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Prospect Capital Corporation
Prospect Capital InterNotes®
5.750% Notes due 2024 (the "2024 Notes")
6.000% Notes due 2026 (the "2026 Notes")
6.250% Notes due 2029 (the "2029 Notes," and together with the 2024 Notes and the 2026 Notes,
the "Notes")
Filed under Rule 497, Registration Statement No. 333-227124
Pricing Supplement Nos. 667, 668 and 669 — Dated Monday, April 8, 2019
(To: Prospectus Dated October 31, 2018, and Prospectus Supplement Dated February 8, 2019)
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CUSIP Number | ISIN Number | Principal Amount | Selling Price | Gross Concession | Net Proceeds | Coupon Type | Coupon Rate | Coupon Frequency | Maturity Date | 1st Coupon Date | 1st Coupon Amount | Survivor's Option | Product Ranking |
74348YM24 | US74348YM249 | $5,485,000.00 | 100.000% | 1.250% | $5,416,437.50 | Fixed | 5.750% | Semi-Annual | 4/15/2024 | 10/15/2019 | $29.39 | Yes | Unsecured Notes |
Redemption Information: Callable at 100.000% on 10/15/2019 and every business day thereafter (“Optional Redemption Date”). |
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CUSIP Number | ISIN Number | Principal Amount | Selling Price | Gross Concession | Net Proceeds | Coupon Type | Coupon Rate | Coupon Frequency | Maturity Date | 1st Coupon Date | 1st Coupon Amount | Survivor's Option | Product Ranking |
74348YM32 | US74348YM322 | $2,234,000.00 | 100.000% | 1.750% | $2,194,905.00 | Fixed | 6.000% | Semi-Annual | 4/15/2026 | 10/15/2019 | $30.67 | Yes | Unsecured Notes |
Redemption Information: Callable at 100.000% on 10/15/2019 and every business day thereafter (“Optional Redemption Date”). |
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CUSIP Number | ISIN Number | Principal Amount | Selling Price | Gross Concession | Net Proceeds | Coupon Type | Coupon Rate | Coupon Frequency | Maturity Date | 1st Coupon Date | 1st Coupon Amount | Survivor's Option | Product Ranking |
74348YM40 | US74348YM405 | $1,749,000.00 | 100.000% | 2.200% | $1,710,522.00 | Fixed | 6.250% | Semi-Annual | 4/15/2029 | 10/15/2019 | $31.94 | Yes | Unsecured Notes |
Redemption Information: Callable at 100.000% on 10/15/2019 and every business day thereafter (“Optional Redemption Date”). |
Trade Date: Monday, April 8, 2019 @ 12:00 PM ET
Settle Date: Thursday, April 11, 2019
Minimum Denomination/Increments: $1,000.00/$1,000.00
Initial trades settle flat and clear SDFS: DTC Book Entry only
The Notes will be issued pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended and supplemented by that certain Six Hundred Sixty-Seventh, Six Hundred Sixty-Eighth and Six Hundred Sixty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 11, 2019.
The date from which interest shall accrue on the Notes is Thursday, April 11, 2019. The “Interest Payment Dates” for the Notes shall be April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing October 15, 2019; the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date, will be paid to the Person in whose name the Notes (or one or more predecessor Notes) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date (as defined in the Indenture) for such interest, which shall be April 1 or October 1, as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date.
The Notes will be redeemable in whole or in part at any time or from time to time, at the option of Prospect Capital Corporation, on or after October 15, 2019 at a redemption price of $1,000 per Note plus accrued and unpaid interest payments otherwise payable for the then-current semi-annual interest period accrued to, but excluding, the date fixed for redemption and upon not less than 5 days nor more that 60 days prior notice to the noteholder and the trustee, as described in the prospectus.
Except for Notes sold to level-fee accounts, Notes offered to the public will be offered at the public offering price set forth above. Agents purchasing Notes on an agency basis for client accounts shall purchase Notes at the public offering price. Notes sold by the Agents for their own account may be sold at the public offering price less the discount specified above. Notes purchased by the Agents on behalf of level-fee accounts may be sold to such accounts at the discount to the public offering price specified above, in which case, such Agents will not retain any portion of the sales price as compensation.
Prospect Capital Corporation is a financial services company that lends to and invests in middle market, privately-held companies. We are organized as an externally-managed, non-diversified closed-end management investment company that has elected to be treated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Prospect Capital Management L.P. manages our investments and Prospect Administration LLC provides the administrative services necessary for us to operate.
This preliminary pricing supplement relates only to the securities described in the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus, is only a summary of changes and should be read together with the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus, including among other things the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-8 of such prospectus supplement and page 12 of such prospectus. This preliminary pricing supplement and the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus contain important information you should know before investing in our securities. Please read it before you invest and keep it for future reference. We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information about us with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the “SEC.” This information is available free of charge by contacting us at 10 East 40th Street, 42nd Floor, New York, NY 10016
or by telephone at (212) 448-0702. The SEC maintains a website at www.sec.gov where such information is available without charge upon written or oral request. Our internet website address is www.prospectstreet.com. Information contained on our website is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus and you should not consider information contained on our website to be part of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus.
Neither the SEC nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed on the adequacy or accuracy of this preliminary pricing supplement. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. Obligations of Prospect Capital Corporation and any subsidiary of Prospect Capital Corporation are not guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America. Neither Prospect Capital Corporation nor any subsidiary of Prospect Capital Corporation is a government-sponsored enterprise or an instrumentality of the United States of America.
InterNotes® is a registered trademark of Incapital Holdings LLC.
Recent Developments:
During the period from February 19, 2019 to February 28, 2019, we sold $39.0 million, or 14.38%, of the outstanding principal balance of the senior secured note investment in Broder Bros., Co. We recorded a realized loss of $0.2 million as a result of these transactions.
On February 27, 2019, we issued $175.0 million aggregate principal amount of senior convertible notes that mature on March 1, 2025 (the “2025 Notes”), unless previously converted or repurchased in accordance with their terms. We granted the underwriters a 13-day over-allotment option to purchase up to an additional $26.3 million aggregate principal amount of the 2025 Notes. The underwriters fully exercised the over-allotment option on March 11, 2019 and we issued $26.3 million aggregate principal amount of 2025 Notes on March 13, 2019. The 2025 Notes bear interest at a rate of 6.375% per year, payable semi-annually on March 1 and September 1 each year, beginning September 1, 2019. Total proceeds from the issuance of the 2025 Notes, net of underwriting discounts and estimated offering costs, were $169.8 million.
On February 27, 2019, we repurchased $105.3 million aggregate principal amount of our 2020 Convertible Notes at a price of 101.5, including commissions, for settlement on March 1, 2019.
On March 1, 2019, we increased total commitments to our revolving credit facility (“the Revolving Credit Facility”) for Prospect Capital Funding LLC, one of our GAAP consolidated subsidiaries, by $25.0 million to $1,045.0 million in the aggregate.
On March 1, 2019, we sold our 94.57% common equity interest in CCPI, Inc. for $18.9 million in net proceeds. Concurrently, CCPI Inc. fully repaid the $2.8 million Senior Secured Term Loan A and the $17.6 million Senior Secured Term Loan B receivable to us. We recorded a realized gain of $13.9 million on the sale of our equity position in CCPI, Inc.
On March 5, 2019, PharMerica Corporation fully repaid the $12.0 million Second Lien Term Loan receivable to us.
We have provided notice to call on March 15, 2019 with settlement on April 15, 2019, $91.9 million of our Prospect Capital InterNotes® at par maturing between April 15, 2020 and October 15, 2021, with a weighted average rate of 4.99%.
On March 28, 2019, we repurchased $22.5 million of the 4.75% convertible notes that mature on April 15, 2020 at a price of 101.0, including commissions. Settlement of the repurchase occurred on April 1, 2019.
On April 4, 2019, Memorial MRI & Diagnostic, LLC fully repaid the $36.4 million Senior Secured Term Loan receivable to us.
During the period from February 19, 2019 through April 4, 2019, we issued $53.1 million in aggregate principal amount of our Prospect Capital InterNotes® for net proceeds of $52.2 million.
During the period from February 8, 2019 to April 5, 2019, we have issued $11.0 million in aggregate principal amount of our 2024 Notes for net proceeds of $10.9 million, have issued $2.1 million in aggregate principal amount of our 2028 Notes for net proceeds of $2.0 million, and have issued $19.2 million in aggregate principal amount of our 2029 Notes for net proceeds of $18.5 million.
Legal Matters:
In the opinion of Sean Dailey, Authorized Signatory of Prospect Administration, administrator for Prospect Capital Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), the certificates evidencing the Notes (the “Note Certificates”) constitute the valid and binding obligations of the Company, entitled to the benefits of the Indenture and enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms under the laws of the State of New York subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, concepts of reasonableness and equitable principles of general applicability (including, without limitation, concepts of good faith, fair dealing and the lack of bad faith), provided that such counsel expresses no opinion as to the effect of fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or similar provision of applicable law on the conclusions expressed above. This opinion is given as of the date hereof and is limited to the law of the State of New York as in effect on the date hereof. In addition, this opinion is subject to the same assumptions and qualifications stated in the letter of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP dated March 8, 2012, filed as Exhibit (l)(5) to the Company’s registration statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-176637) and to the further assumptions that (i) the Note Certificates have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of the Company and duly executed by the Company under Maryland law, and (ii) they were duly authenticated by the Trustee and issued and delivered by the Company against payment therefor in accordance with the terms of the Fifth Amended and Restated Selling Agent Agreement and the Indenture. Capitalized terms used in this paragraph without definition have the meanings ascribed to them in the accompanying prospectus supplement.
Prospect Capital Corporation
10 East 40th Street, 42nd Floor
New York, New York 10016
In the opinion of Venable LLP, as Maryland counsel to the Company, (i) the execution and delivery by the Company of the Indenture, dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended and as supplemented through the Six Hundred Sixty-Seventh, Six Hundred Sixty-Eighth and Six Hundred Sixty-Ninth Supplemental Indentures, between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, and the global notes representing the Notes issued pursuant to such Supplemental Indentures, and the performance by the Company of its obligations thereunder, have been duly authorized by the Company and (ii) the issuance of the Notes has been duly authorized by the Company. This opinion is given to the Company as of April 8, 2019 and is limited to the laws of the State of Maryland as in effect on April 8, 2019. In addition, this opinion is subject to the same assumptions, qualifications and limitations stated in the opinion letter to the Company of Venable LLP, dated May 11, 2018, filed as Exhibit (l)(12) to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-213391). Capitalized terms used in this paragraph without definition have the meanings ascribed to them in the accompanying prospectus supplement.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Venable LLP
Filed pursuant to Rule 497
File No. 333-227124
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(To Prospectus dated October 31, 2018)
Prospect Capital Corporation
Prospect Capital InterNotes®
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• | We may offer to sell our Prospect Capital InterNotes® from time to time. The specific terms of the notes will be set prior to the time of sale and described in a pricing supplement. You should read this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the applicable pricing supplement carefully before you invest. We may offer other debt securities from time to time other than the notes under our Registration Statement or in private placements. |
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• | We may offer the notes to or through agents for resale. The applicable pricing supplement will specify the purchase price, agent discounts and net proceeds of any particular offering of notes. The agents are not required to sell any specific amount of notes but will use their reasonable best efforts to sell the notes. We also may offer the notes directly. We have not set a date for termination of our offering. |
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• | The agents have advised us that from time to time they may purchase and sell notes in the secondary market, but they are not obligated to make a market in the notes and may suspend or completely stop that activity at any time. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable pricing supplement, we do not intend to list the notes on any stock exchange. |
Investing in the notes involves certain risks, including those described in the “Risk Factors” section beginning on page S-8 of this prospectus supplement and page 12 of the accompanying prospectus.
This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus contain important information you should know before investing in our securities. Please read it before you invest and keep it for future reference. We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information about us with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the “SEC.” This information is available free of charge by contacting us at 10 East 40th Street, 42nd Floor, New York, NY 10016 or by telephone at (212) 448-0702. The SEC maintains a website at www.sec.gov where such information is available without charge upon written or oral request. Our internet website address is www.prospectstreet.com. Information contained on our website is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus and you should not consider information contained on our website to be part of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus.
Neither the SEC nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed on the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
Obligations of Prospect Capital Corporation and any subsidiary of Prospect Capital Corporation are not guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America. Neither Prospect Capital Corporation nor any subsidiary of Prospect Capital Corporation is a government-sponsored enterprise or an instrumentality of the United States of America.
We may sell the notes to or through one or more agents or dealers, including the agents listed below.
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Incapital LLC | | Citigroup | | RBC Capital Markets |
Prospectus Supplement dated February 8, 2019.
®InterNotes is a registered trademark of Incapital Holdings LLC
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the “Exchange Act,” which involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements predict or describe our future operations, business plans, business and investment strategies and portfolio management and the performance of our investments and our investment management business. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts, but rather are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry, our beliefs, and our assumptions. Words such as “intends,” “intend,” “intended,” “goal,” “estimate,” “estimates,” “expects,” “expect,” “expected,” “project,” “projected,” “projections,” “plans,” “seeks,” “anticipates,” “anticipated,” “should,” “could,” “may,” “will,” “designed to,” “foreseeable future,” “believe,” “believes” and “scheduled” and variations of these words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Our actual results or outcomes may differ materially from those anticipated. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statement was made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors, some of which are beyond our control and difficult to predict and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements, including without limitation:
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• | the impact of investments that we expect to make, |
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• | our contractual arrangements and relationships with third parties, |
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• | the dependence of our future success on the general economy and its impact on the industries in which we invest, |
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• | the ability of our portfolio companies to achieve their objectives, |
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• | difficulty in obtaining financing or raising capital, especially in the current credit and equity environment, |
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• | the level and volatility of prevailing interest rates and credit spreads, magnified by the current turmoil in the credit markets, |
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• | adverse developments in the availability of desirable loan and investment opportunities whether they are due to competition, regulation or otherwise, |
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• | a compression of the yield on our investments and the cost of our liabilities, as well as the level of leverage available to us, |
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• | our regulatory structure and tax treatment, including our ability to operate as a business development company and a regulated investment company, |
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• | the adequacy of our cash resources and working capital, |
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• | the timing of cash flows, if any, from the operations of our portfolio companies, |
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• | the ability of our investment adviser to locate suitable investments for us and to monitor and administer our investments, |
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• | authoritative generally accepted accounting principles or policy changes from such standard-setting bodies as the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the SEC, Internal Revenue Service, the NASDAQ Global Select Market, and other authorities that we are subject to, as well as their counterparts in any foreign jurisdictions where we might do business, and |
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• | the risks, uncertainties and other factors we identify in “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and in our filings with the SEC. |
Although we believe that the assumptions on which these forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, any of those assumptions could prove to be inaccurate, and as a result, the forward-looking statements based on those assumptions also could be inaccurate. Important assumptions include our ability to originate new loans and investments, ability to obtain certain margins and levels of profitability and the availability of additional capital. In light of these and other uncertainties, the inclusion of a projection or forward-looking statement in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, respectively, should not be regarded as a representation by us that our plans and objectives will be achieved. These risks and uncertainties include those described or identified in “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, respectively. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply
only as of the date of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus, as applicable. These forward-looking statements do not meet the safe harbor for forward-looking statements pursuant to Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the “Securities Act.”
You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus supplement, including any pricing supplement included hereto, and the accompanying prospectus. We have not, and the agent(s) or dealer(s) has not, authorized any other person to provide you with information that is different from that contained in this prospectus supplement, including any pricing supplement included hereto, or the accompanying prospectus. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We are not, and the agents are not, making an offer of these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus supplement, including any pricing supplement included hereto, and the accompanying prospectus is accurate only as of their respective dates and we assume no obligation to update any such information. Our business, financial condition and results of operations may have changed since those dates. Although we undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, you are advised to consult any additional disclosures that we may make directly to you or through reports that we have filed with the SEC, including annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K.
This prospectus supplement, including any pricing supplement included hereto, supersedes the accompanying prospectus to the extent it contains information that is different from or in addition to the information in that prospectus.
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
This section summarizes the legal and financial terms of the notes that are described in more detail in “Description of Notes” beginning on page S-13. Final terms of any particular notes will be determined at the time of sale and will be contained in the pricing supplement, which will be included with this prospectus supplement, relating to those notes. The terms in that pricing supplement may vary from and supersede the terms contained in this summary and in “Description of Notes.” In addition, you should read the more detailed information appearing elsewhere in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and in that pricing supplement.
The terms “we,” “us,” “our” and “Company” refer to Prospect Capital Corporation; “Prospect Capital Management,” “Investment Adviser” and “PCM” refer to Prospect Capital Management L.P.; and “Prospect Administration” and the “Administrator” refer to Prospect Administration LLC.
Our $101.6 million aggregate principal amount of 5.875% Senior Convertible Notes due 2019 are referred to as the “2019 Notes.” Our $378.5 million aggregate principal amount of 4.75% Senior Convertible Notes due 2020 are referred to as the “2020 Notes.” Our $328.5 million aggregate principal amount of 4.95% Convertible Notes due 2022 are referred to as the “2022 Notes” and, collectively with the 2019 Notes and the 2020 Notes, the “Convertible Notes.” Our $320.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.875% Senior Notes due 2023 are referred to as the “2023 Notes.” Our $219.3 million aggregate principal amount of 6.250% Notes due 2024 are referred to as the “2024 Notes.” Our $67.4 million aggregate principal amount of 6.250% Senior Notes due 2028 are referred to as the “2028 Notes.” Our $50.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.875% Notes due 2029 are referred to as the “2029 Notes.” Our $100.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.375% Notes due 2024 are referred to as the “6.375% 2024 Notes.” The 2023 Notes, 2024 Notes, 2028 Notes, 2029 Notes and the 6.375% 2024 Notes, are collectively referred to as the “Public Notes.” Any Prospect Capital InterNotes® issued pursuant to our medium term notes program are referred to as the “Prospect Capital InterNotes.” The Convertible Notes, the Public Notes and the Prospect Capital InterNotes are referred to as the “Unsecured Notes.”
The Company
Prospect Capital Corporation is a financial services company that primarily lends to and invests in middle market privately-held companies. We are a closed-end investment company incorporated in Maryland. We have elected to be regulated as a business development company (“BDC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). As a BDC, we have elected to be treated as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”). We were organized on April 13, 2004 and were funded in an initial public offering completed on July 27, 2004. We are one of the largest BDCs with approximately $6.0 billion of total assets as of December 31, 2018.
We are externally managed by our investment adviser, Prospect Capital Management. Prospect Administration provides administrative services and facilities necessary for us to operate.
On May 15, 2007, we formed a wholly-owned subsidiary Prospect Capital Funding LLC (“PCF”), a Delaware limited liability company and a bankruptcy remote special purpose entity, which holds certain of our portfolio loan investments that are used as collateral for the revolving credit facility at PCF. Our wholly-owned subsidiary Prospect Small Business Lending, LLC (“PSBL”) was formed on January 27, 2014 and purchases small business whole loans on a recurring basis from online small business loan originators, including On Deck Capital, Inc. (“OnDeck”). On September 30, 2014, we formed a wholly-owned subsidiary Prospect Yield Corporation, LLC (“PYC”) and effective October 23, 2014, PYC holds our investments in collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”). Each of these subsidiaries have been consolidated since operations commenced.
We currently have nine strategies that guide our origination of investment opportunities: (1) lending to companies controlled by private equity sponsors, (2) lending to companies not controlled by private equity sponsors, (3) purchasing controlling equity positions and lending to operating companies, (4) purchasing controlling equity positions and lending to financial services companies, (5) purchasing controlling equity positions and lending to real estate companies, (6) purchasing controlling equity positions and lending to aircraft leasing companies, (7) investing in structured credit, (8) investing in syndicated debt and (9) investing in consumer and small business loans and asset-backed securitizations. We may also invest in other strategies and opportunities from time to time that we view as attractive. We continue to evaluate other origination strategies in the ordinary course of business with no specific top-down allocation to any single origination strategy.
Lending to Companies Controlled by Private Equity Sponsors - We make agented loans to companies which are controlled by private equity sponsors. This debt can take the form of first lien, second lien, unitranche or unsecured loans. These loans typically have equity subordinate to our loan position. Historically, this strategy has comprised approximately 40%-60% of our portfolio.
Lending to Companies not Controlled by Private Equity Sponsors - We make loans to companies which are not controlled by private equity sponsors, such as companies that are controlled by the management team, the founder, a family or public shareholders. This origination strategy may have less competition to provide debt financing than the private-equity-sponsor origination strategy because such company financing needs are not easily addressed by banks and often require more diligence preparation. This origination strategy can result in investments with higher returns or lower leverage than the private-equity-sponsor origination strategy. Historically, this strategy has comprised up to approximately 15% of our portfolio.
Purchasing Controlling Equity Positions and Lending to Operating Companies - This strategy involves purchasing yield-producing debt and controlling equity positions in non-financial-services operating companies. We believe that we can provide enhanced certainty of closure and liquidity to sellers and we look for management to continue on in their current roles. This strategy has comprised approximately 5%-15% of our portfolio.
Purchasing Controlling Equity Positions and Lending to Financial Services Companies - This strategy involves purchasing yield-producing debt and controlling equity investments in financial services companies, including consumer direct lending, sub-prime auto lending and other strategies. These investments are often structured in tax-efficient partnerships, enhancing returns. This strategy has comprised approximately 5%-15% of our portfolio.
Purchasing Controlling Equity Positions and Lending to Real Estate Companies - We purchase debt and controlling equity positions in tax-efficient real estate investment trusts (“REIT” or “REITs”). National Property REIT Corp.’s (“NPRC”), an operating company and the surviving entity of the May 23, 2016 merger with American Property REIT Corp. (“APRC”) and United Property REIT Corp. (“UPRC”), real estate investments are in various classes of developed and occupied real estate properties that generate current yields, including multi-family properties, student housing, and self-storage. NPRC seeks to identify properties that have historically significant occupancy rates and recurring cash flow generation. NPRC generally co-invests with established and experienced property management teams that manage such properties after acquisition. Additionally, NPRC purchases loans originated by certain consumer loan facilitators. It purchases each loan in its entirety (i.e., a “whole loan”). The borrowers are consumers, and the loans are typically serviced by the facilitators of the loans. This investment strategy has comprised approximately 10%-20% of our business.
Purchasing Controlling Equity Positions and Lending to Aircraft Leasing Companies - We invest in debt as well as equity in companies with aircraft assets subject to commercial leases to airlines across the globe. We believe that these investments can present attractive return opportunities due to cash flow consistency from long-term leases coupled with hard asset residual value. We believe that these investment companies seek to deliver risk-adjusted returns with strong downside protection by analyzing relative value characteristics across a variety of aircraft types and vintages. This strategy historically has comprised less than 5% of our portfolio.
Investing in Structured Credit - We make investments in CLOs, often taking a significant position in the subordinated interests (equity) and debt of the CLOs. The underlying portfolio of each CLO investment is diversified across approximately 100 to 200 broadly syndicated loans and does not have direct exposure to real estate, mortgages, or consumer-based credit assets. The CLOs in which we invest are managed by established collateral management teams with many years of experience in the industry. This strategy has comprised approximately 10%-20% of our portfolio.
Investing in Syndicated Debt - On a primary or secondary basis, we purchase primarily senior and secured loans and high yield bonds that have been sold to a club or syndicate of buyers. These investments are often purchased with a long term, buy-and-hold outlook, and we often look to provide significant input to the transaction by providing anchoring orders. This strategy has comprised approximately 5%-10% of our portfolio.
Investing in Consumer and Small Business Loans and Asset-Backed Securitizations - We purchase loans originated by certain consumer and small-and-medium-sized business (“SME”) loan platforms. We generally purchase each loan in its entirety (i.e., a “whole loan”) and we invest in asset-backed securitizations collateralized by consumer or small business loans. The borrowers are consumers and SMEs and the loans are typically serviced by the platforms of the loans. This investment strategy has comprised up to approximately 0% of our portfolio.
Typically, we concentrate on making investments in companies with annual revenues of less than $750 million and enterprise values of less than $1 billion. Our typical investment involves a secured loan of less than $250 million. We also acquire controlling interests in companies in conjunction with making secured debt investments in such companies. In most cases, companies in which we invest are privately held at the time we invest in them. We refer to these companies as “target” or “middle market” companies and these investments as “middle market investments.”
We seek to maximize total returns to our investors, including both current yield and equity upside, by applying rigorous credit analysis and asset-based and cash-flow based lending techniques to make and monitor our investments. We are constantly pursuing multiple investment opportunities, including purchases of portfolios from private and public companies, as well as originations and secondary purchases of particular securities. We also regularly evaluate control investment opportunities in a range of industries, and some of these investments could be material to us. There can be no assurance that we will successfully consummate any investment opportunity we are currently pursuing. If any of these opportunities are consummated, there can be no assurance that investors will share our view of valuation or that any assets acquired will not be subject to future write downs, each of which could have an adverse effect on our stock price.
As of December 31, 2018, we had investments in 139 portfolio companies and CLOs. The aggregate fair value as of December 31, 2018 of investments in these portfolio companies held on that date is approximately $5.8 billion. Our portfolio across all our performing interest-bearing investments had an annualized current yield of 13.1% as of December 31, 2018. Our annualized current yield was 10.7% as of December 31, 2018 across all investments.
Recent Developments
Investment Activity
During the period from January 23, 2019 to January 30, 2019, we sold $37.0 million, or 13.64%, of the outstanding principal balance of the senior secured note investment in Broder Bros., Co.
Debt and Equity
During the period from January 1, 2019 through February 7, 2019 we issued $12.5 million in aggregate principal amount of Prospect Capital InterNotes® for net proceeds of $12.3 million.
During the period from January 1, 2019 through February 7, 2019, we issued $2.2 million in aggregate principal amount of our 2024 Notes for net proceeds of $2.1 million.
On January 4, 2019, we repurchased $2.0 million in aggregate principal amount of our 2020 Notes at a price of 99.375, including commission.
On January 15, 2019, we repaid the remaining outstanding principal amount of $101.6 million of the 2019 Notes, plus interest. No gain or loss was realized on the transaction.
Pursuant to notice to call provided on December 14, 2018, we redeemed $24.0 million of our Prospect Capital InterNotes® at par maturing on July 15, 2020, with a weighted average rate of 4.71%. Settlement of the call occurred on January 15, 2019.
Dividends
On February 6, 2019, we announced the declaration of monthly dividends in the following amounts and with the following dates:
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• | $0.06 per share for February 2019 to holders of record on February 28, 2019 with a payment date of March 21, 2019. |
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• | $0.06 per share for March 2019 to holders of record on March 29, 2019 with a payment date of April 18, 2019. |
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• | $0.06 per share for April 2019 to holders of record on April 30, 2019 with a payment date of May 23, 2019. |
The Offering
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Issuer | | Prospect Capital Corporation |
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Purchasing Agent | | Incapital LLC |
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Agents | | Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and RBC Capital Markets, LLC. From time to time, we may sell the notes to or through additional agents. |
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Title of Notes | | Prospect Capital InterNotes® |
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Amount | | We may issue notes from time to time in various offerings up to $1.5 billion, the aggregate principal amount authorized by our board of directors for notes. As of February 7, 2019, approximately $1.3 billion aggregate principal amount of notes has been issued. We have, from time to time, repurchased certain notes and, therefore, as of February 7, 2019, $713.6 million aggregate principal amount of notes were outstanding. There are no limitations on our ability to issue additional indebtedness in the form of Prospect Capital InterNotes® or otherwise other than under the 1940 Act and the asset coverage requirement under our credit facility. |
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Denominations | | The notes will be issued and sold in denominations of $1,000 and multiples of $1,000 (unless otherwise stated in the pricing supplement). |
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Status | | The notes will be our direct unsecured senior obligations and will rank equally in right of payment with all of our other unsecured senior indebtedness from time to time outstanding. |
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Maturities | | Each note will mature 12 months or more from its date of original issuance. |
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Interest | | Notes may be issued with a fixed or floating interest rate; a floating interest rate note will be based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). |
| | Interest on each fixed or floating interest rate note will be payable either monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually on each interest payment date and on the stated maturity date. Interest also will be paid on the date of redemption or repayment if a note is redeemed or repaid prior to its stated maturity in accordance with its terms. |
| | Interest on the notes will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months, often referred to as the 30/360 (ISDA) day count convention. |
Principal | | The principal amount of each note will be payable on its stated maturity date at the corporate trust office of the paying agent or at any other place we may designate. |
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Redemption and Repayment | | Unless otherwise stated in the applicable pricing supplement, a note will not be redeemable at our option or be repayable at the option of the holder prior to its stated maturity date. The notes will not be subject to any sinking fund. |
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Survivor’s Option | | Specific notes may contain a provision permitting the optional repayment of those notes prior to stated maturity, if requested by the authorized representative of the beneficial owner of those notes, following the death of the beneficial owner of the notes, so long as the notes were owned by the beneficial owner or his or her estate at least six months prior to the request. This feature is referred to as a “Survivor’s Option.” Your notes will not be repaid in this manner unless the pricing supplement for your notes provides for the Survivor’s Option. If the pricing supplement for your notes provides for the Survivor’s Option, your right to exercise the Survivor’s Option will be subject to limits set by us on (1) the permitted dollar amount of total exercises by all holders of notes in any calendar year, and (2) the permitted dollar amount of an individual exercise by a holder of a note in any calendar year. Additional details on the Survivor’s Option are described in the section entitled “Description of Notes—Survivor’s Option.” |
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Sale and Clearance | | We will sell notes in the United States only. Notes will be issued in book-entry only form and will clear through The Depository Trust Company. We do not intend to issue notes in certificated form. |
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Trustee | | The trustee for the notes is U.S. Bank National Association, under an indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended and as supplemented from time to time. |
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Selling Group | | The agents and dealers comprising the selling group are broker-dealers and securities firms. Each of the Purchasing Agent, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and RBC Capital Markets, LLC entered into a Seventh Amended and Restated Selling Agent Agreement with us dated November 9, 2018 (as amended, the “Selling Agent Agreement”). Additional agents appointed by us from time to time in connection with the offering of the notes contemplated by this prospectus supplement will become parties to the Selling Agent Agreement. Dealers who are members of the selling group have executed a Master Selected Dealer Agreement with the Purchasing Agent. The agents and the dealers have agreed to market and sell the notes in accordance with the terms of those respective agreements and all other applicable laws and regulations. You may contact the Purchasing Agent at info@incapital.com for a list of selling group members. |
SELECTED CONDENSED FINANCIAL DATA
You should read the condensed consolidated financial information below with the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. Financial information below for the years ended June 30, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, and 2014 has been derived from the financial statements that were audited by our independent registered public accounting firm. The selected consolidated financial data at and for the three and six months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 has been derived from unaudited financial data. Interim results for the three and six months ended December 31, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending June 30, 2019. Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior period financial information to conform to the current period presentation. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” starting on page S-21 for more information.
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| | For the Three Months Ended December 31, | | For the Six Months Ended December 31, | | For the Year Ended June 30, |
| | 2018 | | 2017 | | 2018 | | 2017 | | 2018 | | 2017 | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 |
| | (in thousands except data relating to shares, per share and number of portfolio companies) |
Performance Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total interest income | | $ | 157,994 |
| | $ | 153,382 |
| | $ | 317,436 |
| | $ | 301,467 |
| | $ | 607,012 |
| | $ | 668,717 |
| | $ | 731,618 |
| | $ | 748,974 |
| | $ | 613,741 |
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Total dividend income | | 13,266 |
| | 326 |
| | 28,193 |
| | 870 |
| | 13,046 |
| | 5,679 |
| | 26,501 |
| | 7,663 |
| | 26,837 |
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Total other income | | 16,623 |
| | 8,692 |
| | 22,676 |
| | 18,642 |
| | 37,787 |
| | 26,650 |
| | 33,854 |
| | 34,447 |
| | 71,713 |
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Total Investment Income | | 187,883 |
| | 162,400 |
| | 368,305 |
| | 320,979 |
| | 657,845 |
| | 701,046 |
| | 791,973 |
| | 791,084 |
| | 712,291 |
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Interest and credit facility expenses | | (40,656 | ) | | (39,347 | ) | | (78,564 | ) | | (80,382 | ) | | (155,039 | ) | | (164,848 | ) | | (167,719 | ) | | (170,660 | ) | | (130,103 | ) |
Investment advisory expense | | (53,390 | ) | | (47,857 | ) | | (104,637 | ) | | (93,953 | ) | | (189,759 | ) | | (199,394 | ) | | (219,305 | ) | | (225,277 | ) | | (198,296 | ) |
Other expenses | | (13,026 | ) | | (2,004 | ) | | (19,134 | ) | | (9,720 | ) | | (26,197 | ) | | (30,722 | ) | | (33,821 | ) | | (32,400 | ) | | (26,669 | ) |
Total Operating Expenses | | (107,072 | ) | | (89,208 | ) | | (202,335 | ) | | (184,055 | ) | | (370,995 | ) | | (394,964 | ) | | (420,845 | ) | | (428,337 | ) | | (355,068 | ) |
Net Investment Income | | 80,811 |
| | 73,192 |
| | 165,970 |
| | 136,924 |
| | 286,850 |
| | 306,082 |
| | 371,128 |
| | 362,747 |
| | 357,223 |
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Net realized and change in unrealized gains (losses) | | (148,200 | ) | | 48,535 |
| | (149,564 | ) | | (3,224 | ) | | 13,013 |
| | (53,176 | ) | | (267,766 | ) | | (16,408 | ) | | (38,203 | ) |
Net increase in Net Assets from Operations | | $ | (67,389 | ) | | $ | 121,727 |
| | $ | 16,406 |
| | $ | 133,700 |
| | $ | 299,863 |
| | $ | 252,906 |
| | $ | 103,362 |
| | $ | 346,339 |
| | $ | 319,020 |
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Per Share Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Increase in Net Assets from Operations(1) | | $ | (0.18 | ) | | $ | 0.34 |
| | $ | 0.04 |
| | $ | 0.37 |
| | $ | 0.83 |
| | $ | 0.70 |
| | $ | 0.29 |
| | $ | 0.98 |
| | $ | 1.06 |
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Dividends declared per share | | $ | (0.18 | ) | | $ | (0.18 | ) | | $ | (0.36 | ) | | $ | (0.41 | ) | | $ | (0.77 | ) | | $ | (1.00 | ) | | $ | (1.00 | ) | | $ | (1.19 | ) | | $ | (1.32 | ) |
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding | | 365,591,722 |
| | 360,473,705 |
| | 365,187,429 |
| | 360,322,770 |
| | 361,456,075 |
| | 358,841,714 |
| | 356,134,297 |
| | 353,648,522 |
| | 300,283,941 |
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Assets and Liabilities Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments at Fair Value | | $ | 5,842,570 |
| | $ | 5,421,132 |
| | $ | 5,842,570 |
| | $ | 5,421,132 |
| | 5,727,279 |
| | $ | 5,838,305 |
| | $ | 5,897,708 |
| | $ | 6,609,558 |
| | $ | 6,253,739 |
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Other Assets(4) | | 127,297 |
| | 496,381 |
| | 127,297 |
| | 496,381 |
| | 111,541 |
| | 334,484 |
| | 338,473 |
| | 144,356 |
| | 166,520 |
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Total Assets(4) | | 5,969,867 |
| | 5,917,513 |
| | 5,969,867 |
| | 5,917,513 |
| | 5,838,820 |
| | 6,172,789 |
| | 6,236,181 |
| | 6,753,914 |
| | 6,420,259 |
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Revolving Credit Facility | | 297,000 |
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| | 297,000 |
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| | 37,000 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 368,700 |
| | 92,000 |
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Convertible notes(4) | | 798,011 |
| | 889,233 |
| | 798,011 |
| | 889,233 |
| | 809,073 |
| | 937,641 |
| | 1,074,361 |
| | 1,218,226 |
| | 1,219,676 |
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Public notes (4) | | 742,762 |
| | 739,318 |
| | 742,762 |
| | 739,318 |
| | 716,810 |
| | 738,300 |
| | 699,368 |
| | 541,490 |
| | 637,584 |
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Prospect Capital InterNotes®(4) | | 714,018 |
| | 824,383 |
| | 714,018 |
| | 824,383 |
| | 748,926 |
| | 966,254 |
| | 893,210 |
| | 811,180 |
| | 766,781 |
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Due to Prospect Administration and Prospect Capital Management | | 53,086 |
| | 49,564 |
| | 53,086 |
| | 49,564 |
| | 51,257 |
| | 50,159 |
| | 55,914 |
| | 6,788 |
| | 2,211 |
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Other liabilities | | 61,815 |
| | 66,603 |
| | 61,815 |
| | 66,603 |
| | 68,707 |
| | 125,483 |
| | 77,411 |
| | 104,481 |
| | 83,825 |
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Total Liabilities(4) | | 2,666,692 |
| | 2,569,101 |
| | 2,666,692 |
| | 2,569,101 |
| | 2,431,773 |
| | 2,817,837 |
| | 2,800,264 |
| | 3,050,865 |
| | 2,802,077 |
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Net Assets | | $ | 3,303,175 |
| | $ | 3,348,412 |
| | $ | 3,303,175 |
| | $ | 3,348,412 |
| | $ | 3,407,047 |
| | $ | 3,354,952 |
| | $ | 3,435,917 |
| | $ | 3,703,049 |
| | $ | 3,618,182 |
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Investment Activity Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
No. of portfolio companies at period end | | 139 |
| | 122 |
| | 139 |
| | 122 |
| | 135 |
| | 121 |
| | 125 |
| | 131 |
| | 142 |
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Acquisitions | | $ | 226,252 |
| | $ | 738,737 |
| | $ | 480,894 |
| | $ | 960,888 |
| | $ | 1,730,657 |
| | $ | 1,489,470 |
| | $ | 979,102 |
| | $ | 1,867,477 |
| | $ | 2,933,365 |
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Sales, repayments, and other disposals | | $ | 163,502 |
| | $ | 1,042,269 |
| | $ | 220,110 |
| | $ | 1,353,163 |
| | $ | 1,831,286 |
| | $ | 1,413,882 |
| | $ | 1,338,875 |
| | $ | 1,411,562 |
| | $ | 767,978 |
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Total return based on market value(2) | | (11.54 | )% | | 3.01 | % | | (0.90 | )% | | (11.82 | )% | | (7.42 | )% | | 16.80 | % | | 21.84 | % | | (20.84 | )% | | 10.88 | % |
Total return based on net asset value(2) | | (1.29 | )% | | 4.51 | % | | 1.67 | % | | 5.78 | % | | 12.39 | % | | 8.98 | % | | 7.15 | % | | 11.47 | % | | 10.97 | % |
Weighted average yield on debt portfolio at period end(3) | | 13.1 | % | | 12.5 | % | | 13.1 | % | | 12.5 | % | | 13.0 | % | | 12.2 | % | | 13.2 | % | | 12.7 | % | | 12.1 | % |
Weighted average yield on total portfolio at period end | | 10.7 | % | | 10.3 | % | | 10.7 | % | | 10.3 | % | | 10.5 | % | | 10.4 | % | | 12.0 | % | | 11.9 | % | | 11.9 | % |
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(1) | Per share data is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the year/period presented (except for dividends to shareholders which is based on actual rate per share). |
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(2) | Total return based on market value is based on the change in market price per share between the opening and ending market prices per share in each year/period and assumes that dividends are reinvested in accordance with our dividend reinvestment plan. Total return based on net asset value is based upon the change in net asset value per share between the opening and ending net asset values per share in each year/period and assumes that dividends are reinvested in accordance with our dividend reinvestment plan. For a period less than a year, the return is not annualized. |
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(3) | Excludes equity investments and non-performing loans. |
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(4) | We have changed our method of presentation relating to debt issuance costs in accordance with ASU 2015-03, Interest - Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30). Unamortized deferred financing costs of $40,526, $44,140, and $57,010 previously reported as an asset on the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of June 30, 2016, 2015, and 2014, respectively, have been reclassified as a direct deduction to the respective Unsecured Notes. See Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates for further discussion. |
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(5) | Includes equity investments and non-performing loans. |
RISK FACTORS
Your investment in the notes will involve certain risks. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus do not describe all of those risks.
You should, in consultation with your own financial and legal advisors, carefully consider the following discussion of risks before deciding whether an investment in the notes is suitable for you. The notes will not be an appropriate investment for you if you are not knowledgeable about significant features of the notes or financial matters in general. You should not purchase the notes unless you understand, and know that you can bear, these investment risks.
Our amount of debt outstanding will increase as a result of this offering. Our current indebtedness could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations and our ability to meet our payment obligations under the notes and our other debt.
As of February 7, 2019, together with our subsidiaries, we had approximately $2.2 billion of unsecured senior indebtedness outstanding and $358.0 million of secured indebtedness outstanding.
The use of debt could have significant consequences on our future operations, including:
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• | making it more difficult for us to meet our payment and other obligations under the notes and our other outstanding debt; |
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• | resulting in an event of default if we fail to comply with the financial and other restrictive covenants contained in our debt agreements, which event of default could result in substantially all of our debt becoming immediately due and payable; |
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• | reducing the availability of our cash flow to fund investments, acquisitions and other general corporate purposes, and limiting our ability to obtain additional financing for these purposes; |
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• | subjecting us to the risk of increased sensitivity to interest rate increases on our indebtedness with variable interest rates, including borrowings under our credit facility; and |
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• | limiting our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, and increasing our vulnerability to, changes in our business, the industry in which we operate and the general economy. |
Any of the above-listed factors could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations and our ability to meet our payment obligations under the notes and our other debt.
Our ability to meet our payment and other obligations under our debt instruments depends on our ability to generate significant cash flow in the future. This, to some extent, is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative and regulatory factors as well as other factors that are beyond our control. We cannot assure you that our business will generate cash flow from operations, or that future borrowings will be available to us under our credit facility or otherwise, in an amount sufficient to enable us to meet our payment obligations under the notes and our other debt and to fund other liquidity needs. If we are not able to generate sufficient cash flow to service our debt obligations, we may need to refinance or restructure our debt, including any notes sold, sell assets, reduce or delay capital investments, or seek to raise additional capital. If we are unable to implement one or more of these alternatives, we may not be able to meet our payment obligations under the notes and our other debt.
A downgrade, suspension or withdrawal of the rating assigned by a rating agency to us or the notes, if any, could cause the liquidity or market value of the notes to decline significantly.
Our credit ratings are an assessment by rating agencies of our ability to pay our debts when due. Consequently, real or anticipated changes in our credit ratings will generally affect the market value of the notes. These credit ratings may not reflect the potential impact of risks relating to the structure or marketing of the notes. Credit ratings are not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security, and may be revised or withdrawn at any time by the issuing organization in its sole discretion. Neither we nor the agents undertake any obligation to maintain the ratings or to advise holders of notes of any changes in ratings.
The notes will be rated by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, or “S&P,” and Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc., or “Kroll.” There can be no assurance that their rating will remain for any given period of time or that such rating will not be lowered or withdrawn entirely by S&P or Kroll if in their respective judgment future circumstances relating to the basis of the rating, such as adverse changes in our company, so warrant.
An increase in market interest rates could result in a decrease in the market value of the notes.
The condition of the financial markets and prevailing interest rates have fluctuated in the past and are likely to fluctuate in the future, which could have an adverse effect on the market prices of the notes. In general, as market interest rates
rise, debt securities bearing interest at fixed rates of interest decline in value. Consequently, if you purchase notes bearing interest at fixed rates of interest and market interest rates increase, the market values of those notes may decline. We cannot predict the future level of market interest rates.
The notes will be effectively subordinated to any existing and future secured indebtedness and structurally subordinated to existing and future liabilities and other indebtedness of our subsidiaries.
The notes are our general, senior unsecured obligations and rank equally in right of payment with all of our existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness, including without limitation, our Unsecured Notes. As a result, the notes are effectively subordinated to our existing and future secured indebtedness (including indebtedness that is initially unsecured to which we subsequently grant security) to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness and structurally subordinated to any existing and future liabilities and other indebtedness of our subsidiaries. Effective subordination means that in any liquidation, dissolution, bankruptcy or other similar proceeding, the holders of any of our existing or future secured indebtedness and the secured indebtedness of our subsidiaries may assert rights against the assets pledged to secure that indebtedness in order to receive full payment of their indebtedness before the assets may be used to pay other creditors. Structural subordination means that creditors of a parent entity are subordinate to creditors of a subsidiary entity with respect to the subsidiary’s assets. These liabilities may include indebtedness, trade payables, guarantees, lease obligations and letter of credit obligations. The notes do not restrict us or our subsidiaries from incurring indebtedness, including senior secured indebtedness in the future, nor do they limit the amount of indebtedness we can issue that is equal in right of payment to the notes. As of February 7, 2019, we had $358.0 million borrowings under our credit facility. Our credit facility is secured by certain of our assets and the indebtedness thereunder is therefore effectively senior to the notes to the extent of the value of such assets.
Certain of our Unsecured Notes will be due prior to the repective maturities of the notes. We do not currently know whether we will be able to replace any such notes upon their respective maturities, or if we do, whether we will be able to do so on terms that are as favorable as such notes. In the event that we are not able to replace such notes at the time of their respective maturities, this could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity and ability to fund new investments, our ability to make distributions to our stockholders, our ability to repay the notes and our ability to qualify as a regulated investment company, or “RIC.”
The indenture and supplemental indentures under which the notes will be issued will contain limited protection for holders of the notes.
The indenture and supplemental indentures (collectively, the “indenture”) under which the notes will be issued offer limited protection to holders of the notes. The terms of the indenture and the notes do not restrict our or any of our subsidiaries’ ability to engage in, or otherwise be a party to, a variety of corporate transactions, circumstances or events that could have an adverse impact on your investment in the notes. In particular, the terms of the indenture and the notes will not place any restrictions on our or our subsidiaries’ ability to:
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• | issue securities or otherwise incur additional indebtedness or other obligations, including (1) any indebtedness or other obligations that would be equal in right of payment to the notes, (2) any indebtedness or other obligations that would be secured and therefore rank effectively senior in right of payment to the notes to the extent of the values of the assets securing such debt, (3) indebtedness of ours that is guaranteed by one or more of our subsidiaries and which therefore is structurally senior to the notes and (4) securities, indebtedness or obligations issued or incurred by our subsidiaries that would be senior to our equity interests in our subsidiaries and therefore rank structurally senior to the notes with respect to the assets of our subsidiaries, in each case other than an incurrence of indebtedness or other obligation that would cause a violation of Section 18(a)(1)(A) as modified by Section 61(a)(1) of the 1940 Act or any successor provisions; |
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• | pay dividends on, or purchase or redeem or make any payments in respect of, capital stock or other securities ranking junior in right of payment to the notes; |
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• | sell assets (other than certain limited restrictions on our ability to consolidate, merge or sell all or substantially all of our assets); |
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• | enter into transactions with affiliates; |
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• | create liens (including liens on the shares of our subsidiaries) or enter into sale and leaseback transactions; |
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• | create restrictions on the payment of dividends or other amounts to us from our subsidiaries. |
In addition, the indenture will not require us to offer to purchase the notes in connection with a change of control or any other event.
Furthermore, the terms of the indenture and the notes do not protect holders of the notes in the event that we experience changes (including significant adverse changes) in our financial condition, results of operations or credit ratings, as they do not require that we or our subsidiaries adhere to any financial tests or ratios or specified levels of net worth, revenues, income, cash flow, or liquidity other than certain limited restrictions on dividends and certain board structures or default provisions mandated by the 1940 Act.
Our ability to recapitalize, incur additional debt and take a number of other actions that are not limited by the terms of the notes may have important consequences for you as a holder of the notes, including making it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations with respect to the notes or negatively affecting the trading value of the notes.
Certain of our current debt instruments include more protections for their holders than the indenture and the notes. See in the accompanying prospectus “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Business—The notes present other risks to holders of our common stock, including the possibility that the notes could discourage an acquisition of the Company by a third party and accounting uncertainty” and “—In addition to regulatory restrictions that restrict our ability to raise capital, our credit facility contains various covenants which, if not complied with, could accelerate repayment under the facility, thereby materially and adversely affecting our liquidity, financial condition and results of operations.” In addition, other debt we issue or incur in the future could contain more protections for its holders than the indenture and the notes, including additional covenants and events of default. The issuance or incurrence of any such debt with incremental protections could affect the market for and trading levels and prices of the notes.
We may be subject to certain corporate-level taxes which could adversely affect our cash flow and consequently adversely affect our ability to make payments on the notes.
We may be subject to certain corporate-level taxes regardless of whether we continue to qualify as a RIC. Additionally, should we fail to qualify as a RIC, we would be subject to corporate-level taxes on all of our taxable income. The imposition of corporate-level taxes could adversely affect our cash flow and consequently adversely affect our ability to make payments on the notes.
We may choose to redeem notes when prevailing interest rates are relatively low.
If your notes will be redeemable at our option, we may choose to redeem your notes from time to time, especially when prevailing interest rates are lower than the rate borne by the notes. If prevailing rates are lower at the time of redemption, you would not be able to reinvest the redemption proceeds in a comparable security at an effective interest rate as high as the interest rate on the notes being redeemed. Our redemption right also may adversely impact your ability to sell your notes as the optional redemption date or period approaches.
Survivor’s Option may be limited in amount.
We will have a discretionary right to limit the aggregate principal amount of notes subject to the Survivor’s Option that may be exercised in any calendar year to an amount equal to the greater of $2.0 million or 2% of the outstanding principal amount of all notes outstanding as of the end of the most recent calendar year. We also have the discretionary right to limit to $250,000 in any calendar year the aggregate principal amount of notes subject to the Survivor’s Option that may be exercised in such calendar year on behalf of any individual deceased beneficial owner of notes. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that exercise of the Survivor’s Option for the desired amount will be permitted in any single calendar year.
We cannot assure that a trading market for your notes will ever develop or be maintained.
In evaluating the notes, you should assume that you will be holding the notes until their stated maturity. The notes are a new issue of securities. We cannot assure you that a trading market for your notes will ever develop, be liquid or be maintained. Many factors independent of our creditworthiness affect the trading market for and market value of your notes. Those factors include, without limitation:
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• | the method of calculating the principal and interest for the notes; |
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• | the time remaining to the stated maturity of the notes; |
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• | the outstanding amount of the notes; |
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• | the redemption or repayment features of the notes; and |
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• | the level, direction and volatility of interest rates generally. |
There may be a limited number of buyers when you decide to sell your notes. This may affect the price you receive for your notes or your ability to sell your notes at all.
Your investment in the floating rate notes will involve certain risks not associated with an investment in conventional debt securities. You should consider carefully the following discussion of risks before you decide that an investment in the floating rate notes is suitable for you.
Floating rate notes present different investment considerations than fixed rate notes. For notes with only floating rates, the rate of interest paid by us on the notes for each applicable interest period is not fixed, but will vary depending on LIBOR and accordingly could be substantially less than the rates of interest we would pay on fixed rate notes of the same maturity. Additionally, the notes may change the interest rate or interest rate formula in relation to LIBOR at one or more points during the term of such notes (often referred to as a “step up” feature) or may switch from floating to fixed rate or from a fixed to a floating rate during the term of the notes. Consequently, the return on the notes may be less than returns otherwise payable on fixed rate debt securities issued by us with similar maturities whose interest rates cannot change. The variable interest rate on the notes, while determined, in part, by reference to LIBOR, may not actually pay at such rates. Furthermore, we have no control over any fluctuations in LIBOR.
If the relevant pricing supplement specifies a maximum rate, the interest rate for any interest period will be limited by the maximum rate. The maximum rate will limit the amount of interest you may receive for each such interest period, even if the fixed or floating rate component, as adjusted by any spread factor, if applicable, and/or a spread, if applicable, would have otherwise resulted in an interest rate greater than the maximum rate. As a result, if the interest rate for any interest period without taking into consideration the maximum rate would have been greater than the maximum rate, the notes will provide you less interest income than an investment in a similar instrument that is not subject to a maximum interest rate.
Our most recent NAV was calculated on December 31, 2018 and our NAV when calculated effective March 31, 2019 and thereafter may be higher or lower.
Our NAV per share is $9.02 as of December 31, 2018. NAV per share as of March 31, 2019 may be higher or lower than $9.02 based on potential changes in valuations, issuances of securities, repurchases of securities, dividends paid and earnings for the quarter then ended. Our Board of Directors has not yet determined the fair value of portfolio investments at any date subsequent to December 31, 2018. Our Board of Directors determines the fair value of our portfolio investments on a quarterly basis in connection with the preparation of quarterly financial statements and based on input from independent valuation firms, the Investment Adviser, the Administrator and the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors.
In addition to regulatory restrictions that restrict our ability to raise capital, our credit facility contains various covenants which, if not complied with, could accelerate repayment under the facility, thereby materially and adversely affecting our liquidity, financial condition and results of operations.
The agreement governing our credit facility requires us to comply with certain financial and operational covenants. These covenants include:
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• | restrictions on the level of indebtedness that we are permitted to incur in relation to the value of our assets; |
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• | restrictions on our ability to incur liens; and |
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• | maintenance of a minimum level of stockholders’ equity. |
As of December 31, 2018, we were in compliance with these covenants. However, our continued compliance with these covenants depends on many factors, some of which are beyond our control. Accordingly, there are no assurances that we will continue to comply with the covenants in our credit facility. Failure to comply with these covenants would result in a default under this facility which, if we were unable to obtain a waiver from the lenders thereunder, could result in an acceleration of repayments under the facility and thereby have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
DESCRIPTION OF NOTES
The following description of the particular terms of the notes being offered supplements and, to the extent inconsistent with or otherwise specified in an applicable pricing supplement, replaces the description of the general terms and provisions of the debt securities set forth under the heading “Description of Our Debt Securities” in the accompanying prospectus. Unless otherwise specified in an applicable pricing supplement, the notes will have the terms described below. Capitalized terms used but not defined below have the meanings given to them in the accompanying prospectus and in the indenture relating to the notes.
The notes being offered by this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the applicable pricing supplement will be issued under an indenture, dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended and as supplemented from time to time. U.S. Bank National Association was appointed as trustee, as successor to American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, pursuant to an Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 9, 2012. The indenture is more fully described in the accompanying prospectus. The indenture does not limit the aggregate amount of debt securities that may be issued under it and provides that the debt securities may be issued under it from time to time in one or more series. The following statements are summaries of the material provisions of the indenture and the notes. These summaries do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the indenture, including for the definitions of certain terms. From time to time we may offer other debt securities either publicly or through private placement having maturities, interest rates, covenants and other terms that may differ materially from the terms of the notes described herein and in any pricing supplement.
The notes constitute a single series of debt securities for purposes of the indenture and are unlimited in aggregate principal amount under the terms of the indenture. Our board of directors has authorized the issuance and sale of the notes from time to time, up to an aggregate principal amount of $1.5 billion. As of February 7, 2019, approximately $1.3 billion aggregate principal amount of notes has been issued. We have, from time to time, repurchased certain notes and, therefore, as of February 7, 2019, $713.6 million aggregate principal amount of notes were outstanding.
Notes issued in accordance with this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the applicable pricing supplement will have the following general characteristics:
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• | the notes will be our direct unsecured senior obligations and will rank equally with all of our other unsecured senior indebtedness from time to time outstanding; |
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• | the notes may be offered from time to time by us through the Purchasing Agent or the agents and each note will mature on a day that is at least 12 months from its date of original issuance; |
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• | each note may be issued with a fixed or floating interest rate; any floating interest rate will be based on LIBOR; |
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• | the notes will not be subject to any sinking fund; and |
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• | the minimum denomination of the notes will be $1,000 (unless otherwise stated in the pricing supplement). |
In addition, the pricing supplement relating to each offering of notes will describe specific terms of the notes, including but not limited to:
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• | the denomination of your notes; |
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• | the price at which we originally issue your notes, expressed as a percentage of the principal amount, and the original issue date; |
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• | whether your notes are fixed rate notes or floating rate notes; |
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• | if your notes are fixed rate notes, the annual rate at which your notes will bear interest, or the periodic rates in the case of notes that bear different rates at different times during the term of the notes, and the interest payment dates, if different from those stated below under “—Interest Rates—Fixed Rate Notes;” |
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• | if your notes are floating rate notes, the interest rate, spread or spread multiplier or initial base rate, maximum rate and/or minimum rate; if there is more than one spread to be applied at different times during the term of the notes for your interest rate, which spread during which periods applies to your notes; and the interest reset, determination, calculation and payment dates, all of which we describe under “—Interest Rates—Floating Rate Notes” below; |
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• | if applicable, the circumstances under which your notes may be redeemed at our option or repaid at the holder’s option before the stated maturity, including any redemption commencement date, repayment date(s), redemption price(s) and redemption period(s), all of which we describe under “—Redemption and Repayment” below; |
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• | whether the authorized representative of the holder of a beneficial interest in the notes will have the right to seek repayment upon the death of the holder as described under “—Survivor’s Option;” |
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• | any special U.S. federal income tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of the notes; and |
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• | any other significant terms of your notes, which could be different from those described in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, but in no event inconsistent with the indenture. |
We may at any time purchase notes at any price or prices in the open market or otherwise. Notes so purchased by us may, at our discretion, be held, resold or surrendered to the trustee for cancellation.
Types of Notes
We may issue either of the two types of notes described below. Notes may have elements of each of the two types of notes described below. For example, notes may bear interest at a fixed rate for some periods and at a floating rate in others.
Fixed Rate Notes. Notes of this type will bear interest at one or more fixed rates described in your pricing supplement.
Fixed rate notes will bear interest from their original issue date or from the most recent date to which interest on the notes has been paid or made available for payment. Interest will accrue on the principal of fixed rate notes at the fixed rate or rates per annum stated in your pricing supplement during the applicable time periods as stated in your pricing supplement, until the principal is paid or made available for payment. Each payment of interest due on an interest payment date or the maturity will include interest accrued from and including the last date to which interest has been paid, or made available for payment, or from the issue date if none has been paid or made available for payment, to but excluding the interest payment date or maturity. We will compute interest on fixed rate notes on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months (the 30/360 (ISDA) day count convention) unless your pricing supplement provides that we will compute interest on a different basis. We will pay interest on each interest payment date and at maturity as described below under “—Payments of Principal and Interest.” Notes may be offered that switch from a fixed rate to a floating rate or from a floating rate to a fixed rate during the term of the notes.
Floating Rate Notes. Notes of this type will bear interest at rates that are determined by reference to an interest rate formula based on LIBOR. In some cases, the rates may also be adjusted by adding or subtracting a spread in relation to LIBOR or multiplying by a spread multiplier and may be subject to a minimum rate and/or a maximum rate. The various interest rate formulas and these other features are described below in “—Interest Rates—Floating Rate Notes.” If your notes are floating rate notes, the formula and any adjustments that apply to the interest rate will be specified in your pricing supplement.
Floating rate notes will bear interest from their original issue date or from the most recent date to which interest on the notes has been paid or made available for payment. Interest will accrue on the principal of floating rate notes at a rate per annum determined according to the interest rate formula stated in your pricing supplement during the applicable interest rate periods as stated in your pricing supplement, until the principal is paid or made available for payment. We will pay interest on each interest payment date and at maturity as described below “—Payments of Principal and Interest.” Notes may be offered that switch from a fixed rate to a floating rate or from a floating rate to a fixed rate during the term of the notes.
Interest Rates
This subsection describes the different kinds of interest rates that may apply to your notes, as specified in your pricing supplement.
Fixed Rate Notes. Fixed rate notes will bear interest from their original issue date or from the most recent date to which interest on the notes has been paid or made available for payment. Interest will accrue on the principal of fixed rate notes at the fixed yearly rate or rates stated in your pricing supplement during the applicable time periods as stated in your pricing supplement, until the principal is paid or made available for payment. Your pricing supplement will describe the interest periods and relevant interest payment dates on which interest on fixed rate notes will be payable. Each payment of interest due on an interest payment date or the maturity will include interest accrued from and including the last date to which interest has been paid, or made available for payment, or from the issue date if none has been paid or made available for payment, to but excluding the interest payment date or the maturity. We will compute interest on fixed rate notes on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months (the 30/360 (ISDA) day count convention), unless your pricing supplement provides that we will compute interest on a different basis. We will pay interest on each interest payment date and at maturity as described below under “—Payments of Principal and Interest.”
Floating Rate Notes. Floating rate notes will bear interest at rates that are determined by reference to an interest rate formula based on LIBOR. In some cases, the rates may also be adjusted by adding or subtracting a spread in relation to LIBOR or multiplying by a spread multiplier and may be subject to a minimum rate and/or a maximum rate. If your note is a floating rate note, the formula and any adjustments that apply to the interest rate will be specified in your pricing supplement.
Each floating rate note will bear interest from its original issue date or from the most recent date to which interest on the note has been paid or made available for payment. Interest will accrue on the principal of a floating rate note at a rate per annum determined according to the interest rate formula stated in the pricing supplement during the applicable interest rate period specified in your pricing supplement, until the principal is paid or made available for payment. We will pay interest on each interest payment date and at maturity as described below under “—Payment of Principal and Interest.”
In addition, the following will apply to floating rate notes.
Initial Base Rate
Unless otherwise specified in your pricing supplement, for floating rate notes, the initial base rate will be the applicable LIBOR base rate in effect from and including the original issue date to but excluding the initial interest reset date. We will specify the initial LIBOR base rate in your pricing supplement.
Spread or Spread Multiplier
In some cases, the base rate for floating rate notes may be adjusted:
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• | by adding or subtracting a specified number of basis points, called the spread, with one basis point being 0.01%; or |
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• | by multiplying the base rate by a specified percentage, called the spread multiplier. |
If you purchase floating rate notes, your pricing supplement will specify whether a spread or spread multiplier will apply to your notes and, if so, the amount of the applicable spread or spread multiplier and any increases or decreases in the spread or spread multiplier during the term of your notes.
Maximum and Minimum Rates
The actual interest rate, after being adjusted by the spread or spread multiplier, may also be subject to either or both of the following limits:
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• | a maximum rate—i.e., a specified upper limit that the actual interest rate in effect at any time may not exceed; and/or |
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• | a minimum rate—i.e., a specified lower limit that the actual interest rate in effect at any time may not fall below. |
If you purchase floating rate notes, your pricing supplement will specify whether a maximum rate and/or minimum rate will apply to your notes and, if so, what those rates are.
Whether or not a maximum rate applies, the interest rate on floating rate notes will in no event be higher than the maximum rate permitted by New York law, as it may be modified by U.S. law of general application. Under current New York law, the maximum rate of interest, with some exceptions, for any loan in an amount less than $250,000 is 16% and for any loan in the amount of $250,000 or more but less than $2,500,000 is 25%, per year on a simple interest basis. These limits do not apply to loans of $2,500,000 or more.
The rest of this subsection describes how the interest rate and the interest payment dates will be determined, and how interest will be calculated, on floating rate notes.
Interest Reset Dates
Except as otherwise specified in your pricing supplement, the rate of interest on floating rate notes will be reset, by the calculation agent described below, daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually (each, an “interest reset period”). The date on which the interest rate resets and the reset rate becomes effective is called the interest reset date. Except as otherwise specified in your pricing supplement, the interest reset date will be as follows:
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• | for floating rate notes that reset daily, each London business day (as defined below); |
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• | for floating rate notes that reset weekly, the Wednesday of each week; |
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• | for floating rate notes that reset monthly, the third Wednesday of each month; |
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• | for floating rate notes that reset quarterly, the third Wednesday of each of four months of each year as specified in your pricing supplement; |
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• | for floating rate notes that reset semi-annually, the third Wednesday of each of two months of each year as specified in your pricing supplement; and |
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• | for floating rate notes that reset annually, the third Wednesday of one month of each year as specified in your pricing supplement. |
For floating rate notes, the interest rate in effect on any particular day will be the interest rate determined with respect to the latest interest reset date that occurs on or before that day. There are several exceptions, however, to the reset provisions described above.
Interest reset dates are subject to adjustment, as described below under “—Business Day Conventions.”
The base rate in effect from and including the original issue date to but excluding the first interest reset date will be the initial base rate. For floating rate notes that reset daily or weekly, the base rate in effect for each day following the fifth business
day before an interest payment date to, but excluding, the interest payment date, and for each day following the fifth business day before the maturity to, but excluding, the maturity, will be the base rate in effect on that fifth business day.
Interest Determination Dates
The interest rate that takes effect on an interest reset date will be determined by the calculation agent for the LIBOR base rates by reference to a particular date called an interest determination date. Except as otherwise specified in your pricing supplement, the interest determination date relating to a particular interest reset date will be the second London business day preceding the interest reset date. We refer to an interest determination date for LIBOR notes as a LIBOR interest determination date.
Interest Calculation Date
The interest rate that takes effect on a particular interest reset date will be determined by reference to the corresponding interest determination date or interest reset date, as applicable. For some notes, however, the calculation agent will set the rate on a day no later than the corresponding interest calculation date. Unless otherwise specified in your pricing supplement, the interest calculation date for rates to which a calculation date applies will be the business day immediately preceding the date on which interest will next be paid (on an interest payment date or the maturity, as the case may be). The calculation agent need not wait until the relevant interest calculation date to determine the interest rate if the rate information it needs to make the determination is available from the relevant sources sooner.
Interest Rate Calculations
Interest payable on floating rate notes for any particular interest period will be calculated as described below using an interest factor, expressed as a decimal, applicable to each day during the applicable interest period, unless otherwise specified in your pricing supplement.
Calculations relating to floating rate notes will be made by the calculation agent, an institution that we appoint as our agent for this purpose. We have initially appointed U.S. Bank National Association as our calculation agent for any floating rate notes. We may specify a different calculation agent in your pricing supplement. The applicable pricing supplement for your floating rate note will name the institution that we have appointed to act as the calculation agent for that note as of its original issue date. We may appoint a different institution to serve as calculation agent from time to time after the original issue date of your floating rate note without your consent and without notifying you of the change. Absent manifest error, all determinations of the calculation agent will be final and binding on you and us, without any liability on the part of the calculation agent.
For floating rate notes, the calculation agent will determine, on the corresponding interest calculation date or interest determination date, as described below, the interest rate that takes effect on each interest reset date. In addition, the calculation agent will calculate the amount of interest that has accrued during each interest period—i.e., the period from and including the original issue date, or the last date to which interest has accrued (which may be the interest payment date or any interest reset date in accordance with the business day convention), to but excluding the next date to which interest will accrue (which may be the interest payment date or any interest reset date in accordance with the business day convention). For each interest period, the calculation agent will calculate the amount of accrued interest by multiplying the face amount of the floating rate note by an accrued interest factor for the interest period. Such accrued interest rate factor is determined by multiplying the applicable interest rate for the period by the day count fraction. The day count fraction will be determined in accordance with the 30/360 (ISDA) day count convention, where the number of days in the interest period in respect of which payment is being made is divided by 360, calculated on a formula basis as follows:

where:
“Y1” is the year, expressed as a number, in which the first day of the interest period falls;
“Y2” is the year, expressed as a number, in which the day immediately following the last day included in the interest period falls;
“M1” is the calendar month, expressed as a number, in which the first day of the interest period falls;
“M2” is the calendar month, expressed as a number, in which the day immediately following the last day included in the interest period falls;
“D1” is the first calendar day, expressed as a number, of the interest period, unless such number would be 31, in which case D1 will be 30; and
“D2” is the calendar day, expressed as a number, immediately following the last day included in the interest period, unless such number would be 31 and D1 is greater than 29, in which case D2 will be 30.
Upon the request of the holder of any floating rate note, the calculation agent will provide the interest rate then in effect, and, if determined, the interest rate that will become effective on the next interest reset date with respect to such floating rate note.
All percentages resulting from any calculation relating to any note will be rounded upward or downward, as appropriate, to the next higher or lower one hundred-thousandth of a percentage point, e.g., 9.876541% (or .09876541) being rounded down to 9.87654% (or .0987654) and 9.876545% (or .09876545) being rounded up to 9.87655% (or .0987655). All amounts used in or resulting from any calculation relating to any note will be rounded upward or downward to the nearest cent.
Sources and Corrections
If we refer to a rate as set forth on a display page, other published source, information vendor or other vendor officially designated by the sponsor of that rate, if there is a successor source for the display page, other published source, information vendor or other official vendor, we refer to that successor source as applicable as determined by the calculation agent. When we refer to a particular heading or headings on any of those sources, those references include any successor or replacement heading or headings as determined by the calculation agent.
If the applicable rate is based on information obtained from a Reuters screen, that rate will be subject to the corrections, if any, published on that Reuters screen within one hour of the time that rate was first displayed on such source.
LIBOR Calculation
LIBOR, with respect to the base rate and any interest reset date, will be the London interbank offered rate for deposits in U.S. dollars for the index maturity specified in your pricing supplement, appearing on the Reuters screen LIBOR page as of approximately 11:00 A.M., London time, on the relevant LIBOR interest determination date.
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• | If the rate described above does not so appear on the Reuters screen LIBOR page, then LIBOR will be determined on the basis of the rates at which deposits in U.S. dollars are offered by four major banks in the London interbank market selected by the calculation agent at approximately 11:00 A.M., London time, on the relevant LIBOR interest determination date, to prime banks in the London interbank market for a period of the specified index maturity, beginning on the relevant interest reset date, and in a representative amount. The calculation agent will request the principal London office of each of these major banks to provide a quotation of its rate. If at least two quotations are provided, LIBOR for the relevant interest reset date will be the arithmetic mean of the quotations. |
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• | If fewer than two of the requested quotations described above are provided, LIBOR for the relevant interest reset date will be the arithmetic mean of the rates quoted by major banks in New York City selected by the calculation agent, at approximately 11:00 A.M., New York City time (or the time in the relevant principal financial center), on the relevant interest reset date, for loans in U.S. dollars (or the index currency) to leading European banks for a period of the specified index maturity, beginning on the relevant interest reset date, and in a representative amount. |
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• | If no quotation is provided as described in the preceding paragraph, then the calculation agent, after consulting such sources as it deems comparable to any of the foregoing quotations or display page, or any such source as it deems reasonable from which to estimate LIBOR or any of the foregoing lending rates, shall determine LIBOR for that interest reset date in its sole discretion. |
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• | For the purpose of this section, we define the term “index maturity” as the interest rate period of LIBOR on which the interest rate formula is based as specified in your pricing supplement. |
In all cases, if the stated maturity or any earlier redemption date or repayment date with respect to any note falls on a day that is not a business day, any payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest otherwise due on such day will be made on the next succeeding business day, and no interest on such payment shall accrue for the period from and after such stated maturity, redemption date or repayment date, as the case may be.
Business Days
The term “London business day” will apply to your floating rate notes, as specified in your pricing supplement, and it means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday that is not a day on which banking institutions in London generally are authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to close and is also a day on which dealings in the applicable index currency are transacted in the London interbank market.
Business Day Convention
The business day convention that will apply to your notes is the “following business day convention.” The “following business day convention” means, for any interest payment date or interest reset date, other than the maturity, if such date would otherwise fall on a day that is not a business day, then such date will be postponed to the next day that is a business day.
Payment of Principal and Interest
Principal of and interest on beneficial interests in the notes will be made in accordance with the arrangements then in place between the paying agent and The Depository Trust Company (referred to as “DTC”) and its participants as described under “Registration and Settlement—The Depository Trust Company.” Payments in respect of any notes in certificated form will be made as described under “Registration and Settlement—Registration, Transfer and Payment of Certificated Notes.”
Interest on each note will be payable either monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually on each interest payment date and at the note’s stated maturity or on the date of redemption or repayment if a note is redeemed or repaid prior to maturity. Interest is payable to the person in whose name a note is registered at the close of business on the regular record date before each interest payment date. Interest due at a note’s stated maturity or on a date of redemption or repayment will be payable to the person to whom principal is payable.
We will pay any administrative costs imposed by banks in connection with making payments in immediately available funds, but any tax, assessment or governmental charge imposed upon any payments on a note, including, without limitation, any withholding tax, is the responsibility of the holders of beneficial interests in the note in respect of which such payments are made.
Payment and Record Dates for Interest
Interest on the notes will be paid as follows:
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Monthly | | Fifteenth day of each calendar month, beginning in the first calendar month following the month the note was issued. |
Quarterly | | Fifteenth day of every third month, beginning in the third calendar month following the month the note was issued. |
Semi-annually | | Fifteenth day of every sixth month, beginning in the sixth calendar month following the month the note was issued. |
Annually | | Fifteenth day of every twelfth month, beginning in the twelfth calendar month following the month the note was issued. |
The regular record date for any interest payment date will be the first day of the calendar month in which the interest payment date occurs, except that the regular record date for interest due on the note’s stated maturity date or date of earlier redemption or repayment will be that particular date. For the purpose of determining the holder at the close of business on a regular record date when business is not being conducted, the close of business will mean 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on that day.
Interest on a note will be payable beginning on the first interest payment date after its date of original issuance to holders of record on the corresponding regular record date.
“Business day” means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law or regulation to close in The City of New York.
Redemption and Repayment
Unless we otherwise provide in the applicable pricing supplement, a note will not be redeemable or repayable prior to its stated maturity date.
If the pricing supplement states that the note will be redeemable at our option prior to its stated maturity date, then on such date or dates specified in the pricing supplement, we may redeem those notes at our option either in whole or from time to time in part, upon not less than five nor more than 60 days’ written notice to the holder of those notes.
If the pricing supplement states that your note will be repayable at your option prior to its stated maturity date, we will require receipt of notice of the request for repayment at least 30 but not more than 60 days prior to the date or dates specified in
the pricing supplement. We also must receive the completed form entitled “Option to Elect Repayment.” Exercise of the repayment option by the holder of a note is irrevocable.
Since the notes will be represented by a global note, DTC or its nominee will be treated as the holder of the notes; therefore DTC or its nominee will be the only entity that receives notices of redemption of notes from us, in the case of our redemption of notes, and will be the only entity that can exercise the right to repayment of notes, in the case of optional repayment. See “Registration and Settlement.”
To ensure that DTC or its nominee will timely exercise a right to repayment with respect to a particular beneficial interest in a note, the beneficial owner of the interest in that note must instruct the broker or other direct or indirect participant through which it holds the beneficial interest to notify DTC or its nominee of its desire to exercise a right to repayment. Because different firms have different cut-off times for accepting instructions from their customers, each beneficial owner should consult the broker or other direct or indirect participant through which it holds an interest in a note to determine the cut-off time by which the instruction must be given for timely notice to be delivered to DTC or its nominee. Conveyance of notices and other communications by DTC or its nominee to participants, by participants to indirect participants and by participants and indirect participants to beneficial owners of the notes will be governed by agreements among them and any applicable statutory or regulatory requirements.
The redemption of a note normally will occur on a specified interest payment date and any business day thereafter following receipt of a valid notice. The repayment of a note normally will occur on the interest payment date or dates following receipt of a valid notice. Unless otherwise specified in the pricing supplement, the redemption or repayment price will equal 100% of the principal amount of the note plus unpaid interest accrued to the date or dates of redemption or repayment.
We may at any time purchase notes at any price or prices in the open market or otherwise. We may also purchase notes otherwise tendered for repayment by a holder or tendered by a holder’s duly authorized representative through exercise of the Survivor’s Option described below. If we purchase the notes in this manner, we have the discretion to either hold, resell or surrender the notes to the trustee for cancellation.
Survivor’s Option
The “Survivor’s Option” is a provision in a note pursuant to which we agree to repay that note, if requested by the authorized representative of the beneficial owner of that note, following the death of the beneficial owner of the note, so long as the note was owned by that beneficial owner or the estate of that beneficial owner at least six months prior to the request. The pricing supplement relating to each offering of notes will state whether the Survivor’s Option applies to those notes.
If a note is entitled to a Survivor’s Option, upon the valid exercise of the Survivor’s Option and the proper tender of that note for repayment, we will, at our option, repay or repurchase that note, in whole or in part, at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the deceased beneficial owner’s interest in that note plus unpaid interest accrued to the date of repayment.
To be valid, the Survivor’s Option must be exercised by or on behalf of the person who has authority to act on behalf of the deceased beneficial owner of the note (including, without limitation, the personal representative or executor of the deceased beneficial owner or the surviving joint owner with the deceased beneficial owner) under the laws of the applicable jurisdiction.
The death of a person holding a beneficial ownership interest in a note as a joint tenant or tenant by the entirety with another person, or as a tenant in common with the deceased holder’s spouse, will be deemed the death of a beneficial owner of that note, and the entire principal amount of the note so held will be subject to repayment by us upon request. However, the death of a person holding a beneficial ownership interest in a note as tenant in common with a person other than such deceased holder’s spouse will be deemed the death of a beneficial owner only with respect to such deceased person’s interest in the note.
The death of a person who, during his or her lifetime, was entitled to substantially all of the beneficial ownership interests in a note will be deemed the death of the beneficial owner of that note for purposes of the Survivor’s Option, regardless of whether that beneficial owner was the registered holder of that note, if entitlement to those interests can be established to the satisfaction of the trustee. A beneficial ownership interest will be deemed to exist in typical cases of nominee ownership, ownership under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act or Uniform Gifts to Minors Act, community property or other joint ownership arrangements between a husband and wife. In addition, a beneficial ownership interest will be deemed to exist in custodial and trust arrangements where one person has all of the beneficial ownership interests in the applicable note during his or her lifetime.
We have the discretionary right to limit the aggregate principal amount of notes as to which exercises of the Survivor’s Option shall be accepted by us from authorized representatives of all deceased beneficial owners in any calendar year to an amount equal to the greater of $2,000,000 or 2% of the principal amount of all notes outstanding as of the end of the most recent calendar year. We also have the discretionary right to limit to $250,000 in any calendar year the aggregate principal
amount of notes as to which exercises of the Survivor’s Option shall be accepted by us from the authorized representative of any individual deceased beneficial owner of notes in such calendar year. In addition, we will not permit the exercise of the Survivor’s Option except in principal amounts of $1,000 and multiples of $1,000.
An otherwise valid election to exercise the Survivor’s Option may not be withdrawn. Each election to exercise the Survivor’s Option will be accepted in the order that elections are received by the trustee, except for any note the acceptance of which would contravene any of the limitations described in the preceding paragraph. Notes accepted for repayment through the exercise of the Survivor’s Option normally will be repaid on the first interest payment date that occurs 20 or more calendar days after the date of the acceptance. For example, if the acceptance date of a note tendered through a valid exercise of the Survivor’s Option is September 1, 2017, and interest on that note is paid monthly, we would normally, at our option, repay that note on the interest payment date occurring on October 15, 2017, because the September 15, 2017 interest payment date would occur less than 20 days from the date of acceptance. Each tendered note that is not accepted in any calendar year due to the application of any of the limitations described in the preceding paragraph will be deemed to be tendered in the following calendar year in the order in which all such notes were originally tendered. If a note tendered through a valid exercise of the Survivor’s Option is not accepted, the trustee will deliver a notice by first-class mail to the registered holder, at that holder’s last known address as indicated in the note register, that states the reason that note has not been accepted for repayment.
With respect to notes represented by a global note, DTC or its nominee is treated as the holder of the notes and will be the only entity that can exercise the Survivor’s Option for such notes. To obtain repayment pursuant to exercise of the Survivor’s Option for a note, the deceased beneficial owner’s authorized representative must provide the following items to the broker or other entity through which the beneficial interest in the note is held by the deceased beneficial owner:
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• | a written instruction to such broker or other entity to notify DTC of the authorized representative’s desire to obtain repayment pursuant to exercise of the Survivor’s Option; |
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• | appropriate evidence satisfactory to the trustee (a) that the deceased was the beneficial owner of the note at the time of death and his or her interest in the note was owned by the deceased beneficial owner or his or her estate at least six months prior to the request for repayment, (b) that the death of the beneficial owner has occurred, (c) of the date of death of the beneficial owner, and (d) that the representative has authority to act on behalf of the beneficial owner; |
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• | if the interest in the note is held by a nominee of the deceased beneficial owner, a certificate satisfactory to the trustee from the nominee attesting to the deceased’s beneficial ownership of such note; |
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• | written request for repayment signed by the authorized representative of the deceased beneficial owner with the signature guaranteed by a member firm of a registered national securities exchange or of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. or a commercial bank or trust company having an office or correspondent in the United States; |
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• | if applicable, a properly executed assignment or endorsement; |
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• | tax waivers and any other instruments or documents that the trustee reasonably requires in order to establish the validity of the beneficial ownership of the note and the claimant’s entitlement to payment; and |
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• | any additional information the trustee reasonably requires to evidence satisfaction of any conditions to the exercise of the Survivor’s Option or to document beneficial ownership or authority to make the election and to cause the repayment of the note. |
In turn, the broker or other entity will deliver each of these items to the trustee, together with evidence satisfactory to the trustee from the broker or other entity stating that it represents the deceased beneficial owner.
The death of a person owning a note in joint tenancy or tenancy by the entirety with another or others shall be deemed the death of the holder of the note, and the entire principal amount of the note so held shall be subject to repayment, together with interest accrued thereon to the repayment date. The death of a person owning a note by tenancy in common shall be deemed the death of a holder of a note only with respect to the deceased holder’s interest in the note so held by tenancy in common; except that in the event a note is held by husband and wife as tenants in common, the death of either shall be deemed the death of the holder of the note, and the entire principal amount of the note so held shall be subject to repayment. The death of a person who, during his or her lifetime, was entitled to substantially all of the beneficial interests of ownership of a note, shall be deemed the death of the holder thereof for purposes of this provision, regardless of the registered holder, if such beneficial interest can be established to the satisfaction of the trustee and us. Such beneficial interest shall be deemed to exist in typical cases of nominee ownership, ownership under the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act, the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act, community property or other joint ownership arrangements between a husband and wife and trust arrangements where one person has substantially all of the beneficial ownership interest in the note during his or her lifetime.
We retain the right to limit the aggregate principal amount of notes as to which exercises of the Survivor’s Option applicable to the notes will be accepted in any one calendar year as described above. All other questions regarding the eligibility
or validity of any exercise of the Survivor’s Option will be determined by the trustee, in its sole discretion, which determination will be final and binding on all parties.
The broker or other entity will be responsible for disbursing payments received from the trustee to the authorized representative. See “Registration and Settlement.”
Forms for the exercise of the Survivor’s Option may be obtained from the Trustee at 100 Wall Street, Suite 1600, New York, NY 10005, Attention: General Counsel.
If applicable, we will comply with the requirements of Section 14(e) of the Exchange Act, and the rules promulgated thereunder, and any other securities laws or regulations in connection with any repayment of notes at the option of the registered holders or beneficial owners thereof.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(All figures in this item are in thousands except share, per share and other data.)
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus. Historical results set forth are not necessarily indicative of our future financial position and results of operations.
Overview
The terms “Prospect,” “the Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” mean Prospect Capital Corporation and its subsidiaries unless the context specifically requires otherwise.
Prospect is a financial services company that primarily lends to and invests in middle market privately-held companies. We are a closed-end investment company incorporated in Maryland. We have elected to be regulated as a business development company (“BDC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). As a BDC, we have elected to be treated as a regulated investment company (“RIC”), under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”). We were organized on April 13, 2004 and were funded in an initial public offering completed on July 27, 2004.
On May 15, 2007, we formed a wholly-owned subsidiary Prospect Capital Funding LLC (“PCF”), a Delaware limited liability company and a bankruptcy remote special purpose entity, which holds certain of our portfolio loan investments that are used as collateral for the revolving credit facility at PCF. Our wholly-owned subsidiary Prospect Small Business Lending, LLC (“PSBL”) was formed on January 27, 2014 and purchases small business whole loans on a recurring basis from online small business loan originators, including On Deck Capital, Inc. (“OnDeck”). On September 30, 2014, we formed a wholly-owned subsidiary Prospect Yield Corporation, LLC (“PYC”) and effective October 23, 2014, PYC holds our investments in collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”). Each of these subsidiaries have been consolidated since operations commenced.
We consolidate certain of our wholly-owned and substantially wholly-owned holding companies formed by us in order to facilitate our investment strategy. The following companies are included in our consolidated financial statements and are collectively referred to as the “Consolidated Holding Companies”: APH Property Holdings, LLC (“APH”); Arctic Oilfield Equipment USA, Inc. (“Arctic Equipment”); CCPI Holdings Inc.; CP Holdings of Delaware LLC (“CP Holdings”); Credit Central Holdings of Delaware, LLC; Energy Solutions Holdings Inc.; First Tower Holdings of Delaware LLC (“First Tower Delaware”); MITY Holdings of Delaware Inc.; Nationwide Acceptance Holdings LLC; NMMB Holdings, Inc. (“NMMB Holdings”); NPH Property Holdings, LLC (“NPH”); STI Holding, Inc.; UPH Property Holdings, LLC (“UPH”); UTP Holdings Group Inc. (f/k/a Harbortouch Holdings of Delaware Inc.); Valley Electric Holdings I, Inc.; Valley Electric Holdings II, Inc.; and Wolf Energy Holdings Inc. (“Wolf Energy Holdings”). On October 10, 2014, concurrent with the sale of the operating company, our ownership increased to 100% of the outstanding equity of ARRM Services, Inc., which was renamed SB Forging Company, Inc. (“SB Forging”). As such, we began consolidating SB Forging on October 11, 2014. Effective May 23, 2016, in connection with the merger of American Property REIT Corp. (“APRC”) and United Property REIT Corp. (“UPRC”) with and into National Property REIT Corp. (“NPRC”), APH and UPH merged with and into NPH, and were dissolved. Effective April 6, 2018, Arctic Equipment merged with and into CP Energy Services, Inc. (“CP Energy”), a substantially wholly-owned subsidiary of CP Holdings, with CP Energy continuing as the surviving entity.
We are externally managed by our investment adviser, Prospect Capital Management L.P. (“Prospect Capital Management” or the “Investment Adviser”). Prospect Administration LLC (“Prospect Administration”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Investment Adviser, provides administrative services and facilities necessary for us to operate.
Our investment objective is to generate both current income and long-term capital appreciation through debt and equity investments. We invest primarily in senior and subordinated debt and equity of private companies in need of capital for acquisitions, divestitures, growth, development, recapitalizations and other purposes. We work with the management teams or financial sponsors to seek investments with historical cash flows, asset collateral or contracted pro-forma cash flows.
We currently have nine strategies that guide our origination of investment opportunities: (1) lending to companies controlled by private equity sponsors, (2) lending to companies not controlled by private equity sponsors, (3) purchasing controlling equity positions and lending to operating companies, (4) purchasing controlling equity positions and lending to financial services companies, (5) purchasing controlling equity positions and lending to real estate companies, (6) purchasing controlling equity positions and lending to aircraft leasing companies (7) investing in structured credit (8) investing in syndicated debt and (9) investing in consumer and small business loans and asset-backed securitizations. We may also invest in other strategies and
opportunities from time to time that we view as attractive. We continue to evaluate other origination strategies in the ordinary course of business with no specific top-down allocation to any single origination strategy.
Lending to Companies Controlled by Private Equity Sponsors - We make agented loans to companies which are controlled by private equity sponsors. This debt can take the form of first lien, second lien, unitranche or unsecured loans. These loans typically have equity subordinate to our loan position. Historically, this strategy has comprised approximately 40%-60% of our portfolio.
Lending to Companies not Controlled by Private Equity Sponsors - We make loans to companies which are not controlled by private equity sponsors, such as companies that are controlled by the management team, the founder, a family or public shareholders. This origination strategy may have less competition to provide debt financing than the private-equity-sponsor origination strategy because such company financing needs are not easily addressed by banks and often require more diligence preparation. This origination strategy can result in investments with higher returns or lower leverage than the private-equity-sponsor origination strategy. Historically, this strategy has comprised up to approximately 15% of our portfolio.
Purchasing Controlling Equity Positions and Lending to Operating Companies - This strategy involves purchasing yield-producing debt and controlling equity positions in non-financial-services operating companies. We believe that we can provide enhanced certainty of closure and liquidity to sellers and we look for management to continue on in their current roles. This strategy has comprised approximately 5%-15% of our portfolio.
Purchasing Controlling Equity Positions and Lending to Financial Services Companies - This strategy involves purchasing yield-producing debt and control equity investments in financial services companies, including consumer direct lending, sub-prime auto lending and other strategies. These investments are often structured in tax-efficient partnerships, enhancing returns. This strategy has comprised approximately 5%-15% of our portfolio.
Purchasing Controlling Equity Positions and Lending to Real Estate Companies - We purchase debt and controlling equity positions in tax-efficient real estate investment trusts (“REIT” or “REITs”). NPRC’s, an operating company and the surviving entity of the May 23, 2016 merger with APRC and UPRC, real estate investments are in various classes of developed and occupied real estate properties that generate current yields, including multi-family properties, student housing, and self-storage. NPRC seeks to identify properties that have historically significant occupancy rates and recurring cash flow generation. NPRC generally co-invests with established and experienced property management teams that manage such properties after acquisition. Additionally, NPRC purchases loans originated by certain consumer loan facilitators. It purchases each loan in its entirety (i.e., a “whole loan”). The borrowers are consumers, and the loans are typically serviced by the facilitators of the loans. This investment strategy has comprised approximately 10%-20% of our business.
Purchasing Controlling Equity Positions and Lending to Aircraft Leasing Companies - We invest in debt as well as equity in companies with aircraft assets subject to commercial leases to airlines across the globe. We believe that these investments can present attractive return opportunities due to cash flow consistency from long-term leases coupled with hard asset residual value. We believe that these investment companies seek to deliver risk-adjusted returns with strong downside protection by analyzing relative value characteristics across a variety of aircraft types and vintages. This strategy historically has comprised less than 5% of our portfolio.
Investing in Structured Credit - We make investments in CLOs, often taking a significant position in the subordinated interests (equity) and debt of the CLOs. The underlying portfolio of each CLO investment is diversified across approximately 100 to 200 broadly syndicated loans and does not have direct exposure to real estate, mortgages, or consumer-based credit assets. The CLOs in which we invest are managed by established collateral management teams with many years of experience in the industry. This strategy has comprised approximately 10%-20% of our portfolio.
Investing in Syndicated Debt - On a primary or secondary basis, we purchase primarily senior and secured loans and high yield bonds that have been sold to a club or syndicate of buyers. These investments are often purchased with a long term, buy-and-hold outlook, and we often look to provide significant input to the transaction by providing anchoring orders. This strategy has comprised approximately 5%-10% of our portfolio.
Investing in Consumer and Small Business Loans and Asset-Backed Securitizations - We purchase loans originated by certain consumer and small-and-medium-sized business (“SME”) loan platforms. We generally purchase each loan in its entirety (i.e., a “whole loan”) and we invest in asset-backed securitizations collateralized by consumer or small business loans. The borrowers are consumers and SMEs and the loans are typically serviced by the platforms of the loans. This investment strategy has comprised up to approximately 0% of our portfolio.
We invest primarily in first and second lien secured loans and unsecured debt, which in some cases includes an equity component. First and second lien secured loans generally are senior debt instruments that rank ahead of unsecured debt of a given portfolio company. These 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. Our investments in CLOs are subordinated to senior loans and are generally unsecured. We invest in debt and equity positions of CLOs which are a form of securitization in which the cash flows of a portfolio of loans are pooled and passed on to different classes of owners in various tranches. Our CLO investments are derived from portfolios of corporate debt securities which are generally risk rated from BB to B.
We hold many of our control investments in a two-tier structure consisting of a holding company and one or more related operating companies for tax purposes. These holding companies serve various business purposes including concentration of management teams, optimization of third party borrowing costs, improvement of supplier, customer, and insurance terms, and enhancement of co-investments by the management teams. In these cases, our investment, which is generally equity in the holding company, the holding company’s equity investment in the operating company and any debt from us directly to the operating company structure represents our total exposure for the investment. As of December 31, 2018, as shown in our Consolidated Schedule of Investments, the cost basis and fair value of our investments in controlled companies was $2,381,352 and $2,432,766, respectively. This structure gives rise to several of the risks described in our public documents and highlighted elsewhere in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. We consolidate all wholly-owned and substantially wholly-owned holding companies formed by us for the purpose of holding our controlled investments in operating companies. There is no significant effect of consolidating these holding companies as they hold minimal assets other than their investments in the controlled operating companies. Investment company accounting prohibits the consolidation of any operating companies.
Second Quarter Highlights
Investment Transactions
We seek to be a long-term investor with our portfolio companies. During the three months ended December 31, 2018, we acquired $164,114 of new investments, completed follow-on investments in existing portfolio companies totaling approximately $45,590, funded $6,567 of revolver advances, and recorded paid in kind (“PIK”) interest of $9,981, resulting in gross investment originations of $226,252. During the three months ended December 31, 2018, we received full repayments on 3 investments and received several partial prepayments and amortization payments totaling $163,502.
Debt Issuances and Redemptions
During the three months ended December 31, 2018, we increased total commitments to our revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) for PCF by $225,000 to $1,020,000 in the aggregate.
During the three months ended December 31, 2018, we redeemed $70,072 aggregate principal amount of Prospect Capital InterNotes® at par with a weighted average interest rate of 4.86% in order to replace shorter maturity debt with longer-term debt, and repaid $2,985 aggregate principal amount of Prospect Capital InterNotes® at par in accordance with the Survivor’s Option, as defined in the InterNotes® Offering prospectus. As a result of these transactions, we recorded a loss in the amount of the unamortized debt issuance costs. The net loss on the extinguishment of Prospect Capital InterNotes® for the three months ended December 31, 2018 was $456.
During the three months ended December 31, 2018, we issued $29,829 aggregate principal amount of Prospect Capital InterNotes® with a stated and weighted average interest rate of 5.86%, to extend our borrowing base. The newly issued notes mature between October 15, 2023 and November 15, 2028 and generated net proceeds of $29,346.
On November 28, 2018, we issued $50,000 aggregate principal amount of unsecured notes that mature on June 15, 2029 (the “2029 Notes”). The 2029 Notes bear interest at a rate of 6.875% per year, payable quarterly on March 15, June 15, September 15, and December 15 of each year, beginning March 15, 2019. Total proceeds from the issuance of the 2029 Notes, net of underwriting discounts and offering costs, were $48,057.
Equity Issuances
On October 18, 2018, November 21, 2018, and December 20, 2018, we issued 255,850, 263,350, and 311,627 shares of our common stock in connection with the dividend reinvestment plan, respectively.
Investment Holdings
As of December 31, 2018, we continue to pursue our investment strategy. At December 31, 2018, we have $5,842,570, or 176.9%, of our net assets invested in 139 long-term portfolio investments and CLOs.
During the six months ended December 31, 2018, we originated $480,894 of new investments, primarily composed of $419,326 of debt and equity financing to non-controlled portfolio investments and $61,568 of debt and equity financing to controlled investments. Our origination efforts are focused primarily on secured lending to non-control investments to reduce the risk in the portfolio by investing primarily in first lien loans, though we also continue to close select junior debt and equity investments. Our annualized current yield was 13.1% and 13.0% as of December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018, respectively, across all performing interest bearing investments, excluding equity investments and non-accrual loans. Our annualized current yield was 10.7% and 10.5% as of December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018, respectively, across all investments. Monetization of equity positions that we hold and loans on non-accrual status are not included in this yield calculation. In many of our portfolio companies we hold equity positions, ranging from minority interests to majority stakes, which we expect over time to contribute to our investment returns. Some of these equity positions include features such as contractual minimum internal rates of returns, preferred distributions, flip structures and other features expected to generate additional investment returns, as well as contractual protections and preferences over junior equity, in addition to the yield and security offered by our cash flow and collateral debt protections.
We are a non-diversified company within the meaning of the 1940 Act. As required by the 1940 Act, we classify our investments by level of control. As defined in the 1940 Act, “Control Investments” are those where there is the ability or power to exercise a controlling influence over the management or policies of a company. Control is generally deemed to exist when a company or individual possesses or has the right to acquire within 60 days or less, a beneficial ownership of 25% or more of the voting securities of an investee company. Under the 1940 Act, “Affiliate Investments” are defined by a lesser degree of influence and are deemed to exist through the possession outright or via the right to acquire within 60 days or less, beneficial ownership of 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of another person. “Non-Control/Non-Affiliate Investments” are those that are neither Control Investments nor Affiliate Investments. As of December 31, 2018, we own controlling interests in the following portfolio companies: CCPI Inc. (“CCPI”); CP Energy Services Inc. (“CP Energy”); Credit Central Loan Company, LLC (“Credit Central”); Echelon Transportation, LLC (“Echelon”); First Tower Finance Company LLC (“First Tower Finance”); Freedom Marine Solutions, LLC (“Freedom Marine”); InterDent, Inc. (“InterDent”); MITY, Inc. (“MITY”); NPRC; Nationwide Loan Company LLC (f/k/a Nationwide Acceptance LLC) (“Nationwide”); NMMB, Inc. (“NMMB”); Pacific World Corporation (“Pacific World”); R-V Industries, Inc.; SB Forging Company II, Inc. (f/k/a Gulf Coast Machine & Supply Company) (“Gulfco”); Universal Turbine Parts, LLC (“UTP”); USES Corp. (“USES”); Valley Electric Company, Inc. (“Valley Electric”); and Wolf Energy, LLC (“Wolf Energy”). As of December 31, 2018, we also own affiliated interests in Nixon, Inc. (“Nixon”), Targus Cayman HoldCo Limited (“Targus”), Edmentum Ultimate Holdings, LLC (“Edmentum”) and United Sporting Companies, Inc. (“USC”).
The following shows the composition of our investment portfolio by level of control as of December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018:
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| December 31, 2018 | | June 30, 2018 |
Level of Control | Cost | % of Portfolio | Fair Value | % of Portfolio | | Cost | % of Portfolio | Fair Value | % of Portfolio |
Control Investments | $ | 2,381,352 |
| 39.1 | % | $ | 2,432,766 |
| 41.6 | % | | $ | 2,300,526 |
| 39.5 | % | $ | 2,404,326 |
| 42.0 | % |
Affiliate Investments | 176,997 |
| 2.9 | % | 91,861 |
| 1.6 | % | | 55,637 |
| 0.9 | % | 58,436 |
| 1.0 | % |
Non-Control/Non-Affiliate Investments | 3,538,047 |
| 58.0 | % | 3,317,943 |
| 56.8 | % | | 3,475,295 |
| 59.6 | % | 3,264,517 |
| 57.0 | % |
Total Investments | $ | 6,096,396 |
| 100.0 | % | $ | 5,842,570 |
| 100.0 | % | | $ | 5,831,458 |
| 100.0 | % | $ | 5,727,279 |
| 100.0 | % |
The following shows the composition of our investment portfolio by type of investment as of December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018: |
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| December 31, 2018 | | June 30, 2018 |
Type of Investment | Cost | % of Portfolio | Fair Value | % of Portfolio | | Cost | % of Portfolio | Fair Value | % of Portfolio |
Revolving Line of Credit | $ | 28,597 |
| 0.5 | % | $ | 28,508 |
| 0.5 | % | | $ | 38,659 |
| 0.7 | % | $ | 38,559 |
| 0.7 | % |
Senior Secured Debt | 2,860,986 |
| 47.0 | % | 2,670,438 |
| 45.7 | % | | 2,602,018 |
| 44.6 | % | 2,481,353 |
| 43.3 | % |
Subordinated Secured Debt | 1,437,437 |
| 23.6 | % | 1,347,359 |
| 23.1 | % | | 1,318,028 |
| 22.6 | % | 1,260,525 |
| 22.0 | % |
Subordinated Unsecured Debt | 38,879 |
| 0.6 | % | 26,033 |
| 0.4 | % | | 38,548 |
| 0.7 | % | 32,945 |
| 0.6 | % |
Small Business Loans | — |
| — | % | — |
| — | % | | 30 |
| — | % | 17 |
| — | % |
CLO Debt | 44,783 |
| 0.7 | % | 47,636 |
| 0.8 | % | | 6,159 |
| 0.1 | % | 6,159 |
| 0.1 | % |
CLO Residual Interest | 1,097,830 |
| 18.0 | % | 889,491 |
| 15.2 | % | | 1,096,768 |
| 18.8 | % | 954,035 |
| 16.7 | % |
Preferred Stock | 92,346 |
| 1.5 | % | 80,525 |
| 1.4 | % | | 92,346 |
| 1.6 | % | 75,986 |
| 1.3 | % |
Common Stock | 301,596 |
| 4.9 | % | 401,165 |
| 6.9 | % | | 445,364 |
| 7.6 | % | 517,858 |
| 9.0 | % |
Membership Interest | 193,942 |
| 3.2 | % | 251,923 |
| 4.3 | % | | 193,538 |
| 3.3 | % | 257,799 |
| 4.5 | % |
Participating Interest(1) | — |
| — | % | 98,541 |
| 1.7 | % | | — |
| — | % | 101,126 |
| 1.8 | % |
Escrow Receivable | — |
| — | % | 951 |
| — | % | | — |
| — | % | 917 |
| — | % |
Total Investments | $ | 6,096,396 |
| 100.0 | % | $ | 5,842,570 |
| 100.0 | % | | $ | 5,831,458 |
| 100.0 | % | $ | 5,727,279 |
| 100.0 | % |
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(1) | Participating Interest includes our participating equity investments, such as net profits interests, net operating income interests, net revenue interests, and overriding royalty interests. |
The following shows our investments in interest bearing securities by type of investment as of December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018:
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| December 31, 2018 | | June 30, 2018 |
Type of Investment | Cost | % | Fair Value | % | | Cost | % | Fair Value | % |
First Lien | $ | 2,887,811 |
| 52.5 | % | $ | 2,697,174 |
| 53.8 | % | | $ | 2,632,843 |
| 51.6 | % | $ | 2,512,078 |
| 52.6 | % |
Second Lien | 1,439,209 |
| 26.1 | % | 1,349,131 |
| 26.9 | % | | 1,325,862 |
| 26.0 | % | 1,268,359 |
| 26.6 | % |
Unsecured | 38,879 |
| 0.7 | % | 26,033 |
| 0.5 | % | | 38,548 |
| 0.8 | % | 32,945 |
| 0.7 | % |
Small Business Loans | — |
| — | % | — |
| — | % | | 30 |
| — | % | 17 |
| — | % |
CLO Debt | 44,783 |
| 0.8 | % | 47,636 |
| 1.0 | % | | 6,159 |
| 0.1 | % | 6,159 |
| 0.1 | % |
CLO Residual Interest | 1,097,830 |
| 19.9 | % | 889,491 |
| 17.8 | % | | 1,096,768 |
| 21.5 | % | 954,035 |
| 20.0 | % |
Total Interest Bearing Investments | $ | 5,508,512 |
| 100.0 | % | $ | 5,009,465 |
| 100.0 | % | | $ | 5,100,210 |
| 100.0 | % | $ | 4,773,593 |
| 100.0 | % |
The following shows the composition of our investment portfolio by geographic location as of December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018: |
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| December 31, 2018 | | June 30, 2018 |
Geographic Location | Cost | % of Portfolio | Fair Value | % of Portfolio | | Cost | % of Portfolio | Fair Value | % of Portfolio |
Canada | $ | 5,974 |
| 0.1 | % | $ | 5,957 |
| 0.1 | % | | $ | 16,809 |
| 0.3 | % | $ | 17,816 |
| 0.3 | % |
Cayman Islands | 1,142,613 |
| 18.7 | % | 937,127 |
| 16.0 | % | | 1,102,927 |
| 18.9 | % | 960,194 |
| 16.8 | % |
France | 12,654 |
| 0.2 | % | 12,654 |
| 0.2 | % | | 12,490 |
| 0.2 | % | 12,334 |
| 0.2 | % |
MidAtlantic US | 552,002 |
| 9.1 | % | 550,624 |
| 9.4 | % | | 410,644 |
| 7.0 | % | 410,644 |
| 7.2 | % |
Midwest US | 412,820 |
| 6.8 | % | 496,882 |
| 8.5 | % | | 395,622 |
| 6.8 | % | 413,758 |
| 7.2 | % |
Northeast US | 716,996 |
| 11.8 | % | 773,472 |
| 13.2 | % | | 677,204 |
| 11.6 | % | 701,851 |
| 12.3 | % |
Northwest US | 108,317 |
| 1.8 | % | 128,560 |
| 2.2 | % | | 103,906 |
| 1.8 | % | 90,288 |
| 1.6 | % |
Puerto Rico | 81,306 |
| 1.3 | % | 79,496 |
| 1.4 | % | | 84,713 |
| 1.5 | % | 83,507 |
| 1.5 | % |
Southeast US | 1,233,827 |
| 20.2 | % | 1,353,239 |
| 23.2 | % | | 1,243,430 |
| 21.3 | % | 1,524,379 |
| 26.6 | % |
Southwest US | 718,372 |
| 11.8 | % | 595,323 |
| 10.2 | % | | 723,038 |
| 12.4 | % | 599,914 |
| 10.4 | % |
Western US | 1,111,515 |
| 18.2 | % | 909,236 |
| 15.6 | % | | 1,060,675 |
| 18.2 | % | 912,594 |
| 15.9 | % |
Total Investments | $ | 6,096,396 |
| 100.0 | % | $ | 5,842,570 |
| 100.0 | % | | $ | 5,831,458 |
| 100.0 | % | $ | 5,727,279 |
| 100.0 | % |
The following shows the composition of our investment portfolio by industry as of December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018: |
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| December 31, 2018 | | June 30, 2018 |
Industry | Cost | % of Portfolio | Fair Value | % of Portfolio | | Cost | % of Portfolio | Fair Value | % of Portfolio |
Aerospace & Defense | $ | 73,561 |
| 1.2 | % | $ | 91,820 |
| 1.6 | % | | $ | 69,837 |
| 1.2 | % | $ | 82,278 |
| 1.4 | % |
Air Freight & Logistics | 12,316 |
| 0.2 | % | 12,316 |
| 0.2 | % | | — |
| — | % | — |
| — | % |
Auto Components | 25,409 |
| 0.4 | % | 25,409 |
| 0.4 | % | | 12,681 |
| 0.2 | % | 12,887 |
| 0.2 | % |
Building Products | 19,830 |
| 0.3 | % | 19,249 |
| 0.3 | % | | 9,905 |
| 0.2 | % | 10,000 |
| 0.2 | % |
Capital Markets | 21,534 |
| 0.4 | % | 21,673 |
| 0.4 | % | | 19,799 |
| 0.3 | % | 20,000 |
| 0.3 | % |
Commercial Services & Supplies | 363,530 |
| 6.0 | % | 295,991 |
| 5.2 | % | | 386,187 |
| 6.6 | % | 330,024 |
| 5.8 | % |
Communications Equipment | 47,877 |
| 0.8 | % | 47,171 |
| 0.8 | % | | 39,860 |
| 0.7 | % | 40,000 |
| 0.7 | % |
Construction & Engineering | 69,515 |
| 1.1 | % | 89,758 |
| 1.5 | % | | 64,415 |
| 1.1 | % | 50,797 |
| 0.9 | % |
Consumer Finance | 474,805 |
| 7.8 | % | 561,200 |
| 9.6 | % | | 485,381 |
| 8.3 | % | 586,978 |
| 10.2 | % |
Distributors | 300,824 |
| 4.9 | % | 215,541 |
| 3.7 | % | | 470,750 |
| 8.1 | % | 402,465 |
| 7.0 | % |
Diversified Consumer Services | 149,218 |
| 2.4 | % | 136,544 |
| 2.4 | % | | 173,695 |
| 3.0 | % | 163,152 |
| 2.8 | % |
Diversified Telecommunication Services | 24,567 |
| 0.4 | % | 24,567 |
| 0.4 | % | | — |
| — | % | — |
| — | % |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components | 39,776 |
| 0.8 | % | 53,936 |
| 1.0 | % | | 54,805 |
| 0.9 | % | 62,964 |
| 1.1 | % |
Energy Equipment & Services | 261,397 |
| 4.3 | % | 174,014 |
| 3.0 | % | | 257,371 |
| 4.4 | % | 170,574 |
| 3.0 | % |
Entertainment | 43,267 |
| 0.7 | % | 43,314 |
| 0.7 | % | | — |
| — | % | — |
| — | % |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) | 496,440 |
| 8.1 | % | 805,752 |
| 13.8 | % | | 499,858 |
| 8.6 | % | 811,915 |
| 14.2 | % |
Food Products | 34,709 |
| 0.7 | % | 34,478 |
| 0.7 | % | | 9,884 |
| 0.2 | % | 9,886 |
| 0.2 | % |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies | 42,412 |
| 0.7 | % | 40,926 |
| 0.7 | % | | 43,279 |
| 0.7 | % | 43,279 |
| 0.8 | % |
Health Care Providers & Services | 475,938 |
| 7.8 | % | 453,888 |
| 7.8 | % | | 421,198 |
| 7.2 | % | 404,130 |
| 7.1 | % |
Hotels & Personal Products | — |
| — | % | — |
| — | % | | 24,938 |
| 0.4 | % | 24,938 |
| 0.4 | % |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | 36,921 |
| 0.6 | % | 36,857 |
| 0.6 | % | | 37,295 |
| 0.6 | % | 37,295 |
| 0.6 | % |
Household Products | 24,813 |
| 0.4 | % | 24,813 |
| 0.4 | % | | — |
| — | % | — |
| — | % |
Household Durables | 38,660 |
| 0.6 | % | 36,656 |
| 0.6 | % | | 42,539 |
| 0.7 | % | 41,623 |
| 0.7 | % |
Insurance | 2,987 |
| — | % | 2,899 |
| — | % | | 2,986 |
| 0.1 | % | 2,986 |
| 0.1 | % |
Interactive Media & Services | 48,449 |
| 0.8 | % | 48,449 |
| 0.8 | % | | — |
| — | % | — |
| — | % |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | — |
| — | % | — |
| — | % | | 39,813 |
| 0.7 | % | 39,813 |
| 0.7 | % |
Internet Software & Services | — |
| — | % | — |
| — | % | | 229,717 |
| 4.0 | % | 229,791 |
| 4.0 | % |
IT Services | 304,435 |
| 5.0 | % | 304,169 |
| 5.2 | % | | 182,183 |
| 3.1 | % | 182,578 |
| 3.2 | % |
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| December 31, 2018 | | June 30, 2018 |
Industry | Cost | % of Portfolio | Fair Value | % of Portfolio | | Cost | % of Portfolio | Fair Value | % of Portfolio |
Leisure Products | 40,454 |
| 0.7 | % | 40,537 |
| 0.7 | % | | 45,531 |
| 0.8 | % | 45,626 |
| 0.8 | % |
Machinery | 35,488 |
| 0.6 | % | 24,670 |
| 0.4 | % | | 35,488 |
| 0.6 | % | 31,886 |
| 0.6 | % |
Media | 154,078 |
| 2.5 | % | 152,574 |
| 2.6 | % | | 143,063 |
| 2.5 | % | 140,365 |
| 2.4 | % |
Online Lending | 305,949 |
| 5.0 | % | 210,707 |
| 3.6 | % | | 327,159 |
| 5.6 | % | 243,078 |
| 4.2 | % |
Paper & Forest Products | 11,345 |
| 0.2 | % | 11,345 |
| 0.2 | % | | 11,328 |
| 0.2 | % | 11,226 |
| 0.2 | % |
Personal Products | 228,325 |
| 3.7 | % | 132,530 |
| 2.3 | % | | 228,575 |
| 3.9 | % | 165,020 |
| 2.9 | % |
Pharmaceuticals | 11,883 |
| 0.2 | % | 12,000 |
| 0.2 | % | | 11,882 |
| 0.2 | % | 12,000 |
| 0.2 | % |
Professional Services | 186,666 |
| 3.1 | % | 188,783 |
| 3.2 | % | | 74,272 |
| 1.3 | % | 76,991 |
| 1.3 | % |
Real Estate Management & Development | 41,370 |
| 0.7 | % | 41,370 |
| 0.7 | % | | 41,860 |
| 0.7 | % | 41,860 |
| 0.7 | % |
Software | 69,455 |
| 1.1 | % | 69,302 |
| 1.2 | % | | 66,435 |
| 1.1 | % | 67,265 |
| 1.2 | % |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | 12,392 |
| 0.2 | % | 12,114 |
| 0.2 | % | | 12,384 |
| 0.2 | % | 12,500 |
| 0.2 | % |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | 317,709 |
| 5.2 | % | 329,764 |
| 5.6 | % | | 46,429 |
| 0.8 | % | 60,220 |
| 1.1 | % |
Tobacco | 14,405 |
| 0.2 | % | 14,405 |
| 0.2 | % | | 14,392 |
| 0.3 | % | 14,392 |
| 0.3 | % |
Trading Companies & Distributors | 63,538 |
| 1.0 | % | 36,832 |
| 0.6 | % | | 63,863 |
| 1.1 | % | 56,199 |
| 1.0 | % |
Transportation Infrastructure | 27,536 |
| 0.5 | % | 27,120 |
| 0.5 | % | | 27,494 |
| 0.5 | % | 28,104 |
| 0.5 | % |
Subtotal | $ | 4,953,783 |
| 81.3 | % | $ | 4,905,443 |
| 84.0 | % | | $ | 4,728,531 |
| 81.1 | % | $ | 4,767,085 |
| 83.2 | % |
Structured Finance(1) | $ | 1,142,613 |
| 18.7 | % | $ | 937,127 |
| 16.0 | % | | $ | 1,102,927 |
| 18.9 | % | $ | 960,194 |
| 16.8 | % |
Total Investments | $ | 6,096,396 |
| 100.0 | % | $ | 5,842,570 |
| 100.0 | % | | $ | 5,831,458 |
| 100.0 | % | $ | 5,727,279 |
| 100.0 | % |
(1) Our CLO investments do not have industry concentrations and as such have been separated in the table above.
Portfolio Investment Activity
During the six months ended December 31, 2018, we acquired $209,041 of new investments, completed follow-on investments in existing portfolio companies totaling approximately $245,980, funded $6,567 of revolver advances, and recorded PIK interest of $19,306, resulting in gross investment originations of $480,894. The more significant of these transactions are briefly described below.
During the period from July 13, 2018 to July 16, 2018, we made follow-on first lien term loan investments of $105,000 in Town & Country Holdings, Inc., to support acquisitions. The first lien term loan bears interest at the greater of 10.00% or LIBOR plus 8.50% and has a final maturity of January 26, 2023.
On August 1, 2018, we purchased from a third party $14,000 of First Lien Senior Secured Term Loan A/B issued by InterDent, Inc. at par. On September 19, 2018, we made a $5,000 Senior Secured Term Loan D follow-on investment. The First Lien Senior Secured Term Loan A/B bears interest at the greater of 1.00% or LIBOR plus 0.25% and has a final maturity of September 5, 2020. The Senior Secured Term Loan D bears interest at 1.00% PIK interest and has a final maturity of September 5, 2020.
On August 6, 2018, we made a $17,500 senior secured investment in Halyard MD OPCO, LLC, a healthcare IT and advertising technology business that enables targeted advertising campaigns to healthcare providers and patients. Our investment is comprised of a $12,000 first lien term loan, a $2,000 unfunded revolving credit facility, and a $3,500 unfunded delayed draw investment. The first lien term loan bears interest at the greater of 10.00% or LIBOR plus 8.00% and has a final maturity of August 6, 2023. The unfunded revolving credit facility and delayed draw bear interest at the greater of 10.00% or LIBOR plus 8.00% and has a final maturity of August 6, 2019.
During the period from July 19, 2018 through December 31, 2018, we provided $10,205 of equity financing to NPRC for the acquisition of real estate properties and $1,377 of equity financing to NPRC to fund capital expenditures for existing real estate properties.
During the period from August 3, 2018 to September 6, 2018, we made follow-on second lien term loan investments of $10,000 in Janus International Group, LLC. The senior lien term loan bears interest at the greater of 8.75% or LIBOR plus 7.75% and has a final maturity of February 12, 2026.
During the period from August 14, 2018 to September 24, 2018, we made follow-on second lien term loan investments of $13,000 in K&N Parent, Inc. The second lien term loan bears interest at the greater of 9.75% or LIBOR plus 8.75% and has a final maturity of October 21, 2024.
On September 14, 2018, we made a $10,100 Senior Secured Term Loan A and a $10,100 Senior Secured Term Loan B debt investment in Centerfield Media Holding Company, a provider of customer acquisition and conversion services, to fund an acquisition.The Senior Secured Term Loan A bears interest at the greater of 9.00% or LIBOR plus 7.00% and has a final maturity of January 17, 2022. The Senior Secured Term Loan B bears interest at the greater of 14.50% or LIBOR plus 12.50% and has a final maturity of January 17, 2022.
On October 10, 2018, we made a $25,000 Second Lien Term Loan investment in 8th Avenue Food & Provisions, Inc., a private food brands provider and manufacturer of peanut and other nut butters, pasta and healthy snacks. The second lien term loan bears interest at LIBOR plus 7.75% and has a final maturity of October 1, 2026.
On October 12, 2018, we made a $35,000 Second Lien Term Loan investment in CCS-CMGC Holdings, Inc., a leading provider of outsourced correctional healthcare and behavioral healthcare solutions for government customers. The second lien term loan bears interest at LIBOR plus 9.0% and has a final maturity of October 1, 2026.
On October 25, 2018, we made a $12,500 Second Lien Term Loan investment in GlobalTranz Enterprises, Inc., a technology-enabled third-party logistics provider of transportation services, including full truckload, less-than-truckload, expedited (air), and intermodal services, along with logistics services and supply chain management solutions. The second lien term loan bears interest at LIBOR plus 8.00% and has a final maturity of October 16, 2026.
On December 4, 2018, we made a $25.0 million Second Lien Term Loan investment in Global Tel*Link Corporation, a leading provider of integrated technology solutions used by inmates, investigators, and administrators in the U.S. corrections industry. The Second Lien Term Loan bears interest at LIBOR plus 8.25% and has a final maturity of November 29, 2026.
On December 7, 2018, we made a new $50,000 Second Lien Term Loan investment in Rocket Software, Inc., a global provider of infrastructure software with over 16,000 global corporate customers across a variety of industries in over 80 countries. The Second Lien Term Loan bears interest at LIBOR plus 8.25% and has a final maturity of November 27, 2026.
On December 7, 2018, we made additional $12,000 of Senior Secured Term Loan A and $12,000 of Senior Secured Term Loan B investments in MRP Holdco, Inc. to support an acquisition.
On December 7, 2018, we made an investment of $2,655 to refinance and extend our 90.54% ownership of the subordinated notes in Symphony CLO XV, Ltd. In addition to the equity injection, we made an investment of $11,400 to purchase the single-B rated debt tranche of Symphony CLO XV, Ltd.
On December 10, 2018, Prospect purchased all of the voting stock of Universal Turbine Parts, LLC (“UTP”) and appointed a new Board of Directors to UTP, including three Prospect employees. As a result of the purchase, Prospect’s investment in UTP is classified as a control investment.
During the six months ended December 31, 2018, we received full repayments on six investments and received several partial prepayments and amortization payments totaling $220,110, which resulted in net realized gains totaling $4,034. The more significant of these transactions are briefly described below.
On September 7, 2018, CURO Financial Technologies Corp. fully repaid the $10,896 Senior Secured Note receivable to us.
On October 1, 2018, Fleetwash, Inc. fully repaid the $21,544 Senior Secured Term Loan B receivable to us.
On October 18, 2018, ATS Consolidated, Inc. fully repaid the $15,000 Second Lien Term Loan receivable to us.
On November 28, 2018, Rocket Software, Inc. fully repaid the $50,000 Second Lien Term Loan receivable to us.
The following table provides a summary of our investment activity for each quarter within the three years ending June 30, 2019:
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Quarter Ended | | Acquisitions(1) | | Dispositions(2) |
September 30, 2016 | | 347,150 |
| | 114,331 |
|
December 31, 2016 | | 469,537 |
| | 644,995 |
|
March 31, 2017 | | 449,607 |
| | 302,513 |
|
June 30, 2017 | | 223,176 |
| | 352,043 |
|
September 30, 2017 | | 222,151 |
| | 310,894 |
|
December 31, 2017 | | 738,737 |
| | 1,041,126 |
|
March 31, 2018 | | 429,928 |
| | 116,978 |
|
June 30, 2018 | | 339,841 |
| | 362,287 |
|
September 30, 2018 | | 254,642 |
| | 56,608 |
|
December 31, 2018 | | 226,252 |
| | 163,502 |
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(1) | Includes investments in new portfolio companies, follow-on investments in existing portfolio companies, refinancings and PIK interest. |
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(2) | Includes sales, scheduled principal payments, prepayments and refinancings. |
Investment Valuation
In determining the range of values for debt instruments, except CLOs and debt investments in controlling portfolio companies, management and the independent valuation firm estimated corporate and security credit ratings and identified corresponding yields to maturity for each loan from relevant market data. A discounted cash flow technique was then prepared using the appropriate yield to maturity as the discount rate, to determine a range of values. In determining the range of values for debt investments of controlled companies and equity investments, the enterprise value was determined by applying earnings before interest, income tax, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) multiples, the discounted cash flow technique, net income and/or book value multiples for similar guideline public companies and/or similar recent investment transactions. For stressed debt and equity investments, a liquidation analysis was prepared.
In determining the range of values for our investments in CLOs, the independent valuation firm uses a discounted multi-path cash flow model. The valuations were accomplished through the analysis of the CLO deal structures to identify the risk exposures from the modeling point of view as well as to determine an appropriate call date (i.e., expected maturity). These risk factors are sensitized in the multi-path cash flow model using Monte Carlo simulations, which is a simulation used to model the probability of different outcomes, to generate probability-weighted (i.e., multi-path) cash flows for the underlying assets and liabilities. These cash flows are discounted using appropriate market discount rates, and relevant data in the CLO market and certain benchmark credit indices are considered, to determine the value of each CLO investment. In addition, we generate a single-path cash flow utilizing our best estimate of expected cash receipts, and assess the reasonableness of the implied discount rate that would be effective for the value derived from the corresponding multi-path cash flow model.
With respect to our online consumer and SME lending initiative, we invest primarily in marketplace loans through marketplace lending platforms. We do not conduct loan origination activities ourselves. Therefore, our ability to purchase consumer and SME loans, and our ability to grow our portfolio of consumer and SME loans, are directly influenced by the business performance and competitiveness of the marketplace loan origination business of the marketplace lending platforms from which we purchase consumer and SME loans. In addition, our ability to analyze the risk-return profile of consumer and SME loans is significantly dependent on the marketplace platforms’ ability to effectively evaluate a borrower's credit profile and likelihood of default. If we are unable to effectively evaluate borrowers' credit profiles or the credit decisioning and scoring models implemented by each platform, we may incur unanticipated losses which could adversely impact our operating results.
The Board of Directors looked at several factors in determining where within the range to value the asset including: recent operating and financial trends for the asset, independent ratings obtained from third parties, comparable multiples for recent sales of companies within the industry and discounted cash flow models for our investments in CLOs. The composite of all these various valuation techniques, applied to each investment, was a total valuation of $5,842,570.
Our portfolio companies are generally lower middle market companies, outside of the financial sector, with less than $100,000 of annual EBITDA. We believe our investment portfolio has experienced less volatility than others because we believe there are more buy and hold investors who own these less liquid investments.
Control investments offer increased risk and reward over straight debt investments. Operating results and changes in market multiples can result in dramatic changes in values from quarter to quarter. Significant downturns in operations can further result in our looking to recoveries on sales of assets rather than the enterprise value of the investment. Equity positions in our portfolio are susceptible to potentially significant changes in value, both increases as well as decreases, due to changes in operating results and market multiples. Several of our controlled companies discussed below experienced such changes and we recorded corresponding fluctuations in valuations during the six months ended December 31, 2018.
Credit Central Loan Company, LLC
Prospect owns 100% of the equity of Credit Central Holdings of Delaware, LLC (“Credit Central Delaware”), a Consolidated Holding Company. Credit Central Delaware owns 98.26% of Credit Central Loan Company, LLC (f/k/a Credit Central Holdings, LLC (“Credit Central”)) as of December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018, with entities owned by Credit Central management owning the remaining 1.74% of the equity. Credit Central is a branch-based provider of installment loans.
The fair value of our investment in Credit Central decreased to $68,861 as of December 31, 2018, representing a premium of $4,950 to its amortized cost basis, compared to a fair value of $76,677 as of June 30, 2018, representing a premium of $15,450 to its amortized cost basis. The decrease in fair value was driven by a decline in comparable public company trading multiples and in Credit Central’s financial performance.
National Property REIT Corp.
NPRC is a Maryland corporation and a qualified REIT for federal income tax purposes. NPRC is held for purposes of investing, operating, financing, leasing, managing and selling a portfolio of real estate assets and engages in any and all other activities that may be necessary, incidental, or convenient to perform the foregoing. NPRC acquires real estate assets, including, but not limited to, industrial, commercial, and multi-family properties. NPRC may acquire real estate assets directly or through joint ventures by making a majority equity investment in a property-owning entity. Additionally, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, NPRC invests in online consumer loans. Effective May 23, 2016, APRC and UPRC merged with and into NPRC, to consolidate all of our real estate holdings, with NPRC as the surviving entity. As of December 31, 2018, we own 100% of the fully-diluted common equity of NPRC.
During the six months ended December 31, 2018, we provided $10,205 of equity financing to NPRC for the acquisition of real estate properties and $1,377 of equity financing to NPRC to fund capital expenditures for existing real estate properties. In addition, we received partial repayments of $21,181 of our loans previously outstanding with NPRC and its wholly owned subsidiary and $15,000 as a return of capital on our equity investment in NPRC.
The online consumer loan investments held by certain of NPRC’s wholly-owned subsidiaries are unsecured obligations of individual borrowers that are issued in amounts ranging from $1 to $50, with fixed terms ranging from 24 to 84 months. As of December 31, 2018, the outstanding investment in online consumer loans by certain of NPRC’s wholly-owned subsidiaries was comprised of 42,206 individual loans and residual interest in four securitizations, and had an aggregate fair value of $244,239. The average outstanding individual loan balance is approximately $5 and the loans mature on dates ranging from January 1, 2019 to April 19, 2025 with a weighted-average outstanding term of 25 months as of December 31, 2018. Fixed interest rates range from 4.0% to 36.0% with a weighted-average current interest rate of 23.8%. As of December 31, 2018, our investment in NPRC and its wholly-owned subsidiaries relating to online consumer lending had a fair value of $210,707.
As of December 31, 2018, based on outstanding principal balance, 7.5% of the portfolio was invested in super prime loans (borrowers with a Fair Isaac Corporation (“FICO”) score, of 720 or greater), 20.7% of the portfolio in prime loans (borrowers with a FICO score of 660 to 719) and 71.8% of the portfolio in near prime loans (borrowers with a FICO score of 580 to 659).
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Loan Type | | Outstanding Principal Balance | | Fair Value | | Interest Rate Range | | Weighted Average Interest Rate* |
Super Prime | | $ | 14,681 |
| | $ | 14,254 |
| | 4.0% - 24.1% | | 12.5% |
Prime | | 40,595 |
| | 38,015 |
| | 4.0% - 36.0% | | 17.2% |
Near Prime | | 140,988 |
| | 128,809 |
| | 6.0% - 36.0% | | 26.8% |
*Weighted by outstanding principal balance of the online consumer loans.
As of December 31, 2018, our investment in NPRC and its wholly-owned subsidiaries had an amortized cost of $802,389 and a fair value of $1,016,459, including our investment in online consumer lending as discussed above. As of December 31, 2018, our investment in NPRC and its wholly-owned subsidiaries relating to the real estate portfolio had a fair value of $805,752. This portfolio was comprised of forty-three multi-families properties, twelve self-storage units, eight student housing properties and three commercial properties. The following table shows the location, acquisition date, purchase price, and mortgage outstanding due to other parties for each of the properties held by NPRC as of December 31, 2018.
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No. | | Property Name | | City | | Acquisition Date | | Purchase Price | | Mortgage Outstanding |
1 | | Filet of Chicken | | Forest Park, GA | | 10/24/2012 | | $ | 7,400 |
| | $ | — |
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2 | | Lofton Place, LLC | | Tampa, FL | | 4/30/2013 | | 26,000 |
| | 20,102 |
|
3 | | Arlington Park Marietta, LLC | | Marietta, GA | | 5/8/2013 | | 14,850 |
| | 9,570 |
|
4 | | NPRC Carroll Resort, LLC | | Pembroke Pines, FL | | 6/24/2013 | | 225,000 |
| | 174,302 |
|
5 | | Cordova Regency, LLC | | Pensacola, FL | | 11/15/2013 | | 13,750 |
| | 11,375 |
|
6 | | Crestview at Oakleigh, LLC | | Pensacola, FL | | 11/15/2013 | | 17,500 |
| | 13,845 |
|
7 | | Inverness Lakes, LLC | | Mobile, AL | | 11/15/2013 | | 29,600 |
| | 24,700 |
|
8 | | Kings Mill Pensacola, LLC | | Pensacola, FL | | 11/15/2013 | | 20,750 |
| | 17,550 |
|
9 | | Plantations at Pine Lake, LLC | | Tallahassee, FL | | 11/15/2013 | | 18,000 |
| | 14,092 |
|
10 | | Verandas at Rocky Ridge, LLC | | Birmingham, AL | | 11/15/2013 | | 15,600 |
| | 10,205 |
|
11 | | Vinings Corner II, LLC | | Smyrna, GA | | 11/19/2013 | | 35,691 |
| | 32,395 |
|
12 | | Atlanta Eastwood Village LLC | | Stockbridge, GA | | 12/12/2013 | | 25,957 |
| | 22,361 |
|
13 | | Atlanta Monterey Village LLC | | Jonesboro, GA | | 12/12/2013 | | 11,501 |
| | 10,879 |
|
14 | | Atlanta Hidden Creek LLC | | Morrow, GA | | 12/12/2013 | | 5,098 |
| | 4,658 |
|
15 | | Atlanta Meadow Springs LLC | | College Park, GA | | 12/12/2013 | | 13,116 |
| | 12,808 |
|
16 | | Atlanta Meadow View LLC | | College Park, GA | | 12/12/2013 | | 14,354 |
| | 12,862 |
|
17 | | Atlanta Peachtree Landing LLC | | Fairburn, GA | | 12/12/2013 | | 17,224 |
| | 15,235 |
|
18 | | NPH Carroll Bartram Park, LLC | | Jacksonville, FL | | 12/31/2013 | | 38,000 |
| | 26,909 |
|
19 | | Crestview at Cordova, LLC | | Pensacola, FL | | 1/17/2014 | | 8,500 |
| | 7,695 |
|
20 | | Taco Bell, OK | | Yukon, OK | | 6/4/2014 | | 1,719 |
| | — |
|
21 | | Taco Bell, MO | | Marshall, MO | | 6/4/2014 | | 1,405 |
| | — |
|
22 | | 23 Mile Road Self Storage, LLC | | Chesterfield, MI | | 8/19/2014 | | 5,804 |
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