SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP. - Quarter Report: 2010 May (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
R
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For
the quarterly period ended May 31, 2010
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For
the transition period
from to
Commission
File No. 001-33376
GSC
Investment Corp.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
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20-8700615
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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incorporation
or organization)
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Identification
Number)
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500
Campus Drive, Suite 220
Florham
Park, New Jersey 07932
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(973)-437-1000
(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 R NO
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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 during the preceding
12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit
and post such files). Yes ¨ No ¨
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, 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 ¨
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Accelerated
filer ¨
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Non-accelerated
filer R
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Smaller
reporting company ¨
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(Do
not check if a smaller reporting company)
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Act). YES ¨ NO R
The
number of outstanding common shares of the registrant as of July 7, 2010 was
16,940,109.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item
1.
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Financial
Statements
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•
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Consolidated
Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of May 31, 2010 (unaudited) and
February 28, 2010
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3
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•
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Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the three months ended May 31, 2010 and 2009
(unaudited)
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4
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•
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Consolidated
Schedules of Investments as of May 31, 2010 (unaudited) and February 28,
2010
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5
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•
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Consolidated
Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the three months ended May 31,
2010 and 2009 (unaudited)
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10
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•
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended May 31, 2010 and 2009
(unaudited)
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11
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•
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements as of May 31, 2010
(unaudited)
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12
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Item
2.
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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26
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Item
3.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
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39
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Item
4.
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Controls
and Procedures
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41
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PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
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Item
1.
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Legal
Proceedings
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42
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Item
1A.
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Risk
Factors
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42
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Item
2.
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Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
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42
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Item
3.
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Defaults
Upon Senior Securities
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42
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Item
4.
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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42
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Item
5.
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Other
Information
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42
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Item
6.
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Exhibits
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42
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SIGNATURES
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43
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2
GSC
Investment Corp.
Consolidated
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
As
of
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May
31, 2010
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February
28, 2010
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(unaudited)
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ASSETS
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Investments
at fair value
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Non-control/non-affiliate
investments (amortized cost of $113,009,708 and $117,678,275,
respectively)
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$ | 71,719,742 | $ | 72,674,847 | ||||
Control
investments (cost of $29,233,097 and $29,233,097,
respectively)
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18,208,657 | 16,698,303 | ||||||
Total
investments at fair value (amortized cost of $142,242,805 and
$146,911,372, respectively)
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89,928,399 | 89,373,150 | ||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
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2,928,017 | 3,352,434 | ||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, securitization accounts
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378,728 | 225,424 | ||||||
Outstanding
interest rate cap at fair value (cost of $131,000 and $131,000,
respectively)
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22,278 | 42,147 | ||||||
Interest
receivable, net of reserve of $3,269,723 and $2,120,309,
respectively
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2,589,212 | 3,473,961 | ||||||
Management
fee receivable
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231,300 | 327,928 | ||||||
Other
assets
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401,636 | 140,272 | ||||||
Total
assets
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$ | 96,479,570 | $ | 96,935,316 | ||||
LIABILITIES
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Revolving
credit facility
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$ | 33,807,431 | $ | 36,992,222 | ||||
Management
and incentive fees payable
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3,482,482 | 3,071,093 | ||||||
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
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779,972 | 1,111,081 | ||||||
Interest
and credit facility fees payable
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270,246 | 267,166 | ||||||
Due
to manager
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6,549 | 15,602 | ||||||
Total
liabilities
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$ | 38,346,680 | $ | 41,457,164 | ||||
NET
ASSETS
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Common
stock, par value $.0001 per share, 100,000,000 common
shares
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authorized,
16,940,109 common shares issued and outstanding
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$ | 1,694 | $ | 1,694 | ||||
Capital
in excess of par value
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128,339,497 | 128,339,497 | ||||||
Accumulated
undistributed net investment loss
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(2,843,933 | ) | (2,846,135 | ) | ||||
Accumulated
net realized loss from investments and derivatives
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(14,941,240 | ) | (12,389,830 | ) | ||||
Net
unrealized depreciation on investments and derivatives
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(52,423,128 | ) | (57,627,074 | ) | ||||
Total
Net Assets
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58,132,890 | 55,478,152 | ||||||
Total
liabilities and Net Assets
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$ | 96,479,570 | $ | 96,935,316 | ||||
NET
ASSET VALUE PER SHARE
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$ | 3.43 | $ | 3.27 |
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
3
GSC
Investment Corp.
Consolidated
Statements of Operations
For the three months ended
May 31, 2010
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For the three months ended
May 31, 2009
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(unaudited)
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(unaudited)
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INVESTMENT
INCOME
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Interest
from investments
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Non-control/Non-affiliate
investments
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$ | 1,617,267 | $ | 3,318,840 | ||||
Control
investments
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652,720 | 868,229 | ||||||
Total
interest income
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2,269,987 | 4,187,069 | ||||||
Interest
from cash and cash equivalents
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319 | 13,191 | ||||||
Management
fee income
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506,785 | 520,992 | ||||||
Other
income
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33,559 | 43,134 | ||||||
Total
investment income
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2,810,650 | 4,764,386 | ||||||
EXPENSES
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Interest
and credit facility financing expenses
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831,121 | 642,893 | ||||||
Base
management fees
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411,389 | 547,744 | ||||||
Professional
fees
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1,142,537 | 339,780 | ||||||
Administrator
expenses
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155,137 | 171,861 | ||||||
Incentive
management fees
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- | 322,183 | ||||||
Insurance
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194,654 | 206,017 | ||||||
Directors
fees and expenses
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164,611 | 82,000 | ||||||
General
& administrative
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64,136 | 59,780 | ||||||
Expenses
before expense waiver and reimbursement
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2,963,585 | 2,372,258 | ||||||
Expense
reimbursement
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(155,137 | ) | (171,861 | ) | ||||
Total
expenses net of expense waiver and reimbursement
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2,808,448 | 2,200,397 | ||||||
NET
INVESTMENT INCOME
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2,202 | 2,563,989 | ||||||
REALIZED
AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS:
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Net
realized loss from investments
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(2,551,410 | ) | (5,152 | ) | ||||
Net
unrealized appreciation on investments
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5,223,815 | 2,769,292 | ||||||
Net
unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on derivatives
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(19,869 | ) | 35,687 | |||||
Net
gain on investments
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2,652,536 | 2,799,827 | ||||||
NET
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
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$ | 2,654,738 | $ | 5,363,816 | ||||
WEIGHTED
AVERAGE - BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
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$ | 0.16 | $ | 0.65 | ||||
WEIGHTED
AVERAGE COMMON STOCK OUTSTANDING - BASIC AND DILUTED
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16,940,109 | 8,291,384 |
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
4
Consolidated
Schedule of Investments
May
31, 2010
(Unaudited)
Company (a, c)
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Industry
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Investment Interest
Rate/Maturity
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Principal/
Number of Shares
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Cost
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Fair Value
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% of
Net
Assets
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Non-control/Non-affiliated
investments - 123.4% (b)
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GFSI
Inc (d)
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Apparel
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Senior
Secured Notes
10.50%,
6/1/2011
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$ | 7,082,000 | $ | 7,082,000 | $ | 7,082,000 | 12.2 | % | ||||||||||
Legacy
Cabinets Holdings (d, i)
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Building
Products
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Common
Voting A-1
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2,535 | 220,900 | 220,900 | 0.4 | % | |||||||||||||
Legacy
Cabinets Holdings (d, i)
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Building
Products
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Common
Voting B-1
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1,600 | 139,424 | 139,424 | 0.2 | % | |||||||||||||
Legacy
Cabinets, Inc. (d, i)
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Building
Products
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First
Lien Term Loan
7.25%,
5/3/2014
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281,644 | 281,644 | 192,926 | 0.3 | % | |||||||||||||
Total
Building Products
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285,779 | 641,968 | 553,250 | 0.9 | % | |||||||||||||||
Hopkins
Manufacturing Corporation (d)
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Consumer
Products
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Second
Lien Term Loan
7.61%,
1/26/2012
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3,250,000 | 3,248,218 | 3,120,000 | 5.4 | % | |||||||||||||
Targus
Group International, Inc. (d)
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Consumer
Products
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First
Lien Term Loan
10.25%,
11/22/2012
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3,128,814 | 2,969,724 | 2,753,356 | 4.7 | % | |||||||||||||
Targus
Holdings, Inc. (d)
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Consumer
Products
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Unsecured
Notes
10.00%,
12/14/2015
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1,538,235 | 1,538,235 | 799,882 | 1.4 | % | |||||||||||||
Targus
Holdings, Inc. (d, i)
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Consumer
Products
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Common
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62,413 | 566,765 | 686,543 | 1.2 | % | |||||||||||||
Total
Consumer Products
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7,979,462 | 8,322,942 | 7,359,781 | 12.7 | % | |||||||||||||||
CFF
Acquisition LLC (d)
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Consumer
Services
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First
Lien Term Loan
7.50%,
7/31/2013
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305,973 | 305,973 | 264,667 | 0.5 | % | |||||||||||||
M/C
Communications, LLC (d)
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Education
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First
Lien Term Loan
6.75%,
12/31/2012
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834,131 | 834,131 | 554,697 | 1.0 | % | |||||||||||||
M/C
Communications, LLC (d, i)
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Education
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Class
A Common Stock
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166,327 | 30,241 | 13,306 | 0.0 | % | |||||||||||||
Total
Education
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1,000,458 | 864,372 | 568,003 | 1.0 | % | |||||||||||||||
Advanced
Lighting Technologies, Inc. (d)
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Electronics
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Second
Lien Term Loan
6.28%,
6/1/2014
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2,000,000 | 1,825,912 | 1,630,000 | 2.8 | % | |||||||||||||
Group
Dekko (d)
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Electronics
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Second
Lien Term Loan
10.50%,
1/20/2012
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6,983,429 | 6,983,429 | 5,097,903 | 8.8 | % | |||||||||||||
Total
Electronics
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8,983,429 | 8,809,341 | 6,727,903 | 11.6 | % | |||||||||||||||
USS
Parent Holding Corp. (d, i)
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Environmental
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Non
Voting Common Stock
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765 | 133,002 | 99,141 | 0.2 | % | |||||||||||||
USS
Parent Holding Corp. (d, i)
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Environmental
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Voting
Common Stock
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17,396 | 3,025,798 | 2,255,450 | 3.9 | % | |||||||||||||
Total
Environmental
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18,161 | 3,158,800 | 2,354,591 | 4.1 | % | |||||||||||||||
Bankruptcy
Management Solutions, Inc. (d)
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Financial
Services
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Second
Lien Term Loan
6.60%,
7/31/2013
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4,825,000 | 4,803,746 | 1,206,250 | 2.1 | % | |||||||||||||
Big
Train, Inc. (d)
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Food
and Beverage
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First
Lien Term Loan
7.75%,
3/31/2012
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1,876,873 | 1,442,978 | 1,717,339 | 3.0 | % | |||||||||||||
IDI
Acquisition Corp. (d)
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Healthcare
Services
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Senior
Secured Notes
10.75%,
12/15/2011
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3,800,000 | 3,695,657 | 3,724,000 | 6.4 | % | |||||||||||||
PRACS
Institute, LTD (d)
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Healthcare
Services
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Second
Lien Term Loan
10.00%,
4/17/2013
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4,093,750 | 4,061,460 | 3,622,969 | 6.2 | % | |||||||||||||
Total
Healthcare Services
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7,893,750 | 7,757,117 | 7,346,969 | 12.6 | % | |||||||||||||||
McMillin
Companies LLC (d)
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Homebuilding
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Senior
Secured Notes
9.53%,
10/31/2013
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7,700,000 | 7,356,428 | 4,466,000 | 7.7 | % | |||||||||||||
Worldwide
Express Operations, LLC (d)
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Logistics
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First
Lien Term Loan
10.00%,
6/30/2013
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2,835,072 | 2,831,452 | 2,069,603 | 3.6 | % | |||||||||||||
Jason
Incorporated (d, i)
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Manufacturing
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Unsecured
Notes
13.00%,
11/1/2010
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12,000,000 | 12,000,000 | 960,000 | 1.7 | % | |||||||||||||
Jason
Incorporated (d, i)
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Manufacturing
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Unsecured
Notes
13.00%,
11/1/2010
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1,700,000 | 1,700,000 | 136,000 | 0.2 | % | |||||||||||||
Specialized
Technology Resources, Inc. (d)
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Manufacturing
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Second
Lien Term Loan
7.35%,
12/15/2014
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5,000,000 | 4,807,843 | 4,900,000 | 8.4 | % | |||||||||||||
Total
Manufacturing
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18,700,000 | 18,507,843 | 5,996,000 | 10.3 | % | |||||||||||||||
Elyria
Foundry Company, LLC (d)
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Metals
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Senior
Secured Notes
13.00%,
3/1/2013
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5,000,000 | 4,888,653 | 4,550,000 | 7.8 | % | |||||||||||||
Elyria
Foundry Company, LLC (d, i)
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Metals
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Warrants
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3,000 | - | - | 0.0 | % | |||||||||||||
Total
Metals
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5,003,000 | 4,888,653 | 4,550,000 | 7.8 | % |
5
Company (a, c)
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Industry
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Investment Interest
Rate/Maturity
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Principal/
Number of Shares
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Cost
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Fair Value
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% of
Net
Assets
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Abitibi-Consolidated
Company of Canada (d,
e)
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Natural
Resources
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First
Lien Term Loan
11.00%,
3/30/2009
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$ | 2,948,640 | $ | 2,948,640 | $ | 2,828,925 | 4.9 | % | ||||||||||
Grant
U.S. Holdings LLP (d, e, i)
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Natural
Resources
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Second
Lien Term Loan
10.75%,
9/20/2013
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6,349,512 | 6,349,348 | 592,409 | 1.0 | % | |||||||||||||
Total
Natural Resources
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9,298,152 | 9,297,988 | 3,421,334 | 5.9 | % | |||||||||||||||
Energy
Alloys, LLC (d)
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Oil
and Gas
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Second
Lien Term Loan
3.00%,
6/30/2015
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6,285,070 | 6,285,070 | 609,652 | 1.0 | % | |||||||||||||
Energy
Alloys, LLC (d, i)
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Oil
and Gas
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Warrants
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3 | - | - | 0.0 | % | |||||||||||||
Total
Oil and Gas
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6,285,073 | 6,285,070 | 609,652 | 1.0 | % | |||||||||||||||
Terphane
Holdings Corp. (d, e, i)
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Packaging
|
Senior
Secured Notes
12.50%,
6/15/2010
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4,850,000 | 4,850,000 | 4,437,750 | 7.6 | % | |||||||||||||
Terphane
Holdings Corp. (d, e, i)
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Packaging
|
Senior
Secured Notes
12.50%,
6/15/2010
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5,087,250 | 5,087,250 | 4,654,834 | 8.0 | % | |||||||||||||
Terphane
Holdings Corp. (d, e, i)
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Packaging
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Senior
Secured Notes
11.92%,
6/15/2010
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500,000 | 500,000 | 457,500 | 0.8 | % | |||||||||||||
Total
Packaging
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10,437,250 | 10,437,250 | 9,550,084 | 16.4 | % | |||||||||||||||
Brown
Publishing Company (d, i)
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Publishing
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Second
Lien Term Loan
8.76%,
9/19/2014
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1,203,226 | 1,198,390 | 15,040 | 0.0 | % | |||||||||||||
Network
Communications, Inc. (d, i)
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Publishing
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Unsecured
Notes
10.75%,
12/1/2013
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5,000,000 | 5,065,452 | 2,412,500 | 4.1 | % | |||||||||||||
Penton
Media, Inc. (d)
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Publishing
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First
Lien Term Loan
5.00%,
8/1/2014
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4,840,388 | 3,951,945 | 3,448,776 | 5.9 | % | |||||||||||||
Total
Publishing
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11,043,614 | 10,215,787 | 5,876,316 | 10.0 | % | |||||||||||||||
Sub
Total Non-control/Non-affiliated investments
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113,009,708 | 71,719,742 | 123.4 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Control
investments - 31.3% (b)
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GSC
Partners CDO GP III, LP (h, i)
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Financial
Services
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100%
General
Partnership
Interest
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- | - | - | 0.0 | % | |||||||||||||
GSC
Investment Corp. CLO 2007 LTD. (f,
h)
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Structured
Finance Securities
|
Other/Structured
Finance
Securities
9.73%,
1/21/2020
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30,000,000 | 29,233,097 | 18,208,657 | 31.3 | % | |||||||||||||
Sub
Total Control investments
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29,233,097 | 18,208,657 | 31.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Affiliate
investments - 0.0% (b)
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GSC
Partners CDO GP III, LP (g, i)
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Financial
Services
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6.24%
Limited
Partnership
Interest
|
- | - | - | 0.0 | % | |||||||||||||
Sub
Total Affiliate investments
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- | - | 0.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||
TOTAL
INVESTMENT ASSETS - 154.7% (b)
|
$ | 142,242,805 | $ | 89,928,399 | 154.7 | % |
Outstanding
interest rate cap
|
Interest
rate
|
Maturity
|
Notional
|
Cost
|
Fair
Value
|
%
of
Net
Assets
|
|||||||||||||||
Interest
rate cap
|
8.0 | % |
2/9/2014
|
$ | 36,734,694 | $ | 87,000 | $ | 15,812 | 0.0 | % | ||||||||||
Interest
rate cap
|
8.0 | % |
11/30/2013
|
26,433,408 | 44,000 | 6,466 | 0.0 | % | |||||||||||||
Sub
Total Outstanding interest rate cap
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$ | 131,000 | $ | 22,278 | 0.0 | % |
(a) All
of the Fund’s equity and debt investments are issued by eligible portfolio
companies, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, except
Abitibi-Consolidated Company of Canada, Grant U.S. Holdings LLP, GSC Investment
Corp. CLO 2007 Ltd., Terphane Holdings Corp., and GSC Partners CDO GP III,
LP.
(b) Percentages
are based on net assets of $58,132,890 as of May 31, 2010.
(c) Fair
valued investment (see Note 4 to the consolidated financial
statements).
(d) All
or a portion of the securities are pledged as collateral under a revolving
securitized credit facility (see Note 7 to the consolidated financial
statements).
(e) Non-U.S.
company. The principal place of business for Terphane Holdings Corp is Brazil,
and for Abitibi-Consolidated Company of Canada and Grant U.S. Holdings LLP is
Canada.
(f) 9.73%
represents the modeled effective interest rate that is expected to be earned
over the life of the investment.
(g) As
defined in the Investment Company Act, we are an "Affiliate" of this portfolio
company because we own 5% or more of the portfolio company's outstanding voting
securities. Transactions during the period in which the issuer was an Affiliate
are as follows:
Interest
|
Management
|
Net
Realized
|
Net
unrealized
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Company
|
Purchases
|
Redemptions
|
Sales
(cost)
|
Income
|
fee
income
|
gains/(losses)
|
gains/(losses)
|
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GSC
Partners CDO GP III, LP
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - |
(h) As
defined in the Investment Company Act, we are an "Affiliate" of this portfolio
company because we own 5% or more of the portfolio company's outstanding voting
securities. In addition, as defined in the Investment Company Act, we "Control"
this portfolio company because we own more than 25% of the portfolio company's
outstanding voting securities. Transactions during the period in which the
issuer was both an Affiliate and a portfolio company that we Control are as
follows:
Interest
|
Management
|
Net
Realized
|
Net
unrealized
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Company
|
Purchases
|
Redemptions
|
Sales
(cost)
|
Income
|
fee
income
|
gains/(losses)
|
gains/(losses)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
GSC
Investment Corp. CLO 2007 LTD.
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 652,720 | $ | 506,785 | $ | - | $ | 1,510,354 | ||||||||||||||
GSC
Partners CDO GP III, LP
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - |
(i)
Non-income producing at May 31, 2010.
6
GSC
Investment Corp.
Consolidated
Schedule of Investments
February
28, 2010
Company (a, c)
|
Industry
|
Investment Interest
Rate/Maturity
|
Principal/
Number of Shares
|
Cost
|
Fair Value
|
% of
Net
Assets
|
||||||||||||||
Non-control/Non-affiliated
investments - 131.0% (b)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
GFSI
Inc (d)
|
Apparel
|
Senior
Secured Notes
10.50%,
6/1/2011
|
$ | 7,082,000 | $ | 7,082,000 | $ | 6,909,907 | 11.9 | % | ||||||||||
Legacy
Cabinets, Inc. (d, i)
|
Building
Products
|
First
Lien Term Loan
6.58%,
8/18/2012
|
1,479,842 | 1,463,159 | 444,841 | 0.8 | % | |||||||||||||
Legacy
Cabinets, Inc. (d, i)
|
Building
Products
|
Second
Lien Term Loan
12.50%,
8/18/2013
|
1,862,420 | 1,828,197 | 85,113 | 0.1 | % | |||||||||||||
Total
Building Products
|
3,342,262 | 3,291,356 | 529,954 | 0.9 | % | |||||||||||||||
Hopkins
Manufacturing Corporation (d)
|
Consumer
Products
|
Second
Lien Term Loan
7.50%,
1/26/2012
|
3,250,000 | 3,247,947 | 3,003,650 | 5.2 | % | |||||||||||||
Targus
Group International, Inc. (d)
|
Consumer
Products
|
First
Lien Term Loan
10.25%,
11/22/2012
|
3,109,712 | 2,936,092 | 2,738,101 | 4.7 | % | |||||||||||||
Targus
Holdings, Inc. (d)
|
Consumer
Products
|
Unsecured
Notes
10.00%,
12/14/2015
|
1,538,235 | 1,538,235 | 1,529,467 | 2.6 | % | |||||||||||||
Targus
Holdings, Inc. (d, i)
|
Consumer
Products
|
Common
|
62,413 | 566,765 | 237,169 | 0.4 | % | |||||||||||||
Total
Consumer Products
|
7,960,360 | 8,289,039 | 7,508,387 | 12.9 | % | |||||||||||||||
CFF
Acquisition LLC (d)
|
Consumer
Services
|
First
Lien Term Loan
7.50%,
7/31/2013
|
306,855 | 306,855 | 255,242 | 0.4 | % | |||||||||||||
M/C
Communications, LLC (d)
|
Education
|
First
Lien Term Loan
6.75%,
12/31/2012
|
831,174 | 831,174 | 616,897 | 1.1 | % | |||||||||||||
M/C
Communications, LLC (d, i)
|
Education
|
Class
A Common Stock
|
166,327 | 30,241 | 16,633 | 0.0 | % | |||||||||||||
Total
Education
|
997,501 | 861,415 | 633,530 | 1.1 | % | |||||||||||||||
Advanced
Lighting Technologies, Inc. (d)
|
Electronics
|
Second
Lien Term Loan
6.23%,
6/1/2014
|
2,000,000 | 1,814,950 | 1,764,600 | 3.0 | % | |||||||||||||
Group
Dekko (d)
|
Electronics
|
Second
Lien Term Loan
10.50%,
1/20/2012
|
6,913,293 | 6,913,293 | 4,852,440 | 8.3 | % | |||||||||||||
Total
Electronics
|
8,913,293 | 8,728,243 | 6,617,040 | 11.4 | % | |||||||||||||||
USS
Parent Holding Corp. (d, i)
|
Environmental
|
Non
Voting Common Stock
|
765 | 133,002 | 86,745 | 0.1 | % | |||||||||||||
USS
Parent Holding Corp. (d, i)
|
Environmental
|
Voting
Common Stock
|
17,396 | 3,025,798 | 1,973,453 | 3.3 | % | |||||||||||||
Total
Environmental
|
18,161 | 3,158,800 | 2,060,198 | 3.5 | % | |||||||||||||||
Bankruptcy
Management Solutions, Inc. (d)
|
Financial
Services
|
Second
Lien Term Loan
6.48%,
7/31/2013
|
4,837,500 | 4,814,623 | 983,464 | 1.7 | % | |||||||||||||
Big
Train, Inc. (d)
|
Food
and Beverage
|
First
Lien Term Loan
7.75%,
3/31/2012
|
1,931,121 | 1,451,316 | 1,696,876 | 2.9 | % | |||||||||||||
IDI
Acquisition Corp. (d)
|
Healthcare
Services
|
Senior
Secured Notes
10.75%,
12/15/2011
|
3,800,000 | 3,679,489 | 3,620,640 | 6.2 | % | |||||||||||||
PRACS
Institute, LTD (d)
|
Healthcare
Services
|
Second
Lien Term Loan
8.26%,
4/17/2013
|
4,093,750 | 4,058,633 | 3,568,931 | 6.2 | % | |||||||||||||
Total
Healthcare Services
|
7,893,750 | 7,738,122 | 7,189,571 | 12.4 | % | |||||||||||||||
McMillin
Companies LLC (d)
|
Homebuilding
|
Senior
Secured Notes
9.53%,
10/31/2013
|
7,700,000 | 7,334,121 | 3,634,400 | 6.3 | % | |||||||||||||
Worldwide
Express Operations, LLC (d)
|
Logistics
|
First
Lien Term Loan
10.00%,
6/30/2013
|
2,820,467 | 2,816,547 | 2,230,143 | 3.9 | % | |||||||||||||
Jason
Incorporated (d, i)
|
Manufacturing
|
Unsecured
Notes
13.00%,
11/1/2010
|
12,000,000 | 12,000,000 | 1,478,400 | 2.5 | % | |||||||||||||
Jason
Incorporated (d, i)
|
Manufacturing
|
Unsecured
Notes
13.00%,
11/1/2010
|
1,700,000 | 1,700,000 | 209,440 | 0.4 | % | |||||||||||||
Specialized
Technology Resources, Inc. (d)
|
Manufacturing
|
Second
Lien Term Loan
7.23%,
12/15/2014
|
5,000,000 | 4,799,666 | 4,711,000 | 8.0 | % | |||||||||||||
Total
Manufacturing
|
18,700,000 | 18,499,666 | 6,398,840 | 11.0 | % | |||||||||||||||
Elyria
Foundry Company, LLC (d)
|
Metals
|
Senior
Secured Notes
13.00%,
3/1/2013
|
5,000,000 | 4,883,382 | 3,785,500 | 6.5 | % | |||||||||||||
Elyria
Foundry Company, LLC (d, i)
|
Metals
|
Warrants
|
3,000 | - | 8,610 | 0.0 | % | |||||||||||||
Total
Metals
|
5,003,000 | 4,883,382 | 3,794,110 | 6.5 | % |
7
Company (a, c)
|
Industry
|
Investment Interest
Rate/Maturity
|
Principal/
Number of Shares
|
Cost
|
Fair Value
|
% of
Net
Assets
|
||||||||||||||
Abitibi-Consolidated
Company of Canada (d,
e)
|
Natural
Resources
|
First
Lien Term Loan
11.00%,
3/30/2009
|
$ | 2,948,639 | $ | 2,948,639 | $ | 2,830,694 | 4.9 | % | ||||||||||
Grant
U.S. Holdings LLP (d, e, i)
|
Natural
Resources
|
Second
Lien Term Loan
10.75%,
9/20/2013
|
6,349,512 | 6,349,348 | 158,738 | 0.3 | % | |||||||||||||
Total
Natural Resources
|
9,298,151 | 9,297,987 | 2,989,432 | 5.1 | % | |||||||||||||||
Energy
Alloys, LLC (d)
|
Oil
and Gas
|
Second
Lien Term Loan
3.00%,
6/30/2015
|
6,239,318 | 6,239,318 | 1,128,693 | 1.9 | % | |||||||||||||
Energy
Alloys, LLC (d, i)
|
Oil
and Gas
|
Warrants
|
3 | - | - | 0.0 | % | |||||||||||||
Total
Oil and Gas
|
6,239,321 | 6,239,318 | 1,128,693 | 1.9 | % | |||||||||||||||
Terphane
Holdings Corp. (d, e)
|
Packaging
|
Senior
Secured Notes
12.50%,
6/15/2010
|
4,850,000 | 4,850,000 | 4,549,785 | 7.8 | % | |||||||||||||
Terphane
Holdings Corp. (d, e)
|
Packaging
|
Senior
Secured Notes
12.50%,
6/15/2010
|
5,087,250 | 5,087,250 | 4,772,349 | 8.2 | % | |||||||||||||
Terphane
Holdings Corp. (d, e)
|
Packaging
|
Senior
Secured Notes
10.92%,
6/15/2010
|
500,000 | 500,000 | 469,050 | 0.8 | % | |||||||||||||
Total
Packaging
|
10,437,250 | 10,437,250 | 9,791,184 | 16.8 | % | |||||||||||||||
Custom
Direct, Inc. (d)
|
Printing
|
First
Lien Term Loan
3.06%,
12/31/2013
|
1,832,053 | 1,527,103 | 1,614,222 | 2.7 | % | |||||||||||||
Affinity
Group, Inc. (d)
|
Publishing
|
First
Lien Term Loan
12.75%,
3/31/2010
|
361,020 | 360,554 | 361,020 | 0.6 | % | |||||||||||||
Affinity
Group, Inc. (d)
|
Publishing
|
First
Lien Term Loan
12.75%,
3/31/2010
|
386,625 | 386,129 | 386,626 | 0.7 | % | |||||||||||||
Brown
Publishing Company (d, i)
|
Publishing
|
Second
Lien Term Loan
8.76%,
9/19/2014
|
1,203,226 | 1,198,390 | 10,709 | 0.0 | % | |||||||||||||
Network
Communications, Inc. (d)
|
Publishing
|
Unsecured
Notes
10.75%,
12/1/2013
|
5,000,000 | 5,067,619 | 2,473,000 | 4.3 | % | |||||||||||||
Penton
Media, Inc. (d)
|
Publishing
|
First
Lien Term Loan
2.50%,
2/1/2013
|
4,847,802 | 3,908,440 | 3,478,299 | 5.9 | % | |||||||||||||
Total
Publishing
|
11,798,673 | 10,921,132 | 6,709,654 | 11.5 | % | |||||||||||||||
Sub
Total Non-control/Non-affiliated investments
|
117,678,275 | 72,674,847 | 125.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Control
investments - 30.1% (b)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
GSC
Partners CDO GP III, LP (h, i)
|
Financial
Services
|
100%
General
Partnership
Interest
|
- | - | - | 0.0 | % | |||||||||||||
GSC
Investment Corp. CLO 2007 LTD. (f,
h)
|
Structured
Finance Securities
|
Other/Structured
Finance
Securities
8.27%,
1/21/2020
|
30,000,000 | 29,233,097 | 16,698,303 | 28.7 | % | |||||||||||||
Sub
Total Control investments
|
29,233,097 | 16,698,303 | 28.7 | % |
8
Company (a, c)
|
Industry
|
Investment Interest
Rate/Maturity
|
Principal/
Number of Shares
|
Cost
|
Fair Value
|
% of
Net
Assets
|
||||||||||||||
Affiliate
investments - 0.0% (b)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
GSC
Partners CDO GP III, LP (g, i)
|
Financial
Services
|
6.24%
Limited
Partnership
Interest
|
- | - | - | 0.0 | % | |||||||||||||
Sub
Total Affiliate investments
|
- | - | 0.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||
TOTAL
INVESTMENT ASSETS - 161.1% (b)
|
$ | 146,911,372 | $ | 89,373,150 | 153.7 | % |
Outstanding
interest rate cap
|
Interest
rate
|
Maturity
|
Notional
|
Cost
|
Fair
Value
|
%
of
Net
Assets
|
|||||||||||||||
Interest
rate cap
|
8.0 | % |
2/9/2014
|
$ | 39,183,673 | $ | 87,000 | $ | 30,097 | 0.1 | % | ||||||||||
Interest
rate cap
|
8.0 | % |
11/30/2013
|
26,433,408 | 44,000 | 12,050 | 0.0 | % | |||||||||||||
Sub
Total Outstanding interest rate cap
|
$ | 131,000 | $ | 42,147 | 0.1 | % |
(a) All
of the Fund’s equity and debt investments are issued by eligible portfolio
companies, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, except
Abitibi-Consolidated Company of Canada, Grant U.S. Holdings LLP, GSC Investment
Corp. CLO 2007 Ltd., Terphane Holdings Corp., and GSC Partners CDO GP III,
LP.
(b) Percentages
are based on net assets of $55,478,152 as of February 28, 2010.
(c) Fair
valued investment (see Note 4 to the consolidated financial
statements).
(d) All
or a portion of the securities are pledged as collateral under a revolving
securitized credit facility (see Note 7 to the consolidated financial
statements).
(e) Non-U.S.
company. The principal place of business for Terphane Holdings Corp is Brazil,
and for Abitibi-Consolidated Company of Canada and Grant U.S. Holdings LLP is
Canada.
(f) 8.27%
represents the modeled effective interest rate that is expected to be earned
over the life of the investment.
(g) As
defined in the Investment Company Act, we are an "Affiliate" of this portfolio
company because we own 5% or more of the portfolio company's outstanding voting
securities. Transactions during the period in which the issuer was an Affiliate
are as follows:
Interest
|
Management
|
Net Realized
|
Net unrealized
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Company
|
Purchases
|
Redemptions
|
Sales (cost)
|
Income
|
fee income
|
gains/(losses)
|
gains/(losses)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
GSC
Partners CDO GP III, LP
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | (10,527 | ) |
(h) As
defined in the Investment Company Act, we are an "Affiliate" of this portfolio
company because we own 5% or more of the portfolio company's outstanding voting
securities. In addition, as defined in the Investment Company Act, we "Control"
this portfolio company because we own more than 25% of the portfolio company's
outstanding voting securities. Transactions during the period in which the
issuer was both an Affiliate and a portfolio company that we Control are as
follows:
Interest
|
Management
|
Net Realized
|
Net unrealized
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Company
|
Purchases
|
Redemptions
|
Sales (cost)
|
Income
|
fee income
|
gains/(losses)
|
gains/(losses)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
GSC
Investment Corp. CLO 2007 LTD.
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 2,397,514 | $ | 2,057,397 | $ | - | $ | (4,970,217 | ) | |||||||||||||
GSC
Partners CDO GP III, LP
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | (98,412 | ) |
(i)
Non-income producing at February 28, 2010.
9
GSC
Investment Corp.
Consolidated
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
For the three months ended
May 31, 2010
|
For the three months ended
May 31, 2009
|
|||||||
(unaudited)
|
(unaudited)
|
|||||||
INCREASE
FROM OPERATIONS:
|
||||||||
Net
investment income
|
$ | 2,202 | $ | 2,563,989 | ||||
Net
realized loss from investments
|
(2,551,410 | ) | (5,152 | ) | ||||
Net
unrealized appreciation on investments
|
5,223,815 | 2,769,292 | ||||||
Net
unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on derivatives
|
(19,869 | ) | 35,687 | |||||
Net increase
in net assets from operations
|
2,654,738 | 5,363,816 | ||||||
Total
increase in net assets
|
2,654,738 | 5,363,816 | ||||||
Net
assets at beginning of period
|
55,478,152 | 68,013,777 | ||||||
Net
assets at end of period
|
$ | 58,132,890 | $ | 73,377,593 | ||||
Net
asset value per common share
|
$ | 3.43 | $ | 8.85 | ||||
Common
shares outstanding at end of period
|
16,940,109 | 8,291,384 | ||||||
Accumulated
undistributed net investment income (loss)
|
$ | (2,843,933 | ) | $ | 8,686,481 |
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
10
GSC
Investment Corp.
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
For the three months ended
May 31, 2010
|
For the three months ended
May 31, 2009
|
|||||||
(unaudited)
|
(unaudited)
|
|||||||
Operating
activities
|
||||||||
NET
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS
|
$ | 2,654,738 | $ | 5,363,816 | ||||
ADJUSTMENTS
TO RECONCILE NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS TO NET
CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||
Paid-in-kind
interest income
|
(377,030 | ) | (193,771 | ) | ||||
Net
accretion of discount on investments
|
(182,648 | ) | (274,406 | ) | ||||
Amortization
of deferred credit facility financing costs
|
- | 71,320 | ||||||
Net
realized loss from investments
|
2,551,410 | 5,152 | ||||||
Net
unrealized appreciation on investments
|
(5,223,815 | ) | (2,769,292 | ) | ||||
Unrealized
(appreciation) depreciation on derivatives
|
19,869 | (35,687 | ) | |||||
Proceeds
from sale and redemption of investments
|
2,676,834 | 921,553 | ||||||
(Increase)
decrease in operating assets:
|
||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, securitization accounts
|
(153,304 | ) | (850,750 | ) | ||||
Interest
receivable
|
884,749 | 19,713 | ||||||
Management
fee receivable
|
96,628 | 64 | ||||||
Other
assets
|
(261,364 | ) | 180,268 | |||||
Increase
(decrease) in operating liabilities:
|
||||||||
Management
and incentive fees payable
|
411,389 | 869,927 | ||||||
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
(331,109 | ) | (9,891 | ) | ||||
Interest
and credit facility fees payable
|
3,080 | 154,175 | ||||||
Due
to manager
|
(9,053 | ) | - | |||||
NET
CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
2,760,374 | 3,452,191 | ||||||
Financing
activities
|
||||||||
Paydowns
on debt
|
(3,184,791 | ) | (1,239,416 | ) | ||||
Credit
facility financing cost
|
- | (25,000 | ) | |||||
NET
CASH USED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
(3,184,791 | ) | (1,264,416 | ) | ||||
NET
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
(424,417 | ) | 2,187,775 | |||||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD
|
3,352,434 | 6,356,225 | ||||||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD
|
$ | 2,928,017 | $ | 8,544,000 | ||||
Supplemental
Information:
|
||||||||
Interest
paid during the period
|
$ | 828,040 | $ | 417,398 | ||||
Supplemental
non-cash information
|
||||||||
Paid-in-kind
interest income
|
$ | 377,030 | $ | 193,771 | ||||
Net
accretion of discount on investments
|
$ | 182,648 | $ | 274,406 | ||||
Amortization
of deferred credit facility financing costs
|
$ | - | $ | 71,320 |
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
11
GSC
INVESTMENT CORP.
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
May 31,
2010
(unaudited)
Note
1. Organization and Basis of Presentation
GSC
Investment Corp. (the “Company”, “we” and “us”) is a non-diversified closed end
management investment company incorporated in Maryland that has elected to be
treated and is regulated as a business development company (“BDC”) under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). We commenced operations on
March 23, 2007 and completed our initial public offering (“IPO”) on March 28,
2007. We have elected to be treated as a regulated investment company (“RIC”)
under subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code (the “code”). We expect to
continue to qualify and to elect to be treated for tax purposes as a RIC. Our
investment objectives are to generate both current income and capital
appreciation through debt and equity investments by primarily investing in
private middle market companies and select high yield bonds.
GSC
Investment, LLC (the “LLC”) was organized in May 2006 as a Maryland limited
liability company. As of February 28, 2007, the LLC had not yet commenced its
operations and investment activities.
On March
21, 2007, the Company was incorporated and concurrently, the LLC was merged with
and into the Company in accordance with the procedure for such merger in the
LLC’s limited liability company agreement and Maryland law. In connection with
such merger, each outstanding common share of the LLC was converted into an
equivalent number of shares of common stock of the Company and the Company is
the surviving entity.
We are
externally managed and advised by our investment adviser, GSCP (NJ), L.P.
(individually and collectively with its affiliates, “GSC Group” or the
“Manager”), pursuant to an investment advisory and management
agreement.
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the accrual
basis of accounting in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles (“GAAP”) and include the accounts of the Company and its special
purpose financing subsidiary, GSC Investment Funding, LLC. All intercompany
accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. All references
made to the “Company,” “we,” and “us” in the financial statements encompassing
of these consolidated subsidiaries, except as stated otherwise.
Note
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Use
of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements
The
preparation of the accompanying consolidated financial statements in conformity
with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect
the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of contingent
assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and revenues and
expenses during the period reported. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
Cash and
cash equivalents include short-term, liquid investments in a money market fund.
Cash and cash equivalents are carried at cost which approximates fair
value.
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Cash
and cash equivalents, Securitization Accounts
Cash and
cash equivalents, securitization accounts include amounts held in designated
bank accounts in the form of cash and short-term liquid investments in money
market funds representing payments received on securitized investments or other
reserved amounts associated with the Company’s securitization facilities. The
Company is required to use a portion of these amounts to pay interest expense,
reduce borrowings, or pay other amounts in accordance with the related
securitization agreements. Cash held in such accounts may not be available for
the general use of the Company.
Investment
Classification
The
Company classifies its investments in accordance with the requirements of the
1940 Act. Under the 1940 Act, “Control Investments” are defined as investments
in companies in which we own more than 25% of the voting securities or maintain
greater than 50% of the board representation. Under the 1940 Act, “Affiliated
Investments” are defined as those non-control investments in companies in which
we own between 5% and 25% of the voting securities. Under the 1940 Act,
“Non-affiliated Investments” are defined as investments that are neither Control
Investments or Affiliated Investments.
Investment
Valuation
The fair
value of the Company’s assets and liabilities which qualify as financial
instruments under ASC 825 approximates the carrying amounts presented in the
consolidated statements of assets and liabilities.
Investments
for which market quotations are readily available are fair valued at such market
quotations obtained from independent third party pricing services and market
makers subject to any decision by our board of directors to make a fair value
determination to reflect significant events affecting the value of these
investments. We value investments for which market quotations are not readily
available at fair value as determined, in good faith, by our board of directors
based on input from our Manager, our audit committee and, if our board or audit
committee so request, a third party independent valuation firm. Determinations
of fair value may involve subjective judgments and estimates. The types of
factors that may be considered in a fair value pricing include the nature and
realizable value of any collateral, the portfolio company’s ability to make
payments, market yield trend analysis, the markets in which the portfolio
company does business, comparison to publicly traded companies, discounted cash
flow and other relevant factors.
We
undertake a multi-step valuation process each quarter when valuing investments
for which market quotations are not readily available, as described
below:
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Each investment is initially
valued by the responsible investment professionals and preliminary
valuation conclusions are documented and discussed with our senior
management; and
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An independent valuation firm
engaged by our board of directors reviews at least one quarter of these
preliminary valuations each quarter so that the valuation of each
investment for which market quotes are not readily available is reviewed
by the independent valuation firm at least
annually.
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In
addition, all our investments are subject to the following valuation
process.
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The audit committee of our board
of directors reviews each preliminary valuation and our investment adviser
and independent valuation firm (if applicable) will supplement the
preliminary valuation to reflect any comments provided by the audit
committee; and
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Our board of directors discuss
the valuations and determine the fair value of each investment, in good
faith, based on the input of our investment adviser, independent valuation
firm (if applicable) and audit
committee.
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Our
equity investment in GSC Investment Corp. CLO 2007, Ltd. (“GSCIC CLO”) is
carried at fair value, which is based on a discounted cash flow model that
utilizes prepayment, re-investment and loss assumptions based on historical
experience and projected performance, economic factors, the characteristics of
the underlying cash flow, and comparable yields for similar CLO equity, when
available, as determined by our investment advisor and recommended to our board
of directors.
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Because
such valuations, and particularly valuations of private investments and private
companies, are inherently uncertain, they may fluctuate over short periods of
time and may be based on estimates. The determination of fair value by our board
of directors may differ materially from the values that would have been used if
a ready market for these investments existed. Our net asset value could be
materially affected if the determinations regarding the fair value of our
investments were materially higher or lower than the values that we ultimately
realize upon the disposal of such investments.
We
account for derivative financial instruments in accordance with ASC 815. ASC 815
requires recognizing all derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities
on the consolidated statement of assets and liabilities at fair value. The
Company values derivative contracts at the closing fair value provided by the
counterparty. Changes in the values of derivative contracts are included in the
consolidated statement of operations.
Investment
Transactions and Income Recognition
Purchases
and sales of investments and the related realized gains or losses are recorded
on a trade-date basis. Interest income, adjusted for amortization of premium and
accretion of discount, is recorded on an accrual basis to the extent that such
amounts are expected to be collected. The Company stops accruing interest on its
investments when it is determined that interest is no longer collectible. If any
cash is received after it is determined that interest is no longer collectible,
we treat the cash as payment on the principal balance until the entire principal
balance has been repaid, before any interest income is recognized. Discounts and
premiums on investments purchased are accreted/amortized over the life of the
respective investment using the effective yield method. The amortized cost of
investments represents the original cost adjusted for the accretion of discounts
and amortizations of premium on investments.
Loans are
generally placed on non-accrual status when there is reasonable doubt that
principal or interest will be collected. Accrued interest is generally reserved
when a loan is placed on non-accrual status. Interest payments received on
non-accrual loans may be recognized as a reduction in principal depending
upon management’s judgment regarding collectability. Non-accrual loans are
restored to accrual status when past due principal and interest is paid and, in
management’s judgment, are likely to remain current. The Company may make
exceptions to this if the loan has sufficient collateral value and is in the
process of collection.
Interest
income on our investment in GSCIC CLO is recorded using the effective interest
method in accordance with the provision of ASC 325, based on the anticipated
yield and the estimated cash flows over the projected life of the investment.
Yields are revised when there are changes in actual or estimated cash flows due
to changes in prepayments and/or re-investments, credit losses or asset pricing.
Changes in estimated yield are recognized as an adjustment to the estimated
yield over the remaining life of the investment from the date the estimated
yield was changed.
Paid-in-Kind
Interest
The
Company includes in income certain amounts that it has not yet received in cash,
such as contractual paid-in-kind interest (“PIK”), which represents
contractually deferred interest added to the investment balance that is
generally due at maturity. We stop accruing PIK if we do not expect the issuer
to be able to pay all principal and interest when due.
Deferred
Credit Facility Financing Costs
Financing
costs incurred in connection with each respective credit facility have been
deferred and are being amortized using the straight line method over the life of
each respective facility.
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Indemnifications
In the
ordinary course of its business, the Company may enter into contracts or
agreements that contain indemnifications or warranties. Future events could
occur that lead to the execution of these provisions against the Company. Based
on its history and experience, management feels that the likelihood of such an
event is remote.
Income
Taxes
The
Company has filed an election to be treated for tax purposes as a RIC under
Subchapter M of the Code and, among other things, intends to make the requisite
distributions to its stockholders which will relieve the Company from federal
income taxes. Therefore, no provision has been recorded for federal income
taxes.
In order
to qualify as a RIC, among other requirements, the Company is required to timely
distribute to its stockholders at least 90% of its investment company taxable
income, as defined by the Code, for each fiscal tax year. The Company will be
subject to a nondeductible U.S. federal excise tax of 4% on undistributed income
if we do not distribute at least 98% of our ordinary income in any calendar year
and 98% of our capital gain net income for each one-year period ending on
October 31.
Depending
on the level of taxable income earned in a tax year, we may choose to carry
forward taxable income in excess of current year dividend distributions into the
next tax year and pay a 4% excise tax on such income, as required. To the extent
that the Company determines that its estimated current year annual taxable
income will be in excess of estimated current year dividend distributions, the
Company accrues excise tax, if any, on estimated excess taxable income as
taxable income is earned.
We
adopted ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”) on
February 28, 2008. ASC 740 clarifies the accounting for income taxes by
prescribing the minimum recognition threshold that an uncertain tax position is
required to meet before tax benefits associated with such uncertain tax position
are recognized in the consolidated financial statements. Our adoption of ASC 740
did not require a cumulative effect adjustment to the February 28, 2008
undistributed net realized earnings. We classify interest and penalties, if any,
related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of provision for income
taxes.
Dividends
Dividends
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. Net realized
capital gains, if any, are generally distributed at least annually, although we
may decide to retain such capital gains for reinvestment.
The
Company has adopted a dividend reinvestment plan that provides for reinvestment
of our dividend distributions on behalf of our stockholders unless a stockholder
elects to receive cash. As a result, if our board of directors authorizes, and
we declare, a cash dividend, then our stockholders who have not ‘‘opted out’’ of
our dividend reinvestment plan will have their cash dividends automatically
reinvested in additional shares of our common stock, rather than receiving the
cash dividends. If the Company’s common stock is trading below net asset value
at the time of valuation, the plan administrator will receive the dividend or
distribution in cash and will purchase common stock in the open market, on the
New York Stock Exchange or elsewhere, for the account of each
Participant.
New
Accounting Pronouncements
In June
2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 166, “Accounting for Transfers of Financial
Assets—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 140”, (“SFAS No. 166”) which
amends the derecognition guidance in SFAS No. 140, “Accounting for Transfers and
Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities”, eliminates the concept of
a “qualifying special-purpose entity” (“QSPE”) and requires more information
about transfers of financial assets, including securitization transactions as
well as a company’s continuing exposure to the risks related to transferred
financial assets. SFAS No. 166 is now codified in ASC 860. The amended
requirements are effective for financial asset transfers occurring after the
beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2009
and early adoption is prohibited. The adoption of ASC 860 by the Company did not
have material effect on our consolidated financial statements.
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In
January 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-06, Fair Value Measurements and
Disclosures (“ASU 2010-06” ), which amends ASC 820 and requires
additional disclosure related to recurring and non-recurring fair value
measurement in respect of transfers in and out of Level 1 and 2 and activity in
Level 3 fair value measurements. The update also clarifies existing disclosure
about inputs and valuation techniques. ASU 2010-06 is effective for
interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for
disclosures related to activity in Level 3 fair value measurements which are
effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010 and for interim
periods within that fiscal year. The
adoption of ASU 2010–06 by the Company did not have a material effect on
our consolidated financial statements.
Risk
Management
In the
ordinary course of its business, the Company manages a variety of risks,
including market risk and credit risk. Market risk is the risk of potential
adverse changes to the value of investments because of changes in market
conditions such as interest rate movements and volatility in investment
prices.
Credit
risk is the risk of default or non-performance by portfolio companies equivalent
to the investment’s carrying amount.
The
Company is also exposed to credit risk related to maintaining all of its cash
and cash equivalents including those in securitization accounts at a major
financial institution and credit risk related to the derivative
counterparty.
The
Company has investments in lower rated and comparable quality unrated high yield
bonds and bank loans. Investments in high yield investments are accompanied by a
greater degree of credit risk. The risk of loss due to default by the issuer is
significantly greater for holders of high yield securities, because such
investments are generally unsecured and are often subordinated to other
creditors of the issuer.
Note
3. Going Concern
As of May
31, 2010, the Company remained in default on its Revolving Facility (see Note 7)
and as a result of the default, our lender has the right to accelerate repayment
of the outstanding indebtedness and to foreclose and liquidate the collateral
pledged thereunder. Acceleration of the outstanding indebtedness and/or
liquidation of the collateral would have a material adverse effect on our
liquidity, financial condition and operations. The deleveraging of the Company
may significantly impair the Company’s ability to effectively operate. There is
no assurance that we will have sufficient funds available to pay in full the
total amount of obligations that would become due as a result of such
acceleration or that we will be able to obtain additional or alternative
financing to pay or refinance any such accelerated obligations. However, we
continue to believe that we will have adequate liquidity to continue to fund our
operations and the interest payments on our outstanding debt, including any
default interest.
On April
14, 2010, the Company entered into a definitive agreement with Saratoga
Investment Advisors, LLC (“Saratoga”) and CLO Partners LLC (“CLO Partners”) and
announced a $55 million recapitalization plan to cure the debt default. The
recapitalization plan includes Saratoga and CLO Partners purchasing
approximately 9.8 million shares of common stock of GSC Investment Corp. for
$1.52 per share pursuant to a definitive stock purchase agreement and a
commitment from Madison Capital Funding LLC to provide the Company with a
$40 million senior secured revolving credit facility. Upon the closing of the
transaction, the Company will immediately borrow funds under the new credit
facility that, when added to the $15 million equity investment, will be
sufficient to repay the full amount of the Company's existing debt and to
provide the Company with working capital thereafter. The plan is subject to
shareholder approval.
A
fundamental principle of the preparation of financial statements in accordance
with GAAP is the assumption that an entity will continue in existence as a going
concern, which contemplates continuity of operations and the realization of
assets and settlement of liabilities occurring in the ordinary course of
business. This principle is applicable to all entities except for entities in
liquidation or entities for which liquidation appears imminent. In accordance
with this requirement, our policy is to prepare our consolidated financial
statements on a going concern basis unless we intend to liquidate or have no
other alternative but to liquidate. Our consolidated financial statements have
been prepared on a going concern basis and do not reflect any adjustments that
might specifically result from the outcome of this uncertainty or our debt
restructuring activities.
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Note
4. Investments
The
Company values all investments in accordance with ASC 820 “Fair Value
Measurements and Disclosures” (“ASC 820”). ASC 820 requires enhanced disclosures
about assets and liabilities that are measured and reported at fair
value. As defined in ASC 820, fair value is the price that would be received to
sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between
market participants at the measurement date.
ASC 820 provides guidance
for estimating fair value when the volume and level of activity for the asset or
liability have significantly decreased when compared with normal market activity
for the asset or liability, and identifying transactions that are not orderly.
In those circumstances, further analysis and/or significant adjustment to the
transaction or quoted prices may be required at the measurement date under
current market conditions.
ASC 820
establishes a hierarchal disclosure framework which prioritizes and ranks the
level of market price observability of inputs 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.
Based on
the observability of the inputs used in the valuation techniques the Company is
required to provide the following information according to the fair value
hierarchy. The fair value hierarchy ranks the quality and reliability of the
inputs used to determine fair values. Investments carried at fair value are
classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:
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Level 1 – Valuations based on
quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that
the Company has the ability to
access.
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Level 2 – Valuations based on
inputs other than quoted prices in active markets, which are either
directly or indirectly
observable.
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Level 3 – Valuations based on
inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value
measurement. The inputs into the determination of fair value may require
significant management judgment or estimation. Such information may be the
result of consensus pricing information or broker quotes which include a
disclaimer that the broker would not be held to such a price in an actual
transaction. The non-binding nature of consensus pricing and/or quotes
accompanied by disclaimer would result in classification as Level 3
information, assuming no additional corroborating
evidence.
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In
addition to using the above inputs in investment valuations, we continue to
employ the valuation policy approved by our board of directors that is
consistent with ASC 820 (see Note 2). Consistent with our valuation policy, we
evaluate the source of inputs, including any markets in which our investments
are trading, in determining fair value.
The
following table presents fair value measurements of investments as of May 31,
2010 (dollars in thousands):
Fair
Value Measurments Using
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Level
1
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Level
2
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Level
3
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Total
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First
lien term loans
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$ | – | $ | – | $ | 13,830 | $ | 13,830 | ||||||||
Second
lien term loans
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– | – | 20,794 | 20,794 | ||||||||||||
Senior
secured notes
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– | – | 29,372 | 29,372 | ||||||||||||
Unsecured
notes
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– | – | 4,308 | 4,308 | ||||||||||||
Structured
finance securities
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– | – | 18,209 | 18,209 | ||||||||||||
Common
stock/equities
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– | – | 3,415 | 3,415 | ||||||||||||
Limited
partnership interest
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– | – | – | – | ||||||||||||
Total
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$ | – | $ | – | $ | 89,928 | $ | 89,928 |
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The
following table presents fair value measurements of investments as of February
28, 2010 (dollars in thousands):
Fair
Value Measurments Using
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Level
1
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Level
2
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Level
3
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Total
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First
lien term loans
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$ | – | $ | – | $ | 16,653 | $ | 16,653 | ||||||||
Second
lien term loans
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– | – | 20,267 | 20,267 | ||||||||||||
Senior
secured notes
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– | – | 27,742 | 27,742 | ||||||||||||
Unsecured
notes
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– | – | 5,690 | 5,690 | ||||||||||||
Structured
finance securities
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– | – | 16,698 | 16,698 | ||||||||||||
Common
stock/equities
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– | – | 2,323 | 2,323 | ||||||||||||
Limited
partnership interest
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Total
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$ | – | $ | – | $ | 89,373 | $ | 89,373 |
The
following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances
for investments that use Level 3 inputs for the quarter ended May 31, 2010
(dollars in thousands):
First
lien
term
loans
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Second
lien
term
loans
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Senior
secured
notes
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Unsecured
notes
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Structured
finance
securities
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Common
stock/equities
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Total
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Balance
as of February 28, 2010
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$ | 16,653 | $ | 20,267 | $ | 27,742 | $ | 5,690 | $ | 16,698 | $ | 2,323 | $ | 89,373 | ||||||||||||||
Net
unrealized gains (losses)
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547 | 2,228 | 1,586 | (1,380 | ) | 1,511 | 732 | 5,224 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Purchases
and other adjustments to cost
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308 | 210 | 44 | (2 | ) | - | - | 560 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sales
and redemptions
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(2,664 | ) | (13 | ) | - | - | - | - | (2,677 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Net
realized loss from investments
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(689 | ) | (1,863 | ) | - | - | - | - | (2,552 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Transfers
in/out
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(325 | ) | (35 | ) | - | - | - | 360 | - | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance
as of May 31, 2010
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$ | 13,830 | $ | 20,794 | $ | 29,372 | $ | 4,308 | $ | 18,209 | $ | 3,415 | $ | 89,928 |
Purchases
and other adjustments to cost include purchases of new investments at cost,
effects of refinancing/restructuring, accretion/amortization of income from
discount/premium on debt securities, and PIK.
Sale and
redemptions represent net proceeds received from investments sold during the
period.
Net
transfers in and/or out represent existing investments that were either
previously categorized as another level and the inputs to the model became
unobservable or investments that were previously classified as the lowest
significant input became observable during the period. These investments
transfers are recorded at their end of period fair values.
The
composition of our investments as of May 31, 2010, at amortized cost and fair
value were as follows (dollars in thousands):
Investments at
Amortized
Cost
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Investments
at Fair Value
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Fair Value
Percentage of
Total Portfolio
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First
lien term loans
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$
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15,567
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$
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13,830
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15.4
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%
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Second
lien term loans
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39,563
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20,794
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23.1
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Senior
secured notes
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33,460
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29,372
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32.7
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Unsecured
notes
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20,304
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4,308
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4.8
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Structured
finance securities
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29,233
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18,209
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20.2
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Common
stock/equities
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4,116
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3,415
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3.8
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Limited
partnership interest
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–
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–
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–
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Total
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$
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142,243
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$
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89,928
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100.0
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%
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The
composition of our investments as of February 28, 2010, at amortized cost and
fair value were as follows (dollars in thousands):
Investments at
Amortized
Cost
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Investments
at Fair Value
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Fair Value
Percentage of
Total Portfolio
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First
lien term loans
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$
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18,936
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$
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16,653
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18.6
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%
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Second
lien term loans
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41,264
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20,267
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22.7
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Senior
secured notes
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33,416
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27,742
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31.0
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Unsecured
notes
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20,306
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5,690
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6.4
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Structured
finance securities
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29,233
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16,698
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18.7
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Common
stock/equities
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3,756
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2,323
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2.6
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Limited
partnership interest
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–
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–
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–
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Total
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$
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146,911
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$
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89,373
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100.0
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%
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Note
5. Investment in GSC Investment Corp. CLO 2007, Ltd.
On
January 22, 2008, we invested $30 million in all of the outstanding subordinated
notes of GSC Investment Corp. CLO 2007, Ltd., a $400 million CLO managed by us
that invests primarily in senior secured loans. Additionally, we entered into a
collateral management agreement with GSCIC CLO pursuant to which we will act as
collateral manager to it. In return for our collateral management
services, we are entitled to a senior collateral management fee of 0.10% and a
subordinate collateral management fee of 0.40% of the outstanding principal
amount of GSCIC CLO’s assets, to be paid quarterly to the extent of available
proceeds. We are also entitled to an incentive management fee equal to 20% of
excess cash flow to the extent the GSCIC CLO subordinated notes receive an
internal rate of return equal to or greater than 12%. For the three months ended
May 31, 2010 and May 31, 2009 we accrued $0.5 and $0.5 million in management fee
income, respectively and $0.7 and $0.9 million in interest income, respectively,
from GSCIC CLO. We did not accrue any amounts related to the incentive
management fee as the 12% hurdle rate has not yet been achieved.
Note
6. Agreements
On March
21, 2007, the Company entered into an investment advisory and management
agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with GSC Group, our investment advisor.
The initial term of the Management Agreement is two years, with automatic,
one-year renewals at the end of each year subject to certain approvals by our
board of directors and/or our stockholders. Pursuant to the Management
Agreement, our investment adviser implements our business strategy on a
day-to-day basis and performs certain services for us, subject to oversight by
our board of directors. Our investment adviser is responsible for, among other
duties, determining investment criteria, sourcing, analyzing and executing
investments transactions, asset sales, financings and performing asset
management duties. Under the Management Agreement, we have agreed to pay our
investment adviser a management fee for investment advisory and management
services consisting of a base management fee and an incentive fee.
The base
management fee of 1.75% is calculated based on the average value of our total
assets (other than cash or cash equivalents but including assets purchased with
borrowed funds) at the end of the two most recently completed fiscal quarters,
and appropriately adjusted for any share issuances or repurchases during the
applicable fiscal quarter.
The
incentive fee consists of the following two parts:
The
first, payable quarterly in arrears, equals 20% of our pre-incentive fee net
investment income (not including excise taxes), expressed as a rate of return on
the value of the net assets at the end of the immediately preceding quarter,
that exceeds a 1.875% quarterly (7.5% annualized) hurdle rate measured as of the
end of each fiscal quarter. Under this provision, in any fiscal quarter, our
investment adviser receives no incentive fee unless our pre-incentive fee net
investment income, as defined above, exceeds the hurdle rate of 1.875%. Amounts
received as a return of capital are not included in calculating this portion of
the incentive fee. Since the hurdle rate is based on net assets, a return of
less than the hurdle rate on total assets may still result in an incentive
fee.
The
second, payable at the end of each fiscal year equals 20% of our net realized
capital gains, if any, computed net of all realized capital losses and
unrealized capital depreciation, in each case on a cumulative basis, less the
aggregate amount of such incentive fees paid to the investment adviser through
such date.
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We will
defer cash payment of any incentive fee otherwise earned by our investment
adviser if, during the most recent four full fiscal quarter period ending on or
prior to the date such payment is to be made, the sum of (a) our aggregate
distributions to our stockholders and (b) our change in net assets (defined as
total assets less liabilities) (before taking into account any incentive fees
payable during that period) is less than 7.5% of our net assets at the beginning
of such period. These calculations will be appropriately pro rated for the first
three fiscal quarters of operation and adjusted for any share issuances or
repurchases during the applicable period. Such incentive fee will become payable
on the next date on which such test has been satisfied for the most recent four
full fiscal quarters or upon certain terminations of the investment advisory and
management agreement.
For the
three months ended May 31, 2010 and May 31, 2009 we incurred $0.4 and $0.5
million in base management fees. For the three months May 31, 2009 we incurred
$0.3 million in incentive fees related to pre-incentive fee net investment
income. For the three months ended May 31, 2010 and May 31, 2009, we
incurred no incentive management fees related to net realized capital
gains. As of May 31, 2010 $0.9 million of base management fees and
$2.6 million of incentive fees were unpaid and included in management and
incentive fees payable in the accompanying consolidated statement of assets and
liabilities.
As of May
31, 2010, the end of the first quarter of fiscal year 2011, the sum of our
aggregate distributions to our stockholders and our change in net assets
(defined as total assets less liabilities) (before taking into account any
incentive fees payable during that period) was less than 7.5% of our net assets
at the beginning of the first fiscal quarter of fiscal year 2010. Accordingly,
the payment of the incentive fee for the quarter ended May 31, 2010 has been
deferred along with all previously deferred incentive fees. The total deferred
incentive fee payable at May 31, 2010 was $2.6 million.
On March
21, 2007, the Company entered into a separate administration agreement (the
“Administration Agreement”) with GSC Group, pursuant to which GSC Group, as our
administrator, has agreed to furnish us with the facilities and administrative
services necessary to conduct our day-to-day operations and provide managerial
assistance on our behalf to those portfolio companies to which we are required
to provide such assistance. Our allocable portion is based on the proportion
that our total assets bears to the total assets or a subset of total assets
administered by our administrator.
For the three months ended
May 31, 2010 and May 31, 2009 we expensed $0.2 and $0.2 million of administrator
expenses, respectively, pertaining to bookkeeping, record keeping and other
administrative services provided to the Company in addition to our allocable
portion of rent and other overhead related expenses. GSC Group has agreed not to
be reimbursed by the Company for any expenses incurred in performing its
obligations under the Administration Agreement until the Company’s total assets
exceeds $500 million. Additionally, the Company’s requirement to reimburse
GSC Group is capped such that the amounts payable, together with the Company’s
other operating expenses, will not exceed an amount equal to 1.5% per annum of
the Company’s net assets attributable to the Company’s common stock.
Accordingly, for the three months ended May 31, 2010 and May 31, 2009, we have
recorded $0.2 and $0.2 million in expense waiver and reimbursement,
respectively, under the Administration Agreement in the accompanying
consolidated statement of operations.
On March
23, 2007, the Manager provided the Company with a Notification of Fee
Reimbursement (the “Expense Reimbursement Agreement”). The Expense Reimbursement
Agreement provides for the Manager to reimburse the Company for operating
expenses to the extent that our total annual operating expenses (other than
investment advisory and management fees, interest and credit facility expenses,
and organizational expense) exceed an amount equal to 1.55% of our net assets
attributable to common stock. The Manager is not entitled to recover any
reimbursements under this agreement in future periods. The term of
the Expense Reimbursement Agreement is for a period of 12 months beginning
March 23, 2007 and for each twelve months period thereafter unless otherwise
agreed by the Manager and the Company. On April 15, 2008, the Manager and the
Company agreed not to extend the agreement for an additional twelve month period
and terminated the Expense Reimbursement Agreement as of March 23, 2008. For the
three months ended May 31, 2010 and May 31, 2009, we recorded $0.2 and $0.2
million in expense waiver and reimbursement, respectively under the Expense
Reimbursement Agreement in the accompanying consolidated statement of
operations.
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Note
7. Borrowings
As a BDC,
we are only allowed to employ leverage to the extent that our asset coverage, as
defined in the 1940 Act, equals at least 200% after giving effect to such
leverage. The amount of leverage that we employ at any time depends on our
assessment of the market and other factors at the time of any proposed
borrowing.
On April
11, 2007, we formed GSC Investment Funding LLC (“GSC Funding”), a wholly owned
consolidated subsidiary of the Company, through which we entered into a
revolving securitized credit facility (the “Revolving Facility”) with Deutsche
Bank AG, as administrative agent, under which we may borrow up to $100 million.
A significant percentage of our total assets have been pledged under the
Revolving Facility to secure our obligations thereunder. Under the Revolving
Facility, funds were borrowed from or through certain lenders and interest is
payable monthly at the greater of the commercial paper rate and our lender’s
prime rate plus 4.00% plus a default rate of 2.00% or, if the commercial paper
market is unavailable, the greater of the prevailing LIBOR rates and our
lender’s prime rate plus 6.00% plus a default rate of 3.00%.
In March
2009 we amended the Revolving Credit Facility to increase the portion of the
portfolio that can be invested in "CCC" rated investments in return for an
increased interest rate and expedited amortization. As a result of
these transactions, we expected to have additional cushion under our Borrowing
Base (as defined below) that would allow us to better manage our capital in
times of declining asset prices and market dislocation. If we are not able to
obtain new sources of financing, however, we expect our portfolio will gradually
de-lever as principal payments are received, which may negatively impact our net
investment income and ability to pay dividends.
On July
30, 2009 we exceeded the permissible borrowing limit for 30 consecutive days,
resulting in an event of default under our Revolving Facility that is
continuing. As a result of this event of default, our lender has the right to
accelerate repayment of the outstanding indebtedness under and Revolving
Facility and to foreclose and liquidate the collateral pledged thereunder.
Acceleration of the outstanding indebtedness and/or liquidation of the
collateral would have a material adverse effect on our liquidity, financial
condition and operations. As a result of the continuing default, the Company may
be forced to sell its investments to raise funds to repay outstanding amounts.
Such forced sales may result in values that could be less than carrying values
reported in these financial statements. The deleveraging of the Company may
significantly impair the Company’s ability to effectively operate. Please see
Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors—An event of default under the Revolving Facility
may lead to a forced liquidation of the pledged assets that may yield less than
the fair value of the assets” in our Annual Report on form 10-K for the year
ended February 28, 2010 for more information. Our lender has elected not to
accelerate the obligation to date, but has reserved the right to do
so.
At May
31, 2010 and February 28, 2010 we had $33.8 million and $37.0 million in
borrowings under the Revolving Facility, respectively. The actual amount that
may be outstanding at any given time (the “Borrowing Base”) is dependent upon
the amount and quality of the collateral securing the Revolving Facility. Our
Borrowing Base was $6.1 million at May 31, 2010 versus $1.7 million at February
28, 2010. The increase in our Borrowing Base during the quarter is mainly
attributable to the change in classification of certain defaulted assets that
resulted in a higher collateral value per the Borrowing Base
calculation.
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For
purposes of determining the Borrowing Base, most assets are assigned the values
set forth in our most recent quarterly report filed with the SEC. Accordingly,
the May 31, 2010 Borrowing Base relies upon the valuations set forth in the
annual report for the year ended February 28, 2010. The valuations presented in
this quarterly report will not be incorporated into the Borrowing Base until
after this report is filed with the SEC.
During
the continuance of an event of default, the interest rate on the Revolving
Facility is increased from the commercial paper rate plus 4.00% to the greater
of the commercial paper rate and our lender’s prime rate plus 4.00% plus a
default rate of 2.00% or, if the commercial paper market is unavailable, the
greater of the prevailing LIBOR rates and our lender’s prime rate plus 6.00%
plus a default rate of 3.00%. For the three months ended May 31, 2010 and May
31, 2009, we recorded $0.8 and $0.6 million of interest expense. For the three
months ended May 31, 2009, we recorded $71,320 of amortization of deferred
financing costs related to the Revolving Facility. For the three months ended
May 31, 2010 and May 31, 2009, the interest rates on the outstanding borrowings
were 9.25% and a range of 4.52% to 4.73%, respectively.
Note
8. Interest Rate Cap Agreements
In April
and May 2007, pursuant to the requirements of the Facilities, GSC Funding and
GSC Funding II entered into interest rate cap agreements with Deutsche Bank AG
with notional amounts of $34 million and $60.9 million at costs of $75,000, and
$44,000, respectively. In May 2007 GSC Funding increased the notional under its
agreement from $34 million to $40 million for an additional cost of $12,000. The
agreements expire in February 2014 and November 2013 respectively. These
interest rate caps are treated as free-standing derivatives under ASC 815 and
are presented at their fair value on the consolidated statement of assets and
liabilities and the changes in their fair value are included on the consolidated
statement of operations.
The
agreements provide for a payment to the Company in the event LIBOR exceeds 8%,
mitigating our exposure to increases in LIBOR. With respect to calculating the
payments under these agreements, the notional amount is determined based on a
pre-determined schedule set forth in the respective agreements which provides
for a reduction in the notional at specified dates until the maturity of the
agreements. As of May 31, 2010 we did not receive any such payments as the LIBOR
has not exceeded 8%. At May 31, 2010, the total notional outstanding
for the interest rate caps was $63.2 million with an aggregate fair value of
$22,278, which is recorded in outstanding interest cap at fair value on the
Company’s consolidated statement of assets and liabilities. For the three months
ended May 31, 2010 and May 31, 2009, the Company recorded $19,869 of unrealized
depreciation and $35,687 of unrealized appreciation respectively, on derivatives
in the consolidated statement of operations related to the change in the fair
value of the interest rate cap agreements.
The table
below summarizes our interest rate cap agreements as of May 31, 2010 (dollars in
thousands):
Instrument
|
Type
|
Notional
|
Interest
Rate
|
Maturity
|
Fair Value
|
||||||||||
Interest
Rate Cap
|
Free
Standing Derivative
|
$
|
36,735
|
8.0
|
%
|
Feb
2014
|
$
|
16
|
|||||||
Interest
Rate Cap
|
Free
Standing Derivative
|
26,433
|
8.0
|
Nov
2013
|
6
|
||||||||||
Net
fair value
|
$
|
22
|
The table
below summarizes our interest rate cap agreements as of February 28, 2010
(dollars in thousands):
Instrument
|
Type
|
Notional
|
Interest
Rate
|
Maturity
|
Fair Value
|
||||||||||
Interest
Rate Cap
|
Free
Standing Derivative
|
$
|
39,184
|
8.0
|
%
|
Feb
2014
|
$
|
30
|
|||||||
Interest
Rate Cap
|
Free
Standing Derivative
|
26,433
|
8.0
|
Nov
2013
|
12
|
||||||||||
Net
fair value
|
$
|
42
|
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Note
9. Directors Fees
The
independent directors receive an annual fee of $40,000. They also receive $2,500
plus reimbursement of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection
with attending each board meeting and receive $1,000 plus reimbursement of
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attending each
committee meeting. In addition, the chairman of the Audit Committee receives an
annual fee of $5,000 and the chairman of each other committee receives an annual
fee of $2,000 for their additional services in these capacities. In addition, we
have purchased directors’ and officers’ liability insurance on behalf of our
directors and officers. Independent directors have the option to receive their
directors’ fees in the form of our common stock issued at a price per share
equal to the greater of net asset value or the market price at the time of
payment. No compensation is paid to directors who are “interested persons.” For
the three months ended May 31, 2010 and May 31, 2009, we accrued $0.1 and $0.1
million for directors’ fees expense, respectively. As of May 31, 2010
and February 28, 2009, $110,500 and $54,000 in directors’ fees expense were
unpaid and included in accounts payable and accrued expenses in the consolidated
statements of assets and liabilities. As of May 31, 2010, we had not issued any
common stock to our directors as compensation for their services.
Note
10. Stockholders’ Equity
On May
16, 2006, GSC Group capitalized the LLC, by contributing $1,000 in exchange for
67 shares, constituting all of the issued and outstanding shares of the
LLC.
On March
20, 2007, the Company issued 959,955 and 81,362 shares of common stock, priced
at $15.00 per share, to GSC Group and certain individual employees of GSC Group,
respectively, in exchange for the general partnership interest and a limited
partnership interest in GSC Partners CDO III GP, LP, collectively valued at
$15.6 million. At this time, the 67 shares owned by GSC Group in the LLC were
exchanged for 67 shares of GSC Investment Corp.
On March
28, 2007, the Company completed its IPO of 7,250,000 shares of common stock,
priced at $15.00 per share, before underwriting discounts and commissions. Total
proceeds received from the IPO, net of $7.1 million in underwriter’s discount
and commissions, and $1.0 million in offering costs, were $100.7
million.
On
November 13, 2009, we declared a dividend of $1.825 per share payable on
December 31, 2009. Shareholders had the option to receive payment of the
dividend in cash, shares of common stock, or a combination of cash and shares of
common stock, provided that the aggregate cash payable to all shareholders was
limited to $2.1 million or $0.25 per share. Based on shareholder elections, the
dividend consisted of $2.1 million in cash and 8,648,725 of newly issued shares
of common stock.
Note
11. Earnings Per Share
In
accordance with the provisions of FASB ASC 260, “Earnings per Share” (“ASC
260”), basic earnings per share is computed by dividing earnings available to
common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during
the period. Other potentially dilutive common shares, and the related impact to
earnings, are considered when calculating earnings per share on a diluted
basis.
The
following information sets forth the computation of the weighted average basic
and diluted net decrease in net assets per share from operations for the
quarters ended May 31, 2010 and May 31, 2009 (dollars in thousands except per
share amounts):
Basic and diluted
|
May 31, 2010
|
May 31, 2009
|
||||||
Net
increase in net assets from operations
|
$
|
2,655
|
$
|
5,364
|
||||
Weighted
average common shares outstanding
|
16,940,109
|
8,291,384
|
||||||
Earnings
per common share-basic and diluted
|
$
|
0.16
|
$
|
0.65
|
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Note
12. Dividend
The
Company did not declare any dividend payments during the quarters ended May 31,
2010 and May 31, 2009.
Note
13. Financial Highlights
The
following is a schedule of financial highlights for the three months ended May
31, 2010 and May 31, 2009:
Per share data:
|
May 31, 2010
|
May 31, 2009
|
||||||
Net
asset value at beginning of period
|
$
|
3.27
|
$
|
8.20
|
||||
Net
investment income (1) (5)
|
0.00
|
0.31
|
||||||
Net
realized losses on investments and derivatives
|
(0.15
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
Net
unrealized appreciation on investments and
derivatives
|
0.31
|
0.34
|
||||||
Net increase
in stockholders’ equity
|
0.16
|
0.65
|
||||||
Net
asset value at end of period
|
$
|
3.43
|
$
|
8.85
|
||||
Net
assets at end of period
|
$
|
58,132,890
|
$
|
73,377,593
|
||||
Shares
outstanding at end of period
|
16,940,109
|
8,291,384
|
||||||
Per
share market value at end of period
|
$
|
1.71
|
$
|
2.90
|
||||
Total
return based on market value (2)
|
(10.94
|
)%
|
45.73
|
%
|
||||
Total
return based on net asset value (3)
|
4.79
|
%
|
7.93
|
%
|
||||
Ratio/Supplemental
data: (6)
|
||||||||
Ratio
of net investment income net of expense waiver
and reimbursement to average net assets (4)
|
0.01
|
%
|
12.83
|
%
|
||||
Ratio
of operating expenses net of expense waiver and reimbursement to
average net assets (4)
|
13.34
|
%
|
6.18
|
%
|
||||
Ratio
of incentive management fees to average net assets
|
0.00
|
%
|
1.61
|
%
|
||||
Ratio
of credit facility related expenses to average net assets
|
5.61
|
%
|
3.22
|
%
|
||||
Ratio
of total expenses net of expense waiver and reimbursement to
average net assets (4)
|
18.95
|
%
|
11.01
|
%
|
(1)
|
Net investment (loss) income
excluding expense waiver and reimbursement equals ($0.01) and $0.29 per
share for the quarters ended May 31, 2010 and May 31, 2009,
respectively.
|
(2)
|
Total annual return is historical
and assumes changes in share price, reinvestments of all dividends
and distributions, and no sales change for the
year.
|
(3)
|
Total annual return is historical
and assumes changes in net assets value, reinvestments of all dividends
and distributions, and no sales change for the
year.
|
(4)
|
For the quarter ended May 31,
2010, excluding the expense waiver and reimbursement arrangement, the
ratio of net investment income, operating expenses, total expenses to
average net assets is (1.03%), 14.39% and 19.99%, respectively. For the
quarter ended May 31, 2009, excluding the expense waiver and reimbursement
arrangement, the ratio of net investment income, operating expenses, total
expenses to average net assets is 11.97%, 7.04% and 11.87%,
respectively.
|
(5)
|
Amount
is less than $0.005 for the quarter end May 31,
2010.
|
(6)
|
Ratios
are annualized.
|
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Note
14. Related Party Transaction
On March
20, 2007, the Company issued 959,955 and 81,362 shares of common stock, priced
at $15.00 per share, to GSC Group and certain individual employees of GSC Group,
respectively, in exchange for the general partnership interest and a limited
partnership interest in GSC Partners CDO III GP, LP, collectively valued at
$15.6 million. As of May 31, 2010, the fair value of the general partnership
interest and limited partnership interest was zero.
On
January 10, 2008, GSC Group notified our Dividend Reinvestment Plan
Administrator that it was electing to receive dividends and other distributions
in cash (rather than in additional shares of common stock) with respect to all
shares of stock held by it and the investment funds under its control. For the
quarter ended February 29, 2008, GSC Group received 35,911 of additional shares
under the dividend reinvestment plan. As of May 31, 2010, GSC Group and its
affiliates own approximately 11.4% of the outstanding common shares of the
Company.
On
January 22, 2008, we entered into a collateral management agreement with GSCIC
CLO pursuant to which we will act as collateral manager to it. In
return for our collateral management services, we are entitled to a senior
collateral management fee of 0.10% and a subordinate collateral management fee
of 0.40% of the outstanding principal amount of GSCIC CLO’s assets, to be paid
quarterly to the extent of available proceeds. We are also entitled
to an incentive management fee equal to 20% of excess cash flow to the extent
the GSCIC CLO subordinated notes receive an internal rate of return equal to or
greater than 12%. We do not expect to enter into additional
collateral management agreements in the near future.
In April
2009, our investment adviser withheld a scheduled principal amortization payment
under its credit facility, resulting in a default thereunder. Since then,
our investment adviser and its secured lenders have been in negotiations
regarding a consensual restructuring of its obligations under such credit
facility. While we are not directly affected by our investment adviser’s
default, if it is unable to restructure its credit facility, or an acceleration
of the outstanding principal balance by the lenders occurs, the ability of the
investment adviser to retain key individuals and perform its investment advisory
duties for us could be significantly impaired.
Note
15. Subsequent Events
On June
7, 2010, the Company repaid $0.1 million of the outstanding borrowings related
to the credit facility.
On June
25, 2010, the Company filed a definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A related
to the proposed Saratoga transaction.
On July
9, 2010, the Company repaid $0.8 million of the outstanding borrowings related
to the credit facility.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
The
following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements
and related notes and other financial information appearing elsewhere in this
quarterly report. In addition to historical information, the following
discussion and other parts of this quarterly report contain forward-looking
information that involves risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could
differ materially from those anticipated by such forward-looking information due
to the factors discussed in Item 1A in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended February 28, 2010 and Part II, Item 1A in this quarterly
report.
The
forward-looking statements are based on our beliefs, assumptions and
expectations of our future performance, taking into account all information
currently available to us. These beliefs, assumptions and expectations can
change as a result of many possible events or factors, not all of which are
known to us or are within our control. If a change occurs, our business,
financial condition, liquidity and results of operations may vary materially
from those expressed in our forward-looking statements.
The
forward-looking statements contained in this quarterly report involve risks and
uncertainties, including statements as to:
•
|
our future operating
results;
|
•
|
our business prospects and the
prospects of our portfolio
companies;
|
•
|
the impact of investments that we
expect to make;
|
•
|
our contractual arrangements and
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, including our ability to operate as a business development
company and a regulated investment
company;
|
•
|
the adequacy of our cash
resources and working
capital;
|
•
|
the timing of cash flows, if any,
from the operations of our portfolio
companies;
|
•
|
the ability of our investment
adviser to locate suitable investments for us and to monitor and
effectively administer our investments;
and
|
•
|
continued access to our Revolving
Facility.
|
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.
Overview
GSC
Investment Corp. is a Maryland corporation that has elected to be treated as a
business development company (“BDC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940
(the “1940 Act”). The Company is the successor by merger to GSC Investment, LLC
(the “LLC”), a Maryland limited liability company that had elected to be
regulated as a BDC, which was merged into the Company concurrently with the
Company’s incorporation on March 21, 2007. As a result of the merger, each
outstanding common share of the LLC was converted into an equivalent number of
shares of the Company’s common stock.
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Our
investment objectives are to generate current income and capital appreciation
through debt and equity investments by primarily investing in middle market
companies and select high yield bonds. We have elected and qualified to be
treated as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). We commenced operations
on March 23, 2007 and completed our initial public offering (“IPO”) on March 28,
2007. We are externally managed and advised by our investment adviser, GSCP
(NJ), L.P. (together with certain of its affiliates, “GSC Group”).
We used
the net proceeds of our IPO to purchase approximately $100.7 million in
aggregate principal amount of debt investments from GSC Partners CDO Fund III,
Limited (“CDO Fund III”), a collateralized loan obligation (“CLO”) fund managed
by our investment adviser. We used borrowings under our Facilities (as defined
below) to purchase approximately $115.1 million in aggregate principal amount of
debt investments in April and May 2007 from CDO Fund III and GSC Partners CDO
Fund Limited (“CDO Fund I”), a collateralized debt obligation fund managed by
our investment adviser.
Our
portfolio is comprised primarily of investments in leveraged loans (comprised of
both first and second lien term loans) issued by middle market companies and
high yield bonds. We seek to create a diversified portfolio by investing up to
5% of our total assets in each investment, although the investment sizes may be
more or less than the targeted range. These investments are sourced in both the
primary and secondary markets through a network of relationships with commercial
and investment banks, commercial finance companies and financial sponsors. Due
to constraints imposed by our Revolving Facility, we have had limited investment
activity in both the primary and secondary markets. The leveraged loans and high
yield bonds that we purchase are generally used to finance buyouts,
acquisitions, growth, recapitalizations and other types of transactions.
Leveraged loans are generally senior debt instruments that rank ahead of
subordinated debt of the portfolio company. Leveraged loans also have the
benefit of security interests on the assets of the portfolio company, which may
rank ahead of, or be junior to, other security interests. High yield bonds are
typically subordinated to leveraged loans and generally unsecured, though a
substantial amount of the high yield bonds that we currently own are secured.
Substantially all of the debt investments held in our portfolio hold a
non-investment grade rating by Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) and/or
Standard & Poor’s or, if not rated, would be rated below investment grade if
rated. High yield bonds rated below investment grade are commonly referred to as
“junk bonds.” As part of our long-term strategy, we also anticipate purchasing
mezzanine debt and making equity investments in middle market companies.
Mezzanine debt is typically unsecured and subordinated to senior debt of the
portfolio company. For purposes of this quarterly report, we generally use the
term “middle market” to refer to companies with annual EBITDA of between $5
million and $50 million. EBITDA represents earnings before net interest expense,
income taxes, depreciation and amortization. Investments in middle market
companies are generally less liquid than equivalent investments in companies
with larger capitalizations.
While our
primary focus is to generate current income and capital appreciation through
investments in debt and equity securities of middle market companies and high
yield bonds, we intend to invest up to 30% of our assets in opportunistic
investments. Opportunistic investments may include investments in distressed
debt, debt and equity securities of public companies, credit default swaps,
emerging market debt, and structured finance vehicles, including CLOs. As part
of this 30%, we may also invest in debt of middle market companies located
outside the United States. Given our primary investment focus on first and
second lien term loans issued by middle market companies and high yield bonds,
we believe our opportunistic investments will allow us to supplement our core
investments with other investments that are within our investment adviser’s
expertise that we believe offer attractive yields and/or the potential for
capital appreciation. As of May 31, 2010, our investment in the subordinated
notes of GSCIC CLO, a CLO we manage, constituted 20.2% of our total
investments. We do not expect to manage and purchase all of the equity in
another CLO transaction in the near future. We may, however, invest in CLO
securities issued by other investment managers.
As of May
31, 2010, our portfolio consisted of $89.9 million in investments. We seek to
create a diversified portfolio that includes leveraged loans, mezzanine debt and
high yield bonds by investing up to 5% of our total investments in each
portfolio company, although the investment sizes may be more or less than the
targeted range. As of May 31, 2010, we invested in excess of 5% of our total
investments in 6 of the 27 portfolio companies and the GSCIC CLO, but in each
case less than 20.2% of our total investments, and our five largest portfolio
company exposures represented approximately 49.9% of our total
investments.
As a BDC,
we are required to comply with certain regulatory requirements. For instance, we
have to invest at least 70% of our total assets in “qualifying assets,”
including securities of U.S. operating companies whose securities are not listed
on a national securities exchange (i.e., New York Stock Exchange, American Stock
Exchange and The NASDAQ Global Market), U.S. operating companies with listed
securities that have market capitalizations of less than $250 million, cash,
cash equivalents, U.S. government securities and high-quality debt investments
that mature in one year or less. In addition, we are only allowed to borrow
money such that our asset coverage, which, as defined in the 1940 Act, measures
the ratio of total assets less total liabilities (excluding borrowings) to total
borrowings, equals at least 200% after such borrowing, with certain limited
exceptions.
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Significant Developments in Our
Business
Since
the third quarter of fiscal year 2009 (November 30, 2008), due to constraints
imposed by our Revolving Facility (as defined below), we have had limited
investment activity in both the primary and secondary markets. On
July 30, 2009, we exceeded permissible borrowing limits for 30 consecutive days,
resulting in an event of default under our credit facility that is continuing as
of May 31, 2010. As a result of this event of default, our lender has
the right to accelerate repayment of the outstanding indebtedness under our
credit facility and to foreclose and liquidate the collateral pledged
thereunder. Acceleration of the outstanding indebtedness and/or
liquidation of the collateral would have a material adverse effect on our
liquidity, financial condition and operations. As of the date of this
quarterly report, our lender has not accelerated the debt, but has reserved the
right to do so. There is no assurance that we will have sufficient
funds available to pay in full the total amount of obligations that would become
due as a result of such acceleration or that we will be able to obtain
additional or alternative financing to pay or refinance any such accelerated
obligations.
Substantially
all of our assets other than our investment in the subordinated notes of GSC
Investment Corp. CLO 2007, Ltd. ("GSCIC CLO") are held in a special purpose
subsidiary and pledged under our Revolving Facility. We commenced the
two year amortization period under the Revolving Facility in January 2009,
during which time all principal proceeds from the pledged assets are used to
repay the Revolving Facility. In addition, during the continuance of an event of
default, all interest proceeds from the pledged assets are also used to repay
the Revolving Facility. As a result, the Company is required to fund
its operating expenses and dividends solely from cash on hand, management fees
earned from, and the proceeds of the subordinated notes of, GSCIC
CLO. The deleveraging of the Company may significantly impair the
Company’s ability to effectively operate.
On April
14, 2010, the Company announced that it entered into a definitive agreement with
Saratoga Investment Advisors, LLC (“Saratoga”) to execute a $55 million
recapitalization plan that would cure the existing bank default. Please
see “Proposed Saratoga Transaction” below for more information.
In a
report dated May 27, 2010, our independent registered public accountants have
determined that there is substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as
a going concern as a result of our remaining in default of our Revolving
Facility. Please see Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors—Risks related to our
liquidity and financial condition” in our Annual Report on form 10-K for the
year ended February 28, 2010 for more information.
Proposed Saratoga
Transaction
On April
14, 2010, we entered into a stock purchase agreement (“the Stock Purchase
Agreement”) with Saratoga and CLO Partners LLC (together with Saratoga, the
“Investors”) and an assignment, assumption and novation agreement (the
“Assignment Agreement”) with Saratoga, pursuant to which we assumed certain
rights and obligations of Saratoga under the debt commitment letter (the
“Madison Commitment Letter”) Saratoga received from Madison Capital Funding LLC
(“Madison”), indicating Madison’s willingness to provide the Company with a $40
million senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Replacement Facility”),
subject to the satisfaction of certain terms and conditions. We refer
to the transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement collectively as
the “Saratoga Transaction.”
If the
conditions to closing under the Stock Purchase Agreement are satisfied, pursuant
to the Stock Purchase Agreement, we will issue and sell to the Investors
9,868,422 shares of our common stock for an aggregate purchase price of
approximately $15,000,000 at a price of $1.52 per share, in a private
transaction that is exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act of 1933 and Regulation D thereunder. Concurrently with
the closing of the Saratoga Transaction and pursuant to the terms of the Stock
Purchase Agreement, we will (i) enter into the Replacement Facility with
Madison; (ii) enter into a registration rights agreement with the Investors;
(iii) enter into a trademark license agreement with Saratoga or one of its
affiliates; and (iv) replace GSCP (NJ), L.P. as the Company’s investment adviser
with Saratoga Investment Advisors, LLC, by executing the Investment Advisory and
Management Agreement, subject to stockholder approval, and as the Company’s
administrator with an affiliate of Saratoga by executing an Administration
Agreement. The Company and its current investment adviser, GSCP (NJ),
L.P., have entered into a Termination and Release Agreement, to be effective as
of the closing, pursuant to which GSCP (NJ), L.P., among other things, has
agreed to waive any and all accrued and unpaid deferred incentive management
fees up to and as of the closing of the Saratoga Transaction but will continue
to receive the base management fees earned through the date of the
closing.
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In
addition, as a condition to closing of the Saratoga Transaction and in each case
to be effective as of the closing, the Company is required to procure the
resignations of Robert F. Cummings, Jr. and Richard M. Hayden, both of whom are
affiliates of GSCP (NJ) L.P., as members of the Board and to elect Christian L.
Oberbeck and Richard A. Petrocelli, both of whom are affiliates of Saratoga, as
members of the Board (the “Saratoga Directors”). The Saratoga
Directors will be elected by the Board to fill the vacancies created by the
resignations described above and the Saratoga Directors will be appointed to the
class of directors as determined by the Board in accordance with the Company’s
organizational documents. The Company’s stockholders will have the
opportunity to vote for each of the Saratoga Directors when his class of
directors is up for reelection. In addition, all officers of the
Company will resign at closing and the Board will appoint Mr. Oberbeck as the
Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Mr. Petrocelli as the Company’s Chief
Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer.
Promptly
after closing of the Saratoga Transaction, the Company will change its name from
“GSC Investment Corp.” to “Saratoga Investment Corp.” and the Company intends to
undertake a one-for-ten reverse stock split, pursuant to which each stockholder
will receive one share of our common stock in exchange for every ten shares
owned at that time. After giving effect to the shares of common stock
issued in connection with the Saratoga Transaction and the one-for-ten reverse
stock split, the total number of shares of our common stock outstanding will be
approximately 2.7 million.
The
Company will use the net proceeds from the Saratoga Transaction and a portion of
the funds available to it under the Replacement Facility to pay the full amount
of principal and accrued interest, including default interest, outstanding under
our Revolving Facility due and payable as of the date of closing.
Following
completion of the transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement, the
Investors and certain individuals affiliated with Saratoga and Saratoga
Partners, including Messrs. Oberbeck and Petrocelli, will hold approximately
36.8% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company. Pursuant to the
provisions of the 1940 Act, the Company will be deemed to be controlled by Mr.
Oberbeck following consummation of the Saratoga Transaction. Mr.
Oberbeck is the Managing Partner of Saratoga Partners, an affiliate of Saratoga,
and has been a member of its investment committee for 15 years. Mr.
Oberbeck is the primary investor in Saratoga, and CLO Partners LLC is an entity
wholly-owned by Mr. Oberbeck. Saratoga Partners has also provided
Saratoga with an equity commitment letter, pursuant to which Saratoga Partners
has agreed to fulfill and satisfy solely the payment obligations of Saratoga and
CLO Partners under the Stock Purchase Agreement, subject to the satisfaction of
certain terms and conditions, including the closing conditions described
herein.
For more
information about Saratoga, see our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A
filed with the SEC on June 25, 2010.
Revenues
We
generate revenue in the form of interest income and capital gains on the debt
investments that we hold and capital gains, if any, on equity interests that we
may acquire. We expect our debt investments, whether in the form of first and
second lien term loans, mezzanine debt or high yield bonds, to have terms of up
to ten years, and to bear interest at either a fixed or floating rate. Interest
on debt will be payable generally either quarterly or semi-annually. In some
cases our debt investments may provide for a portion of the interest to be
paid-in-kind (“PIK”). To the extent interest is paid-in-kind, it will be payable
through the increase of the principal amount of the obligation by the amount of
interest due on the then-outstanding aggregate principal amount of such
obligation. The principal amount of the debt and any accrued but unpaid interest
will generally become due at the maturity date. In addition, we may generate
revenue in the form of commitment, origination, structuring or diligence fees,
fees for providing managerial assistance or investment management services and
possibly consulting fees. Any such fees will be generated in connection with our
investments and recognized as earned. We may also invest in preferred equity
securities that pay dividends on a current basis.
On
January 22, 2008 we entered into a collateral management agreement with GSCIC
CLO pursuant to which we will act as its collateral manager and receive a senior
collateral management fee of 0.10% and a subordinate collateral management fee
of 0.40% of the outstanding principal amount of GSCIC CLO’s assets, paid
quarterly to the extent of available proceeds. We are also entitled to an
incentive management fee equal to 20% of excess cash flow to the extent the
GSCIC CLO subordinated notes receive an internal rate of return equal to or
greater than 12%.
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We
recognize interest income on our investment in the subordinated notes of GSCIC
CLO using the effective interest method, based on the anticipated yield and the
estimated cash flows over the projected life of the investment. Yields are
revised when there are changes in actual or estimated cash flows due to changes
in prepayments and/or re-investments, credit losses or asset pricing. Changes in
estimated yield are recognized as an adjustment to the estimated yield over the
remaining life of the investment from the date the estimated yield was
changed.
Expenses
Our
primary operating expenses include the payment of investment advisory and
management fees, professional fees, directors and officers insurance, fees paid
to independent directors and administrator expenses, including our allocable
portion of our administrator’s overhead. Our allocable portion is based on the
ratio of our total assets to the total assets administered by our administrator.
Our investment advisory and management fees compensate our investment adviser
for its work in identifying, evaluating, negotiating, closing and monitoring our
investments. We bear all other costs and expenses of our operations and
transactions, including those relating to:
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(including the cost and expenses of any independent valuation
firm);
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expenses incurred by our
investment adviser payable to third parties, including agents, consultants
or other advisers, in monitoring our financial and legal affairs and in
monitoring our investments and performing due diligence on our prospective
portfolio companies;
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interest payable on debt, if any,
incurred to finance our
investments;
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other securities;
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investment advisory and
management fees;
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administration
fees;
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fees payable to third parties,
including agents, consultants or other advisers, relating to, or
associated with, evaluating and making
investments;
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transfer agent and custodial
fees;
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registration
fees;
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listing
fees;
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taxes;
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independent directors’ fees and
expenses;
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costs of preparing and filing
reports or other documents of the
SEC;
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reports;
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proxy statements or other notices
to stockholders, including printing
costs;
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to the extent we are covered by
any joint insurance policies, our allocable portion of the insurance
premiums for such joint
policies;
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direct costs and expenses of
administration, including auditor and legal costs;
and
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all other expenses incurred by us
or our administrator in connection with administering our
business.
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The
amount payable to GSC Group as administrator under the administration agreement
is capped to the effect that such amount, together with our other operating
expenses, does not exceed an amount equal to 1.5% per annum of our net assets
attributable to common stock. In addition, since inception and including the
current one-year term of the administration agreement (expiring March 21, 2011),
GSC Group has waived our reimbursement obligation under the administration
agreement until our total assets exceed $500 million.
Pursuant
to the investment advisory and management agreement, we pay GSC Group as
investment adviser a quarterly base management fee of 1.75% of the average value
of our total assets (other than cash or cash equivalents but including assets
purchased with borrowed funds) at the end of the two most recently completed
fiscal quarters, and appropriately adjusted for any share issuances or
repurchases during the applicable fiscal quarter, and an incentive
fee.
The
incentive fee has two parts:
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A fee, payable quarterly in
arrears, equal to 20% of our pre-incentive fee net investment income,
expressed as a rate of return on the value of the net assets at the end of
the immediately preceding quarter, that exceeds a 1.875% quarterly (7.5%
annualized) hurdle rate measured as of the end of each fiscal quarter.
Under this provision, in any fiscal quarter, our investment adviser
receives no incentive fee unless our pre-incentive fee net investment
income exceeds the hurdle rate of 1.875%. Amounts received as a return of
capital are not included in calculating this portion of the incentive fee.
Since the hurdle rate is based on net assets, a return of less than the
hurdle rate on total assets may still result in an incentive
fee.
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A fee, payable at the end of each
fiscal year, equal to 20% of our net realized capital gains, if any,
computed net of all realized capital losses and unrealized capital
depreciation, in each case on a cumulative basis, less the aggregate
amount of capital gains incentive fees paid to the investment adviser
through such date.
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We will
defer cash payment of any incentive fee otherwise earned by our investment
adviser if, during the most recent four full fiscal quarter period ending on or
prior to the date such payment is to be made, the sum of (a) our aggregate
distributions to our stockholders and (b) our change in net assets (defined as
total assets less liabilities) (before taking into account any incentive fees
payable during that period) is less than 7.5% of our net assets at the beginning
of such period. These calculations will be appropriately pro rated for the first
three fiscal quarters of operation and adjusted for any share issuances or
repurchases during the applicable period. Such incentive fee will become payable
on the next date on which such test has been satisfied for the most recent four
full fiscal quarters or upon certain terminations of the investment advisory and
management agreement. We commenced deferring cash payment of incentive fees
during the quarterly period ended August 31, 2007, and have continued to defer
such payments through the current quarterly period. As of May 31,
2010, $2.6 million of incentive fees have been deferred and remained unpaid and
will be waived if the Saratoga Transaction is consummated. GSCP will
no longer provide services to us if the Saratoga Transaction is
consummated.
To the
extent that any of our leveraged loans are denominated in a currency other than
U.S. dollars, we may enter into currency hedging contracts to reduce our
exposure to fluctuations in currency exchange rates. We may also enter into
interest rate hedging agreements. Such hedging activities, which will be subject
to compliance with applicable legal requirements, may include the use of
interest rate caps, futures, options and forward contracts. Costs incurred in
entering into or settling such contracts will be borne by us.
From the
commencement of operations until March 23, 2008, GSC Group reimbursed us for
operating expenses to the extent that our total annual operating expenses (other
than investment advisory and management fees and interest and credit facility
expenses) exceeded an amount equal to 1.55% of our net assets attributable to
common stock. GSC Group has not reimbursed us since that date and we do not
expect to be reimbursed in the future.
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Portfolio
and investment activity
Corporate
Debt Portfolio Overview(1)
At May 31, 2010
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At February 28, 2010
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($
in millions)
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Number
of investments
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36 | 38 | ||||||
Number
of portfolio companies
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25 | 27 | ||||||
Average
investment size
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$ | 2.0 | $ | 1.9 | ||||
Weighted
average maturity
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2.3 years
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2.5 years
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Number
of industries
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18 | 19 | ||||||
Average
investment per portfolio company
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$ | 2.9 | $ | 2.7 | ||||
Non-Performing
or delinquent investments
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$ | 14.3 | $ | 18.5 | ||||
Fixed
rate debt (% of interest bearing portfolio)
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$ | 33.2 (48.6 | )% | $ | 33.0 (46.9 | )% | ||
Weighted
average current coupon
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11.6 | % | 11.6 | % | ||||
Floating
rate debt (% of interest bearing portfolio)
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$ | 35.1 (51.4 | )% | $ | 37.4 (53.1 | )% | ||
Weighted
average current spread over LIBOR
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7.8 | % | 7.6 | % |
(1)
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Excludes our investment in the
subordinated notes of GSCIC CLO and investments in common stocks and
limited partnership
interests.
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During
the three months ended May 31, 2010, we made no investments in new or existing
portfolio companies and had $2.7 million in aggregate amount of exits and
repayments resulting in net repayments of $2.7 million for the
period.
During
the three months ended May 31, 2009, we made no investments in new or existing
portfolio companies and had $0.3 million in aggregate amount of exits and
repayments resulting in net repayments of $0.3 million for the
period.
Our
portfolio composition at May 31, 2010 and February 28, 2010 was as
follows:
Portfolio
composition
At May 31, 2010
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At February 28, 2010
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Percentage of
Total Portfolio
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Weighted
Average
Current
Yield
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Percentage of
Total Portfolio
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Weighted
Average
Current
Yield
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First
lien term loans
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15.4
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%
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9.7
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%
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18.6
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%
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8.6
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%
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Second
lien term loans
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23.1
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8.1
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22.7
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8.1
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Senior
secured notes
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32.7
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11.6
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31.0
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11.6
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Unsecured
notes
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4.8
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12.2
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6.4
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12.2
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GSCIC
CLO subordinated notes
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20.2
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9.7
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18.7
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8.3
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Equity
interests
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3.8
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N/A
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2.6
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N/A
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Limited
partnership interests
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—
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N/A
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—
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N/A
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Total
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100.0
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%
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9.8
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%
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100.0
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%
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9.3
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%
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Our
investment in the subordinated notes of GSCIC CLO represents a first loss
position in a portfolio that, at May 31, 2010 and February 28, 2010, was
composed of $406.0 and $387.1 million, respectively, in aggregate principal
amount of predominantly senior secured first lien term loans. This investment is
subject to unique risks. Please see Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors—Risks related
to our investments—Our investment in GSCIC CLO constitutes a leveraged
investment in a portfolio of predominantly senior secured first lien term loans
and is subject to additional risks and volatility”, of our Annual Report on form
10-K for the year ended February 28, 2010 for more information. We do not
consolidate the GSCIC CLO portfolio in our financial statements. Accordingly,
the metrics below do not include the underlying GSCIC CLO portfolio investments.
However, at May 31, 2010, three GSCIC CLO portfolio investments were in default
and over 91.8% of the GSCIC CLO portfolio investments had a CMR (as defined
below) color rating of green or yellow.
GSC Group
normally grades all of our investments using an internally developed credit and
monitoring rating system (“CMR”). The CMR consists of a single component: a
color rating. The color rating is based on several criteria, including financial
and operating strength, probability of default, and restructuring
risk. The color ratings are characterized as follows: (Green) -
strong credit; (Yellow) - satisfactory credit; (Red) - payment default risk, in
payment default and/or significant restructuring activity.
The CMR
distribution of our investments at May 31, 2010 and February 28, 2010 was as
follows:
Portfolio
CMR distribution
At
May 31, 2010
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At
February 28, 2010
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Investments
at
Fair Value
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Percentage
of
Total Portfolio
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Investments
at
Fair Value
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Percentage
of
Total
Portfolio
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($ in
thousands)
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Green
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$ | 9,650 | 10.7 | % | $ | 9,479 | 10.6 | % | ||||||||
Yellow
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23,714 | 26.4 | 27,763 | 31.1 | ||||||||||||
Red
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34,941 | 38.9 | 33,222 | 37.2 | ||||||||||||
N/A(1)
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21,623 | 24.0 | 18,909 | 21.1 | ||||||||||||
Total
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$ | 89,928 | 100.0 | % | $ | 89,373 | 100.0 | % |
(1)
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Comprised of our investments in
the subordinated notes of GSCIC CLO, equity interests, and limited
partnership interests.
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The
following table shows the portfolio composition by industry grouping at fair
value at May 31, 2010 and February 28, 2010.
Portfolio
composition by industry grouping at fair value
At
May 31, 2010
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At
February 28, 2010
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Investments at
Fair Value
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Percentage of
Total Portfolio
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Investments at
Fair Value
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Percentage of
Total Portfolio
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($
in thousands)
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Structured
Finance Securities (1)
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$
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18,209
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20.2
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%
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$
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16,698
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18.7
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%
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Packaging
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9,550
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10.6
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9,791
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11.0
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Consumer
Products
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7,360
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8.2
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7,508
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8.4
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Healthcare
Services
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7,347
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8.2
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7,190
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8.0
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Apparel
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7,082
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7.9
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6,910
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7.7
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Electronics
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6,728
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7.5
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6,617
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7.4
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Manufacturing
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5,996
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6.7
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6,399
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7.2
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Publishing
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5,876
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6.5
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6,710
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7.5
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Metals
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4,550
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5.1
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3,794
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4.3
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Homebuilding
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4,466
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5.0
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3,634
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4.1
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Natural
Resources
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3,421
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3.8
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2,989
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3.3
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||||||||||||
Environmental
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2,354
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2.6
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2,060
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2.3
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||||||||||||
Logistics
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2,070
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2.3
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2,230
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2.5
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Food
and Beverage
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1,717
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1.9
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1,697
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1.9
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Financial
Services
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1,206
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1.3
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984
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1.1
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Oil
and Gas
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610
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0.7
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1,129
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1.2
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Education
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568
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0.6
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634
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0.7
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Building
Products
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553
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0.6
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530
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0.6
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Consumer
Services
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265
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0.3
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255
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0.3
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||||||||||||
Printing
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—
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—
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1,614
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1.8
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||||||||||||
Total
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$
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89,928
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100.0
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%
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$
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89,373
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100.0
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%
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(1)
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Comprised of our investment in
the subordinated notes of GSCIC
CLO.
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The
following table shows the portfolio composition by geographic location at fair
value at May 31, 2010 and February 28, 2010. The geographic composition is
determined by the location of the corporate headquarters of the portfolio
company.
Portfolio
composition by geographic location at fair value
At
May 31, 2010
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At
February 28, 2010
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Investments at
Fair Value
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Percentage of
Total Portfolio
|
Investments at
Fair Value
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Percentage of
Total Portfolio
|
|||||||||||||
($
in thousands)
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||||||||||||||||
Midwest
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$
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22,591
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25.1
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%
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$
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23,637
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26.5
|
%
|
||||||||
Other(1)
|
18,209
|
20.2
|
16,698
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18.7
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||||||||||||
West
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15,618
|
17.4
|
14,695
|
16.4
|
||||||||||||
International
|
12,971
|
14.4
|
12,781
|
14.3
|
||||||||||||
Northeast
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11,271
|
12.6
|
11,631
|
13.0
|
||||||||||||
Southeast
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9,268
|
10.3
|
9,931
|
11.1
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Total
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$
|
89,928
|
100.0
|
%
|
$
|
89,373
|
100.0
|
%
|
(1)
|
Comprised of our investment in
the subordinated notes of GSCIC
CLO.
|
Results
of Operations
For
the three months ended May 31, 2010 and 2009
Operating
results for the three months ended May 31, 2010 and 2009 are as
follows;
For the three months ended
|
||||||||
May 31, 2010
|
May 31, 2009
|
|||||||
($
in thousands)
|
||||||||
Total
investment income
|
$ | 2,811 | $ | 4,764 | ||||
Total
expenses before waiver and reimbursement
|
2,964 | 2,372 | ||||||
Total
expense waiver and reimbursement
|
(155 | ) | (172 | ) | ||||
Total
expenses net of expense waiver and reimbursement
|
2,808 | 2,200 | ||||||
Net
investment income
|
2 | 2,564 | ||||||
Net
realized losses
|
(2,551 | ) | (5 | ) | ||||
Net
unrealized gains
|
5,204 | 2,805 | ||||||
Net
increase in net assets resulting from operations
|
$ | 2,655 | $ | 5,364 |
34
Investment
income
The
composition of our investment income for the three months ended May 31, 2010 and
2009 was as follows:
Investment
Income
For the three months ended
|
||||||||
May 31, 2010
|
May 31, 2009
|
|||||||
($
in thousands)
|
||||||||
Interest
from investments
|
$ | 2,270 | $ | 4,187 | ||||
Management
of GSCIC CLO
|
507 | 521 | ||||||
Interest
from cash and cash equivalents and other income
|
34 | 56 | ||||||
Total
|
$ | 2,811 | $ | 4,764 |
For the
three months ended May 31, 2010, total investment income decreased $2.0 million,
or 41.0% compared to the three months ended May 31, 2009. The decrease is
predominantly attributable to an increase in the allowance for impaired loans
and bonds, a decrease in the effective interest rate earned on our investment in
the subordinated notes of GSCIC CLO, and a smaller total average
portfolio. The allowance for impaired loans and bonds increased to
$1.1 million, for the three months ended May 31, 2010 from $0.3 million for the
three months ended May 31, 2009. Interest income from our investment in the
subordinated notes of GSCIC CLO decreased $0.2 million, or 24.8%, to $0.7
million for the three months ended May 31, 2010 from $0.9 million for the three
months ended May 31, 2009.
For the
three months ended May 31, 2010 and 2009, total PIK income was $0.4 million, and
$0.2 million, respectively.
Operating
Expenses
The
composition of our operating expenses for the three months ended May 31, 2010
and 2009 was as follows:
Operating
Expenses
For the three months ended
|
||||||||
May 31, 2010
|
May 31, 2009
|
|||||||
($ in
thousand)
|
||||||||
Interest
and credit facility expense
|
$
|
831
|
$
|
643
|
||||
Base
management fees
|
411
|
548
|
||||||
Professional
fees
|
1,143
|
340
|
||||||
Incentive
management fees
|
—
|
322
|
||||||
Administrator
expenses
|
155
|
172
|
||||||
Insurance
expenses
|
195
|
206
|
||||||
Directors
fees
|
165
|
82
|
||||||
General
and administrative expenses
|
64
|
59
|
||||||
Total
operating expenses before manager waiver and reimbursement
|
$
|
2,964
|
$
|
2,372
|
For the
three months ended May 31, 2010, total operating expenses before manager expense
waiver and reimbursement increased $0.6 million, or 24.9% compared to the three
months ended May 31, 2009.
For the
three months ended May 31, 2010, the increase in interest and credit facility
expense is primarily attributable to an increase in the interest rate on our
credit facility from the commercial paper rate plus 70 basis points to the
greater of the commercial paper rate and our lender’s prime rate plus 4.00% plus
a default rate of 2.00%, as a result of our July 30, 2009 event of default
(please see “—Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources” below for
more information). For the three months ended May 31, 2010, the weighted average
interest rate on the Revolving Facility was 9.25% compared to 3.85% for the
three months ended May 31, 2009.
35
For the
three months ended May 31, 2010, base management fees decreased $0.1 million, or
24.9% compared to the three months ended May 31, 2009. The reduction in base
management fees results from the decrease in the average value of our total net
assets and the continued reduction in the total portfolio size.
For the
three months ended May 31, 2010, professional fees increased $0.8 million, or
236.3% compared to the three months ended May 31, 2009. The increase in
professional fees is attributable to additional legal and professional fees
associated with the evaluation of strategic transaction opportunities including
the proposed Saratoga Transaction.
For the
three months ended May 31, 2010, incentive management fees decreased $0.3
million, or 100.0% compared to the three months ended May 31, 2009. The decrease
in incentive management fees is primarily attributable to the decrease in
investment income and the increase in operating expenses which resulted in a
failure to meet the quarterly hurdle rate of 1.875% for the quarter ended May
31, 2010 resulting in no incentive management fees for the quarter.
Net
Realized Gains/Losses from Investments
For the
three months ended May 31, 2010, the Company had $2.7 million of sales,
repayments, exits or restructurings resulting in $2.6 million of net realized
losses. The most significant realized gains and losses during the three months
ended May 31, 2010 were as follows:
Three
months ended May 31, 2010
Issuer
|
Asset Type
|
Gross
Proceeds
|
Cost
|
Net Realized
Gain/(Loss)
|
||||||||||
($
in thousands)
|
||||||||||||||
Custom
Direct, Inc.
|
First
Lien Term Loan
|
$
|
1,832
|
$
|
(1,535
|
) |
$
|
297
|
||||||
Legacy
Cabinets, Inc.
|
Second
Lien Term Loan
|
139
|
(2,002
|
) |
(1,863
|
)
|
||||||||
Legacy
Cabinets, Inc.
|
First
Lien Term Loan
|
502
|
(1,496
|
) |
(994
|
)
|
For the
three months ended May 31, 2009, the Company had $0.3 million of sales,
repayments or exits resulting in $5,152 of net realized losses. The most
significant realized gains and losses during the three months ended May 31, 2009
were as follows:
Three
months ended May 31, 2009
Issuer
|
Asset Type
|
Gross
Proceeds
|
Cost
|
Net Realized
Loss
|
||||||||||
($ in thousands)
|
||||||||||||||
IPC
Systems, Inc.
|
First
Lien Term Loan
|
$
|
14
|
$
|
(19
|
) |
$
|
(5
|
) |
Net
Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation on Investments
For the
three months ended May 31, 2010, the Company had net
unrealized appreciation of $5.2 million, which was comprised of $5.3
million in unrealized appreciation, $3.2 million in unrealized depreciation and
$3.1 million related to the reversal of prior period net unrealized depreciation
recorded upon the exit of an investment. The most significant changes in
net unrealized appreciation and depreciation for the three months ended May 31,
2010 are as follows:
36
Three
months ended May 31, 2010
Issuer
|
Asset Type
|
Cost
|
Fair Value
|
Total
Unrealized
Depreciation
|
Quarterly
Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
|
|||||||||||||
($ in thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||||
GSCIC
CLO
|
Other/Structured
Finance Securities
|
$
|
29,233
|
$
|
18,209
|
$
|
(11,024
|
)
|
$
|
1,510
|
||||||||
McMillin
Companies, LLC
|
Senior
Secured Notes
|
7,356
|
4,466
|
(2,890
|
)
|
809
|
||||||||||||
Elyria
Foundry Company, LLC
|
Senior
Secured Notes
|
4,889
|
4,550
|
(339
|
)
|
751
|
||||||||||||
Grant
U.S. Holdings, LLP
|
Second
Lien Term Loan
|
6,349
|
592
|
(5,757
|
)
|
434
|
||||||||||||
USS
Mergerco, Inc.
|
Common
stock
|
3,159
|
2,355
|
(804
|
)
|
294
|
||||||||||||
Jason
Incorporated
|
Unsecured
Notes
|
13,700
|
1,096
|
(12,604
|
)
|
(592
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Energy
Alloys, LLC
|
Second
Lien Term Loan
|
6,285
|
610
|
(5,675
|
)
|
(565
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Penton
Media, Inc.
|
First
Lien Term Loan
|
3,952
|
3,449
|
(503
|
)
|
(503
|
)
|
The $1.5
million decrease in net unrealized depreciation in our investment in the GSCIC
subordinated notes was due to changes in various assumptions, such as portfolio
default rate, recovery rate on defaults and portfolio prepayment rate, used in
our discounted cash flow model. These changes were made in accordance with
current market practice for CLO equity investments and not as a result of any
change in the underlying GSCIC portfolio. The decrease in unrealized
depreciation in our investments in McMillin Companies, LLC and Elyria Foundry
Company, LLC, were due to an improvement in the outlook for these companies. The
increase in unrealized depreciation in our investments in Jason Incorporated and
Energy Alloy were due to declining prospects for each of the companies. The
change in the fair values of our investments in Grant U.S. Holdings and Penton
Media, Inc were due to fluctuations in the market quotations obtained for these
investments compared to the prior period.
For the
three months ended May 31, 2009, the Company had net
unrealized appreciation of $2.8 million, which was comprised of $8.0
million in unrealized appreciation and $5.2 million in unrealized depreciation
The most significant changes in net unrealized appreciation and depreciation for
the three months ended May 31, 2009 are as follows:
Three months ended May 31, 2009
|
||||||||||||||||||
Issuer
|
Asset Type
|
Cost
|
Fair Value
|
Total
Unrealized
Depreciation
|
Quarterly
Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
|
|||||||||||||
($
in thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||||
Terphane
Holdings Corp.
|
Senior
Secured Notes
|
$ |
10,435
|
$ |
8,568
|
$ |
(1,867
|
)
|
$ |
870
|
|
|||||||
Penton
Media, Inc.
|
First
Lien Term Loan
|
3,770
|
2,915
|
(855
|
)
|
861
|
|
|||||||||||
IDI
Acquisition Corp.
|
Senior
Secured Notes
|
3,638
|
3,207
|
(431
|
)
|
764
|
|
|||||||||||
USS
Mergerco, Inc.
|
Second
Lien Term Loan
|
5,852
|
4,328
|
(1,524
|
)
|
731
|
||||||||||||
GSCIC
CLO
|
Other/Structured
Finance Securities
|
|
29,233
|
|
19,208
|
|
(10,025
|
)
|
|
(2,461
|
) | |||||||
Grant
U.S. Holdings LLP
|
Second
Lien Term Loan
|
6,189
|
795
|
(5,394
|
)
|
(1,643
|
) | |||||||||||
Targus
Holdings Corp
|
Second
Lien Term Loan
|
4,786
|
2,573
|
(2,213
|
)
|
(563
|
) |
Net
Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation on Derivatives
For the
three months ended May 31, 2010, changes in the value of the interest rate caps
resulted in an unrealized depreciation of $19,869 versus an unrealized
appreciation of $35,687 for the three months ended May 31,
2009.
37
Changes
in Net Asset Value from Operations
For the
three months ended May 31, 2010 and 2009, we recorded a net increase in net
assets resulting from operations of $2.7 million and $5.4 million, respectively.
Based on 16,940,109 weighted average common shares outstanding as of May 31,
2010, our per share net increase in net assets resulting from operations was
$0.16 for the three months ended May 31, 2010. This compares to a per
share increase in net assets resulting from operations of $0.65 for the three
months ended May 31, 2009 based on 8,291,384 weighted average common shares
outstanding as of May 31, 2009.
Financial
condition, liquidity and capital resources
The
Company’s liquidity and capital resources have been generated primarily from the
net proceeds of its IPO, advances from the Revolving Facility and the Term
Facility, as well as cash flows from operations. On March 28, 2007, we completed
our IPO and issued 7,250,000 common shares and received net proceeds of $100.7
million.
On April
11, 2007, we entered into a $100.0 million revolving securitized credit facility
(the “Revolving Facility”). On May 1, 2007, we entered into a $25.7 million term
securitized credit facility (the “Term Facility” and, together with the
Revolving Facility, the “Facilities”), which was fully drawn at closing. In
December 2007, we consolidated the Facilities by using a draw under the
Revolving Facility to repay the Term Facility. In response to the market wide
decline in financial asset prices, which has negatively affect the value of our
portfolio, we terminated the revolving period of the Revolving Facility
effective January 14, 2009 and commenced a two-year amortization period during
which all principal proceeds from the collateral will be used to repay
outstanding borrowings. In March 2009 we amended the Revolving Credit Facility
to decrease the minimum required collateralization and increase the portion of
the portfolio that can be invested in “CCC” rated investments in return for an
increased interest rate and expedited amortization.
A
Borrowing Base violation will occur if our outstanding borrowings exceed the
Borrowing Base at any time. We can cure a Borrowing Base violation by reducing
our borrowing below the Borrowing Base (by, e.g., selling collateral and
repaying borrowings) or pledging additional collateral to increase the Borrowing
Base. If we fail to cure a Borrowing Base violation within the specified time, a
default under the Revolving Facility shall occur. On July 30, 2009 an
unremedied Borrowing Base violation became an event of default, which is
currently continuing. As a result of this event of default, our lender has the
right to accelerate repayment of the outstanding indebtedness under the
Revolving Facility and to foreclose and liquidate the collateral pledged
thereunder. Acceleration of the outstanding indebtedness and/or liquidation of
the collateral would have a material adverse effect on our liquidity, financial
condition and operations. As a result of the continuing default, the Company may
be forced to sell its investments to raise funds to repay outstanding amounts.
Such forced sales may result in values that could be less than carrying values
reported in these financial statements. The deleveraging of the Company may
significantly impair the Company’s ability to effectively operate. To date, our
lender has not accelerated the debt with respect to this event of default, but
has reserved the right to do so. Please see Part I, Item 1A. “Risk
Factors—Risks related to our liquidity and financial condition” of our Annual
Report on form 10-K for the year ended February 28, 2010 for more
information.
During
the continuance of an event of default, the interest rate on the Revolving
Facility is increased from the commercial paper rate plus 4.00% to the greater
of the commercial paper rate and our lender’s prime rate plus 4.00% plus a
default rate of 2.00% or, if the commercial paper market is unavailable, the
greater of the prevailing LIBOR rates and our lender’s prime rate plus 6.00%
plus a default rate of 3.00%. Under this formula, the current interest rate at
May 31, 2010 was 9.25%.
At May
31, 2010, we had $33.8 million in borrowings under the Revolving Facility versus
$37.0 million in borrowings at February 28, 2010. The actual amount that we are
permitted to borrow under the Revolving Facility at any given time (the
“Borrowing Base”) is dependent upon the amount and quality of the collateral
securing the Revolving Facility. Our Borrowing Base was $6.1 million at May 31,
2010 versus $1.7 million at February 28, 2010. The increase in our Borrowing
Base during the quarter is mainly attributable to the repayment and
reinstatement of certain defaulted assets that resulted in a higher collateral
value per the Borrowing Base calculation.
Substantially
all of our assets other than our investment in the subordinated notes of GSCIC
CLO are held in a special purpose subsidiary and pledged under our Revolving
Facility. We commenced the two year amortization period under the Revolving
Facility in January 2009, during which time all principal proceeds from the
pledged assets are used to repay the Revolving Facility. In addition, during the
continuance of an event of default, all interest proceeds from the pledged
assets are also used to repay the Revolving Facility. As a result, the Company
is required to fund is operating expenses and dividends solely from cash on
hand, management fees earned from, and the proceeds of the subordinated
notes of, GSCIC CLO. Please see Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors—Risks related to
our liquidity and financial condition” in our Annual Report on form 10-K for the
year ended February 28, 2010 for more information.
38
In April
2009, our investment adviser withheld a scheduled principal amortization payment
under its credit facility, resulting in a default thereunder. Since then, our
investment adviser and its secured lenders have been in negotiations regarding a
consensual restructuring of its obligations under such credit facility. While we
are not directly affected by our investment adviser’s default, a material
adverse change in the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations
or performance of our investment adviser could constitute a default under our
Revolving Facility. Please see Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors-Risks related to
our Investment Advisor” in our Annual Report on form 10-K for the year ended
February 28, 2010 for more information.
Our asset
coverage ratio, as defined in the 1940 Act, was 272%, and 250% as of May 31,
2010 and February 28, 2010, respectively.
At May
31, 2010 and February 28, 2010, the fair value of investments, cash and cash
equivalents and cash and cash equivalents, securitization accounts were as
follows:
At
May 31, 2010
|
At
February 28, 2010
|
|||||||||||||||
Fair
Value
|
Percent
of Total
|
Fair
Value
|
Percent
of Total
|
|||||||||||||
($
in thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
|
2,928
|
3.2
|
%
|
$
|
3,352
|
3.6
|
%
|
||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, securitization accounts
|
379
|
0.4
|
225
|
0.2
|
||||||||||||
First
lien term loans
|
13,830
|
14.8
|
16,653
|
17.9
|
||||||||||||
Second
lien term loans
|
20,794
|
22.3
|
20,267
|
21.8
|
||||||||||||
Senior
secured notes
|
29,372
|
31.5
|
27,742
|
29.9
|
||||||||||||
Unsecured
notes
|
4,308
|
4.6
|
5,690
|
6.1
|
||||||||||||
Structured
finance securities
|
18,209
|
19.5
|
16,698
|
18.0
|
||||||||||||
Common
stock
|
3,415
|
3.7
|
2,323
|
2.5
|
||||||||||||
Other/limited
partnership interests
|
–
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
93,235
|
100.0
|
%
|
$
|
92,950
|
100.0
|
%
|
During
the quarter ended May 31, 2010, the Company did not make any dividend
declarations.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
At May
31, 2010 and February 28, 2010, we did not have any off-balance sheet
arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future
effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or
expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital
resources that are material to investors.
Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Our
business activities contain elements of market risk. We consider our principal
market risks to be fluctuations in interest rates and the inherent difficulty of
determining the fair value of our investments that do not have a readily
available market value. 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, including relative changes in different interest
rates, 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 leveraged
loans, high yield bonds and other debt investments and the value of our
investment portfolio.
39
Our
investment income is affected by fluctuations in various interest rates,
including LIBOR and the prime rate. A large portion of our portfolio is, and we
expect will continue to be, comprised of floating rate investments that utilize
LIBOR. Our interest expense is affected by fluctuations in our lender’s prime
rate. At May 31, 2010, we had $33.8 million of borrowings outstanding at a
floating rate tied to the prevailing prime rate plus a margin of
6.00%.
In April
and May 2007, pursuant to the Revolving Facility, the Company entered into two
interest rate cap agreements with notional amounts of $34.0 million (increased
to $40.0 million in May 2007) and $60.9 million. These agreements provide for a
payment to the Company in the event LIBOR exceeds 8%, mitigating our exposure to
increases in LIBOR. At May 31, 2010, the aggregate interest rate cap agreement
notional amount was $63.2 million.
We have
analyzed the potential impact of changes in interest rates on interest income
from investments. Assuming that our investments as of May 31, 2010 were to
remain constant for a full fiscal year and no actions were taken to alter the
existing interest rate terms, a hypothetical change of 1% in interest rates
would cause a corresponding change of approximately $0.2 million to our interest
income from investments.
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 statement of assets and
liabilities and other business developments that could magnify or diminish
our sensitivity to interest rate changes, nor does it account for divergences in
LIBOR and the commercial paper rate, which have historically moved in tandem
but, in times of unusual credit dislocations, have experienced periods of
divergence. Accordingly no assurances can be given that actual results would not
materially differ from the potential outcome simulated by this
estimate.
Portfolio
Valuation
We carry
our investments at fair value, as determined in good faith by our Board of
Directors. Investments for which market quotations are readily available are
fair valued at such market quotations. We value investments for which market
quotations are not readily available at fair value as determined in good faith
by our Board under our valuation policy and a consistently applied valuation
process. For investments that are thinly traded, we review the depth and quality
of the available quotations to determine if market quotations are readily
available. If the available quotations are indicative only, we may determine
that market quotations are not readily available. Due to the inherent
uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a
readily available market value, the fair value of our investments may differ
significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market
existed for such investments, and the differences could be material. In
addition, changes in the market environment and other events that may occur over
the life of the investments may cause the gains or losses ultimately realized on
these investments to be different than the valuations that are
assigned.
The types
of factors that we may take into account in fair value pricing of our
investments include, as relevant, the nature and realizable value of any
collateral, third party valuations, the portfolio company’s ability to make
payments and its earnings, the markets in which the portfolio company does
business, market yield trend analysis, comparison to publicly-traded securities,
recent sales of or offers to buy comparable companies, and other relevant
factors. The fair value of our investment in the subordinated notes of GSCIC CLO
is based on a discounted cash flow model that utilizes prepayment, re-investment
and loss assumptions which are adjusted to reflect changes in historical
experience and projected performance, economic factors, the characteristics of
the underlying cash flow, and comparable yields for similar CLO subordinated
notes or equity, when available
40
The table
below describes the primary considerations made by our Board of Directors in
determining the fair value of our investments at May 31,
2010:
Fair Value
|
Percent of Total
Investments
|
|||||||
($
in thousands)
|
||||||||
Third
party independent valuation firm
|
$
|
63,220
|
70.3
|
%
|
||||
Discounted
cash flow model
|
18,208
|
20.2
|
||||||
Readily
available market maker, broker quotes
|
8,500
|
9.5
|
||||||
Total
fair valued investments
|
$
|
89,928
|
100.0
|
%
|
Item
4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation
of disclosure controls and procedures
Our CEO
and CFO have evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange
Act) as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly 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 quarterly report.
Changes
in internal controls over financial reporting
There
have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting
(as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that occurred during our
most recently completed fiscal quarter 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 subject to any material legal
proceedings, nor, to our knowledge, are any material legal proceedings
threatened against us or our subsidiaries.
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
Our
business is subject to certain risks and events that, if they occur, could
adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations and the
trading price of our common stock. For a discussion of these risks, please refer
to Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended February 28, 2010.
Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Sales
of unregistered securities
We did
not sell any securities during the period covered by this report that were not
registered under the Securities Act.
Issuer
purchases of equity securities
We did
not purchase any shares of our equity securities during the period covered by
this report.
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
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Description
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31.1
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Chief
Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
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31.2
|
Chief
Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14 of the Securities
Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002.
|
|
32.1
|
|
Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to
Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
|
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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.
GSC
Investment
CORP.
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Date:
July 15, 2010
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By
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/s/ Seth M.
Katzenstein
|
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Seth M.
Katzenstein
|
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Chief Executive Officer
and President,
GSC
|
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Investment Corp.
|
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By
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/s/ richard t. allorto,
jr.
|
||
Richard T. Allorto,
Jr.
|
|||
Chief Financial Officer,
GSC Investment
Corp.
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