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Investcorp Credit Management BDC, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2021 December (Form 10-Q)

INVESTCORP CREDIT MANAGEMENT BDC, INC.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2021

OR

 

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

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 814-01054

INVESTCORP CREDIT MANAGEMENT BDC, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Maryland   46-2883380

(State or other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

280 Park Avenue

39th Floor

New York, NY 10017

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(212) 257-5199

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

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 is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ☐    No  ☒

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

     Trading Symbol(s)     

        Name of each exchange on which registered         

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

   ICMB      The NASDAQ Global Select Market

The number of shares of the issuer’s Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, outstanding as of February 7, 2022 was 14,385,038.


INVESTCORP CREDIT MANAGEMENT BDC, INC.

Table of Contents

 

        

    Page    

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  
Item 1.  

Financial Statements

  
 

Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of December  31, 2021 (unaudited) and June 30, 2021

   1
 

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended December 31, 2021 (unaudited) and December 31, 2020 (unaudited)

   2
 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the three and six months ended December 31, 2021 (unaudited) and December 31, 2020 (unaudited)

   4
 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended December  31, 2021 (unaudited) and December 31, 2020 (unaudited)

   5
 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments as of December  31, 2021 (unaudited)

   6
 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments as of June 30, 2021

   10
 

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

   13
Item 2  

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

   40
Item 3  

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

   54
Item 4  

Controls and Procedures

   55

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

  
Item 1  

Legal Proceedings

   57
Item 1A.  

Risk Factors

   57
Item 2  

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

   57
Item 3  

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

   57
Item 4  

Mine Safety Disclosures

   57
Item 5  

Other Information

   57
Item 6  

Exhibits

   58

SIGNATURES

  


Investcorp Credit Management BDC, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

 

     December 31,
2021
(Unaudited)
    June 30, 2021  

Assets

    

Non-controlled, non-affiliated investments, at fair value (amortized cost of $302,876,902 and $297,797,756, respectively)

   $ 266,726,500     $ 245,855,620      

Affiliated investments, at fair value (amortized cost of $8,548,415 and $0, respectively)

     2,646,218        

Cash

     16,324,330       5,845,249  

Cash, restricted

     19,807,262       6,759,954  

Receivable for investments sold

     767,497       5,875,293  

Interest receivable

     1,990,978       2,501,591  

Payment-in-kind interest receivable

     1,279       41,747  

Other receivables

     427,208       427,208  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     84,147       376,197  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $  308,775,419     $  267,682,859  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

    

Notes payable:

    

Term loan

   $     $ 102,000,000  

Revolving credit facility

     115,000,000        

2026 Notes payable

     65,000,000       65,000,000  

Deferred debt issuance costs

     (2,260,556     (1,235,000

Unamortized discount

     (302,218     (337,773
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Notes payable, net

     177,437,226       165,427,227  

Payable for investments purchased

     23,568,919        

Dividend payable

     2,157,627       2,088,265  

Income-based incentive fees payable

     647,885       647,885  

Base management fees payable

     1,016,227       1,070,580  

Interest payable

     1,233,354       949,360  

Directors’ fees payable

     27,081       28,859  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     720,358       1,114,834  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     206,808,677       171,327,010  

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 6)

    

Net Assets

    

Common stock, par value $0.001 per share (100,000,000 shares authorized, 14,384,180 and 13,921,767 shares issued and outstanding, respectively)

     14,384       13,922  

Additional paid-in capital

     203,847,104       200,657,892  

Distributable earnings (loss)

     (101,894,746     (104,315,965
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Net Assets

     101,966,742       96,355,849  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Net Assets

   $ 308,775,419     $ 267,682,859  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share

   $ 7.09     $ 6.92  

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

1


Investcorp Credit Management BDC, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

 

 

 

    For the three months ended
December 31,
    For the six months ended
December 31,
 
    2021     2020     2021     2020  

Investment Income:

       

Interest income

       

Non-controlled, non-affiliated investments

  $  6,021,868         $  5,823,345         $  12,025,646         $  11,910,939      

Affiliated investments

    40,437         40,437    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest income

    6,062,305       5,823,345       12,066,083       11,910,939  

Payment in-kind interest income

       

Non-controlled, non-affiliated investments

    21,234       891,417       100,348       1,731,744  

Affiliated investments

    89,285         89,285    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total payment-in-kind interest income

    110,519       891,417       189,633       1,731,744  

Dividend income

                296,126        

Other fee income

       

Non-controlled, non-affiliated investments

    36,695       373,004       140,979       416,064  

Affiliated investments

    759         759    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other fee income

    37,454       373,004       141,738       416,064  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    6,210,278       7,087,766       12,693,580       14,058,747  

Expenses:

       

Interest expense

    1,790,513       1,837,775       3,532,083       3,819,500  

Base management fees

    1,123,105       1,189,440       2,251,609       2,410,212  

Income-based incentive fees

                       

Provision for tax expense

    27,960       5,780       27,960       5,780  

Professional fees

    301,970       319,725       605,759       639,450  

Allocation of administrative costs from advisor

    351,700       354,000       703,400       708,000  

Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs

    173,333             274,444        

Amortization of original issue discount – 2026 Notes

    17,778             35,555        

Insurance expense

    121,134       108,186       242,268       216,372  

Directors’ fees

    75,625       78,625       151,250       155,250  

Custodian and administrator fees

    72,512       63,822       147,844       129,749  

Offering expense

          86,906             172,133  

Other expenses

    158,999       119,828       314,855       245,100  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    4,214,629       4,164,087       8,287,027       8,501,546  

Waiver of base management fees

    (106,878     (94,359     (223,814     (207,330

Waiver of income-based incentive fees

                       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

    4,107,751       4,069,728       8,063,213       8,294,216  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2,102,527       3,018,038       4,630,367       5,764,531  

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments:

       

Net realized gain (loss) from investments

       

Non-controlled, non-affiliated investments

    (348,351           413,112       3,693  

 

2


    For the three months ended
December 31,
    For the six months ended
December 31,
 
    2021     2020     2021     2020  

Affiliated investments

    (8,196,669       (8,196,669  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized loss from investments

    (8,545,020           (7,783,557     3,693  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments

       

Non-controlled, non-affiliated investments

    1,591,986       59,768       1,589,131       111,899  

Affiliated investments

    8,300,406         8,300,406    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments

    9,892,392       59,768       9,889,537       111,899  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total realized gain (loss) and change in unrealized appreciation on investments

    1,347,372       59,768       2,105,980       115,592  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 3,449,899     $ 3,077,806     $ 6,736,347     $ 5,880,123  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic and diluted:

       

Net investment income per share

  $ 0.15     $ 0.22     $ 0.33     $ 0.41  

Earnings per share

  $ 0.24     $ 0.22     $ 0.47     $ 0.42  

Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding

    14,384,025       13,905,173       14,225,197       13,899,449  

Distributions paid per common share

  $ 0.15     $ 0.18     $ 0.30     $ 0.36  

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

3


Investcorp Credit Management BDC, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Unaudited)

 

 

 

     For the three months ended
December 31,
 
     2021     2020  

Net assets at beginning of period

   $ 100,670,124     $ 108,459,233  

Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations:

    

Net investment income

     2,102,527       3,018,038  

Net realized gain/(loss) on investments

     (8,545,020      

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     9,892,392       59,768  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     3,449,899       3,077,806  

Stockholder distributions:

    

Distributions from net investment income

     (2,157,627     (2,503,272

Distributions from capital gains

            
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from stockholder distributions

     (2,157,627     (2,503,272

Capital transactions:

    

Issuance of common shares ($0 and $000,000, respectively)

            

Reinvestments of stockholder distributions

     4,346       37,547  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     4,346       37,547  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     1,296,618       612,081  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets at end of period

   $ 101,966,742     $ 109,071,314  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     For the six months ended
December 31,
 
     2021     2020  

Net assets at beginning of year

   $ 96,355,849     $ 108,124,995  

Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations:

    

Net investment income

     4,630,367       5,764,531  

Net realized gain/(loss) on investments

     (7,783,557     3,693  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     9,889,537       111,899  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     6,736,347       5,880,123  

Stockholder distributions:

    

Distributions from net investment income

     (4,315,128     (5,004,306

Distributions from capital gains

            
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from stockholder distributions

     (4,315,128     (5,004,306

Capital transactions:

    

Issuance of common shares (453,985 and 0, respectively)

     3,141,576        

Reinvestments of stockholder distributions

     48,098       70,502  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     3,189,674       70,502  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     5,610,893       946,319  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets at end of year

   $ 101,966,742     $ 109,071,314  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

4


Investcorp Credit Management BDC, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

 

 

 

     For the six months ended
December 31,
     2021   2020

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

    

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    $ 6,736,347          $ 5,880,123      

Adjustments to reconcile net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

    

Origination and purchase of investments

     (86,563,667     (30,884,953

Payment in-kind interest

     (230,101     (1,724,116

Sales and repayments of investments

     66,870,670       47,120,176  

Net realized (gain) loss on investments

     7,783,557       (3,693

Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments

     (9,889,537     (111,899

Amortization of discount/premium on investments

     (1,488,020     (1,505,384

Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs and original issue discount

     274,444       172,132  

Amortization of original issue discount – 2026 Notes

     35,555        

Net (increase) decrease in operating assets:

    

Interest receivable

     510,613       82,277  

Payment-in-kind interest receivable

     40,468       (18,037

Receivable for investments sold

     5,107,796       (456,992

Other receivables

           708,355  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     292,050       231,398  

Net increase (decrease) in operating liabilities:

    

Payable for investments purchased

     23,568,919        

Interest payable

     283,994       (23,223

Directors fees payable

     (1,778     (750

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     (394,476     (189,591

Base management fees payable

     (54,353     (101,855

Income-based incentive fees payable

           (58,674
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     12,882,481       19,115,294  

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

    

Payment for deferred financing costs

     (1,300,000      

Issuance of common shares

     3,141,576        

Distributions to stockholders

     (4,197,668     (4,929,892

Repayments of Term loan

     (102,000,000      

Proceeds from borrowing on revolving credit facility

     115,000,000        

Repayments of borrowing on revolving credit facility

           (26,000,000
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

     10,643,908       (30,929,892
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in cash

     23,526,389       (11,814,598

Cash:

    

Cash and restricted cash at beginning of year

     12,605,203       20,293,562  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and restricted cash at end of period

    $ 36,131,592      $ 8,478,964  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental and non-cash financing cash flow information:

    

Cash paid for interest

    $ 3,248,088      $ 3,842,723  

Cash paid for taxes

    $ 5,862      $ 5,780  

Issuance of shares pursuant to Dividend Reinvestment Plan

    $ 48,098      $ 70,502  

Non-cash purchase of investments

    $ (1,718,794)      $  

Non-cash sale of investments

    $ 1,718,794      $  

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

5


Investcorp Credit Management BDC, Inc.

Consolidated Schedule of Investments

(Unaudited)

December 31, 2021

 

Investments(1)(2)

 

Industry

 

Interest Rate

  Initial
Acquisition
Date
    Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount/

Shares(3)
    Amortized
Cost
    Fair Value     % of
Net
Assets
 

Non-Controlled/Non-Affiliates

             

Senior Secured First Lien Debt Investments

             

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PRIME + 5.50%

(1.00% Floor)

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(1.00% Floor)

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  Entertainment   1M L + 5.50% PIK (1.00% Floor)     6/29/2018       6/30/2021       890,809       892,046       125,426       0.12%  

Easy Way Leisure Corporation(12)

  Household Durables   3M L + 7.00% (1.00% Floor)     8/2/2021       1/15/2026       7,987,437       7,881,578       7,907,563       7.76%  

Empire Office Inc(12)

  Commercial Services & Supplies   1M L + 6.75% (1.50% Floor)     3/28/2019       4/12/2024     $ 12,937,734     $ 12,749,224     $ 12,808,357       12.56%  

FR Flow Control CB LLC – Term B(5)(6)(12)

  Trading Companies & Distributors   3M L + 5.50% (1.00% Floor)     5/10/2019       6/28/2026       4,986,882       4,916,611       4,986,882       4.89%  

Fusion Connect Inc. – Exit Term Loan

  IT Services   3M L + 9.50% (2.00% Floor)     12/11/2019       1/14/2025       4,159,332       4,117,375       4,200,925       4.12%  

Fusion Connect Inc. – Take-Back Term Loan(3)(10)

  IT Services   3M L + 1.00% + 7.00% PIK (2.00% Floor)     1/14/2020       7/14/2025       5,094,644       5,094,644       1,184,505       1.16%  

Galaxy Universal LLC(12)

  Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods   3M L + 5.75% (1.00% Floor)     11/10/2021       11/12/2026       6,572,500       6,443,752       6,441,050       6.32%  

GS Operating, LLC(12)

  Trading Companies & Distributors   1M L + 6.50% (1.50% Floor)     2/24/2020       2/24/2025       9,677,268       9,540,308       9,774,040       9.59%  

Horus Infrastructure IA LLC(12)

  Energy Equipment & Services   3M L + 4.50% (0.25% Floor)     11/8/2019       10/25/2022       4,500,000       4,372,385       4,342,500       4.26%  

INW Manufacturing, LLC(12)

  Food Products   3M L + 5.75% (0.75% Floor)     5/5/2021       3/25/2027       4,906,250       4,771,915       4,759,063       4.67%  

Klein Hersh LLC(12)

  Professional Services   6M L + 7.00% (0.75% Floor)     11/16/2020       11/13/2025       11,750,000       11,641,579       11,750,000       11.52%  

 

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

6


Investcorp Credit Management BDC, Inc.

Consolidated Schedule of Investments – (continued)

(Unaudited)

December 31, 2021

 

Investments(1)(2)

 

Industry

 

Interest Rate

  Initial
Acquisition
Date
    Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount/

Shares(3)
    Amortized
Cost
    Fair Value     % of
Net
Assets
 

Senior Secured First Lien Debt Investments, continued

           

LaserAway Intermediate Holdings II,
LLC(12)

  Diversified Consumer Services   3M L + 5.75% (0.75% Floor)     10/12/2021       10/14/2027     $ 7,000,000     $ 6,900,207     $ 6,902,000       6.77%  

LH Intermediate Corporation(12)

  Household Products   3M L + 7.50% (1.00% Floor)     6/2/2021       6/2/2026       9,625,000       9,485,664       9,480,625       9.30%  

Liberty Oilfield Services LLC(5)(12)

  Energy Equipment & Services   1M L + 7.63% (1.00% Floor)     9/19/2017       9/19/2022       6,083,750       6,064,613       6,083,750       5.97%  

NWN Parent Holdings LLC – Revolver(4)

  IT Services   3M L + 6.25% (1.00% Floor)     5/5/2021       5/7/2026       280,000       280,000       277,200       0.27%  

NWN Parent Holdings LLC(12)

  IT Services   3M L + 6.25% (1.00% Floor)     5/5/2021       5/7/2026       8,733,088       8,655,212       8,645,757       8.48%  

Patriot MMG Buyer
Inc.(12)

  Metals & Mining   3M L + 5.75% (0.75% Floor)     10/29/2021       10/15/2027       5,000,000       4,951,373       4,950,000       4.85%  

Potpourri Group,
Inc.(12)

  Internet & Direct Marketing Retail   12M L + 8.25% (1.50% Floor)     6/27/2019       7/3/2024       10,992,189       10,921,340       10,992,189       10.78%  

ProFrac Services,
LLC(12)

  Energy Equipment & Services   12M L + 8.50% (1.25% Floor)     9/7/2018       9/15/2023       7,453,912       7,441,031       7,416,643       7.27%  

Qualtek USA
LLC(12)

  Construction & Engineering   3M L + 6.25% (1.00% Floor)     7/15/2018       7/18/2025       9,187,500       9,090,715       8,774,062       8.60%  

Retail Services WIS Corporation(12)

  Commercial Services & Supplies   3M L + 7.75% (1.00% Floor)     5/20/2021       5/20/2025       6,947,127       6,826,688       6,808,185       6.68%  

South Coast Terminals, LLC

  Speciality Chemicals   3M L + 6.25% (1.00% Floor)     12/21/2021       12/10/2026       9,032,258       8,941,936       8,941,936       8.77%  

Techniplas LLC(3)

  Auto Components   Fixed 10.00% PIK     6/19/2020       6/18/2027       632,965       632,965       1,265,930       1.24%  

Veregy Consolidated, Inc.(12)

  Commercial Services & Supplies   3M L + 6.00% (1.00% Floor)     11/2/2020       11/3/2027       4,950,000       4,821,729       4,950,000       4.85%  

Xenon Arc, Inc.

  Distributors   1M L + 6.00% (0.75% Floor)     12/27/2021       12/17/2027       6,000,000       5,940,044       5,940,000       5.83%  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Senior Secured First Lien Debt Investments

          269,964,808       265,355,938       254,140,719       249.25%  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Senior Secured Second Lien Debt Investments

             

American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd. (f/k/a Premiere Global Services, Inc.)(3)(9)

  Software   6M L + 9.50% PIK (1.00% Floor)     11/30/2016       6/6/2024       17,510,848       17,374,608             0.00%  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Senior Secured Second Lien Debt Investments

          17,510,848       17,374,608             0.00%  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equity, Warrants and Other Investments

             

4L Technologies Inc Common Stock(8)

  Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals           149,918       2,171,581       74,959       0.07%  

4L Technologies Inc Preferred Stock(8)

  Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals           2,289       209,005       1,716,825       1.68%  

Advanced Solutions International Preferred Equity

  Software           888,170       1,000,000       1,181,266       1.16%  

Arborworks Acquisition LLC (Equity Interest)(8)

  Commercial Services & Supplies           62       62,112       62,112       0.06%  

Fusion Connect Inc. Common Stock(8)

  IT Services           22       306             0.00%  

Fusion Connect Inc. (Warrants)(8)

  IT Services           202,171       2,814,455       101       0.00%  

Investcorp Transformer Aggregator LP(8)

  Commercial Services & Supplies           500,000       500,000       500,000       0.49%  

 

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

7


Investcorp Credit Management BDC, Inc.

Consolidated Schedule of Investments—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

December 31, 2021

 

Investments(1)(2)

 

Industry

 

Interest Rate

  Initial
Acquisition
Date
    Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount/

Shares(3)
    Amortized
Cost
    Fair Value     % of
Net
Assets
 

Equity, Warrants and Other Investments, continued

           

Techniplas Foreign Holdco LP Common Stock(8)

  Auto Components         $ 697,804     $ 13,388,897     $ 9,050,518       8.88%  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Equity, Warrants and Other Investments

 

    2,440,436       20,146,356       12,585,781       12.34%  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Non – Controlled/Non – Affiliates

 

  $ 289,916,092     $ 302,876,902     $ 266,726,500       261.58%  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Affiliated(11)

             

Senior Secured First Lien Debt Investments

             

1888 Industrial Services, LLC – Term A(3)

  Energy Equipment & Services   3M L + 5.00% PIK (1.00% Floor)     9/30/2016       5/1/2023       5,911,230       5,911,230       1,477,807       1.45%  

1888 Industrial Services, LLC – Term C

  Energy Equipment & Services   3M L + 5.00% (1.00% Floor)     6/25/2019       5/1/2023       678,820       678,820       678,820       0.67%  

1888 Industrial Services, LLC – Revolver(4)

  Energy Equipment & Services   3M L + 5.00% (1.00% Floor)     10/11/2016       5/1/2023       1,958,365       1,958,365       489,591       0.48%  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Senior Secured First Lien Debt Investments

 

    8,548,415       8,548,415       2,646,218       2.60%  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equity, Warrants and Other Investments

             

1888 Industrial Services, LLC (Equity Interest)(8)

  Energy Equipment & Services           11,881                   0.00%  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Equity, Warrants and Other Investments

 

    11,881                   0.00%  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Affiliated

 

  $ 8,560,296     $ 8,548,415     $ 2,646,218       2.60%  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

 

  $ 298,476,388     $ 311,425,317     $ 269,372,718       264.18%  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities in excess other assets

 

    (167,405,976     164.18%  
             

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

  $ 101,966,742       100.00%  
             

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

  (1)

The Company’s investments are generally acquired in private transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Unless otherwise indicated, all of the Company’s portfolio company investments are subject to restrictions on sales. As of December 31, 2021, the Company’s portfolio company investments that were subject to restrictions on sales totaled $269,372,718 million at fair value and represented 264.18% of the Company’s net assets.

 

  (2)

All investments were valued at fair value using Level 3 significant unobservable inputs as determined in good faith by the Company’s board of directors.

 

  (3)

Principal amount includes capitalized PIK interest unless otherwise noted.

 

  (4)

Refer to Note 6 for more detail on the unfunded commitments.

 

  (5)

The investment is not a qualifying asset under Section 55(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Company may not acquire any non-qualifying asset unless, at the time of acquisition, qualifying assets represent at least 70% of the Company’s total assets. As of December 31, 2021, non-qualifying assets represented 3.47% of the Company’s total assets, at fair value.

 

  (6)

A portfolio company domiciled in the Netherlands. The jurisdiction of the security issuer may be a different country than the domicile of the portfolio company.

 

  (7)

A portfolio company domiciled in Canada. The jurisdiction of the security issuer may be a different country than the domicile of the portfolio company.

 

  (8)

Securities are non-income producing.

 

  (9)

Classified as non-accrual asset.

 

  (10)

Classified as a partial non-accrual asset.

 

  (11)

As defined in the 1940 Act, the Company is deemed to be an “Affiliated Person” of this portfolio company because it owns 5% or more, up to 25% (inclusive), of the portfolio company’s outstanding voting securities (“non-controlled affiliate”). As defined in the

 

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

8


Investcorp Credit Management BDC, Inc.

Consolidated Schedule of Investments—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

December 31, 2021

 

  1940 Act, the Company is deemed to be both an “affiliated person” and “control” a portfolio company if it owns more than 25% of the portfolio company’s outstanding voting securities or has the power to exercise control over the management or policies of such portfolio company (including through a management agreement). As of December 31, 2021, the Company had no “Control Investments.”

Transactions related to investments in non-controlled “Affiliate Investments” for the six months ended December 31, 2021 are as follows:

 

Portfolio
Company

 

Type of Investment(a)

 

June 30, 2021
Value

  Gross
Additions(b)
    Gross
Reductions(c)
    Net Realized
Gains (Losses)
    Net Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
    December 31,
2021 Value
    Amount of
Interest or
Dividends
Credited to
Income(d)
 

1888 Industrial Services, LLC

  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan A (3M LIBOR + 5.00% PIK)   $1,455,490   $ 89,270     $     $     $ (66,953   $ 1,477,807       89,285  
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan B (3M LIBOR + 8.00% PIK)                   (8,196,669     8,196,669              
  Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan C (3M LIBOR + 5.00%)   678,820                             678,820       10,409  
  Revolver (3M LIBOR + 5.00%)   489,591                             489,591       30,028  
  Common Equity Interest(e)       170,691       (170,691                        
   

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    $2,623,901   $ 259,961     $ (170,691   $ (8,196,669   $ 8,129,716     $ 2,646,218     $ 129,722  
   

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a)

The fair value of all investments were determined using significant unobservable inputs.

 

  (b)

Gross additions include increases in the cost basis of investments resulting from new investments and follow-on investments.

 

  (c)

Gross reductions include decreases in the total cost basis of investments resulting from principal repayments or sales.

 

  (d)

Represents the total amount of interest, fees or dividends credited to income for the portion of the period an investment was included in the Affiliate category.

 

  (e)

Investment is non-income producing.

 

  (12)

A portion or all is held by the Company indirectly through Investcorp Credit Management BDC SPV, LLC and pledged as collateral for the revolving credit facility held through Capital One, N.A.

 

  (13)

Security in default.

1M L — 1-month LIBOR (0.10% as of December 31, 2021)

3M L — 3-month LIBOR (0.21% as of December 31, 2021)

6M L — 6-month LIBOR (0.34% as of December 31, 2021)

12M L — 12-month LIBOR (0.58% as of December 31, 2021)

PRIME — 3.25% as of December 31, 2021

 

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

9


Investcorp Credit Management BDC, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2021

 

Investments(1)(2)

 

Industry

 

Interest Rate

  Initial
Acquisition
Date
    Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount/
Shares(3)
    Amortized
Cost
    Fair Value     % of
Net
Assets
 

Non-Controlled/Non-Affiliates

             

Senior Secured First Lien Debt Investments

             

1888 Industrial Services, LLC –Term A(8)

  Energy Equipment & Services   3M L + 5.00% PIK (1.00% Floor)     9/30/2016       9/30/2021     $ 5,734,038     $ 5,734,038     $ 1,433,509       1.49%  

1888 Industrial Services, LLC – Term B(8)(9)

  Energy Equipment & Services   3M L + 8.00% PIK (1.00% Floor)     9/30/2016       9/30/2021       13,970,775       8,196,669             0.00%  

1888 Industrial Services, LLC –Term C(8)

  Energy Equipment & Services   3M L + 5.00% PIK (1.00% Floor)     6/25/2019       9/30/2021       678,820       678,820       678,820       0.70%  

1888 Industrial Services,
LLC – Revolver(4)(8)

  Energy Equipment & Services  

3M L + 5.00%

(1.00% Floor)

    10/11/2016       9/30/2021       1,958,365       1,958,365       489,591       0.51%  

4L Technologies Inc

  Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripheral  

3M L + 7.50%

(1.00% Floor)

    2/4/2020       2/2/2024       1,214,144       1,214,144       1,174,684       1.22%  

Adaptive Spectrum and Signal Alignment

  Software   3M L + 11.50% (1.50% Floor)     12/2/2020       11/28/2025       7,462,500       7,258,253       7,462,500       7.74%  

Advanced Solutions International

  Software   3M L + 7.50% (1.00% Floor)     9/1/2020       9/16/2025       4,906,250       4,820,791       4,857,188       5.04%  

ALCV Purchaser, Inc.

  Automobiles   1M L + 6.75% (1.00% Floor)     3/1/2021       4/15/2026       8,000,000       7,883,386       7,960,000       8.26%  

Altern Marketing, LLC –Revolver(4)

  Internet & Direct Marketing Retail   3M L + 6.00% (2.00% Floor)     10/7/2019       10/7/2024                         0.00%  

Altern Marketing, LLC

  Internet & Direct Marketing Retail   3M L + 6.00% (2.00% Floor)     10/7/2019       10/7/2024       6,321,268       6,237,489       6,321,268       6.56%  

American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd. (d/b/a Premiere Global Services, Inc.)(9)

  Diversified Telecommunication Services   6M L + 6.50% PIK(1.00% Floor)     5/6/2016       6/8/2023       10,109,396       9,861,147       1,516,409       1.57%  

Barri Financial Group, LLC

 


Consumer Finance

  1M L + 7.75% (1.00% Floor)     10/21/2019       6/30/2026       13,200,000       12,923,843       13,002,000       13.49%  

Bioplan USA, Inc.

  Containers & Packaging   3M L + 7.25% + 0.50% PIK (1.00% Floor)     8/9/2018       12/22/2023       13,518,970       10,682,988       12,572,642       13.05%  

CareerBuilder, LLC

  Professional Services   3M L + 6.75% (1.00% Floor)     7/27/2017       7/31/2023       8,041,808       8,055,771       7,961,390       8.26%  

CB URS Holdings Corporation

  Road & Rail   6M L + 5.75% (1.00% Floor)     7/31/2019       9/1/2024       4,683,372       4,647,348       4,355,536       4.52%  

Cook & Boardman Group LLC

  Distributors   6M L + 5.75% (1.00% Floor)     10/12/2018       10/17/2025       9,750,274       9,682,384       9,506,516       9.87%  

DSG Entertainment Services, Inc (f/k/a Deluxe Toronto Ltd.)(5)(9)

  Media   1M L + 5.50% PIK (1.00% Floor)     6/29/2018       6/30/2021       1,025,811       1,027,136       193,776       0.20%  

Empire Office Inc

  Commercial Services & Supplies   1M L + 6.75% (1.50% Floor)     3/28/2019       4/12/2024       10,387,734       10,260,223       9,764,470       10.13%  

FR Flow Control CB LLC – Term B(6)

  Trading Companies & Distributors   3M L + 5.50% (1.00% Floor)     5/10/2019       6/28/2026       4,986,882       4,910,094       4,986,882       5.18%  

Fusion Connect Inc. –Exit Term Loan

  Internet Software & Services   3M L + 9.50% (2.00% Floor)     12/11/2019       1/14/2025       3,368,184       3,317,190       3,368,184       3.50%  

Fusion Connect Inc. –Take-Back Term Loan(10)

  Internet Software & Services  

3ML + 8.00% PIK

(2.00% Floor)

    1/14/2020       7/14/2025       5,094,644       5,094,644       2,394,483       2.49%  

Galaxy Universal LLC

  Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods   3M L + 7.00% (1.00% Floor)     3/29/2021       4/1/2026       6,982,500       6,915,581       6,912,675       7.17%  

GS Operating, LLC

  Trading Companies & Distributors   1M L + 6.50% (1.50% Floor)     2/24/2020       2/24/2025       8,729,768       8,594,738       8,729,768       9.06%  

 

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

10


Investcorp Credit Management BDC, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Schedule of Investments—(Continued)

June 30, 2021

 

Investments(1)(2)

 

Industry

 

Interest Rate

  Initial
Acquisition
Date
    Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount/
Shares(3)
    Amortized
Cost
    Fair Value     % of
Net
Assets
 

Senior Secured First Lien Debt Investments, continued

           

Horus Infrastructure IA LLC

  Energy Equipment & Services   3M L + 4.25%     11/8/2019       10/25/2022     $ 4,625,000     $ 4,400,035     $ 4,393,750       4.56%  

Hyperion Materials & Technologies, Inc.

  Construction
Materials
  3M L + 5.50%
(1.00% Floor)
    8/16/2019       8/14/2026       4,925,000       4,846,133       4,875,750       5.06%  

Infrastructure & Energy Alternatives, Inc.

  Construction &
Engineering
  3M L + 6.75%     11/14/2018       9/25/2024       7,222,695       7,064,478       7,222,695       7.50%  

INW Manufacturing, LLC

  Personal Products   3M L + 5.75%
(0.75% Floor)
    5/5/2021       3/25/2027       4,968,750       4,822,089       4,819,688       5.00%  

Klein Hersh LLC

  Professional
Services
  6M L + 7.50%
(0.75% Floor)
    11/16/2020       11/13/2025       4,875,000       4,831,216       4,875,000       5.06%  

LH Intermediate Corporation

  Home
Improvement
Retail
  3M L + 7.50%
(1.00% Floor)
    6/2/2021       6/2/2026       9,875,000       9,719,016       9,717,000       10.08%  

Liberty Oilfield Services LLC(5)

  Energy
Equipment &
Services
  1M L + 7.63%
(1.00% Floor)
    9/19/2017       9/19/2022       6,133,750       6,100,587       6,133,750       6.37%  

NWN Parent Holdings LLC

  IT Consulting &
Other Services
  3M L + 6.50%
(1.00% Floor)
    5/5/2021       5/5/2026       8,777,696       8,691,943       8,689,919       9.02%  

One Sky Flight LLC

  Airlines   6M L + 7.50%
(1.00% Floor)
    12/19/2019       12/27/2024       9,176,185       9,004,053       9,176,185       9.52%  

Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC

  Containers &
Packaging
  1M L + 6.50%
(1.00% Floor)
    1/31/2020       10/31/2024       6,127,153       6,035,716       6,127,153       6.36%  

Potpourri Group, Inc.

  Retail   12M L + 8.25%
(1.50% Floor)
    6/27/2019       7/3/2024       11,634,995       11,545,872       11,518,645       11.95%  

ProFrac Services, LLC

  Energy
Equipment &
Services
  12M L + 8.50%
(1.25% Floor)
    9/7/2018       9/15/2023       7,453,912       7,431,749       7,286,199       7.56%  

Qualtek USA LLC

  Construction &
Engineering
  3M L + 6.25%
(1.00% Floor)
    7/15/2018       7/18/2025       9,312,500       9,202,547       8,846,875       9.18%  

Retail Services WIS Corporation

  Professional
Services
  3M L + 7.75%
(1.00% Floor)
    5/20/2021       5/20/2025       7,035,000       6,897,942       6,894,300       7.16%  

Techniplas LLC

  Auto Components   Fixed 10.00%     6/19/2020       6/18/2027       601,813       601,813       1,267,418       1.32%  

Veregy Consolidated, Inc.

  Commercial
Services &
Supplies
  3M L + 6.00%
(1.00% Floor)
    11/2/2020       11/3/2027       4,975,000       4,837,351       4,975,000       5.16%  

Veteran Services, LLC

  Real Estate
Management &
Development
  Fixed 12.00%     5/20/2021       5/20/2022       8,000,000       7,901,863       7,890,000       8.19%  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Senior Secured First Lien Debt Investments

 

    265,844,952       253,889,445       230,351,618       239.06%  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Senior Secured Second Lien Debt Investments

             

American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd. (d/b/a Premiere Global Services, Inc.)(9)

  Diversified
Telecommunication
Services
  6M L + 9.50% PIK
(1.00% Floor)
    11/30/2016       6/6/2024       17,510,848       17,374,608             0.00%  

ZeroChaos Parent, LLC

  Professional
Services
  3M L + 8.25%
(1.00% Floor)
    11/21/2017       10/31/2023       8,000,000       7,936,125       6,240,000       6.48%  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Senior Secured Second Lien Debt Investments

 

    25,510,848       25,310,733       6,240,000       6.48%  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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Investcorp Credit Management BDC, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Schedule of Investments – (continued)

June 30, 2021

 

Investments(1)(2)

 

Industry

 

Interest Rate

  Initial
Acquisition
Date
    Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount/
Shares(3)
    Amortized
Cost
    Fair Value     % of
Net
Assets
 

Equity, Warrants and Other Investments

             

1888 Industrial Services, LLC (Equity Interest)(7)(8)

  Energy Equipment &
Services
          18,708    $ 170,691    $       0.00%  

4L Technologies Inc Common Stock(7)

  Technology
Hardware, Storage &
Peripherals
          149,918      2,171,581      25,486       0.03%  

4L Technologies Inc Preferred Stock(7)

  Technology
Hardware, Storage &
Peripherals
          2,289      209,004      743,957       0.77%  

Advanced Solutions International Preferred Equity(7)

  Software           888,170      1,000,000      1,065,804       1.10%  

Fusion Connect Inc. Common Stock(7)

  Internet Software &
Services
          22      306            0.00%  

Fusion Connect Inc. (Warrants)(7)

  Internet Software &
Services
          202,171      2,814,455      2,022       0.00%  

Techniplas Foreign Holdco LP Common Stock(7)(8)

  Auto Components           540,126      12,231,541      7,426,733       7.71%  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Equity, Warrants and Other Investments

 

    1,801,404      18,597,578      9,264,002       9.61%  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Non-Controlled/Non-Affiliates

 

   $  293,157,204     $  297,797,756    $ 245,855,620       255.15%  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities in excess other assets

 

    (149,499,771     (155.15)%  
             

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

  $ 96,355,849       100.00%  
             

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

  (1)

The Company’s investments are generally acquired in private transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act and, therefore, are generally subject to limitations on resale, and may be deemed to be “restricted securities’’ under the Securities Act.

 

  (2)

All investments are non-controlled and non-affiliated issuers. All investments are valued in good faith by the board of directors.

 

  (3)

Principal amount includes capitalized PIK interest unless otherwise noted.

 

  (4)

Refer to Note 6 for more detail on the unfunded commitments.

 

  (5)

The investment is not a qualifying asset under Section 55(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Company may not acquire any non-qualifying asset unless, at the time of acquisition, qualifying assets represent at least 70% of the Company’s total assets. Non-qualifying assets represent 6.81% of total assets.

 

  (6)

A portfolio company domiciled in the Netherlands. The jurisdiction of the security issuer may be a different country than the domicile of the portfolio company.

 

  (7)

Securities are non-income producing.

 

  (8)

As defined in the 1940 Act, the Company is deemed to be an “Affiliated Person” of this portfolio company because it owns 5% or more of the portfolio company’s outstanding voting securities.

 

  (9)

Classified as non-accrual asset.

 

  (10)

Classified as partial non-accrual asset.

1M L — 1 month LIBOR (0.10 % as of June 30, 2021)

2M L — 2 month LIBOR (0.13 % as of June 30, 2021)

3M L — 3 month LIBOR (0.15 % as of June 30, 2021)

6M L — 6 month LIBOR (0.16 % as of June 30, 2021)

12M L — 12 month LIBOR (0.25 % as of June 30, 2021)

PIK — Payment-In-Kind

 

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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Investcorp Credit Management BDC, Inc. and subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

December 31, 2021

Note 1. Organization

Investcorp Credit Management BDC, Inc. (“ICMB” or the “Company”), a Maryland corporation formed in May 2013, is a closed-end, externally managed, non-diversified management investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company (“BDC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and has elected to be treated as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The Company is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies.

On February 11, 2014, the Company completed its initial public offering (the “Offering”), selling 7,666,666 shares of its common stock, par value $0.001, including the underwriters’ over-allotment, at a price of $15.00 per share with net proceeds of approximately $111.5 million.

CM Finance LLC, a Maryland limited liability company, commenced operations in March 2012. Immediately prior to the Offering, CM Finance LLC was merged with and into the Company (the “Merger”). In connection with the Merger, the Company issued 6,000,000 shares of common stock and $39.8 million in debt to the pre-existing CM Finance LLC investors, consisting of funds managed by Cyrus Capital Partners, L.P. (the “Original Investors” or the “Cyrus Funds”). The Company had no assets or operations prior to completion of the Merger and, as a result, the books and records of CM Finance LLC became the books and records of the Company, as the surviving entity. Immediately after the Merger, the Company issued 2,181,818 shares of its common stock to Stifel Venture Corp. (“Stifel”) in exchange for $32.7 million in cash. The Company used all of the proceeds of the sale of shares to Stifel to repurchase 2,181,818 shares of common stock from the Original Investors. Immediately after the completion of the Offering, the Company had 13,666,666 shares outstanding. The Company used a portion of the net proceeds of the Offering to repay 100% of the debt issued to the Original Investors in connection with the Merger.

CM Investment Partners LLC (the “Adviser”) serves as the Company’s investment adviser. On August 30, 2019, Investcorp Credit Management US LLC (“Investcorp”), a subsidiary of Investcorp Bank Holdings B.S.C., acquired the interests in the Adviser, which were previously held by the Cyrus Funds and Stifel and paid off certain debt owed by the Adviser, resulting in Investcorp having a majority ownership interest in the Adviser (the “Investcorp Transaction”). On August 30, 2019, the Company changed its name to Investcorp Credit Management BDC, Inc.

The Company has entered into an investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) and an administration agreement (the “Administration Agreement”) with the Adviser, pursuant to which the Adviser serves as the Company’s investment adviser and administrator, respectively.

The Company’s primary investment objective is to maximize total return to stockholders in the form of current income and capital appreciation by investing directly in debt and related equity of privately held middle-market companies to help these companies fund acquisitions, growth or refinancing. The Company invests primarily in middle-market companies in the form of stand-alone first and second lien loans, unitranche loans and mezzanine loans. The Company may also invest in unsecured debt, bonds and in the equity of portfolio companies through warrants and other instruments.

As a BDC, the Company is required to comply with certain regulatory requirements. For instance, as a BDC, the Company must not acquire any assets other than “qualifying assets,” as defined in Section 55(a) of the

 

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1940 Act unless, at the time the acquisition is made, at least 70% of total assets are qualifying assets. Qualifying assets generally include investments in “eligible portfolio companies,” which, under the 1940 Act, are generally defined as any issuer that (1) is organized under the laws of, and has its principal place of business in, the United States; (2) is not an investment company (other than a small business investment company wholly owned by the BDC) or a company that would be an investment company but for certain exclusions under the 1940 Act; and (3) either does not have any class of securities listed on a national securities exchange or has any class of securities listed on a national securities exchange with less than a $250 million market capitalization.

The outbreak of the coronavirus (“COVID-19”) and subsequent global pandemic began significantly impacting the U.S. and global financial markets and economies in March 2020. The worldwide spread of COVID-19 has created significant uncertainty in the global economy. The full duration and extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic over the long term cannot be reasonably estimated at this time. There have been no comparable recent events that provide guidance as to the effect the spread of COVID-19 as a global pandemic may continue to have on the Company’s financial performance. The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic may continue to impact the Company’s business, financial condition, liquidity, the Company’s portfolio companies’ results of operations and, by extension. the Company’s operating results will depend on future developments, which remain uncertain and unpredictable.

From time-to-time, the Company may form taxable subsidiaries that are taxed as corporations for U.S. federal income tax purposes (the “Taxable Subsidiaries”). At December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, the Company had no Taxable Subsidiaries. The Taxable Subsidiaries, if any, allow the Company to hold equity securities of portfolio companies organized as pass-through entities while continuing to satisfy the requirements applicable to a RIC under the Code.

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Company.

a. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and pursuant to the requirements for reporting on Form 10-Q and Articles 6, 10 and 12 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, certain disclosures accompanying annual financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP are omitted. The unaudited financial statements and notes should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended June 30, 2021. All values are stated in U.S. dollars, unless noted otherwise. The financial statements reflect all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the periods included herein as required by U.S. GAAP. These adjustments are normal and recurring in nature.

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the fair value of investments and other amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Management believes that the estimates utilized in preparing the Company’s consolidated financial statements are reasonable and prudent. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates.

As permitted under Regulation S-X and ASC Topic 946, the Company will generally not consolidate its investment in a portfolio company other than an investment company subsidiary or a controlled operating company whose business consists of providing all or substantially all of its services to the Company. Accordingly, the Company consolidated the results of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, CM Finance SPV Ltd. (“SPV”), CM Finance SPV LLC (“LLC”) and Investcorp Credit Management BDC SPV LLC (“SPV LLC”), which are special purpose vehicles used to finance certain investments in its consolidated financial

 

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statements. The effects of all material intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

b. Revenue Recognition, Security Transactions, and Realized/Unrealized Gains or Losses

Interest income, adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion of discount, is recorded on an accrual basis. Origination, closing, commitment, and amendment fees, and purchase and original issue discounts associated with loans to portfolio companies are accreted into interest income over the respective terms of the applicable loans. Accretion of discounts or premiums is calculated by the effective interest or straight-line method, as applicable, as of the purchase date and adjusted only for material amendments or prepayments. Upon the prepayment of a loan or debt security, any prepayment penalties are included in other fee income and unamortized fees and discounts are recorded as interest income and are non-recurring in nature.

Management reviews all loans that become 90 days or more past due on principal or interest or when there is reasonable doubt that principal or interest will be collected for possible placement on non-accrual status. Accrued and unpaid interest is generally reversed when a 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 regarding collectability. Non-accrual loans are restored to accrual status when past due principal and interest is paid and, in management’s judgment, are likely to remain current, although management may make exceptions to this general rule if the loan has sufficient collateral value and is in the process of collection. As of December 31, 2021, the Company had four loans on non-accrual status, to DSG Entertainment Services, Inc, and the American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd. (d/b/a Premiere Global Services, Inc.) first lien loan, revolver, and second lien loans, and one loan on partial non-accrual status, to Fusion Connect Inc. – Take-Back Term Loan, which collectively represented 1.02% of the Company’s portfolio at fair value. As of June 30, 2021, the Company had four loans on non-accrual status, to1888 Industrial Services, LLC – Term B, DSG Entertainment Services, Inc, and the American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd. (d/b/a Premiere Global Services, Inc.) first and second lien loans, and one loan on partial non-accrual status, to Fusion Connect Inc. – Take-Back Term Loan, which collectively represented 1.7% of the Company’s portfolio at fair value.

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

During the three months and six months ended December 31, 2021, $335,790 and $611,040, respectively, of prepayment penalties and unamortized discounts upon prepayment were recorded as interest income. During the three and six months ended December 31, 2020, $287,232 and $811,162, respectively, of prepayment penalties and unamortized discounts upon prepayment were recorded as interest income.

Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade-date basis. Realized gains or losses on investments are determined by calculating the difference between the net proceeds from the disposition and the amortized cost basis of the investments, without regard to unrealized gains or losses previously recognized. Realized gains or losses on the sale of investments are calculated using the specific identification method. The Company reports changes in fair value of investments as a component of the net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments in the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The Company holds debt investments in its portfolio that contain a payment-in-kind (“PIK”) interest provision. PIK interest, which represents contractually deferred interest added to the investment balance that is generally due at maturity, is recorded on an accrual basis to the extent that such amounts are expected to be collected. PIK interest is not accrued if the Company does not expect the issuer to be able to pay all principal and interest when due.

The Company earned PIK interest of $110,519 and $189,633 during the three and six months ended December 31, 2021, respectively. The Company earned PIK interest of $891,417 and $1,731,744 during the three and six months ended December 31, 2020, respectively.

 

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The Company may hold equity investments in its portfolio that contain a PIK dividend provision. PIK dividends, which represent contractual dividend payments added to the investment balance, are recorded on an accrual basis to the extent that such amounts are expected to be collected. The Company earned no PIK dividends during the three and six months ended December 31, 2021. The Company earned no PIK dividends during the three and six months ended December 31, 2020.

c. Paid-in Capital

The Company records the proceeds from the sale of its common stock to common stock and additional paid-in capital, net of commissions and marketing support fees.

d. Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations per Share

The net increase in net assets resulting from operations per share is calculated based upon the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the reporting period.

e. 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 generally determined by the Company’s board of directors each quarter and is generally based upon the earnings estimated by management. Net realized capital gains, if any, are generally distributed annually, although the Company may decide to retain such capital gains for investment.

The Company has adopted a dividend reinvestment plan that provides for reinvestment of any distributions the Company declares in cash on behalf of the Company’s stockholders, unless a stockholder elects to receive cash. As a result, if the Company’s board of directors authorizes, and the Company declares, a cash distribution, then the Company’s stockholders who have not “opted out” of the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan will have their cash distributions automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Company’s common stock, rather than receiving the cash distribution.

f. Cash and Restricted Cash

Cash and restricted cash consist of bank demand deposits. The Company deposits its cash in financial institutions and, at times, such balance may be in excess of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limits. All of the Company’s cash deposits are held at large established high credit quality financial institutions and management believes that the risk of loss associated with any uninsured balances is remote. The Company has restrictions on the uses of the cash held by SPV, LLC and SPV LLC based on the terms of the relevant financing arrangement. For more information on the Company’s financing arrangements and borrowings, see Note 5.

g. Deferred Offering Costs

Deferred offering costs consist of fees and expenses incurred in connection with the offer and sale of the Company’s common stock and bonds, including legal, accounting, printing fees, and other related expenses, as well as costs incurred in connection with the filing of a shelf registration statement. These costs are capitalized when incurred and recognized as a reduction of offering proceeds when the offering is completed.

h. Investment Transactions and Expenses

Purchases of loans, including revolving credit agreements, are recorded on a fully committed basis until the funded and unfunded portions are known or estimable, which in many cases may not be until settlement.

Expenses are accrued as incurred.

 

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Deferred debt issuance costs and deferred financing costs, incurred in connection with the Company’s financing arrangements and borrowings, are amortized using the straight-line method over the life of the debt.

i. Investment Valuation

The Company applies fair value accounting to all of its financial instruments in accordance with the 1940 Act and ASC Topic 820 – Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”). ASC 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework used to measure fair value and requires disclosures for fair value measurements. In accordance with ASC 820, the Company has categorized its investments and financial instruments carried at fair value, based on the priority of the valuation technique, into a three-level fair value hierarchy as discussed in Note 4. Fair value is a market-based measure considered from the perspective of the market participant who holds the financial instrument rather than an 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.

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received upon a sale of an asset in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Market participants are buyers and sellers in the principal (or most advantageous) market for the asset that (a) are independent of us, (b) are knowledgeable, having a reasonable understanding about the asset based on all available information (including information that might be obtained through due diligence efforts that are usual and customary), (c) are able to transact for the asset, and (d) are willing to transact for the asset or liability (that is, they are motivated but not forced or otherwise compelled to do so).

Securities that are traded on securities exchanges (including such securities traded in the after-hours market) are valued on the basis of the closing price on the valuation date (if such prices are available). Securities that are traded on more than one securities exchange are valued at the closing price on the primary securities exchange on which such securities are traded on the valuation date (or if reported on the consolidated tape, then their last sales price on the consolidated tape). Listed options for which the last sales price falls between the last “bid” and “ask” prices for such options are valued at their last sales price on the date of the valuation on the primary securities exchange on which such options are traded. Options for which the last sales price on the valuation date does not fall between the last “bid” and “ask” prices are valued at the average of the last “bid” and “ask” prices for such options on that date. To the extent these securities are actively traded, and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. The Company held no Level 1 investments as of December 31, 2021 or June 30, 2021.

Investments that are not traded on securities exchanges but are traded on the over-the-counter (“OTC”) markets (such as term loans, notes and warrants) are valued using various techniques, which may consider recently executed transactions in securities of the issuer or comparable issuers, market price quotations (when observable) and fundamental data relating to the issuer. These investments are categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, or in instances when lower relative weight is placed on transaction prices, quotations, or similar observable inputs, they are categorized in Level 3.

Investments for which market quotations are not readily available or may be considered unreliable are fair valued, in good faith, using a method determined to be appropriate in the given circumstances. The valuation methods used include the Cost Approach, the Market Approach and the Income Approach. Inputs used in these approaches may include, but are not limited to, interest rate yield curves, credit spreads, recovery rates, comparable company transactions, trading multiples, and volatilities. The valuation method the Company uses may change as changes in the underlying portfolio company dictates, such as moving from the Cost Approach to Market Approach when underlying conditions change at the company. Because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation in these circumstances, the fair values for the aforementioned investments may differ significantly from values that would have been used had a ready and liquid market for such investments existed or from the amounts that might ultimately be realized, and such differences could be material.

 

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The Company’s valuation policies and procedures are developed by the Adviser, which, with oversight from the Company’s board of directors, is also responsible for ensuring that the valuation policies and procedures are consistently applied across all investments of the Company. The Company’s valuation policies and procedures have been approved by the Company’s board of directors. The valuations are continuously monitored and the valuation process for Level 3 investments is completed on a quarterly basis and is designed to subject the valuation of Level 3 investments to an appropriate level of consistency, oversight and review. The valuation process begins with each portfolio company or investment being initially valued by the investment professionals of the Adviser responsible for the portfolio investment. These investment professionals prepare the preliminary valuations based on their evaluation of financial and operating data, company-specific developments, market valuations of comparable securities from the same company or that of comparable companies, as well as any other relevant factors, including recent purchases and sales that may have occurred preceding month-end.

Valuation models are typically calibrated upon initial funding and are re-calibrated as necessary upon subsequent material events (including, but not limited to additional financing activity, changes in comparable companies, and recent trades). The preliminary valuation conclusions are then documented and discussed with senior management of the Adviser. On a periodic basis and at least once annually, one or more third-party independent valuation firms engaged by the Company conduct independent appraisals and review the Adviser’s preliminary valuations and make their own independent assessment. The Valuation Committee of the Company’s board of directors then reviews the preliminary valuations of the Adviser and, as applicable, that of any independent valuation firm. The Valuation Committee discusses the valuations and makes a recommendation to the Company’s board of directors regarding the fair value of each investment in good faith based on the input of the Adviser and the independent valuation firm(s). Upon recommendation by the Valuation Committee and a review of the valuation materials of the Adviser and the third-party independent valuation firm(s), the board of directors of the Company determines, in good faith, the fair value of each investment.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has adopted Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, establishes requirements for determining fair value in good faith for purposes of the 1940 Act. The Company is evaluating the impact of adopting Rule 2a-5 on the consolidated financial statements and intends to comply with the new rule’s requirements on or before the compliance date in September 2022.

For more information on the classification of the Company’s investments by major categories, see Note 4.

The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities that qualify as financial instruments under U.S. GAAP approximates the carrying amounts presented in the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

j. Income Taxes

The Company has elected to be treated, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. To maintain qualification as a RIC, the Company must, among other things, meet certain source of income and asset diversification requirements and distribute to stockholders, for each taxable year, at least 90% of the Company’s “investment company taxable income,” which is generally the Company’s net ordinary income plus the excess, if any, of realized net short-term capital gains over realized net long-term capital losses. If the Company continues to qualify as a RIC and continues to satisfy the annual distribution requirement, the Company will not have to pay corporate-level U.S. federal income taxes on any income that the Company distributes to its stockholders. The Company intends to make distributions in an amount sufficient to maintain RIC status each year and to avoid any federal income taxes on income. The Company will also be subject to nondeductible U.S. federal excise taxes if the Company does not distribute to its stockholders at least 98% of net ordinary income, 98.2% of capital gains, if any, and any recognized and undistributed income from prior years for which it paid no U.S. federal income taxes. Additionally, certain of the Company’s consolidated subsidiaries are subject to U.S. federal and state income taxes. At December 31, 2021, June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had no Taxable Subsidiaries. The Company incurred excise tax expenses, which are included in the

 

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provision for tax expense of $27,960 for the three and six months ended December 31, 2021 and $5,780 for the three and six months ended December 31, 2020.

Book and tax basis differences that are permanent differences are reclassified among the Company’s capital accounts, as appropriate at year-end. Additionally, the tax character of distributions is determined in accordance with the Code, which differs from U.S. GAAP.

During the three and six months ended December 31, 2021, the Company recorded distributions of $2.2 million and $4.3 million, respectively. During the three and six months ended December 31, 2020, the Company recorded distributions of $2.5 million and $5.0 million, respectively. For certain periods, the tax character of a portion of distributions may be return of capital.

U.S. GAAP requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Company’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet a more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax expense in the current year. The Company’s policy is to recognize accrued interest and penalties associated with uncertain tax positions as part of the tax provision.

The Company has analyzed such tax positions and has concluded that no unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded for uncertain tax positions for any tax year since inception. Each of the tax years since inception remains subject to examination by taxing authorities. This conclusion may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors, including but not limited to, ongoing analysis and changes to laws, regulations, and interpretations thereof.

Permanent differences between investment company taxable income and net investment income for financial reporting purposes are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Differences in classification may also result from the treatment of short-term gains as ordinary income for U.S. federal income tax purposes. During the year ended June 30, 2021, the Company reclassified for book purposes amounts arising from permanent book/tax differences related to the different tax treatment of paydown gains and losses, Taxable Subsidiary partnership investments, nondeductible taxes paid and income/(loss) from wholly owned subsidiaries as follows:

 

     As of
June 30, 2021
 

Additional paid-in capital

     $ (263,947)  

Distributable earnings

     263,947

The tax character of all distributions paid by the Company during the year ended June 30, 2021 was ordinary income.

At June 30, 2021, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis are as follows:

 

     As of
June 30, 2021
 

Undistributed net investment income

   $ 8,587,905

Accumulated capital gains (losses) and other

     (6,846,521

Capital loss carryover

     (52,026,948

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (51,942,136

Distributions payable

     (2,088,265
  

 

 

 

Distributable earnings (loss)

   $ (104,315,965 )
  

 

 

 

 

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For U.S. federal income tax purposes, net realized capital losses may be carried over to offset future capital gains, if any. These capital losses can be carried forward for an indefinite period and will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. As of June 30, 2021, the Company had a net short-term capital loss carryforward of $2,421,961 and a net long-term capital loss carryforward of $49,604,987 available to be carried forward for an indefinite period.

A RIC may elect to defer any capital losses incurred after October 31, 2020 (“post-October 2020”) to the beginning of the following fiscal year. As of June 30, 2021, the Company had a post-October 2020 short-term capital loss deferral of $182,121 and a post-October 2020 long-term capital loss deferral of $6,016,517. These losses are deemed to arise on July 1, 2021.

k. Capital Gains Incentive Fee

Under the Advisory Agreement, the Company has agreed to pay the Adviser a fee for investment advisory and management services consisting of two components: a base management fee (the “Base Management Fee”) and an incentive fee (the “Incentive Fee”). The Incentive Fee has two components: one based on the Company’s pre-Incentive Fee net investment income (the “Income-Based Fee”) and one based on capital gains (the “Capital Gains Fee”).

Under U.S. GAAP, the Company calculates the Capital Gains Fee payable to the Adviser as if the Company had realized all investments at their fair values as of the reporting date. Accordingly, the Company accrues a provisional Capital Gains Fee taking into account any unrealized gains or losses. As the provisional Capital Gains Fee is subject to the performance of investments until there is a realization event, the amount of provisional Capital Gains Fee accrued at a reporting date may vary from the incentive fee that is ultimately realized and the differences could be material.

Under the Advisory Agreement, the Capital Gains Fee is determined and payable in arrears as of the end of each fiscal year (or upon termination of the Advisory Agreement, as of the termination date) commencing with the Company’s fiscal year ending on June 30, 2021, and is calculated at the end of each applicable year by subtracting (1) the sum of the Company’s cumulative aggregate realized capital losses and aggregate unrealized capital depreciation from (2) the Company’s cumulative aggregate realized capital gains, in each case calculated from June 30, 2020. If the amount so calculated is positive, then the Capital Gains Fee for such year is equal to 20% of such amount, less the aggregate amount of Capital Gains Fees paid in all prior years under the Advisory Agreement. If such amount is negative, then no Capital Gains Fee will be payable for such year. Under the Advisory Agreement, the Capital Gains Fee was not charged until the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021.

As of December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, there was no Capital Gains Fee payable to the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement.

Note 3. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) – Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting (“ASU 2020-04”). The guidance provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying generally accepted accounting principles to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions, subject to meeting certain criteria, that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued. ASU 2020-04 is effective for all entities as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2020-04 on its consolidated financial statements.

Note 4. Investments

The Company’s investments, at any time, may include securities and other financial instruments, including, without limitation, corporate and government bonds, convertible securities, collateralized loan obligations, term loans, revolvers and delayed draw facilities, trade claims, equity securities, privately negotiated securities, direct placements, working interests, warrants and investment derivatives (such as credit default swaps, recovery swaps, total return swaps, options, forward contracts, and futures).

 

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a. Certain Risk Factors

In the ordinary course of business, the Company manages a variety of risks including market risk, liquidity risk and credit risk. The Company identifies, measures and monitors risk through various control mechanisms, including trading limits and diversifying exposures and activities across a variety of instruments, markets and counterparties.

Market risk is the risk of potential adverse changes to the value of financial instruments because of changes in market conditions, including as a result of changes in the credit quality of a particular issuer, credit spreads, interest rates, and other movements and volatility in security prices or commodities. In particular, the Company may invest in issuers that are experiencing or have experienced financial or business difficulties (including difficulties resulting from the initiation or prospect of significant litigation or bankruptcy proceedings), which involves significant risks. The Company manages its exposure to market risk through the use of risk management strategies and various analytical monitoring techniques.

With respect to liquidity risk, the Company’s assets may, at any time, include securities and other financial instruments or obligations that are illiquid or thinly traded, making the purchase or sale of such securities and financial instruments at desired prices or in desired quantities difficult. Furthermore, the sale of any such investments may be possible only at substantial discounts, and it may be extremely difficult to value any such investments accurately.

Credit risk is the potential loss the Company may incur from a failure of an issuer to make payments according to the terms of a contract. The Company is subject to credit risk because of its strategy of investing in the debt of leveraged companies and its involvement in derivative instruments. The Company’s exposure to credit risk on its investments is limited to the fair value of the investments. With regard to derivatives, the Company attempts to limit its credit risk by considering its counterparty’s (or its guarantor’s) credit rating.

b. Investments

Investment purchases, sales and principal payments/paydowns are summarized below for the three and six months ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. These purchase and sales amounts exclude derivative instruments as well as non-cash restructurings.

 

     Three months ended December 31,      Six months ended December 31,  
     2021      2020      2021      2020  

Investment purchases, at cost (including PIK interest)

   $   67,305,636      $   18,419,749      $   86,793,768      $   32,609,069  

Investment sales and repayments

     45,333,408        22,723,303        66,870,670        47,120,176  

The composition of the Company’s investments as of December 31, 2021, by investment type as a percentage of the total portfolio, at amortized cost and fair value, is as follows:

 

    Investment at
    Amortized Cost    
        Percentage             Investments at    
Fair Value
        Percentage      

Senior Secured First Lien Debt Investments

   $       273,904,353       87.95%      $       256,786,937       95.33%  

Senior Secured Second Lien Debt Investments

    17,374,608       5.58              

Equity, Warrants and Other Investments

    20,146,356       6.47       12,585,781       4.67  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $       311,425,317       100.00%      $       269,372,718       100.00%  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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The composition of the Company’s investments as of June 30, 2021, by investment type as a percentage of the total portfolio, at amortized cost and fair value, is as follows:

 

    Investment at
    Amortized Cost    
        Percentage             Investments at    
Fair Value
        Percentage      

Senior Secured First Lien Debt Investments

   $       253,889,445       85.26%      $       230,351,618       93.69%  

Senior Secured Second Lien Debt Investments

    25,310,733       8.50       6,240,000       2.54  

Equity, Warrants and Other Investments

    18,597,578       6.24       9,264,002       3.77  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $       297,797,756       100.00%      $       245,855,620       100.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Company uses Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”) codes to identify the industry groupings in its portfolio. The following table shows the portfolio composition by industry grouping at fair value at December 31, 2021:

 

Industry Classification

   Investments at
Fair Value
     Percentage of
    Total Portfolio      
 

Commercial Services & Supplies

    $ 33,700,454        12.51%  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

     22,298,896        8.28   

Energy Equipment & Services

     20,489,111        7.61   

Professional Services

     19,470,136        7.23   

Software

     17,309,804        6.42   

Distributors

     15,347,935        5.70   

Trading Companies & Distributors

     14,760,922        5.48   

IT Services

     14,308,488        5.31   

Consumer Finance

     11,898,800        4.42   

Auto Components

     10,316,448        3.83   

Household Products

     9,480,625        3.52   

Specialty Chemicals

     8,941,935        3.32   

Construction & Engineering

     8,774,063        3.26   

Containers & Packaging

     8,094,370        3.00   

Entertainment

     8,045,426        2.99   

Household Durables

     7,907,563        2.93   

Automobiles

     6,965,000        2.58   

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     6,902,000        2.56   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     6,441,050        2.39   

Chemicals

     5,241,356        1.95   

Metal & Mining

     4,950,000        1.84   

Food Products

     4,759,063        1.77   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

     2,969,273        1.10   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

    $       269,372,718        100.00%  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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The following table shows the portfolio composition by industry grouping at fair value at June 30, 2021:

 

Industry Classification

   Investments at
Fair Value
     Percentage of
    Total Portfolio    
 

Professional Services

    $       25,970,690        10.56%  

Energy Equipment & Services

     20,415,620        8.30   

Containers & Packaging

     18,699,796        7.61   

Construction & Engineering

     16,069,570        6.54   

Commercial Services & Supplies

     14,739,470        6.00   

Trading Companies & Distributors

     13,716,650        5.58   

Software

     13,385,491        5.44   

Consumer Finance

     13,002,000        5.29   

Retail

     11,518,645        4.69   

Home Improvement Retail

     9,717,000        3.95   

Distributors

     9,506,517        3.87   

Airlines

     9,176,185        3.73   

Auto Components

     8,694,150        3.54   

IT Consulting & Other Services

     8,689,919        3.53   

Automobiles

     7,960,000        3.24   

Real Estate Management & Development

     7,890,000        3.21   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     6,912,675        2.81   

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

     6,321,268        2.57   

Internet Software & Services

     5,764,688        2.34   

Construction Materials

     4,875,750        1.98   

Personal Products

     4,819,687        1.96   

Road & Rail

     4,355,536        1.77   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

     1,944,128        0.79   

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     1,516,409        0.62   

Media

     193,776        0.08   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

    $       245,855,620        100.00%  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following table shows the portfolio composition by geographic grouping at fair value at December 31, 2021:

 

     Fair Value      Percentage
    Total Portfolio    
 

U.S. Northeast

    $     107,725,497        39.99%  

U.S. West

     49,699,523        18.45

U.S. Midwest

     39,947,170        14.83

U.S. Southwest

     33,431,983        12.41

U.S. Mid-Atlantic

     17,828,576        6.62

U.S. Southeast

     15,627,661        5.80

International

     5,112,308        1.90
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

    $     269,372,718        100.00%  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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The following table shows the portfolio composition by geographic grouping at fair value at June 30, 2021:

 

     Fair Value      Percentage
    Total Portfolio    
 

U.S. Northeast

    $       92,861,915        37.77%  

U.S. Midwest

     63,228,584        25.72

U.S. Southwest

     33,411,717        13.59

U.S. West

     23,279,988        9.47

U.S. Mid-Atlantic

     21,556,661        8.77

U.S. Southeast

     6,336,097        2.58

International

     5,180,658        2.10
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

    $       245,855,620        100.00%  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Company’s primary investment objective is to maximize total return to stockholders in the form of current income and capital appreciation by investing directly in debt and related equity of privately held middle-market companies to help these companies fund acquisitions, growth or refinancing. During the six months ended December 31, 2021, the Company made investments in new and existing portfolio companies of approximately $62.7 million and $21.5 million, respectively, to which it was not previously contractually committed to provide financial support. During the six months ended December 31, 2021, the Company made investments of $2.3 million in existing portfolio companies to which it was previously committed to provide financial support through the terms of the revolvers and delayed draw term loans. The details of the Company’s investments have been disclosed on the Unaudited Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

c. Derivatives

Derivative contracts include total return swaps and embedded derivatives in the Company’s borrowings. The Company may enter into derivative contracts as part of its investment strategies. At December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, the Company held no derivative contracts.

d. Fair Value Measurements

ASC 820 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset, or paid to transfer a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. ASC 820 also establishes a framework for measuring fair value and a valuation hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation of an asset or liability based upon their transparency. The valuation hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). Classification within the hierarchy is based upon the lowest priority of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value have been classified in the following three categories:

Level 1 – valuation is based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date.

Level 2 – valuation is based on inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, such as (a) quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; (b) quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, that is, markets in which there are few transactions for the asset or liability, the prices are not current, or price quotations vary substantially either over time or among market makers, or in which little information is released publicly; (c) inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability; or (d) inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.

Level 3 – valuation is based on unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs are used to measure fair value to the extent that observable inputs are not available, thereby

 

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allowing for situations in which there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date. However, the fair value measurement objective remains the same, that is, an exit price from the perspective of a market participant that holds the asset or owes the liability. Therefore, unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Unobservable inputs are developed based on the best information available under the circumstances, which might include the Company’s own data. The Company’s own data used to develop unobservable inputs is adjusted if information is reasonably available without undue cost and effort that indicates that market participants would use different assumptions.

The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of the market and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that 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 in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.

Estimates of fair value for cash and restricted cash are measured using observable, quoted market prices, or Level 1 inputs. All other fair value significant estimates are measured using unobservable inputs, or Level 3 inputs.

The following table summarizes the classifications within the fair value hierarchy of the Company’s assets measured at fair value as of December 31, 2021:

 

       Level 1          Level 2          Level 3        Total  

Assets

           

Investments

           

Senior Secured First Lien Debt Investments

    $ —         $ —         $ 256,786,937       $ 256,786,937  

Senior Secured Second Lien Debt Investments

     —          —                  

Equity, Warrants and Other Investments

     —          —          12,585,781        12,585,781  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

       —            —         $   269,372,718       $   269,372,718  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following table summarizes the classifications within the fair value hierarchy of the Company’s assets measured at fair value as of June 30, 2021:

 

       Level 1          Level 2        Level 3      Total  

Assets

           

Investments

           

Senior Secured First Lien Debt Investments

    $ —         $ —         $ 230,351,618       $ 230,351,618  

Senior Secured Second Lien Debt Investments

     —          —          6,240,000        6,240,000  

Equity, Warrants and Other Investments

     —          —          9,264,002        9,264,002  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

       —            —         $   245,855,620       $    245,855,620  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for investments that use Level 3 inputs for the six months ended December 31, 2021:

 

    Senior Secured
First Lien
  Debt Investments  
    Senior Secured
Second Lien
  Debt Investments  
    Unsecured
Debt
  Investments  
    Equity, Warrants
and Other
  Investments  
    Total
  Investments  
 

Fair value at June 30, 2021

   $     230,351,618      $     6,240,000      $         —       $ 9,264,002       $     245,855,620  

Purchases (including PIK interest)

    85,074,299             —         1,719,469       86,793,768  

Sales

    (58,699,979     (8,000,000     —         (170,691     (66,870,670

Amortization

    1,424,145       63,875       —         —         1,488,020  

Net realized gains (losses)

    (7,783,557     —         —         —         (7,783,557

Transfers in

    —         —         —         —         —    

Transfers out

    —         —         —         —         —    

Net change in unrealized (depreciation) appreciation

    6,420,411       1,696,125       —         1,773,001       9,889,537  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fair value at December 31, 2021

   $ 256,786,937      $ —        $ —        $ 12,585,781      $ 269,372,718  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) relating to assets still held as of December 31, 2021

   $ (1,665,918    $ —        $ —        $ 1,773,001      $ 107,083  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for investments that use Level 3 inputs for the six months ended December 31, 2020:

 

    Senior Secured
First Lien
  Debt Investments  
    Senior Secured
Second Lien
  Debt Investments  
    Unsecured
Debt
  Investments  
    Equity, Warrants
and Other
  Investments  
    Total
  Investments  
 

Fair value at June 30, 2020

   $      237,079,624      $      27,719,133      $           —        $     5,822,952      $      270,621,709  

Purchases (including PIK interest)

    30,760,664       848,405       —         1,000,000       32,609,069  

Sales

    (32,120,110     (15,000,066     —         —         (47,120,176

Amortization

    1,055,170       450,214       —         —         1,505,384  

Net realized gains (losses)

    3,693             —         —         3,693  

Transfers in

                —         —         —    

Transfers out

                —         —         —    

Net change in unrealized (depreciation) appreciation

    (576,426     (1,401,611     —         2,089,936       111,899  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fair value at December 31, 2020

   $ 236,202,615      $ 12,616,075      $ —       $ 8,912,888      $ 257,731,578  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) relating to assets still held as of December 31, 2020

   $ (623,039    $ (1,004,937    $ —        $ 2,089,936      $ 461,960  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Transfers into Level 3 during or at the end of the reporting period are reported under Level 1 or Level 2 as of the beginning of the period. Transfers out of Level 3 during or at the end of the reporting period are reported under Level 3 as of the beginning of the period. Changes in unrealized gains (losses) relating to Level 3 instruments are included in net change in unrealized (depreciation) appreciation on investments and derivatives on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

During the three and six months ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company did not transfer any investments among Levels 1, 2 and 3.

The following tables provide quantitative information regarding the Company’s Level 3 fair value measurements as of December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021. This information presents the significant unobservable inputs that were used in the valuation of each type of investment. These inputs are not representative of the inputs that could have been used in the valuation of any one investment. For example, the highest market yield presented in the table for senior secured notes is appropriate for valuing a specific investment but may not be appropriate for valuing any other investment. Accordingly, the ranges of inputs presented below do not represent uncertainty in, or possible ranges of, fair value measurements of the Company’s Level 3 investments. In addition to the techniques and inputs noted in the tables below, according to our valuation policy we may also use other valuation techniques and methodologies when determining our fair value measurements. The below tables are not intended to be all-inclusive, but rather provide information on the significant unobservable inputs as they relate to the Company’s determination of fair values.

 

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    Fair Value as of
December 31,
2021
    Valuation
Methodology
  Unobservable
Input(s)
  Weighted
Average
  Range

Senior Secured First Lien Debt Investments

  $ 196,270,483     Yield Analysis   Market Yields   9.6%   6.1% - 30.7%

Senior Secured First Lien Debt Investments

    5,338,811     Market Comparable Approach   EBITDA Multiple   2.6x   0.0x – 6.9x

Senior Secured First Lien Debt Investments

    49,666,787     Recent Transaction   Recent Transaction   N/A   N/A

Senior Secured First Lien Debt Investments

    5,510,856     Recovery Analysis   Recovery Amount   N/A   N/A

Equity, Warrants and Other Investments

    12,023,568     Market Comparable Approach   EBITDA Multiple   7.2x   0.0x -11.2x

Equity, Warrants and Other Investments

    562,112     Recent Transaction   Recent Transaction   N/A   N/A

Equity, Warrants and Other Investments

    101     Recovery Analysis   Recovery Amount   N/A   N/A

 

    Fair Value as of
June 30, 2021
    Valuation
Methodology
  Unobservable
Input(s)
  Weighted
Average
  Range

Senior Secured First Lien Debt Investments

  $ 177,454,031     Yield Analysis   Market Yields   9.5%   6.1% -23.3%

Senior Secured First Lien Debt Investments

    7,780,230     Market Comparable Approach   EBITDA Multiple   3.2x   0.0x – 6.2x

Senior Secured First Lien Debt Investments

    44,923,581     Recent Transaction   Recent Transaction   N/A   N/A

Senior Secured First Lien Debt Investments

    193,776     Recovery Analysis   Recovery Amount   N/A   N/A

Senior Secured Second Lien Debt Investments

    6,240,000     Recovery Analysis   Recovery Amount   N/A   N/A

Equity, Warrants and Other Investments

    8,520,044     Market Comparable

Approach

  EBITDA Multiple   6.9x   3.6x—11.7x

Equity, Warrants and Other Investments

    743,958     Broker Quoted   Broker Quoted   N/A   N/A

Fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 are sensitive to changes in the assumptions or methodology used to determine fair value and such changes could result in a significant increase or decrease in the fair value. Significant increases in illiquidity discounts, PIK discounts and market yields would result in significantly lower fair value measurements.

Note 5. Borrowings

The Company, through SPV, was previously party to a $122.0 million financing transaction (as amended, the “Term Financing”) due December 5, 2021 with UBS AG, London Branch (together with its affiliates “UBS”). The Term Financing was collateralized by the portion of the Company’s assets held by SPV (the “SPV Assets”). The Company repaid $20.0 million of the Term Financing on April 15, 2020. Borrowings under the Term Financing, as amended, bore interest with respect to the $102.0 million (i) at a rate per annum equal to one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 3.55% from December 5, 2019 through December 4, 2020, and (ii) at a rate per annum equal to one-month LIBOR plus 3.15% from December 5, 2020 through December 4, 2021.

 

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As of December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, there was no borrowing and $102.0 million in principal amount of borrowings outstanding under the Term Financing, respectively. On November 19, 2021, the Company repaid the Term Financing in full in accordance with the terms of the Term Financing.

On November 20, 2017, as subsequently amended, the Company entered into a $50 million revolving financing facility with UBS, which was subsequently amended on June 21, 2019 to reduce the size of the facility to $30.0 million and extend the maturity date (as amended, the “Revolving Financing”). On September 30, 2020, the Company amended the Revolving Financing to reduce the size of the Revolving Financing to $20.0 million and extend the maturity date to December 5, 2021. Borrowings under the Revolving Financing generally bore interest at a rate per annum equal to one-month LIBOR plus 3.55%. The Company paid a fee on any undrawn amounts of 0.75% per annum. Any amounts borrowed under the Revolving Financing would mature, and all accrued and unpaid interest was due and payable, on the same day as the Term Financing, which was December 5, 2021. On November 19, 2021, the Company satisfied all obligations under the Revolving Financing and the agreement was terminated. As of December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, there were no borrowings outstanding under the Revolving Financing, respectively.

On August 23, 2021, the Company, through SPV LLC entered into a five-year, $115 million senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Capital One Revolving Financing”) with Capital One, N.A. (“Capital One”), which is secured by collateral consisting primarily of loans in the Company’s investment portfolio. The Capital One Revolving Financing, which will expire on August 22, 2026 (the “Maturity Date”), features a three-year reinvestment period and a two-year amortization period.

Borrowings under the Capital One Revolving Financing will generally bear interest at a rate per annum equal to LIBOR plus 2.35%. The default interest rate will be equal to the interest rate then in effect plus 2.00%. The Capital One Revolving Financing required the payment of an upfront fee of 1.125% of the available borrowings under the Capital One Revolving Financing at the closing, and requires the payment of an unused fee of (i) 0.75% annually for any undrawn amounts below 50% of the Capital One Revolving Financing, (ii) 0.50% annually for any undrawn amounts between 50% and 75% of the Capital One Revolving Financing, and (iii) 0.25% annually for any undrawn amounts above 75% of the Capital One Revolving Financing. Borrowings under the Capital One Revolving Financing are based on a borrowing base. The Capital One Revolving Financing generally requires payment of interest and fees on a quarterly basis. All outstanding principal is due on the Maturity Date. The Capital One Revolving Financing also requires mandatory prepayment of interest and principal upon certain events.

As of December 31, 2021, there were $115.0 million borrowings outstanding under the Capital One Revolving Financing.

Restricted cash (as shown on the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities) is held by the trustee of the Capital One Revolving Financing and is restricted to purchases of investments by SPV LLC that must meet certain eligibility criteria identified by the loan, security and investment management agreement governing the Capital One Revolving Financing. As of December 31, 2021, SPV LLC had aggregate assets of $182.0 million, which included $179.6 million of the Company’s portfolio investments at fair value, no accrued interest receivable and $19.1 million in cash held by the trustees of the Capital One Revolving Financing. As of June 30, 2021, SPV and LLC had aggregate assets of $175.8 million, which included $169.6 million of the Company’s portfolio investments at fair value, no accrued interest receivable and $6.2 million in cash held by the trustee of the Term Financing. For the three and six months ended December 31, 2021, the weighted average outstanding debt balance and the weighted average stated interest rate under the Term Financing, the Revolving Financing, and the Capital One Revolving Financing, in aggregate was $101.6 million and $101.8 million, respectively, and 2.90% and 3.07%, respectively. For the three and six months ended December 31, 2020, the weighted average outstanding debt balance and the weighted average stated interest rate under the Term Financing, the Revolving Financing, and the Capital One Revolving Financing, in aggregate, was $109.5 million and $114.1 million, respectively, and 3.67% and 3.67%, respectively.

 

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The fair value of the Company’s borrowings is estimated based on the rate at which similar credit facilities or debentures would be priced. At December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, the fair value of the Company’s total borrowings was estimated at $115.0 million and $102.0 million, respectively, which the Company concluded was a Level 3 fair value.

In July 2018, the Company issued an aggregate of $34.5 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.125% notes due 2023 (the “2023 Notes”) for total net proceeds after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses of approximately $33.2 million.

In October 2019 and November 2019, the Company issued an additional $16.875 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2023 Notes, which constituted a further issuance of, ranked equally in right of payment with, and formed a single series with the $34.5 million in aggregate principal amount of 2023 Notes that the Company initially issued in July 2018. The total net proceeds received by the Company from the sale of the 2023 Notes in October 2019 and November 2019 was approximately $16.4 million, based on the purchase price paid by the underwriters and after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses.

The 2023 Notes were listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the trading symbol “CMFNL”, were scheduled to mature on July 1, 2023 and bore interest at a rate of 6.125%. The 2023 Notes were the direct unsecured obligations and ranked pari passu, which means equal in right of payment, with all outstanding and future unsecured indebtedness issued by the Company. Because the 2023 Notes were not secured by any of the Company’s assets, they were effectively subordinated to all of the Company’s existing and future secured unsubordinated indebtedness (or any indebtedness that is initially unsecured as to which the Company subsequently grants a security interest), to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness. The 2023 Notes were structurally subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness and other obligations of any of the Company’s subsidiaries and financing vehicles, including, without limitation, borrowings under the Term Financing and the Revolving Financing. The 2023 Notes were the obligation exclusively of the Company and not of any of the Company’s subsidiaries. None of the Company’s subsidiaries was a guarantor of the 2023 Notes and the 2023 Notes could not be required to be guaranteed by any subsidiary the Company may acquire or create in the future.

Pursuant to the terms of the indenture governing the 2023 Notes, the 2023 Notes could be redeemed in whole or in part at any time or from time to time at the Company’s option on or after July 1, 2020. On March 26, 2021, the Company caused notice to be issued to the holders of the 2023 Notes regarding the Company’s exercise of the option to redeem in full all $51,375,000 in aggregate principal amount of the 2023 Notes at 100% of their principal amount ($25 per note), plus the accrued and unpaid interest thereon from April 1, 2021, through, but excluding, the redemption date, April 25, 2021. The 2023 Notes were redeemed in full on April 25, 2021.

On March 31, 2021, the Company closed the public offering of $65 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.875% notes due 2026 (the “2026 Notes”). The total net proceeds to the Company from the 2026 Notes, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions of approximately $1.3 million and offering expenses of approximately $215,000, were approximately $63.1 million.

The 2026 Notes will mature on April 1, 2026, unless previously redeemed or repurchases in accordance with their terms, and bear interest at a rate of 4.875%. The 2026 Notes are direct unsecured obligations and rank pari passu, which means equal in right of payment, with all outstanding and future unsecured, unsubordinated indebtedness issued by the Company. Because the 2026 Notes are not secured by any of the Company’s assets, they are effectively subordinated to all of the Company’s existing and future secured unsubordinated indebtedness (or any indebtedness that is initially unsecured as to which the Company subsequently grants a security interest), to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness. The 2026 Notes are structurally subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness and other obligations of any of the Company’s subsidiaries and financing vehicles, including, without limitation, borrowings under the Capital One Revolving

 

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Financing. The 2026 Notes are obligations exclusively of the Company and not of any of the Company’s subsidiaries. None of the Company’s subsidiaries is a guarantor of the 2026 Notes and the 2026 Notes will not be required to be guaranteed by any subsidiary the Company may acquire or create in the future.

The 2026 Notes may be redeemed in whole or in part at any time or from time to time at the Company’s option, upon not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days written notice by mail prior to the date fixed for redemption thereof, at a redemption price (as determined by the Company) equal to the greater of the following amounts, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date: (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, 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; provided, however, that if the Company redeems any 2026 Notes on or after January 1, 2026 (the date falling three months 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 date of redemption; provided, further, that no such partial redemption shall reduce the portion of the principal amount of a 2026 Note not redeemed to less than $2,000. Interest on the 2026 Notes is payable semi-annually on April 1 and October 1 of each year, commencing October 1, 2021. The Company may from time to time repurchase 2026 Notes in accordance with the 1940 Act and the rules promulgated thereunder.

As of December 31, 2021, the carrying amount of the 2026 Notes was $64.7 million on an aggregate principal balance of $65.0 million at a weighted average effective yield of 3.78%. As of December 31, 2021, the fair value of the 2026 Notes was $67.6 million. The Company concluded that this was Level 3 fair value under ASC 820.

Long-Term Debt Maturities

Set forth below is the aggregate principal amount of our long-term debt as of December 31, 2021 (excluding unamortized premiums, net, unamortized debt issuance costs and note payable) maturing during the following years:

 

2022

   $  

2023

      

2024

      

2025

      

2026

     180,000,000  
  

 

 

 

Total long-term debt

     180,000,000  
  

 

 

 

Note 6. Indemnification, Guarantees, Commitments and Contingencies

In the normal course of business, the Company enters into contracts that provide a variety of representations and warranties and general indemnifications. Such contracts include those with certain service providers, brokers and trading counterparties. Any exposure to the Company under these arrangements is unknown as it would involve future claims that may be made against the Company; however, based on the Company’s experience, the risk of loss is remote and no such claims are expected to occur. As such, the Company has not accrued any liability in connection with such indemnifications.

The Company’s Board of Directors declared the following quarterly distributions during the six months ended December 31, 2021:

 

Declared  

    Ex-Date     

 

    Record Date    

 

    Pay Date    

      Amount           Fiscal Quarter    
August 25, 2021   September 23, 2021   September 24, 2021   October 14, 2021   $0.1500   1st 2022
November 3, 2021   December 9, 2021   December 10, 2021   January 4, 2022   $0.1500   2nd 2022

 

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Loans purchased by the Company may include revolving credit agreements or other financing commitments obligating the Company to advance additional amounts on demand. The Company generally sets aside sufficient liquid assets to cover its unfunded commitments, if any.

The following table details the Company’s unfunded commitments to portfolio companies as of December 31, 2021:

 

Investments

   Unfunded
    Commitment    
     Fair
    Value    
     Annual
    Non-use    
Fee
        Expiration    
Date
 

1888 Industrial Services, LLC – Revolver

   $ 594,059      $     —        0.50     5/1/23  

American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd. – Revolver

     121,563               0.00     6/8/23  

Arborworks Acquisition LLC – Revolver

     1,279,503               0.50     11/9/26  

Altern Marketing, LLC – Revolver

     2,631,579               0.50     10/7/24  

Empire Office Inc. – Delayed Draw

     3,448,276               0.75             4/12/24  

NWN Parent Holdings, LLC – Revolver

     920,000               0.50     5/7/26  

South Coast Terminals, LLC – Revolver

     967,742               0.50     12/10/26  

Xenon Arc, Inc – Revolver

     1,000,000               0.50     12/17/26  

Xenon Arc, Inc – Delayed Draw

     3,000,000               0.50     12/27/27  
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

Total Unfunded Commitments

    $   13,962,722      $       
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

The following table details the Company’s unfunded commitments to portfolio companies as of June 30, 2021:

 

Investments

   Unfunded
    Commitment    
     Fair
    Value    
     Annual
    Non-use    
Fee
        Expiration    
Date
 

1888 Industrial Services, LLC – Revolver

    $ 594,059      $     —        0.50             9/30/21  

Altern Marketing, LLC

     2,631,579               0.50     10/7/24  

NWN Parent Holdings LLC – Revolver

     1,200,000               0.50     5/5/26  
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

Total Unfunded Commitments

    $   4,425,638      $       
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

Note 7. Agreements and Related Party Transactions

Advisory Agreement

The Company is party to the Advisory Agreement with the Adviser. Under the Advisory Agreement, the Base Management Fee is calculated at an annual rate of 1.75% of the Company’s gross assets, including assets purchased with borrowed funds or other forms of leverage and excluding cash and cash equivalents (such amount, “Gross Assets”).

For the three and six months ended December 31, 2021, $1,123,105 and $2,251,609, respectively, in Base Management Fees were earned by the Adviser, of which $106,878 and $223,814, respectively, were voluntarily waived. As of December 31, 2021, $1,016,227 of such fees were payable. For the three and six months ended December 31, 2020, $1,189,440 and $2,410,212 respectively, in Base Management Fees were earned by the Adviser, of which $94,359 and $207,330, respectively, were voluntarily waived. As of December 31, 2020, $1,095,082 of such fees were payable. There is no guarantee that the Adviser will waive Base Management Fees in the future. Any portion of the Base Management Fee waived is not subject to recapture.

The Base Management Fee is calculated based on the average value of the Company’s Gross Assets at the end of the two most recently completed fiscal quarters prior to the quarter for which such fees are being calculated. The Base Management Fee is payable quarterly in arrears and the Base Management Fees for any partial month or quarter will be appropriately pro-rated.

 

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Under the Advisory Agreement, the Income-Based Fee is calculated and payable quarterly in arrears based on the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income (as defined below) for the immediately preceding fiscal quarter, subject to a total return requirement (the “Total Return Requirement”) and deferral of non-cash amounts, and is 20.0% of the amount, if any, by which the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income, expressed as a rate of return on the value of our net assets attributable to its common stock, for the immediately preceding fiscal quarter, exceeds a 2.0% (which is 8.0% annualized) hurdle rate and a “catch-up” provision measured as of the end of each fiscal quarter. Under this provision, in any fiscal quarter, the Adviser receives no Income-Based Fee until the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income exceeds the hurdle rate of 2.0%, but then receives, as a “catch-up,” 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% (which is 10.0% annualized). The effect of the “catch-up” provision is that, subject to the Total Return Requirement and deferral provisions discussed below, if Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income exceeds 2.5% in any fiscal quarter, the Adviser receives 20.0% of our Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income as if a hurdle rate did not apply.

“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, managerial assistance and consulting fees or other fees that the Company receives from portfolio companies) accrued during the fiscal quarter, minus the Company’s operating expenses for the quarter (including the Base Management Fee, expenses payable under the Administration Agreement and any interest expense and any distributions paid on any issued and 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 original issue discount (“OID”), debt instruments with payment-in-kind (“PIK”) interest and zero coupon securities), accrued income that the Company has not yet received in cash.

Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income does not include any realized capital gains, realized capital losses or unrealized capital appreciation or depreciation.

No Income-Based Fee is payable under the Advisory Agreement except to the extent 20.0% of the cumulative net increase in net assets resulting from operations over the fiscal quarter for which fees are being calculated and the Lookback Period (as defined below) exceeds the cumulative Incentive Fees accrued and/or paid for the Lookback Period. The “cumulative net increase in net assets resulting from operations” is the amount, if positive, of the sum of Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income, realized gains and losses and unrealized appreciation and depreciation of the Company for the then current fiscal quarter and the Lookback Period. The “Lookback Period” means (1) through June 30, 2022, the period that commences on the last day of the fiscal quarter in which the Advisory Agreement became effective and ends on the last day of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding the fiscal quarter for which the Income-Based Fee is being calculated, and (2) after June 30, 2022, the eleven fiscal quarters immediately preceding the fiscal quarter for which the Income-Based Fee is being calculated.

For the three and six months ended December 31, 2021, the Company incurred no Income-Based Fees. As of December 31, 2021, $647,885 of Income-Based Fees incurred by the Company were generated from deferred interest (i.e. PIK and certain discount accretion) and are not payable until such amounts are received in cash. For the three and six months ended December 31, 2020, the Company incurred no Income-Based Fees. As of December 31, 2020, $1,237 of Income-Based Fees were currently payable to the Adviser and $647,885 of Income-Based Fees incurred by the Company were generated from deferred interest (i.e. PIK and certain discount accretion) and were not payable until such amounts were received in cash. Any voluntary waivers of the incentive fee in no way implies that the Adviser will agree to waive any incentive fee in any future period. Any portion of the incentive fees waived are not subject to recapture.

Under the Advisory Agreement, the Capital Gains Fee is determined and payable in arrears as of the end of each fiscal year (or upon termination of the Advisory Agreement, as of the termination date) and is equal to 20.0% of our cumulative aggregate realized capital gains, net of the Company’s aggregate cumulative realized

 

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capital losses and aggregate cumulative unrealized capital depreciation, in each case calculated from June 30, 2020 through the end of such year, less the aggregate amount of any previously paid Capital Gains Fees. If such amount is negative, then no Capital Gains Fee will be payable for such year. Additionally, if the Advisory Agreement is terminated as of a date that is not a fiscal year end, the termination date will be treated as though it were a fiscal year end for purposes of calculating and paying the Capital Gains Fee. Under the Advisory Agreement, the Capital Gains Fee was not charged until the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021.

Under U.S. GAAP, the Company calculates the Capital Gains Fee as if it had realized all assets at their fair values as of the reporting date. Accordingly, the Company accrues a provisional Capital Gains Fee taking into account any unrealized gains or losses. As the provisional Capital Gains Fee is subject to the performance of investments until there is a realization event, the amount of the provisional Capital Gains Fee accrued at a reporting date may vary from the Capital Gains Fee that is ultimately realized and the differences could be material.

As of December 31, 2021, there was no Capital Gains Fee accrued, earned or payable to the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement. As of June 30, 2021, there was no Capital Gains Fee accrued, earned or payable to the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement.

The Advisory Agreement provides that, absent willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of the Adviser’s duties or by reason of the reckless disregard of its duties and obligations under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser and its officers, managers, partners, agents, employees, controlling persons and members, and any other person or entity affiliated with it, are entitled to indemnification from the Company for any damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and amounts reasonably paid in settlement) arising from the rendering of the Adviser’s services under the Advisory Agreement or otherwise as the Adviser.

Administration Agreement

Pursuant to the Administration Agreement, the Adviser furnishes the Company with office facilities and equipment and provides it with the clerical, bookkeeping, recordkeeping and other administrative services necessary to conduct day-to-day operations. Under the Administration Agreement, the Adviser performs, or oversees the performance of the Company’s required administrative services, which includes, among other things, being responsible for the financial records which it is required to maintain and preparing reports to its stockholders and reports filed with the SEC. In addition, the Adviser assists the Company in determining and publishing its net asset value, oversees the preparation and filing of its tax returns and the printing and dissemination of reports and other materials to its stockholders, and generally oversees the payment of its expenses and the performance of administrative and professional services rendered to it by others. Under the Administration Agreement, the Adviser also provides managerial assistance on the Company’s behalf to those portfolio companies that have accepted its offer to provide such assistance. In addition, the Adviser may satisfy certain of its obligations to the Company under the Administration Agreement through the services agreement with Investcorp International Inc., an affiliate of Investcorp, including supplying the Company with accounting and back-office professionals upon the request of the Adviser.

The Company incurred costs of $351,700 and $703,400 under the Administration Agreement for the three and six months ended December 31, 2021, respectively. The Company incurred costs of $354,000 and $708,000 under the Administration Agreement for the three and six months ended December 31, 2020, respectively .

As of December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, the Company recorded no accrued expenses or other liabilities for reimbursement of expenses owed to the Adviser under the Administration Agreement.

Stock Purchase Agreement

In connection with the Investcorp Transaction, on June 26, 2019, the Company entered into a definitive stock purchase and transaction agreement with Investcorp BDC Holdings Limited (“Investcorp BDC”), an

 

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affiliate of Investcorp (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which Investcorp BDC was required by August 30, 2021, to purchase (i) 680,985 newly issued shares of the Company’s common stock, at the most recently determined net asset value per share of the Company’s common stock at the time of such purchase, as adjusted as necessary to comply with Section 23 of the 1940 Act, and (ii) 680,985 shares of the Company’s common stock in open-market or secondary transactions. Investcorp BDC has completed all required purchases under the Stock Purchase Agreement.

Co-investment Exemptive Relief

On July 20, 2021, the SEC issued an order, which superseded a prior order issued on March 19, 2019, granting the Company’s application for exemptive relief to co-invest, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, in certain private placement transactions with other funds managed by the Adviser or its affiliates and any future funds that are advised by the Adviser or its affiliated investment advisers (the “Exemptive Relief”). Under the terms of the Exemptive Relief, in order for the Company to participate in a co-investment transaction a “required majority” (as defined in Section 57(o) of the 1940 Act) of the directors who are not “interested persons” of the Company, as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act (each, an “Independent Director”) must conclude that (i) the terms of the proposed transaction, including the consideration to be paid, are reasonable and fair to the Company and its stockholders and do not involve overreaching in respect of the Company or its stockholders on the part of any person concerned, and (ii) the proposed transaction is consistent with the interests of the Company’s stockholders and is consistent with the Company’s investment objectives and strategies.

License Agreement

The Company has entered into a license agreement with the Adviser under which the Adviser has agreed to grant the Company a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use the name “Investcorp.” Under this agreement, the Company has a right to use the “Investcorp” name for so long as the Adviser or one of its affiliates remains the Company’s investment adviser. Other than with respect to this limited license, the Company has no legal right to the “Investcorp” name. This license agreement will remain in effect for so long as the Advisory Agreement with the Adviser is in effect and Investcorp is the majority owner of the Adviser.

Note 8. Directors’ Fees

Each Independent Director receives (i) an annual fee of $75,000, and (ii) $2,500 plus reimbursement of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attending in person or telephonically each regular board of directors meeting and each special telephonic meeting. Each Independent Director also receives $1,000 plus reimbursement of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with each committee meeting attended in person and each telephonic committee meeting. The chairman of the audit committee receives an additional annual fee of $7,500. The chairperson(s) of the valuation committee, the nominating and corporate governance committee and the compensation committee receives an additional annual fee of $2,500, $2,500 and $2,500, respectively. The Company has obtained directors’ and officers’ liability insurance on behalf of the Company’s directors and officers. For the three and six months ended December 31, 2021, the Company recorded directors’ fees of $75,625 and $151,250, respectively, of which $27,081 were payable at December 31, 2021. For the three and six months ended December 31, 2020, the Company recorded directors’ fees of $78,625 and $155,250, of which $23,809 were payable at December 31, 2020.

Note 9. Net Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations Per Share

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing earnings available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. Other potentially dilutive common shares, and the related impact to earnings, are considered when calculating earnings per share on a diluted basis.

 

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The following table sets forth the computation of the weighted average basic and diluted net increase in net assets per share from operations:

 

     Three months ended December 31,      Six months ended December 31,  
     2021      2020      2021      2020  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 3,449,899      $ 3,077,806      $ 6,736,347      $ 5,880,123  

Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding

     14,384,025        13,905,173        14,225,197        13,899,449  

Basic/diluted net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations per share

   $ 0.24      $ 0.22      $ 0.47      $ 0.42  

On September 3, 2021, the Company issued 453,985 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share to Investcorp at a price of $6.92 per share for an aggregate offering price of $3,141,576. The sale of the Company’s common stock to Investcorp BDC was made pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement and the issuance of the Company’s common stock was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) thereof and Regulation D thereunder. Investcorp BDC is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act.

Note 10. Distributions

The following table reflects the distributions declared on shares of the Company’s common stock since the Offering in February 2014. Stockholders of record as of each respective record date were entitled to receive the distribution:

 

Declaration Date

   Record Date    Payment Date    Amount
Per
Share
 

March 14, 2014

   March 24, 2014    March 31, 2014    $     0.1812      

May 14, 2014

   June 16, 2014    July 1, 2014    $ 0.3375      

September 4, 2014

   September 18, 2014    October 1, 2014    $ 0.3375      

November 6, 2014

   December 18, 2014    January 5, 2015    $ 0.3375      

January 28, 2015

   March 18, 2015    April 2, 2015    $ 0.3469      

May 6, 2015

   June 8, 2015    July 5, 2015    $ 0.3469      

June 10, 2015#

   September 1, 2015    September 15, 2015    $ 0.4300      

June 10, 2015

   September 18, 2015    October 2, 2015    $ 0.3469      

November 3, 2015

   December 18, 2015    January 5, 2016    $ 0.3469      

February 2, 2016

   March 18, 2016    April 7, 2016    $ 0.3516      

April 28, 2016

   June 17, 2016    July 7, 2016    $ 0.3516      

August 25, 2016

   September 16, 2016    October 6, 2016    $ 0.3516      

November 3, 2016

   December 16, 2016    January 5, 2017    $ 0.3516      

November 3, 2016

   March 17, 2017    April 6, 2017    $ 0.2500      

May 2, 2017

   June 16, 2017    July 6, 2017    $ 0.2500      

August 24, 2017

   September 8, 2017    October 5, 2017    $ 0.2500      

November 7, 2017

   March 16, 2018    April 5, 2018    $ 0.2500      

May 2, 2018

   June 15, 2018    July 5, 2018    $ 0.2500      

August 23, 2018

   September 18, 2018    October 5, 2018    $ 0.2500      

November 6, 2018

   December 14, 2018    January 3, 2019    $ 0.2500      

February 5, 2019

   March 15, 2019    April 4, 2019    $ 0.2500      

May 1, 2019

   June 14, 2019    July 5, 2019    $ 0.2500      

August 28, 2019

   September 26, 2019    October 16, 2019    $ 0.2500      

November 6, 2019

   December 13, 2019    January 2, 2020    $ 0.2500      

 

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Declaration Date

   Record Date    Payment Date    Amount
Per
Share
 

February 4, 2020

   March 13, 2020    April 2, 2020    $ 0.2500      

May 7, 2020

   June 19, 2020    July 10, 2020    $ 0.1500      

May 7, 2020*

   June 19, 2020    July 10, 2020    $ 0.0300      

August 26, 2020

   September 25, 2020    October 15, 2020    $ 0.1500      

August 26, 2020*

   September 25, 2020    October 15, 2020    $ 0.0300      

November 3, 2020

   December 10, 2020    January 4, 2021    $ 0.1500      

November 3, 2020*

   December 10, 2020    January 4, 2021    $ 0.0300      

February 3, 2021

   March 12, 2021    April 1, 2021    $ 0.1500      

February 3, 2021*

   March 12, 2021    April 1, 2021    $ 0.0300      

May 6, 2021

   June 18, 2021    July 9, 2021    $ 0.1500      

August 25, 2021

   September 24, 2021    October 14, 2021    $ 0.1500      

November 3, 2021

   December 10, 2021    January 4, 2022    $ 0.1500      

 

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Special distribution

*

Supplemental distribution

The following table reflects, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the sources of the cash dividend distributions that the Company has paid on its common stock during the six months ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:

 

     Six months ended December 31,  
     2021      2020  
       Distribution Amount      Percentage          Distribution Amount              Percentage      

Ordinary income and short-term capital gains

    $             4,315,128                  100%      $             5,004,306                   100% 

Long-term capital gains

            —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

    $ 4,315,128      100%      $ 5,004,306       100% 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The 2021 figures in the above table are estimates based on the Company’s year-to-date activity. The tax status of distributions for a tax year depends on the Company’s total amount of taxable income for the entire year, therefore, the tax status cannot be confirmed until after the end of the tax year. Accordingly, the Company’s distributions for the tax year may be re-characterized later based upon subsequent events. As applicable, the Company reports the actual tax character of its distributions for U.S. federal income tax purposes annually to stockholders on Internal Revenue Service Form 1099-DIV issued after the end of the year. The Company’s Form 10-K for the year ending June 30, 2022 will also include information regarding the actual components and tax treatment of all the Company’s distributions for the fiscal year 2021-22. Because each stockholder’s tax status is unique, stockholders should consult their tax advisor regarding this distribution notice.

 

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Note 11. Share Transactions

The following table summarizes the total shares issued for the six months ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:

 

     Six months ended December 31,  
     2021      2020  
     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  

Balance at beginning of period

     13,921,767      $ 202,592,833        13,885,335      $ 202,450,906  

Issuance of common shares

     453,985        3,141,576                

Reinvestments of stockholder distributions

     8,428        48,098        21,729        70,502  

Retirement of repurchased shares

                           
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

     14,384,180      $   205,782,507        13,907,064      $   202,521,408  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Note 12. Financial Highlights

The following represents the per share data and the ratios to average net assets for the Company:

 

     For the six months ended
December 31,
 
     2021      2020  

Per Share Data:(1)

     

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 6.92         $ 7.79       

Net investment income

     0.32           0.41       

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     0.15           —       
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     0.47           0.41      

Capital transactions(2)

     

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.30)           (0.36)     

Distributions from net realized gains

     —           —      
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     (0.30)           (0.36)     

Offering costs

     —           —      
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 7.09         $ 7.84      
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market value per share, end of period

   $ 4.95         $ 4.76     

Total return based on market value(3)(4)

     (2.79)%        50.32%  

Shares outstanding at end of period

     14,384,180           13,907,064     

Ratio/Supplemental Data:

     

Net assets, at end of period

   $   101,966,742         $   109,071,314     

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(5)

     16.23%        15.51%   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(5)

     15.79%        15.13%   

Ratio of interest expense and fees and amortization of deferred debt issuance costs to average net assets(5)

     7.45%        6.97%   

Ratio of net investment income before fee waiver to average net assets(5)

     9.50%        10.14%   

Ratio of net investment income after fee waiver to average net assets(5)

     9.07%        10.51%   

Total Borrowings

   $ 177,739,444         $ 157,375,000      

Asset Coverage Ratio(6)

     1.57           1.69      

Portfolio Turnover Rate(4)

     26%        12%   

 

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(1) 

All per share data activity is calculated based on the weighted average shares outstanding for the relevant period, except net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions, which is based on the common shares outstanding as of the relevant balance sheet date.

(2) 

The per share data for dividends and distributions declared reflects the actual amount of the dividends and distributions declared per share during the period.

(3)

Total returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in the market value with all dividends distributions, if any, reinvested. Dividends and distributions are assumed to be reinvested at prices obtained under the company’s dividend reinvestment plan. Total investment return does not reflect sales load.

(4) 

Not annualized.

(5) 

Annualized.

(6) 

Asset coverage ratio is equal to (i) the sum of (A) net assets at the end of the period and (B) debt outstanding at the end of the period, divided by (ii) total debt outstanding at the end of the period.

Total return is calculated based on a time-weighted rate of return methodology for the stockholders and is not annualized. An individual stockholder’s return may vary from these returns based on the timing of capital transactions. The ratios to average stockholders’ capital are calculated based on the monthly average stockholders’ capital during the period.

Credit facility related expenses include interest expense and amortization of deferred debt issuance costs.

Note 13. Other Fee Income

The other fee income consists of structuring fee income, amendment fee income and royalty income. The following tables summarize the Company’s other fee income for the three and six months ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:

 

     For the three months
ended December 31,
     For the six months
ended December 31,
 
     2021      2020      2021      2020  

Loan Amendment/Consent Fees

   $         121,877      $         373,004      $         233,675      $         416,064  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Fee Income

   $ 121,877      $ 373,004      $ 233,675      $ 416,064  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Note 14. Tax Information

As of December 31, 2021, the Company’s aggregate investment unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Tax cost

    $         311,425,317   
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

     4,534,040   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (46,586,639)    
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized investment depreciation

    $     (42,052,599)  
  

 

 

 

As of June 30, 2021, the Company’s aggregate investment unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Tax cost

    $         297,797,756   
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

     4,564,018   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (56,506,154)    
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized investment depreciation

    $     (51,942,136)  
  

 

 

 

 

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Note 15. Subsequent Events

The Company has evaluated the need for disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events through the date the consolidated financial statements were issued.

From January 1, 2022 through February 7, 2022, the Company invested $17.5 million in two existing portfolio companies and received $15.9 million in repayments.

The Company’s dividend framework provides a quarterly base dividend and may be supplemented, at the discretion of the Company’s board of directors, by additional dividends as determined to be available by the Company’s net investment income and performance during the quarter.

On February 3, 2022, the Company’s board of directors declared a distribution for the quarter ending March 31, 2022 of $0.15 per share payable on March 31, 2022 to stockholders of record as of March 11, 2022.

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

Some of the statements in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q constitute forward-looking statements, which relate to future events or our future performance or financial condition. 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. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors, some of which are beyond our control and difficult to predict and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements, including without limitation the risks, uncertainties and other factors we identify in “Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K under Part I, Item 1A, and in our other filings with the SEC that we make from time to time. The forward-looking statements contained in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q involve risks and uncertainties, and include statements regarding the following, without limitation:

 

   

our, or our portfolio companies’, future business, operations, operating results or prospects;

 

   

the return or impact of current and future investments that we make;

 

   

the impact of global health pandemics, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, on our or our portfolio companies’ business and the global economy and capital markets generally;

 

   

our contractual arrangements and relationships with Investcorp Credit Management US LLC and its affiliates;

 

   

our contractual arrangements and relationships with lenders and other third parties;

 

   

actual and potential conflicts of interest with our investment adviser, CM Investment Partners LLC;

 

   

the dependence of our future success on the general economy, interest rates and the effects of each on the industries in which we invest;

 

   

the impact of the elimination of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) on our operating results;

 

   

the impact of fluctuations in interest rates on our business;

 

   

the ability of our portfolio companies to achieve their objectives or service their debt obligations to us;

 

   

the use of borrowed money to finance a portion of our investments;

 

   

the adequacy of our financing sources and working capital;

 

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the timing of cash flows, if any, from the operations of our portfolio companies;

 

   

the ability of the Adviser to locate suitable investments for us and to monitor and administer our investments;

 

   

the ability of the Adviser to attract and retain highly talented professionals;

 

   

our ability to qualify and maintain our qualification as a regulated investment company and as a business development company;

 

   

the effect of changes to tax legislation and our tax position and other legislative and regulatory changes; and

 

   

the effect of new or modified laws or regulations governing our operations.

We have based the forward-looking statements included in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q on information available to us on the date of filing of this report. Although we believe that the assumptions on which these forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, any of those assumptions could prove to be inaccurate, and as a result, actual results and/or events could differ materially from those anticipated in our forward-looking statements, and future results could differ materially from historical performance. Important assumptions include, without limitation, our ability to originate new loans and investments, borrowing costs and levels of profitability and the availability of additional capital. In light of these and other uncertainties, the inclusion of a projection or forward-looking statement in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should not be regarded as a representation by us that our plans and objectives will be achieved. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

We undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless required by law or SEC rule or regulation. You are advised to consult any additional disclosures that we may make directly to you or through reports that we file from time to time with the SEC, including our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K.

Overview

Investcorp Credit Management BDC, Inc. (“ICMB,” the “Company”, “us”, “we” or “our”), a Maryland corporation formed in May 2013, is a closed-end, externally managed, non-diversified management investment company that 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, we have elected to be treated and intend to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”). On August 30, 2019, we changed our name from CM Finance Inc to Investcorp Credit Management BDC, Inc.

Our primary investment objective is to maximize total return to stockholders in the form of current income and capital appreciation by investing directly in debt and related equity of privately held middle market companies to help these companies fund acquisitions, growth or refinancing. We invest primarily in middle-market companies in the form of standalone first and second lien loans, unitranche loans and mezzanine loans. We may also invest in unsecured debt, bonds and in the equity of portfolio companies through warrants and other instruments.

CM Investment Partners LLC (the “Adviser”) serves as our investment adviser. On August 30, 2019, Investcorp Credit Management US LLC (“Investcorp”) acquired an approximate 76% ownership interest in the Adviser through the acquisition of the interests held by Stifel Venture Corp. (“Stifel”) and certain funds managed by Cyrus Capital and through a direct purchase of equity from the Adviser . Investcorp is a leading global credit

 

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investment platform with assets under management of $14.7 billion as of December 31, 2021. Investcorp manages funds which invest primarily in senior secured corporate debt issued by mid and large-cap corporations in Western Europe and the United States. The business has a strong track record of consistent performance and growth, employing approximately 39 investment professionals in London, New York and Singapore. Investcorp is a subsidiary of Investcorp Holdings B.S.C. (“Investcorp Holdings”). Investcorp Holdings and its consolidated subsidiaries, including Investcorp, are referred to as “Investcorp Group”. Investcorp Group is a global provider and manager of alternative investments, offering such investments to its high-net-worth private and institutional clients on a global basis.

We have entered into an investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) and an administration agreement (the “Administration Agreement”) with the Adviser, pursuant to which the Adviser provides us with investment advisory and the administrative services necessary for our operations. See “Note 7. Agreements and Related Party Transactions” in the notes to our consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for more information regarding the Advisory Agreement and Administration Agreement and the fees and expenses paid or reimbursed by us thereunder.

From time to time, we may form taxable subsidiaries (the “Taxable Subsidiaries”), which are taxed as corporations for federal income tax purposes, to allow the Company to hold equity securities of portfolio companies organized as pass-through entities while continuing to satisfy the requirements applicable to a RIC under the Code. As of each of December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, we had no Taxable Subsidiaries.

We are generally 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 defined in the 1940 Act, is at least equal to 150% immediately after each such issuance.

On July 20, 2021, the SEC issued an order, which superseded a prior order issued on March 19, 2019, granting our application for exemptive relief to co-invest, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, in certain private placement transactions with other funds managed by the Adviser or its affiliates and any future funds that are advised by the Adviser or its affiliated investment advisers (the “Exemptive Relief”). Under the terms of the Exemptive Relief, in order for us to participate in a co-investment transaction a “required majority” (as defined in Section 57(o) of the 1940 Act) of our independent directors must conclude that (i) the terms of the proposed transaction, including the consideration to be paid, are reasonable and fair to us and our shareholders and do not involve overreaching in respect of us or our shareholders on the part of any person concerned, and (ii) the proposed transaction is consistent with the interests of our shareholders and is consistent with our investment objectives and strategies.

COVID-19 Developments

Throughout much of 2020 and 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic delivered a shock to the U.S. and global economies, including the Company’s primary markets of operation. Throughout 2021, the economic recovery has gained traction in countries in which comprehensive vaccination programs have led to the lifting of health and safety restrictions. However, some countries encountered more challenging circumstances as a result of slower distribution of vaccines and the spread of new variants of COVID-19. The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to affect our business, financial condition, liquidity, our portfolio companies’ results of operations and, by extension, our operating results will depend on future developments, such as the speed and extent of further vaccine distribution and the impact of existing variants and other variants that might arise, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted. As of December 31, 2021, and subsequent to December 31, 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on the U.S. and global economy.

We have and continue to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our portfolio companies. We cannot predict the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including its duration in the United States and worldwide, the effectiveness of governmental responses designed to mitigate strain to businesses and the

 

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economy, and the magnitude of the economic impact of the outbreak. The COVID-19 pandemic and preventative measures taken to contain or mitigate its spread have caused, and are continuing to cause, business shutdowns and cancellations of events and travel. In addition, while economic activity remains well improved from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, we continue to observe supply-chain interruptions, labor difficulties, commodity inflation and elements of economic and financial market instability both globally and in the United States. As such, we are unable to predict the duration of any business and supply-chain disruptions, the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to negatively affect our portfolio companies’ operating results or the impact that such disruptions may continue to have on our results of operations and financial condition.

We expect our portfolio companies and, by extension, our operating results to continue to be adversely impacted to some extent by the COVID-19 pandemic and, depending on the duration and extent of the disruption to the operations of our portfolio companies, we expect that certain portfolio companies will experience financial distress and may possibly default on their financial obligations to us and their other capital providers. In addition, as a result of the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the related disruption and financial distress, certain portfolio companies may seek to modify their loans from us, which could reduce the amount or extend the time for payment of principal, reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest, and/or increase the amount of PIK interest we receive with respect to such investment, among other things. We continue to closely monitor our portfolio companies, which includes assessing each portfolio company’s operational and liquidity exposure and outlook; however, any of these developments would likely result in a decrease in the value of our investment in any such portfolio company. In addition, to the extent that the impact to our portfolio companies results in reduced interest payments or permanent impairments on our investments, we could see a decrease in our net investment income, which would increase the percentage of our cash flows dedicated to our debt obligations and could impact the amount of any future distributions to our stockholders. For additional information concerning the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on our business and our operating results, see Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as the risk factors listed in our subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Adviser instituted a hybrid work-from-home policy. Subject to health and safety protocols, it is expected that most employees will follow this hybrid work-from-home schedule for the foreseeable future.

Critical accounting estimates

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. Changes in the economic environment, financial markets and any other parameters used in determining such estimates could cause actual results to differ.

Understanding our accounting policies and the extent to which we use management’s judgment and estimates in applying these policies is integral to understanding our financial statements. We describe our most significant accounting policies in “Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies” in our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021 and in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Critical accounting policies are those that require the application of management’s most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often because of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain and that may change in subsequent periods. Management has utilized available information, including our past history, industry standards and the current economic environment, among other factors, in forming the estimates and judgments, giving due consideration to materiality. We have identified the valuation of our portfolio investments, including our investment valuation policy (which has been approved by our board of directors), as our critical accounting policy and estimates. The critical accounting policies should be read in conjunction with our risk factors in our Annual Report on Form

 

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10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021 and our subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. In addition to the discussion below, our critical accounting policies are further described in the notes to our consolidated financial statements.

Valuation of portfolio investments

We value our portfolio investments at fair value based upon the principles and methods of valuation set forth in policies adopted by our board of directors. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Market participants are buyers and sellers in the principal (or most advantageous) market for the asset that (a) are independent of us, (b) are knowledgeable, having a reasonable understanding about the asset based on all available information (including information that might be obtained through due diligence efforts that are usual and customary), (c) are able to transact for the asset, and (d) are willing to transact for the asset or liability (that is, they are motivated but not forced or otherwise compelled to do so).

Investments for which market quotations are readily available are valued at such market quotations unless the quotations are deemed not to represent fair value. We generally obtain market quotations from recognized exchanges, market quotation systems, independent pricing services or one or more broker-dealers or market-makers.

Debt and equity securities for which market quotations are not readily available or for which market quotations are deemed not to represent fair value are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by our board of directors. Because a readily available market value for many of the investments in our portfolio is often not available, we value the majority of our portfolio investments at fair value as determined in good faith by our board of directors using a consistently applied valuation process in accordance with a documented valuation policy that has been reviewed and approved by our board of directors. Due to the inherent uncertainty and subjectivity of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of our investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a readily available market value existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values that we may ultimately realize. In addition, changes in the market environment and other events may have differing impacts on the market quotations used to value some of our investments than on the fair values of our investments for which market quotations are not readily available. Market quotations may also be deemed not to represent fair value in certain circumstances where we believe that facts and circumstances applicable to an issuer, a seller or purchaser, or the market for a particular security causes current market quotations not to reflect the fair value of the security. Examples of these events could include cases where a security trades infrequently, causing a quoted purchase or sale price to become stale, where there is a “forced” sale by a distressed seller, where market quotations vary substantially among market makers, or where there is a wide bid-ask spread or significant increase in the bid-ask spread.

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 or investment being initially valued by the members of the Adviser’s investment team responsible for the portfolio investment;

 

   

preliminary valuation conclusions are then documented and discussed by the investment team of the Adviser;

 

   

on a periodic basis, at least once annually, the valuation for each portfolio investment is reviewed by an independent valuation firm engaged by our board of directors;

 

   

the valuation committee of our board of directors then reviews these preliminary valuations and makes a recommendation to our board of directors regarding the fair value of each investment; and

 

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the board of directors then reviews and discusses these preliminary valuations and determines the fair value of each investment in our portfolio in good faith, based on the input of the Adviser, the independent valuation firm and the valuation committee.

When valuing all of our investments, we strive to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent from us. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect our assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability developed based on the best information available under the circumstances. The availability of observable inputs can vary depending on the financial instrument and is affected by a variety of factors. To the extent the valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. As markets change, new types of investments are made, or pricing for certain investments becomes more or less observable, management, with oversight from our board of directors, may refine our valuation methodologies to best reflect the fair value of our investments appropriately.

As of December 31, 2021, our investment portfolio, valued at fair value in accordance with our Board-approved valuation policy, represented 87.2% of our total assets, as compared to 91.8% of our total assets as of June 30, 2021.

See “Note 2.i Significant Accounting Policies—Investment Valuation” “Note 4. Investments” in the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for more information on our valuation process.

Financing Facilities

We previously, through CM Finance SPV Ltd. (“CM SPV”), our wholly owned subsidiary, entered into a $102.0 million term secured financing facility (the “Term Financing”), due December 5, 2021 with UBS AG, London Branch (together with its affiliates “UBS”). The Term Financing was collateralized by a portion of the debt investments in our portfolio. On June 21, 2019, we amended the Term Financing to increase the Term Financing by $20.0 million from $102.0 million to $122.0 million. We subsequently repaid $20.0 million of the Term Financing on April 15, 2020. Borrowings under the Term Financing, as amended, bore interest with respect to the $102.0 million (i) at a rate per annum equal to one-month LIBOR plus 3.55% from December 5, 2019 through December 4, 2020, and (ii) at a rate per annum equal to one-month LIBOR plus 3.15% from December 5, 2020 through December 4, 2021.

As of December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, there were no borrowings and $102.0 million borrowings outstanding under the Term Financing, respectively. As of November 19, 2021, we had repaid the Term Financing in full, in accordance with the terms of the Term Financing.

On November 20, 2017, as subsequently amended, we entered into a $50 million revolving financing facility with UBS, which was subsequently amended on June 21, 2019 to reduce the size to $30.0 million and extend the maturity date (as amended, the “Revolving Financing”). On September 30, 2020, we amended the Revolving Financing to reduce the size of the Revolving Financing to $20.0 million and extend the maturity date to December 5, 2021. We paid a fee on any undrawn amounts of 0.75% per annum. On November 19, 2021, we satisfied all obligations under the Revolving Financing and the agreement was terminated.

As of December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, we had no borrowings outstanding under the Revolving Financing.

On August 23, 2021, we, through Investcorp Credit Management BDC SPV, LLC, our wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into a five-year, $115 million senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Capital One

 

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Revolving Financing”) with Capital One, N.A. (“Capital One”), which is secured by collateral consisting primarily of loans in our investment portfolio. The Capital One Revolving Financing, which will expire on August 22, 2026 (the “Maturity Date”), features a three-year reinvestment period and a two-year amortization period.

Borrowings under the Capital One Revolving Financing will generally bear interest at a rate per annum equal to LIBOR plus 2.35%. The default interest rate will be equal to the interest rate then in effect plus 2.00%. The Capital One Revolving Financing required the payment of an upfront fee of 1.125% of the available borrowings under the Capital One Revolving Financing at the closing and requires the payment of an unused fee of (i) 0.75% annually for any undrawn amounts below 50% of the Capital One Revolving Financing, (ii) 0.50% annually for any undrawn amounts between 50% and 75% of the Capital One Revolving Financing, and (iii) 0.25% annually for any undrawn amounts above 75% of the Capital One Revolving Financing. Borrowings under the Capital One Revolving Financing are based on a borrowing base. The Capital One Revolving Financing generally requires payment of interest and fees on a quarterly basis. All outstanding principal is due on the Maturity Date. The Capital One Revolving Financing also requires mandatory prepayment of interest and principal upon certain events. As of December 31, 2021, there were $115.0 million borrowings outstanding under the Capital One Revolving Financing.

Notes due 2023

In July 2018, we issued an aggregate of $34.5 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.125% notes due 2023 (the “2023 Notes”) for total net proceeds, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses, of approximately $33.2 million.

In October 2019 and November 2019, we issued an additional $16.875 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2023 Notes, which constituted a further issuance of, ranked equally in right of payment with, and formed a single series with the $34.5 million in aggregate principal amount of 2023 Notes that we initially issued in July 2018. The total net proceeds received by us from the sale of the 2023 Notes in October 2019 and November 2019 was approximately $16.4 million, based on the purchase price paid by the underwriters and after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses.

The 2023 Notes were listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the trading symbol “CMFNL,” were scheduled to mature on July 1, 2023 and bore interest at a rate of 6.125%. Pursuant to the terms of the indenture governing the 2023 Notes, the 2023 Notes could be redeemed in whole or in part at any time or from time to time at our option on or after July 1, 2020. On March 26, 2021, we caused notice to be issued to the holders of the 2023 Notes regarding our exercise of the option to redeem in full all $51,375,000 in aggregate principal amount of the 2023 Notes at 100% of their principal amount ($25 per note), plus the accrued and unpaid interest thereon from April 1, 2021, through, but excluding, the redemption date, April 25, 2021. The 2023 Notes were redeemed in full on April 25, 2021.

Notes due 2026

On March 31, 2021, we closed the public offering of $65 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.875% notes due 2026 (the “2026 Notes”). The total net proceeds to us from the 2026 Notes, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions of approximately $1.3 million and offering expenses of approximately $215,000, were approximately $63.1 million.

The 2026 Notes will mature on April 1, 2026, unless previously redeemed or repurchased in accordance with their terms, and bear interest at a rate of 4.875%. The 2026 Notes are our direct unsecured obligations and rank pari passu, which means equal in right of payment, with all of our outstanding and future unsecured, unsubordinated indebtedness. Because the 2026 Notes are not secured by any of our assets, they are effectively subordinated to all of our existing and future secured indebtedness (including indebtedness that is initially

 

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unsecured as to which we subsequently grant a security interest), to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness. The 2026 Notes are structurally subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness and other obligations of any of our existing and future subsidiaries and financing vehicles, including, without limitation, borrowings under the Capital One Revolving Financing. The 2026 Notes are exclusively our obligations and not of any of our subsidiaries. None of our subsidiaries is a guarantor of the 2026 Notes and the 2026 Notes will not be required to be guaranteed by any subsidiary we may acquire or create in the future.

The 2026 Notes may be redeemed in whole or in part at any time or from time to time at our option, upon not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days written notice by mail prior to the date fixed for redemption thereof, at a redemption price (as determined by us) equal to the greater of the following amounts, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date: (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, 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 (as defined in the 2026 Notes Indenture (as defined below)) plus 50 basis points; provided, however, that if we redeem any 2026 Notes on or after January 1, 2026 (the date falling three months 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 date of redemption; provided, further, that no such partial redemption shall reduce the portion of the principal amount of a 2026 Note not redeemed to less than $2,000. Interest on the 2026 Notes is payable semi-annually on April 1 and October 1 of each year, commencing October 1, 2021. We may from time to time repurchase 2026 Notes in accordance with the 1940 Act and the rules promulgated thereunder. As of December 31, 2021, the outstanding principal balance of the 2026 Notes was approximately $65.0 million.

The indenture under which the 2026 Notes are issued (the “2026 Notes Indenture”) contains certain covenants, including covenants requiring us to comply with Section 18(a)(1)(A) as modified by Section 61(a)(2) of 1940 Act, or any successor provisions, to comply with Section 18(a)(1)(B) as modified by Section 61(a)(2) of the 1940 Act, or any successor provisions but giving effect to any no-action relief granted by the SEC to another BDC and upon which we may reasonably rely (or to us if we determine to seek such similar no-action or other relief), and to provide financial information to the holders of the 2026 Notes and the trustee if we should no longer be subject to the reporting requirements under the Exchange Act. These covenants are subject to important limitations and exceptions that are set forth in the 2026 Notes Indenture.

Revenues

We generate revenues primarily in the form of interest on the debt we hold. We also generate revenue from royalty income, dividends on our equity interests and capital gains on the sale of warrants and other debt or equity interests that we acquire. Our investments in fixed income instruments generally have an expected maturity of three to five years, although we have no lower or upper constraint on maturity. Interest on our debt investments is generally payable quarterly or semi-annually. Payments of principal of our debt investments may be amortized over the stated term of the investment, deferred for several years or due entirely at maturity. In some cases, our debt investments and preferred stock investments may defer payments of cash interest or dividends or PIK interest. Any outstanding principal amount of our debt investments and any accrued but unpaid interest will generally become due at the maturity date. In addition, we may generate revenue in the form of prepayment fees, commitment, origination, structuring or due diligence fees, fees for providing significant managerial assistance, consulting fees and other investment related income.

Expenses

Our primary operating expenses include the payment of the base management fee and, depending on our operating results, the incentive fees under the Advisory Agreement, as well as the payment of reimbursable expenses to the Adviser for the costs and expenses incurred by the Adviser in performing its obligations and

 

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providing personnel and facilities under the Administration Agreement, such as our allocable portion of overhead expenses, including rent and the allocable portion of the cost of our chief financial officer and chief compliance officer and their respective staffs. The base management fee and incentive fee compensation under the Advisory Agreement remunerates the Adviser for work in identifying, evaluating, negotiating, closing and monitoring our investments. We bear all other out-of-pocket costs and expenses of our operations and transactions, including, without limitation, those relating to:

 

   

our organization and our offering;

 

   

valuing our assets and calculating our net asset value per share (including the cost and expenses of any independent valuation firm(s));

 

   

fees and expenses incurred by the Adviser or 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;

 

   

interest payable on debt, if any, incurred to finance our investments and 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 our allocable portion of the Adviser’s overhead in performing its obligations under the Administration Agreement, including rent, equipment and the allocable portion of the cost of our chief compliance officer, chief financial officer and their staffs’ compensation and compensation-related expenses);

 

   

transfer agent and custody fees and expenses;

 

   

federal and state registration fees;

 

   

costs of registration and listing our shares on any securities exchange;

 

   

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;

 

   

our allocable portion of the costs and fees associated with any fidelity bond, directors and officers/errors and omissions liability insurance, and any other insurance premiums;

 

   

direct costs and expenses of administration and operation, including printing, mailing, long distance telephone, copying, secretarial and other staff, independent auditors and outside legal costs; and

 

   

all other non-investment advisory expenses incurred by us or the Adviser in connection with administering our business.

Portfolio and Investment Activity

Our level of investment activity can and does vary substantially from period to period depending on many factors, including the amount we have available to invest as well as the amount of debt and equity capital available to middle-market companies, the level of merger and acquisition activity, the general economic environment and the competitive environment for the types of investments we make.

 

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Portfolio composition

We invest primarily in middle-market companies in the form of stand-alone first and second lien loans, unitranche loans and mezzanine loans. We may also invest in unsecured debt, bonds and in the equity of portfolio companies through warrants and other instruments.

At December 31, 2021, our investment portfolio of $269.4 million (at fair value) consisted of debt and equity investments in 38 portfolio companies, of which 95.33% were first lien investments and 4.67% were in equities, warrants and other positions. At December 31, 2021, our average and largest portfolio company investment at fair value was $7.1 million and $12.8 million, respectively.

At June 30, 2021, our investment portfolio of $245.9 million (at fair value) consisted of debt and equity investments in 36 portfolio companies, of which 93.69% were first lien investments, 2.54% were second lien investments, and 3.77% were in equities, warrants and other positions. At June 30, 2021, our average and largest portfolio company investment at fair value was $6.8 million and $13.0 million, respectively.

As of December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, our weighted-average total yield on debt and income-producing securities at amortized cost (which includes interest income and amortization of fees and discounts) was 8.19% and 8.10%, respectively. As of December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, our weighted-average total yield on total investments at amortized cost (which includes interest income and amortization of fees and discounts) was 7.69% and 7.62%, respectively.

We use Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”) codes to identify the industry groupings of our portfolio companies. At December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, respectively, the industry composition of our portfolio in accordance with the GICS codes at fair value, as a percentage of our total portfolio, was as follows:

 

     Percentage of
Total Portfolio
at December 31,
2021
    Percentage of
Total Portfolio
at June 30,
2021
 

Commercial Services & Supplies

     12.51     6.00

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

     8.28     2.57

Energy Equipment & Services

     7.61     8.30

Professional Services

     7.23     10.56

Software

     6.42     5.44

Distributors

     5.70     3.87

Trading Companies & Distributors

     5.48     5.58

IT Services

     5.31     3.53

Consumer Finance

     4.42     5.29

Auto Components

     3.83     3.54

Household Products

     3.52      

Specialty Chemicals

     3.32      

Construction & Engineering

     3.26     6.54

Containers & Packaging

     3.00     7.61

Entertainment

     2.99      

Household Durables

     2.93      

Automobiles

     2.58     3.24

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     2.56     0.62

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     2.39     2.81

Chemicals

     1.95      

Metal & Mining

     1.84      

Food Products

     1.77      

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

     1.10     0.79

Retail

           4.69

Home Improvement Retail

           3.95

 

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     Percentage of
Total Portfolio
at December 31,
2021
    Percentage of
Total Portfolio
at June 30,
2021
 

Airlines

           3.73

Real Estate Management & Development

           3.21

Internet Software & Services

           2.34

Construction Materials

           1.98

Personal Products

           1.96

Road & Rail

           1.77

Media

     —          0.08    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
       100.00       100.00
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

During the six months ended December 31, 2021, we made investments in nine new portfolio companies and eight existing portfolio companies. These investments totaled approximately $84.6 million. Of the new investments, 98.0% consisted of first lien investments.

At December 31, 2021, 99.5% of our debt investments bore interest based on floating rates based on indices such as LIBOR (in certain cases, subject to interest rate floors), and 0.5% bore interest at fixed rates. At June 30, 2021, 96.1% of our debt investments bore interest based on floating rates based on indices such as LIBOR (in certain cases, subject to interest rate floors), and 3.9% bore interest at fixed rates.

Our investment portfolio may contain loans that are in the form of lines of credit or revolving credit facilities, which require us to provide funding when requested by portfolio companies in accordance with the terms of the underlying loan agreements. As of December 31, 2021, we had nine investments with aggregate unfunded commitments of $14.0 million, and as of June 30, 2021, we had three investments with aggregate unfunded commitments of $4.4 million. As of December 31, 2021, we had sufficient liquidity (through cash on hand) to fund such unfunded loan commitments should the need arise.

Asset Quality

In addition to various risk management and monitoring tools, we use the Adviser’s investment rating system to characterize and monitor the credit profile and expected level of returns on each investment in our portfolio. This investment rating system uses a five-level numeric rating scale. The following is a description of the conditions associated with each investment rating:

 

Investment Rating 1

   Investments that are performing above expectations, and whose risks remain favorable compared to the expected risk at the time of the original investment.

Investment Rating 2

   Investments that are performing within expectations and whose risks remain neutral compared to the expected risk at the time of the original investment. Generally, all new loans are initially rated 2.

Investment Rating 3

   Investments that are performing below expectations and that require closer monitoring, but where no loss of return or principal is expected. Portfolio companies with a rating of 3 may be out of compliance with their financial covenants.

Investment Rating 4

   Investments that are performing substantially below expectations and whose risks have increased substantially since the original investment. These investments are often in workout. Investments with a rating of 4 will be those for which some loss of return but no loss of principal is expected.

Investment Rating 5

   Investments that are performing substantially below expectations and whose risks have increased substantially since the original investment. These investments are almost always in workout. Investments with a rating of 5 will be those for which some loss of return and principal is expected.

 

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If the Adviser determines that an investment is underperforming, or circumstances suggest that the risk associated with a particular investment has significantly increased, the Adviser 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. While the investment rating system identifies the relative risk for each investment, the rating alone does not dictate the scope and/or frequency of any monitoring that will be performed. The frequency of the Adviser’s monitoring of an investment will be determined by a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the trends in the financial performance of the portfolio company, the investment structure and the type of collateral securing the investment.

The following table shows the investment rankings of the investments in our portfolio, according to the Adviser’s investment rating system:

 

     As of December 31, 2021      As of June 30, 2021  
     Fair Value      % of
Portfolio
     Number of
Investments(1)
     Fair Value      % of
Portfolio
   Number of
Investments
 

1

    $ 40,132,646        14.9%        5       $ 34,238,793        13.9%        5  

2

     208,300,290        77.3         40        174,277,539        70.9         30  

3

     16,235,690        6.0         3        33,232,598        13.5         7  

4

     1,337,911        0.5         1               —           —    

5

     3,366,181        1.3         9        4,106,690        1.7         8  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total

    $   269,372,718                100.00%                    58       $   245,855,620            100.00%                50  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Results of Operations

Comparison of the three months ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020

Investment income

Investment income, attributable primarily to interest and fees on our debt investments, for the three months ended December 31, 2021 decreased to $6.2 million from $7.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020, primarily related to a decrease in weighted average total yield of debt and income producing securities at amortized cost, a decrease in PIK income and a decrease in other fee income.

Expenses

Total expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2021 slightly increased to $4.2 million, compared to $4.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020, primarily due to an increase in amortization of deferred debt issuance costs and original issue discounts, an increase in other expenses offset by a decrease in base management fee and decrease in interest expense.

Net investment income

Net investment income decreased to $2.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021 from $3.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020, primarily due to a decrease in weighted average total yield of debt and income producing securities at amortized cost, which decreased our interest income, and an increase in non-accrual investments, partially offset by a decrease in interest expense compared to the prior period.

Net realized gain or loss

Net realized loss on investments totaled $8.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021, primarily due to restructuring of 1888 Industrial Services, LLC – term B. There were no net realized gains or losses on investments for the three months ended December 31, 2020.

Net change in unrealized (depreciation) appreciation on investments

We recorded a net change in unrealized appreciation of $9.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021, primarily due to the increase in fair value of Techniplas Foreign Holdco LP common stock

 

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and restructuring of 1888 Industrial Services, LLC – term B, which was offset by a decrease in the value of the Fusion Connect Inc. –take-back term loan.

During the three months ended December 31, 2020, we recorded a net change in unrealized appreciation of $0.1 million, primarily due to offsetting increases and decreases in the value of certain investments coupled with accretion on certain investments.

Comparison of the six months ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020

Investment income

Investment income, attributable primarily to interest and fees on our debt investments, for the six months ended December 31, 2021 decreased to $12.7 million from $14.1 million for the six months ended December 31, 2020, primarily due to a decrease in payment-in-kind income from the investments on non-accrual.

Expenses

Total expenses for the six months ended December 31, 2021 decreased to $8.3 million, compared to $8.5 million for the six months ended December 31, 2020, primarily due to a decrease in base management fees related to a decrease in total assets and decrease in interest expenses with the Capital One Revolving Financing.

Net investment income

Net investment income decreased to $4.6 million for the six months ended December 31, 2021 from $5.8 million for the six months ended December 31, 2020, primarily due to the decrease in investment income between periods, which outpaced the decrease in operating expenses between periods, each discussed above.

Net realized gain or loss

Net realized loss on investments totaled $7.8 million for the six months ended December 31, 2021, primarily due to restructuring of 1888 Industrial Services, LLC – Term B. Net realized gains on investments totaled $3,693 for the six months ended December 31, 2020, primarily due to the sale of Hyperion Materials & Technologies, Inc.

Net change in unrealized (depreciation) appreciation on investments

We recorded a net change in unrealized appreciation of $9.9 million for the six months ended December 31, 2021, primarily due to the increase in value of 4L Technologies, Inc. Preferred Stock and restructuring of 1888 Industrial Services, LLC – Term B, which was offset by a decrease in the value of the Fusion Connect Inc. –Take-Back Term Loan.

During the six months ended December 31, 2020, we recorded a net change in unrealized appreciation of $0.1 million primarily due to offsetting increases and decreases in the value of certain investments coupled with accretion on certain investments.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our primary liquidity needs include interest and principal repayments under the Capital One Revolving Financing, interest payments on the 2026 Notes, our unfunded loan commitments (if any), investments in portfolio companies, dividend distributions to our stockholders and operating expenses. We believe that our current cash on hand and our anticipated cash flows from operations, including from contractual monthly portfolio company payments and prepayments, will be adequate to meet our cash needs for our daily operations. This “Liquidity and Capital Resources” section should be read in conjunction with “COVID-19 Developments” above and the risk factors referenced below in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

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Cash flows

For the six months ended December 31, 2021, our unrestricted cash balance increased by $10.5 million. During that period, cash increased by $12.9 million from operating activities, primarily due to an increase in net asset resulting from operation of $6.7 million, proceeds from sales and repayments of portfolio companies of $66.9 million, payables for investments purchased of $23.6 million, offset by payments for the purchase of investments in portfolio companies of $86.6 million. During the same period, cash provided by financing activities totaled $10.6 million, consisting primarily of the issuance of $3.1 million of common shares and proceeds of $115.0 million from borrowing under the Capital One Revolving Financing, offset primarily by $4.1 million of distributions paid to our stockholders and repayments of $102.0 million in connection with the Term Financing.

Capital resources

As of December 31, 2021, we had $16.3 million of cash as well as $19.8 million in restricted cash. We intend to generate additional cash primarily from future offerings of equity and/or debt securities, future borrowings or debt issuances, as well as cash flows from operations, including income earned from investments in our portfolio companies and, to a lesser extent, from the temporary investment of cash in U.S. government securities and other high-quality debt investments that mature in one year or less.

As discussed below in further detail, we have elected to be treated as a RIC under the Code. To maintain our RIC status, we generally must distribute substantially all of our net taxable income to stockholders in the form of dividends. Our net taxable income does not necessarily equal our net income as calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Asset Coverage Requirements

On May 2, 2018, our board of directors, including a “required majority” (as such term is defined in Section 57(o) of the 1940 Act) of the board of directors, approved the modified asset coverage requirements set forth in Section 61(a)(2) of the 1940 Act. As a result, effective May 2, 2019, our applicable minimum asset coverage ratio under the 1940 Act was decreased to 150% from 200%. Thus, we are permitted under the 1940 Act, under specified conditions, to issue multiple classes of debt and one class of stock senior to our common stock if our asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, is at least equal to 150% immediately after each such issuance. As of December 31, 2021, our asset coverage for borrowed amounts was 157.4%.

Regulated Investment Company Status and Distributions

We have elected to be treated as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. If we continue to qualify as a RIC, we will not be taxed on our investment company taxable income or realized net capital gains, to the extent that such taxable income or gains are distributed, or deemed to be distributed, to stockholders on a timely basis.

Taxable income generally differs from net income for financial reporting purposes due to temporary and permanent differences in the recognition of income and expenses, and generally excludes net unrealized appreciation or depreciation until realized. Dividends declared and paid by us in a year may differ from taxable income for that year as such dividends may include the distribution of current year taxable income or the distribution of prior year taxable income carried forward into and distributed in the current year. Distributions also may include returns of capital.

To continue to qualify for RIC tax treatment, we must, among other things, distribute to our stockholders, with respect to each taxable year, at least 90% of our investment company net taxable income (i.e., our net ordinary income and our realized net short-term capital gains in excess of realized net long-term capital losses, if any). We will also be subject to a federal excise tax, based on distributive requirements of our taxable income on a calendar year basis.

We intend to distribute to our stockholders between 90% and 100% of our annual taxable income (which includes our taxable interest and fee income). However, the covenants contained in the Capital One Revolving

 

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Financing and any other borrowing or financing arrangement we or our subsidiaries may have may prohibit us from making distributions to our stockholders, and, as a result, could hinder our ability to satisfy the distribution requirement. In addition, we may retain for investment some or all of our net taxable capital gains (i.e., realized net long-term capital gains in excess of realized net short-term capital losses) and treat such amounts as deemed distributions to our stockholders. If we do this, our stockholders will be treated as if they received actual distributions of the capital gains we retained and then reinvested the net after-tax proceeds in our common stock. Our stockholders also may be eligible to claim tax credits (or, in certain circumstances, tax refunds) equal to their allocable share of the tax we paid on the capital gains deemed distributed to them. To the extent our taxable earnings for a fiscal taxable year fall below the total amount of our dividends for that fiscal year, a portion of those dividend distributions may be deemed a return of capital to our stockholders.

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 these distributions from time to time. In addition, we may be limited in our ability to make distributions due to the asset coverage test for borrowings applicable to us as a BDC under the 1940 Act and due to provisions in the agreements governing our borrowing or financial arrangements. We cannot assure stockholders that they will receive any distributions or distributions at a particular level.

In accordance with certain applicable U.S. Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) regulations and private letter rulings issued by the Internal Revenue Service, a RIC may treat a distribution of its own stock as fulfilling its RIC distribution requirements if each stockholder elects to receive his or her entire distribution in either cash or stock of the RIC, subject to a limitation that the aggregate amount of cash to be distributed to all stockholders must be at least 20% of the aggregate declared distribution. If too many stockholders elect to receive cash, each stockholder electing to receive cash must receive a pro rata amount of cash (with the balance of the distribution paid in stock). In no event will any stockholder, electing to receive cash, receive less than 20% of his or her entire distribution in cash. If these and certain other requirements are met, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the amount of the dividend paid in stock will be equal to the amount of cash that could have been received instead of stock. We have no current intention of paying dividends in shares of our stock in accordance with these Treasury regulations or private letter rulings.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We may be a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financial needs of our portfolio companies. As of December 31, 2021, our off-balance sheet arrangements consisted of $14.0 million in unfunded commitments to 8 of our portfolio companies. As of December 31, 2021, we had sufficient liquidity (through cash on hand and available borrowings under the Capital One Revolving Financing) to fund such unfunded loan commitments should the need arise. As of June 30, 2021, our off-balance arrangements consisted of $4.4 million in unfunded commitments to three of our portfolio companies.

Recent Developments

From January 1, 2022 through February 7, 2022, we invested $17.5 million in two existing portfolio companies and received $15.9 million in repayments.

On February 3, 2022, our board of directors declared a distribution for the quarter ending March 31, 2022 of $0.15 per share payable on March 31, 2022 to stockholders of record as of March 11, 2022.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

We are subject to financial market risks, including changes in interest rates. Because we fund a portion of our investments with borrowings, our net investment income is affected by the difference between the rate at which we invest and the rate at which we borrow. As a result, there can be no assurance that a change in market interest rates will not have a material adverse effect on our net investment income.

 

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Generally, we believe higher yielding assets such as those in our investment portfolio do not necessarily follow a linear interest rate relationship and are less sensitive in price-to-interest rate changes than many other debt investments. Our investments in fixed-rate assets are generally exposed to changes in value due to interest rate fluctuations, and our floating-rate assets are generally exposed to cash-flow variability from fluctuation in rates. At December 31, 2021, 99.5% of our debt investments bore interest based on floating rates, such as LIBOR, the Euro Interbank Offered Rate, the Federal Funds Rate or the Prime Rate. The interest rates on such investments generally reset by reference to the current market index after one to three months.

Consequently, our net interest income (interest income less interest expense) is exposed to risks related to interest-rate fluctuations. Variable-rate instruments subject to a floor generally reset periodically to the applicable floor and, in the case of investments in our portfolio, quarterly to a floor based on LIBOR, only if the index exceeds the floor. As of December 31, 2021, 100.0% of our floating-rate portfolio was subject to interest-rate floors set at or above the current applicable rate. Under these loans, we do not benefit from increases in interest rates until such rates exceed the floor and thereafter benefit from market rates above any such floor. In addition, our interest expense will be affected by changes in the published interest rates in connection with our Capital One Revolving Financing to the extent it goes above the floor; however, our 2026 Notes bear interest at a fixed rate. As of December 31, 2021, our floating rate borrowings totaled $295,391,108 million in principal amount, which represented 99% of our outstanding debt.

Based on our investment portfolio as of December 31, 2021, with certain interest rate floors and our financing at December 31, 2021, a 1.00% increase in interest rates would decrease our net interest income by approximately 3.1% and a 2.00% increase in interest rates would increase our net interest income by approximately 4.62%.

Although management believes that this analysis is indicative of our existing sensitivity, as of December 31, 2021, to interest rate changes, it does not adjust for changes in the credit markets, the size, credit quality or composition of the assets in our portfolio and other business developments, including additional borrowing, that could affect the net increase in net assets resulting from operations or net investment income. It also does not adjust for the effect of the time lag between a change in the relevant interest rate index and the rate adjustment under the applicable loans or borrowings. Accordingly, we can offer no assurances that actual results would not differ materially from the analysis included herein.

Because it is our intention to hold loans to maturity, the fluctuating relative value of these loans that may occur due to changes in interest rates may have an impact on unrealized gains and losses during quarterly reporting periods. Based on our assessment of the interest rate risk, as of December 31, 2021, we had no hedging transactions in place as we deemed the risk acceptable, and we did not believe it was necessary to mitigate this risk at that time.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of December 31, 2021 (the end of the period covered by this report), our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Our management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives, and our management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. The design of disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and that management is required to apply judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs.

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level and were effective to provide 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.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Management did not identify any change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2021 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

Neither we, the Adviser, nor our subsidiaries, nor any of our respective property, are currently subject to any material legal proceedings, other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to our businesses. We, the Adviser, and our subsidiaries may from time to time, however, be involved in litigation arising out of our operations in the normal course of business or otherwise, including proceedings relating to the enforcement of our rights under contracts with our portfolio companies. Furthermore, third parties may seek to impose liability on us in connection with the activities of our portfolio companies. While the outcome of these legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, we do not expect that these matters will materially affect our financial condition or results of operations. There can be no assurance whether any current or future legal proceedings will have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations in any future reporting period.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

You should carefully consider the risks referenced below and all other information contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including our interim financial statements and the related notes thereto, before making a decision to purchase our securities. Any such risks and uncertainties are not the only ones facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and/or operating results, as well as the market price of our securities.

There have been no material changes during the three months ended December 31, 2021 to the risk factors previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2021 (filed with the SEC on September 14, 2021) and in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 (filed with the SEC on November  8, 2021).

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

During the three months ended December 31, 2021, we issued 840 shares of common stock under our dividend reinvestment plan. These issuances were not subject to the registration requirements under the Securities Act. The cash paid for shares of common stock issued under our dividend reinvestment plan during the three months ended December 31, 2021 was $4,346.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

None.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not applicable.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

Not applicable.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed as part of this report or hereby incorporated by reference to exhibits previously filed with the SEC:

 

3.1   

Articles of Amendment and Restatement(1)

3.1.1   

Articles of Amendment(2)

3.2   

Bylaws (3)

31.1   

Chief Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*

31.2   

Chief Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*

32.1   

Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002**

32.2   

Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002**

 

*

Filed herewith

**

The certifications attached as Exhibit 32.1 and 32.2 that accompany this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, are deemed furnished and not filed with the SEC and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.

(1) 

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(1) to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-192370), filed with the SEC on November 15, 2013.

(2) 

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-01054), filed on September 3, 2019.

(3)

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (b)(1) to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-192370), filed with the SEC on November 15, 2013.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: February 7, 2022

 

INVESTCORP CREDIT MANAGEMENT BDC, INC.
By:   /s/ Michael C. Mauer
  Michael C. Mauer
  Chief Executive Officer
By:   /s/ Rocco DelGuercio
  Rocco DelGuercio
  Chief Financial Officer

 

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