Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Item
7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We
are subject to financial market risks, including changes in interest rates. Changes in interest rates may affect both our cost of funding
and our interest income from portfolio investments and cash and cash equivalents. Our investment income will be affected by changes in
various interest rates, including LIBOR, to the extent our debt investments include floating interest rates. In the future, we expect
other loans in our portfolio will have floating interest rates. In addition, U.S. and global capital markets and credit markets have
experienced a higher level of stress due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, which has resulted in an increase in the level of volatility
across such markets. We may hedge against interest rate fluctuations by using standard hedging instruments such as futures, options and
forward contracts subject to the requirements of the 1940 Act. For the year ended September 30, 2021, we did not engage in hedging activities.
As
of September 30, 2021, 58.1% of our income-bearing investment portfolio bore interest based on floating rates based upon fair value.
In connection with the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks have reduced certain interest rates and LIBOR
has decreased. A prolonged reduction in interest rates will reduce our gross investment income and could result in a decrease in our
net investment income if such decreases in LIBOR are not offset by a corresponding increase in the spread over LIBOR that we earn on
any portfolio investments, a decrease in our operating expenses, including with respect to any income incentive fee, or a decrease in
the interest rate of our floating interest rate liabilities tied to LIBOR. In contrast, 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. In addition, a rise in interest rates may increase the likelihood that a portfolio company defaults
on a loan. 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. The composition of our floating rate debt investments by
cash interest rate LIBOR floor as of September 30, 2021 was as follows (dollars in thousands):
September
30, 2021
LIBOR Floor
Fair
Value
%
of Floating Rate Portfolio
Under 1%
$ -
- %
1% to under 2%
59,323
100.0
2% to under 3%
-
-
No Floor
-
-
Total
$ 59,323
100.0 %
Based
on our Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of September 30, 2021, the following table (dollars in thousands) shows the
approximate increase/(decrease) in components of net assets resulting from operations of hypothetical LIBOR base rate changes in interest
rates, assuming no changes in our investment and capital structure.
Change in
Interest Rates
Interest
Income (1)
Interest
Expense
Net
Increase/
(Decrease)
Up 300 basis points
$ 6,500
$ (2,300 )
$ 4,200
Up 200 basis points
4,300
(1,600 )
2,700
Up 100 basis points
2,200
(800 )
1,400
Down 100 basis points
(2,200 )
800
(1,400 )
Down 200 basis points
(4,300 )
1,600
(2,700 )
Down 300 basis points
(6,500 )
2,300
(4,200 )
(1) Assumes
no defaults or prepayments by portfolio companies over the next twelve months.
73
Item
8. Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
INDEX TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Page
Report of Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm
F-1
Consolidated Statements
of Assets and Liabilities as of September 30, 2021 and 2020
F-3
Consolidated Statements
of Operations for the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019
F-4
Consolidated Statements
of Changes in Net Assets for the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019
F-5
Consolidated Statements
of Cash Flows for the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019
F-6
Consolidated Schedules
of Investments as of September 30, 2021 and 2020
F-7
Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements
F-18
74
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To
the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of PhenixFIN Corporation
Opinion
on the Financial Statements
We
have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of assets and liabilities of PhenixFIN Corporation (the Company), including the
consolidated schedules of investments, as of September 30, 2021 and 2020, the related consolidated statements of operations, changes
in net assets, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended September 30, 2021, and the related notes (collectively
referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly,
in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at September 30, 2021 and 2020, and the results of its operations, changes
in its net assets, and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended September 30, 2021 in conformity with U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles.
Basis
for Opinion
These
financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s
financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent
with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities
and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company
is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits
we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion
on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our
audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error
or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of investments owned as of September 30,
2021 and 2020, by correspondence with the custodians, directly with designees of the portfolio companies, debt agents and brokers, as
applicable, or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical
Audit Matter
The
critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that was communicated
or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial
statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective or complex judgments. The communication of the critical audit matter
does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the
critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the account or disclosures to which it relates.
F- 1
Valuation
of investments using significant unobservable inputs and assumptions
Description
of the Matter
At
September 30, 2021, the fair value of the Company’s investments categorized as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy (Level
3 investments) totaled $115.8 million.
As
further described in Notes 2 and 4 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements, management determines the fair value
of Level 3 investments by using valuation methodologies (e.g., market or income approach) and associated techniques including, among
others, valuations of comparable public companies, recent sales of private and public comparable companies, discounted cash flows,
and/or enterprise value analysis. These techniques require management to make judgments about the significant unobservable inputs
and assumptions including, among others, market yields, EBITDA multiples, and revenue multiples.
Auditing
the fair value of the Company’s Level 3 investments is complex, as the unobservable inputs and assumptions used by the Company
require significant management judgment or estimation and have a significant effect on the fair value measurements of such investments.
Also, applying audit procedures to address the estimation uncertainty involves a high degree of auditor subjectivity.
How
We Addressed the Matter in Our Audit
Our
audit procedures performed to test the fair value of the Company’s Level 3 investments included, among others and on a sample
basis, evaluating the Company’s valuation methodologies and significant unobservable inputs and assumptions used in the valuations,
as well as testing the mathematical accuracy of the Company’s valuation models utilized to calculate the fair value.
For
a sample of Level 3 investments, we obtained and reviewed management’s valuation models and compared the significant portfolio
company-specific inputs used in the models to credit agreements, underlying source documents, and/or portfolio company financial
information provided to the Company by the investees, as applicable. We assessed whether the significant unobservable inputs and
assumptions used by the Company were developed in a manner consistent with its valuation policies. We also evaluated the appropriateness
of the inputs and assumptions used in the fair value estimates by comparing them to portfolio company financial information and/or
available market information and evaluated the appropriateness of any significant adjustments.
Additionally,
for a sample of Level 3 investments and with the assistance of our valuation specialists, we developed independent fair value estimates
to compare to the Company’s fair value measurements by using market information from third-party sources, such as market multiples
and market yields, and/or portfolio company financial information, as applicable.
We
searched for and evaluated information that corroborated or contradicted the Company's significant unobservable inputs and assumptions.
We also evaluated subsequent events and transactions and considered whether they corroborated or contradicted the Company's year-end
valuations.
/s/
Ernst & Young LLP
We
have served as the Company’s auditor since 2010.
New
York, New York
December
20, 2021
F- 2
PHENIXFIN
CORPORATION
Consolidated
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
September 30,
2021
September 30,
2020
Assets:
Investments at fair value
Non-controlled,
non-affiliated investments (amortized cost of $92,214,167 and $117,360,954, respectively)
$ 84,152,678
$ 114,321,948
Affiliated
investments (amortized cost of $75,963,427 and $92,898,755, respectively)
57,595,245
84,873,023
Controlled
investments (amortized cost of $39,490,097 and $117,874,821, respectively)
9,891,860
47,548,578
Total
Investments at fair value
151,639,783
246,743,549
Cash
and cash equivalents
69,433,256
56,522,148
Receivables:
Fees
receivable
1,872,700
119,028
Interest
receivable
371,576
624,524
Paydown
receivable
292,015
-
Dividends
receivable
81,211
-
Other
assets
1,401,746
2,093,559
Total
Assets
$ 225,092,287
$ 306,102,808
Liabilities:
Notes
payable (net of debt issuance costs of $412,795 and $905,624, respectively)
$ 77,434,005
$ 150,960,662
Due to
broker
1,586,000
-
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
1,416,524
2,108,225
Due to
affiliates
280,323
53,083
Administrator
expenses payable (see Note 6)
67,920
156,965
Management
and incentive fees payable (see Note 6)
-
1,392,022
Interest
and fees payable
-
801,805
Deferred
revenue
-
10,529
Other
liabilities
613,534
-
Total
Liabilities
81,398,306
155,483,291
Commitments
and Contingencies (see Note 8)
Net
Assets:
Common Shares, $0.001 par
value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; 2,723,709 shares issued; 2,517,221 and 2,723,709 common shares outstanding, respectively
2,517
2,724
Capital in excess of par
value
688,866,642
672,381,617
Total
distributable earnings (loss)
(545,175,178 )
(521,764,824 )
Total
Net Assets
143,693,981
150,619,517
Total
Liabilities and Net Assets
$ 225,092,287
$ 306,102,808
Net
Asset Value Per Common Share
$ 57.08
$ 55.30
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F- 3
PHENIXFIN
CORPORATION
Consolidated
Statements of Operations
For
the Years Ended September 30
2021
2020
2019
Interest Income:
Interest from investments
Non-controlled, non-affiliated investments:
Cash
$ 5,974,807
$ 9,137,394
$ 25,368,027
Payment in-kind
609,964
863,744
1,755,260
Affiliated investments:
Cash
1,099,809
1,182,294
2,197,555
Payment in-kind
327,804
2,425,557
2,604,279
Controlled investments:
Cash
75,000
84,505
337,956
Payment in-kind
-
500,767
2,800,890
Total interest income
8,087,384
14,194,261
35,063,967
Dividend income
21,564,348
6,256,250
8,218,480
Interest from cash and cash equivalents
10,402
378,077
712,017
Fee income (see Note 9)
2,566,519
692,988
2,304,287
Other income
78,204
-
-
Total Investment Income
32,306,857
21,521,576
46,298,751
Expenses:
Base management fees (see Note 6)
1,146,403
6,358,750
11,189,646
Interest and financing expenses
5,800,100
14,935,017
24,049,485
General and administrative expenses
1,012,147
3,285,259
7,398,534
Salaries and benefits
1,993,277
-
-
Administrator expenses (see Note 6)
612,983
2,226,831
3,323,989
Insurance expenses
1,619,536
1,463,391
623,064
Directors fees
1,039,717
1,451,077
1,258,378
Professional fees, net (see Note 8)
559,975
(4,768,050 )
19,323,082
Expenses before expense
support reimbursement and management and incentive fee waivers
13,784,138
24,952,275
67,166,178
Expense support reimbursement (see Note
6)
-
(710,294 )
-
Total expenses net of
expense support reimbursement and management and incentive fee waivers
13,784,138
24,241,981
67,166,178
Net Investment Income
18,522,719
(2,720,405 )
(20,867,427 )
Realized and unrealized
gains (losses) on investments
Net realized gains (losses):
Non-controlled, non-affiliated investments
7,747,672
(9,973,416 )
(24,762,224 )
Affiliated investments
(10,088,405 )
(928,990 )
(7,670,970 )
Controlled investments
(40,144,795 )
(39,076,425 )
(79,739,742 )
Total net realized gains
(losses)
(42,485,528 )
(49,978,831 )
(112,172,936 )
Net change in unrealized gains (losses):
Non-controlled, non-affiliated investments
(5,022,484 )
9,898,237
20,727,499
Affiliated investments
(10,342,450 )
2,648,353
(6,864,255 )
Controlled investments
40,728,006
(23,178,993 )
24,634,707
Total net change in unrealized
gains (losses)
25,363,072
(10,632,403 )
38,497,951
Loss on extinguishment
of debt (see Note 5)
(122,355 )
(2,481,374 )
(2,032,655 )
Total
realized and unrealized gains (losses)
(17,244,811 )
(63,092,608 )
(75,707,640 )
Net
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
$ 1,277,908
$ (65,813,013 )
$ (96,575,067 )
Weighted Average Basic and diluted earnings per common share
$ 0.48
$ (24.16 )
$ (35.46 )
Weighted Average Basic and diluted net investment
income (loss) per common share
$ 6.92
$ (1.00 )
$ (7.66 )
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding
- Basic and Diluted (see Note 11)
2,677,891
2,723,709
2,723,709
Dividends Declared per Common Share
$ -
$ -
$ 3.00
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F- 4
PHENIXFIN
CORPORATION
Consolidated
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Common
Stock
Total
Shares
Par
Amount
Capital
in Excess of Par Value
Distributable
Earnings/(Loss)
Total
Net Assets
Balance
at September 30, 2018
2,723,709
$ 2,724
$ 698,638,520
$ (377,462,517 )
$ 321,178,727
OPERATIONS
Net
investment income (loss)
-
-
-
(20,867,427 )
(20,867,427 )
Net
realized gains (losses) on investments
-
-
-
(112,172,936 )
(112,172,936 )
Net
change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
-
-
-
38,497,951
38,497,951
Net
loss on extinguishment of debt
-
-
-
(2,032,655 )
(2,032,655 )
SHAREHOLDER
DISTRIBUTIONS
Return of Capital
-
-
(8,171,130 )
-
(8,171,130 )
Tax
reclassification of shareholders’ equity in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
-
-
(16,882,923 )
16,882,923
-
Total
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
-
-
(25,054,053 )
(79,692,144 )
(104,746,197 )
Balance
at September 30, 2019
2,723,709
2,724
673,584,467
(457,154,661 )
216,432,530
OPERATIONS
Net
investment income (loss)
-
-
-
(2,720,405 )
(2,720,405 )
Net
realized gains (losses) on investments
-
-
-
(49,978,831 )
(49,978,831 )
Net
change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
-
-
-
(10,632,403 )
(10,632,403 )
Net
loss on extinguishment of debt
-
-
-
(2,481,374 )
(2,481,374 )
SHAREHOLDER
DISTRIBUTIONS
Tax
reclassification of shareholders’ equity in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
-
-
(1,202,850 )
1,202,850
-
Total
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
-
-
(1,202,850 )
(64,610,163 )
(65,813,013 )
Balance
at September 30, 2020
2,723,709
2,724
672,381,617
(521,764,824 )
150,619,517
OPERATIONS
Net
investment income (loss)
-
-
-
18,522,719
18,522,719
Net
realized gains (losses) on investments
-
-
-
(42,485,528 )
(42,485,528 )
Net
change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
-
-
-
25,363,072
25,363,072
Net
loss on extinguishment of debt
-
-
-
(122,355 )
(122,355 )
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
Repurchase of common shares
(206,488 )
(207 )
(8,203,237 )
-
(8,203,444 )
Tax
reclassification of shareholders’ equity in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
-
-
24,688,262
(24,688,262 )
-
Total
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
(206,488 )
(207 )
16,485,025
(23,410,354 )
(6,925,536 )
Balance
at September 30, 2021
2,517,221
$ 2,517
$ 688,866,642
$ (545,175,178 )
$ 143,693,981
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F- 5
PHENIXFIN
CORPORATION
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
For the Years Ended
September 30
2021
2020
2019
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
$ 1,277,908
$ (65,813,013 )
$ (96,575,067 )
Adjustments to reconcile net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Investment increases due to payment-in-kind interest
(937,768 )
(4,211,154 )
(9,606,292 )
Net amortization of premium (discount) on investments
(44,455 )
(118,290 )
(286,665 )
Amortization of debt issuance cost
363,812
2,870,483
3,022,516
Net realized (gain) loss from investments
42,485,528
49,978,831
112,172,936
Net unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments
(25,363,072 )
10,632,403
(38,497,951 )
Proceeds from sale and settlements of investments
124,303,888
110,627,326
261,233,495
Purchases, originations and participations
(45,340,354 )
(16,763,667 )
(66,474,607 )
Loss on extinguishment of debt
122,355
2,481,374
2,032,655
(Increase) decrease in operating assets:
Other assets (1)
1,305,347
880,172
446,711
Interest receivable
252,948
967,883
4,784,670
Receivable for dispositions and investments sold
-
419,299
(259,042 )
Receivable for paydowns
(292,015 )
-
-
Fees receivable
(1,753,672 )
(10,723 )
78,971
Dividends receivable
(81,211 )
-
-
Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
(691,701 )
(9,848,530 )
9,020,922
Interest and fees payable
(801,805 )
(2,102,943 )
(375,270 )
Management and incentive fees payable, net
(1,392,022 )
(839,153 )
(1,116,499 )
Administrator expenses payable
(89,045 )
(704,820 )
53,239
Deferred revenue
(10,529 )
(93,054 )
(88,569 )
Due to affiliate
227,240
8,746
5,286
Due to broker
1,586,000
-
-
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
95,127,377
78,361,170
179,571,439
Paydowns on debt
(74,012,825 )
(106,122,925 )
(163,122,780 )
Debt issuance costs paid
-
-
(14,361 )
Payments of cash dividends
-
-
(8,171,130 )
Offering costs paid
-
-
354,754
Repurchase of common shares
(8,203,444 )
-
-
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
(82,216,269 )
(106,122,925 )
(170,953,517 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
12,911,108
(27,761,755 )
8,617,922
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
56,522,148
84,283,903
75,665,981
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$ 69,433,256
$ 56,522,148
$ 84,283,903
Supplemental information:
Interest paid during the year
$ 6,601,905
$ 14,167,477
$ 21,402,239
Supplemental non-cash information:
Non-cash purchase of investments
$ -
$ 12,950,924
$ 20,576,235
Non-cash sale of investments
$ -
$ 12,950,924
$ 20,528,752
Cash
$ 69,433,256
$ 56,522,148
$ 68,245,213
Restricted Cash
-
-
16,038,690
Total cash and restricted cash shown in the statement of cash flows
$ 69,433,256
$ 56,522,148
$ 84,283,903
(1) Excludes non-cash recognition of a right of
use asset of $613,534.
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F- 6
PHENIXFIN
CORPORATION
Consolidated
Schedule of Investments
September
30, 2021
Company (1)
Industry
Type
of Investment
Maturity
Par
Amount (2)
Cost (3)
Fair
Value (4)
%
of Net
Assets (5)
Non-Controlled/Non-Affiliated
Investments :
Alpine
SG, LLC (8)
High
Tech Industries
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 5.75% Cash, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (14)
11/16/2022
$ 4,715,808
$ 4,715,809
$ 4,715,809
3.29 %
Senior
Secured Incremental First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 8.50% Cash, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (14)
11/16/2022
472,087
472,087
472,087
0.33 %
Senior
Secured First Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan (LIBOR + 5.75% Cash, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (14)
11/16/2022
2,277,293
2,277,293
2,277,293
1.58 %
Senior
Secured Incremental First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 6.50% Cash, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (14)
11/16/2022
4,174,037
4,107,317
4,174,037
2.90 %
Senior
Secured Incremental First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 6.50% Cash, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (14)
11/16/2022
2,999,802
2,946,540
2,999,802
2.09 %
Senior
Secured Incremental First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 6.50% Cash, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (14)
11/16/2022
1,000,000
982,916
1,000,000
0.70 %
15,639,027
15,501,962
15,639,028
10.89 %
Autosplice,
Inc.
Automotive
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 8.00% Cash & 2.00% PIK, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (14)
4/30/2022
11,826,036
11,826,036
11,826,036
8.23 %
11,826,036
11,826,036
11,826,036
8.23 %
Be
Green Packaging, LLC
Containers,
Packaging & Glass
Equity
- 417 Common Units
1
416,250
-
0.00 %
1
416,250
-
0.00 %
Chimera
Investment Corp. (11)
Banking,
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
Equity
- 117,310 Class C Preferred Units (17)(20)
117,310
2,884,724
3,019,559
2.10 %
117,310
2,884,724
3,019,559
2.10 %
Cleaver-Brooks,
Inc.
Manufacturing
7.875%
Senior Secured Notes (18)
3/1/2023
9,364,000
9,306,052
9,270,360
6.45 %
9,364,000
9,306,052
9,270,360
6.45 %
CM
Finance SPV, LLC
Energy:
Oil & Gas
Unsecured
Debt (10)
101,463
101,463
-
0.00 %
101,463
101,463
-
0.00 %
CPI
International, Inc.
Aerospace
& Defense
Senior
Secured Second Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 7.25% Cash, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (13)
7/28/2025
2,607,062
2,599,906
2,489,744
1.73 %
2,607,062
2,599,906
2,489,744
1.73 %
DataOnline
Corp.
High
Tech Industries
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 6.25% Cash, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (14)
11/13/2025
4,912,500
4,912,500
4,863,375
3.39 %
Revolving
Credit Facility (LIBOR + 6.25% Cash, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (14)(16)
11/13/2025
714,286
714,286
707,143
0.49 %
5,626,786
5,626,786
5,570,518
3.88 %
Dividend
and Income Fund (11)
Banking,
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
Equity
- 87,483 Common Units (17)
87,483
1,281,845
1,275,502
0.89 %
87,483
1,281,845
1,275,502
0.89 %
Dream
Finders Homes, LLC (11)
Construction
& Building
Preferred
Equity (8.00% PIK)
4,905,011
4,905,011
4,757,860
3.31 %
4,905,011
4,905,011
4,757,860
3.31 %
F- 7
Company (1)
Industry
Type
of Investment
Maturity
Par
Amount (2)
Cost (3)
Fair
Value (4)
%
of Net
Assets (5)
Footprint
Acquisition, LLC
Services:
Business
Preferred
Equity (8.75% PIK) (10)
4,049,398
4,049,398
2,956,061
2.06 %
Equity
- 150 Common Units
150
-
-
0.00 %
4,049,548
4,049,398
2,956,061
2.06 %
Global
Accessories Group, LLC
Consumer
goods: Non-durable
Equity
- 3.8% Membership Interest
380
151,337
-
0.00 %
380
151,337
-
0.00 %
Great
AJAX Corp. (11)
Banking,
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
Equity
- 253,651 Common Units (17)
253,651
3,316,414
3,421,752
2.38 %
253,651
3,316,414
3,421,752
2.38 %
Invesco
Mortgage Capital, Inc. (11)
Banking,
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
Equity
- 205,000 Class C Preferred Units (17)(21)
205,000
5,035,506
5,217,250
3.63 %
205,000
5,035,506
5,217,250
3.63 %
Lighting
Science Group Corporation
Containers,
Packaging & Glass
Warrants
- 0.62% of Outstanding Equity (18)
5,000,000
955,680
-
0.00 %
5,000,000
955,680
-
0.00 %
MFA
Financial, Inc.
Banking,
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
Equity
- 31,692 Class C Preferred Units (17)(24)
31,692
762,171
778,989
0.54 %
31,692
762,171
778,989
0.54 %
New
Residential Investment Corp. (11)
Banking,
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
Equity
- 206,684 Class B Preferred Units (17)(22)
206,684
5,129,170
5,206,370
3.62 %
206,684
5,129,170
5,206,370
3.62 %
New
York Mortgage Trust, Inc. (11)
Banking,
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
Equity
- 165,000 Class E Preferred Units (17)(23)
165,000
4,102,076
4,182,750
2.91 %
165,000
4,102,076
4,182,750
2.91 %
Point.360
Services:
Business
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 6.00% PIK) (10)(15)
7/8/2020
2,777,366
2,103,712
-
0.00 %
2,777,366
2,103,712
-
0.00 %
RateGain
Technologies, Inc.
Hotel,
Gaming & Leisure
Unsecured
Debt (4.50% Cash) (12)
10/2/2023
532,671
532,671
-
0.00 %
Unsecured
Debt (4.50% Cash) (12)
4/1/2024
704,762
704,762
-
0.00 %
1,237,433
1,237,433
-
0.00 %
Redwood
Services Group, LLC (8)
Services:
Business
Revolving
Credit Facility (LIBOR + 6.00% Cash, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (13)(16)
6/6/2023
175,000
175,000
175,000
0.12 %
175,000
175,000
175,000
0.12 %
Sendero
Drilling Company, LLC
Energy:
Oil & Gas
Unsecured
Debt (9.00% Cash) (10)
8/1/2022
233,750
222,544
-
0.00 %
233,750
222,544
-
0.00 %
Seotowncenter,
Inc.
Services:
Business
Equity
- 3,434,169.6 Common Units
3,434,170
566,475
-
0.00 %
3,434,170
566,475
-
0.00 %
F- 8
Company (1)
Industry
Type
of Investment
Maturity
Par
Amount (2)
Cost (3)
Fair
Value (4)
%
of Net
Assets (5)
SMART
Financial Operations, LLC
Retail
Equity
- 700,000 Class A Preferred Units
700,000
700,000
-
0.00
%
700,000
700,000
-
0.00
%
Stancor,
Inc.
Services:
Business
Equity
- 263,814.43 Class A Units
263,814
263,814
-
0.00
%
263,814
263,814
-
0.00
%
Thryv
Holdings, Inc. (11)
Services:
Business
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan B (LIBOR + 8.50% Cash, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (13)
3/1/2026
5,770,000
5,610,988
5,863,763
4.08
%
5,770,000
5,610,988
5,863,763
4.08
%
Velocity
Pooling Vehicle, LLC
Automotive
Equity
- 5,441 Class A Units
5,441
302,464
64,167
0.05
%
Warrants
- 0.65% of Outstanding Equity
3/30/2028
6,506
361,667
76,727
0.05
%
11,947
664,131
140,894
0.10
%
Walker
Edison Furniture Company LLC
Consumer
goods: Durable
Equity
- 10,244 Common Units
10,244
1,500,000
2,361,242
1.64
%
10,244
1,500,000
2,361,242
1.64
%
Watermill-QMC
Midco, Inc.
Automotive
Equity
- 1.3% Partnership Interest (9)
518,283
518,283
-
0.00
%
518,283
518,283
-
0.00
%
Wingman
Holdings, Inc. (f/k/a Crow Precision Components, LLC)
Aerospace
& Defense
Equity
- 350 Common Units
350
700,000
-
0.00
%
350
700,000
-
0.00
%
Subtotal
Non-Controlled/Non-Affiliated Investments
$
75,318,491
$
92,214,167
$
84,152,678
58.56
%
Affiliated
Investments : (6)
1888
Industrial Services, LLC (8)
Energy:
Oil & Gas
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan A (LIBOR + 5.00% PIK, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (10)(14)
9/30/2021 (25)
$
9,946,741
$
9,473,066
$
-
0.00
%
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan B (LIBOR + 8.00% PIK, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (10)(14)
9/30/2021 (25)
25,937,520
19,468,870
-
0.00
%
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan C (LIBOR + 5.00%, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (14)
9/30/2021 (25)
1,231,932
1,191,257
24,637
0.02
%
Revolving
Credit Facility (LIBOR +5.00% PIK, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (14)(16)
9/30/2021 (25)
3,554,069
3,554,069
3,554,069
2.47
%
Equity
- 17,493.63 Class A Units
-
-
-
0.00
%
40,670,262
33,687,262
3,578,706
2.49
%
Black
Angus Steakhouses, LLC (8)
Hotel,
Gaming & Leisure
Senior
Secured First Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan (LIBOR + 9.00% Cash, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (13)
6/30/2022
758,929
758,929
758,929
0.53
%
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 9.00% PIK, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (10)(13)
6/30/2022
8,412,596
7,767,533
2,279,814
1.59
%
Senior
Secured First Lien Super Priority DDTL (LIBOR + 9.00% Cash, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (13)(16)
6/30/2022
1,500,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
1.04
%
10,671,525
10,026,462
4,538,743
3.16
%
F- 9
Company (1)
Industry
Type
of Investment
Maturity
Par
Amount (2)
Cost (3)
Fair
Value (4)
%
of Net
Assets (5)
Caddo
Investors Holdings 1 LLC (11)
Forest
Products & Paper
Equity
- 6.15% Membership Interest (19)
2,528,826
2,528,826
3,454,786
2.40
%
2,528,826
2,528,826
3,454,786
2.40
%
Dynamic
Energy Services International LLC
Energy:
Oil & Gas
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 13.50% PIK) (10)(15)
12/31/2021
12,109,957
7,328,568
-
0.00
%
Equity
- 12,350,000 Class A Units
12,350,000
-
-
0.00
%
24,459,957
7,328,568
-
0.00
%
JFL-NGS
Partners, LLC
Construction
& Building
Equity
- 57,300 Class B Units
57,300
57,300
26,862,813
18.69
%
57,300
57,300
26,862,813
18.69
%
JFL-WCS
Partners, LLC
Environmental
Industries
Equity
- 129,588 Class B Units
129,588
129,588
8,099,949
5.64
%
129,588
129,588
8,099,949
5.64
%
Kemmerer
Operations, LLC (8)
Metals
& Mining
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (15.00% PIK)
6/21/2023
2,381,985
2,381,985
2,360,547
1.64
%
Senior
Secured First Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan (15.00% PIK) (16)
6/21/2023
163,915
163,915
162,441
0.11
%
Equity
- 6.7797 Common Units
7
962,717
553,746
0.39
%
2,545,907
3,508,617
3,076,734
2.14
%
Path
Medical, LLC
Healthcare
& Pharmaceuticals
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan A (LIBOR + 9.50% Cash, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (10)(13)
10/11/2021
5,805,894
5,805,894
2,249,835
1.57
%
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan B (LIBOR + 13.00% PIK, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (10)(13)
10/11/2021
7,646,823
6,483,741
-
0.00
%
Warrants
- 7.68% of Outstanding Equity
123,867
499,751
-
0.00
%
13,576,584
12,789,386
2,249,835
1.57
%
URT
Acquisition Holdings Corporation
Services:
Business
Warrants
28,912
-
920,000
0.64
%
28,912
-
920,000
0.64
%
US
Multifamily, LLC (11)
Banking,
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (10.00% Cash)
12/31/2022
2,577,418
2,577,418
2,577,418
1.79
%
Equity
- 33,300 Preferred Units
33,300
3,330,000
2,236,261
1.56
%
2,610,718
5,907,418
4,813,679
3.35
%
Subtotal
Affiliated Investments
$
97,279,579
$
75,963,427
$
57,595,245
40.08
%
Controlled
Investments : (7)
FlexFIN
LLC
Services:
Business
Equity
Interest
$
2,500,000
$
2,500,000
$
2,500,000
1.74
%
2,500,000
2,500,000
2,500,000
1.74
%
NVTN
LLC (8)
Hotel,
Gaming & Leisure
Senior
Secured First Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan (LIBOR + 4.00% Cash, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (10)(13)(16)
12/31/2024
6,565,875
6,565,875
6,414,860
4.47
%
Senior
Secured First Lien Super Priority DDTL (LIBOR + 4.00% Cash, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (13)(16)
12/31/2024
1,000,000
998,150
977,000
0.68
%
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan B (LIBOR + 9.25% PIK, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (10)(13)
12/31/2024
14,963,195
12,305,096
-
0.00
%
F- 10
Company (1)
Industry
Type
of Investment
Maturity
Par
Amount (2)
Cost (3)
Fair
Value (4)
%
of Net
Assets (5)
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan C (LIBOR + 12.00% PIK, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (10)(13)
12/31/2024
10,014,223
7,570,054
-
0.00 %
Equity
- 787.4 Class A Units
9,550,922
9,550,922
-
0.00 %
42,094,215
36,990,097
7,391,860
5.15 %
Subtotal
Control Investments
$ 44,594,215
$ 39,490,097
$ 9,891,860
6.89 %
Total
Investments, September 30, 2021
$ 217,192,285
$ 207,667,691
$ 151,639,783
105.53 %
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
F- 11
(1)
All of our
investments are domiciled in the United States. Certain investments also have international operations.
(2)
Par amount includes accumulated payment-in-kind (“PIK”) interest, as applicable, and is net of repayments.
(3)
Net unrealized depreciation for U.S. federal income tax purposes totaled $55,318,330.
The tax cost basis of investments is $206,958,113 as of September 30, 2021.
(4)
Unless otherwise indicated, all securities are valued using significant unobservable inputs, which are categorized as Level 3 assets under the definition of ASC 820 fair value hierarchy (see Note 4).
(5)
Percentage is based on net assets of $143,693,981 as of September 30, 2021.
(6)
Affiliated Investments are defined by the 1940 Act as investments in companies in which the Company owns between 5% and 25% outstanding voting securities or is under common control with such portfolio company.
(7)
Control Investments are defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as investments in companies in which the Company owns more than 25% of the voting securities or maintains greater than 50% of the board representation.
(8)
The investment has an unfunded commitment as of September 30, 2021 (see Note 8), and fair value includes the value of any unfunded commitments.
(9)
Represents 1.3% partnership interest in Watermill-QMC Partners, LP and Watermill-EMI Partners, LP.
(10)
The investment was on non-accrual status as of September 30, 2021.
(11)
The investment is not a qualifying asset as defined under Section 55(a) of 1940 Act, in a whole, or in part. As of September 30, 2021, 20.18% of the Company’s portfolio investments were non-qualifying assets.
(12)
Security is non-income producing.
(13)
The interest rate on these loans is subject to the greater of a London Interbank Offering Rate (“LIBOR”) floor, or 1 month LIBOR plus a base rate. The 1 month LIBOR as of September 30, 2021 was 0.08%.
(14)
The interest rate on these loans is subject to the greater of a LIBOR floor, or 3 month LIBOR plus a base rate. The 3 month LIBOR as of September 30, 2021 was 0.13 %.
(15)
The interest rate on these loans is subject to 3 month LIBOR plus a base rate. The 3 month LIBOR as of September 30, 2021 was 0.13 %.
(16)
This investment earns 0.50% commitment fee on all unused commitment as of September 30, 2021, and is recorded as a component of interest income on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
(17)
This investment represents a Level 1 security in the ASC 820 table as of September 30, 2021 (see Note 4).
(18)
This investment represents a Level 2 security in the ASC 820 table as of September 30, 2021 (see Note 4).
(19)
As a practical expedient, the Company uses net asset value (“NAV”) to determine the fair value of this investment.
(20)
The interest rate on this preferred equity is fixed-to-floating and will shift to 3 month LIBOR plus a 4.743% spread on 9/30/2025.
(21)
The interest rate on this preferred equity is fixed-to-floating and will shift to 3 month LIBOR plus a 5.29% spread on 9/27/2027.
(22)
The interest rate on this preferred equity is fixed-to-floating and will shift to 3 month LIBOR plus a 5.64% spread on 8/15/2024.
(23)
The interest rate on this preferred equity is fixed-to-floating and will shift to 3 month LIBOR plus a 6.429% spread on 1/15/2025.
(24)
The interest rate on this preferred equity is fixed-to-floating and will shift to 3 month LIBOR plus a 5.345% spread on 3/31/2025.
(25)
The maturity date was extended to May 1, 2023 subsequent to September 30, 2021.
F- 12
PHENIXFIN
CORPORATION
Consolidated
Schedule of Investments
September
30, 2020
Company (1)
Industry
Type
of Investment
Maturity
Par
Amount (2)
Cost (3)
Fair
Value (6)
%
of Net
Assets (4)
Non-Controlled/Non-Affiliated
Investments:
Alpine
SG, LLC
High
Tech Industries
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 5.75% Cash, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (13)
11/16/2022
4,715,809
4,715,809
4,466,815
3.0 %
Senior
Secured Incremental First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 8.50% Cash, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (13)
11/16/2022
472,087
472,087
472,087
0.3 %
Senior
Secured First Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan (LIBOR + 5.75% Cash, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (13)
11/16/2022
2,277,293
2,277,293
2,157,052
1.4 %
Revolving
Credit Facility (LIBOR + 5.75% Cash, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (13)(15)
11/16/2022
1,000,000
1,000,000
947,200
0.6 %
8,465,189
8,465,189
8,043,154
American
Dental Partners, Inc.
Healthcare
& Pharmaceuticals
Senior
Secured Second Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 8.50% Cash, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (13)
9/25/2023
4,387,500
4,387,500
3,948,750
2.6 %
4,387,500
4,387,500
3,948,750
Autosplice,
Inc.
High
Tech Industries
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 8.00% Cash, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (13)
12/17/2021
12,780,349
12,780,349
11,898,505
7.9 %
12,780,349
12,780,349
11,898,505
Avantor,
Inc. (10)
Wholesale
Equity
- 545,931 Common Units (16)
—
9,553,793
12,277,988
8.2 %
—
9,553,793
12,277,988
Be
Green Packaging, LLC
Containers,
Packaging & Glass
Equity
- 417 Common Units
—
416,250
—
0.0 %
—
416,250
—
CM
Finance SPV, LLC
Banking,
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
Unsecured
Debt
6/24/2021
101,463
101,463
101,463
0.1 %
101,463
101,463
101,463
CPI
International, Inc.
Aerospace
& Defense
Senior
Secured Second Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 7.25% Cash, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (12)
7/28/2025
2,607,062
2,598,252
2,219,392
1.5 %
2,607,062
2,598,252
2,219,392
Crow
Precision Components, LLC
Aerospace
& Defense
Equity
- 350 Common Units
—
700,000
723,131
0.5 %
—
700,000
723,131
CT
Technologies Intermediate Holdings, Inc. (11)
Healthcare
& Pharmaceuticals
Senior
Secured Second Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 9.00% Cash, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (13)
12/1/2022
7,500,000
7,500,000
6,832,500
4.5 %
7,500,000
7,500,000
6,832,500
DataOnline
Corp. (7)
High
Tech Industries
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 6.25% Cash, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (13)
11/13/2025
4,962,500
4,962,500
4,786,331
3.2 %
Revolving
Credit Facility (LIBOR + 6.25% Cash, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (13)(15)
11/13/2025
535,714
535,714
510,357
0.3 %
5,498,214
5,498,214
5,296,688
Dream
Finders Homes, LLC
Construction
& Building
Preferred
Equity (8.00% PIK)
4,531,472
4,531,472
3,928,786
2.6 %
4,531,472
4,531,472
3,928,786
F- 13
Company (1)
Industry
Type
of Investment
Maturity
Par
Amount (2)
Cost (3)
Fair
Value (6)
%
of
Net
Assets (4)
Footprint
Acquisition, LLC
Services:
Business
Preferred
Equity (8.75% PIK)
3,969,998
3,969,998
3,969,998
2.6 %
Equity
- 150 Common Units
—
—
1,960,830
1.3 %
3,969,998
3,969,998
5,930,828
Global
Accessories Group, LLC (11)
Consumer
goods: Non-durable
Equity
- 3.8% Membership Interest
—
151,337
—
0.0 %
—
151,337
—
Impact
Group, LLC
Services:
Business
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 7.37% Cash, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (13)
6/27/2023
3,219,964
3,219,964
2,994,565
2.0 %
Senior
Secured First Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan (LIBOR + 7.37% Cash, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (13)
6/27/2023
9,330,056
9,330,056
8,676,952
5.8 %
12,550,020
12,550,020
11,671,517
—
InterFlex
Acquisition Company, LLC
Containers,
Packaging & Glass
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 9.00% Cash, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (12)
8/18/2022
12,098,406
12,098,406
11,987,100
8.0 %
12,098,406
12,098,406
11,987,100
Lighting
Science Group Corporation
Containers,
Packaging & Glass
Warrants
- 0.62% of Outstanding Equity (17)
2/19/2024
—
955,680
—
0.0 %
—
955,680
—
Manna
Pro Products, LLC
Consumer
goods: Non-durable
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 6.00% Cash, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (12)
12/8/2023
5,343,674
5,343,674
5,123,515
3.4 %
Senior
Secured First Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan (LIBOR + 6.00% Cash, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (12)
12/8/2023
1,085,219
1,085,219
1,040,508
0.7 %
6,428,893
6,428,893
6,164,023
Point.360
Services:
Business
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 6.00% PIK) (9)(14)(21)
7/8/2020
2,777,366
2,103,712
186,083
0.1 %
2,777,366
2,103,712
186,083
RateGain
Technologies, Inc.
Hotel,
Gaming & Leisure
Unsecured
Debt (18)
7/31/2020
704,106
704,106
—
0.0 %
Unsecured
Debt (18)
7/31/2021
761,905
761,905
—
0.0 %
1,466,011
1,466,011
—
Redwood
Services Group, LLC (7)
Services:
Business
Revolving
Credit Facility (LIBOR + 6.00% Cash, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (12 )(15)
6/6/2023
700,000
700,000
647,500
0.4 %
700,000
700,000
647,500
Sendero
Drilling Company, LLC
Energy:
Oil & Gas
Unsecured
Debt (8.00% Cash) (9)
8/31/2021
488,750
465,319
—
0.0 %
488,750
465,319
—
Seotowncenter,
Inc.
Services:
Business
Equity
- 3,434,169.6 Common Units
—
566,475
686,834
0.5 %
—
566,475
686,834
SFP
Holding, Inc.
Construction
& Building
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 6.25% Cash, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (13)
9/1/2022
4,776,955
4,776,955
4,733,962
3.1 %
Senior
Secured First Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan (LIBOR + 6.25% Cash, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (13)
9/1/2022
1,852,522
1,852,522
1,835,850
1.2 %
Equity
- 101,165.93 Common Units in CI (Summit) Investment Holdings LLC
—
1,067,546
657,578
0.4 %
6,629,477
7,697,023
7,227,390
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Company (1)
Industry
Type
of Investment
Maturity
Par
Amount (2)
Cost (3)
Fair
Value (6)
%
of Net
Assets (4)
SMART
Financial Operations, LLC
Retail
Equity
- 700,000 Class A Preferred Units
—
700,000
343,000
0.2 %
—
700,000
343,000
Stancor,
Inc.
Services:
Business
Equity
- 263,814.43 Class A Units
—
263,814
150,374
0.1 %
—
263,814
150,374
Starfish
Holdco, LLC
High
Tech Industries
Senior
Secured Second Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 9.00% Cash, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (12)
8/18/2025
1,000,000
989,935
926,500
0.6 %
1,000,000
989,935
926,500
—
URT
Acquisition Holdings Corporation
Services:
Business
Unsecured
Debt (10.00% PIK)
6/23/2021
2,567,929
2,567,929
2,567,929
1.7 %
2,567,929
2,567,929
2,567,929
Velocity
Pooling Vehicle, LLC
Automotive
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 11.00% PIK, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (13)
4/28/2023
1,014,440
951,628
1,014,440
0.7 %
Equity
- 5,441 Class A Units
—
302,464
12,841
0.0 %
Warrants
- 0.65% of Outstanding Equity
3/30/2028
—
361,667
15,354
0.0 %
1,014,440
1,615,759
1,042,635
Walker
Edison Furniture Company LLC
Consumer
goods: Durable
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 6.25% Cash, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (13)
9/26/2024
3,519,878
3,519,878
3,519,878
2.3 %
Equity
- 1,500 Common Units
—
1,500,000
6,000,000
4.0 %
3,519,878
5,019,878
9,519,878
Watermill-QMC
Midco, Inc.
Automotive
Equity
- 1.3% Partnership Interest (8)
—
518,283
—
0.0 %
—
518,283
—
Subtotal
Non-Controlled/Non-Affiliated Investments
$ 101,082,417
$ 117,360,954
$ 114,321,948
Affiliated
Investments : (20)
1888
Industrial Services, LLC (7)
Energy:
Oil & Gas
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan A (LIBOR + 5.00% PIK,
9/30/2021
9,946,741
9,473,067
—
0.0 %
1.00%
LIBOR Floor) (9)(13)
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan B (LIBOR + 8.00% PIK, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (9)(13)
9/30/2021
25,937,520
19,468,870
—
0.0 %
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan C (LIBOR + 5.00%, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (9)(13)
9/30/2021
1,231,932
1,191,257
1,166,763
0.8 %
Revolving
Credit Facility (LIBOR + 5.00% PIK, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (13)(15)
9/30/2021
3,554,069
3,554,069
3,554,069
2.4 %
Equity
- 17,493.63 Class A Units
—
—
—
0.0 %
40,670,262
33,687,263
4,720,832
Access
Media Holdings, LLC
Media:
Broadcasting & Subscription
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (10.00% PIK) (9)(21)
7/22/2020
11,105,630
8,446,385
1,110,563
0.7 %
Preferred
Equity Series A
1,600,000
1,600,000
—
0.0 %
Preferred
Equity Series AA
800,000
800,000
—
0.0 %
Preferred
Equity Series AAA
971,200
971,200
—
0.0 %
Equity
- 16 Common Units
—
—
—
0.0 %
14,476,830
11,817,585
1,110,563
Black
Angus Steakhouses, LLC
Hotel,
Gaming & Leisure
Senior
Secured First Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan (LIBOR + 9.00% Cash, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (12)
12/31/2020
758,929
758,929
758,929
0.5 %
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 9.00% PIK, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (9)(12)
12/31/2020
8,412,596
7,767,532
5,047,557
3.4 %
Equity
- 17.9% Membership Interest
—
—
—
0.0 %
9,171,525
8,526,461
5,806,486
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Company (1)
Industry
Type
of Investment
Maturity
Par
Amount (2)
Cost (3)
Fair
Value (6)
%
of Net
Assets (4)
Caddo
Investors Holdings 1 LLC (10)
Forest
Products & Paper
Equity
- 6.15% Membership Interest (19)
—
2,528,826
2,990,776
2.0 %
—
2,528,826
2,990,776
—
Dynamic
Energy Services International LLC
Energy:
Oil & Gas
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 13.50% PIK) (9)(14)
12/31/2021
12,930,235
7,824,974
905,116
0.6 %
Equity
- 12,350,000 Class A Units
—
—
—
0.0 %
12,930,235
7,824,974
905,116
JFL-NGS
Partners, LLC
Construction
& Building
Preferred
Equity - A-2 Preferred (3.00% PIK)
1,795,034
1,795,034
1,795,034
1.2 %
Preferred
Equity - A-1 Preferred (3.00% PIK)
232,292
232,292
232,292
0.2 %
Equity
- 57,300 Class B Units
—
57,300
38,780,067
25.7 %
2,027,326
2,084,626
40,807,393
—
JFL-WCS
Partners, LLC
Environmental
Industries
Preferred
Equity - Class A Preferred (6.00% PIK)
1,310,649
1,310,649
1,310,649
0.9 %
Equity
- 129,588 Class B Units
—
129,588
4,535,580
3.0 %
1,310,649
1,440,237
5,846,229
—
Kemmerer
Operations, LLC (7)
Metals
& Mining
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (15.00% PIK)
6/21/2023
2,051,705
2,051,705
2,051,705
1.4 %
Senior
Secured First Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan (15.00% PIK)
6/21/2023
515,699
515,699
515,699
0.4 %
Equity
- 6.7797 Common Units
—
962,717
962,717
0.6 %
2,567,404
3,530,121
3,530,121
Path
Medical, LLC
Healthcare
& Pharmaceuticals
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan A (LIBOR + 9.50% Cash, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (12)
10/11/2021
5,905,080
5,905,080
5,905,080
3.9 %
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan B (LIBOR + 13% PIK, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (9)(12)
10/11/2021
7,783,840
6,599,918
6,794,514
4.5 %
Warrants
- 7.68% of Outstanding Equity
1/9/2027
—
499,751
—
0.0 %
13,688,920
13,004,749
12,699,594
US
Multifamily, LLC (10)
Banking,
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (10.00% Cash)
6/17/2021
5,123,913
5,123,913
5,123,913
3.4 %
Equity
- 33,300 Preferred Units
—
3,330,000
1,332,000
0.9 %
5,123,913
8,453,913
6,455,913
Subtotal
Affiliated Investments
$ 101,967,064
$ 92,898,755
$ 84,873,023
Controlled
Investments : (5)
MCC
Senior Loan Strategy JV I LLC (10)
Multisector
Holdings
Equity
- 87.5% ownership of MCC Senior Loan Strategy JV I LLC
—
79,887,500
41,018,500
27.2 %
—
79,887,500
41,018,500
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Company (1)
Industry
Type
of Investment
Maturity
Par
Amount (2)
Cost (3)
Fair
Value (6)
%
of Net
Assets (4)
NVTN
LLC (7)
Hotel,
Gaming & Leisure
Senior
Secured First Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan (LIBOR + 4.00% Cash, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (9)(12)
12/31/2024
6,565,875
6,565,875
4,530,078
3.0 %
Senior
Secured First Lien Super Priority DDTL (LIBOR + 4.00% Cash, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (9)(12)
12/31/2024
2,000,000
1,995,374
2,000,000
1.3 %
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan B (LIBOR + 9.25% PIK, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (9)(12)
12/31/2024
14,963,195
12,305,096
—
0.0 %
Senior Secured
First Lien Term Loan C (LIBOR + 12.00%
12/31/2024
10,014,223
7,570,054
—
0.0 %
PIK, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (9)(12)
Equity
- 787.4 Class A Units
—
9,550,922
—
0.0 %
33,543,293
37,987,321
6,530,078
Subtotal
Control Investments
$ 33,543,293
$ 117,874,821
$ 47,548,578
Total
Investments, September 30, 2020
$ 236,592,774
$ 328,134,530
$ 246,743,549
163.8 %
(1) All
of our investments are domiciled in the United States. Certain investments also have international
operations.
(2) Par
amount includes accumulated payment-in-kind (“PIK”) interest, as applicable,
and is net of repayments.
(3) Gross
unrealized appreciation, gross unrealized depreciation, and net unrealized depreciation for
U.S. federal income tax purposes totaled $53,757,923, $134,877,746, and $81,119,823, respectively.
The tax cost basis of investments is $327,863,372 as of September 30, 2020.
(4) Percentage
is based on net assets of $150,619,517 as of September 30, 2020.
(5) Control
Investments are defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940
Act”), as investments in companies in which the Company owns more than 25% of the voting
securities or maintains greater than 50% of the board representation.
(6) Unless
otherwise indicated, all securities are valued using significant unobservable inputs, which
are categorized as Level 3 assets under the definition of ASC 820 fair value hierarchy (see
Note 4).
(7) The
investment has an unfunded commitment as of September 30, 2020 (see Note 8),and includes
an analysis of the value of any unfunded commitments.
(8) Represents
1.3% partnership interest in Watermill-QMC Partners, LP and Watermill-EMI Partners, LP.
(9) The
investment was on non-accrual status as of September 30, 2020.
(10) The
investment is not a qualifying asset as defined under Section 55(a) of 1940 Act, in a whole,
or in part. As of September 30, 2020, 25.4% of the Company’s portfolio investments were non-qualifying
assets.
(11) A
portion of this investment was sold via a participation agreement. The amount stated is the
portion retained by the Company (see Note 3).
(12) The
interest rate on these loans is subject to the greater of a London Interbank Offering Rate
(“LIBOR”) floor, or 1 month LIBOR plus a base rate. The 1 month LIBOR as of September
30, 2020 was 0.15%.
(13) The
interest rate on these loans is subject to the greater of a LIBOR floor, or 3 month LIBOR
plus a base rate. The 3 month LIBOR as of September 30, 2020 was 0.23%.
(14) The
interest rate on these loans is subject to 3 month LIBOR plus a base rate. The 3 month LIBOR
as of September 30, 2020 was 0.24%.
(15) This
investment earns 0.50% commitment fee on all unused commitment as of September 30, 2020,
and is recorded as a component of interest income on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
(16) This
investment represents a Level 1 security in the ASC 820 table as of September 30, 2020 (see
Note 4).
(17) This
investment represents a Level 2 security in the ASC 820 table as of September 30, 2020 (see
Note 4).
(18) Security
is non-income producing.
(19) As
a practical expedient, the Company uses net asset value (“NAV”) to determine
the fair value of this investment.
(20) Affiliated
Investments are defined by the 1940 Act as investments in companies in which the Company
owns between 5% and 25% outstanding voting securities or is under common control with such
portfolio company.
(21) The
investment was past due as of September 30, 2020.
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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PHENIXFIN
CORPORATION
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
September
30, 2021
Note 1.
Organization
PhenixFIN
Corporation (“PhenixFIN.” the “Company,” “we” and “us”) is an internally-managed non-diversified
closed end management investment company incorporated in Delaware that has elected to be regulated as a business development company
(“BDC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). We completed our initial public
offering (“IPO”) and commenced operations on January 20, 2011. The Company has elected, and intends to qualify annually,
to be treated, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). On November 18, 2020, the board of directors of the Company approved
the adoption of an internalized management structure, effective January 1, 2021. Until close of business on December 31, 2020 we were
externally managed and advised by MCC Advisors LLC (“MCC Advisors”), pursuant to an investment management agreement. MCC
Advisors is a wholly owned subsidiary of Medley LLC, which is controlled by Medley Management Inc. (NYSE: MDLY), a publicly traded asset
management firm (“MDLY”), which in turn is controlled by Medley Group LLC, an entity wholly owned by the senior professionals
of Medley LLC. We use the term “Medley” to refer collectively to the activities and operations of Medley Capital LLC, Medley
LLC, MDLY, Medley Group LLC, MCC Advisors, associated investment funds and their respective affiliates. Since January 1, 2021 the Company
has been managed pursuant to an internalized management structure.
On
March 26, 2013, our wholly owned subsidiary, Medley SBIC, LP (“SBIC LP”), a Delaware limited partnership that we own directly
and through our wholly owned subsidiary, Medley SBIC GP, LLC, received a license from the Small Business Administration (“SBA”)
to operate as a Small Business Investment Company (“SBIC”) under Section 301(c) of the Small Business Investment Company
Act of 1958, as amended. Effective July 1, 2019, SBIC LP surrendered its SBIC license and changed its name to Medley Small Business Fund,
LP. In addition, Medley SBIC GP, LLC changed its name to Medley Small Business Fund GP, LLC. Medley Small Business Fund, LP and Medley
Small Business Fund GP, LLC have since changed their names to PhenixFIN Small Business Fund, LP and PhenixFIN Small Business Fund GP,
LLC, respectively.
The
Company has formed and expects to continue to form certain taxable subsidiaries (the “Taxable Subsidiaries”), which are taxed
as corporations for federal income tax purposes. These Taxable Subsidiaries allow us to, among other things, hold equity securities of
portfolio companies organized as pass-through entities while continuing to satisfy the requirements of a RIC under the Code.
The
Company’s investment objective is to generate current income and capital appreciation. The management team seeks to achieve this
objective primarily through making loans, private equity or other investments in privately-held companies. The Company may also make
debt, equity or other investments in publicly-traded companies. (These investments may also include investments in other BDCs, closed-end
funds or REITs.) We may also pursue other strategic opportunities and invest in other assets or operate other businesses to achieve our
investment objective, such as operating and managing an asset-based lending business. The portfolio generally consists of senior secured
first lien term loans, senior secured second lien term loans, senior secured bonds, preferred equity and common equity. Occasionally,
we will receive warrants or other equity participation features which we believe will have the potential to increase total investment
returns. Our loan and other debt investments are primarily rated below investment grade or are unrated. Investments in below investment
grade securities are considered predominantly speculative with respect to the issuer’s capacity to pay interest and repay principal
when due.
Reverse
Stock Split; Authorized Share Reduction
At
the Company’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 30, 2020 (the “Annual Meeting”), stockholders approved
a proposal to grant discretionary authority to the Company’s board of directors to amend the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation
(the “Certificate of Incorporation”) to effect a reverse stock split of its common stock, of 1-20 (the “Reverse Stock
Split”) and with the Reverse Stock Split to be effective at such time and date, if at all, as determined by the board of directors,
but not later than 60 days after stockholder approval thereof and, if and when the reverse stock split is effected, reduce the number
of authorized shares of common stock by the approved reverse stock split ratio (the “Authorized Share Reduction”).
Following
the 2020 Annual Meeting, on July 7, 2020, the board of directors determined that it was in the best interests of the Company and its
stockholders to implement the Reverse Stock Split and the Authorized Share Reduction. Accordingly, on July 13, 2020, the Company filed
a Certificate of Amendment (the “Certificate of Amendment”) to the Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State
of the State of Delaware to effect the Reverse Stock Split and the Authorized Share Reduction.
F- 18
PHENIXFIN
CORPORATION
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
September
30, 2021
Pursuant
to the Certificate of Amendment, effective as of 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on July 24, 2020 (the “Effective Time”), each twenty
(20) shares of common stock issued and outstanding, immediately prior to the Effective Time, automatically and without any action on
the part of the respective holders thereof, were combined and converted into one (1) share of common stock. In connection with the Reverse
Stock Split, the Certificate of Amendment provided for a reduction in the number of authorized shares of common stock from 100,000,000
to 5,000,000 shares of common stock. No fractional shares were issued as a result of the Reverse Stock Split. Instead, any stockholder
who would have been entitled to receive a fractional share as a result of the Reverse Stock Split received cash payments in lieu of such
fractional shares (without interest and subject to backup withholding and applicable withholding taxes).
On
December 21, 2020, the Company announced that it completed the application process for and was authorized to transfer the listing of
its shares of common stock to the NASDAQ Global Market. The listing and trading of the common stock on the NYSE ceased at the close of
trading on December 31, 2020. Since January 4, 2021, the common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Market under the trading symbol “PFX.”
Sale
of MCC JV
On
October 8, 2020, the Company, Great American Life Insurance Company (“GALIC”), MCC Senior Loan Strategy JV I LLC (the “MCC
JV”), and an affiliate of Golub Capital LLC (“Golub”) entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement pursuant
to which a fund affiliated with and managed by Golub concurrently purchased all of the Company’s interest in the MCC JV and all
of GALIC’s interest in the MCC JV for a pre-adjusted gross purchase price of $156.4 million and an adjusted gross purchase price
(which constitutes the aggregate consideration for the membership interests) of $145.3 million (giving effect to adjustments primarily
for principal and interest payments from portfolio companies of MCC JV from July 1, 2020 through October 7, 2020), resulting in net proceeds
(before transaction expenses) of $41.0 million and $6.6 million for the Company and GALIC, respectively.
COVID-19
Developments
The
COVID-19 pandemic continues to have adverse consequences on the U.S. and global economies, as well as on the Company (including certain
portfolio companies) in particular. The ultimate economic fallout from the pandemic, and the long-term impact on economies, markets,
industries and individual portfolio companies, remains uncertain. The Company’s performance (including that of certain of its portfolio
companies) was negatively impacted during the pandemic. The longer-term impact of COVID-19 on the operations and the performance of the
Company (including certain portfolio companies) is difficult to predict, but may continue to be adverse. The longer-term potential impact
on such operations and performance could depend to a large extent on future developments and actions taken by authorities and other entities
to mitigate COVID-19 and its economic impact. The impacts, as well as the uncertainty over impacts to come, of COVID-19 (including the
Delta variant) have adversely affected the performance of the Company (including certain portfolio companies) and may continue to do
so in the future. Further, the potential exists for additional variants of COVID-19, including the Omicron variant ,
to impede the global economic recovery and exacerbate geographic differences in the spread of, and response to, COVID-19.
F- 19
PHENIXFIN
CORPORATION
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
September
30, 2021
Note 2.
Significant Accounting Policies
Basis
of Presentation
The
Company is an investment company following the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”)
Accounting Standards Codification 946 (“ASC 946”), Financial Services – Investment Companies. The accompanying consolidated
financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles
(“GAAP”) and include the consolidated accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries PhenixFIN Small Business
Fund, LP (“PhenixFIN Small Business Fund”) and PhenixFIN SLF Funding I LLC (“PhenixFIN SLF”), and its wholly
owned Taxable Subsidiaries. All references made to the “Company,” “we,” and “us” herein include PhenixFIN
Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries, except as stated otherwise. Additionally, the accompanying consolidated financial statements
of the Company and related financial information have been prepared pursuant to the requirements for reporting on Form 10-K and Article
10 of Regulation S-X of the Securities Act of 1933.
Cash,
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents
The
Company considers cash equivalents to be highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less. Cash and cash equivalents
include deposits in a money market account. The Company deposits its cash in financial institutions and, at times, such balances may
be in excess of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limits. As of September 30, 2021 and 2020, we had $69.4 million and
$56.5 million in cash and cash equivalents, respectively.
Use
of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements
The
preparation of 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 consolidated financial statements
and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Debt
Issuance Costs
Debt
issuance costs incurred in connection with any credit facilities and unsecured notes (see Note 5) are deferred and amortized over the
life of the respective credit facility or instrument.
Indemnification
In
the normal course of business, the Company enters into contractual agreements that provide general indemnifications against losses, costs,
claims and liabilities arising from the performance of individual obligations under such agreements. The Company has had no material
claims or payments pursuant to such agreements. The Company’s individual maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown,
as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Company that have not yet occurred. However, based on management’s
experience, the Company expects the risk of loss to be remote.
Revenue
Recognition
Interest
income, adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts, is recorded on an accrual basis. Dividend income, which represents
dividends from equity investments and distributions from Taxable Subsidiaries, is recorded on the ex-dividend date and when the distribution
is received, respectively.
The
Company holds debt investments in its portfolio that contain a payment-in-kind (“PIK”) interest provision. PIK interest,
which represents contractually deferred interest added to the investment balance that is generally due at maturity, is recorded on the
accrual basis to the extent such amounts are expected to be collected. PIK interest is not accrued if the Company does not expect the
issuer to be able to pay all principal and interest when due. For the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019, the Company earned
approximately $0.9 million, $3.8 million, and $7.2 million in PIK interest, respectively.
F- 20
PHENIXFIN
CORPORATION
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
September
30, 2021
Origination/closing,
amendment and transaction break-up fees associated with investments in portfolio companies are recognized as income when we become entitled
to such fees. Prepayment penalties received by the Company for debt instruments paid back to the Company prior to the maturity date are
recorded as income upon repayment of debt. Administrative agent fees received by the Company are capitalized as deferred revenue and
recorded as fee income when the services are rendered. For the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019, fee income was approximately
$2.6 million, $0.7 million and $2.3 million, respectively (see Note 9).
Investment
transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on investments are measured by the difference between
the net proceeds from the disposition and the amortized cost basis of investment, without regard to unrealized gains or losses previously
recognized. During the years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, $0.9 million and $47.8 million, respectively, of the Company’s realized losses
were related to certain non-cash restructuring transactions, which are recorded on the Consolidated Statements of Operations as a component
of net realized gain/(loss) from investments. The Company reports changes in fair value of investments as a component of the net unrealized
appreciation/(depreciation) on investments in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Management
reviews all loans that become 90 days or more past due on principal or interest or when there is reasonable doubt that principal or interest
will be collected for possible placement on management’s designation of non-accrual status. Interest receivable is analyzed regularly
and may be reserved against when deemed not collectible. Interest payments received on non-accrual loans may be recognized as income
or applied to principal depending upon management’s judgment regarding collectability. Non-accrual loans are restored to accrual
status when past due principal and interest is paid and, in management’s judgment, are likely to remain current, although we may
make exceptions to this general rule if the loan has sufficient collateral value and is in the process of collection. At September 30,
2021, certain investments in 9 portfolio companies held by the Company were on non-accrual status with a combined fair value of approximately
$13.9 million, or 9.2% of the fair value of our portfolio. At September 30, 2020, certain investments in eight portfolio companies held
by the Company were on non-accrual status with a combined fair value of approximately $21.7 million, or 8.8% of the fair value of our
portfolio.
Investment
Classification
The
Company classifies its investments in accordance with the requirements of the 1940 Act. Under the 1940 Act, we would be deemed to “control”
a portfolio company if we owned more than 25% of its outstanding voting securities and/or had the power to exercise control over the
management or policies of such portfolio company. We refer to such investments in portfolio companies that we “control” as
“Control Investments.” Under the 1940 Act, we would be deemed to be an “Affiliated Person” of a portfolio company
if we own between 5% and 25% of the portfolio company’s outstanding voting securities or we are under common control with such
portfolio company. We refer to such investments in Affiliated Persons as “Affiliated Investments.”
Valuation
of Investments
The
Company applies fair value accounting to all of its financial instruments in accordance with the 1940 Act and ASC Topic 820 - Fair Value
Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”). ASC 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework used to measure fair value
and requires disclosures for fair value measurements. In accordance with ASC 820, the Company has categorized its financial instruments
carried at fair value, based on the priority of the valuation technique, into a three-level fair value hierarchy as discussed in Note
4. Fair value is a market-based measure considered from the perspective of the market participant who holds the financial instrument
rather than an entity specific measure. Therefore, when market assumptions are not readily available, the Company’s own assumptions
are set to reflect those that management believes market participants would use in pricing the financial instrument at the measurement
date.
Investments
for which market quotations are readily available are valued at such market quotations, which are generally obtained from an independent
pricing service or multiple broker-dealers or market makers. We weight the use of third-party broker quotations, if any, in determining
fair value based on our understanding of the level of actual transactions used by the broker to develop the quote and whether the quote
was an indicative price or binding offer. However, debt investments with remaining maturities within 60 days that are not credit impaired
are valued at cost plus accreted discount, or minus amortized premium, which approximates fair value. Investments for which market quotations
are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined by the Company’s board of directors based upon input from management
and third-party valuation firms. Because these investments are illiquid and because there may not be any directly comparable companies
whose financial instruments have observable market values, these loans are valued using a fundamental valuation methodology, consistent
with traditional asset pricing standards, that is objective and consistently applied across all loans and through time.
Investments
in investment funds are valued at fair value. Fair values are generally determined utilizing the NAV supplied by, or on behalf of, management
of each investment fund, which is net of management and incentive fees or allocations charged by the investment fund and is in accordance
with the “practical expedient”, as defined by FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2009-12, Investments
in Certain Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value per Share . NAVs received by, or on behalf of, management of each investment fund
are based on the fair value of the investment funds’ underlying investments in accordance with policies established by management
of each investment fund, as described in each of their financial statements and offering memorandum. If the Company is in the process
of the sale of an investment fund, fair value will be determined by actual or estimated sale proceeds.
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
September
30, 2021
The
methodologies utilized by the Company in estimating the fair value of its investments categorized as Level 3 generally fall into the
following two categories:
● The
“Market Approach” uses prices and other relevant information generated by market
transactions involving identical or comparable (that is, similar) assets, liabilities, or
a group of assets and liabilities, such as a business.
● The
“Income Approach” converts future amounts (for example, cash flows or income
and expenses) to a single current (that is, discounted) amount. When the Income Approach
is used, the fair value measurement reflects current market expectations about those future
amounts.
The
Company has engaged third-party valuation firms (the “Valuation Firms”) to assist it and its board of directors in the valuation
of its portfolio investments. The valuation reports generated by the Valuation Firms consider the evaluation of financing and sale transactions
with third parties, expected cash flows and market-based information, including comparable transactions, performance multiples, and movement
in yields of debt instruments, among other factors. The Company uses a market yield analysis under the Income Approach or an enterprise
model of valuation under the Market Approach, or a combination thereof. In applying the market yield analysis, the value of the Company’s
loans is determined based upon inputs such as the coupon rate, current market yield, interest rate spreads of similar securities, the
stated value of the loan, and the length to maturity. In applying the enterprise model, the Company uses a waterfall analysis, which
takes into account the specific capital structure of the borrower and the related seniority of the instruments within the borrower’s
capital structure into consideration. To estimate the enterprise value of the portfolio company, we weigh some or all of the traditional
market valuation methods and factors based on the individual circumstances of the portfolio company in order to estimate the enterprise
value.
The
methodologies and information that the Company utilizes when applying the Market Approach for performing investments include, among other
things:
● valuations
of comparable public companies (“Guideline Comparable Approach”);
● recent
sales of private and public comparable companies (“Guideline Comparable Approach”);
● recent
acquisition prices of the company, debt securities or equity securities (“Recent Arms-Length
Transaction”);
● external
valuations of the portfolio company, offers from third parties to buy the company (“Estimated
Sales Proceeds Approach”);
● subsequent
sales made by the company of its investments (“Expected Sales Proceeds Approach”);
and
● estimating
the value to potential buyers.
The
methodologies and information that the Company utilizes when applying the Income Approach for performing investments include:
● discounting
the forecasted cash flows of the portfolio company or securities (Discounted Cash Flow (“DCF”)
Approach); and
● Black-Scholes
model or simulation models or a combination thereof (Income Approach - Option Model) with
respect to the valuation of warrants.
For
non-performing investments, we may estimate the liquidation or collateral value of the portfolio company’s assets and liabilities
using an expected recovery model (Market Approach - Expected Recovery Analysis or Estimated Liquidation Proceeds).
We
undertake a multi-step valuation process each quarter when valuing investments for which market quotations are not readily available,
as described below:
● our
quarterly valuation process generally begins with each portfolio investment being internally valued
by a Valuation Firm;
● preliminary
valuation conclusions are then documented and discussed with senior management;
● the
audit committee of the board of directors reviews the preliminary valuations with management
and the Valuation Firms; and
● the
board of directors discusses the valuations and determines the fair value of each investment
in the Company’s portfolio in good faith based on the input of management, the respective
Valuation Firms and the audit committee.
Due
to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair
value of our investments may differ from the values that would have been used had a readily available market value existed for such investments,
and the differences could be material. In addition, changes in the market environment (including the impact of COVID-19 on financial
markets), portfolio company performance, and other events may occur over the lives of the investments that may cause the gains or losses
ultimately realized on these investments to be materially different than the valuations currently assigned.
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
September
30, 2021
Fair Value
of Financial Instruments
The
carrying amounts of certain of our financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable and accrued expenses,
approximate fair value due to their short-term nature. The carrying amounts and fair values of our long-term obligations are discussed
in Note 5.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In
March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, “Reference rate reform (Topic 848)—Facilitation of the effects of reference rate
reform on financial reporting.” The amendments in this update provide optional expedients and exceptions for applying U.S. GAAP
to certain contracts and hedging relationships that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued due to reference
rate reform and became effective upon issuance for all entities. The Company has agreements that have LIBOR as a reference rate with
certain portfolio companies and also with certain lenders. Many of these agreements include language for choosing an alternative successor
rate if LIBOR reference is no longer considered to be appropriate. Contract modifications are required to be evaluated in determining
whether the modifications result in the establishment of new contracts or the continuation of existing contracts. In January 2021, the
FASB issued ASU 2021-01, “Reference rate reform (Topic 848),” which expanded the scope of Topic 848. ASU 2020-04 and ASU
2021-01 are effective through December 31, 2022 when the Company plans to apply the amendments in this update to account for contract
modifications due to changes in reference rates. The Company does not believe the adoption of ASU 2020-04 and ASU 2021-01 will have a
material impact on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
In
May 2020, the SEC adopted rule amendments that impacted the requirement of investment companies, including BDCs, to disclose the financial
statements of certain of their portfolio companies or certain acquired funds (the “Final Rules”). The Final Rules adopted
a new definition of “significant subsidiary” set forth in Rule 1-02(w)(2) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act. Rules
3-09 and 4-08(g) of Regulation S-X require investment companies to include separate financial statements or summary financial information,
respectively, in such investment company’s periodic reports for any portfolio company that meets the definition of “significant
subsidiary.” The Final Rules adopt a new definition of “significant subsidiary” applicable only to investment companies
that (i) modifies the investment test and the income test, and (ii) eliminates the asset test currently in the definition of “significant
subsidiary” in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X. The new Rule 1-02(w)(2) of Regulation S-X is intended to more accurately capture
those portfolio companies that are more likely to materially impact the financial condition of an investment company. The Final Rules
became effective on January 1, 2021. The Company evaluated the impact of the Final Rules and determined its impact not to be material
and began voluntary compliance with the Final Rules since the quarter ended June 30, 2020.
Federal
Income Taxes
The
Company has elected, and intends to qualify annually, to be treated as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. In order to continue to
qualify as a RIC and be eligible for tax treatment under Subchapter M of the Code, among other things, the Company is required to meet
certain source of income and asset diversification requirements and timely distribute to its stockholders at least 90% of the sum of
investment company taxable income (“ICTI”), as defined by the Code, including PIK interest, and net tax exempt interest income
(which is the excess of gross tax exempt interest income over certain disallowed deductions) for each taxable year. Depending on the
level of ICTI earned in a tax year, the Company may choose to carry forward ICTI in excess of current year dividend distributions into
the next tax year. Any such carryover ICTI must be distributed before the end of that next tax year through a dividend declared prior
to filing the final tax return related to the year which generated such ICTI.
The Company is subject to a nondeductible U.S.
federal excise tax of 4% on undistributed income if it does not distribute at least 98% of its ordinary income in any calendar year and
98.2% of its capital gain net income for each one-year period ending on October 31 of such calendar year and any income realized, but
not distributed, in preceding years and on which it did not pay federal income tax. To the extent that the Company determines that its
estimated current year annual taxable income will be in excess of estimated current year dividend distributions for excise tax purposes,
the Company accrues excise tax, if any, on estimated excess taxable income as taxable income is earned. There was no provision for federal
excise tax for the calendar year ended 2020 accrued at September 30, 2021 and the calendar year ended 2019 accrued at September 30, 2020.
For the calendar year ended December 31, 2018, there was no excise tax expense as the Company distributed at least 98% of its ordinary
income and 98.2% of its capital gains.
The Company’s Taxable Subsidiaries accrue
income taxes payable based on the applicable corporate rates on the unrealized gains generated by the investments held by the Taxable
Subsidiaries. As of September 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company did not record a deferred tax liability on the Consolidated Statements of
Assets and Liabilities. The change in provision for deferred taxes is included as a component of net realized and unrealized
gain/(loss) on investments in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. For the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019, the Company
did not record a change in provision for deferred taxes on the unrealized (appreciation)/depreciation on investments.
As of September 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company
had a deferred tax asset of $22.2 million and $22.8 million, respectively, consisting primarily of net operating losses and net unrealized
losses on the investments held within its Taxable Subsidiaries. As of September 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company has booked a valuation
allowance of $22.2 million and $22.8 million, respectively, against its deferred tax asset.
ICTI
generally differs from net investment income for financial reporting purposes due to temporary and permanent differences in the recognition
of income and expenses. The Company may be required to recognize ICTI in certain circumstances in which it does not receive cash. For
example, if the Company holds debt obligations that are treated under applicable tax rules as having original issue discount, the Company
must include in ICTI each year a portion of the original issue discount that accrues over the life of the obligation, regardless of whether
cash representing such income is received by the Company in the same taxable year. The Company may also have to include in ICTI other
amounts that it has not yet received in cash, such as 1) PIK interest income and 2) interest income from investments that have been classified
as non-accrual for financial reporting purposes. Interest income on non-accrual investments is not recognized for financial reporting
purposes, but generally is recognized in ICTI. Because any original issue discount or other amounts accrued will be included in the Company’s
ICTI for the year of accrual, the Company may be required to make a distribution to its stockholders in order to satisfy the minimum
distribution requirements, even though the Company will not have received and may not ever receive any corresponding cash amount. ICTI
also excludes net unrealized appreciation or depreciation, as investment gains or losses are not included in taxable income until they
are realized.
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
September
30, 2021
Permanent
differences between ICTI and net investment income for financial reporting purposes are reclassified among capital accounts in the
financial statements to reflect their tax character. Differences in classification may also result from the treatment of short-term
gains as ordinary income for tax purposes. During the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019, the Company reclassified for
book purposes amounts arising from permanent book/tax differences related to the different tax treatment of net operating losses and
investments in wholly-owned subsidiaries as follows:
For
the years ended September 30
2021
2020
2019
Capital in excess of par value
$
24,688,262
$
(1,202,850
)
$
(16,882,923
)
Accumulated undistributed net investment income/(loss)
(19,047,396
)
1,202,850
23,174,206
Accumulated net realized gain/(loss) from investments
(5,640,866
)
—
(6,291,283
)
For income tax purposes, distributions paid to
stockholders are reported as ordinary income, return of capital, long term capital gains or a combination thereof. The tax character of
distributions paid for the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:
For
the years ended September 30
2021
2020
2019
Ordinary income
$
—
$
—
$
—
Distributions of long-term capital gains
—
—
—
Return of
capital
—
—
8,171,130
Distributions on a tax
basis
$
—
$
—
$
8,171,130
For
federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments owned at September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019 were approximately $206.9 million, $327.9
million, and $464.9 million, respectively.
At
September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019, the components of distributable earnings/(accumulated deficits) on a tax basis detailed below differ
from the amounts reflected in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities by temporary and other book/tax differences,
primarily relating to the tax treatment of certain fee income and organizational expenses, as follows:
For
the years ended September 30
2021
2020
2019
Undistributed ordinary income
$
265,798
$
—
$
—
Accumulated capital
and other losses (1)
(490,032,788
)
(440,538,935
)
(389,066,323
)
Other temporary differences
(89,856
)
(106,066
)
(122,274
)
Unrealized
appreciation/(depreciation)
(55,318,332
)
(81,119,823
)
(67,966,064
)
Components
of distributable earnings/(accumulated deficits) at year end
$
(545,175,178
)
$
(521,764,824
)
$
(457,154,661
)
(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 September 30, 2021,
the Company had a long-term capital loss carryforward available to offset future realized
capital gains of $488,446,626 and a short-term capital loss carryforward of $1,586,162.
The Company accounts for income taxes in conformity
with ASC Topic 740 - Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). ASC 740 provides guidelines for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized,
measured, presented and disclosed in financial statements. ASC 740 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken
in the course of preparing the Company’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not”
of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions deemed to meet a “more-likely-than-not” threshold would
be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current period. The Company recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized
tax benefits as income tax expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. There were no material uncertain income tax positions
at September 30, 2021. Although we file federal and state tax returns, our major tax jurisdiction is federal. The Company’s
federal and state tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain open, subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and
applicable state tax authorities.
Retroactive
Adjustments for Reverse Stock Split and the Authorized Share Reduction
The
per share amount of the common stock and the authorized shares of common stock in the audited financial statements and notes thereto
have been retroactively adjusted for all periods presented to give effect to the Reverse Stock Split effected on July 24, 2020. See Note
1 for more information regarding the Reverse Stock Split and the Authorized Share Reduction.
Segments
The
Company invests in various industries. The Company separately evaluates the performance of each of its investment relationships. However,
because each of these investment relationships has similar business and economic characteristics, they have been aggregated into a single
investment segment. All applicable segment disclosures are included in or can be derived from the Company’s financial statements.
See Note 3 for further information.
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
September
30, 2021
Company
Investment Risk, Concentration of Credit Risk, and Liquidity Risk
The
Company has broad discretion in making investments. Investments generally consist of debt instruments that may be affected by business,
financial market or legal uncertainties. Prices of investments may be volatile, and a variety of factors that are inherently difficult
to predict, such as domestic or international economic and political developments, may significantly affect the results of the Company’s
activities and the value of its investments. In addition, the value of the Company’s portfolio may fluctuate as the general level
of interest rates fluctuate.
The
value of the Company’s investments in loans may be detrimentally affected to the extent, among other things, that a borrower defaults
on its obligations, there is insufficient collateral and/or there are extensive legal and other costs incurred in collecting on a defaulted
loan, observable secondary or primary market yields for similar instruments issued by comparable companies increase materially or risk
premiums required in the market between smaller companies, such as our borrowers, and those for which market yields are observable increase
materially.
The
Company’s assets may, at any time, include securities and other financial instruments or obligations that are illiquid or thinly
traded, making purchase or sale of such securities and financial instruments at desired prices or in desired quantities difficult. Furthermore,
the sale of any such investments may be possible only at substantial discounts, and it may be extremely difficult to value any such investments
accurately.
Company
performance (including that of certain of its portfolio companies) has been and may continue to be negatively impacted by the COVID-19
pandemic’s effects. The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely impacted economies and capital markets around the world in ways that may
continue and may change in unforeseen ways for an indeterminate period. The pandemic has also adversely affected various businesses,
including some in which we are invested. The COVID-19 pandemic may exacerbate pre-existing business performance, political, social and
economic risks affecting certain companies and countries generally. The impacts, as well as the uncertainty over impacts to come, of
COVID-19 (including the Delta variant) have adversely affected the performance of the Company (including certain portfolio companies)
and may continue to do so in the future. Further, the potential exists for additional variants of COVID-19, including the Omicron variant,
to impede the global economic recovery and exacerbate geographic differences in the spread of, and response to, COVID-19.
Note 3.
Investments
The
composition of our investments as of September 30, 2021 as a percentage of our total portfolio, at amortized cost and fair value were
as follows (dollars in thousands):
Amortized
Cost
Percentage
Fair
Value
Percentage
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loans
$ 136,740
65.7 %
$ 61,934
40.9 %
Senior
Secured Second Lien Term Loans
2,600
1.3
2,490
1.6
Senior
Secured Notes
9,306
4.5
9,270
6.1
Secured
Debt
2,500
1.2
2,500
1.6
Unsecured
Debt
1,561
0.8
-
-
Equity/Warrants
54,961
26.5
75,446
49.8
Total
Investments
$ 207,668
100.0 %
$ 151,640
100.0 %
The
composition of our investments as of September 30, 2020 as a percentage of our total portfolio, at amortized cost and fair value were
as follows (dollars in thousands):
Amortized
Cost
Percentage
Fair
Value
Percentage
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loans
$ 178,843
54.5 %
$ 106,463
43.2 %
Senior
Secured Second Lien Term Loans
15,476
4.7
13,927
5.6
Unsecured
Debt
4,601
1.4
2,669
1.1
MCC
Senior Loan Strategy JV I LLC
79,888
24.4
41,019
16.6
Equity/Warrants
49,327
15.0
82,666
33.5
Total
$ 328,135
100.0 %
$ 246,744
100.0 %
In
connection with certain of the Company’s investments, the Company receives warrants that are obtained for the objective of increasing
the total investment returns and are not held for hedging purposes. At September 30, 2021 and 2020, the total fair value of warrants
was $996.7 thousand and $15.3 thousand, respectively, and were included in investments at fair value on the Consolidated Statements of
Assets and Liabilities. During the year ended September 30, 2021, the Company acquired additional warrants in one existing portfolio
company. During the year ended September 30, 2020, the Company had no warrant activity.
Total
unrealized depreciation related to warrants for the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020, and 2019 was $981.4 thousand, $9.6 thousand,
and $0.5 million, respectively, and was recorded on the Consolidated Statements of Operations as net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)
on investments. The warrants are received in connection with individual investments and are not subject to master netting arrangements.
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
September
30, 2021
The
following table shows the portfolio composition by industry grouping at fair value at September 30, 2021 (dollars in thousands):
Fair
Value
Percentage
Construction
& Building
$ 31,619
20.8 %
Banking,
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
27,916
18.4
High
Tech Industries
21,210
14.0
Services:
Business
12,415
8.2
Automotive
11,967
7.9
Hotel,
Gaming & Leisure
11,931
7.9
Manufacturing
9,270
6.1
Environmental
Industries
8,100
5.3
Energy:
Oil & Gas
3,579
2.4
Forest
Products & Paper
3,455
2.3
Metals
& Mining
3,077
2.0
Aerospace
& Defense
2,490
1.6
Consumer
goods: Durable
2,361
1.6
Healthcare
& Pharmaceuticals
2,250
1.5
Total
$ 151,640
100.0 %
The
following table shows the portfolio composition by industry grouping at fair value at September 30, 2020 (dollars in thousands):
Fair
Value
Percentage
Construction
& Building
$ 51,964
21.1 %
Multisector
Holdings
41,019
16.6
High
Tech Industries
26,165
10.6
Healthcare
& Pharmaceuticals
23,481
9.5
Services:
Business
21,841
8.9
Hotel,
Gaming & Leisure
12,337
5.0
Wholesale
12,278
5.0
Containers,
Packaging & Glass
11,987
4.8
Consumer
goods: Durable
9,520
3.8
Banking,
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
6,557
2.7
Consumer
goods: Non-durable
6,164
2.5
Environmental
Industries
5,846
2.4
Energy:
Oil & Gas
5,626
2.3
Metals
& Mining
3,530
1.4
Forest
Products & Paper
2,991
1.2
Aerospace
& Defense
2,942
1.2
Media:
Broadcasting & Subscription
1,110
0.5
Automotive
1,043
0.4
Retail
343
0.1
Total
$ 246,744
100.0 %
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
September
30, 2021
The
Company invests in portfolio companies principally located in North America. The geographic composition is determined by the location
of the corporate headquarters of the portfolio company, which may not be indicative of the primary source of the portfolio company’s
business.
The
following table shows the portfolio composition by geographic location at fair value at September 30, 2021 (dollars in thousands):
Fair
Value
Percentage
Northeast
$ 54,211
35.8 %
West
44,030
29.0
Southeast
28,887
19.0
Southwest
17,418
11.5
Midwest
7,094
4.7
Total
$ 151,640
100.0 %
The
following table shows the portfolio composition by geographic location at fair value at September 30, 2020 (dollars in thousands):
Fair
Value
Percentage
Northeast
$ 98,555
39.9 %
West
55,400
22.5
Southeast
42,321
17.1
Midwest
27,574
11.2
Mid-Atlantic
13,334
5.4
Southwest
9,560
3.9
Total
$ 246,744
100.0 %
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
September
30, 2021
Transactions
With Affiliated/Controlled Companies
The
Company had investments in portfolio companies designated as Affiliated Investments and Controlled Investments under the 1940 Act. Transactions
with Affiliated Investments and Controlled Investments during the years ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:
Name
of Investment (3)
Type
of
Investment
Fair
Value at
September 30,
2020
Purchases/
(Sales) of or
Advances/
(Distributions)
Transfers
In/(Out) of
Affiliates
Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
Realized
Gain/(Loss)
Fair
Value at
September 30,
2021
Income
Earned
Affiliated Investments
1888
Industrial Services, LLC
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan A
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan B
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan C
1,166,763
-
-
(1,142,124 )
-
24,639
93,832
Revolving
Credit Facility
3,554,069
-
-
-
-
3,554,069
219,687
Access
Media Holdings, LLC
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan
1,110,563
(1,239,334 )
-
7,335,819
(7,207,048 )
-
-
Preferred
Equity Series A
-
-
-
1,600,000
(1,600,000 )
-
-
Preferred
Equity Series AA
-
-
-
800,000
(800,000 )
-
-
Preferred
Equity Series AAA
-
-
-
971,200
(971,200 )
-
-
Black
Angus Steakhouses,LLC
Senior
Secured First Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan
758,929
-
-
-
-
758,929
76,947
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan
5,047,557
-
-
(2,767,743 )
-
2,279,814
-
Senior
Secured First Lien Super Priority DDTL
-
1,500,000
-
-
-
1,500,000
125,262
Caddo
Investors Holdings 1 LLC
Equity
2,990,776
-
-
464,010
-
3,454,786
-
Dynamic
Energy Services International LLC
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan
905,116
(820,278 )
-
(408,709 )
323,871
-
-
JFL-NGS
Partners, LLC
Preferred
Equity A-2
1,795,034
(2,110,987 )
-
-
315,953
-
(16,377 )
Preferred
Equity A-1
232,292
-
-
-
(232,292 )
-
(2,119 )
Equity
38,780,067
-
-
(11,917,254 )
-
26,862,813
-
JFL-WCS
Partners, LLC
Preferred
Equity Class A
1,310,649
(1,330,460 )
-
-
19,811
-
(53,623 )
Equity
4,535,580
-
-
3,564,369
-
8,099,949
-
Kemmerer
Operations, LLC
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan
2,051,705
330,280
-
(21,438 )
-
2,360,547
330,418
Senior
Secured First Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan
515,699
(351,784 )
-
(1,474 )
-
162,441
54,849
Equity
962,717
-
-
(408,971 )
-
553,746
-
Path
Medical, LLC
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan A
5,905,080
(99,186 )
-
(3,556,059 )
-
2,249,835
105,026
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan B
6,794,514
(137,017 )
-
(6,678,337 )
20,840
-
2,974
URT
Acquisition Holdings Corporation
Unsecured
Debt
-
(2,609,589 )
2,567,929
-
41,660
-
168,642
Warrants
-
-
-
920,000
-
920,000
-
US
Multifamily, LLC
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan
5,123,913
(2,546,497 )
-
-
-
2,577,416
322,095
Equity
1,332,000
-
-
904,261
-
2,236,261
-
Total
Affiliated Investments
$ 84,873,023
$ (9,414,852 )
$ 2,567,929
$ (10,342,450 )
$ (10,088,405 )
$ 57,595,245
$ 1,427,613
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CORPORATION
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
September
30, 2021
Name of Investment (3)
Type of
Investment
Fair Value at
September 30,
2020
Purchases/
(Sales) of or
Advances/
(Distributions)
Transfers
In/(Out) of
Affiliates
Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
Realized
Gain/(Loss)
Fair Value at
September 30,
2021
Income
Earned
Controlled Investments
FlexFin LLC
Equity Interest
$
-
$
2,500,000
$
-
$
-
$
-
$
2,500,000
$
75,000
MCC Senior Loan Strategy JV I LLC(1)(2)
Equity
41,018,500
(39,739,929
)
-
38,869,000
(40,147,571
)
-
-
NVTN LLC
Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
4,530,078
-
-
1,884,782
-
6,414,860
-
Super Priority Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
2,000,000
(1,000,000
)
-
(25,776
)
2,776
977,000
-
Total Controlled Investments
$
47,548,578
$
(38,239,929
)
$
-
$
40,728,006
$
(40,144,795
)
$
9,891,860
$
75,000
Name
of Investment (3)
Type
of
Investment
Fair
Value at
September 30,
2019
Purchases/
(Sales) of or
Advances/
(Distributions)
Transfers
In/(Out) of
Affiliates
Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
Realized
Gain/(Loss)
Fair
Value at
September 30,
2020
Income
Earned
Affiliated
Investments
1888
Industrial Services, LLC
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan A
$ 9,304,145
$ 168,923
$ —
$ (9,473,068 )
$ —
$ —
$ 167,086
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan B
5,886,892
—
—
(5,886,892 )
—
—
—
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan C
1,170,014
21,242
—
(24,493 )
—
1,166,763
21,012
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan D
224,456
(224,456 )
—
—
—
—
15,103
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan E
—
—
—
—
—
—
53,342
Revolving
Credit Facility
4,387,025
(832,956 )
—
—
—
3,554,069
246,271
Equity
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Access
Media Holdings, LLC
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan
2,509,089
—
—
(1,398,526 )
—
1,110,563
—
Preferred
Equity Series A
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Preferred
Equity Series AA
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Preferred
Equity Series AAA
(100,800 )
—
—
100,800
—
—
—
Equity
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Black
Angus Steakhouses, LLC
Senior
Secured First Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan
—
—
758,929
—
—
758,929
11,148
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan
—
—
5,863,872
(816,315 )
—
5,047,557
—
Equity
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Caddo
Investors Holdings 1 LLC
Equity
2,830,051
2,452
—
158,273
—
2,990,776
—
Dynamic
Energy Services International LLC
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan
1,264,841
—
—
(359,725 )
—
905,116
—
Revolving
Credit Facility
545,103
(545,103 )
—
—
—
—
6,692
Equity
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
JFL-NGS
Partners, LLC
Preferred
Equity A-2
20,150,684
(18,355,650 )
—
—
—
1,795,034
352,315
Preferred
Equity A-1
2,607,661
(2,375,369 )
—
—
—
232,292
45,592
Equity
19,096,371
—
—
19,683,696
—
38,780,067
—
JFL-WCS
Partners, LLC
Preferred
Equity Class A
1,236,269
74,380
—
—
—
1,310,649
77,412
Equity
2,755,041
—
—
1,780,539
—
4,535,580
—
Kemmerer
Operations, LLC
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan
1,766,511
285,194
—
—
—
2,051,705
285,313
Senior
Secured First Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan
706,604
(190,905 )
—
—
—
515,699
80,201
Equity
962,717
—
—
—
—
962,717
—
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PHENIXFIN
CORPORATION
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
September
30, 2021
Name
of Investment (3)
Type
of
Investment
Fair
Value at
September 30,
2019
Purchases/
(Sales) of or
Advances/
(Distributions)
Transfers
In/(Out) of
Affiliates
Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
Realized
Gain/(Loss)
Fair
Value at
September 30,
2020
Income
Earned
Path
Medical, LLC
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan
8,845,167
(8,639,959 )
—
449,792
(655,000 )
—
1,203,692
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan A
3,047,473
(3,010,987 )
—
237,504
(273,990 )
—
380,499
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan C
344,291
(344,463 )
—
172
—
—
17,776
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan A
—
5,905,080
—
—
—
5,905,080
51,670
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan B
—
6,599,918
—
194,596
—
6,794,514
—
Equity
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
US
Multifamily, LLC
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan
6,670,000
(1,546,087 )
—
—
—
5,123,913
592,727
Equity
3,330,000
—
—
(1,998,000 )
—
1,332,000
—
Total
Affiliated Investments
$ 99,539,605
$ (23,008,746 )
$ 6,622,801
$ 2,648,353
$ (928,990 )
$ 84,873,023
$ 3,607,851
Name
of Investment (3)
Type
of
Investment
Fair
Value at
September 30,
2019
Purchases/
(Sales) of or
Advances/
(Distributions)
Transfers
In/(Out) of
Affiliates
Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
Realized
Gain/(Loss)
Fair
Value at
September 30,
2020
Income
Earned
Controlled
Investments
MCC
Senior Loan Strategy JV I LLC (1)(2)
Equity
$ 69,948,970
$ 1,312,500
$ —
$ (30,242,970 )
$ —
$ 41,018,500
$ 6,256,250
NVTN
LLC
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan
4,255,990
2,309,885
—
(2,035,797 )
—
4,530,078
62,840
Super
Priority Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
—
1,995,374
—
4,626
—
2,000,000
1,983
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan B
7,152,352
—
—
(7,152,352 )
—
—
—
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan C
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Equity
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
TPG
Plastics LLC
Senior
Secured Second Lien Term Loan
352,984
(352,984 )
—
—
—
—
12,806
Unsecured
Debt
278,810
(278,810 )
—
—
—
—
6,876
Unsecured
Debt
1,644,751
(1,630,312 )
—
1,672,398
(1,686,837 )
—
—
URT
Acquisition Holdings Corporation
Senior
Secured Second Lien Term Loan
18,905,403
1,594,416
—
—
(20,499,819 )
—
500,767
Preferred
Equity
4,914,667
(2,533,622 )
—
1,638,223
(4,019,268 )
—
—
Equity
—
(66,378 )
—
12,936,879
(12,870,501 )
—
—
Total
Controlled Investments
$ 107,453,927
$ 2,350,069
$ —
$ (23,178,993 )
$ (39,076,425 )
$ 47,548,578
$ 6,841,522
(1) The
Company and GALIC were the members of MCC JV, a joint venture formed as a Delaware limited
liability company that was not consolidated by either member for financial reporting purposes.
The members of MCC JV made capital contributions as investments by MCC JV were completed,
and all portfolio and other material decisions regarding MCC JV were submitted to MCC JV’s
board of managers, which was comprised of an equal number of members appointed by each of
the Company and GALIC. Approval of MCC JV’s board of managers required the unanimous
approval of a quorum of the board of managers, with a quorum consisting of equal representation
of members appointed by each of the Company and GALIC. Because management of MCC JV was shared
equally between the Company and GALIC, the Company did not have operational control over
MCC JV for purposes of the 1940 Act or otherwise. On October 8, 2020, the Company, GALIC,
MCC JV, and an affiliate of Golub entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement pursuant
to which a fund affiliated with and managed by Golub concurrently purchased all of the Company’s
interest in MCC JV and all of GALIC’s interest in MCC JV.
(2) Amount
of income earned represented distributions from MCC JV to the Company and is a component
of dividend income, net of provisional taxes in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
(3) The
par amount and additional detail are shown in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments.
(4) Securities
with a zero value at the beginning and end of the period, and those that had no transaction
activity were excluded from the roll forward.
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PHENIXFIN
CORPORATION
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
September
30, 2021
Purchases/(sales)
of or advances to/(distributions) from Affiliated Investments and Controlled Investments represent the proceeds from sales and settlements
of investments, purchases, originations and participations, investment increases due to PIK interest as well as net amortization of premium/(discount)
on investments and are included in the purchases and sales presented on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended
September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019. Transfers in/(out) of Affiliated Investments and Controlled Investments represent the fair value for
the month an investment became or was removed as an Affiliated Investment or a Controlled Investment, as applicable. Income received
from Affiliated Investments and Controlled Investments is included in total investment income on the Consolidated Statements of Operations
for the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019.
Loan Participation
Sales
The
Company may sell portions of its investments via participation agreements to a managed account, managed by an affiliate and non-affiliate
of the Company. At September 30, 2021, there were no participation agreements outstanding. At September 30, 2020, there were two participation
agreements outstanding with an aggregate fair value of $6.8 million. The transfer of the participated portion of the investments met
the criteria set forth in ASC 860, Transfers and Servicing for treatment as a sale. In each case, the Company’s loan participation
agreements satisfy the following conditions:
● transferred
investments have been isolated from the Company, and put presumptively beyond the reach of
the Company and its creditors, even in bankruptcy or other receivership,
● each
participant has the right to pledge or exchange the transferred investments it received,
and no condition both constrains the participant from taking advantage of its right to pledge
or exchange and provides more than a trivial benefit to the Company; and
● the
Company, its consolidated affiliates or its agents do not maintain effective control over
the transferred investments through either: (i) an agreement that entitles and/or obligates
the Company to repurchase or redeem the assets before maturity, or (ii) the ability to unilaterally
cause the holder to return specific assets, other than through a cleanup call.
Such
investments where the Company has retained proportionate interests are included in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. All of these
investments are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy, as defined in Note 4.
During
the year ended September 30, 2021, the Company did not collect interest and principal payments on behalf of any participant, since there
were no participation agreements outstanding. During the years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company collected interest and
principal payments on behalf of the participants in aggregate amounts of $2.7 million and $3.7 million, respectively. Under the terms
of the participation agreements, the Company collected and remitted periodic payments to the participants equal to the participant’s
proportionate share of any principal and interest payments received by the Company from the underlying investee companies.
MCC Senior
Loan Strategy JV I LLC
On
March 27, 2015, the Company and GALIC entered into a limited liability company operating agreement to co-manage MCC JV. All portfolio
and other material decisions regarding MCC JV were submitted to MCC JV’s board of managers, which was comprised of four members,
two of whom were selected by the Company and the other two of whom were selected by GALIC. The Company concluded that it did not operationally
control MCC JV. As the Company did not operationally control MCC JV, it did not consolidate the operations of MCC JV within the consolidated
financial statements.
On
August 4, 2015, MCC JV entered into a senior secured revolving credit facility (the “JV Facility”) led by Credit Suisse AG,
Cayman Islands Branch (“CS”) with commitments of $100 million subject to leverage and borrowing base restrictions. On March
30, 2017, the Company amended the JV Facility previously administered by CS and facilitated the assignment of all rights and obligations
of CS under the JV Facility to Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch (“DB”) and increased the total loan commitments to $200
million. On March 29, 2019, the JV Facility reinvestment period was extended from March 30, 2019 to June 28, 2019. On June 28, 2019,
the JV Facility reinvestment period was further extended from June 28, 2019 to October 28, 2019. On October 28, 2019, the JV Facility
reinvestment period was further extended from October 28, 2019 to March 31, 2020 and the interest rate was modified from bearing an interest
rate of LIBOR (with a 0.00% floor) + 2.50% per annum to LIBOR (with a 0.00% floor) + 2.75% per annum. Effective as of March 31, 2020,
the maturity date of the JV Facility was extended to March 31, 2023. As of September 30, 2020, there was approximately $111.3 million
outstanding under the JV Facility.
On
March 31, 2020, the JV Facility ended its reinvestment period and entered its amortization period, during which time the interest rate
was increased to LIBOR (with a 0.00% floor) + 3.00% per annum.
On
April 20, 2020, the JV Facility was amended to (i) during each 12-month period during the amortization period permit the sale of investments
below a price of 97% as long as the sale was approved by DB and the balance of all such investments sold is not greater than 30% of the
adjusted balance of all loans as of the first date of each 12-month period and (ii) establish a target effective advance rate at various
measurement dates during the amortization period. All principal collections were to be swept to amortize the amount outstanding under
the JV Facility and interest collections were to be swept, as applicable, in order to meet the target effective advance rate for the
applicable period.
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PHENIXFIN
CORPORATION
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
September
30, 2021
On
October 8, 2020, the Company, GALIC, MCC JV, and an affiliate of Golub entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement pursuant
to which a fund affiliated with and managed by Golub concurrently purchased all of the Company’s interest in MCC JV and all of
GALIC’s interest in MCC JV for a pre-adjusted gross purchase price of $156.4 million and an adjusted gross purchase price (which
constitutes the aggregate consideration for the membership interests) of $145.3 million (giving effect to adjustments primarily for principal
and interest payments from portfolio companies of MCC JV from July 1, 2020 through October 7, 2020), resulting in net proceeds (before
transaction expenses) of $41.0 million and $6.6 million for the Company and GALIC, respectively.
Due
to the sale transaction on October 8, 2020, the Company no longer held an investment in MCC JV at September 30, 2021. At September 30,
2020, MCC JV had total investments at fair value of $163.1 million. As of September 30, 2020, MCC JV’s portfolio was comprised
of senior secured first lien term loans of 45 borrowers. As of September 30, 2020, certain investments in one portfolio company held
by MCC JV were on non-accrual status.
Below
is a summary of MCC JV’s portfolio, excluding equity investments, as of September 30, 2020, followed by a listing of the individual
investments in MCC JV’s portfolio as of September 30, 2020:
September 30,
2020
Senior
secured loans (1)
$ 182,514,110
Weighted
average current interest rate on senior secured loans (2)
6.02 %
Number
of borrowers in MCC JV
45
Largest
loan to a single borrower (1)
$ 10,653,501
Total
of five largest loans to borrowers (1)
$ 39,191,213
(1) At
par value.
(2) Computed
as the (a) annual stated interest rate on accruing senior secured loans, divided by (b) total
senior secured loans at par.
MCC
JV Loan Portfolio as of September 30, 2020
Company
Industry
Type
of Investment
Maturity
Par
Amount
Cost
Fair
Value (2)
%
of Net Assets (3)
4Over
International, LLC
Media:
Advertising, Printing &
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 6.00%,
6/7/2022
$ 10,653,501
$ 10,653,501
$ 9,995,115
16.8 %
Publishing
1.00%
LIBOR Floor) (1)
10,653,501
10,653,501
9,995,115
Cardenas
Markets LLC
Retail
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 5.75%,
11/29/2023
5,293,750
5,269,829
5,287,398
8.9 %
1.00%
LIBOR Floor) (1)
5,293,750
5,269,829
5,287,398
CHA
Consulting, Inc.
Construction
& Building
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 4.50%,
1.00%
LIBOR Floor) (1)
4/10/2025
1,340,389
1,336,046
1,274,308
2.1 %
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 4.50%,
4/10/2025
592,500
592,500
563,290
0.9 %
1.00%
LIBOR Floor) (1)
1,932,889
1,928,546
1,837,598
Covenant
Surgical Partners, Inc.
Healthcare
& Pharmaceuticals
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 4.00%) (1)
7/1/2026
4,950,187
4,909,373
4,435,496
7.4 %
4,950,187
4,909,373
4,435,496
CT
Technologies Intermediate
Healthcare
& Pharmaceuticals
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 4.25%,
12/1/2021
5,086,116
5,005,862
4,875,042
8.2 %
Holdings,
Inc.
1.00%
LIBOR Floor) (1)
5,086,116
5,005,862
4,875,042
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PHENIXFIN
CORPORATION
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
September
30, 2021
Company
Industry
Type
of Investment
Maturity
Par
Amount
Fair
Value (2)
Cost
%
of Net Assets (3)
Envision
Healthcare Corporation
Healthcare
& Pharmaceuticals
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00%
10/10/2025
1,940,438
1,888,530
1,397,503
2.3 %
LIBOR
Floor) (1)
1,940,438
1,888,530
1,397,503
GC
EOS Buyer, Inc.
Automotive
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 4.50%,
8/1/2025
1,420,440
1,404,814
1,304,532
2.2 %
1.00%
LIBOR Floor) (1)
1,420,440
1,404,814
1,304,532
GK
Holdings, Inc.
Services:
Business
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 6.00%,
1/20/2021
2,877,863
2,876,803
2,142,856
3.6 %
1.00%
LIBOR Floor) (1)
2,877,863
2,876,803
2,142,856
Glass
Mountain Pipeline Holdings,
Energy:
Oil & Gas
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 4.50%,
12/23/2024
4,850,625
4,839,587
2,601,390
4.4 %
LLC
1.00%
LIBOR Floor) (1)
4,850,625
4,839,587
2,601,390
Golden
West Packaging Group LLC
Forest
Products & Paper
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 5.25%,
6/20/2023
4,069,771
4,069,771
3,968,027
6.7 %
1.00%
LIBOR Floor) (1)
4,069,771
4,069,771
3,968,027
High
Ridge Brands Co.
Consumer
Goods: Non-Durable
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 7.00%,
6/30/2022
1,732,439
1,724,570
593,187
1.0 %
1.00%
LIBOR Floor) (1)(4)
1,732,439
1,724,570
593,187
Highline
Aftermarket Acquisitions,
Automotive
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 3.50%,
4/26/2025
4,025,000
4,016,286
3,597,545
6.0 %
LLC
1.00%
LIBOR Floor) (1)
4,025,000
4,016,286
3,597,545
Infogroup,
Inc.
High
Tech Industries
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 6.50%,
4/3/2023
4,825,000
4,804,770
4,224,770
7.1 %
1.00%
LIBOR Floor) (1)
4,825,000
4,804,770
4,224,770
Intermediate
LLC
High
Tech Industries
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 4.00%,
7/1/2026
2,722,500
2,708,089
2,513,684
4.2 %
1.00%
LIBOR Floor) (1)
2,722,500
2,708,089
2,513,684
Isagenix
International, LLC
Wholesale
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 5.75%,
6/16/2025
2,626,629
2,616,715
1,337,742
2.2 %
1.00%
LIBOR Floor) (1)
2,626,629
2,616,715
1,337,742
IXS
Holdings, Inc.
Automotive
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 5.00%,
3/5/2027
994,874
985,714
981,543
1.6 %
1.00%
LIBOR Floor) (1)
994,874
985,714
981,543
Keystone
Acquisition Corp.
Healthcare
& Pharmaceuticals
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 5.25%,
5/1/2024
6,099,815
6,040,757
5,505,083
9.2 %
1.00%
LIBOR Floor) (1)
6,099,815
6,040,757
5,505,083
KNB
Holdings Corporation
Consumer
Goods: Durable
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 5.50%,
4/26/2024
4,743,170
4,694,643
1,992,131
3.3 %
1.00%
LIBOR Floor) (1)
4,743,170
4,694,643
1,992,131
Liason
Acquisition, LLC
High
Tech Industries
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 4.50%,
12/20/2026
3,466,288
3,458,579
3,372,351
5.7 %
1.00%
LIBOR Floor) (1)
3,466,288
3,458,579
3,372,351
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
September
30, 2021
Company
Industry
Type
of Investment
Maturity
Par
Amount
Cost
Fair
Value (2)
%
of Net Assets (3)
LifeMiles
Ltd.
Services:
Consumer
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 5.50%,
8/18/2022
4,229,263
4,220,573
3,880,349
6.5 %
1.00% LIBOR Floor) (1)
4,229,263
4,220,573
3,880,349
Manna
Pro Products, LLC
Consumer
Goods: Non-Durable
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 6.00%,
1.00% LIBOR Floor) (1)
12/8/2023
2,998,542
2,998,542
2,875,002
4.8 %
Senior
Secured First Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan
12/8/2023
608,958
608,958
583,869
1.0 %
(LIBOR + 6.00%, 1.00%
LIBOR Floor) (1)
3,607,500
3,607,500
3,458,871
Mileage
Plus Holdings, LLC
Transportation:
Consumer
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 5.25%,
6/21/2027
4,401,819
4,407,746
4,475,769
7.5 %
1.00% LIBOR Floor) (1)
4,401,819
4,407,746
4,475,769
NGS
US Finco, LLC
Capital
Equipment
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 4.25%,
10/1/2025
2,943,223
2,932,700
2,755,445
4.6 %
1.00% LIBOR Floor) (1)
2,943,223
2,932,700
2,755,445
Northern
Star Industries, Inc.
Capital
Equipment
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 4.50%,
3/28/2025
4,143,750
4,130,394
3,630,754
6.1 %
1.00% LIBOR Floor) (1)
4,143,750
4,130,394
3,630,754
Offen,
Inc.
Transportation:
Cargo
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 5.00%) (1)
6/22/2026
3,626,659
3,596,886
3,494,880
5.9 %
3,626,659
3,596,886
3,494,880
Patriot
Rail Company LLC
Transportation:
Cargo
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 5.25%,
10/19/2026
1,741,250
1,711,104
1,730,454
2.9 %
1.00% LIBOR Floor) (1)
1,741,250
1,711,104
1,730,454
PetroChoice
Holdings, Inc.
Chemicals,
Plastics and Rubber
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 5.00%,
8/19/2022
6,279,803
6,270,073
5,418,842
9.1 %
1.00% LIBOR Floor) (1)
6,279,803
6,270,073
5,418,842
Port
Townsend Holdings Company,
Forest
Products & Paper
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 4.75%,
4/3/2024
2,945,600
2,928,240
2,632,777
4.4 %
Inc.
1.00% LIBOR Floor) (1)
2,945,600
2,928,240
2,632,777
PT
Network, LLC
Healthcare
& Pharmaceuticals
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 5.50%,
11/30/2023
4,955,627
4,638,237
4,460,064
7.5 %
1.00%
LIBOR Floor, 2% PIK) (1)(5)
Class
C Common Stock
1
—
—
4,955,628
4,638,237
4,460,064
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CORPORATION
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
September
30, 2021
Company
Industry
Type
of Investment
Maturity
Par
Amount
Cost
Fair
Value (2)
%
of Net Assets (3)
PVHC
Holding Corp
Containers,
Packaging and Glass
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 4.75%, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (1)
8/5/2024
1,952,427
1,946,107
1,850,511
3.1 %
1,952,427
1,946,107
1,850,511
Quartz
Holding Company
High
Tech Industries
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 4.00%, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (1)
4/2/2026
3,936,357
3,924,382
3,847,789
6.5 %
3,936,357
3,924,382
3,847,789
RB
Media, Inc.
Media:
Diversified & Production
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 4.50%, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (1)
8/29/2025
5,651,270
5,620,482
5,605,495
9.4 %
5,651,270
5,620,482
5,605,495
Salient
CRGT Inc.
High
Tech Industries
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 6.00%, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (1)
2/28/2022
2,533,036
2,518,601
2,343,058
3.9 %
2,533,036
2,518,601
2,343,058
SFP
Holding, Inc.
Construction
& Building
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 6.25%, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (1)
9/1/2022
4,776,954
4,739,017
4,733,961
7.9 %
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 6.25%, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (1)
9/1/2022
1,852,521
1,852,521
1,835,849
3.1 %
6,629,475
6,591,538
6,569,810
Shift4
Payments, LLC
Banking,
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 4.50%, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (1)
11/29/2024
7,304,819
7,283,042
7,255,877
12.2 %
7,304,819
7,283,042
7,255,877
Simplified
Logistics, LLC
Services:
Business
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 6.50%, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (1)
2/27/2022
3,447,500
3,447,500
3,358,899
5.6 %
3,447,500
3,447,500
3,358,899
Syniverse
Holdings, Inc.
High
Tech Industries
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 5.00%, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (1)
3/9/2023
2,905,253
2,891,007
2,229,200
3.7 %
2,905,253
2,891,007
2,229,200
The
Octave Music Group, Inc.
Media:
Diversified & Production
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 4.75%,1.00% LIBOR Floor) (1)
5/29/2025
5,896,552
5,844,063
5,071,034
8.5 %
5,896,552
5,844,063
5,071,034
ThoughtWorks,
Inc.
High
Tech Industries
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (1)
10/11/2024
2,627,704
2,620,849
2,585,136
4.3 %
2,627,704
2,620,849
2,585,136
Vero
Parent, Inc.
High
Tech Industries
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 4.50%, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (1)
8/16/2024
3,875,924
3,856,982
3,813,522
6.4 %
3,875,924
3,856,982
3,813,522
Wawona
Delaware Holdings, LLC
Beverage
& Food
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 4.75%, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (1)
9/11/2026
945,350
937,295
912,358
1.5 %
945,350
937,295
912,358
Wheels
Up Partners LLC
Aerospace
& Defense
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 8.55%, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (1)
10/15/2021
1,509,917
1,497,761
1,509,917
2.5 %
1,509,917
1,497,761
1,509,917
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CORPORATION
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
September
30, 2021
Company
Industry
Type
of Investment
Maturity
Par
Amount
Cost
Fair
Value (2)
%
of
Net Assets (3)
Wok
Holdings Inc.
Retail
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 6.50%, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (1)
3/1/2026
6,550,249
6,505,809
4,864,216
8.2 %
6,550,249
6,505,809
4,864,216
Wrench
Group LLC
Services:
Consumer
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 4.25%, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (1)
4/30/2026
2,942,820
2,920,082
2,834,231
4.8 %
2,942,820
2,920,082
2,834,231
Xebec
Global Holdings, LLC
High
Tech Industries
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 5.25%, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (1)
2/12/2024
8,053,168
8,053,168
8,053,168
13.5 %
8,053,168
8,053,168
8,053,168
Z
Medica, LLC
Healthcare
& Pharmaceuticals
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loan (LIBOR + 5.50%, 1.00% LIBOR Floor) (1)
9/29/2022
2,566,500
2,566,500
2,528,002
4.3 %
2,566,500
2,566,500
2,528,002
Total
Investments, September 30, 2020
$ 182,514,111
$ 181,365,360
$ 163,133,421
273.5 %
(1) Represents
the annual current interest rate as of September 30, 2020. All interest rates are payable
in cash, unless otherwise noted.
(2) Represents
the fair value in accordance with ASC 820 as reported by MCC JV. The determination of such
fair value is not included in the Company’s board of directors’ valuation process
described elsewhere herein.
(3) Percentage
is based on MCC JV’s net assets of $59,617,800 as of September 30, 2020.
(4) This
investment was on non-accrual status as of September 30, 2020.
(5) Par
amount includes accumulated PIK interest and is net of repayments.
Below
is certain summarized financial Information for MCC JV as of September 30, 2020, and for the years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:
September 30,
2020
Selected Consolidated
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Information:
Investments
in loans at fair value (amortized cost of $181,365,360)
$
163,133,421
Cash
6,055,178
Other
assets
1,148,102
Total
assets
$
170,336,701
Line of credit (net
of debt issuance costs of $1,574,115)
$
109,745,367
Other liabilities
424,095
Interest
payable
549,439
Total liabilities
110,718,901
Members’
capital
59,617,800
Total
liabilities and members’ capital
$
170,336,701
For
the Years Ended
September 30
2020
2019
Selected Consolidated Statement of Operations
Information:
Total revenues
$ 15,727,674
$ 20,351,843
Total expenses
(9,346,799 )
(10,962,484 )
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)
(8,203,330 )
(9,055,476 )
Net realized gain/(loss)
(12,851,425 )
(772,239 )
Net income/(loss)
$ (14,673,880 )
$ (438,356 )
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
September
30, 2021
Unconsolidated
Significant Subsidiaries
The
Company evaluated and determined that it had no significant subsidiaries as of September 30, 2021.
Note 4.
Fair Value Measurements
The
Company follows ASC 820 for measuring the fair value of portfolio investments. Fair value is the price that would be received in the
sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Where
available, fair value is based on observable market prices or parameters, or derived from such prices or parameters. Where observable
prices or inputs are not available, valuation models are applied. These valuation models involve some level of management estimation
and judgment, the degree of which is dependent on the price transparency for the instruments or market and the instruments’ complexity.
The Company’s fair value analysis includes an analysis of the value of any unfunded loan commitments. Financial investments recorded
at fair value in the consolidated financial statements are categorized for disclosure purposes based upon the level of judgment associated
with the inputs used to measure their value. The valuation hierarchical levels are based upon the transparency of the inputs to the valuation
of the investment as of the measurement date. Investments which are valued using NAV as a practical expedient are excluded from this
hierarchy, and certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. The three levels are
defined below:
● Level
1 - Valuations based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
at the measurement date.
● Level
2 - Valuations based on inputs other than quoted prices in active markets included in Level
1, which are either directly or indirectly observable at the measurement date. This category
includes quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices
for identical or similar assets or liabilities in non-active markets including actionable
bids from third parties for privately held assets or liabilities, and observable inputs other
than quoted prices such as yield curves and forward currency rates that are entered directly
into valuation models to determine the value of derivatives or other assets or liabilities.
● Level
3 - Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and where there is little, if any, market
activity at the measurement date. The inputs for the determination of fair value may require
significant management judgment or estimation and are based upon management’s assessment
of the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the assets or liabilities.
These investments include debt and equity investments in private companies or assets valued
using the Market or Income Approach and may involve pricing models whose inputs require significant
judgment or estimation because of the absence of any meaningful current market data for identical
or similar investments. The inputs in these valuations may include, but are not limited to,
capitalization and discount rates, beta and EBITDA multiples. The information may also include
pricing information or broker quotes which include a disclaimer that the broker would not
be held to such a price in an actual transaction. The non-binding nature of consensus pricing
and/or quotes accompanied by disclaimer would result in classification as Level 3 information,
assuming no additional corroborating evidence.
In
addition to using the above inputs in investment valuations, the Company continues to employ a valuation policy approved by the board
of directors that is consistent with ASC 820 (see Note 2). Consistent with our valuation policy, we evaluate the source of inputs, including
any markets in which our investments are trading, in determining fair value.
The
following table presents the fair value measurements of our investments, by major class according to the fair value hierarchy, as of
September 30, 2021 (dollars in thousands):
Fair
Value Hierarchy as of September 30, 2021
Investments:
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Total
Senior Secured First Lien Term
Loans
$ -
$ -
$ 61,934
$ 61,934
Senior Secured Second Lien Term Loans
-
-
2,490
2,490
Senior Secured Notes
-
9,270
-
9,270
Secured Debt
-
-
2,500
2,500
Equity/Warrants
23,102
-
48,889
71,991
Total
$ 23,102
$ 9,270
$ 115,813
$ 148,185
Investments measured
at net asset value (1)
3,455
Total Investments, at
fair value
$ 151,640
(1)
Certain
investments that are measured at fair value using NAV have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts
presented in the table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amount presented in the Consolidated
Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
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CORPORATION
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
September
30, 2021
The
following table presents the fair value measurements of our investments, by major class according to the fair value hierarchy, as of
September 30, 2020 (dollars in thousands):
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Total
Senior Secured
First Lien Term Loans
$ —
$ —
$ 106,463
$ 106,463
Senior Secured Second Lien
Term Loans
—
—
13,927
13,927
Unsecured Debt
—
—
2,669
2,669
MCC Senior Loan Strategy
JV I LLC (1)
—
—
41,019
41,019
Equity/Warrants
12,278
—
67,397
79,675
Total
$ 12,278
$ —
$ 231,475
$ 243,753
Investments
measured at net asset value (2)
2,991
Total
Investments, at fair value
$ 246,744
(1) MCC
Senior Loan Strategy JV I LLC was sold on October 8, 2020 and as such fair value was measured
as a Level 3 investment as of September 30, 2020. Previously fair value had been measured
using NAV.
(2) Certain
investments that are measured at fair value using NAV have not been categorized in the fair
value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in the table are intended to permit reconciliation
of the fair value hierarchy to the amount presented in the Consolidated Statements of Assets
and Liabilities.
The
following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for investments that use Level 3 inputs for the year ended
September 30, 2021 (dollars in thousands):
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loans
Senior
Secured Second Lien Term Loans
Secured
Debt
Unsecured
Debt
MCC
Senior Loan Strategy JV I LLC
Equities/
Warrants
Total
Balance
as of September 30, 2020
$ 106,463
$ 13,927
$ -
$ 2,669
$ 41,019
$ 67,397
$ 231,475
Purchases
and other adjustments to cost
11,026
-
2,500
-
-
-
13,526
Sales
(28,374 )
(11,892 )
-
(3,070 )
(39,740 )
(7,635 )
(90,711 )
Net
realized gains/(losses) from investments
(24,818 )
4
-
30
(40,148 )
311
(64,621 )
Net
unrealized gains/(losses)
(2,363 )
451
-
371
38,869
(11,184 )
26,144
Balance
as of September 30, 2021
$ 61,934
$ 2,490
$ 2,500
$ -
$ -
$ 48,889
$ 115,813
The
following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for investments that use Level 3 inputs for the year ended
September 30, 2020 (dollars in thousands):
Senior
Senior
MCC
Secured
Secured
Senior
First
Lien
Second
Loan
Term
Lien
Term
Unsecured
Strategy
Equities/
Loans
Loans
Debt
JV
I LLC
Warrants
Total
Balance
as of September 30, 2019
$ 192,770
$ 36,508
$ 2,653
$ —
$ 78,329
$ 310,260
Purchases
and other adjustments to cost
1,820
655
168
—
1,259
3,902
Originations
28,085
945
2,500
—
182
31,712
Sales
(186 )
(1,237 )
—
—
(5,714 )
(7,137 )
Settlements
(86,048 )
(613 )
(721 )
—
(24,881 )
(112,263 )
Net
realized gains/(losses) from investments
(929 )
(23,362 )
—
—
(18,577 )
(42,868 )
Net
transfers in and/or out of Level 3
—
—
—
41,019
—
41,019
Net
unrealized gains/(losses)
(29,049 )
1,031
(1,931 )
—
36,799
6,850
Balance
as of September 30, 2020
$ 106,463
$ 13,927
$ 2,669
$ 41,019
$ 67,397
$ 231,475
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CORPORATION
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
September
30, 2021
Net
change in unrealized gain (loss) for the years ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 included in earnings related to investments still held
as of September 30, 2021 and 2020 was approximately $(24.3) million and $(42.6) million, respectively.
Purchases
and other adjustments to cost include purchases of new investments at cost, effects of refinancing/restructuring, accretion/amortization
of income from discount/premium on debt securities, and PIK.
Sales
represent net proceeds received from investments sold.
Settlements
represent principal paydowns received.
A review of the fair value hierarchy classifications
is conducted on a quarterly basis. Changes in the observability of valuation inputs may result in a reclassification for certain financial
assets or liabilities. Reclassifications impacting Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy are reported as transfers in/out of the Level 3
category as of the beginning of the quarter in which the reclassifications occur. During the year ended September 30, 2021, none of our
investments transferred into or out of Level 3. During the year ended September 30, 2020 MCC JV transferred into the Level 3 category
as the investment was sold subsequently to September 30, 2020 (see Note 3). In previous periods, as a practical expedient the Company
had used the net asset value of MCC JV to determine the fair value of the investment.
The
following table presents the quantitative information about Level 3 fair value measurements of our investments, as of September 30, 2021
(dollars in thousands):
Fair Value
Valuation Methodology
Unobservable Input
Range
(Weighted Average)
Senior Secured First Lien Term Loans
$ 25,783
Market Approach
Market Yield
7.50% - 102.38% (32.78% )
Senior Secured First Lien Term Loans
15,639
Market Approach
Arms Length Transaction
N/A
Senior Secured First Lien Term Loans
7,567
Market Approach (Guideline Comparable)
Market Yield
5.00% - 8.00% (5.55% )
Senior Secured First Lien Term Loans
4,539
Market Approach
EBITDA Multiple (1)
4.50x - 5.50x (5.00x )
Senior Secured First Lien Term Loans
3,579
Enterprise Value Analysis
Revenue Multiple (1)
0.40x - 0.50x (0.45x )
Senior Secured First Lien Term Loans
2,577
Market Approach
Capitalization Rate
4.50% - 5.50% (5.00% )
Estimated Proceeds
$1.04 - $8.10 ($4.57 )
Senior Secured First Lien Term Loans
2,250
Market Approach
Revenue Multiple (1)
0.25x - 0.40x (0.33x )
Senior Secured Second Lien Term Loans
2,490
Market Approach (Guideline Comparable)
EBITDA Multiple (1)
9.75x - 10.75x (10.25x )
Secured Debt
2,500
Cost Approach
Replacement Cost
N/A
Equity/Warrants
38,939
Market Approach
EBITDA Multiple (1)
1.25x - 12.75x (12.31x )
Equity/Warrants
4,758
Market Approach
Market Yield
10.50% - 12.00% (11.25% )
Equity/Warrants
2,956
Market Approach
Revenue Multiple (1)
0.11x - 0.40x (0.16x )
Equity/Warrants
2,236
Market Approach
Capitalization Rate
4.50% - 5.50% (5.00% )
Estimated Proceeds
$1.04 - $8.10 ($4.57 )
Total
$ 115,813
(1) Represents
inputs used when the Company has determined that market participants would use such multiples
when measuring the fair value of these investments.
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
September
30, 2021
The
following table presents the quantitative information about Level 3 fair value measurements of our investments, as of September 30, 2020
(dollars in thousands):
Fair
Value
Valuation
Methodology
Unobservable
Input
Range
(Weighted Average)
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loans
$ 50,135
Income
Approach (DCF)
Market
yield
7.52%
- 15.27% (10.34%)
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loans
55,856
Market
Approach (Guideline
Revenue
Multiple (1)
0.25x
- 0.50x (0.49x)
Comparable)//Income
Approach (DCF)/
EBITDA
Multiple (1)
2.50x
- 8.50x (5.73x)
Enterprise Value
Analysis
Capitalization
Rate
5.50x
- 5.50x (5.50x)
Discount
Rate
17.90%
- 17.90% (17.90%)
Expected
Proceeds
$8.25
- $52.00 ($45.65)
Senior
Secured First Lien Term Loans
472
Recent
Arms-Length Transaction
Recent
Arms Length Transaction
N/A
Senior
Secured Second Lien Term Loan
9,978
Income
Approach (DCF)
Market
yield
12.01%
- 14.82% (14.01%)
Senior
Secured Second Lien Term Loans
3,949
Market
Approach (Guideline
EBITDA
Multiple (1)
8.00x
- 8.00x (8.00x)
Comparable)/Income
Approach (DCF)
Discount
Rate
21.00%
- 21.00% (21.00%)
Unsecured
Debt
—
Market
Approach (Guideline Comparable)
EBITDA
Multiple (1)
2.50x
- 4.50x (3.50x)
Unsecured
Debt
2,669
Recent
Arms-Length Transaction
Recent
Arms Length Transaction
N/A
MCC
Senior Loan Strategy JV I LLC
41,019
Recent
Arms-Length Transaction
Recent
Arms Length Transaction
N/A
Equity
63,468
Market
Approach (Guideline
Revenue
Multiple (1)
0.50x
- 0.88x (0.69x)
Comparable)/Income
Approach/Enterprise
EBITDA
Multiple (1)
2.50x
- 9.50x (8.25x)
Value Analysis
Capitalization
Rate
5.50%
- 5.50% (5.50%)
Discount
Rate
14.50%
- 14.50% (14.50%)
Expected
Proceeds
$8.25
- $52.00 ($38.00)
Equity
3,929
Income
Approach (DCF)
Market
Yield
15.40%
- 15.40% (15.40%)
Total
$ 231,475
(1) Represents
inputs used when the Company has determined that market participants would use such multiples
when measuring the fair value of these investments.
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
September
30, 2021
The
significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Company’s debt and derivative investments are market
yields. Increases in market yields would result in lower fair value measurements.
The
significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Company’s equity/warrants investments are comparable
company multiples of revenue or EBITDA for the latest twelve months (“LTM”), next twelve months (“NTM”) or a
reasonable period a market participant would consider. Increases in EBITDA multiples in isolation would result in higher fair value measurement.
In
September 2017, the Company entered into an agreement with Global Accessories Group, LLC (“Global Accessories”), in which
the Company exchanged its full position in Lydell Jewelry Design Studio, LLC for a 3.8% membership interest in Global Accessories, which
is included in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. As part of the agreement, the Company is entitled to contingent consideration
in the form of cash payments (“Earnout”), as well as up to an additional 5% membership interest (“AMI”), provided
Global Accessories achieves certain financial benchmarks through calendar year ended 2022. The Earnout and AMI were initially recorded
with an aggregate fair value of $2.4 million on the transaction date using the Income Approach and were included on the Consolidated
Statements of Assets and Liabilities in other assets. The contingent consideration is remeasured to fair value at each reporting date
until the contingency is resolved. Any changes in fair value will be recognized in earnings. As of September 30, 2021 and September 30,
2020, the Company deemed the contingent consideration to be uncollectible.
Note
5. Borrowings
As
a BDC, we are generally only allowed to employ leverage to the extent that our asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, equals at
least 200% after giving effect to such leverage. The amount of leverage that we employ at any time depends on our assessment of the market
and other factors at the time of any proposed borrowing.
However,
in March 2018, the Small Business Credit Availability Act modified the 1940 Act by allowing a BDC to increase the maximum amount of leverage
it may incur from 200% to 150%, if certain requirements under the 1940 Act are met. Under the 1940 Act, we are allowed to increase our
leverage capacity if stockholders representing at least a majority of the votes cast, when a quorum is present, approve a proposal to
do so. If we receive stockholder approval, we would be allowed to increase our leverage capacity on the first day after such approval.
Alternatively, the 1940 Act allows the majority of our independent directors to approve an increase in our leverage capacity, and such
approval would become effective after the one-year anniversary of such approval. In either case, we would be required to make certain
disclosures on our website and in SEC filings regarding, among other things, the receipt of approval to increase our leverage, our leverage
capacity and usage, and risks related to leverage.
As
of September 30, 2021, the Company’s asset coverage was 285.6% after giving effect to leverage and therefore the Company’s
asset coverage was greater than 200%, the minimum asset coverage requirement applicable presently to the Company under the 1940 Act.
As
of September 30, 2020, the Company’s asset coverage was 199.2% after giving effect to leverage and therefore the Company’s
asset coverage was below 200%, the minimum asset coverage requirement under the 1940 Act. As a result, the Company was prohibited from
making distributions to stockholders, including the payment of any dividend, and could not employ further leverage until the Company’s
asset coverage was at least 200% after giving effect to such leverage.
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
September
30, 2021
The
Company’s outstanding debt excluding debt issuance costs as of September 30, 2021 and 2020 was as follows (dollars in thousands):
September
30, 2021
September
30, 2020
Aggregate
Principal Available
Principal
Amount
Outstanding
Carrying
Value
Fair
Value
Aggregate
Principal Available
Principal
Amount
Outstanding
Carrying
Value
Fair
Value
2021 Notes
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 74,013
$ 74,013
$ 73,803
$ 73,095
2023 Notes
77,847
77,847
77,434
79,092
77,847
77,847
77,158
72,460
Total
debt
$ 77,847
$ 77,847
$ 77,434
$ 79,092
$ 151,860
$ 151,860
$ 150,961
$ 145,555
Unsecured
Notes
2021
Notes
On
December 17, 2015, the Company issued $70.8 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.50% unsecured notes that mature on January 30,
2021 (the “2021 Notes”). On January 14, 2016, the Company closed an additional $3.25 million in aggregate principal amount
of the 2021 Notes, pursuant to the partial exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional notes. The 2021 Notes bore
interest at a rate of 6.50% per year, payable quarterly on January 30, April 30, July 30 and October 30 of each year, beginning January
30, 2016.
On
October 21, 2020, the Company caused notices to be issued to the holders of the 2021 Notes regarding the Company’s exercise of
its option to redeem, in whole, the issued and outstanding 2021 Notes, pursuant to Section 1104 of the Indenture dated as of February
7, 2012, between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, and Section 101(h) of the Third Supplemental Indenture dated
as of December 17, 2015. The Company redeemed $74,012,825 in aggregate principal amount of the issued and outstanding 2021 Notes on November
20, 2020 (the “Redemption Date”). The 2021 Notes were redeemed at 100% of their principal amount ($25 per 2021 Note), plus
the accrued and unpaid interest thereon from October 31, 2020, through, but excluding, the Redemption Date. The Company funded the redemption
of the 2021 Notes with cash on hand.
2023
Notes
On
March 18, 2013, the Company issued $60.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.125% unsecured notes that mature on March 30, 2023
(the “2023 Notes”). On March 26, 2013, the Company closed an additional $3.5 million in aggregate principal amount of the
2023 Notes, pursuant to the partial exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional notes. As of March 30, 2016, the
2023 Notes may be redeemed in whole or in part at any time or from time to time at the Company’s option. The 2023 Notes bear interest
at a rate of 6.125% per year, payable quarterly on March 30, June 30, September 30 and December 30 of each year, beginning June 30, 2013.
On
December 12, 2016, the Company entered into an “At-The-Market” (“ATM”) debt distribution agreement with FBR Capital
Markets & Co., through which the Company could offer for sale, from time to time, up to $40.0 million in aggregate principal amount
of the 2023 Notes. The Company sold 1,573,872 of the 2023 Notes at an average price of $25.03 per note, and raised $38.6 million in net
proceeds, through the ATM debt distribution agreement.
On
March 10, 2018, the Company redeemed $13.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2023 Notes. On December 31, 2018, the Company
redeemed $12.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2023 Notes. The redemption was accounted for as a debt extinguishment in
accordance with ASC 470-50, Modifications and Extinguishments, which resulted in a realized loss of $0.3 million and was recorded on
the Consolidated Statements of Operations as a loss on extinguishment of debt.
On
December 21, 2020, the Company announced that it completed the application process for and was authorized to transfer the listing of
the 2023 Notes to the NASDAQ Global Market. The listing and trading of the 2023 Notes on the NYSE ceased at the close of trading on December
31, 2020. Effective January 4, 2021, the 2023 Notes began trading on the NASDAQ Global Market under the trading symbol “PFXNL.”
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
September
30, 2021
Secured
Notes
Israeli
Notes
On
January 26, 2018, the Company priced a debt offering in Israel of $121.3 million of Israeli Notes (as defined below). The Israeli Notes
were listed on the TASE and denominated in New Israeli Shekels, but linked to the US Dollar at a fixed exchange rate which mitigates
any currency exposure to the Company.
On
June 5, 2018, the Company announced that on June 1, 2018, its board of directors authorized the Company to repurchase and retire up to
$20 million of the Company’s outstanding Israeli Notes on the TASE.
During
the quarter ended December 31, 2018, the Company exchanged $1.0 million United States Dollars to New Israeli Shekels at a rate of 3.73
USD/NIS in order to repurchase the Israeli Notes on the TASE. As the Israeli Notes were trading below par at the time of the repurchase,
and the USD/NIS (foreign currency) spot rate was higher than the fixed exchange rate agreed upon in the deed of trust, the Company was
able to repurchase and retire 3,812,000 units, which resulted in $1,119,201 aggregate principal amount of the Israeli Notes being retired.
The redemption was accounted for as a debt extinguishment in accordance with ASC 470-50, Modifications and Extinguishments, which resulted
in a realized gain of $0.1 million and was recorded on the Consolidated Statements of Operations as a gain on extinguishment of debt.
On
December 31, 2019, in addition to the scheduled 12.5% quarterly amortization payment, the Company used proceeds from its principal repayments
in assets held by PhenixFIN SLF and PhenixFIN Small Business Fund to pre-pay an additional $19.1 million of the Israeli Notes. The pre-payment
was accounted for as a debt extinguishment in accordance with ASC 470-50, Modifications and Extinguishments, which resulted in a realized
loss of $0.9 million and was recorded on the Consolidated Statements of Operations as a net loss on extinguishment of debt.
On
March 31, 2020, in addition to the scheduled 12.5% quarterly amortization payment, the Company used proceeds from its principal repayments
in assets held by PhenixFIN SLF and PhenixFIN Small Business Fund to pre-pay an additional $19.8 million of the Israeli Notes. The pre-payment
was accounted for as a debt extinguishment in accordance with ASC 470-50, Modifications and Extinguishments, which resulted in a realized
loss of $0.9 million and was recorded on the Consolidated Statements of Operations as a loss on extinguishment of debt.
On
April 14, 2020, the Company repaid the remaining $21.1 million of Israeli Notes outstanding, and as such is no longer subject to any
covenants relating thereto. The Israeli Notes were redeemed at 100% of their principal amount, plus the accrued interest thereon, through
April 14, 2020.
Fair
Value of Debt Obligations
The
fair values of our debt obligations are determined in accordance with ASC 820, which defines fair value in terms of the price that would
be paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions.
The fair value of the Notes, which are publicly traded, is based upon closing market quotes as of the measurement date. As of September
30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, the Notes would be deemed to be Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy, as defined in Note 4.
In
accordance with ASU 2015-03, the debt issuance costs related to the Notes are reported on the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities
as a direct deduction from the face amount of the Notes. As of September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, debt issuance costs related
to the Notes were as follows (dollars in thousands):
September
30, 2021
September
30, 2020
2023
Notes
Total
2021
Notes
2023
Notes
Total
Total debt issuance costs
$ 3,102
$ 3,102
$ 3,226
$ 3,102
$ 6,328
Amortized debt issuance
costs
2,689
2,689
3,016
2,406
5,422
Unamortized
debt issuance costs
$ 413
$ 413
$ 210
$ 696
$ 906
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
September
30, 2021
For
the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019, the components of interest expense, amortized debt issuance costs, weighted average
stated interest rate and weighted average outstanding debt balance for the Notes were as follows (dollars in thousands):
For
the Years Ended September 30
2021
2020
2019
2021
Notes Interest
$ 668
$ 4,811
$ 4,811
2023
Notes Interest
4,768
4,768
4,954
2023
Notes Premium
(3 )
(3 )
(3 )
Israeli
Notes Interest
-
2,486
6,817
Amortization
of debt issuance costs
367
2,873
2,735
Total
$ 5,800
$ 14,935
$ 19,314
Weighted average stated
interest rate
7.0 %
6.4 %
6.1 %
Weighted average outstanding
balance
$ 82,930
$ 189,039
$ 273,211
Note 6.
Agreements
Investment
Management Agreement
We
had entered into an investment management agreement with MCC Advisors on January 11, 2011 (the “Investment Management Agreement”),
which expired on December 31, 2020.
Under the
terms of the Investment Management Agreement, MCC Advisors:
● determined
the composition of our portfolio, the nature and timing of the changes to our portfolio and
the manner of implementing such changes;
● identified,
evaluated and negotiated the structure of the investments we made (including performing due
diligence on our prospective portfolio companies); and
● executed,
closed, monitored and administered the investments we made, including the exercise of any
voting or consent rights.
MCC
Advisors’ services under the Investment Management Agreement were not exclusive, and it was free to furnish similar services to
other entities so long as its services to us were not impaired.
Pursuant
to the Investment Management Agreement, we paid MCC Advisors a fee for investment advisory and management services consisting of a base
management fee and a two-part incentive fee.
On
December 3, 2015, MCC Advisors recommended and, in consultation with the Board, agreed to reduce fees under the Investment Management
Agreement. Beginning January 1, 2016, the base management fee was reduced to 1.50% on gross assets above $1 billion. In addition, MCC
Advisors reduced its incentive fee from 20% on pre-incentive fee net investment income over an 8% hurdle, to 17.5% on pre-incentive fee
net investment income over a 6% hurdle. Moreover, the revised incentive fee includes a netting mechanism and is subject to a rolling
three-year look back from January 1, 2016 forward. Under no circumstances would the new fee structure result in higher fees to MCC Advisors
than fees under the prior investment management agreement.
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
September
30, 2021
The
following discussion of our base management fee and two-part incentive fee reflect the terms of the fee waiver agreement executed by
MCC Advisors on February 8, 2016 (the “Fee Waiver Agreement”). The terms of the Fee Waiver Agreement were effective as of
January 1, 2016 and were a permanent reduction in the base management fee and incentive fee on net investment income payable to MCC Advisors
for the investment advisory and management services it provided under the Investment Management Agreement. The Fee Waiver Agreement did
not change the second component of the incentive fee, which was the incentive fee on capital gains.
On
January 15, 2020, the Company’s board of directors, including all of the independent directors, approved the renewal of the Investment
Management Agreement through the later of April 1, 2020 or so long as the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as
of July 29, 2019 (the “Amended MCC Merger Agreement”), by and between the Company and Sierra (the “Amended MCC Merger
Agreement”) was in effect, but no longer than a year; provided that, if the Amended MCC Merger Agreement was terminated by Sierra,
then the termination of the Investment Management Agreement would be effective on the 30th day following receipt of Sierra’s notice
of termination to the Company. On May 1, 2020, the Company received a notice of termination of the Amended MCC Merger Agreement from
Sierra. Under the Amended MCC Merger Agreement, either party was permitted, subject to certain conditions, to terminate the Amended MCC
Merger Agreement if the merger was not consummated by March 31, 2020. Sierra elected to do so on May 1, 2020. As result of the termination
by Sierra of the Amended MCC Merger Agreement on May 1, 2020, the Investment Management Agreement would have been terminated effective
as of May 31, 2020. On May 21, 2020, the Board, including all of the independent directors, extended the term of the Investment Management
Agreement through the end of the then-current quarter, June 30, 2020. On June 12, 2020, the Board, including all of the independent directors,
extended the term of the Investment Management Agreement through September 30, 2020. On September 29, 2020, the Board, including all
of the independent directors, extended the term of the Investment Management Agreement through December 31, 2020. Mr. Brook Taube, our
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer through December 31, 2020 and one of our directors through January 21, 2021 and Mr. Seth Taube,
one of our directors through January 21, 2021 are both affiliated with MCC Advisors and Medley.
On
November 18, 2020, the Board approved the adoption of an internalized management structure effective January 1, 2021. The new management
structure replaces the current Investment Management and Administration Agreements with MCC Advisors LLC, which expired on December 31,
2020. To lead the internalized management team, the Board approved the appointment of David Lorber, who had served as an independent
director of the Company since April 2019, as interim Chief Executive Officer, and Ellida McMillan as Chief Financial Officer of the Company,
each effective January 1, 2021. In connection with his appointment, Mr. Lorber stepped down from the Compensation Committee of the Board,
the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board, and the Special Committee of the Board.
Base Management
Fee
Through
December 31, 2020, for providing investment advisory and management services to us, MCC Advisors received a base management fee. The
base management fee was calculated at an annual rate of 1.75% (0.4375% per quarter) of up to $1.0 billion of the Company’s gross
assets and 1.50% (0.375% per quarter) of any amounts over $1.0 billion of the Company’s gross assets and was payable quarterly
in arrears. The base management fee was calculated based on the average value of the Company’s gross assets at the end of the two
most recently completed calendar quarters. For the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019, the Company incurred base management
fees to MCC Advisors of $1.1 million, $6.4 million and $11.2 million, respectively. Since January 1, 2021, the Company no longer incurs
management fees under its current internalized structure.
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
September
30, 2021
Incentive
Fee
Through December
31, 2020, the incentive fee had two components, as follows:
Incentive
Fee Based on Income
The
first component of the incentive fee was payable quarterly in arrears and was based on our pre-incentive fee net investment income earned
during the calendar quarter for which the incentive fee was being calculated. MCC Advisors was entitled to receive the incentive fee
on net investment income from us if our Ordinary Income (as defined below) exceeded a quarterly “hurdle rate” of 1.5%. The
hurdle amount was calculated after making appropriate adjustments to the Company’s net assets, as determined as of the beginning
of each applicable calendar quarter, in order to account for any capital raising or other capital actions as a result of any issuances
by the Company of its common stock (including issuances pursuant to our dividend reinvestment plan), any repurchase by the Company of
its own common stock, and any dividends paid by the Company, each as may have occurred during the relevant quarter.
The
second component of the incentive fee was determined and payable in arrears as of the end of each calendar year (or upon termination
of the Investment Management Agreement as of the termination date) and equaled 20.0% of our cumulative aggregate realized capital gains
less cumulative realized capital losses, unrealized capital depreciation (unrealized depreciation on a gross investment-by-investment
basis at the end of each calendar year) and all capital gains upon which prior performance-based capital gains incentive fee payments
were previously made to the investment adviser.
For
the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020, and 2019, the Company did not incur any incentive fees on net investment income because pre-incentive
fee net investment income did not exceed the hurdle amount under the formula set forth in the Investment Management Agreement. The Investment
Management Agreement terminated as of December 31, 2020, and the Company no longer incurs incentive fees under the Investment Management
Agreement as a result.
As
of September 30, 2021 and 2020, $0 and $1.4 million, respectively, were included in “management and incentive fees payable”
in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
As
of September 30, 2020 and 2019, $1.4 million and $2.2 million, respectively, were included in “management and incentive fees payable”
in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
Administration
Agreement
On
January 19, 2011, the Company entered into an administration agreement with MCC Advisors. Pursuant to the administration agreement, MCC
Advisors furnished us with office facilities and equipment, clerical, bookkeeping, recordkeeping and other administrative services related
to the operations of the Company. We reimbursed MCC Advisors for our allocable portion of overhead and other expenses incurred by it
performing its obligations under the administration agreement, including rent and our allocable portion of the cost of our Chief Financial
Officer and Chief Compliance Officer and their respective staffs. From time to time, our administrator was able to pay amounts owed by
us to third-party service providers and we would subsequently reimburse our administrator for such amounts paid on our behalf. In connection
with the adoption by the board of directors of an internalized management structure, on November 19, 2020, the Company entered into a
Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement and an Administration Servicing Agreement on customary terms with U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
d/b/a U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (“U.S. Bancorp”). The administration agreement with MCC Advisors terminated by its terms
on December 31, 2020. Effective January 1, 2021, US Bancorp serves as custodian and provides us with fund accounting and financial reporting
services pursuant to the Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement and Administration Servicing Agreement. For the years ended September 30,
2021, 2020 and 2019, we incurred $0.6 million, $2.2 million, and $3.3 million in administrator expenses, respectively.
As of September
30, 2021 and 2020, $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, were included in “administrator expenses payable” in the
accompanying Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
September
30, 2021
Expense
Support Agreement
On
June 12, 2020, the Company entered into an expense support agreement (the “Expense Support Agreement”) with MCC Advisors
and Medley LLC, pursuant to which MCC Advisors and Medley LLC agreed (jointly and severally) to cap the management fee and all of the
Company’s other operating expenses (except interest expenses, certain extraordinary strategic transaction expenses and other expenses
approved by the Special Committee (as defined in Note 10)) at $667,000 per month (the “Cap”). Under the Expense Support Agreement,
the Cap became effective on June 1, 2020. On September 29, 2020, the board of directors, including all of the independent directors,
extended the term of the Expense Support Agreement through the end of quarter ending December 31, 2020. The Expense Support Agreement
expired by its terms at the close of business on December 31, 2020, in connection with the adoption of the internalized management structure
by the board of directors.
Note 7.
Related Party Transactions
Due
to Affiliate
Due to affiliate
consists of certain general and administrative expenses paid by an affiliate on behalf of the Company.
Note 8.
Commitments
Insurance
Reimbursements Related to Professional Fees
The
Company has received insurance proceeds under its insurance policy primarily relating to the legal expenses associated with the dismissed
stockholder class action, captioned as FrontFour Capital Group LLC, et al. v Brook Taube et al. During the year ended September 30, 2021,
the Company received $2.1 million of insurance proceeds. During the year ended September 30, 2020, the Company received $6.1 million
of insurance proceeds. The reimbursements have been recorded as an offset or reduction in professional fees and expenses on the Consolidated
Statements of Operations.
Unfunded
commitments
As
of September 30, 2021 and 2020, we had commitments under loan and financing agreements to fund up to $4.9 million to six portfolio companies
and $3.9 million to five portfolio companies, respectively. These commitments are primarily composed of senior secured term loans and
revolvers, and the determination of their fair value is included in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. The commitments are generally
subject to the borrowers meeting certain criteria such as compliance with covenants and certain operational metrics. The terms of the
borrowings and financings subject to commitment are comparable to the terms of other loan and equity securities in our portfolio. A summary
of the composition of the unfunded commitments as of September 30, 2021 and 2020 is shown in the table below (dollars in thousands):
September
30,
2021
September
30,
2020
Redwood Services Group, LLC - Revolver
$ 1,575
$ 1,050
1888 Industrial Services, LLC - Revolver
1,078
1,078
Alpine SG - Revolver
1,000
-
Kemmerer Operations, LLC - Delayed Draw Term
Loan
908
908
NVTN LLC - DDTL
220
220
Black Angus Steakhouses, LLC - Super Priority
DDTL
167
-
DataOnline Corp. - Revolver
-
179
NVTN LLC - Super Priority
DDTL
-
500
Total unfunded commitments
$ 4,948
$ 3,935
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
September
30, 2021
Lease
obligations
Effective January 1, 2019, ASC 842 required
that a lessee evaluate its leases to determine whether they should be classified as operating or financing leases. PhenixFIN identified
one operating lease for its office space. The lease commenced September 1, 2021 and expires November 30, 2026.
Upon entering into the lease on September 1,
2021, PhenixFIN recorded a right-of-use asset and a lease liability as of that date.
Total operating lease cost incurred by PhenixFIN
for the year ended September 30, 2021 was $84,000. As of September 30, 2021, the asset related to the operating lease was $613,500 and is included in the Other assets balance on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The lease liability was $(613,500) and is
included in the Other liabilities balance on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. As of September 30, 2021, the remaining lease term was five
years and the implied borrowing rate was 5.25%.
The
following table shows future minimum payments under PhenixFIN’s operating lease as of September 30, 2021:
For the Years Ended September 30,
Amount
2022
$ 84,000
2023
144,000
2024
144,000
2025
144,000
2026
144,000
Thereafter
24,000
684,000
Difference between undiscounted and discounted cash flows
(70,466 )
$ 613,534
Note 9.
Fee Income
Fee
income consists of origination/closing fees, amendment fees, prepayment penalty and other miscellaneous fees which are non-recurring
in nature, as well as administrative agent fees, which are recurring in nature. The following table summarizes the Company’s fee
income for the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019 (dollars in thousands):
For
the Years Ended September 30
2021
2020
2019
Administrative
agent fee
$ 414
$ 192
$ 316
Prepayment
fee
-
139
1,281
Amendment
fee
94
171
306
Other
fees
2,059
90
56
Origination
fee
-
101
345
Fee
income
$ 2,567
$ 693
$ 2, 304
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
September
30, 2021
Note 10.
Directors Fees
During
calendar year 2021, the Company’s independent directors each receive an annual fee of $100,000. In addition, the lead independent
director receives an annual retainer of $30,000; the chair of the Audit Committee receives an annual retainer of $25,000, and each of
its other members receives an annual retainer of $12,500; and the chairs of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and of
the Compensation Committee each receive an annual retainer of $15,000 and each of the other members of these committees receive annual
retainers of $8,000. The Company’s independent directors also receive a fee of $3,000 for each board meeting and $2,500 for each
committee meeting that they attend. Prior to calendar year 2021, the Company’s independent directors each received an annual fee
of $90,000. They also received $3,000, plus reimbursement of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attending
each board meeting, and $2,500, plus reimbursement of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attending each Audit
Committee, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, Transition Committee and Compensation Committee meeting. The chair of the Audit
Committee received an annual fee of $25,000 and the chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Compensation Committee
received an annual fee of $10,000 for their additional services in these capacities. In addition, other members of the Audit Committee
received an annual fee of $12,500, and other members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Compensation Committee
received an annual fee of $6,000.
On
January 26, 2018, the board of directors established the special committee of the Board, comprised solely of directors who are not “interested
persons” of the Company as such term is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act (the “Special Committee”), for
the purpose of assessing the merits of various proposed strategic transactions. As compensation for serving on the Special Committee,
each independent director received a one-time retainer of $25,000 plus reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses, consistent with the Company’s
policies for reimbursement of members of the board of directors. In addition, the chairman of the Special Committee received a monthly
fee of $15,000 and other members received a monthly fee of $10,000. The Special Committee as well as the Transition Committee have each
been dissolved and are each no longer in operation.
No
board service compensation is paid to directors who are “interested persons” of the Company (as such term is
defined in the 1940 Act). For the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019, we accrued $1.0 million, $1.5 million, and $1.3 million
for directors’ fees expense, respectively.
Note 11.
Earnings Per Share
In
accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 260 - Earnings per Share, basic earnings per share is computed by dividing earnings available
to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. Other potentially dilutive common shares,
and the related impact to earnings, are considered when calculating earnings per share on a diluted basis. The Company does not have
any potentially dilutive common shares as of September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019.
The
following information sets forth the computation of the weighted average basic and diluted net increase/(decrease) in net assets per
share from operations for the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019 (dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts):
For
the Years Ended September 30
2021
2020
2019
Basic
and diluted:
Net
increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
$ 1,278
$ (65,813 )
$ (96,575 )
Weighted
average shares of common stock outstanding - basic and diluted
2,677,891
2,723,709
2,723,709
Earnings
(loss) per share of common stock - basic and diluted
$ 0.48
$ (24.16 )
$ (35.46 )
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CORPORATION
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
September
30, 2021
Note 12.
Financial Highlights
The following
is a schedule of financial highlights for the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017:
For
the Years Ended September 30
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
Per share data
Net Asset Value
per share at Beginning of Period
$ 55.30
$ 79.46
$ 117.92
$ 169.04
$ 189.78
Results of Operations:
Net
Investment Income/(Loss) (1)
6.92
(1.00 )
(7.66 )
4.55
13.35
Net
Realized Gain/(Loss) on Investments
(15.86 )
(18.35 )
(41.18 )
(32.76 )
(26.83 )
Net
Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments
9.47
(3.90 )
14.13
(11.82 )
7.95
Change
in provision for deferred taxes on unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments
-
-
-
0.17
0.40
Net
loss on extinguishment of debt
(0.05 )
(0.91 )
(0.75 )
(0.87 )
(0.40 )
Net
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
0.48
(24.16 )
(35.46 )
(40.73 )
(5.53 )
Capital Share Transactions
Distributions
from net investment income
-
-
(3.00 )
(10.40 )
(15.20 )
Repurchase
of common stock under stock repurchase program
1.30
-
-
-
-
Other (4)
-
-
-
0.01
(0.01 )
Net
Increase (Decrease) Resulting from Capital Share Transactions
1.30
-
(3.00 )
(10.39 )
(15.21 )
Net
Asset Value per share at End of Period
$ 57.08
$ 55.30
$ 79.46
$ 117.92
$ 169.04
Net Assets
at End of Period
143,693,981
$ 150,619,517
$ 216,432,530
$ 321,178,727
$ 460,429,317
Shares Outstanding at End
of Period
2,517,221
2,723,709
2,723,709
2,723,709
2,723,709
Per share market value
at end of period
$ 42.90
$ 17.83
$ 51.80
$ 76.40
$ 119.40
Total
return based on market value (2)
140.61 %
(65.58 %)
(29.91 %)
(27.82 %)
(12.73 %)
Total
return based on net asset value (3)
(4.60 %)
(30.41 %)
(29.47 %)
(21.29 %)
(0.68 %)
Portfolio
turnover rate
24.97 %
5.66 %
11.93 %
26.46 %
26.01 %
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CORPORATION
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
September
30, 2021
The following
is a schedule of ratios and supplemental data for the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017:
For
the Years Ended September 30
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
Ratios:
Ratio
of net investment/(loss) income to average net assets after waivers, discounts and reimbursements (5)
12.44 %
(1.64 %)
(7.96 %)
3.37 %
7.50 %
Ratio
of total expenses to average net assets after waivers, discounts and reimbursements (5)
9.26 %
14.64 %
25.62 %
14.77 %
12.35 %
Ratio
of incentive fees to average net assets after waivers (5)
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.18 %
Supplemental
Data:
Ratio
of net operating expenses and credit facility related expenses to average net assets (5)(12)
9.26 %
15.07 %
25.62 %
14.77 %
12.17 %
Percentage
of non-recurring fee income (6)
7.94 %
2.33 %
4.29 %
5.78 %
6.23 %
Average
debt outstanding (7)
82,930,098
189,038,998
347,991,878
451,590,779
514,726,703
Average debt outstanding
per common share
30.97
69.40
127.76
165.80
188.98
Asset
coverage ratio per unit (8)
2,856
1,992
1,842
2,126
2,327
Total
Debt Outstanding (13)
Revolving
Credit Facility
-
-
-
-
68,000,000
Term
Loan Facility
-
-
-
-
102,000,000
2021 Notes (11)
-
74,012,825
74,012,825
74,012,825
74,012,825
2023 Notes
77,846,800
77,846,800
77,846,800
89,846,800
102,846,800
Israeli
Notes (10)
-
-
105,136,927
121,275,690
-
SBA Debentures
-
-
-
135,000,000
150,000,000
Average market value per
unit:
2019 Notes (9)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
25.39
2021 Notes (11)
N/A
23.61
24.82
25.48
25.80
2023 Notes
24.94
21.68
24.28
25.02
25.18
Israeli
Notes (10)
N/A
N/A
254.43
273.95
N/A
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CORPORATION
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
September
30, 2021
(1)
Net investment income/(loss) excluding management and incentive fee
waivers, discounts and reimbursements based on total weighted average common stock outstanding equals $6.92, $(3.35), $(7.66), $4.41,
and $13.32 per share for the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, and 2017, respectively.
(2)
Total return is historical and assumes changes in share price, reinvestments
of all dividends and distributions at prices obtained under the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan, and no sales charge for
the period.
(3)
Total return is historical and assumes changes in NAV, reinvestments
of all dividends and distributions at prices obtained under the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan, and no sales charge for
the period.
(4)
Represents the impact of the different share amounts used in calculating
per share data as a result of calculating certain per share data based upon the weighted average basic shares outstanding during
the period and certain per share data based on the shares outstanding as of a period end or transaction date.
(5)
For the year ended September 30, 2021, prior to the effect of Expense
Support Agreement, the ratio of net investment income/(loss), total expenses, incentive fees, and operating expenses and credit facility
related expenses to average net assets is 12.44%, 9.26%, 0.00%, and 9.26%, respectively.
For the year ended September 30, 2020, excluding
management and incentive fee waivers, the ratio of net investment income/(loss), total expenses, incentive fees, and operating expenses
and credit facility related expenses to average net assets is (5.94)%, 18.94%, 0.00%, and 18.94%, respectively.
For the year ended September 30, 2019, excluding
management and incentive fee waivers, the ratio of net investment income/(loss), total expenses, incentive fees, and operating expenses
and credit facility related expenses to average net assets is (7.96)%, 25.62%, 0.00%, and 25.62%, respectively.
For the year ended September 30, 2018, excluding
management and incentive fee waivers, the ratio of net investment income/(loss), total expenses, incentive fees, and operating expenses
and credit facility related expenses to average net assets is 3.26%, 14.88%, 0.00%, and 14.88%, respectively.
For the year ended September 30, 2017, excluding
management and incentive fee waivers, the ratio of net investment income/(loss), total expenses, incentive fees, and operating expenses
and credit facility related expenses to average net assets is 7.48%, 12.37%, 0.18%, and 12.18%, respectively.
(6)
Represents the impact of the non-recurring fees as a percentage of
total investment income.
(7)
Based on daily weighted average carrying value of debt outstanding
during the period.
(8)
Asset coverage per unit is the ratio of the carrying value of our total
consolidated assets, less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities, to the aggregate amount of senior
securities representing indebtedness. Asset coverage per unit is expressed in terms of dollar amounts per $1,000 of indebtedness.
As of September 30, 2021, the Company’s asset coverage was 285.6%
after giving effect to leverage and therefore the Company’s asset coverage was above 200%, the minimum asset coverage requirement
under the 1940 Act.
(9)
During the year ended September 30, 2017, the 2019 Notes were redeemed
in full and ceased trading on February 17, 2017. The average price for the year ended September 30, 2017 reflects the period from
October 1, 2016 through February 17, 2017.
(10)
During the year ended September 30, 2020, the Israeli Notes were redeemed
in full and ceased trading on the TASE on April 14, 2020.
(11)
During the year ended September 30, 2021, the 2021 Notes were redeemed
in full and ceased trading on November 20, 2020. The average price for the year ended September 30, 2021 reflects the period from
October 1, 2020 through November 20, 2020.
(12)
Excludes incentive fees.
(13)
Total amount of each class of senior securities outstanding at the
end of the period excluding debt issuance costs.
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CORPORATION
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
September
30, 2021
Note 13.
Dividends
Dividends
and distributions to common stockholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount to be paid out as a dividend is determined
by our board of directors.
We
have adopted an “opt out” dividend reinvestment plan for our common stockholders. As a result, if we declare a cash dividend
or other distribution, each stockholder that has not “opted out” of our dividend reinvestment plan will have its dividends
automatically reinvested in additional shares of our common stock rather than receiving cash dividends. Stockholders who receive distributions
in the form of shares of common stock will be subject to the same federal, state and local tax consequences as if they received cash
distributions.
The Company
did not make any distributions during the years ended September 30, 2021 and 2020.
Note
14. Share Transactions
On
January 11, 2021, the Company announced that its board of directors approved a share repurchase program.
The
following table sets forth the number of shares of common stock repurchased by the Company at an average price of $33.94 per share under
its share repurchase program from February 10, 2021 through September 30, 2021:
Month Ended
Shares Repurchased
Repurchase Price Per Share
Aggregate Consideration for Repurchased Shares
February 2021
13,082
$30.25
- $30.96
$ 397,384
March 2021
12,241
$30.25 - $34.42
393,938
April 2021
14,390
$33.11 - $34.89
491,469
May 2021
25,075
$34.56 - $39.93
976,440
August 2021
141,700
$41.03 - $42.28
5,944,213
Total
206,488
$ 8,203,444
The
Company’s net asset value per share was increased by approximately $1.31 as a result of the share repurchases.
Note 15.
Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)
The
following tables represent selected unaudited quarterly financial data for the Company during the years ended September 30, 2021 and
2020 (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts):
September 30,
2021
June
30,
2021
March 31,
2021
December 31,
2020
Consolidated
Statement of Operations data:
Total
investment income
$ 4,368
$ 8,684
$ 6,454
$ 12,801
Net investment
income
1,076
5,430
3,687
8,330
Total
realized and unrealized gains/(losses)
(37,529 )
1,539
4,100
14,768
Loss
on extinguishment of debt
-
-
-
(122 )
Net increase/(decrease)
in net assets resulting from operations
(7,040 )
6,969
7,787
(6,438 )
Earnings per share
(2.63 )
2.60
2.87
(2.36 )
Net asset value per common
share at period end
$ 57.08
$ 58.49
$ 55.91
$ 52.94
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CORPORATION
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
September
30, 2021
September 30,
2020
June
30,
2020
March
31,
2020
December 31,
2019
Consolidated
Statement of Operations data:
Total
investment income
$
4,420
$
4,309
$
5,301
$
7,491
Net investment
income/(loss)
(858
)
(719
)
(4,216
)
3,073
Net realized
and unrealized gain/(loss)
2,082
8,984
(73,663
)
1,986
Change
in provision for deferred taxes on unrealized gain/(loss) on investments
50
36
(86
)
—
Loss on
extinguishment of debt
—
(697
)
(895
)
(889
)
Net increase/(decrease)
in net assets resulting from operations
1,274
7,604
(78,860
)
4,170
Earnings
per share
0.47
2.79
(28.95
)
1.53
Net asset
value per common share at period end
$
55.30
$
54.83
$
52.04
$
80.99
Note 16.
Subsequent Events
Management
has evaluated subsequent events through the date of issuance of the consolidated financial statements included herein. Other than the
items disclosed herein, there have been no subsequent events that occurred during such period that would require disclosure in this Form
10-K or would be required to be recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements as of and for the year ended September 30, 2021.
On November 9, 2021, the Company entered into
an underwriting agreement, by and between the Company and Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., as representative of the several underwriters, in
connection with the issuance and sale (the “Offering”) of $57,500,000 (including the underwriters’ option to purchase
up to $7,500,000 aggregate principal amount) in aggregate principal amount of its 5.25% Notes due 2028 (the “2028 Notes”).
The Offering occurred on November 15, 2021, pursuant to the Company’s effective shelf registration statement on Form N-2 previously
filed with the SEC, as supplemented by a preliminary prospectus supplement dated November 8, 2021, the pricing term sheet dated November
9, 2021 and a final prospectus supplement dated November 9, 2021. Effective November 16, 2021, the 2028 Notes began trading on the NASDAQ
Global Market under the trading symbol “PFXNZ.”
On
November 15, 2021, the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee entered into a Fourth Supplemental Indenture to its base
Indenture, dated February 7, 2012, between the Company and the Trustee. The Fourth Supplemental Indenture relates to the Offering of
the 2028 Notes.
On November
15, 2021, the Company caused notices to be issued to the holders of the 2023 Notes regarding the Company’s exercise of its option
to redeem $55,325,000 in aggregate principal amount of the issued and outstanding 2023 Notes on December 16, 2021.
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Item
9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
None.
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