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Portman Ridge Finance Corp - Quarter Report: 2009 March (Form 10-Q)

 
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 March 31, 2009
 
o
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 has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes   ¨     No   x
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer” and “large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
 
Large accelerated filer  
¨
  
Accelerated filer  
x
         
Non-accelerated filer
¨
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company  
¨
 
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 April 30, 2008 was 21,743,470.
 
 

 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
   
  
 
  
Page
     
 
  
Part I. Financial Information
  
 
     
Item 1.
  
Financial Statements
  
1
     
 
  
Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2009 (unaudited) and December 31, 2008
  
1
     
 
  
Statements of Operations (unaudited) for three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008
  
2
     
 
  
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008
  
3
     
 
  
Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008
  
4
     
 
  
Schedules of Investments as of March 31, 2009  (unaudited) and December 31, 2008
  
5
     
 
  
Financial Highlights (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008
  
28
     
 
  
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)
  
29
     
Item 2.
  
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
  
45
     
Item 3.
  
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
  
62
     
Item 4T.
  
Controls and Procedures
  
63
     
 
  
Part II. Other Information
  
 
     
Item 1.
  
Legal Proceedings
  
64
     
Item 1A.
  
Risk Factors
  
64
     
Item 2.
  
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
  
64
     
Item 3.
  
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
  
64
     
Item 4.
  
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  
64
     
Item 5.
  
Other Information
  
64
     
Item 6.
  
Exhibits
  
64
   
Signatures
  
  65
 
 

 

KOHLBERG CAPITAL CORPORATION
 
BALANCE SHEETS
   
As of
March 31, 2009
   
As of
December 31, 2008
 
   
(unaudited)
       
ASSETS
           
Investments at fair value:
           
Time deposits (cost: 2009 - $146,547; 2008 - $12,185,997)
  $ 146,547     $ 12,185,997  
Money market accounts (cost: 2009 - $6,027; 2008 - $10)
    6,027       10  
Debt securities (cost: 2009 - $402,769,534; 2008 - $423,859,086)
    361,867,183       384,486,111  
CLO fund securities managed by non-affiliates (cost: 2009 - $15,638,267; 2008 - $15,590,951)
    5,347,000       9,099,000  
CLO fund securities managed by affiliate (cost: 2009 - $51,096,688; 2008 - $50,785,644)
    44,440,236       47,536,236  
Equity securities (cost: 2009 - $5,256,660; 2008 - $5,256,660)
    4,389,278       4,389,831  
Asset manager affiliates (cost: 2009 - $39,216,715; 2008 - $38,948,271)
    58,166,214       56,528,088  
Total Investments at fair value
    474,362,485       514,225,273  
Cash
    4,219,072       251,412  
Restricted cash
    8,916,719       2,119,991  
Interest and dividends receivable
    3,554,747       4,168,599  
Receivable for open trades
    663,316        
Due from affiliates
    2,203,241       390,590  
Other assets
    1,767,411       1,716,446  
Total assets
  $ 495,686,991     $ 522,872,311  
                 
LIABILITIES
               
Borrowings
  $ 245,045,884     $ 261,691,148  
Payable for open trades
          1,955,000  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    1,938,990       3,064,403  
Dividend payable
          5,879,660  
Total liabilities
  $ 246,984,874     $ 272,590,211  
Commitments and contingencies  (note 8)
               
                 
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
Common stock, par value $.01 per share, 100,000,000 common shares authorized; 21,910,452 and 21,576,202 common shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2009 and 21,776,519 and 21,436,936 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2008
  $ 215,762     $ 214,369  
Capital in excess of par value
    282,870,823       282,171,860  
Accumulated undistributed net investment income
    8,071,544       977,904  
Accumulated net realized losses
    (2,688,060 )     (680,687 )
Net unrealized depreciation on investments
    (39,767,952 )     (32,401,346 )
                 
Total stockholders' equity
  $ 248,702,117     $ 250,282,100  
                 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
  $ 495,686,991     $ 522,872,311  
                 
NET ASSET VALUE PER COMMON SHARE
  $ 11.53     $ 11.68  

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 
1

 

KOHLBERG CAPITAL CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)

   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Investment Income:
           
Interest from investments in debt securities
  $ 7,404,752     $ 9,699,836  
Interest from cash and time deposits
    4,670       86,603  
Dividends from investments in CLO fund securities managed by non-affiliates
    480,392       1,538,207  
Dividends from investments in CLO fund securities managed by affiliate
    2,127,326       1,523,082  
Dividends from affiliate asset manager
          350,000  
Capital structuring service fees
    116,735       1,135,114  
Total investment income
    10,133,875       14,332,842  
Expenses:
               
Interest and amortization of debt issuance costs
    1,508,011       3,344,422  
Compensation
    842,573       1,176,838  
Professional fees
    336,329       616,648  
Insurance
    91,763       73,437  
Administrative and other
    261,559       345,226  
Total expenses
    3,040,235       5,556,571  
Net Investment Income
    7,093,640       8,776,271  
Realized And Unrealized Gains (Losses) On Investments:
               
Net realized losses from investment transactions
    (2,007,373 )     (726,313 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
               
Debt securities
    (1,529,375 )     (7,745,977 )
Equity securities
    (553 )     (1,190,846 )
CLO fund securities managed by affiliate
    (3,407,044 )     (650,244 )
CLO fund securities managed by non-affiliate
    (3,799,316 )     (2,144,379 )
Affiliate asset manager investments
    1,369,682       3,876,740  
Net realized and unrealized depreciation on investments
    (9,373,979 )     (8,581,019 )
Net Increase (Decrease) In Stockholders’ Equity Resulting From Operations
  $ (2,280,339 )   $ 195,252  
Net Increase (Decrease) In Stockholders' Equity Resulting from Operations per Common Share—Basic and Diluted
  $ (0.10 )   $ 0.01  
Net Investment Income Per Common Share—Basic and Diluted
  $ 0.32     $ 0.49  
Net Investment Income and Net Realized Losses Per Common Share—Basic and Diluted
  $ 0.23     $ 0.45  
Weighted Average Shares of Common Stock Outstanding—Basic and Diluted
    21,532,756       18,074,944  

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 
2

 

KOHLBERG CAPITAL CORPORATION
 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
 
(unaudited)

   
Three Months Ended 
March 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Operations:
           
Net investment income
  $ 7,093,640     $ 8,776,271  
Net realized loss from investment transactions
    (2,007,373 )     (726,313 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments
    (7,366,606 )     (7,854,706 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
    (2,280,339 )     195,252  
                 
Shareholder distributions:
               
Dividends from net investment income to common stockholders
          (7,418,665 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting from stockholder distributions
          (7,418,665 )
                 
Capital share transactions:
               
Issuance of common stock for dividend reinvestment plan
    464,747       892,471  
Vesting of restricted stock
    53        
Stock based compensation
    235,556       156,061  
Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions
    700,356       1,048,532  
Net assets at beginning of period
    250,282,100       259,068,164  
Net assets at end of period (including undistributed net investment income of $8,071,544 in 2009 and accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income of $304,278 in 2008)
  $ 248,702,117     $ 252,893,283  
Net asset value per common share
  $ 11.53     $ 13.98  
Common shares outstanding at end of period
    21,576,202       18,094,306  

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 
3

 

KOHLBERG CAPITAL CORPORATION
 
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
(unaudited)

   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
           
Net increase (decrease) in stockholders’ equity resulting from operations
  $ (2,280,339 )   $ 195,252  
Adjustments to reconcile net increase (decrease) in stockholders’ equity resulting from operations:
               
Net realized loss on investment transactions
    2,007,373       726,313  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments
    7,366,606       7,854,706  
Net accretion of discount on securities
    (649,944 )     (452,739 )
Amortization of debt issuance cost
    206,174       105,280  
Purchases of investments
    (2,684,007 )     (43,787,932 )
Payment-in-kind interest
    (681,621 )     (316,643 )
Proceeds from sale and redemption of investments
    31,886,065       45,077,565  
Stock based compensation expense
    235,556       156,061  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Decrease in interest and dividends receivable
    613,852       1,806,762  
Decrease (increase) in other assets
    (257,139 )     288,922  
Decrease (increase) in due from affiliates
    (1,812,651 )     391,052  
Decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses
    (1,125,413 )     (2,233,999 )
                 
Net cash provided by operating activities
    32,824,512       9,810,600  
                 
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
               
Issuance of stock (net of offering costs)
    53        
Dividends paid in cash
    (5,414,913 )     (6,134,432 )
Cash paid on repayment of debt
    (16,645,264 )     (5,000,000 )
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash
    (6,796,728 )     923,267  
                 
Net cash used in financing activities
    (28,856,852 )     (10,211,165 )
                 
CHANGE IN CASH
    3,967,660       (400,565 )
CASH, BEGINNING OF PERIOD
    251,412       2,088,770  
CASH, END OF PERIOD
  $ 4,219,072     $ 1,688,205  
                 
Supplemental Information:
               
Interest paid during the period
  $ 1,722,797     $ 3,666,254  
Non-cash dividends paid during the period under dividend reinvestment plan
  $ 464,747     $ 892,471  

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 
4

 

KOHLBERG CAPITAL CORPORATION
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
 
As of March 31, 2009
(unaudited)
 
Debt Securities Portfolio 

Portfolio Company / Principal Business
Investment
Interest Rate¹ / Maturity
 
Principal
 
Cost
 
Value2
Advanced Lighting Technologies, Inc.6
Senior Secured Loan — Deferred Draw Term Loan (First Lien)
3.3%, Due 6/13
  
$
355,920
 
$
355,920
 
$
355,920
     Home and Office Furnishings, Housewares, and Durable Consumer Products
       
Advanced Lighting Technologies, Inc.
Senior Secured Loan — Revolving Loan
5.0%, Due 6/13
  
 
240,000
   
232,999
   
240,000
     Home and Office Furnishings, Housewares, and Durable Consumer Products
                     
Advanced Lighting Technologies, Inc.6
Junior Secured Loan — Second Lien Term Loan Note
8.5%, Due 6/14
  
 
5,000,000
   
5,000,000
   
5,000,000
     Home and Office Furnishings, Housewares, and Durable Consumer Products
       
Advanced Lighting Technologies, Inc.6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan (First Lien)
3.7%, Due 6/13
  
 
1,829,610
   
1,829,610
   
1,829,610
     Home and Office Furnishings, Housewares, and Durable Consumer Products
                     
Aero Products International, Inc.6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
7.0%, Due 4/12
  
 
3,118,560
   
3,118,560
   
3,118,560
     Personal and Non Durable Consumer Products (Mfg. Only)
       
Aerostructures Acquisition LLC6
Senior Secured Loan — Delayed Draw Term Loan
6.8%, Due 3/13
  
 
423,820
   
423,820
   
423,820
     Aerospace and Defense
                     
Aerostructures Acquisition LLC6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
6.8%, Due 3/13
  
 
5,364,456
   
5,364,456
   
5,364,456
     Aerospace and Defense
       
AGA Medical Corporation6
Senior Secured Loan — Tranche B Term Loan
3.2%, Due 4/13
  
 
1,832,209
   
1,831,160
   
1,653,569
     Healthcare, Education and Childcare
                     
AGS LLC6
Senior Secured Loan — Delayed Draw Term Loan
3.5%, Due 5/13
  
 
440,925
   
436,006
   
418,879
     Hotels, Motels, Inns, and Gaming
       
AGS LLC6
Senior Secured Loan — Initial Term Loan
3.5%, Due 5/13
  
 
3,151,285
   
3,116,125
   
2,993,720
     Hotels, Motels, Inns, and Gaming
                     
AmerCable Incorporated6
Senior Secured Loan — Initial Term Loan
4.8%, Due 6/14
  
 
5,885,138
   
5,885,138
   
5,885,138
     Machinery (Non-Agriculture, Non-Construction, Non-Electronic)
       
Astoria Generating Company Acquisitions, L.L.C.6
Junior Secured Loan — Term C
4.3%, Due 8/13
  
 
4,000,000
   
4,038,494
   
3,613,340
     Utilities
 
 
5

 

Portfolio Company / Principal Business
Investment
Interest Rate¹ / Maturity
 
Principal
 
Cost
 
Value2
Atlantic Marine Holding Company6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
4.8%, Due 3/14
  
$
1,717,557
 
$
1,726,344
 
$
1,717,557
     Cargo Transport
       
Aurora Diagnostics, LLC6
Senior Secured Loan — Tranche A Term Loan (First Lien)
5.1%, Due 12/12
  
 
4,211,091
   
4,179,946
   
4,211,091
     Healthcare, Education and Childcare
                     
Awesome Acquisition Company (CiCi's Pizza)6
Junior Secured Loan — Term Loan (Second Lien)
6.2%, Due 6/14
  
 
4,000,000
   
3,978,611
   
3,820,000
     Personal, Food and Miscellaneous Services
       
AZ Chem US Inc.
Junior Secured Loan — Second Lien Term Loan
6.0%, Due 2/14
  
 
3,300,000
   
2,680,514
   
2,640,000
     Chemicals, Plastics and Rubber
                     
AZ Chem US Inc.6
Junior Secured Loan — Second Lien Term Loan
6.0%, Due 2/14
  
 
4,000,000
   
3,965,382
   
3,200,000
     Chemicals, Plastics and Rubber
       
Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc.6
Junior Secured Loan — Loan (Second Lien)
6.8%, Due 7/13
  
 
2,437,500
   
2,465,782
   
1,901,250
     Diversified/Conglomerate Service
                     
Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc.6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan (First Lien)
4.5%, Due 7/12
  
 
1,950,000
   
1,958,669
   
1,798,875
     Diversified/Conglomerate Service
                   
Bicent Power LLC6
Junior Secured Loan — Advance (Second Lien)
5.2%, Due 12/14
  
 
4,000,000
   
4,000,000
   
3,730,000
     Utilities
         
BP Metals, LLC6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
10.0%, Due 6/13
  
 
4,613,520
   
4,613,520
   
4,613,520
     Mining, Steel, Iron and Non-Precious Metals
                   
Broadlane, Inc.6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
8.5%, Due 8/13
  
 
4,975,000
   
4,909,590
   
4,975,000
     Healthcare, Education and Childcare
         
Caribe Information Investments Incorporated6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
2.8%, Due 3/13
  
 
1,692,370
   
1,686,714
   
1,362,358
     Printing and Publishing
                   
Cast & Crew Payroll, LLC (Payroll Acquisition)6
Senior Secured Loan — Initial Term Loan
4.2%, Due 9/12
  
 
8,878,100
   
8,902,239
   
8,878,100
     Leisure, Amusement, Motion Pictures, Entertainment
         
CEI Holdings, Inc. (Cosmetic Essence)6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
8.3%, Due 3/14
  
 
1,465,584
   
1,403,218
   
1,172,467
     Personal and Non Durable Consumer Products (Mfg. Only)
                   
Centaur, LLC6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan (First Lien)
9.3%, Due 10/12
  
 
2,770,187
   
2,743,686
   
2,631,677
     Hotels, Motels, Inns, and Gaming
 
 
6

 

Portfolio Company / Principal Business
Investment
Interest Rate¹ / Maturity
 
Principal
 
Cost
 
Value2
Charlie Acquisition Corp.
Mezzanine Investment — Senior Subordinated Notes
15.5%, Due 6/13
  
$
11,324,900
 
$
11,184,207
 
$
7,927,430
     Personal, Food and Miscellaneous Services
       
Clarke American Corp.6
Senior Secured Loan — Tranche B Term Loan
3.4%, Due 6/14
  
 
2,947,500
   
2,947,500
   
2,290,208
     Printing and Publishing
                     
CoActive Technologies, Inc.6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan (First Lien)
4.2%, Due 7/14
  
 
3,950,000
   
3,934,798
   
3,950,000
     Machinery (Non-Agriculture, Non-Construction, Non-Electronic)
       
CoActive Technologies, Inc.6
Junior Secured Loan — Term Loan (Second Lien)
8.0%, Due 1/15
  
 
2,000,000
   
1,968,090
   
2,000,000
     Machinery (Non-Agriculture, Non-Construction, Non-Electronic)
                     
Coastal Concrete Southeast, LLC
Mezzanine Investment — Mezzanine Term Loan
10.0%, Due 3/13
  
 
9,107,836
   
8,797,556
   
5,464,702
     Buildings and Real Estate
       
Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc6
Senior Unsecured Bond —
8.4%, Due 12/14
  
 
4,000,000
   
3,290,143
   
2,800,000
     Automobile
                     
DaimlerChrysler Financial Services Americas LLC6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan (First Lien)
4.6%, Due 8/12
  
 
3,949,899
   
3,730,211
   
2,764,930
     Finance
                   
Dealer Computer Services, Inc. (Reynolds & Reynolds)6
Junior Secured Loan — Term Loan (Second Lien)
6.0%, Due 10/13
  
 
1,000,000
   
1,007,496
   
990,000
     Electronics
         
Dealer Computer Services, Inc. (Reynolds & Reynolds)6
Junior Secured Loan — Term Loan (Third Lien)
8.0%, Due 4/14
  
 
7,700,000
   
7,510,453
   
6,747,125
     Electronics
                   
Delta Educational Systems, Inc.6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
7.5%, Due 6/12
  
 
2,716,189
   
2,716,189
   
2,716,189
     Healthcare, Education and Childcare
         
Dex Media West LLC
Senior Secured Loan — Tranche B Term Loan
7.0%, Due 10/14
  
 
7,000,000
   
6,338,369
   
6,289,990
     Printing and Publishing
                   
Dresser, Inc.6
Junior Secured Loan — Term Loan (Second Lien)
7.0%, Due 5/15
  
 
3,000,000
   
2,966,002
   
2,830,005
     Machinery (Non-Agriculture, Non-Construction, Non-Electronic)
         
DRI Holdings, Inc.6
Junior Secured Loan — US Term Loan (Second Lien)
7.2%, Due 7/15
  
 
6,000,000
   
5,434,084
   
6,000,000
     Healthcare, Education and Childcare
                   
Edgestone CD Acquisition Corp. (Custom Direct)6
Junior Secured Loan — Loan (Second Lien)
7.2%, Due 12/14
  
 
5,000,000
   
5,000,000
   
4,450,000
     Printing and Publishing
 
 
7

 

Portfolio Company / Principal Business
Investment
Interest Rate¹ / Maturity
 
Principal
 
Cost
 
Value2
Edgestone CD Acquisition Corp. (Custom Direct)6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan (First Lien)
4.0%, Due 12/13
  
$
4,444,550
 
$
4,448,673
 
$
4,311,214
     Printing and Publishing
       
eInstruction Corporation6
Senior Secured Loan — Initial Term Loan
5.7%, Due 7/13
  
 
4,722,988
   
4,722,988
   
4,722,988
     Healthcare, Education and Childcare
                     
eInstruction Corporation6
Junior Secured Loan — Term Loan (Second Lien)
9.3%, Due 7/14
  
 
10,000,000
   
10,000,000
   
10,000,000
     Healthcare, Education and Childcare
       
Endeavor Energy Resources, L.P.6
Junior Secured Loan — Initial Loan (Second Lien)
5.1%, Due 4/12
  
 
4,000,000
   
4,000,000
   
4,000,000
     Oil and Gas
                     
Fasteners For Retail, Inc.6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
5.1%, Due 12/12
  
 
4,309,693
   
4,315,538
   
4,266,596
     Diversified/Conglomerate Manufacturing
       
FD Alpha Acquisition LLC  (Fort Dearborn)6
Senior Secured Loan — US Term Loan
3.6%, Due 11/12
  
 
1,702,018
   
1,595,905
   
1,676,488
     Printing and Publishing
                     
First American Payment Systems, L.P.6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
4.5%, Due 10/13
  
 
3,356,000
   
3,356,000
   
3,356,000
     Finance
                   
First Data Corporation
Senior Secured Loan — Initial Tranche B-2 Term Loan
3.3%, Due 9/14
  
 
4,962,217
   
4,541,562
   
4,509,414
     Finance
         
Ford Motor Company6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
3.6%, Due 12/13
  
 
1,964,824
   
1,962,954
   
1,375,377
     Automobile
                     
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
Senior Subordinated Bond —
10.1%, Due 12/16
  
 
3,000,000
   
3,007,943
   
2,287,500
     Electronics
       
Frontier Drilling USA, Inc.6
Senior Secured Loan — Term B Advance
9.3%, Due 6/13
  
 
2,000,000
   
1,998,359
   
1,940,000
     Oil and Gas
                     
Ginn LA Conduit Lender, Inc.10
Senior Secured Loan — First Lien Tranche A Credit-Linked Deposit
7.8%, Due 6/11
  
 
1,257,143
   
1,224,101
   
150,857
     Buildings and Real Estate
       
Ginn LA Conduit Lender, Inc.10
Senior Secured Loan — First Lien Tranche B Term Loan
7.8%, Due 6/11
  
 
2,694,857
   
2,624,028
   
323,383
     Buildings and Real Estate
                     
Ginn LA Conduit Lender, Inc.10
Junior Secured Loan — Loan (Second Lien)
11.8%, Due 6/12
  
 
3,000,000
   
2,715,997
   
90,000
     Buildings and Real Estate
 
8


Portfolio Company / Principal Business
Investment
Interest Rate¹ / Maturity
 
Principal
 
Cost
 
Value2
Hawkeye Renewables, LLC6, 10
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan (First Lien)
8.3%, Due 6/12
  
$
2,908,544
 
$
2,857,697
 
$
1,250,674
     Farming and Agriculture
         
HMSC Corporation (aka Swett and Crawford)6
Junior Secured Loan — Loan (Second Lien)
6.0%, Due 10/14
  
 
5,000,000
   
4,839,123
   
4,550,000
     Insurance
                   
Huish Detergents Inc.6
Junior Secured Loan — Loan (Second Lien)
4.8%, Due 10/14
  
 
1,000,000
   
1,000,000
   
765,000
     Personal and Non Durable Consumer Products (Mfg. Only)
         
Hunter Fan Company6
Senior Secured Loan — Initial Term Loan (First Lien)
3.0%, Due 4/14
  
 
3,723,929
   
3,584,725
   
3,165,339
     Home and Office Furnishings, Housewares, and Durable Consumer Products
                   
Hunter Fan Company6
Junior Secured Loan — Loan (Second Lien)
7.3%, Due 10/14
  
 
3,000,000
   
3,000,000
   
2,347,500
     Home and Office Furnishings, Housewares, and Durable Consumer Products
         
Infiltrator Systems, Inc.6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
8.0%, Due 9/12
  
 
2,720,836
   
2,714,668
   
2,720,836
     Ecological
                   
Inmar, Inc.6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
2.8%, Due 4/13
  
 
3,755,829
   
3,755,829
   
3,755,829
     Retail Stores
                     
International Aluminum Corporation (IAL Acquisition Co.)6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
3.9%, Due 3/13
  
 
2,993,750
   
2,993,750
   
2,993,750
     Mining, Steel, Iron and Non-Precious Metals
       
Intrapac Corporation/Corona Holdco6
Senior Secured Loan — 1st Lien Term Loan
4.7%, Due 5/12
  
 
4,316,295
   
4,328,506
   
4,316,295
     Containers, Packaging and Glass
                     
Intrapac Corporation/Corona Holdco6
Junior Secured Loan — Term Loans (Second Lien)
8.7%, Due 5/13
  
 
3,000,000
   
3,016,821
   
3,000,000
     Containers, Packaging and Glass
       
Jones Stephens Corp.6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
6.3%, Due 9/12
  
 
10,051,486
   
10,031,220
   
10,051,486
     Buildings and Real Estate
                     
JW Aluminum Company6
Junior Secured Loan — Term Loan (Second Lien)
7.3%, Due 12/13
  
 
5,371,429
   
5,386,385
   
3,222,857
     Mining, Steel, Iron and Non-Precious Metals
         
KIK Custom Products Inc.6
Junior Secured Loan — Loan (Second Lien)
5.5%, Due 12/14
  
 
5,000,000
   
5,000,000
   
3,400,000
     Personal and Non Durable Consumer Products (Mfg. Only)
                     
La Paloma Generating Company, LLC6
Junior Secured Loan — Loan (Second Lien)
4.7%, Due 8/13
  
 
2,000,000
   
2,013,383
   
2,000,000
     Utilities
 
9


Portfolio Company / Principal Business
Investment
Interest Rate¹ / Maturity
 
Principal
 
Cost
 
Value2
LBREP/L-Suncal Master I LLC6, 10
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan (First Lien)
5.5%, Due 1/10
  
$
3,875,156
 
$
3,845,064
 
$
290,637
     Buildings and Real Estate
       
LBREP/L-Suncal Master I LLC6, 10
Junior Secured Loan — Term Loan (Second Lien)
5.5%, Due 1/11
  
 
2,000,000
   
1,920,211
   
7,500
     Buildings and Real Estate
                     
LBREP/L-Suncal Master I LLC10
Junior Secured Loan — Term Loan (Third Lien)
11.3%, Due 2/12
  
 
2,332,868
   
2,332,868
   
1,000
     Buildings and Real Estate
       
Lear Corporation
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
3.3%, Due 4/12
  
 
1,993,927
   
1,730,785
   
1,694,838
     Automobile
                     
Legacy Cabinets, Inc.6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
6.1%, Due 8/12
  
 
2,264,004
   
2,264,004
   
2,264,004
     Home and Office Furnishings, Housewares, and Durable Consumer Products
       
Levlad, LLC & Arbonne International, LLC6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
4.5%, Due 3/14
  
 
2,724,835
   
2,724,835
   
1,689,398
     Personal and Non Durable Consumer Products (Mfg. Only)
                     
LN Acquisition Corp. (Lincoln Industrial)6
Junior Secured Loan — Initial Term Loan (Second Lien)
6.3%, Due 1/15
  
 
2,000,000
   
2,000,000
   
1,970,000
     Machinery (Non-Agriculture, Non-Construction, Non-Electronic)
                   
Manitowoc Company Inc., The
Senior Secured Loan — Term B Loan
6.5%, Due 8/14
  
 
1,995,000
   
1,951,757
   
1,812,956
     Diversified/Conglomerate Manufacturing
         
MCCI Group Holdings, LLC6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan (First Lien)
5.0%, Due 12/12
  
 
5,899,925
   
5,885,090
   
5,899,925
     Healthcare, Education and Childcare
                   
MCCI Group Holdings, LLC6
Junior Secured Loan — Term Loan (Second Lien)
8.5%, Due 6/13
  
 
1,000,000
   
1,000,000
   
1,000,000
     Healthcare, Education and Childcare
         
Murray Energy Corporation6
Senior Secured Loan — Tranche B Term Loan (First Lien)
6.9%, Due 1/10
  
 
1,857,978
   
1,861,676
   
1,820,819
     Mining, Steel, Iron and Non-Precious Metals
                   
National Interest Security Company, L.L.C.
Mezzanine Investment — Mezzanine Facility
15.0%, Due 6/13
  
 
3,000,000
   
3,000,000
   
3,000,000
     Aerospace and Defense
         
National Interest Security Company, L.L.C.
Junior Secured Loan — Second Lien Term Loan
15.0%, Due 6/13
  
 
1,000,000
   
1,000,000
   
1,000,000
     Aerospace and Defense
                   
National Interest Security Company, L.L.C.6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan - 1st Lien
7.8%, Due 12/12
  
 
7,968,750
   
7,968,750
   
7,968,750
     Aerospace and Defense
 
 
10

 

Portfolio Company / Principal Business
Investment
Interest Rate¹ / Maturity
 
Principal
 
Cost
 
Value2
Northeast Biofuels, LP6, 10
Senior Secured Loan — Construction Term Loan
8.8%, Due 6/13
  
$
1,389,127
 
$
1,391,345
 
$
277,825
     Farming and Agriculture
         
Northeast Biofuels, LP6, 10
Senior Secured Loan — Synthetic LC Term Loan
8.8%, Due 6/13
  
 
57,547
   
57,639
   
11,509
     Farming and Agriculture
                   
PAS Technologies Inc.
Senior Secured Loan — Incremental Term Loan Add On
5.8%, Due 6/11
  
 
716,292
   
716,292
   
716,292
     Aerospace and Defense
         
PAS Technologies Inc.6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
5.6%, Due 6/11
  
 
3,541,667
   
3,528,519
   
3,541,667
     Aerospace and Defense
                   
Pegasus Solutions, Inc.6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
7.8%, Due 4/13
  
 
5,668,750
   
5,668,750
   
5,668,750
     Leisure, Amusement, Motion Pictures, Entertainment
         
Pegasus Solutions, Inc.12
Senior Unsecured Bond —
10.5%, Due 4/15
  
 
2,000,000
   
2,000,000
   
2,000,000
     Leisure, Amusement, Motion Pictures, Entertainment
                   
Primus International Inc.6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
3.1%, Due 6/12
  
 
1,243,387
   
1,245,195
   
1,212,302
     Aerospace and Defense
                     
QA Direct Holdings, LLC6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
4.9%, Due 8/14
  
 
4,713,967
   
4,676,497
   
4,713,967
     Printing and Publishing
       
Resco Products, Inc.6
Junior Secured Loan — Term Loan (Second Lien)
9.3%, Due 6/14
  
 
6,650,000
   
6,479,248
   
6,517,000
     Mining, Steel, Iron and Non-Precious Metals
                     
Rhodes Companies, LLC, The6, 10
Senior Secured Loan — First Lien Term Loan
11.8%, Due 11/10
  
 
1,702,531
   
1,653,598
   
851,265
     Buildings and Real Estate
       
Rhodes Companies, LLC, The6, 10
Junior Secured Loan — Second Lien Term Loan
11.0%, Due 11/11
  
 
2,019,011
   
2,026,604
   
504,753
     Buildings and Real Estate
                     
San Juan Cable, LLC6
Junior Secured Loan — Loan (Second Lien)
6.0%, Due 10/13
  
 
3,000,000
   
2,983,495
   
2,850,000
     Broadcasting and Entertainment
       
Schneller LLC6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
3.6%, Due 6/13
  
 
4,682,645
   
4,648,382
   
4,682,645
     Aerospace and Defense
                     
Seismic Micro-Technology, Inc. (SMT)6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
3.9%, Due 6/12
  
 
1,430,000
   
1,427,443
   
1,430,000
     Electronics
 
 
11

 

Portfolio Company / Principal Business
Investment
Interest Rate¹ / Maturity
 
Principal
 
Cost
 
Value2
Seismic Micro-Technology, Inc. (SMT)6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
3.9%, Due 6/12
  
$
953,333
 
$
951,629
 
$
953,333
     Electronics
         
Specialized Technology Resources, Inc.6
Junior Secured Loan — Loan (Second Lien)
7.5%, Due 12/14
  
 
7,500,000
   
7,500,000
   
7,500,000
     Diversified/Conglomerate Service
                   
Specialized Technology Resources, Inc.6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan (First Lien)
3.0%, Due 6/14
  
 
3,920,126
   
3,920,126
   
3,920,126
     Diversified/Conglomerate Service
         
Standard Steel, LLC6
Senior Secured Loan — Delayed Draw Term Loan
9.0%, Due 7/12
  
 
744,161
   
747,825
   
744,161
     Cargo Transport
                     
Standard Steel, LLC6
Senior Secured Loan — Initial Term Loan
9.0%, Due 7/12
  
 
3,692,327
   
3,710,502
   
3,692,327
     Cargo Transport
       
Standard Steel, LLC6
Junior Secured Loan — Loan (Second Lien)
14.5%, Due 7/13
  
 
1,750,000
   
1,757,914
   
1,750,000
     Cargo Transport
                     
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Company, LLC (TXU)
Senior Secured Loan — Initial Tranche B-2 Term Loan
4.0%, Due 10/14
  
 
987,418
   
904,007
   
661,570
     Utilities
                   
TPF Generation Holdings, LLC6
Junior Secured Loan — Loan (Second Lien)
4.8%, Due 12/14
  
 
2,000,000
   
2,027,154
   
1,900,000
     Utilities
         
TransAxle LLC
Senior Secured Loan — Revolving Loan
4.5%, Due 8/11
  
 
854,545
   
851,886
   
851,802
     Automobile
                   
TransAxle LLC
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
4.5%, Due 9/12
  
 
1,456,743
   
1,456,743
   
1,456,743
     Automobile
         
TUI University, LLC6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan (First Lien)
3.5%, Due 7/14
  
 
3,736,736
   
3,586,811
   
3,568,583
     Healthcare, Education and Childcare
                   
Twin-Star International, Inc.6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
6.3%, Due 4/13
  
 
4,328,721
   
4,328,721
   
4,328,721
     Home and Office Furnishings, Housewares, and Durable Consumer Products
         
United Maritime Group, LLC (fka Teco Transport Corporation)6
Junior Secured Loan — Term Loan (Second Lien)
8.0%, Due 12/13
  
 
6,500,000
   
6,487,008
   
6,500,000
     Cargo Transport
                   
Walker Group Holdings LLC
Junior Secured Loan — Term Loan B
12.5%, Due 12/12
  
 
526,500
   
526,500
   
526,500
     Cargo Transport
 
 
12

 

Portfolio Company / Principal Business
Investment
Interest Rate¹ / Maturity
 
Principal
 
Cost
 
Value2
Walker Group Holdings LLC6
Junior Secured Loan — Term Loan B
12.5%, Due 12/12
  
$
5,000,000
 
$
5,000,000
 
$
5,000,000
     Cargo Transport
       
Water PIK, Inc.6
Senior Secured Loan — Loan (First Lien)
3.8%, Due 6/13
  
 
1,887,118
   
1,877,746
   
1,887,118
     Personal and Non Durable Consumer Products (Mfg. Only)
                     
Wesco Aircraft Hardware Corp.
Junior Secured Loan — Loan (Second Lien)
6.3%, Due 3/14
  
 
2,000,000
   
1,927,047
   
1,845,000
     Aerospace and Defense
       
Wesco Aircraft Hardware Corp.6
Junior Secured Loan — Loan (Second Lien)
6.3%, Due 3/14
  
 
4,132,887
   
4,159,729
   
3,812,589
     Aerospace and Defense
                     
WireCo WorldGroup Inc. 6, 12
Mezzanine Investment —
11.0%, Due 2/15
  
 
10,000,000
   
10,000,000
   
10,000,000
     Machinery (Non-Agriculture, Non-Construction, Non-Electronic)
       
WireCo WorldGroup Inc. 12
Mezzanine Investment —
11.0%, Due 2/15
  
 
5,000,000
   
4,803,833
   
5,000,000
     Machinery (Non-Agriculture, Non-Construction, Non-Electronic)
                     
Wolf Hollow I, LP6
Senior Secured Loan — Acquisition Term Loan
3.5%, Due 6/12
  
 
773,536
   
765,606
   
727,123
     Utilities
                     
Wolf Hollow I, LP6
Senior Secured Loan — Synthetic Letter of Credit
3.5%, Due 6/12
  
 
668,416
   
661,562
   
628,311
     Utilities
       
Wolf Hollow I, LP6
Senior Secured Loan — Synthetic Revolver Deposit
3.1%, Due 6/12
  
 
167,103
   
165,390
   
157,077
     Utilities
                     
Wolf Hollow I, LP6
Junior Secured Loan — Term Loan (Second Lien)
5.7%, Due 12/12
  
 
2,683,177
   
2,687,332
   
2,468,522
     Utilities
       
X-Rite, Incorporated6
Junior Secured Loan — Loan (Second Lien)
14.4%, Due 10/13
  
 
645,361
   
645,361
   
645,361
     Electronics
                     
X-Rite, Incorporated6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan (First Lien)
8.0%, Due 10/12
  
 
625,545
   
623,299
   
625,545
     Electronics
                     
Total Investment in Debt Securities
                 
    (146% of net asset value at fair value)
 
$
408,866,664
 
$
402,769,534
 
$
361,867,183

13

 
Equity Portfolio

Portfolio Company / Principal Business
Investment
 
Percentage
Interest/Shares
 
Cost
 
Value2
Aerostructures Holdings L.P.7
Partnership Interests
  
 
1.2
%
$
1,000,000
 
$
750,000
     Aerospace and Defense
                     
Aerostructures Holdings L.P.7
Series A Preferred Interests
  
 
0.0
%
 
160,361
   
160,361
     Aerospace and Defense
         
Allen-Vanguard Corporation3, 7
Common Shares
  
 
10,253
   
42,542
   
1,300
     Aerospace and Defense
                     
Coastal Concrete Southeast, LLC7, 8
Warrants
  
 
580
   
474,140
   
     Buildings and Real Estate
                     
eInstruction Acquisition, LLC7
Membership Units
  
 
1.1
%
 
1,079,617
   
1,079,617
     Healthcare, Education and Childcare
                     
FP WRCA Coinvestment Fund VII, Ltd.3, 7
Class A Shares
  
 
15,000
   
1,500,000
   
2,398,000
     Machinery (Non-Agriculture, Non-Construction, Non-Electronic)
         
Park Avenue Coastal Holding, LLC7
Common Interests
  
 
2.0
%
 
1,000,000
   
     Buildings and Real Estate
                     
Total Investment in Equity Securities
                 
    (2% of net asset value at fair value)
       
$
5,256,660 
 
$
4,389,278 

CLO Fund Securities

Portfolio Company / Principal Business
 
Investment
 
Percentage
Interest
   
Cost
   
Value2
 
Grant Grove CLO, Ltd.3, 12
 
Subordinated Securities
    22.2 %   $ 4,668,267     $ 2,955,000  
Katonah III, Ltd.3, 12
 
Preferred Shares
    23.1 %     4,500,000       1,734,000  
Katonah IV, Ltd.3, 12
 
Preferred Shares
    17.1 %     3,150,000       594,000  
Katonah V, Ltd.3, 12
 
Preferred Shares
    26.7 %     3,320,000       64,000  
Katonah VII CLO Ltd.3, 9, 12
 
Subordinated Securities
    16.4 %     4,500,000       1,228,000  
Katonah VIII CLO Ltd3, 9, 12
 
Subordinated Securities
    10.3 %     3,400,000       1,252,000  
Katonah IX CLO Ltd3, 9, 12
 
Prefered Shares
    6.9 %     2,000,000       1,226,000  
Katonah X CLO Ltd 3, 9, 12
 
Subordinated Securities
    33.3 %     11,454,308       11,875,000  
Katonah 2007-I CLO Ltd.3, 9, 12
 
Preferred Shares
    100.0 %     29,742,380       28,859,236  
                             
Total Investment in CLO Fund Securities
                       
     (20% of net asset value at fair value)
          $ 66,734,955      $ 49,787,236   
 
14

 
Asset Manager Affiliates

Portfolio Company / Principal Business
 
Investment
 
Percentage
Interest
 
Cost
 
Value2
 
Katonah Debt Advisors, LLC
 
Membership Interests
      100
  37,151,495  
  56,100,994  
                               
PKSIL
 
Class A Shares
      100 %     2,061,720       2,061,720  
               
PKSIL
 
Class B Shares
      35 %     3,500       3,500  
                               
Total Investment in Asset Manager Affiliates
         
 
     
 
     
     (23% of net asset value at fair value)
          $   39,216,715   $   58,166,214  

Time Deposits and Money Market Account

Time Deposits and Money Market Account
 
Investment
 
Yield
   
Cost
   
Value2
 
JP Morgan Asset Account
 
Time Deposit
    0.20 %     146,547       146,547  
                         
JP Morgan Business Money Market Account11
 
Money Market Account
    0.19 %     6,027       6,027  
                             
Total Investment in Time Deposit and Money Market Accounts
          $ 152,574     $ 152,574  
     (0% of net asset value at fair value)
                       
                             
Total Investments
                           
     (191% of net asset value at fair value)
          $ 514,130,438     $ 474,362,485  

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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 typically resets semi-annually, quarterly, or monthly. For each such loan, we have provided the weighted average annual stated interest rate in effect at March 31, 2009.
2
Reflects the fair market value of all existing investments as of March 31, 2009, 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 March 31, 2009, 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 $514 million. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is approximately $21 million and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is approximately $61 million.
6
Pledged as collateral for the secured revolving credit facility (see Note 6 to the financial statements).
7
Non-income producing.
8
Warrants having a strike price of $0.01 and expiration date of March 2017.
9
An affiliate CLO Fund managed by Katonah Debt Advisors or its affiliate.
10
Loan or debt security is on non-accrual status and therefore is considered non-income producing.
11
Money market account holding restricted cash for employee flexible spending accounts.
12
These securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.  These securities may be resold in transactions that are exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

 
15

 

KOHLBERG CAPITAL CORPORATION
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
 
As of December 31, 2008
 
Debt Securities Portfolio

Portfolio Company / Principal Business
Investment
Interest Rate¹ / Maturity
 
Principal
 
Cost
 
Value2
Advanced Lighting Technologies, Inc.6
Senior Secured Loan — Deferred Draw Term Loan (First Lien)
6.6%, Due 6/13
  
$
356,819
 
$
356,819
 
$
356,819
     Home and Office Furnishings, Housewares, and Durable Consumer Products
       
Advanced Lighting Technologies, Inc.
Senior Secured Loan — Revolving Loan
3.9%, Due 6/13
  
 
960,000
   
952,585
   
960,000
     Home and Office Furnishings, Housewares, and Durable Consumer Products
                     
Advanced Lighting Technologies, Inc.6
Junior Secured Loan — Second Lien Term Loan Note
8.5%, Due 6/14
  
 
5,000,000
   
5,000,000
   
5,000,000
     Home and Office Furnishings, Housewares, and Durable Consumer Products
       
Advanced Lighting Technologies, Inc.6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan (First Lien)
4.6%, Due 6/13
  
 
1,834,277
   
1,834,277
   
1,834,277
     Home and Office Furnishings, Housewares, and Durable Consumer Products
                     
Aero Products International, Inc.6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
7.0%, Due 4/12
  
 
3,118,560
   
3,118,560
   
3,118,560
     Personal and Non Durable Consumer Products (Mfg. Only)
       
Aerostructures Acquisition LLC6
Senior Secured Loan — Delayed Draw Term Loan
7.5%, Due 3/13
  
 
429,397
   
429,397
   
429,397
     Aerospace and Defense
                     
Aerostructures Acquisition LLC6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
7.5%, Due 3/13
  
 
5,436,949
   
5,436,949
   
5,436,949
     Aerospace and Defense
       
AGA Medical Corporation6
Senior Secured Loan — Tranche B Term Loan
4.2%, Due 4/13
  
 
3,832,209
   
3,829,883
   
3,458,569
     Healthcare, Education and Childcare
                     
AGS LLC6
Senior Secured Loan — Delayed Draw Term Loan
3.5%, Due 5/13
  
 
442,044
   
436,817
   
419,942
     Hotels, Motels, Inns, and Gaming
       
AGS LLC6
Senior Secured Loan — Initial Term Loan
3.5%, Due 5/13
  
 
3,159,324
   
3,121,965
   
3,001,357
     Hotels, Motels, Inns, and Gaming
                     
AmerCable Incorporated6
Senior Secured Loan — Initial Term Loan
5.0%, Due 6/14
  
 
5,900,113
   
5,900,113
   
5,900,113
     Machinery (Non-Agriculture, Non-Construction, Non-Electronic)
       
Astoria Generating Company Acquisitions, L.L.C.6
Junior Secured Loan — Term C
4.2%, Due 8/13
  
 
4,000,000
   
4,040,652
   
3,613,340
     Utilities
 
 
16

 

Portfolio Company / Principal Business
Investment
Interest Rate¹ / Maturity
 
Principal
 
Cost
 
Value2
Atlantic Marine Holding Company6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
6.5%, Due 3/14
  
$
1,721,939
 
$
1,731,184
 
$
1,721,939
     Cargo Transport
       
Aurora Diagnostics, LLC6
Senior Secured Loan — Tranche A Term Loan (First Lien)
6.7%, Due 12/12
  
 
4,265,636
   
4,231,984
   
4,265,636
     Healthcare, Education and Childcare
                     
Awesome Acquisition Company (CiCi's Pizza)6
Junior Secured Loan — Term Loan (Second Lien)
6.5%, Due 6/14
  
 
4,000,000
   
3,977,593
   
3,820,000
     Personal, Food and Miscellaneous Services
       
AZ Chem US Inc.
Junior Secured Loan — Second Lien Term Loan
6.0%, Due 2/14
  
 
3,300,000
   
2,649,436
   
2,640,000
     Chemicals, Plastics and Rubber
                     
AZ Chem US Inc.6
Junior Secured Loan — Second Lien Term Loan
6.0%, Due 2/14
  
 
4,000,000
   
3,963,645
   
3,200,000
     Chemicals, Plastics and Rubber
       
Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc.6
Junior Secured Loan — Loan (Second Lien)
8.1%, Due 7/13
  
 
2,443,750
   
2,473,717
   
1,906,125
     Diversified/Conglomerate Service
                     
Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc.6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan (First Lien)
4.5%, Due 7/12
  
 
1,955,000
   
1,964,334
   
1,803,488
     Diversified/Conglomerate Service
                   
Bicent Power LLC6
Junior Secured Loan — Advance (Second Lien)
5.5%, Due 12/14
  
 
4,000,000
   
4,000,000
   
3,730,000
     Utilities
         
BP Metals, LLC6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
10.1%, Due 6/13
  
 
4,937,500
   
4,937,500
   
4,937,500
     Mining, Steel, Iron and Non-Precious Metals
                   
Broadlane, Inc.6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
8.5%, Due 8/13
  
 
4,987,500
   
4,918,231
   
4,987,500
     Healthcare, Education and Childcare
         
Caribe Information Investments Incorporated6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
3.4%, Due 3/13
  
 
1,694,554
   
1,688,542
   
1,364,116
     Printing and Publishing
                   
Cast & Crew Payroll, LLC (Payroll Acquisition)6
Senior Secured Loan — Initial Term Loan
4.4%, Due 9/12
  
 
9,208,100
   
9,234,910
   
9,208,100
     Leisure, Amusement, Motion Pictures, Entertainment
         
CEI Holdings, Inc. (Cosmetic Essence)6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
6.3%, Due 3/14
  
 
1,469,323
   
1,403,698
   
1,322,391
     Personal and Non Durable Consumer Products (Mfg. Only)
                   
Centaur, LLC6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan (First Lien)
9.3%, Due 10/12
  
 
2,792,043
   
2,763,495
   
2,652,440
     Hotels, Motels, Inns, and Gaming
 
 
17

 
 
Portfolio Company / Principal Business
Investment
Interest Rate¹ / Maturity
 
Principal
 
Cost
 
Value2
Charlie Acquisition Corp.
Mezzanine Investment — Senior Subordinated Notes
15.5%, Due 6/13
  
$
10,893,401
 
$
10,744,496
 
$
7,625,381
     Personal, Food and Miscellaneous Services
       
Clarke American Corp.6
Senior Secured Loan — Tranche B Term Loan
4.2%, Due 6/14
  
 
2,955,000
   
2,955,000
   
2,296,035
     Printing and Publishing
                     
CoActive Technologies, Inc.6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan (First Lien)
4.5%, Due 7/14
  
 
3,960,000
   
3,944,053
   
3,960,000
     Machinery (Non-Agriculture, Non-Construction, Non-Electronic)
       
CoActive Technologies, Inc.6
Junior Secured Loan — Term Loan (Second Lien)
8.2%, Due 1/15
  
 
2,000,000
   
1,966,739
   
2,000,000
     Machinery (Non-Agriculture, Non-Construction, Non-Electronic)
                     
Coastal Concrete Southeast, LLC
Mezzanine Investment — Mezzanine Term Loan
10.0%, Due 3/13
  
 
8,886,903
   
8,557,108
   
6,931,785
     Buildings and Real Estate
       
Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc6
Senior Unsecured Bond —
8.4%, Due 12/14
  
 
4,000,000
   
3,259,487
   
2,800,000
     Automobile
                     
DaimlerChrysler Financial Services Americas LLC6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan (First Lien)
6.0%, Due 8/12
  
 
3,959,925
   
3,723,431
   
2,771,947
     Finance
                   
Dealer Computer Services, Inc. (Reynolds & Reynolds)6
Junior Secured Loan — Term Loan (Second Lien)
6.0%, Due 10/13
  
 
1,000,000
   
1,007,900
   
990,000
     Electronics
         
Dealer Computer Services, Inc. (Reynolds & Reynolds)6
Junior Secured Loan — Term Loan (Third Lien)
8.0%, Due 4/14
  
 
7,700,000
   
7,501,237
   
6,747,125
     Electronics
                   
Delta Educational Systems, Inc.6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
7.5%, Due 6/12
  
 
2,748,162
   
2,748,162
   
2,748,162
     Healthcare, Education and Childcare
         
Dex Media West LLC
Senior Secured Loan — Tranche B Term Loan
7.1%, Due 10/14
  
 
7,000,000
   
6,309,065
   
6,289,990
     Printing and Publishing
                   
Dresser, Inc.6
Junior Secured Loan — Term Loan (Second Lien)
8.0%, Due 5/15
  
 
3,000,000
   
2,964,626
   
2,830,005
     Machinery (Non-Agriculture, Non-Construction, Non-Electronic)
         
DRI Holdings, Inc.6
Junior Secured Loan — US Term Loan (Second Lien)
10.1%, Due 7/15
  
 
6,000,000
   
5,411,785
   
6,000,000
     Healthcare, Education and Childcare
                   
Edgestone CD Acquisition Corp. (Custom Direct)6
Junior Secured Loan — Loan (Second Lien)
7.5%, Due 12/14
  
 
5,000,000
   
5,000,000
   
4,850,000
     Printing and Publishing
 
 
18

 

Portfolio Company / Principal Business
Investment
Interest Rate¹ / Maturity
 
Principal
 
Cost
 
Value2
Edgestone CD Acquisition Corp. (Custom Direct)6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan (First Lien)
4.2%, Due 12/13
  
$
4,455,857
 
$
4,460,205
 
$
3,965,713
     Printing and Publishing
       
eInstruction Corporation6
Senior Secured Loan — Initial Term Loan
5.8%, Due 7/13
  
 
4,781,365
   
4,781,365
   
4,781,365
     Healthcare, Education and Childcare
                     
eInstruction Corporation6
Junior Secured Loan — Term Loan (Second Lien)
9.3%, Due 7/14
  
 
10,000,000
   
10,000,000
   
10,000,000
     Healthcare, Education and Childcare
       
Emerson Reinsurance Ltd.3
Senior Secured Loan — Series C Loan
7.3%, Due 12/11
  
 
1,000,000
   
1,000,000
   
1,000,000
     Insurance
                     
Endeavor Energy Resources, L.P.6
Junior Secured Loan — Initial Loan (Second Lien)
6.3%, Due 4/12
  
 
4,000,000
   
4,000,000
   
4,000,000
     Oil and Gas
       
Fasteners For Retail, Inc.6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
6.6%, Due 12/12
  
 
4,320,878
   
4,327,124
   
4,277,670
     Diversified/Conglomerate Manufacturing
                     
FD Alpha Acquisition LLC  (Fort Dearborn)6
Senior Secured Loan — US Term Loan
6.3%, Due 11/12
  
 
1,740,026
   
1,624,251
   
1,713,926
     Printing and Publishing
                   
First American Payment Systems, L.P.6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
4.3%, Due 10/13
  
 
3,398,000
   
3,398,000
   
3,398,000
     Finance
         
First Data Corporation
Senior Secured Loan — Initial Tranche B-2 Term Loan
3.2%, Due 9/14
  
 
4,974,811
   
4,534,131
   
4,520,860
     Finance
                     
Flatiron Re Ltd.3, 6
Senior Secured Loan — Closing Date Term Loan
5.7%, Due 12/10
  
 
96,855
   
97,333
   
96,855
     Insurance
       
Flatiron Re Ltd.3, 6
Senior Secured Loan — Delayed Draw Term Loan
5.7%, Due 12/10
  
 
46,914
   
47,146
   
46,914
     Insurance
                     
Ford Motor Company6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
5.0%, Due 12/13
  
 
1,969,849
   
1,967,877
   
1,378,894
     Automobile
       
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
Senior Subordinated Bond —
10.3%, Due 12/16
  
 
3,000,000
   
3,008,197
   
2,287,500
     Electronics
                     
Frontier Drilling USA, Inc.6
Senior Secured Loan — Term B Advance
9.3%, Due 6/13
  
 
2,000,000
   
1,998,263
   
1,940,000
     Oil and Gas
 
 
19

 

Portfolio Company / Principal Business
Investment
Interest Rate¹ / Maturity
 
Principal
 
Cost
 
Value2
Getty Images, Inc.
Senior Secured Loan — Initial Term Loan
8.1%, Due 7/15
  
$
2,981,250
 
$
2,981,250
 
$
2,712,938
     Printing and Publishing
         
Ginn LA Conduit Lender, Inc.10
Senior Secured Loan — First Lien Tranche A Credit-Linked Deposit
7.8%, Due 6/11
  
 
1,257,143
   
1,224,101
   
150,857
     Buildings and Real Estate
                   
Ginn LA Conduit Lender, Inc.10
Senior Secured Loan — First Lien Tranche B Term Loan
7.8%, Due 6/11
  
 
2,694,857
   
2,624,028
   
323,383
     Buildings and Real Estate
         
Ginn LA Conduit Lender, Inc.10
Junior Secured Loan — Loan (Second Lien)
11.8%, Due 6/12
  
 
3,000,000
   
2,715,997
   
90,000
     Buildings and Real Estate
                   
Gleason Works, The6
Senior Secured Loan — New US Term Loan
4.9%, Due 6/13
  
 
2,437,280
   
2,443,443
   
2,205,739
     Machinery (Non-Agriculture, Non-Construction, Non-Electronic)
         
Hawkeye Renewables, LLC6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan (First Lien)
7.3%, Due 6/12
  
 
2,908,544
   
2,856,515
   
1,250,674
     Farming and Agriculture
                   
HMSC Corporation (aka Swett and Crawford)6
Junior Secured Loan — Loan (Second Lien)
6.0%, Due 10/14
  
 
5,000,000
   
4,831,923
   
4,550,000
     Insurance
                     
Huish Detergents Inc.6
Junior Secured Loan — Loan (Second Lien)
4.7%, Due 10/14
  
 
1,000,000
   
1,000,000
   
765,000
     Personal and Non Durable Consumer Products (Mfg. Only)
       
Hunter Fan Company6
Senior Secured Loan — Initial Term Loan (First Lien)
4.7%, Due 4/14
  
 
3,723,929
   
3,577,920
   
3,165,339
     Home and Office Furnishings, Housewares, and Durable Consumer Products
                     
Hunter Fan Company6
Junior Secured Loan — Loan (Second Lien)
7.6%, Due 10/14
  
 
3,000,000
   
3,000,000
   
2,347,500
     Home and Office Furnishings, Housewares, and Durable Consumer Products
       
Infiltrator Systems, Inc.6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
7.3%, Due 9/12
  
 
2,727,813
   
2,721,193
   
2,727,813
     Ecological
                     
Inmar, Inc.6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
2.7%, Due 4/13
  
 
3,755,829
   
3,755,829
   
3,755,829
     Retail Stores
         
International Aluminum Corporation (IAL Acquisition Co.)6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
4.8%, Due 3/13
  
 
3,001,367
   
3,001,367
   
3,001,367
     Mining, Steel, Iron and Non-Precious Metals
                     
Intrapac Corporation/Corona Holdco6
Senior Secured Loan — First Lien Term Loan
6.9%, Due 5/12
  
 
4,316,295
   
4,329,467
   
4,316,295
     Containers, Packaging and Glass
 
 
20

 

Portfolio Company / Principal Business
Investment
Interest Rate¹ / Maturity
 
Principal
 
Cost
 
Value2
Intrapac Corporation/Corona Holdco6
Junior Secured Loan — Term Loans (Second Lien)
10.9%, Due 5/13
  
$
3,000,000
 
$
3,017,825
 
$
3,000,000
     Containers, Packaging and Glass
       
Jones Stephens Corp.6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
5.2%, Due 9/12
  
 
10,090,295
   
10,068,492
   
10,090,295
     Buildings and Real Estate
                     
JW Aluminum Company6
Junior Secured Loan — Term Loan (Second Lien)
7.2%, Due 12/13
  
 
5,371,429
   
5,387,168
   
3,222,857
     Mining, Steel, Iron and Non-Precious Metals
       
Kepler Holdings Limited3, 6
Senior Secured Loan — Loan
7.0%, Due 6/09
  
 
5,000,000
   
5,006,639
   
5,000,000
     Insurance
                     
KIK Custom Products Inc.6
Junior Secured Loan — Loan (Second Lien)
8.5%, Due 12/14
  
 
5,000,000
   
5,000,000
   
3,400,000
     Personal and Non Durable Consumer Products (Mfg. Only)
       
La Paloma Generating Company, LLC6
Junior Secured Loan — Loan (Second Lien)
5.0%, Due 8/13
  
 
2,000,000
   
2,014,136
   
2,000,000
     Utilities
                     
LBREP/L-Suncal Master I LLC6, 10
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan (First Lien)
5.5%, Due 1/10
  
 
3,875,156
   
3,835,789
   
290,637
     Buildings and Real Estate
                   
LBREP/L-Suncal Master I LLC6, 10
Junior Secured Loan — Term Loan (Second Lien)
9.5%, Due 1/11
  
 
2,000,000
   
1,920,211
   
7,500
     Buildings and Real Estate
         
LBREP/L-Suncal Master I LLC10
Junior Secured Loan — Term Loan (Third Lien)
11.3%, Due 2/12
  
 
2,332,868
   
2,332,868
   
1,000
     Buildings and Real Estate
                   
Lear Corporation
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
3.7%, Due 4/12
  
 
1,993,927
   
1,709,640
   
1,694,838
     Automobile
         
Legacy Cabinets, Inc.6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
5.8%, Due 8/12
  
 
2,269,824
   
2,269,824
   
2,269,824
     Home and Office Furnishings, Housewares, and Durable Consumer Products
                   
Levlad, LLC & Arbonne International, LLC6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
4.5%, Due 3/14
  
 
2,731,786
   
2,731,786
   
1,693,708
     Personal and Non Durable Consumer Products (Mfg. Only)
         
LN Acquisition Corp. (Lincoln Industrial)6
Junior Secured Loan — Initial Term Loan (Second Lien)
6.8%, Due 1/15
  
 
2,000,000
   
2,000,000
   
1,970,000
     Machinery (Non-Agriculture, Non-Construction, Non-Electronic)
                   
LPL Holdings, Inc.6
Senior Secured Loan — Tranche D Term Loan
2.8%, Due 6/13
  
 
3,305,000
   
3,324,288
   
3,139,750
     Finance
 
 
21

 

Portfolio Company / Principal Business
Investment
Interest Rate¹ / Maturity
 
Principal
 
Cost
 
Value2
Manitowoc Company Inc., The
Senior Secured Loan — Term B Loan
6.5%, Due 8/14
  
$
2,000,000
 
$
1,955,000
 
$
1,817,500
     Diversified/Conglomerate Manufacturing
         
MCCI Group Holdings, LLC6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan (First Lien)
6.6%, Due 12/12
  
 
5,899,925
   
5,884,108
   
5,899,925
     Healthcare, Education and Childcare
                   
MCCI Group Holdings, LLC6
Junior Secured Loan — Term Loan (Second Lien)
9.4%, Due 6/13
  
 
1,000,000
   
1,000,000
   
1,000,000
     Healthcare, Education and Childcare
         
Murray Energy Corporation6
Senior Secured Loan — Tranche B Term Loan (First Lien)
6.9%, Due 1/10
  
 
1,949,367
   
1,954,403
   
1,910,380
     Mining, Steel, Iron and Non-Precious Metals
                   
Mylan Inc.
Senior Secured Loan — U.S. Tranche B Term Loan
5.0%, Due 10/14
  
 
1,969,849
   
1,912,634
   
1,792,563
     Healthcare, Education and Childcare
         
National Interest Security Company, L.L.C.
Mezzanine Investment — Mezzanine Facility
15.0%, Due 6/13
  
 
3,000,000
   
3,000,000
   
3,000,000
     Aerospace and Defense
                   
National Interest Security Company, L.L.C.
Junior Secured Loan — Second Lien Term Loan
15.0%, Due 6/13
  
 
1,000,000
   
1,000,000
   
1,000,000
     Aerospace and Defense
                     
National Interest Security Company, L.L.C.6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan - First Lien
7.8%, Due 12/12
  
 
8,075,000
   
8,075,000
   
8,075,000
     Aerospace and Defense
       
Northeast Biofuels, LP6
Senior Secured Loan — Construction Term Loan
8.3%, Due 6/13
  
 
1,382,120
   
1,384,467
   
276,424
     Farming and Agriculture
                     
Northeast Biofuels, LP6
Senior Secured Loan — Synthetic LC Term Loan
8.3%, Due 6/13
  
 
57,257
   
57,354
   
11,451
     Farming and Agriculture
       
PAS Technologies Inc.
Senior Secured Loan — Incremental Term Loan Add On
6.8%, Due 6/11
  
 
744,382
   
744,382
   
744,382
     Aerospace and Defense
                     
PAS Technologies Inc.6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
6.8%, Due 6/11
  
 
3,680,556
   
3,665,393
   
3,680,556
     Aerospace and Defense
       
Pegasus Solutions, Inc.6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
7.8%, Due 4/13
  
 
5,695,000
   
5,695,000
   
5,695,000
     Leisure, Amusement, Motion Pictures, Entertainment
                     
Pegasus Solutions, Inc.13
Senior Unsecured Bond —
10.5%, Due 4/15
  
 
2,000,000
   
2,000,000
   
2,000,000
     Leisure, Amusement, Motion Pictures, Entertainment
 
 
22

 
Portfolio Company / Principal Business
Investment
Interest Rate¹ / Maturity
 
Principal
 
Cost
 
Value2
Primus International Inc.6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
4.3%, Due 6/12
 
$
1,246,565
 
$
1,248,519
 
$
1,215,401
     Aerospace and Defense
         
QA Direct Holdings, LLC6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
6.8%, Due 8/14
   
4,937,343
   
4,896,292
   
4,937,343
     Printing and Publishing
                   
Resco Products, Inc.6
Junior Secured Loan — Term Loan (Second Lien)
10.2%, Due 6/14
   
6,650,000
   
6,471,193
   
6,517,000
     Mining, Steel, Iron and Non-Precious Metals
         
Rhodes Companies, LLC, The6
Senior Secured Loan — First Lien Term Loan
5.0%, Due 11/10
   
1,685,674
   
1,629,483
   
842,837
     Buildings and Real Estate4
                     
Rhodes Companies, LLC, The6
Junior Secured Loan — Second Lien Term Loan
9.2%, Due 11/11
   
2,013,977
   
2,022,278
   
503,494
     Buildings and Real Estate4
       
San Juan Cable, LLC6
Junior Secured Loan — Loan (Second Lien)
7.7%, Due 10/13
   
3,000,000
   
2,982,607
   
2,850,000
     Broadcasting and Entertainment
                     
Schneller LLC6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
5.1%, Due 6/13
   
4,694,560
   
4,658,215
   
4,694,560
     Aerospace and Defense
                   
Seismic Micro-Technology, Inc. (SMT)6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
5.8%, Due 6/12
   
1,430,000
   
1,427,248
   
1,430,000
     Electronics
         
Seismic Micro-Technology, Inc. (SMT)6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
5.8%, Due 6/12
   
953,333
   
951,498
   
953,333
     Electronics
                   
Specialized Technology Resources, Inc.6
Junior Secured Loan — Loan (Second Lien)
7.5%, Due 12/14
   
7,500,000
   
7,500,000
   
7,500,000
     Diversified/Conglomerate Service
         
Specialized Technology Resources, Inc.6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan (First Lien)
3.0%, Due 6/14
   
3,930,101
   
3,930,101
   
3,930,101
     Diversified/Conglomerate Service
                   
Standard Steel, LLC6
Senior Secured Loan — Delayed Draw Term Loan
3.0%, Due 7/12
   
766,973
   
771,034
   
766,973
     Cargo Transport
         
Standard Steel, LLC6
Senior Secured Loan — Initial Term Loan
4.0%, Due 7/12
   
3,805,590
   
3,825,741
   
3,805,590
     Cargo Transport
                   
Standard Steel, LLC6
     Cargo Transport
Junior Secured Loan — Loan (Second Lien)
7.5%, Due 7/13
   
1,750,000
   
1,758,373
   
1,750,000
 
23

 
Portfolio Company / Principal Business
Investment
Interest Rate¹ / Maturity
 
Principal
 
Cost
 
Value2
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Company, LLC (TXU)
Senior Secured Loan — Initial Tranche B-2 Term Loan
5.6%, Due 10/14
 
$
1,989,924
 
$
1,814,330
 
$
1,810,831
     Utilities
       
TPF Generation Holdings, LLC6
Junior Secured Loan — Loan (Second Lien)
5.7%, Due 12/14
   
2,000,000
   
2,028,327
   
1,900,000
     Utilities
                     
TransAxle LLC
Senior Secured Loan — Revolving Loan
6.0%, Due 8/11
   
400,000
   
397,067
   
398,716
     Automobile
       
TransAxle LLC
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
5.8%, Due 9/12
   
1,477,554
   
1,477,554
   
1,477,554
     Automobile
                     
TUI University, LLC6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan (First Lien)
6.1%, Due 7/14
   
3,736,736
   
3,581,708
   
3,568,583
     Healthcare, Education and Childcare
       
Twin-Star International, Inc.6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan
7.9%, Due 4/13
   
4,339,736
   
4,339,736
   
4,339,736
     Home and Office Furnishings, Housewares, and Durable Consumer Products
                     
United Maritime Group, LLC (fka Teco Transport Corporation)6
Junior Secured Loan — Term Loan (Second Lien)
9.0%, Due 12/13
   
6,500,000
   
6,486,324
   
6,500,000
     Cargo Transport
                     
Walker Group Holdings LLC
Junior Secured Loan — Term Loan B
12.6%, Due 12/12
   
526,500
   
526,500
   
526,500
     Cargo Transport
       
Walker Group Holdings LLC6
Junior Secured Loan — Term Loan B
12.5%, Due 12/12
   
5,000,000
   
5,000,000
   
5,000,000
     Cargo Transport
                     
Water PIK, Inc.6
Senior Secured Loan — Loan (First Lien)
4.2%, Due 6/13
   
1,965,050
   
1,954,720
   
1,965,050
     Personal and Non Durable Consumer Products (Mfg. Only)
       
Wesco Aircraft Hardware Corp.
Junior Secured Loan — Loan (Second Lien)
6.2%, Due 3/14
   
2,000,000
   
1,923,443
   
1,845,000
     Aerospace and Defense
                     
Wesco Aircraft Hardware Corp.6
Junior Secured Loan — Loan (Second Lien)
6.2%, Due 3/14
   
4,132,887
   
4,161,055
   
3,812,589
     Aerospace and Defense
       
WireCo WorldGroup Inc. 6, 13
Mezzanine Investment —
11.0%, Due 2/15
   
10,000,000
   
10,000,000
   
10,000,000
     Machinery (Non-Agriculture, Non-Construction, Non-Electronic)
                     
WireCo WorldGroup Inc. 13
     Machinery (Non-Agriculture, Non-Construction, Non-Electronic)
Mezzanine Investment —
11.0%, Due 2/15
   
5,000,000
   
4,795,580
   
5,000,000
 
24

 
Portfolio Company / Principal Business
Investment
Interest Rate¹ / Maturity
 
Principal
 
Cost
 
Value2
Wolf Hollow I, LP6
Senior Secured Loan — Acquisition Term Loan
3.7%, Due 6/12
 
$
775,624
 
$
767,066
 
$
729,087
     Utilities
                     
Wolf Hollow I, LP6
Senior Secured Loan — Synthetic Letter of Credit
.4%, Due 6/12
   
668,413
   
661,032
   
628,304
     Utilities
       
Wolf Hollow I, LP6
Senior Secured Loan — Synthetic Revolver Deposit
1.1%, Due 6/12
   
167,103
   
165,259
   
157,077
     Utilities
                     
Wolf Hollow I, LP6
Junior Secured Loan — Term Loan (Second Lien)
6.0%, Due 12/12
   
2,683,177
   
2,687,607
   
2,468,522
     Utilities
                     
X-Rite, Incorporated6
Junior Secured Loan — Loan (Second Lien)
14.4%, Due 10/13
   
645,361
   
645,361
   
645,361
     Electronics
                     
X-Rite, Incorporated6
Senior Secured Loan — Term Loan (First Lien)
7.3%, Due 10/12
   
633,560
   
631,128
   
633,560
     Electronics
                     
Total Investment in Debt Securities
                 
    (154% of net asset value at fair value)
 
$
430,366,772
 
$
423,859,086
 
$
384,486,111
                     
Equity Portfolio
                   
                     
Portfolio Company / Principal Business
Investment
 
Percentage Interest/Shares
 
Cost
 
Value2
Aerostructures Holdings L.P.7
Partnership Interests
   
1.2
$
1,000,000
 
$
750,000
     Aerospace and Defense
                     
Aerostructures Holdings L.P.7
Series A Preferred Interests
   
0.0
 
160,361
   
160,361
     Aerospace and Defense
         
Allen-Vanguard Corporation3, 7
Common Shares
   
 10,253
   
42,542
   
1,853
     Aerospace and Defense
                     
Coastal Concrete Southeast, LLC7, 8
Warrants
   
 580
   
474,140
   
     Buildings and Real Estate4
                     
eInstruction Acquisition, LLC7
Membership Units
   
1.1
%  
1,079,617
   
1,079,617
     Healthcare, Education and Childcare
 
25

 
Portfolio Company / Principal Business
Investment
 
Percentage
Interest/Shares
 
Cost
 
Value2
FP WRCA Coinvestment Fund VII, Ltd.3, 7
Class A Shares
   
 15,000
 
$
1,500,000
 
$
2,398,000
     Machinery (Non-Agriculture, Non-Construction, Non-Electronic)
         
Park Avenue Coastal Holding, LLC7
Common Interests
   
2.0
%  
1,000,000
   
     Buildings and Real Estate4
                     
Total Investment in Equity Securities
                 
    (2% of net asset value at fair value)
       
$
5,256,660
 
$
4,389,831
                     
CLO Fund Securities
                   
                     
Portfolio Company / Principal Business
Investment
 
Percentage Interest
 
Cost
 
Value2
Grant Grove CLO, Ltd.3, 13
Subordinated Securities
   
22.2
%  
$
4,620,951
 
$
4,665,000
Katonah III, Ltd.3, 13
Preferred Shares
   
23.1
 
4,500,000
   
1,661,000
Katonah IV, Ltd.3, 13
Preferred Shares
   
17.1
 
3,150,000
   
1,601,000
Katonah V, Ltd.3, 13
Preferred Shares
   
26.7
 
3,320,000
   
1,172,000
Katonah VII CLO Ltd.3, 9, 13
Subordinated Securities
   
16.4
 
4,500,000
   
2,629,000
Katonah VIII CLO Ltd3, 9, 13
Subordinated Securities
   
10.3
 
3,400,000
   
2,252,000
Katonah IX CLO Ltd3, 9, 13
Preferred Shares
   
6.9
 
2,000,000
   
1,921,000
Katonah X CLO Ltd 3, 9, 13
Subordinated Securities
   
33.3
 
11,324,758
   
11,875,000
Katonah 2007-I CLO Ltd.3, 9, 13
Preferred Shares
   
100.0
 
29,560,886
   
28,859,236
                     
Total Investment in CLO Fund Securities
       
 
 
 
 
 
     (23% of net asset value at fair value)
        $
 66,376,595
 
56,635,236
                     
Asset Manager Affiliates
                   
                     
Portfolio Company / Principal Business
Investment
 
Percentage Interest
 
Cost
 
Value2
Katonah Debt Advisors, LLC
Membership Interests
   
100
%  
$
37,151,495
 
$
54,731,312
                     
PKSIL
Class A Shares
   
100
 
1,793,276
   
1,793,276
       
PKSIL
Class B Shares
   
35
 
3,500
   
3,500
                     
Total Investment in Asset Manager Affiliates
       
 
 
 
 
 
     (22% of net asset value at fair value)
        $
38,948,271
 
  56,528,088
 
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Time Deposits and Money Market Account
           
                     
Time Deposits and Money Market Account
Investment
 
Yield
 
Cost
 
Value2
US Bank Eurodollar Sweep CL23, 11
Time Deposit
   
0.10
$
10,462,702
 
$
10,462,702
                     
JP Morgan Asset Account
Time Deposit
   
0.20
%  
1,723,295
   
1,723,295
       
JP Morgan Business Money Market Account12
Money Market Account
   
0.19
%  
10
   
10
                     
Total Investment in Time Deposit and Money Market Accounts
       
 
 
 
 
 
     (5% of net asset value at fair value)
       
12,186,007
 
12,186,007
                     
Total Investments5
         
 
 
 
 
 
     (205% of net asset value at fair value)
       
 546,626,619
 
514,225,273
                     
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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 typically resets semi-annually, quarterly, or monthly. For each such loan, we have provided the weighted average annual stated interest rate in effect at December 31, 2008.
2
Reflects the fair market value of all existing investments as of December 31, 2008, 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 December 31, 2008, 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 $547 million. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is approximately $20 million and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is approximately $53 million.
6
Pledged as collateral for the secured revolving credit facility (see Note 6 to the financial statements).
7
Non-income producing.
8
Warrants having a strike price of $0.01 and expiration date of March 2017.
9
An affiliate CLO Fund managed by Katonah Debt Advisors or its affiliate.
10
Loan or debt security is on non-accrual status and therefore is considered non-income producing.
11
Time deposit investment partially restricted under terms of the secured credit facility (see Note 6 to financial statements).
12
Money market account holding restricted cash for employee flexible spending accounts.
13
These securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.  These securities may be resold in transactions that are exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
 
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KOHLBERG CAPITAL CORPORATION
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(unaudited)
($ per share)
 
   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Per Share Data:
           
Net asset value, at beginning of period
  $ 11.68     $ 14.38  
Net income (loss)
               
Net investment income1
    0.32       0.49  
Net realized losses1
    (0.09 )     (0.04 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments1
    (0.41 )     (0.50 )
Net loss
    (0.18 )     (0.05 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions
               
From net investment income
          (0.41 )
Total distributions to shareholders
          (0.41 )
Net increase in net assets relating to stock-based transactions
               
Issuance of common stock under dividend reinvestment plan
    0.02       0.05  
Stock based compensation expense
    0.01       0.01  
Net increase in net assets relating to stock-based transactions
    0.03       0.06  
                 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 11.53     $ 13.98  
Total net asset value return2
    (1.3 )%     0.1 %
                 
Ratio/Supplemental Data:
               
Per share market value at beginning of period
  $ 3.64     $ 12.00  
Per share market value at end of period
  $ 3.06     $ 10.38  
Total market return3
    (15.9 )%     (10.1 )%
Shares outstanding at end of period
    21,576,202       18,094,306  
Net assets at end of period
  $ 248,702,117     $ 252,893,283  
Portfolio turnover rate4
    0.5 %     8.4 %
Average debt outstanding
  $ 254,278,940     $ 254,945,055  
Asset coverage ratio
    201 %   $ 201 %
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets5
    11.4 %     13.7 %
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets5
    4.9 %     8.7 %
Ratio of interest expense to average net assets5
    2.4 %     5.2 %
Ratio of non-interest expenses to average net assets5
    2.5 %     3.5 %
 

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. The Company originates, structures and invests in senior secured term loans, mezzanine debt and selected equity securities primarily in privately-held middle market companies. The Company defines the middle market as comprising companies with earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“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 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. As of March 31, 2009, 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. The Company also expects to continue to receive distributions of recurring fee income and to generate capital appreciation from its investment in the asset management business of Katonah Debt Advisors. Katonah Debt Advisors manages CLO Funds which invest in broadly syndicated loans, high-yield bonds and other credit instruments. The Company’s investment portfolio as well as the investment portfolios of the CLO Funds in which it has 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 and its affiliates currently is the only company in which the Company has a controlling interest).
 
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, 2008, 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, and the differences could be material. 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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Certain reclassifications were made to prior year’s presentation to conform to the current year.  Time deposits and money market accounts, which were previously classified as cash and cash equivalents, have been reclassified to short term investments and certain income distributions have been reclassified to distributions from paid-in-capital to conform with current presentation.
 
Investments
 
Investment transactions are recorded on the applicable trade date. Realized gains or losses are computed using the specific identification method.
 
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.  Debt and equity securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at such market quotations.  Debt and equity securities that are not publicly traded or whose market price is not readily available are valued by the Board of Directors based on inputs of management, the Valuation Committee of the Board of Directors, and an independent valuation firm that has been engaged at the direction of the Board to assist in the valuation of the portfolio under a consistently applied valuation policy and process.  Valuations are conducted on 100% of the investment portfolio at the end of each fiscal quarter.
 
Duff & Phelps, LLC, an independent valuation firm, provided third party valuation consulting services to the Company’s Board of Directors which consists of certain limited procedures that the Company’s Board of Directors identified and requested them to perform.  Each quarter, Duff & Phelps, LLC, performs such procedures on the Company’s investment in Katonah Debt Advisors and on all illiquid junior and mezzanine securities such that they are reviewed at least once during a trailing 12 month period. 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.
 
As part of the valuation process, the Company may take into account the following types of factors, as relevant, in the determination of fair value:  the enterprise value of a portfolio company, the nature and realizable value of any collateral, the portfolio company’s ability to make debt service payments, its earnings, net cash flows, changes in the interest rate environment and the credit markets that may generally affect the price at which similar investment may be made, the markets in which the portfolio company does business, evaluations to peer comparables, seasoning of the loan and other relevant factors.  If possible, the Company will corroborate its valuation of an investment with an external event such as a recent purchase transaction, public offering or sale.
 
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.  Further, such investments may be generally subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.  In addition, changes in the market environment and other events may occur over the life of the investments that may cause the ultimately realized gains or losses on such investments to be different from the currently assigned valuations.
 
The Company’s valuation process at the end of each fiscal quarter is described as follows:
 
 
1)
Each portfolio company or investment is cross-referenced to an independent pricing service to determine if a current market quote is available;
 
 
a)
The nature and quality of such quote is reviewed to determine reliability and relevance of the quote – factors considered include if the quote is from a transaction, a broker quote, the date and aging of such quote, if the transaction is arms-length, a liquidation or distressed sale and other factors.
 
 
2)
If an investment does not have a market quotation on either a broad market exchange or from an independent pricing service, the investment is initially valued by the Company’s investment professionals responsible for the portfolio investment in conjunction with the portfolio management team.
 
 
3)
Preliminary valuation conclusions are discussed and documented by management.
 
 
4)
Katonah Debt Advisors and other illiquid junior and mezzanine securities are selected on a rotating quarterly basis such that they are reviewed at least once during a trailing 12 month period by an independent valuation firm, which is engaged by our Board of Directors.  The independent valuation firm conducts independent valuations and reviews management’s preliminary valuations and makes their own independent valuation assessment.

 
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5)
The Valuation Committee of the Board of Directors reviews the portfolio valuations, as well as the input and report of the independent valuation firm.
 
 
6)
Upon approval of the investment valuations by the Valuation Committee of the Board of Directors, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors reviews the results for inclusion in the Company’s quarterly and annual financial statements.
 
 
7)
The Board of Directors discusses the valuations and determines in good faith whether the fair values of each investment in the portfolio is reasonable based upon the independent pricing service, input of management, independent valuation firm and the recommendations of the Valuation Committee of the Board of Directors.
 
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, second lien term loans and mezzanine debt investments, fair value is determined by evaluating the borrower’s enterprise value and other market or income valuation approaches generally used to determine fair value. The analysis of enterprise value or overall financial condition or other factors or methodologies may lead to a determination of fair value at a different amount other than cost; as a general rule, the Company will value such loans or debt securities at cost, however such loans and debt securities will be subject to fair value write-downs or other adjustment based on other observable market data or analysis of the borrower and investment as well as 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 is 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 investment in its wholly-owned asset management company, Katonah Debt Advisors, is valued based on standard measures such as a percentage of assets under management and a multiple of operating income used to value other asset management companies.
 
CLO Fund Securities.  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.
 
The Company’s investments in CLO Fund securities are carried at fair value, which is based either on (i) the present value of the net expected cash inflows for interest income and principal repayments from underlying assets and the cash outflows for interest expense, debt paydown and other fund costs for the CLO Funds which are approaching or past the end of their reinvestment period and therefore begin to sell assets and/or use principal repayments to pay-down CLO Fund debt, and for which there continue to be net cash distributions to the class of securities owned by the Company, or (ii) the net asset value of the CLO Fund for CLO Funds which are approaching or past the end of their reinvestment period and therefore begin to sell assets and/or use principal repayments to pay-down CLO Fund debt, and for which there are negligible net cash distributions to the class of securities owned by the Company, or (iii) a discounted cash flow model for more recent CLO Funds 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 securities or preferred shares to those in which the Company has invested.  The Company recognizes unrealized appreciation or depreciation on our investments in CLO Fund securities as comparable yields in the market change and/or based on changes in net asset values or estimated cash flows resulting from changes in prepayment or loss assumptions in the underlying collateral pool.  As each investment in CLO Fund securities ages, the expected amount of losses and the expected timing of recognition of such losses in the underlying collateral pool are 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 investments in CLO Fund securities on an individual security-by-security basis.
 
Cash.  The Company defines cash as demand deposits.

 
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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.

Time Deposits and Money Market Accounts.   Time deposits primarily represent overnight Eurodollar investments of cash held in non-demand deposit accounts.  Such time deposits are partially restricted under terms of the secured credit facility. The money market account contains restricted cash held for employee flexible spending accounts.
 
Interest Income.  Interest income, including 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 or security 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 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. As of March 31, 2009, five issuers representing 1% of total investments at fair value were considered in default.
 
Dividends from Affiliate Asset Manager.  The Company records dividend income from its affiliate asset manager on the declaration date, which represents the ex-dividend date.
 
Dividend Income from CLO Fund Securities.  The Company generates dividend income from its investments in the most junior class of securities of CLO Funds (typically preferred shares or subordinated securities) managed by Katonah Debt Advisors and selective investments in securities issued by funds managed by other asset management companies. The Company’s CLO Fund securities are subordinate to senior bond holders who typically receive a fixed rate of return on their investment. 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 securities or preferred shares. The Company makes estimated interim accruals of such dividend income based on recent historical distributions and CLO Fund performance and adjusts such accruals on a quarterly basis to reflect actual distributions.
 
Capital Structuring Service Fees.  The Company may earn ancillary structuring and other fees related to the origination and or investment in debt and investment securities.
 
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 March 31, 2009, there was an unamortized debt issuance cost of approximately $2 million included in other assets in the accompanying balance sheet. Amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 was approximately $206,000 and $105,000, respectively.

Expenses.  The Company is internally managed and expenses costs, as incurred, with regard to the running of its operations.  Primary operating expenses include employee salaries and benefits, the costs of identifying, evaluating, negotiating, closing, monitoring and servicing the Company’s investments and related overhead charges and expenses, including rental expense and any interest expense incurred in connection with borrowings.  The Company and its Asset Manager Affiliates share office space and certain other shared operating expenses.  The Company has entered into an Overhead Allocation Agreement with its Asset Manager Affiliates which provides for the sharing of such expenses based on an equal sharing of office lease costs and the ratable usage of other shared resources.  The aggregate net payments of such expenses under the Overhead Allocation Agreement are not material.
 
Dividends.  Dividends and distributions to common stockholders are recorded on the ex-dividend 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 months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008:

 
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Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2009
 
2008
 
 
(unaudited)
 
(unaudited)
 
 Numerator for basic and diluted net increase (decrease) in stockholders’ equity resulting from operations per share:
  $ (2,245,483 )   $ 195,252  
 Denominator for basic and diluted weighted average shares:
    21,532,756       18,074,944  
 Basic and diluted net increase (decrease) in stockholders’ equity resulting from operations per share:
  $ (0.10 )   $ 0.01  
 

 Represents the amount of the net increase (decrease) in stockholders' equity from operations allocated to common shares.
 
4. INVESTMENTS
 
The Company invests in senior secured loans and mezzanine debt 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 March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008:

   
March 31, 2009 (unaudited)
   
December 31, 2008
 
Security Type
 
Cost
   
Fair Value
     
   
Cost
   
Fair Value
     
 
Time Deposits
  $ 146,547     $ 146,547       - %   $ 12,185,997     $ 12,185,997       5 %
Money Market Account
    6,027       6,027       -       10       10       -  
Senior Secured Loan
    213,238,766       197,292,249       79       235,123,695       218,342,528       87  
Junior Secured Loan
    143,447,085       126,095,302       51       143,370,524       126,498,918       51  
Mezzanine Investment
    37,785,597       31,392,132       13       37,097,183       32,557,165       12  
Senior Subordinated Bond
    3,007,943       2,287,500       1       3,008,197       2,287,500       1  
Senior Unsecured Bond
    5,290,143       4,800,000       2       5,259,487       4,800,000       2  
CLO Fund Securities
    66,734,955       49,787,236       20       66,376,595       56,635,236       23  
Equity Securities
    5,256,660       4,389,278       2       5,256,660       4,389,831       2  
Affiliate Asset Managers
    39,216,715       58,166,214       23       38,948,271       56,528,088       22  
                                                 
Total
  $ 514,130,438     $ 474,362,485       191 %   $ 546,626,619     $ 514,225,273       205 %
 

¹ Calculated as a percentage of net asset value

 
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The unaudited industry concentrations, based on the fair value of the Company’s investment portfolio as of March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, were as follows:

   
March 31, 2009
   
December 31, 2008
 
 Industry Classification
 
Cost
   
Fair Value
   
%1
   
Cost
   
Fair Value
   
%1
 
 Aerospace and Defense
  $ 35,185,094     $ 34,479,182       14   $ 35,545,254     $ 34,846,047       14 %
 Asset Management Companies
    39,216,715       58,166,214       23       38,948,271       56,528,088       23  
 Automobile
    9,292,512       8,178,761       3       8,811,625       7,750,003       3  
 Broadcasting and Entertainment
    2,983,495       2,850,000       1       2,982,607       2,850,000       1  
 Buildings and Real Estate
    38,645,387       17,735,583       7       38,404,495       19,231,787       8  
 Cargo Transport
    19,956,092       19,930,545       8       20,099,157       20,071,001       8  
 Chemicals, Plastics and Rubber
    6,645,895       5,840,000       2       6,613,081       5,840,000       2  
 CLO Fund Securities
    66,734,955       49,787,236       20       66,376,595       56,635,236       23  
 Containers, Packaging and Glass
    7,345,327       7,316,295       3       7,347,292       7,316,295       3  
 Diversified/Conglomerate Manufacturing
    6,267,295       6,079,552       2       6,282,124       6,095,170       2  
 Diversified/Conglomerate Service
    15,844,577       15,120,251       6       15,868,152       15,139,713       6  
 Ecological
    2,714,668       2,720,836       1       2,721,193       2,727,813       1  
 Electronics
    15,173,623       13,678,864       6       15,172,568       13,686,879       5  
 Farming and Agriculture
    4,306,681       1,540,009       1       4,298,336       1,538,550       1  
 Finance
    11,627,773       10,630,344       4       14,979,849       13,830,557       6  
 Healthcare, Education and Childcare
    45,345,477       45,826,962       18       49,379,475       49,581,920       20  
 Home and Office Furnishings, Housewares, and Durable Consumer Goods
    20,595,980       19,531,095       8       21,331,162       20,273,496       8  
 Hotels, Motels, Inns and Gaming
    6,295,817       6,044,277       2       6,322,276       6,073,739       2  
 Insurance
    4,839,123       4,550,000       2       10,983,041       10,693,769       4  
 Leisure, Amusement, Motion Pictures, Entertainment
    16,570,989       16,546,850       7       16,929,910       16,903,100       6  
 Machinery (Non-Agriculture, Non-Construction, Non-Electronic)
    33,057,861       34,033,143       14       35,514,554       36,263,857       14  
 Mining, Steel, Iron and Non-Precious Metals
    21,334,579       19,167,946       8       21,751,631       19,589,104       8  
 Oil and Gas
    5,998,359       5,940,000       2       5,998,263       5,940,000       2  
 Personal and Non Durable Consumer Products (Mfg. Only)
    15,124,360       12,032,543       5       15,208,764       12,264,708       5  
 Personal, Food and Miscellaneous Services
    15,162,818       11,747,430       5       14,722,088       11,445,381       5  
 Printing and Publishing
    26,693,658       25,094,224       10       29,914,605       28,130,061       11  
 Retail Stores
    3,755,829       3,755,829       2       3,755,829       3,755,829       2  
 Time Deposits and Money Market Account
    152,574       152,574       -       12,186,007       12,186,007       5  
 Utilities
    17,262,925       15,885,940       7       18,178,415       17,037,163       7  
                                                 
 Total
  $ 514,130,438     $ 474,362,485       191   $ 546,626,619     $ 514,225,273       205 %
 

1
Calculated as a percentage of net asset value.
2
Represents Katonah Debt Advisors and related asset manager affiliates.
3
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 March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the Company had no exposure to mortgage securities (residential mortgage bonds, commercial mortgage backed securities, or related asset backed securities) or companies providing mortgage lending.

 
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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 generally 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 March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, approximately 11% and 14%, 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 10% and 11% of its portfolio on such dates).
 
At March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the Company’s ten largest portfolio companies represented approximately 34% and 31%, 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 12% and 11% of the total fair value of the Company’s investments at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively. Excluding Katonah Debt Advisors and CLO Fund securities, our ten largest portfolio companies represented approximately 17% and 16% of the total fair value of our investments at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, 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 securities) 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 generally not exceed 15% of the Company’s total investment portfolio. Preferred shares or subordinated securities 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 (“CLO fund securities managed by affiliate”) 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 securities or preferred shares.
 
On January 23, 2008, the Company’s wholly-owned asset management company, Katonah Debt Advisors, closed a $315 million CLO Fund. The Company received a structuring fee upon closing and Katonah Debt Advisors earns an ongoing asset management fee based on the par amount of the underlying investments in the CLO Fund. Securities issued by CLO Funds managed by Katonah Debt Advisors are primarily held by third parties. Kohlberg Capital invested approximately $29 million to acquire all of the shares of the most junior class of securities of this latest CLO Fund.
 
The subordinated securities and preferred share securities are considered equity positions in the CLO Funds and, as of March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the Company had approximately $50 million and $57 million, respectively, of such CLO equity investments at fair value. The cost basis of the Company’s investment in CLO Fund equity securities as of March 31, 2009 was approximately $67 million and aggregate unrealized depreciation on the CLO Fund securities totaled approximately $17 million. The cost basis of the Company’s investment in CLO Fund equity securities as of December 31, 2008, was approximately $66 million and aggregate unrealized deprecation on the CLO Fund securities totaled approximately $10 million.

Fair Value Measurements
 
The Company adopted SFAS No. 157 as of January 1, 2008, which among other matters, requires enhanced disclosures about investments that are measured and reported at fair value. SFAS No. 157 establishes a hierarchal disclosure framework which prioritizes and ranks the level of market price observability used in measuring investments at fair value.  Market price observability is affected by a number of factors, including the type of investment and the characteristics specific to the investment.  Investments with readily available active quoted prices or for which fair value can be measured from actively quoted prices generally will have a higher degree of market price observability and a lesser degree of judgment used in measuring fair value.
 
Investments measured and reported at fair value are classified and disclosed in one of the following categories.

 
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Level I – Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical investments as of the reporting date. The type of investments included in Level I include listed equities and listed securities. As required by SFAS 157, the Company does not adjust the quoted price for these investments, even in situations where we hold a large position and a sale could reasonably affect the quoted price.
 
Level II – Pricing inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date, and fair value is determined through the use of models or other valuation methodologies. Investments which are generally included in this category include illiquid corporate loans and bonds and less liquid, privately held or restricted equity securities for which some level of recent trading activity has been observed.
 
Level III – Pricing inputs are unobservable for the investment and includes situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the investment. The inputs into the determination of fair value may require significant management judgment or estimation. Even if observable-market data for comparable performance or valuation measures (earnings multiples, discount rates, other financial/valuation ratios, etc.) are available, such investments are grouped as Level III if any significant data point that is not also market observable (private company earnings, cash flows, etc.) is used in the valuation process.
 
In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, an investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and the Company considers factors specific to the investment.
 
The following unaudited table summarizes the fair value of investments by the above SFAS No. 157 fair value hierarchy levels as of March 31, 2009:

 
Level I
 
Level II
 
Level III
 
Total
       
Time deposit and money market account
  $     $ 152,574     $     $ 152,574        
Debt securities
                361,867,183       361,867,183        
CLO fund securities
                49,787,236       49,787,236        
Equity securities
    1,300             4,387,978       4,389,278        
Asset manager affiliates
                58,166,214       58,166,214        
                                       
The following unaudited table summarizes the Level III investments by valuation methodology as of March 31, 2009:
 
                                       
Fair Value Based on
 
Debt Securities
 
CLO Fund Securities
 
Equity Securities
 
Asset Manager Affiliates
 
Total
 
Public / private company comparables
    77                   12       89  
Discounted cash flow
          10                   10  
Residual enterprise value
                1             1  
Total
    77 %     10 %     1 %     12 %     100 %
 
As a BDC, it is required that the Company invest primarily in the debt and equity of non-public companies for which there is little, if any, market-observable information.  As a result, most, if not all, of the Company’s investments at any given time will most likely be deemed Level III investments. The Company believes that investments classified as Level III for SFAS No. 157 have a further hierarchal framework which prioritizes and ranks such valuations based on the degree of independent and observable inputs, objectivity of data and models and the level of judgment required to adjust comparable data.  The hierarchy of such methodologies are presented in the above table and discussed below in descending rank.
 
Investment values derived by a third party pricing service are deemed Level III values since such values are not traded on an active public exchange and may represent a traded or broker quote on an asset that is infrequently traded.

 
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Values derived for debt securities using public/private company comparables generally utilize market-observable data from such comparables and specific, non-public and non-observable financial measures (such as earnings or cash flows) for the private, underlying company/issuer.  Such non-observable company/issuer data is typically provided on a monthly basis, is certified as correct by the management of the company/issuer and audited by an independent accounting firm on an annual basis.  Since such private company/issuer data is not publicly available it is not deemed market-observable data and, as a result, such investment values are grouped as Level III assets.
 
Values derived for asset manager affiliates using public/private company comparables generally utilize market-observable data from such comparables and specific, non-public and non-observable financial measures (such as assets under management, historical and prospective earnings) for the asset manager affiliate.  The Company recognizes that comparable asset managers may not be fully comparable to its asset manager affiliates and typically identifies a range of performance measures and/or adjustments within the comparable population for which to determine value.  Since any such ranges and adjustments are entity specific they are not considered market-observable data and thus require a Level III grouping.
 
Values derived through use of discounted cash flow models and residual enterprise value models typically have little, if any, market activity or market-observable data for such investments.  Such investments are grouped as Level III assets.
 
The changes in investments measured at fair value for which the Company has used Level III inputs to determine fair value are as follows:

   
Three Months Ended March 31, 2009 (unaudited)
 
   
Debt Securities
   
CLO Fund
Securities
   
Equity
Securities
   
Asset Manager
Affiliates
   
Total
 
Balance, December 31, 2008
  $ 384,486,111     $ 56,635,236     $ 4,387,978     $ 56,528,088     $ 502,037,413  
Transfers in/out of Level 3
                             
Net accretion of discount
    291,584       358,360                   649,944  
Purchases (sales), net
    (19,373,764 )                 268,444       (19,105,320 )
Total gain (loss) realized and unrealized included in earnings
    (3,536,748 )     (7,206,360 )           1,369,682       (9,373,426 )
Balance, March 31, 2009
  $ 361,867,183     $ 49,787,236     $ 4,387,978     $ 58,166,214     $ 474,208,611  
Changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in earnings related to investments still held at reporting date
  $ (1,529,375 )   $ (7,206,360 )   $     $ 1,369,682     $ (7,366,053 )
 
5. AFFILIATE ASSET MANAGERS
 
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 March 31, 2009, Katonah Debt Advisors and its affiliates had approximately $2.1 billion of assets under management.
 
Katonah Debt Advisors manages CLO Funds primarily for third party investors that invest in broadly syndicated loans, high yield bonds and other 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. At March 31, 2009, 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 $56 million. As a manager of the CLO Funds, Katonah Debt Advisors receives contractual and recurring management fees and may receive 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 (at par value and not subject to changes in market value), 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 securities or preferred shares.
 
On January 2, 2008, the Katonah Debt Advisors platform acquired substantially all of the assets of Scott’s Cove Capital Management LLC (“Scott’s Cove”), an asset manager focused on an event-driven credit long short investment strategy. As a result of the acquisition, approximately $60 million of fee paying assets under management integrated within the Katonah Debt Advisors asset management platform. In connection with the acquisition, Katonah Debt Advisors entered into employment agreements with three Scott’s Cove investment professionals, and expects these individuals will assist in structuring, raising and investing new funds to be managed by Katonah Debt Advisors.  As of March 31, 2009, Scott’s Cove had approximately $121 million of assets under management.

 
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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.
 
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. Any distributions of Katonah Debt Advisors’ net income are recorded as dividends from affiliate asset manager. As with all other investments, Katonah Debt Advisors’ fair value is periodically determined. The valuation is primarily based on an analysis of both a percentage of its assets under management and Katonah Debt Advisors’ estimated operating income. 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 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. Generally, such distributions of Katonah Debt Advisors’ income to the Company’s shareholders will be considered as qualified dividends for tax purposes.  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 taxable income by approximately $2 million per year over such period.
 
At March 31, 2009 and at December 31, 2008 a net amount due from affiliates totaled approximately $2 million and approximately $391,000, respectively.
 
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Summarized financial information for Katonah Debt Advisors follows:

 
  
As of
   
As of
 
March 31, 2009
December 31, 2008
   
(unaudited)
   
(unaudited)
 
Assets:
  
             
Current assets
  
$
6,005,576 
   
$
8,153,011 
 
Noncurrent assets
  
 
299,300 
     
318,106 
 
 
  
             
Total assets
  
$
6,304,876 
   
$
8,471,117 
 
 
  
             
Liabilities:
  
             
Current liabilities
  
$
3,993,004 
   
$
3,652,380 
 
 
  
             
Total liabilities
  
$
3,993,004 
   
$
3,652,380 
 
     
 
  
Three
Months Ended
   
Three
Months Ended
 
March 31, 2009
March 31, 2008
   
(unaudited)
   
(unaudited)
 
Gross revenue
  
$
2,406,540 
   
$
4,035,199 
 
Total expenses
  
 
2,268,025 
     
2,426,497 
 
 
  
             
Pre-tax net income
  
$
138,515 
   
$
1,608,702 
 
 
  
             
Dividends declared
  
$
   
$
350,000 
 
                 
Cumulative net income (loss)
 
$
(207,507)
   
$
2,774,970 
 
 
Distressed Debt Platform
 
In December 2007, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company committed to make an investment in a new distressed investment platform organized by Steven Panagos and Jonathan Katz named Panagos and Katz Situational Investing (“PKSIL”). Mr. Panagos was most recently national practice leader of Kroll Zolfo Cooper’s Corporate Advisory and Restructuring Practice and Mr. Katz was the founding partner of Special Situations Investing, a distressed investing vehicle of JP Morgan. If PKSIL successfully organizes any investment funds, such funds would invest in the debt and equity securities of companies that are restructuring due to financial or operational distress and may also selectively originate new credit facilities with borrowers that are otherwise unable to access traditional credit markets. A wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company has committed to invest up to $2.5 million directly in PKSIL through an investment in Class A shares. The Company, indirectly through its wholly-owned subsidiary, has a 35% economic interest in PKSIL through an investment in Class B shares on which it will receive its pro rata share of PKSIL’s operating income.  PKSIL may also source distressed debt opportunities in which we may make direct investments. As of March 31, 2009, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary had funded approximately $2.1 million of its $2.5 million total commitment to PKSIL in the form of an investment in the Class A shares of PKSIL. As of March 31, 2009, PKSIL had received no funding commitments other than a contingent commitment from the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary to invest up to $25 million in a fund managed by PKSIL if certain conditions are met, which contingent commitment expired in 2008 with no investment having been made by the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary.  As of April 6, 2009, Mr. Panagos resigned from PKSIL and continues to maintain his interest in PKSIL
 
6. BORROWINGS
 
The Company’s debt obligations consist of the following:
 
 
 
As of
March 31, 2009
   
As of
December 31, 2008
 
   
(unaudited)
       
Secured revolving credit facility, $275 million commitment due September 29, 2010
  $ 245,045,884     $ 261,691,148  

 
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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.

During September 2008, the Company was notified by the lenders that the liquidity banks providing the underlying funding for the Facility did not intend to renew their liquidity facility to the lenders unless the Company agreed to certain revised terms for the Facility.  As a result, the lenders proposed new terms to the Company in order to extend additional fundings under the Facility.  The Company viewed such proposed terms as unfavorable and has opted to forego the revolving credit feature of the Facility and to amortize existing borrowings under the Facility.  In accordance with the terms of the Facility, all principal and interest collected from the assets by which the Facility is secured are used to amortize the Facility through a termination date of September 29, 2010 (the “amortization period”).   The assets by which the Facility is secured represent approximately 63% of the total assets of the Company (at fair value) and contributed approximately 57% of the Company’s investment income for the three months ended March 31, 2009.  During the amortization period the interest rate will continue to be 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.  The Company believes it has sufficient cash and liquid assets to fund normal operations and dividend distributions.  At the end of the amortization period, the Company may be required to sell or transfer the remaining assets securing the Facility, potentially at a loss, to repay any remaining outstanding borrowings, or the Company may enter into a new agreement with the lenders providing for continued amortization of the Facility borrowings or into alternative financing arrangements with another lender.

Under the Facility, we must maintain a leverage ratio covenant of at least one to one based on the ratio of the Facility outstanding balance to our most recently reported GAAP stockholders’ equity balance (determined quarterly in conjunction with the Company’s financial reporting filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission) as of the Facility outstanding balance determination date.  At quarter-end, our leverage ratio covenant was met using the March 31, 2009 Facility balance and the latest filed quarterly stockholders’ equity balance which, at that time, was as of December 31, 2008.  The Company was in compliance with this covenant at quarter-end and continues to be in compliance to-date in 2009.

The weighted average daily debt balance for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 was approximately $254 million and $255 million, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, the weighted average interest rate on weighted average outstanding borrowings was approximately 2% and 5% respectively, 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 March 31, 2009, the Company had restricted cash balances of approximately $9 million which it maintained in accordance with the terms of the Facility.
 
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 taxable 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. At March 31, 2009, the Company had approximately $8 million of accumulated undistributed taxable income.
 
For the quarter ended March 31, 2009, the Company declared a dividend on March 23, 2009 of $0.24 per share for a total of approximately $5 million. The record date was April 8, 2009 and the dividend was distributed on April 29, 2009.
 
The following reconciles net decrease in stockholders’ equity resulting from operations to taxable income for the three months ended March 31, 2009:

 
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Three Months Ended
 
March 31, 2009
 
  
(unaudited)
 
Pre-tax net decrease in stockholders’ equity resulting from operations
  
$
 (2,280,339)
 
Net unrealized losses on investments transactions not deductible
  
 
7,366,606 
 
Income not on GAAP books subject to tax
   
 1,649,009 
 
Expenses for tax not currently deductible
  
 
 (238,945)
 
 
  
     
Taxable income before deductions for distributions
  
$
6,496,331 
 
 
  
     
Taxable income before deductions for distributions per weighted average shares for the period
  
$
0.30 
 

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 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 March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the Company had committed to make a total of approximately $3 million and $3 million, respectively, of investments in various revolving senior secured loans, of which approximately $1 million was funded as of March 31, 2009 and $1 million was funded as of December 31, 2008. As of March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the company had no investments in delayed draw senior secured loans.

In October 2007 Katonah Debt Advisors entered into a letter agreement (the “Letter Agreement”) with Bear Stearns & Co. Inc. (“Bear Stearns”) in connection with a warehouse credit line established to fund the initial accumulation of assets for three CLO funds, pursuant to which agreement Katonah Debt Advisors undertook certain “first loss” commitments, as described in more detail below.  In return for Katonah Debt Advisors’ first loss commitment, Katonah Debt Advisors was entitled to receive net interest income from the underlying assets in the loan warehouse. In the future, Kohlberg Capital or Katonah Debt Advisors may enter into similar agreements in connection with funding the initial accumulation of senior secured corporate loans and certain other debt securities for future CLO Funds that Katonah Debt Advisors will manage.   Such “first loss” commitments 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 Katonah Debt Advisors’ first loss commitment, Katonah Debt Advisors was entitled to receive net interest income from the underlying assets in the loan warehouse.
 
Under the Letter Agreement with Bear Stearns, Katonah Debt Advisors engaged Bear Stearns to structure and raise three CLO funds, to be named Katonah 2007-I CLO Ltd. (“Katonah 2007”), Katonah 2008-I CLO Ltd. (“Katonah 2008-I”) and Katonah 2008-II CLO Ltd. (“Katonah 2008-II” and, together with Katonah 2007 and Katonah 2008-I, the “2008 CLO Funds”), to be managed by Katonah Debt Advisors (directly or indirectly through a services contract with an affiliate of Katonah Debt Advisors).  As part of this engagement, Bear Stearns provided certain credit lines to accumulate and fund into a loan warehouse the initial assets for the 2008 CLO Funds. As mentioned above, Katonah Debt Advisors undertook a first loss commitment, requiring Katonah Debt Advisors to reimburse Bear Stearns in certain circumstances for (i) certain losses (if any) incurred on the assets warehoused for the 2008 CLO Funds prior to their completion, or (ii) if one or all of the CLO Funds fail to close, a portion of the losses (if any) on the resale of the warehoused assets. On January 23, 2008, Katonah Debt Advisors and Bear Stearns closed Katonah 2007.  Katonah Debt Advisors received a structuring fee upon closing and Katonah Debt Advisors expects to earn an ongoing asset management fee based on the par amount of the underlying investments in Katonah 2007. Approximately $212 million of assets were transferred from the loan warehouse into Katonah 2007.  While the securities issued by the CLO Funds managed by Katonah Debt Advisors are primarily held by third parties, Kohlberg Capital invested approximately $29 million to acquire all of the shares of the most junior class of securities of Katonah 2007.  In connection with the closing of Katonah 2007, Katonah Debt Advisors’ maximum first loss obligation amount under its commitment letter with Bear Stearns was reduced from $22.5 million to $18 million.
 

 
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None of the other 2008 CLO Funds were completed and, as a result, pursuant to the Letter Agreement, both Katonah Debt Advisors and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. ("JPMorgan") (f/k/a Bear Stearns & Co. Inc.) asserted claims against the other and defenses thereto. Without admitting any liability or wrongdoing, Katonah Debt Advisors and JPMorgan agreed to compromise and settle all of the disputes, issues and claims between them relating to the agreements in exchange for an agreement to terminate all obligations and liabilities of Katonah Debt Advisors and of JPMorgan under the existing agreements relating to the 2008 CLO Funds, payment by Katonah Debt Advisors of an aggregate of $6 million in installments over a period of one year and the forfeiture by Katonah Debt Advisors of the net interest income earned through the settlement date on the warehoused assets. In December 2008, Katonah Debt Advisors entered into a settlement and termination agreement with JPMorgan reflecting the settlement terms described above.
 
As a result of this settlement, Katonah Debt Advisors recognized a $6 million settlement cost and write-off of previously accrued net interest income on warehoused assets of approximately $4 million for the year ended December 31, 2008.  
 
The Company recognized the impact of this settlement and forfeiture of warehouse income as a non-cash reduction to the unrealized appreciation of the value of its investment in Katonah Debt Advisors and contributed additional equity to Katonah Debt Advisors. Consequently, this settlement is not expected to have a material impact on Kohlberg Capital's net investment income or quarterly dividend.
 
As of March 31, 2009, the Company funded approximately $2.1 million of our $2.5 million total commitment to PKSI which is an investment in the Class A shares of PKSI.
 
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. On April 28, 2008 the Company completed a rights offering which resulted in the issuance of 3.1 million common shares and net proceeds of approximately $27 million.  For the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company issued 359,250 shares of restricted stock for which 16,667 shares were forfeited and 3,000 shares were converted to common stock during the year due to vesting.  During the three months ended March 31, 2009, the Company issued 133,933 shares of common stock under its dividend reinvestment plan. The total number of shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2009 was 21,910,452 and 21,576,202, respectively and 21,776,519 and 21,436,936 issued and outstanding, respectively, as of December 31, 2008.
 
10. EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
 
During 2006 and as amended in 2008, the Company established an equity incentive plan (the “Plan”) and reserved 2,000,000 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 granted under the Plan are exercisable at a price equal to the fair market value (market closing price) of the shares on the day the option is granted.  Restricted stock granted under the Plan is granted at a price equal to the fair market value (market closing price) of the shares on the day such restricted stock is granted.
 
Stock Options
 
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 year ended December 31, 2008, 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 three months ended March 31, 2009, and as approved by shareholders during the annual shareholders’ meeting on June 13, 2008, 20,000 options were granted to non-employee directors as partial annual compensation for their services as director. These grants were made with a ten-year exercise period with an exercise price of $11.97, with a risk free rate of 4.6% with a volatility rate of 28% and for which 50% of such options vest upon grant date and 50% vest on the first grant date anniversary.
 
On June 13, 2008, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the Company to allow employees who agree to cancel options that they hold to receive one share of restricted stock for every five options so cancelled.  The shares of restricted stock received by employees through any such transaction will vest annually generally over the remaining vesting schedule as was applicable to the cancelled options.  During the year ended December 31, 2008, employees holding options to purchase 1,295,000 shares individually entered into agreements to cancel such options and to receive 259,000 shares of restricted stock.  As a result, as of January 1, 2009, all options granted to employees had been converted to restricted stock.

 
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As of January 1, 2009, 20,000 options to non-employee directors remain outstanding.  During the three months ended March 31, 2009, no such options were forfeited.  As of March 31, 2009, 20,000 total options were outstanding, 10,000 of which were exercisable. The options have an estimated remaining contractual life of 9 years and 2 months.
 
Information with respect to options granted, exercised and forfeited under the Plan for the three months ended March 31, 2009 is as follows:

   
Shares
   
Weighted Average
Exercise Price per
Share
   
Weighted Average
Contractual
Remaining Term
(years)
   
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value1
 
 Options outstanding at January 1, 2009
    20,000     $ 11.97                
 Granted
                           
 Exercised
                           
 Forfeited
                           
                               
 Outstanding at March 31, 2009
    20,000     $ 11.97       9.2     $  
                                 
 Total vested at March 31, 2009
    10,000     $ 11.97       9.2          
 
1
Represents the difference between the market value of the options at March 31, 2009 and the cost for the option holders to exercise the options.
 
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 March 31, 2009, total stock option expense of approximately $3,800 was recognized and expensed at the Company.  At March 31, 2009, the Company had approximately $3,100 of compensation cost related to unvested stock-based awards the cost for which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 0.2 years.

Restricted Stock
 
On June 13, 2008, the Company’s shareholders approved the Company’s 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and the board of directors approved the grant of awards of 100,250 shares of restricted stock to certain executive officers of the Company. Such awards of restricted stock will vest as to 50% of the shares on the third anniversary of the grant date and the remaining 50% of the shares on the fourth anniversary of the grant date.
 
On June 13, 2008, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the Company to allow employees who agree to cancel options that they hold to receive shares of the Company's common stock to receive 1 share of restricted stock for every 5 options so cancelled.  The shares of restricted stock received by employees through any such transaction will vest annually generally over the remaining vesting schedule as was applicable to the cancelled options.  Subsequently, employees holding options to purchase 1,295,000 shares individually entered into agreements to cancel such options and to receive 259,000 shares of restricted stock.  On March 31, 2009 none of such shares were vested.
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2009, 5,333 shares of restricted stock were vested and converted to common shares.  As of March 31, 2009, after giving effect to these option cancellations and restricted stock awards, there were options to purchase 20,000 shares of common stock outstanding and there were 334,250 shares of restricted stock outstanding. Information with respect to restricted stock granted, exercised and forfeited under the Plan for the three months ended March 31, 2009 is as follows:

 
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Non-Vested
Restricted
Shares
   
Weighted Average
Exercise Price per
Share
   
Weighted Average
Contractual
Remaining Term
(years)
 
 Non-vested shares outstanding at January 1, 2009
    339,583     $ 10.83       2.1  
 Vested
    (5,333 )   $ 9.21          
                         
 Outstanding at March 31, 2009
    334,250     $ 10.84       2.1  
                         
 Total non-vested shares at March 31, 2009
    334,250     $ 10.84       2.1  
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2009, the Company recognized non-cash compensation expense of approximately $232,000 relating to restricted stock grants; of this amount approximately $162,000 was expensed at the Company and approximately $70,000 was expensed at Katonah Debt Advisors. Dividends are paid on all outstanding shares of restricted stock, whether or not vested. In general, shares of unvested restricted stock are forfeited upon the recipient’s termination of employment.

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 months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 the Company made contributions to the 401K Plan of approximately $6,000 and $9,000, 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 may contribute to the Pension Plan 1) up to 8.0% of all compensation up to the Internal Revenue Service annual maximum and 2) up to 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 months ended March 31, 2009, the Company made no contributions to the Pension Plan. For the three months ended March 31, 2008, the Company increased its contributions to the Pension Plan by approximately $47,000.
 
12. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
None, other than those noted above.
 
 
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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, 2008. 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 and its affiliates (collectively, “Katonah Debt Advisors”), manage 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 March 31, 2009, Katonah Debt Advisors had approximately $2.1 billion of assets under management.

 
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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 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.
 
Our common stock is traded on The NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “KCAP.” The net asset value per share of our common stock at March 31, 2009 was $11.53. On March 31, 2009, the last reported sale price of a share of our common stock on The NASDAQ Global Select Market was $3.06.

KEY QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE FINANCIAL MEASURES AND INDICATORS
 
Net Asset Value
 
Our net asset value (“NAV”) per share was $11.53 and $11.68 as of March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 respectively. As we must report our assets at fair value for each reporting period, NAV also represents the amount of stockholder’s equity per share for the reporting period. Our NAV is comprised mostly of investment assets less debt and other liabilities:

   
March 31, 2009 (unaudited)
   
December 31, 2008 (unaudited)
 
   
Fair Value ¹
   
Per Share ¹
   
Fair Value ¹
   
Per Share ¹
 
Investments at fair value:
                       
     Investments in time deposits
  $ 146,547     $ 0.01     $ 12,185,997     $ 0.57  
     Investments in money market accounts
    6,027       -       10       -  
     Investments in debt securities
    361,867,183       16.77       384,486,111       17.94  
     Investments in CLO Fund securities
    49,787,236       2.31       56,635,236       2.64  
     Investments in equity securities
    4,389,278       0.20       4,389,831       0.21  
     Investments in asset manager affiliates
    58,166,214       2.70       56,528,088       2.64  
Cash
    4,219,072       0.20       251,412       0.01  
Other assets
    17,105,434       0.79       8,395,626       0.39  
                                 
Total Assets
  $ 495,686,991     $ 22.98     $ 522,872,311     $ 24.40  
                                 
Borrowings
  $ 245,045,884     $ 11.36     $ 261,691,148     $ 12.21  
Other liabilities
    1,938,990       0.09       10,899,063       0.51  
                                 
Total Liabilities
  $ 246,984,874     $ 11.45     $ 272,590,211     $ 12.72  
                                 
NET ASSET VALUE
  $ 248,702,117     $ 11.53     $ 250,282,100     $ 11.68  
                                 
¹ 
 Our balance sheet at fair value and resultant net asset value are calculated on a basis consistent with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP").  Our per share presentation of such amounts (other than net asset value per share) is an internally derived non-GAAP performance measure caclulated by dividing the balance sheet amount per line item by outstanding shares.  We believe that the per share amounts for such balance sheet items are helpful in analyzing our balance sheet both quantitatively and qualitatively in that our shares may trade based on a percentage of net asset value and individual investors may weight certain balance sheet items differently in performing any analysis of the Company.

 
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Leverage
 
We use borrowed funds, known as “leverage,” to make investments and to attempt to increase returns to our shareholders by reducing our overall cost of capital. As a BDC, we are limited in the amount of leverage we can incur under the 1940 Act. We are only allowed to borrow amounts such that our asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, equals at least 200% after such borrowing. As of March 31, 2009, we had $245 million of outstanding borrowings and our asset coverage was 201%.
 

During September 2008, we were notified by the lenders that the liquidity banks providing the underlying funding for the Facility did not intend to renew their liquidity facility to the lenders unless we agreed to certain revised terms for the Facility.  As a result, the lenders proposed new terms to us in order to extend additional fundings under the Facility.  We viewed such proposed terms as unfavorable and have opted to forego the revolving credit feature of the Facility and to amortize existing borrowings under the Facility.  In accordance with the terms of the Facility, all principal and excess interest collected from the assets by which the Facility is secured are used to amortize the Facility through a termination date of September 29, 2010 (the “amortization period”).   During the amortization period the interest rate will continue to be 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.  We believe we have sufficient cash and liquid assets to fund normal operations and dividend distributions.  At the end of the amortization period, we may be required to sell or transfer the remaining assets securing the Facility, potentially at a loss, to repay any remaining outstanding borrowings or we may enter into a new agreement with the lenders providing for continued amortization of the Facility borrowings or into alternative financing arrangements with another lender.
 
Under our Facility, we must maintain a leverage ratio covenant of at least one to one based on the ratio of the Facility outstanding balance to our most recently reported Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) stockholders’ equity balance (determined quarterly in conjunction with the Company’s financial reporting filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission) as of the Facility outstanding balance determination date.  At quarter-end, our leverage ratio covenant was met using the March 31, 2009 Facility balance and the latest filed quarterly stockholders’ equity balance which, at that time, was as of December 31, 2008.  We remain in compliance with the leverage covenant ratio based on the April 12, 2009 Facility balance and the GAAP stockholders’ equity balance as of December 31, 2008.

Investment Portfolio Summary Attributes as of and for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2009
 
Our investment portfolio generates net investment income which is generally used to fund our dividend. Our investment portfolio consists of three primary components: debt securities, CLO Fund securities and our investment in our wholly owned asset manager, Katonah Debt Advisors, LLC. We also have investments in equity securities of approximately $4 million, which comprises approximately 1% of our investment portfolio. Below are summary attributes for each of our primary investment portfolio components (see “Investment Portfolio” and “Investments and Operations” for a more detailed description) as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2009:
 
Debt Securities
 
 
·
represent approximately 76% of total investment portfolio;
 
 
·
represent credit instruments issued by corporate borrowers;
 
 
·
no asset-backed securities such as those secured by commercial mortgages or residential mortgages and no consumer borrowings;
 
 
·
primarily senior secured and junior secured loans (42% and 27% respectively);
 
 
·
spread across 26 different industries and 86 different entities;
 
 
·
average balance per investment of approximately $4 million;
 
 
·
all but five issuers current on their debt service obligations;
 
 
·
weighted average interest rate of 6.5%.
 
CLO Fund Securities (as of the last monthly trustee report prior to March 31, 2009 unless otherwise specified)
 
 
·
represent approximately 10% of total investment portfolio at March 31, 2009;
 
 
·
represent investments in subordinated securities or equity securities issued by CLO Funds;
 
 
·
all CLO Funds invest primarily in credit instruments issued by corporate borrowers;
 
 
·
no asset-backed securities such as those secured by commercial mortgages or residential mortgages and no consumer borrowings;

 
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·
nine different CLO Fund securities; five of such CLO Funds are managed by Katonah Debt Advisors;
 
Katonah Debt Advisors
 
 
·
represents approximately 12% of total investment portfolio;
 
 
·
represents our 100% ownership of the equity interest of a profitable CLO Fund manager focused on corporate credit investing;
 
 
·
Katonah Debt Advisors has approximately $2.1 billion of assets under management;
 
 
·
receives contractual and recurring asset management fees based on par value of managed investments;
 
 
·
typically receives a one-time structuring fee upon completion of a new CLO Fund;
 
 
·
may receive an incentive fee upon liquidation of a CLO Fund provided that the CLO Fund achieves a minimum designated return on investment;
 
 
·
dividends paid by Katonah Debt Advisors are recognized as dividend income from affiliate asset manager on our statement of operations and are an additional source of income to pay our dividend;
 
 
·
for the three months ended March 31, 2009, Katonah Debt Advisors had pre-tax net income of approximately $140,000;
 
 
·
for the three months ended March 31, 2009,  Katonah Debt Advisors  made no such distributions in the form of a dividend which is recognized as current earnings to the Company.

Revenue
 
Revenues consist primarily of investment income from interest and dividends on our investment portfolio and various ancillary fees related to our investment holdings.
 
Interest from Investments in Debt Securities. We generate interest income from our investments in debt securities which consist primarily of senior and junior secured loans. Our debt securities portfolio is spread across multiple industries and geographic locations, and as such, we are broadly exposed to market conditions and business environments. As a result, although our investments are exposed to market risks, we continuously seek to limit concentration of exposure in any particular sector or issuer.
 
Dividends from Investments in CLO Fund Securities. We generate dividend income from our investments in the most junior class of securities of CLO Funds (typically preferred shares or subordinated securities) managed by Katonah Debt Advisors and selective investments in securities issued by funds managed by other asset management companies. 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 Company distinguishes CLO Funds managed by Katonah Debt Advisors as “CLO fund securities managed by affiliate.” 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. Our CLO Fund securities are subordinate to senior bond holders who typically receive a fixed rate of return on their investment. 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 securities or preferred shares.  The level of excess spread from CLO Fund securities can be impacted from the timing and level of the resetting of the benchmark interest rate for the underlying assets (which reset at various times throughout the quarter) in the CLO Fund and the related CLO Fund bond liabilities (which reset at each quarterly distribution date); in periods of short-term and volatile changes in the benchmark interest rate, the levels of excess spread and distributions to us can vary significantly.  In addition, the failure of CLO Funds in which we invest to comply with certain financial covenants my lead to the temporary suspension or deferral of cash distributions to us.
 
Dividends from Affiliate Asset Manager. We generate dividend income from our investment in Katonah Debt Advisors, an asset management company, which is a wholly-owned portfolio company that manages CLO Funds that invest primarily in broadly syndicated non-investment grade loans, high yield bonds and other credit instruments issued by corporations. As a manager of CLO Funds, Katonah Debt Advisors receives contractual and recurring management fees as well as an expected one-time structuring fee from the CLO Funds for its management and advisory services. In addition, Katonah Debt Advisors may also earn income related to net interest on assets accumulated for future CLO issuances on which it has provided a first loss guaranty in connection with loan warehouse arrangements for its CLO Funds. Katonah Debt Advisors generates annual operating income equal to the amount by which its fee income exceeds it operating expenses. The annual management fees which Katonah Debt Advisors receives are generally based on a fixed percentage of the par value of assets under management and are recurring in nature for the term of the CLO Fund so long as Katonah Debt Advisors manages the fund. As a result, the annual management fees earned by Katonah Debt Advisors generally are not subject to market value fluctuations in the underlying collateral. In future years, Katonah Debt Advisors may receive 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 securities or preferred shares.

 
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Capital Structuring Service Fees. We may earn ancillary structuring and other fees related to the origination and or investment in debt and investment securities.
 
Expenses
 
Expenses consist primarily of interest expense on outstanding borrowings, compensation expense and general and administrative expenses, including professional fees.
 
Interest and Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs. Interest expense is dependent on the average outstanding balance on our revolving credit facility and the base index rate for the period. 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.
 
Compensation Expense. 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 annual bonus expenses are estimated and accrued. Our compensation arrangements with our employees contain a significant profit sharing and/or performance based bonus component. Therefore, as our net revenues increase, our compensation costs may also rise. In addition, our compensation expenses may also increase to reflect increased investment in personnel as we grow our products and businesses.
 
Professional Fees and General and Administrative Expenses. The balance of our expenses include professional fees, occupancy costs and general administrative and other costs.
 
Net Change in Unrealized Depreciation on Investments
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2009, the Company’s investments had a net change in unrealized depreciation of approximately $7 million. The net change in unrealized depreciation for the three months ended March 31, 2009 is primarily due to i) an approximate $1 million net decrease in the market value of certain broadly syndicated loans as a result of current market conditions; ii) an approximate $7 million decrease in the net value of CLO equity investments; and, iii) an approximate $1 million increase in the value of Katonah Debt Advisors due to an increase in assets under management to $2.1 billion at March 31, 2009.
 
Net Change in Stockholders’ Equity Resulting From Operations
 
The net change in stockholders’ equity resulting from operations for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 was a decrease of approximately $2 million, and an increase of approximately $195,000, respectively, or a decrease of $0.10 and an increase of $0.01 per share, respectively.
 
Net Investment Income and Net Realized Gains (Losses)
 
Net investment income and net realized gains (losses) represents the net change in stockholders’ equity before net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments. For the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, net investment income and realized losses was approximately $5 million and $8 million, respectively, or $0.23 and $0.45, per share, respectively.  Generally, we seek to fund our dividend from net investment income and net realized gains. For the three months ended March 31, 2009, there were no dividend distributions; however, the Company declared a first quarter dividend of $0.24 per share, or approximately $5 million, which was booked in the second quarter.

Dividends
 
We intend to continue to distribute quarterly dividends to our stockholders. To avoid certain excise taxes imposed on RICs, we currently intend to distribute during each calendar year an amount at least equal to the sum of:
 
98% of our ordinary net taxable income for the calendar year;

98% of our capital gains, if any, in excess of capital losses for the one-year period ending on October 31 of the calendar year; and

 
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any net ordinary income and net capital gains for the preceding year that were not distributed during such year.
 
Generally, we seek to fund our dividend from GAAP current earnings, primarily from net interest and dividend income generated by our investment portfolio and without a return of capital or a high reliance on realized capital gains. The following table sets forth the dividends declared by us since our initial public offering, which represent an amount equal to our estimated net investment income for the specified quarter, including undistributed income from Katonah Debt Advisors, plus a portion of the undistributed amount of 2006 net investment income distributed in 2007:

   
Dividend
 
Declaration
Date
 
Record Date
 
Pay Date
2009 (unaudited):
             
First quarter
  $ 0.24  
3/23/2009
 
4/8/2009
 
4/29/2009
                   
2008:
                 
Fourth quarter
  $ 0.27  
12/19/2008
 
12/31/2008
 
1/29/2009
Third quarter
     0.35  
9/19/2008
 
10/9/2008
 
10/28/2008
Second quarter
     0.41  
6/13/2008
 
7/9/2008
 
7/28/2008
First quarter
     0.41  
3/14/2008
 
4/8/2008
 
4/28/2008
                   
Total declared for 2008
  $ 1.44            
                   
2007:
                 
Fourth quarter
  $ 0.39  
12/14/2007
 
12/24/2007
 
1/24/2008
Third quarter
     0.37  
9/24/2007
 
10/10/2007
 
10/26/2007
Second quarter
     0.35  
6/8/2007
 
7/9/2007
 
7/23/2007
First quarter
     0.29  
3/13/2007
 
4/6/2007
 
4/17/2007
                   
Total declared for 2007
  $ 1.40            

Due to our ownership of Katonah Debt Advisors and certain timing, structural and tax considerations our dividend distributions may include a return of capital for tax purposes. For the three months ended March 31, 2009, Katonah Debt Advisors had approximately $140,000 of pre-tax net income and made no distributions to us.  For the three months ended March 31, 2008, Katonah Debt Advisors earned approximately $2 million of pre-tax net income and distributed $350,000 in dividends to us; dividends are recorded as declared (where declaration date represents ex-dividend date) by Katonah Debt Advisors as income on our statement of operations.

INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO
 
Investment Objective
 
Our investment objective is to generate current income and capital appreciation from the investments made by our middle market business in senior secured term loans, mezzanine debt and selected equity investments in privately-held middle market companies, and from our investment in Katonah Debt Advisors. We intend to grow our portfolio of assets by raising additional capital, including through the prudent use of leverage available to us. We will primarily invest in first and second lien term loans which, because of their priority in a company’s capital structure, we expect will have lower default rates and higher rates of recovery of principal if there is a default and which we expect will create a stable stream of interest income. While our primary investment focus is on making loans to, and selected equity investments in, privately-held middle market companies, we may also invest in other investments such as loans to larger, publicly-traded companies, high-yield bonds and distressed debt securities. We may also receive warrants or options to purchase common stock in connection with our debt investments. In addition, we may also invest in debt and equity securities issued by CLO Funds managed by Katonah Debt Advisors or by other asset managers. However, our investment strategy is to limit the value of our investments in the debt or equity securities issued by CLO Funds to not more than 15% of the value of our total investment portfolio. We invest almost exclusively in credit instruments issued by corporations and do not invest in asset-backed securities such as those secured by residential mortgages or other consumer borrowings.

 
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The following table shows the Company’s portfolio by security type at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008:

   
March 31, 2009 (unaudited)
   
December 31, 2008
 
Security Type
 
Cost
   
Fair Value
     
   
Cost
   
Fair Value
     
 
Time Deposits
  $ 146,547     $ 146,547       %   $ 12,185,997     $ 12,185,997       2 %
Money Market Account
    6,027       6,027             10       10        
Senior Secured Loan
    213,238,766       197,292,249       42       235,123,695       218,342,528       42  
Junior Secured Loan
    143,447,085       126,095,302       27       143,370,524       126,498,918       25  
Mezzanine Investment
    37,785,597       31,392,132       7       37,097,183       32,557,165       6  
Senior Subordinated Bond
    3,007,943       2,287,500             3,008,197       2,287,500       1  
Senior Unsecured Bond
    5,290,143       4,800,000       1       5,259,487       4,800,000       1  
CLO Fund Securities
    66,734,955       49,787,236       10       66,376,595       56,635,236       11  
Equity Securities
    5,256,660       4,389,278       1       5,256,660       4,389,831       1  
Affiliate Asset Managers
    39,216,715       58,166,214       12       38,948,271       56,528,088       11  
                                                 
Total
  $ 514,130,438     $ 474,362,485       100 %   $ 546,626,619     $ 514,225,273       100 %
 

¹      Represents percentage of total portfolio at fair value.

Investment Securities
 
We invest in senior secured loans and mezzanine debt 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 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 Kohlberg Capital’s Board of Directors which consisted of certain limited procedures that the Company’s Board of Directors identified and requested them to perform. Kohlberg Capital’s 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.
 
At March 31, 2009, the Company’s investments in loans and debt securities, excluding CLO Fund securities, had a weighted average interest rate of approximately 6.5%.
 
We employ a disciplined approach in the selection and monitoring of our investments. Generally, we target investments that will provide a current return through interest income to provide for stability in our net income and place less reliance on realized capital gains from our investments. Our investment philosophy is focused on preserving capital with an appropriate return profile relative to risk. Our investment due diligence and selection generally focuses on an underlying issuer’s net cash flow after capital expenditures to service its debt rather than on multiples of net income, valuations or other broad benchmarks which frequently miss the nuances of an issuer’s business and prospective financial performance. We also avoid concentrations in any one industry or issuer. We manage risk through a rigorous credit and investment underwriting process and an active portfolio monitoring program.
 
The investment portfolio (excluding the Company’s investment in asset manager affiliates and CLO Funds) at March 31, 2009 is spread across 26 different industries and 86 different entities with an average balance per entity of approximately $4 million. As of March 31, 2009, all but five of our 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.

 
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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. We also may invest in debt of middle market companies located outside of the United States, which investments are generally not anticipated to be in excess of 10% of our investment portfolio at the time such investments are made. At March 31, 2009, approximately 11% of our investments were foreign assets (including our investments in CLO Funds, which are typically domiciled outside the U.S. and represent approximately 10% of our portfolio). 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.
 
At March 31, 2009, our ten largest portfolio companies represented approximately 34% of the total fair value of our investments. Our largest investment, Katonah Debt Advisors which is our wholly-owned portfolio company, represented 12% of the total fair value of our investments. Excluding Katonah Debt Advisors and CLO Fund securities, our ten largest portfolio companies represent approximately 17% of the total fair value of our investments.

CLO Fund Securities
 
We typically make a minority investment in the subordinated securities 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. As of March 31, 2009, we had $50 million invested in CLO Fund securities, including those issued by funds managed by Katonah Debt Advisors. During the three months ended March 31, 2009 and in connection with the closing of Katonah Debt Advisors’ latest CLO Fund on January 23, 2008, we invested approximately $29 million to acquire all of the shares of the most junior class of securities of the CLO Fund.  Our CLO Fund securities as of March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 are as follows:

             
March 31, 2009 (unaudited)
   
December 31, 2008
 
CLO Fund Securities 
 
Investment
   
%1
   
Cost
   
Fair Value
   
Cost
   
Fair Value
 
Grant Grove CLO, Ltd.
 
Subordinated Securities
    22.2 %   $ 4,668,267     $ 2,955,000     $ 4,620,951     $ 4,665,000  
Katonah III, Ltd.
 
Preferred Shares
    23.1       4,500,000       1,734,000       4,500,000       1,661,000  
Katonah IV, Ltd.
 
Preferred Shares
    17.1       3,150,000       594,000       3,150,000       1,601,000  
Katonah V, Ltd.
 
Preferred Shares
    26.7       3,320,000       64,000       3,320,000       1,172,000  
Katonah VII CLO Ltd.
 
Subordinated Securities
    16.4       4,500,000       1,228,000       4,500,000       2,629,000  
Katonah VIII CLO Ltd.
 
Subordinated Securities
    10.3       3,400,000       1,252,000       3,400,000       2,252,000  
Katonah IX CLO Ltd.
 
Preferred Shares
    6.9       2,000,000       1,226,000       2,000,000       1,921,000  
Katonah X CLO Ltd.
 
Subordinated Securities
    33.3       11,454,308       11,875,000       11,324,758       11,875,000  
Katonah 2007-1 CLO Ltd.
 
Preferred Shares
    100.0       29,742,380       28,859,236       29,560,886       28,859,236  
                                             
Total
              $ 66,734,955     $ 49,787,236     $ 66,376,595     $ 56,635,236  

¹  Represents percentage of class held.
²  An affiliate CLO Fund managed by Katonah Debt Advisors.

The 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. The underlying assets in our CLO Funds 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 unaudited table below summarizes certain attributes of each CLO Fund as per their most recent trustee report as of March 31, 2009:

 
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CLO Fund Securities
 
Number of
Securities
   
Number of
Issuers
   
Number of
Industries
   
Average Security
Position Size
   
Average Issuer
Position Size
 
Grant Grove CLO, Ltd.
    230       171       32     $ 1,216,271     $ 1,635,920  
Katonah III, Ltd.
    294       196       31       1,258,617       1,887,926  
Katonah IV, Ltd.
    302       205       29       1,035,738       1,525,819  
Katonah V, Ltd.
    335       230       36       689,288       1,003,963  
Katonah VII CLO Ltd.
    263       210       33       1,358,435       1,701,278  
Katonah VIII CLO Ltd.
    268       207       33       1,488,922       1,927,686  
Katonah IX CLO Ltd.
    263       204       33       1,538,787       1,983,829  
Katonah X CLO Ltd.
    254       201       33       1,817,080       2,296,211  
Katonah 2007-1 CLO Ltd.
    196       161       30       1,607,288       1,956,699  

¹  All data from most recent Trustee reports as of March 31, 2009

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. The CLO Funds managed by Katonah Debt Advisors consist exclusively of credit instruments issued by corporations and do not invest in asset-backed securities secured by commercial mortgages, residential mortgages or other consumer borrowings. As of March 31, 2009, Katonah Debt Advisors had approximately $2.1 billion of assets under management, and was valued at approximately $56 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. In addition, Katonah Debt Advisors may also earn income related to net interest on assets accumulated for future CLO issuances on which it has provided a first loss guaranty in connection with loan warehouse arrangements for its CLO Funds. Katonah Debt Advisors generates annual operating income equal to the amount by which its fee income exceeds its operating expenses. The annual management fees which Katonah Debt Advisors receives are generally based on a fixed percentage of the par value of assets under management and are recurring in nature for the term of the CLO Fund so long as Katonah Debt Advisors manages the fund. As a result, the annual management fees earned by Katonah Debt Advisors are not subject to market value fluctuations in the underlying collateral. 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 securities or preferred shares.

We expect to continue to make investments in CLO Funds managed by Katonah Debt Advisors, which we believe will provide us with a current cash investment return. We believe that these investments will provide Katonah Debt Advisors with greater opportunities to access new sources of capital which will ultimately increase Katonah Debt Advisors’ assets under management and resulting management fee income. We also expect to receive distributions of recurring fee income and, if debt markets stabilize and recover, to generate capital appreciation from our investment in the asset management business of Katonah Debt Advisors.
 
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 Kohlberg Capital Corporation. Cash distributions of Katonah Debt Advisors’ net income are recorded as dividends from affiliate asset manager when declared. As with all other investments, Katonah Debt Advisors’ fair 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 operating income. Any change in value from period to period is recognized as net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation.

PORTFOLIO AND INVESTMENT ACTIVITY
 
Our primary business is lending to and investing in middle-market businesses through investments in senior secured loans, junior secured loans, subordinated/mezzanine debt investments, CLO equity investments and other equity-based investments, which may include warrants.

 
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Total portfolio investment activity (excluding activity in time deposit and money market investments) for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and for the year ended December 31, 2008 was as follows:

 
Debt Securities
 
CLO Fund
Securities
   
Equity Securities
   
Affiliate Asset
Managers
   
Total Portfolio
 
Fair Value at December 31, 2007
$
410,954,082
 
$
31,020,000
   
$
4,752,250
   
$
58,585,360
   
$
505,311,692
 
2008 Activity:
                                   
Purchases / originations /draws
$
71,949,153
 
$
28,859,236
   
$
212,710
   
$
5,478,276
   
$
106,499,375
 
Pay-downs / pay-offs / sales
 
(71,671,847
 
     
     
     
(71,671,847
Net accretion of discount
 
717,195 
   
1,456,095
     
     
     
2,173,290
 
Net realized losses
 
(575,179
 
     
     
     
(575,179
Decrease in fair value
 
(26,887,293
 
(4,700,095
)    
(575,129
   
(7,535,548
   
(39,698,065
                                     
Fair Value at December 31, 2008
$
384,486,111
 
$
56,635,236 
   
$
4,389,831
   
$
56,528,088
   
$
502,039,266
 
Year to Date 2009 Activity (unaudited):
                                   
Purchases / originations /draws
$
1,136,167
 
$
   
$
   
$
268,444
   
$
1,404,611
 
Pay-downs / pay-offs / sales
 
(20,509,932
 
     
     
     
(20,509,932
Net accretion of discount
 
291,585 
   
358,360 
     
     
     
649,945
 
Net realized losses
 
(2,007,373
 
     
     
     
(2,007,373
Increase (decrease) in fair value
 
(1,529,375
 
(7,206,360
   
(553
   
1,369,682
     
(7,366,606
                                     
Fair Value at March 31, 2009
$
361,867,183
 
$
49,787,236
   
$
4,389,278
   
$
58,166,214
   
$
474,209,911
 
 
Our wholly-owned subsidiary has a 35% economic interest in PKSIL through its investment in Class B shares of PKSIL on which it will receive its pro rata share of PKSIL’s operating income. PKSIL may also source distressed debt opportunities in which we may make direct investments. As of March 31, 2009, our wholly owned subsidiary had funded approximately $2.1 million of its $2.5 million total commitment to PKSIL in the form of an investment in the Class A shares of PKSIL.
 
Both Katonah Debt Advisors and PKSIL are considered affiliate investments. As of March 31, 2009, our affiliate asset manager investments at fair value are approximately $58 million.
 
The level of investment activity for investments funded and principal repayments for our investments can vary substantially from period to period depending on the number and size of investments that we invest in or divest of, and many other factors, including the amount and competition for the debt and equity securities available to middle market companies, the level of merger and acquisition activity for such companies and the general economic environment.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
The principal measure of our financial performance is the net increase (decrease) in stockholders’ equity resulting from operations which includes net investment income (loss) and net realized and unrealized appreciation (depreciation). 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 change in 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 months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008.
 
Investment Income
 
Investment income for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 was approximately $10 million and $14 million, respectively. Of this amount, approximately $7 million and $10 million, respectively, was attributable to interest income on our loan and bond investments. For the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, approximately $3 million of investment income is attributable to dividends earned on CLO equity investments.

 
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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. The level of excess spread from CLO Fund securities can be impacted from the timing and level of the resetting of the benchmark interest rate for the underlying assets (which reset at various times throughout the quarter) in the CLO Fund and the related CLO Fund bond liabilities (which reset at each quarterly distribution date); in periods of short-term and volatile changes in the benchmark interest rate, the levels of excess spread and distributions to us can vary significantly.
 
Dividends from Affiliate Asset Manager
 
As of March 31, 2009, our investment in Katonah Debt Advisors was approximately $56 million. For the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, Katonah Debt Advisors had pre-tax net income of approximately $140,000 and $2 million, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2009, Katonah Debt Advisors made no distributions of net income.  For the three months ended March 31, 2008, Katonah Debt Advisors distributed $350,000 of net income. Distributions of Katonah Debt Advisors’ net income are recorded as dividends from affiliate asset manager. The Company intends to distribute the accumulated undistributed net income of Katonah Debt Advisors in the future. For purposes of calculating distributable tax income for required quarterly dividends as a RIC, Katonah Debt Advisors’ net income is further reduced by approximately $2 million per annum for tax goodwill amortization resulting from its acquisition by us prior to our initial public offering. 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).
 
Expenses
 
Total expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 were approximately $3 million and $6 million, respectively. 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 and $3 million, on average debt outstanding of $254 million and $255 million, respectively. Approximately $843,000 and $1 million, respectively, of expenses were attributable to employment compensation, including salaries, bonuses and stock option expense for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008.  For the three months ended March 31, 2009, other expenses included approximately $690,000 for professional fees, insurance, administrative and other.  For the three months ended March 31, 2008, expenses included approximately $1 million for professional fees, insurance, administrative and other.  For the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, administrative and other costs totaled approximately $262,000 and $345,000, respectively, 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 principal 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.
 
Net Unrealized Appreciation on Investments
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, our total investments had a change in net unrealized depreciation of approximately $7 million and $8 million, respectively. Of this amount, Katonah Debt Advisors had unrealized appreciation of approximately $1 million and $4 million, respectively, offset by unrealized losses of approximately $8 million and $12 million, respectively, on debt securities, equity securities and CLO Fund securities in our investment portfolio.
 
The increase in the unrealized value of Katonah Debt Advisors is primarily as a result of an increase in Katonah Debt Advisors’ assets under management to $2.1 billion as on March 31, 2009.

 
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Net Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders’ Equity Resulting From Operations
 
The net decrease in stockholders’ equity resulting from operations for the three months ended March 31, 2009 was approximately $2 million, or $0.10 per share.  The net increase in stockholders’ equity resulting from operations for the three months ended March 31, 2008 was approximately $195,000, or $0.01 per 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.
 
As of March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 the fair value of investments and cash were as follows:

   
Investments at Fair Value
 
Security Type
 
March 31, 2009
   
December 31, 2008
 
   
(unaudited)
       
Cash
  $ 4,219,072     $ 251,412  
Time Deposits
    146,547       12,185,997  
Money Market Accounts
    6,027       10  
Senior Secured Loan
    197,292,249       218,342,528  
Junior Secured Loan
    126,095,302       126,498,918  
Mezzanine Investment
    31,392,132       32,557,165  
Senior Subordinated Bond
    2,287,500       2,287,500  
Senior Unsecured Bond
    4,800,000       4,800,000  
CLO Fund Securities
    49,787,236       56,635,236  
Equity Securities
    4,389,278       4,389,831  
Affiliate Asset Managers
    58,166,214       56,528,088  
                 
Total
  $ 478,581,557     $ 514,476,685  

On February 14, 2007, we entered into a securitization revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) under which we had a right to obtain up to $200 million in financing loaned by or through BMO Capital Markets Corp. On October 1, 2007, the Company amended the 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 us primarily to make additional investments. The Facility is secured by loans acquired by us with the advances under the Facility. We will borrow under the Facility through its wholly-owned, special-purpose bankruptcy remote subsidiary, Kohlberg Capital Funding LLC I.

 
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As of March 31, 2009, the outstanding balance on the Facility was $245 million.  During September 2008, we were notified by the lenders that the liquidity banks providing the underlying funding for the Facility did not intend to renew their liquidity facility to the lenders unless we agreed to certain revised terms for the Facility.  As a result, the lenders proposed new terms to us in order to extend additional fundings under the Facility.  We viewed such proposed terms as unfavorable and have opted to forego the revolving credit feature of the Facility and to amortize existing borrowings under the Facility.  In accordance with the terms of the Facility, all principal and interest collected from the assets by which the Facility is secured are used to amortize the Facility through a termination date of September 29, 2010 (the “amortization period”).   During the amortization period the interest rate will continue to be 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.  We believe we have sufficient cash and liquid assets to fund normal operations and dividend distributions.  At the end of the amortization period, we may be required to sell or transfer the remaining assets securing the Facility, potentially at a loss, to repay any remaining outstanding borrowings or we may enter into a new agreement with the lenders providing for continued amortization of the Facility borrowings or into alternative financing arrangements with another lender.

Under our Facility, we must maintain a leverage ratio covenant of at least one to one based on the ratio of the Facility outstanding balance to our most recently reported GAAP stockholders’ equity balance (determined quarterly in conjunction with the Company’s financial reporting filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission) as of the Facility outstanding balance determination date.  At quarter-end, our leverage ratio covenant was met using the March 31, 2009 Facility balance and the latest filed quarterly stockholders’ equity balance which, at that time, was as of December 31, 2008.  We remain in compliance with the leverage covenant ratio based on the April 12, 2009 Facility balance and the GAAP stockholders’ equity balance as of December 31, 2008.

We expect our cash on hand, liquid investments, 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 Facility contains collateral requirements, including, but not limited to, minimum diversity, rating and yield, and limitations on loan size.

COMMITMENTS
 
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 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 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 March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, we had committed to make a total of approximately $3 million and $3 million, respectively, of investments in various revolving senior secured loans, of which approximately $1 million was funded as of March 31, 2009 and $1 million was funded as of December 31, 2008. As of March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, we had no investments in delayed draw senior secured loans.

In October 2007 Katonah Debt Advisors entered into a letter agreement (the “Letter Agreement”) with Bear Stearns & Co. Inc. (“Bear Stearns”) in connection with a warehouse credit line established to fund the initial accumulation of assets for three CLO funds, pursuant to which agreement Katonah Debt Advisors undertook certain “first loss” commitments, as described in more detail below.  In return for Katonah Debt Advisors’ first loss commitment, Katonah Debt Advisors was entitled to receive net interest income from the underlying assets in the loan warehouse. In the future, Kohlberg Capital or Katonah Debt Advisors may enter into similar agreements in connection with funding the initial accumulation of senior secured corporate loans and certain other debt securities for future CLO Funds that Katonah Debt Advisors will manage.   Such “first loss” commitments 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 Katonah Debt Advisors’ first loss commitment, Katonah Debt Advisors was entitled to receive net interest income from the underlying assets in the loan warehouse.

 
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Under the Letter Agreement with Bear Stearns, Katonah Debt Advisors engaged Bear Stearns to structure and raise three CLO funds, to be named Katonah 2007-I CLO Ltd. (“Katonah 2007”), Katonah 2008-I CLO Ltd. (“Katonah 2008-I”) and Katonah 2008-II CLO Ltd. (“Katonah 2008-II” and, together with Katonah 2007 and Katonah 2008-I, the “2008 CLO Funds”), to be managed by Katonah Debt Advisors (directly or indirectly through a services contract with an affiliate of Katonah Debt Advisors).  As part of this engagement, Bear Stearns  provided certain credit lines to accumulate and fund into a loan warehouse the initial assets for the 2008 CLO Funds. As mentioned above, Katonah Debt Advisors undertook a first loss commitment, requiring Katonah Debt Advisors to reimburse Bear Stearns in certain circumstance for (i) certain losses (if any) incurred on the assets warehoused for the 2008 CLO Funds prior to their completion, or (ii) if one or all of the CLO Funds fail to close, a portion of the losses (if any) on the resale of the warehoused assets. On January 23, 2008, Katonah Debt Advisors and Bear Stearns closed Katonah 2007.  Katonah Debt Advisors received a structuring fee upon closing and Katonah Debt Advisors expects to earn an ongoing asset management fee based on the par amount of the underlying investments in Katonah 2007. Approximately $212 million of assets were transferred from the loan warehouse into Katonah 2007.  While the securities issued by the CLO Funds managed by Katonah Debt Advisors are primarily held by third parties, Kohlberg Capital invested approximately $29 million to acquire all of the shares of the most junior class of securities of Katonah 2007.  In connection with the closing of Katonah 2007, Katonah Debt Advisors’ maximum first loss obligation amount under its commitment letter with Bear Stearns was reduced from $22.5 million to $18 million.

 None of the other 2008 CLO Funds were completed and, as a result, pursuant to the Letter Agreement, both Katonah Debt Advisors and JPMorgan asserted claims against the other and defenses thereto. Without admitting any liability or wrongdoing, Katonah Debt Advisors and JPMorgan agreed to compromise and settle all of the disputes, issues and claims between them relating to the agreements in exchange for an agreement to terminate all obligations and liabilities of Katonah Debt Advisors and of JPMorgan under the existing agreements relating to the 2008 CLO Funds, payment by Katonah Debt Advisors of an aggregate of $6 million in installments over a period of one year and the forfeiture by Katonah Debt Advisors of the net interest income earned through the settlement date on the warehoused assets. In December 2008, Katonah Debt Advisors entered into a settlement and termination agreement with JPMorgan reflecting the settlement terms described above.
 
As a result of this settlement, Katonah Debt Advisors recognized a $6 million settlement cost and write-off of previously accrued net interest income on warehoused assets of approximately $4 million for the year ended December 31, 2008.  
 
Kohlberg Capital Corporation recognized the impact of this settlement and forfeiture of warehouse income as a reduction to the unrealized appreciation of the value of its investment in Katonah Debt Advisors. Consequently, this settlement is not expected to have a material impact on Kohlberg Capital Corporation's net investment income or quarterly dividend.
 
As of March 31, 2009, our wholly-owned subsidiary had funded approximately $2.1 million of its $2.5 million total commitment to PKSIL in the form of an investment in the Class A shares of PKSIL.

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
 
     None.

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.
 
Basis of Presentation
 
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. 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 financial statements are based on the selection and application of critical accounting policies which may require management to make significant estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Critical accounting policies are those that are important to the presentation of our financial condition and results of operations that require management’s most difficult, complex or subjective judgments.
 
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.

 
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Value, as defined in Section 2(a)(41) of 1940 Act, is (1) the market price for those securities for which a market quotation is readily available and (2) for all other securities and assets, fair value as determined in good faith by our Board of Directors pursuant to procedures approved by our Board of Directors. 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.
 
We are, for GAAP purposes, an investment company under the AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide for Investment Companies. As a result, we reflect our investments on our balance sheet at their estimated fair value with unrealized gains and losses resulting from changes in fair value reflected as a component of unrealized gains or losses on our statements of operations. Fair value is the amount that would be received to sell the investments in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., the exit price). Additionally, we do not consolidate majority or wholly-owned and controlled investments.
 
Effective January 1, 2008 we adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS 157”), which among other things, requires enhanced disclosures about financial instruments carried at fair value. See Note 4 to the financial statements for the additional information about the level of market observability associated with investments carried at fair value.
 
We have valued our investments, in the absence of observable market prices, using the valuation methodologies described below applied on a consistent basis. For some investments little market activity may exist; management’s determination of fair value is then based on the best information available in the circumstances, and may incorporate management’s own assumptions and involves a significant degree of management’s judgment.
 
Our investments in CLO Fund securities are carried at fair value, which is based either on (i) the present value of the net expected cash inflows for interest income and principal repayments from underlying assets and the cash outflows for interest expense, debt paydown and other fund costs for the CLO Funds which are approaching or past the end of their reinvestment period and therefore begin to sell assets and/or use principal repayments to pay-down CLO Fund debt, and for which there continue to be net cash distributions to the class of we securities own, or (ii) the net asset value of the CLO Fund for CLO Funds which are approaching or past the end of their reinvestment period and therefore begin to sell assets and/or use principal repayments to pay-down CLO Fund debt, and for which there are negligible net cash distributions to the class of securities we own, or (iii) a discounted cash flow model for more recent CLO Funds 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 securities or preferred shares to those in which the Company has invested.  We recognize unrealized appreciation or depreciation on our investments in CLO Fund securities as comparable yields in the market change and/or based on changes in net asset values or estimated cash flows resulting from changes in prepayment or loss assumptions in the underlying collateral pool.  As each investment in CLO Fund securities ages, the expected amount of losses and the expected timing of recognition of such losses in the underlying collateral pool are updated and the revised cash flows are used in determining the fair value of the CLO Investment.  We determine the fair value of our investments in CLO Fund securities on an individual security-by-security basis.
 
Our investment in Katonah Debt Advisors is carried at fair value and is based on multiple approaches to value which involve value drivers such as assets under management (“AUM”), cash flow, and earnings before income taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”). These value drivers are analyzed in the context of both quantifiable historical experience and projected performance. AUM or earnings multiples from peer comparables are then applied to the value drivers to determine fair value. Our investments in Katonah Debt Advisors is reviewed quarterly by Duff & Phelps, LLC, an independent valuation firm, who performs certain limited procedures that the Company’s Board of Directors identified and requested, and whose conclusion is that the fair value of those investments subjected to the limited procedures did not appear to be unreasonable.
 
Fair values of other investments for which market prices are not observable are determined by reference to public market or private transactions or valuations for comparable companies or assets in the relevant asset class and or industry when such amounts are available. Generally these valuations are derived by multiplying a key performance metric of the investee company or asset (e.g., EBITDA) by the relevant valuation multiple observed for comparable companies or transactions, adjusted by management for differences between the investment and the referenced comparable. Such investments may also be valued at cost for a period of time after an acquisition as the best indicator of fair value. If the fair value of such investments cannot be valued by reference to observable valuation measures for comparable companies, then the primary analytical method used to estimate the fair value is a discounted cash flow method and/or cap rate analysis. A sensitivity analysis is applied to the estimated future cash flows using various factors depending on the investment, including assumed growth rates (in cash flows), capitalization rates (for determining terminal values) and appropriate discount rates to determine a range of reasonable values or to compute projected return on investment.

 
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The determination of fair value using these methodologies takes into consideration a range of factors, including but not limited to the price at which the investment was acquired, the nature of the investment, local market conditions, trading values on public exchanges for comparable securities, current and projected operating performance and financing transactions subsequent to the acquisition of the investment. These valuation methodologies involve a significant degree of management judgment.
 
After our adoption of SFAS 157, investments measured and reported at fair value are classified and disclosed in one of the following categories:
 
Level I – Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical investments as of the reporting date. The type of investments included in Level I include listed equities and listed securities. As required by SFAS 157, the Company does not adjust the quoted price for these investments, even in situations where we hold a large position and a sale could reasonably affect the quoted price.
 
Level II – Pricing inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date, and fair value is determined through the use of models or other valuation methodologies. Investments which are generally included in this category include illiquid corporate loans and bonds and less liquid, privately held or restricted equity securities for which some level of recent trading activity has been observed.
 
Level III – Pricing inputs are unobservable for the investment and includes situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the investment. The inputs into the determination of fair value may require significant management judgment or estimation. Even if observable-market data for comparable performance or valuation measures (earnings multiples, discount rates, other financial/valuation ratios, etc.) are available, such investments are grouped as Level III if any significant data point that is not also market observable (private company earnings, cash flows, etc.) is used in the valuation process.
 
In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, an investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Our assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and it considers factors specific to the investment.
 
Our Board of Directors may consider other methods of valuation to determine the fair value of investments as appropriate in conformity with GAAP.
 
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. As of March 31, 2009, five issuers representing 1% of our total investments were on non-accrual status.  As of December 31, 2008, two issuers representing 0.2% of our total investments were on non-accrual status.
 
Dividend Income from CLO Fund Securities
 
We generate dividend income from our investments in the most junior class of securities of CLO Funds (typically preferred shares or subordinated securities) managed by Katonah Debt Advisors and selective investments in securities issued by funds managed by other asset management companies. Our CLO Fund securities are subordinate to senior bond holders who typically receive a fixed rate of return on their investment. 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 securities or preferred shares. The level of excess spread from CLO Fund securities can be impacted from the timing and level of the resetting of the benchmark interest rate for the underlying assets (which reset at various times throughout the quarter) in the CLO Fund and the related CLO Fund bond liabilities (which reset at each quarterly distribution date); in periods of short-term and volatile changes in the benchmark interest rate, the levels of excess spread and distributions to us can vary significantly. In addition, the failure of CLO Funds in which we invest to comply with certain financial covenants may lead to the temporary suspension or deferral of cash distributions to us.  We make estimated interim accruals of such dividend income based on recent historical distributions and CLO Fund performance and adjust such accruals on a quarterly basis to reflect actual distributions.

 
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Dividends from Affiliate Asset Manager
 
The Company records dividend income from its affiliate asset manager on the declaration date, which represents the ex-dividend date.
 
Payment in Kind Interest
 
We may have loans in our 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.
 
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 or restricted stock under the Kohlberg Capital Corporation 2006 Equity Incentive Plan as amended (our “Equity Incentive Plan”) to officers and employees for services rendered to us. We follow Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123R (revised 2004), Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation , a method by which the fair value of options or restricted stock is determined and expensed. We use a Binary Option Pricing Model (American, call option) as its valuation model to establish the expected value of all stock option grants.
 
We are internally managed and therefore do not incur management fees payable to third parties.

 
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Dividends
 
Dividends and distributions to common stockholders are recorded on the ex-dividend 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 March 31, 2009, approximately 88% 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 prime rate. We generally expect that future portfolio investments will predominately be floating rate investments. As of March 31, 2009, we had $245 million of borrowings outstanding at a floating rate tied to prevailing commercial paper rates plus a margin of 0.85%.
 
Because we borrow 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 March 31, 2009 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 million 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 million over a one-year period. Because most of our investments at March 31, 2009 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 March 31, 2009. 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.

 
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Portfolio Valuation
 
We carry our investments at fair value, as determined in good faith by our Board of Directors pursuant to procedures approved by our Board of Directors. Investments for which market quotations are readily available are valued at such market quotations. The Board of Directors has retained an independent valuation firm to provide third-party valuation consulting services, which consist of certain limited procedures that we identify and request the independent valuation firm to perform. During the preceding twelve months ended March 31, 2009, approximately 57% of our investments were investments that were marked to market or for which we utilized the valuation services provided by the independent valuation firm in connection with the determination of fair value by our Board of Directors. Investments for which there is not a readily available market value are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by our Board of Directors under a valuation policy and a consistently applied valuation process. However, due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that cannot be marked to market, 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 or from the values that would have been placed on our assets by other market participants, 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.
 
Our Board of Directors is ultimately and solely responsible for determining the fair value of portfolio investments on a quarterly basis in good faith. Duff & Phelps, LLC, an independent valuation firm, provided, third party valuation consulting services to our Board of Directors, which consisted of certain limited procedures that our Board of Directors identified and requested them to perform.  Each quarter, Duff & Phelps, LLC, performs such procedures on the Company’s investment in Katonah Debt Advisors and all CLO Fund securities.  In addition, Duff & Phelps, LLC performs its procedures on all illiquid junior and mezzanine securities such that they are reviewed at least once during a trailing 12 month period. 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.  In the future, our Board of Directors may continue to utilize the services of Duff & Phelps, LLC or may use another third party valuation provider.

Item 4           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 March 31, 2009 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, 2008.
 
 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
 
None.
 
 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: May 11, 2009
By
/s/ Dayl W. Pearson
   
Dayl W. Pearson
   
President and Chief Executive Officer
   
(principal executive officer)
 
Date: May 11, 2009
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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