Blue Owl Capital Corp
For the period ended Sep 30, 2024. Filed Nov 6, 2024.
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Item 2.
Credit Facilities
Our credit facilities contain customary covenants, including certain limitations on the incurrence by us of additional indebtedness and on our ability to make distributions to our shareholders, or redeem, repurchase or retire shares of stock, upon the occurrence of certain events, and customary events of default (with customary cure and notice provisions).
Revolving Credit Facility
On August 26, 2022, we entered into an Amended and Restated Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement (the “Revolving Credit Facility”), which amends and restates in its entirety that certain Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to August 26, 2022). The parties to the Revolving Credit Facility include us, as Borrower, the lenders from time to time parties thereto and Truist Bank, as Administrative Agent. On November 17, 2023 (the “Revolving Credit Facility First Amendment Date”), the parties to the Revolving Credit Facility entered into an amendment to the Revolving Credit Facility to, among other things, extend the availability period and maturity date for certain lenders. The following describes the terms of the Revolving Credit Facility as modified through September 26, 2024.
The Revolving Credit Facility is guaranteed by certain subsidiaries of ours in existence as of the Revolving Credit Facility First Amendment Date, and will be guaranteed by certain subsidiaries of ours that are formed or acquired by us thereafter (collectively, the “Guarantors”). Proceeds of the Revolving Credit Facility may be used for general corporate purposes, including the funding of portfolio investments.
As of September 26, 2024, the maximum principal amount of the Revolving Credit Facility is $2.63 billion (increased from $2.05 billion to $2.12 billion on July 31, 2024, reduced from $2.12 billion to $2.11 billion on September 3, 2024 and increased from $2.11 billion to $2.63 billion on September 26, 2024), subject to availability under the borrowing base, which is based on the portfolio investments and other outstanding indebtedness. The amount available for borrowing under the Revolving Credit Facility is reduced by any standby letters of credit issued through the Revolving Credit Facility. Maximum capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility may be increased to $2.78 billion through our exercise of an uncommitted accordion feature through which existing and new lenders may, at their option, agree to provide additional financing. The Revolving Credit Facility includes a $200.0 million limit for swingline loans and is secured by a perfected first-priority interest in substantially all of the portfolio investments held by us and each Guarantor, subject to certain exceptions.
As of September 26, 2024, the availability period under the Revolving Credit Facility will terminate on (a) August 26, 2026 with respect to $50.0 million of commitments and (b) November 17, 2027 with respect to the remaining commitments (each date a “Revolving Credit Facility Commitment Termination Date”). The Revolving Credit Facility will mature on (a) August 26, 2027 with respect to $50.0 million of commitments and (b) November 17, 2028 with respect to the remaining commitments (each date a “Revolving Credit Facility Maturity Date”). During the period from the earliest Revolving Credit Facility Commitment Termination Date to the latest Revolving Credit Facility Maturity Date, we will be obligated to make mandatory prepayments under the Revolving Credit Facility out of the proceeds of certain asset sales and other recovery events and equity and debt issuances.
We may borrow amounts in U.S. dollars or certain other permitted currencies. As of September 26, 2024, amounts drawn under the Revolving Credit Facility with respect to the commitments in U.S. dollars maturing on November 17, 2028 will bear interest at either (i) term SOFR plus any applicable credit adjustment spread plus margin of either 1.875% per annum or, if the gross borrowing base is greater than or equal to the product of 1.60 and the combined debt amount, 1.75% per annum or (ii) the alternative base rate plus margin of either 0.875% per annum or, if the gross borrowing base is greater than or equal to the product of 1.60 and the combined debt amount, 0.75% per annum. As of September 26, 2024, amounts drawn under the Revolving Credit Facility with respect to the commitments in U.S. dollars maturing on August 26, 2027 will bear interest at either (i) term SOFR plus any applicable credit adjustment spread plus margin of 2.00% per annum or (ii) the alternative base rate plus margin of 1.00% per annum. With respect to loans denominated in U.S. dollars, we may elect either term SOFR or the alternative base rate at the time of drawdown, and such loans may be converted from one rate to another at any time at our option, subject to certain conditions. As of September 26, 2024, amounts drawn under the Revolving Credit Facility with respect to the commitments in other permitted currencies maturing on November 17, 2028 will bear interest at the relevant rate specified therein (including any applicable credit adjustment spread) plus margin of either 1.875% per annum or, if the gross borrowing base is greater than or equal to the product of 1.60 and the combined debt amount, 1.75% per annum. As of September 26, 2024, amounts drawn under the Revolving Credit Facility with respect to the commitments in other permitted currencies maturing on August 26, 2027 will bear interest at the relevant rate specified therein (including any applicable credit adjustment spread) plus margin of 2.00% per annum. We will also pay a fee of 0.375% on daily undrawn amounts under the Revolving Credit Facility.
The Revolving Credit Facility includes customary covenants, including certain limitations on the incurrence by us of additional indebtedness and on our ability to make distributions to our shareholders, or redeem, repurchase or retire shares of stock, upon the occurrence of certain events and certain financial covenants related to asset coverage and liquidity and other maintenance covenants, as well as customary events of default. The Revolving Credit Facility requires a minimum asset coverage ratio with respect to the consolidated assets of us and our subsidiaries to senior securities that constitute indebtedness of no less than 1.50 to 1.00 at any time. For further details, see “ITEM 1. – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 5. Debt.”
SPV Asset Facilities
Certain of our wholly owned subsidiaries are parties to credit facilities (the “SPV Asset Facilities”). Pursuant to the SPV Asset Facilities, we sell and contribute certain investments to these wholly owned subsidiaries pursuant to sale and contribution agreements by and between us and the wholly owned subsidiaries. No gain or loss is recognized as a result of these contributions. Proceeds from the SPV Asset Facilities are used to finance the origination and acquisition of eligible assets by the wholly owned subsidiary, including the purchase of such assets from us. We retain a residual interest in assets contributed to or acquired to the wholly owned subsidiary through our ownership of the wholly owned subsidiary.
The SPV Asset Facilities are secured by a perfected first priority security interest in the assets of these wholly owned subsidiaries and on any payments received by such wholly owned subsidiaries in respect of those assets. Assets pledged to lenders under the SPV Asset Facilities will not be available to pay our debts.
The SPV Asset Facilities contain customary covenants, including certain limitations on the incurrence by us of additional indebtedness and on our ability to make distributions to our shareholders, or redeem, repurchase or retire shares of stock, upon the occurrence of certain events, and customary events of default (with customary cure and notice provisions).
SPV Asset Facility II
On May 22, 2018, our subsidiary, ORCC Financing II LLC (“ORCC Financing II”), a Delaware limited liability company and our subsidiary, entered into a Credit Agreement (as amended, the “SPV Asset Facility II”), with ORCC Financing II, as Borrower, the lenders from time to time parties thereto (the “SPV Asset Facility II Lenders”), Natixis, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent, State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Collateral Agent, Collateral Administrator and Custodian, and Cortland Capital Market Services LLC as Document Custodian. The parties to the SPV Asset Facility II have entered into various amendments, including to admit new lenders, increase or decrease the maximum principal amount available under the facility, extend the availability period and maturity date, change the interest rate and make various other changes. The following describes the terms of SPV Asset Facility II amended through January 17, 2024 (the “SPV Asset Facility II Ninth Amendment Date”).
From time to time, we sell and contribute certain investments to ORCC Financing II pursuant to a sale and contribution agreement by and between us and ORCC Financing II. No gain or loss will be recognized as a result of the contribution. Proceeds from the SPV Asset Facility II will be used to finance the origination and acquisition of eligible assets by ORCC Financing II, including the purchase of such assets. We retain a residual interest in assets contributed to or acquired by ORCC Financing II through our ownership of ORCC Financing II. The maximum principal amount of the SPV Asset Facility II as of the SPV Asset Facility II Ninth Amendment Date is $300.0 million (which consists of $300.0 million of revolving commitments); the availability of this amount is subject to an overcollateralization ratio test, which is based on the value of ORCC Financing II’s assets from time to time, and satisfaction of certain conditions, including an interest coverage ratio test, certain concentration limits and collateral quality tests.
The SPV Asset Facility II provides for the ability to draw and redraw revolving loans under the SPV Asset Facility II through April 22, 2025, unless the revolving commitments are terminated sooner as provided in the SPV Asset Facility II (the “SPV Asset Facility II Commitment Termination Date”). Unless otherwise terminated, the SPV Asset Facility II will mature on April 17, 2033 (the "SPV Asset Facility II Stated Maturity”). Prior to the SPV Asset Facility II Stated Maturity, proceeds received by ORCC Financing II from principal and interest, dividends, or fees on assets must be used to pay fees, expenses and interest on outstanding borrowings, and the excess may be returned to us, subject to certain conditions. On the SPV Asset Facility II Stated Maturity, ORCC Financing II must pay in full all outstanding fees and expenses and all principal and interest on outstanding borrowings, and the excess may be returned to us.
With respect to revolving loans, amounts drawn bear interest at Term SOFR (or, in the case of certain lenders that are commercial paper conduits, the lower of their cost of funds and Term SOFR plus 0.40%) plus a spread of 2.75% during the period April 17, 2023, to the date on which the reinvestment period ends. From April 17, 2023 to the SPV Asset Facility II Commitment Termination Date, there is a commitment fee of 0.625% per annum on the undrawn amount, if any, of the revolving commitments in the SPV Asset Facility II. The SPV Asset Facility II contains customary covenants, including certain financial maintenance covenants, limitations on the activities of ORCC Financing II, including limitations on incurrence of incremental indebtedness, and customary events of default. The SPV Asset Facility II is secured by a perfected first priority security interest in the assets of ORCC Financing II and on any payments received by ORCC Financing II in respect of those assets. Assets pledged to the SPV Asset Facility II Lenders will not be available to pay our debts. For further details, see “ITEM 1. – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 5. Debt.”
SPV Asset Facility III
On December 14, 2018 (the “SPV Asset Facility III Closing Date”), ORCC Financing III LLC (“ORCC Financing III”), a Delaware limited liability company and our subsidiary, entered into a Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement (the “SPV Asset Facility III”), with ORCC Financing III, as borrower, us, as equity holder and services provider, the lenders from time to time parties thereto (the “SPV Asset Facility III Lenders”), Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as Facility Agent, State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Collateral Agent and Cortland Capital Market Services LLC, as Collateral Custodian. The parties to the SPV Asset Facility III entered into various amendments, including those relating to the undrawn fee and make-whole fee and definition of “Change of Control.” The following describes the terms of SPV Asset Facility III as of its termination on March 9, 2023 (the “SPV Asset Facility III Termination Date”).
From time to time, we sold and contributed certain loan assets to ORCC Financing III pursuant to a Sale and Contribution Agreement by and between us and ORCC Financing III. No gain or loss was recognized as a result of the contribution. Proceeds from the SPV Asset Facility III were used to finance the origination and acquisition of eligible assets by ORCC Financing III, including the purchase of such assets from us. We retained a residual interest in assets contributed to or acquired by ORCC Financing III through our ownership of ORCC Financing III. The maximum principal amount of the SPV Asset Facility III was $250.0 million; the availability of this amount was subject to a borrowing base test, which was based on the value of ORCC Financing III’s assets from time to time, and satisfaction of certain conditions, including interest spread and weighted average coupon tests, certain concentration limits and collateral quality tests.
The SPV Asset Facility III provided for the ability to borrow, reborrow, repay and prepay advances under the SPV Asset Facility III until June 14, 2023 unless such period was extended or accelerated under the terms of the SPV Asset Facility III (the “SPV Asset Facility III Revolving Period”). Prior to the SPV Asset Facility III Termination Date, proceeds received by ORCC Financing III from principal and interest, dividends, or fees on assets were required to be used to pay fees, expenses and interest on outstanding advances, and the excess returned to us, subject to certain conditions. On the SPV Asset Facility III Termination Date, ORCC Financing III repaid in full all outstanding fees and expenses and all principal and interest on outstanding advances.
Amounts drawn bore interest at term SOFR (or, in the case of certain SPV Asset Facility III Lenders that are commercial paper conduits, the lower of (a) their cost of funds and (b) term SOFR, such term SOFR not to be lower than zero) plus a spread equal to 2.20% per annum, which spread would have increased (a) on and after the end of the SPV Asset Facility III Revolving Period by 0.15% per annum if no event of default had occurred and (b) by 2.00% per annum upon the occurrence of an event of default (such spread, the “Applicable Margin”). Term SOFR may have been replaced as a base rate under certain circumstances. We predominantly borrowed utilizing SOFR rate loans, generally electing one-month SOFR upon borrowing. During the SPV Asset Facility III Revolving Period, ORCC Financing III paid an undrawn fee ranging from 0.25% to 0.50% per annum on the undrawn amount, if any, of the revolving commitments in the SPV Asset Facility III. During the SPV Asset Facility III Revolving Period, if the undrawn commitments were in excess of a certain portion (initially 20% and increasing in stages to 75%) of the total commitments under the SPV Asset Facility III, ORCC Financing III would also have paid a make-whole fee equal to the Applicable Margin multiplied by such excess undrawn commitment amount, reduced by the undrawn fee payable on such excess. The SPV Asset Facility III contained customary covenants, including certain financial maintenance covenants, limitations on the activities of ORCC Financing III, including limitations on incurrence of incremental indebtedness, and customary events of default. The SPV Asset Facility III was secured by a perfected first priority security interest in the assets of ORCC Financing III and on any payments received by ORCC Financing III in respect of those assets. Assets pledged to the SPV Asset Facility III Lenders were not available to pay our debts. For further details, see“ITEM 1. – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 5. Debt.”
SPV Asset Facility IV
On August 2, 2019 (the “SPV Asset Facility IV Closing Date”), ORCC Financing IV LLC (“ORCC Financing IV”), a Delaware limited liability company entered into a Credit Agreement (the “SPV Asset Facility IV”), with ORCC Financing IV, as borrower, Société Générale, as initial Lender and as Administrative Agent, State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Collateral Agent, Collateral Administrator and Custodian, and Cortland Capital Market Services LLC as Document Custodian and the lenders from time to time party thereto pursuant to Assignment and Assumption Agreements (the “SPV Asset Facility IV Lenders”).
On March 11, 2022 (the “SPV Asset Facility IV Amendment Date”), the parties to the SPV Asset Facility IV amended the SPV Asset Facility IV to extend the reinvestment period from April 1, 2022 until October 3, 2022 and the stated maturity from April 1, 2030 to October 1, 2030. The amendment also changed the applicable interest rate from LIBOR plus an applicable margin of 2.15% during the reinvestment period and LIBOR plus an applicable margin of 2.40% after the reinvestment period to term SOFR plus an applicable margin of 2.30% during the reinvestment period and term SOFR plus an applicable margin of 2.55% after the reinvestment period.
From time to time, we sold and contributed certain investments to ORCC Financing IV pursuant to a Sale and Contribution Agreement by and between us and ORCC Financing IV. The SPV Asset Facility IV was terminated on October 3, 2022 (the “SPV Asset Facility IV Termination Date”). No gain or loss was recognized as a result of the contribution. Proceeds from the SPV Asset Facility IV were used to finance the origination and acquisition of eligible assets by ORCC Financing IV, including the purchase of such assets from us. We retained a residual interest in assets contributed to or acquired by ORCC Financing IV through our ownership of ORCC Financing IV. The maximum principal amount of the SPV Asset Facility IV was $250.0 million; the availability of this amount was subject to an overcollateralization ratio test, which was based on the value of ORCC Financing IV’s assets from time to time, and satisfaction of certain conditions, including an interest coverage ratio test, certain concentration limits and collateral quality tests.
The SPV Asset Facility IV provided for the ability to (1) draw term loans and (2) draw and redraw revolving loans under the SPV Asset Facility IV until the last day of the reinvestment period unless the revolving commitments are terminated or converted to term loans sooner as provided in the SPV Asset Facility IV (the “SPV Asset Facility IV Commitment Termination Date”). Prior to the SPV Asset Facility IV Termination Date, proceeds received by ORCC Financing IV from principal and interest, dividends, or fees on assets were required to be used to pay fees, expenses and interest on outstanding borrowings, and the excess may be returned to us, subject to certain conditions. On the SPV Asset Facility IV Termination Date, ORCC Financing IV repaid in full all outstanding fees and expenses and all principal and interest on outstanding borrowings.
From the SPV Asset Facility IV Closing Date to the SPV Asset Facility IV Termination Date, there was a commitment fee ranging from 0.50% to 0.75% per annum on the undrawn amount, if any, of the revolving commitments in the SPV Asset Facility IV. The SPV Asset Facility IV contained customary covenants, including certain financial maintenance covenants, limitations on the activities of ORCC Financing IV, including limitations on incurrence of incremental indebtedness, and customary events of default. The SPV Asset Facility IV was secured by a perfected first priority security interest in the assets of ORCC Financing IV and on any payments received by ORCC Financing IV in respect of those assets. Assets pledged to the SPV Asset Facility IV Lenders were not available to pay our debts. For further details, see“ITEM 1. – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 5. Debt.”
Debt Securitization Transactions
CLO I
On May 28, 2019 (the “CLO I Closing Date”), we completed a $596.0 million term debt securitization transaction (the “CLO I Transaction”), also known as a collateralized loan obligation transaction, which is a form of secured financing incurred by us. The secured notes and preferred shares issued in the CLO I Transaction and the secured loan borrowed in the CLO I Transaction were issued and incurred, as applicable, by our consolidated subsidiaries Owl Rock CLO I, Ltd., an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability (the “CLO I Issuer”), and Owl Rock CLO I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “CLO I Co-Issuer” and together with the CLO I Issuer, the “CLO I Issuers”) and are backed by a portfolio of collateral obligations consisting of middle-market loans and participation interests in middle-market loans as well as by other assets of the CLO I Issuer. The following describes the terms of the CLO I Transaction as supplemented through June 28, 2023 (the “CLO I Indenture Supplement Date”).
In the CLO I Transaction the CLO I Issuers (A) issued the following notes pursuant to an indenture and security agreement dated as of the CLO I Closing Date (as supplemented by the supplemental indenture dated as of the CLO I Indenture Supplement Date by and among the CLO I Issuer, the CLO I Co-Issuer and State Street Bank and Trust Company, the “CLO I Indenture”), by and among the CLO I Issuers and State Street Bank and Trust Company: (i) $242.0 million of AAA(sf) Class A Notes, which bear interest at term SOFR (plus a spread adjustment) plus 1.80%, (ii) $30.0 million of AAA(sf) Class A-F Notes, which bear interest at a fixed rate of 4.165%, and (iii) $68.0 million of AA(sf) Class B Notes, which bear interest at term SOFR (plus a spread adjustment) plus 2.70% (together, the “CLO I Notes”) and (B) borrowed $50.0 million under floating rate loans (the “Class A Loans” and together with the CLO I Notes, the “CLO I Debt”), which bear interest at term SOFR (plus a spread adjustment) plus 1.80%, under a credit agreement (the “CLO I Credit Agreement”), dated as of the CLO I Closing Date, by and among the CLO I Issuers, as borrowers, various financial institutions, as lenders, and State Street Bank and Trust Company, as collateral trustee and loan agent. The Class A Loans may be exchanged by the lenders for Class A Notes at any time, subject to certain conditions under the CLO I Credit Agreement and the CLO I Indenture. The CLO I Debt is scheduled to mature on the Payment Date (as defined in the CLO I Indenture) in May, 2031. The CLO I Notes were privately placed by Natixis Securities Americas, LLC and SG Americas Securities, LLC.
Concurrently with the issuance of the CLO I Notes and the borrowing under the Class A Loans, the CLO I Issuer issued approximately $206.1 million of subordinated securities in the form of 206,106 preferred shares at an issue price of U.S.$1,000 per share (the “CLO I Preferred Shares”). The CLO I Preferred Shares were issued by the CLO I Issuer as part of its issued share capital and are not secured by the collateral securing the CLO I Debt. We own all of the CLO I Preferred Shares, and as such, these securities are eliminated in consolidation. We act as retention holder in connection with the CLO I Transaction for the purposes of satisfying certain U.S. and European Union regulations requiring sponsors of securitization transactions to retain exposure to the performance of the securitized assets and as such is required to retain a portion of the CLO I Preferred Shares.
The Adviser serves as collateral manager for the CLO I Issuer under a collateral management agreement dated as of the CLO I Closing Date. The Adviser is entitled to receive fees for providing these services. The Adviser has waived its right to receive such fees but may rescind such waiver at any time; provided, however, that if the Adviser rescinds such waiver, the management fee payable to the Adviser pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement will be offset by the amount of the collateral management fee attributable to the CLO I Issuers’ equity or notes that we own.
The CLO I Debt is secured by all of the assets of the CLO I Issuer, which will consist primarily of middle-market loans, participation interests in middle-market loans, and related rights and the cash proceeds thereof. As part of the CLO I Transaction, we and ORCC Financing II LLC sold and contributed approximately $575.0 million par amount of middle-market loans to the CLO I Issuer on the CLO I Closing Date. No gain or loss was recognized as a result of these sales and contributions. Such loans constituted the initial portfolio assets securing the CLO I Debt. We and ORCC Financing II LLC each made customary representations, warranties, and covenants to the CLO I Issuer regarding such sales and contributions under a loan sale agreement.
Through May 20, 2023, a portion of the proceeds received by the CLO I Issuer from the loans securing the CLO I Debt could be used by the CLO I Issuer to purchase additional middle-market loans under the direction of the Adviser as the collateral manager for the CLO I Issuer and in accordance with our investing strategy and ability to originate eligible middle-market loans.
The CLO I Debt is the secured obligation of the CLO I Issuers, and the CLO I Indenture and the CLO I Credit Agreement include customary covenants and events of default. Assets pledged to holders of the CLO I Debt and the other secured parties under the CLO I Indenture will not be available to pay our debts.
The CLO I Notes were offered in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. The CLO I Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities (e.g., “blue sky”) laws and, unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission or pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act as applicable. For further details, see “ITEM 1. – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 5. Debt.”
CLO I Refinancing
On January 4, 2024 (the “CLO I Refinancing Date”), we completed a $390.0 million term debt securitization refinancing (the “CLO I Refinancing”), also known as a collateralized loan obligation refinancing, which is a form of secured financing incurred by us. The secured notes issued in the CLO I Refinancing and the secured loan borrowed in the CLO I Refinancing were issued and incurred, as applicable, by our subsidiary Owl Rock CLO I, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “CLO I Refinancing Issuer”) and are backed by a portfolio of collateral obligations consisting of middle-market loans and participation interests in middle-market loans as well as by other assets of the Issuer.
The CLO I Refinancing was executed by (A) the issuance of the following classes of notes pursuant to an indenture and security agreement dated as of May 28, 2019 (the “Original CLO I Closing Date”) by and among Owl Rock CLO I, Ltd., as issuer (the “Original CLO I Issuer”), the CLO I Refinancing Issuer, as co-issuer and State Street Bank and Trust Company, assupplemented by the first supplemental indenture dated as of June 28, 2023 and as further amended by the second supplemental indenture dated as of the Refinancing Date (the “CLO I Refinancing Indenture”), by and between the CLO I Refinancing Issuer and State Street Bank and Trust Company: (i) $221.4 million of AAA(sf) Class A-NR Notes, which bear interest at the Benchmark, as defined in the CLO I Refinancing Indenture, plus 2.40%, (ii) $25.0 million of AAA(sf) Class A-FR Notes, which bear interest at 6.35%,(iii) $41.6 million of AA(sf) Class B-R Notes, which bear interest at the Benchmark plus 3.25% and (iv) $52.0 million of A(sf) Class C Notes, which bear interest at the Benchmark plus 4.25% (together, the “CLO I Refinancing Secured Notes”) and (B) the borrowing by the CLO I Refinancing Issuer of $50.0 million under floating rate Class A-LR loans (the “CLO I Refinancing Class A-LR Loans” and together with the CLO I Refinancing Secured Notes, the “CLO I Refinancing Secured Debt”). The CLO I Refinancing Class A-LR Loans bear interest at the Benchmark plus 2.40%. The CLO I Class A-LR Loans were borrowed under a credit agreement (the “CLO I Class A-LR Credit Agreement”), dated as of the CLO I Refinancing Date, by and among the CLO I Refinancing Issuer, as borrower, various financial institutions and other persons, as lenders, and State Street Bank and Trust Company, as collateral trustee and loan agent. The CLO I Refinancing Secured Debt is secured by middle-market loans, participation interests in middle-market loans and other assets of the CLO I Refinancing Issuer. The CLO I Refinancing Secured Debt is scheduled to mature on the Payment Date (as defined in the CLO I Refinancing Indenture) in February, 2036. The CLO I Refinancing Secured Notes were privately placed by Natixis Securities Americas LLC. The proceeds from the CLO I Refinancing were used to redeem in full the classes of debt issued on the Original CLO I Closing Date, to redeem a portion of the preferred shares of the CLO I Refinancing Issuer as described below and to pay expenses incurred in connection with the CLO I Refinancing. On the CLO I Refinancing Date, the Original CLO I Issuer was merged with and into the CLO I Refinancing Issuer, with the CLO I Refinancing Issuer surviving the merger. The CLO I Refinancing Issuer assumed by all operation of law all of the rights and obligations of the Original CLO I Issuer, including the subordinated securities issued by the Original CLO I Issuer on the Original CLO I Closing Date.
Concurrently with the issuance of the CLO I Refinancing Secured Notes and the borrowing under the CLO I Refinancing Class A-LR Loans, the CLO I Refinancing Issuer redeemed $85.3 million of subordinated securities, for a total of $120.8 million of outstanding subordinated securities in the form of 120,800 preferred shares ($1,000 per preferred share) (the “CLO I Refinancing Preferred Shares”) held by us. The CLO I Refinancing Preferred Shares were issued by the CLO I Refinancing Issuer as part of its issued share capital and are not secured by the collateral securing the CLO I Refinancing Secured Debt. We act as retention holder in connection with the CLO I Refinancing for the purposes of satisfying certain U.S., European Union and United Kingdom regulations requiring sponsors of securitization transactions to retain exposure to the performance of the securitized assets and as such is required to retain a portion of the CLO I Refinancing Preferred Shares.
On the Original CLO I Closing Date, the Original CLO I Issuer entered into a loan sale agreement with us, which provided for the sale and contribution of approximately $247.0 million par amount of middle-market loans from the us to the Original CLO I Issuer on the Original CLO I Closing Date and for future sales from the us to the Original CLO I Issuer on an ongoing basis. As part of the CLO I Refinancing, we and the CLO I Refinancing Issuer, as the successor to the Original CLO I Issuer, entered into an amended and restated loan sale agreement with us dated as of the CLO I Refinancing Date (the “OBDC CLO I Refinancing Loan Sale Agreement”), pursuant to which the CLO I Refinancing Issuer assumed all ongoing obligations of the Original CLO I Issuer under the original agreement and we sold approximately $106.0 million par amount middle-market loans to the CLO I Refinancing Issuer on the CLO I Refinancing Date and provides for future sales from us to the CLO I Refinancing Issuer on an ongoing basis. Such loans constituted part of the portfolio of assets securing the CLO I Refinancing Secured Debt. A portion of the portfolio assets securing the CLO I Refinancing Secured Debt consists of middle-market loans purchased by the Original CLO I Issuer from ORCC Financing II LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of our, under an additional loan sale agreement executed on the Original CLO I Closing Date between the Original CLO I Issuer and ORCC Financing II LLC and which the CLO I Refinancing Issuer and ORCC Financing II LLC amended and restated on the CLO I Refinancing Date (the “ORCC Financing II CLO I Loan Sale Agreement”) in connection with the refinancing. No gain or loss was recognized as a result of these sales and contributions. We and ORCC Financing II LLC each made customary representations, warranties, and covenants to the CLO I Refinancing Issuer under the applicable loan sale agreement.
Through the Payment Date in February 2028 (as defined in the CLO I Refinancing Indenture), a portion of the proceeds received by the CLO I Refinancing Issuer from the loans securing the CLO I Refinancing Secured Notes may be used by the CLO I Refinancing Issuer to purchase additional middle-market loans under the direction of the Adviser, in its capacity as collateral manager for the CLO I Refinancing Issuer and in accordance with our investing strategy and ability to originate eligible middle-market loans.
The CLO I Refinancing Secured Debt is the secured obligation of the CLO I Refinancing Issuer, and the CLO I Refinancing Indenture and CLO I Refinancing Class A-LR Credit Agreement each includes customary covenants and events of default. The CLO I Refinancing Secured Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act, or any state securities (e.g., “blue sky”) laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission or pursuant to an applicable exemption from such registration.
The Adviser serves as collateral manager for the CLO I Refinancing Issuer under an amended and restated collateral management agreement dated as of the CLO I Refinancing Date (the “CLO I Refinancing Collateral Management Agreement”). The Adviser is entitled to receive fees for providing these services. The Adviser has waived its right to receive such fees but may rescind such waiver at any time; provided, however, that if the Adviser rescinds such waiver, the management fee payable to the Adviser pursuant to the Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement, dated May 18, 2021, between us and the Adviser will be offset by the amount of the collateral management fee attributable to the CLO I Refinancing Issuer’s equity or notes owned by us. For further details, see “ITEM 1. – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 5. Debt.”
CLO II Refinancing
On April 9, 2021 (the “CLO II Refinancing Date”), we completed a $398.1 million term debt securitization refinancing (the “CLO II Refinancing”), also known as a collateralized loan obligation refinancing, which is a form of secured financing incurred by us. The secured notes and preferred shares issued in the CLO II Refinancing were issued by our consolidated subsidiaries Owl Rock CLO II, Ltd., an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability (the “CLO II Issuer”), and Owl Rock CLO II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “CLO II Co-Issuer” and together with the CLO II Issuer, the “CLO II Issuers”) and are backed by a portfolio of collateral obligations consisting of middle-market loans and participation interests in middle-market loans as well as by other assets of the CLO II Issuer. The following describes the terms of the CLO II Refinancing as supplemented through July 18, 2023 (the “CLO II Refinancing Indenture Supplement Date”).
The CLO II Refinancing was executed by the issuance of the following classes of notes pursuant to an indenture and security agreement dated as of December 12, 2019 (such date, the “CLO II Closing Date,” and such agreement, the “CLO II Indenture”), as supplemented by the first supplemental indenture dated as of the CLO II Refinancing Date andas further supplemented by the second supplemental indenture dated as of the CLO II Refinancing Indenture Supplement Date by and among the CLO II Issuer, the CLO II Co-Issuer and State Street Bank And Trust Company, the “CLO II Refinancing Indenture”), by and among the CLO II Issuers and State Street Bank and Trust Company: (i)$204.0 million of AAA(sf) Class A-LR Notes, which bear interest at term SOFR (plus a spread adjustment) plus 1.55%, (ii)$20.0 million of AAA(sf) Class A-FR Notes, which bear interest at a fixed rate of 2.48% and (iii)$36.0 million of AA(sf) Class B-R Notes, which bear interest at term SOFR (plus a spread adjustment) plus 1.90% (together, the “CLO II Refinancing Debt”). The CLO II Refinancing Debt is secured by the middle-market loans, participation interests in middle-market loans and other assets of the CLO II Issuer. The CLO II Refinancing Debt is scheduled to mature onthe Payment Date (as defined in the CLO II Refinancing Indenture) in April, 2033. The CLO II Refinancing Debt was privately placed by Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. The proceeds from the CLO II Refinancing were used to redeem in full the classes of notes issued on the CLO II Closing Date.
Concurrently with the issuance of the CLO II Refinancing Debt, the CLO II Issuer issued subordinated securities in the form of 1,500 additional preferred shares at an issue price of U.S.$1,000 per share (the “CLO II Refinancing Preferred Shares”) resulting in a total outstanding number of CLO II Preferred Shares of 138,100 ($138.1 million total issue price). The CLO II Refinancing Preferred
Shares were issued by the CLO II Issuer as part of its issued share capital and are not secured by the collateral securing the CLO II Refinancing Debt. We purchased all of the CLO II Refinancing Preferred Shares. We act as retention holder in connection with the CLO II Refinancing for the purposes of satisfying certain U.S. and European Union regulations requiring sponsors of securitization transactions to retain exposure to the performance of the securitized assets and as such is required to retain a portion of the CLO II Preferred Shares. The proceeds from the CLO II Refinancing Preferred Shares were used to pay certain expenses incurred in connection with the CLO II Refinancing.
Through April 20, 2025, a portion of the proceeds received by the CLO II Issuer from the loans securing the CLO II Refinancing Debt may be used by the CLO II Issuer to purchase additional middle-market loans under the direction of the Adviser, in its capacity as collateral manager for the CLO II Issuer and in accordance with our investing strategy and ability to originate eligible middle-market loans.
The CLO II Refinancing Debt is the secured obligation of the CLO II Issuers, and the CLO II Refinancing Indenture includes customary covenants and events of default. The CLO II Refinancing Debt has not been registered under the Securities Act, or any state securities (e.g., “blue sky”) laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission or pursuant to an applicable exemption from such registration.
The Adviser serves as collateral manager for the CLO II Issuer under a collateral management agreement dated as of the CLO II Closing Date. The Adviser is entitled to receive fees for providing these services. The Adviser has waived its right to receive such fees but may rescind such waiver at any time; provided, however, that if the Adviser rescinds such waiver, the management fee payable to the Adviser pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement will be offset by the amount of the collateral management fee attributable to the CLO II Issuers’ equity or notes that we own. For further details, see “ITEM 1. – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 5. Debt.”
CLO III
On March 26, 2020 (the “CLO III Closing Date”), we completed a $395.3 million term debt securitization transaction (the “CLO III Transaction”), also known as a collateralized loan obligation transaction, which is a form of secured financing incurred by us. The secured notes and preferred shares issued in the CLO III Transaction were issued by our consolidated subsidiaries Owl Rock CLO III, Ltd., an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability (the “CLO III Issuer”), and Owl Rock CLO III, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “CLO III Co-Issuer” and together with the CLO III Issuer, the “CLO III Issuers”) and are backed by a portfolio of collateral obligations consisting of middle-market loans and participation interests in middle-market loans as well as by other assets of the CLO III Issuer. The following describes the terms of the CLO III Transaction as supplemented through July 18, 2023 (the “CLO III Indenture Supplement Date”).
The CLO III Transaction was executed by the issuance of the following classes of notes and preferred shares pursuant to an indenture and security agreement dated as of the CLO III Closing Date (as supplemented by the supplemental indenture dated as of the CLO III Indenture Supplement Date by and among the CLO III Issuer, the CLO III Co-Issuer and State Street Bank And Trust Company, the “CLO III Indenture”), by and among the CLO III Issuers and State Street Bank and Trust Company: (i) $166.0 million of AAA(sf) Class A-1L Notes, which bear interest at term SOFR (plus a spread adjustment) plus 1.80%, (ii) $40 million of AAA(sf) Class A-1F Notes, which bear interest at a fixed rate of 2.75%, (iii) $20.0 million of AAA(sf) Class A-2 Notes, which bear interest at term SOFR (plus a spread adjustment) plus 2.00%, and (iv) $34.0 million of AA(sf) Class B Notes, which bear interest at term SOFR (plus a spread adjustment) plus 2.45% (together, the “CLO III Debt”). The CLO III Debt is scheduled to mature on the Payment Date (as defined in the CLO III Indenture) in April, 2032. The CLO III Debt was privately placed by SG Americas Securities, LLC.
Concurrently with the issuance of the CLO III Debt, the CLO III Issuer issued approximately $135.3 million of subordinated securities in the form of 135,310 preferred shares at an issue price of U.S.$1,000 per share (the “CLO III Preferred Shares”). The CLO III Preferred Shares were issued by the CLO III Issuer as part of its issued share capital and are not secured by the collateral securing the CLO III Debt. We own all of the CLO III Preferred Shares, and as such, these securities are eliminated in consolidation. We act as retention holder in connection with the CLO III Transaction for the purposes of satisfying certain U.S. and European Union regulations requiring sponsors of securitization transactions to retain exposure to the performance of the securitized assets and as such is required to retain a portion of the CLO III Preferred Shares.
The Adviser serves as collateral manager for the CLO III Issuer under a collateral management agreement dated as of the CLO III Closing Date. The Adviser is entitled to receive fees for providing these services. The Adviser has waived its right to receive such fees but may rescind such waiver at any time; provided, however, that if the Adviser rescinds such waiver, the management fee payable to the Adviser pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement will be offset by the amount of the collateral management fee attributable to the CLO III Issuers’ equity or notes that we own.
The CLO III Debt is secured by all of the assets of the CLO III Issuer, which will consist primarily of middle-market loans, participation interests in middle-market loans, and related rights and the cash proceeds thereof. As part of the CLO III Transaction, we and ORCC Financing IV LLC sold and contributed approximately $400.0 million par amount of middle-market loans to the CLO III Issuer on the CLO III Closing Date. No gain or loss was recognized as a result of these sales and contributions. Such loans constituted the initial portfolio assets securing the CLO III Debt. Us and ORCC Financing IV LLC each made customary representations, warranties, and covenants to the CLO III Issuer regarding such sales and contributions under a loan sale agreement.
Through April 20, 2024, a portion of the proceeds received by the CLO III Issuer from the loans securing the CLO III Debt may be used by the CLO III Issuer to purchase additional middle-market loans under the direction of the Adviser as the collateral manager for the CLO III Issuer and in accordance with our investing strategy and ability to originate eligible middle-market loans.
The CLO III Debt is the secured obligation of the CLO III Issuers, and the CLO III Indenture includes customary covenants and events of default. Assets pledged to holders of the CLO III Debt and the other secured parties under the CLO III Indenture will not be available to pay our debts.
The CLO III Debt was offered in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. The CLO III Debt has not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities (e.g., “blue sky”) laws and, unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission or pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act as applicable. For further details, see “ITEM 1. – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 5. Debt.”
CLO III Refinancing
On April 11, 2024 (the “CLO III Refinancing Date”), we completed a $260,000,000 term debt securitization refinancing (the “CLO III Refinancing”), also known as a collateralized loan obligation refinancing, which is a form of secured financing incurred by the Company. The secured notes issued in the CLO III Refinancing were issued by our consolidated subsidiary Owl Rock CLO III, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “CLO III Issuer”) and are backed by a portfolio of collateral obligations consisting of middle-market loans as well as by other assets of the CLO III Issuer.
The CLO III Refinancing was executed by (A) the issuance of the following classes of notes pursuant to an indenture and security agreement dated as of March 26, 2020 (the “Original CLO III Closing Date”) by and among Owl Rock CLO III, Ltd., as issuer (the “Original CLO III Issuer”), the CLO III Issuer, as co-issuer and State Street Bank and Trust Company, as supplemented by the first supplemental indenture dated as of July 18, 2023 and as further amended by the second supplemental indenture dated as of the CLO III Refinancing Date (the “CLO III Indenture”), by and between the CLO III Issuer and State Street Bank and Trust Company: (i) $228,000,000 of AAA(sf) Class A-R Notes, which bear interest at the Benchmark (as defined in the CLO III Indenture) plus 1.85% and (ii) $32,000,000 of AA(sf) Class B-R Notes, which bear interest at the Benchmark plus 2.35% (together, the “CLO III Secured Notes”). The CLO III Secured Notes are secured by middle-market loans and other assets of the CLO III Issuer. The CLO III Secured Notes are scheduled to mature on the Payment Date (as defined in the CLO III Indenture) in April 2036. The CLO III Secured Notes were privately placed by SG Americas Securities, LLC. The proceeds from the CLO III Refinancing were used to redeem in full the classes of notes issued on the Original CLO III Closing Date and to pay expenses incurred in connection with the CLO III Refinancing. On the CLO III Refinancing Date, the Original CLO III Issuer was merged with and into the CLO III Issuer, with the CLO III Issuer surviving the merger. The CLO III Issuer assumed by all operation of law all of the rights and obligations of the Original CLO III Issuer, including the subordinated securities issued by the Original CLO III Issuer on the Original CLO III Closing Date.
On the Original CLO III Closing Date, the CLO III Issuer issued $135,310,000 of subordinated securities in the form of 135,310 preferred shares ($1,000 per preferred share) (the “CLO III Preferred Shares”). We acquired the CLO III Preferred Shares on the Original CLO III Closing Date. As of the CLO III Refinancing Date, the CLO III Preferred Shares remain outstanding and continue to be held by us. The CLO III Preferred Shares were issued by the CLO III Issuer as part of its issued share capital and are not secured by the collateral securing the CLO III Secured Notes. We act as retention holder in connection with the CLO III Refinancing for the purposes of satisfying certain U.S., European Union and United Kingdom regulations requiring sponsors of securitization transactions to retain exposure to the performance of the securitized assets and as such is required to retain a portion of the CLO III Preferred Shares.
On the Original CLO III Closing Date, the Original CLO III Issuer entered into a loan sale agreement with us, which provided for the sale and contribution of approximately $275 million par amount of middle-market loans from us to the Original CLO III Issuer on the Original CLO III Closing Date and for future sales from us to the Original CLO III Issuer on an ongoing basis. As part of the CLO III Refinancing, the CLO III Issuer, as the successor to the Original CLO III Issuer, entered into an amended and restated loan sale agreement with us dated as of the CLO III Refinancing Date (the “CLO III Loan Sale Agreement”), pursuant to which the CLO III Issuer assumed all ongoing obligations of the Original CLO III Issuer under the original agreement and provides for future sales from us to the CLO III Issuer on an ongoing basis. Such loans constituted part of the portfolio of assets securing the CLO III Secured Notes. We made customary representations, warranties, and covenants to the CLO III Issuer under the applicable loan sale agreement.
Through April 20, 2028, a portion of the proceeds received by the CLO III Issuer from the loans securing the CLO III Secured Notes may be used by the CLO III Issuer to purchase additional middle-market loans under the direction of the Adviser in its capacity as collateral manager for the CLO III Issuer and in accordance with our investing strategy and ability to originate eligible middle-market loans.
The CLO III Secured Notes are the secured obligation of the CLO III Issuer, and the CLO III Indenture includes customary covenants and events of default. The CLO III Secured Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the “Securities Act”), or any state securities (e.g., “blue sky”) laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission or pursuant to an applicable exemption from such registration.
The Adviser serves as collateral manager for the CLO III Issuer under an amended and restated collateral management agreement dated as of the CLO III Refinancing Date (the “CLO III Collateral Management Agreement”). The Adviser is entitled to receive fees for providing these services. The Adviser has waived its right to receive such fees but may rescind such waiver at any time; provided, however, that if the Adviser rescinds such waiver, the management fee payable to the Adviser pursuant to the Third Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement, dated May 18, 2021, between the Adviser and us will be offset by the amount of the collateral management fee attributable to the CLO III Issuer’s equity or notes owned by us.
CLO IV Refinancing
On July 9, 2021 (the “CLO IV Refinancing Date”), we completed a $440.5 million term debt securitization refinancing (the “CLO IV Refinancing”), also known as a collateralized loan obligation refinancing, which is a form of secured financing incurred by us. The secured notes and preferred shares issued in the CLO IV Refinancing were issued by our consolidated subsidiaries Owl Rock CLO IV, Ltd., an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability (the “CLO IV Issuer”), and Owl Rock CLO IV, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “CLO IV Co-Issuer” and together with the CLO IV Issuer, the “CLO IV Issuers”) and are backed by a portfolio of collateral obligations consisting of middle-market loans and participation interests in middle-market loans as well as by other assets of the CLO IV Issuer. The following describes the terms of the CLO IV Refinancing as supplemented through July 18, 2023 (the “CLO IV Refinancing Indenture Supplement Date”).
The CLO IV Refinancing was executed by the issuance of the following classes of notes pursuant to an indenture and security agreement dated as of May 28, 2020 (such date, the “CLO IV Closing Date,” and such agreement, the “CLO IV Indenture”), as supplemented by the first supplemental indenture dated as of the CLO IV Refinancing Date and as further supplemented by the second supplemental indenture dated as of the CLO IV Refinancing Indenture Supplement Date) by and among the CLO IV Issuer, the CLO IV Co-Issuer and State Street Bank And Trust Company, the “CLO IV Refinancing Indenture”), by and among the CLO IV Issuers and State Street Bank and Trust Company: (i) $252.0 million of AAA(sf) Class A-1-R Notes, which bear interest at term SOFR (plus a spread adjustment) plus 1.60% and (ii) $40.5 million of AA(sf) Class A-2-R Notes, which bear interest at term SOFR (plus a spread adjustment) plus 1.90% (together, the “CLO IV Refinancing Secured Notes”). The CLO IV Refinancing Secured Notes are secured by the middle-market loans, participation interests in middle-market loans and other assets of the CLO IV Issuer. The CLO IV Refinancing Secured Notes are scheduled to mature on the Payment Date (as defined in the CLO IV Indenture) in August, 2033. The CLO IV Refinancing Secured Notes were privately placed by Natixis Securities Americas LLC. The proceeds from the CLO IV Refinancing were used to redeem in full the classes of notes issued on the CLO IV Closing Date, to redeem a portion of the preferred shares of the CLO IV Issuer as described below and to pay expenses incurred in connection with the CLO IV Refinancing.
Concurrently with the issuance of the CLO IV Refinancing Secured Notes, the CLO IV Issuer redeemed 38,900 preferred shares we held (the “CLO IV Preferred Shares”) at a total redemption price of$38.9 million ($1,000 per preferred share). We retain the 148,000 CLO IV Preferred Shares that remain outstanding and that we acquired on the CLO IV Closing Date. The CLO IV Preferred Shares were issued by the CLO IV Issuer as part of its issued share capital and are not secured by the collateral securing the CLO IV Refinancing Secured Notes. We act as retention holder in connection with the CLO IV Refinancing for the purposes of satisfying certain U.S. and European Union regulations requiring sponsors of securitization transactions to retain exposure to the performance of the securitized assets and as such is required to retain a portion of the Preferred Shares.
Through August 20, 2025, a portion of the proceeds received by the CLO IV Issuer from the loans securing the CLO IV Refinancing Secured Notes may be used by the CLO IV Issuer to purchase additional middle-market loans under the direction of the Adviser, in its capacity as collateral manager for the CLO IV Issuer and in accordance with our investing strategy and ability to originate eligible middle-market loans.
The CLO IV Refinancing Secured Notes are the secured obligation of the CLO IV Issuers, and the CLO IV Refinancing Indenture includes customary covenants and events of default. The CLO IV Refinancing Secured Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act, or any state securities (e.g., “blue sky”) laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission or pursuant to an applicable exemption from such registration.
The Adviser serves as collateral manager for the CLO IV Issuer under a collateral management agreement dated as of the CLO IV Closing Date. The Adviser is entitled to receive fees for providing these services. The Adviser has waived its right to receive such fees but may rescind such waiver at any time; provided, however, that if the Adviser rescinds such waiver, the management fee payable to the Adviser pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement will be offset by the amount of the collateral management fee attributable to the CLO IV Issuers’ equity or notes we own. For further details, see “ITEM 1. – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 5. Debt.”
CLO V
On November 20, 2020 (the “CLO V Closing Date”), we completed a $345.5 million term debt securitization transaction (the “CLO V Transaction”), also known as a collateralized loan obligation transaction, which is a form of secured financing incurred by us. The secured notes and preferred shares issued in the CLO V Transaction were issued by our consolidated subsidiaries Owl Rock CLO
V, Ltd., an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability (the “CLO V Issuer”), and Owl Rock CLO V, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “CLO V Co-Issuer” and together with the CLO V Issuer, the “CLO V Issuers”) and are backed by a portfolio of collateral obligations consisting of middle-market loans and participation interests in middle-market loans as well as by other assets of the CLO V Issuer.
The CLO V Transaction was executed by the issuance of the following classes of notes and preferred shares pursuant to an indenture and security agreement dated as of the CLO V Closing Date (the “CLO V Indenture”), by and among the CLO V Issuers and State Street Bank and Trust Company: (i) $182.0 million of AAA(sf)/AAAsf Class A-1 Notes, which bear interest at three-month LIBOR plus 1.85% and (ii) $14.0 million of AAA(sf) Class A-2 Notes, which bear interest at three-month LIBOR plus 2.20% (together, the “CLO V Secured Notes”). The CLO V Secured Notes are secured by the middle-market loans, participation interests in middle-market loans and other assets of the CLO V Issuer. The CLO V Secured Notes are scheduled to mature on the Payment Date (as defined in the CLO V Indenture) in November, 2029. The CLO V Secured Notes were privately placed by Natixis Securities Americas LLC.
The CLO V Secured Notes were redeemed in the CLO V Refinancing, described below.
Concurrently with the issuance of the CLO V Secured Notes, the CLO V Issuer issued approximately $149.5 million of subordinated securities in the form of 149,450 preferred shares at an issue price of U.S.$1,000 per share (the “CLO V Preferred Shares”). The CLO V Preferred Shares were issued by the CLO V Issuer as part of its issued share capital and are not secured by the collateral securing the CLO V Secured Notes. We own all of the outstanding CLO V Preferred Shares, and as such, these securities are eliminated in consolidation. We acted as retention holder in connection with the CLO V Transaction for the purposes of satisfying certain U.S. and European Union regulations requiring sponsors of securitization transactions to retain exposure to the performance of the securitized assets and as such was required to retain a portion of the CLO V Preferred Shares, while the CLO V Secured Notes were outstanding.
As part of the CLO V Transaction, we entered into a loan sale agreement with the CLO V Issuer dated as of the CLO V Closing Date, which provided for the sale and contribution of approximately $201.8 million par amount of middle-market loans to the CLO V Issuer on the CLO V Closing Date and for future sales to the CLO V Issuer on an ongoing basis. Such loans constituted part of the initial portfolio of assets securing the CLO V Secured Notes. The remainder of the initial portfolio assets securing the CLO V Secured Notes consisted of approximately $84.7 million par amount of middle-market loans purchased by the CLO V Issuer from ORCC Financing II LLC, our wholly-owned subsidiary, under an additional loan sale agreement executed on the CLO V Closing Date between the Issuer and ORCC Financing II LLC. No gain or loss was recognized as a result of these sales and contributions. We and ORCC Financing II LLC each made customary representations, warranties, and covenants to the Issuer under the applicable loan sale agreement.
Through July 20, 2022, a portion of the proceeds received by the CLO V Issuer from the loans securing the CLO V Secured Notes could be used by the CLO V Issuer to purchase additional middle-market loans under the direction of the Adviser, in its capacity as collateral manager for the CLO V Issuer and in accordance with our investing strategy and ability to originate eligible middle-market loans.
The CLO V Secured Notes were the secured obligation of the CLO V Issuers, and the CLO V Indenture includes customary covenants and events of default. The CLO V Secured Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act, or any state securities (e.g., “blue sky”) laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission or pursuant to an applicable exemption from such registration. Assets pledged to the holders of the CLO V Secured Notes were not available to pay the debts of the Company.
CLO V Refinancing
On April 20, 2022 (the “CLO V Refinancing Date”), we completed a $669.2 million term debt securitization refinancing (the “CLO V Refinancing”), also known as a collateralized loan obligation refinancing, which is a form of secured financing incurred by us. The secured notes and preferred shares issued in the CLO V Refinancing were issued by the CLO V Co-Issuer, as Issuer (the “CLO V Refinancing Issuer”), and are backed by a portfolio of collateral obligations consisting of middle-market loans and participation interests in middle-market loans as well as by other assets of the CLO V Refinancing Issuer.
The CLO V Refinancing was executed by the issuance of the following classes of notes pursuant to the CLO V Indenture as supplemented by the supplemental indenture dated as of the CLO V Refinancing Date (the “CLO V Refinancing Indenture”), by and among the CLO V Refinancing Issuer and State Street Bank and Trust Company: (i) $354.4 million of AAA(sf) Class A-1R Notes, which bear interest at the Benchmark, as defined in the CLO V Refinancing Indenture, plus 1.78%, (ii) $30.4 million of AAA(sf) Class A-2R Notes, which bear interest at the Benchmark plus 1.95%, (iii) $49.0 million of AA(sf) Class B-1 Notes, which bear interest at the Benchmark plus 2.20%, (iv) $5.0 million of AA(sf) Class B-2 Notes, which bear interest at 4.25%, (v) $31.5 million of A(sf) Class C-1 Notes, which bear interest at the Benchmark plus 3.15% and (vi) $39.4 million of A(sf) Class C-2 Notes, which bear interest at 5.10% (together, the “CLO V Refinancing Secured Notes”). The CLO V Refinancing Secured Notes are secured by the middle-market loans, participation interests in middle-market loans and other assets of the Issuer. The CLO V Refinancing Secured Notes are scheduled to mature on the Payment Date (as defined in the CLO V Refinancing Indenture) in April, 2034. The CLO V
Refinancing Secured Notes were privately placed by Natixis Securities Americas LLC. The proceeds from the CLO V Refinancing were used to redeem in full the classes of notes issued on the CLO V Closing Date and to pay expenses incurred in connection with the CLO V Refinancing.
Concurrently with the issuance of the CLO V Refinancing Secured Notes, the CLO V Issuer issued approximately $10.2 million of additional subordinated securities, for a total of $159.6 million of subordinated securities in the form of 159,620 preferred shares at an issue price of U.S.$1,000 per share. The CLO V Preferred Shares are not secured by the collateral securing the CLO V Refinancing Secured Notes. We act as retention holder in connection with the CLO V Refinancing for the purposes of satisfying certain U.S., European Union and United Kingdom regulations requiring sponsors of securitization transactions to retain exposure to the performance of the securitized assets and as such is required to retain a portion of the CLO V Preferred Shares.
On the CLO V Closing Date, the CLO V Issuer entered into a loan sale agreement with us, which provided for the sale and contribution of approximately $201.8 million par amount of middle-market loans from us to the CLO V Issuer on the CLO V Closing Date and for future sales from us to the CLO V Issuer on an ongoing basis. As part of the CLO V Refinancing, we and the CLO V Refinancing Issuer, as the successor to the CLO V Issuer, entered into an amended and restated loan sale agreement with us dated as of the CLO V Refinancing Date, pursuant to which the CLO V Refinancing Issuer assumed all ongoing obligations of the CLO V Issuer under the original agreement and we sold and contributed approximately $275.7 million par amount middle-market loans to the CLO V Refinancing Issuer on the CLO V Refinancing Date and provides for future sales from us to the CLO V Refinancing Issuer on an ongoing basis. Such loans constituted part of the portfolio of assets securing the CLO V Refinancing Secured Notes. A portion of the portfolio assets securing the CLO V Refinancing Secured Notes consists of middle-market loans purchased by the CLO V Issuer from ORCC Financing II LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ours, under an additional loan sale agreement executed on the CLO V Closing Date between the CLO V Issuer and ORCC Financing II LLC and which the CLO V Refinancing Issuer and ORCC Financing II LLC amended and restated on the CLO V Refinancing Date in connection with the refinancing. No gain or loss was recognized as a result of these sales and contributions. We and ORCC Financing II LLC each made customary representations, warranties, and covenants to the CLO V Refinancing Issuer under the applicable loan sale agreement.
Through April 20, 2026, a portion of the proceeds received by the CLO V Issuer from the loans securing the CLO V Refinancing Secured Notes may be used by the Issuer to purchase additional middle-market loans under the direction of the Adviser, in its capacity as collateral manager for the CLO V Refinancing Issuer and in accordance with our investing strategy and ability to originate eligible middle-market loans.
The CLO V Refinancing Secured Notes are the secured obligation of the CLO V Refinancing Issuer, and the CLO V Refinancing Indenture includes customary covenants and events of default. The CLO V Refinancing Secured Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act, or any state securities (e.g., “blue sky”) laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission or pursuant to an applicable exemption from such registration.
The Adviser serves as collateral manager for the CLO V Refinancing Issuer under an amended and restated collateral management agreement dated as of the CLO V Refinancing Date. The Adviser is entitled to receive fees for providing these services. The Adviser has waived its right to receive such fees but may rescind such waiver at any time; provided, however, that if the Adviser rescinds such waiver, the management fee payable to the Adviser pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement will be offset by the amount of the collateral management fee attributable to the CLO V Refinancing Issuer’s equity or notes owned by us. For further details, see “ITEM 1. – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 5. Debt.”
CLO VI
On May 5, 2021 (the “CLO VI Closing Date”), we completed a $397.8 million term debt securitization transaction (the “CLO VI Transaction”), also known as a collateralized loan obligation transaction, which is a form of secured financing incurred by us. The secured notes and preferred shares issued in the CLO VI Transaction were issued by our consolidated subsidiaries Owl Rock CLO VI, Ltd., an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability (the “CLO VI Issuer”), and Owl Rock CLO VI, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “CLO VI Co-Issuer” and together with the CLO VI Issuer, the “CLO VI Issuers”) and are backed by a portfolio of collateral obligations consisting of middle-market loans and participation interests in middle-market loans as well as by other assets of the CLO VI Issuer. The following describes the terms of the CLO VI Transaction as supplemented through July 18, 2023 (the “CLO VI Indenture Supplement Date”).
The CLO VI Transaction was executed by the issuance of the following classes of notes and preferred shares pursuant to an indenture and security agreement dated as of the CLO VI Closing Date (as supplemented by the supplemental indenture dated as of the CLO VI Indenture Supplement Date by and among the CLO VI Issuer, the CLO VI Co-Issuer and State Street Bank And Trust Company, the “CLO VI Indenture”), by and among the CLO VI Issuers and State Street Bank and Trust Company: (i) $224.0 million of AAA(sf) Class A Notes, which bear interest at term SOFR (plus a spread adjustment) plus 1.45%, (ii) $26.0 million of AA(sf) Class B-1 Notes, which bear interest at term SOFR (plus a spread adjustment) plus 1.75% and (iii) $10.0 million of AA(sf) Class B-F Notes, which bear interest at a fixed rate of 2.83% (together, the “CLO VI Secured Notes”). The CLO VI Secured Notes were secured by the middle-market loans, participation interests in middle-market loans and other assets of the CLO VI Issuer. The CLO VI Secured Notes were scheduled to mature on the Payment Date (as defined in the CLO VI Indenture) in June, 2032. The CLO VI Secured Notes were privately placed by SG Americas Securities, LLC.
Concurrently with the issuance of the CLO VI Secured Notes, the CLO VI Issuer issued approximately $137.8 million of subordinated securities in the form of 137,775 preferred shares at an issue price of U.S. $1,000 per share (the “CLO VI Preferred Shares”). The CLO VI Preferred Shares were issued by the CLO VI Issuer as part of its issued share capital and are not secured by the collateral securing the CLO VI Secured Notes. We purchased all of the CLO VI Preferred Shares, and as such, these securities are eliminated in consolidation. We will act as retention holder in connection with the CLO VI Transaction for the purposes of satisfying certain U.S., United Kingdom and European Union regulations requiring sponsors of securitization transactions to retain exposure to the performance of the securitized assets and as such is required to retain a portion of the CLO VI Preferred Shares.
As part of the CLO VI Transaction, we entered into a loan sale agreement with the CLO VI Issuer dated as of the CLO VI Closing Date, which provided for the sale and contribution of approximately $205.6 million par amount of middle-market loans from us to the CLO VI Issuer on the CLO VI Closing Date and for future sales from us to the CLO VI Issuer on an ongoing basis. Such loans constitute part of the initial portfolio of assets securing the CLO VI Secured Notes. The remainder of the initial portfolio assets securing the CLO VI Secured Notes consisted of approximately $164.7 million par amount of middle-market loans purchased by the CLO VI Issuer from ORCC Financing IV LLC, our wholly-owned subsidiary of ours, under an additional loan sale agreement executed on the CLO VI Closing Date between the Issuer and ORCC Financing IV LLC. No gain or loss was recognized as a result of these sales and contributions. We and ORCC Financing IV LLC each made customary representations, warranties, and covenants to the CLO VI Issuer under the applicable loan sale agreement.
Through June 20, 2024, a portion of the proceeds received by the CLO VI Issuer from the loans securing the CLO VI Secured Notes were used by the CLO VI Issuer to purchase additional middle-market loans under the direction of the Adviser, in its capacity as collateral manager for the CLO VI Issuer and in accordance with our investing strategy and ability to originate eligible middle-market loans.
The CLO VI Secured Notes were the secured obligation of the CLO VI Issuers, and the CLO VI Indenture included customary covenants and events of default. The CLO VI Secured Notes were not registered under the Securities Act, or any state securities (e.g., “blue sky”) laws, and were not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission or pursuant to an applicable exemption from such registration.
The Adviser served as collateral manager for the CLO VI Issuer under a collateral management agreement dated as of the CLO VI Closing Date. The Adviser is entitled to receive fees for providing these services. The Adviser waived its right to receive such fees but could have rescinded such waiver at any time; provided, however, that if the Adviser rescinded such waiver, the management fee payable to the Adviser pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement would be offset by the amount of the collateral management fee attributable to the CLO VI Issuers’ equity or notes that we own. For further details, see“ITEM 1. – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 5. Debt.”
On February 12, 2024, the CLO VI Issuer caused notice to be issued to the holders of the CLO VI Secured Notes and CLO VI Preferred Shares regarding the CLO VI Issuer’s exercise of the option to redeem the CLO VI Secured Notes and CLO VI Preferred Shares in full. On February 29, 2024, we directed State Street Bank and Trust Company, as trustee, along with the CLO VI Issuers to defer redemption of the Preferred Shares to a later date. On March 5, 2024, the CLO VI Issuer redeemed $260 million in aggregate principal amount of the CLO VI Secured Notes at 100% of their principal amount, plus the accrued and unpaid interest thereon through, but excluding, March 5, 2024. As of March 5, 2024, none of the CLO VI Secured Notes remain outstanding, and $137.8 million of CLO VI Preferred Shares remain outstanding.
CLO VII
On July 26, 2022 (the “CLO VII Closing Date”), we completed a $350.5 million term debt securitization transaction (the “CLO VII Transaction”), also known as a collateralized loan obligation transaction, which is a form of secured financing incurred by us. The secured notes and preferred shares issued in the CLO VII Transaction and the secured loan borrowed in the CLO VII Transaction were issued and incurred, as applicable, by the our consolidated subsidiary Owl Rock CLO VII, LLC, a limited liability organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “CLO VII Issuer”) and are backed by a portfolio of collateral obligations consisting of middle-market loans and participation interests in middle-market loans as well as by other assets of the CLO VII Issuer.
The CLO VII Transaction was executed by (A) the issuance of the following classes of notes and preferred shares pursuant to an indenture and security agreement dated as of the CLO VII Closing Date (the “CLO VII Indenture”), by and among the CLO VII Issuer and State Street Bank and Trust Company: (i) $48.0 million of AAA(sf) Class A-1 Notes, which bear interest at three-month term SOFR plus 2.10%, (ii) $24.0 million of AAA(sf) Class A-2 Notes, which bear interest at 5.00%, (iii) $6.0 million of AA(sf) Class B-1 Notes, which bear interest at three-month term SOFR plus 2.85% and (iv) $26.2 million of AA(sf) Class B-2 Notes, which bear interest at 5.71% and (v) $10.0 million of A(sf) Class C Notes, which bear interest at 6.86% (together, the “CLO VII Secured Notes”) and (B) the borrowing by the CLO VII Issuer of $75.0 million under floating rate Class A-L1 loans (the “CLO VII Class A-L1 Loans”) and $50.0 million under floating rate Class A-L2 loans (the “CLO VII Class A-L2 Loans” and together with the CLO VII Class A-L1 Loans and the CLO VII Secured Notes, the “CLO VII Debt”). The CLO VII Class A-L1 Loans and the CLO VII Class A-L2 Loans bear interest at three-month term SOFR plus 2.10%. The CLO VII Class A-L1 Loans were borrowed under a credit agreement (the “CLO VII A-L1 Credit Agreement”), dated as of the CLO VII Closing Date, by and among the CLO VII Issuer, as borrower, various financial institutions, as lenders, and State Street Bank and Trust Company, as collateral trustee and loan agent and the CLO VII Class A-L2 Loans were borrowed under a credit agreement (the “CLO VII A-L2 Credit Agreement”), dated as of the CLO VII Closing Date, by and among the CLO VII Issuer, as borrower, various financial institutions, as lenders, and State Street Bank and Trust Company, as collateral trustee and loan agent. The CLO VII Debt is secured by middle-market loans, participation interests in middle-market loans and other assets of the CLO VII Issuer. The CLO VII Debt is scheduled to mature on the Payment Date (as defined in the CLO VII Indenture) in July, 2033. The CLO VII Secured Notes were privately placed by SG Americas Securities, LLC as Initial Purchaser.
Concurrently with the issuance of the CLO VII Secured Notes and the borrowing under the CLO VII Class A-L1 Loans and CLO VII Class A-L2 Loans, the CLO VII Issuer issued approximately $111.3 million of subordinated securities in the form of 111,320 preferred shares at an issue price of U.S.$1,000 per share (the “CLO VII Preferred Shares”). The CLO VII Preferred Shares were issued by the CLO VII Issuer as part of its issued share capital and are not secured by the collateral securing the CLO VII Debt. we purchased all of the CLO VII Preferred Shares. We act as retention holder in connection with the CLO VII Transaction for the purposes of satisfying certain U.S. and European Union regulations requiring sponsors of securitization transactions to retain exposure to the performance of the securitized assets and as such is required to retain a portion of the CLO VII Preferred Shares.
As part of the CLO VII Transaction, we entered into a loan sale agreement with the CLO VII Issuer dated as of the CLO VII Closing Date, which provided for the sale and contribution of approximately $255.5 million par amount of middle-market loans from us to the CLO VII Issuer on the CLO VII Closing Date and for future sales from us to the CLO VII Issuer on an ongoing basis. Such loans constituted part of the initial portfolio of assets securing the CLO VII Debt. The remainder of the initial portfolio assets securing the CLO VII Debt consisted of approximately $93.3 million par amount of middle-market loans purchased by the CLO VII Issuer from ORCC Financing IV LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ours, under an additional loan sale agreement executed on the CLO VII Closing Date between the CLO VII Issuer and ORCC Financing IV LLC. No gain or loss was recognized as a result of these sales and contributions. We and ORCC Financing IV LLC each made customary representations, warranties, and covenants to the CLO VII Issuer under the applicable loan sale agreement.
Through July 20, 2025, a portion of the proceeds received by the CLO VII Issuer from the loans securing the CLO VII Debt may be used by the CLO VII Issuer to purchase additional middle-market loans under the direction of Blue Owl Credit Advisors LLC (“OCA”), our investment advisor, in its capacity as collateral manager for the CLO VII Issuer and in accordance with our investing strategy and ability to originate eligible middle-market loans.
The CLO VII Debt is the secured obligation of the CLO VII Issuer, and the CLO VII Indenture, the CLO VII A-L1 Credit Agreement and the CLO VII A-L2 Credit Agreement each include customary covenants and events of default. The CLO VII Secured Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act, or any state securities (e.g., “blue sky”) laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission or pursuant to an applicable exemption from such registration.
The Adviser serves as collateral manager for the CLO VII Issuer under a collateral management agreement dated as of the CLO VII Closing Date. The Adviser is entitled to receive fees for providing these services. The Adviser has waived its right to receive such fees but may rescind such waiver at any time; provided, however, that if the Adviser rescinds such waiver, the management fee payable to the Adviser pursuant to the Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement, between the Adviser and us will be offset by the amount of the collateral management fee attributable to the CLO VII Issuer’s equity or notes that we own. For further details, see “ITEM 1. – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 5. Debt.”
CLO X
On March 9, 2023 (the “CLO X Closing Date”), we completed a $397.7 million term debt securitization transaction (the “CLO X Transaction”), also known as a collateralized loan obligation transaction, which is a form of secured financing incurred by us. The secured notes and preferred shares issued in the CLO X Transaction were issued by our consolidated subsidiary Owl Rock CLO X, LLC, a limited liability organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “CLO X Issuer”) and are backed by a portfolio of collateral obligations consisting of middle-market loans and participation interests in middle-market loans as well as by other assets of the CLO X Issuer.
The CLO X Transaction was executed by the issuance of the following classes of notes and preferred shares pursuant to an indenture and security agreement dated as of the CLO X Closing Date (the “CLO X Indenture”), by and among the CLO X Issuer and State Street Bank and Trust Company: (i) $228.0 million of AAA(sf) Class A Notes, which bear interest at three-month term SOFR plus 2.45% and (ii) $32.0 million of AA(sf) Class B Notes, which bear interest at three-month term SOFR plus 3.60% (together, the “CLO X Secured Notes”). The Secured Notes are secured by middle-market loans, participation interests in middle-market loans and other assets of the CLO X Issuer. The CLO X Secured Notes are scheduled to mature on the Payment Date (as defined in the CLO X Indenture) in April, 2035. The CLO X Secured Notes were privately placed by Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. as Initial Purchaser.
Concurrently with the issuance of the CLO X Secured Notes, the CLO X Issuer issued approximately $137.7 million of subordinated securities in the form of 137,700 preferred shares at an issue price of U.S. $1,000 per share (the “CLO X Preferred Shares”). The CLO X Preferred Shares were issued by the CLO X Issuer as part of its issued share capital and are not secured by the collateral securing the CLO X Secured Notes. We purchased all of the CLO X Preferred Shares. We act as retention holder in connection with the CLO X Transaction for the purposes of satisfying certain U.S. and European Union regulations requiring sponsors of securitization transactions to retain exposure to the performance of the securitized assets and as such is required to retain a portion of the CLO X Preferred Shares.
As part of the CLO X Transaction, we entered into a loan sale agreement with the CLO X Issuer dated as of the CLO X Closing Date, which provided for the sale and contribution of approximately $245.9 million par amount of middle-market loans from us to the CLO X Issuer on the CLO X Closing Date and for future sales from us to the CLO X Issuer on an ongoing basis. Such loans constituted part of the initial portfolio of assets securing the CLO X Secured Notes. The remainder of the initial portfolio assets securing the CLO X Secured Notes consisted of approximately $141.3 million par amount of middle-market loans purchased by the CLO X Issuer from ORCC Financing III LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ours, under an additional loan sale agreement executed on the CLO X Closing Date between the CLO X Issuer and ORCC Financing III LLC. No gain or loss was recognized as a result of these sales and contributions. We and ORCC Financing III LLC each made customary representations, warranties, and covenants to the CLO X Issuer under the applicable loan sale agreement.
Through April 20, 2027, a portion of the proceeds received by the CLO X Issuer from the loans securing the CLO X Secured Notes may be used by the CLO X Issuer to purchase additional middle-market loans under the direction of the Adviser, in its capacity as collateral manager for the CLO X Issuer and in accordance with our investing strategy and ability to originate eligible middle-market loans.
The CLO X Secured Notes are the secured obligation of the CLO X Issuer, and the CLO X Indenture includes customary covenants and events of default. The CLO X Secured Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act, or any state securities (e.g., “blue sky”) laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission or pursuant to an applicable exemption from such registration.
The Adviser serves as collateral manager for the CLO X Issuer under a collateral management agreement dated as of the CLO X Closing Date. The Adviser is entitled to receive fees for providing these services. The Adviser has waived its right to receive such fees but may rescind such waiver at any time; provided, however, that if the Adviser rescinds such waiver, the management fee payable to the Adviser pursuant to the Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement, between the Adviser and us will be offset by the amount of the collateral management fee attributable to the CLO X Issuer’s equity or notes that we own. For further details, see “ITEM 1. – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 5. Debt.
Unsecured Notes
On December 14, 2023, we entered into an agreement of removal, appointment and acceptance (the “Tripartite Agreement”), with Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as successor to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (the “Retiring Trustee”) and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (the “Successor Trustee”), with respect to the Indenture, dated April 10, 2019 between us and the Retiring Trustee (the “Base Indenture”), the first supplemental indenture, dated April 10, 2019 (the “First Supplemental Indenture”) between us and the Retiring Trustee, the second supplemental indenture, dated October 8, 2019 (the “Second Supplemental Indenture”) between us and the Retiring Trustee, the third supplemental indenture, dated January 22, 2020 (the “Third Supplemental Indenture”) between us and the Retiring Trustee, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated July 23, 2020 (the “Fourth Supplemental Indenture”) between us and the Retiring Trustee, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated December 8, 2020 (the “Fifth Supplemental Indenture”) between us and the Retiring Trustee, the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated April 26, 2021 (the “Sixth Supplemental Indenture”) between us and the Retiring Trustee, the Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated June 11, 2021 (the “Seventh Supplemental Indenture”), between us and the Retiring Trustee, and the Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated January 22, 2024 (the “Eighth Supplemental Indenture”, and together with the Base Indenture, the First Supplemental Indenture, the Second Supplemental Indenture, the Third Supplemental Indenture, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, and the Seventh Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”) between us and the Successor Trustee.
The Tripartite Agreement provides that, effective as of the date thereof, (1) the Retiring Trustee assigns, transfers, delivers and confirms to the Successor Trustee all of its rights, title and interest under the Indenture and all of the rights, power, trusts and duties as trustee, security registrar, paying agent, authenticating agent and depositary custodian under the Indenture; and (2) the Successor Trustee accepts its appointment as successor trustee, security registrar, paying agent, authenticating agent and depositary custodian under the Indenture, and accepts the rights, indemnities, protections, powers, trust and duties of or afforded to Retiring Trustee as trustee, security registrar, paying agent, authenticating agent and depositary custodian under the Indenture. The Successor Trustee’s appointment in its capacities as paying agent and security registrar became effective on December 29, 2023.
2024 Notes
On April 10, 2019, we issued $400 million aggregate principal amount of notes that mature on April 15, 2024 (the “2024 Notes”). The 2024 Notes bear interest at a rate of 5.25% per year, payable semi-annually on April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing on October 15, 2019. We may redeem some or all of the 2024 Notes at any time, or from time to time, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the 2024 Notes to be redeemed or (2) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest (exclusive of accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption) on the 2024 Notes to be redeemed, discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve
30-day months) using the applicable Treasury Rate plus 50 basis points, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date; provided, however, that if we redeem any 2024 Notes on or after March 15, 2024 (the date falling one month prior to the maturity date of the 2024 Notes), the redemption price for the 2024 Notes will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2024 Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption.
In connection with the issuance of the 2024 Notes, on April 10, 2019 we entered into centrally cleared interest rate swaps. The notional amount of the interest rate swaps was $400.0 million. We received fixed rate interest at 5.25% and paid variable rate interest based on six-month SOFR (plus a spread adjustment) plus 3.051%. The interest rate swap was unwound prior to its maturity on March 22, 2024 in connection with the 2024 Notes redemption. For the three months ended September 30, 2024, we did not make any periodic payments and during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, we made a payment of $6.6 million in conjunction with unwinding the swap. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, we made periodic payments of $2.7 million and $12.3 million, respectively. The swap adjusted interest expense is included as a component of interest expense on our Consolidated Statements of Operations. Depending on the nature of the balance at period end, the fair value of the interest rate swap is either included as a component of accrued expenses and other liabilities or prepaid expenses and other assets on our Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The change in fair value of the interest rate swap is offset by the change in fair value of the 2024 Notes, with the remaining difference included as a component of interest expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. For further details, see “ITEM 1. – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 5. Debt.”
On January 22, 2024, we caused notice to be issued to the trustee of the 2024 Notes regarding our exercise of the option to redeem in full all $400.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2024 Notes at 100.0% of their principal amount, plus the accrued and unpaid interest thereon through, but excluding, the redemption date, March 22, 2024. On March 22, 2024, we redeemed in full all $400.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2024 Notes at 100.0% of their principal amount, plus the accrued and unpaid interest thereon through, but excluding, March 22, 2024.
2025 Notes
On October 8, 2019, we issued $425.0 million aggregate principal amount of notes that mature on March 30, 2025 (the “2025 Notes”). The 2025 Notes bear interest at a rate of 4.00% per year, payable semi-annually on March 30 and September 30 of each year, commencing on March 30, 2020. We may redeem some or all of the 2025 Notes at any time, or from time to time, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the 2025 Notes to be redeemed or (2) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest (exclusive of accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption) on the 2025 Notes to be redeemed, discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) using the applicable Treasury Rate plus 40 basis points, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date; provided, however, that if we redeem any 2025 Notes on or after February 28, 2025 (the date falling one month prior to the maturity date of the 2025 Notes), the redemption price for the 2025 Notes will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2025 Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption. For further details, see “ITEM 1. – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 5. Debt.”
July 2025 Notes
On January 22, 2020, we issued $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of notes that mature on July 22, 2025 (the “July 2025 Notes”). The July 2025 Notes bear interest at a rate of 3.75% per year, payable semi-annually on January 22 and July 22, of each year, commencing on July 22, 2020. We may redeem some or all of the July 2025 Notes at any time, or from time to time, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the July 2025 Notes to be redeemed or (2) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest (exclusive of accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption) on the July 2025 Notes to be redeemed, discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) using the applicable Treasury Rate plus 35 basis points, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date; provided, however, that if we redeem any July 2025 Notes on or after June 22, 2025 (the date falling one month prior to the maturity date of the 2025 Notes), the redemption price for the July 2025 Notes will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the July 2025 Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption. For further details, see “ITEM 1. – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 5. Debt.”
2026 Notes
On July 23, 2020, we issued $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of notes that mature on January 15, 2026 (the “2026 Notes”). The 2026 Notes bear interest at a rate of 4.25% per year, payable semi-annually on January 15 and July 15 of each year, commencing on January 15, 2021. We may redeem some or all of the 2026 Notes at any time, or from time to time, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the 2026 Notes to be redeemed or (2) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest (exclusive of accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption) on the 2026 Notes to be redeemed, discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) using the applicable Treasury Rate plus 50 basis points, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date; provided, however, that if we redeem any 2026 Notes on or after December, 15 2025 (the date falling one month prior to the maturity date of the 2026 Notes), the redemption price for the 2026 Notes will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2026 Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption. For further details, see “ITEM 1. – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 5. Debt.”
July 2026 Notes
On December 8, 2020, we issued $1.00 billion aggregate principal amount of notes that mature on July 15, 2026 (the “July 2026 Notes”). The July 2026 Notes bear interest at a rate of 3.40% per year, payable semi-annually on January 15 and July 15 of each year, commencing on July 15, 2021. We may redeem some or all of the July 2026 Notes at any time, or from time to time, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the July 2026 Notes to be redeemed or (2) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest (exclusive of accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption) on the July 2026 Notes to be redeemed, discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) using the applicable Treasury Rate plus 50 basis points, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date; provided, however, that if we redeem any July 2026 Notes on or after June 15, 2026 (the date falling one month prior to the maturity date of the July 2026 Notes), the redemption price for the July 2026 Notes will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the July 2026 Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption. For further details, see “ITEM 1. – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 5. Debt."
2027 Notes
On April 26, 2021, we issued $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of notes that mature on January 15, 2027 (the “2027 Notes”). The 2027 Notes bear interest at a rate of 2.625% per year, payable semi-annually on January 15 and July 15, of each year, commencing on July 15, 2021. We may redeem some or all of the 2027 Notes at any time, or from time to time, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the 2027 Notes to be redeemed or (2) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest (exclusive of accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption) on the 2027 Notes to be redeemed, discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) using the applicable Treasury Rate plus 30 basis points, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date; provided, however, that if we redeem any 2027 Notes on or after December 15, 2026 (the date falling one month prior to the maturity date of the 2027 Notes), the redemption price for the 2027 Notes will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2027 Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption.
In connection with the issuance of the 2027 Notes, on April 26, 2021 we entered into centrally cleared interest rate swaps. The notional amount of the interest rate swaps is $500.0 million. We will receive fixed rate interest at 2.625% and pay variable rate interest based on six-month SOFR (plus a spread adjustment) plus 1.769%. The interest rate swaps mature on January 15, 2027. For the three months ended September 30, 2024 we made $11.4 million in net periodic payments and for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 we made $23.0 million in net periodic payments. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 we made periodic payments of $9.9 million and $15.8 million, respectively. The interest expense related to the 2027 Notes is equally offset by the proceeds received from the interest rate swaps. The swap adjusted interest expense is included as a component of interest expense on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the interest rate swap had a fair value of $(28.5) million and $(42.1) million, respectively. Depending on the nature of the balance at period end, the fair value of the interest rate swap is either included as a component of accrued expenses and other liabilities or prepaid expenses and other assets on our Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The change in fair value of the interest rate swap is offset by the change in fair value of the 2027 Notes, with the remaining difference included as a component of interest expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. For further details, see “ITEM 1. – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 5. Debt.”
2028 Notes
On June 11, 2021, we issued $450.0 million aggregate principal amount of notes that mature on June 11, 2028 and on August 17, 2021, we issued an additional $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of our 2.875% notes due 2028 (together, the “2028 Notes”). The 2028 Notes bear interest at a rate of 2.875% per year, payable semi-annually on June 11 and December 11, of each year, commencing on December 11, 2021. We may redeem some or all of the 2028 Notes at any time, or from time to time, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the 2028 Notes to be redeemed or (2) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest (exclusive of accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption) on the 2028 Notes to be redeemed, discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) using the applicable Treasury Rate plus 30 basis points, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date; provided, however, that if we redeem any 2028 Notes on or after April 11, 2028 (the date falling two months prior to the maturity date of the 2028 Notes), the redemption price for the 2028 Notes will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2028 Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption. For further details, see “ITEM 1. – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 5. Debt.”
2029 Notes
On January 22, 2024, we issued $600.0 million aggregate principal amount of notes that mature on March 15, 2029 (the “2029 Notes”). The 2029 Notes bear interest at a rate of 5.95% per year, payable semi-annually on March 15 and September 15, of each year, commencing on September 15, 2024. We may redeem some or all of the 2029 Notes at any time, or from time to time, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the 2029 Notes to be redeemed or (2) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest (exclusive of accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption) on the 2029 Notes to be redeemed, discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) using the applicable Treasury Rate plus 35 basis points, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date; provided, however, that if we redeems any 2029 Notes on or after February 15, 2029 (the date falling one month prior to the maturity date of the 2029 Notes), the redemption price for the 2029 Notes will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2029 Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption.
In connection with the issuance of the 2029 Notes, on February 9, 2024, we entered into centrally cleared interest rate swaps. The notional amount of the interest rate swaps is $600.0 million. We will receive fixed rate interest at 5.95% and pay variable rate interest based on six-month SOFR (plus a spread adjustment) plus 2.118%. The interest rate swaps mature on February 15, 2029. For the three months ended September 30, 2024 we made $6.2 million in net periodic payments and for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 we made $6.2 million in net periodic payments. The interest expense related to the 2029 Notes is equally offset by the proceeds received from the interest rate swaps. The swap adjusted interest expense is included as a component of interest expense on our Consolidated Statements of Operations. As of September 30, 2024, the interest rate swap had a fair value of $13.4 million. Depending on the nature of the balance at period end, the fair value of the interest rate swap is either included as a component of accrued expenses and other liabilities or prepaid expenses and other assets on our Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The change in fair value of the interest rate swaps is offset by the change in fair value of the 2029 Notes, with the remaining difference included as a component of interest expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. For further details, see “ITEM 1. – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 5. Debt.”
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
Portfolio Company Commitments
From time to time, we may enter into commitments to fund investments. The table below presents our outstanding commitments to fund investments in current portfolio companies as of the following periods:
| Company($ in thousands) | Investment | September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3ES Innovation Inc. (dba Aucerna) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | $3,893 | $1,343 |
| AAM Series 1.1 Rail and Domestic Intermodal Feeder, LLC | LLC Interest | 61,262 | 5,324 |
| AAM Series 2.1 Aviation Feeder, LLC | LLC Interest | 41,184 | 309 |
| Aerosmith Bidco Limited (dba Audiotonix) | First lien senior secured multi-draw term loan | 64,408 | — |
| Aerosmith Bidco Limited (dba Audiotonix) | First lien senior secured multi-currency revolving loan | 26,704 | — |
| AI Titan Parent, Inc. | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 151 | — |
| AI Titan Parent, Inc. | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 94 | — |
| Allied Benefit Systems Intermediate LLC | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | — | 155 |
| AlphaSense, Inc. | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 141 | — |
| AlphaSense, Inc. | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 143 | — |
| AmeriLife Holdings LLC | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 124 | 183 |
| AmeriLife Holdings LLC | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 91 | 91 |
| Anaplan, Inc. | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 9,722 | 9,722 |
| Apex Service Partners, LLC | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | — | 4,807 |
| Apex Service Partners, LLC | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 1,071 | 1,895 |
| Aptean Acquiror, Inc. (dba Aptean) | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 99 | — |
| Aptean Acquiror, Inc. (dba Aptean) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 73 | — |
| Arctic Holdco, LLC (dba Novvia Group) | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 1,875 | 7,500 |
| Artifact Bidco, Inc. (dba Avetta) | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 2,228 | — |
| Artifact Bidco, Inc. (dba Avetta) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 1,149 | — |
| Artifact Bidco, Inc. (dba Avetta) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 443 | — |
| Ascend Buyer, LLC (dba PPC Flexible Packaging) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 377 | 377 |
| Associations, Inc. | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 27,748 | 412 |
| Associations, Inc. | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 22,234 | 21,290 |
| Aurelia Netherlands Midco 2 B.V. | First lien senior secured EUR delayed draw term loan | — | 27,804 |
| Aurelia Netherlands Midco 2 B.V. | First lien senior secured NOK delayed draw term loan | — | 29,096 |
| Aurelia Netherlands Midco 2 B.V. | First lien senior secured EUR revolving loan | — | 3,089 |
| Azurite Intermediate Holdings, Inc. (dba Alteryx, Inc.) | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 2,993 | — |
| Azurite Intermediate Holdings, Inc. (dba Alteryx, Inc.) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 1,330 | — |
| Baker Tilly Advisory Group, L.P. | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 8,762 | — |
| Baker Tilly Advisory Group, L.P. | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 12,278 | — |
| Bamboo US BidCo LLC | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 398 | 716 |
| Bamboo US BidCo LLC | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 1,026 | 1,026 |
| Bayshore Intermediate #2, L.P. (dba Boomi) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 6,913 | 5,531 |
| BCPE Osprey Buyer, Inc. (dba PartsSource) | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 21,075 | 25,500 |
| BCPE Osprey Buyer, Inc. (dba PartsSource) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 5,533 | 8,167 |
| BCTO BSI Buyer, Inc. (dba Buildertrend) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 8,036 | 8,036 |
| Blast Bidco Inc. (dba Bazooka Candy Brands) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 3,448 | 3,448 |
| BP Veraison Buyer, LLC (dba Sun World) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 18,478 | 8,716 |
| BradyPLUS Holdings, LLC (f/k/a BradyIFS Holdings, LLC) | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 4,465 | 11,801 |
| BradyIFS Holdings, LLC (fka Individual Foodservice Holdings, LLC) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | — | 12,026 |
| Brightway Holdings, LLC | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 3,158 | 1,737 |
| Broadcast Music, Inc. (fka Otis Merger Sub, Inc.) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 4,878 | — |
| Company($ in thousands) | Investment | September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catalis Intermediate, Inc. (fka GovBrands Intermediate, Inc.) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 520 | 520 |
| CivicPlus, LLC | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 2,698 | 1,781 |
| Coupa Holdings, LLC | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 70 | 70 |
| Coupa Holdings, LLC | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 54 | 54 |
| Cresset Capital Management, LLC | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 3,806 | — |
| Cresset Capital Management, LLC | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 2,239 | — |
| Cresset Capital Management, LLC | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 1,119 | — |
| Crewline Buyer, Inc. (dba New Relic) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 11,063 | 11,063 |
| CT Technologies Intermediate Holdings, Inc. (& Smart Holdings Corp.) (dba Datavant) | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 1,533 | — |
| CT Technologies Intermediate Holdings, Inc. (& Smart Holdings Corp.) (dba Datavant) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 3,831 | — |
| DCG ACQUISITION CORP. (dba DuBois Chemical) | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 9,328 | — |
| DCG ACQUISITION CORP. (dba DuBois Chemical) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 9,328 | — |
| Delinea Buyer, Inc. (f/k/a Centrify) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 6,817 | 6,817 |
| Denali BuyerCo, LLC (dba Summit Companies) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 2,998 | 2,998 |
| Dresser Utility Solutions, LLC | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 5,131 | — |
| Dresser Utility Solutions, LLC | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 7,183 | — |
| DuraServ LLC | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 25,372 | — |
| DuraServ LLC | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 13,631 | — |
| EAGLE FAMILY FOODS GROUP LLC | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 164 | — |
| EET Buyer, Inc. (dba e-Emphasys) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 455 | 364 |
| Endries Acquisition, Inc. | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 7,835 | 20,370 |
| Endries Acquisition, Inc. | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | — | 7,835 |
| Entertainment Benefits Group, LLC | First lien senior secured revolving loan | — | 80 |
| Essential Services Holding Corporation (dba Turnpoint) | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 3,866 | — |
| Essential Services Holding Corporation (dba Turnpoint) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 2,416 | — |
| Evolution BuyerCo, Inc. (dba SIAA) | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 19,925 | 23,910 |
| Evolution BuyerCo, Inc. (dba SIAA) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 10,709 | 10,709 |
| FARADAY BUYER, LLC (dba MacLean Power Systems) | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 11,130 | 11,130 |
| Finastra USA, Inc. | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 4,970 | 6,808 |
| Forescout Technologies, Inc. | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | — | 48,750 |
| Forescout Technologies, Inc. | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 11,320 | 5,345 |
| Fortis Solutions Group, LLC | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 339 | 439 |
| FR Vision Holdings, Inc. (dba CHA Consulting) | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 6,081 | — |
| FR Vision Holdings, Inc. (dba CHA Consulting) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 2,057 | — |
| Fullsteam Operations, LLC | First lien senior secured multi-draw term loan | 6,486 | 3,211 |
| Fullsteam Operations, LLC | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 500 | 500 |
| Gainsight, Inc. | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 1,727 | 1,727 |
| Galls, LLC | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 29,188 | — |
| Galls, LLC | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 7,511 | 20,967 |
| Galway Borrower LLC | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 1,554 | — |
| Galway Borrower LLC | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 144 | — |
| Gaylord Chemical Company, L.L.C. | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 2,112 | 13,202 |
| Gehl Foods, LLC | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 5,339 | — |
| Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc. | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 6,217 | 21,563 |
| GI Apple Midco LLC (dba Atlas Technical Consultants) | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 141 | 141 |
| GI Apple Midco LLC (dba Atlas Technical Consultants) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 71 | 49 |
| GI Ranger Intermediate, LLC (dba Rectangle Health) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 369 | 147 |
| Global Music Rights, LLC | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 3,871 | 667 |
| Granicus, Inc. | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 1,096 | 939 |
| H&F Opportunities LUX III S.À R.L (dba Checkmarx) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 16,250 | 16,250 |
| Hercules Borrower, LLC (dba The Vincit Group) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 20,916 | 20,916 |
| Company($ in thousands) | Investment | September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HGH Purchaser, Inc. (dba Horizon Services) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 16,548 | 165 |
| HISSHO PARENT, LLC | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 1,452 | 70 |
| Hyland Software, Inc. | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 2,520 | 2,520 |
| Icefall Parent, Inc. (dba EngageSmart) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 2,100 | — |
| Ideal Image Development, LLC | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | — | 659 |
| Ideal Image Development, LLC | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 366 | — |
| Ideal Tridon Holdings, Inc. | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 2,561 | 2,561 |
| IG Investments Holdings, LLC (dba Insight Global) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 5,294 | 3,974 |
| Indigo Buyer, Inc. (dba Inovar Packaging Group) | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 3,497 | — |
| Indigo Buyer, Inc. (dba Inovar Packaging Group) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 100 | 60 |
| Indikami Bidco, LLC (dba IntegriChain) | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 2,218 | 2,218 |
| Indikami Bidco, LLC (dba IntegriChain) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 1,014 | 1,585 |
| Integrity Marketing Acquisition, LLC | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 6,852 | 54,441 |
| Integrity Marketing Acquisition, LLC | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 2,102 | 13,533 |
| Interoperability Bidco, Inc. (dba Lyniate) | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 4,444 | — |
| Interoperability Bidco, Inc. (dba Lyniate) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 3,623 | 3,054 |
| IRI Group Holdings, Inc. (f/k/a Circana Group, L.P. (f/k/a The NPD Group, L.P.)) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 664 | 1,238 |
| JS PARENT, INC. (dba Jama Software) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 88 | — |
| Kaseya Inc. | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 844 | 1,065 |
| Kaseya Inc. | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 850 | 850 |
| KENE Acquisition, Inc. (dba Entrust Solutions Group) | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 5,112 | — |
| KENE Acquisition, Inc. (dba Entrust Solutions Group) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 1,534 | — |
| KPSKY Acquisition, Inc. (dba BluSky) | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 290 | 290 |
| KRIV Acquisition Inc. (dba Riveron) | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | — | 945 |
| KRIV Acquisition Inc. (dba Riveron) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 853 | 853 |
| KWOL Acquisition Inc. (dba Worldwide Clinical Trials) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 7,325 | 5,860 |
| Lakefield Acquisition Corp. (D.B.A Lakefield Veterinary Group, Inc.) | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 400 | — |
| Lakefield Acquisition Corp. (D.B.A Lakefield Veterinary Group, Inc.) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 67 | — |
| Lightbeam Bidco, Inc. (dba Lazer Spot) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 476 | 476 |
| Lignetics Investment Corp. | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 235 | 784 |
| LineStar Integrity Services LLC | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 1,292 | — |
| Litera Bidco LLC | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 32,640 | — |
| Litera Bidco LLC | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 8,174 | 5,738 |
| LSI Financing 1 DAC | Preferred equity | 95,503 | — |
| Maple Acquisition, LLC (dba Medicus) | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 12,103 | — |
| Maple Acquisition, LLC (dba Medicus) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 9,078 | — |
| Mario Purchaser, LLC (dba Len the Plumber) | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 4,143 | 3,729 |
| Mario Purchaser, LLC (dba Len the Plumber) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 1,243 | 967 |
| Medline Borrower, LP | First lien senior secured revolving loan | — | 7,190 |
| MHE Intermediate Holdings, LLC (dba OnPoint Group) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 15,536 | 15,536 |
| Milan Laser Holdings LLC | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 2,004 | 3,007 |
| MINDBODY, Inc. | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 6,071 | 6,071 |
| Ministry Brands Holdings, LLC | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 68 | 32 |
| Minotaur Acquisition, Inc. (dba Inspira Financial) | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 24,666 | — |
| Minotaur Acquisition, Inc. (dba Inspira Financial) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 15,174 | — |
| Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc. | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 9,536 | — |
| Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc. | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 14,304 | — |
| National Dentex Labs LLC (fka Barracuda Dental LLC) | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 3,512 | 2,341 |
| National Dentex Labs LLC (fka Barracuda Dental LLC) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 1,826 | — |
| Natural Partners, LLC | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 68 | 68 |
| NELIPAK EUROPEAN HOLDINGS COÖPERATIEF U.A. | First lien senior secured EUR delayed draw term loan | 15,695 | — |
| Company($ in thousands) | Investment | September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NELIPAK EUROPEAN HOLDINGS COÖPERATIEF U.A. | First lien senior secured EUR revolving loan | 2,928 | 5,674 |
| Nelipak Holding Company | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 7,680 | — |
| Nelipak Holding Company | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 3,553 | 5,360 |
| NMI Acquisitionco, Inc. (dba Network Merchants) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 1,652 | 1,652 |
| Norvax, LLC (dba GoHealth) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 3,363 | 12,273 |
| Notorious Topco, LLC (dba Beauty Industry Group) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 9,577 | 8,939 |
| OB Hospitalist Group, Inc. | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 15,148 | 9,291 |
| Ocala Bidco, Inc. | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | — | 18,988 |
| Ole Smoky Distillery, LLC | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 116 | 116 |
| Pacific BidCo Inc. | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | — | 3,436 |
| Park Place Technologies, LLC | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 368 | — |
| Park Place Technologies, LLC | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 232 | — |
| Patriot Acquisition TopCo S.A.R.L (dba Corza Health, Inc.) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 13,538 | 10,637 |
| PDI TA Holdings, Inc. | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 3,467 | — |
| PDI TA Holdings, Inc. | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 1,525 | — |
| PERKINELMER U.S. LLC | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 984 | — |
| Peter C. Foy & Associates Insurance Services, LLC (dba PCF Insurance Services) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 6,161 | 6,161 |
| PetVet Care Centers, LLC | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 14,114 | 14,114 |
| PetVet Care Centers, LLC | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 14,812 | 14,812 |
| Phantom Purchaser, Inc. | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 3,742 | — |
| Ping Identity Holding Corp. | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 91 | 91 |
| Plasma Buyer LLC (dba PathGroup) | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 10 | 176 |
| Plasma Buyer LLC (dba PathGroup) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 33 | 50 |
| Pluralsight, LLC | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 7,887 | — |
| Pluralsight, LLC | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 3,155 | 1,390 |
| PPV Intermediate Holdings, LLC | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 22 | 57 |
| PPV Intermediate Holdings, LLC | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 67 | 67 |
| Premise Health Holding Corp. | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 5,526 | — |
| Project Power Buyer, LLC (dba PEC-Veriforce) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 3,188 | 3,188 |
| PS Operating Company LLC (fka QC Supply, LLC) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 1,156 | 1,217 |
| Pye-Barker Fire & Safety, LLC | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 86,691 | — |
| Pye-Barker Fire & Safety, LLC | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 17,045 | — |
| QAD, Inc. | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 3,429 | 3,429 |
| Quva Pharma, Inc. | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 1,920 | 4,000 |
| Relativity ODA LLC | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 6,546 | 7,333 |
| RL Datix Holdings (USA), Inc. | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 9,639 | — |
| RL Datix Holdings (USA), Inc. | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 8,440 | — |
| SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc. | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 4,358 | 4,358 |
| SALINGER BIDCO INC. | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 3,023 | — |
| SALINGER BIDCO INC. | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 3,023 | — |
| Sara Lee Frozen Bakery, LLC (fka KSLB Holdings, LLC) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 1,596 | 5,880 |
| Securonix, Inc. | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 149 | 153 |
| Sensor Technology Topco, Inc. (dba Humanetics) | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 1,319 | — |
| Sensor Technology Topco, Inc. (dba Humanetics) | First lien senior secured EUR delayed draw term loan | 299 | — |
| Sensor Technology Topco, Inc. (dba Humanetics) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 2,380 | 2,506 |
| SimpliSafe Holding Corporation | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | — | 566 |
| Smarsh Inc. | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 95 | 95 |
| Smarsh Inc. | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 8 | 8 |
| Sonny's Enterprises, LLC | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 21,736 | 573 |
| Sonny's Enterprises, LLC | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 18,976 | 17,969 |
| Spotless Brands, LLC | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 522 | 1,023 |
| Company($ in thousands) | Investment | September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Acquisition Inc. (dba K2 Insurance Services) | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 178 | 178 |
| Summit Acquisition Inc. (dba K2 Insurance Services) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 89 | 89 |
| Swipe Acquisition Corporation (dba PLI) | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | — | 6,228 |
| Swipe Acquisition Corporation (dba PLI) | Letter of credit | 7,118 | 7,118 |
| SWK BUYER, Inc. (dba Stonewall Kitchen) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 46 | 70 |
| Tall Tree Foods, Inc. | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 1,500 | 1,500 |
| Tamarack Intermediate, L.L.C. (dba Verisk 3E) | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | — | 62 |
| Tamarack Intermediate, L.L.C. (dba Verisk 3E) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 141 | 141 |
| Tempo Buyer Corp. (dba Global Claims Services) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 138 | 105 |
| The Better Being Co., LLC (fka Nutraceutical International Corporation) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 13,578 | 5,431 |
| The Shade Store, LLC | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 1,286 | 327 |
| THG Acquisition, LLC (dba Hilb) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 5,547 | 6,695 |
| Thunder Purchaser, Inc. (dba Vector Solutions) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 1,042 | 2,248 |
| Troon Golf, L.L.C. | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 6,248 | — |
| Troon Golf, L.L.C. | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 3,124 | 21,622 |
| Ultimate Baked Goods Midco, LLC | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 6,465 | 9,946 |
| Unified Women's Healthcare, LP | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 6,588 | 15,000 |
| Unified Women's Healthcare, LP | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 88 | 88 |
| USRP Holdings, Inc. (dba U.S. Retirement and Benefits Partners) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 4,239 | 4,239 |
| Valence Surface Technologies LLC | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 49 | 49 |
| Velocity HoldCo III Inc. (dba VelocityEHS) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 1,340 | 1,172 |
| Vensure Employer Services, Inc. | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 221 | — |
| Vessco Midco Holdings, LLC | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 10,722 | — |
| Vessco Midco Holdings, LLC | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 4,188 | — |
| VITAL BIDCO AB | First lien senior secured loan | 84,363 | — |
| VITAL BIDCO AB | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 7,279 | — |
| VITAL BIDCO AB | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 14,557 | — |
| Walker Edison Furniture Company LLC | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 562 | 7,026 |
| When I Work, Inc. | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 925 | 925 |
| Wingspire Capital Holdings LLC | LLC Interest | 54,595 | 61,855 |
| WU Holdco, Inc. (dba Weiman Products, LLC) | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 14,724 | — |
| WU Holdco, Inc. (dba Weiman Products, LLC) | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 18,318 | 8,835 |
| XRL 1 LLC (dba XOMA) | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 2,500 | 2,500 |
| Zendesk, Inc. | First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan | 17,352 | 17,352 |
| Zendesk, Inc. | First lien senior secured revolving loan | 7,145 | 7,145 |
| Total Unfunded Portfolio Company Commitments | $1,617,074 | $954,831 |
We seek to carefully consider our unfunded portfolio company commitments for the purpose of planning our ongoing financial leverage. Further, we consider any outstanding unfunded portfolio company commitments we are required to fund within the 150% asset coverage limitation. As of September 30, 2024, we believed we had adequate financial resources to satisfy the unfunded portfolio company commitments.
Other Commitments and Contingencies
On November 3, 2020, our Board approved a repurchase program (the “2020 Stock Repurchase Program”) under which we were authorized to repurchase up to $100 million of our outstanding common stock. Under the 2020 Stock Repurchase Program, purchases were made at management’s discretion from time to time in open-market transactions, in accordance with all applicable securities laws and regulations. On November 2, 2021, the Board approved an extension to the 2020 Stock Repurchase Program, and on November 2, 2022, the 2020 Stock Repurchase Program ended in accordance with its terms. While the 2020 Stock Repurchase Program was in effect, the agent had repurchased 944,076 shares of our common stock pursuant to the 2020 Stock Repurchase Program for approximately $12.6 million.
On November 1, 2022, our Board approved a repurchase program (the “2022 Stock Repurchase Program”) under which we may repurchase up to $150 million of our outstanding common stock. Under the 2022 Stock Repurchase Program, purchases may be made at management’s discretion from time to time in open-market transactions, in accordance with all applicable securities laws and regulations. Unless extended by the Board, the 2022 Stock Repurchase Program terminates 18-months from the date it was approved and on May 2, 2024, the 2022 Stock Repurchase Program ended in accordance with its terms. Since the 2022 Stock Repurchase Program’s inception, the agent has repurchased 4,090,138 shares of common stock pursuant to the 2022 Stock Repurchase Program for approximately $50.0 million. For the period ended September 30, 2024, there were no repurchases under the 2022 Stock Repurchase Program.
On May 6, 2024, our Board approved a repurchase program (the “2024 Stock Repurchase Program”) under which we may repurchase up to $150 million of our common stock. Under the 2024 Stock Repurchase Program, purchases may be made at management's discretion from time to time in open-market transactions, in accordance with all applicable rules and regulations. Unless extended by the Board, the 2024 Stock Repurchase Program will terminate 18-months from the date it was approved. There were no repurchases during the period ended September 30, 2024.
From time to time, we may become a party to certain legal proceedings incidental to the normal course of its business. At September 30, 2024, we were not aware of any material pending or threatened litigation that would require accounting recognition or financial statement disclosure.
Contractual Obligations
The table below presents a summary of our contractual payment obligations under our credit facilities as of September 30, 2024:
| Payments Due by Period | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ($ in millions) | Total | Less than 1 year | 1-3 years | 3-5 years | After 5 years |
| Revolving Credit Facility | $950.3 | $— | $16.4 | $933.9 | $— |
| SPV Asset Facility II | 300.0 | — | — | — | 300.0 |
| CLO I | 390.0 | — | — | — | 390.0 |
| CLO II | 260.0 | — | — | — | 260.0 |
| CLO III | 260.0 | — | — | — | 260.0 |
| CLO IV | 292.5 | — | — | — | 292.5 |
| CLO V | 509.6 | — | — | — | 509.6 |
| CLO VII | 239.2 | — | — | — | 239.2 |
| CLO X | 260.0 | — | — | — | 260.0 |
| 2025 Notes | 425.0 | 425.0 | — | — | — |
| July 2025 Notes | 500.0 | 500.0 | — | — | — |
| 2026 Notes | 500.0 | — | 500.0 | — | — |
| July 2026 Notes | 1,000.0 | — | 1,000.0 | — | — |
| 2027 Notes | 500.0 | — | 500.0 | — | — |
| 2028 Notes | 850.0 | — | — | 850.0 | — |
| 2029 Notes | 600.0 | — | — | 600.0 | — |
| Total Contractual Obligations | $7,836.6 | $925.0 | $2,016.4 | $2,383.9 | $2,511.3 |
Related-Party Transactions
We have entered into a number of business relationships with affiliated or related parties, including the following:
the Investment Advisory Agreement;
the Administration Agreement; and
the License Agreement.
In addition to the aforementioned agreements, we, our Adviser and certain of our Adviser’s affiliates have been granted exemptive relief by the SEC to co-invest with other funds managed by the Adviser or its affiliates, in a manner consistent with our investment objective, positions, policies, strategies and restrictions as well as regulatory requirements and other pertinent factors. See “ITEM 1. – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 3. Agreements and Related Party Transactions” for further details.
We invest in Wingspire, Amergin AssetCo, Fifth Season, OBDC SLF and Credit SLF, controlled affiliated investments, as defined in the 1940 Act. See“ITEM 1. – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 3. Agreements and Related Party Transactions” for further details.
We invest in LSI Financing, a non-controlled affiliated investment, as defined in the 1940 Act. See “ITEM 1. – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 3. Agreements and Related Party Transactions” for further details.
On August 7, 2024, the Company entered into the Merger Agreement. Refer to “Note 12. Pending Merger with Blue Owl Capital Corporation III” for a discussion of the Merger.
Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. Changes in the economic environment, financial markets, and any other parameters used in determining such estimates could cause actual results to differ. Our critical accounting policies should be read in connection with our risk factors as described in Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 in “ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.”
Investments at Fair Value
Investment transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains or losses are measured by the difference between the net proceeds received (excluding prepayment fees, if any) and the amortized cost basis of the investment using the specific identification method without regard to unrealized gains or losses previously recognized, and include investments charged off during the period, net of recoveries. The net change in unrealized gains or losses primarily reflects the change in investment values, including the reversal of previously recorded unrealized gains or losses with respect to investments realized during the period.
Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act establishes requirements for determining fair value in good faith for purposes of the 1940 Act. Pursuant to Rule 2a-5, the Board designated the Adviser as the Company's valuation designee to perform fair value determinations relating to the value of assets held by the Company for which market quotations are not readily available.
Investments for which market quotations are readily available are typically valued at the average bid price of those market quotations. To validate market quotations, we utilize a number of factors to determine if the quotations are representative of fair value, including the source and number of the quotations. Debt and equity securities that are not publicly traded or whose market prices are not readily available, as is the case for substantially all of our investments, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by our Adviser, as the valuation designee, based on, among other things, independent third-party valuation firm(s) engaged at the direction of our Adviser.
As part of the valuation process, our Adviser, as the valuation designee takes into account relevant factors in determining the fair value of our investments, including: the estimated enterprise value of a portfolio company (i.e., the total fair value of the portfolio company’s debt and equity), the nature and realizable value of any collateral, the portfolio company’s ability to make payments based on its earnings and cash flow, the markets in which the portfolio company does business, a comparison of the portfolio company’s securities to any similar publicly traded securities, and overall changes in the interest rate environment and the credit markets that may affect the price at which similar investments may be made in the future. When an external event such as a purchase transaction, public offering or subsequent equity sale occurs, the Board considers whether the pricing indicated by the external event corroborates its valuation.
Our Adviser, as the valuation designee, undertakes a multi-step valuation process, which includes, among other procedures, the following:
With respect to investments for which market quotations are readily available, those investments will typically be valued at the average bid price of those market quotations;
With respect to investments for which market quotations are not readily available, the valuation process begins with the independent valuation firm(s) providing a preliminary valuation of each investment to the Adviser’s valuation committee;
Preliminary valuation conclusions are documented and discussed with the Adviser’s valuation committee;
Our Adviser, as the valuation designee, reviews the recommended valuations and determines the fair value of each investment;
Each quarter, our Adviser, as the valuation designee, provides the Audit Committee a summary or description of material fair value matters that occurred in the prior quarter and on an annual basis, our Adviser, as the valuation designee, will provide the Audit Committee with a written assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of its fair value process; and
The Audit Committee oversees the valuation designee and will report to the Board on any valuation matters requiring the Board’s attention.
We conduct this valuation process on a quarterly basis.
We apply ASC 820, which establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with U.S. GAAP and required disclosures of fair value measurements. ASC 820 determines fair value to be the price that would be received for an investment in a current sale, which assumes an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Market participants are defined as buyers and sellers in the principal or most advantageous market (which may be a hypothetical market) that are independent, knowledgeable, and willing and able to transact. In accordance with ASC 820, we consider its principal market to be the market that has the greatest volume and level of activity. ASC 820 specifies a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes and ranks the level of observability of inputs used in determination of fair value. In accordance with ASC 820, these levels are summarized below:
Level 1 – Valuations based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that we have the ability to access.
Level 2 – Valuations based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly.
Level 3 – Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement.
Transfers between levels, if any, are recognized at the beginning of the period in which the transfer occurred. In addition to using the above inputs in investment valuations, we apply the valuation policy approved by our Board that is consistent with ASC 820. Consistent with the valuation policy, our Adviser, as the valuation designee, evaluates the source of the inputs, including any markets in which our investments are trading (or any markets in which securities with similar attributes are trading), in determining fair value. When an investment is valued based on prices provided by reputable dealers or pricing services (that is, broker quotes), our Adviser, as the valuation designee, subjects those prices to various criteria in making the determination as to whether a particular investment would qualify for treatment as a Level 2 or Level 3 investment. For example, our Adviser, as the valuation designee, or the independent valuation firm(s), review pricing support provided by dealers or pricing services in order to determine if observable market information is being used, versus unobservable inputs.
The Company applies the practical expedient provided by the ASC Topic 820 relating to investments in certain entities that calculate net asset value per share (or its equivalent). ASC Topic 820 permits an entity holding investments in certain entities that either are investment companies, or have attributes similar to an investment company, and calculate NAV per share or its equivalent for which the fair value is not readily determinable, to measure the fair value of such investments on the basis of that NAV per share, or its equivalent, without adjustment. Investments which are valued using NAV per share as a practical expedient are not categorized within the fair value hierarchy as per ASC Topic 820.
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 fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of such investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values that may ultimately be realized. Further, such investments are generally less liquid than publicly traded securities and may be subject to contractual and other restrictions on resale. If we were required to liquidate a portfolio investment in a forced or liquidation sale, it could realize amounts that are different from the amounts presented and such differences could be material.
In addition, changes in the market environment and other events that may occur over the life of the investments may cause the gains or losses ultimately realized on these investments to be different than the unrealized gains or losses reflected herein.
Financial and Derivative Instruments
Rule 18f-4 requires BDCs that use derivatives to, among other things, comply with a value-at-risk leverage limit, adopt a derivatives risk management program, and implement certain testing and board reporting procedures. Rule 18f-4 exempts BDCs that qualify as “limited derivatives users” from the aforementioned requirements, provided that these BDCs adopt written policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to manage the BDC’s derivatives risks and comply with certain recordkeeping requirements. Rule 18f-4 provides that a BDC may enter into an unfunded commitment agreement that is not a derivatives transaction, such as an agreement to provide financing to a portfolio company, if the BDC has, among other things, a reasonable belief, at the time it enters into such an agreement, that it will have sufficient cash and cash equivalents to meet its obligations with respect to all of its unfunded commitment agreements, in each case as it becomes due. Pursuant to Rule 18f-4, when we trade reverse repurchase agreements or similar financing transactions, including certain tender option bonds, we need to aggregate the amount of any other senior securities representing indebtedness (e.g., bank borrowings, if applicable) when calculating our asset coverage ratio. The Company currently qualifies as a “limited derivatives user” and expects to continue to do so. The Company has adopted a derivatives policy and complies with the recordkeeping requirements of Rule 18f-4.
Interest and Dividend Income Recognition
Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes amortization and accretion of discounts or premiums. Certain investments may have contractual payment-in-kind (“PIK”) interest or dividends, the majority of which is structured at initial underwriting. PIK interest or dividends represent accrued interest or dividends that are added to the principal amount of the investment on the respective interest or dividend payment dates rather than being paid in cash and generally becomes due at maturity or at the occurrence of a liquidation event. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, PIK interest and PIK dividend income earned was $54.9 million and $159.8 million representing 13.5% and 13.3% of investment income, respectively. Discounts to par value on securities purchased are amortized into interest income over the contractual life of the respective security using the effective yield method. Premiums to par value on securities purchased are amortized to first call date. The amortized cost of investments represents the original cost adjusted for the amortization or accretion of discounts or premiums, if any. Upon prepayment of a loan or debt security, any prepayment premiums, unamortized upfront loan origination fees and unamortized discounts are recorded as interest income in the current period.
Loans are generally placed on non-accrual status when there is reasonable doubt that principal or interest will be collected in full. Accrued interest is generally reversed when a loan is placed on non-accrual status. Interest payments received on non-accrual loans may be recognized as income or applied to principal depending upon management’s judgment regarding collectability. If at any point we believe PIK interest is not expected to be realized, the investment generating PIK interest will be placed on non-accrual status. When a PIK investment is placed on non-accrual status, the accrued, uncapitalized interest or dividends are generally reversed through interest income. Non-accrual loans are restored to accrual status when past due principal and interest is paid current and, in management’s judgment, are likely to remain current. Management may make exceptions to this treatment and determine to not place a loan on non-accrual status if the loan has sufficient collateral value and is in the process of collection.
Dividend income on preferred equity securities is recorded on the accrual basis to the extent that such amounts are payable by the portfolio company and are expected to be collected. Dividend income on common equity securities is recorded on the record date for private portfolio companies or on the ex-dividend date for publicly-traded portfolio companies.
We have elected to be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and qualify annually thereafter, as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. To obtain and maintain our tax treatment as a RIC, we must distribute (or be deemed to distribute) in each taxable year distributions for tax purposes equal to at least 90 percent of the sum of our:
investment company taxable income (which is generally our ordinary income plus the excess of realized short-term capital gains over realized net long-term capital losses), determined without regard to the deduction for dividends paid, for such taxable year; and
net tax-exempt interest income (which is the excess of our gross tax-exempt interest income over certain disallowed deductions) for such taxable year.
As a RIC, we (but not our shareholders) generally will not be subject to U.S. federal tax on investment company taxable income and net capital gains that we distribute to our shareholders.
We intend to distribute annually all or substantially all of such income. To the extent that we retain our net capital gains or any investment company taxable income, we generally will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at corporate rates. We can be expected to carry forward our net capital gains or any investment company taxable income in excess of current year dividend distributions, and pay the U.S. federal excise tax as described below.
Amounts not distributed on a timely basis in accordance with a calendar year distribution requirement are subject to a nondeductible 4% U.S. federal excise tax payable by us. We may be subject to a nondeductible 4% U.S. federal excise tax if we do not distribute (or are treated as distributing) during each calendar year an amount at least equal to the sum of:
98% of our net ordinary income excluding certain ordinary gains or losses for that calendar year;
98.2% of our capital gain net income, adjusted for certain ordinary gains and losses, recognized for the twelve-month period ending on October 31 of that calendar year; and
100% of any income or gains recognized, but not distributed, in preceding years.
While we intend to distribute any income and capital gains in the manner necessary to minimize imposition of the 4% U.S. federal excise tax, sufficient amounts of our taxable income and capital gains may not be distributed and as a result, in such cases, the excise tax will be imposed. In such an event, we will be liable for this tax only on the amount by which we do not meet the foregoing distribution requirement.
We intend to pay quarterly distributions to our shareholders out of assets legally available for distribution. All distributions will be paid at the discretion of our Board and will depend on our earnings, financial condition, maintenance of our tax treatment as a RIC, compliance with applicable BDC regulations and such other factors as our Board may deem relevant from time to time.
To the extent our current taxable earnings for a year fall below the total amount of our distributions for that year, a portion of those distributions may be deemed a return of capital to our shareholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Thus, the source of a distribution to our shareholders may be the original capital invested by the shareholder rather than our income or gains. Shareholders should read written disclosure carefully and should not assume that the source of any distribution is our ordinary income or gains.
We have adopted an “opt out” dividend reinvestment plan for our common shareholders. As a result, if we declare a cash dividend or other distribution, each shareholder that has not “opted out” of our dividend reinvestment plan will have their dividends or distributions automatically reinvested in additional shares of our common stock rather than receiving cash distributions. Shareholders who receive distributions in the form of shares of common stock will be subject to the same U.S. federal, state and local tax consequences as if they received cash distributions.
Income Taxes
We have elected to be treated as a BDC under the 1940 Act. We have also elected to be treated as a RIC under the Code beginning with the taxable year ending December 31, 2016 and intend to continue to qualify as a RIC. So long as we maintain our tax treatment as a RIC, we generally will not pay U.S. federal income taxes at corporate rates on any ordinary income or capital gains that we distribute at least annually to our shareholders as distributions. Rather, any tax liability related to income earned and distributed by us represents obligations of our investors and will not be reflected in our consolidated financial statements.
To qualify as a RIC, we must, among other things, meet certain source-of-income and asset diversification requirements. In addition, to qualify for RIC tax treatment, we must distribute to our shareholders, for each taxable year, at least 90% of our “investment company taxable income” for that year, which is generally our ordinary income plus the excess of our realized net short-term capital gains over our realized net long-term capital losses. In order for us to not be subject to U.S. federal excise taxes, we must distribute annually an amount at least equal to the sum of (i) 98% of our net ordinary income (taking into account certain deferrals and elections) for the calendar year, (ii) 98.2% of our capital gains in excess of capital losses for the one-year period ending on October 31 of the calendar year and (iii) any net ordinary income and capital gains in excess of capital losses for preceding years that were not distributed during such years. We, at our discretion, may carry forward taxable income in excess of calendar year dividends and pay a 4% nondeductible U.S. excise tax on this income.
Certain consolidated subsidiaries of ours are subject to U.S. federal and state corporate-level income taxes. We evaluate tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing our consolidated financial statements to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold are reserved and recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. All penalties and interest associated with income taxes are included in income tax expense. Conclusions regarding tax positions are subject to review and may be adjusted at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, on-going analyses of tax laws, regulations and interpretations thereof. There were no material uncertain tax positions through December 31, 2023. As applicable, our prior three tax years remain subject to examination by U.S. federal, state and local tax authorities.
Recent Developments
Dividend
On November 5, 2024, our Board declared a fourth quarter dividend of $0.37 per share for stockholders of record as of December 31, 2024, payable on or before January 15, 2025 and a third quarter supplemental dividend of $0.05 per share for stockholders of record as of November 29, 2024, payable on or before December 13, 2024.
OBDC SLF Transaction
On November 1, 2024, the OBDC SLF Members authorized the liquidation over time of the assets of OBDC SLF and subsequent dissolution. We purchased a portion of OBDC SLF’s portfolio with an aggregate fair market value of approximately $750 million for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $750 million. OBDC SLF intends to use a portion of these proceeds to fully repay and terminate its credit facilities.
Credit SLF Transaction
On November 1, 2024, certain Credit SLF Members, including us, increased their capital commitments to Credit SLF. Subsequently, Credit SLF delivered a capital call to certain of Credit SLF Members, including us, our portion of which is $750 million. We determined, and Credit SLF agreed, to allow us to make this capital contribution in-kind by delivering to Credit SLF the assets we purchased from OBDC SLF.
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