AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
−Removed: During the nine months ended
−Removed: September 30, 2022, our cash and cash equivalents were deposited in accounts at well capitalized financial institutions.
−Removed: The fair value
−Removed: of our cash and cash equivalents at September 30, 2022 approximated its carrying value.
−Removed: Investment and Interest Rate Risk
−Removed: We are subject to
−Removed: financial market risks, including changes in interest rates.
−Removed: Interest rate risk is defined as the sensitivity of our current and future
−Removed: earnings to interest rate volatility, variability of spread relationships, the difference in re-pricing intervals between our assets and
−Removed: liabilities and the effect that interest rates may have on our cash flow.
−Removed: As we seek to provide
−Removed: capital to a broad range of life science companies, institutions and investors with the majority of our finance receivables portfolio
−Removed: paying interest based on floating interest rates with a reference rate floor, our net investment income is dependent, in part, upon the
−Removed: difference between the rate at which we earn on our cash and cash equivalents and the rate at which we lend those funds to third parties.
+Added: the three months ended March 31, 2023, our cash and cash equivalents were deposited in accounts at well capitalized financial
+Added: institutions.
+Added: The fair value of our cash and cash equivalents at March 31, 2023 approximated its carrying value.
+Added: and Interest Rate Risk
+Added: are subject to financial market risks, including changes in interest rates.
+Added: Interest rate risk is defined as the sensitivity of
+Added: our current and future earnings to interest rate volatility, variability of spread relationships, the difference in re-pricing
+Added: intervals between our assets and liabilities and the effect that interest rates may have on our cash flow.
+Added: we seek to provide capital to a broad range of life science companies, institutions and investors with the majority of our finance
+Added: receivables portfolio paying interest based on floating interest rates with a reference rate floor, our net investment income is
+Added: dependent, in part, upon the difference between the rate at which we earn on our cash and cash equivalents and the rate at which we
+Added: lend those funds to third parties.
As a result, we are subject to risks relating to changes in market interest rates.
−Removed: We may use interest rate risk management techniques
−Removed: in an effort to limit our exposure to interest rate fluctuations by providing capital at variable interest rates.
−Removed: We do not currently
−Removed: engage in any interest rate hedging activities.
−Removed: We constantly monitor our portfolio and position our portfolio to respond appropriately
−Removed: to a reduction in credit rating of any of our investments.
−Removed: We have entered into
−Removed: a revolving credit facility.
−Removed: As we borrow funds to make additional investments, our income will depend, in part, upon the difference between
−Removed: the rate at which we borrow funds and the rate at which we invest those funds.
−Removed: As a result, we are subject to risks relating to changes
−Removed: in market interest rates.
−Removed: In periods of rising interest rates when we have debt outstanding, our cost of funds would increase, which could
−Removed: reduce our income, especially to the extent we continue to hold fixed rate investments.
−Removed: We generally seek to mitigate this risk by pricing
−Removed: our debt investments with floating interest rates to maintain the spread of our portfolio over the cost of leverage.
−Removed: If deemed prudent,
−Removed: we may use interest rate risk management techniques in an effort to minimize our exposure to interest rate fluctuations, which we have
−Removed: Adverse developments resulting from changes in interest rates or hedging transactions could have a materially adverse effect
−Removed: on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
−Removed: Accordingly, there can be no assurance that a significant change in market
−Removed: interest rates will not have a material adverse effect on our investment income, net of borrowing expenses.
−Removed: We do not believe that inflation
−Removed: has had a significant impact on our revenues or operations.
+Added: interest rate risk management techniques in an effort to limit our exposure to interest rate fluctuations by providing capital at
+Added: variable interest rates.
+Added: We do not currently engage in any interest rate hedging activities.
+Added: We constantly monitor our portfolio and
+Added: position our portfolio to respond appropriately to a reduction in credit rating of any of our investments.
+Added: entered into a revolving credit facility.
+Added: As we borrow funds to make additional investments, our income will depend, in part,
+Added: upon the difference between the rate at which we borrow funds and the rate at which we invest those funds.
+Added: As a result, we are
+Added: subject to risks relating to changes in market interest rates.
+Added: In periods of rising interest rates when we have debt outstanding,
+Added: our cost of funds would increase, which could reduce our income, especially to the extent we continue to hold fixed rate investments.
+Added: We generally seek to mitigate this risk by pricing our debt investments with floating interest rates to maintain the spread of
+Added: our portfolio over the cost of leverage.
+Added: If deemed prudent, we may use interest rate risk management techniques in an effort to
+Added: minimize our exposure to interest rate fluctuations, which we have not done.
+Added: Adverse developments resulting from changes in interest
+Added: rates or hedging transactions could have a materially adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
+Added: Accordingly, there can be no assurance that a significant change in market interest rates will not have a material adverse effect
+Added: on our investment income, net of borrowing expenses.
+Added: of our partner companies may be impacted by inflation.
+Added: If such partner companies are unable to pass any increases in their costs
+Added: along to their customers, it could adversely affect their results and impact their ability to pay interest and principal on our
+Added: In addition, any projected future decreases in our partner companies’ operating results due to inflation could adversely
+Added: impact the fair value of those investments.
+Added: Any decreases in the fair value of our investments could result in future unrealized
+Added: losses and therefore reduce carrying value of our net assets.
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