LIBOR plus 1.95% of the previously outstanding Class A-2 2014 Notes, (c ) refinance the Class B 2014 Notes by redeeming in full the $35,000 of Class B 2014 Notes and issuing new Class BR 2014 Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $35,000 that bear interest at a rate of three-month LIBOR plus 1.40%, which is a decrease from the rate of three-month LIBOR plus 2.50% of the previously outstanding Class B 2014 Notes, (d) refinance the Class C 2014 Notes by redeeming in full the $37,500 of Class C 2014 Notes and issuing new Class C-R 2014 Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $37,500 that bear interest at a rate of three month LIBOR plus 1.55%, which is a decrease from the rate of three-month LIBOR plus 3.50% of the previously outstanding Class C 2014 Notes. The Class C-R 2014 Notes were retained by the Company.

Through April 28, 2018, all principal collections received on the underlying collateral could have been used by the 2014 Issuer to purchase new collateral under the direction of the Investment Adviser in its capacity as collateral manager of the 2014 Issuer and in accordance with the Company’s investment strategy, allowing the Company to maintain the initial leverage in the 2014 Debt Securitization.

On August 26, 2020, in connection with a new term debt securitization, the 2014 Issuer redeemed the outstanding 2014 Notes pursuant to the terms of the indenture governing such 2014 Notes. Following such redemption, the agreements governed the 2014 Debt Securitization were terminated. The 2014 Notes would have otherwise matured on April 25, 2026.

The pool of loans in the 2014 Debt Securitization were required to meet certain requirements, including asset mix and concentration, collateral coverage, term, agency rating, minimum coupon, minimum spread and sector diversity requirements.


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
The interest charged under the 2014 Debt Securitization was based on three-month LIBOR. For the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020, the components of interest expense, cash paid for interest, average interest rates and average outstanding balances for the 2014 Debt Securitization were as follows:
Year ended September 30,
202220212020
Stated interest expense$— $— $2,498 
Amortization of debt issuance costs— — — 
Total interest and other debt financing expenses$— $— $2,498 
Cash paid for interest expense$— $— $3,298 
Average stated interest rateN/AN/A2.8 %
Average outstanding balance$— $— $90,526 

On November 16, 2018, the Company completed a $602,400 term debt securitization (the “2018 Debt Securitization”). The notes offered in the 2018 Debt Securitization (the “2018 Notes”) were issued by the 2018 Issuer, a subsidiary of 2018 CLO Depositor, and are backed by a diversified portfolio of senior secured and second lien loans. The transaction was executed through a private placement of approximately $327,000 of AAA/AAA Class A 2018 Notes, which bear interest at three-month LIBOR plus 1.48%; $61,200 of AA Class B 2018 Notes, which bear interest at three-month LIBOR plus 2.10%; $20,000 of A Class C-1 2018 Notes, which bear interest at three-month LIBOR plus 2.80%; $38,800 of A Class C-2 2018 Notes, which bear interest at three-month LIBOR plus 2.65%; $42,000 of BBB- Class D 2018 Notes, which bear interest at three-month LIBOR plus 2.95%; and $113,400 of Subordinated 2018 Notes which do not bear interest. The Company indirectly retained all of the Class C-2, Class D and Subordinated 2018 Notes. Through January 20, 2023, the 2018 Issuer is permitted to use all principal collections received on the underlying collateral to purchase new collateral under the direction of the Investment Adviser, in its capacity as collateral manager of the 2018 Issuer and in accordance with the Company’s investment strategy, allowing the Company to maintain the initial leverage in the 2018 Debt Securitization. The 2018 Notes are scheduled to mature on January 20, 2031. The Class A, Class B and Class C-1 2018 Notes are included in the September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021 Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as debt of the Company. As of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, the Class C-2, Class D and Subordinated 2018 Notes were eliminated in consolidation.

As of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, there were 74 and 75 portfolio companies, respectively, with a total fair value of $568,310 and $579,075, respectively, securing the 2018 Notes. The pool of loans in the 2018 Debt Securitization must meet certain requirements, including asset mix and concentration, collateral coverage, term, agency rating, minimum coupon, minimum spread and sector diversity requirements.

The interest charged under the 2018 Debt Securitization is based on three-month LIBOR. The three-month LIBOR in effect as of September 30, 2022 based on the last interest rate reset was 2.7%. For the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020 the components of interest expense, cash paid for interest, average interest rates and average outstanding balances for the 2018 Debt Securitization were as follows:
Year ended September 30,
  202220212020
Stated interest expense$10,542 $7,598 $12,616 
Amortization of debt issuance costs421 421 421 
Total interest and other debt financing expenses$10,963 $8,019 $13,037 
Cash paid for interest expense$8,410 $7,712 $14,188 
Average stated interest rate2.6 %1.9 %3.1 %
Average outstanding balance$408,200 $408,200 $408,200 

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As of September 30, 2022, the classes, amounts, ratings and interest rates (expressed as a spread to three-month LIBOR) of the Class A, B and C-1 2018 Notes are as follows:

DescriptionClass A 2018 NotesClass B 2018 NotesClass C-1 2018 Notes
TypeSenior Secured Floating RateSenior Secured Floating RateSenior Secured Floating Rate
Amount Outstanding$327,000$61,200$20,000
Fitch Rating“AAA”“NR”“NR”
S&P Rating“AAA”“AA”“A”
Interest Rate
LIBOR + 1.48%
LIBOR + 2.10%
LIBOR + 2.80%

Effective September 16, 2019, the Company assumed, as a result of the Merger, a $908,195 term debt securitization (the “GCIC 2018 Debt Securitization”). The GCIC 2018 Debt Securitization was originally completed on December 13, 2018. The notes offered in the GCIC 2018 Debt Securitization (the “GCIC 2018 Notes”) were issued by the GCIC 2018 Issuer, a subsidiary of GCIC 2018 CLO Depositor, and are secured by a diversified portfolio of senior secured and second lien loans. The GCIC 2018 Debt Securitization consists of $490,000 of AAA/AAA Class A-1 GCIC 2018 Notes, $38,500 of AAA Class A-2 GCIC 2018 Notes, and $18,000 of AA Class B-1 GCIC 2018 Notes. In partial consideration for the loans transferred to the GCIC 2018 Issuer as part of the GCIC 2018 Debt Securitization, the GCIC 2018 CLO Depositor received and retained $27,000 of Class B-2 GCIC 2018 Notes, $95,000 of Class C GCIC 2018 Notes and $60,000 of Class D GCIC 2018 Notes and $179,695 of Subordinated GCIC 2018 Notes. On December 21, 2020, the Company and the GCIC 2018 Issuer amended the GCIC 2018 Debt Securitization to, among other things, (a) refinance the issued Class A-2 GCIC 2018 Notes issued by the GCIC 2018 Issuer by redeeming in full the $38,500 of Class A-2 GCIC 2018 Notes and issuing new Class A-2-R GCIC 2018 Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $38,500 that bear interest at a rate of 2.498%, which is a decrease from the rate of 4.665% of the Class A-2 GCIC 2018 Notes and (b) provide for a non-called period, during which the Class A-2-R GCIC 2018 Notes cannot be redeemed, from December 21, 2020 to but excluding June 21, 2021. The Class A-1, Class A-2-R and Class B-1 GCIC 2018 Notes are included in the September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021 Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as debt of the Company. As of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, the Class B-2, Class C and Class D GCIC 2018 Notes and the Subordinated GCIC 2018 Notes were eliminated in consolidation.

Through January 20, 2023, the GCIC 2018 Issuer is permitted to use all principal collections received on the underlying collateral to purchase new collateral under the direction of the Investment Adviser in its capacity as collateral manager of the GCIC 2018 Issuer and in accordance with the Company’s investment strategy, allowing the Company to maintain the initial leverage in the GCIC 2018 Debt Securitization. The GCIC 2018 Notes are scheduled to mature on January 20, 2031, and the Subordinated GCIC 2018 Notes are scheduled to mature on December 13, 2118.

Two loan sale agreements govern the GCIC 2018 Debt Securitization. One of the loan sale agreements provided for the sale of assets upon the closing of the GCIC 2018 Debt Securitization to satisfy risk retention requirements. Under the terms of the other loan sale agreement governing the GCIC 2018 Debt Securitization, the Company agreed to directly or indirectly through the GCIC 2018 CLO Depositor sell or contribute certain senior secured and second lien loans (or participation interests therein) to the GCIC 2018 Issuer.

As of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, there were 91 and 96 portfolio companies, respectively, with a total fair value of $885,171 and $889,326, respectively, securing the GCIC 2018 Notes. The pool of loans in the GCIC 2018 Debt Securitization must meet certain requirements, including asset mix and concentration, collateral coverage, term, agency rating, minimum coupon, minimum spread and sector diversity requirements.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
The interest charged under the GCIC 2018 Debt Securitization is based on three-month LIBOR. The three-month LIBOR in effect as of September 30, 2022 based on the last interest rate reset was 2.7%. For the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020, the components of interest expense, cash paid for interest, average interest rates and average outstanding balances for the GCIC 2018 Debt Securitization were as follows:

Year ended September 30,
  202220212020
Stated interest expense$13,422 $9,889 $16,854 
Accretion of discounts on notes issued1,789 1,789 1,355 
Amortization of debt issuance costs68 47 — 
Total interest and other debt financing expenses$15,279 $11,725 $18,209 
Cash paid for interest expense$10,757 $10,238 $19,171 
Average stated interest rate2.5 %1.8 %3.1 %
Average outstanding balance$546,500 $546,500 $546,500 

As of September 30, 2022, the classes, amounts, ratings and interest rates (expressed as a spread to three-month LIBOR, as applicable) of the Class A-1 GCIC 2018 Notes, Class A-2 GCIC 2018 Notes, and Class B-1 GCIC 2018 Notes were as follows:
DescriptionClass A-1 GCIC 2018 NotesClass A-2-R GCIC 2018 NotesClass B-1 GCIC 2018 Notes
TypeSenior Secured Floating RateSenior Secured Fixed RateSenior Secured Floating Rate
Amount Outstanding$490,000$38,500$18,000
Fitch’s Rating"AAA""NR""NR"
S&P Rating"AAA""AAA""AA"
Interest Rate
LIBOR + 1.48%
2.50%
LIBOR + 2.25%

On August 26, 2020, the Company completed a $330,355 term debt securitization, of which $297,355 was funded at closing (the “2020 Debt Securitization”). The notes offered in the 2020 Debt Securitization (the “2020 Notes”) were issued by the 2020 Issuer, a subsidiary of 2020 CLO Depositor, and were backed by a diversified portfolio of senior secured and second lien loans. The 2020 Notes consisted of approximately $137,500 of AAA Class A-1 2020 Notes, which bore interest at three-month LIBOR plus 2.35%; $10,500 of AAA Class A-2 2020 Notes, which bore interest at three-month LIBOR plus 2.75%; $21,000 of AA Class B 2020 Notes which bore interest at the three-month LIBOR plus 3.20%; up to $33,000 A Class C 2020 Notes, which remained unfunded upon closing of the transactions and bore interest at three-month LIBOR plus a spread set in connection with the funding date but which in no event was to be greater than 3.65%; and approximately $108,355 of Subordinated 2020 Notes, which did not bear interest. The Company was permitted, subject to certain conditions, to request a one-time funding of the Class C 2020 Notes, which would not be deemed an additional issuance of notes, but would have caused the Class C 2020 Notes to be additional debt of the Company. As a part of the 2020 Debt Securitization, the Company also entered into a credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) upon closing of the transactions pursuant to which various financial institutions and other persons which were, or could have become, parties thereto as lenders (the “Lenders”) committed to make $20,000 of AAA Class A-1-L loans to the Company (the “2020 Loans”). The 2020 Loans bore interest at three-month LIBOR plus 2.35% and were fully drawn upon closing of the transactions. Any Lender could have elected to convert all or a portion of the Class A-1-L Loans held by such Lender into Class A-1 2020 Notes upon written notice to the Company in accordance to the Credit Agreement. The Class A-1 2020 Notes, the Class A-2 2020 Notes and the Class B 2020 Notes were issued through a private placement. The Class C 2020 Notes and the Subordinated 2020 Notes were retained by the Company and the Company was the sole owner of the equity of the 2020 Issuer.

Through November 5, 2022, all principal collections received on the underlying collateral could have been used by the 2020 Issuer to purchase new collateral under the direction of GC Advisors, in its capacity as collateral manager of the 2020 Issuer and in accordance with the Company's investment strategy, allowing the Company to maintain the initial leverage in the 2020 Debt Securitization.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
On August 26, 2021, the 2020 Issuer redeemed the outstanding 2020 Notes pursuant to the terms of the indenture governing such 2020 Notes. Following such redemption, the agreements that governed the 2020 Debt Securitization were terminated. The 2020 Notes would have otherwise matured on November 5, 2032.

The pool of loans in the 2020 Debt Securitization was required to meet certain requirements, including asset mix and concentration, collateral coverage, term, agency rating, minimum coupon, minimum spread and sector diversity requirements.

The interest charged under the 2020 Debt Securitization was based on three-month LIBOR. For the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020, the components of interest expense, cash paid for interest, average interest rates and average outstanding balances for the 2020 Debt Securitization were as follows:
Year ended September 30,
202220212020
Stated interest expense$— $4,596 $505 
Amortization of debt issuance costs— 1,580 74 
Total interest and other debt financing expenses$— $6,176 $579 
Cash paid for interest expense$— $5,101 $— 
Average stated interest rateN/A2.7 %2.7 %
Average outstanding balance$— $170,359 $18,590 

The Investment Adviser served as collateral manager to the 2014 Issuer and 2020 Issuer and serves as the collateral manager to the 2018 Issuer and GCIC 2018 Issuer under separate collateral management agreements and receives a fee for providing these services. The total fees payable by the Company under the Investment Advisory Agreement are reduced by an amount equal to the total aggregate fees paid to the Investment Adviser by the 2014 Issuer, the 2018 Issuer, the GCIC 2018 Issuer and the 2020 Issuer for rendering such collateral management services.

As part of each of the 2014 Debt Securitization, the 2018 Debt Securitization, GCIC 2018 Debt Securitization and the 2020 Debt Securitization, GBDC entered into, or assumed in the Merger, master loan sale agreements under which GBDC agreed to directly or indirectly sell or contribute certain senior secured and second lien loans (or participation interests therein) to the 2014 Issuer, the 2018 Issuer, the GCIC 2018 Issuer or the 2020 Issuer, as applicable, and to purchase or otherwise acquire the LLC equity interests in the 2014 Issuer, the Subordinated 2018 Notes, the GCIC Subordinated 2018 Notes and the Subordinated 2020 Notes, as applicable. As of September 30, 2022, the 2018 Notes and the GCIC 2018 Notes (other than the Subordinated 2018 Notes and the GCIC Subordinated 2018 Notes) were the secured obligations of the 2018 Issuer and the GCIC 2018 Issuer, respectively, and indentures governing each of the 2018 Notes and the GCIC 2018 Notes include customary covenants and events of default.

SBA Debentures: On November 4, 2020, May 4, 2021 and September 21, 2021, SBIC IV, SBIC V, and SBIC VI, respectively, surrendered their licenses to operate as a SBIC. The SBICs were subject to a variety of regulations and oversight by the SBA concerning the size and nature of the companies in which they invested as well as the structures of those investments. The licenses allowed the SBICs to obtain leverage by issuing SBA-guaranteed debentures, subject to issuance of a capital commitment by the SBA and customary procedures. These debentures were non-recourse to the Company, had interest payable semiannually and a ten-year maturity. The interest rate was fixed at the time of issuance at a market-driven spread over U.S. Treasury Notes with ten-year maturities.

As of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, each of SBIC IV, SBIC V and SBIC VI had no outstanding SBA-guaranteed debentures. The original amount of debentures committed to SBIC IV, SBIC V and SBIC VI by the SBA were $150,000, $175,000 and $175,000, respectively. Through September 30, 2021, SBIC IV, SBIC V and SBIC VI repaid all outstanding debentures and the corresponding debenture commitments were terminated.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
For the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020, the components of interest expense, cash paid for interest, average interest rates and average outstanding balances for the SBA debentures were as follows:
Year ended September 30,
  202220212020
Stated interest expense$— $3,851 $9,075 
Amortization of debt issuance costs— 4,621 1,218 
Total interest and other debt financing expenses$— $8,472 $10,293 
Cash paid for interest expense$— $4,396 $9,237 
Average stated interest rateN/A2.7 %3.1 %
Average outstanding balance$— $143,179 $289,003 

Revolving Credit Facilities: On February 1, 2019, Funding II entered into a credit facility (as amended, the “MS Credit Facility II”) with Morgan Stanley, as the administrative agent, each of the lenders from time to time party thereto, each of the securitization subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as collateral agent, account bank and collateral custodian. On October 23, 2020, the Company delivered a notice to the lenders under the MS Credit Facility II to permanently decrease the borrowing capacity under the MS Credit Facility II by $75,000, resulting in total borrowing capacity of $325,000. On January 29, 2021, the Company entered into an amendment to the MS Credit Facility II that extended the reinvestment period to May 3, 2021 from February 1, 2021, extended the maturity date to May 1, 2024 from February 1, 2024 and reduced borrowing capacity to $250,000 from $325,000. On February 23, 2021, the Company delivered a notice to the lenders under the MS Credit Facility II to permanently decrease the borrowing capacity under the MS Credit Facility II by $175,000 to $75,000. On April 13, 2021, the Company entered into an amendment to the MS Credit Facility II to, among other things, reduce the interest rate for borrowings under the facility to the applicable base rate plus 2.05% during the revolving period and to the applicable base rate plus 2.55% thereafter, extend the revolving period from May 3, 2021 to April 12, 2024 and to extend the maturity date from May 1, 2024 to April 12, 2026. On July 30, 2021, the Company entered into an amendment to the MS Credit Facility II to, among other things, amend general concentration limits and institute an unused fee holiday until November 30, 2021. On September 16, 2022, all amounts outstanding under the MS Credit Facility II were repaid, following which the agreements governing the MS Credit Facility II were terminated.
The period from February 1, 2019 until April 12, 2024 was referred to as the revolving period and during such revolving period, Funding II could request drawdowns under the MS Credit Facility II. Prior to June 18, 2020, borrowings under the MS Credit Facility II bore interest at the applicable base rate plus 2.05%. Effective June 18, 2020 to April 13, 2021, the MS Credit Facility II bore interest at the applicable base rate plus 2.45%. Effective April 13, 2021, the MS Credit Facility II bore interest at the applicable base rate plus 2.05%. Following expiration of the revolving period, the interest rate on borrowings under the MS Credit Facility II could have reset to the applicable base rate plus 2.55% for the remaining term of the MS Credit Facility II. The revolving period could have continued through April 12, 2024 until there was an earlier termination or event of default. The base rate under the MS Credit Facility II was (i) one-month LIBOR with respect to any advances denominated in U.S. dollars or U.K. pound sterling, (ii) one-month EURIBOR with respect to any advances denominated in euros, and (iii) one-month Canadian Dollar Offered Rate with respect to any advances denominated in Canadian dollars. The scheduled maturity date of the MS Credit Facility II was April 12, 2026. The MS Credit Facility II was subject to a non-usage fee of 0.50% per annum subsequent to a ramp-up period as defined in the credit agreement.
The MS Credit Facility II was secured by all of the assets held by Funding II. Both the Company and Funding II made customary representations and warranties and were required to comply with various covenants, reporting requirements and other customary requirements for similar credit facilities. The borrowings under the MS Credit Facility II were subject to the leverage restrictions contained in the 1940 Act.
As of both September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, the Company did not have any outstanding debt under the MS Credit Facility II.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
For the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020, the components of interest expense, cash paid for interest and facility fees, average interest rates and average outstanding balances for the MS Credit Facility II were as follows:
Year ended September 30,
  202220212020
Stated interest expense$702 $3,000 $11,018 
Facility fees529 262 551 
Amortization of debt issuance costs535 493 1,821 
Total interest and other debt financing expenses$1,766 $3,755 $13,390 
Cash paid for interest expense and facility fees$1,421 $5,034 $11,567 
Average stated interest rate4.0 %2.7 %3.1 %
Average outstanding balance$17,452 $112,375 $350,846 

Effective September 16, 2019, the Company assumed, as a result of the Merger, a senior secured revolving credit facility (as amended, the “WF Credit Facility”) with GCIC Funding as the borrower and with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as the swingline lender, collateral agent, account bank, collateral custodian and administrative agent. On February 12, 2021, all outstanding borrowings under the WF Credit Facility were repaid following which the WF Credit Facility was terminated. Prior to its termination, the WF Credit Facility allowed GCIC Funding to borrow up to $300,000 at any one time outstanding, subject to leverage and borrowing base restrictions. The stated maturity on the WF Credit Facility was March 21, 2024, with a reinvestment period that would have expired on March 20, 2021. The WF Credit Facility bore interest at one-month LIBOR plus 2.00%. A non-usage fee rate between 0.50% and 1.75% per annum was payable depending on the size of the unused portion of the WF Credit Facility.

The WF Credit Facility was collateralized by all of the assets held by GCIC Funding, and GBDC pledged its interests in GCIC Funding as collateral to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as the collateral agent, to secure the obligations of GBDC as the transferor and servicer under the WF Credit Facility. Both GBDC and GCIC Funding made customary representations and warranties and were required to comply with various covenants, reporting requirements and other customary requirements for similar credit facilities. Borrowings under the WF Credit Facility were subject to the asset coverage requirements contained in the 1940 Act.

The Company transferred certain loans and debt securities it originated or acquired from time to time to GCIC Funding through a purchase and sale agreement and caused GCIC Funding to originate or acquire loans, consistent with the Company’s investment objectives.

As of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, the Company had no outstanding debt or commitments under the WF Credit Facility.

For the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020, the components of interest expense, cash paid for interest and facility fees, average interest rates and average outstanding balances for the WF Credit Facility were as follows:
Year ended September 30,
  202220212020
Stated interest expense$— $996 $6,851 
Facility fees— 323 371 
Total interest and other debt financing expenses$— $1,319 $7,222 
Cash paid for interest expense and facility fees$— $1,614 $7,533 
Average stated interest rateN/A2.2 %3.0 %
Average outstanding balance$— $45,050 $228,100 

Effective September 16, 2019, the Company assumed as a result of the Merger a senior secured revolving credit facility (as amended, the “DB Credit Facility”) with GCIC Funding II as the borrower and with Deutsche Bank AG, New York branch, as facility agent, the other agents parties thereto, each of the entities from time to time party thereto as securitization subsidiaries and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as collateral agent and as collateral custodian. On October 9, 2020, all outstanding borrowings under the DB Credit Facility were repaid
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
following which the DB Credit Facility was terminated. Prior to its termination, the DB Credit Facility allowed GCIC Funding II to borrow up to $250,000 at any one time outstanding, subject to leverage and borrowing base restrictions.

The DB Credit Facility bore interest at the applicable base rate plus 1.90% per annum. The base rate under the DB Credit Facility was (i) the three-month Canadian Dollar Offered Rate with respect to any advances denominated in Canadian dollars, (ii) the three-month EURIBOR Interbank Offered Rate with respect to any advances denominated in Euros, (iii) the three-month Bank Bill Swap Rate with respect to any advances denominated in Australian dollars and (iv) the three-month LIBOR with respect to any other advances. A non-usage fee of 0.25% per annum was payable on the undrawn amount under the DB Credit Facility, and an additional fee based on unfunded commitments of the lenders was payable if borrowings under the DB Credit Facility did not exceed a minimum utilization percentage threshold. In addition, a syndication/agent fee was payable to the facility agent each quarter and was calculated based on the aggregate commitments outstanding each day during the preceding collection period at a rate of 1/360 of 0.25% of the aggregate commitments on each day. The reinvestment period of the DB Credit Facility would have expired on December 31, 2021 and the DB Credit Facility would have matured on December 31, 2024.

The DB Credit Facility was secured by all of the assets held by GCIC Funding II. GCIC Funding II made customary representations and warranties and was required to comply with various covenants, reporting requirements and other customary requirements for similar credit facilities. The borrowings of the Company, including under the DB Credit Facility, were subject to the leverage restrictions contained in the 1940 Act.

The Company transferred certain loans and debt securities it originated or acquired from time to time to GCIC Funding II through a purchase and sale agreement and caused GCIC Funding II to originate or acquire loans, consistent with the Company’s investment objectives.

As of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, the Company had no outstanding debt or commitments under the DB Credit Facility.

For the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020, the components of interest expense, cash paid for interest and facility fees, average interest rates and average outstanding balances for the DB Credit Facility were as follows:
Year ended September 30,
  202220212020
Stated interest expense$— $73 $6,554 
Facility fees— 14 586 
Total interest and other debt financing expenses$— $87 $7,140 
Cash paid for interest expense and facility fees$— $840 $8,258 
Average stated interest rateN/A2.2 %3.2 %
Average outstanding balance$— $3,256 $205,373 

On February 11, 2021, the Company entered into a senior secured revolving credit facility (as amended, the “JPM Credit Facility”) with the Company, as borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., as administrative agent and as collateral agent, and the lenders party thereto. On October 14, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement with Signature Bank, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and Regions Bank, pursuant to which, through the accordion feature in the JPM Credit Facility, the aggregate commitments under the JPM Credit Facility increased to $687,500 from $475,000 and the accordion feature allowed the Company, under certain circumstances, to increase the total size of the facility to a maximum of $712,500. On November 19, 2021, the Company entered into an amendment to the JPM Credit Facility to amend the JPM Credit Facility to, among other things, increase the accordion feature to allow the Company, under certain circumstances, to increase the total size of the facility to $1,500,000. On November 23, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement with First National Bank of Pennsylvania, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., MUFG Union Bank, N.A., CIBC Bank USA, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, pursuant to which, through the accordion feature in the JPM Credit Facility, the aggregate commitments under the JPM Credit Facility increased from $687,500 to $1,037,500. On December 17, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement with Comerica Bank, Capital One, National Association and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., pursuant to which, through the JPM Credit Facility’s accordion feature, the aggregate commitments
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(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
under the JPM Credit Facility increased to $1,187,500. On September 2, 2022, the Company entered into an amendment to the JPM Credit Facility to amend the JPM Credit Facility to, among other things, replace LIBOR as an interest rate benchmark for loans denominated in U.S. dollars with term SOFR plus an adjustment of an amount ranging between 0.11448% and 0.42826% (subject to applicable tenor), and to make certain associated changes. On September 16, 2022, the Company entered into an agreement with Santander Bank, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., pursuant to which, through the accordion feature, the aggregate commitments under the JPM Credit Facility increased from $1,187,500 to $1,237,500. Under the JPM Credit Facility, as of September 30, 2022, the lenders agreed to extend credit to the Company in an aggregate amount of up to $1,237,500 in U.S. dollars and certain agreed upon foreign currencies with an option for the Company to request, at one or more times, that existing and/or new lenders, at their election, provide up to $262,500 of additional commitments.

The JPM Credit Facility provides for the issuance of letters of credit in an initial aggregate face amount of up to $23,750, subject to increase or reduction from time to time pursuant to the terms of the JPM Credit Facility. The JPM Credit Facility is secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of the Company and certain of the Company’s subsidiaries thereunder.

Borrowings under the JPM Credit Facility are subject to compliance with a borrowing base test. Interest under the JPM Credit Facility for (i) loans for which the Company elects the base rate option, (A) if the value of the gross borrowing base is equal to or greater than 1.60 times the aggregate amount of certain outstanding indebtedness of the Company, or (the “Combined Debt Amount,”) is payable at the greater of (a) the prime rate as last quoted by The Wall Street Journal, (b) the sum of (x) the greater of (I) the federal funds effective rate and (II) the overnight bank funding rate plus (y) 0.5%, and (c) one month LIBOR plus 1% per annum or (the “alternate base rate”) plus 0.75% and, (B) if the value of the gross borrowing base is less than 1.60 times the Combined Debt Amount, the alternate base rate plus 0.875%; and (ii) loans for which the Company elects the Eurocurrency option (A) if the value of the gross borrowing base is equal to or greater than 1.60 times the Combined Debt Amount, is payable at a rate equal to LIBOR plus 1.75% and (B) if the value of the gross borrowing base is less than 1.60 times the Combined Debt Amount, is payable at a rate equal to LIBOR plus 1.875%. Effective November 19, 2021, interest under the JPM Facility for loans denominated in Pounds Sterling and Swiss Francs (A) if the value of the gross borrowing base is equal to or greater than 1.60 times the Combined Debt Amounts, is payable at a rate equal to one month SONIA plus 1.7826% per annum or one month Swiss Average Overnight Rate (“SARON”) plus 1.6929% per annum, respectively and, (B) if the value of the gross borrowing base is less than 1.60 times the Combined Debt Amount, is payable at a rate equal to one month SONIA plus 1.9076% per annum or one month SARON plus 1.8179% per annum, respectively. Effective September 13, 2022, interest under the JPM Facility for loans denominated in LIBOR were converted to reference a benchmark rate of term SOFR plus an adjustment of an amount ranging between 0.11448% and 0.42826% (subject to applicable tenor).

The Company pays a commitment fee of 0.375% per annum on the daily unused portion of commitments under the JPM Credit Facility. The Company is also required to pay letter of credit participation fees and a fronting fee on the daily amount of any lender’s exposure with respect to any letters of credit issued at the request of the Company under the JPM Credit Facility. The JPM Credit Facility matures on February 11, 2026, and requires mandatory prepayment of interest and principal upon certain events during the one year amortization period of the facility.

As of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, the Company had outstanding debt of $692,592 and $472,102, respectively, and no letters of credit outstanding under the JPM Credit Facility.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
For the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020, the components of interest expense, cash paid for interest and facility fees, average interest rates and average outstanding balances for the JPM Credit Facility were as follows:
Year ended September 30,
  202220212020
Stated interest expense$13,876 $1,200 $— 
Facility fees2,501 958 — 
Amortization of debt issuance costs1,865 710 — 
Total interest and other debt financing expenses$18,242 $2,868 $— 
Cash paid for interest expense and facility fees$14,948 $1,593 $— 
Average stated interest rate2.6 %2.0 %N/A
Average outstanding balance$524,105 $59,612 $— 

Effective January 1, 2020, the Company assumed, as a result of the Purchase Agreement, a senior secured revolving credit facility (as amended, the “SLF Credit Facility”) with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. On June 29, 2020, the SLF Credit Facility was repaid in full and subsequently terminated. Prior to the facility's termination, the reinvestment period of the SLF Credit Facility expired on August 29, 2018 and the maximum commitment was equal to advances outstanding due to leverage and borrowing base restrictions. The stated maturity date of the SLF Credit Facility was August 30, 2022.

The SLF Credit Facility bore interest at one-month LIBOR plus 2.05%, depending on the composition of the collateral asset portfolio, per annum.

The SLF Credit Facility was collateralized by all of the assets held by SLF II, and SLF had committed to provide a minimum of $12,500 of unencumbered liquidity. SLF had made customary representations and warranties and was required to comply with various covenants and reporting requirements.

There was no outstanding balance under the SLF Credit Facility as of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021.

For the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020, the components of interest expense, cash paid for interest and facility fees, average interest rates and average outstanding balances for the SLF Credit Facility were as follows:

Year ended September 30,
202220212020
Stated interest expense$— $— $445 
Cash paid for interest expense— — 445 
Average stated interest rateN/AN/A3.1 %
Average outstanding balance$— $— $14,542 

Effective January 1, 2020, the Company assumed, as a result of the Purchase Agreement, a senior secured revolving credit facility (as amended, the “GCIC SLF Credit Facility”) with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. On June 29, 2020, the GCIC SLF Credit Facility was repaid in full and subsequently terminated. Prior to the facility's termination, the reinvestment period of the GCIC SLF Credit Facility expired on September 27, 2018 and the maximum commitment was equal to advances outstanding due to leverage and borrowing base restrictions. The stated maturity date of the GCIC SLF Credit Facility was September 28, 2022.

The GCIC SLF Credit Facility bore interest at one-month LIBOR plus 2.05% per annum, depending on the composition of the collateral asset portfolio. The GCIC SLF Credit Facility was collateralized by all of the assets held by GCIC SLF II and GCIC SLF had committed to provide a minimum of $7,500 of unencumbered liquidity. GCIC SLF had made customary representations and warranties and was required to comply with various covenants and reporting requirements. There was no outstanding balance under the GCIC SLF Credit Facility as of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021.


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
For the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020, the components of interest expense, cash paid for interest
and facility fees, average interest rates and average outstanding balances for the GCIC SLF Credit Facility were as
follows:
Year ended September 30,
202220212020
Stated interest expense$— $— $480 
Cash paid for interest expense— — 487 
Average stated interest rateN/AN/A3.0 %
Average outstanding balance$— $— $15,896 

2024 Notes: On October 2, 2020, the Company issued $400,000 in aggregate principal amount of unsecured notes (the “2024 Notes”), and on October 15, 2021, the Company issued an additional $100,000 in aggregate principal amount of 2024 Notes under the same terms of the original issuance. As of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the 2024 Notes was $500,000 and $400,000, respectively. The 2024 Notes bear interest at a rate of 3.375% per year payable semiannually in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing on April 15, 2021. The 2024 Notes mature on April 15, 2024.

The 2024 Notes are the Company’s general unsecured obligations that rank senior in right of payment to all of the Company’s future indebtedness or other obligations that are expressly subordinated, or junior, in right of payment to the 2024 Notes; equal in right of payment to the Company’s existing and future indebtedness or other obligations that are not so subordinated or junior; effectively junior to any of the Company’s secured indebtedness or other obligations (including unsecured indebtedness that the Company later secures) to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness; and structurally junior to all existing and future indebtedness and other obligations (including trade payables) incurred by the Company’s subsidiaries, financing vehicles or similar facilities.

At any time or from time to time, the Company may redeem some or all of the 2024 Notes at a redemption price equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the 2024 Notes to be redeemed or (2) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest (exclusive of accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption) on the 2024 Notes to be redeemed through March 15, 2024 (the date falling one month prior to the maturity date of the 2024 Notes), discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) using the applicable Treasury Rate plus 50 basis points, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date; provided, however, that if the Company redeems any 2024 Notes on or after March 15, 2024 (the date falling one month prior to the maturity date of the 2024 Notes), the redemption price for the 2024 Notes will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2024 Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date. No sinking fund is provided for the 2024 Notes.

For the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020, the components of interest expense, cash paid for interest and facility fees, average interest rates and average outstanding balances for the 2024 Notes were as follows:
Year ended September 30,
  202220212020
Stated interest expense$16,745 $13,463 $— 
Accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums on notes issued(1,327)90 — 
Amortization of debt issuance costs1,932 1,583 — 
Total interest and other debt financing expenses$17,350 $15,136 $— 
Cash paid for interest expense$15,188 $7,238 $— 
Average stated interest rate3.4 %3.4 %N/A
Average outstanding balance$496,164 $398,904 $— 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)

2026 Notes: On February 24, 2021, the Company issued $400,000 in aggregate principal amount of unsecured notes (the “2026 Notes”) and on October 13, 2021, the Company issued an additional $200,000 aggregate principal amount of 2026 Notes under the same terms as the original issuance. As of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, outstanding aggregate principal amount of the 2026 Notes was $600,000 and $400,000, respectively. The 2026 Notes bear interest at a rate of 2.500% per year payable semiannually in arrears on February 24 and August 24 of each year, commencing on August 24, 2021. The 2026 Notes mature on August 24, 2026.

The 2026 Notes are the Company’s general unsecured obligations that rank senior in right of payment to all of the Company’s future indebtedness or other obligations that are expressly subordinated, or junior, in right of payment to the 2026 Notes; equal in right of payment to the Company’s existing and future indebtedness or other obligations that are not so subordinated or junior; effectively junior to any of the Company’s secured indebtedness or other obligations (including unsecured indebtedness that the Company later secures) to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness; and structurally junior to all existing and future indebtedness and other obligations (including trade payables) incurred by the Company’s subsidiaries, financing vehicles or similar facilities.

At any time or from time to time, the Company may redeem some or all of the 2026 Notes at a redemption price equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the 2026 Notes to be redeemed or (2) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest (exclusive of accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption) on the 2026 Notes to be redeemed through July 24, 2026 (the date falling one month prior to the maturity date of the 2026 Notes), discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) using the applicable Treasury Rate plus 30 basis points, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date; provided, however, that if the Company redeems any 2026 Notes on or after July 24, 2026 (the date falling one month prior to the maturity date of the 2026 Notes), the redemption price for the 2026 Notes will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2026 Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date. No sinking fund is provided for the 2026 Notes.

For the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020, the components of interest expense, cash paid for interest and facility fees, average interest rates and average outstanding balances for the 2026 Notes were as follows:
Year ended September 30,
  202220212020
Stated interest expense$14,833 $6,028 $— 
Accretion of discounts on notes issued520 132 — 
Amortization of debt issuance costs1,588 595 — 
Total interest and other debt financing expenses$16,941 $6,755 $— 
Cash paid for interest expense$14,319 $5,000 $— 
Average stated interest rate2.5 %2.5 %N/A
Average outstanding balance$593,425 $240,000 $— 

2027 Notes: On August 3, 2021, the Company issued $350,000 in aggregate principal amount of unsecured notes (the “2027 Notes”). As of both September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, outstanding aggregate principal amount of the 2027 Notes was $350,000. The 2027 Notes bear interest at a rate of 2.050% per year payable semi-annually in arrears on February 15 and August 15 of each year, commencing on February 15, 2022. The 2027 Notes mature on February 15, 2027.

The 2027 Notes are the Company’s general unsecured obligations that rank senior in right of payment to all of the Company’s future indebtedness or other obligations that are expressly subordinated, or junior, in right of payment to the 2027 Notes; equal in right of payment to the Company’s existing and future indebtedness or other obligations that are not so subordinated or junior; effectively junior to any of the Company’s secured indebtedness or other obligations (including unsecured indebtedness that the Company later secures) to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness; and structurally junior to all existing and future indebtedness and other obligations (including trade payables) incurred by the Company’s subsidiaries, financing vehicles or similar facilities.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
At any time or from time to time, the Company may redeem some or all of the 2027 Notes at a redemption price equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the 2027 Notes to be redeemed or (2) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest (exclusive of accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption) on the 2027 Notes to be redeemed through January 15, 2027 (the date falling one month prior to the maturity date of the 2027 Notes), discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) using the applicable Treasury Rate plus 25 basis points, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date; provided, however, that if the Company redeems any 2027 Notes on or after January 15, 2027 (the date falling one month prior to the maturity date of the 2027 Notes), the redemption price for the 2027 Notes will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2027 Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date. No sinking fund is provided for the 2027 Notes.

For the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021 2020, the components of interest expense, cash paid for interest and facility fees, average interest rates and average outstanding balances for the 2027 Notes were as follows:

Year ended September 30,
  202220212020
Stated interest expense$7,176 $1,156 $— 
Accretion of discounts on notes issued733 118 — 
Amortization of debt issuance costs928 153 — 
Total interest and other debt financing expenses$8,837 $1,427 $— 
Cash paid for interest expense$7,415 $— $— 
Average stated interest rate2.1 %2.0 %N/A
Average outstanding balance$350,000 $56,575 $— 

Revolver: The Company has entered into the Adviser Revolver with the Investment Adviser pursuant to which, as of each of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, the Company was permitted to borrow up to $100,000 and which had a maturity date of June 21, 2022. The Adviser Revolver bears an interest rate equal to the short-term Applicable Federal Rate (“AFR”). The short-term AFR as of September 30, 2022 was 3.0%. On June 15, 2022, the Company amended the revolving loan agreement to extend the maturity date to June 15, 2025. As of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, the Company had no outstanding debt under the Adviser Revolver.

For the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020, the components of interest expense, cash paid for interest, average interest rates and average outstanding balances for the Adviser Revolver were as follows:
Year ended September 30,
  202220212020
Stated interest expense$— $— $33 
Cash paid for interest expense— — 42 
Average stated interest rateN/AN/A1.3 %
Average outstanding balance$— $— $2,594 

Other Short-Term Borrowings: Borrowings with original maturities of less than one year are classified as short-term. The Company’s short-term borrowings are the result of investments that were sold under repurchase agreements. Investments sold under repurchase agreements are accounted for as collateralized borrowings as the sale of the investment does not qualify for sale accounting under ASC Topic 860 and remains as an investment on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.

As of September 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company had no short-term borrowings. For the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020, the components of interest expense, cash paid for interest, average interest rates and average outstanding balances for short term borrowings were as follows:

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
Year ended September 30,
202220212020
Stated interest expense$— $— $1,533 
Cash paid for interest expense— — 1,533 
Average stated interest rateN/AN/A5.0 %
Average outstanding balance$— $— $30,780 

For the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021, and 2020, the average total debt outstanding was $2,935,846, $2,184,010, and $2,200,950, respectively.

For the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021, and 2020 the effective average interest rate, which includes amortization of debt financing costs, accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums on notes issued and non-usage facility fees, on the Company's total debt was 3.0%, 3.0%, and 3.4%, respectively.

A summary of the Company’s maturity requirements for borrowings as of September 30, 2022 is as follows:
Payments Due by Period
  TotalLess Than
1 Year
1 – 3 Years3 – 5 YearsMore Than
5 Years
2018 Debt Securitization$408,200 $— $— $— $408,200 
2018 GCIC Debt Securitization(1)
545,956 — — — 545,956 
JPM Credit Facility692,592 — — 692,592 — 
2024 Notes(2)
502,131 — 502,131 — — 
2026 Notes(2)
597,930 — — 597,930 — 
2027 Notes(2)
346,794 — — 346,794 — 
Total borrowings$3,093,603 $— $502,131 $1,637,316 $954,156 

(1) Represents principal outstanding less unaccreted discount recognized on the assumption of the 2018 GCIC Debt Securitization in the Merger.
(2) Represents principal outstanding plus unamortized premium and / or unaccreted original issue discount.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)

Note 8. Federal Income Tax Matters
The Company has elected to be treated and intends to be subject to tax as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. As a result, the Company must distribute substantially all of its net taxable income each tax year as dividends to its stockholders.
Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with U.S. federal tax regulations, which may differ from amounts determined in accordance with GAAP and those differences could be material. These book-to-tax differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. Reclassifications due to permanent book-tax differences have no impact on net assets.
The following permanent differences were reclassified for tax purposes among the components of net assets for the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020:
Years ended September 30,
  202220212020
Increase (decrease) in Paid in Capital in Excess of Par$(750)$(1,425)$— 
Increase (decrease) in Distributable Earnings (Losses)750 1,425 — 
Taxable income generally differs from net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations for financial reporting purposes due to temporary and permanent differences in the recognition of income and expenses and generally excludes unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment transactions as investment gains and losses are not included in taxable income until they are realized.
The following table reconciles net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations to taxable income for the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020:
Years ended September 30,
  202220212020
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations$153,440 $340,280 $54,872 
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investment transactions
61,898 (165,246)65,527 
Other income not currently taxable(7,574)(13,466)(5,573)
Expenses not currently deductible18,652 33,125 41,295 
Other income for tax but not book5,846 8,215 9,092 
Other deductions/losses for tax not book(519)(5,295)(2,091)
Other realized gain/loss differences41,313 (2,762)18,610 
Taxable income before deductions for distributions$273,056 $194,851 $181,732 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020 was as follows:
Years ended September 30,
  202220212020
Ordinary Income$204,806 $189,204 $190,874 
Long-Term Capital Gains— 5,648 4,691 
Return of Capital — — 6,625 
The tax basis components of distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) and reconciliation to accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a book basis for the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:
As of September 30,
  202220212020
Undistributed ordinary income – tax basis$39,466 $— $— 
Undistributed realized gains – tax basis28,784 — — 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments(204,442)(82,787)(217,673)
Other temporary differences3,847 1,058 (10,909)
Total accumulated earnings (deficit) – book basis$(132,345)$(81,729)$(228,582)
Capital losses in excess of capital gains earned in a tax year may generally be carried forward and used to offset capital gains, subject to certain limitations. Capital losses incurred by the Company in tax years beginning after September 30, 2011 are not subject to expiration and retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. As of September 30, 2022, the Company estimates that it will not have any capital loss carryforward available for use in subsequent tax years.
For tax purposes, the Company may elect to defer any portion of a post-October capital loss or late-year ordinary loss to the first day of the following fiscal year. As of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, the Company elected to defer $0 and $2,270 of ordinary losses, respectively. The Company did not elect to defer any short-term capital losses and long-term capital losses as of both September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021. For the year ended September 30, 2020, the Company elected to defer short-term capital losses and long-term capital losses of $81 and $11,886, respectively.

For the tax year ended September 30, 2022, the Company estimates taxable income in excess of the distributions made from such taxable income during the tax year, and therefore, the Company has elected to carry forward the excess for distribution to stockholders in 2023. The amount carried forward to 2023 is estimated to be approximately $39,466 of ordinary income and $28,784 of long term capital gain, although these amounts will not be finalized until the 2022 tax returns are filed in 2023.

As of September 30, 2022, the federal tax cost of investments was $5,683,319 resulting in estimated gross unrealized gains and losses of $84,731 and $321,694, respectively.

The Company has consolidated subsidiaries that are subject to U.S. federal and state corporate-level income taxes. For the years ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded a tax expense for taxable subsidiaries of $1,229 and $543, respectively. For the year ended September 30, 2020, the Company did not record a tax expense for taxable subsidiaries. As of September 30, 2022, the Company recorded a net deferred tax liability of $1,398 for taxable subsidiaries, which is included in accounts payable and other liabilities on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. The deferred tax liability primarily resulted from unrealized appreciation on the investments held at the taxable subsidiaries. As of September 30, 2021, the Company recorded a net deferred tax liability of $543 for taxable subsidiaries, which is included in accounts payable and other liabilities on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. The deferred tax liability primarily resulted from unrealized appreciation on the investments held at the taxable subsidiaries.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
Note 9. Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments: As of September 30, 2022, the Company had outstanding commitments to fund investments totaling $224,581, including $35,643 of commitments on undrawn revolvers. As of September 30, 2021, the Company had outstanding commitments to fund investments totaling $340,702, including $42,216 of commitments on undrawn revolvers.

Indemnifications:  In the normal course of business, the Company enters into contracts and agreements that contain a variety of representations and warranties that provide general indemnifications. The Company’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as these involve future claims against the Company that have not occurred. The Company expects the risk of any future obligations under these indemnifications to be remote.
Off-balance sheet risk: Off-balance sheet risk refers to an unrecorded potential liability that may result in a future obligation or loss, even though it does not appear on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. The Company has entered and, in the future, may again enter into derivative instruments that contain elements of off-balance sheet market and credit risk. Refer to Note 5 for outstanding forward currency contracts as of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021. Derivative instruments can be affected by market conditions, such as interest rate and foreign currency volatility, which could impact the fair value of the derivative instruments. If market conditions move against the Company, it may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the derivative instruments and may realize a loss. The Company minimizes market risk through monitoring its investments and borrowings.

Concentration of credit and counterparty risk:  Credit risk arises primarily from the potential inability of counterparties to perform in accordance with the terms of the contract. The Company has engaged and, in the future, may engage again in derivative transactions with counterparties. In the event that the counterparties do not fulfill their obligations, the Company may be exposed to risk. The risk of default depends on the creditworthiness of the counterparties or issuers of the instruments. The Company’s maximum loss that it could incur related to counterparty risk on its derivative instruments is the value of the collateral for that respective derivative instrument. It is the Company’s policy to review, as necessary, the credit standing of each counterparty.

Legal proceedings:  In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to legal and regulatory proceedings that are generally incidental to its ongoing operations. While there can be no assurance of the ultimate disposition of any such proceedings, the Company does not believe any disposition will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
Note 10. Financial Highlights

The financial highlights for the Company are as follows:
Year ended September 30,
Per share data:(1)
20222021202020192018
Net asset value at beginning of period$15.19 $14.33 $16.76 $16.10 $16.08 
Net increase in net assets as a result of issuance of DRIP shares0.00 
(2)
0.00 
(2)
0.01 0.01 0.01 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets as a result of issuance of shares— — (1.13)3.17 — 
Distributions declared:
From net investment income(1.20)(1.13)(1.29)(1.27)(1.31)
From capital gains— (0.03)(0.04)(0.13)(0.05)
From return of capital— — (0.04)— — 
Net investment income1.15 0.99 0.94 1.36 1.27 
Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions0.12 0.05 (0.12)(0.07)0.29 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment transactions(3)
(0.37)0.98 (0.76)(2.41)(0.19)
Net asset value at end of period$14.89 $15.19 $14.33 $16.76 $16.10 
Per share market value at end of period$12.39 $15.81 $13.24 $18.84 $18.75 
Total return based on market value(4)
(14.80)%28.90 %(22.81)%8.80 %7.65 %
Number of common shares outstanding170,895,670 170,028,584 167,259,511 132,658,200 60,165,454 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
Year ended September 30,
Listed below are supplemental data and ratios to the financial highlights:20222021202020192018
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets7.53%6.73%6.22%8.41%7.88%
Ratio of total expenses (without waiver) to average net assets7.43%5.78%7.15%8.42%7.89%
Ratio of management fee waiver to average net assets(0.07)%(0.16)%—%—%—%
Ratio of incentive fees to average net assets0.68%0.13%0.62%0.87%1.36%
Ratio of net expenses (without incentive fees) to average net assets6.68%5.49%6.53%7.55%6.53%
Total return based on average net asset value(5)
5.89%13.70%2.45%(1.81)%8.50%
Net assets at end of period$2,544,500$2,582,692$2,396,193$2,222,854$968,854
Average debt outstanding$2,935,846$2,184,010$2,200,950$1,050,155$822,823
Average debt outstanding per share$17.18$12.84$13.16$7.92$13.68
Portfolio turnover23.56%35.58%14.87%17.47%31.91%
Asset coverage ratio(6)
181.70%200.04%232.15%220.31%269.51%
Asset coverage ratio per unit(7)
$1,817$2,000$2,321$2,203$2,695
Average market value per unit:(8)
2014 Debt SecuritizationN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
2018 Debt SecuritizationN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
GCIC 2018 Debt SecuritizationN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
2020 Debt SecuritizationN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SBA DebenturesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
MS Credit Facility IIN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
WF Credit FacilityN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
DB Credit FacilityN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
JPM Credit FacilityN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
2024 Notes$996$1,034N/AN/AN/A
2026 Notes$917$1,004N/AN/AN/A
2027 Notes$888$990N/AN/AN/A
SLF Credit FacilityN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
GCIC SLF Credit FacilityN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Adviser RevolverN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
(1)Based on actual number of shares outstanding at the end of the corresponding period or the weighted average shares outstanding for the period, unless otherwise noted, as appropriate.
(2)Represents an amount less than $0.01
(3)Includes the impact of different share amounts as a result of calculating certain per share data based on weighted average shares outstanding during the period and certain per share data based on the shares outstanding as of the dividend record date.
(4)Total return based on market value assumes distributions are reinvested in accordance with the DRIP. Total return does not include sales load.
(5)Total return based on average net asset value is calculated as (a) the net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations divided by (b) the daily average of total net assets. Total return does not include sales load.
(6)Effective February 6, 2019, in accordance with Section 61(a)(2) of the 1940 Act, with certain limited exceptions, the Company is allowed to borrow amounts such that its asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, is at least 150% after such borrowing (excluding the Company's SBA debentures pursuant to exemptive relief received by the Company from the SEC). Prior to February 6, 2019, in accordance with the 1940 Act, with certain limited exceptions, the Company was allowed to borrow amounts such that its asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, was at least 200% after such borrowing (excluding the Company's SBA debentures pursuant to exemptive relief received by the Company from the SEC).
(7)Asset coverage ratio per unit is the ratio of the carrying value of our total consolidated assets, less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities, to the aggregate amount of senior securities representing indebtedness. Asset coverage ratio per unit is expressed in terms of dollar amounts per $1,000 of indebtedness. These amounts exclude the SBA debentures pursuant to exemptive relief the Company received from the SEC on September 13, 2011.
(8)Not applicable since such senior securities are not registered for public trading, with the exception of the 2024 Notes, 2026 Notes and the 2027 Notes. The average market value per unit calculated for the 2024 Notes, 2026 Notes, and the 2027 Notes is based on the average monthly prices of such notes and is expressed in terms of dollar amounts per $1,000 of indebtedness.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
Note 11. Earnings Per Share

The following information sets forth the computation of the net increase in net assets per share resulting from operations for the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020:
Year ended September 30,
  202220212020
Earnings available to stockholders$153,440 $340,280 $54,872 
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding(1)
170,674,570 167,994,042 148,913,560 
Basic and diluted earnings per share$0.90 $2.03 $0.37 

(1)The weighted average shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding used in computing basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share for the year ended September 30, 2020 has been adjusted retroactively by a factor of approximately 1.03% to recognize the bonus element associated with rights to acquire shares of the Company’s common stock that were issued to stockholders of record as of April 8, 2020.





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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
Note 12. Common Stock Issuances
On May 15, 2020, the Company completed a transferable rights offering, issuing 33,451,902 shares at a subscription price of $9.17 per share. Net proceeds after deducting dealer manager fees and other offering expenses were approximately $300,427. A total of 3,191,448 shares were purchased in the rights offering by affiliates of the Investment Adviser.
See Note 13 for shares of common stock issued in accordance with the Company's DRIP.



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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
Note 13. Dividends and Distributions

The Company’s dividends and distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The following table summarizes the Company’s dividend declarations and distributions during the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020:
Date DeclaredRecord DatePayment DateAmount
Per Share
Cash
Distribution
DRIP Shares
Issued
DRIP Shares
Value
For the year ended September 30, 2022
11/19/202112/10/202112/30/2021$0.30 $38,291 837,158 $12,717 
02/04/202203/04/202203/29/2022$0.30 $37,358 29,928 $13,902 
(1)(2)
05/06/202206/03/202206/29/2022$0.30 $39,336 — $11,933 
(3)
08/05/202209/02/202209/29/2022$0.30 $40,223 — $11,046 
(4)
For the year ended September 30, 2021
    
11/20/202012/11/202012/30/2020$0.29 $33,846 — $14,659 
(5)
02/05/202103/05/202103/30/2021$0.29 $34,311 972,196 $14,194 
05/07/202106/11/202106/29/2021$0.29 $35,113 920,150 $13,674 
08/06/202109/08/202109/29/2021$0.29 $35,852 876,727 $13,203 
For the year ended September 30, 2020
11/22/201912/12/201912/30/2019$0.46 
(6)
$40,793 1,149,409 $20,230 
02/04/202003/06/202003/27/2020$0.33 $30,123 — $14,030 
(7)
05/06/202006/09/202006/29/2020$0.29 $31,851 — $16,653 
(8)
08/04/202009/08/202009/29/2020$0.29 $33,659 — $14,851 
(9)
(1)In accordance with the Company's DRIP, 882,358 shares of the Company's stock were purchased in the open market at an average price of $15.24 and were issued to stockholders of the Company participating in DRIP.
(2)In accordance with the Company’s DRIP, the Company issued 29,928 shares for proceeds totaling $457.
(3)In accordance with the Company's DRIP, 917,845 shares of the Company's stock were purchased in the open market at an average price of $13.00 and were issued to stockholders of the Company participating in DRIP.
(4)In accordance with the Company's DRIP, 903,318 shares of the Company's stock were purchased in the open market at an average price of $12.23 and were issued to stockholders of the Company participating in DRIP.
(5)In accordance with the Company's DRIP, 1,034,149 shares of the Company's stock were purchased in the open market at an average price of $14.18 and were issued to stockholders of the Company participating in DRIP.
(6)Includes a special distribution of $0.13 per share.
(7)In accordance with the Company's DRIP, 1,125,098 shares of the Company's stock were purchased in the open market at an average price of $12.47 and were issued to stockholders of the Company participating in DRIP.
(8)In accordance with the Company's DRIP, 1,399,836 shares of the Company's stock were purchased in the open market at an average price of $11.90 and were issued to stockholders of the Company participating in DRIP.
(9)In accordance with the Company's DRIP, 1,099,595 shares of the Company's stock were purchased in the open market at an average price of $13.50 and were issued to stockholders of the Company participating in DRIP.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)

Note 14. Subsequent Events

In preparing these financial statements, the Company has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date of issuance. There are no subsequent events to disclose except for the following:

On November 18, 2022, the Company’s board of directors declared a quarterly distribution of $0.33 per share, which is payable on December 29, 2022 to holders of record as of December 9, 2022.

On November 18, 2022, the Company’s board of directors approved amended and restated bylaws that revise Section 2.8 of the bylaws regarding the preparation of voting lists in advance of stockholder meetings to conform to recent amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law regarding preparation of such lists.


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Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
None.

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of September 30, 2022 (the end of the period covered by this report), management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act). Based on that evaluation, our management, including the chief executive officer and chief financial officer, concluded that, at the end of such period, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective and provided reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our periodic SEC filings is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that it will detect or uncover failures within the Company to disclose material information otherwise required to be set forth in the Company’s periodic reports.
(b) Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and Ernst & Young LLP's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm are included in Item 8. Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of this annual report on Form 10-K.
(c) Changes in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting
Management has not identified any change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fourth fiscal quarter of 2022 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Item 9B. Other Information
None.

Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections.

Not applicable.
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PART III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
The information required by Item 10 is hereby incorporated by reference from our definitive Proxy Statement relating to our 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed with the SEC within 120 days following the end of our fiscal year.

Item 11. Executive Compensation
The information required by Item 11 is hereby incorporated by reference from our definitive Proxy Statement relating to our 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed with the SEC within 120 days following the end of our fiscal year.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
The information required by Item 12 is hereby incorporated by reference from our definitive Proxy Statement relating to our 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed with the SEC within 120 days following the end of our fiscal year.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
The information required by Item 13 is hereby incorporated by reference from our definitive Proxy Statement relating to our 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed with the SEC within 120 days following the end of our fiscal year.

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
The information required by Item 14 is hereby incorporated by reference from our definitive Proxy Statement relating to our 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed with the SEC within 120 days following the end of our fiscal year.

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PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
The following documents are filed as part of this annual report on Form 10-K:
(1)
Financial Statements — Refer to Item 8 starting on page 116
(2)
Financial Statement Schedules — None
(3)
Exhibits
 Form of Certificate of Incorporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(2) to the Registrant’s Pre-effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-163279), filed on March 25, 2010).
Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of Golub Capital BDC, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00794), filed on September 4, 2019).
Amended and Restated Bylaws *
 Form of Stock Certificate (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d) to the Registrant’s Pre-effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-163279), filed on March 25, 2010).
Form of Subscription Certificate (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(2) to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-174756), filed on June 7, 2011).
Form of Subscription Agent Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(4) to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-174756), filed on June 7, 2011).
Form of Warrant Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(5) to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-174756), filed on June 7, 2011).
Form of Certificate of Designation for Preferred Stock (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(6) to the Registrant’s Pre-effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-174756), filed on August 25, 2011).
Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility of U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, with respect to the Form of Indenture (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(7) to the Registrant’s Pre-effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-174756), filed on August 25, 2011).
Description of securities*
Indenture, dated as of October 2, 2020, by and between Golub Capital BDC, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00794), filed on October 5, 2020).
First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 2, 2020, relating to the 3.375% Notes due 2024, by and between Golub Capital BDC, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00794), filed on October 5, 2020).
Form of 3.375% Notes due 2024. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00794), filed on October 5, 2020).
Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 24, 2021, related to the 2.500% Notes due 2026, by and between Golub Capital BDC, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No.
814-00794), filed on February 24, 2021).
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
Form of 2.500% Notes due 2026. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. File No. 814-00794), filed on February 24, 2021).
Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 3, 2021, relating to the 2.050% Notes due 2027, by and between Golub Capital BDC, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00794), filed on August 3, 2021).
Form of 2.050% Notes due 2027. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00794), filed on August 3, 2021).
Third Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement, dated as of September 16, 2019, by and between Golub Capital BDC, Inc. and GC Advisors, LLC.(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00794), filed on September 16, 2019).
 Form of Custody Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (j) to the Registrant’s Pre-effective Amendment No. 5 to the Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-163279), filed on April 12, 2010).
 Form of Administration Agreement between Registrant and GC Service Company LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (k)(2) to the Registrant’s Pre-effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-163279), filed on March 24, 2010).
 Form of Trademark License Agreement between the Registrant and Golub Capital LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (k)(3) to the Registrant’s Pre-effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-163279), filed on March 24, 2010).
 Amended and Restated Dividend Reinvestment Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00794), filed on May 5, 2011).
Indenture, dated as of November 16, 2018, by and between Golub Capital BDC CLO III LLC and US Bank National Association (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00794), filed on November 21, 2018).
Collateral Management Agreement, dated as of November 16, 2018, by and between Golub Capital BDC CLO III LLC and GC Advisors LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00794), filed on November 21, 2018).
Amended and Restated Revolving Loan Agreement, dated as of June 21, 2019, by and among the Registrant, as the borrower, and GC Advisors LLC, as the lender (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00794), filed on June 25, 2019).
First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Revolving Loan Agreement, dated as of October 28, 2019, by and between Golub Capital BDC, Inc. as the borrower and GC Advisors LLC as the lender (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00794), filed on October 31, 2019).
Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Revolving Loan Agreement, dated as of June 15, 2022, by and among Golub Capital BDC, Inc., as the borrower, and GC Advisors LLC, as the lender. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00794), filed on June 16, 2022).
Note Purchase Agreement, dated December 13, 2018, by and among GCIC CLO II LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Golub Capital Investment Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-01128), filed on December 19, 2018).
Indenture, dated December 13, 2018, by and between GCIC CLO II LLC and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Golub Capital Investment Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-01128), filed on December 19, 2018).
Collateral Management Agreement, dated December 13, 2018, by and between GCIC CLO II LLC and GC Advisors LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Golub Capital Investment Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-01128), filed on December 19, 2018).
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
Master Loan Sale Agreement by and among Golub Capital Investment Corporation, as the seller, GC Advisors LLC, as the closing date seller, GCIC CLO II LLC, as the buyer, and GCIC Funding LLC, as the warehouse borrower, dated as of December 13, 2018 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Golub Capital Investment Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-01128), filed on December 19, 2018).
Master Loan Sale Agreement by and among Golub Capital Investment Corporation, as the seller, GCIC CLO II Depositor LLC, as the intermediate seller, and GCIC CLO II LLC, as the buyer, dated as of December 13, 2018 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to Golub Capital Investment Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-01128), filed on December 19, 2018).
First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 21, 2020, by and between GCIC CLO II LLC, as Issuer, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee to the Indenture, dated as of December 13, 2018, among the Issuer and Trustee. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 814-00794), filed on February 8, 2021).
Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of February 11, 2021, by and among Golub Capital BDC, Inc., as borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and as collateral agent, and the lenders, syndication agents, joint bookrunners, and joint lead arrangers party thereto. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00794), filed on February 12, 2021).
Commitment Increase Agreement, dated as of October 14, 2021, by Signature Bank, as Increasing Lender, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and Regions Bank, each as an Assuming Lender, in favor of the Company, as borrower, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent under the Revolving Credit Facility. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00794), filed on October 18, 2021).
Commitment Increase Agreement, dated as of November 23, 2021, by First National Bank of Pennsylvania, as Assuming Lender, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., MUFG Union Bank, N.A., CIBC Bank USA, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, each as an Increasing Lender, in favor of Golub Capital BDC, Inc., as borrower, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent under the Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility, dated as of February 11, 2021, as amended, among Golub Capital BDC, Inc., as borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and as collateral agent, and the lenders, syndication agents, joint bookrunners, and joint lead arrangers party thereto. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00794), filed on November 24, 2021).
Amendment No. 1, dated as of November 19, 2021, to Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of February 11, 2021, by and among, Golub Capital BDC, Inc., as borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and as collateral agent, and the lenders, syndication agents, joint bookrunners, and joint lead arrangers party thereto. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current report on Form 8-K/A (File No. 814-00794), filed on December 14, 2021).
Commitment Increase Agreement, dated as of December 17, 2021, by Comerica Bank, and Capital One, National Association, each as an Assuming Lender, in favor of Golub Capital BDC, Inc., as borrower, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent under the Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility, dated as of February 11, 2021, as amended, among Golub Capital BDC, Inc., as borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and as collateral agent, and the lenders, syndication agents, joint bookrunners, and joint lead arrangers party thereto. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00794), filed on December 21, 2021).
Amendment No. 2, dated as of September 2, 2022, to Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of February 11, 2021, as amended, by and among, Golub Capital BDC, Inc., as borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and as collateral agent, and the lenders, syndication agents, joint bookrunners, and joint lead arrangers party thereto. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00794), filed on September 8, 2022).
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
Commitment Increase Agreement, dated as of September 16, 2022, by Santander Bank, N.A., as an Assuming Lender, in favor of Golub Capital BDC, Inc., as borrower, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent under the Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility, dated as of February 11, 2021, as amended, among Golub Capital BDC, Inc., as borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and as collateral agent, and the lenders, syndication agents, joint bookrunners, and joint lead arrangers party thereto. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00794), filed on September 20, 2022).
Code of Ethics of the Registrant and GC Advisors.*
Code of Ethics of GC Advisors LLC.*
List of Subsidiaries.*
Power of attorney (included on the signature page hereto).
Statement of Eligibility of Trustee on From T-1. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 25.1 to the Registrant's Form 10-Q (File No. 814-00794), filed February 7, 2020.)
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.*
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.*
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
Privacy Policy of the Registrant.*
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP*
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101.CALInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document*
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Annual Report on Form 10-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Golub Capital BDC, Inc.
A Delaware Corporation
Date: November 21, 2022By:/s/ David B. Golub
Name: David B. Golub
Title:  Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Lawrence E. Golub, David B. Golub and Christopher C. Ericson as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, each with full power of substitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this Annual Report on Form 10-K and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact or their substitute or substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Annual Report on Form 10-K has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date
/s/ David B. Golub Chief Executive Officer and Director November 21, 2022
David B. Golub(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Christopher C. Ericson Chief Financial Officer November 21, 2022
 Christopher C. Ericson(Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)
/s/ Lawrence E. Golub Chairman of the Board of Directors November 21, 2022
Lawrence E. Golub
/s/ John T. Baily Director November 21, 2022
John T. Baily
/s/ Kenneth F. Bernstein Director November 21, 2022
Kenneth F. Bernstein
/s/ Lofton P. HolderDirectorNovember 21, 2022
Lofton P. Holder
/s/ Anita J. Rival Director November 21, 2022
Anita J. Rival
/s/ William M. Webster IV Director November 21, 2022
William M. Webster IV
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