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Portman Ridge Finance Corp - Quarter Report: 2007 September (Form 10-Q)

FORM 10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


FORM 10-Q

 


 

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

  For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007

OR

 

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

  For the transition period from              to             

Commission File No. 814-00735

 


Kohlberg Capital Corporation

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware   20-5951150

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

295 Madison Avenue, 6th Floor

New York, New York 10017

(Address of principal executive offices)

(212) 455-8300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 


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

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

Large accelerated filer  ¨    Accelerated filer  ¨    Non-accelerated filer  x

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

The number of outstanding shares of common stock of the registrant as of November 1, 2007 was 18,017,699.

 



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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

           Page
   Part I. Financial Information   

Item 1.

   Financial Statements    3
   Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2007 (unaudited) and December 31, 2006    3
   Statements of Operations for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007 (unaudited)    4
   Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 (unaudited)    5
   Statement of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 (unaudited)    6
   Schedules of Investments as of September 30, 2007 (unaudited) and December 31, 2006    7
   Financial Highlights for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 (unaudited)    22
   Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)    23

Item 2.

   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    34

Item 3.

   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk    41

Item 4T.

   Controls and Procedures    42
   Part II. Other Information   

Item 1.

   Legal Proceedings    43

Item 1A.

   Risk Factors    43

Item 2.

   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds    43

Item 3.

   Defaults Upon Senior Securities    43

Item 4.

   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders    43

Item 5.

   Other Information    43

Item 6.

   Exhibits    43

Signatures

   44

 

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PART I. Financial Information

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

KOHLBERG CAPITAL CORPORATION

BALANCE SHEETS

 

     As of
September 30, 2007
   As of
December 31, 2006
 
     (unaudited)       

ASSETS

     

Investments at fair value:

     

Investments in debt securities (cost: 2007 – $346,667,175; 2006 – $190,767,384)

   $ 338,812,466    $ 190,767,384  

Investments in CLO fund securities (cost: 2007 – $35,851,243; 2006 – $20,870,000)

     33,130,000      20,870,000  

Investments in equity securities (cost: 2007 – $4,974,140; 2006 – $0)

     4,974,140      —    

Affiliate investment (cost: 2007 – $35,117,290; 2006 – $33,394,995)

     58,019,825      37,574,995  
               

Total investments at fair value

     434,936,431      249,212,379  

Cash and cash equivalents

     7,023,967      32,404,493  

Restricted cash

     5,003,793      —    

Interest and dividends receivable

     5,219,994      602,085  

Receivable for open trades

     1,910,329      —    

Due from affiliate

     491,923      (87,832 )

Other assets

     1,406,377      156,890  
               

Total assets

   $ 455,992,814    $ 282,288,015  
               

LIABILITIES

     

Borrowings

     170,000,000      —    

Payable for open trades

     9,359,981      24,183,044  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     4,226,782      1,704,548  

Dividend payable

     6,659,116      —    
               

Total liabilities

   $ 190,245,879    $ 25,887,592  
               

Commitments and contingencies (note 8)

     

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

     

Common stock, par value $.01 per share, 100,000,000 common shares authorized; 17,997,611 and 17,946,333 common shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively

     179,976      179,463  

Capital in excess of par value

     252,841,386      251,550,420  

Undistributed net investment income

     398,990      416,753  

Undistributed net realized gains

     —        1,077  

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

     12,326,583      4,252,710  
               

Total stockholders’ equity

     265,746,935      256,400,423  
               

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 455,992,814    $ 282,288,015  
               

NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE

   $ 14.77    $ 14.29  
               

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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KOHLBERG CAPITAL CORPORATION

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30, 2007
    Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2007
 

INVESTMENT INCOME:

    

Interest from investments in debt securities

   $ 8,542,653     $ 19,624,938  

Interest from cash and cash equivalents

     141,535       425,630  

Dividends from investments in CLO fund securities

     1,689,056       5,115,081  

Capital structuring service fees

     110,000       430,526  
                

Total investment income

     10,483,244       25,596,175  
                

EXPENSES:

    

Interest and amortization of debt issuance costs

     2,311,203       3,510,696  

Compensation

     1,399,717       3,133,903  

Professional fees

     406,377       1,785,105  

Insurance

     41,369       122,885  

Administrative and other

     254,200       873,904  
                

Total expenses

     4,412,866       9,426,493  

Equity in income of affiliate

     656,755       1,795,006  
                

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

     6,727,133       17,964,688  

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS:

    

Net realized gains (losses) from investment transactions

     (52,203 )     167,258  

Net change in unrealized losses on debt securities

     (7,959,601 )     (7,854,708 )

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on affiliate investments

     (1,627,775 )     18,649,825  

Net change in unrealized losses on CLO fund securities

     (1,771,243 )     (2,721,243 )
                

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (11,410,822 )     8,241,132  
                

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (4,683,689 )   $ 26,205,820  
                

BASIC EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE

   $ (0.26 )   $ 1.46  

DILUTED EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE

   $ (0.26 )   $ 1.46  

BASIC NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER COMMON SHARE

   $ 0.37     $ 1.00  

DILUTED NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER COMMON SHARE

   $ 0.37     $ 1.00  

WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OUTSTANDING—BASIC

     17,989,460       17,965,590  

WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OUTSTANDING—DILUTED

     17,989,460       18,001,345  

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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KOHLBERG CAPITAL CORPORATION

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

(unaudited)

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2007
 

Operations:

  

Net investment income

   $ 17,964,688  

Net realized gains from investment transactions

     167,258  

Net change in unrealized gains on investments

     8,073,874  
        

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     26,205,820  
        

Shareholder distributions:

  

Dividends from net income

     (17,964,688 )

Dividends in excess of net income

     (17,763 )

Distributions from realized gains

     (168,335 )
        

Net decrease in net assets resulting from shareholder distributions

     (18,150,786 )
        

Capital share transactions:

  

Issuance of common stock under dividend reinvestment plan

     841,498  

Stock based compensation

     449,980  
        

Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

     1,291,478  
        

Net assets at beginning of period

     256,400,423  
        

Net assets at end of period (including accumulated undistributed net investment income of $398,990)

   $ 265,746,935  
        

Net asset value per common share

   $ 14.77  

Common shares outstanding at end of period

     17,997,611  

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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KOHLBERG CAPITAL CORPORATION

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2007
 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

  

Net increase in stockholders’ equity resulting from operations

   $ 26,205,820  

Adjustments to reconcile net increase in stockholders’ equity resulting from operations:

  

Net realized gain on investment transactions

     (167,258 )

Net unrealized gain on investments

     (8,073,874 )

Net accretion of discount on securities

     (355,838 )

Purchases of investments

     (329,226,823 )

Payment-in-kind interest

     (251,734 )

Proceeds from sale and redemption of investments

     137,413,089  

Stock based compensation expense

     449,980  

Equity in income of affiliate

     (1,795,006 )

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

  

Increase in interest and dividends receivable

     (4,617,909 )

Increase in other assets

     (1,249,487 )

Increase in due from affiliate

     (579,755 )

Increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses

     2,522,234  
        

Net cash used in operating activities

     (179,726,561 )
        

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

  

Dividends paid in cash

     (10,650,172 )

Borrowings

     170,000,000  

Increase in restricted cash

     (5,003,793 )
        

Net cash provided by financing activities

     154,346,035  
        

CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     (25,380,526 )

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

     32,404,493  
        

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD

   $ 7,023,967  
        

Supplemental Information:

  

Interest paid during the period

   $ 2,363,746  

Non-cash dividends paid during the period under dividend reinvestment plan

   $ 841,498  

Cash restricted during the period under terms of secured revolving credit facility

   $ 4,987,123  

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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KOHLBERG CAPITAL CORPORATION

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

As of September 30, 2007

(unaudited)

 

Debt Securities and Bond Portfolio

           

Portfolio Company / Principal Business

  

Investment / Interest Rate(1) / Maturity

   Principal    Cost    Value(2)

Advanced Lighting Technologies, Inc.

    Home and Office Furnishings,

    Housewares, and Durable Consumer

    Products(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Deferred Draw Term Loan (First Lien) (7.9%, Due 6/13)    $144,504    $144,504    $144,504

Advanced Lighting Technologies, Inc.

    Home and Office Furnishings,

    Housewares, and Durable Consumer

    Products

   Senior Secured Loan; Revolver (7.9%, Due 5/13)    —      —      —  

Advanced Lighting Technologies, Inc.

    Home and Office Furnishings,

    Housewares, and Durable Consumer

    Products(6)

   Junior Secured Loan; Second Lien Term Loan Note (11.4%, Due 6/14)    5,000,000    4,990,480    5,000,000

Advanced Lighting Technologies, Inc.

    Home and Office Furnishings,

    Housewares, and Durable Consumer

    Products(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (First Lien) (8.2%, Due 6/13)    796,000    796,000    796,000

Aero Products International, Inc.

    Personal and Non Durable Consumer

    Products (Mfg. Only)(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (9.4%, Due 4/12)    3,900,000    3,900,000    3,900,000

Aerostructures Acquisition, LLC

    Aerospace and Defense(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (8.2%, Due 3/13)    4,937,500    4,937,500    4,937,500

AGA Medical Corporation

    Healthcare, Education and Childcare(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Tranche B Term Loan (7.4%, Due 4/13)    3,832,209    3,829,208    3,678,921

AGS LLC

    Hotels, Motels, Inns, and Gaming(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Delayed Draw Term Loan (8.1%, Due 5/13)    290,323    290,323    275,806

AGS LLC

    Hotels, Motels, Inns, and Gaming(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Initial Term Loan (8.1%, Due 5/13)    2,407,258    2,407,258    2,286,895

Allen-Vanguard Corporation

    Aerospace and Defense(3)

   Senior Secured Loan; US Term Loan (13.8%, Due 9/12)    2,309,751    2,275,295    2,275,105

Amercable Incorporated Machinery

    (Non-Agriculture, Non-Construction,

    Non-Electronic)(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Initial Term Loan (8.8%, Due 6/14)    4,000,000    4,000,000    4,000,000

Astoria Generating Company

    Acquisitions, LLC Utilities(6)

   Junior Secured Loan; Second Lien Term Loan C (9.0%, Due 8/13)    4,000,000    4,051,637    3,958,760

Atlantic Marine Holding Company

    Cargo Transport(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (7.6%, Due 3/14)    1,745,017    1,756,638    1,718,842

 

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Debt Securities and Bond Portfolio

           

Portfolio Company / Principal Business

  

Investment /Interest Rate(1) / Maturity

   Principal    Cost    Value(2)

Awesome Acquisition Company

    (CiCi’s Pizza) Personal,

    Food and Miscellaneous Services(6)

   Junior Secured Loan; Term Loan (Second Lien) (10.2%, Due 6/14)    4,000,000    3,972,500    3,920,000

AZ Chem US Inc.

    Chemicals, Plastics and Rubber(6)

   Junior Secured Loan; Second Lien Term Loan (11.0%, Due 2/14)    4,000,000    3,955,000    3,580,000

Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc.

    Diversified/Conglomerate Service(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; First Lien Term Loan (7.9%, Due 7/12)    1,980,000    1,992,766    1,940,400

Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc.

    Diversified/Conglomerate Service(6)

   Junior Secured Loan; Loan (Second Lien) (11.4%, Due 7/13)    2,475,000    2,513,664    2,425,500

Bay Point Re Limited

    Insurance(3)(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Loan (9.9%, Due 12/10)    3,000,000    3,021,124    3,021,124

Bicent Power LLC

    Utilities(6)

   Junior Secured Loan; Advance (Second Lien) (9.4%, Due 12/14)    4,000,000    4,000,000    3,720,000

Byram Healthcare Centers, Inc.

    Healthcare, Education and Childcare

   Senior Secured Loan; Revolver (11.1%, Due 11/10)    375,000    375,000    375,000

Byram Healthcare Centers, Inc.

    Healthcare, Education and Childcare

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan A (11.4%, Due 11/11)    3,818,182    3,818,182    3,818,182

Caribe Information Investments

    Incorporated Printing and Publishing(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (7.6%, Due 3/13)    5,943,530    5,941,156    5,765,224

Cast & Crew Payroll, LLC

    (Payroll Acquisition) Leisure,

    Amusement, Motion Pictures,

    Entertainment(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Initial Term Loan (8.2%, Due 9/12)    6,733,923    6,762,989    6,762,989

CEI Holdings, Inc.

    (Cosmetic Essence)

    Personal and Non Durable

    Consumer Products (Mfg. Only)(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (7.6%, Due 3/14)    1,243,750    1,170,153    1,131,813

Charlie Acquisition Corp.

    Personal,

    Food and Miscellaneous Services

   Mezzanine Investment; Senior Subordinated Notes (15.5%, Due 6/13)    10,000,000    9,809,307    9,800,000

Clarke American Corp.

    Printing and Publishing(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Tranche B Term Loan (7.7%, Due 6/14)    2,992,500    2,992,500    2,796,731

Clayton Holdings, Inc

    Finance(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (7.6%, Due 12/11)    617,454    620,055    561,884

Coastal Concrete Southeast,

    LLC Buildings and Real Estate(4)

   Mezzanine Investment; Mezzanine Term Loan (15.0%, Due 3/13)    8,080,555    7,651,453    7,606,415

Concord Re Limited

    Insurance(3)

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (9.6%, Due 2/12)    3,000,000    3,025,466    2,940,000

 

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Debt Securities and Bond Portfolio

           

Portfolio Company / Principal Business

  

Investment / Interest Rate(1) / Maturity

   Principal    Cost    Value(2)

CST Industries, Inc.

    Diversified/Conglomerate

    Manufacturing(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (8.1%, Due 8/13)    990,000    993,272    993,272

DaimlerChrysler Financial Services

    Americas LLC Finance(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (First Lien) (9.4%, Due 8/12)    2,000,000    1,902,910    1,999,800

Dealer Computer Services, Inc.

    (Reynolds & Reynolds) Electronics(6)

   Junior Secured Loan; Term Loan (Second Lien) (10.7%, Due 10/13)    1,000,000    1,009,957    1,000,000

Dealer Computer Services, Inc.

    (Reynolds & Reynolds) Electronics(6)

   Junior Secured Loan; Term Loan (Third Lien) (12.7%, Due 4/14)    3,500,000    3,539,356    3,517,500

Delta Educational Systems, Inc.

    Healthcare, Education and Childcare(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (8.4%, Due 6/12)    2,943,947    2,943,947    2,943,947

DeltaTech Controls, Inc.

    Machinery (Non-Agriculture,

    Non- Construction, Non-Electronic)(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (First Lien) (8.4%, Due 7/14)    4,000,000    3,980,262    3,980,262

DeltaTech Controls, Inc.

    Machinery (Non-Agriculture,

    Non-Construction, Non-Electronic)(6)

   Junior Secured Loan; Term Loan (Second Lien) (11.9%, Due 1/15)    2,000,000    1,960,000    1,960,000

Dresser, Inc.

    Machinery (Non-Agriculture,

    Non-Construction, Non-Electronic)(6)

   Junior Secured Loan; Term Loan (Second Lien) (11.1%, Due 5/15)    3,000,000    2,957,624    2,951,250

Edgestone CD Acquisition Corp.

    (Custom Direct) Printing and Publishing(6)

   Junior Secured Loan; Loan (Second Lien) (11.2%, Due 12/14)    5,000,000    5,000,000    5,000,000

Edgestone CD Acquisition Corp.

    (Custom Direct) Printing and Publishing(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (First Lien) (7.9%, Due 12/13)    997,500    1,003,588    1,003,588

eInstruction Corporation Healthcare,

    Education and Childcare(6)

   Junior Secured Loan; 2nd Lien Term Loan (11.2%, Due 7/14)    5,000,000    5,000,000    5,000,000

eInstruction Corporation Healthcare,

    Education and Childcare(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Initial Term Loan (8.7%, Due 7/13)    5,000,000    5,000,000    5,000,000

Endeavor Energy Resources,

    L.P. Oil and Gas

   Junior Secured Loan; Second Lien Term Loan (9.6%, Due 3/12)    4,000,000    4,000,000    4,000,000

Fasteners For Retail, Inc.

    Diversified/Conglomerate

    Manufacturing(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (8.1%, Due 12/12)    4,974,638    4,974,638    4,924,891

First American Payment Systems,

    L.P. Finance(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (8.5%, Due 10/13)    3,960,000    3,960,000    3,900,600

Flatiron Re Ltd.

    Insurance(3)

   Senior Secured Loan; Closing Date Term Loan (9.6%, Due 12/10)    3,887,867    3,919,165    3,853,926

 

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Debt Securities and Bond Portfolio

           

Portfolio Company / Principal Business

  

Investment / Interest Rate(1) / Maturity

   Principal    Cost    Value(2)

Flatiron Re Ltd.

    Insurance(3)

   Senior Secured Loan; Delayed Draw Term Loan (9.6%, Due 12/10)    1,883,186    1,898,346    1,866,745

Ford Motor Company

    Automobile(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (8.1%, Due 12/13)    1,994,975    1,992,481    1,940,113

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.

    Electronics

   Senior Subordinated Bond; 10.125% - 12/16 - 35687MAN7 (10.1%, Due 12/16)    3,000,000    3,009,489    2,790,000

Frontier Drilling USA, Inc.

    Oil and Gas(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Term B Advance (9.0%, Due 6/13)    2,000,000    1,997,776    1,985,000

Ginn LA Conduit Lender, Inc.

    Buildings and Real Estate(4)

   Senior Secured Loan; First Lien Tranche A Credit-Linked Deposit (8.7%, Due 6/11)    1,257,143    1,215,733    1,064,385

Ginn LA Conduit Lender, Inc.

    Buildings and Real Estate(4)

   Senior Secured Loan; First Lien Tranche B Term Loan (8.7%, Due 6/11)    2,708,571    2,619,352    2,293,266

Ginn LA Conduit Lender, Inc.

    Buildings and Real Estate(4)

   Junior Secured Loan; Second Lien Term Loan (12.7%, Due 6/12)    3,000,000    2,662,117    2,137,500

Gleason Works,

    The Machinery (Non-Agriculture,

    Non-Construction, Non-Electronic)(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; New US Term Loan (7.5%, Due 6/13)    2,437,280    2,445,163    2,400,721

Hawkeye Renewables,

    LLC Farming and Agriculture(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (First Lien) (9.3%, Due 6/12)    2,969,925    2,897,728    2,648,163

HealthSouth Corporation Healthcare,

    Education and Childcare

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (7.9%, Due 3/13)    1,685,843    1,691,367    1,650,710

HMSC Corporation

    (aka Swett and Crawford) Insurance(6)

   Junior Secured Loan; Loan (Second Lien) (10.9%, Due 10/14)    2,000,000    1,980,000    1,915,000

Huish Detergents Inc.

    Personal and Non Durable Consumer

    Products (Mfg. Only)(6)

   Junior Secured Loan; Loan (Second Lien) (9.5%, Due 10/14)    1,000,000    1,000,000    857,500

Hunter Fan Company

    Home and Office Furnishings,

    Housewares, and Durable

    Consumer Products(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Delayed Draw Term Loan (7.6%, Due 4/14)    —      —      —  

Hunter Fan Company

    Home and Office Furnishings,

    Housewares, and Durable

    Consumer Products(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Initial Term Loan (First Lien) (8.0%, Due 4/14)    1,824,429    1,824,429    1,678,474

Hunter Fan Company

    Home and Office Furnishings,

    Housewares, and Durable

    Consumer Products(6)

   Junior Secured Loan; Loan (Second Lien) (12.3%, Due 10/14)    3,000,000    3,000,000    2,520,000

 

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Debt Securities and Bond Portfolio

           

Portfolio Company / Principal Business

  

Investment / Interest Rate(1) / Maturity

   Principal    Cost    Value(2)

IAL Acquisition Co.

    (International Aluminum Corporation)

    Mining, Steel, Iron and Non-Precious

    Metals(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (7.9%, Due 3/13)    1,619,940    1,619,940    1,619,940

Infiltrator Systems, Inc.

    Ecological(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (8.7%, Due 9/12)    3,970,000    3,957,141    3,957,141

Intrapac Corporation/Corona

    Holdco Containers,

    Packaging and Glass(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; 1st Lien Term Loan (8.4%, Due 5/12)    3,982,075    3,992,357    3,992,357

Intrapac Corporation/Corona

    Holdco Containers,

    Packaging and Glass(6)

   Junior Secured Loan; 2nd Lien Term Loan (12.4%, Due 5/13)    3,000,000    3,022,933    3,022,933

Jones Stephens Corp.

    Buildings and Real Estate(4)(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (8.9%, Due 9/12)    8,299,320    8,269,531    8,266,771

JW Aluminum Company

    Mining, Steel, Iron and Non-Precious

    Metals(6)

   Junior Secured Loan; Term Loan (2nd Lien) (11.7%, Due 12/13)    5,371,429    5,391,150    5,425,143

Kepler Holdings Limited

    Insurance(3)

   Senior Secured Loan; Loan (10.7%, Due 6/09)    3,000,000    3,000,000    2,940,000

KIK Custom Products Inc.

    Personal and Non Durable

    Consumer Products (Mfg. Only)(6)

   Junior Secured Loan; Loan (Second Lien) (10.2%, Due 12/14)    5,000,000    5,000,000    4,250,000

La Paloma Generating Company,

    LLC Utilities

   Junior Secured Loan; Loan (Second Lien) (8.7%, Due 8/13)    2,000,000    2,017,981    1,932,500

LBREP/L-Suncal Master I LLC

    Buildings and Real Estate(4)(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (First Lien) (8.6%, Due 1/10)    3,930,000    3,842,208    3,576,300

LBREP/L-Suncal Master I LLC

    Buildings and Real Estate(4)(6)

   Junior Secured Loan; Term Loan (Second Lien) (12.6%, Due 1/11)    2,000,000    1,911,222    1,780,000

LBREP/L-Suncal Master I LLC

    Buildings and Real Estate(4)

   Junior Secured Loan; Term Loan (Third Lien) (14.2%, Due 2/12)    2,173,480    2,173,480    1,934,398

Legacy Cabinets, Inc.

    Home and Office Furnishings,

    Housewares, and Durable

    Consumer Products

   Senior Secured Loan; First Lien Term Loan (9.4%, Due 8/12)    2,962,500    2,962,500    2,962,500

Levlad, LLC & Arbonne International,

    LLC Personal and Non Durable

    Consumer Products (Mfg. Only)(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (7.6%, Due 3/14)    2,905,752    2,905,752    2,106,670

LN Acquisition Corp.

    (Lincoln Industrial) Machinery

    (Non-Agriculture, Non-Construction,

    Non-Electronic)(6)

   Junior Secured Loan; Initial Term Loan (Second Lien) (11.5%, Due 1/15)    2,000,000    2,000,000    1,985,000

LPL Holdings, Inc.

    Finance(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Tranche D Term Loan (7.2%, Due 6/13)    5,352,086    5,392,049    5,191,524

 

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Debt Securities and Bond Portfolio

           

Portfolio Company / Principal Business

  

Investment / Interest Rate(1) / Maturity

   Principal    Cost    Value(2)

MCCI Group Holdings, LLC

    Healthcare, Education and Childcare(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (First Lien) (9.0%, Due 12/12)    3,980,000    3,980,000    3,980,000

MCCI Group Holdings, LLC

    Healthcare, Education and Childcare(6)

   Junior Secured Loan; Term Loan (Second Lien) (12.5%, Due 6/13)    1,000,000    1,000,000    1,000,000

Murray Energy Corporation

    Mining, Steel, Iron and Non-Precious

    Metals(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Tranche B Term Loan (First Lien) (8.5%, Due 1/10)    1,974,684    1,985,744    1,954,937

Northeast Biofuels,

    LP Farming and Agriculture(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Construction Term Loan (8.6%, Due 6/13)    1,365,854    1,368,856    1,290,732

Northeast Biofuels,

    LP Farming and Agriculture(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Synthetic LC Term Loan (8.4%, Due 6/13)    634,146    635,540    599,268

PAS Technologies Inc.

    Aerospace and Defense

   Senior Secured Loan; Incremental Term Loan Add On (9.0%, Due 6/11)    937,500    937,500    937,500

PAS Technologies Inc.

    Aerospace and Defense

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (8.6%, Due 6/11)    4,335,986    4,309,106    4,303,466

Pegasus Solutions Inc.

    Leisure, Amusement, Motion Pictures,

    Entertainment

   Senior Unsecured Bond; 10.500% - 04/2015 - 705908AA9 (10.5%, Due 4/15)    2,000,000    2,000,000    2,000,000

Pegasus Solutions Inc.

    Leisure, Amusement, Motion Pictures,

    Entertainment(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Closing Date Term Loan (8.5%, Due 4/13)    1,923,333    1,923,333    1,923,333

Primus International Inc.

    Aerospace and Defense(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (8.2%, Due 6/12)    3,267,505    3,274,496    3,136,805

Resco Products, Inc.

    Mining, Steel, Iron and Non-Precious

    Metals(6)

   Junior Secured Loan; 2nd Lien Term Loan (13.6%, Due 6/14)    5,000,000    4,926,172    4,925,000

Rhodes Companies, LLC,

    The Buildings and Real Estate(4)(6)

   Junior Secured Loan; Second Lien Term Loan (12.9%, Due 11/11)    2,000,000    2,011,909    1,755,000

Rockford Energy Partners II, LLC

    Oil and Gas

   Junior Secured Loan; 2nd Lien Term Loan Facility (12.3%, Due 10/11)    5,000,000    5,000,000    5,000,000

San Juan Cable, LLC

    Broadcasting and Entertainment(6)

   Junior Secured Loan; Second Lien Term Loan (11.1%, Due 10/13)    3,000,000    2,978,092    2,932,500

Schneller LLC

    Aerospace and Defense(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; First Lien Term Loan (9.6%, Due 6/13)    5,000,000    4,950,472    4,950,000

Sorenson Communications, Inc.

    Electronics(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Tranche C Term Loan (8.0%, Due 8/13)    2,926,635    2,943,672    2,897,369

Specialized Technology Resources, Inc.

    Diversified/Conglomerate Service(6)

   Junior Secured Loan; Loan (Second Lien) (12.1%, Due 12/14)    7,500,000    7,500,000    7,500,000

 

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Debt Securities and Bond Portfolio

           

Portfolio Company / Principal Business

  

Investment / Interest Rate(1) / Maturity

   Principal    Cost    Value(2)

Specialized Technology Resources, Inc.

    Diversified/Conglomerate Service(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (First Lien) (7.6%, Due 6/14)    2,992,500    2,992,500    2,992,500

Standard Steel, LLC

    Cargo Transport(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Delayed Draw Term Loan (8.0%, Due 7/12)    665,000    669,278    669,278

Standard Steel, LLC

    Cargo Transport(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Initial Term Loan (7.7%, Due 7/12)    3,291,667    3,312,841    3,312,841

Standard Steel, LLC

    Cargo Transport(6)

   Junior Secured Loan; Loan (Second Lien) (11.2%, Due 7/13)    1,000,000    1,008,794    1,015,000

Stolle Machinery Company

    Machinery (Non-Agriculture,

    Non-Construction, Non-Electronic)(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; First Lien Term Loan (7.5%, Due 9/12)    1,980,000    1,990,688    1,910,700

Stolle Machinery Company

    Machinery (Non-Agriculture,

    Non-Construction, Non-Electronic)(6)

   Junior Secured Loan; Loan (Second Lien) (11.3%, Due 9/13)    1,000,000    1,015,778    965,000

Thermal North America, Inc.

    Utilities(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Credit Linked Deposit Facility (8.4%, Due 10/08)    400,000    400,862    396,500

Thermal North America, Inc.

    Utilities(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (8.0%, Due 10/08)    3,517,377    3,527,480    3,495,393

TLC Funding Corp.

    Healthcare, Education and Childcare(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (First Lien) (10.2%, Due 5/12)    3,940,000    3,855,816    3,969,550

TPF Generation Holdings, LLC

    Utilities(6)

   Junior Secured Loan; Second Lien Term Loan (9.4%, Due 12/14)    2,000,000    2,034,294    1,910,000

TransAxle LLC

    Automobile

   Senior Secured Loan; Revolver (8.6%, Due 9/12)    381,818    377,362    379,909

TransAxle LLC

    Automobile(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (8.9%, Due 9/12)    2,850,000    2,850,000    2,850,000

Twin-Star International, Inc.

    Home and Office Furnishings,

    Housewares, and Durable

    Consumer Products(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (8.1%, Due 4/13)    1,995,000    1,995,000    1,995,000

U.S. Silica Company

    Diversified Natural Resources,

    Precious Metals and Minerals(6)

   Junior Secured Loan; 2nd Lien Term Loan (12.3%, Due 2/14)    4,000,000    3,921,118    4,080,000

U.S. Silica Company

    Diversified Natural Resources,

    Precious Metals and Minerals(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (First Lien) (9.2%, Due 8/13)    5,000,000    4,950,758    5,000,000

Water PIK, Inc.

    Personal and Non Durable

    Consumer Products (Mfg. Only)(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Loan (First Lien) (8.9%, Due 6/13)    1,995,000    1,995,000    1,955,100

 

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Debt Securities and Bond Portfolio

           

Portfolio Company / Principal Business

  

Investment / Interest Rate(1) / Maturity

   Principal    Cost    Value(2)

Wesco Aircraft Hardware Corp.

    Aerospace and Defense(6)

   Junior Secured Loan; Second Lien Term Loan (11.0%, Due 3/14)    4,132,887    4,167,802    4,122,555

Wire Rope Corporation of America, Inc.

    Machinery (Non-Agriculture,

    Non- Construction, Non-Electronic)

   Mezzanine Investment; 11.000% - 02/2015 - 97654JAA1 (11.0%, Due 2/15)    10,000,000    10,000,000    10,000,000

Wire Rope Corporation of America, Inc.

    Machinery (Non-Agriculture,

    Non- Construction, Non-Electronic)

   Mezzanine Investment; 11.000% - 02/2015 - 97654JAB9 (11.0%, Due 2/15)    5,000,000    4,753,577    4,750,000

Wolf Hollow I, LP

    Utilities(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Acquisition Term Loan (7.4%, Due 6/12)    786,068    774,262    719,253

Wolf Hollow I, LP

    Utilities(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Synthetic Letter of Credit (7.4%, Due 6/12)    668,412    658,373    611,597

Wolf Hollow I, LP

    Utilities(6)

   Senior Secured Loan; Synthetic Revolver Deposits (7.5%, Due 6/12)    167,103    164,593    152,899

Wolf Hollow I, LP

    Utilities(6)

   Junior Secured Loan; Term Loan (Second Lien) (9.7%, Due 12/12)    2,683,177    2,689,005    2,616,096
                 

Total Investment in Debt Securities and Bonds (78% of total investments at fair value)

      $348,495,994    $346,667,175    $338,812,466
                 

Equity Portfolio

           

Portfolio Company / Principal Business

  

Investment

   Percentage
Interest
   Cost    Value (2)

Aerostructures Holdings L.P.

Aerospace and Defense

   Partnership Interest    1.2%    $1,000,000    $1,000,000

eInstruction Acquisition, LLC

Healthcare, Education and Childcare

   Membership Units    1.1%    1,000,000    1,000,000

FP WRCA Coinvestment Fund VII, Ltd.

Machinery (Non-Agriculture,

Non-Construction, Non-Electronic)

   Class A Shares    0.7%    1,500,000    1,500,000

Park Avenue Coastal Holding, LLC

Buildings and Real Estate(4)

   Common Interests    2.0%    1,000,000    1,000,000

Coastal Concrete Southeast, LLC

Buildings and Real Estate(4)(7)

   Warrants    0.9%    474,140    474,140
               

Total Investment in Equity Securities (1% of total investments at fair value)

         $4,974,140    $4,974,140
               

 

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CLO Fund Investments

  

Investment

   Percent of
Class Held
   Cost    Value(2)

Grant Grove CLO, Ltd.

   Subordinated Securities    22.2%    $4,361,130    $4,250,000

Katonah III, Ltd.

   Preferred Shares    23.1%    4,500,000    3,040,000

Katonah IV, Ltd.

   Preferred Shares    17.1%    3,150,000    3,110,000

Katonah V, Ltd.

   Preferred Shares    6.9%    3,320,000    1,180,000

Katonah VII CLO Ltd.

   Subordinated Securities    26.7%    4,500,000    4,260,000

Katonah VIII CLO Ltd

   Subordinated Securities    16.4%    3,400,000    3,410,000

Katonah IX CLO Ltd

   Preferred Shares    10.3%    2,000,000    2,000,000

Katonah X CLO Ltd

   Subordinated Securities    33.3%    10,620,113    11,880,000
               

Total Investment in CLO Funds (8% of total investments at fair value)

         $35,851,243    $33,130,000
               

Portfolio Company/Principal Business

  

Investment

   Percent of
Interests
Held
   Cost    Value(2)

Katonah Debt Advisors, L.L.C. /

    Asset Management

    (13% of total investments at fair value)

   Membership Interests    100.0%    $35,117,290    $58,019,825
               

Total Investments(5)

         $422,609,848    $434,936,431
               

(1)

A majority of the variable rate loans to our portfolio companies bear interest at a rate that may be determined by reference to either LIBOR or an alternate Base Rate (commonly based on the Federal Funds Rate or the Prime Rate), which resets semi-annually, quarterly, or monthly. For each such loan, we have provided the weighted average annual stated interest rate in effect at September 30, 2007.

 

(2)

Reflects the fair market value of all existing investments as of September 30, 2007, as determined by our Board of Directors.

 

(3)

Non-U.S. company or principal place of business outside the U.S.

 

(4)

Buildings and real estate relate to real estate ownership, builders, managers and developers and excludes mortgage debt investments and mortgage lenders or originators. As of September 30, 2007, we had no exposure to mortgage securities (residential mortgage bonds, commercial mortgage backed securities, or related asset backed securities), companies providing mortgage lending or emerging markets investments either directly or through our investments in CLO funds.

 

(5)

The aggregate cost of investments for federal income tax purposes is approximately $421 million. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is approximately $25 million and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is approximately $12 million.

 

(6)

Pledged as collateral for the secured revolving credit facility (see Note 6 to the financial statements).

 

(7)

Non-income producing.

 

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KOHLBERG CAPITAL CORPORATION

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

As of December 31, 2006

Debt Securities Portfolio

 

Portfolio Company / Principal Business

  

Investment / Interest Rate(1) / Maturity

   Principal    Cost    Value(2)

AGA Medical Corporation

    Healthcare, Education and Childcare

   Senior Secured Loan; Tranche B (7.4%, Due 4/13)    $3,826,751    $3,823,346    $3,823,346

Astoria Generating Company

    Acquisitions, LLC Utilities

   Junior Secured Loan; Second Lien Term C (9.1%, Due 8/13)    2,000,000    2,000,000    2,000,000

Atlantic Marine Holding Company

    Cargo Transport

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (7.9%, Due 8/13)    1,990,000    2,004,839    2,004,839

Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc.

    Diversified/Conglomerate Service

   Senior Secured Loan; First Lien Term Loan (8.1%, Due 7/12)    1,995,000    2,009,860    2,009,860

Bay Point Re Limited(3)

    Insurance

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (9.9%, Due 12/10)    3,000,000    3,026,001    3,026,001

Byram Healthcare Centers, Inc.

    Healthcare, Education and Childcare

   Senior Secured Loan; Revolver (11.4%, Due 11/11)    375,000    375,000    375,000

Byram Healthcare Centers, Inc.

    Healthcare, Education and Childcare

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan A (11.4%, Due 11/11)    4,000,000    4,000,000    4,000,000

Capital Automotive REIT

    Automobile

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (7.1%, Due 12/10)    3,721,052    3,730,265    3,730,265

Caribe Information Investments

    Incorporated Printing and Publishing

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (7.6%, Due 3/13)    6,315,895    6,310,527    6,310,527

Cast & Crew Payroll, LLC

    (Payroll Acquisition) Leisure,

    Amusement, Motion Pictures,

    Entertainment

   Senior Secured Loan; Initial Term Loan (8.6%, Due 9/12)    7,000,000    7,034,764    7,034,764

Clarke American Corp.

    Printing and Publishing

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan B (8.6%, Due 12/11)    2,478,134    2,508,872    2,508,872

Clayton Holdings, Inc

    Finance

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (8.4%, Due 12/11)    811,555    815,586    815,586

Concord Re Limited(3)

    Insurance

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (9.6%, Due 2/12)    3,000,000    3,029,779    3,029,779

CST Industries, Inc.

    Diversified/Conglomerate

    Manufacturing

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (8.5%, Due 8/13)    997,500    1,001,219    1,001,219

Dayco Products LLC—(Mark IV

    Industries, Inc.)

    Automobile

   Junior Secured Loan; Second Lien Term Loan (11.1%, Due 12/11)    500,000    501,861    501,861

Dealer Computer Services, Inc.

    (Reynolds & Reynolds) Electronics

   Junior Secured Loan; Second Lien Term Loan (10.9%, Due 10/13)    1,000,000    1,011,187    1,011,187

 

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Debt Securities Portfolio

 

Portfolio Company / Principal Business

  

Investment / Interest Rate(1) / Maturity

   Principal    Cost    Value(2)

Dealer Computer Services, Inc.

    (Reynolds & Reynolds) Electronics

   Junior Secured Loan; Third Lien Term Loan (12.9%, Due 4/14)    1,500,000    1,518,652    1,518,652

Delta Educational Systems, Inc.

    Healthcare, Education and Childcare

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (8.9%, Due 6/12)    2,985,987    2,985,987    2,985,987

Fasteners For Retail, Inc.

    Diversified/Conglomerate Manufacturing

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (8.1%, Due 12/12)    5,000,000    5,000,000    5,000,000

First American Payment Systems,

    L.P. Finance

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (8.6%, Due 10/13)    3,990,000    3,990,000    3,990,000

Flatiron Re Ltd.(3)

    Insurance

   Senior Secured Loan; Closing Date Term Loan (9.6%, Due 12/10)    4,042,105    4,082,142    4,082,142

Flatiron Re Ltd.(3)

    Insurance

  

Senior Secured Loan; Delayed Draw

Term Loan (9.6%, Due 12/10)

   1,957,895    1,977,287    1,977,287

Gentiva Health Services, Inc.

    Healthcare, Education and Childcare

  

Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan

(7.7%, Due 3/13)

   1,848,649    1,848,649    1,848,649

Ginn LA Conduit Lender, Inc.

    Buildings and Real Estate(4)

  

Senior Secured Loan; First Lien

Tranche A Credit-Linked Deposit

(8.3%, Due 6/11)

   1,257,143    1,207,290    1,207,290

Ginn LA Conduit Lender, Inc.

    Buildings and Real Estate(4)

  

Senior Secured Loan; First Lien

Tranche B Term Loan

(8.4%, Due 6/11)

   2,729,143    2,620,917    2,620,917

Ginn LA Conduit Lender, Inc.

    Buildings and Real Estate(4)

  

Junior Secured Loan; Second Lien

Term Loan (12.4%, Due 6/12)

   1,000,000    851,051    851,051

Gleason Works Machinery

    (Non-Agriculture, Non- Construction,

    Non-Electronic)

  

Senior Secured Loan; First Lien Term

Loan (7.9%, Due 6/13)

   1,878,788    1,888,127    1,888,127

Hawkeye Renewables, LLC

    Farming and Agriculture

  

Senior Secured Loan; First Lien Term

Loan (9.4%, Due 6/12)

   2,992,481    2,908,240    2,908,240

HCA Inc.

    Healthcare, Education and Childcare

  

Senior Secured Loan; Tranche B Term

Loan (8.1%, Due 11/13)

   4,000,000    4,037,307    4,037,307

HealthSouth Corporation

    Healthcare, Education and Childcare

  

Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan B

(8.6%, Due 3/13)

   2,985,000    2,996,125    2,996,125

Infiltrator Systems, Inc.

    Ecological

  

Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan

(8.9%, Due 9/12)

   4,000,000    3,985,099    3,985,099

Intrapac Corporation/Corona

    Holdco Containers, Packaging and Glass

  

Senior Secured Loan; First Lien Term

Loan (8.4%, Due 5/12)

   3,854,545    3,864,114    3,864,114

Intrapac Corporation/Corona

    Holdco Containers, Packaging and Glass

   Junior Secured Loan; Second Lien Term Loan (12.4%, Due 5/13)    1,000,000    1,004,970    1,004,970

IPC Systems, Inc.

    Diversified/Conglomerate Service

   Junior Secured Loan; Second Lien Term Loan (11.9%, Due 9/14)    2,500,000    2,500,000    2,500,000

Jones Stephens Corp.

    Buildings and Real Estate(4)

  

Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan

(9.2%, Due 9/12)

   7,000,000    6,965,235    6,965,235

 

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Debt Securities Portfolio

 

Portfolio Company / Principal Business

  

Investment / Interest Rate(1) / Maturity

   Principal    Cost    Value(2)

JW Aluminum Company

    Mining, Steel, Iron and

    Non-Precious Metals

   Junior Secured Loan; Term Loan (Second Lien) (11.6%, Due 12/13)    2,000,000    2,000,000    2,000,000

La Paloma Generating Company,

    LLC Utilities

   Junior Secured Loan; Second Lien Term Loan (8.9%, Due 8/13)    2,000,000    2,000,000    2,000,000

LBREP/L-Suncal Master I LLC

    Buildings and Real Estate (4)

   Senior Secured Loan; First Lien (8.6%, Due 1/10)    3,960,000    3,842,676    3,842,676

LBREP/L-Suncal Master I LLC

    Buildings and Real Estate(4)

   Junior Secured Loan; Second Lien (12.6%, Due 1/11)    2,000,000    1,891,032    1,891,032

Legacy Cabinets, Inc.

    Home and Office Furnishings,

    Housewares, and Durable Consumer

   Senior Secured Loan; First Lien Term Loan (9.2%, Due 8/12)    2,985,000    2,985,000    2,985,000

Levlad LLC & Arbonne International

    LLC Personal and Non Durable

    Consumer Products (Mfg. Only)

   Senior Secured Loan; First Lien Term Loan (8.4%, Due 6/13)    1,946,667    1,956,351    1,956,351

Longyear Canada,

    ULC (Boart Longyear)(3)

    Machinery (Non-Agriculture,

    Non-Construction, Non-Electronic)

   Senior Secured Loan; First Lien Term Loan (8.6%, Due 10/12)    245,603    245,603    245,603

Longyear Global Holdings, Inc.

    (Boart Longyear) Machinery (Non-

    Agriculture, Non-Construction,

    Non-Electronic)

   Senior Secured Loan; First (8.6%, Due 10/12)    264,495    264,495    264,495

Longyear Global Holdings, Inc.

    (Boart Longyear) Machinery (Non-

    Agriculture, Non-Construction,

    Non-Electronic)

   Senior Secured Loan; First Lien Term Loan (8.6%, Due 10/12)    2,450,264    2,450,264    2,450,264

LPL Holdings, Inc.

    Finance

   Senior Secured Loan; Tranche C Term Loan (8.1%, Due 6/13)    5,392,462    5,414,881    5,414,881

LSP Kendall Energy, LLC

    Utilities

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (7.4%, Due 10/13)    1,922,988    1,913,428    1,913,428

MCCI Group Holdings, LLC

    Healthcare, Education and Childcare

   Junior Secured Loan; Second Lien Term Loan (14.3%, Due 6/13)    1,000,000    1,000,000    1,000,000

MCCI Group Holdings, LLC

    Healthcare, Education and Childcare

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (10.8%, Due 12/12)    4,000,000    4,000,000    4,000,000

Metaldyne Corporation

    Automobile

   Senior Secured Loan; Term D (10.1%, Due 12/09)    1,997,475    1,997,475    1,997,475

Michaels Stores, Inc.

    Retail Stores

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (8.4%, Due 10/13)    1,958,333    1,958,333    1,958,333

Mirant North America, LLC

    Utilities

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (7.1%, Due 1/13)    3,960,000    3,950,163    3,950,163

Murray Energy Corporation

    Mining, Steel, Iron and

    Non-Precious Metals

   Senior Secured Loan; Tranche B Term Loan (8.4%, Due 1/10)    1,989,873    2,004,614    2,004,614

 

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Debt Securities Portfolio

 

Portfolio Company / Principal Business

  

Investment / Interest Rate(1) / Maturity

   Principal    Cost    Value(2)

Northeast Biofuels, LLC

    Farming and Agriculture

   Senior Secured Loan; Construction Term Loan (8.6%, Due 6/13)    1,365,854    1,369,248    1,369,248

Northeast Biofuels, LLC

    Farming and Agriculture

   Senior Secured Loan; Synthetic LC (8.6%, Due 6/13)    634,146    635,722    635,722

PAS Technologies Inc.

    Aerospace and Defense

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (8.6%, Due 6/11)    4,756,944    4,721,569    4,721,569

Primus International Inc.

    Aerospace and Defense

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (7.9%, Due 6/12)    3,292,188    3,300,360    3,300,360

Rhodes Companies, LLC

    (The) Buildings and Real Estate(4)

   Junior Secured Loan; Second Lien Term Loan (12.9%, Due 11/11)    2,000,000    1,910,700    1,910,700

Sorenson Communications, Inc.

    Electronics

   Senior Secured Loan; Tranche B Term Loan (8.4%, Due 8/13)    2,978,525    2,997,041    2,997,041

Standard Steel, LLC

    Cargo Transport

   Senior Secured Loan; Delayed Draw Term Loan (1.%, Due 6/12)    —      4,965    4,965

Standard Steel, LLC

    Cargo Transport

   Senior Secured Loan; Initial Term Loan (7.9%, Due 6/12)    3,316,667    3,341,369    3,341,369

Standard Steel, LLC

    Cargo Transport

   Junior Secured Loan; Second Lien Term Loan (11.4%, Due 6/13)    1,000,000    1,009,941    1,009,941

Stolle Machinery Company

    Machinery (Non-Agriculture,

    Non-Construction, Non-Electronic)

   Senior Secured Loan; First Lien Term Loan (7.9%, Due 9/12)    1,995,000    2,007,386    2,007,386

Stratus Technologies, Inc.

    Electronics

   Senior Secured Loan; First Lien Term Loan (8.4%, Due 3/11)    1,990,000    1,985,070    1,985,070

Thermal North America, Inc.

    Utilities

   Senior Secured Loan; Credit Linked Deposit (8.1%, Due 10/08)    400,000    401,469    401,469

Thermal North America, Inc.

    Utilities

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (8.1%, Due 10/08)    3,600,000    3,617,627    3,617,627

TLC Funding Corp.

    Healthcare, Education and Childcare

   Senior Secured Loan; First Lien Term Loan (12.3%, Due 5/12)    3,970,000    3,871,451    3,871,451

TransAxle LLC

    Automobile

   Senior Secured Loan; Revolver (8.9%, Due 9/12)    —      —      —  

TransAxle LLC

    Automobile

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (8.9%, Due 9/12)    2,962,500    2,962,500    2,962,500

United Air Lines, Inc.

    Personal Transportation

   Senior Secured Loan; Delayed Draw Tranche B Loan (9.1%, Due 2/12)    750,000    750,000    750,000

United Air Lines, Inc.

    Personal Transportation

   Senior Secured Loan; Tranche B Term Loan (9.1%, Due 2/12)    3,250,000    3,250,000    3,250,000

Valleycrest Holding Co.

    (VCC Holdco)

    Diversified/Conglomerate Service

   Junior Secured Loan; Second Lien Term Loan (10.9%, Due 4/14)    1,000,000    1,007,461    1,007,461

Water Pik Technologies, Inc.

    Personal and Non Durable

    Consumer Products (Mfg. Only)

   Senior Secured Loan; First Lien Term Loan (7.6%, Due 6/13)    902,313    902,313    902,313

 

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Debt Securities Portfolio

 

Portfolio Company / Principal Business

  

Investment / Interest Rate(1) / Maturity

   Principal    Cost    Value(2)

Water Pik Technologies, Inc.

    Personal and Non Durable

    Consumer Products (Mfg. Only)

   Junior Secured Loan; Second Lien Term Loan (11.9%, Due 12/13)    2,500,000    2,512,432    2,512,432

Wesco Aircraft Hardware Corp.

    Aerospace and Defense

   Junior Secured Loan; Second Lien Term Loan (11.1%, Due 3/14)    2,000,000    2,044,763    2,044,763

WM. Bolthouse Farms, Inc.

    Beverage, Food and Tobacco

   Senior Secured Loan; Term Loan (First Lien) (7.6%, Due 12/12)    2,592,462    2,586,023    2,586,023

Wolf Hollow I, LP

    Utilities

   Senior Secured Loan; Acquisition Term Loan (7.6%, Due 6/12)    792,335    778,545    778,545

Wolf Hollow I, LP

    Utilities

   Senior Secured Loan; Synthetic Letter of Credit (7.6%, Due 6/12)    668,412    656,779    656,779

Wolf Hollow I, LP

    Utilities

   Senior Secured Loan; Synthetic Revolver Deposits (7.6%, Due 6/12)    167,103    164,195    164,195

Wolf Hollow I, LP

    Utilities

   Junior Secured Loan; Term Loan (Second Lien) (9.9%, Due 12/12)    2,683,177    2,689,842    2,689,842
                 

Total Investments in Debt Securities (77% of total investment assets at fair value)

      $191,173,409    $190,767,384    $190,767,384
                 

CLO Fund Investments

  

Investment

   Percent of
Class Held
   Cost    Value(2)

Katonah III, Ltd.

   Preferred Shares    23.1%    $4,500,000    $4,500,000

Katonah IV, Ltd.

   Preferred Shares    17.1%    3,150,000    3,150,000

Katonah V, Ltd.

   Preferred Shares    26.7%    3,320,000    3,320,000

Katonah VII CLO Ltd.

   Subordinated Securities    16.4%    4,500,000    4,500,000

Katonah VIII CLO Ltd.

   Subordinated Securities    10.3%    3,400,000    3,400,000

Katonah IX CLO Ltd.

   Preferred Shares    6.9%    2,000,000    2,000,000
               

Total Investments in CLO Funds (8% of total investment assets at fair value)

         $20,870,000    $20,870,000
               

Portfolio Company / Principal Business

  

Investment

   Percent of
Interests
Held
   Cost   

Fair

Value

Katonah Debt Advisors, L.L.C. / Asset

    Management (15% of total investment

    assets at fair value)

   Membership Interests    100.00%    $33,394,995    $37,574,995
               

Total Investments(5)

         $245,032,379    $249,212,379
               

(1)

A majority of the variable rate loans to our portfolio companies bear interest at a rate that may be determined by reference to either LIBOR or an alternate Base Rate (commonly based on the Federal Funds Rate or the Prime Rate), which reset semi-annually, quarterly, or monthly. For each such loan, we have provided the weighted average annual stated interest rate in effect at December 31, 2006.

(2)

Reflects the fair market value of all existing investments as of December 31, 2006, as determined by our Board of Directors.

(3)

Non-U.S. company or principal place of business outside the U.S.

 

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(4)

Buildings and real estate relate to real estate ownership, builders, managers and developers and excludes mortgage debt investments and mortgage lenders or originators. As of December 31, 2006, we had no exposure to mortgage securities (residential mortgage bonds, commercial mortgage backed securities, or related asset backed securities), companies providing mortgage lending or emerging markets investments either directly or through our investments in CLO funds.

(5)

The aggregate cost of investments for federal income tax purposes is approximately $245 million. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is approximately $4 million and there is no gross unrealized depreciation.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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KOHLBERG CAPITAL CORPORATION

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(unaudited)

($ per share)

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2007
 

Per Share Data:

  

Net asset value, at beginning of period

   $ 14.29  

Net investment income (1)

     1.00  

Net realized gains

     0.01  

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments

     0.40  

Distribution from net investment income and realized gains

     (1.01 )
        

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     0.40  

Issuance of common stock under dividend reinvestment plan

     0.05  

Stock based compensation expense

     0.03  
        

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 14.77  
        

Total net asset value return(2)

     10.4 %

Ratio/Supplemental Data:

  

Per share market value at beginning of period

   $ 17.30  

Per share market value at end of period

   $ 15.06  

Total market return(3)

     (15.1 %)

Shares outstanding at end of period

     17,997,611  

Net assets at end of period

   $ 265,746,935  

Portfolio turnover rate(4)

     16.2 %

Average debt outstanding

   $ 65,766,423  

Average debt outstanding per share

   $ 3.65  

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(5)

     8.9 %

Ratio of interest expense to average net assets(5)

     1.8 %

Ratio of non-interest expenses to average net assets(5)

     2.9 %

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(5)

     4.7 %

(1)

Based on weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period.

(2)

Total net asset value return (not annualized) equals the change in the net asset value per share over the beginning of period net asset value per share plus dividends, divided by the beginning net asset value per share.

(3)

Total market return (not annualized) equals the change in the ending market value over the beginning of period price per share plus dividends, divided by the beginning price.

(4)

Not annualized.

(5)

Annualized.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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KOHLBERG CAPITAL CORPORATION

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

1. ORGANIZATION

Kohlberg Capital Corporation (“Kohlberg Capital” or the “Company”) is an internally managed, non-diversified closed-end investment company that is regulated as a business development company (“BDC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. We originate, structure and invest in senior secured term loans, mezzanine debt and selected equity securities primarily in privately-held middle market companies. We define the middle market as comprising companies with earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, which we refer to as “EBITDA,” of $10 million to $50 million and/or total debt of $25 million to $150 million. The Company was formed as a Delaware LLC on August 8, 2006 and, prior to the issuance of shares of the Company’s common stock in its initial public offering, converted to a corporation incorporated in Delaware on December 11, 2006. Prior to its initial public offering (“IPO”), the Company did not have material operations. The Company’s IPO of 14,462,000 shares of our common stock raised net proceeds of approximately $200 million. Prior to the IPO, the Company issued 3,484,333 shares to affiliates of Kohlberg & Co., LLC (“Kohlberg & Co.”), a leading middle market private equity firm, in exchange for the contribution of their ownership interests in Katonah Debt Advisors and in securities issued by collateralized loan obligation funds (“CLO Funds”) managed by Katonah Debt Advisors and two other asset managers to the Company. Katonah Debt Advisors manages CLO Funds which invest in broadly syndicated loans, high-yield bonds and other credit instruments. As of September 30, 2007, Katonah Debt Advisors had approximately $2.1 billion of assets under management.

The Company’s investment objective is to generate current income and capital appreciation from investments made in senior secured term loans, mezzanine debt and selected equity investments in privately-held middle market companies. We also expect to continue to receive distributions of recurring fee income and to generate capital appreciation from our investment in the asset management business of Katonah Debt Advisors. Our investment portfolio as well as the investment portfolios of the CLO Funds in which we have invested and the investment portfolios of the CLO Funds managed by Katonah Debt Advisors consist exclusively of credit instruments and other securities issued by corporations and do not include any asset-backed securities secured by commercial mortgages, residential mortgages or other consumer borrowings.

The Company has elected to be treated as a Regulated Investment Company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). To qualify as a RIC, the Company must, among other things, meet certain source-of-income and asset diversification requirements. Pursuant to this election, the Company generally will not have to pay corporate-level taxes on any income that it distributes to its stockholders.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The financial statements include the accounts of the Company and the accounts of its special purpose financing subsidiary, Kohlberg Capital Funding LLC I. In accordance with Article 6 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act of 1933 and Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company does not consolidate portfolio company investments, including those in which it has a controlling interest (Katonah Debt Advisors currently is the only company in which the Company has a controlling interest) or its special purpose financing subsidiary.

The accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required for annual financial statements. The unaudited interim financial statements and notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

The financial statements reflect all adjustments and reclassifications which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for the fair presentation of the Company’s results of operations and financial condition for the periods presented. Furthermore, the preparation of the financial statements requires management to make significant estimates and assumptions including the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The results of operations for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the operating results to be expected for the full year.

 

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Investments

Investment transactions are recorded on the applicable trade date. Realized gains or losses are computed using the specific identification method.

Loans and Debt Securities. For loans and debt securities for which market quotations are readily available, such as broadly syndicated term loans and bonds, fair value generally is equal to the market price for those loans and securities. For loans and debt securities for which a market quotation is not readily available, such as middle market term loans and mezzanine debt investments, fair value generally approximates amortized cost unless the borrower’s enterprise value or overall financial condition or other factors lead to a determination of fair value at a different amount; as a general rule, the Company does not value such loans or debt securities above cost, but such loans and debt securities will be subject to fair value write-downs when the asset is considered impaired.

Equity and Equity-Related Securities. The Company’s equity and equity-related securities in portfolio companies for which there is no liquid public market are carried at fair value based on the enterprise value of the portfolio company, which will be determined using various factors, including cash flow from operations of the portfolio company and other pertinent factors, such as recent offers to purchase a portfolio company’s securities or other liquidation events. The determined fair values are generally discounted to account for restrictions on resale and minority ownership positions. The value of the Company’s equity and equity-related securities in public companies for which market quotations are readily available are based upon the closing public market price on the balance sheet date. Securities that carry certain restrictions on sale are typically valued at a discount from the public market value of the security. The Company’s equity investment in its wholly-owned asset management company, Katonah Debt Advisors, is valued based on standard measures such the percentage of assets under management and a multiple of operating income used to value other asset management companies.

CLO Fund Securities. The securities issued by CLO Funds managed by Katonah Debt Advisors are primarily held by third parties. The Company typically makes a minority investment in the most junior class of securities of CLO Funds raised and managed by Katonah Debt Advisors and may selectively invest in securities issued by funds managed by other asset management companies (collectively “CLO Investments”). The Company’s CLO Investments relate exclusively to credit instruments issued by corporations and do not include any asset-backed securities secured by commercial mortgages, residential mortgages, or consumer borrowings. It is the Company’s intention that its aggregate CLO Investments not exceed 10% of the Company’s total investment portfolio. As of September 30, 2007, CLO Investments represented approximately 8% of the Company’s investment portfolio.

The Company’s CLO Investments are carried at fair value, which is based on a discounted cash flow model that utilizes prepayment and loss assumptions based on historical experience and projected performance, economic factors, the characteristics of the underlying cash flow and comparable yields for similar bonds and preferred shares/income notes, when available. The Company recognizes unrealized appreciation or depreciation on its CLO Investments as comparable yields in the market change and/or based on changes in estimated cash flows resulting from changes in prepayment or loss assumptions in the underlying collateral pool. As each CLO Investment ages, the expected amount of losses and the expected timing of recognition of such losses in the underlying collateral pool is updated and the revised cash flows are used in determining the fair value of the CLO Investment. The Company determines the fair value of its CLO Investments on an individual security-by-security basis.

Valuation of Portfolio Investments. Kohlberg Capital’s Board of Directors is ultimately and solely responsible for making a good faith determination of the fair value of portfolio investments on a quarterly basis. Duff & Phelps, LLC, an independent valuation firm, provided third party valuation consulting services to the Company’s Board of Directors which consisted of certain limited procedures that the Company’s Board of Directors identified and requested them to perform. For the quarter ended September 30, 2007, the Company’s Board of Directors asked Duff & Phelps, LLC to perform the limited procedures on fourteen investments comprising approximately 48% of the total investments at fair value as of September 30, 2007 for which market quotations are not readily available. Upon completion of the limited procedures, Duff & Phelps, LLC concluded that the fair value of those investments subjected to the limited procedures did not appear to be unreasonable.

The Board of Directors may consider other methods of valuation than those set forth above to determine the fair value of investments as appropriate in conformity with GAAP. Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of our investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments, and the differences could be material.

Restricted Cash. Restricted cash consists mostly of cash held in an operating account pursuant to the Company’s secured revolving credit facility agreement with its lender.

Interest Income. Interest income, adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion of discount, is recorded on the accrual basis to the extent that such amounts are expected to be collected. The Company generally places a loan on non-accrual status and ceases recognizing interest income on such loan or security when a loan or security becomes 90 days or more past due or if the Company otherwise does not

 

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expect the debtor to be able to service its debt obligations. Non-accrual loans remain in such status until the borrower has demonstrated the ability and intent to pay contractual amounts due or such loans become current. At September 30, 2007, no loans or debt securities were past due or on non-accrual status.

Debt Issuance Costs. Debt issuance costs represent fees and other direct costs incurred in connection with the Company’s borrowings. These amounts are capitalized and amortized ratably over the contractual term of the borrowing. At September 30, 2007, there was an unamortized debt issuance cost of approximately $1.3 million included in other assets in the accompanying balance sheet. Amortization expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 was approximately $75,000 and $189,000, respectively. The Company had no borrowing facility in place or amortization of debt issuance costs at and for the year ended December 31, 2006.

Dividends. Dividends and distributions to common stockholders are recorded on the declaration date. The amount to be paid out as a dividend is determined by the Board of Directors each quarter and is generally based upon the earnings estimated by management for the period and fiscal year.

The Company has adopted a dividend reinvestment plan that provides for reinvestment of its distributions on behalf of its stockholders, unless a stockholder “opts out” of the plan to receive cash in lieu of having their cash dividends automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Company’s common stock.

3. EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following information sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net increase in stockholders’ equity per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)
    Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2007
(unaudited)

Numerator for basic and diluted net increase in stockholders’ equity resulting from operations per share:

   $ (4,683,689 )   $ 26,205,820

Numerator for basic and diluted net investment income:

     6,727,133       17,964,688

Denominator for basic weighted average shares:

     17,989,460       17,965,590

Dilutive effect of stock options:

     —         35,755

Denominator for diluted weighted average shares:

     17,989,460       18,001,345

Basic net increase (decrease) in stockholders’ equity resulting from operations per share:

   $ (0.26 )   $ 1.46

Diluted net increase (decrease) in stockholders’ equity resulting from operations per share:

   $ (0.26 )   $ 1.46

4. INVESTMENTS

The Company invests in senior secured loans and mezzanine debt and, in the future and to a lesser extent, equity capital of middle market companies in a variety of industries. The Company generally targets companies that generate positive cash flows because the Company looks to cash flows as the primary source for servicing debt. However, the Company may invest in other industries if it is presented with attractive opportunities.

The following table shows the Company’s portfolio by security type at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006:

 

     September 30, 2007 (unaudited)     December 31, 2006  

Security Type

   Cost    Fair Value    %(1)     Cost    Fair Value    %(1)  

Senior Secured Loan

   $ 194,071,765    $ 190,251,915    43.8 %   $ 163,313,492    $ 163,313,492    65.5 %

Junior Secured Loan

     115,371,585      111,614,136    25.7       27,453,892      27,453,892    11.0  

Mezzanine Investment

     32,214,336      32,156,415    7.4       —        —      —    

Senior Subordinated Bond

     3,009,489      2,790,000    0.7       —        —      —    

Senior Unsecured Bond

     2,000,000      2,000,000    0.5       —        —      —    

CLO Equity

     35,851,243      33,130,000    7.6       20,870,000      20,870,000    8.4  

Equity Securities

     4,974,140      4,974,140    1.0       —        —      —    

Asset Management Company

     35,117,290      58,019,825    13.3       33,394,995      37,574,995    15.1  
                                        

Total

   $ 422,609,848    $ 434,936,431    100.0 %   $ 245,032,379    $ 249,212,379    100.0 %
                                        

 

(1)

Represents percentage of total portfolio at fair value

 

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The industry concentrations, based on the fair value of the Company’s investment portfolio as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, were as follows:

 

     September 30, 2007 (unaudited)     December 31, 2006  

Security Type

   Cost    Fair Value    %(1)     Cost    Fair Value    %(1)  

Aerospace and Defense

   $ 25,852,171    $ 25,662,931    5.9 %   $ 10,066,692    $ 10,066,692    4.0 %

Asset Management Company

     35,117,290      58,019,825    13.3       33,394,995      37,574,995    15.1  

Automobile

     5,219,843      5,170,022    1.2       9,192,101      9,192,101    3.7  

Beverage, Food and Tobacco

     —        —      —         2,586,023      2,586,023    1.0  

Broadcasting and Entertainment

     2,978,092      2,932,500    0.7       —        —      —    

Buildings and Real Estate

     33,831,143      31,888,176    7.4       19,288,901      19,288,901    7.7  

Cargo Transport

     6,747,551      6,715,961    1.5       6,361,114      6,361,114    2.6  

Chemicals, Plastics and Rubber

     3,955,000      3,580,000    0.8       —        —      —    

CLO Equity

     35,851,243      33,130,000    7.6       20,870,000      20,870,000    8.4  

Containers, Packaging and Glass

     7,015,290      7,015,290    1.6       4,869,084      4,869,084    2.0  

Diversified/Conglomerate Manufacturing

     5,967,910      5,918,163    1.4       6,001,219      6,001,219    2.4  

Diversified/Conglomerate Service

     14,998,931      14,858,400    3.4       5,517,321      5,517,321    2.2  

Diversified Natural Resources, Precious Metals and Minerals

     8,871,875      9,080,000    2.0       —        —      —    

Ecological

     3,957,141      3,957,141    0.9       3,985,099      3,985,099    1.6  

Electronics

     10,502,474      10,204,869    2.3       7,511,950      7,511,950    3.0  

Farming and Agriculture

     4,902,125      4,538,163    1.0       4,913,210      4,913,210    2.0  

Finance

     11,875,015      11,653,807    2.7       10,220,467      10,220,467    4.1  

Healthcare, Education and Childcare

     32,493,519      32,416,310    7.5       28,937,865      28,937,865    11.5  

Home and Office Furnishings, Housewares, and Durable Consumer Goods

     15,712,913      15,096,478    3.5       2,985,000      2,985,000    1.2  

Hotels, Motels, Inns and Gaming

     2,697,581      2,562,702    0.6       —        —      —    

Insurance

     16,844,101      16,536,795    3.8       12,115,209      12,115,209    4.9  

Leisure, Amusement, Motion Pictures, Entertainment

     10,686,322      10,686,322    2.5       7,034,764      7,034,764    2.8  

Machinery (Non-Agriculture, Non-Construction, Non-Electronic)

     36,603,092      36,402,933    8.4       6,855,875      6,855,875    2.8  

Mining, Steel, Iron and Non-Precious Metals

     13,923,007      13,925,020    3.2       4,004,614      4,004,614    1.6  

Oil and Gas

     10,997,776      10,985,000    2.5       —        —      —    

Personal and Non Durable Consumer Products (Mfg. Only)

     15,970,905      14,201,083    3.3       5,371,096      5,371,096    2.2  

Personal, Food and Miscellaneous Services

     13,781,807      13,720,000    3.2       —        —      —    

Personal Transportation

     —        —      —         4,000,000      4,000,000    1.6  

Printing and Publishing

     14,937,244      14,565,542    3.3       8,819,399      8,819,399    3.5  

Retail Stores

     —        —      —         1,958,333      1,958,333    0.8  

Utilities

     20,318,487      19,512,998    4.5       18,172,048      18,172,048    7.3  
                                        

Total

   $ 422,609,848    $ 434,936,431    100.0 %   $ 245,032,379    $ 249,212,379    100.0 %
                                        

 

(1)

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The Company may invest up to 30% of the investment portfolio in opportunistic investments in high-yield bonds, debt and equity securities in CLO Funds, distressed debt or equity securities of public companies. The Company expects that these public companies generally will have debt that is non-investment grade. The Company also may invest in debt of middle market companies located outside of the United States, which investments (excluding the Company’s investments in CLO Funds) are not anticipated to be in excess of 10% of the investment portfolio at the time such investments are made. As a result of regulatory restrictions, the Company is not permitted to invest in any portfolio company in which Kohlberg & Co. or any fund that it manages has a pre-existing investment.

At September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, approximately 12% and 13%, respectively, of the Company’s investments were foreign assets (including the Company’s investments in CLO Funds, which are typically domiciled outside the U.S. and represented approximately 8% of its portfolio on such dates).

At September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the Company’s ten largest portfolio companies represented approximately 30% and 35%, respectively, of the total fair value of its investments. The Company’s largest investment, Katonah Debt Advisors which is its wholly-owned portfolio company, represented 13% and 15% of the total fair value of the Company’s investments at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively.

Investment in CLO Fund Securities

The Company typically makes a minority investment in the most junior class of securities of CLO Funds (typically preferred shares or subordinated notes) managed by Katonah Debt Advisors and may selectively invest in securities issued by funds managed by other asset management companies. It is the Company’s intention that its aggregate CLO Investments not exceed 10% of the Company’s total investment portfolio. Preferred shares or subordinated notes issued by CLO Funds are entitled to recurring dividend distributions which generally equal the net remaining cash flow of the payments made by the underlying CLO Fund’s securities less contractual payments to senior bond holders and CLO Fund expenses. CLO Funds managed by Katonah Debt Advisors invest primarily in broadly syndicated non-investment grade loans, high-yield bonds and other credit instruments of corporate issuers. The underlying assets in each of the CLO Funds in which we have any investment are generally diversified secured or unsecured corporate debt and exclude mortgage pools or mortgage securities (residential mortgage bonds, commercial mortgage backed securities, or related asset-backed securities), debt to companies providing mortgage lending and emerging markets investments. The CLO Funds are leveraged funds and any excess cash flow or “excess spread” (interest earned by the underlying securities in the fund less payments made to senior bond holders and less fund expenses and management fees) is paid to the holders of the CLO Fund’s subordinated debt or preferred stock. As of September 30, 2007, all of the CLO Funds in which the Company holds investments maintained the original issue credit ratings on all classes of their securities and were continuing to make cash payments to all classes of investors. As of September 30, 2007, our CLO Fund securities had an average annual cash yield of 28%.

Prior to its IPO, the Company issued an aggregate of 1,258,000 common shares, having a value of approximately $19 million, to affiliates of Kohlberg & Co. to acquire certain subordinated debt and preferred stock securities issued by CLO Funds (Katonah III, Ltd., Katonah IV, Ltd., Katonah V, Ltd., Katonah VII CLO, Ltd., and Katonah VIII CLO, Ltd.) which had previously been raised and are managed by Katonah Debt Advisors and two other asset managers. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company invested an additional $11 million in a new CLO Fund managed by Katonah Debt Advisors and another $4 million in a CLO Fund managed by a third party. The subordinated debt and preferred stock securities are considered equity positions in the CLO Funds and, as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the Company had approximately $33 million and $21 million, respectively, of such CLO equity investments.

 

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The cost basis of the Company’s investment in CLO Fund equity securities as of September 30, 2007 was approximately $36 million and aggregate unrealized losses on the CLO Fund investments totaled approximately $3 million. The cost basis of the Company’s investment in CLO Fund equity securities as of December 31, 2006 was approximately $21 million and with no aggregate unrealized losses on the CLO Fund investments.

5. WHOLLY-OWNED ASSET MANAGER

Prior to its IPO, the Company issued an aggregate of 2,226,333 common shares, having a value of approximately $33 million, to affiliates of Kohlberg & Co. to acquire Katonah Debt Advisors. As a result, Katonah Debt Advisors is a wholly-owned portfolio company. As of September 30, 2007, Katonah Debt Advisors had approximately $2.1 billion of assets under management.

Katonah Debt Advisors manages CLO Funds that invest in broadly syndicated loans, high yield bonds and other credit instruments. The CLO Funds managed by Katonah Debt Advisors consist exclusively of credit instruments issued by corporations. These CLO Funds do not invest in asset-backed securities secured by commercial mortgages, residential mortgages or other consumer borrowings. As of September 30, 2007, Katonah Debt Advisors had approximately $2.1 billion of assets under management, and the Company’s 100% equity interest in Katonah Debt Advisors was valued at approximately $58 million. As a manager of the CLO Funds, Katonah Debt Advisors receives contractual and recurring management fees as well as a one-time structuring fee from the CLO Funds for its management and advisory services. The annual fees which Katonah Debt Advisors receives are generally based on a fixed percentage of assets under management, and Katonah Debt Advisors generates annual operating income equal to the amount by which its fee income exceeds it operating expenses. In future years, Katonah Debt Advisors may receive accrued incentive fees upon the liquidation of CLO Funds it manages, provided such CLO Funds have achieved a minimum investment return to holders of their subordinated debt or preferred stock.

The Company expects to receive distributions of recurring fee income and to generate capital appreciation from its investment in the asset management business of Katonah Debt Advisors. By making investments in CLO Funds raised by Katonah Debt Advisors in the future, for which the Company expects to receive a current cash return, the Company can help Katonah Debt Advisors to raise these funds which in turn will increase its assets under management which will result in additional management fee income.

Katonah Debt Advisors, as a wholly-owned portfolio company, is accounted for using the equity method of accounting consistent with the Company’s status as a BDC. Under the equity method of accounting, Katonah Debt Advisors is initially recorded at cost on the Company’s balance sheet. Subsequent net income or losses of Katonah Debt Advisors under GAAP is recognized as affiliate income or loss on the Company’s income statement with a corresponding increase (in the case of net income) or decrease (in the case of net loss) in the cost basis of the investment in Katonah Debt Advisors on the Company’s balance sheet. The revenue that Katonah Debt Advisors generates through the fees it receives for managing CLO Funds and after paying the expenses associated with its operations, including compensation of its employees, may be distributed to the Company. Cash distributions of Katonah Debt Advisors’ accumulated GAAP net income would increase cash and reduce the basis of Katonah Debt Advisors on the Company’s balance sheet. As with all other investments, Katonah Debt Advisors’ market value is periodically determined. The valuation is primarily based on a percentage of its assets under management and/or based on Katonah Debt Advisors’ estimated net cash flows. Any change in value from period to period is recognized as unrealized gain or loss.

As a separately regarded entity for tax purposes, Katonah Debt Advisors, L.L.C. is taxed at normal corporate rates. For tax purposes, any distributions of taxable net income earned by Katonah Debt Advisors to the Company would generally need to be distributed to the Company’s shareholders. Katonah Debt Advisors’ taxable net income will differ from GAAP net income for both deferred tax timing adjustments and permanent tax adjustments. Deferred tax timing adjustments may include differences between lease cash payments to GAAP straight line expense and adjustments for the recognition and timing of depreciation, bonuses to employees, stock option expense, and interest rate caps. Permanent differences may include adjustments, limitations or disallowances for meals and entertainment expenses, penalties and tax goodwill amortization.

Tax goodwill amortization was created upon the purchase of 100% of the equity interests in Katonah Debt Advisors prior to the Company’s IPO in exchange for shares of the Company’s stock valued at $33 million. Although this transaction was a stock transaction rather than an asset purchase and thus no goodwill was recognized for GAAP purposes, for tax purposes such exchange was considered an asset purchase under Section 351(a) of the Code. At the time of the transfer, Katonah Debt Advisors had equity of approximately $1 million resulting in tax goodwill of approximately $32 million which will be amortized for tax purposes on a straight-line basis over 15 years, resulting in an annual difference between GAAP income and distributable income by which GAAP income will exceed distributable income by approximately $2 million per year over such period. As a result, if Katonah Debt Advisors were to distribute its GAAP net income to the Company, only Katonah Debt Advisors’ taxable net income after such goodwill amortization will be required to be distributed to the Company’s shareholders.

 

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At September 30, 2007, net amounts due from affiliates totaled approximately $492,000.

Summarized financial information for Katonah Debt Advisors follows:

 

     As of
September 30, 2007
    As of
December 31, 2006
 
     (unaudited)        

ASSETS

    

Current assets

   $ 5,954,372     $ 2,860,329  

Noncurrent assets

     439,797       661,637  
                

Total assets

   $ 6,394,169     $ 3,521,966  
                

LIABILITIES

    

Current liabilities

   $ 3,592,224     $ 2,602,755  
                

Total liabilities

   $ 3,592,224     $ 2,602,755  
                

Gross revenue*

   $ 7,777,736     $ 200,610  

Total expenses*

     (5,982,730 )     (273,320 )
                

Net income (loss)*

   $ 1,795,006     $ (72,710 )
                

 

  * For the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and for the period December 11, 2006 (inception) through December 31, 2006.

6. BORROWINGS

The Company’s debt obligations consist of the following:

 

     As of
September 30, 2007
   As of
December 31, 2006
     (unaudited)     

Secured revolving credit facility, $200 million commitment

   $ 170,000,000    $ —  

On February 14, 2007, the Company entered into an arrangement under which the Company may obtain up to $200 million in financing (the “Facility”). On October 1, 2007, the Company amended the credit facility to increase the Company’s borrowing capacity from $200 million to $275 million, extend the maturity date from February 12, 2012 to October 1, 2012 and increase the interest spread charged on outstanding borrowings by 15 basis points, to 0.85%. The interest rate is based on prevailing commercial paper rates plus 0.85% or, if the commercial paper market is at any time unavailable, prevailing LIBOR rates plus an applicable spread. Interest is payable monthly.

Advances under the Facility are used by the Company primarily to make additional investments. The Company expects that the Facility will be secured by loans that it currently owns and the loans acquired by the Company with the advances under the Facility. The Company will borrow under the Facility through its wholly-owned, special-purpose bankruptcy remote subsidiary, Kohlberg Capital Funding LLC I.

The weighted average daily debt balance for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 was approximately $136 million and $66 million, respectively. For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, the weighted average interest rate on weighted average outstanding borrowings was approximately 5.6%, which excludes the amortization of deferred financing costs and facility and program fees on unfunded balances. The Company is in compliance with all its debt covenants. As of September 30, 2007, the Company had restricted cash balances of approximately $5 million which it maintained in accordance with the terms of the Facility. A portion of these funds, approximately $2 million, were released to the Company in October 2007.

7. DISTRIBUTABLE TAX INCOME

The Company intends to distribute quarterly dividends to its stockholders. The Company’s quarterly dividends, if any, will be determined by the Board of Directors. To maintain its RIC status, the Company must timely distribute an amount equal to at least 90% of its ordinary income and realized net short-term capital gains in excess of realized net long-term capital losses, if any, reduced by deductible expenses, out of the assets legally available for distribution, for each year. Depending on the level of taxable income earned in a tax year, the Company may choose to carry forward taxable income in excess of current year distributions into the next tax year and pay a 4% excise tax on such income, to the extent required. As of December 31, 2006, the Company’s undistributed taxable income was approximately $529,000. The Company has distributed this income in 2007.

 

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For the three months ended September 30, 2007, the Company declared a dividend on September 24, 2007 of $0.37 per share for a total of approximately $7 million. The record date was October 10, 2007 and the dividend was distributed on October 26, 2007.

The following reconciles net increase in stockholders’ equity resulting from operations to taxable income for the nine months ended September 30, 2007:

 

Pre-tax net increase in stockholders’ equity resulting from operations

   $ 26,205,820  

Net unrealized gain on investments transactions not taxable

     (8,073,874 )

Other income not currently taxable

     (1,795,006 )

Expenses not currently deductible

     15,039  
        

Taxable income before deductions for distributions

   $ 16,351,979  
        

Taxable income before deductions for distributions per outstanding share

   $ 0.91  

8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

The Company is a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business in order to meet the needs of the Company’s investment in portfolio companies. Such instruments include commitments to extend credit and may involve, in varying degrees, elements of credit risk in excess of amounts recognized on the Company’s balance sheet. Prior to extending such credit, the Company attempts to limit its credit risk by conducting extensive due diligence, obtaining collateral where necessary and negotiating appropriate financial covenants. As of September 30, 2007, the Company had committed to make a total of approximately $4 million of investments in various revolving senior secured loans, of which approximately $757,000 was funded. As of September 30, 2007, the Company had committed to make a total of approximately $517,000 of investments in a delayed draw senior secured loan. As of December 31, 2006, the Company had committed to make a total of approximately $2 million of investments in various revolving senior secured loans, all of which was unfunded. As of December 31, 2006, the Company had committed to make a total of approximately $667,000 of investments in a delayed draw senior secured loan.

The Company and Katonah Debt Advisors have entered into first loss agreements in connection with warehouse credit lines established to fund the initial accumulation of senior secured corporate loans and certain other debt securities for future CLO Funds that Katonah Debt Advisors will manage, and may enter into similar agreements in the future. Such first loss agreements relate to (i) losses (if any) as a result of individual loan investments being ineligible for purchase by a new CLO Fund (typically due to a payment default on such loan) when such fund formation is completed or, (ii) if a new CLO Fund has not been completed before the expiration of the related warehouse credit line, the loss (if any, and net of any accumulated interest income) on the resale of loans and debt securities funded by such warehouse credit line. In return for the Company’s first loss commitment, the Company receives net interest income from the underlying assets in the loan warehouse.

On February 7, 2007 and March 3, 2007, Katonah Debt Advisors engaged Bear Stearns & Co. Inc. (“Bear Stearns”) to structure and raise two CLO Funds, currently to be named Katonah 2007-I CLO Ltd. (formerly Briarcliff CLO I Ltd.) (“Katonah 2007”), and Katonah CLO XI Ltd. (“Katonah XI”), respectively, and to be managed by Katonah Debt Advisors. As part of these engagements, Katonah Debt Advisors entered into warehouse credit lines with Bear Stearns to fund the initial accumulation of assets for Katonah 2007 and Katonah XI, which provided for a first loss obligation of Katonah Debt Advisors, requiring it to reimburse Bear Stearns for (i) certain losses (if any) incurred on the assets warehoused for Katonah 2007 and Katonah XI prior to their completion, or (ii) if one or both of these CLO Funds failed to close at the expiration of the engagement, a portion of the losses (if any) on the resale of the warehoused assets. As of September 30, 2007, Katonah 2007 and Katonah XI had acquired an aggregate of approximately $316 million and $147 million, respectively, determined on the basis of the par value of such assets. On October 12, 2007, Katonah Debt Advisors entered into a new engagement letter with Bear Stearns, pursuant to which the term of the engagement and of the warehouse credit lines was extended to December 31, 2008. The parties also agreed to structure and raise one additional CLO Fund (for a total of three funds) during the term of the engagement and to re-allocate the assets already warehoused among Katonah 2007, Katonah XI and the new CLO Fund to achieve a target size of approximately $315 million in assets for each such CLO Fund.

On March 12, 2007, Kohlberg Capital and Katonah Debt Advisors engaged Lehman to structure and raise a CLO Fund to invest in senior secured middle market corporate loans, to be named Ardsley CLO 2007-1 Ltd. and to be managed by Katonah Debt Advisors, and entered into a warehouse credit agreement and ancillary agreements with Lehman to fund the initial accumulation of assets for Ardsley. Under the warehouse credit agreement, Kohlberg Capital, as the first loss provider, was obligated to reimburse Lehman for (i) certain losses (if any) incurred on loans acquired for Ardsley with advances under the warehouse credit facility prior to the completion of the CLO Fund, or (ii) if the CLO Fund failed to close at the expiration of the engagement on December 19, 2007, a portion of the losses (if any) on the resale of the warehoused assets. On October 3, 2007, Kohlberg Capital, Katonah Debt Advisors and Ardsley agreed with Lehman to terminate the

 

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engagement, the warehouse credit facility and Kohlberg Capital’s first loss obligation upon payment to Lehman of a payoff amount equal to the amount owed under the warehouse credit facility as of the payoff date minus $1 million, to reflect the estimated current value of the warehoused loans. As part of the termination, Kohlberg Capital purchased all of Ardsley’s assets for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $72 million. Approximately $ 14 million in aggregate principal amount of such assets were purchased and subsequently sold in market transactions with third parties. The remaining approximately $58 million of debt securities from Ardsley will be retained in Kohlberg Capital’s investment portfolio. Ardsley is using the proceeds from its sale of these loans to the Company to repay the outstanding obligations under the warehouse credit facility. The Company expects to complete payment in full of all outstanding amounts under the warehouse credit facility by December 31, 2007 at which time the warehouse credit facility and Kohlberg Capital’s first loss obligations thereunder will terminate. The value of the Ardsley assets are not included as assets under management at Katonah Debt Advisors at September 30, 2007.

As a result of the termination of the Ardsley warehouse credit facility, the warehouse credit line with Bear Stearns pursuant to the engagement letter dated October 12, 2007 is the only guarantee arrangement to which the Company is a party with respect to the business of Katonah Debt Advisors.

9. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

On December 11, 2006, the Company completed its IPO of 14,462,000 shares of common stock at $15.00 per share, less an underwriting discount and IPO expenses paid by the Company totaling $1.22 per share for net proceeds of approximately $200 million. Prior to its IPO, the Company issued to affiliates of Kohlberg & Co. a total of 3,484,333 shares of its common stock for the acquisition of certain subordinated securities issued by CLO Funds and for the acquisition of Katonah Debt Advisors. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company issued 51,278 shares of common stock under its dividend reinvestment plan. The total number of shares outstanding as of September 30, 2007 and as of December 31, 2006 was 17,997,611 and 17,946,333, respectively.

10. STOCK OPTIONS

During 2006, the Company established a stock option plan (the “Plan”) and reserved 1,500,000 shares of common stock for issuance under the Plan. The purpose of the Plan is to provide officers and prospective employees of the Company with additional incentives and align the interests of its employees with those of its shareholders. Options are exercisable at a price equal to the fair market value (market closing price) of the shares on the day the option is granted.

On December 11, 2006, concurrent with the completion of the Company’s IPO, options to purchase a total of 910,000 shares of common stock were granted to the Company’s executive officers and directors with an exercise price per share of $15.00 (the public offering price of the common stock). Such options vest equally over two, three or four years from the date of grant and have a ten-year exercise period. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company granted 495,000 options to its employees with a weighted average exercise price per share of $16.63, with a risk-free rate ranging between 4.6% to 5.3%, with volatility rates ranging between 20.5% to 22.4% and for which 25% of such options vest on each of the subsequent four grant date anniversaries and have a ten-year exercise period. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, 70,000 options granted to employees were forfeited. As of September 30, 2007, 1,335,000 total options were outstanding, none of which were exercisable. The options have an estimated remaining contractual life of 9 years and 3 months.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, the weighted average grant date fair value per share for options granted during the period was $0.00 and $1.90, respectively. For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, the weighted average grant date fair value per share for options forfeited during the period was $1.81. Information with respect to options granted, exercised and forfeited under the Plan for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 is as follows:

 

     Shares     Weighted Average
Exercise Price per
Share
   Weighted Average
Contractual
Remaining Term
(years)
   Aggregate
Intrinsic Value(1)

Options outstanding at January 1, 2007

   910,000     $ 15.00      

Granted

   495,000     $ 16.63      

Exercised

   —            

Forfeited

   (70,000 )   $ 16.36      
              

Outstanding at September 30, 2007

   1,335,000     $ 15.53    9.3    $ —  
              

(1)

Represents the difference between the market value of the options at September 30, 2007 and the cost for the option holders to exercise the options.

 

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The Company uses a Binary Option Pricing Model (American, call option) as its valuation model to establish the expected value of all stock option grants. For the three months ended September 30, 2007, total stock option expense of approximately $145,000 was recognized and expensed at the Company. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, total stock option expense of approximately $450,000 was recognized; of this amount approximately $370,000 was expensed at the Company and approximately $80,000 was expensed at Katonah Debt Advisors. At September 30, 2007, the Company had approximately $1.6 million of compensation cost related to unvested stock-based awards the cost for which is expected to be recognized and allocated between the Company and Katonah Debt Advisors over a weighted average period of 2.8 years.

11. OTHER EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION

The Company adopted a 401(k) plan (“401K Plan”) effective January 1, 2007. The 401K Plan is open to all full time employees. The Plan permits an employee to defer a portion of their total annual compensation up to the Internal Revenue Service annual maximum based on age and eligibility. The Company makes contributions to the 401K Plan of up to 2.67% of the employee’s first 74.9% of maximum eligible compensation, which fully vest at the time of contribution. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company’s contributions to the 401K Plan were $11,000 and $17,000, respectively.

The Company has also adopted a deferred compensation plan (“Pension Plan”) effective January 1, 2007. Employees are eligible for the Pension Plan provided that they are employed and working with the Company for at least 100 days during the year and remain employed as of the last day of the year. Employees do not make contributions to the Pension Plan. On behalf of the employee, the Company contributes to the Pension Plan 1) 8.0% of all compensation up to the Internal Revenue Service annual maximum and 2) 5.7% excess contributions on any incremental amounts above the social security wage base limitation and up to the Internal Revenue Service annual maximum. Employees vest 100% in the Pension Plan after five years of service. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company’s contributions to the Pension Plan were $24,000 and $49,000, respectively.

12. IMPACT OF NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. FIN 48 provides guidance on the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosures, and transition. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company has adopted FIN 48 and concluded that it did not materially impact the Company’s financial position or results from operations.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (“SFAS 157”), Fair Value Measurements. SFAS 157 clarifies the principle that fair value should be based on the assumptions market participants would use when pricing an asset or liability and establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the information used to develop those assumptions. Under the standard, fair value measurements would be separately disclosed by level within the fair value hierarchy. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS 157 to materially impact the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

In February 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (“SFAS 159”), which provides companies with an option to report selected financial assets and liabilities at fair value. The objective of SFAS 159 is to reduce both complexity in accounting for financial instruments and the volatility in earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently. SFAS 159 establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between companies that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities and to more easily understand the effect of a company’s choice to use fair value on its earnings. SFAS 159 also requires entities to display the fair value of the selected assets and liabilities on the face of the balance sheet. SFAS 159 does not eliminate disclosure requirements of other accounting standards, including fair value measurement disclosures in SFAS 157. This statement is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2007. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of the previous fiscal year provided that the entity makes that choice in the first 120 days of that fiscal year and also elects to apply the provisions of Statement 157. At this time, the Company is evaluating the implications of SFAS No. 159, and its impact on the financial statements has not yet been determined.

 

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13. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

None other than as described elsewhere in the Footnotes to Financial Statements.

 

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

The information contained in this section should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this quarterly report. In addition, some of the statements in this report constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The matters discussed in this report, as well as in future oral and written statements by management of Kohlberg Capital Corporation, that are forward-looking statements are based on current management expectations that involve substantial risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements relate to future events or our future financial performance. We generally identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “could,” “intends,” “target,” “projects,” “contemplates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other similar words. Important assumptions include our ability to acquire or originate new investments, achieve certain margins and levels of profitability, the availability of additional capital, and the ability to maintain certain debt to asset ratios. In light of these and other uncertainties, the inclusion of a projection or forward-looking statement in this report should not be regarded as a representation by us that our plans or objectives will be achieved. The forward-looking statements contained in this report include statements as to:

 

   

our future operating results;

 

   

our business prospects and the prospects of our existing and prospective portfolio companies;

 

   

the impact of investments that we expect to make;

 

   

our informal relationships with third parties;

 

   

the dependence of our future success on the general economy and its impact on the industries in which we invest;

 

   

the ability of our portfolio companies to achieve their objectives;

 

   

our expected financings and investments;

 

   

our regulatory structure and tax treatment;

 

   

our ability to operate as a business development company and a regulated investment company;

 

   

the adequacy of our cash resources and working capital; and

 

   

the timing of cash flows, if any, from the operations of our portfolio companies, including Katonah Debt Advisors.

There are a number of important risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. For a discussion of factors that could cause our actual results to differ from forward-looking statements contained in this quarterly report, please see the discussion under “Risk Factors” in Item 1A in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements made in this quarterly report relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are made. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this quarterly report.

GENERAL

We are an internally managed, non-diversified closed-end investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company (“BDC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). We originate, structure and invest in senior secured term loans, mezzanine debt and selected equity securities primarily in privately-held middle market companies. We define the middle market as comprising companies with earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, which we refer to as “EBITDA,” of $10 million to $50 million and/or total debt of $25 million to $150 million. In addition to our middle market investment business, our wholly-owned portfolio company, Katonah Debt Advisors, manages collateralized loan obligation funds (“CLO Funds”) that invest in broadly syndicated loans, high-yield bonds and other corporate credit instruments. We acquired Katonah Debt Advisors and certain related assets prior to our initial public offering from affiliates of Kohlberg & Co., LLC (“Kohlberg & Co.”), a leading private equity firm focused on middle market investing. As of September 30, 2007, Katonah Debt Advisors had approximately $2.1 billion of assets under management.

Our investment objective is to generate current income and capital appreciation from our investments. We also expect to continue to receive distributions of recurring fee income and to generate capital appreciation from our investment in the asset management business of Katonah Debt Advisors. Our investment portfolio as well as the investment portfolios of the CLO Funds in which we have invested and the

 

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investment portfolios of the CLO Funds managed by Katonah Debt Advisors consist exclusively of credit instruments and other securities issued by corporations and do not include any asset-backed securities secured by commercial mortgages, residential mortgages or other consumer borrowings.

As a Regulated Investment Company (“RIC”), we intend to distribute to our stockholders substantially all of our net taxable income and the excess of realized net short-term capital gains over realized net long-term capital losses. To qualify as a RIC, we must, among other things, meet certain source-of-income and asset diversification requirements. Pursuant to these elections, we generally will not have to pay corporate-level taxes on any income that we distribute to our stockholders.

Investment Securities

We invest in senior secured loans and mezzanine debt and, in the future and to a lesser extent, equity capital, of middle market companies in a variety of industries. We generally target companies that generate positive cash flows because we look to cash flows as the primary source for servicing debt. However, we may invest in other industries if we are presented with attractive opportunities.

Kohlberg Capital’s portfolio investments at fair value increased from $249 million at December 31, 2006 to $435 million as of September 30, 2007. The net increase in portfolio size was funded primarily with borrowings under our new credit facility and with the proceeds of the over-allotment option exercised in connection with our December 2006 IPO. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company also sold some of its initial portfolio of primarily first lien loans that were accumulated prior to completion of the IPO in order to move towards our targeted portfolio mix of first and second lien loans, mezzanine finance and equity securities.

First lien loan balances at fair value increased to $190 million at September 30, 2007 from $163 million at December 31, 2006. Second lien, mezzanine loan and bond positions increased to $149 million at September 30, 2007 from $27 million at December 31, 2006. The Company had equity securities, other than CLO equity securities, totaling $5 million and investments in CLO Fund securities of $33 million at September 30, 2007. The increase in investment positions is primarily a result of increased secured borrowings which finance such investment purchases. At September 30, 2007, the Company’s investments in loans and debt securities had an annual weighted average interest rate of approximately 10%.

The investment portfolio (excluding the Company’s investment in Katonah Debt Advisors and CLO Funds) at quarter end is spread across 26 different industries and 83 different entities with an average balance per investment of approximately $4 million. As of September 30, 2007, all portfolio companies were current on their debt service obligations. The Company’s portfolio, including the CLO Funds in which it invests, and the CLO Funds managed by Katonah Debt Advisors consist almost exclusively of credit instruments issued by corporations and do not include investments in asset-backed securities, such as those secured by commercial mortgages, residential mortgages or other consumer borrowings.

We may invest up to 30% of our investment portfolio in opportunistic investments in high-yield bonds, debt and equity securities in CLO Funds, distressed debt or equity securities of public companies. We expect that these public companies generally will have debt that is non-investment grade. As a result of regulatory restrictions, we are not permitted to invest in any portfolio company in which Kohlberg & Co. or any fund that it manages has a pre-existing investment.

Investment in CLO Fund Securities

We typically make a minority investment in the subordinated debt or preferred stock of CLO Funds raised and managed by Katonah Debt Advisors and may selectively invest in securities issued by CLO Funds managed by other asset management companies. The securities issued by CLO Funds managed by Katonah Debt Advisors are primarily held by third parties. As of September 30, 2007, we had $33 million invested in CLO Fund securities, including those issued by funds managed by Katonah Debt Advisors. CLO Funds managed by Katonah Debt Advisors invest primarily in broadly syndicated non-investment grade loans, high-yield bonds and other credit instruments of corporate issuers. The underlying assets in each of the CLO Funds in which we have any investment are generally diversified secured or unsecured corporate debt and exclude mortgage pools or mortgage securities (residential mortgage bonds, commercial mortgage backed securities, or related asset-backed securities), debt to companies providing mortgage lending and emerging markets investments. The CLO Funds are leveraged funds and any excess cash flow or “excess spread” (interest earned by the underlying securities in the fund less payments made to senior bond holders and less fund expenses and management fees) is paid to the holders of the CLO Fund’s subordinated debt or preferred stock. As of September 30, 2007, all of the CLO Funds in which the Company holds investments maintained the original issue credit ratings on all classes of their securities and were continuing to make cash payments to all classes of investors. As of September 30, 2007, our CLO Fund securities had an average annual cash yield of 28%.

 

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Our CLO Investments are carried at fair value, which is based on a discounted cash flow model that utilizes prepayment and loss assumptions based on historical experience and projected performance, economic factors, the characteristics of the underlying cash flow and comparable yields for similar bonds and preferred shares/income notes, when available. We recognize unrealized appreciation or depreciation on our CLO Investments as comparable yields in the market change and/or based on changes in estimated cash flows resulting from changes in prepayment or loss assumptions in the underlying collateral pool. As each CLO Investment ages, the expected amount of losses and the expected timing of recognition of such losses in the underlying collateral pool is updated and the revised cash flows are used in determining the fair value of the CLO Investment. We determine the fair value of our CLO Investments on an individual security-by-security basis.

Investment in Katonah Debt Advisors

Katonah Debt Advisors is our wholly-owned asset management company that manages CLO Funds that invest in broadly syndicated loans, high yield bonds and other credit instruments. As a manager of the CLO Funds, Katonah Debt Advisors expects to receive its contractual and recurring management fee and any subsequent incentive management fees from the CLO Funds for its management and advisory services. The CLO Funds managed by Katonah Debt Advisors consist almost exclusively of credit instruments issued by corporations and do not invest in asset-backed securities such as those secured by residential mortgages or other consumer borrowings. Katonah Debt Advisors receives management fees, which are generally based on a fixed percentage of assets under management, and generates annual operating income equal to the amount by which its fee income exceeds it operating expenses. Katonah Debt Advisors also typically receives one-time structuring fees upon the creation of a new CLO Fund and may also receive incentive fees paid by the CLO Funds if it achieves a specified rate of return to the subordinated debt or preferred stock securities. As of September 30, 2007, Katonah Debt Advisors had approximately $2.1 billion of assets under management.

We expect to receive distributions of recurring fee income and to generate capital appreciation from our investment in the asset management business of Katonah Debt Advisors. By making investments in CLO Funds raised by Katonah Debt Advisors in the future, for which we expect to receive a current cash return, we can help Katonah Debt Advisors raise these funds which in turn will increase its assets under management which will result in additional management fee income.

Katonah Debt Advisors, as a wholly-owned portfolio company, is accounted for using the equity method of accounting consistent with our status as a BDC. Under the equity method of accounting, Katonah Debt Advisors is initially recorded at cost on our balance sheet. Subsequent net income or losses of Katonah Debt Advisors under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) is recognized as affiliate income or loss on our income statement with a corresponding increase (in the case of net income) or decrease (in the case of net loss) in the cost basis of our investment in Katonah Debt Advisors on the balance sheet. The revenue that Katonah Debt Advisors generates through the fees it receives for managing CLO Funds and after paying the expenses associated with its operations, including compensation of its employees, may be distributed to us. Cash distributions of Katonah Debt Advisors’ accumulated GAAP net income would reduce the basis of Katonah Debt Advisors on our balance sheet. As with all other investments, Katonah Debt Advisors’ market value is periodically determined. The valuation is based primarily on a percentage of its assets under management and/or based on Katonah Debt Advisors’ estimated net cash flows. Any change in value from period to period is recognized as unrealized gain or loss.

As a separately regarded entity for tax purposes, Katonah Debt Advisors, L.L.C. is taxed at normal corporate rates. For tax purposes, any distributions of taxable net income earned by Katonah Debt Advisors to us would generally need to be distributed to our shareholders. Katonah Debt Advisors’ taxable net income will differ from GAAP net income for both deferred tax timing adjustments and permanent tax adjustments. Deferred tax timing adjustments may include differences between lease cash payments to GAAP straight line expense and adjustments for the recognition and timing of depreciation, bonuses to employees, stock option expense, and interest rate caps. Permanent differences may include adjustments, limitations or disallowances for meals and entertainment expenses, penalties and tax goodwill amortization.

Tax goodwill amortization was created upon the purchase of 100% of the equity interests in Katonah Debt Advisors prior to our IPO in exchange for shares of our stock valued at $33 million. Although this transaction was a stock transaction rather than an asset purchase and thus no goodwill was recognized for GAAP purposes, for tax purposes such exchange was considered an asset purchase under Section 351(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). At the time of the transfer, Katonah Debt Advisors had equity of approximately $1 million resulting in tax goodwill of approximately $32 million which will be amortized for tax purposes on a straight-line basis over 15 years, resulting in an annual difference between GAAP income and distributable income by which GAAP income will exceed distributable income by approximately $2 million per year over such period. As a result, if Katonah Debt Advisors were to distribute its GAAP net income to us, only Katonah Debt Advisors’ taxable net income after such goodwill amortization will be required to be distributed to our shareholders.

 

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The principal measure of our financial performance is the net increase in stockholders’ equity resulting from operations which includes net investment income (loss) and net realized and unrealized gain (loss). Net investment income (loss) is the difference between our income from interest, dividends, fees, and other investment income and our operating expenses. Net realized gain (loss) on investments, is the difference between the proceeds received from dispositions of portfolio investments and their stated cost. Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments is the net change in the fair value of our investment portfolio.

Set forth below is a discussion of our results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007. Prior to the completion of our IPO on December 11, 2006, we had no material operations. Therefore, there are no comparable prior periods presented.

Investment Income

Investment income for the three months ended September 30, 2007 was approximately $10.5 million. Of this amount, approximately $8 million was related to interest income on our investments which had an average par value during the period of approximately $309 million. For the three months ended September 30, 2007 approximately $630,000 of investment income was related to interest on assets accumulated for future CLO issuances on which Kohlberg Capital has provided a first loss guaranty in connection with loan warehouse arrangements for Katonah Debt Advisors CLO Funds. Approximately $2 million of investment income is related to dividends earned on CLO equity investments.

Investment income for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was approximately $26 million. Of this amount, approximately $18 million was related to interest income on our investments which had an average par value during the period of approximately $243 million. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007 approximately $2 million of investment income was related to interest on assets accumulated for future CLO issuances on which Kohlberg Capital has provided a first loss guaranty in connection with loan warehouse arrangements for Katonah Debt Advisors CLO Funds. Approximately $5 million of investment income is related to dividends earned on CLO equity investments.

Investment income is primarily dependent on the composition and credit quality of our investment portfolio. Generally, our debt securities portfolio is expected to generate predictable, recurring interest income in accordance with the contractual terms of each loan. Corporate equity securities may pay a dividend and may increase in value for which a gain may be recognized; generally such dividend payments and gains are less predictable than interest income on our loan portfolio. Dividends from CLO Fund securities are dependent on the performance of the underlying assets in each CLO Fund; interest payments, principal amortization and prepayments of the underlying loans in each CLO Fund are primary factors which determine the level of income on our CLO Fund securities.

Expenses

Total expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2007 were approximately $4.4 million. Interest expense and amortization on debt issuance costs for the period, which includes facility and program fees on the unused loan balance, was approximately $2 million on average debt outstanding of $136 million. Approximately $1 million of expenses related to employment compensation, including salaries, bonuses, stock option, 401K and pension related expense for the period. Other expenses included approximately $406,000 in professional fees related to legal, accounting, valuation and Sarbanes Oxley compliance fees. Administrative and other costs totaled $296,000 and include occupancy expense, insurance, technology and other office expenses.

Total expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 were approximately $9 million. Interest expense and amortization on debt issuance costs for the period, which includes facility and program fees on the unused loan balance, was approximately $4 million on average debt outstanding of $66 million. Approximately $3 million of expenses related to employment compensation, including salaries, bonuses, stock option, 401K and pension related expense for the period. Other expenses included approximately $2 million in professional fees related to legal, accounting, valuation, recruiting and Sarbanes Oxley compliance fees. Administrative and other costs totaled $997,000 and include occupancy expense, insurance, technology and other office expenses.

Interest and compensation expense are generally expected to be our largest expenses each period. Interest expense is dependent on the average outstanding balance on our revolving credit facility and the base index rate for the period. Compensation expense includes base salaries, bonuses, stock compensation, employee benefits and employer related payroll costs. The largest components of total compensation costs are base salaries and bonuses; generally, base salaries are expensed as incurred and bonus expenses are estimated and accrued since bonuses are paid annually.

 

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Equity in Income from Affiliate

At September 30, 2007, Kohlberg Capital’s investment in its wholly-owned portfolio company, Katonah Debt Advisors, was approximately $58 million. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, Katonah Debt Advisors had GAAP net income of approximately $657,000 and $2 million, respectively. The net income of Katonah Debt Advisors is included in the GAAP income of Kohlberg Capital Corporation. Katonah Debt Advisors made no cash distributions of its income in 2007. For purposes of calculating distributable income for required quarterly dividends as a regulated investment company, only cash distributions of Katonah Debt Advisors’ current or accumulated undistributed net income to Kohlberg Capital are included and are further reduced by approximately $2 million per annum for tax goodwill amortization resulting from its acquisition by Kohlberg Capital prior to the IPO. As a result, the amount of our declared dividends, as evaluated by management and approved by our board of directors, is based on our evaluation of both distributable income for tax purposes and GAAP net investment income (which excludes unrealized gains and losses) and may result in a dividend amount that exceeds our distributable tax income but not our GAAP net investment income.

Net Unrealized Appreciation on Investments

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company’s investments had a decrease in net unrealized appreciation of $11 million and an increase of $8 million, respectively. The decrease in net unrealized appreciation for the three months ended September 30, 2007 is primarily due to i) an approximate $8 million decrease in the market value of certain broadly syndicated loans as a result of current market conditions (there are no non-performing loans – all loans remain current on interest and principal payments); ii) an approximate $2 million decrease in the value of CLO equity investments as a result of current market conditions; and, iii) an approximate $1 million decrease in the value of Katonah Debt Advisors due to a decrease in assets under management, primarily as a result of the termination of the Ardsley CLO warehouse facility on October 1, 2007 (the Company purchased and retained approximately $58 million of the warehoused Ardsley assets for its investment portfolio).

The increase in net unrealized appreciation for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was primarily a result of the appreciation of our wholly-owned portfolio company, Katonah Debt Advisors offset by recent decrease in net unrealized appreciation noted for the three months ended September 30, 2007. The year-to-date increase in the value of Katonah Debt Advisors is primarily as a result of an increase in Katonah Debt Advisors’ assets under management from $1.2 billion prior to our IPO to $2.1 billion as of September 30, 2007. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, Katonah Debt Advisors increased its assets under management through the completion of Katonah X CLO Ltd. with approximately $486 million in assets at September 30, 2007. In addition, during the nine months ended September 30, 2007, Katonah Debt Advisors began to aggregate assets of approximately $463 million for new funds it expects to complete by the first half of 2008.

Net Increase in Stockholders’ Equity Resulting From Operations

The net decrease in stockholders’ equity resulting from operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was approximately $26 million, or $1.46 per outstanding share.

FINANCIAL CONDITION, LIQUIDITY, AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Liquidity is a measure of our ability to meet potential cash requirements, including ongoing commitments to repay borrowings, fund and maintain investments, pay dividends to our stockholders and other general business needs. We recognize the need to have funds available for operating our business and to make investments. We seek to have adequate liquidity at all times to cover normal cyclical swings in funding availability and to allow us to meet abnormal and unexpected funding requirements. We plan to satisfy our liquidity needs through normal operations with the goal of avoiding unplanned sales of assets or emergency borrowing of funds.

In addition to the traditional sources of available funds (issuance of new equity, debt or undrawn warehouse facility capacity), we also have the ability to raise additional cash funds through the securitization of assets on our balance sheet through our wholly-owned asset manager, Katonah Debt Advisors. Such a securitization will provide cash for new investments on our balance sheet as well as additional management fee income and potentially increased value (as a result of increased assets under management) for Katonah Debt Advisors.

As a BDC, we are limited in the amount of leverage we can incur to finance our investment portfolio. We are required to meet a coverage ratio of total assets to total senior securities of at least 200%. For this purpose, senior securities include all borrowings and any preferred stock. As a result, our ability to utilize leverage as a means of financing our portfolio of investments is limited by this asset coverage test.

 

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As of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 the fair value of investments and cash and cash equivalents were as follows:

 

     Investments at Fair Value 

Security Type

   September 30, 2007    December 31, 2006
     (unaudited)     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 7,023,967    $ 32,404,493

Senior Secured Loan

     190,251,915      163,313,492

Junior Secured Loan

     111,614,136      27,453,892

Mezzanine Investment

     32,156,415      —  

Senior Subordinated Bond

     2,790,000      —  

Senior Unsecured Bond

     2,000,000      —  

CLO Equity

     33,130,000      20,870,000

Equity Securities

     4,974,140      —  

Portfolio Management Company

     58,019,825      37,574,995
             

Total

   $ 441,960,398    $ 281,616,872
             

On February 14, 2007, the Company entered into an arrangement under which the Company may obtain up to $200 million.On October 1, 2007, the Company amended the credit facility to increase the Company’s borrowing capacity from $200 million to $275 million, extend the maturity date from February 12, 2012 to October 1, 2012 and increase the interest spread charged on outstanding borrowings by 15 basis points, to 0.85%. The interest rate is based on prevailing commercial paper rates plus 0.85% or, if the commercial paper market is at any time unavailable, prevailing LIBOR rates plus an applicable spread. Interest is payable monthly. Advances under the Facility are used by the Company primarily to make additional investments. The Company expects that the Facility will be secured by loans that it currently owns and the loans acquired by the Company with the advances under the Facility. The Company will borrow under the Facility through its wholly-owned, special-purpose bankruptcy remote subsidiary, Kohlberg Capital Funding LLC I. As of September 30, 2007, the outstanding balance on this facility was $170 million with available additional borrowing capacity of $ 105 million. As of September 30, 2007, we had restricted cash balances of approximately $5 million which we maintained in accordance with the terms of our Facility. A portion of these funds, approximately $2 million, were released to us in July 2007.

We expect our cash on hand, borrowings under our current Facility’s undrawn commitments, and cash generated from operations, including income earned from investments and any income distributions made by Katonah Debt Advisors, our wholly-owned portfolio company, will be adequate to meet our cash needs at our current level of operations. Our primary use of funds will be investments in secured lien loans, mezzanine debt and CLO Fund equity. In order to fund new originations, we intend to use cash on hand, advances under our credit Facility and equity financings. Our credit Facility contains collateral requirements, including, but not limited to, minimum diversity, rating and yield, and limitations on loan size. These limitations may limit our ability to fund certain new originations with advances under the Facility, in which case we will seek to fund originations using new debt or equity financings.

COMMITMENTS AND OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

We are a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business in order to meet the needs of our portfolio companies. Such instruments include commitments to extend credit and may involve, in varying degrees, elements of credit risk in excess of amounts recognized on our balance sheet. Prior to extending such credit, we attempt to limit our credit risk by conducting extensive due diligence, obtaining collateral where necessary and negotiating appropriate financial covenants. As of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the Company had committed to make a total of approximately $4 million of investments in various revolving senior secured loans, of which approximately $757,000 was funded as of September 30, 2007 and no amount was funded as of December 31, 2006. As of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the Company had committed to make a total of approximately $517,000 of investments in a delayed draw senior secured loan.

We and Katonah Debt Advisors have entered into first loss agreements in connection with warehouse credit lines established to fund the initial accumulation of senior secured corporate loans and certain other debt securities for future CLO Funds that Katonah Debt Advisors will manage, and may enter into similar agreements in the future. Such first loss agreements relate to (i) losses (if any) as a result of individual loan investments being ineligible for purchase by a new CLO Fund (typically due to a payment default on such loan) when such fund formation is completed or, (ii) if a new CLO Fund has not been completed before the expiration of the related warehouse credit line, the loss (if any, and net of any accumulated interest income) on the resale of loans and debt securities funded by such warehouse credit line. In return for our first loss commitment, we receive net interest income from the underlying assets in the loan warehouse.

On February 7, 2007 and March 3, 2007, Katonah Debt Advisors engaged Bear Stearns & Co. Inc. (“Bear Stearns”) to structure and raise two CLO Funds, currently to be named Katonah 2007-I CLO Ltd. (formerly Briarcliff CLO I Ltd.) (“Katonah 2007”), and Katonah CLO XI Ltd. (“Katonah XI”), respectively, and to be managed by Katonah Debt Advisors. As part of these engagements, Katonah Debt Advisors entered into warehouse credit lines with Bear Stearns to fund the initial accumulation of assets for Katonah 2007 and Katonah XI, which provided for a first loss obligation of Katonah Debt Advisors, requiring it to reimburse Bear Stearns for (i) certain losses (if any) incurred on

 

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the assets warehoused for Katonah 2007 and Katonah XI prior to their completion, or (ii) if one or both of these CLO Funds failed to close at the expiration of the engagement, a portion of the losses (if any) on the resale of the warehoused assets. As of September 30, 2007, Katonah 2007 and Katonah XI had acquired an aggregate of approximately $316 million and $147 million, respectively, determined on the basis of the par value of such assets. On October 12, 2007, Katonah Debt Advisors entered into a new engagement letter with Bear Stearns, pursuant to which the term of the engagement and of the warehouse credit lines was extended to December 31, 2008. The parties also agreed to structure and raise one additional CLO Fund (for a total of three funds) during the term of the engagement and to re-allocate the assets already warehoused among Katonah 2007, Katonah XI and the new CLO Fund to achieve a target size of approximately $315 million in assets for each such CLO Fund.

On March 12, 2007, Kohlberg Capital and Katonah Debt Advisors engaged Lehman to structure and raise a CLO Fund to invest in senior secured middle market corporate loans, to be named Ardsley CLO 2007-1 Ltd. and to be managed by Katonah Debt Advisors, and entered into a warehouse credit agreement and ancillary agreements with Lehman to fund the initial accumulation of assets for Ardsley. Under the warehouse credit agreement, Kohlberg Capital, as the first loss provider, was obligated to reimburse Lehman for (i) certain losses (if any) incurred on loans acquired for Ardsley with advances under the warehouse credit facility prior to the completion of the CLO Fund, or (ii) if the CLO Fund failed to close at the expiration of the engagement on December 19, 2007, a portion of the losses (if any) on the resale of the warehoused assets. On October 3, 2007, Kohlberg Capital, Katonah Debt Advisors and Ardsley agreed with Lehman to terminate the engagement, the warehouse credit facility and Kohlberg Capital’s first loss obligation upon payment to Lehman of a payoff amount equal to the amount owed under the warehouse credit facility as of the payoff date minus $1 million, to reflect the estimated current value of the warehoused loans. As part of the termination, Kohlberg Capital purchased all of Ardsley’s assets for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $ 72 million. Approximately $ 14 million in aggregate principal amount of such assets were purchased and subsequently sold in market transactions with third parties. The remaining approximately $ 58 million of debt securities from Ardsley will be retained in Kohlberg Capital’s investment portfolio. Ardsley is using the proceeds from its sale of these loans to us to repay the outstanding obligations under the warehouse credit facility. The Company expects to complete payment in full of all outstanding amounts under the warehouse credit facility by December 31, 2007 at which time the warehouse credit facility and Kohlberg Capital’s first loss obligations thereunder will terminate. The value of the Ardsley assets are not included as assets under management at Katonah Debt Advisors at September 30, 2007.

As a result of the termination of the Ardsley warehouse credit facility, the warehouse credit line with Bear Stearns pursuant to the engagement letter dated October 12, 2007 is the only guarantee arrangement to which the Company is a party with respect to the business of Katonah Debt Advisors.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements are based on the selection and application of critical accounting policies, which require management to make significant estimates and assumptions. Critical accounting policies are those that are both important to the presentation of our financial condition and results of operations and require management’s most difficult, complex, or subjective judgments. Our critical accounting policies are those applicable to the valuation of investments and certain revenue recognition matters as discussed below.

Valuation of Portfolio Investments

The most significant estimate inherent in the preparation of our financial statements is the valuation of investments and the related amounts of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments recorded.

As a BDC, we invest a substantial portion of our assets in illiquid securities including debt and equity securities of primarily privately-held companies. These securities will be valued and carried at fair value, as determined in good faith by our Board of Directors each quarter. We will determine fair value to be the amount for which an investment could be exchanged in an orderly disposition over a reasonable period of time between willing parties other than in a forced or liquidation sale. Our valuation policy is intended to provide a consistent basis for determining the fair value of the portfolio based on the nature of the security, the market for the security and other considerations including the financial performance and enterprise value of the portfolio company. Because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, the Board of Directors’ determined values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for the investments, and the differences could be material.

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Interest Income

Interest income, adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion of discount, is recorded on the accrual basis to the extent that such amounts are expected to be collected. We generally place a loan on non-accrual status and cease recognizing interest income on such loan or security when a loan or security becomes 90 days or more past due or if we otherwise do not expect the debtor to be able to service its debt obligations. Non-accrual loans remain in such status until the borrower has demonstrated the ability and intent to pay contractual amounts due or such loans become current. At September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, no loans or debt securities were greater than 90 days past due or on non-accrual status.

Payment in Kind Interest

The Company may have loans in its portfolio that contain a payment-in-kind (“PIK”) provision. PIK interest, computed at the contractual rate specified in each loan agreement, is added to the principal balance of the loan and recorded as interest income. To maintain our RIC status, this non-cash source of income must be paid out to stockholders in the form of dividends, even though the Company has not yet collected the cash. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company earned approximately $244,000 and $395,000 in PIK interest, respectively.

Fee Income

Fee income includes fees, if any, for due diligence, structuring, commitment and facility fees, and fees, if any, for transaction services and management services rendered by us to portfolio companies and other third parties. Commitment and facility fees are generally recognized as income over the life of the underlying loan, whereas due diligence, structuring, transaction service and management service fees are generally recognized as income when the services are rendered.

Management Compensation

We may, from time to time, issue stock options under our Equity Incentive Plan to officers and employees for services rendered to us. We will follow Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123R (revised 2004), Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, a method by which the fair value of options are determined and expensed. We are internally managed and therefore do not incur management fees payable to third parties.

Dividends

Dividends and distributions to common stockholders are recorded on the declaration date. The amount to be paid out as a dividend is determined by the Board of Directors each quarter and is generally based upon the earnings estimated by management for the period and fiscal year.

We have adopted a dividend reinvestment plan that provides for reinvestment of our distributions on behalf of our stockholders, unless a stockholder “opts out” of the plan to receive cash in lieu of having their cash dividends automatically reinvested in additional shares of our common stock.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Our business activities contain elements of market risks. We consider our principal market risks to be fluctuations in interest rates and the valuations of our investment portfolio. Managing these risks is essential to our business. Accordingly, we have systems and procedures designed to identify and analyze our risks, to establish appropriate policies and thresholds and to continually monitor these risks and thresholds by means of administrative and information technology systems and other policies and processes.

Interest Rate Risk

Interest rate risk is defined as the sensitivity of our current and future earnings to interest rate volatility, variability of spread relationships, the difference in re-pricing intervals between our assets and liabilities and the effect that interest rates may have on our cash flows. Changes in the general level of interest rates can affect our net interest income, which is the difference between the interest income earned on interest earning assets and our interest expense incurred in connection with our interest bearing debt and liabilities. Changes in interest rates can also affect, among other things, our ability to acquire and originate loans and securities and the value of our investment portfolio.

Our investment income is affected by fluctuations in various interest rates, including LIBOR and prime rates. As of September 30, 2007, approximately 92% of our loans at fair value in our portfolio were at floating rates with a spread to an interest rate index such as LIBOR or the

 

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prime rate. We generally expect that future portfolio investments will predominately be floating rate investments. As of September 30, 2007, we had $170 million of borrowings outstanding at a floating rate tied to prevailing commercial paper rates plus a margin of 0.70%.

Because we plan on borrowing money to make investments, our net investment income is dependent upon the difference between the rate at which we borrow funds and the rate at which we invest the funds borrowed. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that a significant change in market interest rates will not have a material adverse effect on our net investment income. In periods of rising interest rates, our cost of funds would increase, which could reduce our net investment income if there is not a corresponding increase in interest income generated by floating rate assets in our investment portfolio.

We have analyzed the potential impact of changes in interest rates on interest income net of interest expense. Assuming that our balance sheet at September 30, 2007 were to remain constant and no actions were taken to alter the existing interest rate sensitivity, a hypothetical increase or decrease of a 1% change in interest rates would correspondingly affect net interest income proportionately by approximately 1% over a one-year period. Correspondingly, a hypothetical increase or decrease of a 1% change in interest rates would correspondingly affect net interest expense proportionately by approximately 1% over a one-year period. Because most of our investments at September 30, 2007 were floating rate with a spread to an index similar to our financing facility, we would not expect a significant impact on our net interest spread.

Although management believes that this measure is indicative of our sensitivity to interest rate changes, it does not adjust for potential changes in credit quality, size and composition of the assets on the balance sheet and other business developments that could affect a net change in assets resulting from operations or net income. Accordingly, no assurances can be given that actual results would not materially differ from the potential outcome simulated by this estimate.

We did not hold any derivative financial instruments for hedging purposes as of September 30, 2007. In connection with the Facility established on February 14, 2007 and as amended on October 1, 2007, our special purpose subsidiary may be required under certain circumstances to enter into interest rate swap agreements or other interest rate hedging transactions.

Portfolio Valuation

We carry our investments at fair value, as determined in good faith by our Board of Directors. Investments for which market quotations are readily available are valued at such market quotations. Because there is not a readily available market value for some of the investments in our portfolio, we value substantially all of our portfolio investments at fair value as determined in good faith by our board under a valuation policy and a consistently applied valuation process. Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of our investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments, and the differences could be material. In addition, changes in the market environment and other events that may occur over the life of the investments may cause the gains or losses ultimately realized on these investments to be different than the valuations that are assigned. The types of factors that we may take into account in fair value pricing of our investments include, as relevant, the nature and realizable value of any collateral, third party valuations, the portfolio company’s ability to make payments and its earnings and discounted cash flow, the markets in which the portfolio company does business, comparison to publicly-traded securities, recent sales of or offers to buy comparable companies, and other relevant factors.

 

Item 4T. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Company’s management, under the supervision and with the participation of various members of management, including our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and our Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) or Rule 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, our CEO and CFO have concluded that our current disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting . The Company’s management, under the supervision and with the participation of various members of management, including our CEO and our CFO, has evaluated any change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act). Management has concluded that there have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with this evaluation that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2007 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II. Other Information

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

Neither we, nor any of our subsidiaries, are currently a party to any material legal proceedings, other than routine litigation and administrative proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. Such proceedings are not expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, financial conditions, or results of our operations.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There were no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 and as updated in our Form N-2 filed on October 18, 2007.

 

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

None.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

 

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On June 8, 2007, we held our annual meeting of shareholders. The following two matters were submitted to a vote of the shareholders:

 

  1. To elect two directors, each for a term of three years; and

 

  2. To ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accountant.

The results of the shares voted with regard to each of these matters are as follows:

 

  1. Election of Directors

 

Director

   For    Withheld

C. Turney Stevens

   17,147,740    91,873

Gary Cademartori

   17,148,440    91,173

 

  2. Ratification of appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker Non-Votes

17,157,404

   58,804    23,405    —  

 

Item 5. Other Information

None.

 

Item 6. Exhibits

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description of Document

31.1*    Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2*    Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1*    Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U. S. C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2*    Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U. S. C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

* Submitted herewith.

 

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SIGNATURES

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

 

    KOHLBERG CAPITAL CORPORATION
Date: November 5, 2007     By   /s/ Dayl W. Pearson
        Dayl W. Pearson
        President and Chief Executive Officer
        (principal executive officer)
Date: November 5, 2007     By   /s/ Michael I. Wirth
        Michael I. Wirth
        Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, Secretary and Treasurer
        (principal financial and accounting officer)

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description of Document

31.1*    Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2*    Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1*    Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U. S. C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2*    Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U. S. C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

* Submitted herewith.

 

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