FS Investment Corp - 10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

 

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

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2016

 

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

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 814-00757

 

 

FS Investment Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Maryland   26-1630040
(State of Incorporation)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

201 Rouse Boulevard
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  19112
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 495-1150

 

 

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  ¨    No  ¨.

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

 

Large accelerated filer   x    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   ¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company   ¨

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

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

There were 243,488,590 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding as of May 6, 2016.

 

 

 


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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  

ITEM 1.

  

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     1   
  

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2016 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2015

     1   
  

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

     2   
  

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

     3   
  

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

     4   
  

Consolidated Schedules of Investments as of March 31, 2016 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2015

     5   
  

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

     24   

ITEM 2.

  

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

     56   

ITEM 3.

  

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

     79   

ITEM 4.

  

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

     80   

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

  

ITEM 1.

  

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

     81   

ITEM 1A.

  

RISK FACTORS

     81   

ITEM 2.

  

UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

     81   

ITEM 3.

  

DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

     81   

ITEM 4.

  

MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

     81   

ITEM 5.

  

OTHER INFORMATION

     81   

ITEM 6.

  

EXHIBITS

     82   
  

SIGNATURES

     86   


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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements.

FS Investment Corporation

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

 

    March 31, 2016
(Unaudited)
    December 31, 2015  

Assets

   

Investments, at fair value

   

Non-controlled/unaffiliated investments (amortized cost—$3,911,138 and $4,027,950, respectively)

  $ 3,648,768      $ 3,820,283   

Non-controlled/affiliated investments (amortized cost—$91,363 and $91,248, respectively)

    138,839        132,357   

Controlled/affiliated investments (amortized cost—$76,765 and $75,988, respectively)

    79,141        76,731   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investments, at fair value (amortized cost—$4,079,266 and $4,195,186, respectively)

    3,866,748        4,029,371   

Cash

    71,376        80,807   

Foreign currency, at fair value (cost—$0 and $1,175, respectively)

    —          1,180   

Receivable for investments sold and repaid

    7,614        66   

Interest receivable

    45,482        34,600   

Deferred financing costs

    1,139        1,420   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    470        729   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

  $ 3,992,829      $ 4,148,173   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

   

Payable for investments purchased

  $ 2,627      $ —     

Credit facilities payable

    32,728        34,625   

Unsecured notes payable (net of deferred financing costs of $1,404 and $1,490, respectively)

    988,958        988,274   

Repurchase agreement payable(1)

    725,000        800,000   

Stockholder distributions payable

    54,093        54,093   

Management fees payable

    17,812        18,415   

Subordinated income incentive fees payable(2)

    12,485        13,374   

Administrative services expense payable

    978        946   

Interest payable

    13,696        22,061   

Directors’ fees payable

    230        282   

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

    1,484        7,175   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    1,850,091        1,939,245   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies(3)

    —          —     

Stockholders’ equity

   

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding

    —          —     

Common stock, $0.001 par value, 450,000,000 shares authorized, 242,847,016 and 242,847,016 shares issued and outstanding, respectively

    243        243   

Capital in excess of par value

    2,264,345        2,264,345   

Accumulated undistributed net realized gain/loss on investments and gain/loss on foreign currency(4)

    (59,443     (45,748

Accumulated undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income(4)

    143,791        147,946   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and unrealized gain/loss on foreign currency

    (206,198     (157,858
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

    2,142,738        2,208,928   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

  $ 3,992,829      $ 4,148,173   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value per share of common stock at period end

  $ 8.82      $ 9.10   

 

(1) See Note 8 for a discussion of the Company’s repurchase transaction.

 

(2) See Note 2 and Note 4 for a discussion of the methodology employed by the Company in calculating the subordinated income incentive fees.

 

(3) See Note 9 for a discussion of the Company’s commitments and contingencies.

 

(4) See Note 5 for a discussion of the sources of distributions paid by the Company.

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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FS Investment Corporation

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

 

     Three Months Ended  
     March 31,  
     2016     2015  

Investment income

    

From non-controlled/unaffiliated investments:

    

Interest income

   $ 99,452      $ 103,939   

Fee income

     1,642        4,696   

From non-controlled/affiliated investments:

    

Interest income

     967        —     

Dividend income

     224        —     

From controlled/affiliated investments:

    

Interest income

     778        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     103,063        108,635   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating expenses

    

Management fees

     17,812        19,038   

Capital gains incentive fees(1)

     —          3,748   

Subordinated income incentive fees(1)

     12,485        13,905   

Administrative services expenses

     1,196        991   

Accounting and administrative fees

     228        276   

Interest expense

     18,894        17,299   

Directors’ fees

     229        227   

Other general and administrative expenses

     2,281        1,502   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     53,125        56,986   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     49,938        51,649   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain/loss

    

Net realized gain (loss) on investments:

    

Non-controlled/unaffiliated investments

     (13,779     3,285   

Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency

     84        110   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments:

    

Non-controlled/unaffiliated investments

     (54,703     10,589   

Non-controlled/affiliated investments

     6,367        1,345   

Controlled/affiliated investments

     1,633        —     

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency

     (1,637     3,448   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (62,035     18,777   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (12,097   $ 70,426   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Per share information—basic and diluted

    

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations (Earnings per Share)

   $ (0.05   $ 0.29   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding

     242,847,016        241,084,292   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) See Note 2 and Note 4 for a discussion of the methodology employed by the Company in calculating the capital gains incentive fees and subordinated income incentive fees.

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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FS Investment Corporation

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets

(in thousands)

 

 

 

     Three Months Ended  
     March 31,  
     2016     2015  

Operations

    

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 49,938      $ 51,649   

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency

     (13,695     3,395   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     (46,703     11,934   

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency

     (1,637     3,448   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (12,097     70,426   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Stockholder distributions(1)

    

Distributions from net investment income

     (54,093     (53,706

Distributions from net realized gain on investments

     —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from stockholder distributions

     (54,093     (53,706
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital share transactions(2)

    

Reinvestment of stockholder distributions

     —          2,006   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

     —          2,006   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     (66,190     18,726   

Net assets at beginning of period

     2,208,928        2,366,986   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets at end of period

   $ 2,142,738      $ 2,385,712   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income(1)

   $ 143,791      $ 66,601   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) See Note 5 for a discussion of the sources of distributions paid by the Company.

 

(2) See Note 3 for a discussion of the Company’s capital share transactions.

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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FS Investment Corporation

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

 

 

 

     Three Months Ended  
     March 31,  
     2016     2015  

Cash flows from operating activities

    

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (12,097   $ 70,426   

Adjustments to reconcile net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

    

Purchases of investments

     (55,617     (191,510

Paid-in-kind interest

     (8,282     (4,994

Proceeds from sales and repayments of investments

     169,128        237,355   

Net realized (gain) loss on investments

     13,779        (3,285

Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments

     46,703        (11,934

Accretion of discount

     (3,088     (3,868

Amortization of deferred financing costs and discount

     965        859   

Unrealized (gain)/loss on borrowings in foreign currency

     1,490        —     

(Increase) decrease in receivable for investments sold and repaid

     (7,548     (31,985

(Increase) decrease in interest receivable

     (10,882     (7,431

(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets

     259        (637

Increase (decrease) in payable for investments purchased

     2,627        (27,263

Increase (decrease) in management fees payable

     (603     (487

Increase (decrease) in accrued capital gains incentive fees

     —          3,748   

Increase (decrease) in subordinated income incentive fees payable

     (889     816   

Increase (decrease) in administrative services expense payable

     32        (797

Increase (decrease) in interest payable

     (8,365     (867

Increase (decrease) in directors’ fees payable

     (52     (8

Increase (decrease) in other accrued expenses and liabilities

     (5,691     (4,928
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     121,869        23,210   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

    

Reinvestment of stockholder distributions

     —          2,006   

Stockholder distributions

     (54,093     (17,885

Borrowings under credit facilities(1)

     109,000        24,200   

Repayments of credit facilities(1)

     (112,387     (39,022

Repayments under repurchase agreement(2)

     (75,000     —     

Deferred financing costs paid

     —          (473
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (132,480     (31,174
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in cash

     (10,611     (7,964

Cash and foreign currency at beginning of period

     81,987        96,844   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and foreign currency at end of period

   $ 71,376      $ 88,880   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure

    

Local and excise taxes paid

   $ 5,875      $ 5,546   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) See Note 8 for a discussion of the Company’s credit facilities and unsecured notes. During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company paid $16,327 and $9,416, respectively, in interest expense on the credit facilities and unsecured notes.

 

(2) See Note 8 for a discussion of the Company’s repurchase transaction. During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company paid $9,967 and $7,891, respectively, in interest expense pursuant to the repurchase agreement.

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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FS Investment Corporation

Unaudited Consolidated Schedule of Investments

As of March 31, 2016

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 

 

 

Portfolio Company(a)

  Footnotes  

Industry

  Rate(b)   Floor   Maturity   Principal
Amount(c)
    Amortized
Cost
    Fair
Value(d)
 

Senior Secured Loans—First Lien—97.7%

               

5 Arch Income Fund 2, LLC

  (g)(i)(n)   Diversified Financials   10.5%     11/18/21   $ 6,655      $ 6,707      $ 6,655   

5 Arch Income Fund 2, LLC

  (g)(i)(n)(o)   Diversified Financials   10.5%     11/18/21     31,345        31,345        31,345   

A.P. Plasman Inc.

  (e)(f)(g)(i)   Capital Goods   L+775   1.0%   12/29/19     169,290        169,290        170,560   

Aeneas Buyer Corp.

  (g)   Health Care Equipment & Services   L+500   1.0%   12/18/21     500        500        498   

Aeneas Buyer Corp.

  (g)(o)   Health Care Equipment & Services   L+500   1.0%   12/18/21     500        500        498   

Aeneas Buyer Corp.

  (e)   Health Care Equipment & Services   L+813   1.0%   12/18/21     66,000        66,000        66,000   

Aeneas Buyer Corp.

  (g)(o)   Health Care Equipment & Services   L+750   1.0%   12/18/21     13,200        13,200        13,200   

Allen Systems Group, Inc.

  (e)(g)(q)   Software & Services   L+789, 1.2% PIK
(1.2% Max PIK)
  1.0%   4/30/20     38,056        38,056        38,817   

Altus Power America, Inc.

  (g)   Energy   L+750   1.5%   10/10/21     1,974        1,974        1,955   

Altus Power America, Inc.

  (g)(o)   Energy   L+750   1.5%   10/10/21     1,151        1,151        1,139   

American Racing and Entertainment, LLC

  (e)   Consumer Services   L+800   1.0%   7/1/18     5,075        5,075        5,107   

AP Exhaust Acquisition, LLC

  (f)(g)   Automobiles & Components   L+775   1.5%   1/16/21     15,811        15,811        14,585   

Aspect Software, Inc.

  (g)(h)   Software & Services   L+750, 0.3% PIK
(0.3% Max PIK)
  1.8%   5/7/16     3,703        3,677        11,070   

Atlas Aerospace LLC

  (g)   Capital Goods   L+806   1.0%   5/8/19     20,000        20,000        19,700   

Atlas Aerospace LLC

  (g)(o)   Capital Goods   L+750   1.0%   5/8/19     7,619        7,619        7,505   

BenefitMall Holdings, Inc.

  (e)(g)   Commercial & Professional Services   L+725   1.0%   11/24/20     14,813        14,813        14,813   

BenefitMall Holdings, Inc.

  (g)(o)   Commercial & Professional Services   L+725   1.0%   11/24/20     5,455        5,455        5,455   

Blue Coat Holdings, Inc.

  (g)(o)   Technology Hardware & Equipment   L+350   1.0%   5/22/20     2,136        2,136        2,091   

Blueprint Sub, Inc.

  (e)   Software & Services   L+750   1.0%   5/7/21     26,828        26,828        26,627   

Blueprint Sub, Inc.

  (g)(o)   Software & Services   L+750   1.0%   5/7/21     3,509        3,509        3,482   

Blueprint Sub, Inc.

  (g)   Software & Services   L+450   1.0%   5/7/21     702        702        702   

Blueprint Sub, Inc.

  (g)(o)   Software & Services   L+450   1.0%   5/7/21     702        702        702   

Cadence Aerospace Finance, Inc.

  (g)   Capital Goods   L+525   1.3%   5/9/18     74        73        68   

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.

  (e)(g)(i)(k)   Consumer Services   5.4%     3/1/17     12,621        12,296        11,137   

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.

  (e)(i)(k)   Consumer Services   6.2%     3/1/17     2,363        2,318        2,079   

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.

  (e)(f)(g)(i)(k)   Consumer Services   8.4%     3/1/17     84,594        84,324        72,102   

Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties, LLC

  (e)(g)   Consumer Services   L+600   1.0%   10/11/20     22,013        21,059        20,428   

Corel Corp.

  (e)(f)(g)(i)   Software & Services   L+825     6/7/19     103,837        103,837        104,615   

Corel Corp.

  (g)(i)(o)   Software & Services   Prime+725     6/7/18     10,000        10,000        10,000   

Corner Investment PropCo, LLC

  (e)(g)   Consumer Services   L+975   1.3%   11/2/19     42,303        42,436        40,821   

Crestwood Holdings LLC

  (g)   Energy   L+800     6/19/19     5,097        5,082        2,616   

 

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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FS Investment Corporation

Unaudited Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

As of March 31, 2016

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 

 

 

Portfolio Company(a)

  Footnotes  

Industry

  Rate(b)   Floor   Maturity   Principal
Amount(c)
    Amortized
Cost
    Fair
Value(d)
 

Eastman Kodak Co.

  (g)   Consumer Durables & Apparel   L+625   1.0%   9/3/19   $ 10,609      $ 10,475      $ 10,185   

Flanders Corp.

  (g)   Capital Goods   L+950   1.5%   5/14/18     33,493        33,116        34,336   

Fronton Holdings, LLC

  (e)   Consumer Services   15.0%     4/30/19     3,736        3,709        3,736   

Greystone Bridge Manager LLC

  (g)(i)   Diversified Financials   L+1050     5/1/20     3,771        3,787        3,695   

H.M. Dunn Co., Inc.

  (g)   Capital Goods   L+808   1.0%   3/26/21     1,000        1,000        1,000   

H.M. Dunn Co., Inc.

  (g)(o)   Capital Goods   L+725   1.0%   3/26/21     357        357        357   

Harvey Industries, Inc.

  (g)   Capital Goods   L+800   1.0%   10/1/21     32,667        32,667        32,667   

Imagine Communications Corp.

  (e)(f)(g)   Media   L+825   1.0%   4/29/20     99,860        99,860        97,114   

Imagine Communications Corp.

  (g)(o)   Media   L+825   1.0%   4/29/20     30,000        30,000        29,175   

Industrial Group Intermediate Holdings, LLC

  (g)   Materials   L+800   1.3%   5/31/20     13,931        13,931        13,792   

Industry City TI Lessor, L.P.

  (e)(g)   Consumer Services   10.8%, 1.0% PIK
(1.0% Max PIK)
    6/30/26     33,826        33,826        33,826   

JMC Acquisition Merger Corp.

  (g)   Capital Goods   L+858   1.0%   11/6/21     5,000        5,000        4,950   

JMC Acquisition Merger Corp.

  (g)(o)   Capital Goods   L+750   1.0%   11/6/21     906        906        897   

Latham Pool Products, Inc.

  (e)   Commercial & Professional Services   L+775   1.0%   6/29/21     70,000        70,000        68,600   

Leading Edge Aviation Services, Inc.

  (e)(f)(g)   Capital Goods   L+875   1.5%   6/30/19     31,551        31,348        30,604   

LEAS Acquisition Co Ltd.

  (g)(i)   Capital Goods   L+875   1.5%   6/30/19   28,350        38,580        31,318   

LEAS Acquisition Co Ltd.

  (f)(i)   Capital Goods   L+875   1.5%   6/30/19   $ 9,946        9,946        9,648   

MB Precision Holdings LLC

  (g)   Capital Goods   L+725   1.3%   1/23/20     12,821        12,821        12,308   

Micronics, Inc.

  (e)(g)   Capital Goods   L+800   1.3%   12/11/19     63,948        63,699        62,349   

MMM Holdings, Inc.

  (g)   Health Care Equipment & Services   L+825   1.5%   12/12/17     8,130        8,065        4,938   

MSO of Puerto Rico, Inc.

  (g)   Health Care Equipment & Services   L+825   1.5%   12/12/17     5,911        5,864        3,590   

New Star Metals Inc.

  (e)(g)   Capital Goods   L+800   1.3%   3/20/20     36,889        36,889        37,627   

Nobel Learning Communities, Inc.

  (g)   Consumer Services   L+843   1.0%   4/27/21     1,056        1,056        1,072   

Nobel Learning Communities, Inc.

  (g)   Consumer Services   L+450   1.0%   4/27/20     29        29        29   

Nobel Learning Communities, Inc.

  (g)(o)   Consumer Services   L+450   1.0%   4/27/20     110        110        110   

Nova Wildcat Amerock, LLC

  (g)   Consumer Durables & Apparel   L+865   1.3%   9/10/19     18,817        18,817        15,147   

PHRC License, LLC

  (f)(g)   Consumer Services   L+900   1.5%   8/14/20     44,454        44,454        43,565   

Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC

  (e)   Automobiles & Components   L+912   1.0%   11/25/21     67,944        67,944        71,341   

Polymer Additives, Inc.

  (g)   Materials   L+838   1.0%   12/20/21     10,511        10,511        10,722   

PSKW, LLC

  (e)(f)(g)   Health Care Equipment & Services   L+842   1.0%   11/25/21     30,000        30,000        29,850   

Roadrunner Intermediate Acquisition Co., LLC

  (e)(f)(g)   Health Care Equipment & Services   L+800   1.0%   9/22/21     36,538        36,538        36,629   

Rogue Wave Software, Inc.

  (e)(f)(g)   Software & Services   L+804   1.0%   9/25/21     31,313        31,313        30,451   

Safariland, LLC

  (e)(g)   Capital Goods   L+800   1.3%   9/20/19     191,276        191,276        192,232   

 

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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Unaudited Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

As of March 31, 2016

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 

 

 

Portfolio Company(a)

  Footnotes  

Industry

  Rate(b)   Floor   Maturity   Principal
Amount(c)
    Amortized
Cost
    Fair
Value(d)
 

Sequential Brands Group, Inc.

  (e)(g)(i)   Consumer Durables & Apparel   L+825     12/4/21   $ 80,000      $ 80,000      $ 76,800   

Shell Topco L.P.

  (g)   Materials   L+750   1.5%   9/28/18     30,000        29,787        30,000   

Smile Brands Group Inc.

  (g)   Health Care Equipment & Services   L+775, 0.0% PIK
(1.5% Max PIK)
  1.3%   8/16/19     20,095        19,818        16,905   

Sorenson Communications, Inc.

  (e)(g)   Telecommunication Services   L+575   2.3%   4/30/20     92,325        91,991        92,325   

Sports Authority, Inc.

  (g)(k)(p)   Retailing   L+600   1.5%   11/16/17     6,318        6,320        916   

Stallion Oilfield Holdings, Inc.

  (g)(k)(p)   Energy   L+675   1.3%   6/19/18     4,760        4,737        2,583   

SunGard Availability Services Capital, Inc.

  (g)   Software & Services   L+500   1.0%   3/29/19     4,424        4,196        3,923   

Sunnova Asset Portfolio 5 Holdings, LLC

  (g)   Energy   12.0% PIK
(12.0% Max PIK)
    11/14/21     4,645        4,566        4,645   

Swiss Watch International, Inc.

  (e)(g)   Consumer Durables & Apparel   L+825   1.3%   11/8/18     40,625        40,213        20,719   

Transplace Texas, LP

  (e)(f)   Transportation   L+747   1.0%   9/16/21     20,000        20,000        20,225   

U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc.

  (e)(f)   Transportation   L+950, 0.0% PIK
(1.3% Max PIK)
  1.5%   5/30/19     65,537        65,537        65,209   

Vertellus Performance Chemicals LLC

  (f)(g)   Materials   L+950   1.0%   1/30/20     38,000        38,000        35,245   

VPG Group Holdings LLC

  (e)(g)   Materials   L+900   1.0%   6/30/18     63,345        63,228        61,840   

Warren Resources, Inc.

  (f)(g)(p)   Energy   L+850   1.0%   5/22/20     3,372        3,372        2,715   

Waste Pro USA, Inc.

  (e)(g)   Commercial & Professional Services   L+750   1.0%   10/15/20     89,581        89,581        90,924   

Waste Pro USA, Inc.

  (g)(o)   Commercial & Professional Services   L+750   1.0%   10/15/20     5,667        5,667        5,752   

Zeta Interactive Holdings Corp.

  (e)(g)   Software & Services   L+750   1.0%   7/9/21     10,337        10,337        10,363   

Zeta Interactive Holdings Corp.

  (g)(o)   Software & Services   L+750   1.0%   7/9/21     2,234        2,234        2,240   
             

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Senior Secured Loans—First Lien

                2,273,953        2,207,561   

Unfunded Loan Commitments

                (114,891     (114,891
             

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Senior Secured Loans—First Lien

                2,159,062        2,092,670   
             

 

 

   

 

 

 

Senior Secured Loans—Second Lien—27.4%

             

Alison US LLC

  (g)(i)   Capital Goods   L+850   1.0%   8/29/22     4,444        4,290        3,614   

American Racing and Entertainment, LLC

  (f)   Consumer Services   12.0%     7/1/18     5,800        5,696        5,836   

AP Exhaust Acquisition, LLC

  (f)   Automobiles & Components   12.0% PIK
(12.0% Max PIK)
    9/28/21     3,444        3,444        3,074   

Arena Energy, LP

  (g)   Energy   L+1000   1.0%   1/24/21     5,000        5,000        4,413   

Ascent Resources—Utica, LLC

  (e)(f)(g)   Energy   L+950, 2.0% PIK
(2.0% Max PIK)
  1.5%   9/30/18     184,015        183,325        173,895   

Brock Holdings III, Inc.

  (g)   Energy   L+825   1.8%   3/16/18     6,923        6,879        5,054   

 

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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Unaudited Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

As of March 31, 2016

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 

 

 

Portfolio Company(a)

  Footnotes  

Industry

  Rate(b)   Floor   Maturity   Principal
Amount(c)
    Amortized
Cost
    Fair
Value(d)
 

Byrider Finance, LLC

  (f)(g)   Automobiles & Components   L+1000, 0.5% PIK
(0.5% Max PIK)
  1.3%   8/22/20   $ 10,009      $ 10,009      $ 9,909   

Compuware Corp.

  (g)   Software & Services   L+825   1.0%   12/15/22     6,550        5,915        5,583   

DEI Sales, Inc.

  (e)(f)   Consumer Durables & Apparel   L+900   1.5%   1/15/18     57,500        57,159        55,631   

EagleView Technology Corp.

  (g)   Software & Services   L+825   1.0%   7/14/23     11,538        11,378        10,980   

Eastman Kodak Co.

  (e)(f)   Consumer Durables & Apparel   L+950   1.3%   9/3/20     50,000        49,098        44,500   

Gruden Acquisition, Inc.

  (g)   Transportation   L+850   1.0%   8/18/23     15,000        14,304        11,250   

JW Aluminum Co.

  (e)(f)(g)(r)   Materials   9.3% PIK
(9.3% Max PIK)
    11/17/20     33,664        33,664        32,991   

National Surgical Hospitals, Inc.

  (e)   Health Care Equipment & Services   L+900   1.0%   6/1/23     30,000        30,000        29,400   

Nielsen & Bainbridge, LLC

  (g)   Consumer Durables & Apparel   L+925   1.0%   8/15/21     16,675        16,458        16,008   

Paw Luxco II Sarl

  (f)(i)   Consumer Durables & Apparel   EURIBOR+950     1/29/19   16,364        20,625        13,735   

PSAV Acquisition Corp.

  (e)(g)   Technology Hardware & Equipment   L+825   1.0%   1/24/22   $ 80,000        79,037        78,600   

Spencer Gifts LLC

  (e)   Retailing   L+825   1.0%   6/29/22     30,000        29,867        26,250   

Stadium Management Corp.

  (e)   Consumer Services   L+825   1.0%   2/27/21     57,500        57,500        57,213   
             

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Senior Secured Loans—Second Lien

                623,648        587,936   
             

 

 

   

 

 

 

Senior Secured Bonds—9.0%

             

Advanced Lighting Technologies, Inc.

  (f)(g)   Materials   10.5%     6/1/19     78,500        77,447        21,587   

Aspect Software, Inc.

  (f)(g)(k)(p)   Software & Services   10.6%     5/15/17     8,500        8,432        247   

Avaya Inc.

  (e)(f)(g)   Technology Hardware & Equipment   10.5%     3/1/21     27,550        24,630        8,231   

Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties, LLC

  (e)(g)   Consumer Services   11.0%     10/1/21     24,248        24,008        20,823   

FourPoint Energy, LLC

  (e)(f)   Energy   8.0%     12/31/20     92,531        89,846        72,868   

FourPoint Energy, LLC

  (f)(o)   Energy   8.0%     12/31/20     5,906        5,877        4,651   

Global A&T Electronics Ltd.

  (g)(i)   Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment   10.0%     2/1/19     7,000        6,940        4,629   

Lightstream Resources Ltd.

  (f)(i)   Energy   9.9%     6/15/19     2,112        2,112        1,832   

Logan’s Roadhouse, Inc.

  (f)(g)   Consumer Services   4.0%, 10.5% PIK
(10.5% Max PIK)
    10/15/17     59,249        48,677        40,586   

 

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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Unaudited Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

As of March 31, 2016

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 

 

 

Portfolio Company(a)

  Footnotes  

Industry

  Rate(b)   Floor   Maturity   Principal
Amount(c)
    Amortized
Cost
    Fair
Value(d)
 

SandRidge Energy, Inc.

  (g)(k)(p)   Energy   8.8%     6/1/20   $ 19,500      $ 19,458      $ 4,778   

Sorenson Communications, Inc.

  (f)   Telecommunication Services   9.0%, 0.0% PIK
(9.0% Max PIK)
    10/31/20     19,898        19,274        18,306   
             

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Senior Secured Bonds

                326,701        198,538   

Unfunded Bond Commitments

                (5,877     (5,877
             

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Senior Secured Bonds

                320,824        192,661   
             

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subordinated Debt—20.6%

             

Alta Mesa Holdings, LP

  (g)   Energy   9.6%     10/15/18     11,165        11,109        3,084   

Aurora Diagnostics, LLC

  (e)(f)   Health Care Equipment & Services   10.8%     1/15/18     17,065        17,080        13,672   

Bellatrix Exploration Ltd.

  (g)(i)   Energy   8.5%     5/15/20     5,000        4,915        2,613   

Brooklyn Basketball Holdings, LLC

  (f)(g)   Consumer Services   L+725     10/25/19     19,873        19,873        19,376   

CEC Entertainment, Inc.

  (f)   Consumer Services   8.0%     2/15/22     5,000        5,011        4,312   

Ceridian HCM Holding Inc.

  (f)(g)   Commercial & Professional Services   11.0%     3/15/21     10,800        11,335        10,166   

EV Energy Partners, L.P.

  (f)   Energy   8.0%     4/15/19     265        239        70   

Flanders Corp.

  (e)(f)   Capital Goods   13.8% PIK
(13.8% Max PIK)
    5/14/18     26,569        26,479        27,701   

Flanders Corp.

  (f)(g)   Capital Goods   17.5% PIK
(17.5% Max PIK)
    5/14/18     26,910        25,895        27,871   

Global Jet Capital Inc.

  (g)   Commercial & Professional Services   15.0% PIK
(15.0% Max PIK)
    1/30/25     654        654        654   

Global Jet Capital Inc.

  (g)   Commercial & Professional Services   15.0% PIK
(15.0% Max PIK)
    4/30/25     4,155        4,155        4,155   

Global Jet Capital Inc.

  (g)   Commercial & Professional Services   15.0% PIK
(15.0% Max PIK)
    9/3/25     859        859        859   

Global Jet Capital Inc.

  (g)   Commercial & Professional Services   15.0% PIK
(15.0% Max PIK)
    9/29/25     808        808        808   

Global Jet Capital Inc.

  (f)(g)(i)   Commercial & Professional Services   15.0% PIK
(15.0% Max PIK)
    12/4/25     59,662        59,662        59,662   

Global Jet Capital Inc.

  (f)(g)(i)   Commercial & Professional Services   15.0% PIK
(15.0% Max PIK)
    12/9/25     9,758        9,758        9,758   

Global Jet Capital Inc.

  (f)(i)   Commercial & Professional Services   15.0% PIK
(15.0% Max PIK)
    1/29/26     5,110        5,110        5,110   

Imagine Communications Corp.

  (g)   Media   12.5% PIK
(12.5% Max PIK)
    8/4/18     533        533        533   

 

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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Unaudited Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

As of March 31, 2016

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 

 

 

Portfolio Company(a)

  Footnotes  

Industry

  Rate(b)   Floor   Maturity   Principal
Amount(c)
    Amortized
Cost
    Fair
Value(d)
 

Jupiter Resources Inc.

  (f)(g)(i)   Energy   8.5%     10/1/22     $      6,425      $ 5,427        $      3,407   

Mood Media Corp.

  (f)(g)(i)   Media   9.3%     10/15/20     43,135        42,295        28,904   

Navistar International Corp.

  (f)(i)   Capital Goods   8.3%     11/1/21     7,615        7,450        5,664   

NewStar Financial, Inc.

  (g)(i)   Diversified Financials   8.3%, 0.0% PIK
(8.8% Max PIK)
    12/4/24     75,000        60,956        51,000   

P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, Inc.

  (f)(g)   Consumer Services   10.3%     6/30/20     11,433        11,794        10,390   

PriSo Acquisition Corp.

  (g)   Capital Goods   9.0%     5/15/23     6,000        5,944        5,393   

Sequel Industrial Products Holdings, LLC

  (f)   Commercial & Professional Services   14.5%, 2.5% PIK
(2.5% Max PIK)
    9/30/19     7,044        6,984        7,150   

Sorenson Communications, Inc.

  (f)   Telecommunication Services   13.0%, 0.0% PIK
(13.0% Max PIK)
    10/31/21     15,122        14,223        14,971   

SunGard Availability Services Capital, Inc.

  (f)(g)   Software & Services   8.8%     4/1/22     10,750        8,152        5,771   

ThermaSys Corp.

  (e)(f)   Capital Goods   9.0%, 1.8% PIK
(5.0% Max PIK)
    5/3/20     136,283        136,283        113,285   

VPG Group Holdings LLC

  (e)(g)   Materials   11.0%, 2.0% PIK
(2.0% Max PIK)
    6/30/18     5,274        5,274        5,030   
             

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Subordinated Debt

                508,257        441,369   
             

 

 

   

 

 

 

Collateralized Securities—3.7%

             

ACASC 2013-2A Class Subord. B

  (f)(g)(i)   Diversified Financials   4.1%     10/25/25     30,500        20,122        13,875   

Dryden CDO 23A Class Subord.

  (g)(i)   Diversified Financials   0.0%     7/17/23     10,000        4,059        2,880   

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Credit-Linked Notes

  (f)(i)   Diversified Financials   10.9%     12/20/21     16,740        16,738        16,154   

NewStar Clarendon 2014-1A Class D

  (g)(i)   Diversified Financials   L+435     1/25/27     1,560        1,461        1,385   

NewStar Clarendon 2014-1A Class Subord. B

  (g)(i)   Diversified Financials   13.2%     1/25/27     17,900        15,783        14,592   

Rampart CLO 2007 1A Class Subord.

  (g)(i)   Diversified Financials   9.4%     10/25/21     10,000        2,496        2,957   

Stone Tower CLO VI Class Subord.

  (f)(i)   Diversified Financials   16.1%     4/17/21     5,000        1,769        1,464   

Wind River CLO Ltd. 2012 1A Class Subord. B

  (g)(i)   Diversified Financials   10.7%     1/15/24     42,504        29,253        25,178   
             

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Securities

                91,681        78,485   
             

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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Unaudited Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

As of March 31, 2016

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 

 

 

Portfolio Company(a)

  Footnotes  

Industry

  Number of
Shares
    Amortized
Cost
    Fair
Value(d)
 

Equity/Other—22.1%(j)

               

5 Arches, LLC, Common Equity

  (g)(i)(k)(m)   Diversified Financials           9,475      $ 250      $ 250   

Allen Systems Group, Inc., Common Equity

  (g)(k)(q)   Software & Services           1,689,767        36,422        83,137   

Altus Power America Holdings, LLC, Preferred Equity

  (g)   Energy           658,092        656        1,152   

Altus Power America Management, LLC, Class B Units

  (g)(k)   Energy           83        —          —     

Amaya Inc., Warrants, 5/15/2024

  (g)(i)(k)   Consumer Services           2,000,000        16,832        15,860   

AP Exhaust Holdings, LLC, Common Equity

  (g)(k)(m)   Automobiles & Components           811        811        341   

Aquilex Corp., Common Equity, Class A Shares

  (g)(m)   Commercial & Professional Services           15,128        1,087        3,964   

Aquilex Corp., Common Equity, Class B Shares

  (g)(m)   Commercial & Professional Services           32,637        1,690        8,551   

Ascent Resources Utica Holdings, LLC, Common Equity

  (g)(k)(l)   Energy           96,800,082        29,100        21,691   

Burleigh Point, Ltd., Warrants, 7/16/2020

  (g)(i)(k)   Retailing           3,451,216        1,898        1,173   

Eastman Kodak Co., Common Equity

  (e)(g)(k)   Consumer Durables & Apparel           61,859        1,203        671   

Flanders Corp., Common Equity

  (f)(k)   Capital Goods           6,829,973        7,183        16,850   

FourPoint Energy, LLC, Common Equity, Class C Units

  (g)(k)(m)   Energy           21,000        21,000        6,878   

FourPoint Energy, LLC, Common Equity, Class D Units

  (g)(k)(m)   Energy           3,937        2,601        1,299   

Fronton Investor Holdings, LLC, Class B Units

  (g)(m)(q)   Consumer Services           14,943        16,885        16,885   

Global Jet Capital Holdings, LP, Preferred Equity

  (f)(g)(i)(k)   Commercial & Professional Services           32,925,082        32,925        32,925   

Harvey Holdings, LLC, Common Equity

  (g)(k)   Capital Goods           2,333,333        2,333        3,850   

Imagine Communications Corp., Common Equity, Class A Units

  (g)(k)   Media           33,034        3,783        2,015   

Industrial Group Intermediate Holdings, LLC, Common Equity

  (g)(k)(m)   Materials           347,107        347        573   

JMC Acquisition Holdings, LLC, Common Equity

  (g)(k)   Capital Goods           483        483        483   

JW Aluminum Co., Common Equity

  (e)(f)(g)(k)(r)   Materials           949        —          2,196   

JW Aluminum Co., Preferred Equity

  (e)(f)(g)(k)(r)   Materials           4,395        43,101        43,954   

Leading Edge Aviation Services, Inc., Common Equity

  (f)(k)   Capital Goods           4,401        464        —     

Leading Edge Aviation Services, Inc., Preferred Equity

  (f)(k)   Capital Goods           1,303        1,303        1,093   

MB Precision Investment Holdings LLC, Class A-2 Units

  (g)(k)(m)   Capital Goods           490,213        490        245   

Micronics, Inc., Common Equity

  (g)(k)   Capital Goods           53,073        553        568   

Micronics, Inc., Preferred Equity

  (g)(k)   Capital Goods           55        553        723   

New Star Metals Inc., Common Equity

  (g)(k)   Capital Goods           741,082        750        889   

NewStar Financial, Inc., Warrants, 11/4/2024

  (g)(i)(k)   Diversified Financials           3,000,000        15,058        6,750   

Plains Offshore Operations Inc., Preferred Equity

  (e)(f)   Energy           52,666        66,892        65,076   

Plains Offshore Operations Inc., Warrants, 11/18/2019

  (e)(f)(k)   Energy           1,067,481        1,722        —     

PSAV Holdings LLC, Common Equity

  (f)   Technology Hardware & Equipment           10,000        10,000        32,000   

 

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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FS Investment Corporation

Unaudited Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

As of March 31, 2016

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 

 

 

Portfolio Company(a)

  Footnotes  

Industry

  Number of
Shares
    Amortized
Cost
    Fair
Value(d)
 

Safariland, LLC, Common Equity

  (f)(k)   Capital Goods           25,000      $ 2,500      $ 13,445   

Safariland, LLC, Preferred Equity

  (f)   Capital Goods           2,042        24,190        24,958   

Safariland, LLC, Warrants, 7/27/2018

  (f)(k)   Capital Goods           2,263        246        1,217   

Safariland, LLC, Warrants, 9/20/2019

  (f)(k)   Capital Goods           2,273        227        1,222   

Sequel Industrial Products Holdings, LLC, Common Equity

  (f)(g)(k)   Commercial & Professional Services           33,306        3,400        7,857   

Sequel Industrial Products Holdings, LLC, Preferred Equity

  (f)(g)   Commercial & Professional Services           8,000        11,345        11,351   

Sequel Industrial Products Holdings, LLC, Warrants, 9/28/2022

  (g)(k)   Commercial & Professional Services           1,293        1        149   

Sequel Industrial Products Holdings, LLC, Warrants, 5/10/2022

  (f)(k)   Commercial & Professional Services           19,388        12        2,635   

Sequential Brands Group, Inc., Common Equity

  (g)(i)(k)   Consumer Durables & Apparel           206,664        2,790        1,321   

Sorenson Communications, Inc., Common Equity

  (f)(k)   Telecommunication Services           46,163        —          31,682   

Sunnova Energy Corp., Common Equity

  (g)(k)   Energy           192,389        722        1,024   

Sunnova Energy Corp., Preferred Equity

  (g)(k)   Energy           272,725        1,452        1,451   

ThermaSys Corp., Common Equity

  (f)(k)   Capital Goods           51,813        1        —     

ThermaSys Corp., Preferred Equity

  (f)(k)   Capital Goods           51,813        5,181        —     

VPG Group Holdings LLC, Class A-2 Units

  (f)(k)   Materials           3,637,500        3,638        1,455   

Zeta Interactive Holdings Corp., Preferred Equity

  (g)(k)   Software & Services           215,662        1,714        1,818   
             

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Equity/Other

                375,794        473,627   
             

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—180.5%

              $ 4,079,266        3,866,748   
             

 

 

   

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS—(80.5%)

                  (1,724,010
               

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100%

                $ 2,142,738   
               

 

 

 

 

(a) Security may be an obligation of one or more entities affiliated with the named company.

 

(b) Certain variable rate securities in the Company’s portfolio bear interest at a rate determined by a publicly disclosed base rate plus a basis point spread. As of March 31, 2016, the three-month London Interbank Offered Rate, or LIBOR, was 0.63%, the Euro Interbank Offered Rate, or EURIBOR, was (0.24)% and the U.S. Prime Lending Rate, or Prime, was 3.50%.

 

(c) Denominated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.

 

(d) Fair value determined by the Company’s board of directors (see Note 7).

 

(e) Security or portion thereof held within Locust Street Funding LLC and is pledged as collateral supporting the amounts outstanding under the Class A Notes issued to Race Street Funding LLC pursuant to an indenture with Citibank, N.A., as trustee (see Note 8).

 

(f) Security or portion thereof held within Race Street Funding LLC and is pledged as collateral supporting the amounts outstanding under the repurchase agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London Branch (see Note 8).

 

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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FS Investment Corporation

Unaudited Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

As of March 31, 2016

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 

 

 

(g) Security or portion thereof is pledged as collateral supporting the amounts outstanding under the revolving credit facility with ING Capital LLC (see Note 8).

 

(h) Position or portion thereof unsettled as of March 31, 2016.

 

(i) The investment is not a qualifying asset under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. A business development company may not acquire any asset other than qualifying assets, unless, at the time the acquisition is made, qualifying assets represent at least 70% of the company’s total assets. As of March 31, 2016, 79.5% of the Company’s total assets represented qualifying assets.

 

(j) Listed investments may be treated as debt for GAAP or tax purposes.

 

(k) Security is non-income producing.

 

(l) Security held within IC American Energy Investments, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

 

(m) Security held within FSIC Investments, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

 

(n) Security held within IC Arches Investments, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

 

(o) Security is an unfunded commitment. The stated rate reflects the spread disclosed at the time of commitment and may not indicate the actual rate received upon funding.

 

(p) Asset is on non-accrual status.

 

(q) Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Company generally is deemed to be an “affiliated person” of a portfolio company if it owns 5% or more of the portfolio company’s voting securities. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company held an investment in and, in connection with such investment is deemed to be an “affiliated person” of (but would not be deemed to “control”), the following portfolio companies:

 

Portfolio Company

   Purchases      Sales and
Repayments
     Interest Income      Fee Income      Dividend Income      Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Net Change in Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation)
 

Senior Secured Loans—First Lien

        

Allen Systems Group, Inc.

     —           —         $ 967         —           —           —         $ 381   

Equity/Other

        

Allen Systems Group, Inc., Common Equity

     —           —           —           —           —           —         $ 5,239   

Fronton Investor Holdings, LLC, Class B Units

     —           —           —           —         $ 224         —         $ 747   

 

(r) Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Company generally is deemed to “control” a portfolio company if it owns 25% or more of the portfolio company’s voting securities or it has the power to exercise control over the management or policies of such portfolio company. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company held an investment in and, in connection with such investment is deemed to be an “affiliated person” of and deemed to “control” the following portfolio company:

 

Portfolio Company

   Purchases      Sales and
Repayments
     Interest Income      Fee Income      Dividend Income      Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Net Change in Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation)
 

Senior Secured Loans—Second Lien

        

JW Aluminum Co.

     —           —         $ 778         —           —           —         $ (673

Equity/Other

        

JW Aluminum Co., Common Equity

     —           —           —           —           —           —         $ 2,196   

JW Aluminum Co., Preferred Equity

     —           —           —           —           —           —         $ 110   

 

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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FS Investment Corporation

Consolidated Schedule of Investments

As of December 31, 2015

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 

 

 

Portfolio Company(a)

  Footnotes  

Industry

  Rate(b)   Floor   Maturity   Principal
Amount(c)
    Amortized
Cost
    Fair
Value(d)
 

Senior Secured Loans—First Lien—98.4%

               

5 Arch Income Fund 2, LLC

  (g)(h)(m)   Diversified Financials   10.5%     11/18/21   $ 2,384      $ 2,437      $ 2,384   

5 Arch Income Fund 2, LLC

  (g)(h)(m)(n)   Diversified Financials   10.5%     11/18/21     35,616        35,616        35,616   

A.P. Plasman Inc.

  (e)(f)(g)(h)   Capital Goods   L+775   1.0%   12/29/19     170,437        170,437        171,716   

Aeneas Buyer Corp.

  (g)   Health Care Equipment & Services   L+500   1.0%   12/18/21     500        500        500   

Aeneas Buyer Corp.

  (g)(n)   Health Care Equipment & Services   L+500   1.0%   12/18/21     500        500        500   

Aeneas Buyer Corp.

  (e)   Health Care Equipment & Services   L+813   1.0%   12/18/21     66,000        66,000        66,000   

Aeneas Buyer Corp.

  (g)(n)   Health Care Equipment & Services   L+750   1.0%   12/18/21     13,200        13,200        13,200   

Allen Systems Group, Inc.

  (e)(g)(q)   Software & Services   L+789, 1.2% PIK
(1.2% Max PIK)
  1.0%   4/30/20     37,941        37,941        38,321   

Altus Power America, Inc.

  (g)   Energy   L+750   1.5%   10/10/21     1,724        1,724        1,707   

Altus Power America, Inc.

  (g)(n)   Energy   L+750   1.5%   10/10/21     1,401        1,401        1,387   

American Racing and Entertainment, LLC

  (e)   Consumer Services   L+800   1.0%   7/1/18     5,450        5,450        5,491   

AP Exhaust Acquisition, LLC

  (f)(g)   Automobiles & Components   L+775   1.5%   1/16/21     15,811        15,811        14,842   

Aspect Software, Inc.

  (g)   Software & Services   L+550, 0.3% PIK
(0.3% Max PIK)
  1.8%   5/7/16     1,158        1,153        1,072   

Atlas Aerospace LLC

  (g)   Capital Goods   L+807   1.0%   5/8/19     20,000        20,000        19,900   

Atlas Aerospace LLC

  (g)(n)   Capital Goods   L+750   1.0%   5/8/19     7,619        7,619        7,581   

BenefitMall Holdings, Inc.

  (g)   Commercial & Professional Services   L+725   1.0%   11/24/20     14,850        14,850        14,702   

BenefitMall Holdings, Inc.

  (g)(n)   Commercial & Professional Services   L+725   1.0%   11/24/20     5,455        5,455        5,400   

Blue Coat Holdings, Inc.

  (g)(n)   Technology Hardware & Equipment   L+350   1.0%   5/22/20     2,136        2,136        2,004   

Blueprint Sub, Inc.

  (e)   Software & Services   L+750   1.0%   5/7/21     26,891        26,891        26,805   

Blueprint Sub, Inc.

  (g)(n)   Software & Services   L+750   1.0%   5/7/21     3,509        3,509        3,498   

Blueprint Sub, Inc.

  (g)   Software & Services   L+450   1.0%   5/7/21     702        702        702   

Blueprint Sub, Inc.

  (g)(n)   Software & Services   L+450   1.0%   5/7/21     702        702        702   

Cadence Aerospace Finance, Inc.

  (g)   Capital Goods   L+525   1.3%   5/9/18     74        74        73   

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.

  (e)(g)(h)(j)   Consumer Services   5.2%     3/1/17     12,621        12,218        10,811   

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.

  (e)(h)(j)   Consumer Services   6.0%     3/1/17     2,363        2,308        2,030   

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.

  (e)(f)(g)(h)(j)   Consumer Services   8.1%     3/1/17     84,594        84,262        66,163   

Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties, LLC

  (e)(g)   Consumer Services   L+600   1.0%   10/11/20     22,069        21,072        20,152   

Corel Corp.

  (e)(f)(g)(h)   Software & Services   L+825     6/7/19     134,662        134,662        135,840   

Corel Corp.

  (g)(h)(n)   Software & Services   Prime+725     6/7/18     10,000        10,000        10,000   

Corner Investment PropCo, LLC

  (e)(g)   Consumer Services   L+975   1.3%   11/2/19     42,336        42,480        41,435   

CoSentry.Net, LLC

  (e)(g)   Software & Services   L+800   1.3%   12/31/19     62,331        62,331        63,578   

 

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2015

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 

 

 

Portfolio Company(a)

  Footnotes  

Industry

  Rate(b)   Floor   Maturity   Principal
Amount(c)
    Amortized
Cost
    Fair
Value(d)
 

Crestwood Holdings LLC

  (g)   Energy   L+600   1.0%   6/19/19   $ 5,166      $ 5,150      $ 3,349   

Eastman Kodak Co.

  (g)   Consumer Durables & Apparel   L+625   1.0%   9/3/19     10,636        10,494        9,218   

Flanders Corp.

  (e)(g)   Capital Goods   L+950   1.5%   5/14/18     33,993        33,574        34,672   

Fronton Holdings, LLC

  (e)   Consumer Services   15.0%     4/30/19     3,736        3,708        3,736   

Greystone Bridge Manager LLC

  (g)(h)   Diversified Financials   L+1050     5/1/20     3,367        3,384        3,300   

Greystone Bridge Manager LLC

  (g)(h)(n)   Diversified Financials   L+1050     5/1/20     403        403        395   

H.M. Dunn Co., Inc.

  (g)   Capital Goods   L+809   1.0%   3/26/21     1,000        1,000        990   

H.M. Dunn Co., Inc.

  (g)(n)   Capital Goods   L+725   1.0%   3/26/21     357        357        354   

Harvey Industries, Inc.

  (g)   Capital Goods   L+800   1.0%   10/1/21     32,667        32,667        32,667   

Imagine Communications Corp.

  (e)(f)(g)   Media   L+825   1.0%   4/29/20     101,367        101,367        97,566   

Imagine Communications Corp.

  (g)(n)   Media   L+825   1.0%   4/29/20     30,000        30,000        28,875   

Industrial Group Intermediate Holdings, LLC

  (g)   Materials   L+800   1.3%   5/31/20     13,954        13,954        13,814   

Industry City TI Lessor, L.P.

  (g)   Consumer Services   10.3%, 0.0% PIK
(5.3% Max PIK)
    6/30/26     25,377        25,377        26,519   

JMC Acquisition Merger Corp.

  (g)   Capital Goods   L+858   1.0%   11/6/21     5,000        5,000        5,000   

JMC Acquisition Merger Corp.

  (g)(n)   Capital Goods   L+750   1.0%   11/6/21     906        906        906   

Latham Pool Products, Inc.

  (e)   Commercial & Professional Services   L+775   1.0%   6/29/21     70,000        70,000        68,600   

Leading Edge Aviation Services, Inc.

  (e)(f)(g)   Capital Goods   L+875   1.5%   6/30/19     31,983        31,757        31,183   

LEAS Acquisition Co Ltd.

  (g)(h)   Capital Goods   L+875   1.5%   6/30/19   28,738        39,110        30,424   

LEAS Acquisition Co Ltd.

  (f)(h)   Capital Goods   L+875   1.5%   6/30/19   $ 10,083        10,083        9,830   

MB Precision Holdings LLC

  (g)   Capital Goods   L+725   1.3%   1/23/20     12,855        12,855        12,726   

Micronics, Inc.

  (e)(g)   Capital Goods   L+800   1.3%   12/11/19     64,110        63,843        63,148   

MMM Holdings, Inc.

  (g)   Health Care Equipment & Services   L+825   1.5%   12/12/17     8,414        8,338        3,954   

MSO of Puerto Rico, Inc.

  (g)   Health Care Equipment & Services   L+825   1.5%   12/12/17     6,117        6,061        2,874   

New Star Metals Inc.

  (e)(g)   Capital Goods   L+800   1.3%   3/20/20     40,250        40,250        40,250   

Nobel Learning Communities, Inc.

  (g)   Consumer Services   L+845   1.0%   4/27/21     1,056        1,056        1,052   

Nobel Learning Communities, Inc.

  (g)   Consumer Services   L+450   1.0%   4/27/20     45        45        45   

Nobel Learning Communities, Inc.

  (g)(n)   Consumer Services   L+450   1.0%   4/27/20     94        94        94   

Nova Wildcat Amerock, LLC

  (g)   Consumer Durables & Apparel   L+330, 5.4% PIK
(5.4% Max PIK)
  1.3%   9/10/19     18,817        18,817        16,276   

PHRC License, LLC

  (f)(g)   Consumer Services   L+900   1.5%   8/14/20     44,569        44,569        44,123   

Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC

  (e)   Automobiles & Components   L+916   1.0%   11/25/21     67,944        67,944        67,944   

Polymer Additives, Inc.

  (g)   Materials   L+838   1.0%   12/20/21     10,511        10,511        10,722   

PSKW, LLC

  (e)(f)(g)   Health Care Equipment & Services   L+842   1.0%   11/25/21     30,000        30,000        30,020   

 

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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FS Investment Corporation

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2015

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 

 

 

Portfolio Company(a)

  Footnotes  

Industry

  Rate(b)   Floor   Maturity   Principal
Amount(c)
    Amortized
Cost
    Fair
Value(d)
 

Reddy Ice Corp.

  (g)   Food, Beverage & Tobacco   L+550   1.3%   5/1/19   $ 321      $ 319      $ 264   

Roadrunner Intermediate Acquisition Co., LLC

  (e)(f)(g)   Health Care Equipment & Services   L+800   1.0%   9/22/21     36,769        36,769        36,655   

Rogue Wave Software, Inc.

  (e)(f)(g)   Software & Services   L+804   1.0%   9/25/21     31,313        31,313        30,921   

Safariland, LLC

  (e)(g)   Capital Goods   L+800   1.3%   9/20/19     193,376        193,376        196,277   

Sequential Brands Group, Inc.

  (e)(g)(h)   Consumer Durables & Apparel   L+825     12/4/21     80,000        80,000        79,200   

Shell Topco L.P.

  (g)   Materials   L+750   1.5%   9/28/18     30,000        29,768        30,075   

Smile Brands Group Inc.

  (g)   Health Care Equipment & Services   L+650, 1.3% PIK
(1.5% Max PIK)
  1.3%   8/16/19     20,063        19,768        14,571   

Sorenson Communications, Inc.

  (e)(g)   Telecommunication Services   L+575   2.3%   4/30/20     92,560        92,208        92,792   

Sports Authority, Inc.

  (g)   Retailing   L+600   1.5%   11/16/17     6,318        6,321        2,069   

Stallion Oilfield Holdings, Inc.

  (g)   Energy   L+675   1.3%   6/19/18     4,760        4,735        2,580   

SunGard Availability Services Capital, Inc.

  (g)   Software & Services   L+500   1.0%   3/29/19     4,424        4,177        3,860   

Sunnova Asset Portfolio 5 Holdings, LLC

  (g)   Energy   12.0%

(12.0% Max PIK)

    11/14/21     7,217        7,080        7,055   

Sunnova Asset Portfolio 5 Holdings, LLC

  (g)(n)   Energy   12.0%

(12.0% Max PIK)

    11/14/21     207        207        202   

Swiss Watch International, Inc.

  (e)(g)   Consumer Durables & Apparel   L+725   1.3%   11/8/18     41,000        40,552        25,420   

Transplace Texas, LP

  (e)(f)   Transportation   L+747   1.0%   9/16/21     20,000        20,000        19,825   

U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc.

  (e)(f)   Transportation   L+1000, 0.0% PIK
(1.5% Max PIK)
  1.5%   5/30/19     66,546        66,546        66,546   

Vertellus Performance Chemicals LLC

  (f)(g)   Materials   L+950   1.0%   1/30/20     38,000        38,000        35,940   

VPG Group Holdings LLC

  (e)(g)   Materials   L+900   1.0%   6/30/18     63,695        63,541        62,421   

Warren Resources, Inc.

  (f)(g)   Energy   L+850   1.0%   5/22/20     3,372        3,372        2,748   

Waste Pro USA, Inc.

  (e)(f)(g)   Commercial & Professional Services   L+750   1.0%   10/15/20     86,020        86,020        87,310   

Waste Pro USA, Inc.

  (g)(n)   Commercial & Professional Services   L+750   1.0%   10/15/20     9,444        9,444        9,586   

Zeta Interactive Holdings Corp.

  (e)(g)   Software & Services   L+750   1.0%   7/9/21     10,337        10,337        10,325   

Zeta Interactive Holdings Corp.

  (g)(n)   Software & Services   L+750   1.0%   7/9/21     2,234        2,234        2,232   
             

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Senior Secured Loans—First Lien

                2,372,202        2,297,612   

Unfunded Loan Commitments

                (123,783     (123,783
             

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Senior Secured Loans—First Lien

                2,248,419        2,173,829   
             

 

 

   

 

 

 

Senior Secured Loans—Second Lien—28.3%

               

AdvancePierre Foods, Inc.

  (e)(g)   Food, Beverage & Tobacco   L+825   1.3%   10/10/17     10,556        10,491        10,384   

Alison US LLC

  (g)(h)   Capital Goods   L+850   1.0%   8/29/22     4,444        4,286        3,611   

 

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2015

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 

 

 

Portfolio Company(a)

  Footnotes  

Industry

  Rate(b)   Floor   Maturity   Principal
Amount(c)
    Amortized
Cost
    Fair
Value(d)
 

American Racing and Entertainment, LLC

  (f)   Consumer Services   12.0%     7/1/18   $ 5,800      $ 5,688      $ 5,836   

AP Exhaust Acquisition, LLC

  (f)   Automobiles & Components   12.0%, 0.0% PIK
(12.0% Max PIK)
    9/28/21     3,243        3,243        2,959   

Arena Energy, LP

  (g)   Energy   L+1000   1.0%   1/24/21     5,000        5,000        4,604   

Ascent Resources—Utica, LLC

  (e)(f)(g)   Energy   L+950, 2.0% PIK
(2.0% Max PIK)
  1.5%   9/30/18     183,088        182,329        163,864   

Brock Holdings III, Inc.

  (g)   Energy   L+825   1.8%   3/16/18     6,923        6,874        5,331   

Byrider Finance, LLC

  (f)(g)   Automobiles & Components   L+1000   1.3%   8/22/20     10,000        10,000        9,800   

Compuware Corp.

  (g)   Software & Services   L+825   1.0%   12/15/22     6,550        5,893        5,928   

DEI Sales, Inc.

  (e)(f)   Consumer Durables & Apparel   L+900   1.5%   1/15/18     57,500        57,121        55,344   

EagleView Technology Corp.

  (g)   Software & Services   L+825   1.0%   7/14/23     11,538        11,373        11,063   

Eastman Kodak Co.

  (e)(f)   Consumer Durables & Apparel   L+950   1.3%   9/3/20     50,000        49,060        43,250   

Gruden Acquisition, Inc.

  (g)   Transportation   L+850   1.0%   8/18/23     15,000        14,281        14,288   

JW Aluminum Co.

  (e)(f)(g)(r)   Materials   L+850   0.8%   11/17/20     32,887        32,887        32,887   

National Surgical Hospitals, Inc.

  (e)   Health Care Equipment & Services   L+900   1.0%   6/1/23     30,000        30,000        29,092   

Nielsen & Bainbridge, LLC

  (g)   Consumer Durables & Apparel   L+925   1.0%   8/15/21     16,675        16,450        16,425   

Paw Luxco II Sarl

  (f)(h)   Consumer Durables & Apparel   EURIBOR+950     1/29/19   16,364        20,535        12,460   

PSAV Acquisition Corp.

  (e)(g)   Technology Hardware & Equipment   L+825   1.0%   1/24/22   $ 80,000        79,008        79,600   

Spencer Gifts LLC

  (e)(g)   Retailing   L+825   1.0%   6/29/22     60,000        59,723        60,300   

Stadium Management Corp.

  (e)   Consumer Services   L+825   1.0%   2/27/21     57,500        57,500        57,788   
             

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Senior Secured Loans—Second Lien

                661,742        624,814   
             

 

 

   

 

 

 

Senior Secured Bonds—10.9%

               

Advanced Lighting Technologies, Inc.

  (f)(g)   Materials   10.5%     6/1/19     78,500        77,390        38,661   

Aspect Software, Inc.

  (f)(g)   Software & Services   10.6%     5/15/17     8,500        8,424        6,981   

Avaya Inc.

  (e)(f)(g)   Technology Hardware & Equipment   10.5%     3/1/21     48,800        44,622        16,714   

Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties, LLC

  (e)(g)   Consumer Services   11.0%     10/1/21     29,248        28,993        26,469   

FourPoint Energy, LLC

  (e)(f)   Energy   8.0%     12/31/20     92,531        89,745        71,943   

FourPoint Energy, LLC

  (f)(n)   Energy   8.0%     12/31/20     5,906        5,877        4,592   

Global A&T Electronics Ltd.

  (g)(h)   Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment   10.0%     2/1/19     7,000        6,936        5,530   

Lightstream Resources Ltd.

  (f)(h)   Energy   9.9%     6/15/19     2,112        2,112        1,764   

Logan’s Roadhouse, Inc.

  (f)(g)   Consumer Services   4.0%, 10.5% PIK
(10.5% Max PIK)
    10/15/17     59,249        47,267        49,432   

SandRidge Energy, Inc.

  (g)   Energy   8.8%     6/1/20     19,500        19,457        5,953   

 

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2015

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 

 

 

Portfolio Company(a)

  Footnotes  

Industry

  Rate(b)   Floor   Maturity   Principal
Amount(c)
    Amortized
Cost
    Fair
Value(d)
 

Sorenson Communications, Inc.

  (f)   Telecommunication Services   9.0%, 0.0% PIK
(9.0% Max PIK)
    10/31/20   $ 19,898      $ 19,250      $ 18,592   
             

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Senior Secured Bonds

                350,073        246,631   

Unfunded Bond Commitments

                (5,877     (5,877
             

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Senior Secured Bonds

                344,196        240,754   
             

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subordinated Debt—19.8%

               

Alta Mesa Holdings, LP

  (g)   Energy   9.6%     10/15/18     11,165        11,102        3,922   

Aurora Diagnostics, LLC

  (e)(f)   Health Care Equipment & Services   10.8%     1/15/18     18,065        18,089        11,754   

Bellatrix Exploration Ltd.

  (g)(h)   Energy   8.5%     5/15/20     5,000        4,911        3,369   

Brooklyn Basketball Holdings, LLC

  (f)(g)   Consumer Services   L+725     10/25/19     19,873        19,873        19,773   

CEC Entertainment, Inc.

  (f)   Consumer Services   8.0%     2/15/22     5,000        5,012        4,756   

Ceridian HCM Holding Inc.

  (f)(g)   Commercial & Professional Services   11.0%     3/15/21     10,800        11,354        8,532   

EV Energy Partners, L.P.

  (f)   Energy   8.0%     4/15/19     265        237        132   

Flanders Corp.

  (e)(f)   Capital Goods   13.8% PIK
(13.8% Max PIK)
    5/14/18     25,666        25,569        26,693   

Flanders Corp.

  (f)(g)   Capital Goods   17.5% PIK
(17.5% Max PIK)
    5/14/18     25,754        24,651        27,750   

Global Jet Capital Inc.

  (g)   Commercial & Professional Services   15.0% PIK
(15.0% Max PIK)
    1/30/25     635        635        635   

Global Jet Capital Inc.

  (g)   Commercial & Professional Services   15.0% PIK
(15.0% Max PIK)
    4/30/25     4,030        4,030        4,030   

Global Jet Capital Inc.

  (g)   Commercial & Professional Services   15.0% PIK
(15.0% Max PIK)
    9/3/25     828        828        828   

Global Jet Capital Inc.

  (g)   Commercial & Professional Services   15.0% PIK
(15.0% Max PIK)
    9/29/25     779        779        779   

Global Jet Capital Inc.

  (f)(g)(h)   Commercial & Professional Services   15.0% PIK
(15.0% Max PIK)
    12/4/25     57,459        57,459        57,459   

Global Jet Capital Inc.

  (f)(g)(h)   Commercial & Professional Services   15.0% PIK
(15.0% Max PIK)
    12/9/25     9,397        9,397        9,397   

Imagine Communications Corp.

  (g)   Media   12.5% PIK
(12.5% Max PIK)
    8/4/18     517        517        517   

Jupiter Resources Inc.

  (f)(g)(h)   Energy   8.5%     10/1/22     6,425        5,399        2,578   

Mood Media Corp.

  (f)(g)(h)   Media   9.3%     10/15/20     43,135        42,256        27,660   

 

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2015

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 

 

 

Portfolio Company(a)

  Footnotes  

Industry

  Rate(b)   Floor   Maturity   Principal
Amount(c)
    Amortized
Cost
    Fair
Value(d)
 

Navistar International Corp.

  (f)(h)   Capital Goods   8.3%     11/1/21   $ 8,345      $ 8,163      $ 5,646   

NewStar Financial, Inc.

  (g)(h)   Diversified Financials   8.3%, 0.0% PIK
(8.8% Max PIK)
    12/4/24     68,750        54,501        50,188   

P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, Inc.

  (f)(g)   Consumer Services   10.3%     6/30/20     11,433        11,815        9,525   

PriSo Acquisition Corp.

  (g)   Capital Goods   9.0%     5/15/23     6,000        5,943        5,760   

Sequel Industrial Products Holdings, LLC

  (f)   Commercial & Professional Services   14.5%, 0.0% PIK
(2.5% Max PIK)
    9/30/19     7,000        6,934        7,140   

Sorenson Communications, Inc.

  (f)   Telecommunication Services   13.0%, 0.0% PIK
(13.0% Max PIK)
    10/31/21     15,122        14,200        15,732   

SunGard Availability Services Capital, Inc.

  (f)(g)   Software & Services   8.8%     4/1/22     10,750        8,081        6,544   

ThermaSys Corp.

  (e)(f)   Capital Goods   9.0%, 1.8% PIK
(5.0% Max PIK)
    5/3/20     135,676        135,676        122,278   

VPG Group Holdings LLC

  (e)   Materials   11.0%, 2.0% PIK
(2.0% Max PIK)
    6/30/18     5,247        5,247        5,037   
             

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Subordinated Debt

                492,658        438,414   
             

 

 

   

 

 

 

Collateralized Securities—3.9%

               

ACASC 2013-2A Class Subord. B

  (f)(g)(h)   Diversified Financials   7.2%     10/25/25     30,500        21,267        16,659   

Dryden CDO 23A Class Subord.

  (g)(h)   Diversified Financials   9.8%     7/17/23     10,000        4,507        3,455   

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Credit-Linked Notes

  (f)(h)   Diversified Financials   14.2%     12/20/21     16,740        16,724        15,987   

NewStar Clarendon 2014-1A Class D

  (g)(h)   Diversified Financials   L+435     1/25/27     1,560        1,461        1,420   

NewStar Clarendon 2014-1A Class Subord. B

  (g)(h)   Diversified Financials   13.6%     1/25/27     17,900        16,150        14,955   

Rampart CLO 2007 1A Class Subord.

  (g)(h)   Diversified Financials   14.4%     10/25/21     10,000        2,576        3,034   

Stone Tower CLO VI Class Subord.

  (f)(h)   Diversified Financials   18.3%     4/17/21     5,000        1,823        2,141   

Wind River CLO Ltd. 2012 1A Class Subord. B

  (g)(h)   Diversified Financials   12.4%     1/15/24     42,504        30,186        27,356   
             

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Securities

                94,694        85,007   
             

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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As of December 31, 2015

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Company(a)

  Footnotes  

Industry

      Number of
Shares
    Amortized
Cost
    Fair
Value(d)
 

Equity/Other—21.1%(i)

           

5 Arches, LLC, Common Equity

  (g)(h)(j)(l)   Diversified Financials           9,475      $ 250      $ 250   

Allen Systems Group, Inc., Common Equity

  (g)(j)(q)   Software & Services           1,689,767        36,422        77,898   

Altus Power America Holdings, LLC, Preferred Equity

  (g)   Energy           574,758        575        1,063   

Altus Power America Management, LLC, Class B Units

  (g)(j)   Energy           83        —          —     

Amaya Inc., Warrants, 5/15/2024

  (g)(h)(j)   Consumer Services           2,000,000        16,832        15,260   

AP Exhaust Holdings, LLC, Common Equity

  (g)(j)(l)   Automobiles & Components           811        811        405   

Aquilex Corp., Common Equity, Class A Shares

  (e)   Commercial & Professional Services           15,128        1,087        4,496   

Aquilex Corp., Common Equity, Class B Shares

  (e)(f)   Commercial & Professional Services           32,637        1,690        9,700   

Ascent Resources Utica Holdings, LLC, Common Equity

  (g)(j)(k)   Energy           10,192,939        9,700        2,039   

Burleigh Point, Ltd., Warrants, 7/16/2020

  (g)(h)(j)   Retailing           3,451,216        1,898        2,278   

CoSentry.Net, LLC, Preferred Equity

  (f)(j)   Software & Services           2,632        2,500        4,385   

Eastman Kodak Co., Common Equity

  (e)(g)(j)   Consumer Durables & Apparel           61,859        1,203        784   

Flanders Corp., Common Equity

  (f)(j)   Capital Goods           6,829,973        7,183        18,441   

FourPoint Energy, LLC, Common Equity, Class C Units

  (g)(j)(l)   Energy           21,000        21,000        14,700   

FourPoint Energy, LLC, Common Equity, Class D Units

  (g)(j)(l)   Energy           3,937        2,601        2,776   

Fronton Investor Holdings, LLC, Class B Units

  (g)(l)(q)   Consumer Services           14,943        16,885        16,138   

Global Jet Capital Holdings, LP, Preferred Equity

  (f)(g)(h)(j)   Commercial & Professional Services           30,791,193        30,791        30,791   

Harvey Holdings, LLC, Common Equity

  (g)(j)   Capital Goods           2,333,333        2,333        2,217   

Imagine Communications Corp., Common Equity, Class A Units

  (g)(j)   Media           33,034        3,783        2,124   

Industrial Group Intermediate Holdings, LLC, Common Equity

  (g)(j)(l)   Materials           347,107        347        573   

JMC Acquisition Holdings, LLC, Common Equity

  (g)(j)   Capital Goods           483        483        483   

JW Aluminum Co., Common Equity

  (e)(f)(g)(j)(r)   Materials           949        —          —     

JW Aluminum Co., Preferred Equity

  (e)(f)(g)(j)(r)   Materials           4,395        43,101        43,844   

Leading Edge Aviation Services, Inc., Common Equity

  (f)(j)   Capital Goods           4,401        464        —     

Leading Edge Aviation Services, Inc., Preferred Equity

  (f)(j)   Capital Goods           1,303        1,303        1,263   

MB Precision Investment Holdings LLC, Class A-2 Units

  (g)(j)(l)   Capital Goods           490,213        490        466   

Micronics, Inc., Common Equity

  (g)(j)   Capital Goods           53,073        553        536   

Micronics, Inc., Preferred Equity

  (g)(j)   Capital Goods           55        553        706   

New Star Metals Inc., Common Equity

  (g)(j)   Capital Goods           741,082        750        667   

NewStar Financial, Inc., Warrants, 11/4/2024

  (g)(h)(j)(o)   Diversified Financials           3,000,000        15,058        14,760   

Plains Offshore Operations Inc., Preferred Equity

  (e)(f)   Energy           52,666        65,802        64,672   

Plains Offshore Operations Inc., Warrants, 11/18/2019

  (e)(f)(j)   Energy           1,067,481        1,722        —     

PSAV Holdings LLC, Common Equity

  (f)   Technology Hardware & Equipment           10,000        10,000        31,500   

 

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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As of December 31, 2015

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 

 

 

Portfolio Company(a)

  Footnotes  

Industry

      Number of
Shares
    Amortized
Cost
    Fair
Value(d)
 

Safariland, LLC, Common Equity

  (f)(j)   Capital Goods           25,000      $ 2,500      $ 13,088   

Safariland, LLC, Preferred Equity

  (f)   Capital Goods           2,042        23,794        24,582   

Safariland, LLC, Warrants, 7/27/2018

  (f)(j)   Capital Goods           2,263        246        1,185   

Safariland, LLC, Warrants, 9/20/2019

  (f)(j)   Capital Goods           2,273        227        1,190   

Sequel Industrial Products Holdings, LLC, Common Equity

  (f)(g)(j)   Commercial & Professional Services           33,306        3,400        8,593   

Sequel Industrial Products Holdings, LLC, Preferred Equity

  (f)(g)   Commercial & Professional Services           8,000        11,081        11,088   

Sequel Industrial Products Holdings, LLC, Warrants, 9/28/2022

  (g)(j)   Commercial & Professional Services           1,293        1        177   

Sequel Industrial Products Holdings, LLC, Warrants, 5/10/2022

  (f)(j)   Commercial & Professional Services           19,388        12        3,063   

Sequential Brands Group, Inc., Common Equity

  (g)(h)(j)   Consumer Durables & Apparel           206,664        2,790        1,412   

Sorenson Communications, Inc., Common Equity

  (f)(j)   Telecommunication Services           46,163        —          33,090   

Sunnova Holdings, LLC, Common Equity

  (g)(j)   Energy           31,018        722        853   

ThermaSys Corp., Common Equity

  (f)(j)   Capital Goods           51,813        1        —     

ThermaSys Corp., Preferred Equity

  (f)(j)   Capital Goods           51,813        5,181        1,010   

VPG Group Holdings LLC, Class A-2 Units

  (f)(j)   Materials           3,637,500        3,638        1,455   

Zeta Interactive Holdings Corp., Preferred Equity

  (g)(j)   Software & Services           215,662        1,714        1,782   
             

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Equity/Other

                353,477        467,783   
             

 

 

   

Unfunded Contingent Warrant Commitment

  (p)                 (1,230
               

 

 

 

Net Equity/Other

                  466,553   
             

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—182.4%

              $ 4,195,186        4,029,371   
             

 

 

   

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS—(82.4%)

                (1,820,443
               

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100%

              $ 2,208,928   
               

 

 

 

 

(a) Security may be an obligation of one or more entities affiliated with the named company.

 

(b) Certain variable rate securities in the Company’s portfolio bear interest at a rate determined by a publicly disclosed base rate plus a basis point spread. As of December 31, 2015, the three-month London Interbank Offered Rate, or LIBOR, was 0.61%, the Euro Interbank Offered Rate, or EURIBOR, was (0.13)% and the U.S. Prime Lending Rate, or Prime, was 3.50%.

 

(c) Denominated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.

 

(d) Fair value determined by the Company’s board of directors (see Note 7).

 

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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(e) Security or portion thereof held within Locust Street Funding LLC and is pledged as collateral supporting the amounts outstanding under the Class A Notes issued to Race Street Funding LLC pursuant to an indenture with Citibank, N.A., as trustee (see Note 8).

 

(f) Security or portion thereof held within Race Street Funding LLC and is pledged as collateral supporting the amounts outstanding under the repurchase agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London Branch (see Note 8).

 

(g) Security or portion thereof is pledged as collateral supporting the amounts outstanding under the revolving credit facility with ING Capital LLC (see Note 8).

 

(h) The investment is not a qualifying asset under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. A business development company may not acquire any asset other than qualifying assets, unless, at the time the acquisition is made, qualifying assets represent at least 70% of the company’s total assets. As of December 31, 2015, 79.7% of the Company’s total assets represented qualifying assets.

 

(i) Listed investments may be treated as debt for GAAP or tax purposes.

 

(j) Security is non-income producing.

 

(k) Security held within IC American Energy Investments, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

 

(l) Security held within FSIC Investments, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

 

(m) Security held within IC Arches Investments, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

 

(n) Security is an unfunded commitment. Reflects the stated spread at the time of commitment, but may not be the actual rate received upon funding.

 

(o) Includes 250,000 NewStar Financial, Inc., or NewStar, warrants, which is the maximum number of warrants that the Company will forfeit in the event that the Company declines to fund additional subordinated debt investments in NewStar in an amount not to exceed $6,250, upon the request of NewStar.

 

(p) Represents the maximum number of NewStar warrants that the Company will forfeit in the event that the Company declines to fund additional subordinated debt investments in NewStar in an amount not to exceed $6,250, upon the request of NewStar.

 

(q) Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Company generally is deemed to be an “affiliated person” of a portfolio company if it owns 5% or more of the portfolio company’s voting securities. During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company made an investment in and, in connection with such investment is deemed to be an “affiliated person” of (but would not be deemed to “control”), the following portfolio companies:

 

Portfolio Company

   Purchases      Sales and
Repayments
    Interest Income      Fee Income      Dividend Income      Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Net Change in Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation)
 

Senior Secured Loans—First Lien

                

Allen Systems Group, Inc.

   $ 37,634         —        $ 2,603       $ 790         —           —         $ 380   

Equity/Other

                

Allen Systems Group, Inc., Common Equity

   $ 36,422         —          —           —           —           —         $ 41,476   

Fronton Investor Holdings, LLC, Class B Units

     —         $ (1,046     —           —         $ 299         —         $ 2,391   

 

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2015

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 

 

 

(r) Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Company generally is deemed to “control” a portfolio company if it owns 25% or more of the portfolio company’s voting securities or it has the power to exercise control over the management or policies of such portfolio company. During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company made an investment in and, in connection with such investment is deemed to be an “affiliated person” of and deemed to “control” the following portfolio company:

 

Portfolio Company

   Purchases      Sales and
Repayments
     Interest Income      Fee Income      Dividend Income      Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Net Change in Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation)
 

Senior Secured Loans—Second Lien

           

JW Aluminum Co.

   $ 32,887         —         $ 380         —           —           —           —     

Equity/Other

           

JW Aluminum Co., Common Equity

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —     

JW Aluminum Co., Preferred Equity

   $ 43,101         —           —           —           —           —         $ 743   

 

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

Note 1. Principal Business and Organization

FS Investment Corporation (NYSE: FSIC), or the Company, was incorporated under the general corporation laws of the State of Maryland on December 21, 2007 and formally commenced investment operations on January 2, 2009. The Company is an externally managed, non-diversified, closed-end management investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company, or BDC, under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or the 1940 Act. In addition, the Company has elected to be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and intends to qualify annually, as a regulated investment company, or RIC, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code. As of March 31, 2016, the Company had two wholly-owned financing subsidiaries and four wholly-owned subsidiaries through which it holds equity interests in non-controlled portfolio companies. The consolidated financial statements include both the Company’s accounts and the accounts of its wholly-owned subsidiaries as of March 31, 2016. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The Company’s investment objectives are to generate current income and, to a lesser extent, long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in senior secured loans and second lien secured loans of private U.S. companies. The Company seeks to generate superior risk-adjusted returns by focusing on debt investments in a broad array of private U.S. companies, including middle market companies, which the Company defines as companies with annual revenues of $50 million to $2.5 billion at the time of investment. The Company may purchase interests in loans or make other debt investments, including investments in senior secured bonds, through secondary market transactions in the “over-the-counter” market or directly from the Company’s target companies as primary market or directly originated investments. In connection with the Company’s debt investments, the Company may on occasion receive equity interests such as warrants or options as additional consideration. The Company may also purchase or otherwise acquire minority interests in the form of common or preferred equity or equity-related securities, such as rights and warrants that may be converted into or exchanged for common stock or other equity or the cash value of common stock or other equity, in the Company’s target companies, generally in conjunction with one of the Company’s debt investments or through a co-investment with a financial sponsor, such as an institutional investor or private equity firm. In addition, a portion of the Company’s portfolio may be comprised of corporate bonds, collateralized loan obligations, or CLOs, other debt securities and derivatives, including total return swaps and credit default swaps.

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation: The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, for interim financial information and with the instructions for Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. For a more complete discussion of significant accounting policies and certain other information, the Company’s interim unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with its audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2015 included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2016. The December 31, 2015 consolidated balance sheet and consolidated schedule of investments are derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2015. The Company is considered an investment company under GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. The Company has evaluated the impact of subsequent events through the date the consolidated financial statements were issued and filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

Use of Estimates: The preparation of the unaudited consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Many of the amounts have been rounded, and all amounts are in thousands, except share and per share amounts.

Capital Gains Incentive Fee: At the Company’s 2013 annual meeting of stockholders, the Company received stockholder approval to amend and restate the investment advisory and administrative services agreement, dated February 12, 2008 (as amended on August 5, 2008), or the 2008 investment advisory and administrative services agreement, by and between the Company and FB Income Advisor, LLC, or FB Advisor, effective upon a listing of the Company’s shares of common stock on a national securities exchange. The Company’s shares of common stock were listed and commenced trading on the New York Stock Exchange, or the NYSE, on April 16, 2014. On April 16, 2014, the Company entered into an amended and restated investment advisory agreement, or the April 2014 investment advisory agreement, with FB Advisor. Also on April 16, 2014, the Company entered into an administration agreement with FB Advisor, or the administration agreement, which governs the administrative services provided to the Company by FB Advisor that had previously been addressed in the 2008 investment advisory and administrative services agreement.

At a special meeting of stockholders of the Company that was adjourned on June 23, 2014 and reconvened on July 17, 2014, the Company received stockholder approval to amend and restate the April 2014 investment advisory agreement. On July 17, 2014, the Company entered into an amended and restated investment advisory agreement, or the July 2014 investment advisory agreement, with FB Advisor.

Pursuant to the terms of each of the 2008 investment advisory and administrative services agreement, the April 2014 investment advisory agreement and the July 2014 investment advisory agreement, the incentive fee on capital gains is determined and payable in arrears as of the end of each calendar year (or upon termination of such agreement). Such fee will equal 20.0% of the Company’s incentive fee capital gains (i.e., the Company’s realized capital gains on a cumulative basis from inception, calculated as of the end of the applicable period, net of all realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation on a cumulative basis), less the aggregate amount of any previously paid capital gains incentive fees. On a quarterly basis, the Company accrues for the capital gains incentive fee by calculating such fee as if it were due and payable as of the end of such period.

While none of the 2008 investment advisory and administrative services agreement, the April 2014 investment advisory agreement or the July 2014 investment advisory agreement include or contemplate the inclusion of unrealized gains in the calculation of the capital gains incentive fee, pursuant to an interpretation of an American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, or AICPA, Technical Practice Aid for investment companies, commencing during the quarter ended December 31, 2010, the Company changed its methodology for accruing for this incentive fee to include unrealized gains in the calculation of the capital gains incentive fee expense and related accrued capital gains incentive fee. This accrual reflects the incentive fees that would be payable to FB Advisor if the Company’s entire portfolio was liquidated at its fair value as of the balance sheet date even though FB Advisor is not entitled to an incentive fee with respect to unrealized gains unless and until such gains are actually realized.

Subordinated Income Incentive Fee: Pursuant to the terms of each of the 2008 investment advisory and administrative services agreement, the April 2014 investment advisory agreement and the July 2014 investment

 

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

advisory agreement, FB Advisor may also be entitled to receive a subordinated incentive fee on income. The subordinated incentive fee on income under the 2008 investment advisory and administrative services agreement, which was calculated and payable quarterly in arrears, equaled 20.0% of the Company’s “pre-incentive fee net investment income” for the immediately preceding quarter and was subject to a hurdle rate, expressed as a rate of return on adjusted capital, as defined in the 2008 investment advisory and administrative services agreement, equal to 2.0% per quarter, or an annualized hurdle rate of 8.0%. As a result, FB Advisor did not earn this incentive fee for any quarter until the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income for such quarter exceeded the hurdle rate of 2.0%. Once the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income in any quarter exceeded the hurdle rate, FB Advisor was entitled to a “catch-up” fee equal to the amount of the pre-incentive fee net investment income in excess of the hurdle rate, until the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income for such quarter equaled 2.5%, or 10.0% annually, of adjusted capital. Thereafter, FB Advisor received 20.0% of pre-incentive fee net investment income. Under the April 2014 investment advisory agreement, the subordinated incentive fee on income was calculated in the same manner, except that the hurdle rate used to compute the subordinated incentive fee on income was based on the value of the Company’s net assets rather than adjusted capital.

Under the July 2014 investment advisory agreement, the hurdle rate, expressed as a rate of return on the value of the Company’s net assets, was reduced from 2.0% to 1.875% per quarter, or an annualized hurdle rate of 7.5%. As a result, FB Advisor will not earn this incentive fee for any quarter until the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income for such quarter exceeds the hurdle rate of 1.875%. Once the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income in any quarter exceeds the hurdle rate, FB Advisor will be entitled to a “catch-up” fee equal to the amount of the pre-incentive fee net investment income in excess of the hurdle rate, until the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income for such quarter equals 2.34375%, or 9.375% annually, of net assets. Thereafter, FB Advisor will be entitled to receive 20.0% of pre-incentive fee net investment income.

Under both the April 2014 investment advisory agreement and the July 2014 investment advisory agreement, the subordinated incentive fee on income is subject to a total return requirement, which provides that no incentive fee in respect of the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income will be payable except to the extent that 20.0% of the cumulative net increase in net assets resulting from operations over the then-current and eleven preceding calendar quarters exceeds the cumulative incentive fees accrued and/or paid for the eleven preceding calendar quarters. Accordingly, any subordinated incentive fee on income that is payable in a calendar quarter will be limited to the lesser of (i) 20.0% of the amount by which the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income for such calendar quarter exceeds the applicable quarterly hurdle rate, subject to the “catch-up” provision, and (ii) (x) 20.0% of the cumulative net increase in net assets resulting from operations for the then-current and eleven preceding calendar quarters minus (y) the cumulative incentive fees accrued and/or paid for the eleven preceding calendar quarters. For the foregoing purpose, the “cumulative net increase in net assets resulting from operations” is the sum of pre-incentive fee net investment income, base management fees, realized gains and losses and unrealized appreciation and depreciation of the Company for the then-current and eleven preceding calendar quarters. There will be no accumulation of amounts on the hurdle rate from quarter to quarter and, accordingly, there will be no clawback of amounts previously paid if subsequent quarters are below the applicable quarterly hurdle rate and there will be no delay of payment if prior quarters are below the applicable quarterly hurdle rate.

Reclassifications: Certain amounts in the unaudited consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015

 

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

may have been reclassified to conform to the classifications used to prepare the unaudited consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2016. These reclassifications had no material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows as previously reported.

In April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or the FASB, issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-03, Interest—Imputation of Interest, or ASU 2015-03, to simplify the presentation of debt issuance costs in financial statements. Under pre-existing guidance, debt issuance costs were recognized as a deferred charge and presented as an asset on the balance sheet. ASU 2015-03 requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized liability for indebtedness be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that liability, consistent with debt discounts. In August 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-15, Interest—Imputation of Interest, or ASU 2015-15, to update the guidance to include SEC staff views regarding the presentation and subsequent measurement of debt issuance costs related to line-of-credit arrangements. Given the absence of authoritative guidance within ASU 2015-03 for debt issuance costs related to line-of-credit arrangements, the SEC indicated that it would not object to an entity deferring and presenting debt issuance costs as an asset and subsequently amortizing the deferred debt issuance costs ratably over the term of the line-of-credit arrangement, regardless of whether there are any outstanding borrowings on the line-of-credit arrangement.

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company adopted ASU 2015-03 and changed its method of disclosing debt issuance costs for its repurchase agreement and unsecured notes. ASU 2015-03 affects the presentation and disclosure of such costs in the Company’s financial statements. There is no change to the Company’s recognition and measurement of debt issuance costs. In accordance with ASU 2015-15, the Company elected to continue to present debt issuance costs associated with line-of-credit arrangements as an asset, unchanged from its prior method of disclosure.

Comparative financial statements of prior interim periods have been adjusted to apply the new method retrospectively. The adoption and retrospective adjustment of ASU 2015-03 had no material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows as previously reported.

Note 3. Share Transactions

Below is a summary of transactions with respect to shares of the Company’s common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2016      2015  
     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  

Reinvestment of Distributions

     —           —           204,783       $ 2,006   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Proceeds from Share Transactions

     —           —           204,783       $ 2,006   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the administrator for the Company’s distribution reinvestment plan, or DRP, purchased 619,897 shares of common stock in the open market at an average price per share of $9.05 (totaling $5,612) pursuant to the Company’s DRP, and distributed such shares to participants in the Company’s DRP. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company issued 204,783 shares of common stock pursuant to its DRP for gross proceeds of $2,006 at an average price per share of $9.79. During

 

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

Note 3. Share Transactions (continued)

 

the period from April 1, 2016 to May 6, 2016, the Company issued an additional 641,574 shares of common stock pursuant to its DRP for gross proceeds of $5,665 at an average price per share of $8.83. For additional information regarding the terms of the DRP, see Note 5.

Note 4. Related Party Transactions

Compensation of the Investment Adviser

Pursuant to the 2008 investment advisory and administrative services agreement, the April 2014 investment advisory agreement and the July 2014 investment advisory agreement, FB Advisor is entitled to an annual base management fee based on the average value of the Company’s gross assets and an incentive fee based on the Company’s performance. The Company commenced accruing fees under the 2008 investment advisory and administrative services agreement on January 2, 2009, upon commencement of the Company’s investment operations. Base management fees are paid on a quarterly basis in arrears. The annual base management fees under the 2008 investment advisory and administrative services agreement and the April 2014 investment advisory agreement were equal to 2.0% of the average value of the Company’s gross assets.

In anticipation of the listing of the Company’s shares of common stock on the NYSE, FB Advisor recommended that the April 2014 investment advisory agreement be further amended to (i) reduce the annualized hurdle rate used in connection with the calculation of the subordinated incentive fee on income, expressed as a rate of return on the Company’s net assets, from 8% to 7.5% and (ii) assuming the reduction to the hurdle rate was approved, reduce the base management fee from 2.0% to 1.75% of the average value of the Company’s gross assets. At a special meeting of stockholders that was adjourned on June 23, 2014 and reconvened on July 17, 2014, the Company received stockholder approval to amend and restate the April 2014 investment advisory agreement to reflect the amendments approved by the Company’s stockholders. On July 17, 2014, the Company entered into the July 2014 investment advisory agreement. While stockholder approval of the proposal was pending, FB Advisor agreed, effective April 1, 2014, to waive a portion of the base management fee to which it was entitled under the April 2014 investment advisory agreement so that the fee received equaled 1.75% of the average value of the Company’s gross assets.

The incentive fee consists of two parts. The first part of the incentive fee, which is referred to as the subordinated incentive fee on income, is calculated and payable quarterly in arrears, and equals 20.0% of the Company’s “pre-incentive fee net investment income” for the immediately preceding quarter. Under the 2008 investment advisory and administrative services agreement, the subordinated incentive fee on income was subject to a hurdle rate, expressed as a rate of return on adjusted capital, as defined in the 2008 investment advisory and administrative services agreement, equal to 2.0% per quarter, or an annualized hurdle rate of 8.0%. As a result, FB Advisor did not earn this incentive fee for any quarter until the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income for such quarter exceeded the hurdle rate of 2.0%. Once the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income in any quarter exceeded the hurdle rate, FB Advisor was entitled to a “catch-up” fee equal to the amount of the pre- incentive fee net investment income in excess of the hurdle rate, until the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income for such quarter equaled 2.5%, or 10.0% annually, of adjusted capital. Thereafter, FB Advisor received 20.0% of pre-incentive fee net investment income. Under the April 2014 investment advisory agreement, the subordinated incentive fee on income was calculated in the same manner, except that the hurdle rate used to compute the subordinated incentive fee on income was based on the value of the Company’s net assets rather than adjusted capital.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

Note 4. Related Party Transactions (continued)

 

Under the July 2014 investment advisory agreement, the hurdle rate, expressed as a rate of return on the value of the Company’s net assets, was reduced from 2.0% to 1.875% per quarter, or an annualized hurdle rate of 7.5%. As a result, FB Advisor will not earn this incentive fee for any quarter until the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income for such quarter exceeds the hurdle rate of 1.875%. Once the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income in any quarter exceeds the hurdle rate, FB Advisor will be entitled to a “catch-up” fee equal to the amount of the pre-incentive fee net investment income in excess of the hurdle rate, until the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income for such quarter equals 2.34375%, or 9.375% annually, of the value of the Company’s net assets. Thereafter, FB Advisor will be entitled to receive 20.0% of pre-incentive fee net investment income.

Under both the April 2014 investment advisory agreement and the July 2014 investment advisory agreement, the subordinated incentive fee on income is subject to a total return requirement, which provides that no incentive fee in respect of the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income will be payable except to the extent that 20.0% of the cumulative net increase in net assets resulting from operations over the then-current and eleven preceding calendar quarters exceeds the cumulative incentive fees accrued and/or paid for the eleven preceding calendar quarters. Accordingly, any subordinated incentive fee on income that is payable in a calendar quarter will be limited to the lesser of (i) 20.0% of the amount by which the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income for such calendar quarter exceeds the applicable quarterly hurdle rate, subject to the “catch-up” provision, and (ii) (x) 20.0% of the cumulative net increase in net assets resulting from operations for the then-current and eleven preceding calendar quarters minus (y) the cumulative incentive fees accrued and/or paid for the eleven preceding calendar quarters. For the foregoing purpose, the “cumulative net increase in net assets resulting from operations” is the sum of pre-incentive fee net investment income, base management fees, realized gains and losses and unrealized appreciation and depreciation of the Company for the then-current and eleven preceding calendar quarters. There will be no accumulation of amounts on the hurdle rate from quarter to quarter and, accordingly, there will be no clawback of amounts previously paid if subsequent quarters are below the applicable quarterly hurdle rate and there will be no delay of payment if prior quarters are below the applicable quarterly hurdle rate.

The second part of the incentive fee, which is referred to as the incentive fee on capital gains, is determined and payable in arrears as of the end of each calendar year (or upon termination of the July 2014 investment advisory agreement). This fee equals 20.0% of the Company’s incentive fee capital gains, which equal the Company’s realized capital gains on a cumulative basis from inception, calculated as of the end of the applicable period, computed net of all realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation on a cumulative basis, less the aggregate amount of any previously paid capital gain incentive fees. The Company accrues for the capital gains incentive fee, which, if earned, is paid annually. The Company accrues the incentive fee based on net realized and unrealized gains; however, the fee payable to FB Advisor is based on realized gains and no such fee is payable with respect to unrealized gains unless and until such gains are actually realized. The methodology for calculating the capital gains incentive fee is identical under the 2008 investment advisory and administrative services agreement, the April 2014 investment advisory agreement and the July 2014 investment advisory agreement.

Pursuant to the 2008 investment advisory and administrative services agreement, the Company reimbursed FB Advisor for expenses necessary to perform services related to the Company’s administration and operations. The amount of this reimbursement was set at the lesser of (1) FB Advisor’s actual costs incurred in providing such services and (2) the amount that the Company estimated it would be required to pay alternative service

 

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

Note 4. Related Party Transactions (continued)

 

providers for comparable services in the same geographic location. FB Advisor was required to allocate the cost of such services to the Company based on factors such as total assets, revenues, time allocations and/or other reasonable metrics. The Company’s board of directors then assessed the reasonableness of such reimbursements based on the breadth, depth and quality of such services as compared to the estimated cost to the Company of obtaining similar services from third-party providers known to be available. In addition, the Company’s board of directors considered whether any single third-party service provider would be capable of providing all such services at comparable cost and quality. Finally, the Company’s board of directors compared the total amount paid to FB Advisor for such services as a percentage of the Company’s net assets to the same ratio as reported by other comparable BDCs.

Pursuant to the administration agreement, the Company reimburses FB Advisor for expenses necessary to perform services related to the Company’s administration and operations, including FB Advisor’s allocable portion of the compensation and related expenses of certain personnel of Franklin Square Holdings, L.P., or Franklin Square Holdings, providing administrative services to the Company on behalf of FB Advisor. The Company reimburses FB Advisor no less than quarterly for all costs and expenses incurred by FB Advisor in performing its obligations and providing personnel and facilities under the administration agreement. FB Advisor allocates the cost of such services to the Company based on factors such as total assets, revenues, time allocations and/or other reasonable metrics. The Company’s board of directors reviews the methodology employed in determining how the expenses are allocated to the Company and the proposed allocation of administrative expenses among the Company and certain affiliates of FB Advisor. The Company’s board of directors then assesses the reasonableness of such reimbursements for expenses allocated to the Company based on the breadth, depth and quality of such services as compared to the estimated cost to the Company of obtaining similar services from third-party service providers known to be available. In addition, the Company’s board of directors considers whether any single third-party service provider would be capable of providing all such services at comparable cost and quality. Finally, the Company’s board of directors compares the total amount paid to FB Advisor for such services as a percentage of the Company’s net assets to the same ratio as reported by other comparable BDCs.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

Note 4. Related Party Transactions (continued)

 

The following table describes the fees and expenses accrued under the July 2014 investment advisory agreement and the administration agreement, as applicable, during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015:

 

            Three Months Ended
March 31,
 

Related Party

 

Source Agreement

 

Description

  2016     2015  

FB Advisor

  July 2014 Investment Advisory Agreement   Base Management Fee(1)   $ 17,812      $ 19,038   

FB Advisor

  July 2014 Investment Advisory Agreement   Capital Gains Incentive Fee(2)     —        $ 3,748   

FB Advisor

  July 2014 Investment Advisory Agreement   Subordinated Incentive Fee on Income(3)   $ 12,485      $ 13,905   

FB Advisor

  Administration Agreement   Administrative Services Expenses(4)   $ 1,196      $ 991   

 

(1) During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, $18,415 and $19,525, respectively, in base management fees were paid to FB Advisor. As of March 31, 2016, $17,812 in base management fees were payable to FB Advisor.
(2) During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company accrued capital gains incentive fees of $3,748 based on the performance of its portfolio, all of which was based on unrealized gains and none of which is payable by the Company unless and until those gains are actually realized. The Company paid FB Advisor no capital gains incentive fees during the three months ended March 31, 2016. As of March 31, 2016, no capital gains incentive fees were accrued.
(3) During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, $13,374 and $13,089, respectively, of subordinated incentive fees on income were paid to FB Advisor. As of March 31, 2016, a subordinated incentive fee on income of $12,485 was payable to FB Advisor.
(4) During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, $1,124 and $783, respectively, of administrative services expenses related to the allocation of costs of administrative personnel for services rendered to the Company by FB Advisor and the remainder related to other reimbursable expenses. The Company paid $1,164 and $1,788, respectively, in administrative services expenses to FB Advisor during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.

 

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(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

Note 4. Related Party Transactions (continued)

 

Potential Conflicts of Interest

FB Advisor’s senior management team is comprised of substantially the same personnel as the senior management teams of FS Investment Advisor, LLC, FSIC II Advisor, LLC, FSIC III Advisor, LLC, FSIC IV Advisor, LLC and FS Global Advisor, LLC, the investment advisers to certain other BDCs and a closed-end management investment company affiliated with Franklin Square Holdings. As a result, such personnel provide investment advisory services to the Company and each of FS Energy and Power Fund, FS Investment Corporation II, FS Investment Corporation III, FS Investment Corporation IV and FS Global Credit Opportunities Fund. While none of FB Advisor, FS Investment Advisor, LLC, FSIC II Advisor, LLC, FSIC III Advisor, LLC, FSIC IV Advisor, LLC or FS Global Advisor, LLC, is currently making private corporate debt investments for clients other than the Company, FS Energy and Power Fund, FS Investment Corporation II, FS Investment Corporation III, FS Investment Corporation IV or FS Global Credit Opportunities Fund, respectively, any, or all, may do so in the future. In the event that FB Advisor undertakes to provide investment advisory services to other clients in the future, it intends to allocate investment opportunities in a fair and equitable manner consistent with the Company’s investment objectives and strategies, if necessary, so that the Company will not be disadvantaged in relation to any other client of FB Advisor or its management team. In addition, even in the absence of FB Advisor retaining additional clients, it is possible that some investment opportunities may be provided to FS Energy and Power Fund, FS Investment Corporation II, FS Investment Corporation III, FS Investment Corporation IV and/or FS Global Credit Opportunities Fund rather than to the Company.

Exemptive Relief

As a BDC, the Company is subject to certain regulatory restrictions in making its investments. For example, BDCs generally are not permitted to co-invest with certain affiliated entities in transactions originated by the BDC or its affiliates in the absence of an exemptive order from the SEC. However, BDCs are permitted to, and may, simultaneously co-invest in transactions where price is the only negotiated term. In an order dated June 4, 2013, the SEC granted exemptive relief permitting the Company, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, to co-invest in certain privately negotiated investment transactions with certain affiliates of FB Advisor, including FS Energy and Power Fund, FS Investment Corporation II, FS Investment Corporation III, FS Investment Corporation IV and any future BDCs that are advised by FB Advisor or its affiliated investment advisers, or collectively the Company’s co-investment affiliates. The Company believes this relief has and may continue to enhance its ability to further its investment objectives and strategy. The Company believes this relief may also increase favorable investment opportunities for it, in part, by allowing the Company to participate in larger investments, together with its co-investment affiliates, than would be available to the Company if such relief had not been obtained. Because the Company did not seek exemptive relief to engage in co-investment transactions with GDFM and its affiliates, the Company is permitted to co-invest with GDFM and its affiliates only in accordance with existing regulatory guidance (e.g., where price is the only negotiated term).

Trademark License Agreement

On April 16, 2014, in connection with the listing of its common stock on the NYSE, the Company entered into a trademark license agreement, or the trademark license agreement, with Franklin Square Holdings. Pursuant to the trademark license agreement, Franklin Square Holdings granted the Company a non-exclusive, nontransferable, royalty-free right and license to use the name “FS Investment Corporation” and certain other trademarks, or the licensed marks, as a component of the Company’s name (and in connection with marketing the

 

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(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

Note 4. Related Party Transactions (continued)

 

investment advisory and other services that FB Advisor may provide to the Company). Other than with respect to this limited license, the Company has no other rights to the licensed marks. The trademark license agreement may be terminated by Franklin Square Holdings or the Company on sixty days’ prior written notice and expires if FB Advisor or one of Franklin Square Holdings’ affiliates ceases to serve as investment adviser to the Company. Furthermore, Franklin Square Holdings may terminate the trademark license agreement at any time and in its sole discretion in the event that Franklin Square Holdings or the Company receives notice of any third-party claim arising out of the Company’s use of the licensed marks or if the Company attempts to assign or sublicense the trademark license agreement or any of the Company’s rights or duties under the trademark license agreement without the prior written consent of Franklin Square Holdings. FB Advisor is a third-party beneficiary of the trademark license agreement.

Note 5. Distributions

The following table reflects the cash distributions per share that the Company has declared on its common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Distribution  

For the Three Months Ended

   Per Share      Amount  

Fiscal 2015

     

March 31, 2015

   $ 0.2228       $ 53,706   

Fiscal 2016

     

March 31, 2016

   $ 0.2228       $ 54,093   

On May 3, 2016, the Company’s board of directors declared a regular quarterly cash distribution of $0.22275 per share, which will be paid on or about July 5, 2016 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on June 22, 2016. The timing and amount of any future distributions to stockholders are subject to applicable legal restrictions and the sole discretion of the Company’s board of directors.

Pursuant to the Company’s DRP, the Company will reinvest all cash dividends or distributions declared by the Company’s board of directors on behalf of stockholders who do not elect to receive their distributions in cash. As a result, if the Company’s board of directors declares a distribution, then stockholders who have not elected to “opt out” of the DRP will have their distributions automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Company’s common stock.

With respect to each distribution pursuant to the DRP, the Company reserves the right to either issue new shares of common stock or purchase shares of common stock in the open market in connection with implementation of the DRP. Unless the Company, in its sole discretion, otherwise directs the plan administrator, (A) if the per share market price (as defined in the DRP) is equal to or greater than the estimated net asset value per share (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) of the Company’s common stock on the payment date for the distribution, then the Company will issue shares of common stock at the greater of (i) net asset value per share of common stock or (ii) 95% of the market price; or (B) if the market price is less than the net asset value per share, then, in the sole discretion of the Company, (i) shares of common stock will be purchased in open market transactions for the accounts of participants to the extent practicable, or (ii) the Company will issue shares of common stock at net asset value per share. Pursuant to the terms of the DRP, the number of shares of common

 

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(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

Note 5. Distributions (continued)

 

stock to be issued to a participant will be determined by dividing the total dollar amount of the distribution payable to a participant by the price per share at which the Company issues such shares; provided, however, that shares purchased in open market transactions by the plan administrator will be allocated to a participant based on the average purchase price, excluding any brokerage charges or other charges, of all shares of common stock purchased in the open market.

If a stockholder receives distributions in the form of common stock pursuant to the DRP, such stockholder generally will be subject to the same federal, state and local tax consequences as if it elected to receive distributions in cash. If the Company’s common stock is trading at or below net asset value, a stockholder receiving distributions in the form of additional common stock will be treated as receiving a distribution in the amount of cash that they would have received if they had elected to receive the distribution in cash. If the Company’s common stock is trading above net asset value, a stockholder receiving distributions in the form of additional common stock will be treated as receiving a distribution in the amount of the fair market value of the Company’s common stock. The stockholder’s basis for determining gain or loss upon the sale of common stock received in a distribution will be equal to the total dollar amount of the distribution payable to the stockholder. Any stock received in a distribution will have a holding period for tax purposes commencing on the day following the day on which the shares of common stock are credited to the stockholder’s account.

The Company may fund its cash distributions to stockholders from any sources of funds legally available to it, including proceeds from the sale of shares of the Company’s common stock, borrowings, net investment income from operations, capital gains proceeds from the sale of assets, non-capital gains proceeds from the sale of assets, and dividends or other distributions paid to the Company on account of preferred and common equity investments in portfolio companies. The Company has not established limits on the amount of funds it may use from available sources to make distributions. During certain periods, the Company’s distributions may exceed its earnings. As a result, it is possible that a portion of the distributions the Company makes may represent a return of capital. A return of capital generally is a return of a stockholder’s investment rather than a return of earnings or gains derived from the Company’s investment activities. Each year a statement on Form 1099-DIV identifying the sources of the distributions (i.e., paid from ordinary income, paid from net capital gains on the sale of securities, and/or a return of capital, which is a nontaxable distribution) will be mailed to the Company’s stockholders. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to pay distributions at a specific rate or at all.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

Note 5. Distributions (continued)

 

The following table reflects the sources of the cash distributions on a tax basis that the Company has paid on its common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2016     2015  

Source of Distribution

   Distribution
Amount
     Percentage     Distribution
Amount
     Percentage  

Offering proceeds

   $ —           —        $ —           —     

Borrowings

     —           —          —           —     

Net investment income(1)

     54,093         100     53,706         100

Short-term capital gains proceeds from the sale of assets

     —           —          —           —     

Long-term capital gains proceeds from the sale of assets

     —           —          —           —     

Non-capital gains proceeds from the sale of assets

     —           —          —           —     

Distributions on account of preferred and common equity

     —           —          —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 54,093         100   $ 53,706         100
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, 89.1% and 91.8%, respectively, of the Company’s gross investment income was attributable to cash income earned, 2.9% and 3.6%, respectively, was attributable to non-cash accretion of discount and 8.0% and 4.6%, respectively, was attributable to paid-in-kind, or PIK, interest.

The Company’s net investment income on a tax basis for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 was $49,516 and $56,501, respectively. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Company had $151,979 and $156,556 of undistributed net investment income, respectively, and $42,118 and $29,888, respectively, of accumulated capital losses on a tax basis.

The difference between the Company’s GAAP-basis net investment income and its tax-basis net investment income is primarily due to the reclassification of unamortized original issue discount and prepayment fees recognized upon prepayment of loans from income for GAAP purposes to realized gains for tax purposes.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

Note 5. Distributions (continued)

 

The following table sets forth a reconciliation between GAAP-basis net investment income and tax-basis net investment income during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2016     2015  

GAAP-basis net investment income

   $ 49,938      $ 51,649   

Reversal of incentive fee accrual on unrealized gains

     —          3,748   

Reclassification of unamortized original issue discount and prepayment fees

     (1,549     (933

Other miscellaneous differences

     1,127        2,037   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Tax-basis net investment income

   $ 49,516      $ 56,501   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The determination of the tax attributes of the Company’s distributions is made annually as of the end of the Company’s fiscal year based upon the Company’s taxable income for the full year and distributions paid for the full year. Therefore, a determination made on a quarterly basis may not be representative of the actual tax attributes of the Company’s distributions for a full year. The actual tax characteristics of distributions to stockholders are reported to stockholders annually on Form 1099-DIV.

As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     March 31, 2016
(Unaudited)
    December 31, 2015  

Distributable ordinary income

   $ 151,979      $ 156,556   

Distributable realized gains (accumulated capital losses)(1)

     (42,118     (29,888

Incentive fee accrual on unrealized gains

     —          —     

Other temporary differences

     (225     (343

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and gain/loss on foreign currency(2)

     (230,432     (184,276
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ (120,796   $ (57,951
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, net capital losses recognized for tax years beginning after December 22, 2010 may be carried forward indefinitely, and their character is retained as short-term or long-term losses. As of March 31, 2016, the Company had short-term and long-term capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains of $3,214 and $38,904, respectively.
(2) As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the gross unrealized appreciation on the Company’s investments and gain on foreign currency was $152,733 and $148,633, respectively. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the gross unrealized depreciation on the Company’s investments and loss on foreign currency was $383,165 and $332,909, respectively.

The aggregate cost of the Company’s investments for U.S. federal income tax purposes totaled $4,103,500 and $4,221,604 as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. The aggregate net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a tax basis was $(230,432) and $(184,276) as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

 

Note 6. Investment Portfolio

The following table summarizes the composition of the Company’s investment portfolio at cost and fair value as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

 

    March 31, 2016                    
    (Unaudited)     December 31, 2015  
    Amortized
Cost(1)
    Fair Value     Percentage
of  Portfolio
    Amortized
Cost(1)
    Fair Value     Percentage
of  Portfolio
 

Senior Secured Loans—First Lien

  $ 2,159,062      $ 2,092,670        54   $ 2,248,419      $ 2,173,829        54

Senior Secured Loans—Second Lien

    623,648        587,936        15     661,742        624,814        15

Senior Secured Bonds

    320,824        192,661        5     344,196        240,754        6

Subordinated Debt

    508,257        441,369        12     492,658        438,414        11

Collateralized Securities

    91,681        78,485        2     94,694        85,007        2

Equity/Other

    375,794        473,627        12     353,477        466,553        12
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 4,079,266      $ 3,866,748        100   $ 4,195,186      $ 4,029,371        100
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Amortized cost represents the original cost adjusted for the amortization of premiums and/or accretion of discounts, as applicable, on investments.

As of March 31, 2016, except for JW Aluminum Co., in which the Company has a second lien secured loan investment and two equity/other investments, the Company did not “control” any of its portfolio companies, as defined in the 1940 Act. As of March 31, 2016, except for Allen Systems Group, Inc., in which the Company has a senior secured loan investment and an equity/other investment, and Fronton Investor Holdings, LLC, in which the Company has an equity/other investment, the Company was not an “affiliated person” of any of its portfolio companies, as defined in the 1940 Act.

As of December 31, 2015, except for JW Aluminum Co., in which the Company has a second lien secured loan investment and two equity/other investments, the Company did not “control” any of its portfolio companies, as defined in the 1940 Act. As of December 31, 2015, except for Allen Systems Group, Inc., in which the Company has a senior secured loan investment and an equity/other investment, and Fronton Investor Holdings, LLC, in which the Company has an equity/other investment, the Company was not an “affiliated person” of any of its portfolio companies, as defined in the 1940 Act.

In general, under the 1940 Act, the Company would be presumed to “control” a portfolio company if it owned 25% or more of its voting securities or it had the power to exercise control over the management or policies of such portfolio company, and would be an “affiliated person” of a portfolio company if it owned 5% or more of its voting securities.

The Company’s investment portfolio may contain loans and other unfunded arrangements that are in the form of lines of credit, revolving credit facilities, delayed draw credit facilities or other investments, which require the Company to provide funding when requested by portfolio companies in accordance with the terms of the underlying agreements. As of March 31, 2016, the Company had seventeen unfunded debt investments with aggregate unfunded commitments of $120,768, one unfunded commitment to purchase up to $384 in shares of preferred stock of Altus Power America Holdings, LLC and one unfunded debtor in possession, or DIP, investment in Aspect Software, Inc. with an unfunded commitment of $275. As of December 31, 2015, the Company had nineteen unfunded debt investments with aggregate unfunded commitments of $129,660, one

 

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(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

Note 6. Investment Portfolio (continued)

 

unfunded commitment to purchase up to $467 in shares of preferred stock of Altus Power America Holdings, LLC and one unfunded equity investment in Sunnova Holdings, LLC with an unfunded commitment of $123. The Company maintains sufficient cash on hand and available borrowings to fund such unfunded commitments should the need arise. For additional details regarding the Company’s unfunded debt investments, see the Company’s unaudited consolidated schedule of investments as of March 31, 2016 and the Company’s audited consolidated schedule of investments as of December 31, 2015.

The table below describes investments by industry classification and enumerates the percentage, by fair value, of the total portfolio assets in such industries as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

 

     March 31, 2016               
     (Unaudited)     December 31, 2015  

Industry Classification

   Fair
Value
     Percentage of
Portfolio
    Fair
Value
     Percentage of
Portfolio
 

Automobiles & Components

   $ 99,250         2   $ 95,950         2

Capital Goods

     888,315         23     906,387         22

Commercial & Professional Services

     340,176         9     327,407         8

Consumer Durables & Apparel

     254,717         7     259,789         6

Consumer Services

     425,183         11     426,534         11

Diversified Financials

     146,835         4     154,651         4

Energy

     383,861         10     365,698         9

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

     —           —          10,648         0

Health Care Equipment & Services

     201,480         5     195,420         5

Materials

     259,385         7     275,429         7

Media

     127,741         3     126,742         3

Retailing

     28,339         1     64,647         2

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     4,629         0     5,530         0

Software & Services

     334,083         9     425,992         11

Technology Hardware & Equipment

     118,786         3     127,682         3

Telecommunication Services

     157,284         4     160,206         4

Transportation

     96,684         2     100,659         3
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 3,866,748         100   $ 4,029,371         100
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

 

Note 7. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Under existing accounting guidance, fair value is defined as the price that the Company would receive upon selling an investment or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction to a market participant in the principal or most advantageous market for the investment. This accounting guidance emphasizes that valuation techniques maximize the use of observable market inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The Company classifies the inputs used to measure these fair values into the following hierarchy as defined by current accounting guidance:

Level 1: Inputs that are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Inputs that are quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets.

Level 3: Inputs that are unobservable for an asset or liability.

A financial instrument’s categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Company’s investments were categorized as follows in the fair value hierarchy:

 

     March 31, 2016      December 31, 2015  

Valuation Inputs

   (Unaudited)     

Level 1—Price quotations in active markets

   $ 1,992       $ 784   

Level 2—Significant other observable inputs

     —           —     

Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs

     3,864,756         4,028,587   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 3,866,748       $ 4,029,371   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Company’s investments as of March 31, 2016 consisted primarily of debt investments that were acquired directly from the issuer. Sixty-two senior secured loan investments, four senior secured bond investments, fifteen subordinated debt investments and one collateralized security, for which broker quotes were not available, were valued by independent valuation firms, which determined the fair value of such investments by considering, among other factors, the borrower’s ability to adequately service its debt, prevailing interest rates for like investments, expected cash flows, call features and other relevant terms of the debt. Except as described below, all of the Company’s equity/other investments were also valued by independent valuation firms, which determined the fair value of such investments by considering, among other factors, contractual rights ascribed to such investments, as well as various income scenarios and multiples of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, cash flows, net income, revenues or, in limited instances, book value or liquidation value. Two equity investments, which were traded on an active public market, were valued at their respective closing price as of March 31, 2016. Except as described above, the Company valued its other investments by using the midpoint of the prevailing bid and ask prices from dealers on the date of the relevant period end, which were provided by independent third-party pricing services and screened for validity by such services.

 

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(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

Note 7. Fair Value of Financial Instruments (continued)

 

The Company’s investments as of December 31, 2015 consisted primarily of debt investments that were acquired directly from the issuer. Sixty senior secured loan investments, three senior secured bond investments, fourteen subordinated debt investments and one collateralized security, for which broker quotes were not available, were valued by independent valuation firms, which determined the fair value of such investments by considering, among other factors, the borrower’s ability to adequately service its debt, prevailing interest rates for like investments, expected cash flows, call features and other relevant terms of the debt. Except as described below, all of the Company’s equity/other investments were also valued by independent valuation firms, which determined the fair value of such investments by considering, among other factors, contractual rights ascribed to such investments, as well as various income scenarios and multiples of EBITDA, cash flows, net income, revenues or, in limited instances, book value or liquidation value. One equity investment, which was traded on an active public market, was valued at its closing price as of December 31, 2015. Two senior secured loan investments, which were newly issued and purchased near December 31, 2015, were valued at cost as the Company’s board of directors determined that the cost of each such investment was the best indication of its fair value. Except as described above, the Company valued its other investments by using the midpoint of the prevailing bid and ask prices from dealers on the date of the relevant period end, which were provided by independent third-party pricing services and screened for validity by such services.

The Company periodically benchmarks the bid and ask prices it receives from the third-party pricing services and/or dealers, as applicable, against the actual prices at which the Company purchases and sells its investments. Based on the results of the benchmark analysis and the experience of the Company’s management in purchasing and selling these investments, the Company believes that these prices are reliable indicators of fair value. However, because of the private nature of this marketplace (meaning actual transactions are not publicly reported), the Company believes that these valuation inputs are classified as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy. The Company may also use other methods, including the use of an independent valuation firm, to determine fair value for securities for which it cannot obtain prevailing bid and ask prices through third-party pricing services or independent dealers, or where the Company’s board of directors otherwise determines that the use of such other methods is appropriate. The Company periodically benchmarks the valuations provided by the independent valuation firms against the actual prices at which the Company purchases and sells its investments. The valuation committee of the Company’s board of directors, or the valuation committee, and the board of directors, reviewed and approved the valuation determinations made with respect to these investments in a manner consistent with the Company’s valuation policy.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

Note 7. Fair Value of Financial Instruments (continued)

 

The following is a reconciliation for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 of investments for which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

 

    For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016  
    Senior  Secured
Loans—First
Lien
    Senior  Secured
Loans—Second
Lien
    Senior
Secured
Bonds
    Subordinated
Debt
    Collateralized
Securities
    Equity/Other     Total  

Fair value at beginning of period

  $ 2,173,829      $ 624,814      $ 240,754      $ 438,414      $ 85,007      $ 465,769      $ 4,028,587   

Accretion of discount (amortization of premium)

    496        354        1,769        443        —          26        3,088   

Net realized gain (loss)

    (75     219        (14,688     (405     —          1,170        (13,779

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    8,198        1,216        (24,721     (12,644     (3,509     (15,039     (46,499

Purchases

    19,943        —          —          11,516        —          24,158        55,617   

Paid-in-kind interest

    295        1,914        —          5,440        —          633        8,282   

Sales and redemptions

    (110,016     (40,581     (10,453     (1,395     (3,013     (3,670     (169,128

Net transfers in or out of Level 3(1)

    —          —          —          —          —          (1,412     (1,412
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fair value at end of period

  $ 2,092,670      $ 587,936      $ 192,661      $ 441,369      $ 78,485      $ 471,635      $ 3,864,756   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The amount of total gains or losses for the period included in changes in net assets attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to investments still held at the reporting date

  $ 9,389      $ 1,110      $ (24,721   $ (12,644   $ (3,509   $ (11,951   $ (42,326
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) There was one transfer from Level 3 to Level 1 during the three months ended March 31, 2016. It is the Company’s policy to recognize transfers between levels at the beginning of the reporting period.

 

    For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015  
    Senior  Secured
Loans—First
Lien
    Senior  Secured
Loans—Second
Lien
    Senior
Secured
Bonds
    Subordinated
Debt
    Collateralized
Securities
    Equity/Other     Total  

Fair value at beginning of period

  $ 2,206,206      $ 708,255      $ 359,275      $ 464,304      $ 123,920      $ 320,144      $ 4,182,104   

Accretion of discount (amortization of premium)

    1,695        276        974        833        66        24        3,868   

Net realized gain (loss)

    427        146        —          429        2,283        —          3,285   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (6,640     54        (237     8,382        (6,434     16,977        12,102   

Purchases

    165,760        20,000        138        1,465        —          4,147        191,510   

Paid-in-kind interest

    361        764        —          3,282        —          587        4,994   

Sales and redemptions

    (170,412     (31,880     —          (23,563     (9,212     (2,288     (237,355

Net transfers in or out of Level 3

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fair value at end of period

  $ 2,197,397      $ 697,615      $ 360,150      $ 455,132      $ 110,623      $ 339,591      $ 4,160,508   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The amount of total gains or losses for the period included in changes in net assets attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to investments still held at the reporting date

  $ (4,382   $ (242   $ (237   $ 8,711      $ (4,162   $ 17,713      $ 17,401   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

Note 7. Fair Value of Financial Instruments (continued)

 

The valuation techniques and significant unobservable inputs used in recurring Level 3 fair value measurements as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

Type of Investment

  Fair Value at
March 31, 2016
(Unaudited)
   

Valuation

Technique(1)

 

Unobservable

Input

   Range   Weighted
Average

Senior Secured Loans—First Lien

  $ 1,744,307      Market Comparables   Market Yield (%)    3.3% - 22.8%   9.6%
      EBITDA Multiples (x)    4.7x - 11.4x   7.5x
    156,117      Other(2)   Other(2)    N/A   N/A
    192,246      Market Quotes   Indicative Dealer Quotes    12.5% - 98.3%   86.9%

Senior Secured Loans—Second Lien

    393,749      Market Comparables   Market Yield (%)    6.6% - 16.8%   13.6%
    194,187      Market Quotes   Indicative Dealer Quotes    72.0% - 100.0%   90.3%

Senior Secured Bonds

    114,060      Market Comparables   Market Yield (%)    14.0% - 15.8%   14.3%
      EBITDA Multiples (x)    6.5x - 7.0x   6.8x
    247      Other(2)   Other(2)    N/A   N/A
    78,354      Market Quotes   Indicative Dealer Quotes    20.0% - 93.0%   60.4%

Subordinated Debt

    196,374      Market Comparables   Market Yield (%)    9.0% - 18.8%   16.2%
      EBITDA Multiples (x)    7.5x - 9.5x   7.8x
    136,578      Other(2)   Other(2)    N/A   N/A
    108,417      Market Quotes   Indicative Dealer Quotes    26.3% - 100.0%   77.5%

Collateralized Securities

    16,154      Market Comparables   Market Yield (%)    13.7% - 13.7%   13.7%
    62,331      Market Quotes   Indicative Dealer Quotes    28.8% - 88.8%   58.5%

Equity/Other

    354,716      Market Comparables   Market Yield (%)    12.3% - 12.8%   12.5%
      EBITDA Multiples (x)    5.0x - 16.2x   8.9x
      Production Multiples (Mboe/d)    $32,500.0 - $37,500.0   $35,000.0
      Proved Reserves Multiples (Mmboe)    $7.3 - $227.8   $167.5
      Undeveloped Acreage Multiples ($/acre)    $9,289.0 - $9,289.0   $9,289.0
      Capacity Multiple ($/kW)    $2,000.0 - $2,500.0   $2,250.0
    Discounted Cash Flow   Discount Rate (%)    11.5% - 21.0%   13.7%
    Option Valuation Model   Volatility (%)    39.0% - 57.0%   50.9%
    116,919      Other(2)   Other(2)    N/A   N/A
 

 

 

          

Total

  $ 3,864,756            
 

 

 

          

 

(1) Investments using a market quotes valuation technique were valued by using the midpoint of the prevailing bid and ask prices from dealers on the date of the relevant period end, which were provided by independent third-party pricing services and screened for validity by such services. For investments utilizing a market comparables valuation technique, a significant increase (decrease) in the market yield, in isolation, would result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement, and a significant increase (decrease) in any of the valuation multiples, in isolation, would result in a significantly higher (lower) fair value measurement. For investments utilizing a discounted cash flow valuation technique, a significant increase (decrease) in the discount rate, in isolation, would result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement. For investments utilizing an option valuation model valuation technique, a significant increase (decrease) in the volatility, in isolation, would result in a significantly higher (lower) fair value measurement.

 

(2) Fair value based on expected outcome of proposed corporate transactions and/or other factors.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

Note 7. Fair Value of Financial Instruments (continued)

 

Type of Investment

  Fair Value at
December 31, 2015
   

Valuation

Technique(1)

 

Unobservable

Input

   Range   Weighted
Average

Senior Secured Loans—First Lien

  $ 1,885,927      Market Comparables   Market Yield (%)    3.0% - 16.8%   9.4%
      EBITDA Multiples (x)    7.5x - 8.4x   8.1x
    37,056      Other(2)   Other(2)    N/A   N/A
    184,346      Market Quotes   Indicative Dealer Quotes    30.0% - 99.3%   82.6%
    66,500      Cost   Cost    100.0% - 100.0%   100.0%

Senior Secured Loans—Second Lien

    383,988      Market Comparables   Market Yield (%)    6.2% - 18.0%   13.9%
    240,826      Market Quotes   Indicative Dealer Quotes    68.4% - 101.0%   94.6%

Senior Secured Bonds

    121,853      Market Comparables   Market Yield (%)    14.0% - 31.5%   20.5%
      EBITDA Multiples (x)    7.0x - 7.5x   7.3x
    118,901      Market Quotes   Indicative Dealer Quotes    30.3% - 94.4%   65.6%

Subordinated Debt

    232,682      Market Comparables   Market Yield (%)    8.8% - 15.3%   13.4%
      EBITDA Multiples (x)    8.8x - 9.3x   9.0x
    99,822      Other(2)   Other(2)    N/A   N/A
    105,910      Market Quotes   Indicative Dealer Quotes    34.9% - 104.1%   74.6%

Collateralized Securities

    15,987      Market Comparables   Market Yield (%)    13.2% - 13.2%   13.2%
    69,020      Market Quotes   Indicative Dealer Quotes    30.3% - 91.0%   63.1%

Equity/Other

    368,274      Market Comparables   Market Yield (%)    12.0% - 12.5%   12.3%
      EBITDA Multiples (x)    5.3x - 14.5x   9.5x
      Production Multiples (Mboe/d)    $50,000.0 - $55,000.0   $52,500.0
      Proved Reserves Multiples (Mmboe)    $8.8 - $11.0   $9.2
      Capacity Multiple ($/kW)    $2,000.0 - $2,500.0   $2,250.0
    Option Valuation Model   Volatility (%)    40.0% - 72.5%   48.8%
    97,495      Other(2)   Other(2)    N/A   N/A
 

 

 

          

Total

  $ 4,028,587            
 

 

 

          

 

(1) Investments using a market quotes valuation technique were valued by using the midpoint of the prevailing bid and ask prices from dealers on the date of the relevant period end, which were provided by independent third-party pricing services and screened for validity by such services. For investments utilizing a market comparables valuation technique, a significant increase (decrease) in the market yield, in isolation, would result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement, and a significant increase (decrease) in any of the valuation multiples, in isolation, would result in a significantly higher (lower) fair value measurement. For investments utilizing an option valuation model valuation technique, a significant increase (decrease) in the volatility, in isolation, would result in a significantly higher (lower) fair value measurement.

 

(2) Fair value based on expected outcome of proposed corporate transactions and/or other factors.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

 

Note 8. Financing Arrangements

The following table presents summary information with respect to the Company’s outstanding financing arrangements as of March 31, 2016. For additional information regarding these financing arrangements, please see the notes to the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements contained in its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 and the additional disclosure set forth in this Note 8.

 

Arrangement

  Type of Arrangement   Rate   Amount
Outstanding
    Amount
Available
    Maturity Date

ING Credit Facility

  Revolving Credit Facility   L+2.50%   $ 32,728 (1)    $ 267,272      April 3, 2018

JPM Facility

  Repurchase Agreement   3.25%   $ 725,000      $ —        April 15, 2017

4.000% Notes due 2019

  Unsecured Notes   4.00%   $ 400,000      $ —        July 15, 2019

4.250% Notes due 2020

  Unsecured Notes   4.25%   $ 325,000      $ —        January 15, 2020

4.750% Notes due 2022

  Unsecured Notes   4.75%   $ 275,000      $ —        May 15, 2022

 

(1) Borrowings in Euros. Euro balance outstanding of €28,738 has been converted to U.S. dollars at an exchange rate of €1.00 to $1.14 as of March 31, 2016 to reflect total amount outstanding in U.S. dollars.

The Company’s average borrowings and weighted average interest rate, including the effect of non-usage fees, for the three months ended March 31, 2016 were $1,888,625 and 3.76%, respectively. As of March 31, 2016, the Company’s weighted average effective interest rate on borrowings, including the effect of non-usage fees, was 3.98%.

Broad Street Credit Facility

On January 28, 2011, Broad Street Funding LLC, or Broad Street, the Company’s former wholly-owned, special-purpose financing subsidiary, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, or Deutsche Bank, and the other lenders party thereto entered into an amended and restated multi-lender, syndicated revolving credit facility, or the Broad Street credit facility, which amended and restated the revolving credit facility that Broad Street originally entered into with Deutsche Bank on March 10, 2010 and the amendments thereto. On December 15, 2015, Broad Street and Deutsche Bank entered into an amendment to the facility which extended the maturity date to January 19, 2016. The Broad Street credit facility matured and terminated on January 19, 2016. The Broad Street credit facility provided for borrowings of up to $125,000 at a rate of LIBOR, for an interest period equal to the weighted average LIBOR interest period of debt securities owned by Broad Street, plus 1.50% per annum. Deutsche Bank was a lender and served as administrative agent under the facility.

Under the Broad Street credit facility, the Company transferred debt securities to Broad Street from time to time as a contribution to capital and retained a residual interest in the contributed debt securities through its ownership of Broad Street. The obligations of Broad Street under the facility were non-recourse to the Company and its exposure under the facility was limited to the value of its investment in Broad Street.

As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, no amounts remained outstanding under the Broad Street credit facility. The Company incurred costs of $2,566 in connection with obtaining and amending the facility, which the Company recorded as deferred financing costs on its consolidated balance sheets and amortized to interest expense over the life of the facility. As of March 31, 2016, all of the deferred financing costs have been amortized to interest expense.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

Note 8. Financing Arrangements (continued)

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the components of total interest expense for the Broad Street credit facility were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
         2016              2015      

Direct interest expense

     —         $ 302   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total interest expense

     —         $ 302   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the cash paid for interest expense, average borrowings, effective interest rate and weighted average interest rate for the Broad Street credit facility were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
         2016              2015      

Cash paid for interest expense(1)

     —         $ 360   

Average borrowings under the facility(2)

     —         $ 68,748   

Effective interest rate on borrowings

     —           1.75

Weighted average interest rate

     —           1.75

 

(1) Interest under the Broad Street credit facility was paid quarterly in arrears.

 

(2) The average borrowings under the Broad Street credit facility were calculated for the period the Company had borrowings outstanding under the facility.

Borrowings of Broad Street were considered borrowings of the Company for purposes of complying with the asset coverage requirements applicable to BDCs under the 1940 Act.

ING Credit Facility

On April 3, 2014, the Company entered into a senior secured revolving credit facility with ING Capital LLC, or ING, as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto, or the ING credit facility. The ING credit facility provides for borrowings in U.S. dollars and certain agreed upon foreign currencies in an initial aggregate amount of up to $300,000, with an option for the Company to request, at one or more times after closing, that existing or new lenders, at their election, provide up to $100,000 of additional commitments. The ING credit facility provides for the issuance of letters of credit in an aggregate face amount not to exceed $25,000. The Company’s obligations under the ING credit facility are guaranteed by all of the Company’s subsidiaries, other than its special-purpose financing subsidiaries. The Company’s obligations under the ING credit facility are secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of the Company and the subsidiary guarantors thereunder other than the equity interests of its special-purpose financing subsidiaries.

As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, $32,728 and $34,625, respectively, was outstanding under the ING credit facility, which includes borrowings in Euro in an aggregate amount of €28,738 and €29,125, respectively. The carrying amount of the amount outstanding under the facility approximates its fair value. The Company incurred costs of $3,406 in connection with obtaining the ING credit facility, which the Company has

 

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(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

Note 8. Financing Arrangements (continued)

 

recorded as deferred financing costs on its consolidated balance sheets and amortizes to interest expense over the life of the facility. As of March 31, 2016, $1,139 of such deferred financing costs had yet to be amortized to interest expense.

For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the components of total interest expense for the ING credit facility were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
             2016                      2015          

Direct interest expense

   $ 823       $ 904   

Non-usage fees

     237         158   

Amortization of deferred financing costs

     281         279   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total interest expense

   $ 1,341       $ 1,341   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the cash paid for interest expense, average borrowings, effective interest rate and weighted average interest rate for the ING credit facility were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2016     2015  

Cash paid for interest expense(1)

   $ 1,421      $ 1,012   

Average borrowings under the facility

   $ 114,174      $ 133,874   

Effective interest rate on borrowings (including the effect of non-usage fees)

     10.70     4.72

Weighted average interest rate (including the effect of non-usage fees)

     3.67     3.21

 

(1) Interest under the ING credit facility is paid at the end of each interest period in arrears for borrowings in Euro and quarterly in arrears for base rate borrowings.

JPM Financing

On July 21, 2011, through its two wholly-owned, special-purpose financing subsidiaries, Locust Street Funding LLC, or Locust Street, and Race Street Funding LLC, or Race Street, the Company entered into a debt financing arrangement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London Branch, or JPM, which has been subsequently amended from time to time. The Company elected to structure the financing in the manner described more fully below in order to, among other things, obtain such financing at a lower cost than would be available through alternate arrangements. The Company and JPM most recently amended the financing arrangement on March 1, 2016 to, among other things, reduce the amount of outstanding available debt financing from $800,000 to $725,000.

Pursuant to the financing arrangement, the assets held by Locust Street secure the obligations of Locust Street under certain Class A Floating Rate Notes, or the Class A Notes, issued by Locust Street to Race Street pursuant to the Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of September 26, 2012 and as supplemented by Supplemental Indenture No. 1, dated April 23, 2013, Supplemental Indenture No. 2, dated May 8, 2015, and Supplemental Indenture No. 3, dated March 1, 2016, in each case, with Citibank N.A., as trustee, or the Amended

 

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(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

Note 8. Financing Arrangements (continued)

 

and Restated Indenture. Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Indenture, the aggregate principal amount of Class A Notes issued by Locust Street is $870,000. All principal and interest on the Class A Notes will be due and payable on the stated maturity date of April 15, 2024. Race Street has purchased all Class A Notes issued by Locust Street at a purchase price equal to their par value.

Race Street, in turn, has entered into an amended repurchase transaction with JPM pursuant to the terms of an amended and restated global master repurchase agreement and the related annex and amended and restated confirmation thereto, each dated as of March 1, 2016, or, collectively, the JPM Facility. Pursuant to the JPM Facility, JPM purchased the $870,000 of Class A Notes held by Race Street for a purchase price equal to $725,000. Under the JPM Facility, Race Street will, on a quarterly basis, repurchase the Class A Notes sold to JPM under the JPM Facility and subsequently resell the Class A Notes to JPM. The final repurchase transaction must occur no later than April 15, 2017. The repurchase price paid by Race Street to JPM for each repurchase of Class A Notes will be equal to the purchase price paid by JPM for the Class A Notes, plus interest thereon accrued at a fixed rate of 3.25% per annum. Race Street is permitted to reduce (based on certain thresholds during specific periods) the aggregate principal amount of Class A Notes subject to the JPM Facility. Such reductions, and any other reductions of the principal amount of Class A Notes, including upon an event of default, are subject to breakage fees in an amount equal to the present value of 1.25% per annum over the remaining term of the JPM Facility applied to the amount of such reduction.

Pursuant to the financing arrangement, the assets held by Race Street secure the obligations of Race Street under the JPM Facility.

As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, Class A Notes in the aggregate principal amount of $870,000 and $960,000, respectively, had been purchased by Race Street from Locust Street and subsequently sold to JPM under the JPM Facility for aggregate proceeds of $725,000 and $800,000, respectively. The carrying amount outstanding under the JPM Facility approximates its fair value. The Company funded each purchase of Class A Notes by Race Street through a capital contribution to Race Street. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, Race Street’s liability under the JPM Facility was $725,000 and $800,000, plus $2,029 and $5,633, respectively, of accrued interest expense. The Class A Notes issued by Locust Street and purchased by Race Street eliminate in consolidation on the Company’s financial statements.

As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the fair value of assets held by Locust Street was $1,534,914 and $1,661,239, respectively, which included assets purchased by Locust Street with proceeds from the issuance of Class A Notes. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the fair value of assets held by Race Street was $791,614 and $817,593, respectively.

The Company incurred costs of $425 in connection with obtaining the JPM Facility, which the Company has recorded as deferred financing costs on its consolidated balance sheets and amortizes to interest expense over the life of the JPM Facility. As of March 31, 2016, all of the deferred financing costs have been amortized to interest expense.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

Note 8. Financing Arrangements (continued)

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the components of total interest expense for the JPM Facility were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2016      2015  

Direct interest expense

   $ 6,363       $ 7,719   

Amortization of deferred financing costs

     —           26   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total interest expense

   $ 6,363       $ 7,745   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the cash paid for interest expense, average borrowings, effective interest rate and weighted average interest rate for the JPM Facility were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2016     2015  

Cash paid for interest expense(1)

   $ 9,967      $ 7,891   

Average borrowings under the facility

   $ 774,451      $ 950,000   

Effective interest rate on borrowings

     3.25     3.25

Weighted average interest rate

     3.25     3.25

 

(1) Interest under the JPM Facility is paid quarterly in arrears.

Amounts outstanding under the JPM Facility will be considered borrowings of the Company for purposes of complying with the asset coverage requirements applicable to BDCs under the 1940 Act.

4.000% Notes due 2019

On July 14, 2014, the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, or U.S. Bank, entered into an indenture, or the base indenture, and a first supplemental indenture thereto, or together with the base indenture and any supplemental indentures thereto, the indenture, relating to the Company’s issuance of $400,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.000% notes due 2019, or the 4.000% notes.

The 4.000% notes will mature on July 15, 2019 and may be redeemed in whole or in part at the Company’s option at any time or from time to time at the applicable redemption price set forth in the indenture. The 4.000% notes bear interest at a rate of 4.000% per year, payable semi-annually on January 15 and July 15 of each year, commencing on January 15, 2015. The 4.000% notes are general unsecured obligations of the Company that rank senior in right of payment to all of the Company’s existing and future indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the 4.000% notes and rank pari passu with all outstanding and future unsecured unsubordinated indebtedness issued by the Company.

In addition, on the occurrence of a “change of control repurchase event,” as defined in the indenture, the Company will generally be required to make an offer to purchase the outstanding 4.000% notes at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of such notes plus accrued and unpaid interest to the repurchase date.

The indenture contains certain covenants, including covenants requiring the Company to comply with the asset coverage requirements of Section 18(a)(1)(A) of the 1940 Act, as modified by Section 61(a)(1) of the 1940

 

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Note 8. Financing Arrangements (continued)

 

Act, whether or not it is subject to those requirements, and to provide financial information to the holders of the 4.000% notes and U.S. Bank if the Company is no longer subject to the reporting requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. These covenants are subject to limitations and exceptions that are described in the indenture.

As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, $400,000 of the 4.000% notes was outstanding. As of March 31, 2016, the fair value of the 4.000% notes was approximately $401,249. The Company incurred costs of $569 in connection with issuing the 4.000% notes, which the Company has recorded as deferred financing costs on its consolidated balance sheets and amortizes to interest expense over the life of the 4.000% notes. As of March 31, 2016, $368 of such deferred financing costs had yet to be amortized to interest expense. In connection with issuing the 4.000% notes, the Company has charged $5,608 of discount against the carrying amount of such notes. As of March 31, 2016, $3,685 of such discount had yet to be amortized to interest expense.

For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the components of total interest expense for the 4.000% notes were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
         2016              2015      

Direct interest expense

   $ 3,788       $ 3,948   

Amortization of deferred financing costs and discount

     308         309   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total interest expense

   $ 4,096       $ 4,257   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the cash paid for interest expense, average borrowings, effective interest rate and weighted average interest rate for the 4.000% notes were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
         2016             2015      

Cash paid for interest expense(1)

   $ 8,000      $ 8,044   

Average borrowings under the 4.000% notes

   $ 400,000      $ 400,000   

Effective interest rate on borrowings

     4.00     4.00

Weighted average interest rate

     4.00     4.00

 

(1) Interest under the 4.000% notes is paid semi-annually in arrears.

4.250% Notes due 2020

On December 3, 2014, the Company and U.S. Bank entered into a second supplemental indenture to the base indenture relating to the Company’s issuance of $325,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.250% notes due 2020, or the 4.250% notes.

The 4.250% notes will mature on January 15, 2020 and may be redeemed in whole or in part at the Company’s option at any time or from time to time at the applicable redemption price set forth in the indenture. The 4.250% notes bear interest at a rate of 4.250% per year, payable semi-annually on January 15 and July 15 of

 

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FS Investment Corporation

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

Note 8. Financing Arrangements (continued)

 

each year, commencing on July 15, 2015. The 4.250% notes are general unsecured obligations of the Company that rank senior in right of payment to all of the Company’s existing and future indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the 4.250% notes and rank pari passu with all outstanding and future unsecured unsubordinated indebtedness issued by the Company.

In addition, on the occurrence of a “change of control repurchase event,” as defined in the indenture, the Company will generally be required to make an offer to purchase the outstanding 4.250% notes at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of such notes plus accrued and unpaid interest to the repurchase date.

The indenture contains certain covenants, including covenants requiring the Company to comply with the asset coverage requirements of Section 18(a)(1)(A) of the 1940 Act, as modified by Section 61(a)(1) of the 1940 Act, whether or not it is subject to those requirements, and to provide financial information to the holders of the 4.250% notes and U.S. Bank if the Company is no longer subject to the reporting requirements under the Exchange Act. These covenants are subject to limitations and exceptions that are described in the indenture.

As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, $325,000 of the 4.250% notes was outstanding. As of March 31, 2016, the fair value of the 4.250% notes was approximately $324,854. The Company incurred costs of $839 in connection with issuing the 4.250% notes, which the Company has recorded as deferred financing costs on its consolidated balance sheets and amortizes to interest expense over the life of the 4.250% notes. As of March 31, 2016, $622 of such deferred financing costs had yet to be amortized to interest expense. In connection with issuing the 4.250% notes, the Company has charged $4,115 of discount against the carrying amount of such notes. As of March 31, 2016, $3,047 of such discount had yet to be amortized to interest expense.

For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the components of total interest expense for the 4.250% notes were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
         2016              2015      

Direct interest expense

   $ 3,453       $ 3,409   

Amortization of deferred financing costs and discount

     241         245   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total interest expense

   $ 3,694       $ 3,654   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the cash paid for interest expense, average borrowings, effective interest rate and weighted average interest rate for the 4.250% notes were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2016     2015  

Cash paid for interest expense(1)

   $ 6,906        —     

Average borrowings under the 4.250% notes

   $ 325,000      $ 325,000   

Effective interest rate on borrowings

     4.25     4.25

Weighted average interest rate

     4.25     4.25

 

(1) Interest under the 4.250% notes is paid semi-annually in arrears.

 

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FS Investment Corporation

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

Note 8. Financing Arrangements (continued)

 

4.750% Notes due 2022

On April 30, 2015, the Company and U.S. Bank entered into a third supplemental indenture to the base indenture relating to the Company’s issuance of $275,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.750% notes due 2022, or the 4.750% notes.

The 4.750% notes will mature on May 15, 2022 and may be redeemed in whole or in part at the Company’s option at any time or from time to time at the applicable redemption price set forth in the indenture. The 4.750% notes bear interest at a rate of 4.750% per year payable semi-annually on May 15 and November 15 of each year, commencing on November 15, 2015. The 4.750% notes are general unsecured obligations of the Company that rank senior in right of payment to all of the Company’s existing and future indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the 4.750% notes and rank pari passu with all outstanding and future unsecured unsubordinated indebtedness issued by the Company.

In addition, on the occurrence of a “change of control repurchase event,” as defined in the indenture, the Company will generally be required to make an offer to purchase the outstanding 4.750% notes at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of such notes plus accrued and unpaid interest to the repurchase date.

The indenture contains certain covenants, including covenants requiring the Company to comply with the asset coverage requirements of Section 18(a)(1)(A) of the 1940 Act, as modified by Section 61(a)(1) of the 1940 Act, whether or not it is subject to those requirements, and to provide financial information to the holders of the 4.750% notes and U.S. Bank if the Company is no longer subject to the reporting requirements under the Exchange Act. These covenants are subject to limitations and exceptions that are described in the indenture.

As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, $275,000 of the 4.750% notes was outstanding. As of March 31, 2016, the fair value of the 4.750% notes was approximately $273,074. The Company incurred costs of $469 in connection with issuing the 4.750% notes, which the Company has recorded as deferred financing costs on its consolidated balance sheets and amortizes to interest expense over the life of the 4.750% notes. As of March 31, 2016, $414 of such deferred financing costs had yet to be amortized to interest expense. In connection with issuing the 4.750% notes, the Company has charged $3,344 of discount against the carrying amount of such notes. As of March 31, 2016, $2,906 of such discount had yet to be amortized to interest expense.

For the three months ended March 31, 2016, the components of total interest expense for the 4.750% notes were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31, 2016
 

Direct interest expense

   $ 3,265   

Amortization of deferred financing costs and discount

     135   
  

 

 

 

Total interest expense

   $ 3,400   
  

 

 

 

 

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FS Investment Corporation

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

Note 8. Financing Arrangements (continued)

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2016, the cash paid for interest expense, average borrowings, effective interest rate and weighted average interest rate for the 4.750% notes were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31, 2016
 

Cash paid for interest expense(1)

     —     

Average borrowings under the 4.750% notes

   $ 275,000   

Effective interest rate on borrowings

     4.75

Weighted average interest rate

     4.75

 

(1) Interest under the 4.750% notes is paid semi-annually in arrears.

Note 9. Commitments and Contingencies

The Company enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnification provisions. The Company’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown; however, the Company has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts. Management of FB Advisor has reviewed the Company’s existing contracts and expects the risk of loss to the Company to be remote.

The Company is not currently subject to any material legal proceedings and, to the Company’s knowledge, no material legal proceedings are threatened against the Company. From time to time, the Company may be a party to certain legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business, including proceedings relating to the enforcement of the Company’s rights under contracts with its portfolio companies. While the outcome of these legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, the Company does not expect that any such proceedings will have a material effect upon its financial condition or results of operations.

See Note 6 for a discussion of the Company’s unfunded commitments.

 

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FS Investment Corporation

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

 

Note 10. Financial Highlights

The following is a schedule of financial highlights of the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and the year ended December 31, 2015:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
December 31, 2015
 

Per Share Data:(1)

    

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 9.10      $ 9.83   

Results of operations(2)

    

Net investment income (loss)

     0.21        1.10   

Net realized and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and gain/loss on foreign currency

     (0.27     (0.94
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (0.06     0.16   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Stockholder distributions(3)

    

Distributions from net investment income

     (0.22     (0.75

Distributions from net realized gain on investments

     —          (0.14
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from stockholder distributions

     (0.22     (0.89
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    

Issuance of common stock(4)

     —          0.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

     —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 8.82      $ 9.10   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Per share market value, end of period

   $ 9.17      $ 8.99   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

     242,847,016        242,847,016   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return based on net asset value(5)

     (0.66 )%      1.63
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return based on market value(6)

     4.45     (0.50 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio/Supplemental Data:

    

Net assets, end of period

   $ 2,142,738      $ 2,208,928   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(7)

     2.30     11.25
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of total operating expenses to average net assets(7)

     2.44     8.90
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover(8)

     1.40     39.93
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total amount of senior securities outstanding, exclusive of treasury securities

   $ 1,757,728      $ 1,834,625   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Asset coverage per unit(9)

     2.22        2.20   

 

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FS Investment Corporation

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

Note 10. Financial Highlights (continued)

 

 

(1) Per share data may be rounded in order to recompute the ending net asset value per share.

 

(2) The per share data was derived by using the weighted average shares outstanding during the applicable period.

 

(3) The per share data for distributions reflect the actual amount of distributions paid per share during the applicable period.

 

(4) The issuance of common stock on a per share basis reflects the incremental net asset value changes as a result of the issuance of shares of common stock, as applicable, pursuant to the Company’s DRP. The issuance of common stock at a price that is greater than the net asset value per share results in an increase in net asset value per share. The per share impact of the Company’s DRP is an increase to the net asset value of less than $0.01 per share during the year ended December 31, 2015.

 

(5) The total return based on net asset value for each period presented was calculated by taking the net asset value per share as of the end of the applicable period, adding the cash distributions per share that were declared during the period and dividing the total by the net asset value per share at the beginning of the period. Total return based on net asset value does not consider the effect of any sales commissions or charges that may be incurred in connection with the sale of shares of the Company’s common stock. The historical calculation of total return based on net asset value in the table should not be considered a representation of the Company’s future total return based on net asset value, which may be greater or less than the return shown in the table due to a number of factors, including the Company’s ability or inability to make investments in companies that meet its investment criteria, the interest rates payable on the debt securities the Company acquires, the level of the Company’s expenses, variations in and the timing of the recognition of realized and unrealized gains or losses, the degree to which the Company encounters competition in its markets and general economic conditions. As a result of these factors, results for any previous period should not be relied upon as being indicative of performance in future periods. The total return calculations set forth above represent the total return on the Company’s investment portfolio during the applicable period and do not represent an actual return to stockholders.

 

(6) The total return based on market value for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was calculated by taking the closing price of the Company’s shares on the NYSE on March 31, 2016, adding the cash distributions per share that were declared during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and dividing the total by $8.99, the closing price of the Company’s shares on the NYSE on December 31, 2015. The total return based on market value for the year ended December 31, 2015 was calculated by taking the closing price of the Company’s shares on the NYSE on December 31, 2015, adding the cash distributions per share that were declared during the year ended December 31, 2015 and dividing the total by $9.93, the closing price of the Company’s shares on the NYSE on December 31, 2014. Total return based on market value does not consider the effect of any sales commissions or charges that may be incurred in connection with the sale of shares of the Company’s common stock. The historical calculation of total return based on market value in the table should not be considered a representation of the Company’s future total return based on market value, which may be greater or less than the return shown in the table due to a number of factors, including the Company’s ability or inability to make investments in companies that meet its investment criteria, the interest rates payable on the debt securities the Company acquires, the level of the Company’s expenses, variations in and the timing of the recognition of realized and unrealized gains or losses, the degree to which the Company encounters competition in its markets, general economic conditions and fluctuations in per share market value. As a result of these factors, results for any previous period should not be relied upon as being indicative of performance in future periods.

 

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FS Investment Corporation

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

Note 10. Financial Highlights (continued)

 

(7) Weighted average net assets during the applicable period are used for this calculation. The following is a schedule of supplemental ratios for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and year ended December 31, 2015:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31, 2016

(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
December 31, 2015
 
      

Ratio of accrued capital gains incentive fees to average net assets

     —          (0.89 )% 

Ratio of subordinated income incentive fees to average net assets

     0.57     2.59

Ratio of interest expense to average net assets

     0.87     3.19

Ratio of excise taxes to average net assets

     —          0.26

 

(8) Portfolio turnover for the three months ended March 31, 2016 is not annualized.

 

(9) Asset coverage per unit is the ratio of the carrying value of the Company’s total consolidated assets, less liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities, to the aggregate amount of senior securities representing indebtedness.

 

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

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

The information contained in this section should be read in conjunction with our unaudited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. In this report, “we,” “us,” “our” and the “Company” refer to FS Investment Corporation.

Forward-Looking Statements

Some of the statements in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q constitute forward-looking statements because they relate to future events or our future performance or financial condition. The forward-looking statements contained in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q may include statements as to:

 

   

our future operating results;

 

   

our business prospects and the prospects of the companies in which we may invest;

 

   

the impact of the investments that we expect to make;

 

   

the ability of our portfolio companies to achieve their objectives;

 

   

our current and expected financings and investments;

 

   

receiving and maintaining corporate credit ratings and changes in the general interest rate environment;

 

   

the adequacy of our cash resources, financing sources and working capital;

 

   

the timing and amount of cash flows, distributions and dividends, if any, from our portfolio companies;

 

   

our contractual arrangements and relationships with third parties;

 

   

actual and potential conflicts of interest with FB Advisor, FS Investment Advisor, LLC, FS Energy and Power Fund, FSIC II Advisor, LLC, FS Investment Corporation II, FSIC III Advisor, LLC, FS Investment Corporation III, FSIC IV Advisor, LLC, FS Investment Corporation IV, FS Global Advisor, LLC, FS Global Credit Opportunities Fund, GDFM or any of their affiliates;

 

   

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

 

   

our use of financial leverage;

 

   

the ability of FB Advisor to locate suitable investments for us and to monitor and administer our investments;

 

   

the ability of FB Advisor or its affiliates to attract and retain highly talented professionals;

 

   

our ability to maintain our qualification as a RIC and as a BDC;

 

   

the impact on our business of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, as amended, and the rules and regulations issued thereunder;

 

   

the effect of changes to tax legislation and our tax position; and

 

   

the tax status of the enterprises in which we may invest.

In addition, words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect” and “intend” indicate a forward-looking statement, although not all forward-looking statements include these words. The forward-looking statements contained in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those implied or expressed in the forward-looking statements for any reason. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include:

 

   

changes in the economy;

 

   

risks associated with possible disruption in our operations or the economy generally due to terrorism or natural disasters;

 

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future changes in laws or regulations and conditions in our operating areas; and

 

   

the price at which shares of our common stock may trade on the NYSE.

We have based the forward-looking statements included in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q on information available to us on the date of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. Except as required by the federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Stockholders are advised to consult any additional disclosures that we may make directly to stockholders or through reports that we may file in the future with the SEC, including annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K. The forward-looking statements and projections contained in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q are excluded from the safe harbor protection provided by Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act.

Overview

We were incorporated under the general corporation laws of the State of Maryland on December 21, 2007 and formally commenced investment operations on January 2, 2009. We are an externally managed, non-diversified, closed-end management investment company that has elected to be regulated as a BDC under the 1940 Act and has elected to be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and intends to qualify annually, as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code.

On April 16, 2014, shares of our common stock began trading on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “FSIC”. This listing accomplished our goal of providing our stockholders with greatly enhanced liquidity.

Our investment activities are managed by FB Advisor and supervised by our board of directors, a majority of whom are independent. Under the July 2014 investment advisory agreement, we have agreed to pay FB Advisor an annual base management fee based on the average value of our gross assets and an incentive fee based on our performance. FB Advisor has engaged GDFM to act as our investment sub-adviser. GDFM assists FB Advisor in identifying investment opportunities and makes investment recommendations for approval by FB Advisor according to guidelines set by FB Advisor.

Our investment objectives are to generate current income and, to a lesser extent, long-term capital appreciation. We have identified and intend to focus on the following investment categories, which we believe will allow us to generate an attractive total return with an acceptable level of risk.

Direct Originations: We intend to leverage our relationship with GDFM and its global sourcing and origination platform, including its industry relationships, to directly source investment opportunities. Such investments are originated or structured for us or made by us and are not generally available to the broader market. These investments may include both debt and equity components, although we do not generally make equity investments independent of having an existing credit relationship. We believe directly originated investments may offer higher returns and more favorable protections than broadly syndicated transactions.

Opportunistic: We intend to seek to capitalize on market price inefficiencies by investing in loans, bonds and other securities where the market price of such investment reflects a lower value than deemed warranted by our fundamental analysis. We believe that market price inefficiencies may occur due to, among other things, general dislocations in the markets, a misunderstanding by the market of a particular company or an industry being out of favor with the broader investment community. We seek to allocate capital to these securities that have been misunderstood or mispriced by the market and where we believe there is an opportunity to earn an attractive return on our investment. Such opportunities may include event driven investments, anchor orders and CLOs.

 

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In the case of event driven investments, we intend to take advantage of dislocations that arise in the markets due to an impending event and where the market’s apparent expectation of value differs substantially from our fundamental analysis. Such events may include a looming debt maturity or default, a merger, spin-off or other corporate reorganization, an adverse regulatory or legal ruling, or a material contract expiration, any of which may significantly improve or impair a company’s financial position. Compared to other investment strategies, event driven investing depends more heavily on our ability to successfully predict the outcome of an individual event rather than on underlying macroeconomic fundamentals. As a result, successful event driven strategies may offer both substantial diversification benefits and the ability to generate performance in uncertain market environments.

We may also invest in certain opportunities that are originated and then syndicated by a commercial or investment bank, but where we provide a capital commitment significantly above the average syndicate participant, i.e., an anchor order. In these types of investments, we may receive fees, preferential pricing or other benefits not available to other lenders in return for our significant capital commitment. Our decision to provide an anchor order to a syndicated transaction is predicated on a rigorous credit analysis, our familiarity with a particular company, industry or financial sponsor, and the broader investment experiences of FB Advisor and GDFM.

In addition, our relationship with GSO Capital Partners LP, the parent of GDFM, and one of the largest CLO managers in the world, allows us to opportunistically invest in CLOs. CLOs are a form of securitization where the cash flow from a pooled basket of syndicated loans is used to support distribution payments made to different tranches of securities. While collectively CLOs represent nearly fifty percent of the broadly syndicated loan universe, investing in individual CLO tranches requires a high degree of investor sophistication due to their structural complexity and the illiquid nature of their securities.

Broadly Syndicated/Other: Although our primary focus is to invest in directly originated transactions and opportunistic investments, in certain circumstances we will also invest in the broadly syndicated loan and high yield markets. Broadly syndicated loans and bonds are generally more liquid than our directly originated investments and provide a complement to our less liquid strategies. In addition, and because we typically receive more attractive financing terms on these positions than we do on our less liquid assets, we are able to leverage the broadly syndicated portion of our portfolio in such a way that maximizes the levered return potential of our portfolio.

Our portfolio is comprised primarily of investments in senior secured loans and second lien secured loans of private middle market U.S. companies and, to a lesser extent, subordinated loans of private U.S. companies. Although we do not expect a significant portion of our portfolio to be comprised of subordinated loans, there is no limit on the amount of such loans in which we may invest. We may purchase interests in loans or make other debt investments, including investments in senior secured bonds, through secondary market transactions in the “over-the-counter” market or directly from our target companies as primary market or directly originated investments. In connection with our debt investments, we may on occasion receive equity interests such as warrants or options as additional consideration. We may also purchase or otherwise acquire minority interests in the form of common or preferred equity or equity-related securities, such as rights and warrants that may be converted into or exchanged for common stock or other equity or the cash value of common stock or other equity, in our target companies, generally in conjunction with one of our debt investments or through a co-investment with a financial sponsor, such as an institutional investor or private equity firm. In addition, a portion of our portfolio may be comprised of corporate bonds, CLOs, other debt securities and derivatives, including total return swaps and credit default swaps. FB Advisor will seek to tailor our investment focus as market conditions evolve. Depending on market conditions, we may increase or decrease our exposure to less senior portions of the capital structure or otherwise make opportunistic investments.

The senior secured loans, second lien secured loans and senior secured bonds in which we invest generally have stated terms of three to seven years and subordinated debt investments that we make generally have stated terms of up to ten years, but the expected average life of such securities is generally between three and seven

 

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years. However, there is no limit on the maturity or duration of any security in our portfolio. Our debt investments may be rated by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization and, in such case, generally will carry a rating below investment grade (rated lower than “Baa3” by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or lower than “BBB-” by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services). We also invest in non-rated debt securities.

Revenues

The principal measure of our financial performance is net increase in net assets resulting from operations, which includes net investment income, net realized gain or loss on investments, net realized gain or loss on foreign currency, net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments and net unrealized gain or loss on foreign currency. Net investment income is the difference between our income from interest, dividends, fees and other investment income and our operating and other expenses. Net realized gain or loss on investments is the difference between the proceeds received from dispositions of portfolio investments and their amortized cost, including the respective realized gain or loss on foreign currency for those foreign denominated investment transactions. Net realized gain or loss on foreign currency is the portion of realized gain or loss attributable to foreign currency fluctuations. Net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments is the net change in the fair value of our investment portfolio, including the respective unrealized gain or loss on foreign currency for those foreign denominated investments. Net unrealized gain or loss on foreign currency is the net change in the value of receivables or accruals due to the impact of foreign currency fluctuations.

We principally generate revenues in the form of interest income on the debt investments we hold. In addition, we generate revenues in the form of non-recurring commitment, closing, origination, structuring or diligence fees, monitoring fees, fees for providing managerial assistance, consulting fees, prepayment fees and performance-based fees. Any such fees generated in connection with our investments will be recognized as earned. We may also generate revenues in the form of dividends and other distributions on the equity or other securities we hold.

Expenses

Our primary operating expenses include the payment of management and incentive fees and other expenses under the July 2014 investment advisory agreement and the administration agreement, interest expense from financing facilities and other indebtedness, and other expenses necessary for our operations. The management and incentive fees compensate FB Advisor for its work in identifying, evaluating, negotiating, executing, monitoring and servicing our investments. FB Advisor is responsible for compensating our investment sub-adviser.

FB Advisor oversees our day-to-day operations, including the provision of general ledger accounting, fund accounting, legal services, investor relations and other administrative services. FB Advisor also performs, or oversees the performance of, our corporate operations and required administrative services, which includes being responsible for the financial records that we are required to maintain and preparing reports for our stockholders and reports filed with the SEC. In addition, FB Advisor assists us in calculating our net asset value, overseeing the preparation and filing of tax returns and the printing and dissemination of reports to our stockholders, and generally overseeing the payment of our expenses and the performance of administrative and professional services rendered to us by others.

Pursuant to the administration agreement, we reimburse FB Advisor for expenses necessary to perform services related to our administration and operations, including FB Advisor’s allocable portion of the compensation and related expenses of certain personnel of Franklin Square Holdings providing administrative services to us on behalf of FB Advisor. We reimburse FB Advisor no less than quarterly for all costs and expenses incurred by FB Advisor in performing its obligations and providing personnel and facilities under the administration agreement. FB Advisor allocates the cost of such services to us based on factors such as total assets, revenues, time allocations and/or other reasonable metrics. Our board of directors reviews the

 

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methodology employed in determining how the expenses are allocated to us and the proposed allocation of administrative expenses among us and certain affiliates of FB Advisor. Our board of directors then assesses the reasonableness of such reimbursements for expenses allocated to us based on the breadth, depth and quality of such services as compared to the estimated cost to us of obtaining similar services from third-party service providers known to be available. In addition, our board of directors considers whether any single third-party service provider would be capable of providing all such services at comparable cost and quality. Finally, our board of directors compares the total amount paid to FB Advisor for such services as a percentage of our net assets to the same ratio as reported by other comparable BDCs.

We bear all other expenses of our operations and transactions. For additional information regarding these expenses, please see our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.

In addition, we have contracted with State Street Bank and Trust Company to provide various accounting and administrative services, including, but not limited to, preparing preliminary financial information for review by FB Advisor, preparing and monitoring expense budgets, maintaining accounting and corporate books and records, processing trade information provided by us and performing testing with respect to RIC compliance.

Portfolio Investment Activity for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and for the Year Ended December 31, 2015

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we made investments in portfolio companies totaling $55,617. During the same period, we sold investments for proceeds of $65,846 and received principal repayments of $103,282. As of March 31, 2016, our investment portfolio, with a total fair value of $3,866,748 (54% in first lien senior secured loans, 15% in second lien senior secured loans, 5% in senior secured bonds, 12% in subordinated debt, 2% in collateralized securities and 12% in equity/other), consisted of interests in 111 portfolio companies. The portfolio companies that comprised our portfolio as of such date had an average annual EBITDA of approximately $114.3 million. As of March 31, 2016, the debt investments in our portfolio were purchased at a weighted average price of 98.3% of par, and our estimated gross portfolio yield (which represents the expected annualized yield to be generated by us on our investment portfolio based on the composition of our portfolio as of such date), prior to leverage, was 9.6% based upon the amortized cost of our investments. For the three months ended March 31, 2016, our total return based on net asset value was (0.66)% and our total return based on market value was 4.45%.

During the year ended December 31, 2015, we made investments in portfolio companies totaling $1,647,620. During the same period, we sold investments for proceeds of $607,368 and received principal repayments of $1,018,152. As of December 31, 2015, our investment portfolio, with a total fair value of $4,029,371 (54% in first lien senior secured loans, 15% in second lien senior secured loans, 6% in senior secured bonds, 11% in subordinated debt, 2% in collateralized securities and 12% in equity/other), consisted of interests in 114 portfolio companies. The portfolio companies that comprised our portfolio as of such date had an average annual EBITDA of approximately $113.2 million. As of December 31, 2015, the debt investments in our portfolio were purchased at a weighted average price of 98.3% of par, and our estimated gross portfolio yield, prior to leverage, was 9.8% based upon the amortized cost of our investments. For the year ended December 31, 2015, our total return based on net asset value was 1.63% and our total return based on market value was (0.50)%.

Our estimated gross portfolio yield may be higher than an investor’s yield on an investment in shares of our common stock. Our estimated gross portfolio yield does not reflect operating expenses that may be incurred by us. In addition, our estimated gross portfolio yield and total return figures disclosed above do not consider the effect of any sales commissions or charges that may be incurred in connection with the sale of shares of our common stock. Our estimated gross portfolio yield and total return based on net asset value do not represent actual investment returns to stockholders. Our estimated gross portfolio yield and total return figures are subject to change and, in the future, may be greater or less than the rates set forth above. See footnotes 5 and 6 to the table included in Note 10 to our unaudited consolidated financial statements included herein for information regarding the calculation of our total return based on net asset value and total return based on market value, respectively.

 

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Total Portfolio Activity

The following tables present certain selected information regarding our portfolio investment activity for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and year ended December 31, 2015:

 

     For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2016
    For the Year  Ended
December 31, 2015
 

Net Investment Activity

    

Purchases

   $ 55,617      $ 1,647,620   

Sales and Redemptions

     (169,128     (1,625,520
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Portfolio Activity

   $ (113,511   $ 22,100   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2016
    For the Year Ended
December 31, 2015
 
    

New Investment Activity by Asset Class

   Purchases      Percentage     Purchases      Percentage  

Senior Secured Loans—First Lien

   $ 19,943         36   $ 941,661         57

Senior Secured Loans—Second Lien

     —           —          268,790         16

Senior Secured Bonds

     —           —          108,787         7

Subordinated Debt

     11,516         21     200,471         12

Collateralized Securities

     —           —          482         0

Equity/Other

     24,158         43     127,429         8
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 55,617         100   $ 1,647,620         100
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following table summarizes the composition of our investment portfolio at cost and fair value as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

 

    March 31, 2016                    
    (Unaudited)     December 31, 2015  
    Amortized
Cost(1)
    Fair Value     Percentage
of Portfolio
    Amortized
Cost(1)
    Fair Value     Percentage
of Portfolio
 

Senior Secured Loans—First Lien

  $ 2,159,062      $ 2,092,670        54   $ 2,248,419      $ 2,173,829        54

Senior Secured Loans—Second Lien

    623,648        587,936        15     661,742        624,814        15

Senior Secured Bonds

    320,824        192,661        5     344,196        240,754        6

Subordinated Debt

    508,257        441,369        12     492,658        438,414        11

Collateralized Securities

    91,681        78,485        2     94,694        85,007        2

Equity/Other

    375,794        473,627        12     353,477        466,553        12
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 4,079,266      $ 3,866,748        100   $ 4,195,186      $ 4,029,371        100
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Amortized costs represent the original cost adjusted for the amortization of premiums and/or accretion of discounts, as applicable, on investments.

 

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The following table presents certain selected information regarding the composition of our investment portfolio as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

 

    March 31,
2016
    December 31,
2015
 

Number of Portfolio Companies

    111        114   

% Variable Rate (based on fair value)

    66.2     66.8

% Fixed Rate (based on fair value)

    21.6     21.6

% Income Producing Equity/Other Investments (based on fair value)

    4.2     4.1

% Non-Income Producing Equity/Other Investments (based on fair value)

    8.0     7.5

Average Annual EBITDA of Portfolio Companies

  $ 114,300      $ 113,200   

Weighted Average Purchase Price of Debt Investments (as a % of par)

    98.3     98.3

% of Investments on Non-Accrual (based on fair value)

    0.3     —     

Gross Portfolio Yield Prior to Leverage (based on amortized cost)

    9.6     9.8

Gross Portfolio Yield Prior to Leverage (based on amortized cost)—Excluding Non-Income Producing Assets

    10.4     10.4

Direct Originations

The following tables present certain selected information regarding our direct originations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and year ended December 31, 2015:

 

     For the
Three Months Ended

March 31, 2016
    For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2015
 

New Direct Originations

    

Total Commitments (including unfunded commitments)

   $ 43,598      $ 1,484,144   

Exited Investments (including partial paydowns)

     (113,615     (1,123,440
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Direct Originations

   $ (70,017   $ 360,704   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2016
    For the Year Ended
December 31, 2015
 
    

New Direct Originations by Asset Class (including unfunded
commitments)

   Commitment
Amount
     Percentage     Commitment
Amount
     Percentage  

Senior Secured Loans—First Lien

   $ 8,661         20   $ 983,297         66

Senior Secured Loans—Second Lien

     —           —          213,117         15

Senior Secured Bonds

     —           —          61,361         4

Subordinated Debt

     11,229         26     106,379         7

Collateralized Securities

     —           —          —           —     

Equity/Other

     23,708         54     119,990         8
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 43,598         100   $ 1,484,144         100
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     For the
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2016
    For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2015
 

Average New Direct Origination Commitment Amount

   $ 8,720      $ 26,503   

Weighted Average Maturity for New Direct Originations

     11/23/25        2/27/21   

Gross Portfolio Yield Prior to Leverage (based on amortized cost) of New Direct Originations Funded during Period

     6.0     9.8

Gross Portfolio Yield Prior to Leverage (based on amortized cost) of New Direct Originations Funded during Period—Excluding Non-Income Producing Assets

     10.9     10.7

Gross Portfolio Yield Prior to Leverage (based on amortized cost) of Direct Originations Exited during Period

     9.0     10.2

 

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The following table presents certain selected information regarding our direct originations as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

 

Characteristics of All Direct Originations held in Portfolio

   March 31, 2016     December 31, 2015  

Number of Portfolio Companies

     70        71   

Average Annual EBITDA of Portfolio Companies

   $ 65,300      $ 61,500   

Average Leverage Through Tranche of Portfolio Companies—Excluding Equity/Other and Collateralized Securities

     5.0x        4.9x   

% of Investments on Non-Accrual

     0.1     —     

Gross Portfolio Yield Prior to Leverage (based on amortized cost) of Funded Direct Originations

     9.7     9.7

Gross Portfolio Yield Prior to Leverage (based on amortized cost) of Funded Direct Originations—Excluding Non-Income Producing Assets

     10.4     10.4

Portfolio Composition by Strategy and Industry

The table below summarizes the composition of our investment portfolio by strategy and enumerates the percentage, by fair value, of the total portfolio assets in such strategies as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

 

     March 31, 2016     December 31, 2015  

Portfolio Composition by Strategy

   Fair
Value
     Percentage of
Portfolio
    Fair
Value
     Percentage of
Portfolio
 

Direct Originations

   $ 3,340,429         86   $ 3,434,588         85

Opportunistic

     431,968         11     488,969         12

Broadly Syndicated/Other

     94,351         3     105,814         3
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 3,866,748         100   $ 4,029,371         100
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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The table below describes investments by industry classification and enumerates the percentage, by fair value, of the total portfolio assets in such industries as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

 

     March 31, 2016
(Unaudited)
    December 31, 2015  
      

Industry Classification

   Fair
Value
     Percentage of
Portfolio
    Fair
Value
     Percentage of
Portfolio
 

Automobiles & Components

   $ 99,250         2   $ 95,950         2

Capital Goods

     888,315         23     906,387         22

Commercial & Professional Services

     340,176         9     327,407         8

Consumer Durables & Apparel

     254,717         7     259,789         6

Consumer Services

     425,183         11     426,534         11

Diversified Financials

     146,835         4     154,651         4

Energy

     383,861         10     365,698         9

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

     —           —          10,648         0

Health Care Equipment & Services

     201,480         5     195,420         5

Materials

     259,385         7     275,429         7

Media

     127,741         3     126,742         3

Retailing

     28,339         1     64,647         2

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     4,629         0     5,530         0

Software & Services

     334,083         9     425,992         11

Technology Hardware & Equipment

     118,786         3     127,682         3

Telecommunication Services

     157,284         4     160,206         4

Transportation

     96,684         2     100,659         3
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 3,866,748         100   $ 4,029,371         100
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of March 31, 2016, except for JW Aluminum Co., in which we have a second lien secured loan investment and two equity/other investments, we did not “control” any of our portfolio companies, as defined in the 1940 Act. As of March 31, 2016, except for Allen Systems Group, Inc., in which we have a senior secured loan investment and an equity/other investment, and Fronton Investor Holdings, LLC, in which we have an equity/other investment, we were not an “affiliated person” of any of our portfolio companies, as defined in the 1940 Act. In general, under the 1940 Act, we would be presumed to “control” a portfolio company if we owned 25% or more of its voting securities or we had the power to exercise control over the management or policies of such portfolio company, and would be an “affiliated person” of a portfolio company if we owned 5% or more of its voting securities.

Our investment portfolio may contain loans and other unfunded arrangements that are in the form of lines of credit, revolving credit facilities, delayed draw credit facilities or other investments, which require us to provide funding when requested by portfolio companies in accordance with the terms of the underlying agreements. As of March 31, 2016, we had seventeen unfunded debt investments with aggregate unfunded commitments of $120,768, one unfunded commitment to purchase up to $384 in shares of preferred stock of Altus Power America Holdings, LLC and one unfunded DIP investment in Aspect Software, Inc. with an unfunded commitment of $275. As of December 31, 2015, we had nineteen unfunded debt investments with aggregate unfunded commitments of $129,660, one unfunded commitment to purchase up to $467 in shares of preferred stock of Altus Power America Holdings, LLC and one unfunded equity investment in Sunnova Holdings, LLC with an unfunded commitment of $123. We maintain sufficient cash on hand and available borrowings to fund such unfunded commitments should the need arise. For additional details regarding our unfunded debt investments, see our unaudited consolidated schedule of investments as of March 31, 2016 and audited consolidated schedule of investments as of December 31, 2015.

 

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Portfolio Asset Quality

In addition to various risk management and monitoring tools, FB Advisor uses an investment rating system to characterize and monitor the expected level of returns on each investment in our portfolio. FB Advisor uses an investment rating scale of 1 to 5. The following is a description of the conditions associated with each investment rating:

 

Investment

Rating

  

Summary Description

1

   Investment exceeding expectations and/or capital gain expected.

2

   Performing investment generally executing in accordance with the portfolio company’s business plan—full return of principal and interest expected.

3

   Performing investment requiring closer monitoring.

4

   Underperforming investment—some loss of interest or dividend possible, but still expecting a positive return on investment.

5

   Underperforming investment with expected loss of interest and some principal.

The following table shows the distribution of our investments on the 1 to 5 investment rating scale at fair value as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

 

     March 31, 2016     December 31, 2015  

Investment Rating

   Fair
Value
     Percentage  of
Portfolio
    Fair
Value
     Percentage  of
Portfolio
 

1

   $ 792,723         21   $ 723,402         18

2

     2,260,569         59     2,748,923         68

3

     702,620         18     501,659         13

4

     94,135         2     44,046         1

5

     16,701         0     11,341         0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 3,866,748         100   $ 4,029,371         100
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

The amount of the portfolio in each grading category may vary substantially from period to period resulting primarily from changes in the composition of the portfolio as a result of new investment, repayment and exit activities. In addition, changes in the grade of investments may be made to reflect our expectation of performance and changes in investment values.

Results of Operations

Comparison of the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and March 31, 2015

Revenues

We generated investment income of $103,063 and $108,635 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, in the form of interest and fees earned on senior secured loans (first and second lien), senior secured bonds, subordinated debt and collateralized securities in our portfolio and dividends and other distributions earned on equity/other investments. Such revenues represent $91,767 and $99,773 of cash income earned as well as $11,296 and $8,862 in non-cash portions relating to accretion of discount and PIK interest for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Cash flows related to such non-cash revenues may not occur for a number of reporting periods or years after such revenues are recognized.

 

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During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, we generated $101,197 and $103,939, respectively, of interest income, which represented 98.2% and 95.7%, respectively, of total investment income. The level of interest income we receive is generally related to the balance of income-producing investments, multiplied by the weighted average yield of our investments.

During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, we generated $1,642 and $4,696, respectively, of fee income, which represented 1.6% and 4.3%, respectively, of total investment income. Fee income is transaction based, and typically consists of amendment and consent fees, prepayment fees, structuring fees and other non-recurring fees. As such, fee income is generally dependent on new direct origination investments and the occurrence of events at existing portfolio companies resulting in such fees.

The decrease in fee income during the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015 was primarily due to reduced repayment and new direct origination activity during the three months ended March 31, 2016.

During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, we generated $224 and $0, respectively, of dividend income. The increase in dividend income was due primarily to a one-time dividend paid in respect of one of our investments during the three months ended March 31, 2016.

Expenses

Our total expenses were $53,125 and $56,986 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Our operating expenses include base management fees attributed to FB Advisor of $17,812 and $19,038, for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Our expenses also include administrative services expenses attributed to FB Advisor of $1,196 and $991 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

FB Advisor is eligible to receive incentive fees based on our performance. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we accrued a subordinated incentive fee on income of $12,485. As of March 31, 2016, a subordinated incentive fee on income of $12,485 was payable to FB Advisor. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, we accrued a subordinated incentive fee on income of $13,905. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, we accrued capital gains incentive fees of $3,748 based on the performance of our portfolio, all of which was based on unrealized gains and none of which is payable by us unless and until those gains are actually realized. See “—Critical Accounting Policies—Capital Gains Incentive Fee” for additional information about how the incentive fees are calculated.

We recorded interest expense of $18,894 and $17,299 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, in connection with our financing arrangements. The fees incurred with our fund administrator, which provides various accounting and administrative services to us, totaled $228 and $276 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Fees for our board of directors were $229 and $227 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

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Our other general and administrative expenses totaled $2,281 and $1,502 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and consisted of the following:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
         2016              2015      

Expenses associated with our independent audit and related fees

   $ 112       $ 137   

Compensation of our chief compliance officer(1)

     —           25   

Legal fees

     297         371   

Printing fees

     445         99   

Stock transfer agent fees

     90         80   

Other

     1,337         790   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 2,281       $ 1,502   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) On April 1, 2015, James F. Volk was appointed as our chief compliance officer. Prior to that date, we had contracted with Vigilant Compliance, LLC to provide the services of Salvatore Faia as our chief compliance officer. Mr. Volk is employed by Franklin Square Holdings and does not receive any direct compensation from us in this capacity.

During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the ratio of our expenses to our average net assets was 2.44% and 2.41%, respectively. Our ratio of expenses to our average net assets during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 includes $18,894 and $17,299, respectively, related to interest expense and $12,485 and $17,653, respectively, related to accruals for incentive fees. Without such expenses, our ratio of expenses to average net assets would have been 1.00% and 0.93% for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Incentive fees and interest expense, among other things, may increase or decrease our expense ratios relative to comparative periods depending on portfolio performance and changes in amounts outstanding under our financing arrangements and benchmark interest rates such as LIBOR, among other factors. The higher ratio of adjusted expenses to average net assets during the three months ended March 31, 2016, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015, can primarily be attributed to a decline in average net assets for the three months ended March 31, 2016.

Net Investment Income

Our net investment income totaled $49,938 ($0.21 per share) and $51,649 ($0.21 per share) for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The decrease in net investment income can be attributed to, among other things, the decrease in fee income for the three months ended March 31, 2016.

Net Realized Gains or Losses

We sold investments and received principal repayments of $65,846 and $103,282, respectively, during the three months ended March 31, 2016, from which we realized a net loss of $13,779. We also realized a net gain of $84 from settlements on foreign currency during the three months ended March 31, 2016. We sold investments and received principal repayments of $94,334 and $143,021, respectively, during the three months ended March 31, 2015, from which we realized a net gain of $3,285. We also realized a net gain of $110 from settlements on foreign currency during the three months ended March 31, 2015.

 

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Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Foreign Currency

For the three months ended March 31, 2016, the net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments totaled $(46,703) and the net change in unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency totaled $(1,637). For the three months ended March 31, 2015, the net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments totaled $11,934 and the net change in unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency totaled $3,448. The net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on our investments during the three months ended March 31, 2016 was primarily driven by volatility in the high yield markets impacting our senior secured bond and subordinated debt positions.

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

For the three months ended March 31, 2016, the net decrease in net assets resulting from operations was $12,097 ($(0.05) per share) compared to a net increase in net assets resulting from operations of $70,426 ($0.29 per share) during the three months ended March 31, 2015.

Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview

As of March 31, 2016, we had $71,376 in cash, which we or our wholly-owned financing subsidiaries held in custodial accounts, and $267,272 in borrowings available under our financing arrangements, subject to borrowing base and other limitations. As of March 31, 2016, we also had broadly syndicated investments and opportunistic investments that could be sold to create additional liquidity. As of March 31, 2016, we had seventeen unfunded debt investments with aggregate unfunded commitments of $120,768, one unfunded equity investment with an unfunded commitment of $384 and one unfunded DIP investment with an unfunded commitment of $275. We maintain sufficient cash on hand and available borrowings to fund such unfunded commitments should the need arise.

We currently generate cash primarily from cash flows from fees, interest and dividends earned from our investments, as well as principal repayments and proceeds from sales of our investments. To seek to enhance our returns, we also employ leverage as market conditions permit and at the discretion of FB Advisor, but in no event will leverage employed exceed 50% of the value of our assets, as required by the 1940 Act. See “Financing Arrangements.”

Prior to investing in securities of portfolio companies, we invest the cash received from fees, interest and dividends earned from our investments and principal repayments and proceeds from sales of our investments primarily in cash, cash equivalents, U.S. government securities, repurchase agreements and high-quality debt instruments maturing in one year or less from the time of investment, consistent with our BDC election and our election to be taxed as a RIC.

Financing Arrangements

The following table presents summary information with respect to our outstanding financing arrangements as of March 31, 2016:

 

Arrangement

  Type of Arrangement   Rate     Amount
Outstanding
    Amount
Available
    Maturity Date

ING Credit Facility

  Revolving Credit Facility     L+2.50   $ 32,728 (1)    $ 267,272      April 3, 2018

JPM Facility

  Repurchase Agreement     3.25   $ 725,000      $      April 15, 2017

4.000% Notes due 2019

  Unsecured Notes     4.00   $ 400,000      $      July 15, 2019

4.250% Notes due 2020

  Unsecured Notes     4.25   $ 325,000      $      January 15, 2020

4.750% Notes due 2022

  Unsecured Notes     4.75   $ 275,000      $      May 15, 2022

 

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(1) Borrowings in Euros. Euro balance outstanding of €28,738 has been converted to U.S. dollars at an exchange rate of €1.00 to $1.14 as of March 31, 2016 to reflect total amount outstanding in U.S. dollars.

Our average borrowings and weighted average interest rate, including the effect of non-usage fees, for the three months ended March 31, 2016 were $1,888,625 and 3.76%, respectively. As of March 31, 2016, our weighted average effective interest rate on borrowings, including the effect of non-usage fees, was 3.98%.

For additional information regarding our financing arrangements, see Note 8 to our unaudited consolidated financial statements included herein.

RIC Status and Distributions

We have elected to be subject to tax as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. In order to qualify for RIC tax treatment, we must, among other things, make distributions of an amount at least equal to 90% of our investment company taxable income, determined without regard to any deduction for distributions paid, each tax year. As long as the distributions are declared by the later of the fifteenth day of the ninth month following the close of a tax year or the due date of the tax return for such tax year, including extensions, distributions paid up to twelve months after the current tax year can be carried back to the prior tax year for determining the distributions paid in such tax year. We intend to make sufficient distributions to our stockholders to qualify for and maintain our RIC tax status each tax year. We are also subject to a 4% nondeductible federal excise taxes on certain undistributed income unless we make distributions in a timely manner to our stockholders generally of an amount at least equal to the sum of (1) 98% of our net ordinary income (taking into account certain deferrals and elections) for the calendar year, (2) 98.2% of our capital gain net income, which is the excess of capital gains in excess of capital losses, or “capital gain net income” (adjusted for certain ordinary losses), for the one-year period ending October 31 of that calendar year and (3) any net ordinary income and capital gain net income for the preceding years that were not distributed during such years and on which we paid no U.S. federal income tax. Any distribution declared by us during October, November or December of any calendar year, payable to stockholders of record on a specified date in such a month and actually paid during January of the following calendar year, will be treated as if it had been paid by us, as well as received by our U.S. stockholders, on December 31 of the calendar year in which the distribution was declared. We can offer no assurance that we will achieve results that will permit us to pay any cash distributions. If we issue senior securities, we will be prohibited from making distributions if doing so causes us to fail to maintain the asset coverage ratios stipulated by the 1940 Act or if distributions are limited by the terms of any of our borrowings.

Effective January 1, 2015 and subject to applicable legal restrictions and the sole discretion of our board of directors, we intend to authorize, declare and pay regular cash distributions on a quarterly basis. We will calculate each stockholder’s specific distribution amount for the period using record and declaration dates and each stockholder’s distributions will begin to accrue on the date that shares of our common stock are issued to such stockholder. From time to time, we may also pay special interim distributions in the form of cash or shares of our common stock at the discretion of our board of directors. The timing and amount of any future distributions to stockholders are subject to applicable legal restrictions and the sole discretion of our board of directors.

During certain periods, our distributions may exceed our earnings. As a result, it is possible that a portion of the distributions we make may represent a return of capital. A return of capital generally is a return of a stockholder’s investment rather than a return of earnings or gains derived from our investment activities. Each year a statement on Form 1099-DIV identifying the sources of the distributions will be mailed to our stockholders. No portion of the distributions paid during the three months ended March 31, 2016 or 2015 represented a return of capital.

We intend to continue to make our regular distributions in the form of cash, out of assets legally available for distribution, except for those stockholders who receive their distributions in the form of shares of our common stock under the DRP. Any distributions reinvested under the plan will nevertheless remain taxable to a U.S. stockholder.

 

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The following table reflects the cash distributions per share that we have declared on our common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Distribution  

For the Three Months Ended,

   Per Share      Amount  

Fiscal 2015

     

March 31, 2015

   $ 0.2228       $ 53,706   

Fiscal 2016

     

March 31, 2016

   $ 0.2228       $ 54,093   

On May 3, 2016, our board of directors declared a regular quarterly cash distribution of $0.22275 per share, which will be paid on or about July 5, 2016 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on June 22, 2016. The timing and amount of any future distributions to stockholders are subject to applicable legal restrictions and the sole discretion of our board of directors.

Pursuant to our DRP, we will reinvest all cash dividends or distributions declared by our board of directors on behalf of stockholders who do not elect to receive their distributions in cash. As a result, if our board of directors declares a distribution, then stockholders who have not elected to “opt out” of the DRP will have their distributions automatically reinvested in additional shares of our common stock.

With respect to each distribution pursuant to the DRP, we reserve the right to either issue new shares of common stock or purchase shares of common stock in the open market in connection with implementation of the DRP. Unless in our sole discretion, we otherwise direct the plan administrator, (A) if the per share market price (as defined in the DRP) is equal to or greater than the estimated net asset value per share (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) of our common stock on the payment date for the distribution, then we will issue shares of common stock at the greater of (i) net asset value per share of common stock or (ii) 95% of the market price; or (B) if the market price is less than the net asset value per share, then, in our sole discretion, (i) shares of common stock will be purchased in open market transactions for the accounts of participants to the extent practicable, or (ii) we will issue shares of common stock at net asset value per share. Pursuant to the terms of the DRP, the number of shares of common stock to be issued to a participant will be determined by dividing the total dollar amount of the distribution payable to a participant by the price per share at which we issue such shares; provided, however, that shares purchased in open market transactions by the plan administrator will be allocated to a participant based on the average purchase price, excluding any brokerage charges or other charges, of all shares of common stock purchased in the open market.

If a stockholder receives distributions in the form of common stock pursuant to the DRP, such stockholder generally will be subject to the same federal, state and local tax consequences as if it elected to receive distributions in cash. If our common stock is trading at or below net asset value, a stockholder receiving distributions in the form of additional common stock will be treated as receiving a distribution in the amount of cash that they would have received if they had elected to receive the distribution in cash. If our common stock is trading above net asset value, a stockholder receiving distributions in the form of additional common stock will be treated as receiving a distribution in the amount of the fair market value of our common stock. The stockholder’s basis for determining gain or loss upon the sale of common stock received in a distribution will be equal to the total dollar amount of the distribution payable to the stockholder. Any stock received in a distribution will have a holding period for tax purposes commencing on the day following the day on which the shares of common stock are credited to the stockholder’s account.

We may fund our cash distributions to stockholders from any sources of funds legally available to us, including proceeds from the sale of shares of our common stock, borrowings, net investment income from operations, capital gains proceeds from the sale of assets, non-capital gains proceeds from the sale of assets and dividends or other distributions paid to us on account of preferred and common equity investments in portfolio companies. We have not established limits on the amount of funds we may use from available sources to make distributions. There can be no assurance that we will be able to pay distributions at a specific rate or at all.

 

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The following table reflects the sources of the cash distributions on a tax basis that we have paid on our common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2016     2015  

Source of Distribution

   Distribution
Amount
     Percentage     Distribution
Amount
     Percentage  

Offering proceeds

   $ —           —        $ —           —     

Borrowings

     —           —          —           —     

Net investment income(1)

     54,093         100     53,706         100

Short-term capital gains proceeds from the sale of assets

     —           —          —           —     

Long-term capital gains proceeds from the sale of assets

     —           —          —           —     

Non-capital gains proceeds from the sale of assets

     —           —          —           —     

Distributions on account of preferred and common equity

     —           —          —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 54,093         100   $ 53,706         100
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, 89.1% and 91.8%, respectively, of our gross investment income was attributable to cash income earned, 2.9% and 3.6%, respectively, was attributable to non-cash accretion of discount and 8.0% and 4.6%, respectively, was attributable to PIK interest.

Our net investment income on a tax basis for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, was $49,516 and $56,501, respectively. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, we had $151,979 and $156,556 of undistributed net investment income, respectively, and $42,118 and $29,888, respectively, of accumulated capital losses on a tax basis.

See Note 5 to our unaudited consolidated financial statements included herein for additional information regarding our distributions, including a reconciliation of our GAAP-basis net investment income to our tax-basis net investment income for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.

Critical Accounting Policies

Our financial statements are prepared in conformity with GAAP, which requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Critical accounting policies are those that require the application of management’s most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often because of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain and that may change in subsequent periods. In preparing the financial statements, management has made estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. In preparing the financial statements, management has utilized available information, including our past history, industry standards and the current economic environment, among other factors, in forming its estimates and judgments, giving due consideration to materiality. Actual results may differ from these estimates. In addition, other companies may utilize different estimates, which may impact the comparability of our results of operations to those of companies in similar businesses. As we execute our operating plans, we will describe additional critical accounting policies in the notes to our future financial statements in addition to those discussed below.

Valuation of Portfolio Investments

We determine the net asset value of our investment portfolio each quarter. Securities are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by our board of directors. In connection with that determination, FB Advisor provides our board of directors with portfolio company valuations which are based on relevant inputs, including,

 

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but not limited to, indicative dealer quotes, values of like securities, recent portfolio company financial statements and forecasts, and valuations prepared by independent third-party valuation services.

Accounting Standards Codification Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure, or ASC Topic 820, issued by the FASB, clarifies the definition of fair value and requires companies to expand their disclosure about the use of fair value to measure assets and liabilities in interim and annual periods subsequent to initial recognition. ASC Topic 820 defines fair value as the price that would be received from the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. ASC Topic 820 also establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers include: Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; Level 2, which includes inputs such as quoted prices for similar securities in active markets and quoted prices for identical securities where there is little or no activity in the market; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs for which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.

With respect to investments for which market quotations are not readily available, we undertake a multi-step valuation process each quarter, as described below:

 

   

our quarterly fair valuation process begins with FB Advisor’s management team reviewing and documenting valuations of each portfolio company or investment, which valuations may be obtained from an independent third-party valuation service, if applicable;

 

   

FB Advisor’s management team then provides the valuation committee with the preliminary valuations for each portfolio company or investment;

 

   

preliminary valuations are then discussed with the valuation committee;

 

   

our valuation committee reviews the preliminary valuations and FB Advisor’s management team, together with our independent third-party valuation services, if applicable, supplement the preliminary valuations to reflect any comments provided by the valuation committee;

 

   

following its review, the valuation committee will recommend that our board of directors approve our fair valuations; and

 

   

our board of directors discusses the valuations and determines the fair value of each such investment in our portfolio in good faith based on various statistical and other factors, including the input and recommendation of FB Advisor, the valuation committee and any independent third-party valuation services, if applicable.

Determination of fair value involves subjective judgments and estimates. Accordingly, the notes to our consolidated financial statements refer to the uncertainty with respect to the possible effect of such valuations and any change in such valuations on our consolidated financial statements. In making its determination of fair value, our board of directors may use any approved independent third-party pricing or valuation services. However, our board of directors is not required to determine fair value in accordance with the valuation provided by any single source, and may use any relevant data, including information obtained from FB Advisor or any approved independent third-party valuation or pricing service that our board of directors deems to be reliable in determining fair value under the circumstances. Below is a description of factors that FB Advisor’s management team, any approved independent third-party valuation services and our board of directors may consider when determining the fair value of our investments.

Valuation of fixed income investments, such as loans and debt securities, depends upon a number of factors, including prevailing interest rates for like securities, expected volatility in future interest rates, call features, put features and other relevant terms of the debt. For investments without readily available market prices, we may incorporate these factors into discounted cash flow models to arrive at fair value. Other factors that may be considered include the borrower’s ability to adequately service its debt, the fair market value of the borrower in relation to the face amount of its outstanding debt and the quality of collateral securing our debt investments.

 

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For convertible debt securities, fair value generally approximates the fair value of the debt plus the fair value of an option to purchase the underlying security (i.e., the security into which the debt may convert) at the conversion price. To value such an option, a standard option pricing model may be used.

Our equity interests in portfolio companies for which there is no liquid public market are valued at fair value. Our board of directors, in its determination of fair value, may consider various factors, such as multiples of EBITDA, cash flows, net income, revenues or, in limited instances, book value or liquidation value. All of these factors may be subject to adjustments based upon the particular circumstances of a portfolio company or our actual investment position. For example, adjustments to EBITDA may take into account compensation to previous owners or acquisition, recapitalization, restructuring or other related items.

FB Advisor’s management team, any approved independent third-party valuation services and our board of directors may also consider private merger and acquisition statistics, public trading multiples discounted for illiquidity and other factors, valuations implied by third-party investments in the portfolio companies or industry practices in determining fair value. FB Advisor’s management team, any approved independent third-party valuation services and our board of directors may also consider the size and scope of a portfolio company and its specific strengths and weaknesses, and may apply discounts or premiums, where and as appropriate, due to the higher (or lower) financial risk and/or the smaller size of portfolio companies relative to comparable firms, as well as such other factors as our board of directors, in consultation with FB Advisor’s management team and any approved independent third-party valuation services, if applicable, may consider relevant in assessing fair value. Generally, the value of our equity interests in public companies for which market quotations are readily available is based upon the most recent closing public market price. Portfolio securities that carry certain restrictions on sale are typically valued at a discount from the public market value of the security.

When we receive warrants or other equity securities at nominal or no additional cost in connection with an investment in a debt security, the cost basis in the investment will be allocated between the debt securities and any such warrants or other equity securities received at the time of origination. Our board of directors subsequently values these warrants or other equity securities received at their fair value.

The fair values of our investments are determined in good faith by our board of directors. Our board of directors is solely responsible for the valuation of our portfolio investments at fair value as determined in good faith pursuant to our valuation policy and consistently applied valuation process. Our board of directors has delegated day-to-day responsibility for implementing our valuation policy to FB Advisor’s management team, and has authorized FB Advisor’s management team to utilize independent third-party valuation and pricing services that have been approved by our board of directors. The valuation committee is responsible for overseeing FB Advisor’s implementation of the valuation process.

Our investments as of March 31, 2016 consisted primarily of debt investments that were acquired directly from the issuer. Sixty-two senior secured loan investments, four senior secured bond investments, fifteen subordinated debt investments and one collateralized security, for which broker quotes were not available, were valued by independent valuation firms, which determined the fair value of such investments by considering, among other factors, the borrower’s ability to adequately service its debt, prevailing interest rates for like investments, expected cash flows, call features and other relevant terms of the debt. Except as described below, all of our equity/other investments were also valued by independent valuation firms, which determined the fair value of such investments by considering, among other factors, contractual rights ascribed to such investments, as well as various income scenarios and multiples of EBITDA, cash flows, net income, revenues or, in limited instances, book value or liquidation value. Two equity investments, which were traded on an active public market, were valued at their respective closing price as of March 31, 2016. Except as described above, we valued our other investments by using the midpoint of the prevailing bid and ask prices from dealers on the date of the relevant period end, which were provided by independent third-party pricing services and screened for validity by such services.

 

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Our investments as of December 31, 2015 consisted primarily of debt investments that were acquired directly from the issuer. Sixty senior secured loan investments, three senior secured bond investments, fourteen subordinated debt investments and one collateralized security, for which broker quotes were not available, were valued by independent valuation firms, which determined the fair value of such investments by considering, among other factors, the borrower’s ability to adequately service its debt, prevailing interest rates for like investments, expected cash flows, call features and other relevant terms of the debt. Except as described below, all of our equity/other investments were also valued by independent valuation firms, which determined the fair value of such investments by considering, among other factors, contractual rights ascribed to such investments, as well as various income scenarios and multiples of EBITDA, cash flows, net income, revenues or, in limited instances, book value or liquidation value. One equity investment, which was traded on an active public market, was valued at its closing price as of December 31, 2015. Two senior secured loan investments, which were newly issued and purchased near December 31, 2015, were valued at cost as our board of directors determined that the cost of each such investment was the best indication of its fair value. Except as described above, we valued our other investments by using the midpoint of the prevailing bid and ask prices from dealers on the date of the relevant period end, which were provided by independent third-party pricing services and screened for validity by such services.

We periodically benchmark the bid and ask prices we receive from the third-party pricing services and/or dealers, as applicable, against the actual prices at which we purchase and sell our investments. Based on the results of the benchmark analysis and the experience of our management in purchasing and selling these investments, we believe that these prices are reliable indicators of fair value. However, because of the private nature of this marketplace (meaning actual transactions are not publicly reported), we believe that these valuation inputs are classified as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy. We may also use other methods, including the use of an independent valuation firm, to determine fair value for securities for which we cannot obtain prevailing bid and ask prices through third-party pricing services or independent dealers, or where our board of directors otherwise determines that the use of such other methods is appropriate. We periodically benchmark the valuations provided by the independent valuation firm against the actual prices at which we purchase and sell our investments. The valuation committee and board of directors reviewed and approved the valuation determinations made with respect to these investments in a manner consistent with our valuation policy.

Revenue Recognition

Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. We record interest income on an accrual basis to the extent that we expect to collect such amounts. We record dividend income on the ex-dividend date. We do not accrue as a receivable interest or dividends on loans and securities if we have reason to doubt our ability to collect such income. Our policy is to place investments on non-accrual status when there is reasonable doubt that interest income will be collected. We consider many factors relevant to an investment when placing it on or removing it from non-accrual status including, but not limited to, the delinquency status of the investment, economic and business conditions, the overall financial condition of the underlying investment, the value of the underlying collateral, bankruptcy status, if any, and any other facts or circumstances relevant to the investment. If there is reasonable doubt that we will receive any previously accrued interest, then the interest income will be written-off. Payments received on non-accrual investments may be recognized as income or applied to principal depending upon the collectability of the remaining principal and interest. Non-accrual investments may be restored to accrual status when principal and interest become current and are likely to remain current based on our judgment.

Loan origination fees, original issue discount and market discount are capitalized and we amortize such amounts as interest income over the respective term of the loan or security. Upon the prepayment of a loan or security, any unamortized loan origination fees and original issue discount are recorded as interest income. Structuring and other non-recurring upfront fees are recorded as fee income when earned. We record prepayment premiums on loans and securities as fee income when we receive such amounts.

 

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Net Realized Gains or Losses, Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation or Depreciation and Net Change in Unrealized Gains or Losses on Foreign Currency

Gains or losses on the sale of investments are calculated by using the specific identification method. We measure realized gains or losses by the difference between the net proceeds from the repayment or sale and the amortized cost basis of the investment, without regard to unrealized appreciation or depreciation previously recognized, but considering unamortized fees. Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation reflects the change in portfolio investment values during the reporting period, including any reversal of previously recorded unrealized gains or losses when gains or losses are realized. Net change in unrealized gains or losses on foreign currency reflects the change in the value of receivables or accruals during the reporting period due to the impact of foreign currency fluctuations.

Capital Gains Incentive Fee

Pursuant to the terms of each of the 2008 investment advisory and administrative services agreement, the April 2014 investment advisory agreement and the July 2014 investment advisory agreement, the incentive fee on capital gains is determined and payable in arrears as of the end of each calendar year (or upon termination of such agreement). Such fee will equal 20.0% of our incentive fee capital gains (i.e., our realized capital gains on a cumulative basis from inception, calculated as of the end of the applicable period, net of all realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation on a cumulative basis), less the aggregate amount of any previously paid capital gains incentive fees. On a quarterly basis, we accrue for the capital gains incentive fee by calculating such fee as if it were due and payable as of the end of such period.

While none of the 2008 investment advisory and administrative services agreement, the April 2014 investment advisory agreement or the July 2014 investment advisory agreement include or contemplate the inclusion of unrealized gains in the calculation of the capital gains incentive fee, pursuant to an interpretation of an AICPA Technical Practice Aid for investment companies, commencing during the quarter ended December 31, 2010, we changed our methodology for accruing for this incentive fee to include unrealized gains in the calculation of the capital gains incentive fee expense and related accrued capital gains incentive fee. This accrual reflects the incentive fees that would be payable to FB Advisor if our entire portfolio was liquidated at its fair value as of the balance sheet date even though FB Advisor is not entitled to an incentive fee with respect to unrealized gains unless and until such gains are actually realized.

Subordinated Income Incentive Fee

Pursuant to the terms of each of the 2008 investment advisory and administrative services agreement, the April 2014 investment advisory agreement and the July 2014 investment advisory agreement, FB Advisor may also be entitled to receive a subordinated incentive fee on income. The subordinated incentive fee on income under the 2008 investment advisory and administrative services agreement, which was calculated and payable quarterly in arrears, equaled 20.0% of our “pre-incentive fee net investment income” for the immediately preceding quarter and was subject to a hurdle rate, expressed as a rate of return on adjusted capital, as defined in the 2008 investment advisory and administrative services agreement, equal to 2.0% per quarter, or an annualized hurdle rate of 8.0%. As a result, FB Advisor did not earn this incentive fee for any quarter until our pre-incentive fee net investment income for such quarter exceeded the hurdle rate of 2.0%. Once our pre-incentive fee net investment income in any quarter exceeded the hurdle rate, FB Advisor was entitled to a “catch-up” fee equal to the amount of the pre-incentive fee net investment income in excess of the hurdle rate, until our pre-incentive fee net investment income for such quarter equaled 2.5%, or 10.0% annually, of adjusted capital. Thereafter, FB Advisor received 20.0% of pre-incentive fee net investment income. Under the April 2014 investment advisory agreement, the subordinated incentive fee on income was calculated in the same manner, except that the hurdle rate used to compute the subordinated incentive fee on income was based on the value of our net assets rather than adjusted capital.

Under the July 2014 investment advisory agreement, the hurdle rate, expressed as a rate of return on the value of our net assets, was reduced from 2.0% to 1.875% per quarter, or an annualized hurdle rate of 7.5%. As a result, FB Advisor will not earn this incentive fee for any quarter until our pre-incentive fee net investment

 

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income for such quarter exceeds the hurdle rate of 1.875%. Once our pre-incentive fee net investment income in any quarter exceeds the hurdle rate, FB Advisor will be entitled to a “catch-up” fee equal to the amount of the pre-incentive fee net investment income in excess of the hurdle rate, until our pre-incentive fee net investment income for such quarter equals 2.34375%, or 9.375% annually, of net assets. Thereafter, FB Advisor will be entitled to receive 20.0% of pre-incentive fee net investment income.

Under both the April 2014 investment advisory agreement and the July 2014 investment advisory agreement, the subordinated incentive fee on income is subject to a total return requirement, which provides that no incentive fee in respect of our pre-incentive fee net investment income will be payable except to the extent that 20.0% of the cumulative net increase in net assets resulting from operations over the then-current and eleven preceding calendar quarters exceeds the cumulative incentive fees accrued and/or paid for the eleven preceding calendar quarters. Accordingly, any subordinated incentive fee on income that is payable in a calendar quarter will be limited to the lesser of (i) 20.0% of the amount by which our pre-incentive fee net investment income for such calendar quarter exceeds the applicable quarterly hurdle rate, subject to the “catch-up” provision, and (ii) (x) 20.0% of the cumulative net increase in net assets resulting from operations for the then-current and eleven preceding calendar quarters minus (y) the cumulative incentive fees accrued and/or paid for the eleven preceding calendar quarters. For the foregoing purpose, the “cumulative net increase in net assets resulting from operations” is the sum of our pre-incentive fee net investment income, base management fees, realized gains and losses and unrealized appreciation and depreciation for the then-current and eleven preceding calendar quarters. There will be no accumulation of amounts on the hurdle rate from quarter to quarter and, accordingly, there will be no clawback of amounts previously paid if subsequent quarters are below the applicable quarterly hurdle rate and there will be no delay of payment if prior quarters are below the applicable quarterly hurdle rate.

Uncertainty in Income Taxes

We evaluate our tax positions to determine if the tax positions taken meet the minimum recognition threshold in connection with accounting for uncertainties in income tax positions taken or expected to be taken for the purposes of measuring and recognizing tax benefits or liabilities in our consolidated financial statements. Recognition of a tax benefit or liability with respect to an uncertain tax position is required only when the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by taxing authorities. We recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax liabilities as income tax expense in our consolidated statements of operations. During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, we did not incur any interest or penalties.

Contractual Obligations

We have entered into agreements with FB Advisor to provide us with investment advisory and administrative services. Payments for investment advisory services under the July 2014 investment advisory agreement are equal to (a) an annual base management fee based on the average value of our gross assets and (b) an incentive fee based on our performance. FB Advisor, and to the extent it is required to provide such services, GDFM, are reimbursed for administrative expenses incurred on our behalf. See Note 4 to our unaudited consolidated financial statements included herein and “—Related Party Transactions—Compensation of the Investment Adviser” for a discussion of these agreements and for the amount of fees and expenses accrued under these agreements during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.

 

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A summary of our significant contractual payment obligations for the repayment of outstanding indebtedness at March 31, 2016 is as follows:

 

     Payments Due By Period  
     Total      Less than 1 year      1-3 years      3-5 years      More than 5 years  

ING Credit Facility(1)

   $ 32,728         —         $ 32,728         —           —     

JPM Facility(2)

   $ 725,000       $ 725,000         —           —           —     

4.000% Notes due 2019(3)

   $ 400,000         —           —         $ 400,000         —     

4.250% Notes due 2020(4)

   $ 325,000         —           —         $ 325,000         —     

4.750% Notes due 2022(5)

   $ 275,000         —           —           —         $ 275,000   

 

(1) At March 31, 2016, $267,272 remained unused under the ING credit facility. Amounts outstanding under the ING credit facility will mature, and all accrued and unpaid interest thereunder will be due and payable, on April 3, 2018. Borrowings in Euros. Euro balance outstanding of €28,738 has been converted to U.S. dollars at an exchange rate of €1.00 to $1.14 as of March 31, 2016 to reflect total amount outstanding in U.S. dollars.

 

(2) At March 31, 2016, no amounts remained unused under the JPM Facility. Race Street will, on a quarterly basis, repurchase the Class A Notes sold to JPM under the JPM Facility and subsequently resell such Class A Notes to JPM. As of March 31, 2016, the final repurchase transaction was scheduled to occur no later than April 15, 2017.

 

(3) All amounts will mature, and all accrued and unpaid interest thereunder will be due and payable, on July 15, 2019.

 

(4) All amounts will mature, and all accrued and unpaid interest thereunder will be due and payable, on January 15, 2020.

 

(5) All amounts will mature, and all accrued and unpaid interest thereunder will be due and payable, on May 15, 2022.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We currently have no off-balance sheet arrangements, including any risk management of commodity pricing or other hedging practices.

Related Party Transactions

Compensation of the Investment Adviser

Pursuant to the 2008 investment advisory and administrative services agreement, the April 2014 investment advisory agreement and the July 2014 investment advisory agreement, FB Advisor is entitled to an annual base management fee based on the average value of our gross assets and an incentive fee based on our performance. Pursuant to the administration agreement, we also reimburse FB Advisor and GDFM for expenses necessary to perform services related to our administration and operations, including FB Advisor’s allocable portion of the compensation and related expenses of certain personnel of Franklin Square Holdings providing administrative services to us on behalf of FB Advisor.

 

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The following table describes the fees and expenses we accrued under the July 2014 investment advisory agreement and the administration agreement, as applicable, during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015:

 

            Three Months Ended
March 31,
 

Related Party

 

Source Agreement

 

Description

  2016     2015  

FB Advisor

  July 2014 Investment Advisory Agreement   Base Management Fee(1)   $ 17,812      $ 19,038   

FB Advisor

  July 2014 Investment Advisory Agreement   Capital Gains Incentive Fee(2)     —        $ 3,748   

FB Advisor

  July 2014 Investment Advisory Agreement   Subordinated Incentive Fee on Income(3)   $ 12,485      $ 13,905   

FB Advisor

  Administration Agreement   Administrative Services Expenses(4)   $ 1,196      $ 991   

 

(1) During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, $18,415 and $19,525, respectively, in base management fees were paid to FB Advisor. As of March 31, 2016, $17,812 in base management fees were payable to FB Advisor.

 

(2) During the three months ended March 31, 2015, we accrued capital gains incentive fees of $3,748 based on the performance of our portfolio, all of which was based on unrealized gains and none of which is payable by us unless and until those gains are actually realized. We paid FB Advisor no capital gains incentive fees during the three months ended March 31, 2016. As of March 31, 2016, no capital gains incentive fees were accrued.

 

(3) During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, $13,374 and $13,089, respectively, of subordinated incentive fees on income were paid to FB Advisor. As of March 31, 2016, a subordinated incentive fee on income of $12,485 was payable to FB Advisor.

 

(4) During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, $1,124 and $783, respectively, of administrative services expenses related to the allocation of costs of administrative personnel for services rendered to us by FB Advisor and the remainder related to other reimbursable expenses. We paid $1,164 and $1,788, respectively, in administrative services expenses to FB Advisor during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.

See Note 4 to our unaudited consolidated financial statements included herein for additional information regarding our agreements with FB Advisor and our other related party transactions and relationships, including our potential conflicts of interest, exemptive relief order and our trademark license agreement with Franklin Square Holdings.

 

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Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

We are subject to financial market risks, including changes in interest rates. As of March 31, 2016, 66.2% of our portfolio investments (based on fair value) paid variable interest rates, 21.6% paid fixed interest rates, 4.2% were income producing equity or other investments, and the remaining 8.0% consisted of non-income producing equity or other investments. A rise in the general level of interest rates can be expected to lead to higher interest rates applicable to any variable rate investments we hold and to declines in the value of any fixed rate investments we hold. However, many of our variable rate investments provide for an interest rate floor, which may prevent our interest income from increasing until benchmark interest rates increase beyond a threshold amount. To the extent that a substantial portion of our investments may be in variable rate investments, an increase in interest rates beyond this threshold would make it easier for us to meet or exceed the hurdle rate applicable to the subordinated incentive fee on income, and may result in a substantial increase in our net investment income and to the amount of incentive fees payable to FB Advisor with respect to our increased pre-incentive fee net investment income.

Pursuant to the terms of the ING credit facility, we borrow at a floating rate based on a benchmark interest rate. Under the terms of the agreements governing the terms of the JPM Facility, Race Street pays interest to JPM at a fixed rate. Under the indenture governing the 4.000% notes, the 4.250% notes and the 4.750% notes, we pay interest to the holders of such notes at a fixed rate. To the extent that any present or future credit facilities or other financing arrangements that we or any of our subsidiaries enter into are based on a floating interest rate, we will be subject to risks relating to changes in market interest rates. In periods of rising interest rates when we or our subsidiaries have such debt outstanding, or financing arrangements in effect, our interest expense would increase, which could reduce our net investment income, especially to the extent we hold fixed rate investments.

The following table shows the effect over a twelve month period of changes in interest rates on our interest income, interest expense and net interest income, assuming no changes in the composition of our investment portfolio, including the accrual status of our investments, and our financing arrangements in effect as of March 31, 2016 (dollar amounts are presented in thousands):

 

Basis Point Change in Interest Rates

   Increase
(Decrease)
in Interest
Income(1)
    Increase
(Decrease)
in Interest
Expense
    Increase
(Decrease) in
Net Interest

Income
    Percentage
Change in  Net
Interest Income
 

Down 65 basis points

   $ (1,359   $ (208   $ (1,151     (0.4 )% 

No change

     —          —          —          —     

Up 100 basis points

     13,285        321        12,964        4.1

Up 300 basis points

     65,007        962        64,045        20.0

Up 500 basis points

     117,294        1,603        115,691        36.2

 

(1) Assumes no defaults or prepayments by portfolio companies over the next twelve months.

We expect that our long-term investments will be financed primarily with equity and debt. If deemed prudent, we may use interest rate risk management techniques in an effort to minimize our exposure to interest rate fluctuations. These techniques may include various interest rate hedging activities to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act. Adverse developments resulting from changes in interest rates or hedging transactions could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, we did not engage in interest rate hedging activities.

In addition, we may have risk regarding portfolio valuation. See “Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical Accounting Policies—Valuation of Portfolio Investments.”

 

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Item 4.   Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As required by Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the chief executive officer and chief financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2016.

Based on the foregoing, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that we would meet our disclosure obligations.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that occurred during the three month period ended March 31, 2016 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

We are not currently subject to any material legal proceedings, nor, to our knowledge, is any material legal proceeding threatened against us. From time to time, we may be party to certain legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business, including proceedings relating to the enforcement of our rights under contracts with our portfolio companies. While the outcome of any legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, we do not expect that these proceedings will have a material adverse effect upon our financial condition or results of operations.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

There have been no material changes from the risk factors set forth in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.

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

The table below provides information concerning purchases of our shares of common stock by or on behalf of the Company or any “affiliated purchaser,” as defined by Rule 10b-18(a)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act during the quarterly period ended March 31, 2016. Dollar amounts in the table below and the related notes are presented in thousands, except for share and per share amounts.

 

Period

   Total Number of
Shares Purchased
     Average
Price Paid
per Share
     Total Number of
Shares Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Plans or
Programs(1)
     Maximum Number (or
Approximate Dollar
Value) of

Shares that May Yet
Be Purchased Under
the Plans or Programs(2)
 

January 1 to January 31, 2016

     290,808       $ 8.4991         290,808       $ 2,471   

February 1 to February 29, 2016

     —           —           —           —     

March 1 to March 31, 2016

     —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    
     290,808       $ 8.4991         290,808      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

(1) On March 16, 2015, Franklin Square Holdings entered into a written trading plan in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 and Rule 10b-18 promulgated under the Exchange Act, or the FSH Trading Plan, to facilitate the purchase of shares of our common stock pursuant to the terms and conditions of such plan. The FSH Trading Plan provided for the purchase of up to $5,000 worth of shares of our common stock, subject to the limitations provided therein.

 

(2) The approximate dollar value of shares that could be purchased under the FSH Trading Plan during the applicable period does not reflect any brokerage commissions associated with shares that have not yet been purchased.

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities.

Not applicable.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information.

Not applicable.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

 

3.1    Second Articles of Amendment and Restatement of FS Investment Corporation. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 16, 2014.)
3.2    Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of FS Investment Corporation. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 16, 2014.)
4.1    Distribution Reinvestment Plan, effective as of June 2, 2014. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 23, 2014.)
4.2    Indenture, dated as of July 14, 2014, by and between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report in Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2014 filed on August 14, 2014.)
4.3    First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 14, 2014, relating to the 4.000% Notes due 2019, by and between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 15, 2014.)
4.4    Form of 4.000% Notes due 2019. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 15, 2014.)
4.5    Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 3, 2014, relating to the 4.250% Notes due 2020, by and between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 3, 2014.)
4.6    Form of 4.250% Notes due 2020. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 3, 2014.)
4.7    Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 30, 2015, relating to the 4.750% Notes due 2022, by and between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 30, 2015.)
4.8    Form of 4.750% Notes due 2022. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 30, 2015.)
10.1    Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement, dated as of April 16, 2014, by and between FS Investment Corporation and FB Income Advisor, LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 16, 2014.)
10.2    Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement, dated as of July 17, 2014, by and between FS Investment Corporation and FB Income Advisor, LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 22, 2014.)
10.3    Administration Agreement, dated as of April 16, 2014, by and between FS Investment Corporation and FB Income Advisor, LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 16, 2014.)
10.4    Investment Sub-advisory Agreement, dated as of April 3, 2008, by and between FB Income Advisor, LLC and GSO / Blackstone Debt Funds Management LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (g)(2) filed with Amendment No. 2 to the Company’s registration statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-149374) filed on June 19, 2008.)
10.5    Investment Advisory and Administrative Services Agreement, dated as of February 12, 2008, by and between the Company and FB Income Advisor, LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (g) filed with the Company’s registration statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-149374) filed on February 25, 2008.)
10.6    Custodian Agreement, dated as of November 14, 2011, by and between the Company and State Street Bank and Trust Company. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 filed with the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2011 filed on November 14, 2011.)

 

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10.7    Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of January 28, 2011, by and between Broad Street Funding LLC and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 1, 2011.)
10.8    Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 23, 2012, by and between Broad Street Funding LLC and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 27, 2012.)
10.9    Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 22, 2013, by and between Broad Street Funding LLC and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 filed on March 28, 2013.)
10.10    Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2013, by and between Broad Street Funding LLC and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 24, 2013.)
10.11    Seventh Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of December 18, 2014, by and between Broad Street Funding LLC and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 18, 2014.)
10.12    Tenth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of December 15, 2015 by and between Broad Street Funding LLC and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as administrative agent and a lender. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 16, 2015.)
10.13    Asset Contribution Agreement, dated as of March 10, 2010, by and between the Company and Broad Street Funding LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 16, 2010.)
10.14    First Amendment to Asset Contribution Agreement, dated as of June 17, 2010, by and between the Company and Broad Street Funding LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 19, 2010.)
10.15    Investment Management Agreement, dated as of March 10, 2010, by and between the Company and Broad Street Funding LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 16, 2010.)
10.16    Amended and Restated Security Agreement, dated as of January 28, 2011, by and between Broad Street Funding LLC and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 1, 2011.)
10.17    Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement, dated as of August 29, 2012, by and between the Company and Arch Street Funding LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 31, 2012.)
10.18    Amended and Restated Asset Transfer Agreement, dated as of September 26, 2012, by and between the Company and Locust Street Funding LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 1, 2012.)
10.19    Loan Agreement, dated as of August 29, 2012 and amended as of March 31, 2014, by and between Arch Street Funding LLC, the financial institutions and other lenders from time to time party thereto and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 4, 2014.)
10.20    Account Control Agreement, dated as of August 29, 2012, by and between Arch Street Funding LLC, Citibank, N.A. and Virtus Group, LP. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 31, 2012.)

 

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10.21    Security Agreement, dated as of August 29, 2012, by and between Arch Street Funding LLC and Citibank, N.A. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 31, 2012.)
10.22    Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 29, 2012, by and among Arch Street Funding LLC, Benjamin Loan Funding LLC, Benjamin 2 Loan Funding LLC, Citibank, N.A. and Citibank Financial Products Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 31, 2012.)
10.23    Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of September 26, 2012, by and between Locust Street Funding LLC and Citibank, N.A., as trustee. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 1, 2012.)
10.24    Supplemental Indenture No. 1, dated as of April 23, 2013, by and between Locust Street Funding LLC and Citibank, N.A., as trustee. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 26, 2013.)
10.25    Locust Street Funding LLC Class A Floating Rate Secured Note, due 2021. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 21, 2012.)
10.26    Locust Street Funding LLC Class A Floating Rate Secured Note, due 2023. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 1, 2012.)
10.27    Locust Street Funding LLC Class A Floating Rate Secured Note, due 2024. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 26, 2013.)
10.28    TBMA/ISMA 2000 Amended and Restated Global Master Repurchase Agreement by and between JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London Branch and Race Street Funding LLC, together with the related Annex and Amended and Restated Confirmation thereto, each dated as of September 26, 2012. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 1, 2012.)
10.29    TBMA/ISMA 2000 Amended and Restated Global Master Repurchase Agreement, by and between JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London Branch and Race Street Funding LLC, together with the related Annex and Amended and Restated Confirmation thereto, each dated as of April 23, 2013. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 26, 2013.)
10.30    Amended and Restated Confirmation, dated as of February 15, 2012, by and between Race Street Funding LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London Branch. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 21, 2012.)
10.31    Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2011, by and between the Company and Race Street Funding LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 27, 2011.)
10.32    Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of September 26, 2012, by and between Race Street Funding LLC and the Company. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 1, 2012.)
10.33    Asset Transfer Amendment, dated as of September 26, 2012, by and between the Company and Race Street Funding LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 1, 2012.)
10.34    Amendment Agreement, dated as of October 24, 2013, by and between JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London Branch and Race Street Funding LLC. (Incorporated by references to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report in Form 8-K filed on October 28, 2013.)

 

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10.35    Amended and Restated Collateral Management Agreement, dated as of September 26, 2012, by and between Locust Street Funding LLC and the Company. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 1, 2012.)
10.36    Amended and Restated Collateral Administration Agreement, dated as of September 26, 2012, by and among Locust Street Funding LLC, the Company and Virtus Group, LP. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 1, 2012.)
10.37    Collateral Management Agreement, dated as of September 26, 2012, by and between Race Street Funding LLC and the Company. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 1, 2012.)
10.38    Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of May 17, 2012, by and among Walnut Street Funding LLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, and the other lender parties thereto. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 18, 2012.)
10.39    Amendment No. 1 to Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 11, 2014, by and among Walnut Street Funding LLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 12, 2014).
10.40    Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of May 17, 2012, by and between the Company and Walnut Street Funding LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 18, 2012.)
10.41    Collateral Management Agreement, dated as of May 17, 2012, by and between the Company and Walnut Street Funding LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 18, 2012.)
10.42    Securities Account Control Agreement, dated as of May 17, 2012, by and between Walnut Street Funding LLC and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 18, 2012.)
10.43    Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of April 3, 2014, by and among FS Investment Corporation, ING Capital LLC, as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 4, 2014.)
10.44    Guarantee, Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of April 3, 2014, by and among FS Investment Corporation, ING Capital LLC, as revolving administrative agent and collateral agent, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and each financing agent and designated indebtedness holder party thereto. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 4, 2014.)
10.45*    Second Amended and Restated Control Agreement, dated as of April 8, 2016, by and among FS Investment Corporation, ING Capital LLC, as collateral agent, and State Street Bank and Trust Company.
10.46    Trademark License Agreement, dated as of April 16, 2014, by and between FS Investment Corporation and Franklin Square Holdings, L.P. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 16, 2014.)
31.1*    Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
31.2*    Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
32.1*    Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

* Filed herewith.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this quarterly report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on May 9, 2016.

 

FS INVESTMENT CORPORATION
By:  

/s/    Michael C. Forman

  Michael C. Forman
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
By:  

/s/    William Goebel

  William Goebel
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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EXHIBIT 10.45

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CONTROL AGREEMENT

This Second Amended and Restated Control Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated April 8, 2016, is by and among FS Investment Corporation (the “Borrower”), each subsidiary of the Borrower signatory hereto, each subsidiary of the Borrower that becomes a party hereto by executing a joinder to this Agreement (each a “Company” and, collectively with the Borrower, the “Companies”), ING Capital LLC, as collateral agent for the Lenders (as defined below) and certain other secured parties (in such capacity, including any successor in such capacity, the “Agent”), and State Street Bank and Trust Company, a Massachusetts trust company (the “Custodian”). This Agreement amends and restates in its entirety that certain Amended and Restated Control Agreement, dated as of January 30, 2015, by and among the Borrower, the Companies, the Agent and the Custodian (the “Existing Agreement”), which in turn amended and restated in its entirety that certain Control Agreement, dated as of April 3, 2014 by and among the Borrower, the Agent and the Custodian.

WHEREAS, (i) the Borrower and the Custodian are parties to that certain Custodian Agreement, dated as of November 14, 2011 (as amended, restated, modified, or supplemented from time to time, the “Custodian Agreement”) and (ii) each other Company thereafter became party to the Custodian Agreement as a Company Subsidiary (as defined therein) by being added to Schedule D to the Custodian Agreement in accordance with Section 19.14 of the Custodian Agreement;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Custodian Agreement, each Company has appointed Custodian to act as custodian for its securities and other assets;

WHEREAS, each Company has entered into the Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of April 3, 2014, among the Companies, the lenders party thereto (the “Lenders”), the Agent, as administrative agent for the Lenders and as Agent (as amended, restated, supplemented, modified and otherwise in effect from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”), pursuant to which such Lenders have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions therein specified, to extend credit to the Borrower. In addition, each Company and the Agent, among others, has entered into a Guarantee, Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of the date hereof (the “Security Agreement”) pursuant to which each Company, among other things, has agreed to pledge and grant a security interest in all right, title and interest of such Company in, to and under certain of its property, including the Collateral Account (as defined below) and any cash, securities or other assets therein or otherwise held by the Custodian (collectively, the “Collateral”), in favor of the Agent for the benefit of the Agent, the Lenders, and certain other secured parties, as collateral security for the obligations of such Company under the Loan Agreement and certain other Secured Obligations (as such term is defined in the Security Agreement); and

WHEREAS, in connection with the Loan Agreement and the Security Agreement, each Company intends to grant control (as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code, as in effect from time to time in The State of New York (the “UCC”)) over the Collateral Account and possession of other Collateral to the Agent and the Agent, each Company and the Custodian are entering into this Agreement to perfect the security interest of the Agent in the Collateral Account and provide for the control of the Collateral Account and possession of other Collateral.

NOW THEREFORE, for valuable consideration, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Establishment of Collateral Account. The Custodian has established and will maintain on its books and records each Company’s (i) custodial accounts set forth on Schedule 1 hereto, which accounts and the assets credited thereto are pledged in favor of the Agent (collectively, the “Securities Account”), and (ii) deposit accounts set forth on Schedule 1 hereto, which accounts and the assets credited thereto are pledged in favor of the Agent (collectively, the “Deposit Account” and together with


the Securities Account, the “Collateral Account”). The Custodian will credit to the Collateral Account any assets delivered to it by any Company pursuant to the Custodian Agreement except that Loan Documents and Identified Securities (as each such term is defined below) delivered to the Custodian shall be held by the Custodian upon the terms of Section 5. The Custodian shall have no responsibility for determining the adequacy of any Collateral required hereunder or under the Loan Agreement, nor will it assume responsibility for any calculations related to any Collateral requirements under the Loan Agreement.

2. Account Control

2.1 Agent Security Interest. This Agreement is intended by each Company and the Agent to grant “control” of the Collateral Account and possession of other Collateral to the Agent for purposes of perfection of the Agent’s security interest in the Collateral Account and other Collateral pursuant to Article 8 and Article 9 of the UCC and the Custodian hereby acknowledges that it has been advised of each Company’s grant to Agent of a security interest in the Collateral and Collateral Account. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Custodian makes no representation or warranty with respect to the creation, attachment, perfection, priority or enforceability of any security interest in the Collateral or Collateral Account.

2.2 Company Control. Unless and until the Custodian receives written notice from the Agent pursuant to Section 2.3(ii) below instructing the Custodian that the Agent is exercising its right to exclusive control over the Collateral Account, which notice is substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (a “Notice of Exclusive Control”) and the Custodian has a reasonable time to act thereon, or if all previous Notices of Exclusive Control have been revoked or rescinded in writing by the Agent: (i) each Company shall be entitled to exercise all rights with respect to, and to direct the Custodian with respect to, the Collateral Account, provided that no Company may terminate the Collateral Account without the prior written consent of the Agent, and (ii) the Custodian shall have no responsibility or liability to the Agent or any Lender for settling trades of financial assets and cash carried in the Collateral Account at the direction of and in accordance with the instructions of any Company given in accordance with the Custodian Agreement, or for complying with entitlement orders from any Company concerning the Collateral Account.

2.3 Control by Agent.

(i) Each Company irrevocably authorizes and directs the Custodian, and the Custodian agrees, to comply with any entitlement order or instructions (within the meaning of Sections 8-102, 9-104 and 9-106 of the UCC) received from the Agent with respect to the Collateral Account, without further consent of such Company.

(ii) Upon receipt by the Custodian of a Notice of Exclusive Control and the Custodian having a reasonable time to act thereon, the Custodian shall thereafter follow only the instruction of the Agent with respect to the Collateral Account, and shall comply only with any entitlement order or instructions received from the Agent, without further consent of any Company, and shall be entitled to deal with the Agent as though the Agent were the sole and absolute owner of the Collateral Account. Without limiting the Custodian’s obligations under Section 2.3(i) and (ii), Agent agrees that it shall deliver a Notice of Exclusive Control prior to or simultaneously with any entitlement order or instruction. For the avoidance of doubt, from and after delivery of a Notice of Exclusive Control and the Custodian having a reasonable time to act thereon, no Company (whether directly or through its investment manager) shall have any right or ability to access or receive or withdraw or transfer financial assets from, or to give other instructions concerning the Collateral Account until such time as the Agent shall have notified the

 

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Custodian in writing of the withdrawal of the Notice of Exclusive Control and instructed the Custodian to resume honoring instructions which the Companies are entitled to give under the Custodian Agreement.

(iii) As between each Company and the Agent, the Agent agrees with each Company that it shall not issue a Notice of Exclusive Control or any entitlement order or instructions with respect to the Collateral Account pursuant to Section 2.3(i) or (ii) unless an Event of Default (as defined in the Security Agreement) shall have occurred and be continuing.

(iv) The Custodian shall have no responsibility or liability to any Company for complying with a Notice of Exclusive Control or complying with entitlement orders or other instructions originated by the Agent concerning any Collateral or the Collateral Account. The Custodian shall have no duty to investigate or make any determination as to whether an event of default or other like event exists under the Loan Agreement, and the Custodian shall be fully protected in complying with a Notice of Exclusive Control whether or not any Company may allege that no such event of default or other like event exists. Delivery of a Notice of Exclusive Control by the Agent to the Custodian shall be effective whether or not a copy of the same is delivered to any Company.

(v) As between the Agent and the Custodian, notwithstanding any provision contained herein or in any other document or instrument to the contrary, the Custodian shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken at the instruction of the Agent, or any action taken or omitted to be taken under or in connection with this Agreement, except for the Custodian’s own bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct in carrying out such instructions.

3. Distributions. The Custodian shall, without further action by Companies or Agent, credit to the Collateral Account all interest, dividends and other income received by the Custodian on the Collateral, unless and until the Custodian has received a Notice of Exclusive Control and has been directed otherwise by the Agent, in which event all such receipts shall be credited to such account as directed by the Agent.

4. Duties and Services of Custodian.

(i) Custodian agrees that it is acting as a “securities intermediary,” as defined in Section 8-102 of the UCC with respect to the Securities Account, and as a “bank” as defined in Section 9-102 of the UCC with respect to the Deposit Account. The parties hereto further agree that the securities intermediary’s jurisdiction, within the meaning of Section 8-110(e) of the UCC, and the bank’s jurisdiction, within the meaning of Section 9-304(b) of the UCC, is the State of New York and agree that none of them has or will enter into any agreement to the contrary except that the parties acknowledge that the Custodian Agreement are otherwise governed by Massachusetts law.

(ii) The Custodian shall have no duties, obligations, responsibilities or liabilities with respect to the Collateral or the Collateral Account except as and to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement and the Custodian Agreement, and no implied duties of any kind shall be read into this Agreement against the Custodian including, without limitation, the duty to preserve, exercise or enforce rights in the Collateral and Collateral Account. The Custodian shall not be liable or responsible for anything done or omitted to be done by it in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct and may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any notice, instruction or other communication which it reasonably believes to be genuine and authorized.

 

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(iii) As between each Company and the Custodian, except for the rights of control and possession in favor of the Agent agreed to herein, nothing herein shall be deemed to modify, limit, restrict, amend or supersede the terms of the Custodian Agreement, and the Custodian shall be and remain entitled to all of the rights, indemnities, powers, and protections in its favor under the Custodian Agreement, which shall apply fully to the Custodian’s actions and omissions hereunder. If a provision of this Agreement in favor of the Agent conflicts with a provision of any Custodian Agreement, this Agreement shall control. Instructions under this Agreement from a Company’s authorized representative given in accordance with the terms of the applicable Custodian Agreement shall also constitute Proper Instructions (as defined in the Custodian Agreement) under such Custodian Agreement.

(iv) The Agent agrees to provide to Custodian, in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto, the names and signatures of authorized parties who may give written notices, instructions or entitlement orders concerning the Collateral or the Collateral Account. Other means of notice or instruction may be used, provided that the Agent and Custodian agree to appropriate security procedures. As between the Custodian and Agent, the Agent shall indemnify and hold the Custodian harmless with regard to any losses or liabilities of the Custodian (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) imposed on or incurred by the Custodian arising out of any action or omission of the Custodian in accordance with any notice or any entitlement order or other instruction of Agent under this Agreement.

(v) The parties hereto acknowledge that no “security entitlement” under the UCC shall exist with respect to (A) cash (which shall be credited to the Deposit Account), (B) any Loan Document (as defined below), or any Company’s interest in a direct or participation or subparticipation interest in or by assignment or novation of a loan or other extension of credit evidenced, governed or represented by the Loan Document, or (C) any other asset which is registered in the name of any Company, payable to the order of the Company or specially indorsed to such Company or any third party (each such other asset an “Identified Security”), except to the extent such Identified Security has been specially indorsed by such Company to the Custodian or in blank.

(vi) For avoidance of doubt, the Agent hereby acknowledges that any Collateral issued outside the United States (“Foreign Security System Assets”) which may be held by the Custodian, a sub-custodian within the Custodian’s network of sub-custodians (each a “Sub-Custodian”) or a depository or book-entry system for the central handling of securities and other financial assets in which the Custodian or the Sub-Custodian are participants may not permit the Companies to have a security entitlement under the UCC with respect to such Foreign Security System Assets (and such property shall be deemed for purposes of this Agreement not to be a financial asset held within the Collateral Account). The parties hereby further acknowledge that the Custodian gives no assurance that a security entitlement is created under the UCC with respect to any Company’s assets held in Euroclear or Clearstream or their successors. Solely as between each Company and Agent, each Company hereby acknowledges that the foregoing shall not be deemed a waiver by the Agent of any of the obligations of the Obligors to Deliver such Collateral or any other obligations of the Obligors under the Loan Documents or the Debt Documents (as such terms are defined in the Security Agreement).

5. Bailment of Loan Documents and Identified Securities; Loan Document Inspection Rights.

(i) If any Company delivers or causes a third party to deliver to the Custodian an instrument, document, certificate or other agreement evidencing, governing or representing such Company’s

 

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ownership in or such Company’s interest in a direct or participation or subparticipation interest in or by assignment or novation of a loan or other extension of credit that is not a “security” as defined in Section 8-102 of the UCC (a “Loan Document”) or an Identified Security, the Custodian agrees to hold the Loan Document or Identified Security as bailee for the Agent (and not, for the avoidance of doubt, as “securities intermediary”).

(ii) Until the Custodian receives a Notice of Exclusive Control or if all previous Notices of Exclusive Control have been revoked in writing by the Agent, the Custodian shall comply with the instructions of the applicable Company in respect of any Loan Document or Identified Security. The Custodian agrees that following its receipt from the Agent of a Notice of Exclusive Control and the Custodian having a reasonable time to act thereon, the Custodian shall thereafter follow only the instruction of the Agent with respect to all Loan Documents and Identified Securities, without the further consent of any Company and shall be entitled to deal with the Agent as though the Agent were the sole and absolute owner of such Collateral. For the avoidance of doubt, from and after delivery of a Notice of Exclusive Control and the Custodian having a reasonable time to act thereon, no Company (whether directly or through its investment manager) shall have any right or ability to give any instructions concerning such Collateral until such time as the Agent shall have notified the Custodian in writing of the withdrawal of the Notice of Exclusive Control and instructed the Custodian to resume honoring instructions which the Companies are entitled to give under the Custodian Agreement.

(iii) Upon the Agent’s reasonable request (which shall include reasonable advance written notice), copies of the Loan Documents and Identified Securities shall be subject to the Agent’s inspection. The Custodian reserves the right to impose reasonable restrictions on the number, frequency, timing and scope of any such inspection so as to prevent or minimize any potential impairment or disruption of its operations, distraction of its personnel or breaches of security or confidentiality. In addition, the Custodian shall be entitled to impose a commercially reasonable per person hourly charge for the cooperation and assistance of its personnel reasonably requested by the Agent in connection with any such inspection (the “Custodian Inspection Expenses”). Nothing contained in this section shall obligate the Custodian to provide access to or otherwise disclose any documents or information that the Custodian is obligated to maintain in confidence as a matter of law or regulation (and, to the extent that any such obligation is waivable by the Companies, each Company hereby waives such obligation to the extent necessary to permit the Agent to have reasonable access to such documents or information).

(iv) The Custodian shall have no responsibilities or duties whatsoever with respect to a Loan Document or Identified Security, except for such responsibilities as are expressly set forth herein or the Custodian Agreement. The Custodian shall be entitled to all exculpations, indemnities and other benefits under this Agreement when acting as bailee for the Agent.

(v) For the avoidance of doubt, as between each Company and the Agent, each Company agrees that the fees and expenses of representatives retained by the Agent in connection with any inspection requested by the Agent pursuant to Section 5(iii) (each, an “Agent Inspection”) will be covered by Section 5.06 of the Loan Agreement subject to the limitations set forth in such Section 5.06.

(vi) Each Company agrees to bear the cost of the Custodian Inspection Expenses for (a) the first two Agent Inspections requested in each calendar year and (b) any Agent Inspection conducted while an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. The Agent agrees to bear the cost of any Custodian Inspection Expenses that are not required to be borne by the Companies in accordance with the preceding sentence.

 

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6. Force Majeure; Special Damages. The Custodian shall not be liable for delays, errors or losses occurring by reason of circumstances beyond its control, including, without limitation, acts of God, market disorder, terrorism, insurrection, war, riots, failure of transportation or equipment, or failure of vendors, communication or power supply. In no event shall the Custodian be liable to any person or entity for consequential or special damages, even if the Custodian has been advised of the possibility or likelihood of such damages.

7. Compliance with Legal Process and Judicial Orders. The Custodian shall have no responsibility or liability to the Companies or to the Agent or to any other person or entity for acting in accordance with any judicial or arbitral process, order, writ, judgment, decree or claim of lien relating to the Collateral or Collateral Account subject to this Agreement notwithstanding that such order or process is subsequently modified, vacated or otherwise determined to have been without legal force or effect.

8. Custodian Representations.

8.1 The Custodian agrees and confirms, as of the date hereof, and at all times until the termination of this Agreement that it has not entered into, and until the termination of this Agreement will not enter into, any agreement (other than the Custodian Agreement) with any other person or entity relating to the Collateral or the Collateral Account under which it has agreed to comply with entitlement orders (as defined in Section 8-102 of the UCC) or other instructions of such other person or entity.

8.2 The Collateral Account will be maintained in the manner set forth in the Custodian Agreement subject to the provisions hereof until termination of this Agreement, and the Custodian will not change the name or account number of the Collateral Account without prior notice to the Agent.

8.3 The Custodian has no knowledge of any claim to or interest in the Collateral Account, other than the interests therein of the Custodian, the Agent and the Companies. If the Custodian is notified by any person or entity that such person or entity asserts any lien, encumbrance or adverse claim (including any writ, garnishment, judgment, warrant of attachment, execution or similar process) against the Collateral Account, the Custodian will notify the Agent and the Companies promptly thereof.

9. Access To Reports. Upon any pledge, release or substitution of Collateral in the Collateral Account, and upon any release of other Collateral otherwise in the possession of the Custodian, Custodian shall notify Agent within one business day of such change. The Custodian will provide to the Agent a copy of a statement of the Collateral Account and other Collateral in the possession of the Custodian within twenty (20) business days of the end of the calendar month (or more frequently as the Agent may reasonably request); provided, however, that the Custodian’s failure to forward a copy of such statement to the Agent shall not give rise to any liability hereunder. Upon the Agent’s request, each Company hereby authorizes the Custodian to, and based on such authorization the Custodian hereby agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to, provide to the Agent such other information concerning the Collateral Account and/or the Collateral as the Agent may reasonably request, provided that nothing contained herein shall obligate the Custodian to provide the Agent such information if it is not obligated to provide such information to the Companies under the Custodian Agreement, and provided, further, that the Custodian’s failure to forward such information to the Agent shall not give rise to any liability hereunder

10. Fees and Expenses, Etc. of Custodian.

10.1 Reimbursement For Costs; Indemnity. In addition to the terms of the Custodian Agreement, each Company hereby agrees (a) to pay and reimburse the Custodian for any advances, costs, expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorney’s fees and costs) and disbursements that may

 

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be paid or incurred by the Custodian in connection with this Agreement or the arrangement contemplated hereby, including any that may be incurred in performing its duties or responsibilities pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and (b) to indemnify and hold the Custodian harmless from and against any other loss, cost or expense sustained or incurred by the Custodian in connection with this Agreement or the arrangement contemplated hereby, including any that may be incurred in performing its duties or responsibilities pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

10.2 Liens. Any fees, expenses or other amounts that may be owing to the Custodian from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof or of the Custodian Agreement shall be secured by any lien, encumbrance and other rights that the Custodian may have under the Custodian Agreement or applicable law; and (subject to Section 10.4) the Custodian shall be entitled to exercise such rights and interests against the Collateral and Collateral Account in accordance with the terms of the Custodian Agreement.

10.3 Advances. It is hereby expressly acknowledged and agreed by the parties that the Custodian (including its affiliates, subsidiaries and agents) shall not be obligated to advance cash or investments to, for or on behalf of the Companies in the Collateral Account; provided, however, that if the Custodian does advance cash or investments to the Collateral Account for any purpose (including but not limited to securities settlements, foreign exchange contracts, assumed settlement or account overdraft) for the benefit of any Company, any property at any time held pursuant to this Agreement and the Custodian Agreement shall be security therefor and, should such Company fail to repay the Custodian promptly, the Custodian shall (subject to Section 10.4) be entitled to utilize available cash and to dispose of Collateral to the extent necessary to obtain reimbursement.

10.4 Subordination. The Custodian subordinates any security interest or right of recoupment or setoff that it may have in or against the Collateral or the Collateral Account to the security interest in favor of the Agent. However, the subordination will not apply to the extent that the Custodian’s security interest or right of recoupment or setoff secures or may reduce obligations of any Company to pay, reimburse or indemnify the Custodian for (i) the Custodian’s losses, fees, costs, or expenses incurred under Section 10.1 of this Agreement or Section 14 or 15 of the Custodian Agreement as in effect on the date of this Agreement (other than any advances or investments except to the extent provided in clause (iv) of this Section 10.4), (ii) returned or charged-back items, (iii) reversals or cancellations of payment orders and other electronic fund transfers, or (iv) payments owed to the Custodian for advances or investments made by the Custodian for the purposes of clearing and settling purchases and sales of securities or other financial assets credited to the Securities Account, provided that the Custodian’s rights with respect to this clause (iv) arising from any security or financial asset shall be limited to such security or financial asset.

11. Notices. Any notice, instruction or other instrument required to be given hereunder, or any requests and demands to or upon the respective parties hereto shall be in writing and may be sent by hand, or by facsimile transmission, telex, or overnight delivery by any recognized delivery service, prepaid or, for termination of this Agreement only, by certified or registered mail, and addressed as follows, or to such other address as any party may hereafter notify the other respective parties hereto in writing:

 

(a)    If to the Custodian,

  

         then:

   State Street Bank and Trust Company
   John Hancock Tower
   200 Clarendon Street
   Boston, Massachusetts 02116
   Attention: Paul Woods,
   Senior Vice President
   Telephone: 617-662-9289
   Telecopy: 617-

 

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(b)    If to the Agent,

  

         then:

   ING Capital LLC
   1325 Avenue of the Americas
   New York, New York 10019
   Attention: Dominik Breuer
   Telephone Number: (646) 424-6269
   Fax Number: (646) 424-6919
   Email: Dominik.Breuer@ing.com

 

(c)    If to any Company,

  

         then:

   FS Investment Corporation
   201 Rouse Boulevard
   Philadelphia, PA 19112
   Attention: Gerald F. Stahlecker
   Telephone: (215) 222-4649
   Telecopy: (215) 495-1169

12. Amendment. No amendment or modification of this Agreement will be effective unless it is in writing and signed by each of the parties hereto; provided, however, that Schedule 1 hereto may be amended from time to time to reflect the accounts of the Companies by (a) the Custodian and / or the Borrower providing (i) notice thereof and (ii) a copy of such amended Schedule 1 to each other party hereto, and (b) each other party hereto providing acknowledgement thereof. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but such counterparts together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

13. Joinder. Each subsidiary of the Borrower that becomes a party hereto shall execute a joinder to this Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C.

14. Termination. This Agreement shall continue in effect until the Agent has notified the Custodian in writing that this Agreement is to be terminated. Upon receipt of such notice, the Agent shall have no further right to originate instructions with respect to the Collateral or Collateral Account. This Agreement may not be terminated by any Company without the prior written consent of the Agent (which consent shall be given pursuant to Section 10.11 of the Security Agreement). This Agreement may be terminated by the Custodian, and shall terminate in the event of termination of the Custodian Agreement, in each case following not less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to each of the other parties hereto. Upon termination of this Agreement by any party, any Collateral that has not been released by the Agent at or prior to the time of termination shall be transferred to a successor custodian or bank designated by the applicable Company and reasonably acceptable to the Agent (or, from and after receipt by the Custodian of a Notice of Exclusive Control, designated by the Agent). In the event no successor is agreed upon, the Custodian shall be entitled to petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor custodian and shall be indemnified by each Company for any costs and expenses (including, without limitation, attorney’s fees) relating thereto.

15. Severability. In the event any provision of this Agreement is held illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement shall remain in effect

16. Successors; Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. No party may assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations

 

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hereunder without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto; provided that this agreement shall be binding on any successor Agent under the Security Agreement so long as such successor Agent agrees in writing to be bound as “Agent” in accordance with the terms hereof.

17. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of The State of New York, without giving effect to the conflict of law provisions thereof.

18. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but such counterparts together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

19. Headings. Any headings appearing on this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of any of the terms of this Agreement.

20. Confidentiality. Each of the Custodian, each Company and the Agent agrees that it shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain, and to cause its agents, attorneys and accountants to maintain, the confidentiality of the specific terms of this Agreement, and to not discuss or disclose, nor authorize such agents, attorneys or accountants to discuss or disclose, such terms, directly or indirectly, to any person, other than: (1) to such agents, attorneys or accountants, subject to the terms hereof; (2) as may be legally required by applicable law or regulation or by any subpoena or similar legal process, or as may be requested by a regulator having jurisdiction over such party; (3) in connection with litigation to which such party is a party; (4) to the extent such terms become publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Agreement; or (5) in the case of the Agent any other person to whom the Agent is permitted to disclose confidential information of any Company in accordance with Section 10.12 of the Security Agreement.

21. Amendment and Restatement. This Agreement amends and restates the Existing Control Agreement, which in turn amended and restated the Original Control Agreement. As between each Company and the Agent, all references to the Original Control Agreement in any Loan Document (as defined in the Credit Agreement) (other than this Agreement) or other document or instrument delivered in connection therewith shall be deemed to refer to this Agreement and the provisions hereof. Any reference herein to the “date hereof” or words of similar import shall be construed to refer to April 3, 2014 (the date of the Original Control Agreement). The amendment and restatement contained herein shall not in any manner be construed to constitute payment of, or impair, limit, cancel or extinguish, or constitute a novation in respect of, any of the obligations and liabilities of any Company evidenced by or arising under the Existing Control Agreement or the Original Control Agreement, and the liens and security interests securing the obligations and liabilities owed to the Agent shall not in any manner be impaired, limited, terminated, waived or released and are deemed continuously perfected.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement under their respective seals as of the date first written above.

 

STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By:        

/s/ George Sullivan

Name: George Sullivan
Title: EVP

[Signature page to Joinder Agreement to Second Amended and Restated Control Agreement]


ING CAPITAL LLC, as Collateral Agent
By:  

/s/ Kunduck Moon

Name:   Kunduck Moon
Title:   Managing Director
By:  

/s/ Grace Fu

Name:   Grace Fu
Title:   Director

[Signature page to Joinder Agreement to Second Amended and Restated Control Agreement]


FS INVESTMENT CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Stephen S. Sypherd

Name:   Stephen S. Sypherd
Title:   Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary
IC AMERICAN ENERGY INVESTMENTS, INC.
  By:  

/s/ Michael C. Forman

  Name:   Michael C. Forman
  Title:   CEO & President
FSIC INVESTMENTS, INC.
  By:  

/s/ Stephen S. Sypherd

  Name:   Stephen S. Sypherd
  Title:   Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary
IC ALTUS INVESTMENTS, LLC
By:   FS INVESTMENT CORPORATION,
  its Sole Member
  By:  

/s/ Stephen S. Sypherd

  Name:   Stephen S. Sypherd
  Title:   Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary
IC ARCHES INVESTMENTS, LLC
By:   FS INVESTMENT CORPORATION,
  its Sole Member
  By:  

/s/ Stephen S. Sypherd

  Name:   Stephen S. Sypherd
  Title:   Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary

[Signature page to Joinder Agreement to Second Amended and Restated Control Agreement]

EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Michael C. Forman, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of FS Investment Corporation;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 9, 2016

 

 

/s/ Michael C. Forman

 

Michael C. Forman

Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, William Goebel certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of FS Investment Corporation;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 9, 2016

 

 

/s/ William Goebel

 

William Goebel

Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION of CEO and CFO PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of FS Investment Corporation (the “Company”) for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Form 10-Q”), Michael C. Forman, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and William Goebel, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

 

    the Form 10-Q of the Company fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

 

    the information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

Dated: May 9, 2016

/s/ Michael C. Forman

Michael C. Forman

Chief Executive Officer

/s/ William Goebel

William Goebel

Chief Financial Officer