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Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp - Quarter Report: 2017 December (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Form 10-Q
(Mark One)
 
 
þ
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
 
 
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2017
OR
 
 
¨

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
 
 
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 1-33901
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

 
DELAWARE
(State or jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
26-1219283
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
333 South Grand Avenue, 28th Floor
Los Angeles, CA
(Address of principal executive office)
 
90071
(Zip Code)
REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE:
(213) 830-6300
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 periods as the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    YES   þ     NO   ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post 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. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer  þ
 
Accelerated filer  ¨
 
Non-accelerated filer  ¨
 
Smaller reporting company  ¨
 
 
 
 
(Do not check if a 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 Act)    YES  ¨     NO  þ
The registrant had 140,960,651 shares of common stock outstanding as of February 7, 2018.




OAKTREE SPECIALTY LENDING CORPORATION
FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 3.
Item 4.
Item 5.


 




 


PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.
Consolidated Financial Statements.
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
 
December 31, 2017 (unaudited)
 
September 30, 2017
ASSETS
Investments at fair value:
 
 
 
 
Control investments (cost December 31, 2017: $438,415; cost September 30, 2017: $444,826)
 
$
297,534

 
$
305,271

Affiliate investments (cost December 31, 2017: $33,397; cost September 30, 2017: $33,743)
 
36,469

 
36,983

Non-control/Non-affiliate investments (cost December 31, 2017: $1,204,629; cost September 30, 2017: $1,279,096)
 
1,081,401

 
1,199,501

Total investments at fair value (cost December 31, 2017: $1,676,441; cost September 30, 2017: $1,757,665)
 
1,415,404

 
1,541,755

Cash and cash equivalents
 
45,435

 
53,018

Restricted cash
 
319

 
6,895

Interest, dividends and fees receivable
 
9,082

 
6,892

Due from portfolio companies
 
5,368

 
5,670

Receivables from unsettled transactions
 
8,869

 
—

Deferred financing costs
 
6,443

 
1,304

Other assets
 
3,260

 
514

Total assets
 
$
1,494,180

 
$
1,616,048

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
Liabilities:
 

 
 
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
 
$
3,490

 
$
2,417

Base management fee and Part I incentive fee payable
 
6,286

 
6,750

Due to affiliate
 
1,534

 
1,815

Interest payable
 
6,547

 
3,167

Amounts payable to syndication partners
 
—

 
1

Director fees payable
 
176

 
184

Payables from unsettled transactions
 
33,465

 
58,691

Credit facilities payable
 
205,000

 
255,995

Unsecured notes payable (net of $4,432 and $4,737 of unamortized financing costs as of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017, respectively)
 
406,486

 
406,115

Secured borrowings at fair value (proceeds of $13,489 as of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017)
 
11,601

 
13,256

Total liabilities
 
674,585

 
748,391

Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)
 

 
 
Net assets:
 
 
 
 
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 250,000 shares authorized; 140,961 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017
 
1,409

 
1,409

Additional paid-in-capital
 
1,579,278

 
1,579,278

Net unrealized depreciation on investments and secured borrowings
 
(259,149
)
 
(215,677
)
Net realized loss on investments and secured borrowings
 
(478,301
)
 
(478,010
)
Accumulated overdistributed net investment income
 
(23,642
)
 
(19,343
)
Total net assets (equivalent to $5.81 and $6.16 per common share as of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017, respectively) (Note 12)
 
819,595

 
867,657

Total liabilities and net assets
 
$
1,494,180

 
$
1,616,048

See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

1

Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
 
 
Three months ended
December 31, 2017
 
Three months ended
December 31, 2016
Interest income:
 
 
 
 
Control investments
 
$
3,203

 
$
4,445

Affiliate investments
 
949

 
1,008

Non-control/Non-affiliate investments
 
25,565

 
38,301

Interest on cash and cash equivalents
 
221

 
119

Total interest income
 
29,938

 
43,873

PIK interest income:
 
 
 
 
Control investments
 
1,191

 
1,560

Affiliate investments
 
176

 
201

Non-control/Non-affiliate investments
 
500

 
1,076

Total PIK interest income
 
1,867

 
2,837

Fee income:
 
 
 
 
Control investments
 
120

 
309

Affiliate investments
 
4

 
482

Non-control/Non-affiliate investments
 
907

 
2,777

Total fee income
 
1,031

 
3,568

Dividend and other income:
 
 
 
 
Control investments
 
1,040

 
1,462

Non-control/Non-affiliate investments
 
—

 
20

Total dividend and other income
 
1,040

 
1,482

Total investment income
 
33,876

 
51,760

Expenses:
 
 
 
 
Base management fee
 
5,590

 
8,614

Part I incentive fee
 
830

 
4,063

Professional fees
 
2,898

 
1,064

Board of Directors fees
 
176

 
197

Interest expense
 
9,584

 
13,189

Administrator expense
 
494

 
531

General and administrative expenses
 
1,116

 
1,468

Loss on legal settlements
 
—

 
3

Total expenses
 
20,688

 
29,129

Fees waived
 
(134
)
 
(61
)
Insurance recoveries
 
—

 
(602
)
Net expenses
 
20,554

 
28,466

Net investment income
 
13,322

 
23,294

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments:
 
 
 
 
Control investments
 
(1,326
)
 
1,339

Affiliate investments
 
(168
)
 
26

Non-control/Non-affiliate investments
 
(43,633
)
 
(75,721
)
Net unrealized depreciation on investments
 
(45,127
)
 
(74,356
)
Net unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on secured borrowings
 
1,655

 
(84
)
Realized gain (loss) on investments and secured borrowings:
 
 
 
 
Control investments
 
—

 
(23,624
)
Non-control/Non-affiliate investments
 
(291
)
 
528

Net realized loss on investments and secured borrowings
 
(291
)
 
(23,096
)
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations
 
$
(30,441
)
 
$
(74,242
)
Net investment income per common share — basic
 
$
0.09

 
$
0.16

Loss per common share — basic
 
$
(0.22
)
 
$
(0.52
)
Weighted average common shares outstanding — basic
 
140,961

 
142,853

Net investment income per common share — diluted
 
$
0.09

 
$
0.16

Loss per common share — diluted (Note 5)
 
$
(0.22
)
 
$
(0.52
)
Weighted average common shares outstanding — diluted
 
140,961

 
142,853

Distributions per common share
 
$
0.125

 
$
0.18

See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

2


Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)

 
 
Three months ended
December 31, 2017
 
Three months ended
December 31, 2016
 
Operations:
 
 
 
 
 
Net investment income
 
$
13,322

 
$
23,294

 
Net unrealized depreciation on investments
 
(45,127
)
 
(74,356
)
 
Net unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on secured borrowings
 
1,655

 
(84
)
 
Net realized loss on investments and secured borrowings
 
(291
)
 
(23,096
)
 
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations
 
(30,441
)
 
(74,242
)
 
Stockholder transactions:
 
 
 
 
 
Distributions to stockholders
 
(17,621
)
 
(25,274
)
 
Net decrease in net assets from stockholder transactions
 
(17,621
)
 
(25,274
)
 
Capital share transactions:
 
 
 
 
 
Issuance of common stock under dividend reinvestment plan
 
294

 
1,250

 
Repurchases of common stock under stock repurchase program
 
—

 
(12,500
)
 
Repurchases of common stock under dividend reinvestment program
 
(294
)
 
(1,250
)
 
Net decrease in net assets from capital share transactions
 
—

 
(12,500
)
 
Total decrease in net assets
 
(48,062
)
 
(112,016
)
 
Net assets at beginning of period
 
867,657

 
1,142,288

 
Net assets at end of period
 
$
819,595

 
$
1,030,272

 
Net asset value per common share
 
$
5.81

 
$
7.31

 
Common shares outstanding at end of period
 
140,961

 
140,961

 



See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

3
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
(unaudited)

 
 
Three months ended
December 31, 2017
 
Three months ended
December 31, 2016
 
Operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations
 
$
(30,441
)
 
$
(74,242
)
 
Adjustments to reconcile net decrease in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
Net unrealized depreciation on investments
 
45,127

 
74,356

 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on secured borrowings
 
(1,655
)
 
84

 
Net realized loss on investments and secured borrowings
 
291

 
23,096

 
PIK interest income
 
(1,867
)
 
(2,837
)
 
Recognition of fee income
 
(1,031
)
 
(3,568
)
 
Accretion of original issue discount on investments
 
(2,997
)
 
(2,201
)
 
Accretion of original issue discount on unsecured notes payable
 
66

 
66

 
Amortization of deferred financing costs
 
1,341

 
999

 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
Fee income received
 
1,031

 
3,583

 
Decrease in restricted cash
 
6,576

 
11,315

 
(Increase) decrease in interest, dividends and fees receivable
 
(2,190
)
 
3,285

 
Decrease in due from portfolio companies
 
302

 
958

 
(Increase) decrease in receivables from unsettled transactions
 
(8,869
)
 
5,346

 
Decrease in insurance recoveries receivable
 
—

 
759

 
(Increase) decrease in other assets
 
(2,746
)
 
372

 
Increase in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
 
1,073

 
1,534

 
Decrease in base management fee and Part I incentive fee payable
 
(464
)
 
(3,557
)
 
Decrease in due to affiliate
 
(281
)
 
(145
)
 
Increase in interest payable
 
3,380

 
5,148

 
Increase (decrease) in payables from unsettled transactions
 
(25,226
)
 
13,269

 
Decrease in director fees payable
 
(8
)
 
(369
)
 
Decrease in legal settlements payable
 
—

 
(530
)
 
Increase (decrease) in amounts payable to syndication partners
 
(1
)
 
1,030

 
Purchases of investments and net revolver activity
 
(200,166
)
 
(104,153
)
 
Principal payments received on investments (scheduled payments)
 
14,149

 
6,371

 
Principal payments received on investments (payoffs)
 
196,415

 
209,241

 
PIK interest income received in cash
 
1,103

 
3,434

 
Proceeds from the sale of investments
 
74,296

 
6,427

 
Net cash provided by operating activities
 
67,208

 
179,071

 
Financing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
Distributions paid in cash
 
(17,327
)
 
(24,024
)
 
Borrowings under credit facilities
 
35,000

 
84,000

 
Repayments of borrowings under credit facilities
 
(85,995
)
 
(158,882
)
 
Repayments of secured borrowings
 
—

 
(4,503
)
 
Repurchases of common stock under stock repurchase program
 
—

 
(12,500
)
 
Repurchases of common stock under dividend reinvestment plan
 
(294
)
 
(1,250
)
 
Deferred financing costs paid
 
(6,175
)
 
—

 
Net cash used by financing activities
 
(74,791
)
 
(117,159
)
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
 
(7,583
)
 
61,912

 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
 
53,018

 
117,923

 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
 
$
45,435

 
$
179,835

 
Supplemental information:
 
 
 
 
 
Cash paid for interest
 
$
4,797

 
$
6,976

 
Non-cash operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
Purchases of investments from restructurings
 
$
—

 
$
(125,693
)
 
Proceeds from investment restructurings
 
$
—

 
$
125,693

 
Non-cash financing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
Issuance of shares of common stock under dividend reinvestment plan
 
$
294

 
$
1,250

 
See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

4
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2017
(dollar amounts in thousands)
(unaudited)



Portfolio Company/Type of Investment (1)(2)(5)(9)(14)
 
 Cash Interest Rate (13)
 
Industry
 
Principal (8)

 
Cost
 
Fair Value
Control Investments (3)(15)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Traffic Solutions Holdings, Inc.
 
 
 
Construction and engineering
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+7% (1% floor) cash 2% PIK due 4/1/2021 (13)
 
8.70
%
 
 
 
$
36,661

 
$
36,637

 
$
36,662

 First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+6% (1% floor) cash due 4/1/2021 (13)
 
7.70
%
 
 
 
2,000

 
1,997

 
2,000

 LC Facility, 6% cash due 4/1/2021
 


 
 
 
4,752

 
4,748

 
4,752

 746,114 Series A Preferred Units, 10%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20,029

 
7,700

 746,114 Shares of Common Stock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,316

 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
68,727

 
51,114

 TransTrade Operators, Inc.
 
 
 
Air freight & logistics
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, 5% cash due 12/31/2017 (22)(24)
 


 
 
 
15,973

 
15,574

 
1,810

 First Lien Revolver, 8% cash due 12/31/2017 (22)(24)
 


 
 
 
7,757

 
7,757

 
—

 596.67 Series A Common Units
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
—

 4,000 Series A Preferred Units in TransTrade Holdings LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4,000

 
—

 5,200,000 Series B Preferred Units in TransTrade Holdings LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,200

 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
32,531

 
1,810

 First Star Speir Aviation Limited (11)(16)
 
 
 
Airlines
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, 9% cash due 12/15/2020
 


 
 
 
32,510

 
25,194

 
32,511

 100% equity interest (6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8,500

 
6,937

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
33,694

 
39,448

 First Star Bermuda Aviation Limited (11)(16)
 
 
 
Airlines
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, 9% cash 3% PIK due 8/19/2018
 


 
 
 
11,868

 
11,868

 
11,868

 100% equity interest (6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,192

 
7,316

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17,060

 
19,184

 Eagle Hospital Physicians, LLC
 
 
 
Healthcare services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Earn-out (19)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7,851

 
5,083

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7,851

 
5,083

 Senior Loan Fund JV I, LLC (11)(17)(18)
 
 
 
Multi-sector holdings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Class A Mezzanine Secured Deferrable Floating Rate Notes due 2036 in SLF Repack Issuer 2016 LLC (13)
 
6.52
%
 
 
 
100,804

 
100,804

 
100,804

 Class B Mezzanine Secured Deferrable Fixed Rate Notes, 15% PIK due 2036 in SLF Repack Issuer 2016 LLC
 
 
 
 
 
27,463

 
27,463

 
27,463

 87.5% LLC equity interest (25)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16,172

 
4,880

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
144,439

 
133,147

 Ameritox Ltd.
 
 
 
Healthcare services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+5% (1% floor) cash 3% PIK due 4/11/2021 (13)(22)
 
6.69
%
 
 
 
39,438

 
37,533

 
4,800

 14,090,126.4 Class A Preferred Units in Ameritox Holdings II, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14,090

 
—

 1,602,260.83 Class B Preferred Units in Ameritox Holdings II, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,602

 
—

 4,930.03 Class A Units in Ameritox Holdings II, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29,049

 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
82,274

 
4,800

 New IPT, Inc.
 
 
 
 Oil & gas equipment services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+5% (1% floor) cash due 3/17/2021 (13)
 
6.69
%
 
 
 
4,107

 
4,107

 
4,107

 Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+5.1% (1% floor) cash due 9/17/2021 (13)
 
6.79
%
 
 
 
2,504

 
2,504

 
2,504

 First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+5% (1% floor) cash due 3/17/2021 (13)
 
6.69
%
 
 
 
1,009

 
1,009

 
1,009

 50.087 Class A Common Units in New IPT Holdings, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
963

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7,620

 
8,583

 AdVenture Interactive, Corp.
 
 
 
Advertising
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9,073 shares of common stock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13,611

 
6,421

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13,611

 
6,421

 Keypath Education, Inc.
 
 
 
Advertising
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+7% (1% floor) cash due 4/3/2022 (13)
 
8.69
%
 
 
 
19,960

 
19,960

 
19,960

 First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+7% (1% floor) cash due 4/3/2022 (13)
 
8.69
%
 
 
 
—

 
—

 
—

 9,073 Class A Units in FS AVI Holdco, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10,648

 
7,984

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30,608

 
27,944

 Total Control Investments (36.3% of net assets)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
438,415

 
$
297,534

See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


5
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2017
(dollar amounts in thousands)
(unaudited)



Portfolio Company/Type of Investment (1)(2)(5)(9)(14)
 
 Cash Interest Rate (13)
 
Industry
 
Principal (8)

 
Cost
 
Fair Value

 Affiliate Investments (4)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Caregiver Services, Inc.
 
 
 
Healthcare services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Second Lien Term Loan, 10% cash 2% PIK due 6/30/2019
 


 
 
 
$
9,752

 
$
9,751

 
$
9,708

 1,080,399 Shares of Series A Preferred Stock, 10%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,080

 
2,161

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10,831

 
11,869

 AmBath/ReBath Holdings, Inc.
 
 
 
Home improvement retail
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan B, 12.5% cash 2.5% PIK due 8/31/2018
 


 
 
 
22,552

 
22,566

 
22,552

 4,668,788 Shares of Preferred Stock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
2,048

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22,566

 
24,600

 Total Affiliate Investments (4.4% of net assets)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
33,397

 
$
36,469

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Non-Control/Non-Affiliate Investments (7)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Cenegenics, LLC
 
 
 
Healthcare services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, 9.75% cash 2% PIK due 9/30/2019 (22)
 


 
 
 
28,746

 
$
27,738

 
$
15,812

 First Lien Revolver, 15% cash due 9/30/2019 (22)
 


 
 
 
2,203

 
2,203

 
1,085

 452,914.87 Common Units in Cenegenics, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
598

 
—

 345,380.141 Preferred Units in Cenegenics, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
300

 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30,839

 
16,897

 Riverlake Equity Partners II, LP
 
 
 
Multi-sector holdings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1.92% limited partnership interest (11)(25)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
871

 
588

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
871

 
588

 Riverside Fund IV, LP
 
 
 
Multi-sector holdings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 0.34% limited partnership interest (11)(25)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
153

 
356

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
153

 
356

 Bunker Hill Capital II (QP), L.P.
 
 
 
Multi-sector holdings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 0.51% limited partnership interest (11)(25)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
638

 
808

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
638

 
808

 Maverick Healthcare Group, LLC (20)
 
 
 
Healthcare equipment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan A, LIBOR+7.5% cash (1.75% floor) cash due 1/15/2018 (13)(22)
 
9.25
%
 
 
 
16,558

 
16,204

 
12,415

 First Lien Term Loan B, LIBOR+11% cash (1.75% floor) cash due 1/15/2018 (13)(22)
 
12.75
%
 
 
 
46,030

 
39,110

 
—

 CapEx Line, LIBOR+7.75% (1.75% floor) cash due 1/15/2018 (13)(22)
 
10.25
%
 
 
 
1,272

 
1,261

 
1,121

 First Lien Revolver, PRIME+6.5% cash due 1/15/2018 (13)(22)
 
10.75
%
 
 
 
56

 
41

 
50

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
56,616

 
13,586

 Refac Optical Group
 
 
 
Specialty stores
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan A, LIBOR+8% cash due 9/30/2018 (13)
 
9.56
%
 
 
 
3,581

 
3,552

 
3,581

 First Lien Term Loan B, LIBOR+9% cash, 1.75% PIK due 9/30/2018 (13)
 
10.56
%
 
 
 
34,701

 
34,617

 
34,665

 First Lien Term Loan C, 12.5% cash due 9/30/2018
 


 
 
 
3,416

 
3,416

 
3,346

 First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+8% cash due 9/30/2018 (13)
 
9.56
%
 
 
 
3,520

 
3,516

 
3,520

 1,550.9435 Shares of Common Stock in Refac Holdings, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1

 
—

 550.9435 Shares of Series A-2 Preferred Stock in Refac Holdings, Inc., 10%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
305

 
—

 1,000 Shares of Series A Preferred Stock Units in Refac Holdings, Inc., 10%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
999

 
397

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
46,406

 
45,509

 Baird Capital Partners V, LP
 
 
 
Multi-sector holdings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 0.4% limited partnership interest (11)(25)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
994

 
634

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
994

 
634

 Milestone Partners IV, L.P.
 
 
 
Multi-sector holdings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 0.82% limited partnership interest (11)(25)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,030

 
1,716

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,030

 
1,716


See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

6
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2017
(dollar amounts in thousands)
(unaudited)



Portfolio Company/Type of Investment (1)(2)(5)(9)(14)
 
 Cash Interest Rate (13)
 
Industry
 
Principal (8)

 
Cost
 
Fair Value

 RCPDirect, L.P.
 
 
 
Multi-sector holdings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 0.9% limited partnership interest (11)(25)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
295

 
$
575

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
295

 
575

 Riverside Fund V, L.P.
 
 
 
Multi-sector holdings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 0.48% limited partnership interest (11)(25)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,452

 
1,481

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,452

 
1,481

 ACON Equity Partners III, LP
 
 
 
Multi-sector holdings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 0.13% limited partnership interest (11)(25)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
785

 
837

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
785

 
837

 BMC Acquisition, Inc.
 
 
 
Other diversified financial services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 500 Series A Preferred Shares, 8%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
500

 
774

 50,000 Common Shares (6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1

 
59

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
501

 
833

 Edmentum, Inc.
 
 
 
Education services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Unsecured Senior PIK Note, 8.5% PIK due 6/9/2020 (23)
 
 
 
 
 
$
2,487

 
2,434

 
—

 Unsecured Junior PIK Note, 10% PIK due 6/9/2020 (23)
 
 
 
 
11,593

 
10,227

 
—

 Unsecured Revolver, 5% cash due 6/9/2020 (10)(22)
 


 
 
 
1,731

 
1,720

 
(400
)
 126,127.80 Class A Common Units
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
126

 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14,507

 
(400
)
 I Drive Safely, LLC
 
 
 
Education services
 
 
 
 
 
 
125,079 Class A Common Units of IDS Investments, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,000

 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,000

 
—

 Yeti Acquisition, LLC
 
 
 
Leisure products
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3,000,000 Common Stock Units of Yeti Holdings, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
5,900

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
5,900

 Vitalyst Holdings, Inc.
 
 
 
IT consulting & other services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 675 Series A Preferred Units of PCH Support Holdings, Inc., 10%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
675

 
521

 7,500 Class A Common Stock Units of PCH Support Holdings, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
75

 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
750

 
521

 Beecken Petty O'Keefe Fund IV, L.P.
 
 
 
Multi-sector holdings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 0.5% limited partnership interest (11)(25)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
973

 
1,398

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
973

 
1,398

 Comprehensive Pharmacy Services LLC
 
 
 
Pharmaceuticals
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20,000 Common Shares in MCP CPS Group Holdings, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,000

 
2,815

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,000

 
2,815

 Garretson Firm Resolution Group, Inc.
 
 
 
Diversified support services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Revolver, PRIME+5.5% cash due 5/22/2020 (13)
 
9.75
%
 
 
 
711

 
711

 
666

 4,950,000 Preferred Units in GRG Holdings, LP, 8%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
495

 
196

 50,000 Common Units in GRG Holdings, LP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5

 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,211

 
862

 Teaching Strategies, LLC
 
 
 
Education services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+9.5% (1% floor) cash due 8/27/2023 (13)
 
11.19
%
 
 
 
33,500

 
33,500

 
34,119

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
33,500

 
34,119

See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


7
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2017
(dollar amounts in thousands)
(unaudited)



Portfolio Company/Type of Investment (1)(2)(5)(9)(14)
 
 Cash Interest Rate (13)
 
Industry
 
Principal (8)

 
Cost
 
Fair Value

 Dominion Diagnostics, LLC
 
 
 
Healthcare services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Subordinated Term Loan, 11% cash 1% PIK due 10/8/2019 (22)
 


 
 
 
$
19,900

 
$
17,262

 
$
1,035

 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+5% (1% floor) cash due 4/8/2019 (13)
 
6.35
%
 
 
 
48,669

 
36,830

 
36,877

 First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+5% (1% floor) cash due 4/8/2019 (10)(13)
 
6.35
%
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
(1,013
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
54,092

 
36,899

 Sterling Capital Partners IV, L.P.
 
 
 
Multi-sector holdings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 0.2% limited partnership interest (11)(25)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,640

 
1,188

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,640

 
1,188

 Advanced Pain Management
 
 
 
Healthcare services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+8.5% (1.25% floor) cash due 2/26/2018 (13)(22)
 
10.07
%
 
 
 
24,000

 
22,994

 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22,994

 
—

 TravelClick, Inc.
 
 
 
Internet software & services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+7.75% (1% floor) cash due 11/6/2021 (13)(21)
 
9.32
%
 
 
 
2,697

 
2,482

 
2,710

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,482

 
2,710

 Pingora MSR Opportunity Fund I-A, LP
 
 
 
Thrift & mortgage finance
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1.86% limited partnership interest (11)(25)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6,905

 
5,629

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6,905

 
5,629

 Credit Infonet, Inc.
 
 
 
Data processing & outsourced services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Subordinated Term Loan, 12.25% cash 0.75% PIK due 10/26/2020
 


 
 
 
13,940

 
13,940

 
14,024

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13,940

 
14,024

 HealthEdge Software, Inc.
 
 
 
Application software
 
 
 
 
 
 
 482,453 Series A-3 Preferred Stock Warrants (exercise price $1.450918) expiration date 9/30/2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
213

 
772

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
213

 
772

 InMotion Entertainment Group, LLC
 
 
 
Consumer electronics
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan A, LIBOR+7.25% (1.25% floor) cash due 10/1/2021 (13)
 
8.95
%
 
 
 
12,086

 
12,042

 
12,086

 First Lien Term Loan B, LIBOR+7.25% (1.25% floor) cash due 10/1/2021 (13)
 
8.95
%
 
 
 
5,268

 
5,170

 
5,268

 First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+6.75% (1.25% floor) cash due 10/1/2018 (13)
 
8.45
%
 
 
 
5,904

 
5,897

 
5,904

 CapEx Line, LIBOR+7.75% (1.25% floor) cash due 10/1/2018 (13)
 
9.45
%
 
 
 
787

 
779

 
787

 1,000,000 Class A Units in InMotion Entertainment Holdings, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,000

 
1,855

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24,888

 
25,900

 Thing5, LLC
 
 
 
Data processing & outsourced services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+7.5% (1% floor) cash 2% PIK due 10/11/2020 (12)(13)
 
9.19
%
 
 
 
47,575

 
47,575

 
40,561

 First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+7.5% (1% floor) cash due 10/11/2020 (13)
 
9.19
%
 
 
 
4,000

 
4,000

 
4,000

 2,000,000 Units in T5 Investment Vehicle, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,000

 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
53,575

 
44,561

 Kason Corporation
 
 
 
Industrial machinery
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Mezzanine Term Loan, 11.5% cash 1.75% PIK due 10/28/2019
 


 
 
 
6,032

 
6,032

 
5,877

 498.6 Class A Preferred Units in Kason Investment, LLC, 8%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
499

 
588

 5,540 Class A Common Units in Kason Investment, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
55

 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6,586

 
6,465

 SPC Partners V, L.P.
 
 
 
Multi-sector holdings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 0.571% limited partnership interest (11)(25)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,772

 
1,929

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,772

 
1,929

See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

8
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2017
(dollar amounts in thousands)
(unaudited)



Portfolio Company/Type of Investment (1)(2)(5)(9)(14)
 
 Cash Interest Rate (13)
 
Industry
 
Principal (8)

 
Cost
 
Fair Value

 P2 Upstream Acquisition Co.
 
 
 
 Application software
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+4% (1% floor) cash due 11/1/2018 (10)(13)(21)
 
5.69
%
 
 
 
 
 
$
—

 
$
(200
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
(200
)
 OmniSYS Acquisition Corporation
 
 
 
Diversified support services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+7.5% (1% floor) cash due 11/21/2018 (13)
 
9.19
%
 
 
 
$
5,500

 
5,498

 
5,488

 First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+7.5% (1% floor) cash due 11/21/2018 (10)(13)
 
9.19
%
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
(5
)
 100,000 Common Units in OSYS Holdings, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,000

 
898

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6,498

 
6,381

 Moelis Capital Partners Opportunity Fund I-B, LP
 
 
 
Multi-sector holdings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1.0% limited partnership interest (11)(25)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,045

 
1,420

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,045

 
1,420

 Aden & Anais Merger Sub, Inc.
 
 
 
Apparel, accessories & luxury goods
 
 
 
 
 
 
 51,645 Common Units in Aden & Anais Holdings, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,165

 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,165

 
—

 Lift Brands, Inc.
 
 
 
Leisure facilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+7.5% (1% floor) cash due 12/23/2019 (13)
 
9.19
%
 
 
 
21,222

 
21,211

 
21,222

 First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+7.5% (1% floor) cash due 12/23/2019 (10)(13)
 
9.19
%
 
 
 
 
 
(3
)
 
—

 2,000,000 Class A Common Units in Snap Investments, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,004

 
2,878

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23,212

 
24,100

 Tailwind Capital Partners II, L.P.
 
 
 
Multi-sector holdings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 0.3% limited partnership interest (11)(25)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,588

 
1,894

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,588

 
1,894

 Long's Drugs Incorporated
 
 
 
Pharmaceuticals
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+11.25% cash due 2/19/2022 (13)
 
12.63
%
 
 
 
26,909

 
26,909

 
27,447

 50 Series A Preferred Shares in Long's Drugs Incorporated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
500

 
799

 25 Series B Preferred Shares in Long's Drugs Incorporated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
313

 
472

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27,722

 
28,718

 Conviva Inc.
 
 
 
Application software
 
 
 
 
 
 
 417,851 Series D Preferred Stock Warrants (exercise price $1.1966) expiration date 2/28/2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
105

 
223

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
105

 
223

 OnCourse Learning Corporation
 
 
 
Education services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 264,312 Class A Units in CIP OCL Investments, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,726

 
1,878

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,726

 
1,878

 ShareThis, Inc.
 
 
 
Internet software & services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 345,452 Series C Preferred Stock Warrants (exercise price $3.0395) expiration date 3/4/2024
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
367

 
3

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
367

 
3

 ExamSoft Worldwide, Inc.
 
 
 
Internet software & services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 180,707 Class C Units in ExamSoft Investor LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
181

 
129

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
181

 
129

 RCPDirect II, LP
 
 
 
Multi-sector holdings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 0.4% limited partnership interest (11)(25)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
617

 
777

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
617

 
777



See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

9
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2017
(dollar amounts in thousands)
(unaudited)



Portfolio Company/Type of Investment (1)(2)(5)(9)(14)
 
 Cash Interest Rate (13)
 
Industry
 
Principal (8)

 
Cost
 
Fair Value

 Integral Development Corporation
 
 
 
Other diversified financial services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+9.5% (1% floor) cash due 7/10/2019 (13)
 
10.84
%
 
 
 
$
10,750

 
$
10,720

 
$
10,118

1,078,284 Common Stock Warrants (exercise price $0.9274) expiration date 7/10/2024
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
113

 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10,833

 
10,118

 Loftware, Inc.
 
 
 
Internet software & services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Mezzanine Term Loan, 11% cash 1% PIK due 7/18/2020
 


 
 
 
6,214

 
6,214

 
6,216

 300,000 Class A Common Units in RPLF Holdings, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
300

 
223

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6,514

 
6,439

 Webster Capital III, L.P.
 
 
 
Multi-sector holdings
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.754% limited partnership interest (11)(25)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,274

 
1,578

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,274

 
1,578

 L Squared Capital Partners LLC
 
 
 
Multi-sector holdings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2% limited partnership interest (11)(25)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,660

 
2,677

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,660

 
2,677

 BeyondTrust Software, Inc.
 
 
 
Application software
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4,500,000 Class A membership interests in BeyondTrust Holdings LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4,500

 
5,779

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4,500

 
5,779

 GOBP Holdings Inc.
 
 
 
Food retail
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+8.25% (1% floor) cash due 10/21/2022 (13)(21)
 
9.94
%
 
 
 
4,214

 
4,177

 
4,231

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4,177

 
4,231

 Kellermeyer Bergensons Services, LLC
 
 
 
Diversified support services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+8.50% (1% floor) cash due 4/29/2022 (13)
 
9.88
%
 
 
 
6,105

 
5,911

 
5,914

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,911

 
5,914

 Dodge Data & Analytics LLC
 
 
 
Data processing & outsourced services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+8.75% (1% floor) cash due 10/31/2019 (13)
 
10.13
%
 
 
 
7,238

 
7,238

 
7,173

 500,000 Class A Common Units in Skyline Data, News and Analytics LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
500

 
242

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7,738

 
7,415

 Metamorph US 3, LLC
 
 
 
Internet software & services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+5.5% (1% floor) cash 2% PIK due 12/1/2020 (13)(22)
 
7.07
%
 
 
 
9,942

 
9,306

 
3,804

 First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+6.5% (1% floor) cash due 12/1/2020 (10)(13)(22)
 
8.07
%
 
 
 
2,205

 
2,156

 
(75
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11,462

 
3,729

 Janrain, Inc.
 
 
 
 Internet software & services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 218,008 Common Stock Warrants (exercise price $1.3761) expiration date 12/5/2024
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
45

 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
45

 
—

 TigerText, Inc.
 
 
 
Internet software & services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 299,110 Series B Preferred Stock Warrants (exercise price $1.3373) expiration date 12/8/2024
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
60

 
426

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
60

 
426


See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

10
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2017
(dollar amounts in thousands)
(unaudited)



Portfolio Company/Type of Investment (1)(2)(5)(9)(14)
 
 Cash Interest Rate (13)
 
Industry
 
Principal (8)
 
Cost
 
Fair Value
 EOS Fitness Opco Holdings, LLC
 
 
 
Leisure facilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+8.75% (0.75% floor) cash due 12/30/2019 (13)
 
10.12
%
 
 
 
$
3,650

 
$
3,650

 
$
3,687

 First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+8.75% (0.75% floor) cash due 12/30/2019 (13)
 
10.12
%
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
50

 487.5 Class A Preferred Units, 12%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
488

 
695

 12,500 Class B Common Units
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13

 
567

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4,151

 
4,999

 Motion Recruitment Partners LLC
 
 
 
Human resources & employment services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+6% (1% floor) cash due 2/13/2020 (10)(13)
 
7.69
%
 
 
 
 
 
(6
)
 
3

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(6
)
 
3

 WeddingWire, Inc.
 
 
 
Internet software & services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+8.5% (1% floor) cash due 2/20/2020 (13)
 
10.20
%
 
 
 
25,438

 
25,438

 
25,565

 First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+8.5% (1% floor) cash due 2/20/2020 (13)
 
10.20
%
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
15

 483,645 Common Shares of WeddingWire, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,200

 
1,655

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26,638

 
27,235

 xMatters, Inc.
 
 
 
Internet software & services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 600,000 Common Stock Warrants (exercise price $0.593333) expiration date 2/26/2025
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
709

 
372

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
709

 
372

 Edge Fitness, LLC
 
 
 
Leisure facilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Delayed Draw Term Loan, LIBOR+7.75% (1% floor) cash due 6/30/2020 (13)
 
9.09
%
 
 
 
5,535

 
5,535

 
5,535

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,535

 
5,535

 Golden State Medical Supply, Inc.
 
 
 
Pharmaceuticals
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Mezzanine Term Loan, 10% cash 2.5% PIK due 4/24/2021
 


 
 
 
15,001

 
15,001

 
14,932

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15,001

 
14,932

 AirStrip Technologies, Inc.
 
 
 
Internet software & services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22,858.71 Series C-1 Preferred Stock Warrants (exercise price $34.99757) expiration date 5/11/2025
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
90

 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
90

 
—

 Access Medical Acquisition, Inc.
 
 
 
Healthcare services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 450,000 Shares of Class A Common Stock in CMG Holding Company, LLC (6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
151

 
970

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
151

 
970

 QuorumLabs, Inc.
 
 
 
Internet software & services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2,727,939 Common Stock Warrants (exercise price $0.0001) expiration date 7/8/2025
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
375

 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
375

 
—

 Valet Merger Sub, Inc.
 
 
 
Environmental & facilities services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+7% (1% floor) cash due 9/24/2021 (13)
 
8.57
%
 
 
 
50,532

 
49,935

 
50,531

 First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+7% (1% floor) cash due 9/24/2021 (10)(13)
 
8.57
%
 
 
 
 
 
(115
)
 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
49,820

 
50,531

 Argon Medical Devices, Inc.
 
 
 
Healthcare equipment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+9.5% (1% floor) cash due 6/23/2022 (13)
 
11.07
%
 
 
 
43,000

 
43,000

 
43,000

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
43,000

 
43,000

See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


11
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2017
(dollar amounts in thousands)
(unaudited)



Portfolio Company/Type of Investment (1)(2)(5)(9)(14)
 
 Cash Interest Rate (13)
 
Industry
 
Principal (8)
 
Cost
 
Fair Value
 Lytx, Inc.
 
 
 
Research & consulting services
 
 
 
 
 
 
3,500 Class A Units in Lytx Holdings, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
2,478

 
$
2,509

3,500 Class B Units in Lytx Holdings, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
1,596

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,478

 
4,105

 Onvoy, LLC
 
 
 
 Integrated telecommunication services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+10.5% (1% floor) cash due 2/10/2025 (13)
 
12.19
%
 
 
 
$
16,750

 
16,750

 
12,939

 19,666.67 Class A Units in GTCR Onvoy Holdings, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,967

 
166

 13,664.73 Series 3 Class B Units in GTCR Onvoy Holdings, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18,717

 
13,105

 4 Over International, LLC
 
 
 
 Commercial printing
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+6% (1% floor) cash due 6/7/2022 (13)
 
7.57
%
 
 
 
6,045

 
5,985

 
6,045

 First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+6% (1% floor) cash due 6/7/2021 (10)(13)
 
7.57
%
 
 
 
 
 
(17
)
 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,968

 
6,045

 Ping Identity Corporation
 
 
 
 Internet software & services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+9.25% (1% floor) cash due 6/30/2021 (13)
 
10.82
%
 
 
 
42,500

 
41,605

 
42,929

 First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+9.25% (1% floor) cash due 6/30/2021 (10)(13)
 
10.82
%
 
 
 
 
 
(55
)
 
25

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
41,550

 
42,954

 Ancile Solutions, Inc.
 
 
 
 Internet software & services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+7% (1% floor) cash due 6/30/2021 (13)
 
8.69
%
 
 
 
10,198

 
9,990

 
10,106

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9,990

 
10,106

 Ministry Brands, LLC
 
 
 
 Internet software & services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+5% (1% floor) cash due 12/2/2022 (13)
 
6.38
%
 
 
 
3,891

 
3,859

 
3,925

 First Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan, LIBOR+5% (1% floor) cash due 12/2/2022 (13)
 
6.38
%
 
 
 
1,685

 
1,669

 
1,705

 Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+9.25% (1% floor) cash due 6/2/2023 (13)
 
10.63
%
 
 
 
7,056

 
6,968

 
7,090

 Second Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan, LIBOR+9.25% (1% floor) cash due 6/2/2023 (13)
 
10.63
%
 
 
 
1,944

 
1,919

 
1,953

 First Lien Revolver LIBOR+5% (1% floor) cash due 12/2/2022 (13)
 
6.57
%
 
 
 
1,000

 
991

 
1,009

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15,406

 
15,682

 California Pizza Kitchen, Inc.
 
 
 
Restaurants
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+6% (1% floor) cash due 8/23/2022 (13)(21)
 
7.57
%
 
 
 
4,938

 
4,898

 
4,851

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4,898

 
4,851

 Aptos, Inc.
 
 
 
Data processing & outsourced services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan B, LIBOR+6.75% (1% floor) cash due 9/1/2022 (13)
 
8.44
%
 
 
 
5,411

 
5,325

 
5,357

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,325

 
5,357

 SPC Partners VI, L.P.
 
 
 
 Multi-sector holdings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 0.39% limited partnership interest (11)(25)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
139

 
139

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
139

 
139

 Impact Sales, LLC
 
 
 
 Advertising
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+7% (1% floor) cash due 12/30/2021 (13)
 
8.33
%
 
 
 
11,138

 
10,942

 
11,104

 Delayed Draw Term Loan, LIBOR+7% (1% floor) cash due 12/30/2021 (13)
 
8.33
%
 
 
 
512

 
436

 
501

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11,378

 
11,605


See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.



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Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2017
(dollar amounts in thousands)
(unaudited)



Portfolio Company/Type of Investment (1)(2)(5)(9)(14)
 
 Cash Interest Rate (13)
 
Industry
 
Principal (8)
 
Cost
 
Fair Value
 DFT Intermediate LLC
 
 
 
 Specialized finance
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Revolver, LIBOR+5.5% (1% floor) cash due 3/1/2022 (13)
 
7.07
%
 
 
 
$
3,300

 
$
3,224

 
$
3,276

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3,224

 
3,276

 TerSera Therapeutics, LLC
 
 
 
 Pharmaceuticals
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+9.25% (1% floor) cash due 3/30/2024 (13)
 
10.94
%
 
 
 
15,000

 
14,603

 
14,676

 668,879 Common Units of TerSera Holdings LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,500

 
1,816

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16,103

 
16,492

 Cablevision Systems Corp.
 
 
 
 Integrated telecommunication services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Fixed Rate Bond 10.875% cash due 10/15/2025 (11)(21)
 


 
 
 
5,897

 
7,046

 
7,017

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7,046

 
7,017

 HC2 Holdings Inc.
 
 
 
 Multi-sector holdings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Fixed Rate Bond 11% cash due 12/1/2019 (11)(21)
 


 
 
 
10,500

 
10,641

 
10,723

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10,641

 
10,723

 Natural Resource Partners LP
 
 
 
 Precious metals & minerals
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Fixed Rate Bond 10.5% cash due 3/15/2022 (11)(21)
 


 
 
 
7,000

 
7,426

 
7,490

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7,426

 
7,490

 Virgin Media
 
 
 
 Integrated telecommunication services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Fixed Rate Bond 5.5% cash due 8/15/2026 (11)(21)
 


 
 
 
2,000

 
2,036

 
2,055

 Fixed Rate Bond 5.25% cash due 1/15/2026 (11)(21)
 
 
 
 
 
3,000

 
3,006

 
3,041

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,042

 
5,096

 Scientific Games International, Inc.
 
 
 
 Casinos & gaming
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan B4, LIBOR+3.25% cash due 8/14/2024 (13)(21)
 
4.67
%
 
 
 
11,340

 
11,277

 
11,446

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11,277

 
11,446

 Salient CRGT Inc.
 
 
 
 IT consulting & other services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+5.75% (1% floor) cash due 2/28/2022 (13)(21)
 
7.32
%
 
 
 
3,368

 
3,310

 
3,397

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3,310

 
3,397

 Allied Universal Holdco LLC
 
 
 
 Security & alarm services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+3.75% (1% floor) cash due 7/28/2022 (13)(21)
 
5.44
%
 
 
 
11,939

 
12,014

 
11,863

 Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+8.5% (1% floor) cash due 7/27/2023 (13)(21)
 
9.88
%
 
 
 
1,149

 
1,170

 
1,148

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13,184

 
13,011

 Truck Hero, Inc.
 
 
 
 Auto parts & equipment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+8.25% (1% floor) cash due 4/21/2025 (13)
 
9.89
%
 
 
 
21,500

 
21,191

 
21,661

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21,191

 
21,661

 BMC Software Finance, Inc.
 
 
 
 Internet software & services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+3.25% (1% floor) cash due 9/10/2022 (13)(21)
 
4.82
%
 
 
 
16,834

 
16,946

 
16,875

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16,946

 
16,875

 Internet Pipeline, Inc.
 
 
 
 Internet software & services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Incremental First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+6.25% (1% floor) cash due 8/1/2022 (13)
 
7.74
%
 
 
 
5,578

 
5,516

 
5,689

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,516

 
5,689

 MHE Intermediate Holdings, LLC
 
 
 
 Diversified support services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+5% (1% floor) cash due 3/11/2024 (13)
 
6.69
%
 
 
 
2,985

 
2,958

 
2,985

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,958

 
2,985

See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


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Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2017
(dollar amounts in thousands)
(unaudited)



Portfolio Company/Type of Investment (1)(2)(5)(9)(14)
 
 Cash Interest Rate (13)
 
Industry
 
Principal (8)
 
Cost
 
Fair Value
 PowerPlan Holdings, LLC
 
 
 
 Internet software & services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+5.25% (1% floor) cash due 2/23/2022 (13)
 
6.82
%
 
 
 
$
4,975

 
$
4,932

 
$
4,975

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4,932

 
4,975

 UOS, LLC
 
 
 
Trucking
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+5.5% (1% floor) cash due 4/18/2023 (13)(21)
 
7.07
%
 
 
 
6,898

 
7,055

 
7,062

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7,055

 
7,062

 Veritas US Inc.
 
 
 
 Internet software & services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+4.5% (1% floor) cash due 1/27/2023 (13)(21)
 
6.19
%
 
 
 
34,821

 
35,233

 
34,949

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
35,233

 
34,949

 Staples, Inc.
 
 
 
 Distributors
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+4% (1% floor) cash due 8/12/2024 (13)(21)
 
5.49
%
 
 
 
6,633

 
6,617

 
6,516

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6,617

 
6,516

 Zep Inc.
 
 
 
 Housewares & Specialties
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+8.25% (1% floor) cash due 8/11/2025 (13)
 
9.63
%
 
 
 
30,000

 
29,856

 
29,925

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29,856

 
29,925

 DTZ U.S. Borrower, LLC
 
 
 
Real estate services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+3.25% (1% floor) cash due 11/4/2021 (13)(21)
 
4.94
%
 
 
 
12,934

 
12,974

 
12,786

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12,974

 
12,786

 Micro Holding Corp.
 
 
 
 Internet software & services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+3.75% (1% floor) cash due 9/13/2024 (13)(21)
 
5.34
%
 
 
 
5,985

 
5,957

 
6,012

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,957

 
6,012

 Accudyne Industries, LLC
 
 
 
 Oil & gas equipment services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+3.75% (1% floor) cash due 8/18/2024 (13)(21)
 
5.32
%
 
 
 
19,865

 
19,924

 
20,035

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19,924

 
20,035

 McAfee, LLC
 
 
 
 Internet software & services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+4.5% (1% floor) cash due 9/30/2024 (13)(21)
 
6.07
%
 
 
 
7,980

 
7,904

 
7,966

 Second Lien Term Loan LIBOR+8.5% (1% floor) cash due 9/29/2025 (13)(21)
 
10.07
%
 
 
 
8,000

 
8,050

 
8,040

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15,954

 
16,006

 99 Cents Only Stores LLC
 
 
 
 General merchandise stores
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan LIBOR+5% 1.50% PIK due 1/13/2022 (13)(21)
 
6.57
%
 
 
 
4,605

 
4,206

 
4,484

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4,206

 
4,484

 Navicure, Inc.
 
 
 
 Health care technology
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+7.5% (1% floor) cash due 10/31/2025 (13)(21)
 
8.86
%
 
 
 
14,500

 
14,357

 
14,609

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14,357

 
14,609

 Strategic Materials Holdings Corp.
 
 
 
 Health care distributors
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+7.75% (1% floor) cash due 10/27/2025 (13)(21)
 
9.13
%
 
 
 
9,000

 
8,911

 
9,053

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8,911

 
9,053

 Lanai Holdings III, Inc.
 
 
 
 Environmental & facilities services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan B, LIBOR+4.75% (1% floor) cash due 8/29/2022 (13)(21)
 
6.23
%
 
 
 
20,254

 
19,754

 
19,444

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19,754

 
19,444

 Vine Oil & Gas LP
 
 
 
 Oil & gas exploration & production
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan B, LIBOR+6.875% (1% floor) cash due 11/25/2021 (13)(21)
 
8.44
%
 
 
 
18,000

 
17,913

 
17,865

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17,913

 
17,865



See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2017
(dollar amounts in thousands)
(unaudited)



Portfolio Company/Type of Investment (1)(2)(5)(9)(14)
 
 Cash Interest Rate (13)
 
Industry
 
Principal (8)
 
Cost
 
Fair Value
 Sprint Capital Corp
 
 
 
 Wireless telecommunication services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Fixed Rate Bond 6.875% cash due 11/15/2028 (11)(21)
 


 
 
 
$
5,000

 
$
5,000

 
$
5,044

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,000

 
5,044

 Avantor Inc.
 
 
 
 Commodity chemicals
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Fixed Rate Bond 6% cash due 10/1/2024 (11)(21)
 


 
 
 
8,000

 
7,980

 
7,990

 Fixed Rate Bond 9% cash due 10/1/2025 (11)(21)
 


 
 
 
3,000

 
2,969

 
2,963

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10,949

 
10,953

 Datto Inc.
 
 
 
 Technology distributors
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan LIBOR+8% (1% floor) cash due 12/7/2022 (13)
 
9.41
%
 
 
 
35,000

 
34,310

 
34,300

 First Lien Revolver LIBOR+8% (1% floor) cash due 12/7/2022 (13)
 
9.41
%
 
 
 
 
 
(46
)
 
(47
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
34,264

 
34,253

 Altice Finco SA
 
 
 
 Integrated telecommunication services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Fixed Rate Bond 8.125% cash due 1/15/2024 (11)(21)
 


 
 
 
3,000

 
3,060

 
3,150

 Fixed Rate Bond 7.625% cash due 2/15/2025 (11)(21)
 


 
 
 
2,000

 
2,015

 
2,043

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,075

 
5,193

 Numericable SFR SA
 
 
 
 Integrated telecommunication services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Fixed Rate Bond 7.375% cash due 5/1/2026 (11)(21)
 


 
 
 
5,000

 
5,125

 
5,169

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,125

 
5,169

 CITGO Petroleum Corp
 
 
 
 Oil & gas refining & marketing
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan LIBOR+3.5% (1% floor) cash due 7/29/2021 (11)(13)(21)
 
4.84
%
 
 
 
3,000

 
2,948

 
2,957

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,948

 
2,957

 CITGO Holding Inc.
 
 
 
 Oil & gas refining & marketing
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan LIBOR+8.5% (1% floor) cash due 5/12/2018 (11)(13)(21)
 
9.84
%
 
 
 
29,658

 
29,783

 
30,029

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29,783

 
30,029

 Asset International, Inc.
 
 
 
 Research & consulting services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Second Lien Term Loan LIBOR+9.25% (1% floor) cash due 6/29/2025 (13)
 
10.94
%
 
 
 
15,000

 
14,657

 
14,657

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14,657

 
14,657

 Total Non-Control/Non-Affiliate Investments (131.9% of net assets)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
1,204,629

 
$
1,081,401

Total Portfolio Investments (172.7% of net assets)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
1,676,441

 
$
1,415,404

Cash and Cash Equivalents
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
JP Morgan Prime Money Market Fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
30,074

 
$
30,074

Other cash accounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15,361

 
15,361

Total Cash and Cash Equivalents (5.5% of net assets)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
45,435

 
$
45,435

Total Portfolio Investments, Cash and Cash Equivalents (178.2% of net assets)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
1,721,876

 
$
1,460,839


See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
(1)
All debt investments are income producing unless otherwise noted. All equity investments are non-income producing unless otherwise noted.
(2)
See Note 3 in the accompanying notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for portfolio composition by geographic region.
(3)
Control Investments generally are defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended ("1940 Act"), as investments in companies in which the Company owns more than 25% of the voting securities or maintains greater than 50% of the board representation.
(4)
Affiliate Investments generally are defined by the 1940 Act as investments in companies in which the Company owns between 5% and 25% of the voting securities.
(5)
Equity ownership may be held in shares or units of companies related to the portfolio companies.
(6)
Income producing through payment of dividends or distributions.
(7)
Non-Control/Non-Affiliate Investments are investments that are neither Control Investments nor Affiliate Investments.
(8)
Principal includes accumulated payment in kind ("PIK") interest and is net of repayments.

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Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2017
(dollar amounts in thousands)
(unaudited)



(9)
Interest rates may be adjusted from period to period on certain term loans and revolvers. These rate adjustments may be either temporary in nature due to tier pricing arrangements or financial or payment covenant violations in the original credit agreements or permanent in nature per loan amendment or waiver documents.
(10)
Investment has undrawn commitments. Unamortized fees are classified as unearned income which reduces cost basis, which may result in a negative cost basis. A negative fair value may result from the unfunded commitment being valued below par.
(11)
Investment is not a "qualifying asset" as defined under Section 55(a) of the 1940 Act. Under the 1940 Act, the Company may not acquire any non-qualifying asset unless, at the time the acquisition is made, qualifying assets represent at least 70% of the Company's total assets. As of December 31, 2017, qualifying assets represented 77.3% of the Company's total assets and non-qualifying assets represented 22.7% of the Company's total assets.
(12)
The sale of a portion of this loan does not qualify for true sale accounting under Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 860 - Transfers and Servicing ("ASC 860"), and therefore, the entire debt investment remains in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. Accordingly, the fair value of the Company's debt investments includes $11.6 million related to the Company's secured borrowings. (See Note 14 in the accompanying notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.)
(13)
The interest rate on the principal balance outstanding for all floating rate loans is indexed to the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") and/or an alternate base rate (e.g., prime rate), which typically resets semi-annually, quarterly, or monthly at the borrower's option. The borrower may also elect to have multiple interest reset periods for each loan. For each of these loans, the Company has provided the applicable margin over LIBOR or the alternate based rate based on each respective credit agreement and the cash interest rate as of period end.
(14)
With the exception of investments held by the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries that have each received a license from the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) to operate as a small business investment company (“SBIC”), each of the Company's investments is pledged as collateral under one or more of its credit facilities. A single investment may be divided into parts that are individually pledged as collateral to separate credit facilities.
(15)
As defined in the 1940 Act, the Company is deemed to be both an "Affiliated Person" of and to "Control" this portfolio company as the Company owns more than 25% of the portfolio company's outstanding voting securities or has the power to exercise control over management or policies of such portfolio company (including through a management agreement). See Schedule 12-14 in the accompanying notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for transactions during the three months ended December 31, 2017 in which the issuer was both an Affiliated Person and a portfolio company that the Company is deemed to control.
(16)
First Star Bermuda Aviation Limited and First Star Speir Aviation 1 Limited are wholly-owned holding companies formed by the Company in order to facilitate its investment strategy. In accordance with Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2013-08, the Company has deemed the holding companies to be investment companies under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP") and therefore deemed it appropriate to consolidate the financial results and financial position of the holding companies and to recognize dividend income versus a combination of interest income and dividend income. Accordingly, the debt and equity investments in the wholly-owned holding companies are disregarded for accounting purposes since the economic substance of these instruments are equity investments in the operating entities.
(17)
See Note 3 in the accompanying notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for portfolio composition.
(18)
The Class A Mezzanine Secured Deferrable Floating Rate Notes bear interest at a rate of LIBOR plus the applicable margin as defined in the indenture. The Class A Mezzanine Secured Deferrable Floating Rate Notes and Class B Mezzanine Secured Deferrable Fixed Rate Notes are collectively referred to as the "mezzanine notes".
(19)
In June 2017, the Company sold all of its investments in Eagle Hospital Physicians, LLC ("Eagle Physicians") in exchange for cash and the right to receive contingent payments in the future based on the performance of Eagle Physicians, which is referred to as an "earn-out" in the consolidated schedule of investments. Prior to the sale of its investments in Eagle Physicians, the Company may have been deemed to control Eagle Physicians within the meaning of the 1940 Act due to the fact that the Company owned greater than 25% of the voting securities in Eagle Physicians. After the sale and as of December 31, 2017, the Company no longer owns any of the voting securities in Eagle Physicians and is not deemed to control Eagle Physicians within the meaning of the 1940 Act.
(20)
Payments on the Company's investment in Maverick Healthcare Group, LLC ("Maverick Healthcare") are currently past due. In May 2017, the Company entered into a forbearance agreement with Maverick Healthcare in which the Company has temporarily agreed not to take action against Maverick Healthcare. As of December 31, 2017, the forbearance agreement extends to February 28, 2018.
(21)
As of December 31, 2017, these investments are categorized as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy established by FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures ("ASC 820"). All other investments are categorized as Level 3 as of December 31, 2017 and were valued using significant unobservable inputs.
(22)
This investment was on cash non-accrual status as of December 31, 2017. Cash non-accrual status is inclusive of PIK and other non-cash income, where applicable.
(23)
This investment was on PIK non-accrual status as of December 31, 2017. PIK non-accrual status is inclusive of other non-cash income, where applicable.
(24)
As of December 31, 2017, payments on the Company's investment in TransTrade Operators, Inc. were past due.
(25)
This investment was valued using net asset value as a practical expedient for fair value. Consistent with FASB guidance under ASC 820, these investments are excluded from the hierarchical levels.
See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2017
(dollar amounts in thousands)


Portfolio Company/Type of Investment (1)(2)(5)(9)(14)
 
 Cash Interest Rate (13)
 
Industry
 
Principal (8)

 
Cost
 
Fair Value
Control Investments (3)(15)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Traffic Solutions Holdings, Inc.
 
 
 
Construction and engineering
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+7% (1% floor) cash 2% PIK due 4/1/2021 (13)
 
8.34
%
 
 
 
$
36,567

 
$
36,539

 
$
36,568

 First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+6% (1% floor) cash due 4/1/2021 (13)
 
7.34
%
 
 
 
1,250

 
1,247

 
1,250

 LC Facility, 6% cash due 4/1/2021
 
 
 
 
 
4,752

 
4,748

 
4,752

 746,114 Series A Preferred Units, 10%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20,029

 
7,700

 746,114 Shares of Common Stock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,316

 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
67,879

 
50,270

 TransTrade Operators, Inc.
 
 
 
Air freight & logistics
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, 5% cash due 12/31/2017 (23)
 
 
 
 
 
15,973

 
15,574

 
1,810

 First Lien Revolver, 8% cash due 12/31/2017 (23)
 
 
 
 
 
7,757

 
7,757

 
—

 596.67 Series A Common Units
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
—

 4,000 Series A Preferred Units in TransTrade Holdings LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4,000

 
—

 5,200,000 Series B Preferred Units in TransTrade Holdings LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,200

 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
32,531

 
1,810

 First Star Speir Aviation Limited (11)(16)
 
 
 
Airlines
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, 9% cash due 12/15/2020
 
 
 
 
 
41,395

 
34,542

 
41,395

 100% equity interest (6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8,500

 
3,926

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
43,042

 
45,321

 First Star Bermuda Aviation Limited (11)(16)
 
 
 
Airlines
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, 9% cash 3% PIK due 8/19/2018
 
 
 
 
 
11,868

 
11,868

 
11,868

 100% equity interest (6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,693

 
2,323

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14,561

 
14,191

 Eagle Hospital Physicians, LLC
 
 
 
Healthcare services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Earn-out (19)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7,851

 
4,986

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7,851

 
4,986

 Senior Loan Fund JV I, LLC (11)(17)(18)
 
 
 
Multi-sector holdings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Class A Mezzanine Secured Deferrable Floating Rate Notes due 2036 in SLF Repack Issuer 2016 LLC (13)
 
6.88
%
 
 
 
101,030

 
101,030

 
101,030

 Class B Mezzanine Secured Deferrable Fixed Rate Notes, 15% PIK due 2036 in SLF Repack Issuer 2016 LLC
 
 
 
 
 
27,641

 
27,641

 
27,641

 87.5% LLC equity interest (6)(25)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16,172

 
5,525

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
144,843

 
134,196

 Ameritox Ltd.
 
 
 
Healthcare services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+5% (1% floor) cash 3% PIK due 4/11/2021 (13)(23)
 
6.33
%
 
 
 
38,338

 
37,539

 
4,445

 14,090,126.4 Class A Preferred Units in Ameritox Holdings II, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14,090

 
—

 1,602,260.83 Class B Preferred Units in Ameritox Holdings II, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,602

 
—

 4,930.03 Class A Units in Ameritox Holdings II, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29,049

 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
82,280

 
4,445

 New IPT, Inc.
 
 
 
 Oil & gas equipment services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+5% (1% floor) cash due 3/17/2021 (13)
 
6.33
%
 
 
 
4,107

 
4,107

 
4,107

 Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+5.1% (1% floor) cash due 9/17/2021 (13)
 
6.43
%
 
 
 
2,504

 
2,504

 
2,504

 First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+5% (1% floor) cash due 3/17/2021 (13)
 
6.33
%
 
 
 
1,009

 
1,009

 
1,009

 50.087 Class A Common Units in New IPT Holdings, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
736

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7,620

 
8,356

 AdVenture Interactive, Corp.
 
 
 
Advertising
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9,073 shares of common stock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13,611

 
13,818

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13,611

 
13,818

 Keypath Education, Inc. (20)
 
 
 
Advertising
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+7% (1% floor) cash due 4/3/2022 (13)
 
8.33
%
 
 
 
19,960

 
19,960

 
19,960

 First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+7% (1% floor) cash due 4/3/2022 (13)
 
8.33
%
 
 
 
—

 
—

 
—

 9,073 Class A Units in FS AVI Holdco, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10,648

 
7,918

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30,608

 
27,878

 Total Control Investments (35.2% of net assets)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
444,826

 
$
305,271

See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


17
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2017
(dollar amounts in thousands)


Portfolio Company/Type of Investment (1)(2)(5)(9)(14)
 
 Cash Interest Rate (13)
 
Industry
 
Principal (8)

 
Cost
 
Fair Value

 Affiliate Investments (4)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Caregiver Services, Inc.
 
 
 
Healthcare services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Second Lien Term Loan, 10% cash 2% PIK due 6/30/2019
 
 
 
 
 
$
9,719

 
$
9,719

 
$
9,665

 1,080,399 Shares of Series A Preferred Stock, 10%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,080

 
2,534

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10,799

 
12,199

 AmBath/ReBath Holdings, Inc.
 
 
 
Home improvement retail
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan B, 12.5% cash 2.5% PIK due 8/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
22,955

 
22,944

 
22,957

 4,668,788 Shares of Preferred Stock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
1,827

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22,944

 
24,784

 Total Affiliate Investments (4.3% of net assets)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
33,743

 
$
36,983

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Non-Control/Non-Affiliate Investments (7)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Cenegenics, LLC
 
 
 
Healthcare services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, 9.75% cash 2% PIK due 9/30/2019 (23)
 
 
 
 
 
28,600

 
$
27,737

 
$
15,811

 First Lien Revolver, 15% cash due 9/30/2019 (23)
 
 
 
 
 
2,203

 
2,203

 
1,218

 452,914.87 Common Units in Cenegenics, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
598

 
—

 345,380.141 Preferred Units in Cenegenics, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
300

 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30,838

 
17,029

 Riverlake Equity Partners II, LP
 
 
 
Multi-sector holdings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1.92% limited partnership interest (11)(25)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
870

 
625

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
870

 
625

 Riverside Fund IV, LP
 
 
 
Multi-sector holdings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 0.34% limited partnership interest (11)(25)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
219

 
397

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
219

 
397

 Bunker Hill Capital II (QP), L.P.
 
 
 
Multi-sector holdings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 0.51% limited partnership interest (11)(25)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
826

 
1,056

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
826

 
1,056

 Maverick Healthcare Group, LLC (21)
 
 
 
Healthcare equipment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan A, LIBOR+7.5% cash (1.75% floor) cash due 4/30/2017 (13)(23)
 
9.25
%
 
 
 
16,309

 
16,204

 
14,209

 First Lien Term Loan B, LIBOR+11% cash (1.75% floor) cash due 4/30/2017 (13)(23)
 
12.75
%
 
 
 
41,739

 
39,110

 
14,531

 CapEx Line, LIBOR+7.75% (1.75% floor) cash due 4/30/2017 (13)(23)
 
9.50
%
 
 
 
1,272

 
1,261

 
1,124

 First Lien Revolver, PRIME+6.5% cash due 4/30/2017 (13)(23)
 
10.75
%
 
 
 
55

 
40

 
55

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
56,615

 
29,919

 Refac Optical Group
 
 
 
Specialty stores
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan A, LIBOR+8% cash due 9/30/2018 (13)
 
9.23
%
 
 
 
4,027

 
3,997

 
4,027

 First Lien Term Loan B, LIBOR+9% cash, 1.75% PIK due 9/30/2018 (13)
 
10.23
%
 
 
 
34,621

 
34,533

 
34,275

 First Lien Term Loan C, 12.5% cash due 9/30/2018
 
 
 
 
 
3,416

 
3,416

 
3,314

 First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+8% cash due 9/30/2018 (13)
 
9.23
%
 
 
 
3,520

 
3,516

 
3,520

 1,550.9435 Shares of Common Stock in Refac Holdings, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1

 
—

 550.9435 Shares of Series A-2 Preferred Stock in Refac Holdings, Inc., 10%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
305

 
—

 1,000 Shares of Series A Preferred Stock Units in Refac Holdings, Inc., 10%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
999

 
397

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
46,767

 
45,533

 Baird Capital Partners V, LP
 
 
 
Multi-sector holdings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 0.4% limited partnership interest (11)(25)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
994

 
601

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
994

 
601

 Milestone Partners IV, L.P.
 
 
 
Multi-sector holdings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 0.82% limited partnership interest (11)(25)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
948

 
1,527

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
948

 
1,527

See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.




18
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2017
(dollar amounts in thousands)


Portfolio Company/Type of Investment (1)(2)(5)(9)(14)
 
 Cash Interest Rate (13)
 
Industry
 
Principal (8)

 
Cost
 
Fair Value

 RCPDirect, L.P.
 
 
 
Multi-sector holdings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 0.9% limited partnership interest (11)(25)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
354

 
$
559

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
354

 
559

 Riverside Fund V, L.P.
 
 
 
Multi-sector holdings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 0.48% limited partnership interest (11)(25)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,452

 
1,405

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,452

 
1,405

 ACON Equity Partners III, LP
 
 
 
Multi-sector holdings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 0.13% limited partnership interest (11)(25)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
785

 
962

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
785

 
962

 BMC Acquisition, Inc.
 
 
 
Other diversified financial services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 500 Series A Preferred Shares
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
500

 
763

 50,000 Common Shares (6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1

 
67

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
501

 
830

 Edmentum, Inc.
 
 
 
Education services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Unsecured Senior PIK Note, 8.5% PIK due 6/9/2020
 
 
 
 
 
$
2,434

 
2,434

 
1,922

 Unsecured Junior PIK Note, 10% PIK due 6/9/2020 (24)
 
 
 
 
11,304

 
10,227

 
379

 Unsecured Revolver, 5% cash due 6/9/2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
—

 126,127.80 Class A Common Units
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
126

 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12,787

 
2,301

 I Drive Safely, LLC
 
 
 
Education services
 
 
 
 
 
 
125,079 Class A Common Units of IDS Investments, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,000

 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,000

 
—

 Yeti Acquisition, LLC
 
 
 
Leisure products
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3,000,000 Common Stock Units of Yeti Holdings, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
5,900

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
5,900

 Vitalyst Holdings, Inc.
 
 
 
IT consulting & other services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 675 Series A Preferred Units of PCH Support Holdings, Inc., 10%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
675

 
511

 7,500 Class A Common Stock Units of PCH Support Holdings, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
75

 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
750

 
511

 Beecken Petty O'Keefe Fund IV, L.P.
 
 
 
Multi-sector holdings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 0.5% limited partnership interest (11)(25)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,014

 
1,310

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,014

 
1,310

 Comprehensive Pharmacy Services LLC
 
 
 
Pharmaceuticals
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20,000 Common Shares in MCP CPS Group Holdings, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,000

 
2,776

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,000

 
2,776

 Garretson Firm Resolution Group, Inc.
 
 
 
Diversified support services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Revolver, PRIME+5.5% cash due 5/22/2020 (13)
 
9.75
%
 
 
 
25

 
25

 
25

 4,950,000 Preferred Units in GRG Holdings, LP, 8%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
495

 
198

 50,000 Common Units in GRG Holdings, LP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5

 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
525

 
223

 Teaching Strategies, LLC
 
 
 
Education services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+9.5% (1% floor) cash due 8/27/2023 (13)
 
10.83
%
 
 
 
33,500

 
33,500

 
33,964

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
33,500

 
33,964


See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.








19
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2017
(dollar amounts in thousands)


Portfolio Company/Type of Investment (1)(2)(5)(9)(14)
 
 Cash Interest Rate (13)
 
Industry
 
Principal (8)

 
Cost
 
Fair Value

 Dominion Diagnostics, LLC
 
 
 
Healthcare services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Subordinated Term Loan, 11% cash 1% PIK due 10/8/2019 (23)
 
 
 
 
 
$
19,866

 
$
17,625

 
$
8,534

 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+5% (1% floor) cash due 4/8/2019 (13)
 
6.30
%
 
 
 
49,414

 
37,574

 
44,592

 First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+5% (1% floor) cash due 4/8/2019 (13)
 
6.30
%
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
55,199

 
53,126

 Sterling Capital Partners IV, L.P.
 
 
 
Multi-sector holdings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 0.2% limited partnership interest (11)(25)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,770

 
1,297

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,770

 
1,297

 Advanced Pain Management
 
 
 
Healthcare services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+8.5% (1.25% floor) cash due 2/26/2018 (13)(23)
 
9.75
%
 
 
 
24,000

 
23,409

 
1,157

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23,409

 
1,157

 TravelClick, Inc.
 
 
 
Internet software & services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+7.75% (1% floor) cash due 11/6/2021 (13)
 
8.99
%
 
 
 
2,697

 
2,475

 
2,710

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,475

 
2,710

 Pingora MSR Opportunity Fund I-A, LP
 
 
 
Thrift & mortgage finance
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1.86% limited partnership interest (11)(25)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7,240

 
6,129

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7,240

 
6,129

 Credit Infonet, Inc.
 
 
 
Data processing & outsourced services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Subordinated Term Loan, 12.25% cash 0.75% PIK due 10/26/2020
 
 
 
 
 
13,940

 
13,940

 
13,941

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13,940

 
13,941

 HealthEdge Software, Inc.
 
 
 
Application software
 
 
 
 
 
 
 482,453 Series A-3 Preferred Stock Warrants (exercise price $1.450918) expiration date 9/30/2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
213

 
768

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
213

 
768

 InMotion Entertainment Group, LLC
 
 
 
Consumer electronics
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan A, LIBOR+7.75% (1.25% floor) cash due 10/1/2018 (13)
 
9.09
%
 
 
 
12,259

 
12,223

 
12,259

 First Lien Term Loan B, LIBOR+7.75% (1.25% floor) cash due 10/1/2018 (13)
 
9.09
%
 
 
 
5,344

 
5,265

 
5,344

 First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+6.25% cash due 10/1/2018 (13)
 
6.25
%
 
 
 
3,904

 
3,897

 
3,904

 CapEx Line, LIBOR+7.75% (1.25% floor) cash due 10/1/2018 (13)
 
9.09
%
 
 
 
797

 
789

 
797

 1,000,000 Class A Units in InMotion Entertainment Holdings, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,000

 
1,761

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23,174

 
24,065

 Thing5, LLC
 
 
 
Data processing & outsourced services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+7.5% (1% floor) cash 2% PIK due 10/11/2020 (12)(13)
 
8.83
%
 
 
 
47,530

 
47,530

 
40,900

 First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+7.5% (1% floor) cash due 10/11/2020 (13)
 
8.83
%
 
 
 
1,000

 
1,000

 
1,000

 2,000,000 Units in T5 Investment Vehicle, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,000

 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
50,530

 
41,900

 Kason Corporation
 
 
 
Industrial machinery
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Mezzanine Term Loan, 11.5% cash 1.75% PIK due 10/28/2019
 
 
 
 
 
6,006

 
6,006

 
5,850

 498.6 Class A Preferred Units in Kason Investment, LLC, 8%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
499

 
569

 5,540 Class A Common Units in Kason Investment, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
55

 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6,560

 
6,419

 SPC Partners V, L.P.
 
 
 
Multi-sector holdings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 0.571% limited partnership interest (11)(25)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,762

 
1,857

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,762

 
1,857

See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.



20
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2017
(dollar amounts in thousands)


Portfolio Company/Type of Investment (1)(2)(5)(9)(14)
 
 Cash Interest Rate (13)
 
Industry
 
Principal (8)

 
Cost
 
Fair Value

 P2 Upstream Acquisition Co.
 
 
 
 Application software
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+4% (1% floor) cash due 11/1/2018 (10)(13)
 
5.33
%
 
 
 
 
 
$
—

 
$
(238
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
(238
)
 OmniSYS Acquisition Corporation
 
 
 
Diversified support services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+7.5% (1% floor) cash due 11/21/2018 (13)
 
8.83
%
 
 
 
$
5,500

 
5,495

 
5,468

 First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+7.5% (1% floor) cash due 11/21/2018 (10)(13)
 
8.83
%
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
(15
)
 100,000 Common Units in OSYS Holdings, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,000

 
903

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6,495

 
6,356

 Moelis Capital Partners Opportunity Fund I-B, LP
 
 
 
Multi-sector holdings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1.0% limited partnership interest (11)(25)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,045

 
1,457

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,045

 
1,457

 Aden & Anais Merger Sub, Inc.
 
 
 
Apparel, accessories & luxury goods
 
 
 
 
 
 
 51,645 Common Units in Aden & Anais Holdings, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,165

 
1,241

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,165

 
1,241

 Lift Brands, Inc.
 
 
 
Leisure facilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+7.5% (1% floor) cash due 12/23/2019 (13)
 
8.83
%
 
 
 
21,371

 
21,358

 
21,370

 First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+7.5% (1% floor) cash due 12/23/2019 (10)(13)
 
8.83
%
 
 
 
 
 
(3
)
 
(1
)
 2,000,000 Class A Common Units in Snap Investments, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,004

 
2,922

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23,359

 
24,291

 Tailwind Capital Partners II, L.P.
 
 
 
Multi-sector holdings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 0.3% limited partnership interest (11)(25)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,583

 
1,956

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,583

 
1,956

 Long's Drugs Incorporated
 
 
 
Pharmaceuticals
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+11.25% cash due 2/19/2022 (13)
 
12.49
%
 
 
 
26,909

 
26,909

 
27,447

 50 Series A Preferred Shares in Long's Drugs Incorporated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
813

 
1,267

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27,722

 
28,714

 Conviva Inc.
 
 
 
Application software
 
 
 
 
 
 
 417,851 Series D Preferred Stock Warrants (exercise price $1.1966) expiration date 2/28/2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
105

 
169

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
105

 
169

 OnCourse Learning Corporation
 
 
 
Education services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 264,312 Class A Units in CIP OCL Investments, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,726

 
1,988

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,726

 
1,988

 ShareThis, Inc.
 
 
 
Internet software & services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 345,452 Series C Preferred Stock Warrants (exercise price $3.0395) expiration date 3/4/2024
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
367

 
8

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
367

 
8

 Aptean, Inc.
 
 
 
Internet software & services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+9.5% (1% floor) cash due 12/20/2023 (13)
 
10.84
%
 
 
 
5,900

 
5,821

 
5,952

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,821

 
5,952

 ExamSoft Worldwide, Inc.
 
 
 
Internet software & services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 180,707 Class C Units in ExamSoft Investor LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
181

 
135

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
181

 
135


See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.







21
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2017
(dollar amounts in thousands)


Portfolio Company/Type of Investment (1)(2)(5)(9)(14)
 
 Cash Interest Rate (13)
 
Industry
 
Principal (8)

 
Cost
 
Fair Value

 DigiCert, Inc.
 
 
 
Internet software & services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+9% (1% floor) cash due 10/21/2022 (13)
 
10.24
%
 
 
 
$
61,500

 
$
60,980

 
$
61,500

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
60,980

 
61,500

 RCPDirect II, LP
 
 
 
Multi-sector holdings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 0.4% limited partnership interest (11)(25)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
617

 
719

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
617

 
719

 Integral Development Corporation
 
 
 
Other diversified financial services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+9.5% (1% floor) cash due 7/10/2019 (13)
 
10.80
%
 
 
 
11,500

 
11,466

 
10,815

1,078,284 Common Stock Warrants (exercise price $0.9274) expiration date 7/10/2024
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
113

 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11,579

 
10,815

 Loftware, Inc.
 
 
 
Internet software & services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Mezzanine Term Loan, 11% cash 1% PIK due 7/18/2020
 
 
 
 
 
6,198

 
6,198

 
6,198

 300,000 Class A Common Units in RPLF Holdings, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
300

 
220

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6,498

 
6,418

 Webster Capital III, L.P.
 
 
 
Multi-sector holdings
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.754% limited partnership interest (11)(25)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,020

 
1,296

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,020

 
1,296

 L Squared Capital Partners LLC
 
 
 
Multi-sector holdings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2% limited partnership interest (11)(25)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,660

 
2,660

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,660

 
2,660

 BeyondTrust Software, Inc.
 
 
 
Application software
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+7% (1% floor) cash due 9/25/2019 (13)
 
8.33
%
 
 
 
26,677

 
26,174

 
26,676

 First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+7% (1% floor) cash due 9/25/2019 (10)(13)
 
8.33
%
 
 
 
 
 
(54
)
 
—

 4,500,000 Class A membership interests in BeyondTrust Holdings LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4,500

 
5,660

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30,620

 
32,336

 GOBP Holdings Inc.
 
 
 
Food retail
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+8.25% (1% floor) cash due 10/21/2022 (13)
 
9.58
%
 
 
 
4,214

 
4,176

 
4,251

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4,176

 
4,251

 Kellermeyer Bergensons Services, LLC
 
 
 
Diversified support services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+8.50% (1% floor) cash due 4/29/2022 (13)
 
9.81
%
 
 
 
6,105

 
5,907

 
5,983

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,907

 
5,983

 Dodge Data & Analytics LLC
 
 
 
Data processing & outsourced services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+8.75% (1% floor) cash due 10/31/2019 (13)
 
10.13
%
 
 
 
7,348

 
7,348

 
6,881

 500,000 Class A Common Units in Skyline Data, News and Analytics LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
500

 
202

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7,848

 
7,083

 Metamorph US 3, LLC
 
 
 
Internet software & services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+5.5% (1% floor) cash 2% PIK due 12/1/2020 (13)(23)
 
6.74
%
 
 
 
9,969

 
9,550

 
3,816

 First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+6.5% (1% floor) cash due 12/1/2020 (10)(13)(23)
 
7.74
%
 
 
 
2,205

 
2,203

 
(74
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11,753

 
3,742


See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.





22
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2017
(dollar amounts in thousands)


Portfolio Company/Type of Investment (1)(2)(5)(9)(14)
 
 Cash Interest Rate (13)
 
Industry
 
Principal (8)
 
Cost
 
Fair Value
 Schulman Associates Institutional Board Review, Inc.
 
 
 
Research & consulting services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+8% (1% floor) cash due 6/3/2021 (13)
 
9.30
%
 
 
 
$
17,000

 
$
17,000

 
$
17,000

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17,000

 
17,000

 Janrain, Inc.
 
 
 
Internet software & services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 218,008 Common Stock Warrants (exercise price $1.3761) expiration date 12/5/2024
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
45

 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
45

 
—

 TigerText, Inc.
 
 
 
Internet software & services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 299,110 Series B Preferred Stock Warrants (exercise price $1.3373) expiration date 12/8/2024
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
60

 
409

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
60

 
409

 Survey Sampling International, LLC
 
 
 
Research & consulting services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+9% (1% floor) cash due 12/16/2021 (13)
 
10.27
%
 
 
 
18,700

 
18,475

 
18,513

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18,475

 
18,513

 PSC Industrial Holdings Corp.
 
 
 
Diversified support services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+8.25% (1% floor) cash due 12/3/2021 (13)
 
9.49
%
 
 
 
7,000

 
6,839

 
7,000

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6,839

 
7,000

 EOS Fitness Opco Holdings, LLC
 
 
 
Leisure facilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+8.75% (0.75% floor) cash due 12/30/2019 (13)
 
9.99
%
 
 
 
3,675

 
3,675

 
3,711

 First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+8.75% (0.75% floor) cash due 12/30/2019 (13)
 
9.99
%
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
50

 487.5 Class A Preferred Units, 12%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
488

 
678

 12,500 Class B Common Units
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13

 
463

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4,176

 
4,902

 Motion Recruitment Partners LLC
 
 
 
Human resources & employment services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+6% (1% floor) cash due 2/13/2020 (10)(13)
 
7.24
%
 
 
 
 
 
(6
)
 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(6
)
 
—

 WeddingWire, Inc.
 
 
 
Internet software & services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+8.5% (1% floor) cash due 2/20/2020 (13)
 
9.84
%
 
 
 
25,781

 
25,781

 
25,911

 First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+8.5% (1% floor) cash due 2/20/2020 (13)
 
9.84
%
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
15

 483,645 Common Shares of WeddingWire, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,200

 
1,607

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26,981

 
27,533

 xMatters, Inc.
 
 
 
Internet software & services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 600,000 Common Stock Warrants (exercise price $0.593333) expiration date 2/26/2025
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
709

 
368

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
709

 
368

 Edge Fitness, LLC
 
 
 
Leisure facilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Delayed Draw Term Loan, LIBOR+7.75% (1% floor) cash due 6/30/2020 (13)
 
9.05
%
 
 
 
3,398

 
3,398

 
3,397

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3,398

 
3,397

 Golden State Medical Supply, Inc.
 
 
 
Pharmaceuticals
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Mezzanine Term Loan, 10% cash 2.5% PIK due 4/24/2021
 
 
 
 
 
15,001

 
15,001

 
14,835

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15,001

 
14,835

 AirStrip Technologies, Inc.
 
 
 
Internet software & services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22,858.71 Series C-1 Preferred Stock Warrants (exercise price $34.99757) expiration date 5/11/2025
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
90

 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
90

 
—


See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.



23
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2017
(dollar amounts in thousands)


Portfolio Company/Type of Investment (1)(2)(5)(9)(14)
 
 Cash Interest Rate (13)
 
Industry
 
Principal (8)
 
Cost
 
Fair Value
 Access Medical Acquisition, Inc.
 
 
 
Healthcare services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 450,000 Shares of Class A Common Stock in CMG Holding Company, LLC (6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
151

 
$
970

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
151

 
970

 QuorumLabs, Inc.
 
 
 
Internet software & services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2,727,939 Common Stock Warrants (exercise price $0.0001) expiration date 7/8/2025
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
375

 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
375

 
—

 Poseidon Merger Sub, Inc.
 
 
 
Advertising
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+8.5% (1% floor) cash due 8/15/2023 (13)
 
9.81
%
 
 
 
$
30,000

 
29,101

 
30,300

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29,101

 
30,300

 Valet Merger Sub, Inc.
 
 
 
Environmental & facilities services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+7% (1% floor) cash due 9/24/2021 (13)
 
8.24
%
 
 
 
50,661

 
50,016

 
50,660

 First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+7% (1% floor) cash due 9/24/2021 (10)(13)
 
8.24
%
 
 
 
—

 
(115
)
 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
49,901

 
50,660

 Argon Medical Devices, Inc.
 
 
 
Healthcare equipment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+9.5% (1% floor) cash due 6/23/2022 (13)
 
10.74
%
 
 
 
43,000

 
43,000

 
43,002

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
43,000

 
43,002

 Lytx, Inc.
 
 
 
Research & consulting services
 
 
 
 
 
 
3,500 Class A Units in Lytx Holdings, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,478

 
2,459

3,500 Class B Units in Lytx Holdings, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
559

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,478

 
3,018

 Onvoy, LLC
 
 
 
 Integrated telecommunication services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+10.5% (1% floor) cash due 2/10/2025 (13)
 
11.83
%
 
 
 
16,750

 
16,750

 
16,704

 19,666.67 Class A Units in GTCR Onvoy Holdings, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,967

 
2,088

 13,664.73 Series 3 Class B Units in GTCR Onvoy Holdings, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18,717

 
18,792

 4 Over International, LLC
 
 
 
 Commercial printing
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+6% (1% floor) cash due 6/7/2022 (13)
 
7.24
%
 
 
 
6,045

 
6,001

 
6,045

 First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+6% (1% floor) cash due 6/7/2021 (10)(13)
 
7.24
%
 
 
 
 
 
(17
)
 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,984

 
6,045

 Ping Identity Corporation
 
 
 
 Internet software & services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+9.25% (1% floor) cash due 6/30/2021 (13)
 
10.49
%
 
 
 
42,500

 
41,557

 
43,176

 First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+9.25% (1% floor) cash due 6/30/2021 (10)(13)
 
10.49
%
 
 
 
 
 
(55
)
 
40

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
41,502

 
43,216

 Ancile Solutions, Inc.
 
 
 
 Internet software & services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+7% (1% floor) cash due 6/30/2021 (13)
 
8.33
%
 
 
 
10,330

 
10,104

 
10,248

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10,104

 
10,248


See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.









24
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2017
(dollar amounts in thousands)


Portfolio Company/Type of Investment (1)(2)(5)(9)(14)
 
 Cash Interest Rate (13)
 
Industry
 
Principal (8)
 
Cost
 
Fair Value
 Ministry Brands, LLC
 
 
 
 Internet software & services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+5% (1% floor) cash due 12/2/2022 (13)
 
6.24
%
 
 
 
$
3,891

 
$
3,857

 
$
3,891

 First Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan, LIBOR+5% (1% floor) cash due 12/2/2022 (13)
 
6.24
%
 
 
 
1,352

 
1,336

 
1,352

 Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+9.25% (1% floor) cash due 6/2/2023 (13)
 
10.49
%
 
 
 
7,056

 
6,964

 
7,056

 Second Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan, LIBOR+9.25% (1% floor) cash due 6/2/2023 (13)
 
10.49
%
 
 
 
1,944

 
1,918

 
1,944

 First Lien Revolver LIBOR+5% (1% floor) cash due 12/2/2022 (10)(13)
 
6.24
%
 
 
 
—

 
(9
)
 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14,066

 
14,243

 Sailpoint Technologies, Inc.
 
 
 
Application software
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+7% (1% floor) cash due 8/16/2021 (13)
 
8.33
%
 
 
 
20,870

 
20,529

 
20,870

 First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+7% (1% floor) cash due 8/16/2021 (10)(13)
 
8.33
%
 
 
 
 
 
(22
)
 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20,507

 
20,870

 California Pizza Kitchen, Inc.
 
 
 
Restaurants
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+6% (1% floor) cash due 8/23/2022 (13)
 
7.24
%
 
 
 
4,950

 
4,910

 
4,917

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4,910

 
4,917

 Aptos, Inc.
 
 
 
Data processing & outsourced services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan B, LIBOR+6.75% (1% floor) cash due 9/1/2022 (13)
 
8.08
%
 
 
 
5,445

 
5,354

 
5,391

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,354

 
5,391

 SPC Partners VI, L.P.
 
 
 
 Multi-sector holdings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 0.39% limited partnership interest (11)(25)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
—

 Impact Sales, LLC
 
 
 
 Advertising
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+7% (1% floor) cash due 12/30/2021 (13)
 
8.30
%
 
 
 
11,166

 
10,955

 
11,145

 Delayed Draw Term Loan, LIBOR+7% (1% floor) cash due 12/30/2021 (13)
 
8.30
%
 
 
 
513

 
443

 
506

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11,398

 
11,651

 DFT Intermediate LLC
 
 
 
 Specialized finance
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Revolver, LIBOR+5.5% (1% floor) cash due 3/1/2022 (13)
 
6.74
%
 
 
 
3,300

 
3,224

 
3,278

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3,224

 
3,278

 Systems, Inc.
 
 
 
 Industrial machinery
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+5.25% (1% floor) cash due 3/3/2022 (13)
 
6.57
%
 
 
 
8,668

 
8,553

 
8,625

 First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+5.25% (1% floor) cash due 3/3/2022 (10)(13)
 
6.57
%
 
 
 
 
 
(40
)
 
(40
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8,513

 
8,585

 TerSera Therapeutics, LLC
 
 
 
 Pharmaceuticals
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+9.25% (1% floor) cash due 3/30/2024 (13)
 
10.58
%
 
 
 
15,000

 
14,586

 
14,629

 668,879 Common Units of TerSera Holdings LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,500

 
1,816

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16,086

 
16,445

 Cablevision Systems Corp.
 
 
 
 Integrated telecommunication services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Fixed Rate Bond 10.875% cash due 10/15/2025 (22)
 
 
 
 
 
5,897

 
7,077

 
7,298

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7,077

 
7,298

See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

25
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2017
(dollar amounts in thousands)


Portfolio Company/Type of Investment (1)(2)(5)(9)(14)
 
 Cash Interest Rate (13)
 
Industry
 
Principal (8)
 
Cost
 
Fair Value
 Terraform Power Operating
 
 
 
 Multi-utilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Fixed Rate Bond 6.375% cash due 2/1/2023 (11)(22)
 
 
 
 
 
$
6,000

 
$
6,201

 
$
6,255

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6,201

 
6,255

 HC2 Holdings Inc.
 
 
 
 Multi-sector holdings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Fixed Rate Bond 11% cash due 12/1/2019 (11)(22)
 
 
 
 
 
10,500

 
10,666

 
10,631

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10,666

 
10,631

 Natural Resource Partners LP
 
 
 
 Precious metals & minerals
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Fixed Rate Bond 10.5% cash due 3/15/2022 (11)(22)
 
 
 
 
 
7,000

 
7,459

 
7,464

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7,459

 
7,464

 Virgin Media
 
 
 
 Integrated telecommunication services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Fixed Rate Bond 5.5% cash due 8/15/2026 (11)(22)
 
 
 
 
 
2,000

 
2,038

 
2,108

 Fixed Rate Bond 5.25% cash due 1/15/2026 (11)(22)
 
 
 
 
 
3,000

 
3,009

 
3,161

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,047

 
5,269

 Scientific Games International, Inc.
 
 
 
 Casinos & gaming
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan B4, LIBOR+3.25% cash due 8/14/2024 (13)(22)
 
4.58
%
 
 
 
11,368

 
11,313

 
11,402

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11,313

 
11,402

 ASHCO, LLC
 
 
 
 Specialty stores
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+5% (1% floor) cash due 12/15/2023 (13)
 
6.24
%
 
 
 
12,000

 
11,762

 
11,335

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11,762

 
11,335

 Salient CRGT Inc.
 
 
 
 IT consulting & other services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+5.75% (1% floor) cash due 2/28/2022 (13)
 
6.99
%
 
 
 
3,440

 
3,377

 
3,416

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3,377

 
3,416

 BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc.
 
 
 
 Hypermarkets & super centers
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+3.75% (1% floor) cash due 1/26/2024 (13)(22)
 
4.99
%
 
 
 
11,970

 
11,979

 
11,504

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11,979

 
11,504

 Everi Payments Inc.
 
 
 
 Casinos & gaming
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+4.5% (1% floor) cash due 5/9/2024 (13)(22)
 
5.74
%
 
 
 
11,970

 
11,996

 
12,093

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11,996

 
12,093

 LSF9 Atlantis Holdings, LLC
 
 
 
 Computer & electronics retail
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+6% (1% floor) cash due 5/1/2023 (13)
 
7.24
%
 
 
 
6,459

 
6,399

 
6,498

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6,399

 
6,498

 Allied Universal Holdco LLC
 
 
 
 Security & alarm services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+3.75% (1% floor) cash due 7/28/2022 (13)(22)
 
5.08
%
 
 
 
11,970

 
12,043

 
11,958

 Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+8.5% (1% floor) cash due 7/27/2023 (13)(22)
 
9.81
%
 
 
 
1,149

 
1,171

 
1,145

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13,214

 
13,103

 Truck Hero, Inc.
 
 
 
 Auto parts & equipment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+8.25% (1% floor) cash due 4/21/2025 (13)
 
9.58
%
 
 
 
21,500

 
21,191

 
21,715

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21,191

 
21,715

 BMC Software Finance, Inc.
 
 
 
 Internet software & services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+4% (1% floor) cash due 9/10/2022 (13)(22)
 
5.24
%
 
 
 
16,881

 
16,999

 
16,993

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16,999

 
16,993

See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

26
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2017
(dollar amounts in thousands)


Portfolio Company/Type of Investment (1)(2)(5)(9)(14)
 
 Cash Interest Rate (13)
 
Industry
 
Principal (8)
 
Cost
 
Fair Value
 Internet Pipeline, Inc.
 
 
 
 Internet software & services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Incremental First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+6.25% (1% floor) cash due 8/1/2022 (13)
 
7.48
%
 
 
 
$
5,565

 
$
5,513

 
$
5,677

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,513

 
5,677

 CCC Information Services Inc.
 
 
 
 Internet software & services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+6.75% (1% floor) cash due 3/13/2025 (13)
 
7.99
%
 
 
 
2,500

 
2,559

 
2,581

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,559

 
2,581

 Hyland Software Inc.
 
 
 
 Internet software & services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+7% (1% floor) cash due 7/7/2025 (13)
 
8.24
%
 
 
 
2,000

 
1,991

 
1,980

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,991

 
1,980

 Idera, Inc.
 
 
 
 Internet software & services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan B, LIBOR+5% (1% floor) cash due 6/27/2024 (13)
 
6.24
%
 
 
 
6,926

 
6,910

 
6,978

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6,910

 
6,978

 MHE Intermediate Holdings, LLC
 
 
 
 Diversified support services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+5% (1% floor) cash due 3/11/2024 (13)
 
6.33
%
 
 
 
2,993

 
2,964

 
2,993

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,964

 
2,993

 PowerPlan Holdings, LLC
 
 
 
 Internet software & services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+5.25% (1% floor) cash due 2/23/2022 (13)
 
6.49
%
 
 
 
4,988

 
4,941

 
4,987

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4,941

 
4,987

 UOS, LLC
 
 
 
Trucking
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+5.5% (1% floor) cash due 4/18/2023 (13)
 
6.74
%
 
 
 
6,916

 
7,081

 
7,106

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7,081

 
7,106

 Veritas US Inc.
 
 
 
 Internet software & services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+4.5% (1% floor) cash due 1/27/2023 (13)(22)
 
5.83
%
 
 
 
34,947

 
35,379

 
35,336

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
35,379

 
35,336

 Staples, Inc.
 
 
 
 Distributors
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+4% (1% floor) cash due 8/12/2024 (13)(22)
 
5.31
%
 
 
 
10,000

 
9,976

 
9,967

 Fixed Rate Bond 8.5% cash due 9/15/2025 (22)
 
 
 
 
 
5,000

 
4,988

 
4,863

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14,964

 
14,830

 Zep Inc.
 
 
 
 Housewares & Specialties
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+8.25% (1% floor) cash due 8/11/2025 (13)
 
9.48
%
 
 
 
30,000

 
29,852

 
29,775

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29,852

 
29,775

 DTZ U.S. Borrower, LLC
 
 
 
Real estate services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+3.25% (1% floor) cash due 11/4/2021 (13)(22)
 
4.57
%
 
 
 
12,967

 
13,011

 
13,014

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13,011

 
13,014

 Micro Holding Corp.
 
 
 
 Internet software & services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+3.5% (1% floor) cash due 9/15/2024 (13)
 
4.82
%
 
 
 
6,000

 
5,970

 
5,978

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,970

 
5,978

 Accudyne Industries, LLC
 
 
 
 Oil & gas equipment services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+3.75% (1% floor) cash due 8/18/2024 (13)(22)
 
5.01
%
 
 
 
19,915

 
19,977

 
19,990

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19,977

 
19,990

See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

27
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2017
(dollar amounts in thousands)


Portfolio Company/Type of Investment (1)(2)(5)(9)(14)
 
 Cash Interest Rate (13)
 
Industry
 
Principal (8)
 
Cost
 
Fair Value
 McAfee, LLC
 
 
 
 Internet software & services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+4.5% (1% floor) cash due 9/30/2024 (13)
 
5.83
%
 
 
 
$
8,000

 
$
7,921

 
$
8,083

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7,921

 
8,083

 Total Non-Control/Non-Affiliate Investments (138.2% of net assets)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
1,279,096

 
$
1,199,501

Total Portfolio Investments (177.7% of net assets)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
1,757,665

 
$
1,541,755

Cash and Cash Equivalents
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
JP Morgan Prime Money Market Fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
48,808

 
$
48,808

Other cash accounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4,210

 
4,210

Total Cash and Cash Equivalents (6.1% of net assets)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
53,018

 
$
53,018

Total Portfolio Investments, Cash and Cash Equivalents (183.8% of net assets)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
1,810,683

 
$
1,594,773

See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

(1)
All debt investments are income producing unless otherwise noted. All equity investments are non-income producing unless otherwise noted.
(2)
See Note 3 in the accompanying notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for portfolio composition by geographic region.
(3)
Control Investments generally are defined by the 1940 Act, as investments in companies in which the Company owns more than 25% of the voting securities or maintains greater than 50% of the board representation.
(4)
Affiliate Investments generally are defined by the 1940 Act as investments in companies in which the Company owns between 5% and 25% of the voting securities.
(5)
Equity ownership may be held in shares or units of companies related to the portfolio companies.
(6)
Income producing through payment of dividends or distributions.
(7)
Non-Control/Non-Affiliate Investments are investments that are neither Control Investments nor Affiliate Investments.
(8)
Principal includes accumulated PIK interest and is net of repayments.
(9)
Interest rates may be adjusted from period to period on certain term loans and revolvers. These rate adjustments may be either temporary in nature due to tier pricing arrangements or financial or payment covenant violations in the original credit agreements or permanent in nature per loan amendment or waiver documents.
(10)
Investment has undrawn commitments. Unamortized fees are classified as unearned income which reduces cost basis, which may result in a negative cost basis. A negative fair value may result from the unfunded commitment being valued below par.
(11)
Investment is not a "qualifying asset" as defined under Section 55(a) of the 1940 Act. Under the 1940 Act, the Company may not acquire any non-qualifying asset unless, at the time the acquisition is made, qualifying assets represent at least 70% of the Company's total assets. As of September 30, 2017, qualifying assets represented 83.6% of the Company's total assets and non-qualifying assets represented 16.4% of the Company's total assets.
(12)
The sale of a portion of this loan does not qualify for true sale accounting under ASC 860, and therefore, the entire debt investment remains in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. Accordingly, the fair value of the Company's debt investments includes $11.6 million related to the Company's secured borrowings. (See Note 14 in the accompanying notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.)
(13)
The interest rate on the principal balance outstanding for all floating rate loans is indexed to LIBOR and/or an alternate base rate (e.g., prime rate), which typically resets semi-annually, quarterly, or monthly at the borrower's option. The borrower may also elect to have multiple interest reset periods for each loan. For each of these loans, the Company has provided the applicable margin over LIBOR or the alternate based rate based on each respective credit agreement and the cash interest rate as of period end.
(14)
With the exception of investments held by the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries that have each received a license from the SBA to operate as a SBIC, each of the Company's investments is pledged as collateral under one or more of its credit facilities. A single investment may be divided into parts that are individually pledged as collateral to separate credit facilities.
(15)
As defined in the 1940 Act, the Company is deemed to be both an "Affiliated Person" of and to "Control" this portfolio company as the Company owns more than 25% of the portfolio company's outstanding voting securities or has the power to exercise control over management or policies of such portfolio company (including through a management agreement).
(16)
First Star Bermuda Aviation Limited and First Star Speir Aviation 1 Limited are wholly-owned holding companies formed by the Company in order to facilitate its investment strategy. In accordance with ASU 2013-08, the Company has deemed the holding companies to be investment companies under GAAP and therefore deemed it appropriate to consolidate the financial results and financial position of the holding companies and to recognize dividend income versus a combination of interest income and dividend income. Accordingly, the debt and equity investments in the wholly-owned holding companies are disregarded for accounting purposes since the economic substance of these instruments are equity investments in the operating entities.
(17)
See Note 3 in the accompanying notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for portfolio composition.

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(18)
In December 2016, the Company restructured its investment in Senior Loan Fund JV I, LLC. As part of the restructuring, the Company exchanged its subordinated notes for Class A Mezzanine Secured Deferrable Floating Rate Notes and Class B Mezzanine Secured Deferrable Fixed Rate Notes issued by a newly formed, wholly owned subsidiary, SLF Repack Issuer 2016 LLC. The Class A Mezzanine Secured Deferrable Floating Rate Notes bear interest at a rate of LIBOR plus the applicable margin as defined in the indenture. The Class A Mezzanine Secured Deferrable Floating Rate Notes and Class B Mezzanine Secured Deferrable Fixed Rate Notes are collectively referred to as the "mezzanine notes".
(19)
In June 2017, the Company sold all of its investments in Eagle Physicians in exchange for cash and the right to receive contingent payments in the future based on the performance of Eagle Physicians, which is referred to as an "earn-out" in the consolidated schedule of investments. Prior to the sale of its investments in Eagle Physicians, the Company may have been deemed to control Eagle Physicians within the meaning of the 1940 Act due to the fact that the Company owned greater than 25% of the voting securities in Eagle Physicians. After the sale and as of September 30, 2017, the Company no longer owns any of the voting securities in Eagle Physicians and is not deemed to control Eagle Physicians within the meaning of the 1940 Act.
(20)
In June 2017, AdVenture Interactive, Corp. reorganized its business to separate its marketing services business from its online program management business. In connection with the reorganization, FS AVI Holdco LLC was formed as a separate entity and is the new parent to Keypath Education, Inc., which represents AdVenture Interactive, Corp.'s former marketing services business, and the Company's first lien term loan and revolver with AdVenture Interactive, Corp. was assigned to Keypath Education, Inc.
(21)
The Company's investment in Maverick Healthcare is currently past due. In May 2017, the Company entered into a forbearance agreement with Maverick Healthcare in which the Company has temporarily agreed not to take action against Maverick Healthcare.
(22)
As of September 30, 2017, these investments are categorized as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy established by ASC 820. All other investments are categorized as Level 3 as of September 30, 2017 and were valued using significant unobservable inputs.
(23)
This investment was on cash non-accrual status as of September 30, 2017. Cash non-accrual status is inclusive of PIK and other non-cash income, where applicable.
(24)
This investment was on PIK non-accrual status as of September 30, 2017. PIK non-accrual status is inclusive of other non-cash income, where applicable.
(25)
This investment was valued using net asset value as a practical expedient for fair value. Consistent with FASB guidance under ASC 820, these investments are excluded from the hierarchical levels.

See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.



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Note 1. Organization
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation (formerly known as Fifth Street Finance Corp. through October 17, 2017) (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, the "Company") is a specialty finance company that is a closed-end, externally managed, non-diversified management investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the 1940 Act. The Company has qualified and elected to be treated as a regulated investment company ("RIC") under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), for tax purposes.
The Company seeks to generate current income and capital appreciation by providing companies with flexible and innovative financing solutions, including first and second lien loans, unsecured and mezzanine loans and preferred equity. The Company may also seek to generate capital appreciation and income through secondary investments at discounts to par in either private or syndicated transactions.
As of October 17, 2017, the Company is externally managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. (“Oaktree” or the “Investment Adviser”), a subsidiary of Oaktree Capital Group, LLC (“OCG”), a global investment manager specializing in alternative investments, pursuant to an investment advisory agreement between the Company and the Investment Adviser (the “New Investment Advisory Agreement”). Oaktree Fund Administration, LLC (“Oaktree Administrator” or “OFA”), a subsidiary of the Investment Adviser, provides certain administrative and other services necessary for the Company to operate pursuant to an administration agreement between the Company and OFA (the “New Administration Agreement”). See Note 11.
Prior to October 17, 2017, the Company was externally managed by Fifth Street Management LLC (“FSM”), an indirect, partially-owned subsidiary of Fifth Street Asset Management Inc. (“FSAM”), and FSC CT LLC ("FSC CT" or the "Former Administrator"), a subsidiary of FSM, also provided certain administrative and other services necessary for the Company to operate pursuant to an administration agreement (the "Former Administration Agreement")
On September 7, 2017, stockholders of the Company approved the New Investment Advisory Agreement to take effect upon the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), by and among Oaktree, FSM, and, for certain limited purposes, FSAM, and Fifth Street Holdings L.P., the direct, partial owner of FSM (the “Transaction”). Upon the closing of the Transaction on October 17, 2017, Oaktree became the investment adviser to each of Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation (formerly known as Fifth Street Senior Floating Rate Corp.) (“OCSI”) and the Company. The closing of the Transaction resulted in an assignment for purposes of the 1940 Act of the investment advisory agreement between FSM and the Company and, as a result, its immediate termination.

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation:
The Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and pursuant to the requirements for reporting on Form 10-Q and Regulation S-X. In the opinion of management, all adjustments of a normal recurring nature considered necessary for the fair presentation of the Consolidated Financial Statements have been made. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. The Company is an investment company following the accounting and reporting guidance in FASB ASC Topic 946, Financial Services - Investment Companies ("ASC 946").
Use of Estimates:
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions affecting amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. These estimates are based on the information that is currently available to the Company and on various other assumptions that the Company believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Changes in the economic and political environments, financial markets and any other parameters used in determining these estimates could cause actual results to differ and such differences could be material. Significant estimates include the valuation of investments and revenue recognition.
Consolidation:
The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries. Each consolidated subsidiary is wholly-owned and, as such, consolidated into the Consolidated Financial Statements. Certain subsidiaries that hold investments are treated as pass through entities for tax purposes. The assets of certain of the consolidated subsidiaries are not directly available to satisfy the claims of the creditors of Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation or any of its other subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2017, the consolidated subsidiaries were Fifth Street Fund of Funds LLC ("Fund of Funds"), Fifth Street Funding II, LLC ("Funding II"), Fifth Street Mezzanine Partners IV, L.P. ("FSMP IV"), Fifth Street Mezzanine

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Partners V, L.P. ("FSMP V" and together with FSMP IV, the "SBIC Subsidiaries") and FSFC Holdings, Inc. ("Holdings"). In addition, the Company consolidates various holding companies held in connection with its equity investments in certain portfolio investments.
Since the Company is an investment company, portfolio investments held by the Company are not consolidated into the Consolidated Financial Statements. The portfolio investments held by the Company are included on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as investments at fair value.

Fair Value Measurements:
The Company is required to report its investments for which current market values are not readily available at fair value. The Company values its investments in accordance with ASC 820, which defines fair value as the amount 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. A liability's fair value is defined as the amount that would be paid to transfer the liability to a new obligor, not the amount that would be paid to settle the liability with the creditor. ASC 820 prioritizes the use of observable market prices derived from such prices over entity-specific inputs. Where observable prices or inputs are not available or reliable, valuation techniques are applied. These valuation techniques involve some level of management estimation and judgment, the degree of which is dependent on the price transparency for the investments or market and the investments' complexity.
Hierarchical levels, defined by ASC 820 and directly related to the amount of subjectivity associated with the inputs to fair valuation of these assets and liabilities, are as follows:
 
•
Level 1 — Unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the measurement date.
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Level 2 — Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data at the measurement date for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
•
Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that reflect management's best estimate of what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date. Consideration is given to the risk inherent in the valuation technique and the risk inherent in the inputs to the model.
If inputs used to measure fair value fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy an investment's level is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company's assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the investment. This includes investment securities that are valued using "bid" and "ask" prices obtained from independent third party pricing services or directly from brokers. These investments may be classified as Level 3 because the quoted prices may be indicative in nature for securities that are in an inactive market, may be for similar securities or may require adjustments for investment-specific factors or restrictions.
Financial instruments with readily available quoted prices generally will have a higher degree of market price observability and a lesser degree of judgment inherent in measuring fair value. As such, the Investment Adviser obtains and analyzes readily available market quotations provided by independent pricing services for all of the Company's first lien and second lien ("senior secured") debt investments for which quotations are available. In determining the fair value of a particular investment, pricing services use observable market information, including both binding and non-binding indicative quotations.
The Investment Adviser evaluates the quotations provided by independent pricing services and company specific data that could affect the credit quality and/or fair value of the investment. Investments for which market quotations are readily available may be valued at such market quotations. In order to validate market quotations, the Investment Adviser looks at a number of factors to determine if the quotations are representative of fair value, including the source and nature of the quotations. The Investment Adviser does not adjust the prices unless it has a reason to believe market quotations are not reflective of the fair value of an investment. Examples of events that would cause market quotations to not reflect fair value could include cases when a security trades infrequently causing a quoted purchase or sale price to become stale or in the event of a "fire sale" by a distressed seller. In these instances, the Company values such investments by using the valuation procedure that it uses with respect to assets for which market quotations are not readily available (as discussed below).
If the quotation provided by the pricing service is based on only one or two market sources, the Company performs additional procedures to corroborate such information, which may include the market yield technique discussed below and a quantitative and qualitative assessment of the credit quality and market trends affecting the portfolio company.
The Company performs detailed valuations of its debt and equity investments for which market quotations are not readily available or are deemed not to represent fair value of the investments. The Company typically uses three different valuation techniques. The first valuation technique is the transaction precedent technique, which utilizes recent or expected future transactions of the investment to determine fair value, to the extent applicable. The second valuation technique is an analysis of the enterprise value

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("EV") of the portfolio company. EV means the entire value of the portfolio company to a market participant, including the sum of the values of debt and equity securities used to capitalize the enterprise at a point in time. The EV analysis is typically performed to determine (i) the value of equity investments, (ii) whether there is credit impairment for debt investments and (iii) the value for debt investments that the Company is deemed to control under the 1940 Act. To estimate the EV of a portfolio company, the Investment Adviser analyzes various factors including, the portfolio company’s historical and projected financial results, macroeconomic impacts on the company, and competitive dynamics in the company’s industry. The Investment Adviser also utilizes some or all of the following information based on the individual circumstances of the portfolio company: (i) valuations of comparable public companies, (ii) recent sales of private and public comparable companies in similar industries or having similar business or earnings characteristics, (iii) purchase price multiples as a multiple of their earnings or cash flow, (iv) the portfolio company’s ability to meet its forecasts and its business prospects, (v) a discounted cash flow analysis, (vi) estimated liquidation or collateral value of the portfolio company's assets and (vii) offers from third parties to buy the portfolio company. The Company may probability weight potential sale outcomes with respect to a portfolio company when uncertainty exists as of the valuation date. The third valuation technique is a market yield technique, which is typically performed for non-credit impaired debt investments. In the market yield technique, a current price is imputed for the investment based upon an assessment of the expected market yield for a similarly structured investment with a similar level of risk, and the Company considers the current contractual interest rate, the capital structure and other terms of the investment relative to risk of the company and the specific investment. A key determinant of risk, among other things, is the leverage through the investment relative to the EV of the portfolio company. As debt investments held by the Company are substantially illiquid with no active transaction market, the Company depends on primary market data, including newly funded transactions and industry specific market movements, as well as secondary market data with respect to high yield debt instruments and syndicated loans, as inputs in determining the appropriate market yield, as applicable.
In accordance with ASC 820-10, certain investments that qualify as investment companies in accordance with ASC 946 may be valued using net asset value as a practical expedient for fair value. Consistent with FASB guidance under ASC 820, these investments are excluded from the hierarchical levels.
The Company estimates the fair value of privately held warrants using a Black Scholes pricing model, which includes an analysis of various factors and subjective assumptions including the current stock price (by using an EV analysis as described above), the expected period until exercise, expected volatility of the underlying stock price, expected dividends and the risk free rate. Changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimates.
The Company's Board of Directors undertakes a multi-step valuation process each quarter in connection with determining the fair value of the Company's investments:
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The quarterly valuation process begins with each portfolio company or investment being initially valued by the Investment Adviser's valuation team in conjunction with the Investment Adviser's portfolio management team and investment professionals responsible for each portfolio investment;
•Preliminary valuations are then reviewed and discussed with management of the Investment Adviser;
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Separately, independent valuation firms engaged by the Board of Directors prepare valuations of the Company's investments, on a selected basis, for which market quotations are not readily available or are readily available but deemed not reflective of the fair value of the investment, and submit the reports to the Company and provide such reports to the Investment Adviser and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors;
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The Investment Adviser compares and contrasts its preliminary valuations to the valuations of the independent valuation firms and prepares a valuation report for the Audit Committee;
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The Audit Committee reviews the preliminary valuations with the Investment Adviser, and the Investment Adviser responds and supplements the preliminary valuations to reflect any discussions between the Investment Adviser and the Audit Committee;
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The Audit Committee makes a recommendation to the full Board of Directors regarding the fair value of the investments in the Company's portfolio; and
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The Board of Directors discusses valuations and determines the fair value of each investment in the Company's portfolio.
The fair value of the Company's investments as of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017 was determined in good faith by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors has and will continue to engage independent valuation firms to provide assistance regarding the determination of the fair value of a portion of the Company's portfolio securities for which market quotations are not readily available or are readily available but deemed not reflective of the fair value of the investment each quarter, and the Board of Directors may reasonably rely on that assistance. However, the Board of Directors is responsible for the ultimate valuation of the portfolio investments at fair value as determined in good faith pursuant to the Company's valuation policy and a consistently applied valuation process.

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Investment Income:
Interest Income
Interest income, adjusted for accretion of original issue discount ("OID"), is recorded on an accrual basis to the extent that such amounts are expected to be collected. The Company stops accruing interest on investments when it is determined that interest is no longer collectible. Investments that are expected to pay regularly scheduled interest in cash are generally placed on non-accrual status when there is reasonable doubt that principal or interest cash payments will be collected. Cash interest payments received on investments may be recognized as income or a return of capital depending upon management’s judgment. A non-accrual investment is restored to accrual status if past due principal and interest are paid in cash, and the portfolio company, in management’s judgment, is likely to continue timely payment of its remaining obligations.
In connection with its investment in a portfolio company, the Company sometimes receives nominal cost equity that is valued as part of the negotiation process with the portfolio company. When the Company receives nominal cost equity, the Company allocates its cost basis in the investment between debt securities and the nominal cost equity at the time of origination. Any resulting discount from recording the loan, or otherwise purchasing a security at a discount, is accreted into interest income over the life of the loan.
For the Company's secured borrowings, the interest earned on the entire loan balance is recorded within interest income and the interest earned by the buyer from the partial loan sales is recorded within interest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
PIK Interest Income
The Company's investments in debt securities may contain PIK interest provisions. PIK interest, which represents contractually deferred interest added to the loan balance that is generally due at the end of the loan term, is generally recorded on the accrual basis to the extent such amounts are expected to be collected. The Company generally ceases accruing PIK interest if there is insufficient value to support the accrual or if the Company does not expect the portfolio company to be able to pay all principal and interest due. The Company's decision to cease accruing PIK interest involves subjective judgments and determinations based on available information about a particular portfolio company, including whether the portfolio company is current with respect to its payment of principal and interest on its loans and debt securities; financial statements and financial projections for the portfolio company; the Company's assessment of the portfolio company's business development success; information obtained by the Company in connection with periodic formal update interviews with the portfolio company's management and, if appropriate, the private equity sponsor; and information about the general economic and market conditions in which the portfolio company operates. Based on this and other information, the Company determines whether to cease accruing PIK interest on a loan or debt security. The Company's determination to cease accruing PIK interest is generally made well before the Company's full write-down of a loan or debt security. In addition, if it is subsequently determined that the Company will not be able to collect any previously accrued PIK interest, the fair value of the loans or debt securities would be reduced by the amount of such previously accrued, but uncollectible, PIK interest. The accrual of PIK interest on the Company’s debt investments increases the recorded cost bases of these investments in the consolidated financial statements and, as a result, increases the cost bases of these investments for purposes of computing the capital gain incentive fee payable by the Company to the Investment Adviser beginning in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019. To maintain its status as a RIC, certain income from PIK interest may be required to be distributed to the Company’s stockholders, even though the Company has not yet collected the cash and may never do so.
Fee Income
The Company receives a variety of fees in the ordinary course of business, including servicing, advisory, amendment, structuring and prepayment fees, which are classified as fee income and recognized as they are earned.
The Company has also structured exit fees across certain of its portfolio investments to be received upon the future exit of those investments. These fees are to be paid to the Company upon the earliest to occur of (i) a sale of the borrower or substantially all of its assets of the borrower, (ii) the maturity date of the loan or (iii) the date when full prepayment of the loan occurs. The receipt of such fees is contingent upon the occurrence of one of the events listed above for each of the investments. A percentage of these fees is included in net investment income over the life of the loan.
Dividend Income
The Company generally recognizes dividend income on the ex-dividend date. Distributions received from equity investments are evaluated to determine if the distribution should be recorded as dividend income or a return of capital. Generally, the Company will not

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record distributions from equity investments as dividend income unless there are sufficient earnings at the portfolio company prior to the distribution. Distributions that are classified as a return of capital are recorded as a reduction in the cost basis of the investment.
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash:
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash consist of demand deposits and highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less when acquired. The Company places its cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash with financial institutions and, at times, cash held in bank accounts may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") insurance limit. Cash and cash equivalents are classified as Level 1 assets and are included on the Company's Consolidated Schedule of Investments.
As of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017, included in cash and cash equivalents was $28.0 million and $25.2 million, respectively, held in bank accounts of the SBIC Subsidiaries. These cash and cash equivalents are permitted only for certain uses, including funding operating expenses of the SBIC Subsidiaries. This cash is not permitted to be used to fund the Company's investments that are held outside the SBIC Subsidiaries or for other corporate purposes of the Company.
As of September 30, 2017, included in restricted cash was $6.8 million that was held at U.S. Bank, National Association in connection with the Company's Sumitomo Facility (as defined in Note 6). The Company was restricted in terms of access to this cash until the occurrence of the periodic distribution dates and, in connection therewith, the Company’s submission of its required periodic reporting schedules and verifications of the Company’s compliance with the terms of the credit agreement.
Due from Portfolio Companies:
Due from portfolio companies consists of amounts payable to the Company from its portfolio companies, including any escrow receivable from the sale of portfolio companies and excluding those amounts attributable to interest, dividends or fees receivable. These amounts are recognized as they become payable to the Company (e.g., principal payments on the scheduled amortization payment date).
Receivables/Payables From Unsettled Transactions:
Receivables/payables from unsettled transactions consists of amounts receivable to or payable by the Company for transactions that have not settled at the reporting date.
Deferred Financing Costs:
Deferred financing costs consist of fees and expenses paid in connection with the closing or amending of credit facilities and debt offerings. Deferred financing costs in connection with credit facilities are capitalized as an asset at the time of payment. Deferred financing costs in connection with all other debt arrangements are a direct deduction from the related debt liability at the time of payment. Deferred financing costs are amortized using the effective interest method over the terms of the respective debt arrangement. This amortization expense is included in interest expense in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations. Upon early termination or modification of a credit facility, all or a portion of unamortized fees related to such facility may be accelerated into interest expense.

Offering Costs:
Offering costs consist of fees and expenses incurred in connection with the offer and sale of the Company's securities, including legal, accounting and printing fees. The Company charges offering costs to capital at the time of an offering. There were no offering costs charged to capital during the three months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.
Income Taxes:
The Company has elected to be subject to tax as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code and operates in a manner so as to qualify for the tax treatment applicable to RICs. In order to be subject to tax as a RIC, among other things, the Company is required to meet certain source of income and asset diversification requirements and timely distribute dividends to its stockholders of an amount generally at least equal to 90% of investment company taxable income, as defined by the Code and determined without regard to any deduction for dividends paid, for each taxable year. As a RIC, the Company is not subject to federal income tax on the portion of its taxable income and gains distributed currently to stockholders as a dividend. Depending on the level of taxable income earned during a taxable year, the Company may choose to retain taxable income in excess of current year dividend distributions and would distribute such taxable income in the next taxable year. The Company would then incur a 4% excise tax on such income, as required. To the extent that the Company determines that its estimated current year annual taxable income, determined on a calendar year basis, could exceed estimated current calendar year dividend distributions, the Company accrues excise tax, if any, on estimated excess taxable income as taxable income is earned. The Company anticipates timely distribution of its taxable income within the tax rules under

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Subchapter M of the Code. The Company did not incur a U.S. federal excise tax for calendar years 2015 and 2016 and does not expect to incur a U.S. federal excise tax for calendar year 2017.
The Company holds certain portfolio investments through taxable subsidiaries, including Funds of Funds and Holdings. The purpose of the Company's taxable subsidiaries is to permit the Company to hold equity investments in portfolio companies which are "pass through" entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes in order to comply with the RIC tax requirements. The taxable subsidiaries are consolidated for financial reporting purposes, and portfolio investments held by them are included in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements as portfolio investments and recorded at fair value. The taxable subsidiaries are not consolidated with the Company for U.S. federal income tax purposes and may generate income tax expense, or benefit, and the related tax assets and liabilities, as a result of their ownership of certain portfolio investments. This income tax expense, if any, would be reflected in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company uses the liability method to account for its taxable subsidiaries' income taxes. Using this method, the Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for the estimated future tax effects attributable to temporary differences between financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities. In addition, the Company recognizes deferred tax benefits associated with net operating loss carry forwards that it may use to offset future tax obligations. The Company measures deferred tax assets and liabilities using the enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which it expects to recover or settle those temporary differences.
FASB ASC Topic 740 Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes ("ASC 740") provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented, and disclosed in the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements. ASC 740 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 the more-likely-than-not threshold are recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Management's determinations regarding ASC 740 may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based upon factors including an ongoing analysis of tax laws, regulations and interpretations thereof. The Company recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is "more-likely-than-not" to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has analyzed the Company's tax positions, and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken on returns filed for open tax years 2014, 2015 or 2016. The Company identifies its major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal and California, and the Company is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.    
Secured Borrowings:
The Company follows the guidance in ASC 860 when accounting for loan participations and other partial loan sales. Such guidance provides accounting and reporting standards for transfers and servicing of financial assets and requires a participation or other partial loan sales to meet the definition of a "participating interest," as defined in the guidance, in order for sale treatment to be allowed. Participations or other partial loan sales which do not meet the definition of a participating interest or which are not eligible for sale accounting remain on the Company's Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities and the proceeds are recorded as a secured borrowing until the definition is met. Secured borrowings are carried at fair value to correspond with the related investments, which are carried at fair value. See Note 14 for additional information.
Amounts Payable to Syndication Partners:
The Company acts as administrative agent for certain loans it originates and then syndicates. As administrative agent, the Company receives interest, principal and/or other payments from borrowers that is redistributed to syndication partners. If not redistributed by the reporting date, such amounts are classified in restricted cash and a payable is recorded to syndication partners on the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
Fair Value Option:
The Company adopted certain principles under FASB ASC Topic 825 Financial Instruments – Fair Value Option ("ASC 825") and elected the fair value option for its secured borrowings, which had a cost basis of $13.5 million in the aggregate as of each of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017. The Company believes that by electing the fair value option for these financial instruments, it provides consistent measurement of the assets and liabilities which relate to the partial loan sales mentioned above.
However, the Company has not elected the fair value option to report other selected financial assets and liabilities at fair value. With the exception of the line items entitled "deferred financing costs," "other assets," "credit facilities payable," and "unsecured notes payable," which are reported at amortized cost, all assets and liabilities approximate fair value on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The carrying value of the line items titled "interest, dividends, and fees receivable," "due from portfolio companies," "receivables from unsettled transactions," "accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities," "base management fee and part I

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incentive fee payable," "due to affiliate," "interest payable," "amounts payable to syndication partners," "director fees payable" and "payables from unsettled transactions" approximate fair value due to their short maturities.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements:
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers ("ASU 2014-09"), which requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. ASU 2014-09 will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in GAAP when it becomes effective. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) - Principal versus Agent Considerations. This ASU is intended to clarify revenue recognition accounting when a third party is involved in providing goods or services to a customer. In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) - Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing. This ASU is intended to clarify two aspects of Topic 606: identifying performance obligations and licensing implementation guidance. In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-12, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) - Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients. This ASU amends certain aspects of ASU 2014-09, addresses certain implementation issues identified and clarifies the new revenue standards’ core revenue recognition principles. The new standards will be effective for the Company on October 1, 2018 and early adoption is permitted on the original effective date of January 1, 2017. The standard permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. The Company has not yet selected a transition method nor has it determined the effect of this standard on its Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures.
In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments - Overall ("ASU 2016-01"), which makes limited amendments to the guidance in GAAP on the classification and measurement of financial instruments. The new standard significantly revises an entity’s accounting related to (1) the classification and measurement of investments in equity securities and (2) the presentation of certain fair value changes for financial liabilities measured at fair value. It also amends certain disclosure requirements associated with the fair value of financial instruments. ASU 2016-01 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods therein.  Early adoption is permitted specifically for the amendments pertaining to the presentation of certain fair value changes for financial liabilities measured at fair value.  Early adoption of all other amendments is not permitted. Upon adoption, the Company will be required to make a cumulative-effect adjustment to the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective.  The Company did not early adopt the new guidance during the three months ended December 31, 2017. The Company is evaluating the effect that ASU 2016-01 will have on its Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures.
In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230) which requires that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. Therefore, amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents should be included within cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. The new guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and early adoption is permitted. The amendment should be adopted retrospectively. The Company did not early adopt the new guidance during the three months ended December 31, 2017. The new guidance is not expected to have a material effect on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements.

Note 3. Portfolio Investments
As of December 31, 2017, 172.7% of net assets, or $1.4 billion, was invested in 122 portfolio companies, including the Company's investment in Class A mezzanine secured deferrable floating rate notes, Class B mezzanine secured deferrable fixed rate notes and limited liability company ("LLC") equity interests in Senior Loan Fund JV I, LLC (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, "SLF JV I"), which had a fair value of $100.8 million, $27.5 million and $4.9 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2017, 5.6% of net assets, or $45.8 million, was invested in cash and cash equivalents (including restricted cash). In comparison, as of September 30, 2017, 177.7% of net assets, or $1.5 billion, was invested in 125 portfolio investments, including the Company's investment in Class A mezzanine secured deferrable floating rate notes and Class B mezzanine secured deferrable fixed rate notes and LLC equity interests in SLF JV I, which had a fair value of $101.0 million, $27.6 million and $5.5 million, respectively, and 6.9% of net assets, or $59.9 million, was invested in cash and cash equivalents (including restricted cash). As of December 31, 2017, 75.8% of the Company's portfolio at fair value consisted of senior secured debt investments that were secured by priority liens on the assets of the portfolio companies and 16.0% consisted of subordinated notes, including debt investments in SLF JV I. As of September 30, 2017, 78.0% of the Company's portfolio at fair value consisted of senior secured debt investments that were secured by priority liens on the assets of the portfolio companies and 14.4% consisted of subordinated notes, including debt investments in SLF JV I.
The Company also held equity investments in certain of its portfolio companies consisting of common stock, preferred stock, limited partnership interests or LLC equity interests. These instruments generally do not produce a current return but are held for potential investment appreciation and capital gain.

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During the three months ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company recorded a net realized loss on investments and secured borrowings of $0.3 million and $23.1 million, respectively. During the three months ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company recorded net unrealized depreciation on investments and secured borrowings of $43.5 million and $74.4 million, respectively.
The composition of the Company's investments as of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017 at cost and fair value was as follows:
 
 
December 31, 2017
 
September 30, 2017
 
 
Cost
 
Fair Value
 
Cost
 
Fair Value
Investments in debt securities
 
$
1,343,309

 
$
1,171,848

 
$
1,426,301

 
$
1,296,138

Investments in equity securities
 
188,693

 
110,409

 
186,521

 
111,421

Debt investments in SLF JV I
 
128,267

 
128,267

 
128,671

 
128,671

Equity investment in SLF JV I
 
16,172

 
4,880

 
16,172

 
5,525

Total
 
$
1,676,441

 
$
1,415,404

 
$
1,757,665

 
$
1,541,755

The composition of the Company's debt investments as of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017 at fixed rates and floating rates was as follows:
 
 
 
December 31, 2017
 
September 30, 2017
 
 
Fair Value
 
% of Debt
Portfolio
 
Fair Value
 
% of Debt
Portfolio
Fixed rate debt securities, including debt investments in SLF JV I
 
$
229,274

 
17.63
%
 
$
233,869

 
16.41
%
Floating rate debt securities, including debt investments in SLF JV I
 
1,070,841

 
82.37

 
1,190,940

 
83.59

Total
 
$
1,300,115

 
100.00
%
 
$
1,424,809

 
100.00
%
The following table presents the financial instruments carried at fair value as of December 31, 2017 on the Company's Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities for each of the three levels of hierarchy established by ASC 820:
 
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Measured at Net Asset Value (a)
 
Total
Investments in debt securities (senior secured)
 
$
—

 
$
258,128

 
$
815,352

 
$
—

 
$
1,073,480

Investments in debt securities (subordinated, including debt investments in SLF JV I)
 
—

 
56,684

 
169,951

 
—

 
226,635

Investments in equity securities (preferred)
 
—

 
—

 
16,350

 
—

 
16,350

Investments in equity securities (common, including LLC equity interests of SLF JV I)
 
—

 
—

 
68,434

 
30,505

 
98,939

Total investments at fair value
 
—

 
314,812

 
1,070,087

 
30,505

 
1,415,404

Cash and cash equivalents
 
45,435

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
45,435

Total assets at fair value
 
$
45,435

 
$
314,812

 
$
1,070,087

 
$
30,505

 
$
1,460,839

Secured borrowings relating to senior secured debt investments
 
—

 
—

 
11,601

 
—

 
11,601

Total liabilities at fair value
 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
11,601

 
$
—

 
$
11,601

__________ 
(a)
In accordance with ASC 820-10, certain investments that are measured using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient for fair value have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. These investments are generally not redeemable. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

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(in thousands, except share and per share amounts, percentages and as otherwise indicated)





The following table presents the financial instruments carried at fair value as of September 30, 2017 on the Company's Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities for each of the three levels of hierarchy established by ASC 820:
 
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Measured at Net Asset Value (a)
 
Total
Investments in debt securities (senior secured)
 
$
—

 
$
142,257

 
$
1,060,442

 
$
—

 
$
1,202,699

Investments in debt securities (subordinated, including debt investments in SLF JV I)
 
—

 
41,778

 
180,331

 
—

 
222,109

Investments in equity securities (preferred)
 
—

 
—

 
16,445

 
—

 
16,445

Investments in equity securities (common, including LLC equity interests of SLF JV I)
 
—

 
—

 
69,164

 
31,338

 
100,502

Total investments at fair value
 
—

 
184,035

 
1,326,382

 
31,338

 
1,541,755

Cash and cash equivalents
 
53,018

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
53,018

Total assets at fair value
 
$
53,018

 
$
184,035

 
$
1,326,382

 
$
31,338

 
$
1,594,773

Secured borrowings relating to senior secured debt investments
 
—

 
—

 
13,256

 
—

 
13,256

Total liabilities at fair value
 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
13,256

 
$
—

 
$
13,256

__________ 
(a)
In accordance with ASC 820-10, certain investments that are measured using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient for fair value have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. These investments are generally not redeemable. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
When a determination is made to classify a financial instrument within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy, the determination is based upon the fact that the unobservable factors are significant to the overall fair value measurement. However, Level 3 financial instruments typically include, in addition to the unobservable or Level 3 components, observable components (i.e. components that are actively quoted and can be validated by external sources). Accordingly, the appreciation (depreciation) in the tables below includes changes in fair value due in part to observable factors that are part of the valuation methodology. Transfers between levels are recognized at the beginning of the
reporting period.
The following table provides a roll-forward in the changes in fair value from September 30, 2017 to December 31, 2017 for all investments and secured borrowings for which the Company determined fair value using unobservable (Level 3) factors:
 
 
Investments
 
Liabilities
 
 
Senior Secured Debt
 
Subordinated
Debt (including debt investments in SLF JV I)
 
Preferred
Equity
 
Common
Equity
 
Total
 
Secured Borrowings
Fair value as of September 30, 2017
 
$
1,060,442

 
$
180,331

 
$
16,445

 
$
69,164

 
$
1,326,382

 
$
13,256

New investments & net revolver activity
 
58,869

 
1,730

 
—

 
2,500

 
63,099

 
—

Redemptions/repayments/sales
 
(239,894
)
 
(812
)
 
—

 
9

 
(240,697
)
 
—

Transfers out (a)
 
(37,368
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(37,368
)
 
—

Net accrual of PIK interest income
 
683

 
75

 
—

 
—

 
758

 
—

Accretion of OID
 
186

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
186

 
—

Net unrealized depreciation on investments
 
(27,566
)
 
(11,372
)
 
(95
)
 
(3,230
)
 
(42,263
)
 
—

Net unrealized depreciation on secured borrowings
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(1,655
)
Realized loss on investments
 
—

 
(1
)
 
—

 
(9
)
 
(10
)
 
—

Fair value as of December 31, 2017
 
$
815,352

 
$
169,951

 
$
16,350

 
$
68,434

 
$
1,070,087

 
$
11,601

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) relating to Level 3 assets & liabilities still held as of December 31, 2017 and reported within net unrealized depreciation on investments and net unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on secured borrowings in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months ended December 31, 2017
 
$
(27,539
)
 
$
(11,441
)
 
$
(94
)
 
$
(4,243
)
 
$
(43,317
)
 
$
(1,655
)
__________
(a) There were transfers out of Level 3 to Level 2 for certain investments during the quarter ended December 31, 2017 as a result of an increased number of market quotes available and/or increased market liquidity.


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The following table provides a roll-forward in the changes in fair value from September 30, 2016 to December 31, 2016 for all investments and secured borrowings for which the Company determined fair value using unobservable (Level 3) factors:
 
 
Investments
 
Liabilities
 
 
Senior Secured Debt
 
Subordinated
Debt (including debt investments in SLF JV I)
 
Preferred
Equity
 
Common
Equity
 
Total
 
Secured Borrowings
Fair value as of September 30, 2016
 
$
1,689,535

 
$
285,277

 
$
47,749

 
$
106,540

 
$
2,129,101

 
$
18,400

New investments & net revolver activity
 
99,858

 
126,402

 
—

 
1,586

 
227,846

 
—

Redemptions/repayments
 
(194,616
)
 
(150,043
)
 
(652
)
 
(1,786
)
 
(347,097
)
 
(4,503
)
Net accrual (receipt) of PIK interest income
 
(1,026
)
 
(247
)
 
676

 
—

 
(597
)
 
—

Accretion of OID
 
2,201

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
2,201

 
—

Net change in unearned income
 
(26
)
 
11

 
—

 
—

 
(15
)
 
—

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
 
(81,425
)
 
14,877

 
1,372

 
(9,720
)
 
(74,896
)
 
—

Net unrealized appreciation on secured borrowings
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
84

Realized gain (loss) on investments
 
(140
)
 
(19,857
)
 
443

 
(3,600
)
 
(23,154
)
 
—

Fair value as of December 31, 2016
 
$
1,514,361

 
$
256,420

 
$
49,588

 
$
93,020

 
$
1,913,389

 
$
13,981

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) relating to Level 3 assets & liabilities still held as of December 31, 2016 and reported within net unrealized depreciation on investments and net unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on secured borrowings in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months ended December 31, 2016
 
$
(80,481
)
 
$
(793
)
 
$
1,697

 
$
(11,786
)
 
$
(91,363
)
 
$
84








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Significant Unobservable Inputs for Level 3 Investments
The following table provides quantitative information related to the significant unobservable inputs for Level 3 investments and secured borrowings, which are carried at fair value, as of December 31, 2017:
Asset
 
Fair Value
 
Valuation Technique
 
Unobservable Input
 
Range
 
Weighted
Average (c)
Senior secured debt
 
$
579,327

 
Market yield technique
 
Market yield
 
(a)
6.4%
-
20.2%
 
12.2%
 
 
10,340

 
Enterprise value technique
 
Revenue multiple
 
(b)
0.1x
-
0.6x
 
0.3x
 
 
103,793

 
Enterprise value technique
 
EBITDA multiple
 
(b)
3.2x
-
7.6x
 
4.7x
 
 
44,378

 
Enterprise value technique
 
Asset multiple
 
(b)
0.9x
-
1.1x
 
1.0x
 
 
14,657

 
Transactions precedent technique
 
Transaction price
 
(d)
N/A
-
N/A
 
N/A
 
 
62,857

 
Market quotations
 
Broker quoted price
 
(e)
N/A
-
N/A
 
N/A
Subordinated debt
 
42,084

 
Market yield technique
 
Market yield
 
(a)
12.9%
-
25.0%
 
14.0%
 
 
(400
)
 
Enterprise value technique
 
EBITDA multiple
 
(a)
6.8x
-
7.8x
 
7.3x
SLF JV I debt investments
 
128,267

 
Enterprise value technique
 
N/A
 
(f)
N/A
-
N/A
 
N/A
Preferred & common equity
 
15,651

 
Enterprise value technique
 
Revenue multiple
 
(b)
0.1x
-
10.9x
 
2.4x
 
 
49,797

 
Enterprise value technique
 
EBITDA multiple
 
(b)
3.2x
-
15.5x
 
7.7x
 
 
19,336

 
Enterprise value technique
 
Asset multiple
 
(b)
0.9x
-
1.1x
 
1.0x
Total
 
$
1,070,087

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Secured borrowings
 
11,601

 
Market yield technique
 
Market yield
 
(a)
16.5%
-
18.5%
 
17.5%
Total
 
$
11,601

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
__________ 
(a)
Used when market participant would take into account market yield when pricing the investment or secured borrowings.
(b)
Used when market participant would use such multiples when pricing the investment.
(c)
Weighted averages are calculated based on fair value of investments or secured borrowings.
(d)
Used when there is an observable transaction or pending event for the investment.
(e)
The Company generally uses prices provided by an independent pricing service which are non-binding indicative prices on or near the valuation date as the primary basis for the fair value determinations for quoted senior secured debt investments. Since these prices are non-binding, they may not be indicative of fair value. The company performs additional procedures to corroborate such information, which may include the market yield technique and a quantitative and qualitative assessment of the credit quality and market trends affecting the portfolio company. Each quoted price is evaluated by the Audit Committee of the Company's Board of Directors in conjunction with additional information compiled by the Investment Adviser.
(f)
The Company determined the value based on the total assets less the total liabilities senior to the mezzanine notes held at SLF JV I in an amount not exceeding par under the enterprise value technique.
Under the market yield technique, the significant unobservable input used in the fair value measurement of the Company's investments in debt securities and secured borrowings as of December 31, 2017 is the market yield. Increases or decreases in the market yield may result in a lower or higher fair value measurement, respectively.
Under the enterprise value technique, the significant unobservable input used in the fair value measurement of the Company's investments in debt or equity securities as of December 31, 2017 is the earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA")/Revenue/Asset multiple. Increases or decreases in the valuation multiples in isolation may result in a higher or lower fair value measurement, respectively.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts, percentages and as otherwise indicated)





The following table provides quantitative information related to the significant unobservable inputs for Level 3 investments and secured borrowings, which are carried at fair value, as of September 30, 2017:
Asset
 
Fair Value
 
Valuation Technique
 
Unobservable Input
 
Range
 
Weighted
Average (c)
Senior secured debt
 
$
632,835

 
Market yield technique
 
Capital structure premium
 
(a)
0.0%
-
2.0%
 
0.7%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tranche specific risk premium/(discount)
 
(a)
(2.5)%
-
10.5%
 
2.9%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Size premium
 
(a)
0.5%
-
2.0%
 
1.0%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Industry premium/(discount)
 
(a)
(1.2)%
-
2.6%
 
0.4%
 
 
58,815

 
Enterprise value technique
 
Revenue multiple
 
(b)
0.2x
-
0.6x
 
0.5x
 
 
107,313

 
Enterprise value technique
 
EBITDA multiple
 
(b)
0.1x
-
7.2x
 
4.6x
 
 
98,800

 
Transactions precedent technique
 
Transaction price
 
(d)
N/A
-
N/A
 
N/A
 
 
162,679

 
Market quotations
 
Broker quoted price
 
(e)
N/A
-
N/A
 
N/A
Subordinated debt
 
40,825

 
Market yield technique
 
Capital structure premium
 
(a)
2.0%
-
2.0%
 
2.0%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tranche specific risk premium
 
(a)
1.8%
-
5.9%
 
3.4%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Size premium
 
(a)
2.0%
-
2.0%
 
2.0%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Industry premium/(discount)
 
(a)
(0.5)%
-
2.6%
 
0.6%
 
 
10,835

 
Enterprise value technique
 
EBITDA multiple
 
(b)
6.3x
-
7.0x
 
6.4x
SLF JV I debt investments
 
128,671

 
Enterprise value technique
 
N/A
 
(f)
N/A
-
N/A
 
N/A
Preferred & common equity
 
85,609

 
Enterprise value technique
 
EBITDA multiple
 
(b)
0.1x
-
15.6x
 
6.8x
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue multiple
 
(b)
0.9x
 
10.9x
 
2.7x
Total
 
$
1,326,382

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Secured borrowings
 
13,256

 
Market yield technique
 
Tranche specific risk premium (discount)
 
(a)
(2.0)%
-
6.5%
 
5.7%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Size premium
 
(a)
2.0%
-
2.0%
 
2.0%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Industry premium
 
(a)
0.2%
-
0.2%
 
0.2%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
$
13,256

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
__________ 
(a)
Used when market participant would take into account this premium or discount when pricing the investment or secured borrowings based on a market yield.
(b)
Used when market participant would use such multiples when pricing the investment.
(c)
Weighted averages are calculated based on fair value of investments or secured borrowings.
(d)
Used when there is an observable transaction or pending event for the investment.
(e)
The Company generally uses prices provided by an independent pricing service which are non-binding indicative prices on or near the valuation date as the primary basis for the fair value determinations for quoted senior secured debt investments. Since these prices are non-binding, they may not be indicative of fair value. The company performs additional procedures to corroborate such information, which may include the market yield technique and a quantitative and qualitative assessment of the credit quality and market trends affecting the portfolio company. Each quoted price is evaluated by the Audit Committee of the Company's Board of Directors in conjunction with additional information compiled by the Investment Adviser.
(f)
The Company determined the value based on the total assets less the total liabilities senior to the mezzanine notes held at SLF JV I in an amount not exceeding par under the enterprise value technique
Under the market yield technique, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Company's investments in debt securities and secured borrowings as of September 30, 2017 are capital structure premium, tranche specific risk premium (discount), size premium and industry premium (discount). Increases or decreases in any of those inputs in isolation may result in a lower or higher fair value measurement, respectively.
Under the enterprise value technique, the significant unobservable input used in the fair value measurement of the Company's investments in debt or equity securities as of September 30, 2017 is the EBITDA/Revenue multiple. Increases or decreases in the valuation multiples in isolation may result in a higher or lower fair value measurement, respectively.
 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts, percentages and as otherwise indicated)





Financial Instruments Disclosed, But Not Carried, At Fair Value
The following table presents the carrying value and fair value of the Company's financial liabilities disclosed, but not carried, at fair value as of December 31, 2017 and the level of each financial liability within the fair value hierarchy:
 
 
 
Carrying
Value
 
Fair Value
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
Credit facility payable
 
$
205,000

 
$
205,000

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
205,000

Unsecured notes payable (net of unamortized financing costs)
 
406,486

 
413,245

 
—

 
162,570

 
250,675

Total
 
$
611,486

 
$
618,245

 
$
—

 
$
162,570

 
$
455,675

The following table presents the carrying value and fair value of the Company's financial liabilities disclosed, but not carried, at fair value as of September 30, 2017 and the level of each financial liability within the fair value hierarchy:
 
 
Carrying
Value
 
Fair Value
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
Credit facilities payable
 
$
255,995

 
$
255,995

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
255,995

Unsecured notes payable (net of unamortized financing costs)
 
406,115

 
414,067

 
—

 
163,517

 
250,550

Total
 
$
662,110

 
$
670,062

 
$
—

 
$
163,517

 
$
506,545

The principal values of the credit facilities payable approximate their fair values due to their variable interest rates and are included in Level 3 of the hierarchy.
The Company uses the non-binding indicative quoted price as of the valuation date to estimate the fair value of its 4.875% unsecured notes due 2019 ("2019 Notes"), which are included in Level 3 of the hierarchy.
The Company uses the unadjusted quoted price as of the valuation date to calculate the fair value of its 5.875% unsecured notes due 2024 ("2024 Notes") and its 6.125% unsecured notes due 2028 ("2028 Notes"), which, beginning October 17, 2017, trade under the symbol "OSLE" on the New York Stock Exchange and the symbol "OCSLL" on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, respectively. Although these securities are publicly traded, the market is relatively inactive, and accordingly, these securities are included in Level 2 of the hierarchy. Prior to October 17, 2017, the 2024 Notes and 2028 Notes, trade under the symbol “FSCE” on the New York Stock Exchange and the symbol “FSCFL” on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, respectively.

Portfolio Composition
Summaries of the composition of the Company's investment portfolio at cost as a percentage of total investments and at fair value as a percentage of total investments and total net assets are shown in the following tables:
 
 
December 31, 2017
 
September 30, 2017
Cost:
 
 
 
 % of Total Investments
 
 
 
 % of Total Investments
Senior secured debt
 
$
1,214,175

 
72.44
%
 
$
1,313,432

 
74.73
%
Subordinated debt
 
129,134

 
7.70

 
112,869

 
6.42

Debt investments in SLF JV I
 
128,267

 
7.65

 
128,671

 
7.32

LLC equity interests of SLF JV I
 
16,172

 
0.96

 
16,172

 
0.92

Purchased equity
 
115,057

 
6.86

 
112,558

 
6.40

Equity grants
 
48,805

 
2.91

 
48,805

 
2.78

Limited partnership interests
 
24,831

 
1.48

 
25,158

 
1.43

Total
 
$
1,676,441

 
100.00
%
 
$
1,757,665

 
100.00
%

42
OAKTREE SPECIALTY LENDING CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts, percentages and as otherwise indicated)





 
 
December 31, 2017
 
September 30, 2017
Fair Value:
 
 
 
 % of Total Investments
 
% of Total Net Assets
 
 
 
 % of Total Investments
 
% of Total Net Assets
Senior secured debt
 
$
1,073,480

 
75.84
%
 
130.97
%
 
$
1,202,699

 
78.01
%
 
138.61
%
Subordinated debt
 
98,368

 
6.95
%
 
12.00
%
 
93,438

 
6.06
%
 
10.77
%
Debt investments in SLF JV I
 
128,267

 
9.06
%
 
15.65
%
 
128,671

 
8.35
%
 
14.83
%
LLC equity interests of SLF JV I
 
4,880

 
0.34
%
 
0.60
%
 
5,525

 
0.36
%
 
0.64
%
Purchased equity
 
77,688

 
5.49
%
 
9.48
%
 
78,655

 
5.10
%
 
9.07
%
Equity grants
 
7,097

 
0.50
%
 
0.87
%
 
6,954

 
0.45
%
 
0.80
%
Limited partnership interests
 
25,624

 
1.82
%
 
3.13
%
 
25,813

 
1.67
%
 
2.97
%
Total
 
$
1,415,404

 
100.00
%
 
172.70
%
 
$
1,541,755

 
100.00
%
 
177.69
%

The Company primarily invests in portfolio companies located in North America. The geographic composition is determined by the location of the corporate headquarters of the portfolio company, which may not be indicative of the primary source of the portfolio company's business. The following tables show the portfolio composition by geographic region at cost as a percentage of total investments and at fair value as a percentage of total investments and total net assets:
 
 
December 31, 2017
 
September 30, 2017
Cost:
 
 
 
 % of Total Investments
 
 
 
 % of Total Investments
Northeast U.S.
 
$
636,226

 
37.95
%
 
$
648,105

 
36.87
%
Southwest U.S.
 
270,151

 
16.11
%
 
271,484

 
15.45
%
West U.S.
 
267,702

 
15.97
%
 
328,673

 
18.70
%
Midwest U.S.
 
236,992

 
14.14
%
 
258,895

 
14.73
%
Southeast U.S.
 
187,996

 
11.21
%
 
176,460

 
10.04
%
International
 
65,997

 
3.94
%
 
62,649

 
3.56
%
Northwest U.S.
 
11,377

 
0.68
%
 
11,399

 
0.65
%
Total
 
$
1,676,441

 
100.00
%
 
$
1,757,665

 
100.00
%
 
 
December 31, 2017
 
September 30, 2017
Fair Value:
 
 
 
 % of Total Investments
 
% of Total Net Assets
 
 
 
 % of Total Investments
 
% of Total Net Assets
Northeast U.S.
 
$
511,200

 
36.12
%
 
62.37
%
 
$
539,803

 
35.01
%
 
62.22
%
Southwest U.S.
 
206,194

 
14.57
%
 
25.16
%
 
224,233

 
14.54
%
 
25.84
%
West U.S.
 
237,214

 
16.76
%
 
28.94
%
 
297,716

 
19.31
%
 
34.31
%
Midwest U.S.
 
183,896

 
12.99
%
 
22.44
%
 
224,111

 
14.54
%
 
25.83
%
Southeast U.S.
 
191,206

 
13.51
%
 
23.33
%
 
179,460

 
11.64
%
 
20.68
%
International
 
74,089

 
5.23
%
 
9.04
%
 
64,780

 
4.20
%
 
7.47
%
Northwest U.S.
 
11,605

 
0.82
%
 
1.42
%
 
11,652

 
0.76
%
 
1.34
%
Total
 
$
1,415,404

 
100.00
%
 
172.70
%
 
$
1,541,755

 
100.00
%
 
177.69
%
 
The composition of the Company's portfolio by industry at cost as a percentage of total investments and at fair value as a percentage of total investments and total net assets as of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017 was as follows:

43
OAKTREE SPECIALTY LENDING CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts, percentages and as otherwise indicated)





 
 
December 31, 2017
 
September 30, 2017
Cost:
 
 
 
 % of Total Investments
 
 
 
 % of Total Investments
 Healthcare services
 
$
209,030

 
12.48
%
 
$
210,527

 
11.98
%
 Internet software & services
 
200,405

 
11.95

 
270,192

 
15.37

 Multi-sector holdings (1)
 
173,005

 
10.32

 
173,427

 
9.87

 Healthcare equipment
 
99,614

 
5.94

 
99,614

 
5.67

 Data processing & outsourced services
 
80,579

 
4.81

 
77,673

 
4.42

 Environmental & facilities services
 
69,576

 
4.15

 
49,902

 
2.84

 Construction & engineering
 
68,726

 
4.10

 
67,879

 
3.86

 Pharmaceuticals
 
60,826

 
3.63

 
60,810

 
3.46

 Advertising
 
55,596

 
3.32

 
84,720

 
4.82

 Education services
 
51,733

 
3.09

 
50,013

 
2.85

 Airlines
 
50,755

 
3.03

 
57,602

 
3.28

 Specialty stores
 
46,407

 
2.77

 
58,530

 
3.33

 Integrated telecommunication services
 
41,005

 
2.45

 
30,840

 
1.75

 Technology distributors
 
34,264

 
2.04

 
—

 
—

 Leisure facilities
 
32,898

 
1.96

 
30,931

 
1.76

 Oil & gas refining & marketing
 
32,732

 
1.95

 
—

 
—

 Air freight and logistics
 
32,530

 
1.94

 
32,530

 
1.85

 Housewares & specialties
 
29,856

 
1.78

 
29,852

 
1.70

 Oil & gas equipment services
 
27,546

 
1.64

 
27,598

 
1.57

 Consumer electronics
 
24,889

 
1.48

 
23,176

 
1.32

 Home improvement retail
 
22,566

 
1.35

 
22,944

 
1.31

 Auto parts & equipment
 
21,191

 
1.26

 
21,191

 
1.21

 Oil & gas exploration & production
 
17,913

 
1.07

 
—

 
—

 Research & consulting services
 
17,135

 
1.02

 
37,952

 
2.16

 Diversified support services
 
16,578

 
0.99

 
22,724

 
1.29

 Healthcare technology
 
14,357

 
0.86

 
—

 
—

 Security & alarm services
 
13,183

 
0.79

 
13,214

 
0.75

 Real estate services
 
12,974

 
0.77

 
13,011

 
0.74

 Other diversified financial services
 
11,334

 
0.68

 
12,079

 
0.69

 Casinos & gaming
 
11,277

 
0.67

 
23,309

 
1.33

 Commodity chemicals
 
10,950

 
0.65

 
—

 
—

 Healthcare distributors
 
8,911

 
0.53

 
—

 
—

 Precious metals & minerals
 
7,426

 
0.44

 
7,459

 
0.42

 Trucking
 
7,055

 
0.42

 
7,081

 
0.40

 Thrift & mortgage finance
 
6,905

 
0.41

 
7,240

 
0.41

 Distributors
 
6,617

 
0.39

 
14,963

 
0.85

 Industrial machinery
 
6,586

 
0.39

 
15,074

 
0.86

 Commercial printing
 
5,968

 
0.36

 
5,983

 
0.34

 Apparel, accessories & luxury goods
 
5,165

 
0.31

 
5,165

 
0.29

 Wireless telecommunication services
 
5,000

 
0.30

 
—

 
—

 Restaurants
 
4,898

 
0.29

 
4,910

 
0.28

 Application software
 
4,818

 
0.29

 
51,444

 
2.93

 General merchandise stores
 
4,206

 
0.25

 
—

 
—

 Food retail
 
4,178

 
0.25

 
4,176

 
0.24

 IT consulting & other services
 
4,060

 
0.24

 
4,127

 
0.23

 Specialized finance
 
3,224

 
0.19

 
3,224

 
0.18

 Human resources & employment services
 
(6
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 Hypermarkets & super centers
 
—

 
—

 
11,979

 
0.68

 Computer & electronics retail
 
—

 
—

 
6,399

 
0.36

 Multi-utilities
 
—

 
—

 
6,201

 
0.35

Total
 
$
1,676,441

 
100.00
%
 
$
1,757,665

 
100.00
%

44
OAKTREE SPECIALTY LENDING CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts, percentages and as otherwise indicated)





 
 
December 31, 2017
 
September 30, 2017
Fair Value:
 
 
 
 % of Total Investments
 
% of Total Net Assets
 
 
 
 % of Total Investments
 
% of Total Net Assets
 Internet software & services
 
$
194,291

 
13.71
%
 
23.70
%
 
$
265,076

 
17.20
%
 
30.56
%
 Multi-sector holdings (1)
 
163,865

 
11.58

 
19.99

 
164,511

 
10.67

 
18.96

 Healthcare services
 
76,517

 
5.41

 
9.34

 
93,912

 
6.09

 
10.82

 Data processing & outsourced services
 
71,357

 
5.04

 
8.71

 
68,314

 
4.43

 
7.87

 Environmental & facilities services
 
69,975

 
4.94

 
8.54

 
50,659

 
3.29

 
5.84

 Pharmaceuticals
 
62,958

 
4.45

 
7.68

 
62,770

 
4.07

 
7.23

 Airlines
 
58,631

 
4.14

 
7.15

 
59,511

 
3.86

 
6.86

 Healthcare equipment
 
56,586

 
4.00

 
6.90

 
72,922

 
4.73

 
8.40

 Construction & engineering
 
51,113

 
3.61

 
6.24

 
50,269

 
3.26

 
5.79

 Advertising
 
45,970

 
3.25

 
5.61

 
83,648

 
5.43

 
9.64

 Specialty stores
 
45,508

 
3.22

 
5.55

 
56,867

 
3.69

 
6.55

 Education services
 
35,598

 
2.52

 
4.34

 
38,254

 
2.48

 
4.41

 Integrated telecommunication services
 
35,580

 
2.51

 
4.34

 
31,358

 
2.03

 
3.61

 Leisure facilities
 
34,634

 
2.45

 
4.23

 
32,591

 
2.11

 
3.76

 Technology distributors
 
34,253

 
2.42

 
4.18

 
—

 
—

 
—

 Oil & gas refining & marketing
 
32,986

 
2.33

 
4.02

 
—

 
—

 
—

 Housewares & specialties
 
29,925

 
2.11

 
3.65

 
29,775

 
1.93

 
3.43

 Oil & gas equipment services
 
28,620

 
2.02

 
3.49

 
28,347

 
1.84

 
3.27

 Consumer electronics
 
25,901

 
1.83

 
3.16

 
24,066

 
1.56

 
2.77

 Home improvement retail
 
24,600

 
1.74

 
3.00

 
24,784

 
1.61

 
2.86

 Auto parts & equipment
 
21,661

 
1.53

 
2.64

 
21,715

 
1.41

 
2.50

 Research & consulting services
 
18,761

 
1.33

 
2.29

 
38,531

 
2.50

 
4.44

 Oil & gas exploration & production
 
17,865

 
1.26

 
2.18

 
—

 
—

 
—

 Diversified support services
 
16,143

 
1.14

 
1.97

 
22,554

 
1.46

 
2.60

 Healthcare technology
 
14,609

 
1.03

 
1.78

 
—

 
—

 
—

 Security & alarm services
 
13,011

 
0.92

 
1.59

 
13,103

 
0.85

 
1.51

 Real estate services
 
12,786

 
0.90

 
1.56

 
13,014

 
0.84

 
1.50

 Casinos & gaming
 
11,446

 
0.81

 
1.40

 
23,495

 
1.52

 
2.71

 Commodity chemicals
 
10,953

 
0.77

 
1.34

 
—

 
—

 
—

 Other diversified financial services
 
10,951

 
0.77

 
1.34

 
11,646

 
0.76

 
1.34

 Healthcare distributors
 
9,053

 
0.64

 
1.10

 
—

 
—

 
—

 Precious metals & minerals
 
7,490

 
0.53

 
0.91

 
7,464

 
0.48

 
0.86

 Trucking
 
7,062

 
0.50

 
0.86

 
7,106

 
0.46

 
0.82

 Application software
 
6,574

 
0.46

 
0.80

 
53,905

 
3.50

 
6.21

 Distributors
 
6,516

 
0.46

 
0.80

 
14,829

 
0.96

 
1.71

 Industrial machinery
 
6,465

 
0.46

 
0.79

 
15,004

 
0.97

 
1.73

 Commercial printing
 
6,045

 
0.43

 
0.74

 
6,045

 
0.39

 
0.70

 Leisure products
 
5,900

 
0.42

 
0.72

 
5,900

 
0.38

 
0.68

 Thrift & mortgage finance
 
5,629

 
0.40

 
0.69

 
6,129

 
0.40

 
0.71

 Wireless telecommunication services
 
5,044

 
0.36

 
0.62

 
—

 
—

 
—

 Restaurants
 
4,851

 
0.34

 
0.59

 
4,917

 
0.32

 
0.57

 General Merchandise Stores
 
4,484

 
0.32

 
0.55

 
—

 
—

 
—

 Food retail
 
4,231

 
0.30

 
0.52

 
4,251

 
0.28

 
0.49

 IT consulting & other services
 
3,918

 
0.28

 
0.48

 
3,927

 
0.25

 
0.45

 Specialized finance
 
3,276

 
0.23

 
0.40

 
3,278

 
0.21

 
0.38

 Air freight and logistics
 
1,810

 
0.13

 
0.22

 
1,810

 
0.12

 
0.21

 Human resources & employment services
 
2

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 Hypermarkets & super centers
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
11,504

 
0.75

 
1.33

 Computer & electronics retail
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
6,498

 
0.42

 
0.75

 Multi-utilities
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
6,255

 
0.41

 
0.72

 Apparel, accessories & luxury goods
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
1,241

 
0.08

 
0.14

Total
 
$
1,415,404

 
100.00
%
 
172.70
%
 
$
1,541,755

 
100.00
%
 
177.69
%
___________________
(1)
This industry includes the Company's investment in SLF JV I.

45
OAKTREE SPECIALTY LENDING CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts, percentages and as otherwise indicated)





As of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017, the Company had no single investment that represented greater than 10% of the total investment portfolio at fair value. Income, consisting of interest, dividends, fees, other investment income and realization of gains or losses, can fluctuate upon repayment or sale of an investment and in any given period can be highly concentrated among several investments. For the three months ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, no individual investment produced investment income that exceeded 10% of total investment income.
Senior Loan Fund JV I LLC
In May 2014, the Company entered into an LLC agreement with Trinity Universal Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Kemper Corporation ("Kemper"), to form SLF JV I. On July 1, 2014, SLF JV I began investing in senior secured loans of middle-market companies and other corporate debt securities. The Company co-invests in these securities with Kemper through its investment in SLF JV I. SLF JV I is managed by a four person Board of Directors, two of whom are selected by the Company and two of whom are selected by Kemper. All portfolio decisions and investment decisions in respect of SLF JV I must be approved by the SLF JV I investment committee, which consists of one representative selected by the Company and one representative selected by Kemper (with approval from a representative of each required). Since the Company does not have a controlling financial interest in SLF JV I, the Company does not consolidate SLF JV I. As of December 31, 2017, SLF JV I is capitalized pro rata with LLC equity interests as transactions are completed and may be capitalized with additional mezzanine notes issued to the Company and Kemper by SLF Repack Issuer 2016 LLC, which mature on October 12, 2036. As of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017, the Company and Kemper owned, in the aggregate, 87.5% and 12.5%, respectively, of the LLC equity interests of SLF JV I. As of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017, the Company and Kemper owned 87.5% and 12.5%, respectively, of the outstanding mezzanine notes.
SLF JV I has a senior revolving credit facility with Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch (as amended, the "Deutsche Bank I facility"), which permitted up to $200.0 million of borrowings as of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017. As of December 31, 2017, the stated maturity date of the Deutsche Bank I facility was July 1, 2023, and borrowings under the Deutsche Bank I facility bear interest at a rate equal to the 3-month LIBOR plus 2.25% per annum during the reinvestment period and at a rate equal to LIBOR plus 2.40% per annum during the amortization period. The reinvestment period of the Deutsche Bank I Facility expires on July 7, 2018. Under the Deutsche Bank I facility, $105.1 million and $71.5 million of borrowings was outstanding as of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017, respectively.
Prior to December 21, 2017, SLF JV I also had an additional $200.0 million senior credit facility with Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch (the "Deutsche Bank II facility"). Effective December 21, 2017, SLF JV I merged its financing subsidiaries and, in connection with such merger, terminated the Deutsche Bank II facility. As of September 30, 2017, there were $41.6 million of borrowings outstanding under the Deutsche Bank II facility.
As of December 31, 2017, borrowings under the Deutsche Bank I facility were secured by all of the assets of the special purpose financing subsidiary of SLF JV I.
As of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017, SLF JV I had total assets of $284.5 million and $276.8 million. As of December 31, 2017, the Company's investment in SLF JV I consisted of LLC equity interests of $4.9 million, at fair value, and Class A mezzanine secured deferrable floating rate notes and Class B mezzanine secured deferrable fixed rate notes of $100.8 million and $27.5 million, at fair value, respectively. As of September 30, 2017, the Company's investment in SLF JV I consisted of LLC equity interests of $5.5 million, at fair value, and Class A mezzanine secured deferrable floating rate notes and Class B mezzanine secured deferrable fixed rate notes of $101.0 million and $27.6 million, at fair value, respectively. In connection with the restructuring in December 2016 of the Company’s and Kemper’s investment in SLF JV I, the Company and Kemper exchanged their holdings of subordinated notes of SLF JV I for the mezzanine notes issued by SLF Repack Issuer 2016 LLC, a newly formed, wholly owned special purpose issuer subsidiary of SLF JV I, which are secured by SLF JV I’s LLC equity interests in the special purpose entities serving as borrowers under the Deutsche Bank I facility and Deutsche Bank II facility described above. The mezzanine notes are senior in right of payment to the SLF JV I LLC equity interests and any contributions made by the Company to fund investments of SLF JV I through SLF Repack Issuer 2016 LLC. SLF JV I's portfolio consisted of middle-market and other corporate debt securities of 34 and 32 "eligible portfolio companies" (as defined in Section 2(a)(46) of the 1940 Act) as of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017, respectively. The portfolio companies in SLF JV I are in industries similar to those in which the Company may invest directly.
As of each of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017, the Company and Kemper had funded approximately $165.5 million to SLF JV I, of which $144.8 million was from the Company. As of December 31, 2017, the Company and Kemper had the option to fund additional mezzanine notes, subject to additional equity funding to SLF JV I. As of each of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017, the Company had commitments to fund LLC equity interests in SLF JV I of $17.5 million, of which $1.3 million was unfunded.

46
OAKTREE SPECIALTY LENDING CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts, percentages and as otherwise indicated)





Below is a summary of SLF JV I's portfolio, followed by a listing of the individual loans in SLF JV I's portfolio as of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017:
 
 
December 31, 2017
 
September 30, 2017
Senior secured loans (1)
 
$249,967
 
$245,063
Weighted average interest rate on senior secured loans (2)
 
7.81%
 
7.70%
Number of borrowers in SLF JV I
 
34
 
32
Largest exposure to a single borrower (1)
 
$18,251
 
$18,374
Total of five largest loan exposures to borrowers (1)
 
$77,991
 
$82,728
__________
(1) At principal amount.
(2) Computed using the annual interest rate on accruing senior secured loans.

SLF JV I Portfolio as of December 31, 2017
Portfolio Company
 
Industry
 
Investment Type
 
Maturity Date
 
Current Interest Rate(1)(4)
 
 Cash Interest Rate
 
Principal
 
Cost
 
Fair Value (2)
AdVenture Interactive, Corp. (3)
 
Advertising
 
927 Common Stock Shares
 

 

 
 
 

 
$
1,088

 
$
656

Allied Universal Holdco LLC (3)
 
Security & alarm services
 
First Lien
 
7/28/2022
 
LIBOR+3.75% (1% floor)
 
5.44
%
 
$
6,965

 
7,019

 
6,920

Ameritox Ltd. (3)(5)
 
Healthcare services
 
First Lien
 
4/11/2021
 
LIBOR+5% (1% floor) 3% PIK
 
6.69
%
 
5,926

 
5,638

 
721

 
 
 
 
301,913.06 Class B Preferred Units
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
302

 
—

 
 
 
 
928.96 Class A Common Units
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,474

 
—

Total Ameritox Ltd.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,926

 
11,414

 
721

 Asset International, Inc.
 
 Research & Consulting Services
 
First Lien
 
12/29/2024
 
LIBOR+4.5% (1% floor)
 
6.19
%
 
7,000

 
6,860

 
6,860

BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc.
 
Hypermarkets & super centers
 
First Lien
 
1/26/2024
 
LIBOR+3.75% (1% floor)
 
4.95
%
 
4,975

 
4,981

 
4,902

 Chloe Ox Parent LLC
 
 Healthcare services
 
First Lien
 
12/14/2024
 
LIBOR+5% (1% floor)
 
6.64
%
 
10,000

 
9,900

 
10,037

Compuware Corporation
 
Internet software & services
 
First Lien B3
 
12/15/2021
 
LIBOR+4.25% (1% floor)
 
5.63
%
 
11,126

 
11,019

 
11,213

DFT Intermediate LLC
 
Specialized finance
 
First Lien
 
3/1/2023
 
LIBOR+5.5% (1% floor)
 
6.85
%
 
10,669

 
10,433

 
10,592

Digital River, Inc.
 
Internet software & services
 
First Lien
 
2/12/2021
 
LIBOR+6.5% (1% floor)
 
8.08
%
 
2,775

 
2,786

 
2,782

Dodge Data & Analytics LLC (3)
 
Data processing & outsourced services
 
First Lien
 
10/31/2019
 
LIBOR+8.75% (1% floor)
 
10.13
%
 
9,199

 
9,228

 
9,116

DTZ U.S. Borrower, LLC (3)
 
Real estate services
 
First Lien
 
11/4/2021
 
LIBOR+3.25% (1% floor)
 
4.94
%
 
6,946

 
6,978

 
6,867

Edge Fitness, LLC
 
Leisure facilities
 
First Lien
 
12/31/2019
 
LIBOR+7.75% (1% floor)
 
9.05
%
 
10,600

 
10,601

 
10,600

EOS Fitness Opco Holdings, LLC (3)
 
Leisure facilities
 
First Lien
 
12/30/2019
 
LIBOR+8.75% (0.75% floor)
 
10.12
%
 
18,251

 
18,078

 
18,433

Everi Payments Inc.
 
Casinos & gaming
 
First Lien
 
5/9/2024
 
LIBOR+4.5% (1% floor)
 
4.98
%
 
4,975

 
4,952

 
5,032

Falmouth Group Holdings Corp.
 
Specialty chemicals
 
First Lien
 
12/13/2021
 
LIBOR+6.75% (1% floor)
 
8.44
%
 
4,528

 
4,497

 
4,528


47
OAKTREE SPECIALTY LENDING CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts, percentages and as otherwise indicated)





Portfolio Company
 
Industry
 
Investment Type
 
Maturity Date
 
Current Interest Rate(1)(4)
 
 Cash Interest Rate
 
Principal
 
Cost
 
Fair Value (2)
Garretson Resolution Group, Inc.
 
Diversified support services
 
First Lien
 
5/22/2021
 
LIBOR+6.5% (1% floor)
 
8.19
%
 
$
5,797

 
$
5,780

 
$
5,432

 Gigamon Inc.
 
 Systems software
 
First Lien
 
12/18/2024
 
LIBOR+4.5% (1% floor)
 
6.03
%
 
8,000

 
7,920

 
7,960

InMotion Entertainment Group, LLC (3)
 
Consumer electronics
 
First Lien
 
10/1/2021
 
LIBOR+7.25% (1.25% floor)
 
8.95
%
 
8,750

 
8,769

 
8,750

 
 
 
 
First Lien B
 
10/1/2021
 
LIBOR+7.25% (1.25% floor)
 
8.95
%
 
8,750

 
8,660

 
8,750

Total InMotion Entertainment Group, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17,500

 
17,429

 
17,500

 Keypath Education, Inc. (3)
 
 Advertising
 
First Lien
 
4/3/2022
 
LIBOR+7% (1.00% floor)
 
8.69
%
 
2,040

 
2,039

 
2,040

 
 
 
 
927 shares Common Stock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,391

 
815

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,040

 
3,430

 
2,855

Lift Brands, Inc. (3)
 
Leisure facilities
 
First Lien
 
12/23/2019
 
LIBOR+7.5% (1% floor)
 
9.19
%
 
18,149

 
18,132

 
18,149

Metamorph US 3, LLC (3)(5)
 
Internet software & services
 
First Lien
 
12/1/2020
 
LIBOR+5.5% (1% floor) 2% PIK
 
7.07
%
 
9,942

 
9,232

 
3,775

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC
 
Human resources & employment services
 
First Lien
 
2/13/2020
 
LIBOR+6% (1% floor)
 
7.57
%
 
4,298

 
4,255

 
4,303

NAVEX Global, Inc.
 
Internet software & services
 
First Lien
 
11/19/2021
 
LIBOR+4.75% (1% floor)
 
5.82
%
 
5,944

 
5,911

 
5,974

New IPT, Inc. (3)
 
 Oil & gas equipment & services
 
First Lien
 
3/17/2021
 
LIBOR+5% (1% floor)
 
6.69
%
 
1,794

 
1,794

 
1,794

 
 
 
 
Second Lien
 
9/17/2021
 
LIBOR+5.1% (1% floor)
 
6.79
%
 
1,094

 
1,094

 
1,094

 
 
 
 
21.876 Class A Common Units
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
—

 
420

Total New IPT, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,888

 
2,888

 
3,308

Novetta Solutions, LLC
 
Internet software & services
 
First Lien
 
9/30/2022
 
LIBOR+5% (1% floor)
 
6.70
%
 
6,102

 
6,053

 
5,937

OmniSYS Acquisition Corporation (3)
 
Diversified support services
 
First Lien
 
11/21/2018
 
LIBOR+7.5% (1% floor)
 
9.19
%
 
10,896

 
10,899

 
10,873

Refac Optical Group (3)
 
Specialty stores
 
First Lien A
 
9/30/2018
 
LIBOR+8%
 
9.56
%
 
4,111

 
4,098

 
4,111

Salient CRGT, Inc. (3)
 
 IT consulting & other services
 
First Lien
 
2/28/2022
 
LIBOR+5.75% (1% floor)
 
7.32
%
 
2,405

 
2,364

 
2,426

Scientific Games International, Inc. (3)
 
Casinos & gaming
 
First Lien
 
8/14/2024
 
LIBOR+3.25%
 
4.67
%
 
6,615

 
6,583

 
6,677

SHO Holding I Corporation
 
Footwear
 
First Lien
 
10/27/2022
 
LIBOR+5% (1% floor)
 
6.42
%
 
8,573

 
8,545

 
8,273

TravelClick, Inc. (3)
 
Internet software & services
 
Second Lien
 
11/6/2021
 
LIBOR+7.75% (1% floor)
 
9.32
%
 
5,127

 
5,127

 
5,153

TV Borrower US, LLC
 
Integrated telecommunications services
 
First Lien
 
2/22/2024
 
LIBOR+4.75% (1% floor)
 
6.44
%
 
2,034

 
2,025

 
2,045

Valet Merger Sub, Inc. (3)
 
Environmental & facilities services
 
First Lien
 
9/24/2021
 
LIBOR+7% (1% floor)
 
8.57
%
 
12,965

 
12,838

 
12,965

Vubiquity, Inc.
 
Application software
 
First Lien
 
8/12/2021
 
LIBOR+5.5% (1% floor)
 
7.19
%
 
2,646

 
2,630

 
2,626

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
249,967

 
$
255,973

 
$
239,601

__________
(1) Represents the interest rate as of December 31, 2017. All interest rates are payable in cash, unless otherwise noted.
(2) Represents the current determination of fair value as of December 31, 2017 utilizing a similar technique as the Company in accordance with ASC 820. However, the determination of such fair value is not included in the Company's Board of Directors' valuation process described elsewhere herein.
(3) This investment is held by both the Company and SLF JV I as of December 31, 2017.
(4) The interest rate on the principal balance outstanding for all floating rate loans is indexed to LIBOR and/or an alternate base rate (e.g., prime rate), which typically resets semi-annually, quarterly, or monthly at the borrower's option. The borrower may also elect to have multiple interest reset periods for each loan. For each of these loans, the Company has provided the applicable margin over LIBOR or the alternate base rate based on each respective credit agreement.
(5) This investment was on cash non-accrual status as of December 31, 2017. Cash non-accrual status is inclusive of PIK and other non-cash income, where applicable.

48
OAKTREE SPECIALTY LENDING CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts, percentages and as otherwise indicated)





SLF JV I Portfolio as of September 30, 2017
Portfolio Company
 
Industry
 
Investment Type
 
Maturity Date
 
Current Interest Rate(1)(4)
 
 Cash Interest Rate
 
Principal
 
Cost
 
Fair Value (2)
AdVenture Interactive, Corp. (3)
 
Advertising
 
927 Common Stock Shares
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
1,088

 
$
1,412

Allied Universal Holdco LLC (3)
 
Security & alarm services
 
First Lien
 
7/28/2022
 
LIBOR+3.75% (1% floor)
 
5.08
%
 
$
6,982

 
7,040

 
6,976

Ameritox Ltd. (3)(5)
 
Healthcare services
 
First Lien
 
4/11/2021
 
LIBOR+5% (1% floor) 3% PIK
 
6.33
%
 
5,759

 
5,638

 
668

 
 
 
 
301,913.06 Class B Preferred Units
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
302

 
—

 
 
 
 
928.96 Class A Common Units
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,474

 
—

Total Ameritox Ltd.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,759

 
11,414

 
668

BeyondTrust Software, Inc. (3)
 
Application software
 
First Lien
 
9/25/2019
 
LIBOR+7% (1% floor)
 
8.33
%
 
15,330

 
15,231

 
15,329

BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. (3)
 
Hypermarkets & super centers
 
First Lien
 
1/26/2024
 
LIBOR+3.75% (1% floor)
 
4.99
%
 
4,988

 
4,993

 
4,793

Compuware Corporation
 
Internet software & services
 
First Lien B3
 
12/15/2021
 
LIBOR+4.25% (1% floor)
 
5.49
%
 
11,154

 
11,041

 
11,293

DFT Intermediate LLC (3)
 
Specialized finance
 
First Lien
 
3/1/2023
 
LIBOR+5.5% (1% floor)
 
6.74
%
 
10,723

 
10,474

 
10,652

Digital River, Inc.
 
Internet software & services
 
First Lien
 
2/12/2021
 
LIBOR+6.5% (1% floor)
 
7.82
%
 
4,524

 
4,541

 
4,546

Dodge Data & Analytics LLC (3)
 
Data processing & outsourced services
 
First Lien
 
10/31/2019
 
LIBOR+8.75% (1% floor)
 
10.13
%
 
9,339

 
9,372

 
8,744

DTZ U.S. Borrower, LLC (3)
 
Real estate services
 
First Lien
 
11/4/2021
 
LIBOR+3.25% (1% floor)
 
4.57
%
 
6,964

 
6,998

 
6,990

Edge Fitness, LLC
 
Leisure facilities
 
First Lien
 
12/31/2019
 
LIBOR+7.75% (1% floor)
 
9.05
%
 
10,600

 
10,602

 
10,600

EOS Fitness Opco Holdings, LLC (3)
 
Leisure facilities
 
First Lien
 
12/30/2019
 
LIBOR+8.75% (0.75% floor)
 
9.99
%
 
18,374

 
18,182

 
18,557

Everi Payments Inc.(3)
 
Casinos & gaming
 
First Lien
 
5/9/2024
 
LIBOR+4.5% (1% floor)
 
5.74
%
 
4,988

 
4,964

 
5,039

Falmouth Group Holdings Corp.
 
Specialty chemicals
 
First Lien
 
12/13/2021
 
LIBOR+6.75% (1% floor)
 
8.08
%
 
4,610

 
4,578

 
4,610

Garretson Resolution Group, Inc.
 
Diversified support services
 
First Lien
 
5/22/2021
 
LIBOR+6.5% (1% floor)
 
7.83
%
 
5,836

 
5,818

 
5,766

InMotion Entertainment Group, LLC (3)
 
Consumer electronics
 
First Lien
 
10/1/2018
 
LIBOR+7.75% (1.25% floor)
 
9.09
%
 
8,875

 
8,884

 
8,875

 
 
 
 
First Lien B
 
10/1/2018
 
LIBOR+7.75% (1.25% floor)
 
9.09
%
 
8,875

 
8,828

 
8,871

Total InMotion Entertainment Group, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17,750

 
17,712

 
17,746

 Keypath Education, Inc. (3)
 
 Advertising
 
First Lien
 
4/3/2022
 
LIBOR+7% (1.00% floor)
 
8.33
%
 
2,040

 
2,040

 
2,039

 
 
 
 
927 shares Common Stock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,391

 
809

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,040

 
3,431

 
2,848

Lift Brands, Inc. (3)
 
Leisure facilities
 
First Lien
 
12/23/2019
 
LIBOR+7.5% (1% floor)
 
8.83
%
 
18,276

 
18,257

 
18,275

Metamorph US 3, LLC (3)(5)
 
Internet software & services
 
First Lien
 
12/1/2020
 
LIBOR+5.5% (1% floor) 2% PIK
 
6.74
%
 
9,969

 
9,481

 
3,786

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC
 
Human resources & employment services
 
First Lien
 
2/13/2020
 
LIBOR+6% (1% floor)
 
7.24
%
 
4,330

 
4,281

 
4,330

NAVEX Global, Inc.
 
Internet software & services
 
First Lien
 
11/19/2021
 
LIBOR+4.75% (1% floor)
 
5.49
%
 
5,959

 
5,925

 
5,982

New IPT, Inc. (3)
 
 Oil & gas equipment & services
 
First Lien
 
3/17/2021
 
LIBOR+5% (1% floor)
 
6.33
%
 
1,794

 
1,794

 
1,794

 
 
 
 
Second Lien
 
9/17/2021
 
LIBOR+5.1% (1% floor)
 
6.43
%
 
1,094

 
1,094

 
1,094

 
 
 
 
21.876 Class A Common Units
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
321

Total New IPT, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,888

 
2,888

 
3,209


49
OAKTREE SPECIALTY LENDING CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts, percentages and as otherwise indicated)





Portfolio Company
 
Industry
 
Investment Type
 
Maturity Date
 
Current Interest Rate(1)(4)
 
 Cash Interest Rate
 
Principal
 
Cost
 
Fair Value (2)
Novetta Solutions, LLC
 
Internet software & services
 
First Lien
 
9/30/2022
 
LIBOR+5% (1% floor)
 
6.34
%
 
$
6,118

 
$
6,066

 
$
5,950

OmniSYS Acquisition Corporation (3)
 
Diversified support services
 
First Lien
 
11/21/2018
 
LIBOR+7.5% (1% floor)
 
8.83
%
 
10,896

 
10,900

 
10,833

Refac Optical Group (3)
 
Specialty stores
 
First Lien A
 
9/30/2018
 
LIBOR+8%
 
9.23
%
 
4,623

 
4,605

 
4,623

Salient CRGT, Inc. (3)
 
 IT consulting & other services
 
First Lien
 
2/28/2022
 
LIBOR+5.75% (1% floor)
 
6.99
%
 
2,457

 
2,412

 
2,440

Scientific Games International, Inc. (3)
 
Casinos & gaming
 
First Lien
 
8/14/2024
 
LIBOR+3.25% (1% floor)
 
4.58
%
 
6,632

 
6,598

 
6,651

SHO Holding I Corporation
 
Footwear
 
First Lien
 
10/27/2022
 
LIBOR+5% (1% floor)
 
6.24
%
 
8,594

 
8,566

 
8,487

TravelClick, Inc. (3)
 
Internet software & services
 
Second Lien
 
11/6/2021
 
LIBOR+7.75% (1% floor)
 
8.99
%
 
5,127

 
5,127

 
5,153

TV Borrower US, LLC
 
Integrated telecommunications services
 
First Lien
 
2/22/2024
 
LIBOR+4.75% (1% floor)
 
6.08
%
 
3,582

 
3,565

 
3,607

Valet Merger Sub, Inc. (3)
 
Environmental & facilities services
 
First Lien
 
9/24/2021
 
LIBOR+7% (1% floor)
 
8.24
%
 
12,998

 
12,862

 
12,998

Vubiquity, Inc.
 
Application software
 
First Lien
 
8/12/2021
 
LIBOR+5.5% (1% floor)
 
6.83
%
 
2,653

 
2,636

 
2,633

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
245,063

 
$
251,648

 
$
235,526

__________
(1) Represents the interest rate as of September 30, 2017. All interest rates are payable in cash, unless otherwise noted.
(2) Represents the current determination of fair value as of September 30, 2017 utilizing a similar technique as the Company in accordance with ASC 820. However, the determination of such fair value is not included in the Company's Board of Directors' valuation process described elsewhere herein.
(3) This investment is held by both the Company and SLF JV I as of September 30, 2017.
(4) The interest rate on the principal balance outstanding for all floating rate loans is indexed to LIBOR and/or an alternate base rate (e.g., prime rate), which typically resets semi-annually, quarterly, or monthly at the borrower's option. The borrower may also elect to have multiple interest reset periods for each loan. For each of these loans, the Company has provided the applicable margin over LIBOR or the alternate base rate based on each respective credit agreement.
(5) This investment was on cash non-accrual status as of September 30, 2017. Cash non-accrual status is inclusive of PIK and other non-cash income, where applicable.
Both the cost and fair value of the Class A mezzanine secured deferrable floating rate notes of SLF JV I held by the Company were $100.8 million and $101.0 million as of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017, respectively. The Company earned interest of $1.8 million and $0.2 million on its investments in these notes for the three months ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. Both the cost and fair value of the Class B mezzanine secured deferrable fixed rate notes of SLF JV I held by the Company were $27.5 million and $27.6 million as of each of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017, respectively. The Company earned PIK interest of $1.0 million on its investments in these notes for the three months ended December 31, 2017. Prior to their repayment, the subordinated notes of SLF JV I bore interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 8.0% per annum and the Company earned interest income of $2.9 million on its investments in these notes for the three months ended December 31, 2016. The cost and fair value of the LLC equity interests in SLF JV I held by the Company was $16.2 million and $4.9 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2017, and $16.2 million and $5.5 million, respectively, as of September 30, 2017. The Company did not earned any dividend income for the three months ended December 31, 2017 and earned dividend income of $0.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2016 with respect to the LLC equity interests of SLF JV I. The LLC equity interests are income producing to the extent SLF JV I has residual cash to be distributed on a quarterly basis.

50
OAKTREE SPECIALTY LENDING CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts, percentages and as otherwise indicated)





Below is certain summarized financial information for SLF JV I as of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017 and for the three months ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016:
 
 
December 31, 2017
 
September 30, 2017
Selected Balance Sheet Information:
 
 
 
 
Investments in loans at fair value (cost December 31, 2017: $255,973; cost September 30, 2017: $251,648)
 
$
239,601

 
$
235,526

Receivables from secured financing arrangements at fair value (cost December 31, 2017: $9,787; cost September 30, 2017: $9,783)
 
8,334

 
8,305

Cash and cash equivalents
 
28,386

 
24,389

Restricted cash
 
4,100

 
5,097

Other assets
 
4,117

 
3,485

Total assets
 
$
284,538

 
$
276,802

 
 
 
 
 
Senior credit facilities payable
 
$
105,053

 
$
113,053

Debt securities payable at fair value (proceeds December 31, 2017: $146,572; proceeds September 30, 2017: $147,052)
 
146,572

 
147,052

Other liabilities
 
27,407

 
10,383

Total liabilities
 
$
279,032

 
$
270,488

Members' equity
 
5,506

 
6,314

Total liabilities and members' equity
 
$
284,538

 
$
276,802


 
 
Three months ended December 31, 2017
 
Three months ended December 31, 2016
Selected Statements of Operations Information:
 
 
 
 
Interest income
 
$
4,728

 
$
6,759

Other income
 
—

 
308

Total investment income
 
4,728

 
7,067

Interest expense
 
5,145

 
6,014

Other expenses
 
161

 
408

Total expenses (1)
 
5,306

 
6,422

Net unrealized depreciation
 
(226
)
 
(22,473
)
Net realized gain (loss)
 
(4
)
 
22,708

Net income (loss)
 
$
(808
)
 
$
880

 __________
(1) There are no management fees or incentive fees charged at SLF JV I.
SLF JV I has elected to fair value the debt securities issued to the Company and Kemper under ASC 825. The debt securities are valued based on the total assets less the total liabilities senior to the mezzanine notes of SLF JV I in an amount not exceeding par under the enterprise value technique.
During the three months ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company did not sell any senior secured debt investments to SLF JV I.
Note 4. Fee Income
The Company receives a variety of fees in the ordinary course of business, including servicing, advisory, amendment, structuring and prepayment fees, which are classified as fee income and recognized as they are earned. The unearned fee income balance as of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017 was $1.1 million and $1.1 million, respectively.
As of December 31, 2017, the Company had a receivable for $1.5 million in aggregate exit fees of one portfolio investment, which are paid contingent upon the future occurrence of certain events in connection with the exit of this investment. A percentage of these fees are included in net investment income over the life of the loan.

51
OAKTREE SPECIALTY LENDING CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts, percentages and as otherwise indicated)





For the three months ended December 31, 2017, the Company recorded total fee income of $1.0 million, $0.1 million of which was recurring in nature. For the three months ended December 31, 2016, the Company recorded total fee income of $3.6 million, $0.8 million of which was recurring in nature. Recurring fee income primarily consists of servicing fees and exit fees.

Note 5. Share Data and Distributions
Earnings per Share
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share, pursuant to FASB ASC Topic 260-10 Earnings per Share, for the three months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016:
(Share amounts in thousands)
 
Three months ended
December 31, 2017
 
Three months ended
December 31, 2016
Earnings (loss) per common share — basic:
 
 
 
 
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations
 
$
(30,441
)
 
$
(74,242
)
Weighted average common shares outstanding — basic
 
140,961

 
142,853

Loss per common share — basic
 
$
(0.22
)
 
$
(0.52
)
Earnings (loss) per common share — diluted:
 
 
 
 
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations
 
$
(30,441
)
 
$
(74,242
)
Weighted average common shares outstanding — diluted
 
140,961

 
142,853

Loss per common share — diluted
 
$
(0.22
)
 
$
(0.52
)

Distributions
Distributions to common stockholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Company is required to distribute dividends each taxable year to its stockholders of an amount generally at least equal to 90% of its investment company taxable income, determined without regard to any deduction for dividends paid, in order to be eligible for tax benefits allowed to a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. The Company anticipates paying out as a distribution all or substantially all of those amounts. The amount to be paid out as a dividend is determined by the Board of Directors and is based on management’s estimate of the Company’s annual taxable income. Net realized capital gains, if any, are generally distributed, although the Company may decide to retain such net realized capital gains for investment.
The Company has adopted a dividend reinvestment plan (“DRIP”) that provides for reinvestment of any distributions the Company declares in cash on behalf of its stockholders, unless a stockholder elects to receive cash. As a result, if the 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 DRIP will have their cash distribution automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Company’s common stock, rather than receiving the cash distribution. If the Company’s shares are trading at a premium to net asset value, the Company typically issues new shares to implement the DRIP with such shares issued at the greater of the most recently computed net asset value per share of common stock or 95% of the current market price per share of common stock on the payment date for such distribution (or such lesser discount that still exceeds the most recently computed net asset value per share of common stock). If the Company’s shares are trading at a discount to net asset value, the Company typically purchases shares in the open market in connection with the Company’s obligations under the DRIP.
For income tax purposes, the Company estimates that its distributions for the 2017 calendar year will be composed primarily of ordinary income and the actual character of such distributions will be appropriately reported to the Internal Revenue Service and stockholders for the 2017 calendar year. To the extent that the Company’s taxable earnings fall below the amount of distributions paid, a portion of the total amount of the Company’s distributions for the fiscal year may be deemed a return of capital for tax purposes to the Company’s stockholders.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts, percentages and as otherwise indicated)





The following table reflects the distributions per share that the Company has paid, including shares issued under the DRIP, on its common stock during the three months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016:
Date Declared
 
Record Date
 
Payment Date
 
Amount
per Share
 
Cash
Distribution
 
DRIP Shares
Issued
 
 
 
DRIP Shares
Value
August 7, 2017
 
December 15, 2017
 
December 29, 2017
 
$
0.125

 
$ 17.3 million
 
58,456

 
(1)
 
$ 0.3 million
Total for the three months ended December 31, 2017
 
$
0.125

 
$ 17.3million
 
58,456

 
 
 
$ 0.3 million
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date Declared
 
Record Date
 
Payment Date
 
Amount
per Share
 
Cash
Distribution (2)
 
DRIP Shares
Issued
 
 
 
DRIP Shares
Value (2)
August 3, 2016
 
October 14, 2016
 
October 31, 2016
 
$
0.06

 
$ 8.2 million
 
81,391

 
(1)
 
$ 0.4 million
August 3, 2016
 
November 15, 2016
 
November 30, 2016
 
0.06

 
8.2 million
 
80,962

 
(1)
 
0.4 million
October 18, 2016
 
December 15, 2016
 
December 30, 2016
 
0.06

 
7.7 million
 
70,316

 
(1)
 
0.4 million
Total for the three months ended December 31, 2016
 
$
0.18

 
$ 24.0 million
 
232,669

 
 
 
$ 1.3 million
 __________
(1) Shares were purchased on the open market and distributed.
(2) Totals do not sum due to rounding.

Common Stock Offering
There were no common stock offerings during the three months ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016.
Stock Repurchase Program
On November 28, 2016, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a common stock repurchase program authorizing the Company to repurchase up to $12.5 million in the aggregate of its outstanding common stock through November 28, 2017. During the three months ended December 31, 2016, the Company repurchased 2,298,247 shares of its common stock for $12.5 million, including commissions, under the common stock repurchase plan. This authorization has been fully utilized.

Note 6. Borrowings
ING Facility
On November 30, 2017, the Company entered into a senior secured revolving credit facility (the “ING facility”) pursuant to a Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement (the “ING Credit Agreement”) with the lenders party thereto, ING Capital LLC, as administrative agent, ING Capital LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Bank of America, N.A., as syndication agents. The ING facility provides that the Company may use the proceeds of the loans and issuances of letters of credit under the facility for general corporate purposes, including acquiring and funding leveraged loans, mezzanine loans, high-yield securities, convertible securities, preferred stock, common stock and other investments. The ING Credit Agreement further allows the Company to request letters of credit from ING Capital LLC, as the issuing bank.
The ING facility permits up to $600 million of borrowings and includes an “accordion” feature that permits the Company, under certain circumstances, to increase the size of the facility up to $800 million. Borrowings under the ING Credit Agreement bear interest at a rate equal to, at the Company’s election, either (a) LIBOR (1-, 2-, 3- or 6-month, at the Company’s option) plus a margin of 2.25%, 2.50% or 2.75% per annum depending on the Company’s senior debt coverage ratio as calculated under the ING Credit Agreement, with no LIBOR floor or (b) an alternate base rate plus a margin of 1.25%, 1.50% or 1.75% per annum depending on the Company’s senior debt coverage ratio as calculated under the ING Credit Agreement. The period during which the Company may make drawings under the ING facility expires on November 29, 2020 (the “Revolving Termination Date”) and the final maturity date of the facility will be one year following the Revolving Termination Date.
The ING facility is secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets (excluding, among other things, investments held in and by certain subsidiaries of the Company or investments in certain portfolio companies of the Company) and guaranteed by certain subsidiaries of the Company pursuant to a Guarantee, Pledge and Security Agreement (“ING Security Agreement”) entered into in connection with the ING Credit Agreement, among the Company, the other obligors party thereto, and ING Capital LLC, as collateral agent to the secured parties. Pursuant to the ING Security Agreement, the Company pledged its entire equity interest in certain immaterial subsidiaries to the collateral agent pursuant to the terms of the ING Security Agreement.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts, percentages and as otherwise indicated)





The ING Credit Agreement and related agreements governing the ING facility required the Company to, among other things, (i) make representations and warranties regarding the collateral as well as each of the Company’s portfolio companies’ businesses, (ii) agree to certain indemnification obligations, and (iii) comply with various affirmative and negative covenants, reporting requirements and other customary requirements for similar revolving credit facilities, including covenants related to: (A) limitations on the incurrence of additional indebtedness and liens, (B) limitations on certain investments, (C) limitations on certain asset transfers and restricted payments, (D) maintaining a certain minimum stockholders’ equity, (E) maintaining a ratio of total assets (less total liabilities) to total indebtedness, of the Company and its subsidiaries (subject to certain exceptions), of not less than 2.0:1.0, (F) maintaining a ratio of consolidated EBITDA to consolidated interest expense, of the Company and its subsidiaries (subject to certain exceptions), of not less than (1) 2.0 to 1.0 for the first year following the closing date and (2) 2.25:1.00 thereafter, (G) maintaining a minimum liquidity and net worth, and (H) limitations on the creation or existence of agreements that prohibit liens on certain properties of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries. The ING facility also include usual and customary default provisions such as the failure to make timely payments under the facility, the occurrence of a change in control, and the failure by the Company to materially perform under the ING Credit Agreement and related agreements governing the ING facility, which, if not complied with, could accelerate repayment under the ING facility. As of December 31, 2017, the Company was in compliance with all financial covenants under the ING facility.
Each loan or letter of credit originated under the ING facility is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. The Company cannot be assured that it will be able to borrow funds under the ING facility at any particular time or at all.
From May 27, 2010 through November 30, 2017, the Company was party to a secured syndicated revolving credit facility with certain lenders party thereto from time to time and ING Capital LLC, as administrative agent (as amended, the “Prior ING Facility”). In connection with the entry into the ING Credit Agreement, the Company repaid all outstanding borrowings under the Prior ING Facility following which the Prior ING Facility was terminated. Obligations under the Prior ING Facility would have otherwise matured on August 6, 2018. During the three months ended December 31, 2017, the Company expensed $0.2 million of unamortized deferred financing costs related to the Prior ING Facility.
As of December 31, 2017, the Company had $205.0 million of borrowings outstanding under the ING facility, which had a fair value of $205.0 million. The Company's borrowings under the ING facility bore interest at a weighted average interest rate of 3.961% for the period from November 30, 2017 to December 31, 2017. As of September 30, 2017, the Company had $226.5 million of borrowings outstanding under the Prior ING Facility. The Company’s borrowings under the Prior ING Facility bore interest at a weighted average interest rate of 3.705% and 2.945% for the period from October 1, 2017 to November 30, 2017 and the three months ended December 31, 2016, respectively. For the three months ended December 31, 2017, the Company recorded interest expense of $2.7 million, in the aggregate, related to the Prior ING Facility and the ING facility. For the three months ended December 31, 2016, the Company recorded interest expense of $4.2 million related to the Prior ING Facility.
Sumitomo Facility
On September 16, 2011, Funding II, a consolidated wholly-owned bankruptcy remote, special purpose subsidiary of the Company, entered into a Loan and Servicing Agreement (as subsequently amended, the "Sumitomo Agreement"), as amended from time to time, with respect to a credit facility ("Sumitomo facility") with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation ("SMBC"), an affiliate of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., as administrative agent, and each of the lenders from time to time party thereto.
Prior to its termination on November 24, 2017, the Sumitomo facility permitted up to $125 million of borrowings (subject to collateral requirements). Borrowings under the Sumitomo facility bore interest at a rate of either (i) LIBOR (1-month) plus 2.00% per annum, with no LIBOR floor, if the borrowings under the Sumitomo facility were greater than 35% of the aggregate available borrowings under the Sumitomo facility or (ii) LIBOR (1-month) plus 2.25% per annum, if the borrowings under the Sumitomo Facility were less than or equal to 35% of the aggregate available borrowings under the Sumitomo facility. The period during which the Company could have made and reinvested borrowings under the facility expired on September 16, 2017. On November 24, 2017, Funding II, as the borrower under the Sumitomo facility, repaid all outstanding borrowings thereunder, following which the Sumitomo facility was terminated. Obligations under the Sumitomo facility would have otherwise matured on the earlier of August 6, 2018 or the date on which the Prior ING Facility was repaid, refinanced or terminated. As of December 31, 2017, the Company had no borrowings outstanding under the Sumitomo facility. During the three months ended December 31, 2017, the Company expensed $0.5 million of unamortized deferred financing costs related to the Sumitomo Facility.
The Company's borrowings under the Sumitomo facility bore interest at a weighted average interest rate of 3.501% and 2.784% for the period from October 1, 2017 through termination on November 24, 2017 and the three months ended December 31, 2016, respectively. For the three months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company recorded interest expense of $0.7 million, including $0.6 million of debt issuance costs that were expensed, and $0.6 million, respectively, related to the Sumitomo facility.

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OAKTREE SPECIALTY LENDING CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts, percentages and as otherwise indicated)





SBIC Subsidiaries
On February 3, 2010, the Company's consolidated, wholly-owned subsidiary, FSMP IV, received a license, effective February 1, 2010, from the SBA to operate as an SBIC under Section 301(c) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended. On May 15, 2012, the Company's consolidated, wholly-owned subsidiary, FSMP V, received a license, effective May 10, 2012, from the SBA to operate as an SBIC.
As of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017, FSMP IV and FSMP V had no SBA-guaranteed debentures outstanding, and the Company had commenced actions to surrender the license for FSMP IV and FSMP V to the SBA. During the year ended September 30, 2017, FSMP IV and FSMP V repaid all SBA-guaranteed debentures outstanding. On January 17, 2018, the SBA approved FSMP IV's and FSMP V's requests to surrender its licenses.
During the three months ended December 31, 2016, the SBA-guaranteed debentures held by the SBIC subsidiaries outstanding carried a weighted average interest rate of 3.348% (excluding the SBA annual charge). For the three months ended December 31, 2016, the Company recorded aggregate interest expense of $2.2 million related to the SBA-guaranteed debentures of both SBIC subsidiaries.
The Company has received exemptive relief from the SEC to permit it to exclude the debt of the SBIC subsidiaries guaranteed by the SBA from the definition of senior securities in the Company's 200% asset coverage test under the 1940 Act. This allows the Company increased flexibility under the 200% asset coverage test by permitting it to borrow more than it would otherwise be able to under the 1940 Act absent the receipt of this exemptive relief.
As of December 31, 2017, except for assets that were funded through the Company's SBIC subsidiaries, substantially all of the Company's assets were pledged as collateral under the ING facility.
See Notes 13 through 14 for discussion of additional debt obligations of the Company.

Note 7. Interest and Dividend Income
See Note 2 "Investment Income" for a description of the Company's accounting treatment of investment income.
 
Accumulated PIK interest activity for the three months ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 was as follows:
 
 
Three months ended
December 31, 2017
 
Three months ended
December 31, 2016
PIK balance at beginning of period
 
$
69,417

 
$
62,631

Gross PIK interest accrued
 
8,046

 
5,046

PIK income reserves (1)
 
(6,179
)
 
(2,209
)
PIK interest received in cash
 
(1,103
)
 
(3,434
)
PIK balance at end of period
 
$
70,181

 
$
62,034

 ___________________
(1)
PIK income is generally reserved for when a loan is placed on PIK non-accrual status.

As of each of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017, there were eight investments on which the Company had stopped accruing cash and/or PIK interest or OID income. The percentages of the Company's debt investments at cost and fair value by accrual status as of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017 were as follows: 
 
 
December 31, 2017
 
September 30, 2017
 
 
Cost
 
% of Debt
Portfolio
 
Fair
Value
 
% of Debt
Portfolio
 
Cost
 
% of Debt
Portfolio
 
Fair
Value
 
% of Debt
Portfolio
Accrual
 
$
1,258,056

 
85.49
%
 
$
1,258,658

 
96.81
%
 
$
1,344,535

 
86.46
%
 
$
1,357,794

 
95.29
%
PIK non-accrual (1)
 
12,661

 
0.86

 
—

 
—

 
10,227

 
0.66

 
379

 
0.03

Cash non-accrual (2)
 
200,859

 
13.65

 
41,457

 
3.19

 
200,210

 
12.88

 
66,636

 
4.68

Total
 
$
1,471,576

 
100.00
%
 
$
1,300,115

 
100.00
%
 
$
1,554,972

 
100.00
%
 
$
1,424,809

 
100.00
%

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OAKTREE SPECIALTY LENDING CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts, percentages and as otherwise indicated)





 ___________________
(1)
PIK non-accrual status is inclusive of other non-cash income, where applicable.
(2)
Cash non-accrual status is inclusive of PIK and other non-cash income, where applicable.

 Note 8. Taxable/Distributable Income and Dividend Distributions
Taxable income differs from net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations primarily due to: (1) unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and secured borrowings, as gains and losses are not included in taxable income until they are realized; (2) origination and exit fees received in connection with investments in portfolio companies; (3) organizational and deferred offering costs; (4) recognition of interest income on certain loans; (5) income or loss recognition on exited investments; and (6) certain items related to investments in controlled foreign corporations.
Listed below is a reconciliation of "net decrease in net assets resulting from operations" to taxable income for the three months ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016.
 
 
Three months ended
December 31,
2017
 
Three months ended
December 31,
2016
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations
 
$
(30,441
)
 
$
(74,242
)
Net unrealized depreciation on investments and secured borrowings
 
43,472

 
74,440

Book/tax difference due to loan fees
 
264

 
16

Book/tax difference due to exit fees
 
—

 
1,081

Book/tax difference due to organizational and deferred offering costs
 
(22
)
 
(22
)
Book/tax difference due to interest income on certain loans
 
—

 
(168
)
Book/tax difference due to capital losses not recognized
 
591

 
24,206

Other book/tax differences
 
(1,206
)
 
(1,871
)
Taxable/Distributable Income(1)
 
$
12,658

 
$
23,440

__________ 
(1) The Company's taxable income for the three months ended December 31, 2017 is an estimate and will not be finally determined until the Company files its tax return for the Company's anticipated fiscal and taxable year ending September 30, 2018. Therefore, the final taxable income may be different than the estimate.
As of September 30, 2017, the components of accumulated undistributed income on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income, net
$
24,409

Net realized capital losses
465,077

Unrealized losses, net
97,839

The Company uses the liability method to account for its taxable subsidiaries' income taxes. Using this method, the Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for the estimated future tax effects attributable to temporary differences between financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities. In addition, the Company recognizes deferred tax benefits associated with net loss carry forwards that it may use to offset future tax obligations. The Company measures deferred tax assets and liabilities using the enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which it expects to recover or settle those temporary differences.
The Company is permitted to carry forward net capital losses, if any, incurred in taxable years beginning with the Company's taxable year ended September 30, 2012 for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred during such taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in taxable years ended prior to the Company’s taxable year ended September 30, 2012, which are subject to an expiration date. As a result of the ordering rule, capital loss carryforwards from the Company’s taxable year ended prior to its taxable year ended September 30, 2012 may be more likely to expire unused than under previous tax law.
As of September 30, 2017, the Company had net capital loss carryforwards of $466.6 million to offset net capital gains, to the extent available and permitted by U.S. federal income tax law. Of the capital loss carryforwards, $1.5 million expired on September 30, 2017, $10.3 million will expire on September 30, 2019 and $454.8 million will not expire, of which $71.5 million are available to offset future short-term capital gains and $384.3 million are available to offset future long-term capital gains.

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OAKTREE SPECIALTY LENDING CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts, percentages and as otherwise indicated)





As a RIC, the Company is also subject to a U.S. federal excise tax based on distributive requirements of its taxable income on a calendar year basis. The Company did not incur a U.S. federal excise tax for calendar years 2015 and 2016 and does not expect to incur a U.S. federal excise tax for calendar year 2017.
The aggregate cost of investments for income tax purposes was $1.8 billion as of September 30, 2017. As of September 30, 2017, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there was an excess of value over cost for income tax purposes was $51.7 million. As of September 30, 2017, the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there was an excess of cost for income tax purposes over value was $277.8 million. Net unrealized depreciation based on the aggregate cost of investments for income tax purposes was $226.1 million.
    
Note 9. Realized Gains or Losses and Net Unrealized Appreciation or Depreciation on Investments and Secured Borrowings
Realized Gains or Losses
Realized gains or losses are measured by the difference between the net proceeds from the sale or redemption and the cost basis of the investment without regard to unrealized appreciation or depreciation previously recognized, and include investments written-off during the period, net of recoveries. Realized losses may also be recorded in connection with the Company's determination that certain investments are considered worthless securities and/or meet the conditions for loss recognition per the applicable tax rules.
During the three months ended December 31, 2017, the Company recorded an aggregate net realized loss of $0.3 million in connection with the sale of various debt investments in the open market.
During the three months ended December 31, 2016, the Company recorded an aggregate net realized loss of $23.1 million, which consisted of the following:
($ in millions)
 
Portfolio Company
Net Realized Gain (Loss)
First Star Aviation, LLC
$
(3.8
)
Ansira Partners, Inc.
0.4

Senior Loan Fund JV I, LLC
(19.9
)
Other, net
0.2

Total, net
$
(23.1
)
Net Unrealized Appreciation or Depreciation on Investments and Secured Borrowings
Net unrealized appreciation or depreciation reflects the net change in the valuation of the portfolio pursuant to the Company's valuation guidelines and the reclassification of any prior period unrealized appreciation or depreciation.
During the three months ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company recorded net unrealized depreciation on investments and secured borrowings of $43.5 million and $74.4 million, respectively. For the three months ended December 31, 2017, this consisted of $39.0 million of net unrealized depreciation on debt investments, $3.8 million of net unrealized depreciation on equity investments and $2.3 million of net reclassifications to realized gains (resulting in unrealized depreciation), offset by $1.6 million of net unrealized depreciation of secured borrowings. For the three months ended December 31, 2016, the Company's net unrealized depreciation consisted of $81.2 million of net unrealized depreciation on debt investments, $9.6 million of net unrealized depreciation on equity investments and $0.1 million of net unrealized appreciation on secured borrowings, offset by $16.5 million of net reclassifications to realized losses (resulting in unrealized appreciation).
Note 10. Concentration of Credit Risks
The Company deposits its cash with financial institutions and at times such balances may be in excess of the FDIC insurance limit. The Company limits its exposure to credit loss by depositing its cash with high credit quality financial institutions and monitoring their financial stability.

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OAKTREE SPECIALTY LENDING CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts, percentages and as otherwise indicated)







Note 11. Related Party Transactions

As of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017, the Company had a liability on its Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities in the amount of $6.3 million and $6.8 million, respectively, reflecting the unpaid portion of the base management fees and incentive fees payable to Oaktree and FSM.
New Investment Advisory Agreement
Effective October 17, 2017 and as of December 31, 2017, the Company is party to the New Investment Advisory Agreement with Oaktree. Under the New Investment Advisory Agreement, the Company pays Oaktree a fee for its services under the New Investment Advisory Agreement consisting of two components: a base management fee and an incentive fee. The cost of both the base management fee payable to Oaktree and any incentive fees earned by Oaktree is ultimately borne by common stockholders of the Company.
Unless earlier terminated as described below, the New Investment Advisory Agreement will remain in effect until October 17, 2019 and thereafter from year-to-year if approved annually by the Board of Directors of the Company or by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Company’s outstanding voting securities, including, in either case, approval by a majority of the directors of the Company who are not interested persons. The New Investment Advisory Agreement will automatically terminate in the event of its assignment. The New Investment Advisory Agreement may be terminated by either party without penalty upon 60 days’ written notice to the other. The New Investment Advisory Agreement may also be terminated, without penalty, upon the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Company.
Base Management Fee

Under the New Investment Advisory Agreement, the base management fee on total gross assets, including any investment made with borrowings, but excluding cash and cash equivalents, is 1.50%. The base management fee is payable quarterly in arrears and the fee for any partial month or quarter is appropriately prorated.
For the period from October 17, 2017 to December 31, 2017, the base management fee (net of waivers) incurred under the New Investment Advisory Agreement was $4.4 million, which was payable to Oaktree. For the period from October 17, 2017 to December 31, 2017, Oaktree voluntarily and irrevocably waived a portion of the base management fee, which resulted in waivers of less than $0.1 million.
Incentive Fee

The incentive fee consists of two parts. Under the New Investment Advisory Agreement, the first part of the incentive fee (the “incentive fee on income”) is calculated and payable quarterly in arrears based upon the “pre-incentive fee net investment income” of the Company for the immediately preceding quarter. The payment of the incentive fee on income is subject to payment of a preferred return to investors each quarter (i.e., a “hurdle rate”), expressed as a rate of return on the value of the Company’s net assets at the end of the most recently completed quarter, of 1.50%, subject to a “catch up” feature.

For this purpose, “pre-incentive fee net investment income” means interest income, dividend income and any other income (including any other fees such as commitment, origination, structuring, diligence and consulting fees or other fees that the Company receives from portfolio companies, other than fees for providing managerial assistance) accrued during the fiscal quarter, minus the Company’s operating expenses for the quarter (including the base management fee, expenses payable under the New Administration Agreement and any interest expense and dividends 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 OID debt, instruments with 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.

Under the New Investment Advisory Agreement, the calculation of the incentive fee on income for each quarter is as follows:


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OAKTREE SPECIALTY LENDING CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts, percentages and as otherwise indicated)





•
No incentive fee is payable to Oaktree in any quarter in which the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income does not exceed the preferred return rate of 1.50% (the “preferred return”) on net assets;
•
100% of the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income, if any, that exceeds the preferred return but is less than or equal to 1.8182% in any fiscal quarter is payable to Oaktree. This portion of the incentive fee on income is referred to as the “catch-up” provision, and it is intended to provide Oaktree with an incentive fee of 17.5% on all of the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income when the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income exceeds 1.8182% on net assets in any fiscal quarter; and
•
For any quarter in which the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income exceeds 1.8182% on net assets, the subordinated incentive fee on income is equal to 17.5% of the amount of the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income, as the preferred return and catch-up will have been achieved.

There is no accumulation of amounts on the hurdle rate from quarter to quarter and accordingly there is no clawback of amounts previously paid if subsequent quarters are below the quarterly hurdle.

For the period from October 17, 2017 to December 31, 2017, the first part of the incentive fee (net of waivers) incurred under the New Investment Advisory Agreement was $0.7 million. To ensure compliance of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, Oaktree entered into a two-year contractual fee waiver with the Company that will waive, to the extent necessary, any management or incentive fees payable under the New Investment Advisory Agreement that exceed what would have been paid to the Former Adviser in the aggregate under the Former Investment Advisory Agreement. Amounts potentially subject to waiver are accrued quarterly on a cumulative basis and, to the extent required, any fees will be waived or reimbursed as soon as practicable after the end of the two-year period. As of December 31, 2017, Oaktree had accrued an aggregate amount of $0.1 million of incentive fees potentially subject to waiver.

Under the New Investment Advisory Agreement, the second part of the incentive fee will be determined and payable in arrears as of the end of each fiscal year (or upon termination of the investment advisory agreement, as of the termination date) commencing with the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019 and will equal 17.5% of the Company’s realized capital gains, if any, on a cumulative basis from the beginning of the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019 through the end of each fiscal year, computed net of all realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation on a cumulative basis, less the aggregate amount of any previously paid capital gain incentive fees under the New Investment Advisory Agreement. Any realized capital gains, realized capital losses, unrealized capital appreciation and unrealized capital depreciation with respect to the Company’s portfolio as of the end of the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018 will be excluded from the calculations of the second part of the incentive fee.
Indemnification

The New Investment Advisory agreement provides that, absent willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of their respective duties or by reason of the reckless disregard of their respective duties and obligations, Oaktree and its officers, managers, partners, members (and their members, including the owners of their members), agents, employees, controlling persons 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 Investment Adviser's services under the investment advisory agreement or otherwise as the Investment Adviser.
Collection and Disbursement of Fees Owed to FSM

Under the Former Investment Advisory Agreement described below, both the base management fee and incentive fee on income were calculated and paid to FSM at the end of each quarter. In order to ensure that FSM receives the compensation earned during the quarter ending December 31, 2017, the initial payment of the base management fee and incentive fee on income under the New Investment Advisory Agreement will cover the entire quarter in which the New Investment Advisory Agreement became effective, and be calculated at a blended rate that will reflect fee rates under the respective investment advisory agreements for the portion of the quarter in which FSM and Oaktree were serving as investment adviser. This structure will allow Oaktree to pay FSM in early 2018, the pro rata portion of the fees that were earned by, but not paid to, FSM for services rendered to the Company prior to October 17, 2017.
Former Investment Advisory Agreement

The following is a description of the fourth amended and restated investment advisory agreement between FSM and the Company (the “Former Investment Advisory Agreement”), which was terminated on October 17, 2017. The Former Investment Advisory Agreement, dated March 20, 2017, was effective January 1, 2017 through its termination on October 17, 2017. The Former Investment

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Advisory Agreement amended and restated the Company’s third amended and restated investment advisory agreement with FSM, which was effective as of January 1, 2016, to impose a total return hurdle provision and reduce the “preferred return.”

Through October 17, 2017, the Company paid FSM a fee for its services under the Former Investment Advisory Agreement consisting of two components: a base management fee and an incentive fee. The cost of both the base management fee paid to FSM and any incentive fees earned by FSM were ultimately borne by common stockholders of the Company.
Base Management Fee

As of January 1, 2016, the base management fee was calculated at an annual rate of 1.75% of the Company’s gross assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes but excluding cash and cash equivalents. The base management fee was payable quarterly in arrears and the fee for any partial month or quarter was appropriately prorated.

For the period from October 1, 2017 to October 17, 2017 and the three months ended December 31, 2016, the base management fee incurred under the investment advisory agreements with FSM was $1.1 million (net of waivers) and $8.6 (net of waivers), respectively, all of which were payable to FSM. For the period from October 1, 2017 to October 17, 2017 and the three months ended December 31, 2016, FSM voluntarily waived a portion of the base management fee, which resulted in waivers of less than $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively.
Incentive Fee

The incentive fee paid to FSM had two parts. The first part was calculated and payable quarterly in arrears based on the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income for the immediately preceding fiscal quarter. Pre-incentive fee net investment income, expressed as a rate of return on the value of the Company’s net assets at the end of the immediately preceding quarter, was compared to a “hurdle rate” of 1.75% per quarter (2% for periods prior to January 1, 2017), subject to a “catch-up” provision measured as of the end of each quarter. The Company’s net investment income used to calculate this part of the incentive fee was also included in the amount of its gross assets used to calculate the 1.75% base management fee. The operation of the incentive fee with respect to the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income for each quarter was as follows:
 
•
No incentive fee was payable to FSM in any fiscal quarter in which the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income did not exceed the preferred return rate of 1.75% (2% for periods prior to January 1, 2017) (the “preferred return”);
•
100% of the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income, if any, that exceeded the preferred return rate but was less than or equal to 2.1875% (2.5% for periods prior to January 1, 2017) in any fiscal quarter was payable to FSM. This portion of the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income (which exceeds the preferred return rate but is less than or equal to 2.1875% (2.5% for periods prior to January 1, 2017)) is referred to as the “catch-up.” The “catch-up” provision was intended to provide FSM with an incentive fee of 20% on all of the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income as if a preferred return rate did not apply when the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income exceeded 2.1875% in any quarter (2.5% for periods prior to January 1, 2017); and
•
For any quarter in which the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income, if any, exceeded 2.1875% on net assets (2.5% for periods prior to January 1, 2017) , the subordinated incentive fee on income was equal to 20% of the amount of the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income as the preferred return and catch-up would have been achieved.

From January 1, 2017 to October 17, 2017, in the event the cumulative subordinated incentive fee on income accrued for the Lookback Period (after giving effect to any reduction(s) pursuant to this paragraph for any prior fiscal quarters of the Lookback Period but not the quarter of calculation) exceeded 20.0% of the cumulative net increase in net assets resulting from operations during the Lookback Period, then the subordinated incentive fee on income for the quarter was reduced by an amount equal to (1) 25% of the subordinated incentive fee on income calculated for such quarter (prior to giving effect to any reduction pursuant to this paragraph) less (2) any base management fees waived by FSM for such fiscal quarter. For this purpose, the “cumulative net increase in net assets resulting from operations” was an amount, if positive, equal to the sum of pre-incentive fee net investment income, base management fees, realized gains and losses and unrealized capital appreciation and depreciation of the Company for the Lookback Period. “Lookback Period” meant the period commencing January 1, 2017 and ending on the last day of the fiscal quarter for which the subordinated incentive fee on income was being calculated.
There was no accumulation of amounts on the hurdle rate from quarter to quarter and accordingly there was no clawback of amounts previously paid if subsequent quarters were below the quarterly hurdle and there was no delay of payment if prior quarters were below the quarterly hurdle.

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The second part of the incentive fee was determined and payable in arrears as of the end of each fiscal year (or upon termination of the Former Investment Advisory Agreement, as of the termination date) and equaled 20% of the Company’s realized capital gains, if any, on a cumulative basis from inception through the end of each fiscal year, computed net of all realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation on a cumulative basis, less the aggregate amount of any previously paid capital gain incentive fees, provided that, the incentive fee determined as of September 30, 2008 was calculated for a period of shorter than twelve calendar months to take into account any realized capital gains computed net of all realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation from inception.
For the period from October 1, 2017 to October 17, 2017, no incentive fee was incurred under the Prior Investment Advisory Agreement. For the three months ended December 31, 2016, incentive fees incurred under the investment advisory agreement with FSM were $4.1 million.
GAAP Accruals

GAAP requires the Company to accrue for the theoretical capital gain incentive fee that would be payable after giving effect to the net unrealized capital appreciation. A fee so calculated and accrued would not be payable under either the New Investment Advisory Agreement or the investment advisory agreements with FSM, and may never be paid based upon the computation of capital gain incentive fees in subsequent periods. Amounts ultimately paid under the New Investment Advisory Agreement will be consistent with the formula reflected in the New Investment Advisory Agreement. The Company did not accrue for capital gain incentive fees as of December 31, 2017 because the capital gain incentive fee under the New Investment Advisory Agreement will not be charged until the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019.
Administrative Services
The Company entered into the New Administration Agreement with Oaktree Administrator on October 17, 2017. Pursuant to the New Administration Agreement, Oaktree Administrator provides administrative services to the Company necessary for the operations of the Company, which include providing office facilities, equipment, clerical, bookkeeping and record keeping services at such facilities and such other services as Oaktree Administrator, subject to review by the Company’s Board of Directors, shall from time to time deem to be necessary or useful to perform its obligations under the New Administration Agreement. Oaktree Administrator may, on behalf of the Company, conduct relations and negotiate agreements with custodians, trustees, depositories, attorneys, underwriters, brokers and dealers, corporate fiduciaries, insurers, banks and such other persons in any such other capacity deemed to be necessary or desirable. Oaktree Administrator makes reports to the Company’s Board of Directors of its performance of obligations under the New Administration Agreement and furnishes advice and recommendations with respect to such other aspects of the Company’s business and affairs, in each case, as it shall determine to be desirable or as reasonably required by the Company’s Board of Directors; provided that Oaktree Administrator shall not provide any investment advice or recommendation.
Oaktree Administrator also provides portfolio collection functions for interest income, fees and warrants and is responsible for the financial and other records that the Company is required to maintain and prepares, prints and disseminates reports to the Company’s stockholders and all other materials filed with the SEC. In addition, Oaktree Administrator assists the Company in determining and publishing the Company’s net asset value, overseeing the preparation and filing of the Company’s tax returns, and generally overseeing the payment of the Company’s expenses and the performance of administrative and professional services rendered to the Company by others. Oaktree Administrator may also offer to provide, on the Company’s behalf, managerial assistance to the Company’s portfolio companies.
For providing these services, facilities and personnel, the Company reimburses Oaktree Administrator the allocable portion of overhead and other expenses incurred by Oaktree Administrator in performing its obligations under the New Administration Agreement, including the Company’s allocable portion of the rent of the Company’s principal executive offices at market rates and the Company’s allocable portion of the costs of compensation and related expenses of its Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, their staffs and other non-investment professionals at Oaktree that perform duties for the Company. Such reimbursement is at cost, with no profit to, or markup by, Oaktree Administrator. The New Administration Agreement may be terminated by either party without penalty upon 60 days’ written notice to the other. The New Administration Agreement may also be terminated, without penalty, upon the vote of a majority of the Company’s outstanding voting securities.
Prior to its termination by its terms on October 17, 2017 and throughout the Company’s 2017 fiscal year, the Company was party to the Former Administration Agreement with the Former Administrator. The Former Administrator was a wholly-owned subsidiary of FSM. Pursuant to the Former Administration Agreement, the Former Administrator provided services substantially similar to those provided by Oaktree Administrator as described above. For providing these services, facilities and personnel, the Company reimbursed

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the Former Administrator the allocable portion of overhead and other expenses incurred by it in performing its obligations under the Former Administration Agreement, including rent and the allocable portion of the costs of compensation and related expenses of its Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer and their staffs. Such reimbursement was at cost, with no profit to, or markup by, the Former Administrator. The Former Administration Agreement with FSC CT was terminable by either party without penalty upon 60 days' written notice to the other party.
For the three months ended December 31, 2017, the Company accrued administrative expenses of $0.7 million, including $0.2 million of general and administrative expenses. Of these amounts, $0.2 million was due to the Former Administrator for administrative expenses incurred prior to October 17, 2017 and $0.5 million was due to Oaktree Administrator. For the three months ended December 31, 2016, the Company accrued administrative expenses of $1.4 million, including $0.9 million of general and administrative expenses, which were due to the Former Administrator.
As of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017, $1.5 million and $1.8 million was included in “Due to affiliate” in the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities, respectively, reflecting the unpaid portion of administrative expenses payable to the Former Administrator and Oaktree Administrator.

Note 12. Financial Highlights
 
 
Three months ended
December 31, 2017
 
Three months ended
December 31, 2016
Net asset value at beginning of period
 
$6.16
 
$7.97
Net investment income (4)
 
0.09
 
0.16
Net unrealized depreciation on investments and secured borrowings (4)
 
(0.31)
 
(0.52)
Net realized loss on investments and secured borrowings (4)
 
—
 
(0.16)
Distributions to stockholders (4)
 
(0.13)
 
(0.18)
Net issuance/repurchases of common stock (4)
 
—
 
0.04
Net asset value at end of period
 
$5.81
 
$7.31
Per share market value at beginning of period
 
$5.47
 
$5.81
Per share market value at end of period
 
$4.89
 
$5.37
Total return (1)
 
(8.37)%
 
(4.44)%
Common shares outstanding at beginning of period
 
140,960,651
 
143,258,785
Common shares outstanding at end of period
 
140,960,651
 
140,960,651
Net assets at beginning of period
 
$867,657
 
$1,142,288
Net assets at end of period
 
$819,595
 
$1,030,272
Average net assets (2)
 
$849,181
 
$1,090,244
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (5)
 
6.22%
 
8.48%
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (excluding fee waiver and insurance recovery) (5)
 
9.67%
 
10.60%
Effect of fee waivers (5)
 
(0.06)%
 
(0.02)%
Effect of insurance recoveries (5)
 
—%
 
(0.22)%
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (5)
 
9.61%
 
10.36%
Ratio of portfolio turnover to average investments at fair value
 
12.76%
 
8.75%
Weighted average outstanding debt (3)
 
$651,826
 
$1,168,790
Average debt per share (4)
 
$4.62
 
$8.18
Asset coverage ratio
 
230.61%
 
217.39%
 __________
(1)
Total return equals the increase or decrease of ending market value over beginning market value, plus distributions, divided by the beginning market value, assuming dividend reinvestment prices obtained under the Company's DRIP.
(2)
Calculated based upon the weighted average net assets for the period.
(3)
Calculated based upon the weighted average of loans payable for the period.
(4)
Calculated based upon weighted average shares outstanding for the period.
(5)
Interim periods are annualized.

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Note 13. Unsecured Notes
2019 Notes
On February 26, 2014, the Company issued $250.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 4.875% unsecured notes due 2019 (the "2019 Notes") for net proceeds of $244.4 million after deducting OID of $1.4 million, underwriting commissions and discounts of $3.7 million and offering costs of $0.5 million.  The OID on the 2019 Notes is amortized based on the effective interest method over the term of the notes.
The 2019 Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated April 30, 2012, as supplemented by the supplemental indenture, dated February 26, 2014 (collectively, the "2019 Notes Indenture"), between the Company and the Trustee. The 2019 Notes are the Company's general unsecured obligations that rank senior in right of payment to all of the Company's existing and future indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the 2019 Notes. The 2019 Notes rank equally in right of payment with all of the Company's existing and future liabilities that are not so subordinated. The 2019 Notes effectively rank junior to any of the Company's secured indebtedness (including unsecured indebtedness that the Company later secures) to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness. The 2019 Notes rank structurally junior to all existing and future indebtedness (including trade payables) incurred by the Company's subsidiaries, financing vehicles or similar facilities. 
Interest on the 2019 Notes is paid semi-annually on March 1 and September 1 at a rate of 4.875% per annum. The 2019 Notes mature on March 1, 2019 and may be redeemed in whole or in part at any time or from time to time at the Company's option prior to maturity.
The 2019 Notes Indenture contains certain covenants, including covenants requiring the Company's compliance with (regardless of whether the Company is subject to) the restrictions on dividends, distributions and purchase of capital stock set forth in Section 18(a)(1)(B) as modified by Section 61(a)(1) of the 1940 Act, as well as covenants requiring the Company to provide financial information to the holders of the 2019 Notes and the Trustee if the Company ceases to be subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). These covenants are subject to limitations and exceptions that are described in the 2019 Notes Indenture. The Company may repurchase the 2019 Notes in accordance with the 1940 Act and the rules promulgated thereunder. In addition, holders of the 2019 Notes can require the Company to repurchase the 2019 Notes at 100% of their principal amount upon the occurrence of certain change of control events as described in the 2019 Notes Indenture. The 2019 Notes were issued in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. During the three months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company did not repurchase any of the 2019 Notes in the open market.
For each of the three months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company recorded interest expense of $3.3 million related to the 2019 Notes.
As of December 31, 2017, there were $250.0 million of 2019 Notes outstanding, which had a carrying value and fair value of $248.6 million and $250.7 million, respectively.
2024 Notes
On October 18, 2012, the Company issued $75.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 5.875% unsecured 2024 Notes for net proceeds of $72.5 million after deducting underwriting commissions of $2.2 million and offering costs of $0.3 million.
The 2024 Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated April 30, 2012, as supplemented by the first supplemental indenture, dated October 18, 2012 (collectively, the "2024 Notes Indenture"), between the Company and the Trustee. The 2024 Notes are the Company's unsecured obligations and rank senior in right of payment to the Company's existing and future indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the 2024 Notes; equal in right of payment to the Company's existing and future unsecured indebtedness that is not so subordinated; effectively junior in right of payment to any of the Company's secured indebtedness (including existing unsecured indebtedness that the Company later secures) to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness; and structurally junior to all existing and future indebtedness (including trade payables) incurred by the Company's subsidiaries or financing vehicles.
Interest on the 2024 Notes is paid quarterly in arrears on January 30, April 30, July 30 and October 30, at a rate of 5.875% per annum. The 2024 Notes mature on October 30, 2024 and may be redeemed in whole or in part at any time or from time to time at the Company's option on or after October 30, 2017. As of October 17, 2017, the 2024 Notes were listed on the New York Stock Exchange

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under the trading symbol “OSLE” with a par value of $25.00 per note. Prior to October 17, 2017, the 2024 Notes were listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbol "FSCE".
The 2024 Notes Indenture contains certain covenants, including covenants requiring the Company's compliance with (regardless of whether the Company is subject to) the asset coverage requirements set forth in Section 18(a)(1)(A) as modified by Section 61(a)(1) of the 1940 Act and with the restrictions on dividends, distributions and purchase of capital stock set forth in Section 18(a)(1)(B) as modified by Section 61(a)(1) of the 1940 Act, as well as covenants requiring the Company to provide financial information to the holders of the 2024 Notes and the Trustee if the Company ceases to be subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act. These covenants are subject to limitations and exceptions that are described in the 2024 Notes Indenture. The Company may repurchase the 2024 Notes in accordance with the 1940 Act and the rules promulgated thereunder. Any 2024 Notes repurchased by the Company may, at the Company's option, be surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation, but may not be reissued or resold by the Company. Any 2024 Notes surrendered for cancellation will be promptly canceled and no longer outstanding under the 2024 Notes Indenture. During the three months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company did not repurchase any of the 2024 Notes in the open market.
For each of the three months ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company recorded interest expense of $1.2 million related to the 2024 Notes.
As of December 31, 2017, there were $75.0 million of 2024 Notes outstanding, which had a carrying value and fair value of $73.6 million and $75.6 million, respectively.
2028 Notes
In April and May 2013, the Company issued $86.3 million in aggregate principal amount of its 6.125% unsecured 2028 Notes for net proceeds of $83.4 million after deducting underwriting commissions of $2.6 million and offering costs of $0.3 million.
The 2028 Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated April 30, 2012, as supplemented by the second supplemental indenture, dated April 4, 2013 (collectively, the "2028 Notes Indenture"), between the Company and the Trustee. The 2028 Notes are the Company's unsecured obligations and rank senior in right of payment to the Company's existing and future indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the 2028 Notes; equal in right of payment to the Company's existing and future unsecured indebtedness that is not so subordinated; effectively junior in right of payment to any of the Company's secured indebtedness (including existing unsecured indebtedness that it later secures) to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness; and structurally junior to all existing and future indebtedness (including trade payables) incurred by the Company's subsidiaries or financing vehicles.
Interest on the 2028 Notes is paid quarterly in arrears on January 30, April 30, July 30 and October 30, at a rate of 6.125% per annum. The 2028 Notes mature on April 30, 2028 and may be redeemed in whole or in part at any time or from time to time at the Company's option on or after April 30, 2018. As of October 17, 2017, the 2028 Notes are listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the trading symbol "OCSLL" with a par value of $25.00 per note. Prior to October 17, 2017, the 2028 Notes were listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the trading symbol "FSCFL."
The 2028 Notes Indenture contains certain covenants, including covenants requiring the Company's compliance with (regardless of whether it is subject to) the asset coverage requirements set forth in Section 18(a)(1)(A) as modified by Section 61(a)(1) of the 1940 Act, as well as covenants requiring the Company to provide financial information to the holders of the 2028 Notes and the Trustee if it ceases to be subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act. These covenants are subject to limitations and exceptions that are described in the 2028 Notes Indenture. The Company may repurchase the 2028 Notes in accordance with the 1940 Act and the rules promulgated thereunder. Any 2028 Notes repurchased by the Company may, at its option, be surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation, but may not be reissued or resold by the Company. Any 2028 Notes surrendered for cancellation will be promptly canceled and no longer outstanding under the 2028 Notes Indenture. During the three months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company did not repurchase any of the 2028 Notes in the open market.
For each of the three months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company recorded interest expense of $1.4 million related to the 2028 Notes.
As of December 31, 2017, there were $86.3 million of 2028 Notes outstanding, which had a carrying value and fair value of $84.3 million and $86.9 million, respectively.
Note 14. Secured Borrowings
See Note 2 "Secured Borrowings" for a description of the Company's accounting treatment of secured borrowings.

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As of December 31, 2017, there were $13.5 million of secured borrowings outstanding. As of December 31, 2017, secured borrowings at fair value totaled $11.6 million and the fair value of the investment that is associated with these secured borrowings was $40.6 million. These secured borrowings were the result of the Company's completion of partial loan sales totaling $22.8 million of a senior secured debt investment during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014 that did not meet the definition of a participating interest. As a result, sale treatment was not allowed and these partial loan sales were treated as secured borrowings. The Company receives loan servicing fees as it continues to serve as administrative agent for this investment. As a result, the Company earns servicing fees in connection with the loans that were partially sold. During the three months ended December 31, 2017, there were no net repayments on secured borrowings. During the three months ended December 31, 2016, there were $4.5 million of net repayments on secured borrowings.
For the three months ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the secured borrowings bore interest at a weighted average interest rate of 7.91% and 8.94%, respectively. For the three months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company recorded interest expense of $0.3 million and $0.4 million, respectively, related to the secured borrowings.


Note 15. Commitments and Contingencies
SEC Examination and Investigation
On March 23, 2016, the Division of Enforcement of the SEC sent document subpoenas and document preservation notices to the Company, FSAM, FSCO GP LLC - General Partner of Fifth Street Opportunities Fund, L.P. ("FSOF") and OCSI. The subpoenas sought production of documents relating to a variety of issues principally related to the activities of FSM, including those raised in an ordinary-course examination of FSM by the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations that began in October 2015, and in the previously disclosed securities class actions and other previously disclosed litigation. The subpoenas were issued pursuant to a formal order of private investigation captioned In the Matter of the Fifth Street Group of Companies, No. HO-12925, dated March 23, 2016, which addresses (among other things) (i) the valuation of the Company's portfolio companies and investments, (ii) the expenses allocated or charged to the Company and OCSI, (iii) FSOF’s trading in the securities of publicly traded business development companies, (iv) statements to the Board of Directors, other representatives of pooled investment vehicles, investors, or prospective investors concerning the fair value of the Company's portfolio companies or investments as well as expenses allocated or charged to the Company and OCSI, (v) various issues relating to adoption and implementation of policies and procedures under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), (vi) statements and/or potential omissions in the entities’ SEC filings, (vii) the entities’ books, records, and accounts and whether they fairly and accurately reflected the entities’ transactions and dispositions of assets, and (viii) several other issues relating to corporate books and records. The formal order cites various provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Exchange Act and the Advisers Act, as well as rules promulgated under those Acts, as the bases of the investigation. The Company is cooperating with the Division of Enforcement investigation, has produced requested documents, and has been communicating with Division of Enforcement personnel. The Investment Adviser is not subject to these subpoenas.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
The Company may be a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financial needs of its companies. As of December 31, 2017, the Company's only off-balance sheet arrangements consisted of $98.7 million of unfunded commitments, which was comprised of $88.0 million to provide debt financing to certain of its portfolio companies, $1.3 million to provide equity financing to SLF JV I and $9.4 million related to unfunded limited partnership interests. As of September 30, 2017, the Company's only off-balance sheet arrangements consisted of $118.1 million of unfunded commitments, which was comprised of $107.3 million to provide debt financing to certain of its portfolio companies, $1.3 million to provide equity financing to SLF JV I and $9.5 million related to unfunded limited partnership interests. Such commitments are subject to its portfolio companies' satisfaction of certain financial and nonfinancial covenants and may involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk in excess of the amount recognized in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
A list of unfunded commitments by investment (consisting of revolvers, term loans with delayed draw components, SLF JV I LLC equity interests, and limited partnership interests) as of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017 is shown in the table below:

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December 31, 2017
 
September 30, 2017
 Lift Brands Holdings, Inc.
 
$
15,000

 
$
15,000

 P2 Upstream Acquisition Co.
 
10,000

 
10,000

 Valet Merger Sub, Inc.
 
9,326

 
9,326

 Edge Fitness, LLC
 
6,215

 
8,353

 InMotion Entertainment Group, LLC
 
5,545

 
7,544

 EOS Fitness Opco Holdings, LLC
 
5,000

 
5,000

 Dominion Diagnostics, LLC (1)
 
4,180

 
4,180

 Impact Sales, LLC
 
3,236

 
3,234

 Pingora MSR Opportunity Fund I, LP (limited partnership interest)
 
3,095

 
2,760

 WeddingWire, Inc.
 
3,000

 
3,000

 Keypath Education, Inc.
 
3,000

 
3,000

 Motion Recruitment Partners LLC
 
2,900

 
2,900

 OmniSYS Acquisition Corporation
 
2,500

 
2,500

 Ping Identity Corporation
 
2,500

 
2,500

 Datto Inc.
 
2,356

 
—

 Traffic Solutions Holdings, Inc.
 
2,248

 
2,998

 4 Over International, LLC
 
2,232

 
2,232

 New IPT, Inc.
 
2,229

 
2,229

 Refac Optical Group
 
2,080

 
2,080

 SPC Partners VI, L.P. (limited partnership interest)
 
1,862

 
2,000

 Metamorph US 3, LLC (1)
 
1,470

 
1,470

 TransTrade Operators, Inc. (1)(2)
 
1,393

 
1,052

 Senior Loan Fund JV 1, LLC
 
1,328

 
1,328

 Edmentum, Inc. (1)
 
932

 
2,664

 Riverside Fund V, LP (limited partnership interest)
 
539

 
539

 Webster Capital III, L.P. (limited partnership interest)
 
482

 
736

 Sterling Capital Partners IV, L.P. (limited partnership interest)
 
474

 
490

 Tailwind Capital Partners II, L.P. (limited partnership interest)
 
469

 
391

 Beecken Petty O'Keefe Fund IV, L.P. (limited partnership interest)
 
468

 
472

 Ministry Brands, LLC
 
375

 
1,708

 Moelis Capital Partners Opportunity Fund I-B, L.P. (limited partnership interest)
 
365

 
365

 RCP Direct II, LP (limited partnership interest)
 
364

 
364

 Cenegenics, LLC (1)
 
297

 
297

 Riverside Fund IV, LP (limited partnership interest)
 
254

 
254

 ACON Equity Partners III, LP (limited partnership interest)
 
231

 
239

 Bunker Hill Capital II (QP), LP (limited partnership interest)
 
183

 
183

 RCP Direct, LP (limited partnership interest)
 
178

 
184

 SPC Partners V, L.P. (limited partnership interest)
 
148

 
159

 Riverlake Equity Partners II, LP (limited partnership interest)
 
129

 
129

 Milestone Partners IV, LP (limited partnership interest)
 
84

 
180

 Baird Capital Partners V, LP (limited partnership interest)
 
54

 
—

 BeyondTrust Software, Inc.
 
—

 
5,995

 Thing5, LLC
 
—

 
3,000

 Garretson Firm Resolution Group, Inc.
 
—

 
508

 Sailpoint Technologies, Inc.
 
—

 
1,500

 Systems, Inc.
 
—

 
3,030

Total
 
$
98,721

 
$
118,073

 ___________ 
(1) This investment was on cash or PIK non-accrual status as of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017.
(2) This portfolio company does not have the ability to draw on this unfunded commitment as of December 31, 2017.

66
OAKTREE SPECIALTY LENDING CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts, percentages and as otherwise indicated)





Note 16. Subsequent Events
The Company’s management evaluated subsequent events through the date of issuance of the Consolidated Financial Statements. There have been no subsequent events that occurred during such period that would require disclosure in, or would be required to be recognized in, the Consolidated Financial Statements as of and for the three months ended December 31, 2017, except as discussed below:
On February 5, 2018, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.085 per share, payable on March 30, 2018 to stockholders of record on March 15, 2018.











67

Schedule 12-14
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation
Schedule of Investments in and Advances to Affiliates
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts, percentages and as otherwise indicated)
Three months ended December 31, 2017
(unaudited)
Portfolio Company/Type of Investment (1)
 
 Cash Interest Rate
 
Industry
 
Principal
 
Net Realized Gain (Loss)
 
Amount of
Interest,
Fees or
Dividends
Credited in
Income (2)
 
Fair Value
at October 1,
2017
 
Gross
Additions (3)
 
Gross
Reductions (4)
 
Fair Value
at December 31, 2017
 
% of Total Net Assets
Control Investments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Traffic Solutions Holdings, Inc.
 
 
 
 Construction & engineering
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+7% (1% floor) cash 2% PIK due 4/1/2021
 
8.70
%
 
 
 
$
36,661

 
$
—

 
$
1,088

 
$
36,568

 
$
186

 
$
(92
)
 
$
36,662

 
4.5
%
 First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+6% (1% floor) cash due 4/1/2021
 
7.70
%
 
 
 
2,000

 
—

 
37

 
1,250

 
750

 
—

 
2,000

 
0.2
%
 LC Facility, 6% cash due 4/1/2021
 
 
 
 
 
4,752

 
—

 
64

 
4,752

 
—

 
—

 
4,752

 
0.6
%
 746,114 Series A Preferred Units, 10%
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
7,700

 
—

 
—

 
7,700

 
0.9
%
 746,114 Common Stock Units
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—
%
TransTrade Operators, Inc. (7)
 
 
 
 Air freight and logistics
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 First Lien Term Loan, 5% cash due 12/31/2017
 
 
 
 
 
15,973

 
—

 
—

 
1,810

 
—

 
—

 
1,810

 
0.2
%
 First Lien Revolver, 8% cash due 12/31/2017
 
 
 
 
 
7,757

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—
%
 596.67 Series A Common Units
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—
%
 4,000 Series A Preferred Units in TransTrade Holdings LLC
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—
%
 5,200,000 Series B Preferred Units in TransTrade Holdings LLC
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—
%
First Star Speir Aviation Limited (6)
 
 
 
 Airlines
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 First Lien Term Loan, 9% cash due 12/15/2020
 
 
 
 
 
32,510

 
—

 
634

 
41,395

 
464

 
(9,348
)
 
32,511

 
4.0
%
 100% equity interest
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
3,926

 
3,011

 
—

 
6,937

 
0.8
%
First Star Bermuda Aviation Limited (6)
 
 
 
 Airlines
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 First Lien Term Loan, 9% cash 3% PIK due 8/19/2018
 
 
 
 
 
11,868

 
—

 
406

 
11,868

 
—

 
—

 
11,868

 
1.4
%
 100% equity interest
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
2,323

 
4,993

 
—

 
7,316

 
0.9
%
 Eagle Hospital Physicians, LLC
 
 
 
 Healthcare services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 Earn-out
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
4,986

 
97

 
—

 
5,083

 
0.6
%
Senior Loan Fund JV I, LLC (5)
 
 
 
 Multi-sector holdings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 Class A Mezzanine Secured Deferrable Floating Rate Notes due 2036 in SLF Repack Issuer 2016 LLC
 
6.52
%
 
 
 
100,804

 
—

 
1,754

 
101,030

 
—

 
(226
)
 
100,804

 
12.3
%
 Class B Mezzanine Secured Deferrable Fixed Rate Notes, 15% PIK due 2036 in SLF Repack Issuer 2016 LLC
 
 
 
 
 
27,463

 
—

 
1,006

 
27,641

 
—

 
(178
)
 
27,463

 
3.4
%
 87.5% LLC equity interest
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
5,525

 
—

 
(645
)
 
4,880

 
0.6
%
 Ameritox Ltd. (7)
 
 
 
 Healthcare services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+5% (1% floor) cash 3% PIK due 4/11/2021
 
6.69
%
 
 
 
39,438

 
—

 
—

 
4,445

 
361

 
(6
)
 
4,800

 
0.6
%
 14,090,126.4 Class A Preferred A Units in Ameritox Holdings II, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—
%
 1,602,260.83 Class B Preferred A Units in Ameritox Holdings II, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—
%
 4,930.03 Common Units in Ameritox Holdings II, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—
%

68

 New IPT, Inc.
 
 
 
 Oil & gas equipment services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+5% (1% floor) cash due 3/17/2021
 
6.69
%
 
 
 
$
4,107

 
$
—

 
$
67

 
$
4,107

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
4,107

 
0.5
%
 Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+5.1% (1% floor) cash due 9/17/2021
 
6.79
%
 
 
 
2,504

 
—

 
41

 
2,504

 
—

 
—

 
2,504

 
0.3
%
 First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+5% (1% floor) cash due 3/17/2021
 
6.69
%
 
 
 
1,009

 
—

 
18

 
1,009

 
—

 
—

 
1,009

 
0.1
%
 50.087 Class A Common Units in New IPT Holdings, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
736

 
227

 
—

 
963

 
0.1
%
 AdVenture Interactive, Corp.
 
 
 
 Advertising
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 9,073 shares of common stock
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
13,818

 
—

 
(7,397
)
 
6,421

 
0.8
%
 Keypath Education, Inc.
 
 
 
 Advertising
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+7% (1% floor) cash due 4/3/2022
 
8.69
%
 
 
 
19,960

 
—

 
435

 
19,960

 
—

 
—

 
19,960

 
2.4
%
 First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+7% (1% floor) cash due 4/3/2022
 
8.69
%
 
 
 
—

 
—

 
4

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—
%
 9,073 Class A Units in FS AVI Holdco, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
7,918

 
66

 
—

 
7,984

 
1.0
%
Total Control Investments
 
 
 
 
 
$
306,806

 
$
—

 
$
5,554

 
$
305,271

 
$
10,155

 
$
(17,892
)
 
$
297,534

 
36.3
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Affiliate Investments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Caregiver Services, Inc.
 
 
 
 Healthcare services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Second Lien Term Loan, 10% cash 2% PIK due 6/30/2019
 
 
 
 
 
9,752

 
—

 
265

 
9,665

 
43

 
—

 
9,708

 
1.2
%
 1,080,399 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, 10%
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
2,534

 
—

 
(373
)
 
2,161

 
0.3
%
AmBath/ReBath Holdings, Inc.
 
 
 
 Home improvement retail
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 First Lien Term Loan B, 12.5% cash 2.5% PIK due 8/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
22,552

 
—

 
864

 
22,957

 
169

 
(574
)
 
22,552

 
2.8
%
 4,668,788 shares of Preferred Stock
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
1,827

 
221

 
—

 
2,048

 
0.2
%
Total Affiliate Investments
 
 
 
 
 
$
32,304

 
$
—

 
$
1,129

 
$
36,983

 
$
433

 
$
(947
)
 
$
36,469

 
4.4
%
Total Control & Affiliate Investments
 
 
 
 
 
$
339,110

 
$
—

 
$
6,683

 
$
342,254

 
$
10,588

 
$
(18,839
)
 
$
334,003

 
40.8
%

This schedule should be read in connection with the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements, including the Consolidated Schedules of Investments and Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
______________________
(1)
The principal amount and ownership detail are shown in the Company's Consolidated Schedules of Investments.
(2)
Represents the total amount of interest, fees and dividends credited to income for the portion of the period an investment was included in the Control or Affiliate categories.
(3)
Gross additions include increases in the cost basis of investments resulting from new portfolio investments, follow-on investments, accrued PIK interest (net of non-accrual amounts) and the exchange of one or more existing securities for one or more new securities. Gross additions also include net increases in unrealized appreciation or net decreases in unrealized depreciation as well as the movement of an existing portfolio company into this category or out of a different category.
(4)
Gross reductions include decreases in the cost basis of investment resulting from principal payments or sales and exchanges of one or more existing securities for one or more new securities. Gross reductions also include net increases in unrealized depreciation or net decreases in unrealized appreciation as well as the movement of an existing portfolio company out of this category and into a different category.
(5)
Together with Kemper, the Company co-invests through SLF JV I. SLF JV I is capitalized as transactions are completed and all portfolio and investment decisions in respect to SLF JV I must be approved by the SLF JV I investment committee consisting of representatives of the Company and Kemper (with approval from a representative of each required).
(6)
First Star Bermuda Aviation Limited and First Star Speir Aviation Limited are wholly-owned holding companies formed by the Company in order to facilitate its investment strategy. In accordance with ASU 2013-08, the Company has deemed the holding companies to be investment companies under GAAP and therefore deemed it appropriate to consolidate the financial results and financial position of the holding companies and to recognize dividend income versus a combination of interest income and dividend income. Accordingly, the debt and equity investments in the wholly-owned holding companies are disregarded for accounting purposes since the economic substance of these instruments are equity investments in the operating entities.
(7)
This investment was on cash non-accrual status as of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017.


69

Schedule 12-14
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation
Schedule of Investments in and Advances to Affiliates
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts, percentages and as otherwise indicated)
Three months ended December 31, 2016
(unaudited)
Portfolio Company/Type of Investment (1)
 
 Cash Interest Rate
 
Industry
 
Principal
 
Net Realized Gain (Loss)
 
Amount of
Interest,
Fees or
Dividends
Credited in
Income (2)
 
Fair Value
at October 1,
2015
 
Gross
Additions (3)
 
Gross
Reductions (4)
 
Fair Value
at December 31, 2016
 
% of Total Net Assets
Control Investments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Traffic Solutions Holdings, Inc.
 
 
 
 Construction & engineering
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+7% (1% floor) cash 2% PIK due 4/1/2021
 
8.00
%
 
 
 
$
36,278

 
$
—

 
$
1,050

 
$
36,328

 
$
310

 
$
(360
)
 
$
36,278

 
3.5
%
 First Lien Revolver, LIBOR+7% (1% floor) cash due 4/1/2021
 
8.00
%
 
 
 
1,800

 
—

 
53

 
2,800

 
2

 
(1,002
)
 
1,800

 
0.2
%
 LC Facility, 6% cash due 4/1/2021
 
 
 
 
 
3,518

 
—

 
58

 
3,518

 
2

 
(2
)
 
3,518

 
0.3
%
 746,114 Series A Preferred Units - Granted
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
—

 
676

 
20,094

 
1,919

 
—

 
22,013

 
2.1
%
 746,114 Common Stock Units - Granted
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
378

 
—

 
378

 
—
%
TransTrade Operators, Inc. (7)
 
 
 
 Air freight and logistics
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 First Lien Term Loan, 11% cash 3% PIK due 12/31/2017
 
 
 
 
 
15,973

 
—

 
6

 
7,046

 
642

 
(6
)
 
7,682

 
0.7
%
 First Lien Revolver, 8% cash due 12/31/2017
 
 
 
 
 
8,220

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
1,335

 
(1,335
)
 
—

 
—
%
 596.67 Series A Common Units - Granted
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—
%
 4,000,000 Series A Preferred Units in TransTrade Holdings LLC - Purchased
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—
%
 5,200,000 Series B Preferred Units in TransTrade Holding LLC - Purchased
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—
%
First Star Aviation, LLC (6)
 
 
 
 Airlines
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 10,104,401 Common Units
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
(3,767
)
 
—

 
2,413

 
87

 
(2,500
)
 
—

 
—
%
First Star Speir Aviation Limited (6)
 
 
 
 Airlines
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 First Lien Term Loan, 9% cash due 12/15/2020
 
 
 
 
 
41,395

 
—

 
647

 
54,214

 
1,846

 
(14,665
)
 
41,395

 
4.0
%
 100% equity interest
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
2,839

 
—

 
(98
)
 
2,741

 
0.3
%
First Star Bermuda Aviation Limited (6)
 
 
 
 Airlines
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 First Lien Term Loan, 9% cash 3% PIK due 8/19/2018
 
 
 
 
 
11,868

 
—

 
267

 
11,851

 
58

 
(41
)
 
11,868

 
1.2
%
 100% equity interest
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
5,729

 
(130
)
 
(605
)
 
4,994

 
0.5
%
 Eagle Hospital Physicians, LLC
 
 
 
 Healthcare services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 First Lien Term Loan A, 8% PIK due 4/30/2017
 
 
 
 
 
14,175

 
—

 
286

 
13,875

 
300

 
—

 
14,175

 
1.4
%
 First Lien Term Loan B, 8.1% PIK due 4/30/2017
 
 
 
 
 
3,970

 
—

 
81

 
3,887

 
83

 
—

 
3,970

 
0.4
%
 First Lien Revolver, 8% cash due 4/30/2017
 
 
 
 
 
1,913

 
—

 
43

 
1,913

 
19

 
(19
)
 
1,913

 
0.2
%
 4,100,000 Class A Common Units
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
7,421

 
—

 
(7,188
)
 
233

 
—
%
Senior Loan Fund JV I, LLC (5)
 
 
 
 Multi-sector holdings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 Subordinated Note, LIBOR+8% cash due 5/2/2021
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
(19,857
)
 
2,859

 
129,004

 
16,546

 
(145,550
)
 
—

 
—
%
 Class A Mezzanine Secured Deferrable Floating Rate Notes due 2036 in SLF Repack Issuer 2016 LLC
 
6.76
%
 
 
 
101,030

 
—

 
171

 
—

 
101,030

 
—

 
101,030

 
9.8
%
 Class B Mezzanine Secured Deferrable Fixed Rate Notes due 2036 in SLF Repack Issuer 2016 LLC
 
 
 
 
 
24,756

 
—

 
92

 
—

 
24,756

 
—

 
24,756

 
2.4
%
 87.5% equity interest
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
—

 
700

 
13,708

 
150

 
—

 
13,858

 
1.3
%

70

Express Group Holdings LLC (7)
 
 
 
 Oil & gas equipment services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 First Lien Term Loan, PRIME+6% (1% floor) cash due 9/3/2019
 
10.75
%
 
 
 
$
12,506

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
1,193

 
$
—

 
$
(1,193
)
 
$
—

 
—
%
 First Lien Revolver, PRIME+3.5% (3.5% floor) cash due 3/4/2019
 
7.00
%
 
 
 
6,090

 
—

 
—

 
6,090

 
—

 
(5,211
)
 
879

 
0.1
%
 Last-In Revolver, PRIME+3.5% (3.5% floor) cash due 10/7/2016
 
7.00
%
 
 
 
3,000

 
—

 
53

 
3,000

 
—

 
—

 
3,000

 
0.3
%
 14,033,391 Series B Preferred Units
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—
%
 280,668 Series A Preferred Units
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—
%
 1,456,344 Common Units
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—
%
 Ameritox Ltd.
 
 
 
 Healthcare services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR+5% (1% floor) cash 3% PIK due 4/11/2021
 
6.00
%
 
 
 
31,498

 
—

 
734

 
31,039

 
459

 
—

 
31,498

 
3.1
%
 14,090,126.4 Class A Preferred A Units in Ameritox Holdings II, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
15,437

 
720

 
—

 
16,157

 
1.6
%
 1,602,260.83 Class B Preferred A Units in Ameritox Holdings II, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
1,755

 
82

 
—

 
1,837

 
0.2
%
 4,930.03 Common Units in Ameritox Holdings II, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
13,113

 
—

 
(6,925
)
 
6,188

 
0.6
%
Total Control Investments
 
 
 
 
 
$
317,990

 
$
(23,624
)
 
$
7,776

 
$
388,267

 
$
150,594

 
$
(186,700
)
 
$
352,161

 
34.2
%
Affiliate Investments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Caregiver Services, Inc.
 
 
 
 Healthcare services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 Second Lien Term Loan, 10% cash 2% PIK due 6/30/2019
 
 
 
 
 
9,573

 
—

 
293

 
9,549

 
49

 
(26
)
 
9,572

 
0.9
%
 1,080,399 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, 10%
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
4,079

 
—

 
(117
)
 
3,962

 
0.4
%
AmBath/ReBath Holdings, Inc.
 
 
 
 Home improvement retail
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 First Lien Term Loan B, 12.5% cash 2.5% PIK due 8/31/2017
 
 
 
 
 
24,015

 
—

 
1,398

 
24,268

 
416

 
(548
)
 
24,136

 
2.3
%
 4,668,788 shares of Preferred Stock
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
1,873

 
—

 
(82
)
 
1,791

 
0.2
%
Total Affiliate Investments
 
 
 
 
 
$
33,588

 
$
—

 
$
1,691

 
$
39,769

 
$
465

 
$
(773
)
 
$
39,461

 
3.8
%
Total Control & Affiliate Investments
 
 
 
 
 
$
351,578

 
$
(23,624
)
 
$
9,467

 
$
428,036

 
$
151,059

 
$
(187,473
)
 
$
391,622

 
38.0
%

This schedule should be read in connection with the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements, including the Consolidated Schedules of Investments and Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
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(1)
The principal amount and ownership detail are shown in the Company's Consolidated Schedules of Investments.
(2)
Represents the total amount of interest, fees and dividends credited to income for the portion of the period an investment was included in the Control or Affiliate categories.
(3)
Gross additions include increases in the cost basis of investments resulting from new portfolio investments, follow-on investments and accrued PIK interest (net of non-accrual amounts), and the exchange of one or more existing securities for one or more new securities. Gross additions also include net increases in unrealized appreciation or net decreases in unrealized depreciation as well as the movement of an existing portfolio company into this category or out of a different category.
(4)
Gross reductions include decreases in the cost basis of investment resulting from principal payments or sales and exchanges of one or more existing securities for one or more new securities. Gross reductions also include net increases in unrealized depreciation or net decreases in unrealized appreciation as well as the movement of an existing portfolio company out of this category and into a different category.
(5)
Together with Kemper, the Company co-invests through SLF JV I. SLF JV I is capitalized as transactions are completed and all portfolio and investment decisions in respect to SLF JV I must be approved by the SLF JV I investment committee consisting of representatives of the Company and Kemper (with approval from a representative of each required).
(6)
First Star Aviation, LLC, First Star Bermuda Aviation Limited and First Star Speir Aviation Limited are wholly-owned holding companies formed by the Company in order to facilitate its investment strategy. In accordance with ASU 2013-08, the Company has deemed the holding companies to be investment companies under GAAP and therefore deemed it appropriate to consolidate the financial results and financial position of the holding companies and to recognize dividend income versus a combination of interest income and dividend income. Accordingly, the debt and equity investments in the wholly-owned holding companies are disregarded for accounting purposes since the economic substance of these instruments are equity investments in the operating entities.
(7)
This investment was on cash non-accrual status as of December 31, 2016.

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Item 2.     Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion should be read in connection with our Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.
Some of the statements in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q constitute forward-looking statements because they relate to future events or our future performance or financial condition. The forward-looking statements contained in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q may include statements as to:

•
our future operating results and distribution projections;
•
the ability of Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., or Oaktree or our Investment Adviser, to find lower-risk investments to reposition our portfolio and to implement our Investment Adviser’s future plans with respect to our business;
•
our business prospects and the prospects of our portfolio companies;
•
the impact of the investments that we expect to make;
•
the ability of our portfolio companies to achieve their objectives;
•
our expected financings and investments;
•
the adequacy of our cash resources and working capital;
•
the timing of cash flows, if any, from the operations of our portfolio companies; and
•
the cost or potential outcome of any litigation to which we may be a party.
In addition, words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “seek,” “plan,” “should,” “estimate,” “project” and “intend” indicate forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements include these words. The forward-looking statements contained in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those implied or expressed in the forward-looking statements for any reason, including the factors set forth in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2017 and elsewhere in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.
Other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include:
 
•
changes in the economy, financial markets and political environment;
•
risks associated with possible disruption in our operations or the economy generally due to terrorism or natural disasters;
•
future changes in laws or regulations (including the interpretation of these laws and regulations by regulatory authorities) and conditions in our operating areas, particularly with respect to business development companies or regulated investment companies, or RICs; and
•
other considerations that may be disclosed from time to time in our publicly disseminated documents and filings.
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 this quarterly report, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Although we undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, you are advised to consult any additional disclosures that we may make directly to you or through reports that we in the future may file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, including annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K.
Except as otherwise specified, references to the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our,” refer to Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries.
All dollar amounts in tables are in thousands, except share and per share amounts, percentages and as otherwise indicated.
Business Overview
We are a specialty finance company dedicated to providing customized, one-stop credit solutions to companies with limited access to public or syndicated capital markets. We are a closed-end, externally managed, non-diversified management investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or the 1940 Act. In addition, we have qualified and elected to be treated as a RIC under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code, for tax purposes.
As of October 17, 2017, we are externally managed by Oaktree, a subsidiary of Oaktree Capital Group, LLC, or “OCG”, a global investment manager specializing in alternative investments, pursuant to an investment advisory agreement between us and the Investment Adviser, or the New Investment Advisory Agreement. Oaktree Fund Administration, LLC, or Oaktree Administrator or OFA, a subsidiary of our Investment Adviser, also provides certain administrative and other services necessary for us to operate. Prior to October 17, 2017,

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we were externally managed and advised by Fifth Street Management LLC, or FSM or the Former Adviser, and we were named Fifth Street Finance Corp.
We generally lend to and invest in small and mid-sized companies, primarily in connection with investments by private equity sponsors. Our investment objective is to maximize our portfolio’s total return by generating current income from our debt investments, and to a lesser extent, capital appreciation from our equity investments.
Our Investment Adviser intends to reposition our portfolio into investments that are better aligned with our Investment Adviser's overall approach to credit investing and that it believes have the potential to generate attractive returns across market cycles. We expect that our Investment Adviser will focus on middle-market companies, which we define as companies with enterprise values of between $100 million and $750 million. Going forward, we expect our portfolio to include a mix of approximately 40% to 60% of first and 35% to 55% of second lien loans, including asset backed loans, unitranche loans, mezzanine loans, approximately 5% to 15% of unsecured loans and 0% to 10% of preferred equity and certain equity co-investments. Our portfolio may also include certain structured finance and other non-traditional structures. We expect to target investments of $30 million to $50 million, on average, although we may invest more or less in certain portfolio companies. We generally invest in securities that are rated below investment grade by rating agencies or that would be rated below investment grade if they were rated. Below investment grade securities, which are often referred to as “high yield” and “junk,” have predominantly speculative characteristics with respect to the issuer’s capacity to pay interest and repay principal.
Since becoming our investment adviser, Oaktree has performed a comprehensive review of our portfolio and categorized our portfolio into core investments, non-core performing investments and underperforming investments. Certain additional information on such categorization and our portfolio composition will be included in our investor presentation to be filed with the SEC.
During the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, Oaktree also intends to rotate us out of approximately $80 million, at fair value, of investments with spreads over LIBOR of less than 4.0% and, over time, to reduce our exposure to smaller investments of less than $10 million. Oaktree will seek to redeploy capital from realization of existing investments into Oaktree-originated investments with higher yields.
During the three months ended December 31, 2017, the integration of our operational infrastructure, including accounting, valuation, compliance and information technology processes and systems, into the Oaktree platform was completed, and we believe that we will realize synergies and cost savings, including from trade settlement and internal audit functions, as a result of this integration.
Business Environment and Developments
The opportunity set in credit is still dominated by the search for yield as central banks in Japan and Europe continue their accommodative monetary policies. This glut of capital is resulting in significant inflows into sub-investment grade credit from investors, including private equity sponsors, seeking higher spreads as investment grade and highly rated sub-investment grade credit trade at close-to-historically tight levels.
During the quarter ended December 31, 2017, the spread on the BAML High Yield Single B Index ranged between 3.34% and 3.99% and was 3.69% as of December 31, 2017. In addition, during the quarter ended December 31, 2017, the Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index spread ranged between 3.70% and 3.88% and was 3.75% as of December 31, 2017. The weighted average annual yield on our portfolio of 9.0% as of December 31, 2017 compares favorably in the current environment.
We believe that the fundamentals of middle-market companies remain strong, which drove the highest lending level in three years. In this environment, we believe attractive risk-adjusted returns can be achieved by investing in companies that cannot efficiently access traditional debt capital markets. We believe that the Company has the resources and experience to source, diligence and structure investments in these companies and is well placed to generate attractive returns for investors.

New Investment Advisory Agreement with Oaktree
Upon the closing of the transactions, or the Transaction, contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement, or the Purchase Agreement, by and among Oaktree, our Former Adviser and, for certain limited purposes, Fifth Street Asset Management Inc., or FSAM, the indirect, partial owner of our Former Adviser, and Fifth Street Holdings L.P., the direct, partial owner of our Former Adviser, on October 17, 2017, Oaktree became the investment adviser to each of Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation, or OCSI, and us, and Oaktree paid gross cash consideration of $320 million to our Former Adviser. The closing of the Transaction resulted in an assignment for purposes of the 1940 Act of our investment advisory agreement with FSM, or the Former Investment Advisory Agreement, and, as a result, its immediate termination. The material terms of the services to be provided under the New Investment Advisory Agreement, other than the fee structure, are substantially the same as the Former Investment Advisory Agreement, except that services are provided by Oaktree. See “Note 11. Related Party Transactions-New Investment Advisory Agreement” and “-Administrative Services” in the notes to the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.

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In order to ensure that the Transaction complied with Section 15(f) of the 1940 Act, Oaktree and our Former Adviser agreed to certain conditions. First, for a period of three years after the closing of the Transaction, at least 75% of the members of our Board of Directors must not be interested persons of Oaktree or our Former Adviser. Second, an “unfair burden” must not be imposed on us as a result of the closing of the Transaction or any express or implied terms, conditions or understandings applicable thereto during the two-year period after the closing of the Transaction.
Critical Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation
Our Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP, and pursuant to the requirements for reporting on Form 10-Q and Regulation S-X. In the opinion of management, all adjustments of a normal recurring nature considered necessary for the fair presentation of the Consolidated Financial Statements have been made. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. We are an investment company following the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, Accounting Standards Codification, or ASC, Topic 946, Financial Services-Investment Companies, or ASC 946.
Investment Valuation
We report our investments for which current market values are not readily available at fair value. We value our investments in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, or ASC 820, which defines fair value as the amount 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. A liability’s fair value is defined as the amount that would be paid to transfer the liability to a new obligor, not the amount that would be paid to settle the liability with the creditor. ASC 820 prioritizes the use of observable market prices derived from such prices over entity-specific inputs. Where observable prices or inputs are not available or reliable, valuation techniques are applied. These valuation techniques involve some level of management estimation and judgment, the degree of which is dependent on the price transparency for the investments or market and the investments’ complexity.
Hierarchical levels, defined by ASC 820 and directly related to the amount of subjectivity associated with the inputs to fair valuation of these assets and liabilities, are as follow:
 
•
Level 1 — Unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the measurement date.
•
Level 2 — Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data at the measurement date for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
•
Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that reflect management’s best estimate of what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date. Consideration is given to the risk inherent in the valuation technique and the risk inherent in the inputs to the model.
If inputs used to measure fair value fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, an investment's level is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Our assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and considers factors specific to the investment. This includes investment securities that are valued using “bid” and “ask” prices obtained from independent third party pricing services or directly from brokers. These investments may be classified as Level 3 because the quoted prices may be indicative in nature for securities that are in an inactive market, may be for similar securities or may require adjustments for investment-specific factors or restrictions.
Financial instruments with readily available quoted prices generally will have a higher degree of market price observability and a lesser degree of judgment inherent in measuring fair value. As such, our Investment Adviser obtains and analyzes readily available market quotations provided by independent pricing services for all of our first lien and second lien, or senior secured, debt investments for which quotations are available. In determining the fair value of a particular investment, pricing services use observable market information, including both binding and non-binding indicative quotations.
Our Investment Adviser evaluates the quotations provided by independent pricing services and company specific data that could affect the credit quality and/or fair value of the investment. Investments for which market quotations are readily available may be valued at such market quotations. In order to validate market quotations, our Investment Adviser looks at a number of factors to determine if the quotations are representative of fair value, including the source and nature of the quotations. Our Investment Adviser does not adjust the prices unless it has a reason to believe market quotations are not reflective of the fair value of an investment. Examples of events that would cause market quotations to not reflect fair value could include cases when a security trades infrequently causing a quoted purchase or sale price to become stale or in the event of a “fire sale” by a distressed seller. In these instances, we value such investments by using the valuation procedure that we use with respect to assets for which market quotations are not readily available (as discussed below).

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If the quotation provided by the pricing service is based on only one or two market sources, we perform additional procedures to corroborate such information, which may include the market yield technique discussed below and a quantitative and qualitative assessment of the credit quality and market trends affecting the portfolio company.
We perform detailed valuations of our debt and equity investments for which market quotations are not readily available or are deemed not to represent fair value of the investments. We typically use three different valuation techniques. The first valuation technique is the transaction precedent technique, which utilizes recent or expected future transactions of the investment to determine fair value, to the extent applicable. The second valuation technique is an analysis of the enterprise value, or EV, of the portfolio company. EV means the entire value of the portfolio company to a market participant, including the sum of the values of debt and equity securities used to capitalize the enterprise at a point in time. The EV analysis is typically performed to determine (i) the value of equity investments, (ii) whether there is credit impairment for debt investments and (iii) the value for debt investments that we are deemed to control under the 1940 Act. To estimate the EV of a portfolio company, the Investment Adviser analyzes various factors, including the portfolio company’s historical and projected financial results, macroeconomic impacts on the company, and competitive dynamics in the company’s industry. The Investment Adviser also utilizes some or all of the following information based on the individual circumstances of the portfolio company: (i) valuations of comparable public companies, (ii) recent sales of private and public comparable companies in similar industries or having similar business or earnings characteristics, (iii) purchase price multiples as a multiple of their earnings or cash flow, (iv) the portfolio company’s ability to meet its forecasts and its business prospects, (v) a discounted cash flow analysis, (vi) estimated liquidation or collateral value of the portfolio company’s assets and (vii) offers from third parties to buy the portfolio company. We may probability weight potential sale outcomes with respect to a portfolio company when uncertainty exists as of the valuation date. The third valuation technique is a market yield technique, which is typically performed for non-credit impaired debt investments. In the market yield technique, a current price is imputed for the investment based upon an assessment of the expected market yield for a similarly structured investment with a similar level of risk, and we consider the current contractual interest rate, the capital structure and other terms of the investment relative to risk of the company and the specific investment. A key determinant of risk, among other things, is the leverage through the investment relative to the EV of the portfolio company. As debt investments held by us are substantially illiquid with no active transaction market, we depend on primary market data, including newly funded transactions and industry-specific market movements, as well as secondary market data with respect to high yield debt instruments and syndicated loans, as inputs in determining the appropriate market yield, as applicable.
In accordance with ASC 820-10, certain investments that qualify as investment companies in accordance with ASC 946 may be valued using net asset value as a practical expedient for fair value. Consistent with FASB guidance under ASC 820, these investments are excluded from the hierarchical levels.
We estimate the fair value of privately held warrants using a Black Scholes pricing model, which includes an analysis of various factors and subjective assumptions, including the current stock price (by using an EV analysis as described above), the expected period until exercise, expected volatility of the underlying stock price, expected dividends and the risk-free rate. Changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimates.
Our Board of Directors undertakes a multi-step valuation process each quarter in connection with determining the fair value of our investments:
•
The quarterly valuation process begins with each portfolio company or investment being initially valued by our Investment Adviser’s valuation team in conjunction with the Investment Adviser’s portfolio management team and investment professionals responsible for each portfolio investment;
•Preliminary valuations are then reviewed and discussed with management of our Investment Adviser;
•
Separately, independent valuation firms engaged by our Board of Directors prepare valuations of our investments, on a selected basis, for which market quotations are not readily available or are readily available but deemed not reflective of the fair value of the investment, and submit the reports to us and provide such reports to our Investment Adviser and the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors;
•
The Investment Adviser compares and contrasts its preliminary valuations to the valuations of the independent valuation firms and prepares a valuation report for the Audit Committee;
•
The Audit Committee reviews the preliminary valuations with our Investment Adviser, and our Investment Adviser responds and supplements the preliminary valuations to reflect any discussions between our Investment Adviser and the Audit Committee;
•
The Audit Committee makes a recommendation to our full Board of Directors regarding the fair value of the investments in our portfolio; and
•
Our Board of Directors discusses valuations and determines the fair value of each investment in our portfolio.
The fair value of our investments as of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017 was determined in good faith by our Board of Directors. Our Board of Directors has and will continue to engage independent valuation firms to provide assistance regarding the

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determination of the fair value of a portion of our portfolio securities for which market quotations are not readily available or are readily available but deemed not reflective of the fair value of the investment each quarter, and the Board of Directors may reasonably rely on that assistance. As of December 31, 2017, 69.2% of our portfolio at fair value was valued either based on market quotations, the transactions precedent approach or by independent valuation firms. However, our Board of Directors is responsible for the ultimate valuation of the portfolio investments at fair value as determined in good faith pursuant to our valuation policy and a consistently applied valuation process.
As of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017, approximately 94.7% and 95.4%, respectively, of our total assets represented investments at fair value.
Revenue Recognition
Interest and Dividend Income
Interest income, adjusted for accretion of original issue discount, or OID, is recorded on the accrual basis to the extent that such amounts are expected to be collected. We stop accruing interest on investments when it is determined that interest is no longer collectible. Investments that are expected to pay regularly scheduled interest in cash are generally placed on non-accrual status when there is reasonable doubt that principal or interest cash payments will be collected. Cash interest payments received on investments may be recognized as income or a return of capital depending upon management’s judgment. A non-accrual investment is restored to accrual status if past due principal and interest are paid in cash, and the portfolio company, in management’s judgment, is likely to continue timely payment of its remaining obligations. As of December 31, 2017, there were eight investments on which we had stopped accruing cash and/or PIK interest or OID income.
In connection with our investment in a portfolio company, we sometimes receive nominal cost equity that is valued as part of the negotiation process with the portfolio company. When we receive nominal cost equity, we allocate our cost basis in the investment between debt securities and the nominal cost equity at the time of origination. Any resulting discount from recording the loan, or otherwise purchasing a security at a discount, is accreted into interest income over the life of the loan.
We generally recognize dividend income on the ex-dividend date. Distributions received from equity investments are evaluated to determine if the distribution should be recorded as dividend income or a return of capital. Generally, we will not record distributions from such equity investments as dividend income unless there are sufficient earnings at the portfolio company prior to the distribution. Distributions that are classified as a return of capital are recorded as a reduction in the cost basis of the investment.
Fee Income
We receive a variety of fees in the ordinary course of business, including servicing, advisory, amendment, structuring and prepayment fees, which are classified as fee income and recognized as they are earned.
We have also structured exit fees across certain of our portfolio investments to be received upon the future exit of those investments. Exit fees are payable upon the exit of a debt security. These fees are to be paid to us upon the sooner to occur of (i) a sale of the borrower or substantially all of the assets of the borrower, (ii) the maturity date of the loan or (iii) the date when full prepayment of the loan occurs. The receipt of such fees is contingent upon the occurrence of one of the events listed above for each of the investments. A percentage of these fees is included in net investment income over the life of the loan. As of December 31, 2017, we had a receivable for $1.5 million in aggregate exit fees of one portfolio investment upon the future exit of this investment.
PIK Interest
Our investments in debt securities may contain PIK interest provisions. PIK interest, which represents contractually deferred interest added to the loan balance that is generally due at the end of the loan term, is generally recorded on the accrual basis to the extent such amounts are expected to be collected. We generally cease accruing PIK interest if there is insufficient value to support the accrual or if we do not expect the portfolio company to be able to pay all principal and interest due. Our decision to cease accruing PIK interest involves subjective judgments and determinations based on available information about a particular portfolio company, including whether the portfolio company is current with respect to its payment of principal and interest on its loans and debt securities; financial statements and financial projections for the portfolio company; our assessment of the portfolio company's business development success; information obtained by us in connection with periodic formal update interviews with the portfolio company's management and, if appropriate, the private equity sponsor; and information about the general economic and market conditions in which the portfolio company operates. Based on this and other information, we determine whether to cease accruing PIK interest on a loan or debt security when it is determined that PIK interest is no longer collectible. Our determination to cease accruing PIK interest on a loan or debt security is generally made well before our full write-down of such loan or debt security. In addition, if it is subsequently determined that we will not be able to collect any previously accrued PIK interest, the fair value of our loans or debt securities would be reduced by the amount of such previously accrued, but uncollectible, PIK interest. The accrual of PIK interest on our debt investments increases the recorded cost bases of these investments in our Consolidated Financial Statements and, as a result, increases the cost bases of these investments for purposes of computing the capital gains incentive fee payable by us to our Investment Adviser.

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To maintain our status as a RIC, certain income from PIK interest may be required to be distributed to our stockholders as distributions, even though we have not yet collected the cash and may never do so. Accumulated PIK interest was $70.2 million, or 5.0%, of the fair value of our portfolio of investments as of December 31, 2017 and $69.4 million, or 4.5%, of fair value of our portfolio investments as of September 30, 2017. The net increases in loan balances as a result of contractual PIK arrangements are separately identified in our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
Portfolio Composition
Our investments principally consist of loans, purchased equity investments and equity grants in privately-held companies and SLF JV I LLC, or SLF JV I. Our loans are typically secured by a first, second or subordinated lien on the assets of the portfolio company and generally have terms of up to ten years (but an expected average life of between three and four years). We believe the environment for direct lending remains active, and, as a result, a number of our portfolio companies were able to refinance and repay their loans during the three months ended December 31, 2017.
During the three months ended December 31, 2017, we originated $183.0 million of investment commitments in 13 new and one existing portfolio companies and funded $200.2 million of investments.
During the three months ended December 31, 2017, we received $196.4 million in connection with the full repayments and exits of nine of our investments and an additional $88.4 million in connection with other paydowns and sales of investments.
A summary of the composition of our investment portfolio at cost and fair value as a percentage of total investments is shown in the following tables:
 
 
 
December 31, 2017
 
September 30, 2017
Cost:
 
 
 
 
Senior secured debt
 
72.44
%
 
74.73
%
Subordinated debt
 
7.70

 
6.42

Debt investments in SLF JV I
 
7.65

 
7.32

LLC equity interests of SLF JV I
 
0.96

 
0.92

Purchased equity
 
6.86

 
6.40

Equity grants
 
2.91

 
2.78

Limited partnership interests
 
1.48

 
1.43

Total
 
100.00
%
 
100.00
%
 
 
 
December 31, 2017
 
September 30, 2017
Fair value:
 
 
 
 
Senior secured debt
 
75.84
%
 
78.01
%
Subordinated debt
 
6.95

 
6.06

Debt investments in SLF JV I
 
9.06

 
8.35

LLC equity interests of SLF JV I
 
0.34

 
0.36

Purchased equity
 
5.49

 
5.10

Equity grants
 
0.50

 
0.45

Limited partnership interests
 
1.82

 
1.67

Total
 
100.00
%
 
100.00
%

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The industry composition of our portfolio at cost and fair value as a percentage of total investments was as follows:
 
 
December 31, 2017
 
September 30, 2017
Cost:
 
 
 
 
 Healthcare services
 
12.48
%
 
11.98
%
 Internet software & services
 
11.95

 
15.37

 Multi-sector holdings (1)
 
10.32

 
9.87

 Healthcare equipment
 
5.94

 
5.67

 Data processing & outsourced services
 
4.81

 
4.42

 Environmental & facilities services
 
4.15

 
2.84

 Construction & engineering
 
4.10

 
3.86

 Pharmaceuticals
 
3.63

 
3.46

 Advertising
 
3.32

 
4.82

 Education services
 
3.09

 
2.85

 Airlines
 
3.03

 
3.28

 Specialty stores
 
2.77

 
3.33

 Integrated telecommunication services
 
2.45

 
1.75

 Technology distributors
 
2.04

 
—

 Leisure facilities
 
1.96

 
1.76

 Oil & gas refining & marketing
 
1.95

 
—

 Air freight and logistics
 
1.94

 
1.85

 Housewares & specialties
 
1.78

 
1.70

 Oil & gas equipment services
 
1.64

 
1.57

 Consumer electronics
 
1.48

 
1.32

 Home improvement retail
 
1.35

 
1.31

 Auto parts & equipment
 
1.26

 
1.21

 Oil & gas exploration & production
 
1.07

 
—

 Research & consulting services
 
1.02

 
2.16

 Diversified support services
 
0.99

 
1.29

 Healthcare technology
 
0.86

 
—

 Security & alarm services
 
0.79

 
0.75

 Real estate services
 
0.77

 
0.74

 Other diversified financial services
 
0.68

 
0.69

 Casinos & gaming
 
0.67

 
1.33

 Commodity chemicals
 
0.65

 
—

 Healthcare distributors
 
0.53

 
—

 Precious metals & minerals
 
0.44

 
0.42

 Trucking
 
0.42

 
0.40

 Thrift & mortgage finance
 
0.41

 
0.41

 Distributors
 
0.39

 
0.85

 Industrial machinery
 
0.39

 
0.86

 Commercial printing
 
0.36

 
0.34

 Apparel, accessories & luxury goods
 
0.31

 
0.29

 Wireless telecommunication services
 
0.30

 
—

 Restaurants
 
0.29

 
0.28

 Application software
 
0.29

 
2.93

 General merchandise stores
 
0.25

 
—

 Food retail
 
0.25

 
0.24

 IT consulting & other services
 
0.24

 
0.23

 Specialized finance
 
0.19

 
0.18

 Human resources & employment services
 
—

 
—

 Hypermarkets & super centers
 
—

 
0.68

 Computer & electronics retail
 
—

 
0.36

 Multi-utilities
 
—

 
0.35

Total
 
100.00
%
 
100.00
%

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December 31, 2017
 
September 30, 2017
Fair value:
 
 
 
 
 Internet software & services
 
13.71
%
 
17.20
%
 Multi-sector holdings (1)
 
11.58

 
10.67

 Healthcare services
 
5.41

 
6.09

 Data processing & outsourced services
 
5.04

 
4.43

 Environmental & facilities services
 
4.94

 
3.29

 Pharmaceuticals
 
4.45

 
4.07

 Airlines
 
4.14

 
3.86

 Healthcare equipment
 
4.00

 
4.73

 Construction & engineering
 
3.61

 
3.26

 Advertising
 
3.25

 
5.43

 Specialty stores
 
3.22

 
3.69

 Education services
 
2.52

 
2.48

 Integrated telecommunication services
 
2.51

 
2.03

 Leisure facilities
 
2.45

 
2.11

 Technology distributors
 
2.42

 
—

 Oil & gas refining & marketing
 
2.33

 
—

 Housewares & specialties
 
2.11

 
1.93

 Oil & gas equipment services
 
2.02

 
1.84

 Consumer electronics
 
1.83

 
1.56

 Home improvement retail
 
1.74

 
1.61

 Auto parts & equipment
 
1.53

 
1.41

 Research & consulting services
 
1.33

 
2.50

 Oil & gas exploration & production
 
1.26

 
—

 Diversified support services
 
1.14

 
1.46

 Healthcare technology
 
1.03

 
—

 Security & alarm services
 
0.92

 
0.85

 Real estate services
 
0.90

 
0.84

 Casinos & gaming
 
0.81

 
1.52

 Commodity chemicals
 
0.77

 
—

 Other diversified financial services
 
0.77

 
0.76

 Healthcare distributors
 
0.64

 
—

 Precious metals & minerals
 
0.53

 
0.48

 Trucking
 
0.50

 
0.46

 Application software
 
0.46

 
3.50

 Distributors
 
0.46

 
0.96

 Industrial machinery
 
0.46

 
0.97

 Commercial printing
 
0.43

 
0.39

 Leisure products
 
0.42

 
0.38

 Thrift & mortgage finance
 
0.40

 
0.40

 Wireless telecommunication services
 
0.36

 
—

 Restaurants
 
0.34

 
0.32

 General Merchandise Stores
 
0.32

 
—

 Food retail
 
0.30

 
0.28

 IT consulting & other services
 
0.28

 
0.25

 Specialized finance
 
0.23

 
0.21

 Air freight and logistics
 
0.13

 
0.12

 Human resources & employment services
 
—

 
—

 Hypermarkets & super centers
 
—

 
0.75

 Computer & electronics retail
 
—

 
0.42

 Multi-utilities
 
—

 
0.41

 Apparel, accessories & luxury goods
 
—

 
0.08

Total
 
100.00
%
 
100.00
%
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(1)
This industry includes our investment in SLF JV I.


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Loans and Debt Securities on Non-Accrual Status
As of each of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017, there were eight investments on which we had stopped accruing cash and/or PIK interest or OID income.
The percentages of our debt investments at cost and fair value by accrual status as of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017 were as follows:
 
 
December 31, 2017
 
September 30, 2017
 
 
Cost
 
% of Debt
Portfolio
 
Fair
Value
 
% of Debt
Portfolio
 
Cost
 
% of Debt
Portfolio
 
Fair
Value
 
% of Debt
Portfolio
Accrual
 
$
1,258,056

 
85.49
%
 
$
1,258,658

 
96.81
%
 
$
1,344,535

 
86.46
%
 
$
1,357,794

 
95.29
%
PIK non-accrual (1)
 
12,661

 
0.86

 
—

 
—

 
10,227

 
0.66

 
379

 
0.03

Cash non-accrual (2)
 
200,859

 
13.65

 
41,457

 
3.19

 
200,210

 
12.88

 
66,636

 
4.68

Total
 
$
1,471,576

 
100.00
%
 
$
1,300,115

 
100.00
%
 
$
1,554,972

 
100.00
%
 
$
1,424,809

 
100.00
%
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(1)
PIK non-accrual status is inclusive of other non-cash income, where applicable.
(2)
Cash non-accrual status is inclusive of PIK and other non-cash income, where applicable.


Senior Loan Fund JV I, LLC
In May 2014, we entered into a limited liability company, or LLC, agreement with Trinity Universal Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Kemper Corporation, or Kemper, to form SLF JV I. On July 1, 2014, SLF JV I began investing in senior secured loans of middle-market companies and other corporate debt securities. We co-invest in these securities with Kemper through our investment in SLF JV I. SLF JV I is managed by a four person board of directors, two of whom are selected by us and two of whom are selected by Kemper. All portfolio decisions and investment decisions in respect of SLF JV I must be approved by the SLF JV I investment committee, which consists of one representative selected by us and one representative selected by Kemper (with approval from a representative of each required). SLF JV I is capitalized pro rata with LLC equity interests as transactions are completed and may be capitalized with additional Class A mezzanine senior secured deferrable floating rate notes and Class B mezzanine senior secured deferrable fixed rate notes, or, collectively, the mezzanine notes, issued to us and Kemper by SLF Repack Issuer 2016 LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SLF JV I. The mezzanine notes mature on October 12, 2036. As of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017, we and Kemper owned, in the aggregate, 87.5% and 12.5%, respectively, of the LLC equity interests of SLF JV I. As of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017, we and Kemper owned 87.5% and 12.5%, respectively, of the outstanding mezzanine notes.
SLF JV I's portfolio consisted of middle-market and other corporate debt securities of 34 and 32 "eligible portfolio companies" (as defined in the Section 2(a)(46) of the 1940 Act) as of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017, respectively. The portfolio companies in SLF JV I are in industries similar to those in which we may invest directly.
SLF JV I has a senior revolving credit facility with Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, or, as amended, the Deutsche Bank I facility, which as of December 31, 2017 permitted up to $200.0 million of borrowings as of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017. As of December 31, 2017, the stated maturity date of the Deutsche Bank I facility was July 1, 2023, and borrowings under the Deutsche Bank I facility bear interest at a rate equal to 3-month London Interbank Offered Rate, or LIBOR, plus 2.25% per annum during the reinvestment period and at a rate equal to LIBOR plus 2.40% per annum during the amortization period. The reinvestment period of the Deutsche Bank I Facility expires on July 7, 2018. There was $105.1 million and $71.5 million outstanding under the Deutsche Bank I facility as of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017, respectively.
Prior to December 21, 2017, SLF JV I also had an additional $200.0 million senior credit facility with Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, or the Deutsche Bank II facility. Effective December 21, 2017, SLF JV I merged its financing subsidiaries and, in connection with such merger, terminated the Deutsche Bank II facility. As of September 30, 2017, there were $41.6 million of borrowings outstanding under the Deutsche Bank II facility.
As of December 31, 2017, borrowings under the Deutsche Bank I facility are secured by all of the assets of the special purpose financing vehicle of SLF JV I.
As of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017, SLF JV I had total assets of $284.5 million and $276.8 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2017, our investment in SLF JV I consisted of LLC equity interests of $4.9 million, at fair value, and Class A mezzanine secured deferrable floating rate notes and Class B mezzanine secured deferrable fixed rate notes of approximately $100.8 million and $27.5 million, at fair value, respectively. As of September 30, 2017, our investment in SLF JV I consisted of LLC equity interests of $5.5 million, at fair value, and Class A mezzanine secured deferrable floating rate notes and Class B mezzanine secured deferrable fixed rate

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notes of $101.0 million and $27.6 million, at fair value, respectively. In connection with the restructuring of our and Kemper’s investment in SLF JV I in December 2016, we and Kemper exchanged our holdings of subordinated notes of SLF JV I for the mezzanine notes issued by SLF Repack Issuer 2016 LLC, a newly formed, wholly-owned, special purpose issuer subsidiary of SLF JV I, which are secured by SLF JV I’s LLC equity interests in the special purpose entities serving as borrowers under the Deutsche Bank I facility described above. The mezzanine notes are senior in right of payment to the SLF JV I LLC equity interests and any contributions we make to fund investments of SLF JV I through SLF Repack Issuer 2016 LLC.
As of each of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017, we and Kemper had funded approximately $165.5 million to SLF JV I, of which $144.8 million was from us. As of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017, we and Kemper had the option to fund additional mezzanine notes, subject to additional equity funding to SLF JV I. As of each of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017, we had commitments to fund LLC equity interests in SLF JV I of $17.5 million, of which $1.3 million was unfunded.
Below is a summary of SLF JV I's portfolio, followed by a listing of the individual loans in SLF JV I's portfolio as of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017:

 
 
December 31, 2017
 
September 30, 2017
Senior secured loans (1)
 
$249,967
 
$245,063
Weighted average interest rate on senior secured loans (2)
 
7.81%
 
7.7%
Number of borrowers in SLF JV I
 
34
 
32
Largest exposure to a single borrower (1)
 
$18,251
 
$18,374
Total of five largest loan exposures to borrowers (1)
 
$77,991
 
$82,728
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(1) At principal amount.
(2) Computed using the annual interest rate on accruing senior secured loans.

SLF JV I Portfolio as of December 31, 2017
Portfolio Company
 
Industry
 
Investment Type
 
Maturity Date
 
Current Interest Rate(1)(4)
 
 Cash Interest Rate
 
Principal
 
Cost
 
Fair Value (2)
AdVenture Interactive, Corp. (3)
 
Advertising
 
927 Common Stock Shares
 

 

 
 
 

 
$
1,088

 
$
656

Allied Universal Holdco LLC (3)
 
Security & alarm services
 
First Lien
 
7/28/2022
 
LIBOR+3.75% (1% floor)
 
5.44
%
 
$
6,965

 
7,019

 
6,920

Ameritox Ltd. (3)(5)
 
Healthcare services
 
First Lien
 
4/11/2021
 
LIBOR+5% (1% floor) 3% PIK
 
6.69
%
 
5,926

 
5,638

 
721

 
 
 
 
301,913.06 Class B Preferred Units
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
302

 
—

 
 
 
 
928.96 Class A Common Units
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,474

 
—

Total Ameritox Ltd.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,926

 
11,414

 
721

 Asset International, Inc.
 
 Research & Consulting Services
 
First Lien
 
12/29/2024
 
LIBOR+4.5% (1% floor)
 
6.19
%
 
7,000

 
6,860

 
6,860

BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc.
 
Hypermarkets & super centers
 
First Lien
 
1/26/2024
 
LIBOR+3.75% (1% floor)
 
4.95
%
 
4,975

 
4,981

 
4,902

 Chloe Ox Parent LLC
 
 Healthcare services
 
First Lien
 
12/14/2024
 
LIBOR+5% (1% floor)
 
6.64
%
 
10,000

 
9,900

 
10,037

Compuware Corporation
 
Internet software & services
 
First Lien B3
 
12/15/2021
 
LIBOR+4.25% (1% floor)
 
5.63
%
 
11,126

 
11,019

 
11,213

DFT Intermediate LLC
 
Specialized finance
 
First Lien
 
3/1/2023
 
LIBOR+5.5% (1% floor)
 
6.85
%
 
10,669

 
10,433

 
10,592


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Portfolio Company
 
Industry
 
Investment Type
 
Maturity Date
 
Current Interest Rate(1)(4)
 
 Cash Interest Rate
 
Principal
 
Cost
 
Fair Value (2)
Digital River, Inc.
 
Internet software & services
 
First Lien
 
2/12/2021
 
LIBOR+6.5% (1% floor)
 
8.08
%
 
$
2,775

 
$
2,786

 
$
2,782

Dodge Data & Analytics LLC (3)
 
Data processing & outsourced services
 
First Lien
 
10/31/2019
 
LIBOR+8.75% (1% floor)
 
10.13
%
 
9,199

 
9,228

 
9,116

DTZ U.S. Borrower, LLC (3)
 
Real estate services
 
First Lien
 
11/4/2021
 
LIBOR+3.25% (1% floor)
 
4.94
%
 
6,946

 
6,978

 
6,867

Edge Fitness, LLC
 
Leisure facilities
 
First Lien
 
12/31/2019
 
LIBOR+7.75% (1% floor)
 
9.05
%
 
10,600

 
10,601

 
10,600

EOS Fitness Opco Holdings, LLC (3)
 
Leisure facilities
 
First Lien
 
12/30/2019
 
LIBOR+8.75% (0.75% floor)
 
10.12
%
 
18,251

 
18,078

 
18,433

Everi Payments Inc.
 
Casinos & gaming
 
First Lien
 
5/9/2024
 
LIBOR+4.5% (1% floor)
 
4.98
%
 
4,975

 
4,952

 
5,032

Falmouth Group Holdings Corp.
 
Specialty chemicals
 
First Lien
 
12/13/2021
 
LIBOR+6.75% (1% floor)
 
8.44
%
 
4,528

 
4,497

 
4,528

Garretson Resolution Group, Inc.
 
Diversified support services
 
First Lien
 
5/22/2021
 
LIBOR+6.5% (1% floor)
 
8.19
%
 
5,797

 
5,780

 
5,432

 Gigamon Inc.
 
 Systems software
 
First Lien
 
12/18/2024
 
LIBOR+4.5% (1% floor)
 
6.03
%
 
8,000

 
7,920

 
7,960

InMotion Entertainment Group, LLC (3)
 
Consumer electronics
 
First Lien
 
10/1/2021
 
LIBOR+7.25% (1.25% floor)
 
8.95
%
 
8,750

 
8,769

 
8,750

 
 
 
 
First Lien B
 
10/1/2021
 
LIBOR+7.25% (1.25% floor)
 
8.95
%
 
8,750

 
8,660

 
8,750

Total InMotion Entertainment Group, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17,500

 
17,429

 
17,500

 Keypath Education, Inc. (3)
 
 Advertising
 
First Lien
 
4/3/2022
 
LIBOR+7% (1.00% floor)
 
8.69
%
 
2,040

 
2,039

 
2,040

 
 
 
 
927 shares Common Stock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,391

 
815

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,040

 
3,430

 
2,855

Lift Brands, Inc. (3)
 
Leisure facilities
 
First Lien
 
12/23/2019
 
LIBOR+7.5% (1% floor)
 
9.19
%
 
18,149

 
18,132

 
18,149

Metamorph US 3, LLC (3)(5)
 
Internet software & services
 
First Lien
 
12/1/2020
 
LIBOR+5.5% (1% floor) 2% PIK
 
7.07
%
 
9,942

 
9,232

 
3,775

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC
 
Human resources & employment services
 
First Lien
 
2/13/2020
 
LIBOR+6% (1% floor)
 
7.57
%
 
4,298

 
4,255

 
4,303

NAVEX Global, Inc.
 
Internet software & services
 
First Lien
 
11/19/2021
 
LIBOR+4.75% (1% floor)
 
5.82
%
 
5,944

 
5,911

 
5,974

New IPT, Inc. (3)
 
 Oil & gas equipment & services
 
First Lien
 
3/17/2021
 
LIBOR+5% (1% floor)
 
6.69
%
 
1,794

 
1,794

 
1,794

 
 
 
 
Second Lien
 
9/17/2021
 
LIBOR+5.1% (1% floor)
 
6.79
%
 
1,094

 
1,094

 
1,094

 
 
 
 
21.876 Class A Common Units
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
—

 
420

Total New IPT, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,888

 
2,888

 
3,308

Novetta Solutions, LLC
 
Internet software & services
 
First Lien
 
9/30/2022
 
LIBOR+5% (1% floor)
 
6.70
%
 
6,102

 
6,053

 
5,937

OmniSYS Acquisition Corporation (3)
 
Diversified support services
 
First Lien
 
11/21/2018
 
LIBOR+7.5% (1% floor)
 
9.19
%
 
10,896

 
10,899

 
10,873

Refac Optical Group (3)
 
Specialty stores
 
First Lien A
 
9/30/2018
 
LIBOR+8%
 
9.56
%
 
4,111

 
4,098

 
4,111

Salient CRGT, Inc. (3)
 
 IT consulting & other services
 
First Lien
 
2/28/2022
 
LIBOR+5.75% (1% floor)
 
7.32
%
 
2,405

 
2,364

 
2,426

Scientific Games International, Inc. (3)
 
Casinos & gaming
 
First Lien
 
8/14/2024
 
LIBOR+3.25%
 
4.67
%
 
6,615

 
6,583

 
6,677

SHO Holding I Corporation
 
Footwear
 
First Lien
 
10/27/2022
 
LIBOR+5% (1% floor)
 
6.42
%
 
8,573

 
8,545

 
8,273

TravelClick, Inc. (3)
 
Internet software & services
 
Second Lien
 
11/6/2021
 
LIBOR+7.75% (1% floor)
 
9.32
%
 
5,127

 
5,127

 
5,153

TV Borrower US, LLC
 
Integrated telecommunications services
 
First Lien
 
2/22/2024
 
LIBOR+4.75% (1% floor)
 
6.44
%
 
2,034

 
2,025

 
2,045

Valet Merger Sub, Inc. (3)
 
Environmental & facilities services
 
First Lien
 
9/24/2021
 
LIBOR+7% (1% floor)
 
8.57
%
 
12,965

 
12,838

 
12,965

Vubiquity, Inc.
 
Application software
 
First Lien
 
8/12/2021
 
LIBOR+5.5% (1% floor)
 
7.19
%
 
2,646

 
2,630

 
2,626

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
249,967

 
$
255,973

 
$
239,601

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(1) Represents the current interest rate as of December 31, 2017. All interest rates are payable in cash, unless otherwise noted.

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(2) Represents the current determination of fair value as of December 31, 2017 utilizing a similar technique as us in accordance with ASC 820. However, the determination of such fair value is not included in our Board of Directors' valuation process described elsewhere herein.
(3) This investment is held by both us and SLF JV I as of December 31, 2017.
(4) The interest rate on the principal balance outstanding for all floating rate loans is indexed to LIBOR and/or an alternate base rate (e.g., prime rate), which typically resets semi-annually, quarterly, or monthly at the borrower's option. The borrower may also elect to have multiple interest reset periods for each loan. For each of these loans, we have provided the applicable margin over LIBOR or the alternate base rate based on each respective credit agreement.
(5) This investment was on cash non-accrual status as of December 31, 2017. Cash non-accrual status is inclusive of PIK and other non-cash income, where applicable.

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SLF JV I Portfolio as of September 30, 2017
Portfolio Company
 
Industry
 
Investment Type
 
Maturity Date
 
Current Interest Rate(1)(4)
 
 Cash Interest Rate
 
Principal
 
Cost
 
Fair Value (2)
AdVenture Interactive, Corp. (3)
 
Advertising
 
927 Common Stock Shares
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
1,088

 
$
1,412

Allied Universal Holdco LLC (3)
 
Security & alarm services
 
First Lien
 
7/28/2022
 
LIBOR+3.75% (1% floor)
 
5.08
%
 
$
6,982

 
7,040

 
6,976

Ameritox Ltd. (3)(5)
 
Healthcare services
 
First Lien
 
4/11/2021
 
LIBOR+5% (1% floor) 3% PIK
 
6.33
%
 
5,759

 
5,638

 
668

 
 
 
 
301,913.06 Class B Preferred Units
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
302

 
—

 
 
 
 
928.96 Class A Common Units
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,474

 
—

Total Ameritox, Ltd.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,759

 
11,414

 
668

BeyondTrust Software, Inc. (3)
 
Application software
 
First Lien
 
9/25/2019
 
LIBOR+7% (1% floor)
 
8.33
%
 
15,330

 
15,231

 
15,329

BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. (3)
 
Hypermarkets & super centers
 
First Lien
 
1/26/2024
 
LIBOR+3.75% (1% floor)
 
4.99
%
 
4,988

 
4,993

 
4,793

Compuware Corporation
 
Internet software & services
 
First Lien B3
 
12/15/2021
 
LIBOR+4.25% (1% floor)
 
5.49
%
 
11,154

 
11,041

 
11,293

DFT Intermediate LLC (3)
 
Specialized finance
 
First Lien
 
3/1/2023
 
LIBOR+5.5% (1% floor)
 
6.74
%
 
10,723

 
10,474

 
10,652

Digital River, Inc.
 
Internet software & services
 
First Lien
 
2/12/2021
 
LIBOR+6.5% (1% floor)
 
7.82
%
 
4,524

 
4,541

 
4,546

Dodge Data & Analytics LLC (3)
 
Data processing & outsourced services
 
First Lien
 
10/31/2019
 
LIBOR+8.75% (1% floor)
 
10.13
%
 
9,339

 
9,372

 
8,744

DTZ U.S. Borrower, LLC (3)
 
Real estate services
 
First Lien
 
11/4/2021
 
LIBOR+3.25% (1% floor)
 
4.57
%
 
6,964

 
6,998

 
6,990

Edge Fitness, LLC
 
Leisure facilities
 
First Lien
 
12/31/2019
 
LIBOR+7.75% (1% floor)
 
9.05
%
 
10,600

 
10,602

 
10,600

EOS Fitness Opco Holdings, LLC (3)
 
Leisure facilities
 
First Lien
 
12/30/2019
 
LIBOR+8.75% (0.75% floor)
 
9.99
%
 
18,374

 
18,182

 
18,557

Everi Payments Inc.(3)
 
Casinos & gaming
 
First Lien
 
5/9/2024
 
LIBOR+4.5% (1% floor)
 
5.74
%
 
4,988

 
4,964

 
5,039

Falmouth Group Holdings Corp.
 
Specialty chemicals
 
First Lien
 
12/13/2021
 
LIBOR+6.75% (1% floor)
 
8.08
%
 
4,610

 
4,578

 
4,610

Garretson Resolution Group, Inc.
 
Diversified support services
 
First Lien
 
5/22/2021
 
LIBOR+6.5% (1% floor)
 
7.83
%
 
5,836

 
5,818

 
5,766

InMotion Entertainment Group, LLC (3)
 
Consumer electronics
 
First Lien
 
10/1/2018
 
LIBOR+7.75% (1.25% floor)
 
9.09
%
 
8,875

 
8,884

 
8,875

 
 
 
 
First Lien B
 
10/1/2018
 
LIBOR+7.75% (1.25% floor)
 
9.09
%
 
8,875

 
8,828

 
8,871

Total InMotion Entertainment Group, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17,750

 
17,712

 
17,746

 Keypath Education, Inc. (3)
 
 Advertising
 
First Lien
 
4/3/2022
 
LIBOR+7% (1.00% floor)
 
8.33
%
 
2,040

 
2,040

 
2,039

 
 
 
 
927 shares Common Stock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,391

 
809

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,040

 
3,431

 
2,848

Lift Brands, Inc. (3)
 
Leisure facilities
 
First Lien
 
12/23/2019
 
LIBOR+7.5% (1% floor)
 
8.83
%
 
18,276

 
18,257

 
18,275

Metamorph US 3, LLC (3)(5)
 
Internet software & services
 
First Lien
 
12/1/2020
 
LIBOR+5.5% (1% floor) 2% PIK
 
6.74
%
 
9,969

 
9,481

 
3,786

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC
 
Human resources & employment services
 
First Lien
 
2/13/2020
 
LIBOR+6% (1% floor)
 
7.24
%
 
4,330

 
4,281

 
4,330

NAVEX Global, Inc.
 
Internet software & services
 
First Lien
 
11/19/2021
 
LIBOR+4.75% (1% floor)
 
5.49
%
 
5,959

 
5,925

 
5,982

New IPT, Inc. (3)
 
 Oil & gas equipment & services
 
First Lien
 
3/17/2021
 
LIBOR+5% (1% floor)
 
6.33
%
 
1,794

 
1,794

 
1,794

 
 
 
 
Second Lien
 
9/17/2021
 
LIBOR+5.1% (1% floor)
 
6.43
%
 
1,094

 
1,094

 
1,094

 
 
 
 
21.876 Class A Common Units
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
321

Total New IPT, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,888

 
2,888

 
3,209


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Portfolio Company
 
Industry
 
Investment Type
 
Maturity Date
 
Current Interest Rate(1)(4)
 
 Cash Interest Rate
 
Principal
 
Cost
 
Fair Value (2)
Novetta Solutions, LLC
 
Internet software & services
 
First Lien
 
9/30/2022
 
LIBOR+5% (1% floor)
 
6.34
%
 
$
6,118

 
$
6,066

 
$
5,950

OmniSYS Acquisition Corporation (3)
 
Diversified support services
 
First Lien
 
11/21/2018
 
LIBOR+7.5% (1% floor)
 
8.83
%
 
10,896

 
10,900

 
10,833

Refac Optical Group (3)
 
Specialty stores
 
First Lien A
 
9/30/2018
 
LIBOR+8%
 
9.23
%
 
4,623

 
4,605

 
4,623

Salient CRGT, Inc. (3)
 
 IT consulting & other services
 
First Lien
 
2/28/2022
 
LIBOR+5.75% (1% floor)
 
6.99
%
 
2,457

 
2,412

 
2,440

Scientific Games International, Inc. (3)
 
Casinos & gaming
 
First Lien
 
8/14/2024
 
LIBOR+3.25% (1% floor)
 
4.58
%
 
6,632

 
6,598

 
6,651

SHO Holding I Corporation
 
Footwear
 
First Lien
 
10/27/2022
 
LIBOR+5% (1% floor)
 
6.24
%
 
8,594

 
8,566

 
8,487

TravelClick, Inc. (3)
 
Internet software & services
 
Second Lien
 
11/6/2021
 
LIBOR+7.75% (1% floor)
 
8.99
%
 
5,127

 
5,127

 
5,153

TV Borrower US, LLC
 
Integrated telecommunications services
 
First Lien
 
2/22/2024
 
LIBOR+4.75% (1% floor)
 
6.08
%
 
3,582

 
3,565

 
3,607

Valet Merger Sub, Inc. (3)
 
Environmental & facilities services
 
First Lien
 
9/24/2021
 
LIBOR+7% (1% floor)
 
8.24
%
 
12,998

 
12,862

 
12,998

Vubiquity, Inc.
 
Application software
 
First Lien
 
8/12/2021
 
LIBOR+5.5% (1% floor)
 
6.83
%
 
2,653

 
2,636

 
2,633

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
245,063

 
$
251,648

 
$
235,526


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(1) Represents the current interest rate as of September 30, 2017. All interest rates are payable in cash, unless otherwise noted.
(2) Represents the current determination of fair value as of September 30, 2017 utilizing a similar technique as us in accordance with ASC 820. However, the determination of such fair value is not included in our Board of Directors' valuation process described elsewhere herein.
(3) This investment is held by both us and SLF JV I as of September 30, 2017.
(4) The interest rate on the principal balance outstanding for all floating rate loans is indexed to LIBOR and an alternate base rate (e.g., prime rate), which typically resets semi-annually, quarterly, or monthly at the borrower's option. The borrower may also elect to have multiple interest reset periods for each loan. For each of these loans, we have provided the applicable margin over LIBOR based on each respective credit agreement.
(5) This investment is on cash non-accrual status as of September 30, 2017. Cash non-accrual status is inclusive of PIK and other non-cash income, where applicable.
Both the cost and fair value of the Class A mezzanine secured deferrable floating rate notes of SLF JV I held by us were $100.8 million and $101.0 million as of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017, respectively. We earned cash interest of $1.8 million and $0.2 million on our investments in these notes for the three months ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. Both the cost and fair value of the Class B mezzanine secured deferrable fixed rate notes of SLF JV I held by us were $27.5 million and $27.6 million as of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017, respectively. We earned PIK interest of $1.0 million on our investments in these notes for the three months ended December 31, 2017. Prior to their repayment, the subordinated notes of SLF JV I bore interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 8.0% per annum, and we earned interest income of $2.9 million on our investments in these notes for the three months ended December 31, 2016. The cost and fair value of the LLC equity interests in SLF JV I held by us was $16.2 million and $4.9 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2017, and $16.2 million and $5.5 million, respectively, as of September 30, 2017. We did not earn any dividend income for the three months ended December 31, 2017 and earned dividend income of $0.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2016, with respect to our investment in LLC equity interests. The LLC equity interests are dividend producing to the extent SLF JV I has residual cash to be distributed on a quarterly basis.

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Below is certain summarized financial information for SLF JV I as of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017 and for the three months ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016:
 
 
December 31, 2017
 
September 30, 2017
Selected Balance Sheet Information:
 
 
 
 
Investments in loans at fair value (cost December 31, 2017: $255,973; cost September 30, 2017: $251,648)
 
$
239,601

 
$
235,526

Receivables from secured financing arrangements at fair value (cost December 31, 2017: $9,787; cost September 30, 2017: $9,783)
 
8,334

 
8,305

Cash and cash equivalents
 
28,386

 
24,389

Restricted cash
 
4,100

 
5,097

Other assets
 
4,117

 
3,485

Total assets
 
$
284,538

 
$
276,802

 
 
 
 
 
Senior credit facilities payable
 
$
105,053

 
$
113,053

Debt securities payable at fair value (proceeds December 31, 2017: $146,572; proceeds September 30, 2017: $147,052)
 
146,572

 
147,052

Other liabilities
 
27,407

 
10,383

Total liabilities
 
279,032

 
270,488

Members' equity
 
5,506

 
6,314

Total liabilities and members' equity
 
$
284,538

 
$
276,802


 
 
Three months ended December 31, 2017
 
Three months ended December 31, 2016
Selected Statements of Operations Information:
 
 
 
 
Interest income
 
$
4,728

 
$
6,759

Other income
 
—

 
308

Total investment income
 
4,728

 
7,067

Interest expense
 
5,145

 
6,014

Other expenses
 
161

 
408

Total expenses (1)
 
5,306

 
6,422

Net unrealized depreciation
 
(226
)
 
(22,473
)
Net realized gain (loss)
 
(4
)
 
22,708

Net income (loss)
 
$
(808
)
 
$
880

 __________
(1) There are no management fees or incentive fees charged at SLF JV I.

SLF JV I has elected to fair value the debt securities issued to us and Kemper under ASC Topic 825, Financial Instruments, or ASC 825. The debt securities are valued based on the total assets less the total liabilities senior to the mezzanine notes of SLF JV I in an amount not exceeding par under the enterprise value technique.
During the three months ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, we did not sell any senior secured debt investments to SLF JV I.
Discussion and Analysis of Results and Operations
Results of Operations
The principal measure of our financial performance is the net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations, which includes net investment income, net realized gain (loss) and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation). Net investment income is the difference between our income from interest, dividends, fees, and other investment income and total expenses. Net realized gain (loss) on investments and secured borrowings is the difference between the proceeds received from dispositions of portfolio investments and secured borrowings and their stated costs. Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is the net change in the fair value of our investment portfolio and secured borrowings during the reporting period, including the reversal of previously recorded unrealized appreciation (depreciation) when gains or losses are realized.

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Comparison of three months ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016
Total Investment Income
Total investment income includes interest on our investments, fee income and other investment income.
Total investment income for the for the three months ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 was $33.9 million and $51.8 million, respectively. For the three months ended December 31, 2017, this amount primarily consisted of $31.8 million of interest income from portfolio investments (which included $1.9 million of PIK interest), $1.0 million of fee income and $1.0 million of dividend income. For the three months ended December 31, 2016, this amount primarily consisted of $46.7 million of interest income from portfolio investments (which included $2.8 million of PIK interest), $3.6 million of fee income and $1.5 million of dividend income.
The decrease of $17.9 million in our total investment income for the three months ended December 31, 2017, as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2016, was due primarily to a $14.9 million decrease in interest income, which was attributable to a decrease in the size of our investment portfolio, a $2.5 million decrease in fee income, which was attributable to a higher number of advisory and structuring fees earned during the three months ended December 31, 2016, and a $0.4 million decrease in dividend income, which was attributable to lower dividend income earned on our investments in SLF JV I in the current quarter.
Expenses
Net expenses (expenses net of fee waivers and insurance recoveries) for the three months ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 were $20.6 million and $28.5 million, respectively. Net expenses decreased for the three months ended December 31, 2017, as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2016, by $7.9 million, or 27.8%, due primarily to a $3.0 million decrease in base management fees, which was attributable to a reduction in the size of our portfolio and a reduction in the base management fee rate under the New Investment Advisory Agreement, a $3.3 million decrease in Part I incentive fees, which was attributable to lower pre-incentive fee net investment income in the current quarter and a $3.6 million decrease in interest expense attributable to lower levels of outstanding debt in the current quarter, partially offset by a $1.8 million increase in professional fees.
Net Investment Income
As a result of the $17.9 million decrease in total investment income and the $7.9 million decrease in net expenses, net investment income for the three months ended December 31, 2017 decreased by $10.0 million, or 42.8%, compared to the three months ended December 31, 2016.
Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Secured Borrowings
Realized gain (loss) is the difference between the net proceeds received from dispositions of portfolio investments and secured borrowings and their stated costs. Realized losses may also be recorded in connection with our determination that certain investments are considered worthless securities and/or meet the conditions for loss recognition per the applicable tax rules.
Realized losses on investments and secured borrowings decreased from $23.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2016 to $0.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2017. For the three months ended December 31, 2016, realized losses were driven primarily by the restructuring our investment in SLF JV I and the disposition of our investment in First Star Aviation, LLC.
See “Note 9. Realized Gains or Losses and Net Unrealized Appreciation or Depreciation on Investments and Secured Borrowings” in the Consolidated Financial Statements for more details regarding investment realization events for the three months ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016.
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments and Secured Borrowings

Net unrealized appreciation or depreciation is the net change in the fair value of our investments and secured borrowings during the reporting period, including the reversal of previously recorded unrealized appreciation or depreciation when gains or losses are realized.

Net unrealized depreciation on investments and secured borrowings decreased from $74.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2016 to $43.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2017. Net unrealized depreciation for the three months ended December 31, 2017 was primarily the result of significant write-downs on our investment portfolio, including $39.9 million of aggregate write-downs on three investments. Net unrealized depreciation for the three months ended December 31, 2016 was primarily the result of significant write-downs on our investment portfolio, including $82.9 million of aggregate write-downs on four investments, partially offset by net reclassifications to realized losses (resulting in unrealized appreciation).

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See “Note 9. Realized Gains or Losses and Net Unrealized Appreciation or Depreciation on Investments and Secured Borrowings” in the Consolidated Financial Statements for more details regarding unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and secured borrowings for the three months ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016.

Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources
We have a number of alternatives available to fund our investment portfolio and our operations, including raising equity, increasing or refinancing debt and funding from operational cash flow. Additionally, to generate liquidity we may reduce investment size by syndicating a portion of any given transaction. We intend to continue to generate cash primarily from cash flows from operations, including interest earned and future borrowings. We may also from time to time issue securities in public or private offerings, which offerings will depend on future market conditions, funding needs and other factors. We intend to fund our future distribution obligations through operating cash flow or with funds obtained through future equity and debt offerings or credit facilities, as we deem appropriate.
In the future, we may also securitize a portion of our investments to the extent permitted by applicable law and regulation. To securitize investments, we would likely create a wholly-owned subsidiary and contribute a pool of loans to the subsidiary. We would then sell interests in the subsidiary on a non-recourse basis to purchasers and we would retain all or a portion of the equity in the subsidiary. Our primary uses of funds are investments in our targeted asset classes and cash distributions to holders of our common stock. We may from time to time repurchase or redeem some or all of our outstanding notes in open-market transactions, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. We generally expect to target a debt to equity ratio of 0.70x to 0.85x (i.e., one dollar of equity for each $0.70 to $0.85 of debt outstanding).
Although we may fund the growth of our investment portfolio through equity offerings, our plans to do so may not be successful. In this regard, because our common stock has at times traded at a price below our then-current net asset value per share (which has primarily been the case for several years) and we are limited in our ability to sell our common stock at a price below net asset value per share, we are currently limited in our ability to raise equity capital absent stockholder approval to issue shares of our common stock at prices below the then-current net asset value per share.
For the three months ended December 31, 2017, we experienced a net decrease in cash and cash equivalents of $7.6 million. During that period, we received $67.2 million of net cash from operating activities, primarily from $286.0 million of principal payments, PIK payments and sale proceeds received and the cash activities related to $13.3 million of net investment income, partially offset by funding $200.2 million of investments and net revolvers. During the same period, net cash used by financing activities was $74.8 million, primarily consisting of $51.0 million of net repayments under our credit facilities, $17.3 million of cash distributions paid to our stockholders, $6.2 million of payments of deferred financing costs and $0.3 million of repurchases of common stock under our dividend reinvestment plan, or DRIP.
For the three months ended December 31, 2016, we experienced a net increase in cash and cash equivalents of $61.9 million. During that period, we received $179.1 million of net cash from operating activities, primarily from $225.5 million of principal payments, PIK payments and sale proceeds received and the cash activities related to $23.3 million of net investment income, partially offset by funding $104.2 million of investments and net revolvers. During the same period, net cash used by financing activities was $117.2 million, primarily consisting of $74.9 million of net repayments under our credit facilities, $24.0 million of cash distributions paid to our stockholders, $12.5 million of repurchases of common stock under stock repurchase program, $4.5 million of repayments of secured borrowings and $1.3 million of repurchases of common stock under our DRIP.
As of December 31, 2017, we had $45.8 million in cash and cash equivalents (including $0.3 million of restricted cash), portfolio investments (at fair value) of $1.4 billion, $9.1 million of interest, dividends and fees receivable, $24.6 million of net payables from unsettled transactions, $205.0 million of borrowings outstanding under our credit facilities, $406.5 million of unsecured notes payable (net of unamortized financing costs), $11.6 million of secured borrowings (at fair value) and unfunded commitments of $98.7 million.
As of September 30, 2017, we had $59.9 million in cash and cash equivalents (including $6.9 million of restricted cash), portfolio investments (at fair value) of $1.5 billion, $6.9 million of interest, dividends and fees receivable, $58.7 million of net payables from unsettled transactions, $256.0 million of borrowings outstanding under our credit facilities, $406.1 million of unsecured notes payable (net of unamortized financing costs), $13.3 million of secured borrowings (at fair value) and unfunded commitments of $118.1 million. As of September 30, 2017, included in restricted cash was $6.8 million that was held at U.S. Bank, National Association in connection with our credit facility with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, or SMBC.

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Significant Capital Transactions
The following table reflects the distributions per share that our Board of Directors has declared, including shares issued under our DRIP, on our common stock since October 1, 2016:
 
Date Declared
 
Record Date
 
Payment Date
 
Amount
per Share
 
Cash
Distribution
 
DRIP Shares
Issued (1)
 
DRIP Shares
Value
August 3, 2016
 
October 14, 2016
 
October 31, 2016
 
$
0.06

 
$ 8.2 million
 
81,391

 
$ 0.4 million
August 3, 2016
 
November 15, 2016
 
November 30, 2016
 
0.06

 
8.2 million
 
80,962

 
0.4 million
October 18, 2016
 
December 15, 2016
 
December 30, 2016
 
0.06

 
7.7 million
 
70,316

 
0.4 million
October 18, 2016
 
January 13, 2017
 
January 31, 2017
 
0.06

 
8.0 million
 
73,940

 
0.4 million
October 18, 2016
 
February 15, 2017
 
February 28, 2017
 
0.06

 
8.0 million
 
86,120

 
0.4 million
February 6, 2017
 
March 15, 2017
 
March 31, 2017
 
0.02

 
2.7 million
 
27,891

 
0.1 million
February 6, 2017
 
June 15, 2017
 
June 30, 2017
 
0.02

 
2.7 million
 
20,502

 
0.1 million
February 6, 2017
 
September 15, 2017
 
September 29, 2017
 
0.125

 
17.0 million
 
118,992

 
0.7 million
August 7, 2017
 
December 15, 2017
 
December 29, 2017
 
0.125

 
17.3 million
 
58,456

 
0.3 million
 ______________
(1)
Shares were purchased on the open market and distributed.
On November 28, 2016, our Board of Directors approved a common stock repurchase program authorizing us to repurchase up to $12.5 million in the aggregate of our outstanding common stock through November 28, 2017. Common stock repurchases under the program were made in the open market. During the three months ended December 31, 2016, we repurchased 2,298,247 shares of
our common stock for $12.5 million, including commissions, under the common stock repurchase program. This authorization has been fully utilized.
Indebtedness
See “Note 6. Borrowings” in the Consolidated Financial Statements for more details regarding our indebtedness and secured borrowings.
SBIC Subsidiaries
As of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017, Fifth Street Mezzanine Partners IV, L.P., or FSMP IV, and Fifth Street Mezzanine Partners V, L.P., or FSMP V, had no U.S. Small Business Administration, or SBA, -guaranteed debentures outstanding, and we had commenced actions to surrender the license for FSMP IV and FSMP V to the SBA. During the year ended September 30, 2017, FSMP IV and FSMP V repaid all SBA-guaranteed debentures outstanding. On January 17, 2018, the SBA approved FSMP IV's and FSMP V's requests to surrender its licenses. Following surrender of the SBIC licenses of FSMP IV and FSMP V to the SBA, we intend to redeploy the cash previously held at these subsidiaries.
For the three months ended December 31, 2016, we recorded aggregate interest expense of $2.2 million related to the SBA-guaranteed debentures of both small business investment company subsidiaries.
ING Facility
On November 30, 2017, the Company entered into a senior secured revolving credit facility, or the ING facility, pursuant to a Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, or the ING Credit Agreement, with the lenders party thereto, ING Capital LLC, as administrative agent, ING Capital LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Bank of America, N.A., as syndication agents. As of December 31, 2017, the ING facility permits up to $600 million of borrowings and includes an “accordion” feature that permits us, under certain circumstances, to increase the size of the facility up to $800 million. Borrowings under the ING Credit Agreement bear interest at a rate equal to, at our election, either (a) LIBOR (1-, 2-, 3- or 6-month, at our option) plus a margin of 2.25%, 2.50% or 2.75% per annum depending on our senior debt coverage ratio as calculated under the ING Credit Agreement, with no LIBOR floor or (b) an alternate base rate plus a margin of 1.25%, 1.50% or 1.75% per annum depending on the Company’s senior debt coverage ratio as calculated under the ING Credit Agreement. The period during which we may make drawings under the ING facility expires on November 29, 2020, or the Revolving Termination Date, and the final maturity date of the facility will be one year following the Revolving Termination Date.
Each loan or letter of credit originated under the ING facility is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. We cannot be assured that we will be able to borrow funds under the ING facility at any particular time or at all.

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The following table describes significant financial covenants, as of December 31, 2017, with which we must comply under the ING facility on a quarterly basis:
Financial Covenant
 
Description (1)
Minimum shareholders' equity
 
Net assets shall not be less than the greater of (a) 40% of total assets and (b) $700 million plus 50% of the aggregate net proceeds of all sales of equity interests after November 30, 2017
Asset coverage ratio
 
Asset coverage ratio shall not be less than 2.00:1
Interest coverage ratio
 
Interest coverage ratio shall not be less than 2.00:1
Minimum net worth
 
Net worth shall not be less than $650 million
 ___________ 
(1) We were in compliance with all financial covenants under the ING facility based on the financial information contained in this Quarterly Report Form 10-Q for the three months ended December 31, 2017.
From May 27, 2010 through November 30, 2017, we were party to a secured syndicated revolving credit facility with certain lenders party thereto from time to time and ING Capital LLC, as administrative agent, or, as amended, the Prior ING Facility. In connection with the entry into the ING Credit Agreement, we repaid all outstanding borrowings under the Prior ING Facility following which the Prior ING Facility was terminated. Obligations under the Prior ING Facility would have otherwise matured on August 6, 2018. As of December 31, 2017, we had $205.0 million of borrowings outstanding under the ING facility, which had a fair value of $205.0 million. Our borrowings under the ING facility bore interest at a weighted average interest rate of 3.961% for the period from November 30, 2017 to December 31, 2017. As of December 31, 2016, we had $402.5 million of borrowings outstanding under the Prior ING Facility. Our borrowings under the Prior ING Facility bore interest at a weighted average interest rate of 3.705% and 2.945% for the period from October 1, 2017 to November 30, 2017 and the three months ended December 31, 2016, respectively.
For the three months ended December 31, 2017, we recorded interest expense of $2.7 million, in the aggregate, related to the Prior ING Facility and the ING facility. For the three months ended December 31, 2016, we recorded interest expense of $4.2 million related to the Prior ING Facility.
Sumitomo Facility
On September 16, 2011, our consolidated wholly-owned bankruptcy remote, special purpose subsidiary, or Funding II, entered into a credit facility, or the Sumitomo facility, with SMBC, an affiliate of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., as administrative agent, and each of the lenders from time to time party thereto. Prior to November 24, 2017, the Sumitomo facility permitted up to $125 million of borrowings (subject to collateral requirements). Borrowings under the Sumitomo facility bore interest at a rate of either (i) LIBOR (1-month) plus 2.00% per annum, with no LIBOR floor, if the borrowings under the Sumitomo facility were greater than 35% of the aggregate available borrowings under the Sumitomo facility or (ii) LIBOR (1-month) plus 2.25% per annum, if the borrowings under the Sumitomo facility were less than or equal to 35% of the aggregate available borrowings under the Sumitomo facility. On November 24, 2017, Funding II, as the borrower under the Sumitomo facility, repaid all outstanding borrowings thereunder, following which the Sumitomo facility was terminated. Obligations under the Sumitomo facility would have otherwise matured on the earlier of August 6, 2018 or the date on which the Prior ING Facility was repaid, refinanced or terminated. As of December 31, 2017, the Company had no borrowings outstanding under the Sumitomo facility.
Our borrowings under the Sumitomo facility bore interest at a weighted average interest rate of 3.501% and 2.784% for the period from October 1, 2017 through termination on November 24, 2017 and the three months ended December 31, 2016, respectively. For the three months ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, we recorded interest expense of $0.7 million and $0.6 million, respectively, related to the Sumitomo facility.

2019 Notes
For each of the three months ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, we recorded interest expense of $3.3 million related to our 4.875% unsecured notes due 2019, or the 2019 Notes. During the three months ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, we did not repurchase any of the 2019 Notes in the open market.
As of December 31, 2017, there were $250.0 million of 2019 Notes outstanding, which had a carrying value and fair value of $248.6 million and $250.7 million, respectively.
2024 Notes
For each of the three months ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, we recorded interest expense of $1.2 million related to our 5.875% unsecured notes due 2024, or the 2024 Notes. During the three months ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, we did not repurchase any of the 2024 Notes in the open market.

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As of December 31, 2017, there were $75.0 million of 2024 Notes outstanding, which had a carrying value and fair value of $73.6 million and $75.6 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2017, the 2024 Notes were listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbol “OSLE” with a par value of $25.00 per note.
2028 Notes
For each of the three months ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, we recorded interest expense of $1.4 million related to our 6.125% unsecured notes due 2028, or the 2028 Notes. During the three months ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, we did not repurchase any of the 2028 Notes in the open market.
As of December 31, 2017, there were $86.3 million of 2028 Notes outstanding, which had a carrying value and fair value of $84.3 million and $86.9 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2017, the 2028 Notes were listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the trading symbol “OCSLL” with a par value of $25.00 per note.
Secured Borrowings
We follow the guidance in ASC Topic 860, Transfers and Servicing when accounting for loan participations and other partial loan sales. Such guidance requires a participation or other partial loan sale to meet the definition of a "participating interest," as defined in the guidance, in order for sale treatment to be allowed. Participations or other partial loan sales which do not meet the definition of a participating interest remain on our Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities and the proceeds are recorded as a secured borrowing until the definition is met. Secured borrowings are carried at fair value to correspond with the related investments, which are carried at fair value.
As of December 31, 2017, there were $13.5 million of secured borrowings outstanding. As of December 31, 2017, secured borrowings at fair value totaled $11.6 million and the fair value of the loan that is associated with these secured borrowings was $40.6 million. These secured borrowings were the result of the completion of partial loan sales totaling $22.8 million of a senior secured debt investment during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014 that did not meet the definition of a participating interest. As a result, sale treatment was not allowed and these partial loan sales were treated as secured borrowings. During the three months ended December 31, 2017, there were no net repayments on secured borrowings. During the three months ended December 31, 2016, there were $4.5 million of net repayments on secured borrowings.
For the three months ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the secured borrowings bore interest at a weighted average interest rate of 7.91% and 8.94%, respectively. For the three months ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, we recorded interest expense of $0.3 million and $0.4 million, respectively, related to the secured borrowings.
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, 2017, our only off-balance sheet arrangements consisted of $98.7 million of unfunded commitments, which was comprised of $88.0 million to provide debt financing to certain of our portfolio companies, $1.3 million to provide equity financing to SLF JV I and $9.4 million related to unfunded limited partnership interests. As of September 30, 2017, our only off-balance sheet arrangements consisted of $118.1 million of unfunded commitments, which was comprised of $107.3 million to provide debt financing to certain of our portfolio companies, $1.3 million to provide equity financing to SLF JV I and $9.5 million related to unfunded limited partnership interests. Such commitments are subject to our portfolio companies' satisfaction of certain financial and nonfinancial covenants and may involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk in excess of the amount recognized in our Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
A list of unfunded commitments by investment (consisting of revolvers, term loans with delayed draw components, SLF JV I subordinated notes and LLC equity interests, and limited partnership interests) as of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017 is shown in the table below:

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December 31, 2017
 
September 30, 2017
 Lift Brands Holdings, Inc.
 
$
15,000

 
$
15,000

 P2 Upstream Acquisition Co.
 
10,000

 
10,000

 Valet Merger Sub, Inc.
 
9,326

 
9,326

 Edge Fitness, LLC
 
6,215

 
8,353

 InMotion Entertainment Group, LLC
 
5,545

 
7,544

 EOS Fitness Opco Holdings, LLC
 
5,000

 
5,000

 Dominion Diagnostics, LLC (1)
 
4,180

 
4,180

 Impact Sales, LLC
 
3,236

 
3,234

 Pingora MSR Opportunity Fund I, LP (limited partnership interest)
 
3,095

 
2,760

 WeddingWire, Inc.
 
3,000

 
3,000

 Keypath Education, Inc.
 
3,000

 
3,000

 Motion Recruitment Partners LLC
 
2,900

 
2,900

 OmniSYS Acquisition Corporation
 
2,500

 
2,500

 Ping Identity Corporation
 
2,500

 
2,500

 Datto Inc.
 
2,356

 
—

 Traffic Solutions Holdings, Inc.
 
2,248

 
2,998

 4 Over International, LLC
 
2,232

 
2,232

 New IPT, Inc.
 
2,229

 
2,229

 Refac Optical Group
 
2,080

 
2,080

 SPC Partners VI, L.P. (limited partnership interest)
 
1,862

 
2,000

 Metamorph US 3, LLC (1)
 
1,470

 
1,470

 TransTrade Operators, Inc. (1)(2)
 
1,393

 
1,052

 Senior Loan Fund JV 1, LLC
 
1,328

 
1,328

 Edmentum, Inc. (1)
 
932

 
2,664

 Riverside Fund V, LP (limited partnership interest)
 
539

 
539

 Webster Capital III, L.P. (limited partnership interest)
 
482

 
736

 Sterling Capital Partners IV, L.P. (limited partnership interest)
 
474

 
490

 Tailwind Capital Partners II, L.P. (limited partnership interest)
 
469

 
391

 Beecken Petty O'Keefe Fund IV, L.P. (limited partnership interest)
 
468

 
472

 Ministry Brands, LLC
 
375

 
1,708

 Moelis Capital Partners Opportunity Fund I-B, L.P. (limited partnership interest)
 
365

 
365

 RCP Direct II, LP (limited partnership interest)
 
364

 
364

 Cenegenics, LLC (1)
 
297

 
297

 Riverside Fund IV, LP (limited partnership interest)
 
254

 
254

 ACON Equity Partners III, LP (limited partnership interest)
 
231

 
239

 Bunker Hill Capital II (QP), LP (limited partnership interest)
 
183

 
183

 RCP Direct, LP (limited partnership interest)
 
178

 
184

 SPC Partners V, L.P. (limited partnership interest)
 
148

 
159

 Riverlake Equity Partners II, LP (limited partnership interest)
 
129

 
129

 Milestone Partners IV, LP (limited partnership interest)
 
84

 
180

 Baird Capital Partners V, LP (limited partnership interest)
 
54

 
—

 BeyondTrust Software, Inc.
 
—

 
5,995

 Thing5, LLC
 
—

 
3,000

 Garretson Firm Resolution Group, Inc.
 
—

 
508

 Sailpoint Technologies, Inc.
 
—

 
1,500

 Systems, Inc.
 
—

 
3,030

Total
 
$
98,721

 
$
118,073

 ___________ 
(1) This investment was on cash or PIK non-accrual status as of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017.
(2) This portfolio company does not have the ability to draw on this unfunded commitment as of December 31, 2017.


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Contractual Obligations
The following table reflects information pertaining to our debt outstanding under the ING facility, the Sumitomo facility, the 2019 Notes, the 2024 Notes, the 2028 Notes and our secured borrowings:
 
 
Debt Outstanding
as of September 30, 2017
 
Debt Outstanding
as of December 31, 2017
 
Weighted average debt
outstanding for the
three months ended
December 31, 2017
 
Maximum debt
outstanding
for the three months ended
December 31, 2017
ING facility (1)
 
$
226,495

 
$
205,000

 
$
209,449

 
$
226,495

Sumitomo facility
 
29,500

 
—

 
17,636

 
29,500

2019 Notes
 
250,000

 
250,000

 
250,000

 
250,000

2024 Notes
 
75,000

 
75,000

 
75,000

 
75,000

2028 Notes
 
86,250

 
86,250

 
86,250

 
86,250

Secured borrowings
 
13,489

 
13,489

 
13,489

 
13,489

Total debt
 
$
680,734

 
$
629,739

 
$
651,824

 

 ___________ 
(1) Includes the Prior ING facility for periods prior to November 30, 2017.

The following table reflects our contractual obligations arising from the ING facility, our secured borrowings, our 2019 Notes, our 2024 Notes and our 2028 Notes:
 
 
 
Payments due by period as of December 31, 2017
Contractual Obligations
 
Total
 
Less than 1 year
 
1-3 years
 
3-5 years
 
More than 5 years
ING facility
 
$
205,000

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
205,000

 
$
—

Interest due on ING facility
 
30,048

 
7,675

 
15,350

 
7,023

 
—

Secured borrowings
 
13,489

 
—

 
13,489

 
—

 
—

Interest due on secured borrowings
 
1,688

 
607

 
1,081

 
—

 
—

2019 Notes
 
250,000

 
—

 
250,000

 
—

 
—

Interest due on 2019 Notes
 
14,191

 
12,188

 
2,003

 
—

 
—

2024 Notes
 
75,000

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
75,000

Interest due on 2024 Notes
 
30,119

 
4,406

 
8,813

 
8,813

 
8,087

2028 Notes
 
86,250

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
86,250

Interest due on 2028 Notes
 
54,608

 
5,283

 
10,566

 
10,566

 
28,193

Total
 
$
760,393

 
$
30,159

 
$
301,302

 
$
231,402

 
$
197,530


Regulated Investment Company Status and Distributions
We elected to be treated as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. As long as we continue to qualify as a RIC, we will not be subject to tax on our investment company taxable income (determined without regard to any deduction for dividends paid) or realized net capital gains, to the extent that such taxable income or gains is distributed, or deemed to be distributed as dividends, 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. Distributions declared and paid by us in a taxable year may differ from taxable income for that taxable year as such distributions may include the distribution of taxable income derived from the current taxable year or the distribution of taxable income derived from the prior taxable year carried forward into and distributed in the current taxable year. Distributions also may include returns of capital.
To maintain RIC tax treatment, we must, among other things, distribute dividends, with respect to each taxable year, of an amount at least equal to 90% of our investment company 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), determined without regard to any deduction for dividends paid. As a RIC, we are also subject to a federal excise tax, based on distribution requirements of our taxable income on a calendar year basis. We anticipate timely

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distribution of our taxable income in accordance with tax rules. We did not incur a U.S. federal excise tax for calendar years 2015 and 2016 and do not expect to incur a U.S. federal excise tax for the calendar year 2017. We may incur a federal excise tax in future years.
We intend to distribute at least 90% of our annual taxable income (which includes our taxable interest and fee income) to our stockholders. The covenants contained in the ING facility may prohibit us from making distributions to our stockholders, and, as a result, could hinder our ability to satisfy the distribution requirement associated with our ability to be subject to tax as a RIC. In addition, we may retain for investment some or all of our net 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 and taxable year fall below the total amount of our dividend distributions for that fiscal and taxable year, a portion of those 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 business development company under the 1940 Act and due to provisions in our credit facilities and debt instruments. If we do not distribute a certain percentage of our taxable income annually, we will suffer adverse tax consequences, including possible loss of our ability to be subject to tax as a RIC. We cannot assure stockholders that they will receive any distributions or distributions at a particular level.
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 certain limitations regarding the aggregate amount of cash to be distributed to all stockholders. 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 guidelines.
We may generate qualified net interest income or qualified net short-term capital gains that may be exempt from U.S. withholding tax when distributed to foreign stockholders. A RIC is permitted to designate distributions of qualified net interest income and qualified short-term capital gains as exempt from U.S. withholding tax when paid to non-U.S. shareholders with proper documentation. The following table, which may be subject to change as we finalize our annual tax filings, lists the percentage of qualified net interest income and qualified short-term capital gains as of September 30, 2017, the Company's last tax year end.
Year Ended
 
Qualified Net Interest Income
Qualified Short-Term Capital Gains
September 30, 2017
 
85.8
%
—

Related Party Transactions
We have entered into the New Investment Advisory Agreement with our Investment Adviser and the New Administration Agreement with Oaktree Administrator, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Investment Adviser. Mr. John B. Frank, an interested member of our Board of Directors, has an indirect pecuniary interest in our Investment Adviser. The Investment Adviser is a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, or the Advisers Act, that is partially and indirectly owned by OCG. See “Note 11. Related Party Transactions-New Investment Advisory Agreement” and “-Administrative Services” in the notes to the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.
Prior to October 17, 2017, we were externally managed and advised by our Former Adviser, and our administrator was our Former Administrator, a wholly-owned subsidiary of our Former Adviser. Messrs. Bernard D. Berman, Patrick J. Dalton, Ivelin M. Dimitrov, Alexander C. Frank, Todd G. Owens and Sandeep K. Khorana, each an interested member of our Board of Directors for all or a portion of our fiscal year ended September 30, 2017 and prior to October 17, 2017, had a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in our Former Adviser. See “Note 11. Related Party Transactions-Former Investment Advisory Agreements” and “-Administrative Services” in the notes to the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.
Recent Developments
On February 5, 2018, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.085 per share, payable on March 30, 2018 to stockholders of record on March 15, 2018.

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Recently Issued Accounting Standards
See “Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies” in the Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of recent accounting pronouncements, including the expected dates of adoption and the anticipated impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

We are subject to financial market risks, including changes in interest rates. Changes in interest rates may affect both our cost of funding and our interest income from portfolio investments, cash and cash equivalents and idle funds investments. Our risk management systems and procedures are designed to identify and analyze our risk, to set appropriate policies and limits and to continually monitor these risks and limits by means of reliable administrative and information systems and other policies and programs. Our investment income will be affected by changes in various interest rates, including LIBOR and prime rates, to the extent our debt investments include floating interest rates. In addition, our investments are carried at fair value as determined in good faith by our Board of Directors in accordance with the 1940 Act. Our valuation methodology utilizes discount rates in part in valuing our investments, and changes in those discount rates may have an impact on the valuation of our investments.
As of December 31, 2017, 82.4% of our debt investment portfolio (at fair value) and 80.5% of our debt investment portfolio (at cost) bore interest at floating rates. The composition of our floating rate debt investments by cash interest rate floor (excluding PIK) as of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017 was as follows: 
 
 
December 31, 2017
 
September 30, 2017
($ in thousands)
 
Fair Value
 
% of Floating
Rate Portfolio
 
Fair Value
 
% of Floating
Rate Portfolio
Under 1%
 
$
189,683

 
17.71
%
 
$
201,365

 
16.91
%
1% to under 2%
 
881,158

 
82.29

 
989,575

 
83.09

2% to under 3%
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

3% and over
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Total
 
$
1,070,841

 
100.00
%
 
$
1,190,940

 
100.00
%
Based on our Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2017, the following table shows the approximate annualized increase (decrease) in components of net assets resulting from operations of hypothetical base rate changes in interest rates, assuming no changes in our investment and capital structure:
($ in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basis point increase(1)
 
Interest
income
 
Interest
expense
 
Net increase
(decrease)
300
 
31,300

 
(6,100
)
 
25,200

200
 
20,800

 
(3,900
)
 
16,900

100
 
10,200

 
(1,800
)
 
8,400

Basis point decrease (1)
 
Interest Income
 
Interest Expense
 
Net increase (decrease)
100
 
(7,800
)
 
2,200

 
(5,600
)

(1)
A decline in interest rates of 200 basis points or greater would not have a material incremental impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements as compared to a 100 basis point decrease.

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We regularly measure exposure to interest rate risk. We assess interest rate risk and manage our interest rate exposure on an ongoing basis by comparing our interest rate sensitive assets to our interest rate sensitive liabilities. Based on this review, we determine whether or not any hedging transactions are necessary to mitigate exposure to changes in interest rates. The following table shows a comparison of the interest rate base for our interest-bearing cash and outstanding investments, at principal, and our outstanding borrowings as of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017: 
 
 
December 31, 2017
 
September 30, 2017
($ in thousands)
 
Interest Bearing
Cash and
Investments
 
Borrowings
 
Interest Bearing
Cash and
Investments
 
Borrowings
Money market rate
 
$
45,754

 
$
—

 
$
59,913

 
$
—

Prime rate
 
2,756

 
—

 
1,061

 
—

LIBOR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30 day
 
41,802

 
205,000

 
42,165

 
255,993

90 day
 
1,168,248

 
13,489

 
1,254,246

 
13,491

Fixed rate
 
298,287

 
411,250

 
290,427

 
411,250

Total
 
$
1,556,847

 
$
629,739

 
$
1,647,812

 
$
680,734



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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2017. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives. Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2017, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective, at the reasonable assurance level, in timely identifying, recording, processing, summarizing and reporting any material information relating to us that is required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act.

Effective October 17, 2017, Oaktree became our investment adviser. During the three months ended December 31, 2017 in connection with Oaktree assuming its role as our investment adviser, we adopted new controls and procedures, including formalized policies and procedures and controls over the validation of portfolio company data. As a result of the adoption of such controls and procedures and the changes to our internal controls and procedures that resulted during the three months ended December 31, 2017, management has determined that, as of December 31, 2017, the previously disclosed material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting had been remediated.

Other than the changes described above, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the first fiscal quarter of 2018 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.     Legal Proceedings
Although we may, from time to time, be involved in litigation arising out of our operations in the normal course of business or otherwise, we are currently not a party to any pending material legal proceedings except as described below.
SEC Examination and Investigation
On March 23, 2016, the Division of Enforcement of the SEC sent document subpoenas and document preservation notices to us, FSAM, FSCO GP LLC - General Partner of Fifth Street Opportunities Fund, L.P., or FSOF, and OCSI. The subpoenas sought production of documents relating to a variety of issues principally related to the activities of our Former Adviser, including those raised in an ordinary-course examination of the Former Adviser by the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations that began in October 2015, and in the previously disclosed securities class actions and other previously disclosed litigation. The subpoenas were issued pursuant to a formal order of private investigation captioned In the Matter of the Fifth Street Group of Companies, No. HO-12925, dated March 23, 2016, which addresses (among other things) (i) the valuation of our portfolio companies and investments, (ii) the expenses allocated or charged to us and OCSI, (iii) FSOF’s trading in the securities of publicly traded business development companies, (iv) statements to our board of directors, other representatives of pooled investment vehicles, investors, or prospective investors concerning the fair value of our portfolio companies or investments as well as expenses allocated or charged to us and OCSI, (v) various issues relating to adoption and implementation of policies and procedures under the Advisers Act, (vi) statements and/or potential omissions in the entities’ SEC filings, (vii) the entities’ books, records, and accounts and whether they fairly and accurately reflected the entities’ transactions and dispositions of assets, and (viii) several other issues relating to corporate books and records. The formal order cites various provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Exchange Act and the Advisers Act, as well as rules promulgated under those Acts, as the bases of the investigation. We are cooperating with the Division of Enforcement investigation, have produced requested documents, and have been communicating with Division of Enforcement personnel. Our Investment Adviser is not subject to these subpoenas.


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Item 1A. Risk Factors
There have been no material changes during the three months ended December 31, 2017 to the risk factors discussed in Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2017.

Item 2.    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
None.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.

Item 4.     Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information
None.

Item 6. Exhibits

  
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 filed with Registrant’s Form 8-A (File No. 001-33901) filed on January 2, 2008).


 
 
  
Certificate of Amendment to the Registrant’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(2) filed with Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-146743) filed on June 6, 2008).


 
 
  
Certificate of Correction to the Certificate of Amendment to the Registrant’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(3) filed with Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-146743) filed on June 6, 2008).


 
 
  
Certificate of Amendment to Registrant’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 filed with Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-33901) filed on May 5, 2010).
 
 
 
  
Certificate of Amendment to Registrant’s Certificate of Incorporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(5) filed with the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-180267) filed on April 2, 2013).
 
 
 
 
Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, dated as of October 17, 2017 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 filed with the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00755) filed on October 17, 2017).

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Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 filed with Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-33901) filed on September 2, 2016).
 
 
 
 
Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws of Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation, effective as of January 29, 2018 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00755) filed on January 29, 2018)
 
 
  
Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 17, 2017, between Registrant and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 filed with the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00755) filed on October 17, 2017).
  
Form of Note relating to the 4.875% Notes due 2019, between Registrant and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 filed with the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00755) filed on October 17, 2017).
 
 
  
Form of Note relating to the 5.875% Notes due 2024, between Registrant and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 filed with the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00755) filed on October 17, 2017).
 
 
  
Form of Note relating to the 6.125% Notes due 2028, between Registrant and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 filed with the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00755) filed on October 17, 2017).
 
 
 
  
Investment Advisory Agreement, dated as of October 17, 2017, between the Registrant and Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00755) filed on October 17, 2017).
 
 
 
  
Administration Agreement, dated as of October 17, 2017, between the Registrant and Oaktree Fund Administration, LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 filed with the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00755) filed on October 17, 2017).
 
 
  
Pledge Agreement, dated as of October 17, 2017, between the Registrant and Fifth Street Holdings L.P. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 filed with the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00755) filed on October 17, 2017).
 
 
  
Amendment No. 9 to Amended and Restated Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2017, among the Registrant, FSFC Holdings, Inc., Fifth Street Fund of Funds LLC, the lenders party thereto and ING Capital LLC as administrative agent for the lenders party thereto (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00755) filed on November 22, 2017).
 
 
  
Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2017, among the Registrant, as Borrower, the lenders party thereto, ING Capital LLC, as administrative agent, ING Capital LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Bank of America, N.A., as syndication agents (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00755) filed on December 1, 2017).


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Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
 
 
  
Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
 
 
  
Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350).
 
 
 
  
Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350).
 
*
Filed herewith.

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
 
 
 
 
OAKTREE SPECIALTY LENDING CORPORATION
 
 
By:
 
/s/   Edgar Lee
 
 
Edgar Lee



 
 
Chief Executive Officer
 
 
By:
 
/s/    Mel Carlisle
 
 
Mel Carlisle

 
 
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Date: February 7, 2018



 


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