EDGAR 10-K Filing

Company CIK: 1655888
Filing Year: 2021
Filename: 1655888_10-K_2021_0001564590-21-007640.json

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ITEM 1. BUSINESS
Item 1. Business
Our Company
Owl Rock Capital Corporation was formed on October 15, 2015 as a corporation under the laws of the State of Maryland. We are a specialty finance company focused on lending to U.S. middle-market companies. Since we began investment activities in April 2016 through December 31, 2020, our Adviser and its affiliates have originated $27.7 billion aggregate principal amount of investments, of which $25.8 billion of aggregate principal amount of investments prior to any subsequent exits or repayments, was retained by either us or a fund advised by our Adviser or its affiliates. Our capital will be used by our portfolio companies to support growth, acquisitions, market or product expansion, refinancings and/or recapitalizations.
On July 22, 2019, we closed our initial public offering (“IPO”), issuing 10 million shares of our common stock at a public offering price of $15.30 per share, and on August 2, 2019, the underwriters exercised their option to purchase an additional 1.5 million shares of our common stock at a purchase price of $15.30 per share. Net of underwriting fees and offering costs, we received total cash proceeds of $164.0 million. Our common stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol “ORCC” on July 18, 2019.
We define “middle market companies” to generally mean companies with earnings before interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) between $10 million and $250 million annually, and/or annual revenue of $50 million to $2.5 billion at the time of investment. We may on occasion invest in smaller or larger companies if an attractive opportunity presents itself, especially when there are dislocations in the capital markets, including the high yield and syndicated loan markets. Our target credit investments will typically have maturities between three and ten years and generally range in size between $20 million and $250 million. The investment size will vary with the size of our capital base. As of December 31, 2020, excluding certain investments that fall outside of our typical borrower profile, our portfolio companies representing 93.8% of our total debt portfolio based on fair value, had weighted average annual revenue of $460 million and weighted average annual EBITDA of $100 million.
We invest in senior secured or unsecured loans, subordinated loans or mezzanine loans and, to a lesser extent, equity and equity-related securities including warrants, preferred stock and similar forms of senior equity, which may or may not be convertible into a portfolio company’s common equity. Our investment objective is to generate current income and, to a lesser extent, capital appreciation by targeting investment opportunities with favorable risk-adjusted returns. While we believe that current market conditions favor extending credit to middle market companies in the United States, our investment strategy is intended to generate favorable returns across credit cycles with an emphasis on preserving capital. As of December 31, 2020, based on fair value, our portfolio consisted of 77.5% first lien debt investments, 18.5% second-lien debt investments, 0.5% unsecured debt investments, 1.0% investment funds and vehicles and 2.5% equity investments. As of December 31, 2020, 99.9% of our debt investments based on fair value are floating rate in nature and subject to interest rate floors. As of December 31, 2020 we had investments in 119 portfolio companies, with an average investment size in each of our portfolio companies of approximately $91.1 million based on fair value.
As of December 31, 2020, our portfolio was invested across 29 different industries. The largest industry in our portfolio as of December 31, 2020 was internet software and services, which represented, as a percentage of our portfolio, 11.1%, based on fair value.
We are an externally managed, closed-end management investment company that has elected to be regulated as a BDC under the Investment Company Act of 1940 Act, as amended (the “1940 Act”). We have elected to be treated, and intend to qualify annually, as a RIC under the Code for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As a BDC and a RIC, we are required to comply with certain regulatory requirements. As a BDC, at least 70% of our assets must be assets of the type listed in Section 55(a) of the 1940 Act, as described herein. We will not invest more than 20% of our total assets in companies whose principal place of business is outside the United States. See “- Regulation as a Business Development Company” and “- Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations.”
We generally intend to distribute, out of assets legally available for distribution, substantially all of our available earnings, on a quarterly basis, as determined by our Board of Directors (the “Board”) in its sole discretion.
Certain consolidated subsidiaries of ours are subject to U.S. federal and state corporate-level income taxes.
To achieve our investment objective, we will leverage the Adviser’s investment team’s extensive network of relationships with other sophisticated institutions to source, evaluate and, as appropriate, partner with on transactions. There are no assurances that we will achieve our investment objective.
We may borrow money from time to time if immediately after such borrowing, the ratio of our total assets (less total liabilities other than indebtedness represented by senior securities) to our total indebtedness represented by senior securities plus preferred stock, if any, is at 150%. This means that generally, we can borrow up to $2 for every $1 of investor equity.
We currently have in place a senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) and three special purpose vehicle asset credit facilities (the “SPV Asset Facility II,” the “SPV Asset Facility III,” and the “SPV Asset Facility IV,” respectively), and in the future may enter into additional credit facilities. In addition, we have issued unsecured notes maturing in 2023 (the “2023 Notes”) in a private placement and unsecured notes maturing in 2024, 2025 and 2026 (the “2024 Notes,” the “2025 Notes,” the “July 2025 Notes,” the “2026 Notes” and the “July 2026 Notes,” respectively) in registered offerings and in the future may issue additional unsecured notes. The special purpose vehicle asset credit facilities are a financing facilities pursuant to which we formed a wholly owned subsidiary, or SPV, which enters into a credit agreement. We periodically sell and contribute investments to the SPV and the SPV uses the proceeds from the credit agreement to finance the purchase of assets, including from us. We have also entered into five term debt securitization transactions, also known as collateralized loan obligation transactions (“CLO I,” “CLO II,” “CLO III,” “CLO IV” and “CLO V,” respectively) and in the future may enter into additional collateralized loan obligation transactions. We expect to use our credit facilities and other borrowings, along with proceeds from the rotation of our portfolio, to finance our investment objectives. See “- Regulation as a Business Development Company” for discussion of BDC regulation and other regulatory considerations. See “ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - Debt.”
The Adviser and Administrator - Owl Rock Capital Advisors LLC
Owl Rock Capital Advisors LLC serves as our investment adviser pursuant to an investment advisory agreement between us and the Adviser, which was originally entered into on March 1, 2016 (the “Original Investment Advisory Agreement”) and which, with the approval of the Board, including a majority of our independent directors, was amended and restated on February 27, 2019 (as amended and restated, the “First Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement”) to reduce the fees that the Company will pay the Adviser following an Exchange Listing, which occurred on July 18, 2019, and which was further amended and restated on March 31, 2020 to reduce the management fee payable to the Adviser when the Company's asset coverage ratio calculated in accordance with Sections 18 and 61 of the 1940 Act is below 200% (as amended and restated, the "Investment Advisory Agreement"). See “Investment Advisory Agreement” below. The Adviser also serves as our Administrator pursuant to an Administration Agreement between us and the Adviser which was entered into on March 1, 2016 (the “Administration Agreement”). See “Administration Agreement” below. The Adviser is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”). The Adviser is an indirect subsidiary of Owl Rock Capital Partners LP (“Owl Rock Capital Partners”). Owl Rock Capital Partners is led by its three co-founders, Douglas I. Ostrover, Marc S. Lipschultz and Craig W. Packer. The Adviser’s investment team (the “Investment Team”) is also led by Douglas I. Ostrover, Marc S. Lipschultz and Craig W. Packer and is supported by certain members of the Adviser’s senior executive team and the investment committee (the “Investment Committee”). The Investment Committee is comprised of Douglas I. Ostrover, Marc S. Lipschultz, Craig W. Packer and Alexis Maged. Subject to the overall supervision of the Board, the Adviser manages our day-to-day operations, and provides investment advisory and management services to us.
On December 23, 2020, Owl Rock Capital Group, LLC (“Owl Rock Capital Group”), the parent of the Adviser (and a subsidiary of Owl Rock Capital Partners), and Dyal Capital Partners (“Dyal”) announced they are merging to form Blue Owl Capital Inc. (“Blue Owl”). Blue Owl will enter the public market via its acquisition by Altimar Acquisition Corporation (NYSE:ATAC) (“Altimar”), a special purpose acquisition company (the “Transaction”). If the Transaction is consummated, there will be no changes to the Company’s investment strategy or the Adviser’s investment team or investment process with respect to the Company; however, the Transaction will result in a change in control of the Adviser, which will be deemed an assignment of the Investment Advisory Agreement in accordance with the 1940 Act. As a result, the Board, after considering the Transaction and subsequent change in control, has determined that upon consummation of the Transaction and subject to the approval of the Company’s shareholders at a special meeting expected to be held on March 17, 2021, the Company should enter into a third amended and restated investment advisory agreement with the Adviser on terms that are identical to the Investment Advisory Agreement. The Board also determined that upon consummation of the Transaction, the Company should enter into an amended and restated administration agreement with the Adviser on terms that are identical to the Administration Agreement.
The Adviser is affiliated with Owl Rock Technology Advisors LLC (“ORTA”), Owl Rock Private Fund Advisors LLC (“ORPFA”) and Owl Rock Diversified Advisors LLC (“ORDA” and together with the Adviser, ORTA and ORPFA, the “Owl Rock Advisors”). As of December 31, 2020, the Owl Rock Advisors managed $27.1 billion in AUM. The Owl Rock Advisors focus on direct lending to middle market companies primarily in the United States under the following four investment strategies:
Strategy
Funds
Asset Under Management
Diversified Lending. The Owl Rock Advisors primarily originate and make loans to, and make debt and equity investments in, U.S. middle market companies The Owl Rock Advisors invest in senior secured or unsecured loans, subordinated loans or mezzanine loans and, to a lesser extent, equity and equity-related securities including warrants, preferred stock and similar forms of senior equity, which may or may not be convertible into a portfolio company’s common equity. The investment objective of the funds with this investment strategy is to generate current income and, to a lesser extent, capital appreciation by targeting investment opportunities with favorable risk-adjusted returns.
The diversified lending strategy is currently managed through four BDCs: the Company, Owl Rock Capital Corporation II (“ORCC II”), Owl Rock Capital Corporation III (“ORCC III”) and Owl Rock Core Income Corp. (“ORCIC”).
As of December 31, 2020, the Owl Rock Advisors have $17.0 billion of assets under management across these products.
Technology Lending. The Owl Rock Advisors are focused primarily on originating and making debt and equity investments in technology-related companies based primarily in the United States. The Owl Rock Advisors originate and invest in senior secured or unsecured loans, subordinated loans or mezzanine loans, and equity-related securities including common equity, warrants, preferred stock and similar forms of senior equity, which may or may not be convertible into a portfolio company’s common equity. The investment objective of the funds with this investment strategy is to maximize total return by generating current income from debt investments and other income producing securities, and capital appreciation from our equity and equity-linked investments.
The technology lending strategy is managed through Owl Rock Technology Finance Corp. (“ORTF” and together with the Company, ORCC II, ORCC III and ORCIC, the “Owl Rock BDCs”), a BDC.
As of December 31, 2020, the Owl Rock Advisors have $5.4 billion of assets under management across these products.
First Lien Lending. The Owl Rock Advisers seek to realize significant current income with an emphasis on preservation of capital primarily through originating primary transactions in and, to a lesser extent, secondary transactions of first lien senior secured loans in or related to middle market businesses based primarily in the United States.
The first lien lending strategy is managed through private funds and separately managed accounts (the “First Lien Funds”).
As of December 31, 2020, the Owl Rock Advisors have $3.0 billion of assets under management across these products.
Opportunistic Lending. The Owl Rock Advisors intend to make opportunistic investments in U.S. middle-market companies by providing a variety of approaches to financing, including but not limited to originating and/or investing in secured debt, unsecured debt, mezzanine debt, other subordinated debt, interests senior to common equity, as well as equity securities (or rights to acquire equity securities) which may or may not be acquired in connection with a debt financing transaction, and doing any and all things necessary, convenient or incidental thereto as necessary or desirable to promote and carry out such purpose. The funds with this investment strategy seek to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns by taking advantage of credit opportunities in U.S. middle-market companies with liquidity needs and market leaders seeking to improve their balance sheets.
The opportunistic lending strategy is managed through a private fund and separately managed accounts (the “Opportunistic Lending Funds” and together with the First Lien Funds, the “Owl Rock Private Funds”).
As of December 31, 2020, the Owl Rock Advisors have $1.7 billion of assets under management across these products.
We refer to the Owl Rock BDCs and the Owl Rock Private Funds, as the “Owl Rock Clients.”
The Owl Rock Advisers may provide management or investment advisory services to entities that have overlapping objectives with us. The Adviser and its affiliates may face conflicts in the allocation of investment opportunities to us and others. In order to address these conflicts, the Owl Rock Advisers have put in place an allocation policy that addresses the allocation of investment opportunities as well as co-investment restrictions under the 1940 Act.
In addition, we, the Adviser and certain of its 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. Pursuant to such exemptive relief, we generally are permitted to co-invest with certain of our affiliates if a “required majority” (as defined in Section 57(o) of the 1940 Act) of our independent directors make certain conclusions in connection with a co-investment transaction, including that (1) the terms of the transaction, including the consideration to be paid, are reasonable and fair to us and our shareholders and do not involve overreaching of us or our shareholders on the part of any person concerned, (2) the transaction is consistent with the interests of our shareholders and is consistent with our investment objective and strategies, and (3) the investment by our affiliates would not disadvantage us, and our participation would not be on a basis different from or less advantageous than that on which our affiliates are investing. In addition, pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC on April 8, 2020 and applicable to all BDCs, through December 31, 2020, we were permitted, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, to complete follow-on investments in our existing portfolio companies with certain other funds managed by the Adviser or its affiliates and covered by our exemptive relief, even if such private funds had not previously invested in such existing portfolio company. Without this order, private funds would generally not be able to participate in such follow-on investments with us unless the private funds had previously acquired securities of the portfolio company in a co-investment transaction with us. Although the conditional exemptive order has expired, the SEC’s Division of Investment Management has indicated that until March 31, 2021, it will not recommend enforcement action, to the extent that any BDC with an existing coinvestment order continues to engage in certain transactions described in the conditional exemptive order, pursuant to the same terms and conditions described therein. The Owl Rock Advisers’ allocation policy incorporates the conditions of the exemptive relief. As a result of the exemptive relief, there could be significant overlap in our investment portfolio and the investment portfolio of the Owl Rock Clients and/or other funds established by the Owl Rock Advisers that could avail themselves of the exemptive relief. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors -Risks Related to our Adviser and its Affiliates - We may compete for capital and investment opportunities with other entities managed by our Adviser or its affiliates, subjecting our Adviser to certain conflicts of interest.
The Adviser or its affiliates may engage in certain origination activities and receive attendant arrangement, structuring or similar fees. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors -Risks Related to our Adviser and its Affiliates - The Adviser and its affiliates may face conflicts of interest with respect to services performed for issuers in which we invest.”
The Adviser’s address is 399 Park Avenue, 38th floor, New York, NY 10022.
Market Trends
We believe the middle-market lending environment provides opportunities for us to meet our goal of making investments that generate attractive risk-adjusted returns based on a combination of the following factors, which continue to remain true in the current environment, with the economic shutdown resulting from the COVID-19 national health emergency:
Limited Availability of Capital for Middle-Market Companies. We believe that regulatory and structural changes in the market have reduced the amount of capital available to U.S. middle-market companies. In particular, we believe there are currently fewer providers of capital to middle market companies. We believe that many commercial and investment banks have, in recent years, de-emphasized their service and product offerings to middle-market businesses in favor of lending to large corporate clients and managing capital markets transactions. In addition, these lenders may be constrained in their ability to underwrite and hold bank loans and high yield securities for middle-market issuers as they seek to meet existing and future regulatory capital requirements. We also believe that there is a lack of market participants that are willing to hold meaningful amounts of certain middle-market loans. As a result, we believe our ability to minimize syndication risk for a company seeking financing by being able to hold its loans without having to syndicate them, coupled with reduced capacity of traditional lenders to serve the middle-market, present an attractive opportunity to invest in middle-market companies.
Capital Markets Have Been Unable to Fill the Void in U.S. Middle Market Finance Left by Banks. While underwritten bond and syndicated loan markets have been robust in recent years, middle market companies are less able to access these markets for reasons including the following:
High-Yield Market - Middle market companies generally are not issuing debt in an amount large enough to be an attractively sized bond. High yield bonds are generally purchased by institutional investors who, among other things, are focused on the liquidity characteristics of the bond being issued. For example, mutual funds and exchange traded funds (“ETFs”) are significant buyers of underwritten bonds. However, mutual funds and ETFs generally require the ability to liquidate their investments quickly in order to fund investor redemptions and/or comply with regulatory requirements. Accordingly, the existence of an active secondary market for bonds is an important consideration in these entities’ initial investment decision. Because there is typically little or no active secondary market for the debt of U.S. middle market companies, mutual funds and ETFs generally do not provide debt capital to U.S. middle market companies. We believe this is likely to be a persistent problem and creates an advantage for those like us who have a more stable capital base and have the ability to invest in illiquid assets.
Syndicated Loan Market - While the syndicated loan market is modestly more accommodating to middle market issuers, as with bonds, loan issue size and liquidity are key drivers of institutional appetite and, correspondingly, underwriters’ willingness to underwrite the loans. Loans arranged through a bank are done either on a “best efforts” basis or are underwritten with terms plus provisions that permit the underwriters to change certain terms, including pricing, structure, yield and tenor, otherwise known as “flex”, to successfully syndicate the loan, in the event the terms initially marketed are insufficiently attractive to investors. Furthermore, banks are generally reluctant to underwrite middle market loans because the arrangement fees they may earn on the placement of the debt generally are not sufficient to meet the banks’ return hurdles. Loans provided by companies such as ours provide certainty to issuers in that we can commit to a given amount of debt on specific terms, at stated coupons and with agreed upon fees. As we are the ultimate holder of the loans, we do not require market “flex” or other arrangements that banks may require when acting on an agency basis.
Robust Demand for Debt Capital. We believe U.S. middle market companies will continue to require access to debt capital to refinance existing debt, support growth and finance acquisitions. In addition, we believe the large amount of uninvested capital held by funds of private equity firms, estimated by Preqin Ltd., an alternative assets industry data and research company, to be $1.5 trillion as of October 2020 will continue to drive deal activity. We expect that private equity sponsors will continue to pursue acquisitions and leverage their equity investments with secured loans provided by companies such as us.
The Middle Market is a Large Addressable Market. According to GE Capital’s National Center for the Middle Market 4th quarter 2020 Middle Market Indicator, there are approximately 200,000 U.S. middle market companies, which have approximately 48 million aggregate employees. Moreover, the U.S. middle market accounts for one-third of private sector gross domestic product (“GDP”). GE defines U.S. middle market companies as those between $10 million and $1 billion in annual revenue, which we believe has significant overlap with our definition of U.S. middle market companies.
Attractive Investment Dynamics. An imbalance between the supply of, and demand for, middle market debt capital creates attractive pricing dynamics. We believe the directly negotiated nature of middle market financings also generally provides more favorable terms to the lender, including stronger covenant and reporting packages, better call protection, and lender-protective change of control provisions. Additionally, we believe BDC managers’ expertise in credit selection and ability to manage through credit cycles has generally resulted in BDCs experiencing lower loss rates than U.S. commercial banks through credit cycles. Further, we believe that historical middle market default rates have been lower, and recovery rates have been higher, as compared to the larger market capitalization, broadly distributed market, leading to lower cumulative losses. Lastly, we believe that in the current environment, as the economy reopens following the economic shutdown resulting from the COVID-19 national health emergency, lenders with available capital may be able to take advantage of attractive investment opportunities as the economy reopens and may be able to achieve improved economic spreads and documentation terms.
Conservative Capital Structures. Following the credit crisis, which we define broadly as occurring between mid-2007 and mid-2009, lenders have generally required borrowers to maintain more equity as a percentage of their total capitalization, specifically to protect lenders during economic downturns. With more conservative capital structures, U.S. middle market companies have exhibited higher levels of cash flows available to service their debt. In addition, U.S. middle market companies often are characterized by simpler capital structures than larger borrowers, which facilitates a streamlined underwriting process and, when necessary, restructuring process.
Attractive Opportunities in Investments in Loans. We invest in senior secured or unsecured loans, subordinated loans or mezzanine loans and, to a lesser extent, equity and equity-related securities. We believe that opportunities in senior secured loans are significant because of the floating rate structure of most senior secured debt issuances and because of the strong defensive characteristics of these types of investments. Given the current low interest rate environment, we believe that debt issues with floating interest rates offer a superior return profile as compared with fixed-rate investments, since floating rate structures are generally less susceptible to declines in value experienced by fixed-rate securities in a rising interest rate environment. Senior secured debt also provides strong defensive characteristics. Senior secured debt has priority in payment among an issuer’s security holders whereby holders are due to receive payment before junior creditors and equity holders. Further, these investments are secured by the issuer’s assets, which may provide protection in the event of a default.
Potential Competitive Advantages
We believe that the Adviser’s disciplined approach to origination, fundamental credit analysis, portfolio construction and risk management should allow us to achieve attractive risk-adjusted returns while preserving our capital. We believe that we represent an attractive investment opportunity for the following reasons:
Experienced Team with Expertise Across all Levels of the Corporate Capital Structure. The members of the Investment Committee have over 25 years of experience in private lending and investing at all levels of a company’s capital structure, particularly in high yield securities, leveraged loans, high yield credit derivatives and distressed securities, as well as experience in operations,
corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. The members of the Investment Committee have diverse backgrounds with investing experience through multiple business and credit cycles. Moreover, certain members of the Investment Committee and other executives and employees of the Adviser and its affiliates have operating and/or investing experience on behalf of business development companies. We believe this experience provides the Adviser with an in-depth understanding of the strategic, financial and operational challenges and opportunities of middle market companies and will afford it numerous tools to manage risk while preserving the opportunity for attractive risk-adjusted returns on our investments.
Distinctive Origination Platform. To date, a substantial majority of our investments have been sourced directly. We believe that our origination platform provides us the ability to originate investments without the assistance of investment banks or other traditional Wall Street intermediaries. The Investment Team includes over 50 investment professionals and is responsible for originating, underwriting, executing and managing the assets of our direct lending transactions and for sourcing and executing opportunities directly. The Investment Team has significant experience as transaction originators and building and maintaining strong relationships with private equity sponsors and companies.
The Investment Team also maintains direct contact with banks, corporate advisory firms, industry consultants, attorneys, investment banks, “club” investors and other potential sources of lending opportunities. We believe the Adviser’s ability to source through multiple channels allows us to generate investment opportunities that have more attractive risk-adjusted return characteristics than by relying solely on origination flow from investment banks or other intermediaries and to be more selective investors.
Since its inception through December 31, 2020, the Adviser and its affiliates have reviewed over 5,200 opportunities and sourced potential investment opportunities from over 530 private equity sponsors and venture capital firms. We believe that the Adviser receives “early looks” and “last looks” based on its relationships, allowing it to be highly selective in the transactions it pursues.
Potential Long-Term Investment Horizon. We believe our potential long-term investment horizon gives us flexibility, allowing us to maximize returns on our investments. We invest using a long-term focus, which we believe provides us with the opportunity to increase total returns on invested capital, as compared to other private company investment vehicles or investment vehicles with daily liquidity requirements (e.g., open-ended mutual funds and ETFs).
Defensive, Income-Orientated Investment Philosophy. The Adviser employs a defensive investment approach focused on long-term credit performance and principal protection. This investment approach involves a multi-stage selection process for each investment opportunity as well as ongoing monitoring of each investment made, with particular emphasis on early detection of credit deterioration. This strategy is designed to minimize potential losses and achieve attractive risk adjusted returns.
Active Portfolio Monitoring. The Adviser closely monitors the investments in our portfolio and takes a proactive approach to identifying and addressing sector- or company-specific risks. The Adviser receives and reviews detailed financial information from portfolio companies no less than quarterly and seeks to maintain regular dialogue with portfolio company management teams regarding current and forecasted performance. In addition, the Adviser has built out its portfolio management team to include workout experts who closely monitor our portfolio companies and assess each portfolio company’s operational and liquidity exposure and outlook. Although we may invest in “covenant-lite” loans, which generally do not have a complete set of financial maintenance covenants, we anticipate that many of our investments will have financial covenants that we believe will provide an early warning of potential problems facing our borrowers, allowing lenders, including us, to identify and carefully manage risk. Further, we anticipate that many of our equity investments will provide us the opportunity to nominate a member or observer to the board of directors of the portfolio company, which we believe will allow us to closely monitor the performance of our portfolio companies.
Investment Selection
The Adviser has identified the following investment criteria and guidelines that it believes are important in evaluating prospective portfolio companies. However, not all of these criteria and guidelines will be met, or will be equally important, in connection with each of our investments.
Established Companies with Positive Cash Flow. We seek to invest in companies with sound historical financial performance which we believe tend to be well-positioned to maintain consistent cash flow to service and repay their obligations and maintain growth in their businesses or market share in all market conditions, including in the event of a recession. The Adviser typically focuses on upper middle-market companies with a history of profitability on an operating cash flow basis. The Adviser does not intend to invest in start-up companies that have not achieved sustainable profitability and cash flow generation or companies with speculative business plans.
Strong Competitive Position in Industry. The Adviser analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of target companies relative to their competitors. The factors the Adviser considers include relative product pricing, product quality, customer loyalty, substitution risk, switching costs, patent protection, brand positioning and capitalization. We seek to invest in companies that have developed
leading positions within their respective markets, are well positioned to capitalize on growth opportunities and operate businesses, exhibit the potential to maintain sufficient cash flows and profitability to service their obligations in a range of economic environments or are in industries with significant barriers to entry. We seek companies that demonstrate advantages in scale, scope, customer loyalty, product pricing or product quality versus their competitors that, when compared to their competitors, may help to protect their market position and profitability.
Experienced Management Team. We seek to invest in companies that have experienced management teams. We also seek to invest in companies that have proper incentives in place, including management teams having significant equity interests to motivate management to act in concert with our interests as an investor.
Diversified Customer and Supplier Base. We generally seek to invest in companies that have a diversified customer and supplier base. Companies with a diversified customer and supplier base are generally better able to endure economic downturns, industry consolidation, changing business preferences and other factors that may negatively impact their customers, suppliers and competitors.
Exit Strategy. While certain debt investments may be repaid through operating cash flows of the borrower, we expect that the primary means by which we exit our debt investments will be through methods such as strategic acquisitions by other industry participants, an initial public offering of common stock, a recapitalization, a refinancing or another transaction in the capital markets.
Prior to making an equity investment in a prospective portfolio company, we analyze the potential for that company to increase the liquidity of its equity through a future event that would enable us to realize appreciation in the value of our equity interest. Liquidity events may include an initial public offering, a private sale of our equity interest to a third party, a merger or an acquisition of the company or a purchase of our equity position by the company or one of its stockholders.
In addition, in connection with our investing activities, we may make commitments with respect to an investment in a potential portfolio company substantially in excess of our final investment. In such situations, while we may initially agree to fund up to a certain dollar amount of an investment, we may sell a portion of such amount, such that we are left with a smaller investment than what was reflected in our original commitment.
Financial Sponsorship. We seek to participate in transactions sponsored by what we believe to be high-quality private equity and venture capital firms. We believe that a financial sponsor’s willingness to invest significant sums of equity capital into a company is an explicit endorsement of the quality of their investment. Further, financial sponsors of portfolio companies with significant investments at risk have the ability and a strong incentive to contribute additional capital in difficult economic times should operational issues arise.
Investments in Different Portfolio Companies and Industries. We seek to invest broadly among portfolio companies and industries, thereby potentially reducing the risk of any one company or industry having a disproportionate impact on the value of our portfolio; however, there can be no assurances in this regard. We seek to invest not more than 20% of our portfolio in any single industry classification and target portfolio companies that comprise 1-2% of our portfolio (with no individual portfolio company generally expected to comprise greater than 5% of our portfolio).
Investment Process Overview
Origination and Sourcing. The Investment Team has an extensive network from which to source deal flow and referrals. Specifically, the Adviser sources portfolio investments from a variety of different investment sources, including among others, private equity sponsors, management teams, financial intermediaries and advisers, investment bankers, family offices, accounting firms and law firms. The Adviser believes that its experience across different industries and transaction types makes the Adviser particularly qualified to source, analyze and execute investment opportunities with a focus on downside protection and a return of principal.
Due Diligence Process. The process through which an investment decision is made involves extensive research into the company, its industry, its growth prospects and its ability to withstand adverse conditions. If one or more members of the Investment Team responsible for the transaction determines that an investment opportunity should be pursued, the Adviser will engage in an intensive due diligence process. Though each transaction may involve a somewhat different approach, the Adviser’s diligence of each opportunity could include:
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understanding the purpose of the loan, the key personnel, the sources and uses of the proceeds;
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meeting the company’s management and key personnel, including top level executives, to get an insider’s view of the business, and to probe for potential weaknesses in business prospects;
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checking management’s backgrounds and references;
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performing a detailed review of historical financial performance, including performance through various economic cycles, and the quality of earnings;
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contacting customers and vendors to assess both business prospects and standard practices;
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conducting a competitive analysis, and comparing the company to its main competitors on an operating, financial, market share and valuation basis;
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researching the industry for historic growth trends and future prospects as well as to identify future exit alternatives;
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assessing asset value and the ability of physical infrastructure and information systems to handle anticipated growth;
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leveraging the Adviser’s internal resources and network with institutional knowledge of the company’s business;
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assessing business valuation and corresponding recovery analysis;
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developing downside financial projections and liquidation analysis;
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reviewing environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) considerations including consulting the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board’s Engagement Guide for ESG considerations; and
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investigating legal and regulatory risks and financial and accounting systems and practices.
Selective Investment Process. After an investment has been identified and preliminary diligence has been completed, an investment committee memorandum is prepared. This report is reviewed by the members of the Investment Team in charge of the potential investment. If these members of the Investment Team are in favor of the potential investment, then a more extensive due diligence process is employed. Additional due diligence with respect to any investment may be conducted on our behalf by attorneys, independent accountants, and other third-party consultants and research firms prior to the closing of the investment, as appropriate on a case-by-case basis.
Structuring and Execution. Approval of an investment requires the unanimous approval of the Investment Committee. Once the Investment Committee has determined that a prospective portfolio company is suitable for investment, the Adviser works with the management team of that company and its other capital providers, including senior, junior and equity capital providers, if any, to finalize the structure and terms of the investment.
Inclusion of Covenants. Covenants are contractual restrictions that lenders place on companies to limit the corporate actions a company may pursue. Generally, the loans in which we expect to invest will have financial maintenance covenants, which are used to proactively address materially adverse changes in a portfolio company’s financial performance. However, to a lesser extent, we may invest in “covenant-lite” loans. We use the term “covenant-lite” to refer generally to loans that do not have a complete set of financial maintenance covenants. Generally, “covenant-lite” loans provide borrower companies more freedom to negatively impact lenders because their covenants are incurrence-based, which means they are only tested and can only be breached following an affirmative action of the borrower, rather than by a deterioration in the borrower’s financial condition. Accordingly, to the extent we invest in “covenant-lite” loans, we may have fewer rights against a borrower and may have a greater risk of loss on such investments as compared to investments in or exposure to loans with financial maintenance covenants.
Portfolio Monitoring. The Adviser monitors our portfolio companies on an ongoing basis. The Adviser monitors the financial trends of each portfolio company to determine if it is meeting its business plans and to assess the appropriate course of action with respect to our investment in each portfolio company. The Adviser has a number of methods of evaluating and monitoring the performance and fair value of our investments, which may include the following:
•
assessment of success of the portfolio company in adhering to its business plan and compliance with covenants;
•
periodic and regular contact with portfolio company management and, if appropriate, the financial or strategic sponsor, to discuss financial position, requirements and accomplishments;
•
comparisons to other companies in the portfolio company’s industry;
•
attendance at, and participation in, board meetings; and
•
review of periodic financial statements and financial projections for portfolio companies.
Structure of Investments
Our investment objective is to generate current income and, to a lesser extent, capital appreciation by targeting investment opportunities with favorable risk-adjusted returns.
We expect that generally our portfolio composition will be majority debt or income producing securities, which may include “covenant-lite” loans, with a lesser allocation to equity or equity-linked opportunities. In addition, we may invest a portion of our portfolio in opportunistic investments, which will not be our primary focus, but will be intended to enhance returns to our shareholders. These investments may include high-yield bonds and broadly-syndicated loans. Our portfolio composition may fluctuate from time to time based on market conditions and interest rates.
Covenants are contractual restrictions that lenders place on companies to limit the corporate actions a company may pursue. Generally, the loans in which we expect to invest will have financial maintenance covenants, which are used to proactively address materially adverse changes in a portfolio company’s financial performance. However, to a lesser extent, we may invest in “covenant-lite” loans. See “Investment Process Overview - Inclusion of Covenants.”
Debt Investments. The terms of our debt investments are tailored to the facts and circumstances of each transaction. The Adviser negotiates the structure of each investment to protect our rights and manage our risk. We intend to invest in the following types of debt:
•
First-lien debt. First-lien debt typically is senior on a lien basis to other liabilities in the issuer’s capital structure and has the benefit of a first-priority security interest in assets of the issuer. The security interest ranks above the security interest of any second-lien lenders in those assets. Our first-lien debt may include stand-alone first-lien loans, “unitranche” loans (including “last out” portions of such loans), and secured corporate bonds with similar features to these categories of first-lien loans. As of December 31, 2020, 37% of our first lien debt was comprised of unitranche loans.
•
Stand-alone first lien loans. Stand-alone first-lien loans are traditional first-lien loans. All lenders in the facility have equal rights to the collateral that is subject to the first-priority security interest.
•
Unitranche loans. Unitranche loans (including “last out” portion of such loans) combine features of first-lien, second-lien and mezzanine debt, generally in a first-lien position. In many cases, we may provide the issuer most, if not all, of the capital structure above their equity. The primary advantages to the issuer are the ability to negotiate the entire debt financing with one lender and the elimination of intercreditor issues. “Last out” first-lien loans have a secondary priority behind super-senior “first out” first-lien loans in the collateral securing the loans in certain circumstances. The arrangements for a “last out” first-lien loan are set forth in an “agreement among lenders,” which provides lenders with “first out” and “last out” payment streams based on a single lien on the collateral. Since the “first out” lenders generally have priority over the “last out” lenders for receiving payment under certain specified events of default, or upon the occurrence of other triggering events under intercreditor agreements or agreements among lenders, the “last out” lenders bear a greater risk and, in exchange, receive a higher effective interest rate, through arrangements among the lenders, than the “first out” lenders or lenders in stand-alone first-lien loans. Agreements among lenders also typically provide greater voting rights to the “last out” lenders than the intercreditor agreements to which second-lien lenders often are subject. Among the types of first-lien debt in which we may invest, “last out” first-lien loans generally have higher effective interest rates than other types of first-lien loans, since “last out” first-lien loans rank below standalone first-lien loans.
•
Second-lien debt. Our second-lien debt may include secured loans, and, to a lesser extent, secured corporate bonds, with a secondary priority behind first-lien debt. Second-lien debt typically is senior on a lien basis to unsecured liabilities in the issuer’s capital structure and has the benefit of a security interest over assets of the issuer, though ranking junior to first-lien debt secured by those assets. First-lien lenders and second-lien lenders typically have separate liens on the collateral, and an intercreditor agreement provides the first-lien lenders with priority over the second-lien lenders’ liens on the collateral.
•
Mezzanine debt. Structurally, mezzanine debt usually ranks subordinate in priority of payment to first-lien and second-lien debt, is often unsecured, and may not have the benefit of financial covenants common in first-lien and second-lien debt. However, mezzanine debt ranks senior to common and preferred equity in an issuer’s capital structure. Mezzanine debt investments generally offer lenders fixed returns in the form of interest payments, which could be paid-in-kind, and may provide lenders an opportunity to participate in the capital appreciation, if any, of an issuer through an equity interest. This equity interest typically takes the form of an equity co-investment or warrants. Due to its higher risk profile and often less restrictive covenants compared to senior secured loans, mezzanine debt generally bears a higher stated interest rate than first-lien and second-lien debt.
Our debt investments are typically structured with the maximum seniority and collateral that we can reasonably obtain while seeking to achieve our total return target. The Adviser seeks to limit the downside potential of our investments by:
•
requiring a total return on our investments (including both interest and potential equity appreciation) that compensates us for credit risk;
•
negotiating covenants in connection with our investments consistent with preservation of our capital. Such restrictions may include affirmative covenants (including reporting requirements), negative covenants (including financial covenants), lien protection, change of control provisions and board rights, including either observation rights or rights to a seat on the board under some circumstances; and
•
including debt amortization requirements, where appropriate, to require the timely repayment of principal of the loan, as well as appropriate maturity dates.
Within our portfolio, the Adviser aims to maintain the appropriate proportion among the various types of first-lien loans, as well as second-lien debt and mezzanine debt, to allow us to achieve our target returns while maintaining our targeted amount of credit risk.
Equity Investments. Our investment in a portfolio company could be or may include an equity or equity linked interest, such as a warrant or profit participation right. In certain instances, we will make direct equity investments, although those situations are generally limited to those cases where we are also making an investment in a more senior part of the capital structure of the issuer.
Investment Portfolio
As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, we had made investments with an aggregate fair value of $10.8 billion and $8.8 billion, respectively, in 119 and 98 portfolio companies, respectively. Investments consisted of the following at December 31, 2020 and 2019:
December 31, 2020
December 31, 2019
($ in thousands)
Amortized Cost
Fair Value
Net Unrealized Gain (Loss)
Amortized Cost
Fair Value
Net Unrealized Gain (Loss)
First-lien senior secured debt investments
$
8,483,799
$
8,404,754
$
(79,045
)
$
7,136,866
$
7,113,356
$
(23,510
)
Second-lien senior secured debt investments
2,035,151
2,000,471
(34,680
)
1,590,439
1,584,917
(5,522
)
Unsecured debt investments
56,473
59,562
3,089
-
-
-
Equity investments(1)
245,458
271,739
26,281
12,663
12,875
Investment funds and vehicles(2)
107,837
105,546
(2,291
)
88,888
88,077
(811
)
Total Investments
$
10,928,718
$
10,842,072
$
(86,646
)
$
8,828,856
$
8,799,225
$
(29,631
)
________________
(1)
Includes equity investment in Wingspire Capital Holdings LLC (“Wingspire”). See “ITEM 8. - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA - Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Note 3. Agreements and Related Party Transactions” for more information regarding Wingspire Capital Holdings LLC.
(2)
Includes equity investment in Sebago Lake. See “ITEM 8. - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA - Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Note 4. Investments” for more information regarding Sebago Lake.
As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, we had outstanding commitments to fund unfunded investments totaling $880.6 million and $891.7 million, respectively.
The industry composition of investments at fair value at December 31, 2020 and 2019 was as follows:
December 31, 2020
December 31, 2019
Advertising and media
1.0
%
2.6
%
Aerospace and defense
2.7
3.3
Automotive
1.6
1.7
Buildings and real estate
5.6
6.6
Business services
5.7
5.4
Chemicals
2.2
2.6
Consumer products
2.3
2.7
Containers and packaging
2.0
2.1
Distribution
6.3
8.6
Education
2.6
3.5
Energy equipment and services
0.1
0.2
Financial services (1)
2.9
1.6
Food and beverage
8.7
7.2
Healthcare equipment and services
3.7
8.3
Healthcare providers and services
5.2
-
Healthcare technology
3.6
3.4
Household products
1.4
1.5
Human resource support services (3)
0.0
-
Infrastructure and environmental services
1.8
2.7
Insurance
8.9
5.7
Internet software and services
11.1
8.1
Investment funds and vehicles (2)
1.0
1.0
Leisure and entertainment
2.0
2.0
Manufacturing
5.3
2.9
Oil and gas
1.7
2.3
Professional services
5.6
8.1
Specialty retail
2.1
2.7
Telecommunications
0.5
0.5
Transportation
2.4
2.7
Total
100.0
%
100.0
%
________________
(1)
Includes equity investment in Wingspire. See “ITEM 8. - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA - Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Note 3. Agreements and Related Party Transactions” for more information regarding Wingspire.
(2)
Includes investment in Sebago Lake. See “ITEM 8. - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA - Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Note 4. Investments” for more information regarding Sebago Lake.
(3)
Rounds to less than 0.1%.
The geographic composition of investments at fair value at December 31, 2020 and 2019 was as follows:
December 31, 2020
December 31, 2019
United States:
Midwest
18.2
%
19.5
%
Northeast
16.7
18.7
South
42.3
42.8
West
17.2
15.3
Belgium
0.8
1.0
Canada
1.0
0.9
Israel
0.4
-
United Kingdom
3.4
1.8
Total
100.0
%
100.0
%
Sebago Lake LLC
Sebago Lake, a Delaware limited liability company, was formed as a joint venture between us and The Regents of the University of California (“Regents”) and commenced operations on June 20, 2017. Sebago Lake’s principal purpose is to make investments, primarily in senior secured loans that are made to middle-market companies or in broadly syndicated loans. Both us and Regents (the “Members”) have a 50% economic ownership in Sebago Lake. Except under certain circumstances, contributions to Sebago Lake cannot be redeemed. Each of the Members initially agreed to contribute up to $100 million to Sebago Lake. On July 26, 2018, each of the Members increased their contribution to Sebago Lake up to an aggregate of $125 million. As of December 31, 2020, each Member has funded $107.8 million of their $125 million subscriptions. Sebago Lake is managed by the Members, each of which have equal voting rights. Investment decisions must be approved by each of the Members.
We have determined that Sebago Lake is an investment company under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 946; however, in accordance with such guidance, we will generally not consolidate our investment in a company other than a wholly owned investment company subsidiary or a controlled operating company whose business consists of providing services to the Company. Accordingly, we do not consolidate our non-controlling interest in Sebago Lake.
During the year ended December 31, 2018, we acquired one investment from Sebago Lake at fair market value. The transaction generated a realized gain of $0.1 million for Sebago Lake.
As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, Sebago Lake had total investments in senior secured debt at fair value, as determined by an independent valuation firm, of $554.7 million and $478.5 million, respectively. The following table is a summary of Sebago Lake’s portfolio as of December 31, 2020 and 2019:
($ in thousands)
December 31, 2020
December 31, 2019
Total senior secured debt investments(1)
$
563,555
$
484,439
Weighted average spread over LIBOR(1)
4.45
%
4.56
%
Number of portfolio companies
Largest funded investment to a single borrower(1)
$
49,625
$
50,000
________________
(1)
At par.
See “Item 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - Portfolio and Investment Activity - Sebago Lake LLC.”
Capital Resources and Borrowings
We anticipate generating cash in the future from the issuance of common stock and debt securities and cash flows from operations, including interest received on our debt investments.
Additionally, we are permitted, under specified conditions, to issue multiple classes of indebtedness and one class of shares senior to our common stock if our asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, is at least equal to 150% immediately after each such issuance. Effective June 9, 2020, our asset coverage requirement applicable to senior securities was reduced from 200% to 150% and our current target leverage ratio is 0.90x-1.25x. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, our asset coverage was 206% and 293%, respectively. See “Regulation as a Business Development Company - Senior Securities; Coverage Ratio” below.
Furthermore, while any indebtedness and senior securities remain outstanding, we must take provisions to prohibit any distribution to our shareholders (which may cause us to fail to distribute amounts necessary to avoid entity-level taxation under the Code), or the repurchase of such securities or shares unless we meet the applicable asset coverage ratios at the time of the distribution or repurchase. In addition, we must also comply with positive and negative covenants customary for these types of indebtedness or senior securities.
Our debt obligations consisted of the following as of December 31, 2020 and 2019:
December 31, 2020
($ in thousands)
Aggregate Principal Committed
Outstanding Principal
Amount Available(1)
Net Carrying Value(2)
Revolving Credit Facility(3)(5)
$
1,355,000
$
252,525
$
1,075,636
$
243,143
SPV Asset Facility II
350,000
100,000
250,000
95,654
SPV Asset Facility III
500,000
375,000
125,000
373,238
SPV Asset Facility IV
450,000
295,000
155,000
291,644
CLO I
390,000
390,000
-
386,708
CLO II
260,000
260,000
-
257,686
CLO III
260,000
260,000
-
257,744
CLO IV
252,000
252,000
-
247,745
CLO V
196,000
196,000
-
194,128
2023 Notes(4)
150,000
150,000
-
151,889
2024 Notes(4)
400,000
400,000
-
418,372
2025 Notes
425,000
425,000
-
418,154
July 2025 Notes
500,000
500,000
-
492,095
2026 Notes
500,000
500,000
-
489,176
July 2026 Notes
1,000,000
1,000,000
-
975,346
Total Debt
$
6,988,000
$
5,355,525
$
1,605,636
$
5,292,722
________________
(1)
The amount available reflects any limitations related to each credit facility’s borrowing base.
(2)
The carrying value of our Revolving Credit Facility, SPV Asset Facility II, SPV Asset Facility III, SPV Asset Facility IV, CLO I, CLO II, CLO III, CLO IV, CLO V, 2023 Notes, 2024 Notes, 2025 Notes, July 2025 Notes, 2026 Notes and July 2026 Notes are presented net of deferred financing costs of $9.4 million, $4.2 million, $1.8 million, $3.4 million, $3.3 million, $2.3 million, $2.3 million, $4.3 million, $1.9 million, $1.0 million, $7.0 million, $6.8 million, $7.9 million, $10.8 million and $24.7 million, respectively.
(3)
Includes the unrealized translation gain (loss) on borrowings denominated in foreign currencies.
(4)
Inclusive of change in fair market value of effective hedge.
(5)
The amount available is reduced by $26.8 million of outstanding letters of credit.
December 31, 2019
($ in thousands)
Aggregate Principal Committed
Outstanding Principal
Amount Available(1)
Net Carrying Value(2)
Revolving Credit Facility(3)(5)
$
1,170,000
$
480,861
$
664,410
$
473,655
SPV Asset Facility I
400,000
300,000
100,000
297,246
SPV Asset Facility II
350,000
350,000
-
346,395
SPV Asset Facility III
500,000
255,000
245,000
251,548
SPV Asset Facility IV
300,000
60,250
239,750
57,201
CLO I
390,000
390,000
-
386,405
CLO II
260,000
260,000
-
258,028
2023 Notes(4)
150,000
150,000
-
150,113
2024 Notes(4)
400,000
400,000
-
400,955
2025 Notes
425,000
425,000
-
416,686
Total Debt
$
4,345,000
$
3,071,111
$
1,249,160
$
3,038,232
________________
(1)
The amount available reflects any limitations related to each credit facility’s borrowing base.
(2)
The carrying value of our Revolving Credit Facility, SPV Asset Facility I, SPV Asset Facility II, SPV Asset Facility III, SPV Asset Facility IV, CLO I, CLO II, 2023 Notes, 2024 Notes and 2025 Notes are presented net of deferred financing costs of $7.2 million, $2.8 million, $3.6 million, $3.5 million, $3.0 million, $3.6 million, $2.0 million, $1.4 million, $8.9 million and $8.3 million, respectively.
(3)
Includes the unrealized translation gain (loss) on borrowings denominated in foreign currencies.
(4)
Inclusive of change in fair market value of effective hedge.
(5)
The amount available is reduced by $24.7 million of outstanding letters of credit.
See “Item 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS -Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources - Debt”.
Dividend Policy
To qualify for tax treatment as a RIC, we must distribute (or be treated as distributing) in each taxable year dividends of an amount equal to at least 90% of our investment company taxable income (which includes, among other items, dividends, interest, the excess of any net short-term capital gains over net long-term capital losses, as well as other taxable income, excluding any net capital gains reduced by deductible expenses) and 90% of our net tax-exempt income for that taxable year. As a RIC, we generally will not be subject to corporate-level U.S. federal income tax on our investment company taxable income and net capital gains that we distribute to shareholders. We may be subject to a nondeductible 4% U.S. federal excise tax if we do not distribute (or are treated as distributing) in each calendar year an amount at least equal to the sum of:
•
98% of our net ordinary income, excluding certain ordinary gains and losses, recognized during a 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 such calendar year; and
•
100% of any income or gains recognized, but not distributed, in preceding years.
We have previously incurred, and can be expected to incur in the future, such excise tax on a portion of our income and gains. While we intend to distribute income and capital gains to minimize exposure to the 4% excise tax, we may not be able to, or may not choose to, distribute amounts sufficient to avoid the imposition of the tax entirely. In that event, we will be liable for the tax only on the amount by which we do not meet the foregoing distribution requirement. See “ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS - Federal Income Tax Risks - We will be subject to corporate-level U.S federal income tax if we are unable to qualify and maintain our tax treatment as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code or if we make investments through taxable subsidiaries.”
On February 23, 2021, the Board declared a distribution of $0.31 per share for shareholders of record on March 31, 2021 payable on or before May 14, 2021.
The following table reflects the distributions declared on shares of our common stock during the year ended December 31, 2020:
December 31, 2020
Date Declared
Record Date
Payment Date
Distribution per Share
November 3, 2020
December 31, 2020
January 19, 2020
$
0.31
May 28, 2019 (special dividend)
December 31, 2020
January 19, 2020
$
0.08
August 4, 2020
September 30, 2020
November 13, 2020
$
0.31
May 28, 2019 (special dividend)
September 30, 2020
November 13, 2020
$
0.08
May 5, 2020
June 30, 2020
August 14, 2020
$
0.31
May 28, 2019 (special dividend)
June 30, 2020
August 14, 2020
$
0.08
February 19, 2020
March 31, 2020
May 15, 2020
$
0.31
May 28, 2019 (special dividend)
March 31, 2020
May 15, 2020
$
0.08
The following table reflects the distributions declared on shares of our common stock during the year ended December 31, 2019:
December 31, 2019
Date Declared
Record Date
Payment Date
Distribution per Share
October 30, 2019
December 31, 2019
January 31, 2020
$
0.31
May 28, 2019 (special dividend)
December 31, 2019
January 31, 2020
$
0.04
May 28, 2019
September 30, 2019
November 15, 2019
$
0.31
May 28, 2019 (special dividend)
September 30, 2019
November 15, 2019
$
0.02
June 4, 2019
June 14, 2019
August 15, 2019
$
0.44
February 27, 2019
March 31, 2019
May 14, 2019
$
0.33
The following table reflects the distributions declared on shares of our common stock during the year ended December 31, 2018:
December 31, 2018
Date Declared
Record Date
Payment Date
Distribution per Share
November 6, 2018
December 31, 2018
January 31, 2019
$
0.36
August 7, 2018
September 30, 2018
November 15, 2018
$
0.39
June 22, 2018
June 30, 2018
August 15, 2018
$
0.34
March 2, 2018
March 31, 2018
April 30, 2018
$
0.33
Dividend Reinvestment Plan
We have adopted a dividend reinvestment plan, pursuant to which we will reinvest all cash distributions declared by the Board on behalf of our shareholders who do not elect to receive their distribution in cash as provided below. As a result, if the Board authorizes, and we declare, a cash dividend or other distribution, then our shareholders who have not opted out of our dividend reinvestment plan will have their cash distributions automatically reinvested in additional shares of our common stock as described below, rather than receiving the cash dividend or other distribution. Any fractional share otherwise issuable to a participant in the dividend reinvestment plan will instead be paid in cash.
In connection with our IPO, we entered into our second amended and restated dividend reinvestment plan, pursuant to which, if newly issued shares are used to implement the dividend reinvestment plan, the number of shares to be issued to a shareholder will be determined by dividing the total dollar amount of the cash dividend or distribution payable to a shareholder by the market price per share of our common stock at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on the payment date of a distribution, or if no sale is reported for such day, the average of the reported bid and ask prices. However, if the market price per share on the payment date of a cash dividend or distribution exceeds the most recently computed net asset value per share, we will issue shares at the greater of (i) the most recently computed net asset value per share and (ii) 95% of the current market price per share (or such lesser discount to the current market price per share that still exceeded the most recently computed net asset value per share). For example, if the most recently computed net asset value per share is $15.00 and the market price on the payment date of a cash dividend is $14.00 per share, we will issue shares at $14.00 per share. If the most recently computed net asset value per share is $15.00 and the market price on the
payment date of a cash dividend is $16.00 per share, we will issue shares at $15.20 per share (95% of the current market price). If the most recently computed net asset value per share is $15.00 and the market price on the payment date of a cash dividend is $15.50 per share, we will issue shares at $15.00 per share, as net asset value is greater than 95% ($14.73 per share) of the current market price. Pursuant to our second amended and restated dividend reinvestment plan, if shares are purchased in the open market to implement the dividend reinvestment plan, the number of shares to be issued to a shareholder shall be determined by dividing the dollar amount of the cash dividend payable to such shareholder by the weighted average price per share for all shares purchased by the plan administrator in the open market in connection with the dividend. 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.
No action is required on the part of a registered shareholder to have his, her or its cash dividend or other distributions reinvested in shares of our common stock. A registered shareholder is able to elect to receive an entire cash dividend or other distribution in cash by notifying the Adviser in writing so that such notice is received by the Adviser no later than ten days prior to the record date for distributions to the shareholders.
There are no brokerage charges or other charges to shareholders who participate in the plan.
The plan is terminable by us upon notice in writing mailed to each shareholder of record at least 30 days prior to any record date for the payment of any distribution by us.
During each quarter, but in no event later than 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter, our transfer agent or another designated agent will mail and/or make electronically available to each participant in the dividend reinvestment plan, a statement of account describing, as to such participant, the distributions received during such quarter, the number of shares of our common stock purchased during such quarter, and the per share purchase price for such shares. Annually, as required by the Code, we (or the applicable withholding agent) will include tax information for income earned on shares under the dividend reinvestment plan on a Form 1099-DIV that is mailed to shareholders subject to Internal Revenus Service (“IRS”) tax reporting. We reserve the right to amend, suspend or terminate the dividend reinvestment plan. Any distributions reinvested through the issuance of shares through our dividend reinvestment plan will increase our gross assets on which the base management fee and the incentive fee are determined and paid under the Investment Advisory Agreement. State Street Bank and Trust Company acts as the administrator of the dividend reinvestment plan.
Additional information about the dividend reinvestment plan may be obtained by contacting shareholder services for Owl Rock Capital Corporation at (212) 419-3000.
Repurchase Offers
Stock Repurchase Plans
On July 7, 2019, our Board approved a stock repurchase plan (the “Company 10b5-1 Plan”), to acquire up to $150 million in the aggregate of our common stock at prices below our net asset value per share over a specified period, in accordance with the guidelines specified in Rule 10b-18 and Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act. The Company 10b5-1 Plan commenced on August 19, 2019 and was exhausted on August 4, 2020.
The Company 10b5-1 Plan was intended to allow us to repurchase our common stock at times when we otherwise might be prevented from doing so under insider trading laws. The Company 10b5-1 Plan required Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, as our agent, to repurchase shares of common stock on our behalf when the market price per share was below the most recently reported net asset value per share (including any updates, corrections or adjustments publicly announced by us to any previously announced net asset value per share). Under the Company 10b5-1 Plan, the agent would increase the volume of purchases made as the price of our common stock declined, subject to volume restrictions.
The purchase of shares pursuant to the Company 10b5-1 Plan was intended to satisfy the conditions of Rule 10b5-1 and Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act, and was otherwise be subject to applicable law, including Regulation M, which may prohibit purchases under certain circumstances.
The following table provides information regarding purchases of our common stock by Goldman, Sachs & Co., as agent, pursuant to the 10b5-1 plan for each month in the year ended December 31, 2020:
Period
($ in millions, except share and per share amounts)
Total Number
of Shares
Repurchased
Average Price Paid per Share
Approximate
Dollar Value of
Shares that have been
Purchased Under
the Plans
Approximate
Dollar Value
of Shares that
May Yet Be
Purchased Under
the Plan
January 1, 2020 - January 31, 2020
-
$
-
$
-
$
150.0
February 1, 2020 - February 29, 2020
87,328
$
15.17
$
1.4
$
148.6
March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020
4,009,218
$
12.46
$
46.6
$
102.0
April 1, 2020 - April 30, 2020
6,235,497
$
11.95
$
74.3
$
27.7
May 1, 2020 - May 31, 2020
2,183,581
$
12.76
$
27.7
$
-
June 1, 2020 - June 30, 2020
-
$
-
$
-
$
-
July 1, 2020 - July 31, 2020
-
$
-
August 1, 2020 - August 31, 2020
-
$
-
Total
12,515,624
$
150.0
On November 3, 2020, our Board approved a repurchase program (the “Repurchase Plan”) under which we may repurchase up to $100 million of our outstanding common stock. Under the 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 repurchase program will terminate 12-months from the date it was approved. As of December 31, 2020, no repurchases were made under the Repurchase Plan.
Competition
Our primary competitors in providing financing to middle market companies include public and private funds, other BDCs, commercial and investment banks, commercial finance companies and, to the extent they provide an alternative form of financing, private equity and hedge funds. Many of our competitors are substantially larger and have considerably greater financial, technical, and marketing resources than we do. Some competitors may have access to funding sources that are not available to us. In addition, some of our competitors may have higher risk tolerances or different risk assessments, which could allow them to consider a wider variety of investments and establish more relationships than us. Further, many of our competitors are not subject to the regulatory restrictions that the 1940 Act imposes on us as a business development company, or to the distribution and other requirements we must satisfy to qualify for RIC tax treatment. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors - Risk Relating to Our Business - We may face increasing competition for investment opportunities, which could delay further deployment of our capital, reduce returns and result in losses.”
Investment Advisory Agreement
The description below of the Investment Advisory Agreement is only a summary and is not necessarily complete. The description set forth below is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Investment Advisory Agreement.
Under the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser is responsible for the following:
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managing our assets in accordance with our investment objective, policies and restrictions;
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determining the composition of our portfolio, the nature and timing of the changes to our portfolio and the manner of implementing such changes;
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making investment decisions for us, including negotiating the terms of investments in, and dispositions of, portfolio securities and other instruments on its behalf;
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monitoring our investments;
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performing due diligence on prospective portfolio companies;
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exercising voting rights in respect of portfolio securities and other investments for us;
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serving on, and exercising observer rights for, boards of directors and similar committees of our portfolio companies; and
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providing us with such other investment advisory and related services as we may, from time to time, reasonably require for the investment of capital.
The Adviser’s services under the Investment Advisory Agreement are not exclusive, and it is free to furnish similar services to other entities so long as its services to us are not impaired.
Term
The Investment Advisory Agreement was approved by the Board on January 12, 2021, as described further below under “Business - Board Approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement.” Unless earlier terminated as described below, the Investment Advisory Agreement will remain in effect from year-to-year if approved annually by a majority of the Board or by the holders of a majority of our outstanding voting securities and, in each case, a majority of the independent directors.
The Investment Advisory Agreement will automatically terminate within the meaning of the 1940 Act and related SEC guidance and interpretations in the event of its assignment. In accordance with the 1940 Act, without payment of penalty, we may terminate the Investment Advisory Agreement with the Adviser upon 60 days’ written notice. The decision to terminate the agreement may be made by a majority of the Board or the shareholders holding a Majority of the Outstanding Shares of our common stock. “Majority of the Outstanding Shares” means the lesser of (1) 67% or more of the outstanding shares of common stock present at a meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of common stock are present or represented by proxy or (2) a majority of outstanding shares of common stock. In addition, without payment of penalty, the Adviser may generally terminate the Investment Advisory Agreement upon 60 days’ written notice.
On December 23, 2020, Owl Rock Capital Group, the parent of the Adviser (and a subsidiary of Owl Rock Capital Partners), and Dyal announced they are merging to form Blue Owl. Blue Owl will enter the public market via its acquisition by Altimar, a special purpose acquisition company. The Transaction, if consummated, will result in a change in control of the Adviser, which will be deemed an assignment of the Investment Advisory Agreement in accordance with the 1940 Act. As a result, the Board, after considering the Transaction and subsequent change in control, has determined that upon consummation of the Transaction and subject to the approval of the Company’s shareholders at a special meeting expected to be held on March 17, 2021, the Company should enter into a third amended and restated investment advisory agreement with the Adviser on terms that are identical to the Investment Advisory Agreement. See “Business - The Adviser and Administrator - Owl Rock Capital Advisors LLC.”
Compensation of the Adviser
We pay the Adviser an investment advisory fee for its services under the Investment Advisory Agreement consisting of two components: a Management Fee and an Incentive Fee. The cost of both the Management Fee and the Incentive Fee will ultimately be borne by our shareholders.
The Management Fee is payable quarterly in arrears. Prior to July 18, 2019 (the “Listing Date”), the Management Fee was payable at an annual rate of 0.75% of our (i) average gross assets, excluding cash and cash equivalents but including assets purchased with borrowed amounts, at the end of our two most recently completed calendar quarters plus (ii) the average of any shareholder’s remaining unfunded Capital Commitments to us at the end of the two most recently completed calendar quarters. Following the Listing Date, the Management Fee is payable at an annual rate of (x) 1.5% of our average gross assets excluding cash and cash equivalents but including assets purchased with borrowed amounts, that is above an asset coverage ratio of 200% calculated in accordance with Sections 18 and 61 of the 1940 Act and (y) 1.00% of the Company’s average gross assets (excluding cash and cash equivalents, but including assets purchased with borrowed amounts) that is below an asset coverage ratio of 200% calculated in accordance with Sections 18 and 61 of the 1940 Act, in each case at the end of the two most recently completed calendar quarters payable quarterly in arrears. The Management Fee for any partial month or quarter, as the case may be, will be appropriately prorated and adjusted for any share issuances or repurchases during the relevant calendar months or quarters, as the case may be. For purposes of the Investment Advisory Agreement, gross assets means our total assets determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, excluding cash and cash equivalents, but including assets purchased with borrowed amounts.
Pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser was not entitled to an Incentive Fee prior to the Listing Date. Following the Listing Date, the Incentive Fee consists of two components that are independent of each other, with the result that one component may be payable even if the other is not. A portion of the Incentive Fee is based on our income and a portion is based on our capital gains, each as described below. The portion of the Incentive Fee based on income is determined and paid quarterly in arrears commencing with the first calendar quarter following the Listing Date, and equals 100% of the pre-Incentive Fee net
investment income in excess of a 1.5% quarterly “hurdle rate,” until the Adviser has received 17.5% of the total pre-Incentive Fee net investment income for that calendar quarter and, for pre-Incentive Fee net investment income in excess of 1.82% quarterly, 17.5% of all remaining pre-Incentive Fee net investment income for that calendar quarter. The 100% “catch-up” provision for pre-Incentive Fee net investment income in excess of the 1.5% “hurdle rate” is intended to provide the Adviser with an incentive fee of 17.5% on all pre-Incentive Fee net investment income when that amount equals 1.82% in a calendar quarter (7.27% annualized), which is the rate at which catch-up is achieved. Once the “hurdle rate” is reached and catch-up is achieved, 17.5% of any pre-Incentive Fee net investment income in excess of 1.82% in any calendar quarter is payable to the Adviser.
Pre-Incentive Fee net investment income means dividends (including reinvested dividends), interest and fee income accrued by us during the calendar quarter, minus operating expenses for the calendar quarter (including the Management Fee, expenses payable under the Administration Agreement, as discussed below, and any interest expense and dividends paid on any issued and outstanding preferred stock, but excluding the Incentive Fee). Pre-Incentive Fee net investment income includes, in the case of investments with a deferred interest feature (such as original issue discount, debt instruments with pay-in-kind interest (“PIK”) and zero coupon securities), accrued income that we may not have received in cash. The Adviser is not obligated to return the Incentive Fee it receives on PIK interest that is later determined to be uncollectible in cash. Pre-Incentive Fee net investment income does not include any realized capital gains, realized capital losses or unrealized capital appreciation or depreciation.
To determine whether pre-Incentive Fee net investment income exceeds the hurdle rate, pre-Incentive Fee net investment income is expressed as a rate of return on the value of our net assets at the end of the immediately preceding calendar quarter commencing with the first calendar quarter following the Listing Date. Because of the structure of the Incentive Fee, it is possible that we may pay an Incentive Fee in a calendar quarter in which we incur a loss. For example, if we receive pre-Incentive Fee net investment income in excess of the quarterly hurdle rate, we will pay the applicable Incentive Fee even if we have incurred a loss in that calendar quarter due to realized and unrealized capital losses. In addition, because the quarterly hurdle rate is calculated based on our net assets, decreases in our net assets due to realized or unrealized capital losses in any given calendar quarter may increase the likelihood that the hurdle rate is reached and therefore the likelihood of us paying an Incentive Fee for that calendar quarter. Our net investment income used to calculate this component of the Incentive Fee is also included in the amount of our gross assets used to calculate the Management Fee because gross assets are total assets (including cash received) before deducting liabilities (such as declared dividend payments).
The following is a graphical representation of the calculation of the income-related portion of the incentive fee:
Quarterly Subordinated Incentive Fee on
Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income
(expressed as a percentage of the value of net assets)
0%
1.5%
1.82%
← 0% →
← 100% →
← 17.5% →
The second component of the Incentive Fee, the Capital Gains Incentive Fee, payable at the end of each calendar year in arrears, equals 17.5% (reduced from 20% payable pursuant to the Original Investment Advisory Agreement) of cumulative realized capital gains from the Listing Date to the end of each calendar year, less cumulative realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation from the Listing Date to the end of each calendar year. Each year, the fee paid for the Capital Gains Incentive Fee is net of the aggregate amount of any previously paid Capital Gains Incentive Fee for prior periods. We will accrue, but will not pay, a Capital Gains Incentive Fee with respect to unrealized appreciation because a Capital Gains Incentive Fee would be owed to the Adviser if we were to sell the relevant investment and realize a capital gain. For the sole purpose of calculating the Capital Gains Incentive Fee, the cost basis as of the Listing Date for all of our investments made prior to the Listing Date will be equal to the fair market value of such investments as of the last day of the quarter in which the Listing Date occurred; provided, however, that in no event will the Capital Gains Fee payable pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement be in excess of the amount permitted by the Advisers Act, including Section 205 thereof.
The fees that are payable under the Investment Advisory Agreement for any partial period will be appropriately prorated.
Fee Waiver
On February 27, 2019, the Adviser agreed at all times prior to the fifteen-month anniversary of an Exchange Listing (which includes the IPO), to waive (i) any portion of the Management Fee that is in excess of 0.75% of the Company’s gross assets, excluding
cash and cash-equivalents but including assets purchased with borrowed amounts at the end of the two most recently completed calendar quarters, calculated in accordance with the Investment Advisory Agreement, and (ii) the entire Incentive Fee (including, for the avoidance of doubt, both the portion of the incentive fee based on the Company’s income and the capital gains incentive fee). The fee waiver expired on October 18, 2020.
Limitations of Liability and Indemnification
The Adviser and its officers, managers, partners, agents, employees, controlling persons, members and any other person or entity affiliated with the Adviser, including without limitation its sole member, are not liable to us for any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Adviser in connection with the performance of any of its duties or obligations under the Investment Advisory Agreement or otherwise as our investment adviser (except to the extent specified in Section 36(b) of the 1940 Act, concerning loss resulting from a breach of fiduciary duty (as the same is finally determined by judicial proceedings) with respect to the receipt of compensation for services).
We will indemnify the Adviser and its officers, managers, partners, agents, employees, controlling persons, members and any other person or entity affiliated with the Adviser, including without limitation its general partner or managing member (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) and hold them harmless from and against all damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and amounts reasonably paid in settlement) incurred by the Indemnified Parties in or by reason of any pending, threatened or completed action, suit, investigation or other proceeding (including an action or suit by or in the right of us or our security holders) arising out of or otherwise based upon the performance of any of the Adviser’s duties or obligations under the Investment Advisory Agreement or otherwise as our investment adviser. However, the Indemnified Parties shall not be entitled to indemnification in respect of, any liability to us or our shareholders to which the Indemnified Parties would otherwise be subject by reason of criminal conduct, willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of the Adviser’s duties or by reason of the reckless disregard of the Adviser’s duties and obligations under the Investment Advisory Agreement.
Board Approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement
On January 12, 2021, the Board held a meeting to consider and approve the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement and, subject to the consummation of the Transaction and the approval of the Company’s shareholders at a special meeting expected to be held on March 17, 2021, the third amended and restated investment advisory agreement, as well as related matters. See “Business - The Adviser and Administrator - Owl Rock Capital Advisors LLC.” The Board was provided information it required to consider the Investment Advisory Agreement, including: (a) the nature, quality and extent of the advisory and other services to be provided to us by the Adviser; (b) comparative data with respect to advisory fees or similar expenses paid by other BDCs, which could include employees of the Adviser or its affiliates; (c) our projected operating expenses and expense ratio compared to BDCs with similar investment objectives; (d) any existing and potential sources of indirect income to the Adviser from its relationship with us and the profitability of that relationship; (e) information about the services to be performed and the personnel performing such services under the Investment Advisory Agreement; (f) the organizational capability and financial condition of the Adviser and its affiliates; and (g) the possibility of obtaining similar services from other third-party service providers or through an internally managed structure.
Based on the information reviewed and the discussion thereof, the Board, including a majority of the non-interested directors, determined that the investment advisory fee rates are reasonable in relation to the services provided and approved the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement and, subject to the consummation of the Transaction and the approval of the Company’s shareholders at a special meeting expected to be held on March 17, 2021, the third amended and restated investment advisory agreement, as being in the best interests of our shareholders.
Administration Agreement
The description below of the Administration Agreement is only a summary and is not necessarily complete. The description set forth below is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Administration Agreement.
Under the terms of the Administration Agreement, the Adviser performs, or oversees the performance of, administrative services for us, which includes, but is not limited to, providing office space, equipment and office services, maintaining financial records, preparing reports to shareholders and reports filed with the SEC, managing the payment of expenses and the performance of administrative and professional services rendered by others, which could include employees of the Adviser or its affiliates. We will reimburse the Adviser for services performed for us pursuant to the terms of the Administration Agreement. In addition, pursuant to the terms of the Administration Agreement, the Adviser may delegate its obligations under the Administration Agreement to an affiliate or to a third party and we will reimburse the Adviser for any services performed for us by such affiliate or third party.
The continuation of the Administration Agreement and, subject to the consummation of the Transaction, the amended and restated administration agreement, was approved by the Board on January 12, 2021. See “Business - The Adviser and Administrator -
Owl Rock Capital Advisors LLC.” Unless earlier terminated as described below, the Administration Agreement will remain in effect year-to-year if approved annually by a majority of the Board or by the holders of a majority of our outstanding voting securities and, in each case, a majority of the independent directors. We may terminate the Administration Agreement, without payment of any penalty, upon 60 days’ written notice. The decision to terminate the agreement may be made by a majority of the Board or the shareholders holding a Majority of the Outstanding Shares of our common stock. In addition, the Adviser may terminate the Administration Agreement, without payment of any penalty, upon 60 days’ written notice. To the extent that the Adviser outsources any of its functions we will pay the fees associated with such functions without profit to the Adviser.
The Administration Agreement provides that the Adviser and its affiliates’ respective officers, directors, members, managers, stockholders and employees are entitled to indemnification from us from and against any claims or liabilities, including reasonable legal fees and other expenses reasonably incurred, arising out of or in connection with our business and operations or any action taken or omitted on our behalf pursuant to authority granted by the Administration Agreement, except where attributable to willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of such person’s duties or reckless disregard of such person’s obligations and duties under the Administration Agreement.
Payment of Our Expenses under the Investment Advisory and Administration Agreements
Except as specifically provided below, we anticipate that all investment professionals and staff of the Adviser, when and to the extent engaged in providing investment advisory and management services to us, and the base compensation, bonus and benefits, and the routine overhead expenses, of such personnel allocable to such services, will be provided and paid for by the Adviser. We will bear our allocable portion of the compensation paid by the Adviser (or its affiliates) to our chief compliance officer and chief financial officer and their respective staffs (based on a percentage of time such individuals devote, on an estimated basis, to our business affairs, and as otherwise set forth in the Administrative Agreement). We also will bear all other costs and expenses of our operations, administration and transactions, including, but not limited to (i) investment advisory fees, including Management Fees and Incentive Fees, to the Adviser, pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement; (ii) our allocable portion of overhead and other expenses incurred by the Adviser in performing its administrative obligations under the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Administrative Agreement, and (iii) all other costs and expenses of our operations and transactions including, without limitation, those relating to:
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the cost of our organization and offerings;
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the cost of calculating our net asset value, including the cost of any third-party valuation services;
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the cost of effecting any sales and repurchases of the common stock and other securities;
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fees and expenses payable under any dealer manager agreements, if any;
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debt service and other costs of borrowings or other financing arrangements;
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costs of hedging;
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expenses, including travel expense, incurred by the Adviser, or members of the Investment Team, or payable to third parties, performing due diligence on prospective portfolio companies and, if necessary, enforcing our rights;
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transfer agent and custodial fees;
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fees and expenses associated with marketing efforts;
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federal and state registration fees, any stock exchange listing fees and fees payable to rating agencies;
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federal, state and local taxes;
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independent directors’ fees and expenses including certain travel expenses;
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costs of preparing financial statements and maintaining books and records and filing reports or other documents with the SEC (or other regulatory bodies) and other reporting and compliance costs, including registration and listing fees, and the compensation of professionals responsible for the preparation of the foregoing;
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the costs of any reports, proxy statements or other notices to shareholders (including printing and mailing costs), the costs of any shareholder or director meetings and the compensation of investor relations personnel responsible for the preparation of the foregoing and related matters;
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commissions and other compensation payable to brokers or dealers;
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research and market data;
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fidelity bond, directors and officers errors and omissions liability insurance and other insurance premiums;
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direct costs and expenses of administration, including printing, mailing, long distance telephone and staff;
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fees and expenses associated with independent audits, outside legal and consulting costs;
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costs of winding up;
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costs incurred in connection with the formation or maintenance of entities or vehicles to hold our assets for tax or other purposes;
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extraordinary expenses (such as litigation or indemnification); and
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costs associated with reporting and compliance obligations under the 1940 Act and applicable federal and state securities laws.
Affiliated Transactions
We may be prohibited under the 1940 Act from conducting certain transactions with our affiliates without prior approval of the directors who are not interested persons, and in some cases, the prior approval of the SEC. We, the Adviser and certain of its affiliates have been granted exemptive relief by the SEC to co-invest with other funds managed by the Adviser or its affiliates, including the other Owl Rock BDCs, in a manner consistent with our investment objective, positions, policies, strategies and restrictions as well as regulatory requirements and other pertinent factors. Pursuant to such exemptive relief, we are generally permitted to co-invest with certain of our affiliates if a “required majority” (as defined in Section 57(o) of the 1940 Act) of the Board make certain conclusions in connection with a co-investment transaction, including that (1) the terms of the transaction, including the consideration to be paid, are reasonable and fair to us and our shareholders and do not involve overreaching by us or our shareholders on the part of any person concerned, (2) the transaction is consistent with the interests of our shareholders and is consistent with our investment objective and strategies, and (3) the investment by our affiliates would not disadvantage us, and our participation would not be on a basis different from or less advantageous than that on which our affiliates are investing. In addition, pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC on April 8, 2020 and applicable to all BDCs, through December 31, 2020, we were permitted, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, to complete follow-on investments in our existing portfolio companies with certain private funds managed by our Adviser or its affiliates and covered by our exemptive relief, even if such private funds had not previously invested in such existing portfolio company. Without this order, private funds would generally not be able to participate in such follow-on investments with the Company unless the private funds had previously acquired securities of the portfolio company in a co-investment transaction with the Company. Although the conditional exemptive order has expired, the SEC’s Division of Investment Management has indicated that until March 31, 2021, it will not recommend enforcement action, to the extent that any BDC with an existing coinvestment order continues to engage in certain transactions described in the conditional exemptive order, pursuant to the same terms and conditions described therein. The Owl Rock Advisers’ allocation policy seeks to ensure equitable allocation of investment opportunities over time between Owl Rock Clients. As a result of the exemptive relief, there could be significant overlap in our investment portfolio and the investment portfolio of other Owl Rock Clients and/or other funds established by the the Owl Rock Advisers that could avail themselves of the exemptive relief.
License Agreement
We have also entered into a license agreement (the “License Agreement”) with an affiliate of Owl Rock Capital Partners, pursuant to which we were granted a non-exclusive license to use the name “Owl Rock.” Under the License Agreement, we have a right to use the Owl Rock name for so long as the Adviser or one of its affiliates remains our investment adviser. Other than with respect to this limited license, we have no legal right to the “Owl Rock” name or logo.
Employees
We do not currently have any employees and do not expect to have any employees. Services necessary for our business are provided by individuals who are employees of the Adviser or its affiliates, pursuant to the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Administration Agreement. Each of our executive officers is employed by the Adviser or its affiliates. Our day-to-day investment operations are managed by the Adviser. The services necessary for the origination and administration of our investment portfolio are provided by investment professionals employed by the Adviser or its affiliates. The Investment Team is focused on origination and transaction development and the ongoing monitoring of our investments. In addition, we reimburse the Adviser for the allocable portion of the compensation paid by the Adviser (or its affiliates) to our chief compliance officer and chief financial officer and their respective staffs (based on the percentage of time such individuals devote, on an estimated basis, to our business and affairs and as otherwise set forth in the Administrative Agreement). See “- Investment Advisory Agreement” and “- Administration Agreement.”
Regulation as a Business Development Company
We have elected to be regulated as a BDC under the 1940 Act. The 1940 Act contains prohibitions and restrictions relating to transactions between BDCs and their affiliates (including any investment advisers or sub-advisers), principal underwriters and affiliates of those affiliates or underwriters and requires that a majority of the directors be persons other than “interested persons,” as that term is defined in the 1940 Act.
In addition, the 1940 Act provides that we may not change the nature of our business so as to cease to be, or to withdraw our election as, a BDC unless approved by a Majority of the Outstanding Shares of our common stock.
We are not generally able to issue and sell our common stock at a price below net asset value per share. We may, however, issue and sell our common stock, or warrants, options or rights to acquire our common stock, at a price below the then-current net asset value of our common stock if (1) our board of directors determines that such sale is in our best interests and the best interests of our shareholders, and (2) our shareholders have approved our policy and practice of making such sales within the preceding 12 months. In any such case, the price at which our securities are to be issued and sold may not be less than a price which, in the determination of our board of directors, closely approximates the market value of such securities.
As a BDC, the ratio of our total assets (less total liabilities other than indebtedness represented by senior securities) to our total indebtedness represented by senior securities plus preferred stock, if any, must be at least 200% (or 150% if certain conditions are met). This means that generally, we can borrow up to $1 for every $1 of investor equity (or, if certain conditions are met, we can borrow up to $2 for every $1 of investor equity). The reduced asset coverage requirement would permit a BDC to double the amount of leverage it could incur. On March 31, 2020, our Board, including a “required majority” (as such term is defined in Section 57(o) of the Investment Company Act) of our Board, approved the application of the modified asset coverage requirements set forth in Section 61(a)(2) of the Investment Company Act, as amended by the Small Business Credit Availability Act. On June 8, 2020, the date of our shareholder meeting, we received shareholder approval for the application of the modified asset coverage requirements set forth in Section 61(a)(2) of the 1940 Act, as amended by the Small Business Credit Availability Act. As a result, effective on June 9, 2020, our asset coverage requirement applicable to senior securities was reduced from 200% to 150%.
We may also be prohibited under the 1940 Act from knowingly participating in certain transactions with our affiliates without the prior approval of our board of directors who are not interested persons and, in some cases, prior approval by the SEC.
We may invest up to 100% of our assets in securities acquired directly from issuers in privately negotiated transactions. With respect to such securities, we may, for the purpose of public resale, be deemed an “underwriter” as that term is defined in the Securities Act.
Our intention is to not write (sell) or buy put or call options to manage risks associated with the publicly traded securities of our portfolio companies, except that we may enter into hedging transactions to manage the risks associated with interest rate or currency fluctuations. However, we may purchase or otherwise receive warrants to purchase the common stock of our portfolio companies in connection with acquisition financing or other investments. Similarly, in connection with an acquisition, we may acquire rights to require the issuers of acquired securities or their affiliates to repurchase them under certain circumstances.
We do not intend to acquire securities issued by any investment company that exceed the limits imposed by the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. Prior to January 19, 2021, except for registered money market funds, we generally were prohibited from acquiring more than 3% of the voting stock of any registered investment company, investing more than 5% of the value of our total assets in the securities of one investment company, or investing more than 10% of the value of our total assets in the securities of more than one investment company without obtaining exemptive relief from the SEC. However, the SEC adopted new rules, which became effective on January 19, 2021, that allow us to acquire the securities of other investment companies in excess of the 3%, 5%, and 10% limitations without obtaining exemptive relief if we comply with certain conditions. If we invest in securities issued by investment companies, if any, it should be noted that such investments might subject our shareholders to additional expenses as they will be indirectly responsible for the costs and expenses of such companies.
None of our investment policies are fundamental, and thus may be changed without shareholder approval.
Qualifying Assets. Under the 1940 Act, a BDC may not acquire any asset other than assets of the type listed in Section 55(a) of the 1940 Act, which are referred to as qualifying assets, unless, at the time the acquisition is made, qualifying assets represent at least 70% of the company’s total assets. The principal categories of qualifying assets relevant to our business are any of the following:
(1) Securities purchased in transactions not involving any public offering from the issuer of such securities, which issuer (subject to certain limited exceptions) is an eligible portfolio company, or from any person who is, or has been during the preceding 13 months, an affiliated person of an eligible portfolio company, or from any other person, subject to such rules as may be prescribed by the SEC. An eligible portfolio company is defined in the 1940 Act as any issuer which:
(a) is organized under the laws of, and has its principal place of business in, the United States;
(b) is not an investment company (other than a small business investment company wholly owned by the business development company) or a company that would be an investment company but for certain exclusions under the 1940 Act; and
(c) satisfies any of the following:
(i) does not have any class of securities that is traded on a national securities exchange;
(ii) has a class of securities listed on a national securities exchange, but has an aggregate market value of outstanding voting and non-voting common equity of less than $250 million;
(iii) is controlled by a business development company or a group of companies including a business development company and the business development company has an affiliated person who is a director of the eligible portfolio company; or
(iv) is a small and solvent company having total assets of not more than $4 million and capital and surplus of not less than $2 million.
(2) Securities of any eligible portfolio company controlled by the Company.
(3) Securities purchased in a private transaction from a U.S. issuer that is not an investment company or from an affiliated person of the issuer, or in transactions incident thereto, if the issuer is in bankruptcy and subject to reorganization or if the issuer, immediately prior to the purchase of its securities was unable to meet its obligations as they came due without material assistance other than conventional lending or financing arrangements.
(4) Securities of an eligible portfolio company purchased from any person in a private transaction if there is no ready market for such securities and the Company already owns 60% of the outstanding equity of the eligible portfolio company.
(5) Securities received in exchange for or distributed on or with respect to securities described in (1) through (4) above, or pursuant to the exercise of warrants or rights relating to such securities.
(6) Cash, cash equivalents, U.S. government securities or high-quality debt securities maturing in one year or less from the time of investment.
In addition, a business development company must be operated for the purpose of making investments in the types of securities described in (1), (2) or (3) above.
Control, as defined by the 1940 Act, is presumed to exist where a BDC beneficially owns more than 25% of the outstanding voting securities of the portfolio company, but may exist in other circumstances based on the facts and circumstances.
The regulations defining qualifying assets may change over time. The Company may adjust its investment focus as needed to comply with and/or take advantage of any regulatory, legislative, administrative or judicial actions.
Managerial Assistance to Portfolio Companies. A BDC must have been organized and have its principal place of business in the United States and must be operated for the purpose of making investments in the types of securities described above. However, in order to count portfolio securities as qualifying assets for the purpose of the 70% test, the BDC must either control the issuer of the securities or must offer to make available to the issuer of the securities (other than small and solvent companies described above) significant managerial assistance; except that, where the BDC purchases such securities in conjunction with one or more other persons acting together, one of the other persons in the group may make available such managerial assistance. Where the BDC purchases such securities in conjunction with one or more other persons acting together, the BDC will satisfy this test if one of the other persons in the group makes available such managerial assistance, although this may not be the sole method by which the BDC satisfies the requirement to make available managerial assistance. Making available significant managerial assistance means, among other things, any arrangement whereby the BDC, through its directors, officers or employees, offers to provide and, if accepted, does so provide, significant guidance and counsel concerning the management, operations or business objectives and policies of a portfolio company through monitoring of portfolio company operations, selective participation in board and management meetings, consulting with and advising a portfolio company’s officers or other organizational or financial guidance.
Temporary Investments. Pending investment in other types of qualifying assets, as described above, our investments can consist of cash, cash equivalents, U.S. government securities or high quality debt securities maturing in one year or less from the time of investment, which are referred to herein, collectively, as temporary investments, so that 70% of our assets would be qualifying assets. We may invest in highly rated commercial paper, U.S. government agency notes, U.S. Treasury bills or in repurchase agreements relating to such securities that are fully collateralized by cash or securities issued by the U.S. government or its agencies. A repurchase agreement involves the purchase by an investor, such as us, of a specified security and the simultaneous agreement by the seller to repurchase it at an agreed-upon future date and at a price that is greater than the purchase price by an amount that reflects an agreed-
upon interest rate. Consequently, repurchase agreements are functionally similar to loans. There is no percentage restriction on the proportion of our assets that may be invested in such repurchase agreements. However, the 1940 Act and certain diversification tests in order to qualify as a RIC for federal income tax purposes typically require us to limit the amount we invest with any one counterparty. Accordingly, we do not intend to enter into repurchase agreements with a single counterparty in excess of this limit. The Adviser will monitor the creditworthiness of the counterparties with which we may enter into repurchase agreement transactions.
Warrants. Under the 1940 Act, a BDC is subject to restrictions on the issuance, terms and amount of warrants, options or rights to purchase shares of capital stock that it may have outstanding at any time. Under the 1940 Act, we may generally only offer warrants provided that (i) the warrants expire by their terms within ten years, (ii) the exercise or conversion price is not less than the current market value at the date of issuance, (iii) shareholders authorize the proposal to issue such warrants, and the Board approves such issuance on the basis that the issuance is in our best interests and the shareholders best interests and (iv) if the warrants are accompanied by other securities, the warrants are not separately transferable unless no class of such warrants and the securities accompanying them has been publicly distributed. The 1940 Act also provides that the amount of our voting securities that would result from the exercise of all outstanding warrants, as well as options and rights, at the time of issuance may not exceed 25% of our outstanding voting securities. In particular, the amount of capital stock that would result from the conversion or exercise of all outstanding warrants, options or rights to purchase capital stock cannot exceed 25% of the BDC’s total outstanding shares of capital stock.
Senior Securities; Coverage Ratio. We are generally permitted, under specified conditions, to issue multiple classes of indebtedness and one class of stock senior to our common stock if immediately after such borrowing or issuance, the ratio of our total assets (less total liabilities other than indebtedness represented by senior securities) to our total indebtedness represented by senior securities plus preferred stock, if any, is at least 200% (or 150%, if certain requirements are met). This means that generally, a BDC can borrow up to $1 for every $1 of investor equity or, if certain requirements are met and it reduces its asset coverage ratio, it can borrow up to $2 for every $1 of investor equity. On March 31, 2020, our Board, including a “required majority” (as such term is defined in Section 57(o) of the Investment Company Act) of our Board, approved the application of the modified asset coverage requirements set forth in Section 61(a)(2) of the Investment Company Act, as amended by the Small Business Credit Availability Act. On June 8, 2020, the date of our shareholder meeting, we received shareholder approval for the application of the modified asset coverage requirements set forth in Section 61(a)(2) of the 1940 Act, as amended by the Small Business Credit Availability Act. As a result, effective on June 9, 2020, our asset coverage requirement applicable to senior securities was reduced from 200% to 150%.
In addition, while any senior securities remain outstanding, we will be required to make provisions to prohibit any dividend distribution to our shareholders or the repurchase of such securities or shares unless we meet the applicable asset coverage ratios at the time of the dividend distribution or repurchase. We will also be permitted to borrow amounts up to 5% of the value of our total assets for temporary or emergency purposes, which borrowings would not be considered senior securities. For a discussion of the risks associated with leverage, see “ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS - Risks Related to Business Development Companies - Regulations governing our operation as a business development company and RIC affect our ability to raise capital and the way in which we raise additional capital or borrow for investment purposes, which may have a negative effect on our growth. As a business development company, the necessity of raising additional capital may expose us to risks, including risks associated with leverage.”
Codes of Ethics. We and the Adviser have each adopted a code of ethics pursuant to Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act and Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act, respectively, that establishes procedures for personal investments and restricts certain personal securities transactions. Personnel subject to the code are permitted to invest in securities for their personal investment accounts, including securities that may be purchased or held by us, so long as such investments are made in accordance with the code’s requirements. Our code of ethics is available, free of charge, on our website at www.owlrockcapitalcorporation.com. In addition, the code of ethics is available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
Affiliated Transactions. We may be prohibited under the 1940 Act from conducting certain transactions with our affiliates without the prior approval of our directors who are not interested persons and, in some cases, the prior approval of the SEC. We, the Adviser, and certain affiliates have applied for and 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. Pursuant to such exemptive relief, we generally are permitted to co-invest with certain of our affiliates if a “required majority” (as defined in Section 57(o) of the 1940 Act) of our independent directors makes certain conclusions in connection with a co-investment transactions, including that (1) the terms of the transaction, including the consideration to be paid, are reasonable and fair to us and our shareholders and do not involve overreaching of us or our shareholders on the part of any person concerned, (2) the transaction is consistent with the interests of our shareholders and is consistent with our investment objective and strategies, and (3) the investment by our affiliates would not disadvantage us, and our participation would not be on a basis different from or less advantageous than that on which our affiliates are investing. The Owl Rock Advisers’ allocation policy incorporates the conditions of the exemptive relief and seeks to ensure equitable allocation of investment opportunities between the Company and/or other funds managed by the Adviser or its affiliates over time. As a result of exemptive
relief, there could be significant overlap in the Company’s investment portfolio and the investment portfolio of other Owl Rock Clients that could avail themselves of the exemptive relief.
Cancellation of the Investment Advisory Agreement. Under the 1940 Act, the Investment Advisory Agreement will automatically terminate in the event of its assignment, as defined in the 1940 Act, by the Adviser. See "Investment Advisory Agreement - Term." The Investment Advisory Agreement may be terminated at any time, without penalty, by us upon not less than 60 days’ written notice to the Adviser and may be terminated at any time, without penalty, by the Adviser upon 60 days’ written notice to us. The holders of a Majority of our Outstanding Shares may also terminate the Investment Advisory Agreement without penalty upon not less than 60 days’ written notice. Unless terminated earlier as described above, the Investment Advisory Agreement will remain in effect for a period of two years from the date it first become effective and will remain in effect from year-to-year thereafter if approved annually by our Board or by the affirmative vote of the holders of a Majority of our Outstanding Shares, and, in either case, if also approved by a majority of our directors who are not “interested persons” as defined in the 1940 Act.
Other. We have adopted an investment policy that complies with the requirements applicable to us as a BDC. We expect to be periodically examined by the SEC for compliance with the 1940 Act, and will be subject to the periodic reporting and related requirements of the Exchange Act.
We are also required to provide and maintain a bond issued by a reputable fidelity insurance company to protect against larceny and embezzlement. Furthermore, as a BDC, we are prohibited from protecting any director or officer against any liability to our shareholders arising from willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of such person’s office.
We are also required to designate a chief compliance officer and to adopt and implement written policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violation of the federal securities laws and to review these policies and procedures annually for their adequacy and the effectiveness of their implementation.
We are not permitted to change the nature of our business so as to cease to be, or to withdraw our election as, a BDC unless approved by a Majority of the Outstanding Shares of our common stock.
We intend to operate as a non-diversified management investment company; however, we are currently and may, from time to time, in the future, be considered a diversified management investment company pursuant to the definitions set forth in the 1940 Act.
Our common stock is listed on the NYSE under the symbol “ORCC.” As a listed company on the NYSE, we are subject to various listing standards including corporate governance listing standards. We believe we are in material compliance with these rules.
Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations
The following discussion is a general summary of certain U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to us and to an investment in our common stock. This discussion does not purport to be a complete description of the income tax considerations applicable to such an investment. For example, this discussion does not describe tax consequences that we have assumed to be generally known by investors or certain considerations that may be relevant to certain types of holders subject to special treatment under U.S. federal income tax laws, including persons who hold our common stock as part of a straddle or a hedging, integrated or constructive sale transaction, persons subject to the alternative minimum tax, tax-exempt organizations, insurance companies, brokers or dealers in securities, pension plans and trusts, persons whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar, U.S. expatriates, regulated investment companies, real estate investment trusts, personal holding companies, persons who acquire an interest in the Company in connection with the performance of services, and financial institutions. Such persons should consult with their own tax advisers as to the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in our common stock, which may differ substantially from those described herein. This discussion assumes that shareholders hold our common stock as capital assets (within the meaning of the Code).
The discussion is based upon the Code, U.S. Department of Treasury ("Treasury") regulations, and administrative and judicial interpretations, each as of the date of this report and all of which are subject to change, possibly retroactively, which could affect the continuing validity of this discussion. We have not sought and will not seek any ruling from the IRS regarding any matter discussed herein. Prospective investors should be aware that, although we intend to adopt positions we believe are in accord with current interpretations of the U.S. federal income tax laws, the IRS may not agree with the tax positions taken by us and that, if challenged by the IRS, our tax positions might not be sustained by the courts. This summary does not discuss any aspects of U.S. estate, alternative minimum, or gift tax or foreign, state or local tax. It also does not discuss the special treatment under U.S. federal income tax laws that could result if we invested in tax-exempt securities or certain other investment assets.
For purposes of this discussion, a “U.S. Shareholder” generally is a beneficial owner of our common stock that is for U.S. federal income tax purposes:
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a citizen or individual resident of the United States;
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a corporation (or other entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) organized in or under the laws of the U.S. or of any political subdivision thereof;
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a trust that is subject to the supervision of a court within the U.S. and the control of one or more U.S. persons or that has a valid election in effect under applicable U.S. Treasury Regulations to be treated as a U.S. person; or
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an estate, the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source.
A “Non-U.S. Shareholder” is a beneficial owner of our common stock that is not a U.S. Shareholder or a partnership for U.S. tax purposes.
If a partnership (including an entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) holds our common stock, the tax treatment of a partner in the partnership will generally depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. Any partner of a partnership holding our common stock should consult its tax advisers with respect to the purchase, ownership and disposition of such shares.
Tax matters are very complicated and the tax consequences to an investor of an investment in our common stock will depend on the facts of his, her or its particular situation.
Taxation as a Regulated Investment Company
We have elected to be treated and intend to qualify each year as a RIC. As a RIC, we generally will not have to pay corporate-level U.S. federal income taxes on any ordinary income or capital gains that we distribute to our shareholders as dividends. To qualify as a RIC, we must, among other things, meet certain source-of-income and asset diversification requirements (as described below). In addition, in order to obtain RIC tax benefits, we must distribute to our shareholders, for each taxable year, at least 90% of our “investment company taxable income,” which is generally our ordinary income plus the excess of realized net short-term capital gains over realized net long-term capital losses (the “Annual Distribution Requirement”).
If we qualify as a RIC, and satisfy the Annual Distribution Requirement, then we will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the portion of our income we distribute (or are deemed to distribute) to our shareholders. We will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the regular corporate rates on any income or capital gains not distributed (or deemed distributed) to our shareholders.
We will be subject to a 4% nondeductible U.S. federal excise tax on certain undistributed income unless we distribute in a timely manner an amount at least equal to the sum of (i) 98% of our net ordinary income for each calendar year, (ii) 98.2% of the amount by which our capital gains exceed our capital losses (adjusted for certain ordinary losses) for the one-year period ending October 31 in that calendar year and (iii) certain undistributed amounts from previous years on which we paid no U.S. federal income tax (the “Excise Tax Avoidance Requirement”). While we intend to distribute any income and capital gains in order to avoid imposition of this 4% U.S. federal excise tax, we may not be successful in avoiding entirely the imposition of this tax. In that case, we will be liable for the tax only on the amount by which we do not meet the foregoing distribution requirement.
In order to qualify as a RIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes, we must, among other things:
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continue to qualify as a BDC under the 1940 Act at all times during each taxable year;
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derive in each taxable year at least 90% of our gross income from dividends, interest, payments with respect to loans of certain securities, gains from the sale of stock or other securities or foreign currencies, net income from certain “qualified publicly traded partnerships,” or other income derived with respect to our business of investing in such stock or securities (the “90% Income Test”); and
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diversify our holdings so that at the end of each quarter of the taxable year:
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at least 50% of the value of our assets consists of cash, cash equivalents, U.S. Government securities, securities of other RICs, and other securities if such other securities of any one issuer do not represent more than 5% of the value of our assets or more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of the issuer; and
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no more than 25% of the value of our assets is invested in the (i) securities, other than U.S. Government securities or securities of other RICs, of one issuer, (ii) securities of two or more issuers that are controlled, as determined under applicable Code rules, by us and that are engaged in the same or similar or related trades or businesses or (iii) securities of one or more “qualified publicly traded partnerships” (the “Diversification Tests”).
We may be required to recognize taxable income in circumstances in which we do not receive cash. For example, if we hold debt obligations that are treated under applicable tax rules as having original issue discount (such as debt instruments with PIK interest
or, in certain cases, increasing interest rates or issued with warrants), we must include in income each year a portion of the original issue discount that accrues over the life of the obligation, regardless of whether cash representing such income is received by us in the same taxable year. We may also have to include in income other amounts that we have not yet received in cash, such as PIK interest and deferred loan origination fees that are paid after origination of the loan. Because any original issue discount or other amounts accrued will be included in our investment company taxable income for the year of accrual, we may be required to make a distribution to our shareholders in order to satisfy the Annual Distribution Requirement, even though we will not have received the corresponding cash amount.
Although we do not presently expect to do so, we are authorized to borrow funds, to sell assets and to make taxable distributions of our stock and debt securities in order to satisfy distribution requirements. Our ability to dispose of assets to meet our distribution requirements may be limited by (i) the illiquid nature of our portfolio and/or (ii) other requirements relating to our status as a RIC, including the Diversification Tests. If we dispose of assets in order to meet the Annual Distribution Requirement or the Excise Tax Avoidance Requirement, we may make such dispositions at times that, from an investment standpoint, are not advantageous. If we are unable to obtain cash from other sources to satisfy the Annual Distribution Requirement, we may fail to qualify for tax treatment as a RIC and become subject to tax as an ordinary corporation.
Under the 1940 Act, we are not permitted to make distributions to our shareholders while our debt obligations and other senior securities are outstanding unless certain “asset coverage” tests are met. If we are prohibited from making distributions, we may fail to qualify for tax treatment as a RIC and become subject to tax as an ordinary corporation.
Certain of our investment practices may be subject to special and complex U.S. federal income tax provisions that may, among other things: (i) disallow, suspend or otherwise limit the allowance of certain losses or deductions; (ii) convert lower taxed long-term capital gain into higher taxed short-term capital gain or ordinary income; (iii) convert an ordinary loss or a deduction into a capital loss (the deductibility of which is more limited); (iv) cause us to recognize income or gain without a corresponding receipt of cash; (v) adversely affect the time as to when a purchase or sale of securities is deemed to occur; (vi) adversely alter the characterization of certain complex financial transactions; and (vii) produce income that will not be qualifying income for purposes of the 90% Income Test described above. We will monitor our transactions and may make certain tax decisions in order to mitigate the potential adverse effect of these provisions.
A RIC is limited in its ability to deduct expenses in excess of its “investment company taxable income” (which is, generally, ordinary income plus the excess of net short-term capital gains over net long-term capital losses). If our expenses in a given year exceed investment company taxable income, we would experience a net operating loss for that year. However, a RIC is not permitted to carry forward net operating losses to subsequent years. In addition, expenses can be used only to offset investment company taxable income, not net capital gain. Due to these limits on the deductibility of expenses, we may, for tax purposes, have aggregate taxable income for several years that we are required to distribute and that is taxable to our shareholders even if such income is greater than the aggregate net income we actually earned during those years. Such required distributions may be made from our cash assets or by liquidation of investments, if necessary. We may realize gains or losses from such liquidations. In the event we realize net capital gains from such transactions, a shareholder may receive a larger capital gain distribution than it would have received in the absence of such transactions.
Investment income received from sources within foreign countries, or capital gains earned by investing in securities of foreign issuers, may be subject to foreign income taxes withheld at the source. In this regard, withholding tax rates in countries with which the United States does not have a tax treaty can be as high as 35% or more. The United States has entered into tax treaties with many foreign countries that may entitle us to a reduced rate of tax or exemption from tax on this related income and gains. The effective rate of foreign tax cannot be determined at this time since the amount of our assets to be invested within various countries is not now known. We do not anticipate being eligible for the special election that allows a RIC to treat foreign income taxes paid by such RIC as paid by its stockholders.
If we purchase shares in a “passive foreign investment company,” or PFIC, we may be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a portion of any “excess distribution” or gain from the disposition of such shares even if such income is distributed as a taxable dividend by us to our stockholders. Additional charges in the nature of interest may be imposed on us in respect of deferred taxes arising from such distributions or gains. If we invest in a PFIC and elect to treat the PFIC as a “qualified electing fund” under the Code, or QEF, in lieu of the foregoing requirements, we will be required to include in income each year a portion of the ordinary earnings and net capital gain of the QEF, even if such income is not distributed to us. Alternatively, we can elect to mark-to-market at the end of each taxable year our shares in a PFIC; in this case, we will recognize as ordinary income any increase in the value of such shares and as ordinary loss any decrease in such value to the extent it does not exceed prior increases included in income. Under either election, we may be required to recognize in a year income in excess of our distributions from PFICs and our proceeds from dispositions of PFIC stock during that year, and such income will nevertheless be subject to the Annual Distribution Requirement and will be taken into account for purposes of the 4% U.S. federal excise tax. We intend to limit and/or manage our holdings in PFICs to minimize our liability for any taxes and related interest charges.
Foreign exchange gains and losses realized by us in connection with certain transactions involving non-dollar debt securities, certain foreign currency futures contracts, foreign currency option contracts, foreign currency forward contracts, foreign currencies, or payables or receivables denominated in a foreign currency are subject to Code provisions that generally treat such gains and losses as ordinary income and losses and may affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to our stockholders. Any such transactions that are not directly related to our investment in securities (possibly including speculative currency positions or currency derivatives not used for hedging purposes) could, under future Treasury regulations, produce income not among the types of “qualifying income” from which a RIC must derive at least 90% of its annual gross income.
In accordance with certain applicable Treasury regulations and guidance published by the IRS, a RIC may treat a distribution of its own stock as fulfilling its RIC distribution requirements if each stockholder may elect to receive his or her entire distribution in either cash or stock of the RIC, subject to a limitation that the aggregate amount of cash to be distributed to all stockholders must be at least 20% of the aggregate declared distribution. If too many stockholders elect to receive cash, the cash available for distribution must be allocated among stockholders electing to receive cash (with the balance of the distribution paid in stock). In no event will any stockholder, electing to receive cash, receive less than the lesser of (a) the portion of the distribution such stockholder elected to receive in cash, or (b) an amount equal to his or her entire distribution times the percentage limitation on cash available for distribution. If these and certain other requirements are met, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the amount of the dividend paid in stock will be equal to the amount of cash that could have been received instead of stock. We have no current intention of paying dividends in shares of our stock in accordance with these Treasury regulations or published guidance.
If we fail to qualify for treatment as a RIC, and certain amelioration provisions are not applicable, we would be subject to tax on all of our taxable income (including our net capital gains) at regular corporate rates. We would not be able to deduct distributions to our shareholders, nor would they be required to be made. Distributions, including distributions of net long-term capital gain, would generally be taxable to our shareholders as ordinary dividend income to the extent of our current and accumulated earnings and profits. Subject to certain limitations under the Code, our corporate shareholders would be eligible to claim a dividend received deduction with respect to such dividend our non-corporate shareholders would generally be able to treat such dividends as “qualified dividend income,” which is subject to reduced rates of U.S. federal income tax. Distributions in excess of our current and accumulated earnings and profits would be treated first as a return of capital to the extent of the shareholder’s tax basis, and any remaining distributions would be treated as a capital gain. In order to requalify as a RIC, in addition to the other requirements discussed above, we would be required to distribute all of our previously undistributed earnings attributable to the period we failed to qualify as a RIC by the end of the first year that we intend to requalify as a RIC. If we fail to requalify as a RIC for a period greater than two taxable years, we may be subject to regular corporate tax on any net built-in gains with respect to certain of our assets (i.e., the excess of the aggregate gains, including items of income, over aggregate losses that would have been realized with respect to such assets if we had been liquidated) that we elect to recognize on requalification or when recognized over the next five years.
Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures
We have delegated our proxy voting responsibility to the Adviser. The Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures of the Adviser are described below. The guidelines are reviewed periodically by the Adviser and our non-interested directors, and, accordingly, are subject to change.
As an investment adviser registered under the Advisers Act, the Adviser has a fiduciary duty to act solely in the best interests of its clients. As part of this duty, the Adviser recognizes that it must vote client securities in a timely manner free of conflicts of interest and in the best interests of its clients. These policies and procedures for voting proxies for the Adviser’s investment advisory clients are intended to comply with Section 206 of, and Rule 206(4)-6 under, the Advisers Act.
Proxy Policies
The Adviser will seek to vote all proxies relating to our portfolio securities in the best interest of our shareholders. The Adviser reviews on a case-by-case basis each proposal submitted to a shareholder vote to determine its impact on the portfolio securities held by the Company. Although the Adviser will generally vote against proposals that may have a negative impact on its clients’ portfolio securities, the Adviser may vote for such a proposal if there exists compelling long-term reasons to do so.
The Adviser’s proxy voting decisions are made by senior officers who are responsible for monitoring each of our investments. To ensure that the Adviser’s vote is not the product of a conflict of interest, the Adviser requires that: (i) anyone involved in the decision making process disclose to the Adviser’s chief compliance officer any potential conflict that he or she is aware of and any contact that he or she has had with any interested party regarding a proxy vote; and (ii) employees involved in the decision-making process or vote administration are prohibited from revealing how the Adviser intends to vote on a proposal in order to reduce any attempted influence from interested parties.
Proxy Voting Records
You may obtain information about how the Adviser voted proxies by making a written request for proxy voting information to: Owl Rock Capital Corporation, Attention: Investor Relations, 399 Park Avenue, 38th Floor, New York, NY 10022, or by calling Owl Rock Capital Corporation at (212) 419-3000.
Privacy Policy
We are committed to maintaining the confidentiality, integrity and security of non-public personal information relating to investors. The following information is provided to help you understand what personal information we collect, how we protect that information and why, in certain cases, we may share information with select other parties.
Generally, we do not collect any non-public personal information other than certain biographical information which is used only so that we can service your account, send you annual reports, proxy statements, and other information required by law. With regard to this information, we maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards designed to protect the non-public personal information of our investors.
We may share information that we collect regarding an investor with certain of our service providers for legitimate business purposes, for example, in order to process trades or mail information to investors. In addition, we may disclose information that we collect regarding an investor as required by law or in connection with regulatory or law enforcement inquiries.
Reporting Obligations
We will furnish our shareholders with annual reports containing audited financial statements, quarterly reports, and such other periodic reports as we determine to be appropriate or as may be required by law.
We make available free of charge on our website (www.owlrockcapitalcorporation.com) our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and our current reports on Form 8-K. The SEC also maintains a website (www.sec.gov) that contains such information. The reference to our website is an inactive textual reference only and the information contained on our website is not a part of this registration statement.

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Investing in our common stock involves a number of significant risks. You should consider carefully the following information before making an investment in our common stock. The risks below are not the only risks we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or not presently deemed material by us may also impair our operations and performance. If any of the following events occur, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.
An investment in our securities involves risks. The following is a summary of the principal risks that you should carefully consider before investing in our securities.
We are subject to risks related to the economy.
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Political, social and economic uncertainty, including uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic, creates and exacerbates risks.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused severe disruptions in the U.S. economy and has disrupted financial activity in the areas in which we or our portfolio companies operate.
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Price declines in the corporate leveraged loan market, including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, may adversely affect the fair value of our portfolio, reducing our net asset value through increased net unrealized depreciation and the incurrence of realized losses.
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Economic recessions or downturns, including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, could impair our portfolio companies and harm our operating results.
We are subject to risks related to our business.
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The lack of liquidity in our investments may adversely affect our business.
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Defaults under our current borrowings or any future borrowing facility or notes may adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
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To the extent that we borrow money, the potential for gain or loss on amounts invested in us will be magnified and may increase the risk of investing in us. Borrowed money may also adversely affect the return on our assets, reduce cash available to service our debt or for distribution to our shareholders, and result in losses.
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Our ability to achieve our investment objective depends on our Adviser’s ability to manage and support our investment process. If our Adviser were to lose a significant number of its key professionals, or terminate the Investment Advisory Agreement, our ability to achieve our investment objective could be significantly harmed.
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Because our business model depends to a significant extent upon the Adviser’s relationships with corporations, financial institutions and investment firms, the inability of our Adviser to maintain or develop these relationships, or the failure of these relationships to generate investment opportunities, could adversely affect our business.
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We may face increasing competition for investment opportunities, which could delay further deployment of our capital, reduce returns and result in losses.
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Our investment portfolio is recorded at fair value as determined in good faith in accordance with procedures established by our Board and, as a result, there is and will be uncertainty as to the value of our portfolio investments.
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Our Board may change our operating policies and strategies without prior notice or shareholder approval, the effects of which may be adverse to our shareholders.
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The interest rates of our term loans to our portfolio companies that extend beyond 2021 might be subject to change based on recent regulatory changes, including the decommissioning of LIBOR.
We are subject to risks related to our Adviser and its affiliates.
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The Adviser and its affiliates, including our officers and some of our directors, may face conflicts of interest caused by compensation arrangements with us and our affiliates, which could result in increased risk-taking by us.
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Our fee structure may create incentives for our Adviser to make speculative investments or use substantial leverage.
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We may compete for capital and investment opportunities with other entities managed by our Adviser or its affiliates, subjecting our Adviser to certain conflicts of interest.
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We may be obligated to pay our Adviser incentive fees even if we incur a net loss due to a decline in the value of our portfolio and even if our earned interest income is not payable in cash.
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Our ability to enter into transactions with our affiliates will be restricted.
We are subject to risks related to business development companies.
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The requirement that we invest a sufficient portion of our assets in qualifying assets could preclude us from investing in accordance with our current business strategy; conversely, the failure to invest a sufficient portion of our assets in qualifying assets could result in our failure to maintain our status as a BDC.
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Regulations governing our operation as a BDC and RIC affect our ability to raise capital and the way in which we raise additional capital or borrow for investment purposes, which may have a negative effect on our growth. As a BDC, the necessity of raising additional capital may expose us to risks, including risks associated with leverage.
We are subject to risks related to our investments.
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Our investments in portfolio companies may be risky, and we could lose all or part of our investments.
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Defaults by our portfolio companies could jeopardize a portfolio company’s ability to meet its obligations under the debt or equity investments that we hold which could harm our operating results.
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Subordinated liens on collateral securing debt investments that we may make to portfolio companies may be subject to control by senior creditors with first priority liens. If there is a default, the value of the collateral may not be sufficient to repay in full both the first priority creditors and us.
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We generally will not control the business operations of our portfolio companies and, due to the illiquid nature of our holdings in our portfolio companies, we may not be able to dispose of our interest in our portfolio companies.
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We are, and will continue to be, exposed to risks associated with changes in interest rates.
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International investments create additional risks.
We are subject to risks related to an investment in our common stock.
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The market value of our common stock may fluctuate significantly.
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The amount of any distributions we may make on our common stock is uncertain. We may not be able to pay you distributions, or be able to sustain distributions at any particular level, and our distributions per share, if any, may not grow over time, and our distributions per share may be reduced. We have not established any limit on the extent to which we may use borrowings, if any, and we may use offering proceeds to fund distributions (which may reduce the amount of capital we ultimately invest in portfolio companies).
We are subject to risks related to U.S. federal income tax.
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We will be subject to corporate-level U.S. federal income tax if we are unable to maintain our tax treatment as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code or if we make investments through taxable subsidiaries.
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We may have difficulty paying our required distributions if we recognize income before or without receiving cash representing such income.
Risks Related to the Economy
Political, social and economic uncertainty, including uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic, creates and exacerbates risks.
Social, political, economic and other conditions and events (such as natural disasters, epidemics and pandemics, terrorism, conflicts and social unrest) will occur that create uncertainty and have significant impacts on issuers, industries, governments and other systems, including the financial markets, to which companies and their investments are exposed. As global systems, economies and financial markets are increasingly interconnected, events that once had only local impact are now more likely to have regional or even global effects. Events that occur in one country, region or financial market will, more frequently, adversely impact issuers in other countries, regions or markets, including in established markets such as the U.S. These impacts can be exacerbated by failures of governments and societies to adequately respond to an emerging event or threat.
Uncertainty can result in or coincide with, among other things: increased volatility in the financial markets for securities, derivatives, loans, credit and currency; a decrease in the reliability of market prices and difficulty in valuing assets (including portfolio company assets); greater fluctuations in spreads on debt investments and currency exchange rates; increased risk of default (by both government and private obligors and issuers); further social, economic, and political instability; nationalization of private enterprise; greater governmental involvement in the economy or in social factors that impact the economy; changes to governmental regulation and supervision of the loan, securities, derivatives and currency markets and market participants and decreased or revised monitoring of such markets by governments or self-regulatory organizations and reduced enforcement of regulations; limitations on the activities of investors in such markets; controls or restrictions on foreign investment, capital controls and limitations on repatriation of invested
capital; the significant loss of liquidity and the inability to purchase, sell and otherwise fund investments or settle transactions (including, but not limited to, a market freeze); unavailability of currency hedging techniques; substantial, and in some periods extremely high, rates of inflation, which can last many years and have substantial negative effects on credit and securities markets as well as the economy as a whole; recessions; and difficulties in obtaining and/or enforcing legal judgments.
For example, in December 2019, COVID-19 emerged in China and has since spread rapidly to other countries, including the United States. This outbreak has led and for an unknown period of time will continue to lead to disruptions in local, regional, national and global markets and economies affected thereby. See “The COVID-19 pandemic has caused severe disruptions in the U.S. economy and has disrupted financial activity in the areas in which we or our portfolio companies operate.”
Although it is impossible to predict the precise nature and consequences of these events, or of any political or policy decisions and regulatory changes occasioned by emerging events or uncertainty on applicable laws or regulations that impact us, our portfolio companies and our investments, it is clear that these types of events are impacting and will, for at least some time, continue to impact us and our portfolio companies and, in many instances, the impact will be adverse and profound. For example, middle market companies in which we may invest are being significantly impacted by these emerging events and the uncertainty caused by these events. The effects of a public health emergency may materially and adversely impact (i) the value and performance of us and our portfolio companies, (ii) the ability of our borrowers to continue to meet loan covenants or repay loans provided by us on a timely basis or at all, which may require us to restructure our investments or write down the value of our investments, (iii) our ability to repay debt obligations, on a timely basis or at all, or (iv) our ability to source, manage and divest investments and achieve our investment objectives, all of which could result in significant losses to us.
If the economy is unable to substantially reopen, and high levels of unemployment continue for an extended period of time, loan delinquencies, loan non-accruals, problem assets, and bankruptcies may increase. In addition, collateral for our loans may decline in value, which could cause loan losses to increase and the net worth and liquidity of loan guarantors could decline, impairing their ability to honor commitments to us. An increase in loan delinquencies and non-accruals or a decrease in loan collateral and guarantor net worth could result in increased costs and reduced income which would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations
We will also be negatively affected if the operations and effectiveness of us or a portfolio company (or any of the key personnel or service providers of the foregoing) are compromised or if necessary or beneficial systems and processes are disrupted.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused severe disruptions in the U.S. economy and has disrupted financial activity in the areas in which we or our portfolio companies operate.
In December 2019, COVID-19 emerged in China and has since spread rapidly to other countries, including the United States. This outbreak has led and for an unknown period of time will continue to lead to disruptions in local, regional, national and global markets and economies affected thereby. With respect to the U.S. credit markets (in particular for middle market loans), this outbreak has resulted in, and until fully resolved is likely to continue to result in, the following, among other things: (i) government imposition of various forms of shelter in place orders and the closing of “non-essential” businesses, resulting in significant disruption to the businesses of many middle-market loan borrowers including supply chains, demand and practical aspects of their operations, as well as in lay-offs of employees, and, while these effects are hoped to be temporary, some effects could be persistent or even permanent; (ii) increased draws by borrowers on revolving lines of credit; (iii) increased requests by borrowers for amendments and waivers of their credit agreements to avoid default, increased defaults by such borrowers and/or increased difficulty in obtaining refinancing at the maturity dates of their loans; (iv) volatility and disruption of these markets including greater volatility in pricing and spreads and difficulty in valuing loans during periods of increased volatility, and liquidity issues; and (v) rapidly evolving proposals and/or actions by state and federal governments to address problems being experienced by the markets and by businesses and the economy in general which will not necessarily adequately address the problems facing the loan market and middle market businesses. This outbreak is having, and any future outbreaks could have, an adverse impact on the markets and the economy in general, which could have a material adverse impact on, among other things, the ability of lenders to originate loans, the volume and type of loans originated, and the volume and type of amendments and waivers granted to borrowers and remedial actions taken in the event of a borrower default, each of which could negatively impact the amount and quality of loans available for investment by us and returns to us, among other things. As of the date of this Annual Report, it is impossible to determine the scope of this outbreak, or any future outbreaks, how long any such outbreak, market disruption or uncertainties may last, the effect any governmental actions will have or the full potential impact on us and our portfolio companies.
While several countries, as well as certain states, counties and cities in the United States, have relaxed initial public health restrictions with a view to partially or fully reopening their economies, many cities world-wide have since experienced a surge in the reported number of cases, hospitalizations and deaths related to the COVID-19 pandemic. These increases have led to the re-introduction of restrictions and business shutdowns in certain states, counties and cities in the United States and globally and could
continue to lead to the re-introduction of such restrictions and business shutdowns elsewhere. Additionally, as of late December 2020, travelers from the United States are not allowed to visit Canada, Australia or the majority of countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and South America. These continued travel restrictions may prolong the global economic downturn. In addition, although the Federal Food and Drug Administration authorized vaccines for emergency use starting in December 2020, it remains unclear how quickly the vaccines will be distributed nationwide and globally or when “herd immunity” will be achieved and the restrictions that were imposed to slow the spread of the virus will be lifted entirely. The delay in distributing the vaccines could lead people to continue to self-isolate and not participate in the economy at pre-pandemic levels for a prolonged period of time. Even after the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, the U.S. economy and most other major global economies may continue to experience a recession, and we anticipate our business and operations could be materially adversely affected by a prolonged recession in the United States and other major markets.
The impact of COVID-19 led to significant volatility and declines in the global public equity markets and it is uncertain how long this volatility will continue. As COVID-19 continues to spread, the potential impacts, including a global, regional or other economic recession, are increasingly uncertain and difficult to assess. Some economists and major investment banks have expressed concern that the continued spread of the virus globally could lead to a world-wide economic downturn, the impacts of which could last for some period after the pandemic is controlled and/or abated.
General uncertainty surrounding the dangers and impact of COVID-19 (including the preventative measures taken in response thereto and additional uncertainty regarding new variants of COVID-19 that have emerged) has to date created significant disruption in supply chains and economic activity and are having a particularly adverse impact on transportation, hospitality, tourism, entertainment and other industries, including industries in which certain of our portfolio companies operate which has in turn created significant business disruption issues for certain of our portfolio companies, and materially and adversely impacted the value and performance of certain of our portfolio companies. On March 27, 2020, the U.S. government enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), which contains provisions intended to mitigate the adverse economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and a second stimulus package on December 27, 2020, which provides $900 billion in resources to small businesses and individuals that have been adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic; however, our portfolio companies have not benefited from the CARES Act and we do not expect that they will benefit from most of the other subsequent legislation intended to provide financial relief or assistance.
In addition, disruptions in the capital markets caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have increased the spread between the yields realized on risk-free and higher risk securities, resulting in illiquidity in parts of the capital markets. These and future market disruptions and/or illiquidity would be expected to have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. Unfavorable economic conditions also would be expected to increase our funding costs, limit our access to the capital markets or result in a decision by lenders not to extend credit to us. These events have limited and could continue to limit our investment originations, limit our ability to grow and have a material negative impact on our and our portfolio companies' operating results and the fair values of our debt and equity investments.
The COVID-19 pandemic is continuing as of the filing date of this Annual Report, and its extended duration may have further adverse impacts on our portfolio companies after December 31, 2020, including for the reasons described herein.
Any public health emergency, including the COVID-19 pandemic or any outbreak of other existing or new epidemic diseases, or the threat thereof, and the resulting financial and economic market uncertainty could have a significant adverse impact on us and the fair value of our investments and our portfolio companies.
The extent of the impact of any public health emergency, including the COVID-19 pandemic, on our and our portfolio companies’ operational and financial performance will depend on many factors, including the duration and scope of such public health emergency, the actions taken by governmental authorities to contain its financial and economic impact, the extent of any related travel advisories and restrictions implemented, the impact of such public health emergency on overall supply and demand, goods and services, investor liquidity, consumer confidence and levels of economic activity and the extent of its disruption to important global, regional and local supply chains and economic markets, all of which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted. In addition, our and our portfolio companies’ operations may be significantly impacted, or even temporarily or permanently halted, as a result of government quarantine measures, voluntary and precautionary restrictions on travel or meetings and other factors related to a public health emergency, including its potential adverse impact on the health of any of our or our portfolio companies’ personnel. This could create widespread business continuity issues for us and our portfolio companies.
These factors may also cause the valuation of our investments to differ materially from the values that we may ultimately realize. Our valuations, and particularly valuations of private investments and private companies, are inherently uncertain, may fluctuate over short periods of time and are often based on estimates, comparisons and qualitative evaluations of private information.
As a result, our valuations may not show the completed or continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting measures taken in response thereto. Any public health emergency, including the COVID-19 pandemic or any outbreak of other
existing or new epidemic diseases, or the threat thereof, and the resulting financial and economic market uncertainty could have a significant adverse impact on us and the fair value of our investments and our portfolio companies.
The capital markets are currently in a period of disruption and economic uncertainty. Such market conditions have materially and adversely affected debt and equity capital markets, which have had, and may continue to have, a negative impact on our business and operations.
The U.S. capital markets have experienced extreme volatility and disruption following the global outbreak of COVID-19 that began in December 2019, as evidenced by the volatility in global stock markets as a result of, among other things, uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and the fluctuating price of commodities such as oil. Despite actions of the U.S. federal government and foreign governments, these events have contributed to unpredictable general economic conditions that are materially and adversely impacting the broader financial and credit markets and reducing the availability of debt and equity capital for the market as a whole. These conditions could continue for a prolonged period of time or worsen in the future.
Given the ongoing and dynamic nature of the circumstances, it is difficult to predict the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business. The extent of such impact will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain, including when the coronavirus can be controlled and abated and whether there will be additional economic shutdowns. As the result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the related adverse local and national economic consequences, we could be subject to any of the following risks, any of which could have a material, adverse effect on our business, financial condition, liquidity, and results of operations:
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Current market conditions may make it difficult to raise equity capital because, subject to some limited exceptions, as a BDC, we are generally not able to issue additional shares of our common stock at a price less than the NAV per share without first obtaining approval for such issuance from our stockholders and our independent directors. In addition, these market conditions may make it difficult to access or obtain new indebtedness with similar terms to our existing indebtedness.
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Significant changes or volatility in the capital markets may also have a negative effect on the valuations of our investments. While most of our investments are not publicly traded, applicable accounting standards require us to assume as part of our valuation process that our investments are sold in a principal market to market participants (even if we plan on holding an investment through its maturity).
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Significant changes in the capital markets, such as the recent disruption in economic activity caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, have adversely affected, and may continue to adversely affect, the pace of our investment activity and economic activity generally. Additionally, the recent disruption in economic activity caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has had, and may continue to have, a negative effect on the potential for liquidity events involving our investments. The illiquidity of our investments may make it difficult for us to sell such investments to access capital if required, and as a result, we could realize significantly less than the value at which we have recorded our investments if we were required to sell them for liquidity purposes. An inability to raise or access capital, and any required sale of all or a portion of our investments as a result, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
The current period of capital markets disruption and economic uncertainty may make it difficult to extend the maturity of, or refinance, our existing indebtedness or obtain new indebtedness and any failure to do so could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Current market conditions may make it difficult to extend the maturity of or refinance our existing indebtedness or obtain new indebtedness with similar terms and any failure to do so could have a material adverse effect on our business. The debt capital that will be available to us in the future, if at all, may be at a higher cost and on less favorable terms and conditions than what we currently experience, including being at a higher cost in rising rate environments. If we are unable to raise or refinance debt, then our equity investors may not benefit from the potential for increased returns on equity resulting from leverage and we may be limited in our ability to make new commitments or to fund existing commitments to our portfolio companies. An inability to extend the maturity of, or refinance, our existing indebtedness or obtain new indebtedness could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Price declines in the corporate leveraged loan market, including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, may adversely affect the fair value of our portfolio, reducing our net asset value through increased net unrealized depreciation and the incurrence of realized losses.
Conditions in the U.S. corporate debt market may experience disruption or deterioration, such as the current disruptions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic or any future disruptions, which may cause pricing levels to decline or be volatile. As a result, our net asset value could decline through an increase in unrealized depreciation and incurrence of realized losses in connection with the sale or other disposition of our investments, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Global economic, political and market conditions may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations, including our revenue growth and profitability.
The current worldwide financial markets situation, as well as various social and political tensions in the United States and around the world (including wars and other forms of conflict, terrorist acts, security operations and catastrophic events such as fires, floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes and global health epidemics), may contribute to increased market volatility, may have long term effects on the United States and worldwide financial markets, and may cause economic uncertainties or deterioration in the United States and worldwide. For example, the outbreak in December 2019 of COVID-19 continues to adversely impact global commercial activity and has contributed to significant volatility in financial markets. We monitor developments and seek to manage our investments in a manner consistent with achieving our investment objective, but there can be no assurance that we will be successful in doing so. See “- Political, social and economic uncertainty, including uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic, creates and exacerbates risks.”
Economic recessions or downturns, including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, could impair our portfolio companies and harm our operating results.
Many of our portfolio companies may be susceptible to economic slowdowns or recessions and may be unable to repay our debt investments during these periods. The recent global outbreak of COVID-19 has disrupted economic markets, and the prolonged economic impact is uncertain. Some economists and major investment banks have expressed concern that the continued spread of the virus globally could lead to a world-wide economic downturn. In the past, instability in the global capital markets resulted in disruptions in liquidity in the debt capital markets, significant write-offs in the financial services sector, the re-pricing of credit risk in the broadly syndicated credit market and the failure of major domestic and international financial institutions. In particular, in past periods of instability, the financial services sector was negatively impacted by significant write-offs as the value of the assets held by financial firms declined, impairing their capital positions and abilities to lend and invest. In addition, continued uncertainty surrounding the negotiation of trade deals between Britain and the European Union following the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union and uncertainty between the United States and other countries, including China, with respect to trade policies, treaties, and tariffs, among other factors, have caused disruption in the global markets. There can be no assurance that market conditions will not worsen in the future.
In an economic downturn, we may have non-performing assets or non-performing assets may increase, and the value of our portfolio is likely to decrease during these periods. Adverse economic conditions may also decrease the value of any collateral securing our loans. A severe recession may further decrease the value of such collateral and result in losses of value in our portfolio and a decrease in our revenues, net income, assets and net worth. Unfavorable economic conditions also could increase our funding costs, limit our access to the capital markets or result in a decision by lenders not to extend credit to us on terms we deem acceptable. These events could prevent us from increasing investments and harm our operating results.
The occurrence of recessionary conditions and/or negative developments in the domestic and international credit markets may significantly affect the markets in which we do business, the value of our investments, and our ongoing operations, costs and profitability. Any such unfavorable economic conditions, including rising interest rates, may also increase our funding costs, limit our access to capital markets or negatively impact our ability to obtain financing, particularly from the debt markets. In addition, any future financial market uncertainty could lead to financial market disruptions and could further impact our ability to obtain financing.
These events could limit our investment originations, limit our ability to grow and negatively impact our operating results and financial condition.
Terrorist attacks, acts of war, global health emergencies or natural disasters may impact the businesses in which we invest and harm our business, operating results and financial condition.
Terrorist acts, acts of war, global health emergencies or natural disasters may disrupt our operations, as well as the operations of the businesses in which we invest. Such acts have created, and continue to create, economic and political uncertainties and have contributed to global economic instability. Future terrorist activities, military or security operations, global health emergencies or natural disasters could further weaken the domestic/global economies and create additional uncertainties, which may negatively impact the businesses in which we invest directly or indirectly and, in turn, could have a material adverse impact on our business, operating results and financial condition. Losses from terrorist attacks, global health emergencies and natural disasters are generally uninsurable.
Risks Related to Our Business
The lack of liquidity in our investments may adversely affect our business.
We may acquire a significant percentage of our portfolio company investments from privately held companies in directly negotiated transactions. Substantially all of these investments are subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or are otherwise less liquid than exchange-listed securities or other securities for which there is an active trading market.
We typically would be unable to exit these investments unless and until the portfolio company has a liquidity event such as a sale, refinancing, or initial public offering.
The illiquidity of our investments may make it difficult or impossible for us to sell such investments if the need arises. In addition, if we are required to liquidate all or a portion of our portfolio quickly, we may realize significantly less than the value at which we have previously recorded our investments, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Moreover, investments purchased by us that are liquid at the time of purchase may subsequently become illiquid due to events relating to the issuer, market events, economic conditions or investor perceptions.
We borrow money, which may magnify the potential for gain or loss and may increase the risk of investing in us.
As part of our business strategy, we may borrow from and issue senior debt securities to banks, insurance companies and other lenders or investors. Holders of these senior securities will have fixed-dollar claims on our assets that are superior to the claims of our shareholders. If the value of our assets decreases, leverage would cause our net asset value to decline more sharply than it otherwise would have if we did not employ leverage. Similarly, any decrease in our income would cause net income to decline more sharply than it would have had we not borrowed. Such a decline could negatively affect our ability to make common stock dividend payments.
Our ability to service any borrowings that we incur will depend largely on our financial performance and will be subject to prevailing economic conditions and competitive pressures. Moreover, the management fee will be payable based on our average gross assets excluding cash and cash equivalents but including assets purchased with borrowed amounts, which may give our Adviser an incentive to use leverage to make additional investments. See “- Our fee structure may create incentives for our Adviser to make speculative investments or use substantial leverage.” The amount of leverage that we employ will depend on our Adviser’s and our Board’s assessment of market and other factors at the time of any proposed borrowing. We cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain credit at all or on terms acceptable to us, which could affect our return on capital.
In addition to having fixed-dollar claims on our assets that are superior to the claims of our common shareholders, obligations to lenders may be secured by a first priority security interest in our portfolio of investments and cash.
The following table illustrates the effect of leverage on returns from an investment in our common stock assuming various annual returns on our portfolio, net of expenses. Leverage generally magnifies the return of shareholders when the portfolio return is positive and magnifies their losses when the portfolio return is negative. The calculations in the table below are hypothetical, and actual returns may be higher or lower than those appearing in the table below.
Assumed Return on Our Portfolio (Net of Expenses)
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Corresponding return to common shareholder(1)
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Assumes, as of December 31, 2020, (i) $11.3 billion in total assets, (ii) $5.4 billion in outstanding indebtedness, (iii) 5.8 billion in net assets and (iv) weighted average interest rate, excluding fees (such as fees on undrawn amounts and amortization of financing costs), of 3.5%.
See “ITEM 7 - MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources” for more information regarding our borrowings.
Defaults under our current borrowings or any future borrowing facility or notes may adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
Our borrowings may include customary covenants, including certain limitations on our incurrence 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. In the event we default under the terms of our current or future borrowings, our business could be adversely affected as we may be forced to sell a portion of our investments quickly and prematurely at what may be disadvantageous prices to us in order to meet our outstanding payment obligations and/or support working capital requirements under the terms of our current or future borrowings, any of which would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. An event of default under the terms of our current or any future borrowings could result in an accelerated maturity date for all amounts outstanding thereunder, and in some instances, lead to a cross-default under other borrowings. This could reduce our liquidity and cash flow and impair our ability to grow our business.
Collectively, substantially all of our assets are currently pledged as collateral under our credit facilities. If we were to default on our obligations under the terms of our credit facilities or any future secured debt instrument the agent for the applicable creditors would be able to assume control of the disposition of any or all of our assets securing such debt, including the selection of such assets to be disposed and the timing of such disposition, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
Provisions in our current borrowings or any other future borrowings may limit discretion in operating our business.
Any security interests and/or negative covenants required by a credit facility we enter into or notes we issue may limit our ability to create liens on assets to secure additional debt and may make it difficult for us to restructure or refinance indebtedness at or prior to maturity or obtain additional debt or equity financing.
A credit facility may be backed by all or a portion of our loans and securities on which the lenders will have a security interest. We may pledge up to 100% of our assets and may grant a security interest in all of our assets under the terms of any debt instrument we enter into with lenders. We expect that any security interests we grant will be set forth in a pledge and security agreement and evidenced by the filing of financing statements by the agent for the lenders. In addition, we expect that the custodian for our securities serving as collateral for such loan would include in its electronic systems notices indicating the existence of such security interests and, following notice of occurrence of an event of default, if any, and during its continuance, will only accept transfer instructions with respect to any such securities from the lender or its designee. If we were to default under the terms of any debt instrument, the agent for the applicable lenders would be able to assume control of the timing of disposition of any or all of our assets securing such debt, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
In addition, any security interests and/or negative covenants required by a credit facility may limit our ability to create liens on assets to secure additional debt and may make it difficult for us to restructure or refinance indebtedness at or prior to maturity or obtain additional debt or equity financing. In addition, if our borrowing base under a credit facility were to decrease, we may be required to secure additional assets in an amount sufficient to cure any borrowing base deficiency. In the event that all of our assets are secured at the time of such a borrowing base deficiency, we could be required to repay advances under a credit facility or make deposits to a collection account, either of which could have a material adverse impact on our ability to fund future investments and to make distributions.
In addition, we may be subject to limitations as to how borrowed funds may be used, which may include restrictions on geographic and industry concentrations, loan size, payment frequency and status, average life, collateral interests and investment ratings, as well as regulatory restrictions on leverage which may affect the amount of funding that may be obtained. There may also be certain requirements relating to portfolio performance, including required minimum portfolio yield and limitations on delinquencies and charge-offs, a violation of which could limit further advances and, in some cases, result in an event of default. An event of default under a credit facility could result in an accelerated maturity date for all amounts outstanding thereunder, which could have a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition and could lead to cross default under other credit facilities. This could reduce our liquidity and cash flow and impair our ability to manage our business.
Under the terms of the Revolving Credit Facility, we have agreed not to incur any additional secured indebtedness other than in certain limited circumstances in which the incurrence is permitted under the Revolving Credit Facility. In addition, if our borrowing base under the Revolving Credit Facility were to decrease, we would be required to secure additional assets or repay advances under the Revolving Credit Facility which could have a material adverse impact on our ability to fund future investments and to make distributions.
In addition, under the terms of our credit facilities, we are subject to limitations as to how borrowed funds may be used, as well as regulatory restrictions on leverage which may affect the amount of funding that we may obtain. There may also be certain requirements relating to portfolio performance, a violation of which could limit further advances and, in some cases, result in an event of default. This could reduce our liquidity and cash flow and impair our ability to grow our business.
The Note Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which the 2023 Notes were issued, includes prohibitions on certain fundamental changes at the Company or any subsidiary guarantor.
If we are unable to obtain additional debt financing, or if our borrowing capacity is materially reduced, our business could be materially adversely affected.
We may want to obtain additional debt financing, or need to do so upon maturity of our credit facilities, in order to obtain funds which may be made available for investments. The revolving period under the Revolving Credit Facility ends on September 3, 2024, with respect to $1.295 billion of commitments, and on March 31, 2023, with respect to the remaining commitments. The Revolving Credit Facility will mature on September 3, 2025, with respect to $1.295 billion of commitments, and on April 2, 2024, with respect to the remaining commitments.The three special purpose vehicle asset credit facilities, SPV Asset Facility II, SPV Asset Facility III and SPV Asset Facility IV, mature on May 22, 2028, December 14, 2023, and August 2, 2029, respectively. The 2023 Notes, the 2024 Notes, the 2025 Notes, the July 2025 Notes, the 2026 Notes and the July 2026 Notes mature on June 21, 2023, April 15, 2024, March 31, 2025, July 22, 2025, January 15, 2026 and July 15, 2026, respectively. CLO I, CLO II, CLO III, CLO IV, and CLO V (collectively, the “CLOs”) mature on May 20, 2031, January 20, 2031, April 20, 2032, May 20, 2029, and November 20, 2029, respectively. If we are unable to increase, renew or replace any such facilities and enter into new debt financing facilities or other debt financing on commercially reasonable terms, our liquidity may be reduced significantly. In addition, if we are unable to repay amounts outstanding under any such facilities and are declared in default or are unable to renew or refinance these facilities, we may not be able to make new investments or operate our business in the normal course. These situations may arise due to circumstances that we may be unable to control, such as lack of access to the credit markets, a severe decline in the value of the U.S. dollar, an economic downturn or an operational problem that affects us or third parties, and could materially damage our business operations, results of operations and financial condition.
To the extent that we borrow money, the potential for gain or loss on amounts invested in us will be magnified and may increase the risk of investing in us. Borrowed money may also adversely affect the return on our assets, reduce cash available to service our debt or for distribution to our shareholders, and result in losses.
The use of borrowings, also known as leverage, increases the volatility of investments by magnifying the potential for gain or loss on invested equity capital. To the extent that we use leverage to partially finance our investments through borrowing from banks and other lenders, you will experience increased risks of investing in our securities. If the value of our assets decreases, leverage would cause our net asset value to decline more sharply than it otherwise would if we had not borrowed and employed leverage. Similarly, any decrease in our income would cause net income to decline more sharply than it would have if we had not borrowed and employed leverage. Such a decline could negatively affect our ability to service our debt or make distributions to our shareholders. In addition, our shareholders will bear the burden of any increase in our expenses as a result of our use of leverage, including interest expenses and any increase in the base management or incentive fees payable to our Adviser attributable to the increase in assets purchased using leverage.
The amount of leverage that we employ will depend on the Adviser’s and the Board’s assessment of market and other factors at the time of any proposed borrowing. There can be no assurance that leveraged financing will be available to us on favorable terms or at all. However, to the extent that we use leverage to finance our assets, our financing costs will reduce cash available for distributions to shareholders. Moreover, we may not be able to meet our financing obligations and, to the extent that we cannot, we risk the loss of some or all of our assets to liquidation or sale to satisfy the obligations. In such an event, we may be forced to sell assets at significantly depressed prices due to market conditions or otherwise, which may result in losses.
As a BDC, generally, the ratio of our total assets (less total liabilities other than indebtedness represented by senior securities) to our total indebtedness represented by senior securities plus any preferred stock, if any, must be at least 200%; however, the Small Business Credit Availability Act has modified the 1940 Act by allowing a BDC to increase the maximum amount of leverage it may incur from an asset coverage ratio of 200% to an asset coverage ratio of 150%, if certain requirements are met. On June 8, 2020, our shareholders, approved the application of the modified asset coverage requirements set forth in Section 61(a)(2) of the 1940 Act, as amended by the Small Business Credit Availability Act. As a result, effective June 9, 2020, our asset coverage ratio applicable to senior securities was reduced from 200% to 150%, and the risks associated with an investment in us may increase. If this ratio declines below 150%, we cannot incur additional debt and could be required to sell a portion of our investments to repay some indebtedness when it may be disadvantageous to do so. This could have a material adverse effect on our operations, and we may not be able to service our debt or make distributions.
Our ability to achieve our investment objective depends on our Adviser’s ability to manage and support our investment process. If our Adviser were to lose a significant number of its key professionals, or terminate the Investment Advisory Agreement, our ability to achieve our investment objective could be significantly harmed.
We do not have any employees. Additionally, we have no internal management capacity other than our appointed executive officers and will be dependent upon the investment expertise, skill and network of business contacts of our Adviser to achieve our investment objective. Our Adviser will evaluate, negotiate, structure, execute, monitor, and service our investments. Our success will depend to a significant extent on the continued service and coordination of our Adviser, including its key professionals. The departure
of a significant number of key professionals from our Adviser could have a material adverse effect on our ability to achieve our investment objective.
Our ability to achieve our investment objective also depends on the ability of our Adviser to identify, analyze, invest in, finance, and monitor companies that meet our investment criteria. Our Adviser’s capabilities in structuring the investment process, and providing competent, attentive and efficient services to us depend on the involvement of investment professionals of adequate number and sophistication to match the corresponding flow of transactions. To achieve our investment objective, our Adviser may need to retain, hire, train, supervise, and manage new investment professionals to participate in our investment selection and monitoring process. Our Adviser may not be able to find qualified investment professionals in a timely manner or at all. Any failure to do so could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
In addition, the Investment Advisory Agreement has a termination provision that allows the agreement to be terminated by us on 60 days’ notice without penalty by the vote of a Majority of the Outstanding Shares of our common stock or by the vote of our independent directors. Furthermore, the Investment Advisory Agreement automatically terminates in the event of its assignment, as defined in the 1940 Act, by the Adviser. If the Adviser resigns or is terminated, or if we do not obtain the requisite approvals of shareholders and our Board to approve an agreement with the Adviser after an assignment, we may not be able to find a new investment adviser or hire internal management with similar expertise and ability to provide the same or equivalent services on acceptable terms prior to the termination of the Investment Advisory Agreement, or at all. If we are unable to do so quickly, our operations are likely to experience a disruption and costs under any new agreements that we enter into could increase. Our financial condition, business and results of operations, as well as our ability to meet our payment obligations under our indebtedness and pay distributions, are likely to be adversely affected, and the value of our common stock may decline.
Because our business model depends to a significant extent upon the Adviser’s relationships with corporations, financial institutions and investment firms, the inability of our Adviser to maintain or develop these relationships, or the failure of these relationships to generate investment opportunities, could adversely affect our business.
Our Adviser depends on its relationships with corporations, financial institutions and investment firms, and we will rely to a significant extent upon these relationships to provide us with potential investment opportunities.
If our Adviser fails to maintain its existing relationships or develop new relationships or sources of investment opportunities, we may not be able to grow our investment portfolio. In addition, individuals with whom our Adviser has relationships are not obligated to provide us with investment opportunities, and, therefore, there is no assurance that such relationships will generate investment opportunities for us.
We may face increasing competition for investment opportunities, which could delay further deployment of our capital, reduce returns and result in losses.
We may compete for investments with other BDCs and investment funds (including registered investment companies, private equity funds and mezzanine funds), including the Owl Rock Clients, as well as traditional financial services companies such as commercial banks and other sources of funding. Moreover, alternative investment vehicles, such as hedge funds, continue to increase their investment focus in our target market of privately owned U.S. companies. We may experience increased competition from banks and investment vehicles who may continue to lend to the middle market. Additionally, the U.S. Federal Reserve and other bank regulators may periodically provide incentives to U.S. commercial banks to originate more loans to U.S. middle market private companies. As a result of these market participants and regulatory incentives, competition for investment opportunities in privately owned U.S. companies is strong and may intensify. Many of our competitors are substantially larger and have considerably greater financial, technical, and marketing resources than we do. For example, some competitors may have a lower cost of capital and access to funding sources that are not available to us. In addition, some competitors may have higher risk tolerances or different risk assessments than us. These characteristics could allow our competitors to consider a wider variety of investments, establish more relationships and offer better pricing and more flexible structuring than we are able to do.
We may lose investment opportunities if we do not match our competitors’ pricing, terms, and investment structure criteria. If we are forced to match these competitors’ investment terms criteria, we may not be able to achieve acceptable returns on our investments or may bear substantial risk of capital loss. A significant increase in the number and/or the size of our competitors in our target market could force us to accept less attractive investment terms. Furthermore, many competitors are not subject to the regulatory restrictions that the 1940 Act imposes on us as a BDC or the source of income, asset diversification and distribution requirements we must satisfy to maintain our RIC tax treatment. The competitive pressures we face, and the manner in which we react or adjust to competitive pressures, may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, effective yield on investments, investment returns, leverage ratio, and cash flows. As a result of this competition, we may not be able to take advantage of attractive investment opportunities from time to time. Also, we may not be able to identify and make investments that are consistent with our investment objective.
Our investment portfolio will be recorded at fair value as determined in good faith in accordance with procedures established by our Board and, as a result, there is and will be uncertainty as to the value of our portfolio investments.
Under the 1940 Act, we are required to carry our portfolio investments at market value or, if there is no readily available market value, at fair value as determined in accordance with procedures established by our Board. There is not a public market or active secondary market for many of the types of investments in privately held companies that we hold and intend to make. Our investments may not be publicly traded or actively traded on a secondary market but, instead, may be traded on a privately negotiated over-the-counter secondary market for institutional investors, if at all. As a result, we will value these investments quarterly at fair value as determined in good faith in accordance with valuation policy and procedures approved by our Board.
The determination of fair value, and thus the amount of unrealized appreciation or depreciation we may recognize in any reporting period, is to a degree subjective, and our Adviser has a conflict of interest in making recommendations of fair value. We will value our investments quarterly at fair value as determined in good faith by our Board, based on, among other things, input of the Adviser, our Audit Committee and independent third-party valuation firm(s) engaged at the direction of the Board. The types of factors that may be considered in determining the fair values of our investments include the nature and realizable value of any collateral, the portfolio company’s ability to make payments and its earnings, the markets in which the portfolio company does business, comparison to publicly traded companies, discounted cash flow, current market interest rates and other relevant factors. Because such valuations, and particularly valuations of private securities and private companies, are inherently uncertain, the valuations may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time due to changes in current market conditions. The determinations of fair value in accordance with procedures established by our Board may differ materially from the values that would have been used if an active market and market quotations existed for such investments. Our net asset value could be adversely affected if the determinations regarding the fair value of the investments were materially higher than the values that we ultimately realize upon the disposal of such investments.
Our Board may change our operating policies and strategies without prior notice or shareholder approval, the effects of which may be adverse to our shareholders.
Our Board has the authority to modify or waive current operating policies, investment criteria and strategies without prior notice and without shareholder approval. We cannot predict the effect any changes to current operating policies, investment criteria and strategies would have on our business, net asset value, operating results and the value of our securities. However, the effects might be adverse, which could negatively impact our ability to pay you distributions and cause you to lose all or part of your investment.
Any unrealized depreciation we experience on our portfolio may be an indication of future realized losses, which could reduce our income available for distribution.
As a BDC, we are required to carry our investments at market value or, if no market value is ascertainable, at the fair value as determined in good faith in accordance with procedures established by our Board. Decreases in the market values or fair values of our investments relative to amortized cost will be recorded as unrealized depreciation. Any unrealized losses in our portfolio could be an indication of a portfolio company’s inability to meet its repayment obligations to us with respect to the affected loans. This could result in realized losses in the future and ultimately in reductions of our income available for distribution in future periods. In addition, decreases in the market value or fair value of our investments will reduce our net asset value. See “ITEM 7 - MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - Critical Accounting Policies - Investments at Fair Value.”
We are subject to limited restrictions with respect to the proportion of our assets that may be invested in a single issuer.
We intend to operate as a non-diversified management investment company; however, we are currently and may, from time to time, in the future, be considered a diversified management investment company pursuant to the definitions set forth in the 1940 Act. In addition, we are subject to the asset diversification requirements associated with our qualification as a RIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes. While we are not targeting any specific industries, our investments may be focused on relatively few industries. To the extent that we hold large positions in a small number of issuers, or within a particular industry, our net asset value may be subject to greater fluctuation. We may also be more susceptible to any single economic or regulatory occurrence or a downturn in particular industry.
We are dependent on information systems and systems failures could significantly disrupt our business, which may, in turn, negatively affect our liquidity, financial condition or results of operations.
Our business is dependent on our and third parties’ communications and information systems. Any failure or interruption of those systems, including as a result of the termination of an agreement with any third-party service providers, could cause delays or other problems in our activities. Our financial, accounting, data processing, portfolio monitoring, backup or other operating systems
and facilities may fail to operate properly or become disabled or damaged as a result of a number of factors including events that are wholly or partially beyond our control. There could be:
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sudden electrical or telecommunications outages;
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natural disasters such as earthquakes, tornadoes and hurricanes;
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disease pandemics, including the COVID-19 pandemic;
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events arising from local or larger scale political or social matters, including terrorist acts;
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outages due to idiosyncratic issues at specific service providers; and
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cyber-attacks.
These events, in turn, could have a material adverse effect on our operating results and negatively affect the net asset value of our common stock and our ability to pay distributions to our shareholders.
The interest rates of our term loans to our portfolio companies that extend beyond 2021 might be subject to change based on recent regulatory changes.
The London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) is the basic rate of interest used in lending transactions between banks on the London interbank market and is widely used as a reference for setting the interest rate on loans globally. We typically use LIBOR as a reference rate in term loans we extend to portfolio companies such that the interest due to us pursuant to a term loan extended to a portfolio company is calculated using LIBOR. The terms of our debt investments generally include minimum interest rate floors which are calculated based on LIBOR.
The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”), which regulates LIBOR, announced that it will not compel panel banks to contribute to LIBOR after 2021. It is unclear if at that time LIBOR will cease to exist or if new methods of calculating LIBOR will be established such that it continues to exist after 2021. Central banks and regulators in a number of major jurisdictions (for example, United States, United Kingdom, European Union, Switzerland and Japan) have convened working groups to find, and implement the transition to, suitable replacements for interbank offered rates (“IBORs”). To identify a successor rate for U.S. dollar LIBOR, the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (“ARRC”), a U.S.-based group convened by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, was formed. The ARRC has identified the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) as its preferred alternative rate for LIBOR. SOFR is a measure of the cost of borrowing cash overnight, collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities, and is based on directly observable U.S. Treasury-backed repurchase transactions. In addition, on March 25, 2020, the FCA stated that although the central assumption that firms cannot rely on LIBOR being published after the end of 2021 has not changed, the outbreak of COVID-19 has impacted the timing of many firms’ transition planning, and the FCA will continue to assess the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on transition timelines and update the marketplace as soon as possible. Although SOFR appears to be the preferred replacement rate for U.S. dollar LIBOR, at this time, it is not possible to predict the effect of any such changes, any establishment of alternative reference rates or other reforms to LIBOR that may be enacted in the United States, United Kingdom or elsewhere or, whether the COVID-19 outbreak will have further effect on LIBOR transition plans. Furthermore, on November 30, 2020, Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE) announced that the ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (IBA), a wholly-owned subsidiary of ICE and the administrator of LIBOR, will consider extending the LIBOR transition deadline to June 30, 2023. The announcement was supported by the FCA and the U.S. Federal Reserve. Despite the announcement, regulators continue to emphasize the importance of LIBOR transition planning.
The elimination of LIBOR or any other changes or reforms to the determination or supervision of LIBOR could have an adverse impact on the market value of and/or transferability of any LIBOR-linked securities, loans, and other financial obligations or extensions of credit held by or due to us or on our overall financial condition or results of operations. In addition, while the majority of our LIBOR-linked loans contemplate that LIBOR may cease to exist and allow for amendment to a new base rate wtihout the approval of 100% of the lenders, if LIBOR ceases to exist, we will still need to renegotiate the credit agreements extending beyond 2021 with our portfolio companies that utilize LIBOR as a factor in determining the interest rate, in order to replace LIBOR with the new standard that is established, which may have an adverse effect on our overall financial condition or results of operations. Following the replacement of LIBOR, some or all of these credit agreements may bear interest at a lower interest rate, which could have an adverse impact on the value of our investments in these portfolio companies and, as a result on our results of operations. Moreover, if LIBOR ceases to exist, we may need to renegotiate certain terms of our credit facilities. If we are unable to do so, amounts drawn under our credit facilities may bear interest at a higher rate, which would increase the cost of our borrowings and, in turn, affect our results of operations.
The United Kingdom referendum decision to leave the European Union may create significant risks and uncertainty for global markets and our investments.
The decision made in the United Kingdom referendum to leave the European Union has led to volatility in global financial markets, and in particular in the markets of the United Kingdom and across Europe, and may also lead to weakening in consumer,
corporate and financial confidence in the United Kingdom and Europe. Under the terms of the withdrawal agreement negotiated and agreed to between the United Kingdom and the European Union, the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union was followed by a transition period which ran until December 31, 2020 and during which the United Kingdom continued to apply European Union law and was treated for all material purposes as if it were still a member of the European Union. On December 24, 2020, the European Union and United Kingdom governments signed a trade deal that became provisionally effective on January 1, 2021 and that now governs the relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union (the “Trade Agreement”). The Trade Agreement implements significant regulation around trade, transport of goods and travel restrictions between the United Kingdom and the European Union.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the longer term economic, legal, political and social framework to be put in place between the United Kingdom and the European Union are unclear at this stage and are likely to lead to ongoing political and economic uncertainty and periods of exacerbated volatility in both the United Kingdom and in wider European markets for some time. In particular, the decision made in the United Kingdom referendum may lead to a call for similar referenda in other European jurisdictions which may cause increased economic volatility and uncertainty in the European and global markets. This volatility and uncertainty may have an adverse effect on the economy generally and on our ability, and the ability of our portfolio companies, to execute our respective strategies and to receive attractive returns.
In particular, currency volatility may mean that our returns and the returns of our portfolio companies will be adversely affected by market movements and may make it more difficult, or more expensive, for us to implement appropriate currency hedging. Potential declines in the value of the British Pound and/or the euro against other currencies, along with the potential downgrading of the United Kingdom’s sovereign credit rating, may also have an impact on the performance of any of our portfolio companies located in the United Kingdom or Europe.
Risks Related to Our Adviser and Its Affiliates
The Adviser and its affiliates, including our officers and some of our directors, may face conflicts of interest caused by compensation arrangements with us and our affiliates, which could result in increased risk-taking by us.
The Adviser and its affiliates will receive substantial fees from us in return for their services. These fees may include certain incentive fees based on the amount of appreciation of our investments. These fees could influence the advice provided to us. Generally, the more equity we sell in public offerings and the greater the risk assumed by us with respect to our investments, including through the use of leverage, the greater the potential for growth in our assets and profits, and, correlatively, the fees payable by us to our Adviser. These compensation arrangements could affect our Adviser’s or its affiliates’ judgment with respect to public offerings of equity and investments made by us, which allow our Adviser to earn increased asset management fees.
The time and resources that individuals associated with our Adviser devote to us may be diverted, and we may face additional competition due to the fact that neither our Adviser nor its affiliates is prohibited from raising money for or managing another entity that makes the same types of investments that we target.
The Owl Rock Advisers currently manage the Owl Rock Clients and are not prohibited from raising money for and managing future investment entities that make the same or similar types of investments as those we target. As a result, the time and resources that our Adviser devotes to us may be diverted, and during times of intense activity in other investment programs they may devote less time and resources to our business than is necessary or appropriate. In addition, we may compete with any such investment entity also managed by the Adviser or its affiliates for the same investors and investment opportunities.
The Adviser and its affiliates may face conflicts of interest with respect to services performed for issuers in which we invest.
Our Adviser and its affiliates may provide a broad range of financial services to companies in which we invest, including providing arrangement, syndication, origination, structuring and other services to our portfolio companies, and will generally be paid fees for such services, in compliance with applicable law, by the portfolio company. Any compensation received by our Adviser or its affiliates for providing these services will not be shared with us and may be received before we realize a return on our investment. Our Adviser and its affiliates may face conflicts of interest with respect to services performed for these companies, on the one hand, and investments recommended to us, on the other hand.
The Adviser or its affiliates may have incentives to favor their respective other accounts and clients over us, which may result in conflicts of interest that could be harmful to us.
Because our Adviser and its affiliates manage assets for, or may in the future manage assets for, other investment companies, pooled investment vehicles and/or other accounts (including institutional clients, pension plans, co-invest vehicles and certain high net worth individuals), certain conflicts of interest are present. For instance, the Adviser and its affiliates may receive asset management
performance based, or other fees from certain accounts that are higher than the fees received by our Adviser from us. In those instances, a portfolio manager for our Adviser has an incentive to favor the higher fee and/or performance-based fee accounts over us.
In addition, a conflict of interest exists to the extent our Adviser, its affiliates, or any of their respective executives, portfolio managers or employees have proprietary or personal investments in other investment companies or accounts or when certain other investment companies or accounts are investment options in our Adviser’s or its affiliates’ employee benefit plans. In these circumstances, our Adviser has an incentive to favor these other investment companies or accounts over us. Our Board will seek to monitor these conflicts but there can be no assurances that such monitoring will fully mitigate any such conflicts.
Our fee structure may create incentives for our Adviser to make speculative investments or use substantial leverage.
The incentive fee payable by us to our Adviser may create an incentive for our Adviser to make investments on our behalf that are risky or more speculative than would be the case in the absence of such compensation arrangements. The way in which the incentive fee is determined may encourage our Adviser to use leverage to increase the leveraged return on our investment portfolio.
In addition, the fact that our base management fee is payable based upon our average gross assets (which includes any borrowings used for investment purposes) may encourage our Adviser to use leverage to make additional investments. Such a practice could make such investments more risky than would otherwise be the case, which could result in higher investment losses, particularly during cyclical economic downturns. Under certain circumstances, the use of substantial leverage (up to the limits prescribed by the 1940 Act) may increase the likelihood of our defaulting on our borrowings, which would be detrimental to holders of our securities.
We may compete for capital and investment opportunities with other entities managed by our Adviser or its affiliates, subjecting our Adviser to certain conflicts of interests.
Our Adviser will experience conflicts of interest in connection with the management of our business affairs relating to and arising from a number of matters, including: the allocation of investment opportunities by our Adviser and its affiliates; compensation to our Adviser; services that may be provided by our Adviser and its affiliates to issuers in which we invest; investments by us and other clients of our Adviser, subject to the limitations of the 1940 Act; the formation of additional investment funds managed by our Adviser; differing recommendations given by our Adviser to us versus other clients; our Adviser’s use of information gained from issuers in our portfolio for investments by other clients, subject to applicable law; and restrictions on our Adviser’s use of “inside information” with respect to potential investments by us.
Specifically, we may compete for investments with the Owl Rock Clients, subjecting our Adviser and its affiliates to certain conflicts of interest in evaluating the suitability of investment opportunities and making or recommending investments on our behalf. To mitigate these conflicts, the Owl Rock Advisers will seek to execute such transactions for all of the participating investment accounts, including us, on a fair and equitable basis and in accordance with the Owl Rock Advisers’ investment allocation policy, taking into account such factors as the relative amounts of capital available for new investments; cash on hand; existing commitments and reserves; the investment programs and portfolio positions of the participating investment accounts, including portfolio construction, diversification and concentration considerations; the investment objectives, guidelines and strategies of each client; the clients for which participation is appropriate’ each client’s life cycle; targeted leverage level; targeted asset mix and any other factors deemed appropriate.
We may be prohibited under the 1940 Act from participating in certain transactions with our affiliates without the prior approval of our directors who are not interested persons and, in some cases, the prior approval of the SEC. We, our Adviser and certain affiliates have been granted exemptive relief by the SEC to permit us to co-invest with other funds managed by our Adviser or certain of its affiliates, including the Owl Rock Clients, in a manner consistent with our investment objective, positions, policies, strategies and restrictions as well as regulatory requirements and other pertinent factors. Pursuant to such exemptive relief, we generally are permitted to co-invest with certain of our affiliates if a “required majority” (as defined in Section 57(o) of the 1940 Act) of our independent directors make certain conclusions in connection with a co-investment transaction, including that (1) the terms of the transaction, including the consideration to be paid, are reasonable and fair to us and our shareholders and do not involve overreaching of us or our shareholders on the part of any person concerned, (2) the transaction is consistent with the interests of our shareholders and is consistent with our investment objective and strategies, and (3) the investment by our affiliates would not disadvantage us, and our participation would not be on a basis different from or less advantageous than that on which our affiliates are investing. The Owl Rock Advisers’ allocation policy seeks to ensure equitable allocation of investment opportunities between us and/or other funds managed by our Adviser or its affiliates. As a result of the exemptive relief, there could be significant overlap in our investment portfolio and the investment portfolio of other funds established by the Adviser or its affiliates that could avail themselves of the exemptive relief.
Actions by the Adviser or its affiliates on behalf of their other accounts and clients may be adverse to us and our investments and harmful to us.
The Owl Rock Advisers manage assets for accounts other than us, including, but not limited to, the Owl Rock Clients. Actions taken by the Owl Rock Advisers on behalf of the Owl Rock Clients may be adverse to us and our investments, which could harm our performance. For example, we may invest in the same credit obligations as other Owl Rock Clients, although, to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, our investments may include different obligations or levels of the capital structure of the same issuer. Decisions made with respect to the securities held by one of the the Owl Rock Clients may cause (or have the potential to cause) harm to the different class of securities of the issuer held by other Owl Rock Clients (including us).
Our access to confidential information may restrict our ability to take action with respect to some investments, which, in turn, may negatively affect our results of operations.
We, directly or through our Adviser, may obtain confidential information about the companies in which we have invested or may invest or be deemed to have such confidential information. Our Adviser may come into possession of material, non-public information through its members, officers, directors, employees, principals or affiliates. The possession of such information may, to our detriment, limit the ability of us and our Adviser to buy or sell a security or otherwise to participate in an investment opportunity. In certain circumstances, employees of our Adviser may serve as board members or in other capacities for portfolio or potential portfolio companies, which could restrict our ability to trade in the securities of such companies. For example, if personnel of our Adviser come into possession of material non-public information with respect to our investments, such personnel will be restricted by our Adviser’s information-sharing policies and procedures or by law or contract from sharing such information with our management team, even where the disclosure of such information would be in our best interests or would otherwise influence decisions taken by the members of the management team with respect to that investment. This conflict and these procedures and practices may limit the freedom of our Adviser to enter into or exit from potentially profitable investments for us, which could have an adverse effect on our results of operations. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that we will be able to fully leverage the resources and industry expertise of our Adviser in the course of its duties. Additionally, there may be circumstances in which one or more individuals associated with our Adviser will be precluded from providing services to us because of certain confidential information available to those individuals or to other parts of our Adviser.
We may be obligated to pay our Adviser incentive fees even if we incur a net loss due to a decline in the value of our portfolio and even if our earned interest income is not payable in cash.
The Investment Advisory Agreement entitles our Adviser to receive an incentive fee based on our pre-incentive fee net investment income regardless of any capital losses. In such case, we may be required to pay our Adviser an incentive fee for a fiscal quarter even if there is a decline in the value of our portfolio or if we incur a net loss for that quarter.
Any incentive fee payable by us that relates to the pre-incentive fee net investment income may be computed and paid on income that may include interest that has been accrued but not yet received or interest in the form of securities received rather than cash (“payment-in-kind” or “PIK” income”). PIK income will be included in the pre-incentive fee net investment income used to calculate the incentive fee to our Adviser even though we do not receive the income in the form of cash. If a portfolio company defaults on a loan that is structured to provide accrued interest income, it is possible that accrued interest income previously included in the calculation of the incentive fee will become uncollectible. Our Adviser is not obligated to reimburse us for any part of the incentive fee it received that was based on accrued interest income that we never receive as a result of a subsequent default.
The quarterly incentive fee on income is recognized and paid without regard to: (i) the trend of pre-incentive fee net investment income as a percent of adjusted capital over multiple quarters in arrears which may in fact be consistently less than the quarterly preferred return, or (ii) the net income or net loss in the current calendar quarter, the current year or any combination of prior periods.
For federal income tax purposes, we may be required to recognize taxable income in some circumstances in which we do not receive a corresponding payment in cash and to make distributions with respect to such income to maintain our tax treatment as a RIC and/or minimize corporate-level U.S. federal income or excise tax. Under such circumstances, we may have difficulty meeting the Annual Distribution Requirement necessary to maintain RIC tax treatment under the Code. This difficulty in making the required distribution may be amplified to the extent that we are required to pay the incentive fee on income with respect to such accrued income. As a result, we may have to sell some of our investments at times and/or at prices we would not consider advantageous, raise additional debt or equity capital, or forgo new investment opportunities for this purpose. If we are not able to obtain cash from other sources, we may fail to qualify for RIC tax treatment and thus become subject to corporate-level U.S. federal income tax.
Our ability to enter into transactions with our affiliates is restricted.
We are prohibited under the 1940 Act from participating in certain transactions with certain of our affiliates without the prior approval of a majority of our independent directors and, in some cases, the SEC. Any person that owns, directly or indirectly, 5% or
more of our outstanding voting securities will be our affiliate for purposes of the 1940 Act, and we will generally be prohibited from buying or selling any securities from or to such affiliate on a principal basis, absent the prior approval of our Board and, in some cases, the SEC. The 1940 Act also prohibits certain “joint” transactions with certain of our affiliates, including other funds or clients advised by the Adviser or its affiliates, which in certain circumstances could include investments in the same portfolio company (whether at the same or different times to the extent the transaction involves a joint investment), without prior approval of our Board and, in some cases, the SEC. If a person acquires more than 25% of our voting securities, we will be prohibited from buying or selling any security from or to such person or certain of that person’s affiliates, or entering into prohibited joint transactions with such persons, absent the prior approval of the SEC. Similar restrictions limit our ability to transact business with our officers or directors or their affiliates or anyone who is under common control with us. The SEC has interpreted the BDC regulations governing transactions with affiliates to prohibit certain joint transactions involving entities that share a common investment adviser. As a result of these restrictions, we may be prohibited from buying or selling any security from or to any portfolio company that is controlled by a fund managed by either of our Adviser or its affiliates without the prior approval of the SEC, which may limit the scope of investment or disposition opportunities that would otherwise be available to us.
On February 7, 2017, we, the Adviser and certain of our affiliates received exemptive relief from the SEC to permit us 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. Pursuant to such exemptive relief, we generally are permitted to co-invest with certain of our affiliates if a “required majority” (as defined in Section 57(o) of the 1940 Act) of our independent directors make certain conclusions in connection with a co-investment transaction, including that (1) the terms of the transaction, including the consideration to be paid, are reasonable and fair to us and our shareholders and do not involve overreaching of us or our shareholders on the part of any person concerned, (2) the transaction is consistent with the interests of our shareholders and is consistent with our investment objective and strategies, and (3) the investment by our affiliates would not disadvantage us, and our participation would not be on a basis different from or less advantageous than that on which our affiliates are investing
In situations when co-investment with the Adviser or its affiliates other clients is not permitted under the 1940 Act and related rules, existing or future staff guidance, or the terms and conditions of the exemptive relief granted to us by the SEC, our Adviser will need to decide which client or clients will proceed with the investment. Generally, we will not be entitled to make a co-investment in these circumstances and, to the extent that another client elects to proceed with the investment, we will not be permitted to participate. Moreover, except in certain circumstances, we will not invest in any issuer in which an affiliate’s other client holds a controlling interest.
We may make investments that could give rise to a conflict of interest.
We do not expect to invest in, or hold securities of, companies that are controlled by an affiliate’s other clients. However, our Adviser or an affiliate’s other clients may invest in, and gain control over, one of our portfolio companies. If our Adviser or an affiliate’s other client, or clients, gains control over one of our portfolio companies, it may create conflicts of interest and may subject us to certain restrictions under the 1940 Act. As a result of these conflicts and restrictions our Adviser may be unable to implement our investment strategies as effectively as they could have in the absence of such conflicts or restrictions. For example, as a result of a conflict or restriction, our Adviser may be unable to engage in certain transactions that it would otherwise pursue. In order to avoid these conflicts and restrictions, our Adviser may choose to exit such investments prematurely and, as a result, we may forego any positive returns associated with such investments. In addition, to the extent that an affiliate’s other client holds a different class of securities than us as a result of such transactions, our interests may not be aligned.
The recommendations given to us by our Adviser may differ from those rendered to their other clients.
Our Adviser and its affiliates may give advice and recommend securities to other clients which may differ from advice given to, or securities recommended or bought for, us even though such other clients’ investment objectives may be similar to ours, which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our Adviser’s liability is limited under the Investment Advisory Agreement, and we are required to indemnify our Adviser against certain liabilities, which may lead our Adviser to act in a riskier manner on our behalf than it would when acting for its own account.
Our Adviser has not assumed any responsibility to us other than to render the services described in the Investment Advisory Agreement (and, separately, under the Administration Agreement), and it will not be responsible for any action of our Board in declining to follow our Adviser’s advice or recommendations. Pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, our Adviser and its directors, officers, shareholders, members, agents, employees, controlling persons, and any other person or entity affiliated with, or acting on behalf of our Adviser will not be liable to us for their acts under the Investment Advisory Agreement, absent willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of their duties. We have also agreed to indemnify, defend and protect
our Adviser and its directors, officers, shareholders, members, agents, employees, controlling persons and any other person or entity affiliated with, or acting on behalf of our Adviser with respect to all damages, liabilities, costs and expenses resulting from acts of our Adviser not arising out of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of their duties. However, in accordance with Section 17(i) of the 1940 Act, neither the Adviser nor any of its affiliates, directors, officers, members, employees, agents, or representatives may be protected against any liability to us or our investors to which it would otherwise be subject by reason of willful malfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of its office. These protections may lead our Adviser to act in a riskier manner when acting on our behalf than it would when acting for its own account.
There are risks associated with any potential merger with or purchase of assets of another fund.
The Adviser may in the future recommend to the Board that we merge with or acquire all or substantially all of the assets of one or more funds including a fund that could be managed by the Adviser or its affiliates (including another BDC). We do not expect that the Adviser would recommend any such merger or asset purchase unless it determines that it would be in our best interests, with such determination dependent on factors it deems relevant, which may include our historical and projected financial performance and any that of any proposed merger partner, portfolio composition, potential synergies from the merger or asset sale, available alternative options and market conditions. In addition, no such merger or asset purchase would be consummated absent the meeting of various conditions required by applicable law or contract, at such time, which may include approval of the board of directors and common equity holders of both funds. If the Adviser is the investment adviser of both funds, various conflicts of interest would exist with respect to any such transaction. Such conflicts of interest may potentially arise from, among other things, differences between the compensation payable to the Adviser by us and by the entity resulting from such a merger or asset purchase or efficiencies or other benefits to the Adviser as a result of managing a single, larger fund instead of two separate funds.
The Adviser’s failure to comply with pay-to-play laws, regulations and policies could have an adverse effect on the Adviser, and thus, us.
A number of U.S. states and municipal pension plans have adopted so-called “pay-to-play” laws, regulations or policies which prohibit, restrict or require disclosure of payments to (and/or certain contacts with) state officials by individuals and entities seeking to do business with state entities, including those seeking investments by public retirement funds. The SEC has adopted a rule that, among other things, prohibits an investment adviser from providing advisory services for compensation to a government client for two years after the adviser or certain of its executives or employees makes a contribution to certain elected officials or candidates. If the Adviser, any of its employees or affiliates or any service provider acting on its behalf, fails to comply with such laws, regulations or policies, such non-compliance could have an adverse effect on the Adviser, and thus, us.
Risks Related to Business Development Companies
The requirement that we invest a sufficient portion of our assets in qualifying assets could preclude us from investing in accordance with our current business strategy; conversely, the failure to invest a sufficient portion of our assets in qualifying assets could result in our failure to maintain our status as a BDC.
As a BDC, the 1940 Act prohibits us from acquiring any assets other than certain qualifying assets unless, at the time of and after giving effect to such acquisition, at least 70% of our total assets are qualifying assets. Therefore, we may be precluded from investing in what we believe are attractive investments if such investments are not qualifying assets. Conversely, if we fail to invest a sufficient portion of our assets in qualifying assets, we could lose our status as a BDC, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Similarly, these rules could prevent us from making additional investments in existing portfolio companies, which could result in the dilution of our position, or could require us to dispose of investments at an inopportune time to comply with the 1940 Act. If we were forced to sell non-qualifying investments in the portfolio for compliance purposes, the proceeds from such sale could be significantly less than the current value of such investments.
Failure to maintain our status as a BDC would reduce our operating flexibility.
If we do not remain a BDC, we might be regulated as a closed-end investment company under the 1940 Act, which would subject us to substantially more regulatory restrictions and correspondingly decrease our operating flexibility.
Regulations governing our operation as a BDC and RIC affect our ability to raise capital and the way in which we raise additional capital or borrow for investment purposes, which may have a negative effect on our growth. As a BDC, the necessity of raising additional capital may expose us to risks, including risks associated with leverage.
As a result of the Annual Distribution Requirement to qualify for tax treatment as a RIC, we may need to access the capital markets periodically to raise cash to fund new investments in portfolio companies. Currently, we may issue “senior securities,” including borrowing money from banks or other financial institutions only in amounts such that the ratio of our total assets (less total
liabilities other than indebtedness represented by senior securities) to our total indebtedness represented by senior securities plus preferred stock, if any, equals at least 150% after such incurrence or issuance. If we issue senior securities, we will be exposed to risks associated with leverage, including an increased risk of loss. Our ability to issue different types of securities is also limited. Compliance with RIC distribution requirements may unfavorably limit our investment opportunities and reduce our ability in comparison to other companies to profit from favorable spreads between the rates at which we can borrow and the rates at which we can lend. Therefore, we intend to seek to continuously issue equity securities, which may lead to shareholder dilution.
We may borrow to fund investments. If the value of our assets declines, we may be unable to satisfy the asset coverage test under the 1940 Act, which would prohibit us from paying distributions and could prevent us from qualifying for tax treatment as a RIC, which would generally result in a corporate-level U.S. federal income tax on any income and net gains. If we cannot satisfy the asset coverage test, we may be required to sell a portion of our investments and, depending on the nature of our debt financing, repay a portion of our indebtedness at a time when such sales may be disadvantageous. Also, any amounts that we use to service our indebtedness would not be available for distribution to our shareholders.
In addition, as market conditions permit, we have and may continue to securitize our loans to generate cash for funding new investments. To securitize loans, we have and may continue to create a wholly owned subsidiary, contribute a pool of loans to the subsidiary and have the subsidiary issue primarily investment grade debt securities to purchasers who would be expected to be willing to accept a substantially lower interest rate than the loans earn. We have and may continue to retain all or a portion of the equity in the securitized pool of loans. Our retained equity would be exposed to any losses on the portfolio of loans before any of the debt securities would be exposed to such losses. See “-We are subject to certain risks as a result of our interests in the CLO Preferred Shares.”; “The subordination of the CLO Preferred Shares will affect our right to payment.”; and “The CLO Indentures require mandatory redemption of the respective CLO Debt for failure to satisfy coverage tests, which would reduce the amounts available for distribution to us.”.
Risks Related to Our Investments
Our investments in portfolio companies may be risky, and we could lose all or part of our investments.
Our strategy focuses primarily on originating and making loans to, and making debt and equity investments in, U.S. middle market companies, with a focus on originated transactions sourced through the networks of our Adviser. Short transaction closing timeframes associated with originated transactions coupled with added tax or accounting structuring complexity and international transactions may result in higher risk in comparison to non-originated transactions.
First-Lien Debt. When we make a first-lien loan, we generally take a security interest in the available assets of the portfolio company, including the equity interests of its subsidiaries, which we expect to help mitigate the risk that we will not be repaid. However, there is a risk that the collateral securing our loans may decrease in value over time, may be difficult to sell in a timely manner, may be difficult to appraise, and may fluctuate in value based upon the success of the business and market conditions, including as a result of the inability of the portfolio company to raise additional capital. In some circumstances, our lien is, or could become, subordinated to claims of other creditors. Consequently, the fact that a loan is secured does not guarantee that we will receive principal and interest payments according to the loan’s terms, or at all, or that we will be able to collect on the loan should we need to enforce our remedies.
Unitranche Loans. In addition, in connection with any unitranche loans (including “last out” portions of such loans) in which we may invest, we would enter into agreements among lenders. Under these agreements, our interest in the collateral of the first-lien loans may rank junior to those of other lenders in the loan under certain circumstances. This may result in greater risk and loss of principal on these loans.
Second-Lien and Mezzanine Debt. Our investments in second-lien and mezzanine debt generally are subordinated to senior loans and will either have junior security interests or be unsecured. As such, other creditors may rank senior to us in the event of insolvency. This may result in greater risk and loss of principal.
Equity Investments. When we invest in first-lien debt, second-lien debt or mezzanine debt, we may acquire equity securities, such as warrants, options and convertible instruments, as well. In addition, we may invest directly in the equity securities of portfolio companies. We seek to dispose of these equity interests and realize gains upon our disposition of these interests. However, the equity interests we receive may not appreciate in value and, in fact, may decline in value. Accordingly, we may not be able to realize gains from our equity interests, and any gains that we do realize on the disposition of any equity interests may not be sufficient to offset any other losses we experience.
Most debt securities in which we intend to invest will not be rated by any rating agency and, if they were rated, they would be rated as below investment grade quality and are commonly referred to as “high yield” or “junk”. Debt securities rated below investment grade quality are generally regarded as having predominantly speculative characteristics and may carry a greater risk with respect to a borrower’s capacity to pay interest and repay principal. In addition, some of the loans in which we may invest may be “covenant-lite” loans. We use the term “covenant-lite” loans to refer generally to loans that do not have a complete set of financial maintenance covenants. Generally, “covenant-lite” loans provide borrower companies more freedom to negatively impact lenders because their covenants are incurrence-based, which means they are only tested and can only be breached following an affirmative action of the borrower, rather than by a deterioration in the borrower’s financial condition. Accordingly, to the extent we invest in “covenant-lite” loans, we may have fewer rights against a borrower and may have a greater risk of loss on such investments as compared to investments in or exposure to loans with financial maintenance covenants.
We may invest through joint ventures, partnerships or other special purpose vehicles and our investments through these vehicles may entail greater risks, or risks that we otherwise would not incur, if we otherwise made such investments directly.
We may make indirect investments in portfolio companies through joint ventures, partnerships or other special purpose vehicles (“Investment Vehicles”) including Sebago Lake LLC. In general, the risks associated with indirect investments in portfolio companies through a joint venture, partnership or other special purpose vehicle are similar to those associated with a direct investment in a portfolio company. While we intend to analyze the credit and business of a potential portfolio company in determining whether to make an investment in an Investment Vehicle, we will nonetheless be exposed to the creditworthiness of the Investment Vehicle. In the event of a bankruptcy proceeding against the portfolio company, the assets of the portfolio company may be used to satisfy its obligations prior to the satisfaction of our investment in the Investment Vehicle (i.e., our investment in the Investment Vehicle could be structurally subordinated to the other obligations of the portfolio company). In addition, if we are to invest in an Investment Vehicle, we may be required to rely on our partners in the Investment Vehicle when making decisions regarding such Investment Vehicle’s investments, accordingly, the value of the investment could be adversely affected if our interests diverge from those of our partners in the Investment Vehicle.
If the assets securing the loans that we make decrease in value, then we may lack sufficient collateral to cover losses.
To attempt to mitigate credit risks, we intend to take a security interest in the available assets of our portfolio companies. There is no assurance that we will obtain or properly perfect our liens.
There is a risk that the collateral securing our loans may decrease in value over time, may be difficult to sell in a timely manner, may be difficult to appraise and may fluctuate in value based upon the success of the business and market conditions, including as a result of the inability of a portfolio company to raise additional capital. In some circumstances, our lien could be subordinated to claims of other creditors. Consequently, the fact that a loan is secured does not guarantee that we will receive principal and interest payments according to the loan’s terms, or that we will be able to collect on the loan should we be forced to enforce our remedies.
We may suffer a loss if a portfolio company defaults on a loan and the underlying collateral is not sufficient.
In the event of a default by a portfolio company on a secured loan, we will only have recourse to the assets collateralizing the loan. If the underlying collateral value is less than the loan amount, we will suffer a loss. In addition, we may make loans that are unsecured, which are subject to the risk that other lenders may be directly secured by the assets of the portfolio company. In the event of a default, those collateralized lenders would have priority over us with respect to the proceeds of a sale of the underlying assets. In cases described above, we may lack control over the underlying asset collateralizing our loan or the underlying assets of the portfolio company prior to a default, and as a result the value of the collateral may be reduced by acts or omissions by owners or managers of the assets.
In the event of bankruptcy of a portfolio company, we may not have full recourse to its assets in order to satisfy our loan, or our loan may be subject to “equitable subordination.” This means that depending on the facts and circumstances, including the extent to which we actually provided significant “managerial assistance,” if any, to that portfolio company, a bankruptcy court might re-characterize our debt holding and subordinate all or a portion of our claim to that of other creditors. In addition, certain of our loans are subordinate to other debt of the portfolio company. If a portfolio company defaults on our loan or on debt senior to our loan, or in the event of a portfolio company bankruptcy, our loan will be satisfied only after the senior debt receives payment. Where debt senior to our loan exists, the presence of intercreditor arrangements may limit our ability to amend our loan documents, assign our loans, accept prepayments, exercise our remedies (through “standstill” periods) and control decisions made in bankruptcy proceedings relating to the portfolio company. Bankruptcy and portfolio company litigation can significantly increase collection losses and the time needed for us to acquire the underlying collateral in the event of a default, during which time the collateral may decline in value, causing us to suffer losses.
If the value of collateral underlying our loan declines or interest rates increase during the term of our loan, a portfolio company may not be able to obtain the necessary funds to repay our loan at maturity through refinancing. Decreasing collateral value and/or increasing interest rates may hinder a portfolio company’s ability to refinance our loan because the underlying collateral cannot satisfy the debt service coverage requirements necessary to obtain new financing. If a borrower is unable to repay our loan at maturity, we could suffer a loss which may adversely impact our financial performance.
The credit ratings of certain of our investments may not be indicative of the actual credit risk of such rated instruments.
Rating agencies rate debt securities based upon their assessment of the likelihood of the receipt of principal and interest payments. Rating agencies do not consider the risks of fluctuations in market value or other factors that may influence the value of debt securities. Therefore, the credit rating assigned to a particular instrument may not fully reflect the true risks of an investment in such instrument. Credit rating agencies may change their methods of evaluating credit risk and determining ratings. These changes may occur quickly and often. While we may give some consideration to ratings, ratings may not be indicative of the actual credit risk of our investments in rated instruments.
Prepayments of our debt investments by our portfolio companies could adversely impact our results of operations and reduce our return on equity.
We are subject to the risk that the investments we make in our portfolio companies may be repaid prior to maturity. When this occurs, we will generally reinvest these proceeds in temporary investments, pending their future investment in new portfolio companies. These temporary investments will typically have substantially lower yields than the debt being prepaid and we could experience significant delays in reinvesting these amounts.
Any future investment in a new portfolio company may also be at lower yields than the debt that was repaid. As a result, our results of operations could be materially adversely affected if one or more of our portfolio companies elect to prepay amounts owed to us. Additionally, prepayments, net of prepayment fees, could negatively impact our return on equity. This risk will be more acute when interest rates decrease, as we may be unable to reinvest at rates as favorable as when we made our initial investment.
A redemption of convertible securities held by us could have an adverse effect on our ability to achieve our investment objective.
A convertible security may be subject to redemption at the option of the issuer at a price established in the convertible security’s governing instrument. If a convertible security held by us is called for redemption, we will be required to permit the issuer to redeem the security, convert it into the underlying common stock or sell it to a third party. Any of these actions could have an adverse effect on our ability to achieve our investment objective.
To the extent original issue discount (OID) and payment-in-kind (PIK) interest income constitute a portion of our income, we will be exposed to risks associated with the deferred receipt of cash representing such income.
Our investments may include OID and PIK instruments. To the extent OID and PIK constitute a portion of our income, we will be exposed to risks associated with such income being required to be included in income for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and taxable income prior to receipt of cash, including the following:
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Original issue discount instruments may have unreliable valuations because the accruals require judgments about collectability or deferred payments and the value of any associated collateral;
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Original issue discount instruments may create heightened credit risks because the inducement to the borrower to accept higher interest rates in exchange for the deferral of cash payments typically represents, to some extent, speculation on the part of the borrower;
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For U.S. GAAP purposes, cash distributions to shareholders that include a component of OID income do not come from paid-in capital, although they may be paid from the offering proceeds. Thus, although a distribution of OID income may come from the cash invested by the shareholders, the 1940 Act does not require that shareholders be given notice of this fact;
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The presence of OID and PIK creates the risk of non-refundable cash payments to our Adviser in the form of incentive fees on income based on non-cash OID and PIK accruals that may never be realized; and
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In the case of PIK, “toggle” debt, which gives the issuer the option to defer an interest payment in exchange for an increased interest rate in the future, the PIK election has the simultaneous effect of increasing the investment income, thus increasing the potential for realizing incentive fees.
Our portfolio companies may incur debt that ranks equally with, or senior to, our investments in such companies.
Our strategy focuses on investing primarily in the debt of privately owned U.S. companies with a focus on originated transactions sourced through the networks of our Adviser. Our portfolio companies may have, or may be permitted to incur, other debt
that ranks equally with, or senior to, the debt in which we invest. By their terms, such debt instruments may entitle the holders to receive payment of interest or principal on or before the dates on which we are entitled to receive payments with respect to the debt instruments in which we invest. Also, in the event of insolvency, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization or bankruptcy of a portfolio company, any holders of debt instruments ranking senior to our investment in that portfolio company would typically be entitled to receive payment in full before we receive any distribution. After repaying such senior creditors, such portfolio company may not have any remaining assets to use for repaying its obligation to us. In the case of debt ranking equally with debt instruments in which we invest, we would have to share on an equal basis any distributions with other creditors holding such debt in the event of an insolvency, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization or bankruptcy of the relevant portfolio company and our portfolio company may not have sufficient assets to pay all equally ranking credit even if we hold senior, first-lien debt.
If we cannot obtain debt financing or equity capital on acceptable terms, our ability to acquire investments and to expand our operations will be adversely affected.
The net proceeds from the sale of our shares will be used for our investment opportunities, and, if necessary, the payment of operating expenses and the payment of various fees and expenses such as base management fees, incentive fees, other fees and distributions. Any working capital reserves we maintain may not be sufficient for investment purposes, and we may require additional debt financing or equity capital to operate. We are required to distribute at least 90% of our net ordinary income and net short-term capital gains in excess of net long-term capital losses, if any, to our shareholders to maintain our tax treatment as a RIC. Accordingly, in the event that we need additional capital in the future for investments or for any other reason we may need to access the capital markets periodically to issue debt or equity securities or borrow from financial institutions in order to obtain such additional capital. These sources of funding may not be available to us due to unfavorable economic conditions, which could increase our funding costs, limit our access to the capital markets or result in a decision by lenders not to extend credit to us. Consequently, if we cannot obtain further debt or equity financing on acceptable terms, our ability to acquire additional investments and to expand our operations will be adversely affected. As a result, we would be less able to diversify our portfolio and achieve our investment objective, which may negatively impact our results of operations and reduce our ability to make distributions to our shareholders.
Defaults by our portfolio companies could jeopardize a portfolio company’s ability to meet its obligations under the debt or equity investments that we hold which could harm our operating results.
A portfolio company’s failure to satisfy financial or operating covenants imposed by us or other lenders could lead to defaults and, potentially, termination of its debt financing and foreclosure on its secured assets, which could trigger cross-defaults under other agreements and jeopardize a portfolio company’s ability to meet its obligations under the debt or equity investments that we hold. We may incur expenses to the extent necessary to seek recovery upon default or to negotiate new terms, which may include the waiver of certain financial covenants, with a defaulting portfolio company. In addition, some of the loans in which we may invest may be “covenant-lite” loans. We use the term “covenant-lite” loans to refer generally to loans that do not have a complete set of financial maintenance covenants. Generally, “covenant-lite” loans provide borrower companies more freedom to negatively impact lenders because their covenants are incurrence-based, which means they are only tested and can only be breached following an affirmative action of the borrower, rather than by a deterioration in the borrower’s financial condition. Accordingly, to the extent we invest in “covenant-lite” loans, we may have fewer rights against a borrower and may have a greater risk of loss on such investments as compared to investments in or exposure to loans with financial maintenance covenants.
As part of our lending activities, we may in certain opportunistic circumstances originate loans to companies that are experiencing significant financial or business difficulties, including companies involved in bankruptcy or other reorganization and liquidation proceedings. Any such investment would involve a substantial degree of risk. In any reorganization or liquidation proceeding relating to a company that we fund, we may lose all or part of the amounts advanced to the borrower or may be required to accept collateral with a value less than the amount of the loan advanced by us to the borrower.
Subordinated liens on collateral securing debt investments that we may make to portfolio companies may be subject to control by senior creditors with first priority liens. If there is a default, the value of the collateral may not be sufficient to repay in full both the first priority creditors and us.
Certain debt investments that we will make in portfolio companies will be secured on a second priority lien basis by the same collateral securing senior debt of such companies. We also make debt investments in portfolio companies secured on a first priority basis. The first priority liens on the collateral will secure the portfolio company’s obligations under any outstanding senior debt and may secure certain other future debt that may be permitted to be incurred by the portfolio company under the agreements governing the debt. In the event of a default, the holders of obligations secured by the first priority liens on the collateral will generally control the liquidation of and be entitled to receive proceeds from any realization of the collateral to repay their obligations in full before us.
In addition, the value of the collateral in the event of liquidation will depend on market and economic conditions, the availability of buyers and other factors. There can be no assurance that the proceeds, if any, from the sale or sales of all of the collateral would be
sufficient to satisfy the debt obligations secured by the first priority or second priority liens after payment in full of all obligations secured by the first priority liens on the collateral. If such proceeds are not sufficient to repay amounts outstanding under the debt obligations secured by the first priority or second priority liens, then we, to the extent not repaid from the proceeds of the sale of the collateral, will only have an unsecured claim against the portfolio company’s remaining assets, if any.
We may also make unsecured debt investments in portfolio companies, meaning that such investments will not benefit from any interest in collateral of such companies. Liens on any such portfolio company’s collateral, if any, will secure the portfolio company’s obligations under its outstanding secured debt and may secure certain future debt that is permitted to be incurred by the portfolio company under its secured debt agreements. The holders of obligations secured by such liens will generally control the liquidation of, and be entitled to receive proceeds from, any realization of such collateral to repay their obligations in full before us. In addition, the value of such collateral in the event of liquidation will depend on market and economic conditions, the availability of buyers and other factors. There can be no assurance that the proceeds, if any, from sales of such collateral would be sufficient to satisfy our unsecured debt obligations after payment in full of all secured debt obligations. If such proceeds were not sufficient to repay the outstanding secured debt obligations, then our unsecured claims would rank equally with the unpaid portion of such secured creditors’ claims against the portfolio company’s remaining assets, if any.
The rights we may have with respect to the collateral securing the debt investments we make in our portfolio companies with senior debt outstanding may also be limited pursuant to the terms of one or more inter-creditor agreements that we enter into with the holders of senior debt. Under such an inter-creditor agreement, at any time obligations that have the benefit of the first priority liens are outstanding, any of the following actions that may be taken in respect of the collateral will be at the direction of the holders of the obligations secured by the first priority liens: the ability to cause the commencement of enforcement proceedings against the collateral; the ability to control the conduct of such proceedings; the approval of amendments to collateral documents; releases of liens on the collateral; and waivers of past defaults under collateral documents. We may not have the ability to control or direct such actions, even if our rights are adversely affected.
Certain of our investments may be adversely affected by laws relating to fraudulent conveyance or voidable preferences.
Certain of our investments could be subject to federal bankruptcy law and state fraudulent transfer laws, which vary from state to state, if the debt obligations relating to certain investments were issued with the intent of hindering, delaying or defrauding creditors or, in certain circumstances, if the issuer receives less than reasonably equivalent value or fair consideration in return for issuing such debt obligations. If the debt proceeds are used for a buyout of shareholders, this risk is greater than if the debt proceeds are used for day-to-day operations or organic growth. If a court were to find that the issuance of the debt obligations was a fraudulent transfer or conveyance, the court could void or otherwise refuse to recognize the payment obligations under the debt obligations or the collateral supporting such obligations, further subordinate the debt obligations or the liens supporting such obligations to other existing and future indebtedness of the issuer or require us to repay any amounts received by us with respect to the debt obligations or collateral. In the event of a finding that a fraudulent transfer or conveyance occurred, we may not receive any repayment on such debt obligations.
Under certain circumstances, payments to us and distributions by us to our shareholders may be reclaimed if any such payment or distribution is later determined to have been a fraudulent conveyance, preferential payment or similar transaction under applicable bankruptcy and insolvency laws. Furthermore, investments in restructurings may be adversely affected by statutes relating to, among other things, fraudulent conveyances, voidable preferences, lender liability and the court’s discretionary power to disallow, subordinate or disenfranchise particular claims or recharacterize investments made in the form of debt as equity contributions.
There may be circumstances where our debt investments could be subordinated to claims of other creditors or we could be subject to lender liability claims.
Although we intend to structure certain of our investments as senior debt, if one of our portfolio companies were to go bankrupt, depending on the facts and circumstances, including the extent to which we provided managerial assistance to that portfolio company or a representative of us or our Adviser sat on the board of directors of such portfolio company, a bankruptcy court might recharacterize our debt investment and subordinate all or a portion of our claim to that of other creditors. In situations where a bankruptcy carries a high degree of political significance, our legal rights may be subordinated to other creditors.
In addition, a number of U.S. judicial decisions have upheld judgments obtained by borrowers against lending institutions on the basis of various evolving legal theories, collectively termed “lender liability.” Generally, lender liability is founded on the premise that a lender has violated a duty (whether implied or contractual) of good faith, commercial reasonableness and fair dealing, or a similar duty owed to the borrower or has assumed an excessive degree of control over the borrower resulting in the creation of a fiduciary duty owed to the borrower or its other creditors or shareholders. Because of the nature of our investments in portfolio companies (including that, as a BDC, we may be required to provide managerial assistance to those portfolio companies if they so request upon our offer), we may be subject to allegations of lender liability.
We generally will not control the business operations of our portfolio companies and, due to the illiquid nature of our holdings in our portfolio companies, we may not be able to dispose of our interests in our portfolio companies.
We do not currently, and do not expect in the future to control most of our portfolio companies, although we may have board representation or board observation rights, and our debt agreements may impose certain restrictive covenants on our borrowers. As a result, we are subject to the risk that a portfolio company in which we invest may make business decisions with which we disagree and the management of such company, as representatives of the holders of their common equity, may take risks or otherwise act in ways that do not serve our interests as a debt investor. Due to the lack of liquidity for our investments in private companies, we may not be able to dispose of our interests in our portfolio companies as readily as we would like or at a favorable value. As a result, a portfolio company may make decisions that could decrease the value of our portfolio holdings.
We are, and will continue to be, exposed to risks associated with changes in interest rates.
Because we borrow money to make investments, our net investment income will depend, in part, upon the difference between the rate at which we borrow funds and the rate at which we invest those funds. As a result, we can offer no assurance that a significant change in market interest rates will not have a material adverse effect on our net investment income.
A reduction in the interest rates on new investments relative to interest rates on current investments could have an adverse impact on our net investment income. However, an increase in interest rates could decrease the value of any investments we hold which earn fixed interest rates and also could increase our interest expense, thereby decreasing our net income. Also, an increase in interest rates available to investors could make an investment in our common stock less attractive if we are not able to increase our dividend rate, which could reduce the value of our common stock. Further, rising interest rates could also adversely affect our performance if such increases cause our borrowing costs to rise at a rate in excess of the rate that our investments yield.
Many of our debt investments are based on floating interest rates, such as LIBOR, the Euro Interbank Offered Rate (“EURIBOR”), the Federal Funds Rate or the Prime Rate, that reset on a periodic basis, and that many of our investments will be subject to interest rate floors. A reduction in the interest rates on new investments relative to interest rates on current investments could have an adverse impact on our net investment income, which also could be negatively impacted by our borrowers making prepayments on their loans. On the other hand, an increase in interest rates could increase the interest repayment obligations of our borrowers and result in challenges to their financial performance and ability to repay their obligations. In addition, our cost of funds likely will increase because the interest rates on the majority of amounts we may borrow are likely to be floating, which could reduce our net investment income to the extent any debt investments have fixed interest rates, and the interest rate on investments with an interest rate floor will not increase until interest rates exceed the applicable floor.
Trading prices for debt that pays a fixed rate of return tend to fall as interest rates rise. Trading prices tend to fluctuate more for fixed-rate securities that have longer maturities. Moreover, an increase in interest rates available to investors could make investment in our common stock less attractive if we are not able to increase our dividend rate, which could reduce the value of our common stock. U.S. Federal Reserve policy, including with respect to certain interest rates and the decision to end its quantitative easing policy, may also adversely affect the value, volatility and liquidity of dividend- and interest-paying securities. Market volatility, rising interest rates and/or a return to unfavorable economic conditions could adversely affect our business.
We may enter into certain hedging transactions, such as interest rate swap agreements, in an effort to mitigate our exposure to adverse fluctuations in interest rates and we may increase our floating rate investments to position the portfolio for rate increases. However, we cannot assure you that such transactions will be successful in mitigating our exposure to interest rate risk or if we will enter into such interest rate hedges. Hedging transactions may also limit our ability to participate in the benefits of lower interest rates with respect to our portfolio investments.
We do not have a policy governing the maturities of our investments. This means that we are subject to greater risk (other things being equal) than a fund invested solely in shorter-term securities. A decline in the prices of the debt we own could adversely affect our net asset value. Also, an increase in interest rates available to investors could make an investment in our common stock less attractive if we are not able to increase our dividend rate.
In periods of rising interest rates, to the extent we borrow money subject to a floating interest rate, our cost of funds would increase, which could reduce our net investment income. Further, rising interest rates could also adversely affect our performance if we hold investments with floating interest rates, subject to specified minimum interest rates (such as a LIBOR floor), while at the same time engaging in borrowings subject to floating interest rates not subject to such minimums. In such a scenario, rising interest rates may increase our interest expense, even though our interest income from investments is not increasing in a corresponding manner as a result of such minimum interest rates.
If general interest rates rise, there is a risk that the portfolio companies in which we hold floating rate securities will be unable to pay escalating interest amounts, which could result in a default under their loan documents with us. Rising interest rates could also
cause portfolio companies to shift cash from other productive uses to the payment of interest, which may have a material adverse effect on their business and operations and could, over time, lead to increased defaults. In addition, rising interest rates may increase pressure on us to provide fixed rate loans to our portfolio companies, which could adversely affect our net investment income, as increases in our cost of borrowed funds would not be accompanied by increased interest income from such fixed-rate investments.
To the extent that we make floating rate debt investments, a rise in the general level of interest rates would lead to higher interest rates applicable to our debt investments. Accordingly, an increase in interest rates may result in an increase in the amount of the Incentive Fee payable to the Adviser.
International investments create additional risks.
We may make investments in portfolio companies that are domiciled outside of the United States. Pursuant to our investment policies, we will not invest more than 20% of our total assets in companies whose principal place of business is outside the United States. Our investments in foreign portfolio companies are deemed “non-qualifying assets”, which means that, as required by the 1940 Act, such investments, along with other investments in non-qualifying assets, may not constitute more than 30% of our total assets at the time of our acquisition of any such asset, after giving effect to the acquisition. Notwithstanding the limitation on our ownership of foreign portfolio companies, such investments subject us to many of the same risks as our domestic investments, as well as certain additional risks, including the following:
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foreign governmental laws, rules and policies, including those relating to taxation and bankruptcy and restricting the ownership of assets in the foreign country or the repatriation of profits from the foreign country to the United States and any adverse changes in these laws;
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foreign currency devaluations that reduce the value of and returns on our foreign investments;
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adverse changes in the availability, cost and terms of investments due to the varying economic policies of a foreign country in which we invest;
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adverse changes in tax rates, the tax treatment of transaction structures and other changes in operating expenses of a particular foreign country in which we invest;
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the assessment of foreign-country taxes (including withholding taxes, transfer taxes and value added taxes, any or all of which could be significant) on income or gains from our investments in the foreign country;
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changes that adversely affect the social, political and/or economic stability of a foreign country in which we invest;
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high inflation in the foreign countries in which we invest, which could increase the costs to us of investing in those countries;
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deflationary periods in the foreign countries in which we invest, which could reduce demand for our assets in those countries and diminish the value of such investments and the related investment returns to us; and
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legal and logistical barriers in the foreign countries in which we invest that materially and adversely limit our ability to enforce our contractual rights with respect to those investments.
In addition, we may make investments in countries whose governments or economies may prove unstable. Certain of the countries in which we may invest may have political, economic and legal systems that are unpredictable, unreliable or otherwise inadequate with respect to the implementation, interpretation and enforcement of laws protecting asset ownership and economic interests. In some of the countries in which we may invest, there may be a risk of nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, which may have an adverse effect on our portfolio companies in those countries and the rates of return that we are able to achieve on such investments. We may also lose the total value of any investment which is nationalized, expropriated or confiscated. The financial results and investment opportunities available to us, particularly in developing countries and emerging markets, may be materially and adversely affected by any or all of these political, economic and legal risks.
We expose ourselves to risks when we engage in hedging transactions.
We have entered, and may in the future enter, into hedging transactions, which may expose us to risks associated with such transactions. We may seek to utilize instruments such as forward contracts, currency options and interest rate swaps, caps, collars and floors to seek to hedge against fluctuations in the relative values of our portfolio positions from changes in currency exchange rates and market interest rates and the relative value of certain debt securities from changes in market interest rates. Use of these hedging instruments may include counter-party credit risk. To the extent we have non-U.S. investments, particularly investments denominated in non-U.S. currencies, our hedging costs will increase.
Hedging against a decline in the values of our portfolio positions would not eliminate the possibility of fluctuations in the values of such positions or prevent losses if the values of such positions were to decline. However, such hedging can establish other positions designed to gain from those same developments, thereby offsetting the decline in the value of such portfolio positions. Such hedging transactions may also limit the opportunity for gain if the values of the underlying portfolio positions were to increase. It also may not be possible to hedge against an exchange rate or interest rate fluctuation that is so generally anticipated that we are not able to enter into a hedging transaction at an acceptable price.
The success of our hedging strategy will depend on our ability to correctly identify appropriate exposures for hedging. In connection with the 2023 Notes and the 2024 Notes, which bear interest at fixed rates, we entered into interest rate swaps to continue to align the interest rates of our liabilities with our investment portfolio, which consists of predominately floating rate loans. However, unanticipated changes in currency exchange rates or other exposures that we might hedge may result in poorer overall investment performance than if we had not engaged in any such hedging transactions. In addition, the degree of correlation between price movements of the instruments used in a hedging strategy and price movements in the portfolio positions being hedged may vary, as may the time period in which the hedge is effective relative to the time period of the related exposure.
For a variety of reasons, we may not seek to (or be able to) establish a perfect correlation between such hedging instruments and the positions being hedged. Any such imperfect correlation may prevent us from achieving the intended hedge and expose us to risk of loss. In addition, it may not be possible to hedge fully or perfectly against currency fluctuations affecting the value of securities denominated in non-U.S. currencies because the value of those securities is likely to fluctuate as a result of factors not related to currency fluctuations. Income derived from hedging transactions also is not eligible to be distributed to non-U.S. stockholders free from withholding taxes. Changes to the regulations applicable to the financial instruments we use to accomplish our hedging strategy could affect the effectiveness of that strategy. See “-The new market structure applicable to derivatives imposed by the Dodd-Frank Act may affect our ability to use over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives.” And “We are, and will continue to be, exposed to risks associated with changes in interest rates.”
The market structure applicable to derivatives imposed by the Dodd-Frank Act, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) and SEC may affect our ability to use over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives for hedging purposes.
The Dodd-Frank Act and the CFTC enacted and SEC has issued rules to implement, both broad new regulatory requirements and broad new structural requirements applicable to OTC derivatives markets and, to a lesser extent, listed commodity futures (and futures options) markets. Similar changes are in the process of being implemented in other major financial markets.
The CFTC and the SEC have issued final rules establishing that certain swap transactions are subject to CFTC regulation. Engaging in such swap or other commodity interest transactions such as futures contracts or options on futures contracts may cause us to fall within the definition of “commodity pool” under the Commodity Exchange Act and related CFTC regulations. The Adviser has claimed relief from CFTC registration and regulation as a commodity pool operator with respect to our operations, with the result that we are limited in our ability to use futures contracts or options on futures contracts or engage in swap transactions. Specifically, we are subject to strict limitations on using such derivatives other than for hedging purposes, whereby the use of derivatives not used solely for hedging purposes is generally limited to situations where (i) the aggregate initial margin and premiums required to establish such positions does not exceed five percent of the liquidation value of our portfolio, after taking into account unrealized profits and unrealized losses on any such contracts we have entered into; or (ii) the aggregate net notional value of such derivatives does not exceed 100% of the liquidation value of our portfolio.
The Dodd-Frank Act also imposed requirements relating to real-time public and regulatory reporting of OTC derivative transactions, enhanced documentation requirements, position limits on an expanded array of derivatives, and recordkeeping requirements. Taken as a whole, these changes could significantly increase the cost of using uncleared OTC derivatives to hedge risks, including interest rate and foreign exchange risk; reduce the level of exposure we are able to obtain for risk management purposes through OTC derivatives (including as the result of the CFTC imposing position limits on additional products); reduce the amounts available to us to make non-derivatives investments; impair liquidity in certain OTC derivatives; and adversely affect the quality of execution pricing obtained by us, all of which could adversely impact our investment returns.
Our ability to enter into transactions involving derivatives and financial commitment transactions may be limited.
In November 2020, the SEC adopted a rulemaking regarding the ability of a BDC (or a registered investment company) to use derivatives and other transactions that create future payment or delivery obligations. Under the newly adopted rules, BDCs that use derivatives will be subject to a value-at-risk leverage limit, a derivatives risk management program and testing requirements and requirements related to board reporting. These new requirements will apply unless the BDC qualifies as a “limited derivatives user,” as defined under the adopted rules. Under the new rule, 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. Collectively, these requirements may limit our ability to use derivatives and/or enter into certain other financial contracts.
We may enter into total return swaps that would expose us to certain risks, including market risk, liquidity risk and other risks similar to those associated with the use of leverage.
A total return swap is a contract in which one party agrees to make periodic payments to another party based on the change in the market value of the assets underlying the total return swap, which may include a specified security or loan, basket of securities or loans or securities or loan indices during the specified period, in return for periodic payments based on a fixed or variable interest rate. A total return swap is typically used to obtain exposure to a security, loan or market without owning or taking physical custody of such security or loan or investing directly in such market. A total return swap may effectively add leverage to our portfolio because, in addition to our total net assets, we would be subject to investment exposure on the amount of securities or loans subject to the total return swap. A total return swap is also subject to the risk that a counterparty will default on its payment obligations thereunder or that we will not be able to meet our obligations to the counterparty. In addition, because a total return swap is a form of synthetic leverage, such arrangements are subject to risks similar to those associated with the use of leverage.
Our portfolio may be focused on a limited number of portfolio companies or industries, which will subject us to a risk of significant loss if any of these companies defaults on its obligations under any of its debt instruments or if there is a downturn in a particular industry.
Beyond the asset diversification requirements associated with our qualification as a RIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes, we do not have fixed guidelines for diversification. While we are not targeting any specific industries, our investments may be focused on relatively few industries. As a result, the aggregate returns we realize may be significantly adversely affected if a small number of investments perform poorly or if we need to write down the value of any one investment. Additionally, a downturn in any particular industry in which we are invested could significantly affect our aggregate returns.
We cannot guarantee that we will be able to obtain various required licenses in U.S. states or in any other jurisdiction where they may be required in the future.
We are required to have and may be required in the future to obtain various state licenses to, among other things, originate commercial loans, and may be required to obtain similar licenses from other authorities, including outside of the United States, in the future in connection with one or more investments. Applying for and obtaining required licenses can be costly and take several months. We cannot assure you that we will maintain or obtain all of the licenses that we need on a timely basis. We also are and will be subject to various information and other requirements to maintain and obtain these licenses, and we cannot assure you that we will satisfy those requirements. Our failure to maintain or obtain licenses that we require, now or in the future, might restrict investment options and have other adverse consequences.
An investment strategy focused primarily on privately held companies presents certain challenges, including the lack of available information about these companies.
We invest primarily in privately held companies. Investments in private companies pose certain incremental risks as compared to investments in public companies including that they:
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have reduced access to the capital markets, resulting in diminished capital resources and ability to withstand financial distress;
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may have limited financial resources and may be unable to meet their obligations under their debt obligations that we hold, which may be accompanied by a deterioration in the value of any collateral and a reduction in the likelihood of our realizing any guarantees we may have obtained in connection with our investment;
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may have shorter operating histories, narrower product lines and smaller market shares than larger businesses, which tend to render them more vulnerable to competitors’ actions and changing market conditions, as well as general economic downturns;
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are more likely to depend on the management talents and efforts of a small group of persons and, therefore, the death, disability, resignation or termination of one or more of these persons could have a material adverse impact on the company and, in turn, on us; and
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generally have less predictable operating results, may from time to time be parties to litigation, may be engaged in rapidly changing businesses with products subject to a substantial risk of obsolescence, and may require substantial additional capital to support their operations, finance expansion or maintain their competitive position.
In addition, investments in private companies tend to be less liquid. The securities of private companies are not publicly traded or actively traded on the secondary market and are, instead, traded on a privately negotiated over-the-counter secondary market for institutional investors. These over-the-counter secondary markets may be inactive during an economic downturn or a credit crisis and in any event often have lower volumes than publicly traded securities even in normal market conditions. In addition, the securities in these companies will be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or will otherwise be less liquid than publicly traded securities.
If there is no readily available market for these investments, we are required to carry these investments at fair value as determined by our Board. As a result, if we are required to liquidate all or a portion of our portfolio quickly, we may realize significantly less than the value at which we had previously recorded these investments. We may also face other restrictions on our ability to liquidate an investment in a portfolio company to the extent that we, our Adviser or any of its affiliates have material nonpublic information regarding such portfolio company or where the sale would be an impermissible joint transaction under the 1940 Act. The reduced liquidity of our investments may make it difficult for us to dispose of them at a favorable price, and, as a result, we may suffer losses.
Finally, little public information generally exists about private companies and these companies may not have third-party credit ratings or audited financial statements. We must therefore rely on the ability of our Adviser to obtain adequate information through due diligence to evaluate the creditworthiness and potential returns from investing in these companies, and to monitor the activities and performance of these investments. To the extent that we (or other clients of the Adviser) may hold a larger number of investments, greater demands will be placed on the Adviser’s time, resources and personnel in monitoring such investments, which may result in less attention being paid to any individual investment and greater risk that our investment decisions may not be fully informed. Additionally, these companies and their financial information will not generally be subject to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and other rules that govern public companies. If we are unable to uncover all material information about these companies, we may not make a fully informed investment decision, and we may lose money on our investments.
Certain investment analyses and decisions by the Adviser may be required to be undertaken on an expedited basis.
Investment analyses and decisions by the Adviser may be required to be undertaken on an expedited basis to take advantage of certain investment opportunities. While we generally will not seek to make an investment until the Adviser has conducted sufficient due diligence to make a determination as to the acceptability of the credit quality of the investment and the underlying issuer, in such cases, the information available to the Adviser at the time of making an investment decision may be limited. Therefore, no assurance can be given that the Adviser will have knowledge of all circumstances that may adversely affect an investment. In addition, the Adviser may rely upon independent consultants in connection with its evaluation of proposed investments. No assurance can be given as to the accuracy or completeness of the information provided by such independent consultants and we may incur liability as a result of such consultants’ actions, many of whom we will have limited recourse against in the event of any such inaccuracies.
We may not have the funds or ability to make additional investments in our portfolio companies.
After our initial investment in a portfolio company, we may be called upon from time to time to provide additional funds to such company or have the opportunity to increase our investment through the exercise of a warrant or other right to purchase common stock. There is no assurance that we will make, or will have sufficient funds to make, follow-on investments. Even if we do have sufficient capital to make a desired follow-on investment, we may elect not to make a follow-on investment because we may not want to increase our level of risk, we prefer other opportunities, we are limited in our ability to do so by compliance with BDC requirements or in order to maintain our RIC status. Our ability to make follow-on investments may also be limited by our Adviser’s allocation policies. Any decision not to make a follow-on investment or any inability on our part to make such an investment may have a negative impact on a portfolio company in need of such an investment, may result in a missed opportunity for us to increase our participation in a successful investment or may reduce the expected return to us on the investment.
We are subject to risks related to corporate social responsibility.
Our business faces increasing public scrutiny related to environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) activities. We risk damage to our brand and reputation if we fail to act responsibly in a number of areas, such as environmental stewardship, corporate governance and transparency and considering ESG factors in our investment processes. Adverse incidents with respect to ESG activities could impact the value of our brand, the cost of our operations and relationships with investors, all of which could adversely affect our business and results of operations. Additionally, new regulatory initiatives related to ESG could adversely affect our business.
We are subject to certain risks as a result of our interests in the CLO Preferred Shares.
Under the terms of the loan sale agreements entered into in connection with our debt securitization transactions with respect to the CLOs (collectively, the “CLO Transactions”), we and one of ORCC Financing II, ORCC Financing III, or ORCC Financing IV sold and/or contributed to the exempt company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability in connection with the particular CLO Transaction (the "CLO Issuers") all of the ownership interest in the portfolio loans and participations held by the CLO Issuers on the closing date for the CLO Transaction for the purchase price and other consideration set forth in such loan sale agreements. As a result of the CLO Transactions, we hold all of the preferred shares issued by the CLO Issuers (collectively, the “CLO Preferred Shares”), which comprise 100% of the equity interests (other than certain nominal interests held by a charitable trust for purposes of limiting the ability of the CLO Issuers to file for bankruptcy), in the CLO Issuers and each CLO Issuer in turn owns 100% of the equity of each Delaware limited liability company formed in connection with each CLO Transaction (the "CLO Co-
Issuers"). As a result, we expect to consolidate the financial statements of the CLO Issuers in our consolidated financial statements. However, once sold or contributed to a CLO, the underlying loans and participation interests have been securitized and are no longer our direct investment, and the risk return profile has been altered. In general, rather than holding interests in the underlying loans and participation interests, the CLO Transactions resulted in us holding equity interests in the CLO Issuers, with the CLO Issuers holding the underlying loans. As a result, we are subject both to the risks and benefits associated with the equity interests of the CLO Issuers (i.e., the CLO Preferred Shares) and, indirectly, the risks and benefits associated with the underlying loans and participation interests held by the CLO Issuers. In addition, our ability to sell, amend or otherwise modify an underlying loan held by a CLO Issuer is subject to certain conditions and restrictions under the applicable CLO Transactions, which may prevent us from taking actions that we would take if we held such underlying loan directly.
The subordination of the CLO Preferred Shares will affect our right to payment.
The respective CLO Preferred Shares are subordinated to the notes issued and amounts borrowed by the CLO Issuers and CLO Co-Issuers (collectively, the “CLO Debt”), respectively, and certain fees and expenses. If an overcollateralization test or an interest coverage test is not satisfied as of a determination date, the proceeds from the underlying loans otherwise payable to a CLO Issuer (which such CLO Issuer could have distributed with respect to the CLO Preferred Shares of such CLO Issuer) will be diverted to the payment of principal on the CLO Debt of such CLO Issuer. See “-The CLO Indentures require mandatory redemption of the respective CLO Debt for failure to satisfy coverage tests, which would reduce the amounts available for distribution to us.”
On the scheduled maturity of the CLO Debt of a CLO Issuer or if such CLO Debt is accelerated after an event of default, proceeds available after the payment of certain administrative expenses will be applied to pay both principal of and interest on the such CLO Debt until such CLO Debt is paid in full before any further payment will be made on the CLO Preferred Shares of such CLO Issuer. As a result, such CLO Preferred Shares would not receive any payments until such CLO Debt is paid in full and under certain circumstances may not receive payments at any time.
In addition, if an event of default occurs and is continuing with respect to the CLO Debt of a CLO Issuer, the holders of such CLO Debt will be entitled to determine the remedies to be exercised under the indenture pursuant to which such CLO Debt was issued (each a “CLO Indenture” and collectively, the “CLO Indentures”). Remedies pursued by the holders of CLO Debt could be adverse to our interests as the holder of CLO Preferred Shares, and the holders of CLO Debt will have no obligation to consider any possible adverse effect on such our interest or the interest of any other person. See “ - The holders of certain CLO Debt will control many rights under the CLO Indentures and therefore, we will have limited rights in connection with an event of default or distributions thereunder.”
The CLO Preferred Shares represent leveraged investments in the underlying loan portfolio of the applicable CLO Issuer, which is a speculative investment technique that increases the risk to us as the owner of the CLO Preferred Shares. As the junior interest in a leveraged capital structure, the CLO Preferred Shares will bear the primary risk of deterioration in the performance of the applicable CLO Issuer and its portfolio of underlying loans.
The holders of certain CLO Debt will control many rights under the CLO Indentures and therefore, we will have limited rights in connection with an event of default or distributions thereunder.
Under each CLO Indenture, as long as any CLO Debt of the applicable CLO Issuer is outstanding, the holders of the senior-most outstanding class of such CLO Debt will have the right to direct the trustee or the applicable CLO Issuer to take certain actions under the applicable CLO Indenture (and the CLO I Credit Agreement, in the case of CLO I), subject to certain conditions. For example, these holders will have the right, following an event of default, to direct certain actions and control certain decisions, including the right to accelerate the maturity of applicable CLO Debt and, under certain circumstances, the liquidation of the collateral. Remedies pursued by such holders upon an event of default could be adverse to our interests.
Although we, as the holder of the CLO Preferred Shares, will have the right, subject to the conditions set forth in the CLO Indentures, to purchase assets in any liquidation of assets by the collateral trustee, if an event of default has occurred and is continuing, we will not have any creditors’ rights against the applicable CLO Issuer and will not have the right to determine the remedies to be exercised under the applicable CLO Indenture. There is no guarantee that any funds will remain to make distributions to us as the holder of the CLO Preferred Shares following any liquidation of assets and the application of the proceeds from such assets to pay the applicable CLO Debt and the fees, expenses, and other liabilities payable by the applicable CLO Issuer.
The CLO Indentures require mandatory redemption of the respective CLO Debt for failure to satisfy coverage tests, which would reduce the amounts available for distribution to us.
Under the CLO Indentures governing the CLO Transactions, there are two coverage tests applicable to CLO Debt. These tests apply to each CLO Transaction separately.
The first such test, the interest coverage test, compares the amount of interest proceeds received and, other than in the case of defaulted loans, scheduled to be received on the underlying loans held by each CLO Issuer to the amount of interest due and payable on the CLO Debt of such CLO Issuer and the amount of fees and expenses senior to the payment of such interest in the priority of distribution of interest proceeds. To satisfy this test interest received on the portfolio loans held by such CLO Issuer must equal at least 120% of the amount equal to the interest payable on the CLO Debt of such CLO Issuer plus the senior fees and expenses.
The second such test, the overcollateralization test, compares the adjusted collateral principal amount of the portfolio of underlying loans of each CLO Issuer to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the CLO Debt of such CLO Issuer. To satisfy this second test at any time, this adjusted collateral principal amount for CLO I must equal at least 138.46% of the outstanding principal amount of the CLO I Debt, 138.50% for CLO II, 138.46% for CLO III, 163.57% for CLO IV and 163.57% for CLO V. In this test, certain reductions are applied to the principal balance of underlying loans in connection with certain events, such as defaults or ratings downgrades to “CCC” levels or below with respect to the loans held by each CLO Issuer. These adjustments increase the likelihood that this test is not satisfied.
If either coverage test with respect to a CLO Transaction is not satisfied on any determination date on which such test is applicable, the applicable CLO Issuer must apply available amounts to redeem its CLO Debt in an amount necessary to cause such test to be satisfied. This would reduce or eliminate the amounts otherwise available to make distributions to us as the holder of the CLO Preferred Shares of such CLO Issuer.
Risks Related to an Investment in Our Common Stock
We cannot assure you that the market price of shares of our common stock will not decline.
Shares of closed-end investment companies, including BDCs, frequently trade at a discount from their net asset value and our stock may also be discounted in the market. This characteristic of closed-end investment companies is separate and distinct from the risk that our net asset value per share of common stock may decline. In the past, shares of BDCs, including at times shares of our common stock, have traded at prices per share below net asset value per share. We cannot predict whether our common stock will trade at a price per share above, at or below net asset value per share. In addition, if our common stock trades below its net asset value per share, we will generally not be able to sell additional shares of our common stock to the public at its market price without first obtaining the approval of a majority of our shareholders (including a majority of our unaffiliated shareholders) and our independent directors for such issuance.
A shareholder’s interest in us will be diluted if we issue additional shares, which could reduce the overall value of an investment in us.
Our shareholders do not have preemptive rights to purchase any shares we issue in the future. Our charter authorizes us to issue up to 500 million shares of common stock. Pursuant to our charter, a majority of our entire Board may amend our charter to increase the number of shares of common stock we may issue without shareholder approval. Our Board may elect to sell additional shares in the future or issue equity interests in private offerings. To the extent we issue additional equity interests at or below net asset value, your percentage ownership interest in us may be diluted. In addition, depending upon the terms and pricing of any additional offerings and the value of our investments, you may also experience dilution in the book value and fair value of your shares.
Under the 1940 Act, we generally are prohibited from issuing or selling our common stock at a price below net asset value per share, which may be a disadvantage as compared with certain public companies. We may, however, sell our common stock, or warrants, options, or rights to acquire our common stock, at a price below the current net asset value of our common stock if our Board and independent directors determine that such sale is in our best interests and the best interests of our shareholders, and our shareholders, including a majority of those shareholders that are not affiliated with us, approve such sale. In any such case, the price at which our securities are to be issued and sold may not be less than a price that, in the determination of our Board, closely approximates the fair value of such securities (less any distributing commission or discount). If we raise additional funds by issuing common stock or senior securities convertible into, or exchangeable for, our common stock, then the percentage ownership of our shareholders at that time will decrease and you will experience dilution.
Certain provisions of our charter and actions of our Board could deter takeover attempts and have an adverse impact on the value of shares of our common stock.
Our charter, as well as certain statutory and regulatory requirements, contain certain provisions that may have the effect of discouraging a third party from attempting to acquire us. Our Board is divided into three classes of directors serving staggered three-year terms, which could prevent shareholders from removing a majority of directors in any given election. Our Board may, without shareholder action, authorize the issuance of shares in one or more classes or series, including shares of preferred stock; and our Board may, without shareholder action, amend our charter to increase the number of shares of our common stock, of any class or series, that
we will have authority to issue. These anti-takeover provisions may inhibit a change of control in circumstances that could give the holders of shares of our common stock the opportunity to realize a premium over the value of shares of our common stock.
Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk.
The investments we make in accordance with our investment objective may result in a higher amount of risk than alternative investment options, including volatility or loss of principal. Our investments in portfolio companies may be highly speculative and aggressive and, therefore, an investment in our common stock may not be suitable for someone with lower risk tolerance.
The market value of our common stock may fluctuate significantly.
The market value and liquidity, if any, of the market for shares of our common stock may be significantly affected by numerous factors, some of which are beyond our control and may not be directly related to our operating performance. These factors include:
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changes in the value of our portfolio of investments and derivative instruments as a result of changes in market factors, such as interest rate shifts, and also portfolio specific performance, such as portfolio company defaults, among other reasons;
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changes in regulatory policies or tax guidelines, particularly with respect to RICs or BDCs;
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loss of RIC tax treatment or BDC status;
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distributions that exceed our net investment income and net income as reported according to U.S. GAAP;
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changes in earnings or variations in operating results;
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changes in accounting guidelines governing valuation of our investments;
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any shortfall in revenue or net income or any increase in losses from levels expected by investors;
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departure of our Adviser or certain of its key personnel;
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general economic trends and other external factors;
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loss of a major funding source; and
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the length and duration of the COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S. as well as worldwide and the magnitude of the economic impact of that outbreak.
The amount of any distributions we may make on our common stock is uncertain. We may not be able to pay you distributions, or be able to sustain distributions at any particular level, and our distributions per share, if any, may not grow over time, and our distributions per share may be reduced. We have not established any limit on the extent to which we may use borrowings, if any, and we may use offering proceeds to fund distributions (which may reduce the amount of capital we ultimately invest in portfolio companies).
Subject to our Board’s discretion and applicable legal restrictions, we intend to authorize and declare cash distributions on a monthly or quarterly basis and pay such distributions on a monthly or quarterly basis. We expect to pay distributions out of assets legally available for distribution. However, we cannot assure you that we will achieve investment results that will allow us to make a consistent targeted level of cash distributions or year-to-year increases in cash distributions. Our ability to pay distributions might be adversely affected by the impact of the risks described herein. In addition, the inability to satisfy the asset coverage test applicable to us as a BDC under the 1940 Act can limit our ability to pay distributions. Distributions from offering proceeds also could reduce the amount of capital we ultimately invest in debt or equity securities of portfolio companies. We cannot assure you that we will pay distributions to our shareholders in the future.
Distributions on our common stock may exceed our taxable earnings and profits. Therefore, portions of the distributions that we pay may represent a return of capital to you. A return of capital is a return of a portion of your original investment in shares of our common stock. As a result, a return of capital will (i) lower your tax basis in your shares and thereby increase the amount of capital gain (or decrease the amount of capital loss) realized upon a subsequent sale or redemption of such shares, and (ii) reduce the amount of funds we have for investment in portfolio companies. We have not established any limit on the extent to which we may use offering proceeds to fund distributions.
We may pay our distributions from offering proceeds in anticipation of future cash flow, which may constitute a return of your capital and will lower your tax basis in your shares, thereby increasing the amount of capital gain (or decreasing the amount of capital loss) realized upon a subsequent sale or redemption of such shares, even if such shares have not increased in value or have, in fact, lost value. Distributions from offering proceeds also could reduce the amount of capital we ultimately have available to invest in portfolio companies.
Shareholders will experience dilution in their ownership percentage if they do not participate in our distribution reinvestment plan and may experience dilution in the net asset value of their shares if they do not participate in our distribution reinvestment plan and if our shares are trading at a discount to net asset value.
All distributions declared in cash payable to shareholders that are participants in our distribution reinvestment plan will generally be automatically reinvested in shares of our common stock unless the investor opts out of the plan. As a result, shareholders that do not elect to participate in our distribution reinvestment plan will experience dilution over time. Shareholders who do not elect to participate in our distribution reinvestment plan may experience accretion to the net asset value of their shares if our shares are trading at a premium to net asset value and dilution if our shares are trading at a discount to net asset value. The level of accretion or discount would depend on various factors, including the proportion of our shareholders who participate in the plan, the level of premium or discount at which our shares are trading and the amount of the distribution payable to shareholders.
Sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market may have an adverse effect on the market price of our common stock.
Sales of substantial amounts of our common stock or the perception that such sales could occur could adversely affect the prevailing market prices for our common stock. If this occurs, it could impair our ability to raise additional capital through the sale of equity securities should we desire to do so. We cannot predict what effect, if any, future sales of securities or the availability of securities for future sales will have on the market price of our common stock prevailing from time to time.
Our stock repurchase plan could affect the price of our common stock and increase volatility and may be suspended or terminated at any time, which may result in a decrease in the trading price of our common stock.
Our Board has approved share repurchase plans for us to repurchase shares of our common stock. In July 2019, our Board approved the Company 10b5-1 Plan, to acquire up to $150 million in the aggregate of our common stock at prices below net asset value per share over a specified period, in accordance with the guidelines specified in Rule 10b-18 and Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act. The Company 10b5-1 Plan commenced on August 19, 2019 and was exhausted on August 4, 2020. On November 3, 2020, our Board approved a repurchase program (the “Repurchase Plan”) under which we may repurchase up to $100 million of our outstanding common stock. Under the Repurchase Plan, 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 our Board, the Repurchase Plan will terminate 12-months from the date it was approved.
The Repurchase Plan is discretionary and whether purchases will be made under the Repurchase Plan and how much will be purchased at any time is uncertain, dependent on prevailing market prices and trading volumes, all of which we cannot predict. These activities may have the effect of maintaining the market price of our common stock or retarding a decline in the market price of the common stock, and, as a result, the price of our common stock may be higher than the price that otherwise might exist in the open market. Repurchases pursuant to the Repurchase Plan could affect the price of our common stock and increase its volatility. The existence of the Repurchase Plan could also cause the price of our common stock to be higher than it would be in the absence of such a plan and could potentially reduce the market liquidity for our common stock. There can be no assurance that any stock repurchases will enhance stockholder value because the market price of our common stock may decline below the levels at which we repurchased such shares. Any failure to repurchase shares after we have announced our intention to do so may negatively impact our reputation and investor confidence in us and may negatively impact our stock price. Although the Repurchase Plan is intended to enhance long-term stockholder value, short-term stock price fluctuations could reduce the Repurchase Plan’s effectiveness.
Preferred stock could be issued with rights and preferences that would adversely affect holders of our common stock.
Under the terms of our charter, our Board is authorized to issue shares of preferred stock in one or more series without shareholder approval, which could potentially adversely affect the interests of existing shareholders.
If we issue preferred stock or convertible debt securities, the net asset value of our common stock may become more volatile.
We cannot assure you that the issuance of preferred stock and/or convertible debt securities would result in a higher yield or return to the holders of our common stock. The issuance of preferred stock or convertible debt would likely cause the net asset value of our common stock to become more volatile. If the dividend rate on the preferred stock, or the interest rate on the convertible debt securities, were to approach the net rate of return on our investment portfolio, the benefit of such leverage to the holders of our common stock would be reduced. If the dividend rate on the preferred stock, or the interest rate on the debt securities, were to exceed the net rate of return on our portfolio, the use of leverage would result in a lower rate of return to the holders of common stock than if we had not issued the preferred stock or convertible debt securities. Any decline in the net asset value of our investment would be borne entirely by the holders of our common stock. Therefore, if the market value of our portfolio were to decline, the leverage would result in a greater decrease in net asset value to the holders of our common stock than if we were not leveraged through the issuance of
preferred stock or debt securities. This decline in net asset value would also tend to cause a greater decline in the market price, if any, for our common stock.
There is also a risk that, in the event of a sharp decline in the value of our net assets, we would be in danger of failing to maintain required asset coverage ratios, which may be required by the preferred stock or convertible debt, or our current investment income might not be sufficient to meet the dividend requirements on the preferred stock or the interest payments on the debt securities. In order to counteract such an event, we might need to liquidate investments in order to fund the redemption of some or all of the preferred stock or convertible debt. In addition, we would pay (and the holders of our common stock would bear) all costs and expenses relating to the issuance and ongoing maintenance of the preferred stock, convertible debt, or any combination of these securities. Holders of preferred stock or convertible debt may have different interests than holders of common stock and may at times have disproportionate influence over our affairs.
Holders of any preferred stock that we may issue will have the right to elect certain members of the Board and have class voting rights on certain matters.
The 1940 Act requires that holders of shares of preferred stock must be entitled as a class to elect two directors at all times and to elect a majority of the directors if dividends on such preferred stock are in arrears by two years or more, until such arrearage is eliminated. In addition, certain matters under the 1940 Act require the separate vote of the holders of any issued and outstanding preferred stock, including changes in fundamental investment restrictions and conversion to open end status and, accordingly, preferred shareholders could veto any such changes. Restrictions imposed on the declarations and payment of dividends or other distributions to the holders of our common stock and preferred stock, both by the 1940 Act and by requirements imposed by rating agencies, might impair our ability to maintain our tax treatment as a RIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
A downgrade, suspension or withdrawal of the credit rating assigned by a rating agency to us or our notes, if any, or change in the debt markets, could cause the liquidity or market value of our notes to decline significantly.
Our credit ratings are an assessment by rating agencies of our ability to pay our debts when due. Consequently, real or anticipated changes in our credit ratings will generally affect the market value of our notes. These credit ratings may not reflect the potential impact of risks relating to the structure or marketing of our notes. Credit ratings are not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security, and may be revised or withdrawn at any time by the issuing organization in its sole discretion.
Risks Related to U.S. Federal Income Tax
We cannot predict how tax reform legislation will affect us, our investments, or our shareholders, and any such legislation could adversely affect our business.
Legislative or other actions relating to taxes could have a negative effect on us. The rules dealing with U.S. federal income taxation are constantly under review by persons involved in the legislative process and by the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Treasury Department. For example, in December 2017, Congress passed tax reform legislation that made many changes to the Code, including significant changes to the taxation of business entities, the deductibility of interest expense, and the tax treatment of capital investment. We cannot predict with certainty how any changes in the tax laws might affect us, our shareholders, or our portfolio investments. New legislation and any U.S. Treasury regulations, administrative interpretations or court decisions interpreting such legislation could significantly and negatively affect our ability to qualify for tax treatment as a RIC or the U.S. federal income tax consequences to us and our shareholders of such qualification, or could have other adverse consequences. Shareholders are urged to consult with their tax advisor regarding tax legislative, regulatory, or administrative developments and proposals and their potential effect on an investment in our securities.
We will be subject to corporate-level U.S. federal income tax if we are unable to maintain our tax treatment as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code or if we make investments through taxable subsidiaries.
To maintain RIC tax treatment under the Code, we must meet the following minimum annual distribution, income source and asset diversification requirements. See “ITEM 1. BUSINESS - Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations.”
The Annual Distribution Requirement for a RIC will be satisfied if we distribute to our shareholders on an annual basis at least 90% of our “investment company taxable income,” which is generally our net ordinary income plus the excess, if any, of realized net short term capital gains over realized net long term capital losses. In addition, a RIC may, in certain cases, satisfy the 90% distribution requirement by distributing dividends relating to a taxable year after the close of such taxable year under the “spillback dividend” provisions of Subchapter M. We would be taxed, at regular corporate rates, on retained income and/or gains, including any short term capital gains or long term capital gains. Because we may use debt financing, we are subject to (i) an asset coverage ratio requirement under the 1940 Act and may, in the future, be subject to (ii) certain financial covenants under loan and credit agreements that could,
under certain circumstances, restrict us from making distributions necessary to satisfy the distribution requirements. If we are unable to obtain cash from other sources, or choose or are required to retain a portion of our taxable income or gains, we could (1) be required to pay excise taxes and (2) fail to qualify for RIC tax treatment, and thus become subject to corporate level income tax on our taxable income (including gains).
The income source requirement will be satisfied if we obtain at least 90% of our annual income from dividends, interest, gains from the sale of stock or securities, or other income derived from the business of investing in stock or securities.
The asset diversification requirement will be satisfied if we meet certain asset diversification requirements at the end of each quarter of our taxable year. Specifically, at least 50% of the value of our assets must consist of cash, cash equivalents (including receivables), U.S. government securities, securities of other RICs, and other acceptable securities if such securities or any one issuer do not represent more than 5% of the value of our assets or more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of the issuer; and no more than 25% of the value of our assets can be invested in the securities, other than U.S. government securities or securities of other RICs, of one issuer, of two or more issuers that are controlled, as determined under applicable Code rules, by us and that are engaged in the same or similar or related trades or businesses or of certain “qualified publicly traded partnerships.” Failure to meet these requirements may result in our having to dispose of certain investments quickly in order to prevent the loss of RIC status. Because most of our investments will be in private companies, and therefore will be relatively illiquid, any such dispositions could be made at disadvantageous prices and could result in substantial losses.
If we fail to qualify for or maintain RIC tax treatment for any reason and are subject to corporate income tax, the resulting corporate taxes could substantially reduce our net assets, the amount of income available for distribution, and the amount of our distributions.
We may invest in certain debt and equity investments through taxable subsidiaries and the net taxable income of these taxable subsidiaries will be subject to federal and state corporate income taxes. We may invest in certain foreign debt and equity investments which could be subject to foreign taxes (such as income tax, withholding, and value added taxes).
We may have difficulty paying our required distributions if we recognize income before or without receiving cash representing such income.
For U.S. federal income tax purposes, we may be required to recognize taxable income in circumstances in which we do not receive a corresponding payment in cash. For example, since we will likely hold debt obligations that are treated under applicable tax rules as having OID (such as debt instruments with PIK, secondary market purchases of debt securities at a discount to par, interest or, in certain cases, increasing interest rates or debt instruments that were issued with warrants), we must include in income each year a portion of the OID that accrues over the life of the obligation, regardless of whether cash representing such income is received by us in the same taxable year. We may also have to include in income other amounts that we have not yet received in cash, such as unrealized appreciation for foreign currency forward contracts and deferred loan origination fees that are paid after origination of the loan or are paid in non-cash compensation such as warrants or stock. Furthermore, we may invest in non-U.S. corporations (or other non-U.S. entities treated as corporations for U.S. federal income tax purposes) that could be treated under the Code and U.S. Treasury regulations as “passive foreign investment companies” and/or “controlled foreign corporations.” The rules relating to investment in these types of non-U.S. entities are designed to ensure that U.S. taxpayers are either, in effect, taxed currently (or on an accelerated basis with respect to corporate-level events) or taxed at increased tax rates at distribution or disposition. In certain circumstances this could require us to recognize income where we do not receive a corresponding payment in cash.
Unrealized appreciation on derivatives, such as foreign currency forward contracts, may be included in taxable income while the receipt of cash may occur in a subsequent period when the related contract expires. Any unrealized depreciation on investments that the foreign currency forward contracts are designed to hedge are not currently deductible for tax purposes. This can result in increased taxable income whereby we may not have sufficient cash to pay distributions or we may opt to retain such taxable income and pay a 4% excise tax. In such cases we could still rely upon the “spillback provisions” to maintain RIC tax treatment.
We anticipate that a portion of our income may constitute OID or other income required to be included in taxable income prior to receipt of cash. Further, we may elect to amortize market discounts with respect to debt securities acquired in the secondary market and include such amounts in our taxable income in the current year, instead of upon disposition, as an election not to do so would limit our ability to deduct interest expenses for tax purposes. Because any OID or other amounts accrued will be included in our investment company taxable income for the year of the accrual, we may be required to make a distribution to our shareholders in order to satisfy the Annual Distribution Requirement, even if we will not have received any corresponding cash amount. As a result, we may have difficulty meeting the Annual Distribution Requirement necessary to maintain RIC tax treatment under the Code. We may have to sell some of our investments at times and/or at prices we would not consider advantageous, raise additional debt or equity capital, make a partial share distribution, or forgo new investment opportunities for this purpose. If we are not able to obtain cash from other sources, and choose not to make a qualifying share distribution, we may fail to qualify for RIC tax treatment and thus become subject to corporate-level U.S. federal income tax.
General Risk Factors
There is uncertainty surrounding potential legal, regulatory and policy changes by new presidential administrations in the United States that may directly affect financial institutions and the global economy.
As a result of the United States presidential election, which occurred on November 3, 2020, commencing January 2021, the Democratic Party gained control of the executive branch of government and the legislative branch of government. Changes in federal policy, including tax policies, and at regulatory agencies occur over time through policy and personnel changes following elections, which lead to changes involving the level of oversight and focus on the financial services industry or the tax rates paid by corporate entities. The nature, timing and economic and political effects of potential changes to the current legal and regulatory framework affecting financial institutions remain highly uncertain. Uncertainty surrounding future changes may adversely affect our operating environment and therefore our business, financial condition, results of operations and growth prospects.
Certain historical data regarding our business properties, results of operations, financial condition and liquidity does not reflect the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and related containment measures and therefore does not purport to be representative of our future performance.
The information included in this Annual Report and our other reports filed with the SEC includes information regarding our business, properties, results of operations, financial condition and liquidity as of dates and for periods before the impact of COVID-19 and related containment measures (including quarantines and government orders requiring the closure of certain businesses, limiting travel, requiring that individuals stay at home or shelter in place and closing borders. This historical information therefore does not reflect the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the related containment measures. Accordingly, investors are cautioned not to unduly rely on historical information regarding our businesses, properties, results of operations, financial condition or liquidity, as that data does not reflect the adverse impact of COVID-19 and therefore does not purport to be representative of the future results of operations, financial condition, liquidity or other financial or operating results of us, our properties or our business.
Changes in laws or regulations governing our operations may adversely affect our business or cause us to alter our business strategy.
We and our portfolio companies will be subject to regulation at the local, state, and federal levels. Changes to the laws and regulations governing our permitted investments may require a change to our investment strategy. Such changes could differ materially from our strategies and plans as set forth in this report and may shift our investment focus from the areas of expertise of our Adviser. Thus, any such changes, if they occur, could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and the value of your investment in us.
Government intervention in the credit markets could adversely affect our business.
The central banks and, in particular, the U.S. Federal Reserve, have taken unprecedented steps since the financial crises of 2008-2009 and the COVID-19 global pandemic. It is impossible to predict if, how, and to what extent the United States and other governments would further intervene in the credit markets. Such intervention is often prompted by politically sensitive issues involving family homes, student loans, real estate speculation, credit card receivables, pandemics, etc., and could, as a result, be contrary to what we would predict from an “economically rational” perspective.
Changes to United States tariff and import/export regulations may have a negative effect on our portfolio companies and, in turn, harm us.
As a result of the 2020 U.S. election, the Democratic Party currently controls the executive and legislative branches of government. Significant changes to U.S. trade policy may occur as a result of the administration change, including the United States re-entering, withdrawing from or renegotiate various trade agreements or other actions that would change current trade policies of the United States. We cannot predict which, if any, of these actions will be taken or, if taken, their effect on the financial stability of the United States. Such actions could have a significant adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our Bylaws include an exclusive forum selection provision, which could limit our stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers, or other agents.
Our Bylaws require that, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Circuit Court for Baltimore City (or, if that court does not have jurisdiction, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Northern Division) shall be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Company (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of any standard of conduct or legal duty owed by any of the Company’s director, officer or other agent to the Company or to its stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the MGCL or the Charter or the
Bylaws (as either may be amended from time to time), or (iv) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine. This exclusive forum selection provision in our Bylaws will not apply to claims arising under the federal securities laws, including the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. There is uncertainty as to whether a court would enforce such a provision, and investors cannot waive compliance with the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder. In addition, this provision may increase costs for shareholders in bringing a claim against us or our directors, officers or other agents. Any investor purchasing or otherwise acquiring our shares is deemed to have notice of and consented to the foregoing provision. The exclusive forum selection provision in our Bylaws may limit our shareholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers or other agents, which may discourage lawsuits against us and such persons. It is also possible that, notwithstanding such exclusive forum selection provision, a court could rule that such provision is inapplicable or unenforceable. If this occurred, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such action in another forum, which could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We expend significant financial and other resources to comply with the requirements of being a public entity.
As a public entity, we are subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The Exchange Act requires that we file annual, quarterly and current reports with respect to our business and financial condition. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires that we maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting, which are discussed below. In order to maintain and improve the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls, significant resources and management oversight are required. We have implemented procedures, processes, policies and practices for the purpose of addressing the standards and requirements applicable to public companies. These activities may divert management’s attention from other business concerns, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
We may experience fluctuations in our operating results.
We may experience fluctuations in our operating results due to a number of factors, including our ability or inability to make investments in companies that meet our investment criteria, interest rates and default rates on the debt investments we make, the level of our expenses, variations in and the timing of the recognition of realized gains or losses, unrealized appreciation or depreciation, the degree to which we encounter competition in our markets, and general economic conditions. These occurrences could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, the value of your investment in us and our ability to pay distributions to you and our other shareholders.
Internal and external cyber threats, as well as other disasters, could impair our ability to conduct business effectively.
The occurrence of a disaster, such as a cyber-attack against us or against a third-party that has access to our data or networks, a natural catastrophe, an industrial accident, failure of our disaster recovery systems, or consequential employee error, could have an adverse effect on our ability to communicate or conduct business, negatively impacting our operations and financial condition. This adverse effect can become particularly acute if those events affect our electronic data processing, transmission, storage, and retrieval systems, or impact the availability, integrity, or confidentiality of our data.
We depend heavily upon computer systems to perform necessary business functions. Despite our implementation of a variety of security measures, our computer systems, networks, and data, like those of other companies, could be subject to cyber-attacks and unauthorized access, use, alteration, or destruction, such as from physical and electronic break-ins or unauthorized tampering. If one or more of these events occurs, it could potentially jeopardize the confidential, proprietary, and other information processed, stored in, and transmitted through our computer systems and networks. Such an attack could cause interruptions or malfunctions in our operations, which could result in financial losses, litigation, regulatory penalties, client dissatisfaction or loss, reputational damage, and increased costs associated with mitigation of damages and remediation.
Third parties with which we do business may also be sources of cybersecurity or other technological risk. We outsource certain functions and these relationships allow for the storage and processing of our information, as well as client, counterparty, employee, and borrower information. While we engage in actions to reduce our exposure resulting from outsourcing, ongoing threats may result in unauthorized access, loss, exposure, destruction, or other cybersecurity incidents that adversely affects our data, resulting in increased costs and other consequences as described above.
We and our service providers are currently impacted by quarantines and similar measures being enacted by governments in response to COVID-19, which are obstructing the regular functioning of business workforces (including requiring employees to work from external locations and their homes). In response to the outbreak, our Adviser instituted a work from home policy until it is deemed safe to return to the office. Policies of extended periods of remote working, whether by us or our service providers, could strain technology resources, introduce operational risks and otherwise heighten the risks described above. Remote working
environments may be less secure and more susceptible to hacking attacks, including phishing and social engineering attempts that seek to exploit the COVID-19 pandemic. Accordingly, the risks described above, are heightened under the current conditions.
Cybersecurity risks and cyber incidents may adversely affect our business or the business of our portfolio companies by causing a disruption to our operations or the operations of our portfolio companies, a compromise or corruption of our confidential information or the confidential information of our portfolio companies and/or damage to our business relationships or the business relationships of our portfolio companies, all of which could negatively impact the business, financial condition and operating results of us or our portfolio companies.
A cyber incident is considered to be any adverse event that threatens the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the information resources of us or our portfolio companies. These incidents may be an intentional attack or an unintentional event and could involve gaining unauthorized access to our information systems or those of our portfolio companies for purposes of misappropriating assets, stealing confidential information, corrupting data or causing operational disruption. The result of these incidents may include disrupted operations, misstated or unreliable financial data, liability for stolen assets or information, increased cybersecurity protection and insurance costs, litigation and damage to business relationships. As our and our portfolio companies’ reliance on technology has increased, so have the risks posed to our information systems, both internal and those provided by third-party service providers, and the information systems of our portfolio companies. We have implemented processes, procedures and internal controls to help mitigate cybersecurity risks and cyber intrusions, but these measures, as well as our increased awareness of the nature and extent of a risk of a cyber-incident, do not guarantee that a cyber-incident will not occur and/or that our financial results, operations or confidential information will not be negatively impacted by such an incident. Further, the remote working conditions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic have heightened our and our portfolio companies’ vulnerability to a cybersecurity risk or incident.

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ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
None.

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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
Item 2. Properties
Our corporate headquarters are located at 399 Park Avenue, 38th floor, New York, New York 10022 and are provided by the Adviser in accordance with the terms of our Administration Agreement. We believe that our office facilities are suitable and adequate for our business as it is contemplated to be conducted.

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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
Neither we nor the Adviser are currently subject to any material legal proceedings, nor, to our knowledge, are any material legal proceeding threatened against us. From time to time, we may be a party to certain legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business, including proceedings relating to the enforcement of our rights under contracts with our portfolio companies. Our business is also subject to extensive regulation, which may result in regulatory proceedings against us. While the outcome of any such future legal or regulatory proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, we do not expect that any such future proceedings will have a material effect upon our financial condition or results of operations.

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ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
PART II

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ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Shareholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Common Stock
Our common stock is traded on the NYSE under the symbol “ORCC.” Our common stock has historically traded at prices both above and below our net asset value per share. It is not possible to predict whether our common stock will trade at a price per share at, above or below net asset value per share. See “ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS-Risks Related to our Securities-We cannot assure you that the market price of shares of our common stock will not decline.” On February 19, 2021, the last reported closing sales price of our common stock on the NYSE was $13.89 per share, which represented a discount of approximately 5.77% to net asset value per share reported by us as of December 31, 2020.
Holders
As of February 19, 2021, there were approximately 51 holders of record of our common stock (including Cede & Co.).
Distribution Policy
To qualify for tax treatment as a RIC, we must distribute (or be treated as distributing) in each taxable year dividends of an amount equal to at least 90% of our investment company taxable income (which includes, among other items, dividends, interest, the excess of any net short-term capital gains over net long-term capital losses, as well as other taxable income, excluding any net capital gains reduced by deductible expenses) and 90% of our net tax-exempt income for that taxable year. As a RIC, we generally will not be subject to corporate-level U.S. federal income tax on our investment company taxable income and net capital gains that we distribute to shareholders. We may be subject to a nondeductible 4% U.S. federal excise tax if we do not distribute (or are treated as distributing) in each calendar year an amount at least equal to the sum of:
•
98% of our net ordinary income, excluding certain ordinary gains and losses, recognized during a 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 such calendar year; and
•
100% of any income or gains recognized, but not distributed, in preceding years.
We have previously incurred, and can be expected to incur in the future, such excise tax on a portion of our income and gains. While we intend to distribute income and capital gains to minimize exposure to the 4% excise tax, we may not be able to, or may not choose to, distribute amounts sufficient to avoid the imposition of the tax entirely. In that event, we will be liable for the tax only on the amount by which we do not meet the foregoing distribution requirement. See “ITEM 1A RISK FACTORS - Federal Income Tax Risks - We will be subject to corporate-level U.S. federal income tax if we are unable to qualify and maintain our tax treatment as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code or if we make investments through taxable subsidiaries.”
For the year ended December 31, 2020, we recorded expenses of $2.0 million for U.S. federal income tax, including excise tax.
Distributions
We generally intend to distribute, out of assets legally available for distribution, substantially all of our available earnings, on a quarterly basis, as determined by Board in its discretion.
On February 23, 2021, the Board declared a distribution of $0.31 per share for shareholders of record as of March 31, 2021, payable on or before May 14, 2021.
The following table summarizes dividends declared for the year ended December 31, 2020:
December 31, 2020
Date Declared
Record Date
Payment Date
Distribution per Share
November 3, 2020
December 31, 2020
January 19, 2020
$
0.31
May 28, 2019 (special dividend)
December 31, 2020
January 19, 2020
$
0.08
August 4, 2020
September 30, 2020
November 13, 2020
$
0.31
May 28, 2019 (special dividend)
September 30, 2020
November 13, 2020
$
0.08
May 5, 2020
June 30, 2020
August 14, 2020
$
0.31
May 28, 2019 (special dividend)
June 30, 2020
August 14, 2020
$
0.08
February 19, 2020
March 31, 2020
May 15, 2020
$
0.31
May 28, 2019 (special dividend)
March 31, 2020
May 15, 2020
$
0.08
Total Distributions Declared
$
1.56
Total distributions declared of $605.9 million resulted in a tax dividend amount of $597.9 million that consisted of approximately $581.9 million of ordinary income and $16.0 million of long-term capital gains for the tax year ending December 31, 2020. The remaining $8.0 million will be reported in tax year December 31, 2021. For the year ended December 31, 2020, 91.9% of distributed ordinary income qualified as interest related dividend which is exempt from U.S. withholding tax applicable to non-U.S. shareholders.
Dividend Reinvestment Plan
We have adopted a dividend reinvestment plan, pursuant to which we will reinvest all cash distributions declared by the Board on behalf of our shareholders who do not elect to receive their distribution in cash as provided below. As a result, if the Board authorizes, and we declare, a cash dividend or other distribution, then our shareholders who have not opted out of our dividend reinvestment plan will have their cash distributions automatically reinvested in additional shares of our common stock as described below, rather than receiving the cash dividend or other distribution. Any fractional share otherwise issuable to a participant in the dividend reinvestment plan will instead be paid in cash.
In connection with our IPO, we entered into our second amended and restated dividend reinvestment plan, pursuant to which, if newly issued shares are used to implement the dividend reinvestment plan, the number of shares to be issued to a shareholder will be determined by dividing the total dollar amount of the cash dividend or distribution payable to a shareholder by the market price per share of our common stock at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on the payment date of a distribution, or if no sale is reported for such day, the average of the reported bid and ask prices. However, if the market price per share on the payment date of a cash dividend or distribution exceeds the most recently computed net asset value per share, we will issue shares at the greater of (i) the most recently computed net asset value per share and (ii) 95% of the current market price per share (or such lesser discount to the current market price per share that still exceeded the most recently computed net asset value per share). For example, if the most recently computed net asset value per share is $15.00 and the market price on the payment date of a cash dividend is $14.00 per share, we will issue shares at $14.00 per share. If the most recently computed net asset value per share is $15.00 and the market price on the payment date of a cash dividend is $16.00 per share, we will issue shares at $15.20 per share (95% of the current market price). If the most recently computed net asset value per share is $15.00 and the market price on the payment date of a cash dividend is $15.50 per share, we will issue shares at $15.00 per share, as net asset value is greater than 95% ($14.73 per share) of the current market price. Pursuant to our second amended and restated dividend reinvestment plan, if shares are purchased in the open market to implement the dividend reinvestment plan, the number of shares to be issued to a shareholder shall be determined by dividing the dollar amount of the cash dividend payable to such shareholder by the weighted average price per share for all shares purchased by the plan administrator in the open market in connection with the dividend. 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.
The following table reflects the common stock issued pursuant to the dividend reinvestment plan during the year ended December 31, 2020:
Date Declared
Record Date
Payment Date
Shares
August 4, 2020
September 30, 2020
November 13, 2020
1,738,817
May 5, 2020
June 30, 2020
August 14, 2020
3,541,285
Feburary 19, 2020
March 31, 2020
May 15, 2020
2,249,543
October 30, 2019
December 31, 2019
January 31, 2020
2,823,048
In conjunction with the distribution paid on January 19, 2021 for shareholders of record as of December 31, 2020, we issued 1,435,099 shares of common stock pursuant to the dividend reinvestment plan.
Stock Repurchase Plan (the “Company 10b5-1 Plan”)
On July 7, 2019, our Board approved a stock repurchase plan (the “Company 10b5-1 Plan”), to acquire up to $150 million in the aggregate of our common stock at prices below our net asset value per share over a specified period, in accordance with the guidelines specified in Rule 10b-18 and Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act. The Company 10b5-1 Plan commenced on August 19, 2019 and was exhausted on August 4, 2020.
The Company 10b5-1 Plan was intended to allow us to repurchase our common stock at times when we otherwise might be prevented from doing so under insider trading laws. The Company 10b5-1 Plan required Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, as our agent, to repurchase shares of common stock on our behalf when the market price per share was below the most recently reported net asset value per share (including any updates, corrections or adjustments publicly announced by us to any previously announced net asset value per share). Under the Company 10b5-1 Plan, the agent would increase the volume of purchases made as the price of our common stock declined, subject to volume restrictions.
The purchase of shares pursuant to the Company 10b5-1 Plan was intended to satisfy the conditions of Rule 10b5-1 and Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act, and was otherwise be subject to applicable law, including Regulation M, which may prohibit purchases under certain circumstances.
The following table provides information regarding purchases of our common stock by Goldman, Sachs & Co., as agent, pursuant to the 10b5-1 plan for each month in the year ended December 31, 2020:
Period
($ in millions, except share and per share amounts)
Total Number
of Shares
Repurchased
Average Price Paid per Share
Approximate
Dollar Value of
Shares that have been
Purchased Under
the Plans
Approximate
Dollar Value
of Shares that
May Yet Be
Purchased Under
the Plan
January 1, 2020 - January 31, 2020
-
$
-
$
-
$
150.0
February 1, 2020 - February 29, 2020
87,328
$
15.17
$
1.4
$
148.6
March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020
4,009,218
$
12.46
$
46.6
$
102.0
April 1, 2020 - April 30, 2020
6,235,497
$
11.95
$
74.3
$
27.7
May 1, 2020 - May 31, 2020
2,183,581
$
12.76
$
27.7
$
-
June 1, 2020 - June 30, 2020
-
$
-
$
-
$
-
July 1, 2020 - July 31, 2020
-
$
-
August 1, 2020 - August 31, 2020
-
$
-
Total
12,515,624
$
150.0
On November 3, 2020, the Board approved a repurchase program under which we may repurchase up to $100 million of our outstanding common stock. Under the 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 repurchase program will terminate 12-months from the date it was approved. As of December 31, 2020, no repurchases were made under the Repurchase Plan.
Price Range of Common Stock
Our common stock is traded on the NYSE under the symbol “ORCC.” Our common stock has traded at prices both above and below our net asset value per share. It is not possible to predict whether our common stock will trade at a price per share at, above or below net asset value per share. See “ITEM 1A. Risk Factors-Risks Related to an Investment in Our Common Stock.”
The following table sets forth the net asset value per share of our common stock, the range of high and low closing sales prices of our common stock reported on the NYSE, the closing sales price as a premium (discount) to net asset value and the dividends declared by us in each fiscal quarter since we began trading on the NYSE. On February 19, 2021, the last reported closing sales price of our common stock on the NYSE was $13.89 per share, which represented a discount of approximately 5.77% to the net asset value per share reported by us as of December 31, 2020.
Price Range
Period
Net Asset Value(1)
High
Low
High
Sales Price
Premium
(Discount)
to Net Asset
Value(2)
Low
Sales Price
Premium
(Discount)
to Net Asset
Value(2)
Cash
Dividend
Per
Share(3)
Year Ended December 31, 2020
First Quarter
$
14.09
$
17.76
$
8.25
26.0
%
-41.4
%
$
0.39
(7
)
Second Quarter
$
14.52
$
13.49
$
10.14
-7.1
%
-30.2
%
$
0.39
(8
)
Third Quarter
$
14.67
$
12.70
$
11.70
-13.4
%
-20.2
%
$
0.39
(9
)
Fourth Quarter
$
14.74
$
13.74
$
11.37
-6.8
%
-22.9
%
$
0.39
(10
)
Year Ended December 31, 2019
First Quarter
$
15.26
N/A
(4
)
N/A
(4
)
N/A
N/A
$
0.33
Second Quarter
$
15.28
N/A
(4
)
N/A
(4
)
N/A
N/A
$
0.44
Third Quarter
$
15.22
$
18.04
$
15.49
18.5
%
1.8
%
$
0.33
(5)
Fourth Quarter
$
15.24
$
19.13
$
15.73
25.5
%
3.2
%
$
0.35
(6)
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(1)
Net asset value per share is determined as of the last day in the relevant quarter and therefore may not reflect the net asset value per share on the date of the high and low closing sales prices. The net asset values shown are based on outstanding shares at the end of the relevant quarter.
(2)
Calculated as the respective high or low closing sales price less net asset value, divided by net asset value (in each case, as of the applicable quarter).
(3)
Represents the dividend or distribution declared in the relevant quarter.
(4)
On July 22, 2019, the Company closed its initial public offering (“IPO”), issuing 10 million shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $15.30 per share. On August 2, 2019, the Company issued a total of 1,500,000 shares of its common stock pursuant to the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option.
(5)
Consists of a quarterly dividend of $0.31 per share and additional dividends of $0.02 per share, payable on or before November 15, 2019, subject to the satisfaction of certain Maryland Law requirements.
(6)
Consists of a quarterly dividend of $0.31 per share and additional dividends of $0.04 per share, payable on or before January 31, 2020, subject to the satisfaction of certain Maryland Law requirements.
(7)
Consists of a quarterly dividend of $0.31 per share and additional dividend of $0.08 per share, payable on or before May 15, 2020 subject to the satisfaction of certain Maryland law requirements.
(8)
Consists of a quarterly dividend of $0.31 per share and additional dividend of $0.08 per share, payable on or before August 14, 2020 subject to the satisfaction of certain Maryland law requirements.
(9)
Consists of a quarterly dividend of $0.31 per share and additional dividend of $0.08 per share, payable on or before November 13, 2020 subject to the satisfaction of certain Maryland law requirements.
(10)
Consists of a quarterly dividend of $0.31 per share and additional dividend of $0.08 per share, payable on or before January 19, 2021 subject to the satisfaction of certain Maryland law requirements.
Stock Performance Graph
This graph compares the stockholder return on our common stock from July 18, 2019 (the date our common stock commenced trading on the NYSE) to December 31, 2020 with that of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index, Standard & Poor’s BDC Index and Standard & Poor’s LSTA Leveraged Loan Stock Index. This graph assumes that on July 18, 2019, $100 was invested in our common stock, the Standard & Poor’s BDC Index, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index and the Standard & Poor’s LSTA Leveraged Loan Stock Index. The graph also assumes the reinvestment of all cash dividends prior to any tax effect. The graph and other information furnished under this Part II Item 5 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K shall not be deemed to be “soliciting material” or to be “filed” with the SEC or subject to Regulation 14A or 14C under, or to the liabilities of Section 18 of, the Exchange Act. The stock price performance included in the below graph is not necessarily indicative of future stock performance.
COMPARISON OF CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN AMONG OWL ROCK CAPITAL
CORPORATION, STANDARD & POOR’S 500 INDEX, STANDARD & POOR’S BDC INDEX AND
STANDARD & POOR’S LSTA LEVERAGED LOAN INDEX
________________
(1)
Commences with our initial public offering.
SOURCE: S&P Global Market Intelligence
NOTES: Assumes $100 invested on July 18, 2019 in Owl Rock Capital Corporation, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, the Standard & Poor’s BDC Index and the Standard & Poor’s LSTA Leveraged Loan Stock Index. Assumes all dividends are reinvested on the respective dividend payment dates without commissions.
Senior Securities
Information about our senior securities is shown in the following table as of the end of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016.
Class and Period
Total Amount Outstanding Exclusive of Treasury Securities(1)
($ in millions)
Asset Coverage per Unit(2)
Involuntary Liquidating Preference per Unit(3)
Average Market Value per Unit(4)
Revolving Credit Facility
December 31, 2020
$
252.5
$
2,060
-
N/A
December 31, 2019
$
480.9
$
2,926
-
N/A
December 31, 2018
$
308.6
$
2,254
-
N/A
December 31, 2017
$
-
$
2,580
-
N/A
SPV Asset Facility I(6)
December 31, 2020
$
-
$
-
-
December 31, 2019
$
300.0
$
2,926
-
N/A
December 31, 2018
$
400.0
$
2,254
-
N/A
December 31, 2017
$
400.0
$
2,580
-
N/A
SPV Asset Facility II
December 31, 2020
$
100.0
$
2,060
-
N/A
December 31, 2019
$
350.0
$
2,926
-
N/A
December 31, 2018
$
550.0
$
2,254
-
N/A
SPV Asset Facility III
December 31, 2020
$
375.0
$
2,060
-
N/A
December 31, 2019
$
255.0
$
2,926
-
N/A
December 31, 2018
$
300.0
$
2,254
-
N/A
SPV Asset Facility IV
December 31, 2020
$
295.0
$
2,060
-
N/A
December 31, 2019
$
60.3
$
2,926
-
N/A
CLO I
December 31, 2020
$
390.0
$
2,060
-
N/A
December 31, 2019
$
390.0
$
2,926
-
N/A
CLO II
December 31, 2020
$
260.0
$
2,060
-
N/A
December 31, 2019
$
260.0
$
2,926
-
N/A
CLO III
December 31, 2020
$
260.0
$
2,060
-
N/A
CLO IV
December 31, 2020
$
252.0
$
2,060
-
N/A
CLO V
December 31, 2020
$
196.0
$
2,060
-
N/A
Subscription Credit Facility(5)
December 31, 2019
$
-
$
-
-
N/A
December 31, 2018
$
883.0
$
2,254
-
N/A
December 31, 2017
$
393.5
$
2,580
-
N/A
Class and Period
Total Amount Outstanding Exclusive of Treasury Securities(1)
($ in millions)
Asset Coverage per Unit(2)
Involuntary Liquidating Preference per Unit(3)
Average Market Value per Unit(4)
December 31, 2016
$
495.0
$
2,375
-
N/A
2023 Notes
December 31, 2020
$
150.0
$
2,060
-
N/A
December 31, 2019
$
150.0
$
2,926
-
N/A
December 31, 2018
$
150.0
$
2,254
-
N/A
December 31, 2017
$
138.5
$
2,580
-
N/A
2024 Notes
December 31, 2020
$
400.0
$
2,060
-
$
1,037.1
December 31, 2019
$
400.0
$
2,926
-
$
1,039.3
2025 Notes
December 31, 2020
$
425.0
$
2,060
-
$
984.2
December 31, 2019
$
425.0
$
2,926
-
$
997.9
July 2025 Notes
December 31, 2020
$
500.0
$
2,060
-
$
971.1
2026 Notes
December 31, 2020
$
500.0
$
2,060
-
$
1,018.5
July 2026 Notes
December 31, 2020
$
1,000.0
$
2,060
-
$
1,005.0
________________
(1)
Total amount of each class of senior securities outstanding at the end of the period presented.
(2)
Asset coverage per unit is the ratio of the carrying value of our total assets, less all liabilities excluding indebtedness represented by senior securities in this table, to the aggregate amount of senior securities representing indebtedness. Asset coverage per unit is expressed in terms of dollar amounts per $1,000 of indebtedness and is calculated on a consolidated basis.
(3)
The amount to which such class of senior security would be entitled upon our involuntary liquidation in preference to any security junior to it. The “-" in this column indicates information that the SEC expressly does not require to be disclosed for certain types of senior securities.
(4)
Not applicable, except for with respect to the 2024 Notes, 2025 Notes, July 2025 Notes, 2026 Notes and July 2026 Notes as other senior securities are not registered for public trading on a stock exchange. The average market value per unit for each of the 2024 Notes, 2025 Notes, July 2025 Notes, 2026 Notes, and July 2026 Notes is based on the average daily prices of such notes and is expressed per $1,000 of indebtedness.
(5)
Facility was terminated in 2019.
(6)
Facility was terminated in 2020.
Fees and Expenses
The following table is intended to assist you in understanding the costs and expenses that you will bear directly or indirectly. We caution you that some of the percentages indicated in the table below are estimates and may vary. The expenses shown in the table under “Annual expenses” are based on estimated amounts for our current fiscal year. The following table should not be considered a representation of our future expenses. Actual expenses may be greater or less than shown. Except where the context suggests otherwise, whenever this Form 10-K contains a reference to fees or expenses paid by “us” or “the Company” or that “we” will pay fees or expenses, you will indirectly bear these fees or expenses as an investor in the Company.
Shareholder transaction expenses:
Sales load
-
%
(1)
Offering expenses (as a percentage of offering price)
-
%
(2)
Dividend reinvestment plan expenses
-
%
(3)
Total shareholder transaction expenses (as a percentage of offering price)
-
%
Annual expenses (as a percentage of net assets attributable to common stock):
Management Fee payable under the Investment Advisory Agreement
3.0
%
(4)
Incentive Fee payable under the Investment Advisory Agreement
1.6
%
(5)
Interest payments on borrowed funds
3.8
%
(6)
Other expenses
0.4
%
(7)(8)
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses
0.1
%
(9)
Total annual expenses
8.9
%
(8)(10)
________________
(1)
In the event that the securities are sold to or through underwriters, a related prospectus supplement will disclose the applicable sales load (underwriting discount or commission).
(2)
A related prospectus supplement will disclose the estimated amount of offering expenses, the offering price and the estimated amount of offering expenses borne by the Company as a percentage of the offering price.
(3)
The expenses of the dividend reinvestment plan are included in “other expenses” in the table above. For additional information, see “Dividend Reinvestment Plan.
(4)
The Management Fee is 1.50% of our average gross assets (excluding cash and cash equivalents but including assets purchased with borrowed amounts and assuming we borrow funds equal to 100% of net assets). We may from time to time decide it is appropriate to change the terms of the agreement. Under the 1940 Act, any material change to our Investment Advisory Agreement must be submitted to shareholders for approval. The Management Fee reflected in the table is calculated by determining the ratio that the Management Fee bears to our net assets attributable to common stock (rather than our gross assets).
(5)
The Incentive Fee consists of two components that are independent of each other, with the result that one component may be payable even if the other is not. A portion of the Incentive Fee is based on our income and a portion is based on our capital gains, each as described below. The portion of the Incentive Fee based on income is determined and paid quarterly in arrears commencing with the first calendar quarter following the Listing Date, and equals 100% of the pre-Incentive Fee net investment income in excess of a 1.5% quarterly “hurdle rate,” until the Adviser has received 17.5% of the total pre-Incentive Fee net investment income for that calendar quarter and, for pre-Incentive Fee net investment income in excess of 1.82% quarterly, 17.5% of all remaining pre-Incentive Fee net investment income for that calendar quarter. The 100% “catch-up” provision for pre-Incentive Fee net investment income in excess of the 1.5% “hurdle rate” is intended to provide the Adviser with an incentive fee of 17.5% on all pre-Incentive Fee net investment income when that amount equals 1.82% in a calendar quarter (7.27% annualized), which is the rate at which catch-up is achieved. Once the “hurdle rate” is reached and catch-up is achieved, 17.5% of any pre-Incentive Fee net investment income in excess of 1.82% in any calendar quarter is payable to the Adviser.
Pre-Incentive Fee net investment income means dividends (including reinvested dividends), interest and fee income accrued by us during the calendar quarter, minus operating expenses for the calendar quarter (including the Management Fee, expenses payable under the Administration Agreement, as discussed below, and any interest expense and dividends paid on any issued and outstanding preferred stock, but excluding the Incentive Fee). Pre-Incentive Fee net investment income includes, in the case of investments with a deferred interest feature (such as original issue discount, debt instruments with payment-in-kind interest (“PIK”) and zero coupon securities), accrued income that we may not have received in cash. The Adviser is not obligated to return the Incentive Fee it receives on PIK interest that is later determined to be uncollectible in
cash. Pre-Incentive Fee net investment income does not include any realized capital gains, realized capital losses or unrealized capital appreciation or depreciation.
To determine whether pre-Incentive Fee net investment income exceeds the hurdle rate, pre-Incentive Fee net investment income is expressed as a rate of return on the value of our net assets at the end of the immediately preceding calendar quarter commencing with the first calendar quarter following the Listing Date. Because of the structure of the Incentive Fee, it is possible that we may pay an Incentive Fee in a calendar quarter in which we incur a loss. For example, if we receive pre-Incentive Fee net investment income in excess of the quarterly hurdle rate, we will pay the applicable Incentive Fee even if we have incurred a loss in that calendar quarter due to realized and unrealized capital losses. In addition, because the quarterly hurdle rate is calculated based on our net assets, decreases in our net assets due to realized or unrealized capital losses in any given calendar quarter may increase the likelihood that the hurdle rate is reached and therefore the likelihood of us paying an Incentive Fee for that calendar quarter. Our net investment income used to calculate this component of the Incentive Fee is also included in the amount of our gross assets used to calculate the Management Fee because gross assets are total assets (including cash received) before deducting liabilities (such as declared dividend payments).
The second component of the Incentive Fee, the Capital Gains Incentive Fee, payable at the end of each calendar year in arrears, equals 17.5% of cumulative realized capital gains from the Listing Date to the end of each calendar year, less cumulative realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation from the Listing Date to the end of each calendar year. Each year, the fee paid for the Capital Gains Incentive Fee is net of the aggregate amount of any previously paid Capital Gains Incentive Fee for prior periods. We will accrue, but will not pay, a Capital Gains Incentive Fee with respect to unrealized appreciation because a Capital Gains Incentive Fee would be owed to the Adviser if we were to sell the relevant investment and realize a capital gain. For the sole purpose of calculating the Capital Gains Incentive Fee, the cost basis as of the Listing Date for all of our investments made prior to the Listing Date will be equal to the fair market value of such investments as of the last day of the quarter in which the Listing Date occurred; provided, however, that in no event will the Capital Gains Fee payable pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement be in excess of the amount permitted by the Advisers Act, including Section 205 thereof.
(6)
The figure in the table assumes that we borrow for investment purposes an amount equal to 100% of our average net assets in the following 12-month period, and that the average annual cost of borrowings, including the amortization of cost associated with obtaining borrowings, on the amount borrowed is 3.8%. Interest payments on borrowed funds represents an estimate of our annualized interest expense based on borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility, our SPV Asset Facilities, the 2023 Notes, the 2024 Notes, the 2025 Notes, July 2025 Notes, the 2026 Notes, the July 2026 Notes, the CLO I Transaction, CLO II Transaction, CLO III Transaction, CLO IV Transaction and CLO V Transaction. The assumed weighted average interest rate on our total debt outstanding was 3.5%. We may borrow additional funds from time to time to make investments to the extent we determine that the economic situation is conducive to doing so. We may also issue additional debt securities or preferred stock, subject to our compliance with applicable requirements under the 1940 Act.
(7)
Includes our overhead expenses, such as payments under the Administration Agreement for certain expenses incurred by the Adviser. We based these expenses on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
(8)
Estimated.
(9)
Our shareholders indirectly bear the expenses of underlying funds or other investment vehicles in which we invest that (1) are investment companies or (2) would be investment companies under section 3(a) of the 1940 Act but for the exceptions to that definition provided for in sections 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act (“Acquired Funds”). This amount includes the estimated annual fees and expenses of Sebago Lake, LLC, our joint venture with The Regents of the University of California, which is our only Acquired Fund as of December 31, 2020.
(10)
This table reflects all of the fees and expenses borne by us with respect to the CLO I Transaction, CLO II Transaction, CLO III Transaction, CLO IV Transaction and the CLO V Transaction, but does not include fees payable to but waived by the Adviser for serving as collateral manager to the CLO Issuers.
Example
The following example demonstrates the projected dollar amount of total cumulative expenses over various periods with respect to a hypothetical investment in our common stock. In calculating the following expense amounts, we have assumed we would have no additional leverage and that our annual operating expenses would remain at the levels set forth in the table above. Transaction expenses are included in the following example.
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
You would pay the following expenses on a $1,000 investment, assuming a 5% annual return from realized capital gains
The foregoing table is to assist you in understanding the various costs and expenses that an investor in our common stock will bear directly or indirectly. While the example assumes, as required by the SEC, a 5% annual return, our performance will vary and may result in a return greater or less than 5%. Because the income portion of the Incentive Fee under the Investment Advisory Agreement is unlikely to be significant assuming a 5% annual return, the example assumes that the 5% annual return will be generated entirely through the realization of capital gains on our assets and, as a result, will trigger the payment of the capital gains portion of the Incentive Fee under the Investment Advisory Agreement. The income portion of the Incentive Fee under the Investment Advisory Agreement, which, assuming a 5% annual return, would either not be payable or have an immaterial impact on the expense amounts shown above, is not included in the example. If we achieve sufficient returns on our investments, including through the realization of capital gains, to trigger an Incentive Fee of a material amount, our expenses, and returns to our investors, would be higher. In addition, while the example assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value, if our Board authorizes and we declare a cash dividend, participants in our dividend reinvestment plan who have not otherwise elected to receive cash will receive a number of shares of our common stock, determined by dividing the total dollar amount of the dividend payable to a participant by the market price per share of our common stock at the close of trading on the valuation date for the dividend. See “Dividend Reinvestment Plan” for additional information regarding our dividend reinvestment plan.
This example and the expenses in the table above should not be considered a representation of our future expenses, and actual expenses (including the cost of debt, if any, and other expenses) may be greater or less than those shown.

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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Item 6. Selected Financial Data
The following table below sets forth our selected consolidated historical financial data for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016. The selected consolidated historical financial data has been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements, which is included elsewhere in this Form 10-K and our SEC filings.
The selected consolidated financial information and other data presented below should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto and “ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS,” which are included elsewhere in this Form 10-K.
As of and for the Year Ended December 31,
($ in millions, except per share amounts)
Consolidated Statement of Operations Data
Income
Total investment income
$
803.3
$
718.0
$
388.7
$
159.9
$
28.8
Expenses
Total operating expenses
414.7
290.5
142.2
65.9
19.4
Management and incentive fees waived
(130.9
)
(73.4
)
-
-
-
Net operating expenses
283.8
217.1
142.2
65.9
19.4
Net investment income before income taxes
519.5
500.9
246.5
94.0
9.4
Income tax, including excise tax expense
2.0
2.0
1.1
0.2
0.4
Net investment income after income taxes
517.5
498.9
245.4
93.8
9.0
Total change in net unrealized gain (loss)
(76.0
)
(3.7
)
(43.6
)
9.2
7.6
Total net realized gain (loss)
(53.8
)
2.8
0.4
0.7
-
Increase in net assets resulting from operations
$
387.7
$
498.0
$
202.2
$
103.7
$
16.6
As of and for the Year Ended December 31,
($ in millions, except per share amounts)
Earnings per common share - basic and diluted
$
1.00
$
1.53
$
1.38
$
1.55
$
0.78
Consolidated Balance Sheet Data
Cash (incl. foreign and restricted cash)
$
357.9
$
317.2
$
127.6
$
20.1
$
209.4
Investments at fair value
10,842.1
8,799.2
5,784.1
2,389.8
967.4
Total assets
11,304.4
9,203.6
5,951.0
2,443.5
1,180.8
Total debt (net of unamortized debt issuance costs)
5,292.7
3,038.2
2,567.7
919.4
491.9
Total liabilities
5,557.9
3,226.3
2,686.2
971.0
500.3
Total net assets
$
5,746.4
$
5,977.3
$
3,264.8
$
1,472.6
$
680.5
Net asset value per share
$
14.74
$
15.24
$
15.10
$
15.03
$
14.85
Other Data:
Number of portfolio companies
Distributions Declared Per Share
$
1.56
$
1.45
$
1.42
$
1.35
$
0.06
Total Return, based on market value(1)
(20.1
)
%
22.0
%(2)
N/A
N/A
N/A
Total return based on net asset value(3)
8.7
%
10.7
%
10.2
%
10.6
%
(0.6
)
%
Weighted average total yield of portfolio at fair value
8.1
%
8.7
%
9.4
%
8.8
%
9.0
%
Weighted average total yield of portfolio at amortized cost
8.0
%
8.6
%
9.4
%
8.9
%
9.0
%
Weighted average yield of debt and income producing securities at fair value
8.3
%
8.7
%
9.4
%
8.8
%
9.0
%
Weighted average yield of debt and income producing securities at amortized cost
8.2
%
8.6
%
9.4
%
8.9
%
9.0
%
Fair value of debt investments as a percentage of principal
97.3
%
98.0
%
97.9
%
98.9
%
98.8
%
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(1)
Total return based on market value is calculated as the change in market value per share during the respective periods, taking into account dividends and distributions, if any, reinvested in accordance with the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan.
(2)
Total return based on market value is calculated as the change in market value per share during the respective periods, taking into account dividends and distributions, if any, reinvested in accordance with the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan. The beginning market value per share is based on the initial public offering price of $15.30 per share.
(3)
Total return is calculated as the change in net asset value (“NAV”) per share during the period, plus distributions per share (assuming dividends and distributions, if any, are reinvested in accordance with the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan), if any, divided by the beginning NAV per share.

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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The information contained in this section should be read in conjunction with “ITEM 8. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA”. This discussion contains forward-looking statements, which relate to future events or the future performance or financial condition of Owl Rock Capital Corporation and involves numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those described in “ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.” This discussion also should be read in conjunction with the “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements” set forth on page 1 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Actual results could differ materially from those implied or expressed in any forward-looking statements.
Overview
Owl Rock Capital Corporation (the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”) is a Maryland corporation formed on October 15, 2015. We were formed primarily to originate and make loans to, and make debt and equity investments in, U.S. middle market companies. We invest in senior secured or unsecured loans, subordinated loans or mezzanine loans and, to a lesser extent, equity and equity-related securities including warrants, preferred stock and similar forms of senior equity, which may or may not be convertible into a portfolio company’s common equity. Our investment objective is to generate current income, and to a lesser extent, capital appreciation by targeting investment opportunities with favorable risk-adjusted returns.
We are managed by Owl Rock Capital Advisors LLC (“the Adviser” or “our Adviser”). The Adviser is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the "Advisers Act"). Subject to the overall supervision of our board of directors (“the Board” or “our Board”), the Adviser manages our day-to-day operations, and provides investment advisory and management services to us. The Adviser or its affiliates may engage in certain origination activities and receive attendant arrangement, structuring or similar fees. The Adviser is responsible for managing our business and activities, including sourcing investment opportunities, conducting research, performing diligence on potential investments, structuring our investments, and monitoring our portfolio companies on an ongoing basis through a team of investment professionals. The Board consists of eight directors, five of whom are independent.
On July 22, 2019, we closed our initial public offering (“IPO”), issuing 10 million shares of our common stock at a public offering price of $15.30 per share, and on August 2, 2019, the underwriters exercised their option to purchase an additional 1.5 million shares of common stock at a purchase price of $15.30 per share. Net of underwriting fees and offering costs, we received total cash proceeds of $164.0 million. Our common stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol “ORCC” on July 18, 2019. In connection with the IPO, on July 22, 2019, we entered into a stock repurchase plan (the “Company 10b5-1 Plan”), to acquire up to $150 million in the aggregate of our common stock at prices below its net asset value per share over a specified period, in accordance with the guidelines specified in Rule 10b-18 and Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). Under the Company 10b5-1 Plan, we acquired 12,515,624 shares for approximately $150 million. The Company 10b5-1 Plan commenced on August 19, 2019 and was exhausted on August 4, 2020.
The Adviser also serves as investment adviser to Owl Rock Capital Corporation II and Owl Rock Core Income Corp.
The Adviser is under common control with Owl Rock Technology Advisors LLC (“ORTA”), Owl Rock Capital Private Fund Advisors LLC (“ORPFA”) and Owl Rock Diversified Advisors LLC (“ORDA”), which also are investment advisers and subsidiaries of Owl Rock Capital Partners. ORTA serves as investment adviser to Owl Rock Technology Finance Corp. and ORDA serves as investment adviser to Owl Rock Capital Corporation III. The Adviser, ORTA, ORPFA and ORDA are referred to as the “Owl Rock Advisers” and together with Owl Rock Capital Partners are referred to, collectively, as “Owl Rock.”
On December 23, 2020, Owl Rock Capital Group, LLC (“Owl Rock Capital Group”), the parent of the Adviser (and a subsidiary of Owl Rock Capital Partners), and Dyal Capital Partners (“Dyal”) announced they are merging to form Blue Owl Capital Inc. (“Blue Owl”). Blue Owl will enter the public market via its acquisition by Altimar Acquisition Corporation (NYSE:ATAC) (“Altimar”), a special purpose acquisition company (the “Transaction”). If the Transaction is consummated, there will be no changes to the Company’s investment strategy or the Adviser’s investment team or investment process with respect to the Company; however, the Transaction will result in a change in control of the Adviser, which will be deemed an assignment of the Investment Advisory Agreement in accordance with the 1940 Act. As a result, the Board, after considering the Transaction and subsequent change in control, has determined that upon consummation of the Transaction and subject to the approval of the Company’s shareholders at a special meeting expected to be held on March 17, 2021, the Company should enter into a third amended and restated investment advisory agreement with the Adviser on terms that are identical to the Investment Advisory Agreement. The Board also determined that upon consummation of the Transaction, the Company should enter into an amended and restated administration agreement with the Adviser on terms that are identical to the Administration Agreement. See “Item 1. Business - The Adviser and Administrator - Owl Rock Capital Advisors LLC.”
We may be prohibited under the 1940 Act from participating in certain transactions with our affiliates without the prior approval of our directors who are not interested persons and, in some cases, the prior approval of the SEC. We, our Adviser and certain
affiliates have been granted exemptive relief by the SEC to permit us to co-invest with other funds managed by our Adviser or certain of its affiliates, including the Owl Rock Clients, in a manner consistent with our investment objective, positions, policies, strategies and restrictions as well as regulatory requirements and other pertinent factors. Pursuant to such exemptive relief, we generally are permitted to co-invest with certain of our affiliates if a “required majority” (as defined in Section 57(o) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act")) of our independent directors make certain conclusions in connection with a co-investment transaction, including that (1) the terms of the transactions, including the consideration to be paid, are reasonable and fair to us and our shareholders and do not involve overreaching by us or our shareholders on the part of any person concerned, (2) the transaction is consistent with the interests of our shareholders and is consistent with our investment objective and strategies, and (3) the investment by our affiliates would not disadvantage us, and our participation would not be on a basis different from or less advantageous than that on which our affiliates are investing. In addition, pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC on April 8, 2020 and applicable to all BDCs, through December 31, 2020, we were permitted, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, to complete follow-on investments in our existing portfolio companies with certain private funds managed by the Adviser or its affiliates and covered by our exemptive relief, even if such private funds had not previously invested in such existing portfolio company. Without this order, private funds would generally not be able to participate in such follow-on investments with us unless the private funds had previously acquired securities of the portfolio company in a co-investment transaction with us. Although the conditional exemptive order has expired, the SEC’s Division of Investment Management has indicated that until March 31, 2021, it will not recommend enforcement action, to the extent that any BDC with an existing coinvestment order continues to engage in certain transactions described in the conditional exemptive order, pursuant to the same terms and conditions described therein. The Owl Rock Advisers’ allocation policy seeks to ensure equitable allocation of investment opportunities over time between us and other funds managed by our Adviser or its affiliates. As a result of the exemptive relief, there could be significant overlap in our investment portfolio and the investment portfolio of other funds established by the Adviser or its affiliates that could avail themselves of the exemptive relief.
On April 27, 2016, we formed a wholly-owned subsidiary, OR Lending LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, which holds a California finance lenders license. OR Lending LLC makes loans to borrowers headquartered in California. For time to time we may form wholly-owned subsidiaries to facilitate our normal course of business.
Certain consolidated subsidiaries of ours are subject to U.S. federal and state corporate-level income taxes.
We have elected to be regulated as a BDC under the 1940 Act and as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) for tax purposes under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). As a result, we are required to comply with various statutory and regulatory requirements, such as:
•
the requirement to invest at least 70% of our assets in “qualifying assets”, as such term is defined in the 1940 Act;
•
source of income limitations;
•
asset diversification requirements; and
•
the requirement to distribute (or be treated as distributing) in each taxable year at least 90% of our investment company taxable income and tax-exempt interest for that taxable year.
COVID-19 Developments
In March 2020, the outbreak of COVID -19 was recognized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization. Shortly thereafter, the President of the United States declared a National Emergency throughout the United States attributable to such outbreak. The outbreak has become increasingly widespread in the United States, including in the markets in which we operate, and in response to the outbreak, our Adviser instituted a work from home policy until it is deemed safe to return to the office.
We have and continue to assess the impact of COVID-19 on our portfolio companies. We cannot predict the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including its duration in the United States and worldwide, the effectiveness of governmental responses designed to mitigate strain to businesses and the economy and the magnitude of the economic impact of the outbreak. The COVID-19 pandemic and preventative measures taken to contain or mitigate its spread have caused, and are continuing to cause, business shutdowns, cancellations of events and travel, significant reductions in demand for certain goods and services, reductions in business activity and financial transactions, supply chain interruptions and overall economic and financial market instability both globally and in the United States. Such effects will likely continue for the duration of the pandemic, which is uncertain, and for some period thereafter.
While several countries, as well as certain states, counties and cities in the United States, have relaxed the initial public health restrictions with a view to partially or fully reopening their economies, many cities world-wide have since experienced a surge in the reported number of cases, hospitalizations and deaths related to the COVID-19 pandemic. These increases have led to the re-introduction of restrictions and business shutdowns in certain states, counties and cities in the United States and globally and could continue to lead to the re-introduction of such restrictions and business shutdowns elsewhere. Additionally, as of late December 2020, travelers from the United States are not allowed to visit Canada, Australia or the majority of countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and
South America. These continued travel restrictions may prolong the global economic downturn. In addition, although the Federal Food and Drug Administration authorized vaccines for emergency use starting in December 2020, it remains unclear how quickly the vaccines will be distributed nationwide and globally or when “herd immunity” will be achieved and the restrictions that were imposed to slow the spread of the virus will be lifted entirely. The delay in distributing the vaccines could lead people to continue to self-isolate and not participate in the economy at pre-pandemic levels for a prolonged period of time. Even after the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, the U.S. economy and most other major global economies may continue to experience a recession, and we anticipate our business and operations could be materially adversely affected by a prolonged recession in the United States and other major markets.
Some economists and major investment banks have expressed concerns that the continued spread of the virus globally could lead to a world-wide economic downturn.
We are unable to predict the duration of any business and supply-chain disruptions, the extent to which COVID-19 will negatively affect our portfolio companies’ operating results or the impact that such disruptions may have on our results of operations and financial condition. Though the magnitude of the impact remains to be seen, we expect our portfolio companies and, by extension, our operating results to be adversely impacted by COVID-19 and depending on the duration and extent of the disruption to the operations of our portfolio companies, we expect that certain portfolio companies will experience financial distress and possibly default on their financial obligations to us and their other capital providers. Some of our portfolio companies have significantly curtailed business operations, furloughed or laid off employees and terminated service providers and deferred capital expenditures, which could impair their business on a permanent basis and we except that additional portfolio companies may take similar actions.
We have built out our portfolio management team to include workout experts and continue to closely monitor our portfolio companies, which includes assessing each portfolio company’s operational and liquidity exposure and outlook. We have executed amendments to our loan documents which provide covenant modifications or additional liquidity, sometimes by allowing a portion of our loan to be paid in PIK rather than cash and in connection with these amendments we may receive increased economics. Any of these developments would likely result in a decrease in the value of our investment in any such portfolio company. In addition, to the extent that the impact to our portfolio companies results in reduced interest payments or permanent impairments on our investments, we could see a decrease in our net investment income which could result in an increase in the percentage of our cash flows dedicated to our debt obligations and could require us to reduce the future amount of distributions to our shareholders.
During the year ended December 31, 2020, we experienced a decrease in originations, which reflects the lower levels of private equity deal activity in that time period; however, for the three months ended December 31, 2020, we experienced an increase in originations compared to prior quarter. For the three months ending March 31, 2021, we expect the performance of our portfolio companies to continue to be impacted by COVID-19 and the related economic slowdown, and therefore, while we have highlighted our liquidity and available capital, we are focused on preserving that capital for our existing portfolio companies in order to protect the value of our investments.
Our Investment Framework
We are a Maryland corporation organized primarily to originate and make loans to, and make debt and equity investments in, U.S. middle market companies. Our investment objective is to generate current income, and to a lesser extent, capital appreciation by targeting investment opportunities with favorable risk-adjusted returns. Since our Adviser and its affiliates began investment activities in April 2016 through December 31, 2020, our Adviser and its affiliates have originated $27.7 billion aggregate principal amount of investments, of which $25.8 billion of aggregate principal amount of investments prior to any subsequent exits or repayments, was retained by either us or a corporation or fund advised by our Adviser or its affiliates. We seek to generate current income primarily in U.S. middle market companies through direct originations of senior secured loans or originations of unsecured loans, subordinated loans or mezzanine loans and, to a lesser extent, investments in equity and equity-related securities including warrants, preferred stock and similar forms of senior equity.
We define “middle market companies” generally to mean companies with earnings before interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization, or “EBITDA,” between $10 million and $250 million annually and/or annual revenue of $50 million to $2.5 billion at the time of investment, although we may on occasion invest in smaller or larger companies if an opportunity presents itself. We generally seek to invest in companies with a loan-to-value ratio of 50% or below.
We expect that generally our portfolio composition will be majority debt or income producing securities, which may include “covenant-lite” loans (as defined below), with a lesser allocation to equity or equity-linked opportunities. In addition, we may invest a portion of our portfolio in opportunistic investments, which will not be our primary focus, but will be intended to enhance returns to our shareholders. These investments may include high-yield bonds and broadly-syndicated loans. In addition, we generally do not intend to invest more than 20% of our total assets in companies whose principal place of business is outside the United States, although we do not generally intend to invest in companies whose principal place of business is in an emerging market. Our portfolio composition may fluctuate from time to time based on market conditions and interest rates.
Covenants are contractual restrictions that lenders place on companies to limit the corporate actions a company may pursue. Generally, the loans in which we expect to invest will have financial maintenance covenants, which are used to proactively address materially adverse changes in a portfolio company’s financial performance. However, to a lesser extent, we may invest in “covenant-lite” loans. We use the term “covenant-lite” to refer generally to loans that do not have a complete set of financial maintenance covenants. Generally, “covenant-lite” loans provide borrower companies more freedom to negatively impact lenders because their covenants are incurrence-based, which means they are only tested and can only be breached following an affirmative action of the borrower, rather than by a deterioration in the borrower’s financial condition. Accordingly, to the extent we invest in “covenant-lite” loans, we may have fewer rights against a borrower and may have a greater risk of loss on such investments as compared to investments in or exposure to loans with financial maintenance covenants.
As of December 31, 2020, our average debt investment size in each of our portfolio companies was approximately $90.2 million based on fair value. As of December 31, 2020, our portfolio companies, excluding the investment in Sebago Lake and certain investments that fall outside of our typical borrower profile and represent 93.8% of our total debt portfolio based on fair value, had weighted average annual revenue of $460 million and weighted average annual EBITDA of $100 million.
The companies in which we invest use our capital to support their growth, acquisitions, market or product expansion, refinancings and/or recapitalizations. The debt in which we invest typically is not rated by any rating agency, but if these instruments were rated, they would likely receive a rating of below investment grade (that is, below BBB- or Baa3), which is often referred to as “high yield” or “junk”.
Key Components of Our Results of Operations
Investments
We focus primarily on the direct origination of loans to middle market companies domiciled in the United States.
Our level of investment activity (both the number of investments and the size of each investment) can and will vary substantially from period to period depending on many factors, including the amount of debt and equity capital available to middle market companies, the level of merger and acquisition activity for such companies, the general economic environment and the competitive environment for the types of investments we make.
In addition, as part of our risk strategy on investments, we may reduce the levels of certain investments through partial sales or syndication to additional lenders.
Revenues
We generate revenues primarily in the form of interest income from the investments we hold. In addition, we may generate income from dividends on either direct equity investments or equity interests obtained in connection with originating loans, such as options, warrants or conversion rights. Our debt investments typically have a term of three to ten years. As of December 31, 2020, 99.9% of our debt investments based on fair value bear interest at a floating rate, subject to interest rate floors, in certain cases. Interest on our debt investments is generally payable either monthly or quarterly.
Our investment portfolio consists primarily of floating rate loans, and our credit facilities bear interest at floating rates. Macro trends in base interest rates like London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) may affect our net investment income over the long term. However, because we generally originate loans to a small number of portfolio companies each quarter, and those investments vary in size, our results in any given period, including the interest rate on investments that were sold or repaid in a period compared to the interest rate of new investments made during that period, often are idiosyncratic, and reflect the characteristics of the particular portfolio companies that we invested in or exited during the period and not necessarily any trends in our business or macro trends.
Loan origination fees, original issue discount and market discount or premium are capitalized, and we accrete or amortize such amounts under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("U.S. GAAP") as interest income using the effective yield method for term instruments and the straight-line method for revolving or delayed draw instruments. Repayments of our debt investments can reduce interest income from period to period. The frequency or volume of these repayments may fluctuate significantly. We record prepayment premiums on loans as interest income. We may also generate revenue in the form of commitment, loan origination, structuring, or due diligence fees, fees for providing managerial assistance to our portfolio companies and possibly consulting fees.
Dividend income on equity investments is recorded on the record date for private portfolio companies or on the ex-dividend date for publicly traded companies.
Our portfolio activity also reflects the proceeds from sales of investments. We recognize realized gains or losses on investments based on the difference between the net proceeds from the disposition and the amortized cost basis of the investment without regard to unrealized gains or losses previously recognized. We record current period changes in fair value of investments that are measured at fair value as a component of the net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments in the consolidated statement of operations.
Expenses
Our primary operating expenses include the payment of the management fee and, when the incentive fee waiver expires, the incentive fee, and expenses reimbursable under the Administration Agreement and Investment Advisory Agreement. The management fee and incentive fee compensate our Adviser for work in identifying, evaluating, negotiating, closing, monitoring and realizing our investments. The incentive fee waiver expired on October 18, 2020.
Except as specifically provided below, all investment professionals and staff of the Adviser, when and to the extent engaged in providing investment advisory and management services to us, the base compensation, bonus and benefits, and the routine overhead expenses of such personnel allocable to such services, are provided and paid for by the Adviser. We bear our allocable portion of the compensation paid by the Adviser (or its affiliates) to our Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Financial Officer and their respective staffs (based on a percentage of time such individuals devote, on an estimated basis, to our business affairs). We bear all other costs and expenses of our operations, administration and transactions, including, but not limited to (i) investment advisory fees, including management fees and incentive fees, to the Adviser, pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement; (ii) our allocable portion of overhead and other expenses incurred by the Adviser in performing its administrative obligations under the Administration Agreement; and (iii) all other costs and expenses of its operations and transactions including, without limitation, those relating to:
•
the cost of our organization and offerings;
•
the cost of calculating our net asset value, including the cost of any third-party valuation services;
•
the cost of effecting any sales and repurchases of our common stock and other securities;
•
fees and expenses payable under any dealer manager agreements, if any;
•
debt service and other costs of borrowings or other financing arrangements;
•
costs of hedging;
•
expenses, including travel expense, incurred by the Adviser, or members of the investment team, or payable to third parties, performing due diligence on prospective portfolio companies and, if necessary, enforcing our rights;
•
transfer agent and custodial fees;
•
fees and expenses associated with marketing efforts;
•
federal and state registration fees, any stock exchange listing fees and fees payable to rating agencies;
•
federal, state and local taxes;
•
independent directors’ fees and expenses including certain travel expenses;
•
costs of preparing financial statements and maintaining books and records and filing reports or other documents with the SEC (or other regulatory bodies) and other reporting and compliance costs, including registration and listing fees, and the compensation of professionals responsible for the preparation of the foregoing;
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the costs of any reports, proxy statements or other notices to our shareholders (including printing and mailing costs), the costs of any shareholder or director meetings and the compensation of investor relations personnel responsible for the preparation of the foregoing and related matters;
•
commissions and other compensation payable to brokers or dealers;
•
research and market data;
•
fidelity bond, directors’ and officers’ errors and omissions liability insurance and other insurance premiums;
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direct costs and expenses of administration, including printing, mailing, long distance telephone and staff;
•
fees and expenses associated with independent audits, outside legal and consulting costs;
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costs of winding up;
•
costs incurred in connection with the formation or maintenance of entities or vehicles to hold our assets for tax or other purposes;
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extraordinary expenses (such as litigation or indemnification); and
•
costs associated with reporting and compliance obligations under the 1940 Act and applicable federal and state securities laws.
We expect, but cannot assure, that our general and administrative expenses will increase in dollar terms during periods of asset growth, but will decline as a percentage of total assets during such periods.
Leverage
The amount of leverage we use in any period depends on a variety of factors, including cash available for investing, the cost of financing and general economic and market conditions. Generally, our total borrowings are limited so that we cannot incur additional borrowings, including through the issuance of additional debt securities, if such additional indebtedness would cause our asset coverage ratio to fall below 200% or 150%, if certain requirements are met. This means that generally, we can borrow up to $1 for every $1 of investor equity (or, if certain conditions are met, we can borrow up to $2 for every $1 of investor equity). In any period, our interest expense will depend largely on the extent of our borrowing, and we expect interest expense will increase as we increase our debt outstanding. In addition, we may dedicate assets to financing facilities.
On March 31, 2020, our Board, including a “required majority” (as such term is defined in Section 57(o) of the 1940 Act) of our Board, approved the application of the modified asset coverage requirements set forth in Section 61(a)(2) of the Investment Company Act, as amended by the Small Business Credit Availability Act. On June 8, 2020, the date of our shareholder meeting, we received shareholder approval for the application of the modified asset coverage requirements set forth in Section 61(a)(2) of the 1940 Act, as amended by the Small Business Credit Availability Act. As a result, effective on June 9, 2020, our asset coverage requirement applicable to senior securities was reduced from 200% to 150% and our current target leverage ratio is 0.90x-1.25x.
Market Trends
We believe the middle-market lending environment provides opportunities for us to meet our goal of making investments that generate attractive risk-adjusted returns based on a combination of the following factors, which continue to remain true in the current environment, with the economic shutdown resulting from the COVID-19 national health emergency.
Limited Availability of Capital for Middle-Market Companies. We believe that regulatory and structural changes in the market have reduced the amount of capital available to U.S. middle-market companies. In particular, we believe there are currently fewer providers of capital to middle market companies. We believe that many commercial and investment banks have, in recent years, de-emphasized their service and product offerings to middle-market businesses in favor of lending to large corporate clients and managing capital markets transactions. In addition, these lenders may be constrained in their ability to underwrite and hold bank loans and high yield securities for middle-market issuers as they seek to meet existing and future regulatory capital requirements. We also believe that there is a lack of market participants that are willing to hold meaningful amounts of certain middle-market loans. As a result, we believe our ability to minimize syndication risk for a company seeking financing by being able to hold its loans without having to syndicate them, coupled with reduced capacity of traditional lenders to serve the middle-market, present an attractive opportunity to invest in middle-market companies.
Capital Markets Have Been Unable to Fill the Void in U.S. Middle Market Finance Left by Banks. While underwritten bond and syndicated loan markets have been robust in recent years, middle market companies are less able to access these markets for reasons including the following:
High Yield Market - Middle market companies generally are not issuing debt in an amount large enough to be an attractively sized bond. High yield bonds are generally purchased by institutional investors who, among other things, are focused on the liquidity characteristics of the bond being issued. For example, mutual funds and exchange traded funds (“ETFs”) are significant buyers of underwritten bonds. However, mutual funds and ETFs generally require the ability to liquidate their investments quickly in order to fund investor redemptions and/or comply with regulatory requirements. Accordingly, the existence of an active secondary market for bonds is an important consideration in these entities’ initial investment decision. Because there is typically little or no active secondary market for the debt of U.S. middle market companies, mutual funds and ETFs generally do not provide debt capital to U.S. middle market companies. We believe this is likely to be a persistent problem and creates an advantage for those like us who have a more stable capital base and have the ability to invest in illiquid assets.
Syndicated Loan Market - While the syndicated loan market is modestly more accommodating to middle market issuers, as with bonds, loan issue size and liquidity are key drivers of institutional appetite and, correspondingly, underwriters’ willingness to underwrite the loans. Loans arranged through a bank are done either on a “best efforts” basis or are underwritten with terms plus provisions that permit the underwriters to change certain terms, including pricing, structure, yield and tenor, otherwise known as “flex”, to successfully syndicate the loan, in the event the terms initially marketed are insufficiently attractive to investors. Furthermore, banks are generally reluctant to underwrite middle market loans because the arrangement fees they may earn on the placement of the debt generally are not sufficient to meet the banks’ return hurdles. Loans provided by companies such as ours provide certainty to issuers in that we can commit to a given amount of debt on specific terms, at stated coupons and with agreed upon fees. As we are the ultimate holder of the loans, we do not require market “flex” or other arrangements that banks may require when acting on an agency basis.
Robust Demand for Debt Capital. We believe U.S. middle market companies will continue to require access to debt capital to refinance existing debt, support growth and finance acquisitions. In addition, we believe the large amount of uninvested capital held by funds of private equity firms, estimated by Preqin Ltd., an alternative assets industry data and research company, to be $1.5 trillion as of October 2020, will continue to drive deal activity. We expect that private equity sponsors will continue to pursue acquisitions and leverage their equity investments with secured loans provided by companies such as us.
The Middle Market is a Large Addressable Market. According to GE Capital’s National Center for the Middle Market 4th quarter 2020 Middle Market Indicator, there are approximately 200,000 U.S. middle market companies, which have approximately 48 million aggregate employees. Moreover, the U.S. middle market accounts for one-third of private sector gross domestic product (“GDP”). GE defines U.S. middle market companies as those between $10 million and $1 billion in annual revenue, which we believe has significant overlap with our definition of U.S. middle market companies.
Attractive Investment Dynamics. An imbalance between the supply of, and demand for, middle market debt capital creates attractive pricing dynamics. We believe the directly negotiated nature of middle market financings also generally provides more favorable terms to the lender, including stronger covenant and reporting packages, better call protection, and lender-protective change of control provisions. Additionally, we believe BDC managers’ expertise in credit selection and ability to manage through credit cycles has generally resulted in BDCs experiencing lower loss rates than U.S. commercial banks through credit cycles. Further, we believe that historical middle market default rates have been lower, and recovery rates have been higher, as compared to the larger market capitalization, broadly distributed market, leading to lower cumulative losses. Lastly, we believe that in the current environment, as the economy reopens following the economic shutdown resulting from the COVID-19 national health emergency, lenders with available capital may be able to take advantage of attractive investment opportunities as the economy reopens and may be able to achieve improved economic spreads and documentation terms.
Conservative Capital Structures. Following the credit crisis, which we define broadly as occurring between mid-2007 and mid-2009, lenders have generally required borrowers to maintain more equity as a percentage of their total capitalization, specifically to protect lenders during economic downturns. With more conservative capital structures, U.S. middle market companies have exhibited higher levels of cash flows available to service their debt. In addition, U.S. middle market companies often are characterized by simpler capital structures than larger borrowers, which facilitates a streamlined underwriting process and, when necessary, restructuring process.
Attractive Opportunities in Investments in Loans. We invest in senior secured or unsecured loans, subordinated loans or mezzanine loans and, to a lesser extent, equity and equity-related securities. We believe that opportunities in senior secured loans are significant because of the floating rate structure of most senior secured debt issuances and because of the strong defensive characteristics of these types of investments. Given the current low interest rate environment, we believe that debt issues with floating interest rates offer a superior return profile as compared with fixed-rate investments, since floating rate structures are generally less susceptible to declines in value experienced by fixed-rate securities in a rising interest rate environment. Senior secured debt also provides strong defensive characteristics. Senior secured debt has priority in payment among an issuer’s security holders whereby holders are due to receive payment before junior creditors and equity holders. Further, these investments are secured by the issuer’s assets, which may provide protection in the event of a default.
Portfolio and Investment Activity
As of December 31, 2020, based on fair value, our portfolio consisted of 77.5% first lien senior secured debt investments (of which 37% we consider to be unitranche debt investments (including “last out” portions of such loans)), 18.5% second lien senior secured debt investments, 0.5% unsecured investments, 2.5% equity investments, and 1.0% investment funds and vehicles.
As of December 31, 2020, our weighted average total yield of the portfolio at fair value and amortized cost was 8.1% and 8.0%, respectively, and our weighted average yield of accruing debt and income producing securities at fair value and amortized cost was 8.3% and 8.2%, respectively.
As of December 31, 2020, we had investments in 119 portfolio companies with an aggregate fair value of $10.8 billion.
Based on current market conditions, the pace of our investment activities may vary.
Our investment activity for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 is presented below (information presented herein is at par value unless otherwise indicated).
For the Years Ended December 31,
($ in thousands)
New investment commitments
Gross originations
$
3,667,048
4,625,939
5,814,181
Less: Sell downs
(222,276
)
(191,277
)
(618,040
)
Total new investment commitments
$
3,444,772
$
4,434,662
$
5,196,141
Principal amount of investments funded:
First-lien senior secured debt investments
$
2,132,417
$
3,083,777
3,388,527
Second-lien senior secured debt investments
518,480
596,421
799,701
Unsecured debt investments
55,873
-
23,000
Equity investments
119,780
1,991
11,215
Investment funds and vehicles
18,950
-
26,110
Total principal amount of investments funded
$
2,845,500
$
3,682,189
$
4,248,553
Principal amount of investments sold or repaid:
First-lien senior secured debt investments
$
(1,060,352
)
$
(820,602
)
$
(536,715
)
Second-lien senior secured debt investments
(90,686
)
(116,700
)
(341,600
)
Unsecured debt investments
-
(23,000
)
-
Equity investments
(867
)
(1,991
)
(2,760
)
Investment funds and vehicles
-
(2,250
)
-
Total principal amount of investments sold or repaid
$
(1,151,905
)
$
(964,543
)
$
(881,075
)
Number of new investment commitments in new portfolio companies(1)
Average new investment commitment amount
$
84,891
$
107,981
$
105,689
Weighted average term for new investment commitments (in years)
5.9
6.3
6.2
Percentage of new debt investment commitments at
floating rates
96.3
%
100.0
%
99.6
%
Percentage of new debt investment commitments at
fixed rates
3.7
%
0.0
%
0.4
%
Weighted average interest rate of new investment
commitments(2)
7.8
%
8.0
%
8.8
%
Weighted average spread over LIBOR of new floating rate investment commitments
6.9
%
6.1
%
6.0
%
________________
(1)
Number of new investment commitments represents commitments to a particular portfolio company.
(2)
Assumes each floating rate commitment is subject to the greater of the interest rate floor (if applicable) or 3-month LIBOR, which was 0.24%, 1.91% and 2.81% as of December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
As of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, our investments consisted of the following:
December 31, 2020
December 31, 2019
($ in thousands)
Amortized Cost
Fair Value
Amortized Cost
Fair Value
First-lien senior secured debt investments
$
8,483,799
(3)
$
8,404,754
$
7,136,866
(3)
$
7,113,356
Second-lien senior secured debt investments
2,035,151
2,000,471
1,590,439
1,584,917
Unsecured debt investments
56,473
59,562
-
-
Equity investments(1)
245,458
271,739
12,663
12,875
Investment funds and vehicles(2)
107,837
105,546
88,888
88,077
Total Investments
$
10,928,718
$
10,842,072
$
8,828,856
$
8,799,225
________________
(1)
Includes investment in Wingspire.
(2)
Includes investment in Sebago Lake.
(3)
37% and 43% of which we consider unitranche loans as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.
The table below describes investments by industry composition based on fair value as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019:
December 31, 2020
December 31, 2019
Advertising and media
1.0
%
2.6
%
Aerospace and defense
2.7
3.3
Automotive
1.6
1.7
Buildings and real estate
5.6
6.6
Business services
5.7
5.4
Chemicals
2.2
2.6
Consumer products
2.3
2.7
Containers and packaging
2.0
2.1
Distribution
6.3
8.6
Education
2.6
3.5
Energy equipment and services
0.1
0.2
Financial services (1)
2.9
1.6
Food and beverage
8.7
7.2
Healthcare equipment and services
3.7
8.3
Healthcare providers and services
5.2
-
Healthcare technology
3.6
3.4
Household products
1.4
1.5
Human resource support services (3)
0.0
-
Infrastructure and environmental services
1.8
2.7
Insurance
8.9
5.7
Internet software and services
11.1
8.1
Investment funds and vehicles (2)
1.0
1.0
Leisure and entertainment
2.0
2.0
Manufacturing
5.3
2.9
Oil and gas
1.7
2.3
Professional services
5.6
8.1
Specialty retail
2.1
2.7
Telecommunications
0.5
0.5
Transportation
2.4
2.7
Total
100.0
%
100.0
%
________________
(1)
Includes investment in Wingspire.
(2)
Includes investment in Sebago Lake.
(3)
Rounds to less than 0.1%.
The table below describes investments by geographic composition based on fair value as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019:
December 31, 2020
December 31, 2019
United States:
Midwest
18.2
%
19.5
%
Northeast
16.7
18.7
South
42.3
42.8
West
17.2
15.3
Belgium
0.8
1.0
Canada
1.0
0.9
Israel
0.4
-
United Kingdom
3.4
1.8
Total
100.0
%
100.0
%
The weighted average yields and interest rates of our investments at fair value as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 were as follows:
December 31, 2020
December 31, 2019
Weighted average total yield of portfolio
8.1
%
8.7
%
Weighted average total yield of accruing debt and income
producing securities
8.3
%
8.7
%
Weighted average interest rate of accruing debt securities
7.4
%
8.1
%
Weighted average spread over LIBOR of all accruing floating
rate investments
6.6
%
6.3
%
The weighted average yield of our accruing debt and income producing securities is not the same as a return on investment for our shareholders but, rather, relates to our investment portfolio and is calculated before the payment of all of our and our subsidiaries’ fees and expenses. The weighted average yield was computed using the effective interest rates as of each respective date, including accretion of original issue discount and loan origination fees, but excluding investments on non-accrual status, if any. There can be no assurance that the weighted average yield will remain at its current level.
Our Adviser monitors our portfolio companies on an ongoing basis. It monitors the financial trends of each portfolio company to determine if they are meeting their respective business plans and to assess the appropriate course of action with respect to each portfolio company. Our Adviser has several methods of evaluating and monitoring the performance and fair value of our investments, which may include the following:
•
assessment of success of the portfolio company in adhering to its business plan and compliance with covenants;
•
periodic and regular contact with portfolio company management and, if appropriate, the financial or strategic sponsor, to discuss financial position, requirements and accomplishments;
•
comparisons to other companies in the portfolio company’s industry; and
•
review of monthly or quarterly financial statements and financial projections for portfolio companies.
As part of the monitoring process, our Adviser employs an investment rating system to categorize our investments. In addition to various risk management and monitoring tools, our Adviser rates the credit risk of all investments on a scale of 1 to 5. This system is intended primarily to reflect the underlying risk of a portfolio investment relative to our initial cost basis in respect of such portfolio investment (i.e., at the time of origination or acquisition), although it may also take into account the performance of the portfolio company’s business, the collateral coverage of the investment and other relevant factors. The rating system is as follows:
Investment Rating
Description
Investments rated 1 involve the least amount of risk to our initial cost basis. The borrower is performing above expectations, and the trends and risk factors for this investment since origination or acquisition are generally favorable;
Investments rated 2 involve an acceptable level of risk that is similar to the risk at the time of origination or acquisition. The borrower is generally performing as expected and the risk factors are neutral to favorable. All investments or acquired investments in new portfolio companies are initially assessed a rating of 2;
Investments rated 3 involve a borrower performing below expectations and indicates that the loan’s risk has increased somewhat since origination or acquisition;
Investments rated 4 involve a borrower performing materially below expectations and indicates that the loan’s risk has increased materially since origination or acquisition. In addition to the borrower being generally out of compliance with debt covenants, loan payments may be past due (but generally not more than 120 days past due); and
Investments rated 5 involve a borrower performing substantially below expectations and indicates that the loan’s risk has increased substantially since origination or acquisition. Most or all of the debt covenants are out of compliance and payments are substantially delinquent. Loans rated 5 are not anticipated to be repaid in full and we will reduce the fair market value of the loan to the amount we anticipate will be recovered.
Our Adviser rates the investments in our portfolio at least quarterly and it is possible that the rating of a portfolio investment may be reduced or increased over time. For investments rated 3, 4 or 5, our Adviser enhances its level of scrutiny over the monitoring of such portfolio company.
The following table shows the composition of our portfolio on the 1 to 5 rating scale as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019:
December 31, 2020
December 31, 2019
Investment Rating
Investments
at Fair Value
Percentage of
Total Portfolio
Investments
at Fair Value
Percentage of
Total Portfolio
($ in thousands)
$
1,093,318
10.1
%
$
753,619
8.6
%
8,628,248
79.6
7,576,022
86.1
904,018
8.3
469,584
5.3
216,488
2.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total
$
10,842,072
100.0
%
$
8,799,225
100.0
%
The increase in investments rated by our Adviser as a 3, 4 and 5 as of December 31, 2020 as compared to December 31, 2019 can be attributed to either COVID-19 related market disruptions or the underlying performance of the portfolio company. See “COVID-19 Developments” for additional information.
The following table shows the amortized cost of our performing and non-accrual debt investments as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019:
December 31, 2020
December 31, 2019
($ in thousands)
Amortized Cost
Percentage
Amortized Cost
Percentage
Performing
$
10,518,059
99.5
%
$
8,727,305
100.0
%
Non-accrual
57,364
0.5
%
-
-
%
Total
$
10,575,423
100.0
%
$
8,727,305
100.0
%
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. 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.
Portfolio Companies
The following table sets forth certain information regarding each of the portfolio companies in which we had a debt or equity investment as of December 31, 2020. We offer to make available significant managerial assistance to our portfolio companies. We may receive rights to observe the meetings of our portfolio companies’ board of directors. Other than these investments, our only relationships with our portfolio companies are the managerial assistance we may separately provide to our portfolio companies, which services would be ancillary to our investments. As of December 31, 2020, other than Sebago Lake LLC, Wingspire Capital Holdings LLC and Swipe Acquisition Corp. (dba PLI), we did not “control” and are not an “affiliate” of any of our portfolio companies, each as defined in the 1940 Act. In general, under the 1940 Act, we would “control” a portfolio company if we owned 25.0% or more of its voting securities and would be an “affiliate” of a portfolio company if we owned five percent or more of its voting securities.
($ in thousands)
Company
Industry
Type of Investment
Interest Rate
Maturity / Dissolution Date
Percentage of Class Held on a Fully Diluted Basis
Principal Number of Shares / Number of Units
Amortized Cost
Fair Value
3ES Innovation Inc. (dba Aucerna)(1)(4)
Suite 800, 250 - 2nd Street S.W.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Internet software and services
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.75%
5/13/2025
0.0
%
39,728
39,346
38,536
3ES Innovation Inc. (dba Aucerna)(1)(12)
Suite 800, 250 - 2nd Street S.W.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Internet software and services
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.75%
5/13/2025
0.0
%
-
(35
)
(117
)
ABB/Con-cise Optical Group LLC(1)(5)
12301 NW 39th Street
Coral Springs, FL 33065
Distribution
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.00%
6/15/2023
0.0
%
75,620
75,053
68,815
ABB/Con-cise Optical Group LLC(1)(5)
12301 NW 39th Street
Coral Springs, FL 33065
Distribution
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 9.00%
6/17/2024
0.0
%
25,000
24,604
21,875
Accela, Inc.(1)(2)
2633 Camino Ramon, Suite 500
San Ramon, CA 94583
Internet software and services
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.92% (incl. 1.67% PIK)
9/28/2023
0.0
%
22,090
21,871
22,090
Accela, Inc.(1)(12)
2633 Camino Ramon, Suite 500
San Ramon, CA 94583
Internet software and services
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 7.00%
9/28/2023
0.0
%
-
-
-
Access CIG, LLC(1)(2)
6818 A Patterson Pass Road
Livermore, CA 94550
Business services
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 7.75%
2/27/2026
0.0
%
58,760
58,260
57,732
Amspec Services Inc.(1)(4)
1249 S River Rd
Cranbury, NJ 08512
Professional services
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.75%
7/2/2024
0.0
%
111,404
110,080
108,896
Amspec Services Inc.(1)(12)
1249 S River Rd
Cranbury, NJ 08512
Professional services
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 4.75%
7/2/2024
0.0
%
-
(148
)
(325
)
Apptio, Inc.(1)(5)
11100 NE 8th Street, Suite 600
Bellevue, WA 98004
Internet software and services
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.25%
1/10/2025
0.0
%
50,916
49,975
50,662
Apptio, Inc.(1)(12)
11100 NE 8th Street, Suite 600
Bellevue, WA 98004
Internet software and services
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 7.25%
1/10/2025
0.0
%
-
(37
)
(14
)
Aramsco, Inc.(1)(2)
PO Box 29
Thorofare, NJ 08086
Distribution
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.25%
8/28/2024
0.0
%
56,477
55,561
55,912
Aramsco, Inc.(1)(12)
PO Box 29
Thorofare, NJ 08086
Distribution
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.25%
8/28/2024
0.0
%
-
(128
)
(84
)
Ardonagh Midco 2 PLC
1 Minster Court, Mincing Lane
London EC3R 7AA
United Kingdom
Insurance
Unsecured notes
12.75% PIK
1/15/2027
0.0
%
9,300
9,213
9,951
($ in thousands)
Company
Industry
Type of Investment
Interest Rate
Maturity / Dissolution Date
Percentage of Class Held on a Fully Diluted Basis
Principal Number of Shares / Number of Units
Amortized Cost
Fair Value
Ardonagh Midco 3 PLC(1)(11)
1 Minster Court, Mincing Lane
London EC3R 7AA
United Kingdom
Insurance
First lien senior secured loan
G + 8.25% (incl. 2.81% PIK)
7/14/2026
0.0
%
95,791
83,893
95,791
Ardonagh Midco 3 PLC(1)(10)
1 Minster Court, Mincing Lane
London EC3R 7AA
United Kingdom
Insurance
First lien senior secured loan
E + 8.25% (incl. 2.81% PIK)
7/14/2026
0.0
%
10,924
9,720
10,924
Ardonagh Midco 3 PLC(1)(11)(12)
1 Minster Court, Mincing Lane
London EC3R 7AA
United Kingdom
Insurance
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
G + 8.25% (incl. 2.81% PIK)
7/14/2022
0.0
%
3,390
2,730
3,390
Aruba Investments Holdings LLC (dba Angus Chemical Company)(1)(5)
1500 E Lake Cook Road
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
Chemicals
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 7.75%
11/24/2028
0.0
%
10,000
9,854
9,850
Associations, Inc.(1)(4)
5401 North Central Expressway, Suite 300
Dallas, TX 75205
Buildings and real estate
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.00% (incl. 3.00% PIK)
7/30/2024
0.0
%
307,333
304,807
305,795
Associations, Inc.(1)(4)(12)
5401 North Central Expressway, Suite 300
Dallas, TX 75205
Buildings and real estate
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 7.00% (incl. 3.00% PIK)
7/30/2021
0.0
%
59,153
58,724
58,849
Associations, Inc.(1)(4)
5401 North Central Expressway, Suite 300
Dallas, TX 75205
Buildings and real estate
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.00%
7/30/2024
0.0
%
11,543
11,457
11,427
Asurion, LLC(1)(2)
648 Grassmere Park
Nashville, TN 37211
Insurance
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 6.50%
8/4/2025
0.0
%
50,450
50,235
50,768
Aviation Solutions Midco, LLC (dba STS Aviation)(1)(4)
2000 NE Jensen Beach Blvd
Jensen Beach, FL 34957
Aerospace and defense
First lien senior secured loan
L + 9.25% (incl. 9.25% PIK)
1/3/2025
0.0
%
210,719
207,743
183,326
AxiomSL Group, Inc.(1)(4)
45 Broadway, 27th Floor
New York, NY, 10006
Financial services
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.50%
12/3/2027
0.0
%
78,659
77,490
77,479
AxiomSL Group, Inc.(1)(12)
45 Broadway, 27th Floor
New York, NY, 10006
Financial services
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.50%
12/3/2025
0.0
%
-
(138
)
(140
)
Barracuda Dental LLC (dba National Dentex)(1)(4)
11601 Kew Gardens Ave, Suite 200
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
Healthcare providers and services
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.00%
10/27/2025
0.0
%
62,048
60,974
60,937
($ in thousands)
Company
Industry
Type of Investment
Interest Rate
Maturity / Dissolution Date
Percentage of Class Held on a Fully Diluted Basis
Principal Number of Shares / Number of Units
Amortized Cost
Fair Value
Barracuda Dental LLC (dba National Dentex)(1)(12)
11601 Kew Gardens Ave, Suite 200
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
Healthcare providers and services
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 7.00%
6/30/2022
0.0
%
-
(105
)
(164
)
Barracuda Dental LLC (dba National Dentex)(1)(4)(12)
11601 Kew Gardens Ave, Suite 200
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
Healthcare providers and services
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 7.00%
10/27/2025
0.0
%
3,512
3,351
3,344
BCPE Nucleon (DE) SPV, LP(1)(4)
4001 Kennett Pike, Suite 302
Wilmington, DE 19807
Internet software and services
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.00%
9/24/2026
0.0
%
213,500
210,318
210,297
BCTO BSI Buyer, Inc. (dba Buildertrend)(1)(4)
11811 I St.
Omaha, NE 68137
Internet software and services
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.00%
12/23/2026
0.0
%
44,643
44,198
44,196
BCTO BSI Buyer, Inc. (dba Buildertrend)(1)(12)
11811 I St.
Omaha, NE 68137
Internet software and services
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 7.00%
12/23/2026
0.0
%
-
(53
)
(54
)
BIG Buyer, LLC(1)(5)
631 North 400 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84103
Specialty Retail
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.50%
11/20/2023
0.0
%
49,952
49,240
48,954
BIG Buyer, LLC(1)(12)
631 North 400 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84103
Specialty Retail
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 6.50%
2/28/2021
0.0
%
-
(72
)
(14
)
BIG Buyer, LLC(1)(2)(12)
631 North 400 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84103
Specialty Retail
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.50%
11/20/2023
0.0
%
1,750
1,681
1,675
Black Mountain Sand Eagle Ford LLC(1)(4)
420 Commerce Street, Suite 500
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Oil and gas
First lien senior secured loan
L + 8.25%
8/17/2022
0.0
%
46,883
46,683
42,429
Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc.(1)(2)
6220 Stoneridge Mall Road
Pleasanton, CA 94588
Financial services
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 7.00%
6/15/2026
0.0
%
106,400
105,644
99,750
Bracket Intermediate Holding Corp.(1)(4)
575 East Swedesford Road, Suite 200
Wayne, PA 19087
Healthcare technology
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.25%
9/5/2025
0.0
%
Bracket Intermediate Holding Corp.(1)(4)
575 East Swedesford Road, Suite 200
Wayne, PA 19087
Healthcare technology
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 8.13%
9/7/2026
0.0
%
26,250
25,838
25,594
($ in thousands)
Company
Industry
Type of Investment
Interest Rate
Maturity / Dissolution Date
Percentage of Class Held on a Fully Diluted Basis
Principal Number of Shares / Number of Units
Amortized Cost
Fair Value
Caiman Merger Sub LLC (dba City Brewing)(1)(2)
925 S. 3rd St.
La Crosse, WI 54601
Food and beverage
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.75%
11/3/2025
0.0
%
175,347
173,881
176,224
Caiman Merger Sub LLC (dba City Brewing)(1)(12)
925 S. 3rd St.
La Crosse, WI 54601
Food and beverage
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.75%
11/1/2024
0.0
%
-
(99
)
-
Cardinal US Holdings, Inc.(1)(4)
De Kleetlaan 6A
1831 Machelen
Brussels, Belgium
Professional services
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.00%
7/31/2023
0.0
%
89,273
86,998
88,827
CIBT Global, Inc.(1)(4)
1600 International Drive, Suite 600
McLean, VA 22102
Business services
First lien senior secured loan
L + 3.75%
6/3/2024
0.0
%
CIBT Global, Inc.(1)(4)
1600 International Drive, Suite 600
McLean, VA 22102
Business services
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 7.75% (incl. 6.75% PIK)
6/2/2025
0.0
%
62,621
57,364
32,563
CM7 Restaurant Holdings, LLC(1)(2)
18900 Dallas Parkway
Dallas, TX 75287
Food and beverage
First lien senior secured loan
L + 8.00%
5/22/2023
0.0
%
38,507
37,937
37,352
CM7 Restaurant Holdings, LLC
18900 Dallas Parkway, TX 75287
Food and beverage
LLC Interest
N/A
N/A
0.1
%
Confluent Health, LLC.(1)(2)
175 S English Station Rd Ste. 218
Louisville, KY
Healthcare providers and services
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.00%
6/24/2026
0.0
%
17,730
17,589
17,331
ConnectWise, LLC(1)(4)
4110 George Rd., Suite 200
Tampa, FL, 33634
Business services
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.25%
2/28/2025
0.0
%
178,653
176,981
178,653
ConnectWise, LLC(1)(2)(12)
4110 George Rd., Suite 200
Tampa, FL, 33634
Business services
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.25%
2/28/2025
0.0
%
5,001
4,824
5,001
DB Datacenter Holdings Inc.(1)(2)
400 South Akard Street, Suite 100
Dallas, TX 75202
Telecommunications
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 8.00%
4/3/2025
0.0
%
47,409
46,920
47,172
Definitive Healthcare Holdings, LLC(1)(4)
550 Cochituate Rd.
Framingham, MA 01701
Healthcare technology
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.50%
7/16/2026
0.0
%
197,734
196,131
195,756
($ in thousands)
Company
Industry
Type of Investment
Interest Rate
Maturity / Dissolution Date
Percentage of Class Held on a Fully Diluted Basis
Principal Number of Shares / Number of Units
Amortized Cost
Fair Value
Definitive Healthcare Holdings, LLC(1)(4)(12)
550 Cochituate Rd.
Framingham, MA 01701
Healthcare technology
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 5.50%
7/16/2021
0.0
%
7,807
7,531
7,728
Definitive Healthcare Holdings, LLC(1)(12)
550 Cochituate Rd.
Framingham, MA 01701
Healthcare technology
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.50%
7/16/2024
0.0
%
-
(77
)
(109
)
Delta TopCo, Inc. (dba Infoblox, Inc.)(1)(5)
3111 Coronado Dr.
Santa Clara, CA 95054
Internet software and services
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 7.25%
12/1/2028
0.0
%
15,000
14,927
14,925
DMT Solutions Global Corporation(1)(4)
37 Executive Dr
Danbury, CT 06810
Professional services
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.50%
7/2/2024
0.0
%
57,150
55,677
54,864
Douglas Products and Packaging Company LLC(1)(4)
1550 E. Old 210 Highway
Liberty, MO 64068
Chemicals
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.75%
10/19/2022
0.0
%
97,939
97,530
95,980
Douglas Products and Packaging Company LLC(1)(8)(12)
1550 E. Old 210 Highway
Liberty, MO 64068
Chemicals
First lien senior secured revolving loan
P + 4.75%
10/19/2022
0.0
%
3,028
3,000
2,846
Endries Acquisition, Inc.(1)(6)
714 West Ryan Street, P.O. Box 69
Brillion, Wisconsin USA 54110-0069
Distribution
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.25%
12/10/2025
0.0
%
202,219
199,557
198,680
Endries Acquisition, Inc.(1)(12)
714 West Ryan Street, P.O. Box 69
Brillion, Wisconsin USA 54110-0069
Distribution
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.25%
12/10/2024
0.0
%
-
(310
)
(473
)
Entertainment Benefits Group, LLC(1)(4)
19495 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 300, Aventura, FL 33180
Business services
First lien senior secured loan
L + 8.25% (incl. 2.50% PIK)
9/30/2025
0.0
%
81,250
80,262
71,500
Entertainment Benefits Group, LLC(1)(4)(12)
19495 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 300, Aventura, FL 33180
Business services
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 8.25% (incl. 2.50% PIK)
9/30/2024
0.0
%
10,096
9,971
8,752
EW Holdco, LLC (dba European Wax)(1)(2)
P.O. Box 802208
Aventura, FL 33280
Specialty Retail
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.50%
9/25/2024
0.0
%
71,297
70,818
67,732
Feradyne Outdoors, LLC(1)(4)
1230 Poplar Avenue
Superior, WI 54880
Consumer products
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.25%
5/25/2023
0.0
%
88,400
87,920
86,632
($ in thousands)
Company
Industry
Type of Investment
Interest Rate
Maturity / Dissolution Date
Percentage of Class Held on a Fully Diluted Basis
Principal Number of Shares / Number of Units
Amortized Cost
Fair Value
Forescout Technologies, Inc.(1)(4)
190 W. Tasman Drive
San Jose, CA 95134
Internet software and services
First lien senior secured loan
L + 9.50% ( incl. 9.50% PIK)
8/17/2026
0.0
%
49,834
49,032
49,211
Forescout Technologies, Inc.(1)(12)
190 W. Tasman Drive
San Jose, CA 95134
Internet software and services
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 8.50%
8/18/2025
0.0
%
-
(87
)
(67
)
FR Arsenal Holdings II Corp. (dba Applied-Cleveland Holdings, Inc.)(1)(4)
370690 East Old Highway 64
Cleveland, OK 74020
Infrastructure and environmental services
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.50%
9/8/2022
0.0
%
121,900
120,927
115,805
Galls, LLC(1)(4)
1340 Russell Cave Road
P.O. Box 54308
Lexington, KY 40505
Specialty Retail
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.75% (incl. 0.50% PIK)
1/31/2025
0.0
%
105,272
104,288
101,061
Galls, LLC(1)(4)(12)
1340 Russell Cave Road
P.O. Box 54308
Lexington, KY 40505
Specialty Retail
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.75% (incl. 0.50% PIK)
1/31/2024
0.0
%
9,916
9,741
9,072
GC Agile Holdings Limited (dba Apex Fund Services)(1)(4)
Veritas House, 125 Finsbury Pavement
London, England, EC2A 1NQ
Professional services
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.00%
6/15/2025
0.0
%
158,862
156,717
156,081
GC Agile Holdings Limited (dba Apex Fund Services)(1)(4)(12)
Veritas House, 125 Finsbury Pavement
London, England, EC2A 1NQ
Professional services
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 7.00%
6/15/2023
0.0
%
3,462
3,299
3,280
Genesis Acquisition Co. (dba Procare Software)(1)(4)
1 West Main St., Ste 201
Medford, OR 97501
Internet software and services
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.00%
7/31/2024
0.0
%
18,315
18,085
17,629
Genesis Acquisition Co. (dba Procare Software)(1)(4)
1 West Main St., Ste 201
Medford, OR 97501
Internet software and services
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 4.00%
7/31/2024
0.0
%
2,637
2,606
2,538
Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc.(1)(4)
60 East 42nd Street, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10165
Professional services
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.75%
12/12/2024
0.0
%
195,899
194,541
195,899
Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc.(1)(12)
60 East 42nd Street, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10165
Professional services
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 4.75%
12/12/2024
0.0
%
-
(142
)
-
($ in thousands)
Company
Industry
Type of Investment
Interest Rate
Maturity / Dissolution Date
Percentage of Class Held on a Fully Diluted Basis
Principal Number of Shares / Number of Units
Amortized Cost
Fair Value
GI CCLS Acquisition LLC (fka GI Chill Acquisition LLC)(1)(4)
611 Gateway Blvd, Suite 820
South San Francisco, CA 94080
Healthcare providers and services
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 7.50%
8/6/2026
0.0
%
135,400
134,357
133,708
Gloves Buyer, Inc. (dba Protective Industrial Products)(1)(2)
968 Albany Shaker Road
Latham, NY 12110
Manufacturing
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 8.25%
12/29/2028
0.0
%
29,250
28,519
28,519
Gloves Holdings, LP (dba Protective Industrial Products)
968 Albany Shaker Road
Latham, NY 12110
Manufacturing
LP Interest
N/A
N/A
0.6
%
3,250
3,250
3,250
Granicus, Inc.(1)(5)
1999 Broadway, Suite 3600
Denver, CO 80202
Internet software and services
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.00%
8/21/2026
0.0
%
41,756
40,760
42,173
Granicus, Inc.(1)(4)(12)
1999 Broadway, Suite 3600
Denver, CO 80202
Internet software and services
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 7.00%
8/21/2026
0.0
%
-
(62
)
-
H&F Opportunities LUX III S.À R.L (dba Checkmarx)(1)(5)
Amot Atrium Tower, 2 Jabotinsky Street
Ramat Gan 520501
Israel
Internet software and services
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.75%
4/16/2026
0.0
%
42,250
41,100
42,144
H&F Opportunities LUX III S.À R.L (dba Checkmarx)(1)(12)
Amot Atrium Tower, 2 Jabotinsky Street
Ramat Gan 520501
Israel
Internet software and services
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 7.75%
4/16/2026
0.0
%
-
(429
)
(41
)
Hayward Industries, Inc.(1)(2)
620 Division Street
Elizabeth, NJ 07201
Household products
First lien senior secured loan
L + 3.50%
8/5/2024
0.0
%
Hayward Industries, Inc.(1)(2)
620 Division Street
Elizabeth, NJ 07201
Household products
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 8.25%
8/4/2025
0.0
%
52,149
51,458
51,628
Hercules Borrower, LLC(1)(5)
412 Georgia Avenue #300
Chattanooga, TN 37403
Business services
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.50%
12/15/2026
0.0
%
180,043
177,358
177,343
Hercules Borrower, LLC(1)(12)
412 Georgia Avenue #300
Chattanooga, TN 37403
Business services
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.50%
12/15/2026
0.0
%
-
(311
)
(314
)
Hercules Buyer, LLC(1)(12)
412 Georgia Avenue #300
Chattanooga, TN 37403
Business services
Unsecured notes
0.48% (inc. 0.48% PIK)
12/14/2029
0.0
%
5,112
5,112
5,112
($ in thousands)
Company
Industry
Type of Investment
Interest Rate
Maturity / Dissolution Date
Percentage of Class Held on a Fully Diluted Basis
Principal Number of Shares / Number of Units
Amortized Cost
Fair Value
Hercules Buyer, LLC
412 Georgia Avenue #300
Chattanooga, TN 37403
Business services
Common Units
N/A
N/A
1.0
%
2,190,000
2,190
2,190
H-Food Holdings, LLC(1)(2)
3500 Lacey Road, Suite 300
Downers Grove IL 60515
Food and beverage
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.00%
5/23/2025
0.0
%
12,861
12,768
12,656
H-Food Holdings, LLC(1)(2)
3500 Lacey Road, Suite 300
Downers Grove IL 60515
Food and beverage
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 7.00%
3/2/2026
0.0
%
121,800
119,542
119,060
H-Food Holdings, LLC
3500 Lacey Road, Suite 300, Downers Grove IL 60515
Food and beverage
LLC Interest
N/A
N/A
0.9
%
10,875
10,875
11,159
Hg Genesis 8 Sumoco Limited(1)(11)
2 More London Riverside
London SE1 2AP
United Kingdom
Financial services
Unsecured facility
G + 7.50% (incl. 7.50% PIK)
8/28/2025
0.0
%
43,841
42,148
44,499
HGH Purchaser, Inc. (dba Horizon Services)(1)(4)
320 Century Blvd
Wilmington, DE 19808
Household products
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.75%
11/3/2025
0.0
%
76,982
76,015
74,673
HGH Purchaser, Inc. (dba Horizon Services)(1)(4)(12)
320 Century Blvd
Wilmington, DE 19808
Household products
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 6.75%
11/1/2021
0.0
%
26,993
26,394
26,090
HGH Purchaser, Inc. (dba Horizon Services)(1)(4)(12)
320 Century Blvd
Wilmington, DE 19808
Household products
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.75%
11/3/2025
0.0
%
Hometown Food Company(1)(2)
1 Strawberry Lane
Orrville, Ohio 44667-0280
Food and beverage
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.00%
8/31/2023
0.0
%
21,388
21,145
21,388
Hometown Food Company(1)(2)(12)
1 Strawberry Lane
Orrville, Ohio 44667-0280
Food and beverage
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.00%
8/31/2023
0.0
%
Hyland Software, Inc.(1)(2)
28500 Clemens Road
Westlake, OH 44145
Internet software and services
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 7.00%
7/7/2025
0.0
%
24,705
24,372
24,848
Ideal Tridon Holdings, Inc.(1)(4)
8100 Tridon Drive
Smyrna, TN USA 37167-6603
Manufacturing
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.75%
7/31/2024
0.0
%
53,310
52,757
52,111
Ideal Tridon Holdings, Inc.(1)(2)(12)
8100 Tridon Drive
Smyrna, TN USA 37167-6603
Manufacturing
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.75%
7/31/2023
0.0
%
($ in thousands)
Company
Industry
Type of Investment
Interest Rate
Maturity / Dissolution Date
Percentage of Class Held on a Fully Diluted Basis
Principal Number of Shares / Number of Units
Amortized Cost
Fair Value
Individual Foodservice Holdings, LLC(1)(5)
5496 Lindbergh Lane
Bell, CA 90201
Distribution
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.25%
11/22/2025
0.0
%
156,900
154,129
154,547
Individual Foodservice Holdings, LLC(1)(5)(12)
5496 Lindbergh Lane
Bell, CA 90201
Distribution
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 6.25%
6/30/2022
0.0
%
12,587
11,912
12,012
Individual Foodservice Holdings, LLC(1)(2)(12)
5496 Lindbergh Lane
Bell, CA 90201
Distribution
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.25%
11/22/2024
0.0
%
5,276
4,877
4,919
Innovative Water Care Global Corporation(1)(4)
1400 Bluegrass Lakes Pkwy
Alpharetta, GA 30004
Chemicals
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.00%
2/27/2026
0.0
%
147,375
139,223
129,690
Instructure, Inc.(1)(4)
6330 South 3000 East, Suite 700
Salt Lake City, UT 84121
Education
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.00%
3/24/2026
0.0
%
84,660
83,400
84,660
Instructure, Inc.(1)(12)
6330 South 3000 East, Suite 700
Salt Lake City, UT 84121
Education
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 7.00%
3/24/2026
0.0
%
-
(60
)
-
Integrity Marketing Acquisition, LLC(1)(5)
9111 Cypress Waters Blvd Suite 450
Coppell, TX 75019
Insurance
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.75%
8/27/2025
0.0
%
221,109
218,033
217,792
Integrity Marketing Acquisition, LLC(1)(12)
9111 Cypress Waters Blvd Suite 450
Coppell, TX 75019
Insurance
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.75%
8/27/2025
0.0
%
-
(172
)
(222
)
Intelerad Medical Systems Incorporated (fka 11849573 Canada Inc.)(1)(4)
800 Boulevard de Maisonneuve East 12th floor
Montreal, Quebec H2L 4L8, Canada
Healthcare technology
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.25%
2/20/2026
0.0
%
67,852
67,092
66,834
Intelerad Medical Systems Incorporated (fka 11849573 Canada Inc.)(1)(4)(12)
800 Boulevard de Maisonneuve East 12th floor
Montreal, Quebec H2L 4L8, Canada
Healthcare technology
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.25%
2/20/2026
0.0
%
1,126
1,066
1,041
($ in thousands)
Company
Industry
Type of Investment
Interest Rate
Maturity / Dissolution Date
Percentage of Class Held on a Fully Diluted Basis
Principal Number of Shares / Number of Units
Amortized Cost
Fair Value
Interoperability Bidco, Inc.(1)(4)
100 High Street, Suite 1560
Boston, MA 02110
Healthcare technology
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.75%
6/25/2026
0.0
%
76,042
75,260
73,571
Interoperability Bidco, Inc.(1)(12)
100 High Street, Suite 1560
Boston, MA 02110
Healthcare technology
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 5.75%
6/25/2021
0.0
%
-
(8
)
(170
)
Interoperability Bidco, Inc.(1)(4)
100 High Street, Suite 1560
Boston, MA 02110
Healthcare technology
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.75%
6/25/2024
0.0
%
4,000
3,965
3,870
IQN Holding Corp. (dba Beeline)(1)(4)
12724 Gran Bay Parkway West, Suite 200
Jacksonville, FL 32258-4467
Internet software and services
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.50%
8/20/2024
0.0
%
189,956
188,084
188,531
IQN Holding Corp. (dba Beeline)(1)(12)
12724 Gran Bay Parkway West, Suite 200
Jacksonville, FL 32258-4467
Internet software and services
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.50%
8/21/2023
0.0
%
-
(179
)
(170
)
IRI Holdings, Inc.(1)(2)
150 North Clinton Street
Chicago, IL 60661-1416
Advertising and media
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.25%
12/1/2025
0.0
%
7,130
7,076
7,058
Storm Chaser Intermediate II Holding Corporation (dba JM Swank, LLC) (1)(4)
21333 Haggerty Rd. Suite 100
Novi, MI 48375
Distribution
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.50%
7/25/2022
0.0
%
114,964
114,167
114,676
KS Management Services, L.L.C.(1)(2)
2727 West Holcombe Boulevard
Houston, TX 77025
Healthcare providers and services
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.25%
1/9/2026
0.0
%
123,750
122,422
123,751
KWOR Acquisition, Inc. (dba Worley Claims Services)(1)(2)
Post Office Box 249
Hammond, LA 70404
Insurance
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.00%
6/3/2026
0.0
%
20,312
19,780
19,804
KWOR Acquisition, Inc. (dba Worley Claims Services)(1)(12)
Post Office Box 249
Hammond, LA 70404
Insurance
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 4.00%
6/3/2021
0.0
%
-
(52
)
(52
)
KWOR Acquisition, Inc. (dba Worley Claims Services)(1)(12)
Post Office Box 249
Hammond, LA 70404
Insurance
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 4.00%
6/3/2024
0.0
%
-
(80
)
(130
)
KWOR Acquisition, Inc. (dba Worley Claims Services)(1)(2)
Post Office Box 249
Hammond, LA 70404
Insurance
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 7.75%
12/3/2026
0.0
%
49,600
48,976
48,732
($ in thousands)
Company
Industry
Type of Investment
Interest Rate
Maturity / Dissolution Date
Percentage of Class Held on a Fully Diluted Basis
Principal Number of Shares / Number of Units
Amortized Cost
Fair Value
Lazer Spot G B Holdings, Inc.(1)(4)
6525 Shiloh Rd #900
Alpharetta, GA 30005
Transportation
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.75%
12/9/2025
0.0
%
145,530
143,377
144,439
Lazer Spot G B Holdings, Inc.(1)(12)
6525 Shiloh Rd #900
Alpharetta, GA 30005
Transportation
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.75%
12/9/2025
0.0
%
-
(381
)
(201
)
Learning Care Group (US) No. 2 Inc.(1)(5)
21333 Haggerty Rd., Suite 100
Novi, MI 48375
Education
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 7.50%
3/13/2026
0.0
%
26,967
26,606
23,731
Liberty Oilfield Services LLC(1)(2)
950 17th Street, Suite 2000, 20th Floor
Denver, CO 80202
Energy equipment and services
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.63%
9/19/2022
0.0
%
13,759
13,661
13,587
Lightning Midco, LLC (dba Vector Solutions)(1)(5)
4890 W. Kennedy Blvd, Suite 300
Tampa, FL 33609
Internet software and services
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.50%
11/21/2025
0.0
%
138,905
137,883
138,209
Lightning Midco, LLC (dba Vector Solutions)(1)(5)(12)
4890 W. Kennedy Blvd, Suite 300
Tampa, FL 33609
Internet software and services
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.50%
11/21/2023
0.0
%
4,409
4,332
4,343
LineStar Integrity Services LLC(1)(5)
5391 Bay Oaks Dr.
Pasadena, TX 77505
Infrastructure and environmental services
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.25%
2/12/2024
0.0
%
88,851
87,950
78,189
Litera Bidco LLC(1)(2)
300 S Riverside Plaza #800
Chicago, IL 60606
Internet software and services
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.43%
5/29/2026
0.0
%
84,186
83,185
83,766
Litera Bidco LLC(1)(12)
300 S Riverside Plaza #800
Chicago, IL 60606
Internet software and services
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.25%
5/30/2025
0.0
%
-
(56
)
(29
)
Lytx, Inc.(1)(2)
9785 Towne Centre Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
Transportation
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.00%
2/28/2026
0.0
%
53,614
52,804
52,675
Lytx, Inc.(1)(2)(12)
9785 Towne Centre Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
Transportation
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 6.00%
2/28/2022
0.0
%
4,662
4,524
4,334
Manna Development Group, LLC(1)(2)
2339 11th Street
Encinitas, CA 92024
Food and beverage
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.75%
10/24/2022
0.0
%
52,764
52,426
49,598
Manna Development Group, LLC(1)(2)
2339 11th Street
Encinitas, CA 92024
Food and beverage
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.75%
10/24/2022
0.0
%
3,183
3,132
2,992
($ in thousands)
Company
Industry
Type of Investment
Interest Rate
Maturity / Dissolution Date
Percentage of Class Held on a Fully Diluted Basis
Principal Number of Shares / Number of Units
Amortized Cost
Fair Value
Mavis Tire Express Services Corp.(1)(4)
358 Saw Mill River Road, Suite 17
Millwood, NY 10546
Automotive
First lien senior secured loan
L + 3.25%
3/20/2025
0.0
%
Mavis Tire Express Services Corp.(1)(4)
358 Saw Mill River Road, Suite 17
Millwood, NY 10546
Automotive
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 7.57%
3/20/2026
0.0
%
179,905
177,149
176,776
Mavis Tire Express Services Corp.(1)(12)
358 Saw Mill River Road, Suite 17
Millwood, NY 10546
Automotive
Second lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 8.00%
3/20/2021
0.0
%
-
-
(48
)
MHE Intermediate Holdings, LLC (dba Material Handling Services)(1)(4)
3201 Levis Commons Blvd
Perrysburg, OH 43551
Manufacturing
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.00%
3/8/2024
0.0
%
23,726
23,571
23,014
MINDBODY, Inc.(1)(5)
651 Tank Farm Road
San Luis Obispo, CA
Internet software and services
First lien senior secured loan
L + 8.50% (incl. 1.50% PIK)
2/14/2025
0.0
%
58,187
57,761
53,532
MINDBODY, Inc.(1)(5)(12)
651 Tank Farm Road
San Luis Obispo, CA
Internet software and services
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 7.00%
2/14/2025
0.0
%
-
(42
)
(486
)
Windows Entities
6201 E 43rd St
Tulsa, OK 74135
Manufacturing
LLC Units
N/A
N/A
22.5
%
31,822
58,495
72,538
Motus, LLC and Runzheimer International LLC(1)(4)
Two Financial Center
60 South Street,
Boston, MA 02111
Transportation
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.36%
1/17/2024
0.0
%
59,282
58,430
59,282
Nelipak Holding Company(1)(5)
21 Amflex Drive
Cranston, RI, 02921, USA
Healthcare equipment and services
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.25%
7/2/2026
0.0
%
47,521
46,742
46,333
Nelipak Holding Company(1)(4)(12)
21 Amflex Drive
Cranston, RI, 02921, USA
Healthcare equipment and services
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 4.25%
7/2/2024
0.0
%
4,422
4,319
4,238
Nelipak Holding Company(1)(8)(12)
21 Amflex Drive
Cranston, RI, 02921, USA
Healthcare equipment and services
First lien senior secured revolving loan
E + 4.50%
7/2/2024
0.0
%
Nelipak Holding Company(1)(5)
21 Amflex Drive
Cranston, RI, 02921, USA
Healthcare equipment and services
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 8.25%
7/2/2027
0.0
%
67,006
66,135
65,331
($ in thousands)
Company
Industry
Type of Investment
Interest Rate
Maturity / Dissolution Date
Percentage of Class Held on a Fully Diluted Basis
Principal Number of Shares / Number of Units
Amortized Cost
Fair Value
Nelipak Holding Company(1)(8)
21 Amflex Drive
Cranston, RI, 02921, USA
Healthcare equipment and services
Second lien senior secured loan
E + 8.50%
7/2/2027
0.0
%
73,536
66,385
70,595
Nellson Nutraceutical, LLC(1)(4)
5115 E. La Palma Ave.
Anaheim, CA 92807
Food and beverage
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.25%
12/23/2023
0.0
%
27,498
26,480
26,536
NMI Acquisitionco, Inc. (dba Network Merchants)(1)(2)
201 Main St.
Roselle, IL 60172
Financial services
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.00%
9/6/2022
0.0
%
27,904
27,640
27,625
NMI Acquisitionco, Inc. (dba Network Merchants)(1)(12)
201 Main St.
Roselle, IL 60172
Financial services
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.00%
9/6/2022
0.0
%
-
(6
)
(6
)
Norvax, LLC (dba GoHealth)(1)(4)
214 West Huron St.
Chicago, IL 60654
Insurance
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.50%
9/15/2025
0.0
%
199,357
195,089
199,856
Norvax, LLC (dba GoHealth)(1)(12)
214 West Huron St.
Chicago, IL 60654
Insurance
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.50%
9/13/2024
0.0
%
-
(136
)
-
Norvax, LLC (dba GoHealth)
214 West Huron St.
Chicago, IL 60654
Insurance
Common Stock
N/A
N/A
0.45
%
1,439,481
7,315
19,275
Nutraceutical International Corporation(1)(2)
1777 Sun Peak Drive
Park City, UT 84098
Food and beverage
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.00%
9/30/2026
0.0
%
217,255
214,110
215,083
Nutraceutical International Corporation(1)(12)
1777 Sun Peak Drive
Park City, UT 84098
Food and beverage
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 7.00%
9/30/2025
0.0
%
-
(193
)
(136
)
Offen, Inc.(1)(2)
5100 East 78th Avenue
Commerce City, CO 80022
Distribution
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.00%
6/22/2026
0.0
%
19,780
19,620
19,285
Packaging Coordinators Midco, Inc.(1)(5)
3001 Red Lion Road
Philadelphia, PA 19114
Healthcare equipment and services
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 8.25%
11/30/2028
0.0
%
195,044
191,173
191,143
KPCI Holdings, LP
3001 Red Lion Road
Philadelphia, PA 19114
Healthcare equipment and services
LP Interest
N/A
N/A
2.7
%
25,285
25,285
25,285
Park Place Technologies, LLC(1)(2)
5910 Landerbrook Drive
Cleveland, OH 44124
Telecommunications
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.00%
11/10/2027
0.0
%
9,000
8,646
8,640
($ in thousands)
Company
Industry
Type of Investment
Interest Rate
Maturity / Dissolution Date
Percentage of Class Held on a Fully Diluted Basis
Principal Number of Shares / Number of Units
Amortized Cost
Fair Value
Peter C. Foy & Associated Insurance Services, LLC(1)(5)
6200 Canoga Avenue, Suite 325
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Insurance
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.25%
3/31/2026
0.0
%
123,891
122,224
123,891
Peter C. Foy & Associated Insurance Services, LLC(1)(4)(12)
6200 Canoga Avenue, Suite 325
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Insurance
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 6.25%
9/30/2021
0.0
%
12,044
11,636
12,044
Peter C. Foy & Associated Insurance Services, LLC(1)(5)(12)
6200 Canoga Avenue, Suite 325
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Insurance
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.25%
3/31/2026
0.0
%
2,531
2,414
2,531
PHM Netherlands Midco B.V. (dba Loparex)(1)(4)
1255 Crescent Green Suite 400
Cary, NC 27518
Manufacturing
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.50%
7/31/2026
0.0
%
PHM Netherlands Midco B.V. (dba Loparex)(1)(4)
1255 Crescent Green Suite 400
Cary, NC 27518
Manufacturing
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 8.75%
8/2/2027
0.0
%
112,000
105,126
106,960
Pregis Topco LLC(1)(2)
1650 Lake Cook Road, Suite 400
Deerfield, IL 60015 USA
Containers and packaging
First lien senior secured loan
L + 3.75%
7/31/2026
0.0
%
Pregis Topco LLC(1)(2)
1650 Lake Cook Road, Suite 400
Deerfield, IL 60015 USA
Containers and packaging
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 7.75%
7/30/2027
0.0
%
215,033
211,223
213,959
Premier Imaging, LLC (dba LucidHealth)(1)(2)
100 E. Campus View Blvd., Suite 100
Columbus, Ohio 43235
Healthcare providers and services
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.50%
1/2/2025
0.0
%
33,320
32,851
32,737
Professional Plumbing Group, Inc.(1)(4)
2951 E HWY 501
Conway, SC 29526
Manufacturing
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.75%
4/16/2024
0.0
%
51,681
51,210
49,873
Professional Plumbing Group, Inc.(1)(4)(12)
2951 E HWY 501
Conway, SC 29526
Manufacturing
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.75%
4/16/2023
0.0
%
6,643
6,582
6,209
Project Power Buyer, LLC (dba PEC-Veriforce)(1)(4)
233 General Patton Ave.
Mandeville, LA 70471
Oil and gas
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.25%
5/14/2026
0.0
%
45,553
45,039
45,097
($ in thousands)
Company
Industry
Type of Investment
Interest Rate
Maturity / Dissolution Date
Percentage of Class Held on a Fully Diluted Basis
Principal Number of Shares / Number of Units
Amortized Cost
Fair Value
Project Power Buyer, LLC (dba PEC-Veriforce)(1)(12)
233 General Patton Ave.
Mandeville, LA 70471
Oil and gas
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.25%
5/14/2025
0.0
%
-
(29
)
(32
)
Project Ruby Ultimate Parent Corp.(1)(2)
11300 Switzer Road
Overland Park, KS 66210
Healthcare technology
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.25%
2/9/2024
0.0
%
2,906
2,863
2,863
Project Ruby Ultimate Parent Corp.(1)(2)
11300 Switzer Road
Overland Park, KS 66210
Healthcare technology
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 8.25%
2/9/2025
0.0
%
9,457
9,268
9,268
QC Supply, LLC(1)(2)
574 Road 11
Schuyler, NE 68661
Distribution
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.00% (incl. 1.00% PIK)
12/29/2022
0.0
%
34,568
34,248
29,037
QC Supply, LLC(1)(2)(12)
574 Road 11
Schuyler, NE 68661
Distribution
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 7.00%
12/29/2021
0.0
%
4,336
4,311
3,541
Recipe Acquisition Corp. (dba Roland Corporation)(1)(4)
71 West 23rd Street
New York, NY 10010
Food and beverage
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 9.00%
12/1/2022
0.0
%
32,000
31,771
26,560
Reef (fka Cheese Acquisition, LLC)(1)(5)
233 Peachtree Street NE Harris Tower, Suite 2600
Atlanta, GA 30303
Buildings and real estate
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.75% (incl. 1.00% PIK)
11/28/2024
0.0
%
134,253
132,953
128,212
Imperial Parking Canada(1)(7)
233 Peachtree Street NE Harris Tower, Suite 2600
Atlanta, GA 30303
Buildings and real estate
First lien senior secured loan
C + 6.25% (incl. 1.25% PIK)
11/28/2024
0.0
%
27,749
26,561
26,501
Reef (fka Cheese Acquisition, LLC)(1)(2)(12)
233 Peachtree Street NE Harris Tower, Suite 2600
Atlanta, GA 30303
Buildings and real estate
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 4.75%
11/28/2023
0.0
%
10,987
10,893
10,251
Refresh Parent Holdings, Inc.(1)(4)
320 1st Street North, Suite 712
Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250
Healthcare providers and services
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.50%
12/9/2026
0.0
%
89,872
88,536
88,524
Refresh Parent Holdings, Inc.(1)(12)
320 1st Street North, Suite 712
Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250
Healthcare providers and services
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 6.50%
6/9/2022
0.0
%
-
(73
)
(74
)
Refresh Parent Holdings, Inc.(1)(4)(12)
320 1st Street North, Suite 712
Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250
Healthcare providers and services
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.50%
12/9/2026
0.0
%
3,060
2,900
2,899
($ in thousands)
Company
Industry
Type of Investment
Interest Rate
Maturity / Dissolution Date
Percentage of Class Held on a Fully Diluted Basis
Principal Number of Shares / Number of Units
Amortized Cost
Fair Value
Restore OMH Intermediate Holdings, Inc.
320 1st Street North, Suite 712
Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250
Healthcare providers and services
Senior Preferred Stock
N/A
N/A
4.6
%
2,284
22,163
22,157
RSC Acquisition, Inc (dba Risk Strategies)(1)(4)
160 Federal Street, 4th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
Insurance
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.50%
10/30/2026
0.0
%
53,649
52,845
52,441
RSC Acquisition, Inc (dba Risk Strategies)(1)(12)
160 Federal Street, 4th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
Insurance
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.50%
10/30/2026
0.0
%
-
(28
)
(38
)
Safety Products/JHC Acquisition Corp. (dba Justrite Safety Group)(1)(2)
3921 DeWitt Ave
Mattoon, IL 61938 U.S.A.
Manufacturing
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.50%
6/28/2026
0.0
%
13,345
13,237
12,110
Safety Products/JHC Acquisition Corp. (dba Justrite Safety Group)(1)(2)(12)
3921 DeWitt Ave
Mattoon, IL 61938 U.S.A.
Manufacturing
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 4.50%
6/28/2021
0.0
%
Sara Lee Frozen Bakery, LLC (fka KSLB Holdings, LLC)(1)(2)
3500 Lacey Rd
Downers Grove, IL 60515
Food and beverage
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.50%
7/30/2025
0.0
%
44,313
43,705
42,430
Sara Lee Frozen Bakery, LLC (fka KSLB Holdings, LLC)(1)(2)(12)
3500 Lacey Rd
Downers Grove, IL 60515
Food and beverage
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 4.50%
7/30/2023
0.0
%
4,560
4,456
4,178
Sebago Lake LLC(13)
399 Park Avenue, 38th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Investment funds and vehicles
LLC Interest
N/A
N/A
50.0
%
107,837
107,837
105,546
Severin Acquisition, LLC (dba PowerSchool)(1)(2)
150 Parkshore Dr.
Folsom, CA 95630
Education
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 6.75%
8/3/2026
0.0
%
112,000
111,259
109,480
Shearer's Foods, LLC(1)(4)
100 Lincoln Way East
Massillon, Ohio 44646
Food and beverage
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 7.75%
9/22/2028
0.0
%
120,000
118,829
119,400
Sonny's Enterprises, LLC(1)(2)
5605 Hiatus Road
Tamarac, FL 33321
Manufacturing
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.00%
8/5/2026
0.0
%
226,625
222,327
223,225
Sonny's Enterprises, LLC(1)(12)
5605 Hiatus Road
Tamarac, FL 33321
Manufacturing
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 7.00%
8/5/2025
0.0
%
-
(330
)
(270
)
($ in thousands)
Company
Industry
Type of Investment
Interest Rate
Maturity / Dissolution Date
Percentage of Class Held on a Fully Diluted Basis
Principal Number of Shares / Number of Units
Amortized Cost
Fair Value
SURF HOLDINGS, LLC(1)(4)
Abingdon Science Park
Abingdon OX14 3YP United Kingdom
Internet software and services
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 8.00%
3/6/2028
0.0
%
40,385
39,458
39,981
Swipe Acquisition Corporation (dba PLI)(1)(4)(13)
1220 Trade Drive
North Las Vegas, NV 89030
Advertising and media
First lien senior secured loan
L + 8.00%
6/29/2024
0.0
%
50,045
49,050
49,044
Swipe Acquisition Corporation (dba PLI)(1)(3)(12)(13)
1220 Trade Drive
North Las Vegas, NV 89030
Advertising and media
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 8.00%
12/31/2021
0.0
%
2,669
2,669
2,246
Swipe Acquisition Corporation (dba PLI)(1)(12)(13)
1220 Trade Drive
North Las Vegas, NV 89030
Advertising and media
Letter of Credit
L + 8.00%
6/29/2024
0.0
%
-
-
New PLI Holdings, LLC(13)
1220 Trade Drive
North Las Vegas, NV 89030
Advertising and media
Class A Common Units
N/A
N/A
0.0
%
86,745
48,007
48,007
Tall Tree Foods, Inc.(1)(2)
1190 West Loop South
Houston, TX 77028
Food and beverage
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.25%
8/12/2022
0.0
%
48,284
48,103
47,438
TC Holdings, LLC (dba TrialCard)(1)(4)
2250 Perimeter Park Dr #300,
Morrisville, NC 27560
Healthcare providers and services
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.50%
11/14/2023
0.0
%
83,324
82,427
83,324
TC Holdings, LLC (dba TrialCard)(1)(12)
2250 Perimeter Park Dr #300,
Morrisville, NC 27560
Healthcare providers and services
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 4.50%
11/14/2022
0.0
%
-
(58
)
-
The Ultimate Software Group, Inc.(1)(4)
2000 Ultimate Way
Weston, FL 33326
Human resource support services
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 6.75%
5/3/2027
0.0
%
1,592
1,578
1,624
THG Acquisition, LLC (dba Hilb)(1)(6)
6802 Paragon Place, Suite 200
Richmond, Virginia 23230
Insurance
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.89%
12/2/2026
0.0
%
81,921
80,061
80,246
THG Acquisition, LLC (dba Hilb)(1)(4)(12)
6802 Paragon Place, Suite 200
Richmond, Virginia 23230
Insurance
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 5.78%
12/2/2021
0.0
%
17,938
17,082
17,452
THG Acquisition, LLC (dba Hilb)(1)(12)
6802 Paragon Place, Suite 200
Richmond, Virginia 23230
Insurance
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.75%
12/2/2025
0.0
%
-
(189
)
(193
)
($ in thousands)
Company
Industry
Type of Investment
Interest Rate
Maturity / Dissolution Date
Percentage of Class Held on a Fully Diluted Basis
Principal Number of Shares / Number of Units
Amortized Cost
Fair Value
Trader Interactive, LLC (fka Dominion Web Solutions, LLC)(1)(4)
150 Granby Street
Norfolk, VA 23510-1604
Internet software and services
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.25%
6/17/2024
0.0
%
132,566
131,507
131,240
Trader Interactive, LLC (fka Dominion Web Solutions, LLC)(1)(2)(12)
150 Granby Street
Norfolk, VA 23510-1604
Internet software and services
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.25%
6/15/2023
0.0
%
1,916
1,876
1,852
Troon Golf, L.L.C.(1)(4)
15044 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 300
Scottsdale, AZ 85254
Leisure and entertainment
First lien senior secured term loan A and B
L + 5.50%
(TLA: L + 3.5%; TLB: L + 5.98%)
3/29/2025
0.0
%
219,112
216,856
218,564
Troon Golf, L.L.C.(1)(8)(12)
15044 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 300
Scottsdale, AZ 85254
Leisure and entertainment
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.50%
3/29/2025
0.0
%
-
(99
)
(36
)
TSB Purchaser, Inc. (dba Teaching Strategies, Inc.)(1)(4)
4500 East-West Highway Suite 300
Bethesda, MD 20814
Education
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.00%
5/14/2024
0.0
%
61,581
60,634
61,120
TSB Purchaser, Inc. (dba Teaching Strategies, Inc.)(1)(12)
4500 East-West Highway Suite 300
Bethesda, MD 20814
Education
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.00%
5/14/2024
0.0
%
-
(59
)
(32
)
Ultimate Baked Goods Midco, LLC(1)(2)
828 Kasota Ave SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414
Food and beverage
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.00%
8/11/2025
0.0
%
26,460
26,043
26,064
Ultimate Baked Goods Midco, LLC(1)(2)(12)
828 Kasota Ave SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414
Food and beverage
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 4.00%
8/9/2023
0.0
%
Valence Surface Technologies LLC(1)(5)
1790 Hughes Landing Blvd Ste. 300
The Woodlands, TX 77380
Aerospace and defense
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.75%
6/28/2025
0.0
%
98,500
97,340
90,129
Valence Surface Technologies LLC(1)(4)(12)
1790 Hughes Landing Blvd Ste. 300
The Woodlands, TX 77380
Aerospace and defense
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 5.75%
6/28/2021
0.0
%
23,820
23,515
21,285
($ in thousands)
Company
Industry
Type of Investment
Interest Rate
Maturity / Dissolution Date
Percentage of Class Held on a Fully Diluted Basis
Principal Number of Shares / Number of Units
Amortized Cost
Fair Value
Valence Surface Technologies LLC(1)(12)
1790 Hughes Landing Blvd Ste. 300
The Woodlands, TX 77380
Aerospace and defense
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.75%
6/28/2025
0.0
%
-
(112
)
(850
)
Velocity Commercial Capital, LLC(1)(4)
Russell Ranch Rd. Suite 295
Westlake Village, CA 91362
Buildings and real estate
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.50%
8/29/2024
0.0
%
63,980
63,369
63,181
Vestcom Parent Holdings, Inc.(1)(2)
2800 Cantrell Rd #500
Little Rock, AR 72202
Business services
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 8.00%
12/19/2024
0.0
%
78,987
78,321
78,987
Wingspire Capital Holdings LLC(12)(13)
8000 Avalon Blvd., Suite 100
Alpharetta, GA 30009
Financial services
LLC Interest
N/A
N/A
75.0
%
67,538
67,538
67,538
WU Holdco, Inc. (dba Weiman Products, LLC)(1)(4)
705 Tri State Pkwy
Gurnee, IL 60031
Consumer products
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.25%
3/26/2026
0.0
%
158,495
155,981
157,702
WU Holdco, Inc. (dba Weiman Products, LLC)(1)(4)(12)
705 Tri State Pkwy
Gurnee, IL 60031
Consumer products
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.25%
3/26/2025
0.0
%
3,182
2,986
3,112
Zenith Energy U.S. Logistics Holdings, LLC (1)(4)
3900 Essex Lane Suite 950
Houston, TX 77027
Oil and gas
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.50%
12/20/2024
0.0
%
95,365
93,991
94,410
________________
(1)
Loan contains a variable rate structure and may be subject to an interest rate floor. Variable rate loans bear interest at a rate that may be determined by reference to either the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR” or “L”) (which can include one-, two-, three- or six-month LIBOR) or an alternate base rate (which can include the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Prime Rate), at the borrower’s option, and which reset periodically based on the terms of the loan agreement.
(2)
The interest rate on these loans is subject to 1 month LIBOR, which as of December 31, 2020 was 0.14%.
(3)
The interest rate on these loans is subject to 2 month LIBOR, which as of December 31, 2020 was 0.19%.
(4)
The interest rate on these loans is subject to 3 month LIBOR, which as of December 31, 2020 was 0.24%.
(5)
The interest rate on these loans is subject to 6 month LIBOR, which as of December 31, 2020 was 0.26%.
(6)
The interest rate on these loans is subject to 12 month LIBOR, which as of December 31, 2020 was 0.34%.
(7)
The interest rate on this loan is subject to 6 month Canadian Dollar Offered Rate (“CDOR” or “C”), which as of December 31, 2020 was 0.62 %.
(8)
The interest rate on these loans is subject to Prime, which as of December 31, 2020 was 3.25%.
(9)
The interest rate on these loans is subject to 3 month EURIBOR, which as of December 31, 2020 was (0.55)%.
(10)
The interest rate on these loans is subject to 6 month EURIBOR, which as of December 31, 2020 was (0.53)%.
(11)
The interest rate on this loan is subject to 6 month GBPLIBOR, which as of was 0.03%.
(12)
Position or portion thereof is an unfunded loan commitment. See “ITEM 15. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Note 7. Commitments and Contingencies.”
(13)
As defined in the 1940 Act, the Company is deemed to be both an “Affiliated Person” and has “Control” of this portfolio company as the Company owns more than 25% of the portfolio company’s outstanding voting securities or has the power to exercise control over management or policies of such portfolio company (including through a management agreement). Other than for purposes of the 1940 Act, the Company does not believe that it has control over this portfolio company.
Sebago Lake LLC
Sebago Lake, a Delaware limited liability company, was formed as a joint venture between us and The Regents of the University of California (“Regents”) and commenced operations on June 20, 2017. Sebago Lake’s principal purpose is to make investments, primarily in senior secured loans that are made to middle-market companies or in broadly syndicated loans. Both we and Regents (the “Members”) have a 50% economic ownership in Sebago Lake. Except under certain circumstances, contributions to Sebago Lake cannot be redeemed. Each of the Members initially agreed to contribute up to $100 million to Sebago Lake. On July 26, 2018, each of the Members increased their contribution to Sebago Lake up to an aggregate of $125 million. As of December 31, 2020, each Member has funded $107.8 million of their respective $125 million commitments. Sebago Lake is managed by the Members, each of which have equal voting rights. Investment decisions must be approved by each of the Members.
We have determined that Sebago Lake is an investment company under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 946, however, in accordance with such guidance, we will generally not consolidate our investment in a company other than a wholly owned investment company subsidiary or a controlled operating company whose business consists of providing services to us. Accordingly, we do not consolidate our non-controlling interest in Sebago Lake.
As of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, Sebago Lake had total investments in senior secured debt at fair value of $554.7 million and $478.5 million, respectively. The determination of fair value is in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification 820, Fair Value Measurements (“ASC 820”), as amended; however, such fair value is not included in our Board’s valuation process. The following table is a summary of Sebago Lake’s portfolio as well as a listing of the portfolio investments in Sebago Lake’s portfolio as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019:
($ in thousands)
December 31, 2020
December 31, 2019
Total senior secured debt investments(1)
$
563,555
$
484,439
Weighted average spread over LIBOR(1)
4.45
%
4.56
%
Number of portfolio companies
Largest funded investment to a single borrower(1)
$
49,625
$
50,000
________________
(1)
At par.
Sebago Lake's Portfolio as of December 31, 2020
($ in thousands)
Company(1)(2)(4)(5)
Investment
Interest
Maturity Date
Par / Units
Amortized Cost(3)
Fair Value
Percentage of Members' Equity
Debt Investments
Aerospace and defense
Applied Composites Holdings, LLC (fka AC&A Enterprises Holdings, LLC)(7)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.25%
12/21/2023
$
34,829
$
34,455
$
34,671
16.4
%
Applied Composites Holdings, LLC (fka AC&A Enterprises Holdings, LLC)(7)(14)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.25%
12/21/2022
3,000
2,977
2,986
1.4
%
Bleriot US Bidco Inc.(7)(10)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.75%
10/30/2026
14,888
14,762
14,827
6.9
%
Dynasty Acquisition Co., Inc. (dba StandardAero Limited)(7)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 3.50%
4/4/2026
39,500
39,345
35,826
17.0
%
92,217
91,539
88,310
41.7
%
Business Services
Vistage Worldwide, Inc.(7)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.00%
2/10/2025
16,584
16,513
16,418
7.8
%
Distribution
Dealer Tire, LLC (6)(10)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.25%
12/12/2025
36,630
36,449
36,293
17.2
%
Education
Spring Education Group, Inc. (fka SSH Group Holdings, Inc.)(7)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.25%
7/30/2025
34,212
34,140
32,456
15.4
%
Food and beverage
DecoPac, Inc.(7)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.25%
9/30/2024
20,561
20,503
20,561
9.7
%
DecoPac, Inc.(11)(12)(14)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 4.25%
9/29/2023
-
(8
)
(55
)
-
%
FQSR, LLC (dba KBP Investments)(7)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.00%
5/15/2023
24,259
24,086
24,213
11.5
%
FQSR, LLC (dba KBP Investments)(8)(11)(13)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 5.00%
9/10/2021
17,987
17,778
17,943
8.5
%
Sovos Brands Intermediate, Inc.(7)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.75%
11/20/2025
44,100
43,780
44,100
20.9
%
106,907
106,139
106,762
50.6
%
Healthcare equipment and services
Cadence, Inc.(6)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.50%
5/21/2025
26,990
26,543
26,446
12.5
%
Cadence, Inc.(9)(11)(14)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
P + 3.50%
5/21/2025
2,936
2,848
2,788
1.3
%
29,926
29,391
29,234
13.8
%
Healthcare technology
VVC Holdings Corp. (dba Athenahealth, Inc.)(6)(10)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.50%
2/11/2026
17,309
17,041
17,262
8.2
%
Infrastructure and environmental services
CHA Holding, Inc.(7)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.50%
4/10/2025
41,145
40,861
40,857
19.4
%
Insurance
Integro Parent Inc.(6)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.75%
10/31/2022
30,055
29,987
30,014
14.2
%
Integro Parent Inc.(11)(12)(14)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 4.50%
4/30/2022
-
(7
)
(28
)
-
%
USRP Holdings, Inc. (dba U.S. Retirement and Benefits Partners)(8)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.25%
3/29/2025
40,149
39,502
39,446
18.7
%
Sebago Lake's Portfolio as of December 31, 2020
($ in thousands)
Company(1)(2)(4)(5)
Investment
Interest
Maturity Date
Par / Units
Amortized Cost(3)
Fair Value
Percentage of Members' Equity
USRP Holdings, Inc. (dba U.S. Retirement and Benefits Partners)(11)(12)(14)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 4.25%
3/29/2024
-
(84
)
(131
)
(0.1
)
%
70,204
69,398
69,301
32.8
%
Internet software and services
DCert Buyer, Inc. (dba DigiCert)(6)(10)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.00%
10/16/2026
49,625
49,466
49,511
23.5
%
Manufacturing
Engineered Machinery Holdings (dba Duravant)(7)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.25%
7/19/2024
44,397
44,071
43,841
20.8
%
Transportation
Uber Technologies, Inc.(6)(10)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.00%
4/4/2025
24,399
24,290
24,465
11.6
%
Total Debt Investments
563,555
559,298
554,710
262.8
%
Total Investments
$
563,555
$
559,298
$
554,710
262.8
%
________________
(1)
Certain portfolio company investments are subject to contractual restrictions on sales.
(2)
Unless otherwise indicated, Sebago Lake’s investments are pledged as collateral supporting the amounts outstanding under Sebago Lake’s credit facility.
(3)
The amortized cost represents the original cost adjusted for the amortization of discounts and premiums, as applicable, on debt investments using the effective interest method.
(4)
Unless otherwise indicated, all investments are considered Level 3 investments.
(5)
Unless otherwise indicated, loan contains a variable rate structure, and may be subject to an interest rate floor. Variable rate loans bear interest at a rate that may be determined by reference to either the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR” or “L”) (which can include one-, two-, three- or six-month LIBOR) or an alternate base rate (which can include the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Prime Rate), at the borrower’s option, and which reset periodically based on the terms of the loan agreement.
(6)
The interest rate on these loans is subject to 1 month LIBOR, which as of December 31, 2020 was 0.14%.
(7)
The interest rate on these loans is subject to 3 month LIBOR, which as of December 31, 2020 was 0.24%.
(8)
The interest rate on these loans is subject to 6 month LIBOR, which as of December 31, 2020 was 0.26%.
(9)
The interest rate on these loans is subject to Prime, which as of December 31, 2020 was 3.25%.
(10)
Level 2 investment.
(11)
Position or portion thereof is an unfunded loan commitment.
(12)
The negative cost is the result of the capitalized discount being greater than the principal amount outstanding on the loan. The negative fair value is the result of the capitalized discount on the loan.
(13)
The date disclosed represents the commitment period of the unfunded term loan. Upon expiration of the commitment period, the funded portion of the term loan may be subject to a longer maturity date.
(14)
Investment is not pledged as collateral under Sebago Lake’s credit facility.
Sebago Lake's Portfolio as of December 31, 2019
($ in thousands)
Company(1)(2)(4)(5)
Investment
Interest
Maturity Date
Par / Units
Amortized Cost(3)
Fair Value
Percentage of Members' Equity
Debt Investments
Aerospace and defense
Applied Composites Holdings, LLC (fka AC&A Enterprises Holdings, LLC)(7)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.25%
12/21/2023
$
35,188
$
34,690
$
34,805
19.8
%
Applied Composites Holdings, LLC (fka AC&A Enterprises Holdings, LLC)(9)(10)(12)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.25%
12/21/2022
-
(36
)
(31
)
-
%
Bleriot US Bidco Inc.(7)
First lien senior secured term loan
L + 4.75%
10/31/2026
12,973
12,844
12,843
7.3
%
Bleriot US Bidco Inc.(9)(10)(11)(12)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 4.75%
10/31/2020
-
(20
)
(20
)
-
%
Dynasty Acquisition Co., Inc. (dba StandardAero Limited)(7)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.00%
4/4/2026
39,900
39,717
39,707
22.6
%
88,061
87,195
87,304
49.7
%
Education
Spring Education Group, Inc. (fka SSH Group Holdings, Inc.)(7)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.25%
7/30/2025
34,562
34,475
34,488
19.5
%
Food and beverage
DecoPac, Inc.(7)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.25%
9/30/2024
20,561
20,489
20,561
11.7
%
DecoPac, Inc.(9)(10)(12)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 4.25%
9/29/2023
-
(11
)
-
-
%
FQSR, LLC (dba KBP Investments)(7)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.50%
5/14/2023
24,507
24,246
24,236
13.7
%
FQSR, LLC (dba KBP Investments)(7)(9)(11)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 5.50%
9/10/2021
8,373
8,075
8,115
4.6
%
Give & Go Prepared Foods Corp.(7)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.25%
7/29/2023
24,438
24,398
23,093
13.0
%
Sovos Brands Intermediate, Inc.(6)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.00%
11/20/2025
44,550
44,171
44,143
25.1
%
122,429
121,368
120,148
68.1
%
Healthcare equipment and services
Cadence, Inc.(6)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.50%
5/21/2025
27,266
26,727
26,749
15.2
%
Cadence, Inc.(9)(10)(12)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 4.50%
5/21/2025
-
(124
)
(139
)
(0.1
)
%
27,266
26,603
26,610
15.1
%
Healthcare technology
VVC Holdings Corp. (dba Athenahealth, Inc.)(7)(8)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.50%
2/11/2026
19,850
19,491
19,925
11.3
%
Infrastructure and environmental services
CHA Holding, Inc.(7)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.50%
4/10/2025
29,816
29,709
29,694
16.8
%
Insurance
Integro Parent Inc.(6)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.75%
10/28/2022
30,520
30,416
30,224
17.2
%
Integro Parent Inc.(9)(10)(12)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 4.50%
10/30/2021
-
(16
)
(54
)
-
%
USRP Holdings, Inc. (dba U.S. Retirement and Benefits Partners)(7)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.25%
3/29/2025
34,475
33,800
33,406
19.0
%
Sebago Lake's Portfolio as of December 31, 2019
($ in thousands)
Company(1)(2)(4)(5)
Investment
Interest
Maturity Date
Par / Units
Amortized Cost(3)
Fair Value
Percentage of Members' Equity
USRP Holdings, Inc. (dba U.S. Retirement and Benefits Partners)(7)(9)(12)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 4.25%
3/29/2023
1,875
1,754
1,690
1.0
%
USRP Holdings, Inc. (dba U.S. Retirement and Benefits Partners)(7)(9)(11)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 4.25%
3/29/2020
6,085
5,923
5,817
3.3
%
72,955
71,877
71,083
40.5
%
Internet software and services
DCert Buyer, Inc.(6)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.00%
10/16/2026
50,000
49,816
49,878
28.3
%
Manufacturing
Engineered Machinery Holdings(7)(8)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.25%
7/19/2024
14,850
14,596
14,801
8.3
%
Transportation
Uber Technologies, Inc.(6)(8)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.00%
4/4/2025
24,650
24,517
24,578
14.0
%
Total Debt Investments
484,439
479,647
478,509
271.6
%
Total Investments
$
484,439
$
479,647
$
478,509
271.6
%
________________
(1)
Certain portfolio company investments are subject to contractual restrictions on sales.
(2)
Unless otherwise indicated, Sebago Lake’s investments are pledged as collateral supporting the amounts outstanding under Sebago Lake’s credit facility.
(3)
The amortized cost represents the original cost adjusted for the amortization of discounts and premiums, as applicable, on debt investments using the effective interest method.
(4)
Unless otherwise indicated, all investments are considered Level 3 investments.
(5)
Unless otherwise indicated, loan contains a variable rate structure, and may be subject to an interest rate floor. Variable rate loans bear interest at a rate that may be determined by reference to either the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR” or “L”) (which can include one-, two-, three- or six-month LIBOR) or an alternate base rate (which can include the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Prime Rate), at the borrower’s option, and which reset periodically based on the terms of the loan agreement.
(6)
The interest rate on these loans is subject to 1 month LIBOR, which as of December 31, 2019 was 1.8%.
(7)
The interest rate on these loans is subject to 3 month LIBOR, which as of December 31, 2019 was 1.9%.
(8)
Level 2 investment.
(9)
Position or portion thereof is an unfunded loan commitment.
(10)
The negative cost is the result of the capitalized discount being greater than the principal amount outstanding on the loan. The negative fair value is the result of the capitalized discount on the loan.
(11)
The date disclosed represents the commitment period of the unfunded term loan. Upon expiration of the commitment period, the funded portion of the term loan may be subject to a longer maturity date.
(12)
Investment is not pledged as collateral under Sebago Lake’s credit facility.
Below is selected balance sheet information for Sebago Lake as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019:
($ in thousands)
December 31, 2020
December 31, 2019
Assets
Investments at fair value (amortized cost of $559,298 and $479,647, respectively)
$
554,710
$
478,509
Cash
9,385
34,104
Interest receivable
1,281
Prepaid expenses and other assets
Total Assets
$
565,324
$
514,056
Liabilities
Debt (net of unamortized debt issuance costs of $2,415 and $3,895, respectively)
$
347,564
$
330,289
Distributions payable
4,694
4,950
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
1,975
2,663
Total Liabilities
$
354,233
$
337,902
Members' Equity
Members' Equity
211,091
176,154
Members' Equity
211,091
176,154
Total Liabilities and Members' Equity
$
565,324
$
514,056
Below is selected statement of operations information for Sebago Lake for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018:
Years Ended December 31,
($ in thousands)
Investment Income
Interest income
$
32,163
$
38,841
$
37,760
Other income
Total Investment Income
32,444
39,189
38,431
Expenses
Loan origination and structuring fee
-
-
4,871
Interest expense
12,611
17,426
16,228
Professional fees
Total Expenses
13,302
18,144
21,920
Net Investment Income Before Taxes
19,142
21,045
16,511
Taxes
Net Investment Income After Taxes
$
18,609
$
20,078
$
16,226
Net Realized and Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
(3,450
)
7,423
(9,703
)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
-
Total Net Realized and Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments
(3,446
)
7,423
(9,642
)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Members' Equity Resulting from Operations
$
15,163
$
27,501
$
6,584
On August 9, 2017, Sebago Lake Financing LLC and SL Lending LLC, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Sebago Lake, entered into a credit facility with Goldman Sachs Bank USA. Goldman Sachs Bank USA serves as the sole lead arranger, syndication agent and administrative agent, and State Street Bank and Trust Company serves as the collateral administrator and agent. The credit facility includes a maximum borrowing capacity of $400 million. As of December 31, 2020, there was $350.0 million outstanding under the credit facility. For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, the components of interest expense were as follows:
Years Ended December 31,
($ in thousands)
Interest expense
$
10,962
$
15,782
$
14,663
Amortization of debt issuance costs
1,649
1,644
1,565
Total Interest Expense
$
12,611
$
17,426
$
16,228
Average interest rate
3.1
%
4.7
%
4.4
%
Average daily borrowings
$
352,505
$
337,491
$
326,902
Loan Origination and Structuring Fees
If the loan origination and structuring fees earned by Sebago Lake during a fiscal period exceed Sebago Lake’s expenses and other obligations (excluding financing costs), such excess is allocated to the Member(s) responsible for the origination of the loans pro rata in accordance with the total loan origination and structuring fees earned by Sebago Lake with respect to the loans originated by such Member; provided, that in no event will the amount allocated to a Member exceed 1% of the par value of the loans originated by such Member in any fiscal year. The loan origination and structuring fee is accrued quarterly and included in other income from controlled, affiliated investments on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and paid annually. On February 27, 2019, the Members agreed to amend the terms of Sebago Lake’s operating agreement to eliminate the allocation of excess loan origination and structuring fees to the Members. As such, for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, we accrued no income based on loan origination and structuring fees. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company accrued income based on loan origination and structuring fees of $4.9 million.
Results of Operations
The following table represents the operating results for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018:
For the Years Ended December 31,
($ in millions)
Total Investment Income
$
803.3
$
718.0
$
388.7
Less: Net operating expenses
283.8
217.1
142.2
Net Investment Income (Loss) Before Taxes
$
519.5
$
500.9
$
246.5
Less: Income taxes (benefit), including excise taxes
2.0
2.0
1.1
Net Investment Income (Loss) After Taxes
$
517.5
$
498.9
$
245.4
Net change in unrealized gain (loss)
(76.0
)
(3.7
)
(43.6
)
Net realized gain (loss)
(53.8
)
2.8
0.4
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
$
387.7
$
498.0
$
202.2
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations can vary from period to period as a result of various factors, including the level of new investment commitments, expenses, the recognition of realized gains and losses and changes in unrealized appreciation and depreciation on the investment portfolio.
Investment Income
Investment income for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:
For the Years Ended December 31,
($ in millions)
Interest income from investments
$
769.0
$
691.9
$
366.8
Dividend income
19.5
10.0
8.4
Other income
14.8
16.1
13.5
Total investment income
$
803.3
$
718.0
$
388.7
For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019
Investment income increased to $803.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 from $718.0 million for the same period in prior year primarily due to an increase in our investment portfolio, which, at par, increased from $8.9 billion as of December 31, 2019, to $10.7 billion as of December 31, 2020, partially offset by a decrease in our portfolio’s weighted average yield from 8.6% as of December 31, 2019 to 8.0% as of December 31, 2020. Included in interest income are other fees such as prepayment fees and accelerated amortization of upfront fees from unscheduled paydowns. Period over period, income generated from these fees represented $23.6 million and $21.1 million, for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. In addition to the growth in the portfolio, the incremental increase in investment income was primarily due to an increase in dividend income earned from our investment in Moore Holdings, LLC of $10.2 million, that was not earned in 2019, partially offset by a decrease in dividend income from Sebago Lake of $0.9 million period over period. Other income decreased period-over-period due to a decrease in incremental fee income, which are fees that are generally available to us as a result of closing investments and normally paid at the time of closing. For the year ended December 31, 2020, the increase in investment income was partially driven by increased origination activity as a result of significant merger activity which has since leveled off. We expect that investment income will vary based on a variety of factors including the pace of our originations and repayments.
For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
Investment income increased to $718.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2019 from $388.7 million for the same period in prior year primarily due to an increase in our investment portfolio, which, at par, increased from $5.9 billion as of December 31, 2018, to $8.9 billion as of December 31, 2019, partially offset by a decrease in our portfolio’s weighted average yield from 9.4% as of December 31, 2018 to 8.7% as of December 31, 2019. Included in interest income are other fees such as prepayment fees and accelerated amortization of upfront fees from unscheduled paydowns. Period over period, income generated from these fees represented $21.1 million and $16.3 million, for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. In addition to the growth in the portfolio, the incremental increase in investment income was due to an increase in dividend income earned from our investment in Sebago Lake of $1.6 million period-over-period. Other income increased period-over-period due to an increase in incremental fee income, which are fees that are generally available to us as a result of closing investments and normally paid at the time of closing, of $7.5 million, offset by $4.9 million of Sebago Lake fee income received for the year ended December 31, 2018 that is no longer received subsequent to December 31, 2018 (Refer to “Note 4. Investments - Loan Origination and Structuring Fees” for additional information). We expect that investment income will continue to increase provided that our investment portfolio continues to increase.
Expenses
Expenses for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:
For the Years Ended December 31,
($ in millions)
Interest expense
$
152.9
$
136.5
$
76.8
Management fee
144.5
89.9
52.1
Performance based incentive fees
93.9
45.1
-
Professional fees
14.7
10.0
7.8
Directors' fees
0.8
0.6
0.5
Other general and administrative
7.9
8.4
5.0
Total operating expenses
$
414.7
$
290.5
$
142.2
Management and incentive fees waived
(130.9
)
(73.4
)
-
Net operating expenses
$
283.8
$
217.1
$
142.2
Under the terms of the Administration Agreement, we reimburse the Adviser for services performed for us. In addition, pursuant to the terms of the Administration Agreement, the Adviser may delegate its obligations under the Administration Agreement to an affiliate or to a third party and we reimburse the Adviser for any services performed for us by such affiliate or third party.
For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019
Total expenses increased to $283.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 from $217.1 million for the same period in the prior year primarily due to an increase in interest expense and increase in gross management fees and incentive fees, coupled with the expiration of the management fee and incentive fee waivers. The increase in interest expense of $16.4 million was driven by an increase in average daily borrowings to $3.8 billion from $2.6 billion period over period, partially offset by a decrease in the average interest rate to 3.5% from 4.8% period over period. Interest expense increased period over period, and we would expect it to continue to increase as we re-deploy leverage and our asset coverage ratio decreases. As of December 31, 2019, our asset coverage ratio was 293% compared to 206% as of December 31, 2020. Gross management fees and incentive fees increased primarily due to an increase in our investment portfolio, which at par, increased from $8.9 billion as of December 31, 2019, to $10.7 billion as of December 31, 2020, and were partially offset by the management and incentive fee waivers, which expired October 18, 2020.
For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
Total expenses increased to $217.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2019 from $142.2 million for the same period in the prior year primarily due to an increase in interest expense. The increase in interest expense of $59.7 million was driven by both an increase in average daily borrowings to $2.6 billion from $1.6 billion period over period, and an increase in the average interest rate to 4.8% from 4.3% period over period. The average stated interest rate increased as a result of the subscription facility terminating in June of 2019. Interest expense increased period over period, and we would expect it to continue to increase as we re-deploy leverage and our asset coverage ratio decreases. As of December 31, 2018, our asset coverage ratio was 225% compared to 293% as of December 31, 2019.
Income Taxes, Including Excise Taxes
We have elected to be treated as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code, and we intend to operate in a manner so as to continue to qualify for the tax treatment applicable to RICs. To qualify for tax treatment as a RIC, we must, among other things, distribute to our shareholders in each taxable year generally at least 90% of our investment company taxable income, as defined by the Code, and net tax-exempt income for that taxable year. To maintain our tax treatment as a RIC, we, among other things, intend to make the requisite distributions to our shareholders, which generally relieves us from corporate-level U.S. federal income taxes.
Depending on the level of taxable income earned in a tax year, we can be expected to carry forward taxable income (including net capital gains, if any) in excess of current year dividend distributions from the current tax year into the next tax year and pay a nondeductible 4% U.S. federal excise tax on such taxable income, as required. To the extent that we determine that our estimated current year annual taxable income will be in excess of estimated current year dividend distributions from such income, we will accrue excise tax on estimated excess taxable income.
For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 we recorded U.S. federal income tax expense/(benefit) of $2.0 million, $2.0 million and $1.1 million, respectively, including U.S. federal excise tax expense/(benefit) of $(0.1) million, $2.0 million and $1.1 million, respectively.
Certain of our consolidated subsidiaries are subject to U.S. federal and state income taxes. For the year ended December 31, 2020, we recorded a net tax expense of $2.1 million. For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, we did not record a net tax expense, for these subsidiaries. The income tax expense for our taxable consolidated subsidiaries will vary depending on the level of investment income earnings and realized gains from the exits of investments held by such taxable subsidiaries during the respective periods.
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)
We fair value our portfolio investments quarterly and any changes in fair value are recorded as unrealized gains or losses. During the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, net unrealized gains (losses) were comprised of the following:
For the Years Ended December 31,
($ in millions)
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
$
(76.9
)
$
(3.5
)
$
(43.5
)
Income tax (provision) benefit
(3.7
)
-
-
Net change in translation of assets and liabilities in
foreign currencies
4.6
(0.2
)
(0.1
)
Net change in unrealized gain (loss)
$
(76.0
)
$
(3.7
)
$
(43.6
)
For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019
For the year ended December 31, 2020, the net unrealized loss was primarily driven by a decrease in the fair value of our debt investments as compared to December 31, 2019. As of December 31, 2020, the fair value of our debt investments as a percentage of principal was 97.3% as compared to 98.0% as of December 31, 2019. The primary driver of our portfolio's net unrealized loss was due to current market conditions and credit spreads widening, the impact of which was primarily seen in the first quarter of 2020, but which has subsequently improved in the second, third and fourth quarters as the average fair value of the portfolio has improved. See “COVID-19 Developments” for additional information.
The ten largest contributors to the change in net unrealized gain (loss) on investments during the year ended December 31, 2020 consisted of the following:
Portfolio Company
($ in millions)
Net Change in Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
Norvax, LLC (dba GoHealth)
$
16.9
Windows Entities
14.0
Feradyne Outdoors, LLC
11.4
Remaining portfolio companies
(25.6
)
Aviation Solutions Midco, LLC (dba STS Aviation)
(25.3
)
CIBT Global, Inc.
(25.3
)
LineStar Integrity Services LLC
(10.0
)
Entertainment Benefits Group, LLC
(9.9
)
Valence Surface Technologies LLC
(9.7
)
FR Arsenal Holdings II Corp. (dba Applied-Cleveland Holdings, Inc.)
(6.9
)
Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc.
(6.5
)
Total
$
(76.9
)
For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the net unrealized loss was primarily driven by a decrease in the fair value of our debt investments as compared to December 31, 2018. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the fair value of our debt investments as a percentage of principal was 98.0%, as compared to 97.9% for the period ended December 31, 2018.
Net Realized Gains (Losses)
The realized gains and losses on fully exited and partially exited portfolio companies during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 were comprised of the following:
For the Years Ended December 31,
($ in millions)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
$
(51.4
)
$
2.6
$
0.3
Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions
(2.4
)
0.2
0.1
Net realized gain (loss)
$
(53.8
)
$
2.8
$
0.4
For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
For the year ended December 31, 2020, we had net realized losses on investments of $51.4 million, primarily driven by Swipe Acquisition Corporation, and for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, we had net realized gains on investments of $2.6 million and $0.3 million, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2020, we had net realized losses of $2.3 million and for the years ended December 31 2019, and 2018, we had net realized gains of $0.2 million and $0.1 million, respectively, on foreign currency transactions, primarily as a result of translating foreign currency related to our non-USD denominated investments.
Realized Gross Internal Rate of Return
Since we began investing in 2016 through December 31, 2020, our exited investments have resulted in an aggregate cash flow realized gross internal rate of return to us of over 11.9% (based on total capital invested of $2.9 billion and total proceeds from these exited investments of $3.3 billion). Over seventy percent of these exited investments resulted in an aggregate cash flow realized gross internal rate of return (“IRR”) to us of 10% or greater.
IRR, is a measure of our discounted cash flows (inflows and outflows). Specifically, IRR is the discount rate at which the net present value of all cash flows is equal to zero. That is, IRR is the discount rate at which the present value of total capital invested in each of our investments is equal to the present value of all realized returns from that investment. Our IRR calculations are unaudited.
Capital invested, with respect to an investment, represents the aggregate cost basis allocable to the realized or unrealized portion of the investment, net of any upfront fees paid at closing for the term loan portion of the investment.
Realized returns, with respect to an investment, represents the total cash received with respect to each investment, including all amortization payments, interest, dividends, prepayment fees, upfront fees (except upfront fees paid at closing for the term loan portion of an investment), administrative fees, agent fees, amendment fees, accrued interest, and other fees and proceeds.
Gross IRR, with respect to an investment, is calculated based on the dates that we invested capital and dates we received distributions, regardless of when we made distributions to our shareholders. Initial investments are assumed to occur at time zero.
Gross IRR reflects historical results relating to our past performance and is not necessarily indicative of our future results. In addition, gross IRR does not reflect the effect of management fees, expenses, incentive fees or taxes borne, or to be borne, by us or our shareholders, and would be lower if it did.
Aggregate cash flow realized gross IRR on our exited investments reflects only invested and realized cash amounts as described above, and does not reflect any unrealized gains or losses in our portfolio.
Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our liquidity and capital resources are generated primarily from cash flows from interest, dividends and fees earned from our investments and principal repayments, our credit facilities, debt securitization transactions, and other secured and unsecured debt. We may also generate cash flow from operations, future borrowings and future offerings of securities including public and/or private issuances of debt and/or equity securities through both registered offerings off of our shelf registration statement and private offerings. The primary uses of our cash are (i) investments in portfolio companies and other investments and to comply with certain portfolio diversification requirements, (ii) the cost of operations (including paying or reimbursing our Adviser), (iii) debt service, repayment and other financing costs of any borrowings and (iv) cash distributions to the holders of our shares.
We may from time to time enter into additional debt facilities, increase the size of our existing credit facilities, enter into additional debt securitization transactions, or issue additional debt securities. Any such incurrence or issuance would be subject to prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual and regulatory restrictions and other factors. In accordance with the 1940 Act, with certain limited exceptions, we are only allowed to incur borrowings, issue debt securities or issue preferred stock, if immediately after the borrowing or issuance, the ratio of total assets (less total liabilities other than indebtedness) to total indebtedness plus preferred stock, is at least 200% (or 150% if certain conditions are met). Our asset coverage requirement applicable to senior securities was reduced from 200% to 150% and our current target ratio is 0.90x-1.25x.
As of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, our asset coverage ratio was 206% and 293%, respectively. We seek to carefully consider our unfunded commitments for the purpose of planning our ongoing financial leverage. Further, we maintain sufficient borrowing capacity within the 150% asset coverage limitation to cover any outstanding unfunded commitments we are required to fund.
Cash and restricted cash as of December 31, 2020, taken together with our available debt, is expected to be sufficient for our investing activities and to conduct our operations in the near term. As of December 31, 2020, we had $1.6 billion available under our credit facilities.
As of December 31, 2020, we had $357.9 million in cash and restricted cash. During the year ended December 31, 2020, we used $1.6 billion in cash for operating activities, primarily as a result of funding portfolio investments of $3.9 billion, partially offset by sell downs and repayments of $1.8 billion and other operating activity of $0.5 billion. Lastly, cash provided by financing activities was $1.6 billion during the period, which was the result of net borrowings on our credit facilities of $2.3 billion, partially offset by repurchase of common stock under the Company 10b5-1 Plan of $0.2 billion and distributions paid of $0.5 billion.
Equity
IPO, Subscriptions and Drawdowns
We have the authority to issue 500,000,000 common shares at $0.01 per share par value.
On July 22, 2019, we closed our initial public offering (“IPO”), issuing 10 million shares of our common stock at a public offering price of $15.30 per share, and on August 2, 2019, the underwriters exercised their option to purchase an additional 1.5 million shares of common stock at a purchase price of $15.30 per share. Net of underwriting fees and offering costs, we received total cash proceeds of $164.0 million. Our common stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol “ORCC” on July 18, 2019.
On July 7, 2019, our Board of Directors determined to eliminate any outstanding fractional shares of our common stock (the “Fractional Shares”), as permitted by the Maryland General Corporation Law and on July 8, 2019, we eliminated such Fractional Shares by rounding down the number of Fractional Shares held by each shareholder to the nearest whole share and paying each shareholder cash for such Fractional Shares based on a price of $15.27 per whole share.
Prior to March 2, 2018, we entered into subscription agreements (the “Subscription Agreements”) with investors providing for the private placement of our common shares. Under the terms of the Subscription Agreements, investors were required to fund drawdowns to purchase our common shares up to the amount of their respective Capital Commitment on an as-needed basis each time we delivered a drawdown notice to our investors. As of June 4, 2019, all Capital Commitments had been drawn.
On March 1, 2016, we issued 100 common shares for $1,500 to the Adviser.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, we delivered the following capital call notices to our investors:
Capital Drawdown Notice Date
Common Share Issuance Date
Number of Common Shares Issued
Aggregate Offering Price
($ in millions)
June 4, 2019
June 17, 2019
103,504,284
$
1,580.5
March 8, 2019
March 21, 2019
19,267,823
300.0
January 30, 2019
February 12, 2019
29,220,780
450.0
Total
151,992,887
2,330.5
Distributions
The following table reflects the distributions declared on shares of our common stock during the year ended December 31, 2020:
December 31, 2020
Date Declared
Record Date
Payment Date
Distribution per Share
November 3, 2020
December 31, 2020
January 19, 2020
$
0.31
May 28, 2019 (special dividend)
December 31, 2020
January 19, 2020
$
0.08
August 4, 2020
September 30, 2020
November 13, 2020
$
0.31
May 28, 2019 (special dividend)
September 30, 2020
November 13, 2020
$
0.08
May 5, 2020
June 30, 2020
August 14, 2020
$
0.31
May 28, 2019 (special dividend)
June 30, 2020
August 14, 2020
$
0.08
February 19, 2020
March 31, 2020
May 15, 2020
$
0.31
May 28, 2019 (special dividend)
March 31, 2020
May 15, 2020
$
0.08
On February 23, 2021, the Board declared a distribution of $0.31 per share for shareholders of record on March 31, 2021 payable on or before May 14, 2021.
During certain periods, our distributions may exceed our earnings. As a result, it is possible that a portion of the distributions we make may represent a return of capital. A return of capital generally is a return of a shareholder’s investment rather than a return of earnings or gains derived from our investment activities. Each year a statement on Form 1099-DIV identifying the sources of the distributions will be mailed to our shareholders. No portion of the distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 or 2018 represented a return of capital.
The following table reflects the distributions declared on shares of our common stock during the year ended December 31, 2019:
December 31, 2019
Date Declared
Record Date
Payment Date
Distribution per Share
October 30, 2019
December 31, 2019
January 31, 2020
$
0.31
May 28, 2019 (special dividend)
December 31, 2019
January 31, 2020
$
0.04
May 28, 2019
September 30, 2019
November 15, 2019
$
0.31
May 28, 2019 (special dividend)
September 30, 2019
November 15, 2019
$
0.02
June 4, 2019
June 14, 2019
August 15, 2019
$
0.44
February 27, 2019
March 31, 2019
May 14, 2019
$
0.33
The following table reflects the distributions declared on shares of our common stock during the year ended December 31, 2018:
December 31, 2018
Date Declared
Record Date
Payment Date
Distribution per Share
November 6, 2018
December 31, 2018
January 31, 2019
$
0.36
August 7, 2018
September 30, 2018
November 15, 2018
$
0.39
June 22, 2018
June 30, 2018
August 15, 2018
$
0.34
March 2, 2018
March 31, 2018
April 30, 2018
$
0.33
Dividend Reinvestment
We have adopted a dividend reinvestment plan, pursuant to which we will reinvest all cash distributions declared by the Board on behalf of our shareholders who do not elect to receive their distribution in cash as provided below. As a result, if the Board authorizes, and we declare, a cash dividend or other distribution, then our shareholders who have not opted out of our dividend reinvestment plan will have their cash distributions automatically reinvested in additional shares of our common stock as described below, rather than receiving the cash dividend or other distribution. Any fractional share otherwise issuable to a participant in the dividend reinvestment plan will instead be paid in cash.
In connection with our IPO, we entered into our second amended and restated dividend reinvestment plan, pursuant to which, if newly issued shares are used to implement the dividend reinvestment plan, the number of shares to be issued to a shareholder will be determined by dividing the total dollar amount of the cash dividend or distribution payable to a shareholder by the market price per share of our common stock at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on the payment date of a distribution, or if no sale is reported for such day, the average of the reported bid and ask prices. However, if the market price per share on the payment date of a cash dividend or distribution exceeds the most recently computed net asset value per share, we will issue shares at the greater of (i) the most recently computed net asset value per share and (ii) 95% of the current market price per share (or such lesser discount to the current market price per share that still exceeded the most recently computed net asset value per share). For example, if the most recently computed net asset value per share is $15.00 and the market price on the payment date of a cash dividend is $14.00 per share, we will issue shares at $14.00 per share. If the most recently computed net asset value per share is $15.00 and the market price on the payment date of a cash dividend is $16.00 per share, we will issue shares at $15.20 per share (95% of the current market price). If the most recently computed net asset value per share is $15.00 and the market price on the payment date of a cash dividend is $15.50 per share, we will issue shares at $15.00 per share, as net asset value is greater than 95% ($14.73 per share) of the current market price. Pursuant to our second amended and restated dividend reinvestment plan, if shares are purchased in the open market to implement the dividend reinvestment plan, the number of shares to be issued to a shareholder shall be determined by dividing the dollar amount of the cash dividend payable to such shareholder by the weighted average price per share for all shares purchased by the plan administrator in the open market in connection with the dividend. 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.
The following table reflects the common stock issued pursuant to the dividend reinvestment plan during the year ended December 31, 2020:
Date Declared
Record Date
Payment Date
Shares
August 4, 2020
September 30, 2020
November 13, 2020
1,738,817
May 5, 2020
June 30, 2020
August 14, 2020
3,541,285
Feburary 19, 2020
March 31, 2020
May 15, 2020
2,249,543
October 30, 2019
December 31, 2019
January 31, 2020
2,823,048
In conjunction with the distribution paid on January 19, 2021 for shareholders of record as of December 31, 2020, the Company issued 1,435,099 shares of common stock pursuant to the dividend reinvestment plan.
The following table reflects the common stock issued pursuant to the dividend reinvestment plan during the year ended December 31, 2019:
Date Declared
Record Date
Payment Date
Shares
May 28, 2019
September 30, 2019
November 15, 2019
2,974,103
June 4, 2019
June 14, 2019
August 15, 2019
3,965,754
February 27, 2019
March 31, 2019
May 14, 2019
2,882,297
November 6, 2018
December 31, 2018
January 31, 2019
2,613,223
The following table reflects the common stock issued pursuant to the dividend reinvestment plan during the year ended December 31, 2018:
Date Declared
Record Date
Payment Date
Shares
August 7, 2018
September 30, 2018
November 15, 2018
2,323,165
June 22, 2018
June 30, 2018
August 15, 2018
1,539,516
March 2, 2018
March 31, 2018
April 30, 2018
1,310,272
November 7, 2017
December 31, 2017
January 31, 2018
1,231,796
Stock Repurchase Plan (the “Company 10b5-1 Plan”)
On July 7, 2019, our Board approved the Company 10b5-1 Plan, to acquire up to $150 million in the aggregate of our common stock at prices below our net asset value per share over a specified period, in accordance with the guidelines specified in Rule 10b-18 and Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act. The Company 10b5-1 Plan commenced on August 19, 2019 and was exhausted on August 4, 2020.
The Company 10b5-1 Plan was intended to allow us to repurchase our common stock at times when we otherwise might be prevented from doing so under insider trading laws. The Company 10b5-1 Plan required Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, as our agent, to repurchase shares of common stock on our behalf when the market price per share was below the most recently reported net asset value per share (including any updates, corrections or adjustments publicly announced by us to any previously announced net asset value per share). Under the Company 10b5-1 Plan, the agent would increase the volume of purchases made as the price of our common stock declined, subject to volume restrictions.
The purchase of shares pursuant to the Company 10b5-1 Plan was intended to satisfy the conditions of Rule 10b5-1 and Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act, and will otherwise be subject to applicable law, including Regulation M, which may prohibit purchases under certain circumstances.
The following table provides information regarding purchases of our common stock by Goldman, Sachs & Co., as agent, pursuant to the 10b5-1 plan for each month in the year ended December 31, 2020:
Period
($ in millions, except share and per share amounts)
Total Number
of Shares
Repurchased
Average Price Paid per Share
Approximate
Dollar Value of
Shares that have been
Purchased Under
the Plans
Approximate
Dollar Value
of Shares that
May Yet Be
Purchased Under
the Plan
January 1, 2020 - January 31, 2020
-
$
-
$
-
$
150.0
February 1, 2020 - February 29, 2020
87,328
$
15.17
$
1.4
$
148.6
March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020
4,009,218
$
12.46
$
46.6
$
102.0
April 1, 2020 - April 30, 2020
6,235,497
$
11.95
$
74.3
$
27.7
May 1, 2020 - May 31, 2020
2,183,581
$
12.76
$
27.7
$
-
June 1, 2020 - June 30, 2020
-
$
-
$
-
$
-
July 1, 2020 - July 31, 2020
-
$
-
August 1, 2020 - August 31, 2020
-
$
-
Total
12,515,624
$
150.0
On November 3, 2020, the Board approved a repurchase program under which we may repurchase up to $100 million of our outstanding common stock. Under the program, purchases may be made at management’s discretion from time to time in open-market transactions, in accordance with all applicable securities laws and regulations. Unless extended by the Board, the repurchase program
will terminate 12-months from the date it was approved. As of December 31, 2020, no repurchases were made under the Repurchase Plan.
Debt
Aggregate Borrowings
Debt obligations consisted of the following as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019:
December 31, 2020
($ in thousands)
Aggregate Principal Committed
Outstanding Principal
Amount Available(1)
Net Carrying Value(2)
Revolving Credit Facility(3)(5)
$
1,355,000
$
252,525
$
1,075,636
$
243,143
SPV Asset Facility II
350,000
100,000
250,000
95,654
SPV Asset Facility III
500,000
375,000
125,000
373,238
SPV Asset Facility IV
450,000
295,000
155,000
291,644
CLO I
390,000
390,000
-
386,708
CLO II
260,000
260,000
-
257,686
CLO III
260,000
260,000
-
257,744
CLO IV
252,000
252,000
-
247,745
CLO V
196,000
196,000
-
194,128
2023 Notes(4)
150,000
150,000
-
151,889
2024 Notes(4)
400,000
400,000
-
418,372
2025 Notes
425,000
425,000
-
418,154
July 2025 Notes
500,000
500,000
-
492,095
2026 Notes
500,000
500,000
-
489,176
July 2026 Notes
1,000,000
1,000,000
-
975,346
Total Debt
$
6,988,000
$
5,355,525
$
1,605,636
$
5,292,722
________________
(1)
The amount available reflects any limitations related to each credit facility’s borrowing base.
(2)
The carrying value of the Company’s Revolving Credit Facility, SPV Asset Facility II, SPV Asset Facility III, SPV Asset Facility IV, CLO I, CLO II, CLO III, CLO IV, CLO V, 2023 Notes, 2024 Notes, 2025 Notes, July 2025 Notes, 2026 Notes and July 2026 Notes are presented net of deferred financing costs of $9.4 million, $4.2 million, $1.8 million, $3.4 million, $3.3 million, $2.3 million, $2.3 million, $4.3 million, $1.9 million, $1.0 million, $7.0 million, $6.8 million, $7.9 million, $10.8 million and $24.7 million, respectively.
(3)
Includes the unrealized translation gain (loss) on borrowings denominated in foreign currencies.
(4)
Inclusive of change in fair market value of effective hedge.
(5)
The amount available is reduced by $26.8 million of outstanding letters of credit.
December 31, 2019
($ in thousands)
Aggregate Principal Committed
Outstanding Principal
Amount Available(1)
Net Carrying Value(2)
Revolving Credit Facility(3)(5)
$
1,170,000
$
480,861
$
664,410
$
473,655
SPV Asset Facility I
400,000
300,000
100,000
297,246
SPV Asset Facility II
350,000
350,000
-
346,395
SPV Asset Facility III
500,000
255,000
245,000
251,548
SPV Asset Facility IV
300,000
60,250
239,750
57,201
CLO I
390,000
390,000
-
386,405
CLO II
260,000
260,000
-
258,028
2023 Notes(4)
150,000
150,000
-
150,113
2024 Notes(4)
400,000
400,000
-
400,955
2025 Notes
425,000
425,000
-
416,686
Total Debt
$
4,345,000
$
3,071,111
$
1,249,160
$
3,038,232
________________
(1)
The amount available reflects any limitations related to each credit facility’s borrowing base.
(2)
The carrying value of the Company’s Revolving Credit Facility, SPV Asset Facility I, SPV Asset Facility II, SPV Asset Facility III, SPV Asset Facility IV, CLO I, CLO II, 2023 Notes, 2024 Notes and 2025 Notes are presented net of deferred financing costs of $7.2 million, $2.8 million, $3.6 million, $3.5 million, $3.0 million, $3.6 million, $2.0 million, $1.4 million, $8.9 million and $8.3 million, respectively.Includes the unrealized translation gain (loss) on borrowings denominated in foreign currencies.
(3)
Inclusive of change in fair market value of effective hedge.
(4)
The amount available is reduced by $24.7 million of outstanding letters of credit.
For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, the components of interest expense were as follows:
For the Years Ended December 31,
($ in thousands)
Interest expense
$
136,387
$
125,311
$
71,441
Amortization of debt issuance costs
17,178
12,152
5,333
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on effective
interest rate swaps and hedged items(1)
(626
)
(1,018
)
-
Total Interest Expense
$
152,939
$
136,445
$
76,774
Average interest rate
3.5
%
4.8
%
4.3
%
Average daily borrowings
$
3,815,270
$
2,576,121
$
1,649,191
________________
(1)
Refer to “ITEM 1. - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA - Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Note 6. Debt - 2023 Notes and 2024 Notes” for details on each facility’s interest rate swap.
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 February 1, 2017, we entered into a senior secured revolving credit agreement (and as amended by that certain First Amendment to Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of July 17, 2017, the First Omnibus Amendment to Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement and Guarantee and Security Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2018, the Third Amendment to Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of June 21, 2018, the Fourth Amendment to Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of April 2, 2019, the Fifth Amendment to Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of May 7, 2020, and the Sixth Amendment to Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of September 3, 2020, the “Revolving Credit Facility”). The parties to the Revolving Credit Facility include us, as Borrower, the lenders from time to time parties thereto (each a “Lender” and collectively, the “Lenders”) and Truist Securities, Inc. and ING Capital LLC as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book
Runners, Truist Bank (as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank) as Administrative Agent and ING Capital LLC as Syndication Agent.
The Revolving Credit Facility is guaranteed by OR Lending LLC, our subsidiary, and will be guaranteed by certain domestic subsidiaries of ours that are formed or acquired by us in the future (collectively, the “Guarantors”). Proceeds of the Revolving Credit Facility may be used for general corporate purposes, including the funding of portfolio investments.
The maximum principal amount of the Revolving Credit Facility is $1.46 billion (increased from $1.40 billion on February 8, 2021; increased from $1.36 billion on January 8, 2021; increased from $1.335 billion on September 3, 2020; increased from $1.295 billion on June 12, 2020; increased from $1.24 billion on May 27, 2020; increased from $1.195 on May 7, 2020; increased from $1.17 billion on February 11, 2020; increased from $1.1 billion on August 27, 2019; increased from $1.0 billion on July 26, 2019), subject to availability under the borrowing base, which is based on our portfolio investments and other outstanding indebtedness. As amended on September 3, 2020, maximum capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility may be increased to $2.0 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 $50 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.
The availability period under the Revolving Credit Facility will terminate on September 3, 2024, with respect to $1.295 billion of commitments, and on March 31, 2023, which respect to the remaining commitments (together, the “Revolving Credit Facility Commitment Termination Date”). The Revolving Credit Facility will mature on September 3, 2025, with respect to 1.295 billion of commitments, and on April 2, 2024, with respect to the remaining commitments (together, the “Revolving Credit Facility Maturity Date”). During the period from the earliest Revolving Credit Facility Commitment Termination Date to the final 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. Amounts drawn under the Revolving Credit Facility will bear interest at either LIBOR plus 2.00%, or the prime rate plus 1.00%. We may elect either the LIBOR or prime rate at the time of drawdown, and loans may be converted from one rate to another at any time at our option, subject to certain conditions. We predominantly borrow utilizing LIBOR rate loans, generally electing one-month LIBOR upon borrowing. We also pay a fee of 0.375% on 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 agreement requires a minimum asset coverage ratio of 150% with respect to our consolidated assets and our subsidiaries, measured at the last day of any fiscal quarter and a minimum asset coverage ratio of no less than 200% with respect to our consolidated assets and our subsidiary guarantors (including certain limitations on the contribution of equity in financing subsidiaries as specified therein) to our secured debt and our subsidiary guarantors (the “Obligor Asset Coverage Ratio”), measured at the last day of each fiscal quarter. The agreement concentration limits in connection with the calculation of the borrowing base, based upon the Obligor Asset Coverage Ratio.
Subscription Credit Facility
On August 1, 2016, we entered into a subscription credit facility (as amended, the “Subscription Credit Facility”) with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”), as administrative agent (the “Subscription Credit Facility Administrative Agent”) and letter of credit issuer, and Wells Fargo, State Street Bank and Trust Company and the banks and financial institutions from time to time party thereto, as lenders.
The Subscription Credit Facility permitted us to borrow up to $900 million, subject to availability under the borrowing base which is calculated based on the unused Capital Commitments of the investors meeting various eligibility requirements. Effective June 19, 2019, the outstanding balance of the Subscription Credit Facility was paid in full and the facility was terminated pursuant to its terms.
Borrowings under the Subscription Credit Facility bore interest, at our election at the time of drawdown, at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of LIBOR rate loans, an adjusted LIBOR rate for the applicable interest period plus 1.60% or (ii) in the case of reference rate loans, the greatest of (A) a prime rate plus 0.60%, (B) the federal funds rate plus 1.10%, and (C) one-month LIBOR plus 1.60%. Loans may have been converted from one rate to another at any time at our election, subject to certain conditions. We predominantly borrowed utilizing LIBOR rate loans, generally electing one-month LIBOR upon borrowing. We paid an unused commitment fee of 0.25% per annum on the unused commitments.
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 I
On December 21, 2017 (the “SPV Asset Facility I Closing Date”), ORCC Financing LLC (“ORCC Financing”), a Delaware limited liability company and our subsidiary, entered into a Loan and Servicing Agreement (as amended, the “SPV Asset Facility I”), with ORCC Financing as Borrower, us as Transferor and Servicer, the lenders from time to time parties thereto (the “SPV Lenders”), Morgan Stanley Asset Funding Inc. as Administrative Agent, State Street Bank and Trust Company as Collateral Agent and Cortland Capital Market Services LLC as Collateral Custodian.
From time to time, we sold and contributed certain investments to ORCC Financing pursuant to a Sale and Contribution Agreement by and between us and ORCC Financing. No gain or loss was recognized as a result of the contribution. Proceeds from the SPV Asset Facility I were used to finance the origination and acquisition of eligible assets by ORCC Financing, including the purchase of such assets from us. We retained a residual interest in assets contributed to or acquired by ORCC Financing through its ownership of ORCC Financing. The maximum principal amount of the SPV Asset Facility I was $400 million; the availability of this amount was subject to a borrowing base test, which was based on the value of ORCC Financing’s assets from time to time, and satisfaction of certain conditions, including certain concentration limits.
The SPV Asset Facility I provided for the ability to draw and redraw amounts under the SPV Asset Facility I for a period of up to three years after the SPV Asset Facility I Closing Date (the “SPV Asset Facility I Commitment Termination Date”). The SPV Asset Facility I was terminated on June 2, 2020 (the “SPV Asset Facility I Termination Date”). Prior to the SPV Asset Facility I Termination Date, proceeds received by ORCC Financing 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 I Termination Date, ORCC Financing repaid in full all outstanding fees and expenses and all principal and interest on outstanding borrowings.
Amounts drawn bore interest at LIBOR plus a spread of 2.25% until the six-month anniversary of the SPV Asset Facility I Closing Date, increasing to 2.50% thereafter, until the SPV Asset Facility I Commitment Termination Date. We predominantly borrowed utilizing LIBOR rate loans, generally electing one-month LIBOR upon borrowing. After a ramp-up period, there was an unused fee of 0.75% per annum on the amount, if any, by which the undrawn amount under the SPV Asset Facility I exceeded 25% of the maximum principal amount of the SPV Asset Facility I. The SPV Asset Facility I contained customary covenants, including certain financial maintenance covenants, limitations on the activities of ORCC Financing, including limitations on incurrence of incremental indebtedness, and customary events of default. The SPV Asset Facility I was secured by a perfected first priority security interest in the assets of ORCC Financing and on any payments received by ORCC Financing in respect of those assets. Assets pledged to the SPV Lenders were not available to pay our debts.
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, Natixis, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent, State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Collateral Agent, 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 March 17, 2020 (the “SPV Asset Facility II Fifth Amendment Date”).
The maximum principal amount of the SPV Asset Facility II following the SPV Asset Facility II Fifth Amendment Date is $350 million (which includes terms loans of $100 million and revolving commitments of $250 million); 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 (1) draw term loans and (2) draw and redraw revolving loans under the SPV Asset Facility II for a period of up to 18 months after SPV Asset Facility II Fifth Amendment Date unless the revolving commitments are terminated or converted to term loans 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 May 22, 2028 (the "SPV Assert 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 October 10, 2026, 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 LIBOR (or, in the case of certain lenders that are commercial paper conduits, the lower of their cost of funds and LIBOR plus 0.25%) plus a spread that steps up from 2.20% to 2.50% during the period from the SPV Asset Facility II Fifth Amendment Date to the six month anniversary of the Reinvestment Period End Date. With respect to term loans, amounts drawn bear interest at LIBOR (or, in the case of certain lenders that are commercial paper conduits, the lower of their cost of funds and LIBOR plus 0.25%) plus a spread that steps up from 2.25% to 2.55% during the same period. We predominantly borrow utilizing LIBOR rate loans, generally electing one-month LIBOR upon borrowing. From the SPV Asset Facility II Fifth Amendment Date to the SPV Asset Facility II Commitment Termination Date, there is 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 II. For further details, see “ITEM 8. - Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Note 6. Debt.”
SPV Asset Facility III
On December 14, 2018, 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, ourselves, as equity holder and services provider, the lenders from time to time parties thereto, 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. On December 10, 2019, the parties to SPV Asset Facility III amended certain terms of the facility, including those relating to the undrawn fee and make-whole fee. The following describes the terms of SPV Asset Facility III as amended through December 10, 2019.
The maximum principal amount of the SPV Asset Facility III is $500 million; the availability of this amount is subject to a borrowing base test, which is 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 provides for the ability to borrow, reborrow, repay and prepay advances under the SPV Asset Facility III for a period of up to three years after December 14, 2018 unless such period is extended or accelerated under the terms of the SPV Asset Facility III (the “SPV Asset Facility III Revolving Period”). Unless otherwise extended, accelerated or terminated under the terms of the SPV Asset Facility III, the SPV Asset Facility III will mature on the date that is two years after the last day of the SPV Asset Facility III Revolving Period (the “SPV Asset Facility III Stated Maturity”). Prior to the SPV Asset Facility III Stated Maturity, proceeds received by ORCC Financing III from principal and interest, dividends, or fees on assets must be used to pay fees, expenses and interest on outstanding advances, and the excess may be returned to us, subject to certain conditions. On the SPV Asset Facility III Stated Maturity, ORCC Financing III must pay in full all outstanding fees and expenses and all principal and interest on outstanding advances, and the excess may be returned to us.
Amounts drawn bear interest at LIBOR (or, in the case of certain SPV Lenders III that are commercial paper conduits, the lower of (a) their cost of funds and (b) LIBOR, such LIBOR not to be lower than zero) plus a spread equal to 2.20% per annum, which spread will increase (a) on and after the end of the SPV Asset Facility III Revolving Period by 0.15% per annum if no event of default has occurred and (b) by 2.00% per annum upon the occurrence of an event of default (such spread, the “Applicable Margin”). LIBOR may be replaced as a base rate under certain circumstances. We predominantly borrow utilizing LIBOR rate loans, generally electing one-month LIBOR upon borrowing. During the Revolving Period, ORCC Financing III will pay 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 Revolving Period, if the undrawn commitments are 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 will also pay 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. For further details, see “ITEM 8. - Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Note 6. Debt. “Unsecured Notes.”
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 and newly formed subsidiary, 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. On November 22, 2019 (the “SPV Asset Facility IV Amendment Date”), the parties to the SPV Asset Facility IV amended the SPV Asset Facility IV to increase the maximum principal amount of the SPV Asset Facility IV to $450 million in periodic increments through March 22, 2020.
From time to time, we expect to sell and contribute certain investments to ORCC Financing IV pursuant to a Sale and Contribution Agreement by and between us and ORCC Financing IV. No gain or loss will be recognized as a result of the contribution. Proceeds from the SPV Asset Facility IV will be used to finance the origination and acquisition of eligible assets by ORCC Financing IV, including the purchase of such assets from us. We retain 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 Credit Facility is currently $450 million, subject to a ramp period; the availability of this amount is subject to an overcollateralization ratio test, which is 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 provides for the ability to (1) draw term loans and (2) draw and redraw revolving loans under the SPV Asset Facility IV for a period of up to two years after the Closing Date unless the revolving commitments are terminated or converted to term loans sooner as provided in the SPV Asset Facility IV (the “Commitment Termination Date”). Unless otherwise terminated, the SPV Asset Facility IV will mature on August 2, 2029 (the “SPV Asset Facility IV Stated Maturity”). Prior to the SPV Asset Facility IV Stated Maturity, proceeds received by ORCC Financing IV 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 IV Stated Maturity, ORCC Financing IV 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.
Amounts drawn bear interest at LIBOR (or, in the case of certain lenders that are commercial paper conduits, the lower of their cost of funds and LIBOR plus 0.25%) plus a spread ranging from 2.15% to 2.50%. We predominantly borrow utilizing LIBOR rate loans, generally electing one-month LIBOR upon borrowing. From the Closing Date to the Commitment Termination Date, there is a commitment fee ranging from 0.50% to 1.00% per annum on the undrawn amount, if any, of the revolving commitments in the SPV Asset Facility IV. The SPV Asset Facility IV contains 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 is 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 Lenders will not be available to pay our debts.
CLOs
CLO I
On May 28, 2019 (the “CLO I Closing Date”), we completed a $596 million term debt securitization transaction (the “CLO I Transaction”), also known as a collateralized loan obligation transaction. 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.
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 Closing Date (the “CLO I Indenture”), by and among the CLO I Issuers and State Street Bank and Trust Company: (i) $242 million of AAA(sf) Class A Notes, which bear interest at three-month LIBOR plus 1.80%, (ii) $30 million of AAA(sf) Class A-F Notes, which bear interest at a fixed rate of 4.165%, and (iii) $68 million of AA(sf) Class B Notes, which bear interest at three-month LIBOR plus 2.70% (together, the “CLO I Notes”) and (B) borrowed $50 million under floating rate loans (the “Class A Loans” and together with the CLO I Notes, the “CLO I Debt”), which bear interest at three-month LIBOR 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 Indenture. The CLO I Debt is scheduled to mature on May 20, 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, 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 million par amount of middle market loans to the CLO I Issuer on the CLO I Closing Date. 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 may be used by the CLO I Issuer to purchase additional middle market loans under the direction of the Adviser as the collateral manager in the CLO I Transaction.
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 Secured Debt and the other secured parties under the 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 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 of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") as applicable. For further details, see “ITEM 8. - Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Note 6. Debt.”
CLO II
On December 12, 2019 (the “CLO II Closing Date”), we completed a $396.6 million term debt securitization transaction (the “CLO II 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 II Transaction 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 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 Issuer.
The CLO II 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 Closing Date (the “CLO II Indenture”), by and among the Issuers and State Street Bank and Trust Company: (i) $157 million of AAA(sf) Class A-1L Notes, which bear interest at three-month LIBOR plus 1.75%, (ii) $40 million of AAA(sf) Class A-1F Notes, which bear interest at a fixed rate of 3.44%, (iii) $20 million of AAA(sf) Class A-2 Notes, which bear interest at three-month LIBOR plus 2.20%, (iv) $40 million of AA(sf) Class B-L Notes, which bear interest at three-month LIBOR plus 2.75% and (v) $3 million of AA(sf) Class B-F Notes, which bear interest at a fixed rate of 4.46% (together, the “CLO II Debt”). The CLO II Debt is scheduled to mature on January 20, 2031. The CLO II Debt was privately placed by Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Upon the occurrence of certain triggering events relating to the end of LIBOR, a different benchmark rate will replace LIBOR as the reference rate for interest accruing on the CLO II Debt.
Concurrently with the issuance of the CLO II Debt, the CLO II Issuer issued approximately $136.6 million of subordinated securities in the form of 136,600 preferred shares at an issue price of U.S.$1,000 per share (the “CLO II Preferred Shares”). The CLO II 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 Debt. We purchased all of the CLO II Preferred Shares. We act as retention holder in connection with the CLO II 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 II Preferred Shares.
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.
The CLO II Debt is secured by all of the assets of the CLO II 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 II Transaction, we and ORCC Financing III LLC sold and contributed approximately $400 million par amount of middle market loans to the CLO II Issuer on the CLO II Closing Date. Such loans constituted the initial portfolio assets securing the CLO II Debt. We and ORCC Financing III LLC each made customary representations, warranties, and covenants to the CLO II Issuer regarding such sales and contributions under a loan sale agreement.
Through January 20, 2022, a portion of the proceeds received by the CLO II Issuer from the loans securing the CLO II Debt may be used by the CLO II Issuer to purchase additional middle market loans under the direction of the Adviser as collateral manager for the CLO II Issuer and in accordance with the our investing strategy and ability to originate eligible middle market loans.
The CLO II Debt is the secured obligation of the CLO II Issuers, and the CLO II Indenture includes customary covenants and events of default. Assets pledged to holders of the Secured Debt and the other secured parties under the Indenture will not be available to pay our debts.
The CLO II Debt was offered in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. The CLO II Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities 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 8. - Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Note 6. Debt.”
CLO III
On March 26, 2020 (the “CLO III Closing Date”), we completed a $395.31 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 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 (the “CLO III Indenture”), by and among the CLO III Issuers and State Street Bank and Trust Company: (i) $166 million of AAA(sf) Class A-1L Notes, which bear interest at three-month LIBOR 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 million of AAA(sf) Class A-2 Notes, which bear interest at three-month LIBOR plus 2.00%, and (iv) $34 million of AA(sf) Class B Notes, which bear interest at three-month LIBOR plus 2.45% (together, the “CLO III Debt”). The CLO III Debt is scheduled to mature on April 20, 2032. The CLO III Debt was privately placed by SG Americas Securities, LLC. Upon the occurrence of certain triggering events relating to the end of LIBOR, a different benchmark rate will replace LIBOR as the reference rate for interest accruing on the CLO III Debt.
Concurrently with the issuance of the CLO III Debt, the CLO III Issuer issued approximately $135.31 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 million par amount of middle market loans to the CLO III Issuer on the CLO III Closing Date. 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 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.
CLO IV
On May 28, 2020 (the “CLO IV Closing Date”), we completed a $438.9 million term debt securitization transaction (the “CLO IV Transaction”), also known as a collateralized loan obligation transaction, which is a form of secured financing. The secured notes and preferred shares issued in the CLO IV Transaction 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 CLO IV 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 Closing Date (the “CLO IV Indenture”), by and among the CLO IV Issuers and State Street Bank and Trust Company: (i) $236.5 million of AAA(sf) Class A-1 Notes, which bear interest at three-month LIBOR plus 2.62% and (ii) $15.5 million of AAA(sf) Class A-2 Notes, which bear interest at three-month LIBOR plus 3.40% (together, the “CLO IV Secured Notes”). The CLO IV 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 Secured Notes are scheduled to mature on May 20, 2029. The CLO IV Secured Notes were privately placed by Natixis Securities Americas LLC. Upon the occurrence of certain triggering events relating to the end of LIBOR, a different benchmark rate will replace LIBOR as the reference rate for interest accruing on the CLO IV Secured Notes.
Concurrently with the issuance of the CLO IV Secured Notes, the CLO IV Issuer issued approximately $186.9 million of subordinated securities in the form of 186,900 preferred shares at an issue price of U.S.$1,000 per share (the “CLO IV Preferred Shares”). 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 Secured Notes. We purchased all of the CLO IV Preferred Shares. We act as retention holder in connection with the CLO IV 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 IV Preferred Shares.
As part of the CLO IV Transaction, we entered into a loan sale agreement with the CLO IV Issuer dated as of the CLO IV Closing Date, which provided for the sale and contribution of approximately $275.07 million par amount of middle market loans to the CLO IV Issuer on the CLO IV Closing Date and for future sales to the CLO IV Issuer on an ongoing basis. Such loans constituted part of the initial portfolio of assets securing the CLO IV Secured Notes. The remainder of the initial portfolio assets securing the CLO IV Secured Notes consisted of approximately $174.92 million par amount of middle market loans purchased by the CLO IV Issuer from ORCC Financing II LLC, our wholly-owned subsidiary, under an additional loan sale agreement executed on the CLO IV Closing Date between the Issuer and ORCC Financing II LLC. We and ORCC Financing II LLC each made customary representations, warranties, and covenants to the Issuer under the applicable loan sale agreement.
Through November 20, 2021, a portion of the proceeds received by the CLO IV Issuer from the loans securing the CLO IV 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 Secured Notes are the secured obligation of the CLO IV Issuers, and the CLO IV Indenture includes customary covenants and events of default. The CLO IV 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 will serve 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 that we own.
CLO V
On November 20, 2020 (the “CLO V Closing Date”), we completed a $345.45 million term debt securitization transaction (the “CLO V Transaction”), also known as a collateralized loan obligation transaction, which is a form of secured financing. 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 Closing Date (the “CLO V Indenture”), by and among the CLO V Issuers and State Street Bank and Trust Company: (i) $182 million of AAA(sf)/AAAsf Class A-1 Notes, which bear interest at three-month LIBOR plus 1.85% and (ii) $14 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 November 20, 2029. The CLO V Secured Notes were privately placed by Natixis Securities Americas LLC. Upon the occurrence of certain triggering events relating to the end of LIBOR, a different benchmark rate will replace LIBOR as the reference rate for interest accruing on the CLO V Secured Notes.
Concurrently with the issuance of the CLO V Secured Notes, the CLO V Issuer issued approximately $149.45 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 purchased all of the CLO V Preferred Shares. We act 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 is required to retain a portion of the CLO V Preferred Shares.
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 $201.75 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 $84.74 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. 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 may 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 Secured Notes are 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 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 will serve as collateral manager for the CLO V Issuer under a collateral management agreement dated as of the CLO V 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 V Issuers’ equity or notes that we own.
Unsecured Notes
2023 Notes
On December 21, 2017, we entered into a Note Purchase Agreement governing the issuance of $150 million in aggregate principal amount of unsecured notes (the “2023 Notes”) to institutional investors in a private placement. The 2023 Notes have a fixed interest rate of 4.75% and are due on June 21, 2023. Interest on the 2023 Notes will be due semiannually. This interest rate is subject to increase (up to a maximum interest rate of 5.50%) in the event that, subject to certain exceptions, the 2023 Notes cease to have an investment grade rating. We are obligated to offer to repay the 2023 Notes at par if certain change in control events occur. The 2023 Notes are general unsecured obligations of us that rank pari passu with all outstanding and future unsecured unsubordinated indebtedness issued by us.
The Note Purchase Agreement for the 2023 Notes contains customary terms and conditions for unsecured notes issued in a private placement, including, without limitation, affirmative and negative covenants such as information reporting, maintenance of our status as a BDC within the meaning of the 1940 Act and a RIC under the Code, minimum shareholders equity, minimum asset coverage ratio and prohibitions on certain fundamental changes at us or any subsidiary guarantor, as well as customary events of default with customary cure and notice, including, without limitation, nonpayment, misrepresentation in a material respect, breach of covenant, cross-default under other indebtedness of us or certain significant subsidiaries, certain judgments and orders, and certain events of bankruptcy.
The 2023 Notes were offered in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. The 2023 Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and, unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act as applicable.
In connection with the offering of the 2023 Notes, on December 21, 2017 we entered into a centrally cleared interest rate swap to continue to align the interest rates of our liabilities with our investment portfolio, which consists predominately of floating rate loans. The notional amount of the interest rate swap is $150 million. We will receive fixed rate interest semi-annually at 4.75% and pay variable rate interest monthly based on 1-month LIBOR plus 2.545%. The interest rate swap matures on December 21, 2021. For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, we made periodic payments of $4.8 million, $7.4 million and $6.8 million, respectively. The interest expense related to the 2023 Notes is equally offset by proceeds received from the interest rate swap. The swap adjusted interest expense is included as a component of interest expense in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. As of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the interest rate swap had a fair value of $3.0 million and $1.7 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 2023 Notes, with the remaining difference included as a component of interest expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. For further details, see “ITEM 8. - Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Note 6. Debt.”
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 5.250% 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 to continue to align interest rates of its liabilities with the investment portfolio, which consists of predominantly floating rate loans. The notional amount of the interest rate swaps is $400 million. We will receive fixed rate interest at 5.25% and pay variable rate interest based on one-month LIBOR plus 2.937%. The interest rate swaps mature on April 10, 2024. For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, we made periodic payments of $19.3 million and $10.8 million, respectively. The interest expense related to the 2024 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 December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the interest rate swap had a fair value of $26.9 million and $10.8 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 2024 Notes, with the remaining difference included as a component of interest expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. For further details, see “ITEM 8. - Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Note 6. Debt.”
2025 Notes
On October 8, 2019, we issued $425 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. “ITEM 8. - Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Note 6. Debt.”
July 2025 Notes
On January 22, 2020, we issued $500 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.
2026 Notes
On July 23, 2020, we issued $500 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.
July 2026 Notes
On December 8, 2020, we issued $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of notes that mature on July 15, 2026 (the “July 2026 Notes”). The July 2026 Notes bear interest at a rate of 3.40% per year, payable semi-annually on January 15 and July 15 of each year, commencing on July 15, 2021. We may redeem some or all of the July 2026 Notes at any time, or from time to time, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the July 2026 Notes to be redeemed or (2) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest (exclusive of accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption) on the July 2026 Notes to be redeemed, discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) using the applicable Treasury Rate plus 50 basis points, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date; provided, however, that if we redeem any July 2026 Notes on or after June 15, 2026 (the date falling one month prior to the maturity date of the July 2026 Notes), the redemption price for the July 2026 Notes will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the July 2026 Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
Portfolio Company Commitments
From time to time, we may enter into commitments to fund investments. As of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we had the following outstanding commitments to fund investments in current portfolio companies:
Portfolio Company
Investment
December 31, 2020
December 31, 2019
($ in thousands)
Intelerad Medical Systems Incorporated (fka 11849573 Canada Inc.)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
4,530
-
3ES Innovation Inc. (dba Aucerna)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
3,893
3,893
Accela, Inc.
First lien senior secured revolving loan
3,000
-
Amspec Services Inc.
First lien senior secured revolving loan
14,462
9,038
Apptio, Inc.
First lien senior secured revolving loan
2,779
2,779
Aramsco, Inc.
First lien senior secured revolving loan
8,378
6,842
Ardonagh Midco 3 PLC
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
16,950
-
Associations, Inc.
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
17,949
Associations, Inc.
First lien senior secured revolving loan
-
11,543
AxiomSL Group, Inc.
First lien senior secured revolving loan
9,341
-
Barracuda Dental LLC (dba National Dentex)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
30,437
-
Barracuda Dental LLC (dba National Dentex)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
5,854
-
BCTO BSI Buyer, Inc. (dba Buildertrend)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
5,357
-
BIG Buyer, LLC
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
5,625
11,250
BIG Buyer, LLC
First lien senior secured revolving loan
2,000
3,750
Caiman Merger Sub LLC (dba City Brewing)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
12,881
12,881
ConnectWise, LLC
First lien senior secured revolving loan
15,004
20,005
Covenant Surgical Partners, Inc.
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
-
2,800
Definitive Healthcare Holdings, LLC
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
35,651
43,478
Definitive Healthcare Holdings, LLC
First lien senior secured revolving loan
10,870
10,870
Douglas Products and Packaging Company LLC
First lien senior secured revolving loan
6,055
7,872
Endries Acquisition, Inc.
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
-
51,638
Endries Acquisition, Inc.
First lien senior secured revolving loan
27,000
27,000
Entertainment Benefits Group, LLC
First lien senior secured revolving loan
1,104
9,600
Forescout Technologies, Inc.
First lien senior secured revolving loan
5,345
-
Galls, LLC
First lien senior secured revolving loan
11,204
3,719
Galls, LLC
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
-
29,181
GC Agile Holdings Limited (dba Apex Fund Services)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
6,924
10,386
Genesis Acquisition Co. (dba Procare Software)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
-
4,745
Genesis Acquisition Co. (dba Procare Software)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
-
1,714
Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc.
First lien senior secured revolving loan
21,563
21,563
Granicus, Inc.
First lien senior secured revolving loan
2,636
-
H&F Opportunities LUX III S.À R.L (dba Checkmarx)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
16,250
-
Portfolio Company
Investment
December 31, 2020
December 31, 2019
Hercules Buyer LLC (dba The Vincit Group)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
20,916
-
HGH Purchaser, Inc. (dba Horizon Services)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
5,346
32,400
HGH Purchaser, Inc. (dba Horizon Services)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
8,748
7,938
Hometown Food Company
First lien senior secured revolving loan
3,671
4,235
Ideal Tridon Holdings, Inc.
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
-
Ideal Tridon Holdings, Inc.
First lien senior secured revolving loan
4,828
5,400
Individual Foodservice Holdings, LLC
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
25,781
42,500
Individual Foodservice Holdings, LLC
First lien senior secured revolving loan
18,465
24,225
Instructure, Inc.
First lien senior secured revolving loan
5,554
-
Integrity Marketing Acquisition, LLC
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
-
16,587
Integrity Marketing Acquisition, LLC
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
-
32,573
Integrity Marketing Acquisition, LLC
First lien senior secured revolving loan
14,832
14,832
Interoperability Bidco, Inc.
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
8,000
8,000
Interoperability Bidco, Inc.
First lien senior secured revolving loan
-
4,000
IQN Holding Corp. (dba Beeline)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
22,672
15,532
KWOR Acquisition, Inc. (dba Worley Claims Services)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
2,063
2,428
KWOR Acquisition, Inc. (dba Worley Claims Services)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
5,200
5,200
Lazer Spot G B Holdings, Inc.
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
-
13,417
Lazer Spot G B Holdings, Inc.
First lien senior secured revolving loan
26,833
24,687
Lightning Midco, LLC (dba Vector Solutions)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
-
1,764
Lightning Midco, LLC (dba Vector Solutions)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
8,953
5,318
Litera Bidco LLC
First lien senior secured revolving loan
5,738
5,738
Lytx, Inc.
First lien senior secured revolving loan
-
2,033
Lytx, Inc.
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
14,092
-
Manna Development Group, LLC
First lien senior secured revolving loan
-
3,469
Mavis Tire Express Services Corp.
Second lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
11,376
34,831
MINDBODY, Inc.
First lien senior secured revolving loan
6,071
6,071
Nelipak Holding Company
First lien senior secured revolving loan
2,948
4,690
Nelipak Holding Company
First lien senior secured revolving loan
7,597
6,970
NMI Acquisitionco, Inc. (dba Network Merchants)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
Norvax, LLC (dba GoHealth)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
12,273
12,273
Nutraceutical International Corporation
First lien senior secured revolving loan
13,578
-
Offen, Inc.
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
-
5,310
Peter C. Foy & Associated Insurance Services, LLC
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
37,955
-
Peter C. Foy & Associated Insurance Services, LLC
First lien senior secured revolving loan
8,194
-
Project Power Buyer, LLC (dba PEC-Veriforce)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
3,188
3,188
Professional Plumbing Group, Inc.
First lien senior secured revolving loan
5,757
5,757
Portfolio Company
Investment
December 31, 2020
December 31, 2019
QC Supply, LLC
First lien senior secured revolving loan
-
Reef Global, Inc. (fka Cheese Acquisition, LLC)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
5,377
16,364
Refresh Parent Holdings, Inc.
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
29,482
-
Refresh Parent Holdings, Inc.
First lien senior secured revolving loan
7,716
-
RSC Acquisition, Inc (dba Risk Strategies)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
-
10,894
RSC Acquisition, Inc (dba Risk Strategies)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
1,702
1,702
RxSense Holdings, LLC
First lien senior secured revolving loan
-
4,047
Safety Products/JHC Acquisition Corp. (dba Justrite Safety Group)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
Sara Lee Frozen Bakery, LLC (fka KSLB Holdings, LLC)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
4,440
3,480
Sonny's Enterprises LLC
First lien senior secured revolving loan
17,969
-
Swipe Acquisition Corporation (dba PLI)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
18,461
-
Swipe Acquisition Corporation (dba PLI)
Letter of Credit
7,118
-
TC Holdings, LLC (dba TrialCard)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
7,685
7,685
THG Acquisition, LLC (dba Hilb)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
36,302
16,841
THG Acquisition, LLC (dba Hilb)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
8,608
5,614
Trader Interactive, LLC (fka Dominion Web Solutions, LLC)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
4,471
6,387
Troon Golf, L.L.C.
First lien senior secured revolving loan
14,426
14,426
TSB Purchaser, Inc. (dba Teaching Strategies, Inc.)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
4,239
3,010
Ultimate Baked Goods Midco, LLC
First lien senior secured revolving loan
4,638
4,066
Valence Surface Technologies LLC
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
6,000
30,000
Valence Surface Technologies LLC
First lien senior secured revolving loan
10,000
10,000
Wingspire Capital Holdings LLC
LLC Interest
82,462
48,552
WU Holdco, Inc. (dba Weiman Products, LLC)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
10,739
13,920
WU Holdco, Inc. (dba Weiman Products, LLC)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
-
16,943
Total Unfunded Portfolio Company Commitments
$
880,626
$
891,744
We maintain sufficient borrowing capacity to cover outstanding unfunded portfolio company commitments that we may be required to fund. We seek to carefully consider our unfunded portfolio company commitments for the purpose of planning our ongoing financial leverage. Further, we maintain sufficient borrowing capacity within the 150% asset coverage limitation to cover any outstanding portfolio company unfunded commitments we are required to fund.
Other Commitments and Contingencies
We had raised $5.5 billion in total Capital Commitments from investors, of which $112.4 million was from executives of Owl Rock. As of June 17, 2019, all outstanding Capital Commitments had been drawn.
In connection with the IPO, on July 22, 2019, we entered into the Company 10b5-1 Plan, to acquire up to $150 million in the aggregate of our common stock at prices below its net asset value per share over a specified period, in accordance with the guidelines specified in Rule 10b-18 and Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act. The Company 10b5-1 Plan commenced on August 19, 2019. Goldman, Sachs & Co., as agent has repurchased an aggregate of 12,515,624 shares of our common stock pursuant to the Company 10b5-1 Plan for an aggregate of approximately $150 million. The 10b5-1 Plan was exhausted on August 4, 2020.
On November 3, 2020, our Board approved a repurchase program under which we may repurchase up to $100 million of our outstanding common stock. Under the program, purchases may be made at management’s discretion from time to time in open-market transactions, in accordance with all applicable securities laws and regulations. Unless extended by our Board, the repurchase program will terminate 12-months from the date it was approved. As of December 31, 2020, no repurchases were made under the Repurchase Plan.
From time to time, we may become a party to certain legal proceedings incidental to the normal course of its business. At December 31, 2020, we were not aware of any material pending or threatened litigation that would require accounting recognition or financial statement disclosure.
Contractual Obligations
A summary of our contractual payment obligations under our credit facilities as of December 31, 2020, is as follows:
Payments Due by Period
($ in millions)
Total
Less than 1 year
1-3 years
3-5 years
After 5 years
Revolving Credit Facility
$
252.5
$
-
$
-
252.5
-
SPV Asset Facility II
100.0
-
-
-
100.0
SPV Asset Facility III
375.0
-
375.0
-
-
SPV Asset Facility IV
295.0
-
-
-
295.0
CLO I
390.0
-
-
-
390.0
CLO II
260.0
-
-
-
260.0
CLO III
260.0
-
-
-
260.0
CLO IV
252.0
-
-
-
252.0
CLO V
196.0
-
-
-
196.0
2023 Notes
150.0
-
150.0
-
-
2024 Notes
400.0
-
-
400.0
-
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
Total Contractual Obligations
$
5,355.5
$
-
$
525.0
$
1,577.5
$
3,253.0
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 he Owl Rock Advisers, including the Owl Rock Clients, 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 through Wingspire and, together with Regents, through Sebago Lake, 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.
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 “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.
Investments for which market quotations are readily available are typically valued at the 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 Board, based on, among other things, the input of the Adviser, our audit committee and independent third-party valuation firm(s) engaged at the direction of the Board.
As part of the valuation process, the Board 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.
The Board 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 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. Agreed upon valuation recommendations are presented to the Audit Committee;
•
The Audit Committee reviews the valuation recommendations and recommends values for each investment to the Board; and
•
The Board reviews the recommended valuations and determines the fair value of each investment.
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 quarter 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, we evaluate 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), we subject 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, we, 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.
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.
Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act was recently adopted by the SEC and establishes requirements for determining fair value in good faith for purposes of the 1940 Act. We are evaluating the impact of adopting Rule 2a-5 on the consolidated financial statements and intend to comply with the new rule’s requirements on or before the compliance date in September 2022.
Interest and Dividend Income Recognition
Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes amortization of discounts or premiums. Certain investments may have contractual payment-in-kind (“PIK”) interest or dividends. PIK interest represents accrued interest that is added to the principal amount of the investment on the respective interest payment dates rather than being paid in cash and generally becomes due at maturity. 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 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.
Distributions
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 corporate-level U.S. federal income tax. 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 corporate-level U.S. federal income taxes 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, 2020. The 2017 through 2019 tax years remain subject to examination by U.S. federal, state and local tax authorities.

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ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Uncertainty with respect to the economic effects of the COVID-19 outbreak has introduced significant volatility in the financial markets, and the effect of the volatility could materially impact our market risks, including those listed below. We are subject to financial market risks, including valuation risk and interest rate risk.
Valuation Risk
We have invested, and plan to continue to invest, primarily in illiquid debt and equity securities of private companies. Most of our investments will not have a readily available market price, and we value these investments at fair value as determined in good faith by our Board, based on, among other things, the input of the Adviser, our Audit Committee and independent third-party valuation firm(s) engaged at the direction of the Board, and in accordance with our valuation policy. There is no single standard for determining fair value. As a result, determining fair value requires that judgment be applied to the specific facts and circumstances of each portfolio investment while employing a consistently applied valuation process for the types of investments we make. If we were required to liquidate a portfolio investment in a forced or liquidation sale, we may realize amounts that are different from the amounts presented and such differences could be material.
Interest Rate Risk
Interest rate sensitivity refers to the change in earnings that may result from changes in the level of interest rates. We intend to fund portions of our investments with borrowings, and at such time, our net investment income will be affected by the difference between the rate at which we invest and the rate at which we borrow. Accordingly, we cannot assure you that a significant change in market interest rates will not have a material adverse effect on our net investment income.
As of December 31, 2020, 99.9% of our debt investments based on fair value were floating rates. Additionally, the weighted average LIBOR floor, based on fair value, of our debt investments was 0.85%.
Based on our Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2020, the following table shows the annualized impact on net income of hypothetical base rate changes in interest rates on our debt investments (considering interest rate floors for floating rate instruments) assuming each floating rate investment is subject to 3-month LIBOR and there are no changes in our investment and borrowing structure:
($ in millions)
Interest Income
Interest Expense
Net Income
Up 300 basis points
$
248.8
$
84.5
$
164.2
Up 200 basis points
$
142.0
$
56.4
$
85.6
Up 100 basis points
$
35.5
$
28.2
$
7.3
Up 50 basis points
$
6.9
$
14.1
$
(7.2
)
Down 25 basis points
$
(3.3
)
$
(6.8
)
$
3.5
We may in the future hedge against interest rate fluctuations by using hedging instruments such as additional interest rate swaps, futures, options, and forward contracts. While hedging activities may mitigate our exposure to adverse fluctuations in interest rates, certain hedging transactions that we may enter into in the future, such as interest rate swap agreements, may also limit our ability to participate in the benefits of lower interest rates with respect to our portfolio investments.
Currency Risk
From time to time, we may make investments that are denominated in a foreign currency. These investments are translated into U.S. dollars at each balance sheet date, exposing us to movements in foreign exchange rates. We may employ hedging techniques to minimize these risks, but we cannot assure you that such strategies will be effective or without risk to us. We may seek to utilize instruments such as, but not limited to, forward contracts to seek to hedge against fluctuations in the relative values of our portfolio positions from changes in currency exchange rates. We also have the ability to borrow in certain foreign currencies under our credit facilities. Instead of entering into a foreign currency forward contract in connection with loans or other investments we have made that are denominated in a foreign currency, we may borrow in that currency to establish a natural hedge against our loan or investment. To the extent the loan or investment is based on a floating rate other than a rate under which we can borrow under our credit facilities, we may seek to utilize interest rate derivatives to hedge our exposure to changes in the associated rate.

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
Item 8. Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2020 and 2019
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
Consolidated Schedules of Investments as of December 31, 2020 and 2019
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors
Owl Rock Capital Corporation:
Opinions on the Consolidated Financial Statements and Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of assets and liabilities of Owl Rock Capital Corporation and subsidiaries (the Company), including the consolidated schedules of investments, as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2020 and the related notes (collectively, the consolidated financial statements). We also have audited the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the results of its operations, changes in its net assets, and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2020, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020 based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
Basis for Opinions
The Company’s management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud, and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.
Our audits of the consolidated financial statements included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Such procedures also included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, by correspondence with custodians, agents, or by other appropriate auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Critical Audit Matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of a critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
Fair value of investments
As discussed in Note 2 and 5 to the consolidated financial statements, substantially all of the Company’s investments are not publicly traded and there is no readily determinable market value. As a result, the Company measures substantially all of its investments using unobservable inputs and assumptions. As of December 31, 2020, total investments at fair value was $10,842 million.
We identified the evaluation of the fair value of investments that are not publicly traded or with no readily determinable market value as a critical audit matter. Evaluation of the Company’s specific valuation assumptions involved a high degree of subjective auditor judgement. Changes in these assumptions could have a significant impact on the fair value of investments. These assumptions included market yields for investments with similar terms and risk profiles used in yield analyses for debt investments and comparable financial performance multiples used in determining enterprise values.
The following are the primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter. We evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of certain internal controls related to valuation of investments. These included controls related to the development of the market yields and financial performance multiples and assumptions used in such valuations. We evaluated the Company’s ability to estimate fair value by comparing a selection of prior period fair values to the prices of transactions occurring subsequent to the prior period valuation date. For a selection of investments, we compared assumptions used by the Company to underlying documentation. We involved valuation professionals with specialized skills and knowledge, who, for a selection of the Company’s investments, assisted in evaluating the Company’s estimate of fair value by developing an independent estimate of fair value through the use of relevant market information to develop independent market yields and financial performance multiples, and comparing such estimates to the fair values recorded by the Company for the respective investments.
/s/ KPMG LLP
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2016.
New York, New York
February 23, 2021
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
December 31, 2020
December 31, 2019
Assets
Investments at fair value
Non-controlled, non-affiliated investments (amortized cost of $10,653,613 and
$8,738,520, respectively)
$
10,569,691
$
8,709,700
Controlled, affiliated investments (amortized cost of $275,105 and $90,336,
respectively)
272,381
89,525
Total investments at fair value (amortized cost of $10,928,718 and $8,828,856, respectively)
10,842,072
8,799,225
Cash (restricted cash of $8,841 and $7,587, respectively)
347,917
317,159
Foreign cash (cost of $9,641 and $0, respectively)
9,994
-
Interest receivable
57,108
57,632
Receivable for investments sold
6,316
9,250
Receivable from a controlled affiliate
2,347
2,475
Prepaid expenses and other assets
38,603
17,878
Total Assets
$
11,304,357
$
9,203,619
Liabilities
Debt (net of unamortized debt issuance costs of $91,085 and $44,302, respectively)
$
5,292,722
$
3,038,232
Distribution payable
152,087
137,245
Management fee payable
35,936
16,256
Incentive fee payable
19,070
-
Payables to affiliates
6,527
5,775
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
51,581
28,828
Total Liabilities
5,557,923
3,226,336
Commitments and contingencies (Note 7)
Net Assets
Common shares $0.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized; 389,966,688 and
392,129,619 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
3,900
3,921
Additional paid-in-capital
5,940,979
5,955,610
Total distributable earnings (losses)
(198,445
)
17,752
Total Net Assets
5,746,434
5,977,283
Total Liabilities and Net Assets
$
11,304,357
$
9,203,619
Net Asset Value Per Share
$
14.74
$
15.24
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
For the Years Ended December 31,
Investment Income
Investment income from non-controlled, non-affiliated investments:
Interest income
$
768,717
$
691,854
$
366,858
Dividend Income
10,409
-
-
Other income
14,736
16,119
8,750
Total investment income from non-controlled, non-affiliated investments
793,862
707,973
375,608
Investment income from controlled, affiliated investments:
Interest income
-
-
Dividend income
9,063
10,046
8,379
Other Income
-
4,871
Total investment income from controlled, affiliated investments
9,425
10,046
13,250
Total Investment Income
803,287
718,019
388,858
Expenses
Interest expense
152,939
136,445
76,774
Management fee
144,448
89,947
52,148
Performance based incentive fees
93,892
45,114
-
Professional fees
14,654
10,029
7,823
Directors' fees
Other general and administrative
7,936
8,374
4,965
Total Operating Expenses
414,718
290,532
142,243
Management and incentive fees waived (Note 3)
(130,906
)
(73,403
)
-
Net Operating Expenses
283,812
217,129
142,243
Net Investment Income (Loss) Before Taxes
519,475
500,890
246,615
Income taxes, including excise tax expense (benefit)
2,019
1,984
1,093
Net Investment Income (Loss) After Taxes
$
517,456
$
498,906
$
245,522
Net Realized and Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss)
Net change in unrealized gain (loss):
Non-controlled, non-affiliated investments
$
(75,039
)
$
(7,235
)
$
(38,426
)
Income tax (provision) benefit
(3,686
)
-
-
Controlled affiliated investments
(1,913
)
3,705
(5,087
)
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
4,634
(222
)
(133
)
Total Net Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss)
(76,004
)
(3,752
)
(43,646
)
Net realized gain (loss):
Non-controlled, non-affiliated investments
(51,376
)
2,633
Foreign currency transactions
(2,336
)
Total Net Realized Gain (Loss)
(53,712
)
2,847
Total Net Realized and Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss)
(129,716
)
(905
)
(43,279
)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
$
387,740
$
498,001
$
202,243
Earnings Per Share - Basic and Diluted
$
1.00
$
1.53
$
1.38
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding - Basic and Diluted
388,645,561
324,630,279
146,422,371
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
As of December 31, 2020
(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)
Company(1)(2)(17)
Investment
Interest
Maturity Date
Par / Units
Amortized Cost(3)(27)
Fair Value
Percentage of Net Assets
Non-controlled/non-affiliated portfolio company investments
Debt Investments
Advertising and media
IRI Holdings, Inc.(4)(5)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.25%
12/1/2025
$
7,130
$
7,076
$
7,058
0.1
%
7,130
7,076
7,058
0.1
%
Aerospace and defense
Aviation Solutions Midco, LLC (dba STS Aviation)(4)(7)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 9.25% (incl. 9.25% PIK)
1/3/2025
210,719
207,743
183,326
3.2
%
Valence Surface Technologies LLC(4)(8)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.75%
6/28/2025
98,500
97,340
90,129
1.6
%
Valence Surface Technologies LLC(4)(7)(19)(21)(26)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 5.75%
6/28/2021
23,820
23,515
21,285
0.4
%
Valence Surface Technologies LLC(4)(19)(20)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.75%
6/28/2025
-
(112
)
(850
)
-
%
333,039
328,486
293,890
5.2
%
Automotive
Mavis Tire Express Services Corp.(4)(7)(24)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 3.25%
3/20/2025
-
%
Mavis Tire Express Services Corp.(4)(7)(26)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 7.57%
3/20/2026
179,905
177,149
176,776
3.1
%
Mavis Tire Express Services Corp.(4)(19)(20)(21)(26)
Second lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 8.00%
3/20/2021
-
-
(48
)
-
%
180,769
177,962
177,575
3.1
%
Buildings and real estate
Associations, Inc.(4)(7)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.00% (incl. 3.00% PIK)
7/30/2024
307,333
304,807
305,795
5.3
%
Associations, Inc.(4)(7)(19)(21)(26)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 7.00% (incl. 3.00% PIK)
7/30/2021
59,153
58,724
58,849
1.0
%
Associations, Inc.(4)(7)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.00%
7/30/2024
11,543
11,457
11,427
0.2
%
Reef Global, Inc. (fka Cheese Acquisition, LLC)(4)(8)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.75% (incl. 1.00% PIK)
11/28/2024
134,253
132,953
128,212
2.2
%
Imperial Parking Canada(4)(10)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
C + 6.25% (incl. 1.25% PIK)
11/28/2024
27,749
26,561
26,501
0.5
%
Reef Global, Inc. (fka Cheese Acquisition, LLC)(4)(5)(19)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 4.75%
11/28/2023
10,987
10,893
10,251
0.2
%
Velocity Commercial Capital, LLC(4)(7)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.50%
8/29/2024
63,980
63,369
63,181
1.1
%
614,998
608,764
604,216
10.5
%
Business services
Access CIG, LLC(4)(5)(26)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 7.75%
2/27/2026
58,760
58,260
57,732
1.0
%
CIBT Global, Inc.(4)(7)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 3.75%
6/3/2024
-
%
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
As of December 31, 2020
(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)
Company(1)(2)(17)
Investment
Interest
Maturity Date
Par / Units
Amortized Cost(3)(27)
Fair Value
Percentage of Net Assets
CIBT Global, Inc.(4)(7)(26)(31)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 7.75% (incl. 6.75% PIK)
6/2/2025
62,621
57,364
32,563
0.6
%
ConnectWise, LLC(4)(7)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.25%
2/28/2025
178,653
176,981
178,653
3.1
%
ConnectWise, LLC(4)(5)(19)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.25%
2/28/2025
5,001
4,824
5,001
0.1
%
Entertainment Benefits Group, LLC(4)(7)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 8.25% (incl. 2.50% PIK)
9/30/2025
81,250
80,262
71,500
1.2
%
Entertainment Benefits Group, LLC(4)(7)(19)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 8.25% (incl. 2.50% PIK)
9/30/2024
10,096
9,971
8,752
0.2
%
Hercules Borrower, LLC (dba The Vincit Group)(4)(8)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.50%
12/15/2026
180,043
177,358
177,343
3.1
%
Hercules Borrower, LLC (dba The Vincit Group)(4)(19)(20)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.50%
12/15/2026
-
(311
)
(314
)
-
%
Hercules Buyer, LLC (dba The Vincit Group)(26)(29)(32)
Unsecured notes
0.48% (inc. 0.48% PIK)
12/14/2029
5,112
5,112
5,112
0.1
%
Vestcom Parent Holdings, Inc.(4)(5)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 8.00%
12/19/2024
78,987
78,321
78,987
1.4
%
661,366
648,802
615,928
10.8
%
Chemicals
Aruba Investments Holdings LLC (dba Angus Chemical Company)(4)(8)(26)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 7.75%
11/24/2028
10,000
9,854
9,850
0.2
%
Douglas Products and Packaging Company LLC(4)(7)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.75%
10/19/2022
97,939
97,530
95,980
1.7
%
Douglas Products and Packaging Company LLC(4)(11)(19)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
P + 4.75%
10/19/2022
3,028
3,000
2,846
-
%
Innovative Water Care Global Corporation(4)(7)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.00%
2/27/2026
147,375
139,223
129,690
2.3
%
258,342
249,607
238,366
4.2
%
Consumer products
Feradyne Outdoors, LLC(4)(7)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.25%
5/25/2023
88,400
87,920
86,632
1.5
%
WU Holdco, Inc. (dba Weiman Products, LLC)(4)(7)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.25%
3/26/2026
158,495
155,981
157,702
2.7
%
WU Holdco, Inc. (dba Weiman Products, LLC)(4)(7)(19)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.25%
3/26/2025
3,182
2,986
3,112
0.1
%
250,077
246,887
247,446
4.3
%
Containers and packaging
Pregis Topco LLC(4)(5)(24)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 3.75%
7/31/2026
-
%
Pregis Topco LLC(4)(5)(26)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 7.75%
7/30/2027
215,033
211,223
213,959
3.6
%
215,896
212,042
214,818
3.6
%
Distribution
ABB/Con-cise Optical Group LLC(4)(8)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.00%
6/15/2023
75,620
75,053
68,815
1.2
%
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
As of December 31, 2020
(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)
Company(1)(2)(17)
Investment
Interest
Maturity Date
Par / Units
Amortized Cost(3)(27)
Fair Value
Percentage of Net Assets
ABB/Con-cise Optical Group LLC(4)(8)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 9.00%
6/17/2024
25,000
24,604
21,875
0.4
%
Aramsco, Inc.(4)(5)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.25%
8/28/2024
56,477
55,561
55,912
1.0
%
Aramsco, Inc.(4)(19)(20)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.25%
8/28/2024
-
(128
)
(84
)
-
%
Endries Acquisition, Inc.(4)(9)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.25%
12/10/2025
202,219
199,557
198,680
3.5
%
Endries Acquisition, Inc.(4)(19)(20)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.25%
12/10/2024
-
(310
)
(473
)
-
%
Individual Foodservice Holdings, LLC(4)(8)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.25%
11/22/2025
156,900
154,129
154,547
2.7
%
Individual Foodservice Holdings, LLC(4)(8)(19)(21)(26)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 6.25%
6/30/2022
12,587
11,912
12,012
0.2
%
Individual Foodservice Holdings, LLC(4)(5)(19)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.25%
11/22/2024
5,276
4,877
4,919
0.1
%
Storm Chaser Intermediate II Holding Corporation (dba JM Swank, LLC)(4)(7)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.50%
7/25/2022
114,964
114,167
114,676
2.0
%
Offen, Inc.(4)(5)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.00%
6/22/2026
19,780
19,620
19,285
0.3
%
QC Supply, LLC(4)(5)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.00% (incl. 1.00% PIK)
12/29/2022
34,568
34,248
29,037
0.5
%
QC Supply, LLC(4)(5)(19)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 7.00%
12/29/2021
4,336
4,311
3,541
0.1
%
707,727
697,601
682,742
12.0
%
Education
Instructure, Inc.(4)(7)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.00%
3/24/2026
84,660
83,400
84,660
1.5
%
Instructure, Inc.(4)(19)(20)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 7.00%
3/24/2026
-
(60
)
-
-
%
Learning Care Group (US) No. 2 Inc.(4)(8)(26)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 7.50%
3/13/2026
26,967
26,606
23,731
0.4
%
Severin Acquisition, LLC (dba PowerSchool)(4)(5)(26)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 6.75%
8/3/2026
112,000
111,259
109,480
1.9
%
TSB Purchaser, Inc. (dba Teaching Strategies, Inc.)(4)(7)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.00%
5/14/2024
61,581
60,634
61,120
1.0
%
TSB Purchaser, Inc. (dba Teaching Strategies, Inc.)(4)(19)(20)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.00%
5/14/2024
-
(59
)
(32
)
-
%
285,208
281,780
278,959
4.8
%
Energy equipment and services
Liberty Oilfield Services LLC(4)(5)(22)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.63%
9/19/2022
13,759
13,661
13,587
0.2
%
13,759
13,661
13,587
0.2
%
Financial services
AxiomSL Group, Inc.(4)(7)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.50%
12/3/2027
78,659
77,490
77,479
1.3
%
AxiomSL Group, Inc.(4)(19)(20)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.50%
12/3/2025
-
(138
)
(140
)
-
%
Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc.(4)(5)(26)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 7.00%
6/15/2026
106,400
105,644
99,750
1.7
%
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
As of December 31, 2020
(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)
Company(1)(2)(17)
Investment
Interest
Maturity Date
Par / Units
Amortized Cost(3)(27)
Fair Value
Percentage of Net Assets
Hg Genesis 8 Sumoco Limited(4)(14)(22)(26)
Unsecured facility
G + 7.50% (incl. 7.50% PIK)
8/28/2025
43,841
42,148
44,499
0.8
%
NMI Acquisitionco, Inc. (dba Network Merchants)(4)(5)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.00%
9/6/2022
27,904
27,640
27,625
0.5
%
NMI Acquisitionco, Inc. (dba Network Merchants)(4)(19)(20)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.00%
9/6/2022
-
(6
)
(6
)
-
%
256,804
252,778
249,207
4.3
%
Food and beverage
Caiman Merger Sub LLC (dba City Brewing)(4)(5)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.75%
11/3/2025
175,347
173,881
176,224
3.1
%
Caiman Merger Sub LLC (dba City Brewing)(4)(19)(20)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.75%
11/1/2024
-
(99
)
-
-
%
CM7 Restaurant Holdings, LLC(4)(5)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 8.00%
5/22/2023
38,507
37,937
37,352
0.7
%
H-Food Holdings, LLC(4)(5)(24)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.00%
5/23/2025
12,861
12,768
12,656
0.2
%
H-Food Holdings, LLC(4)(5)(26)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 7.00%
3/2/2026
121,800
119,542
119,060
2.1
%
Hometown Food Company(4)(5)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.00%
8/31/2023
21,388
21,145
21,388
0.4
%
Hometown Food Company(4)(5)(19)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.00%
8/31/2023
-
%
Manna Development Group, LLC(4)(5)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.75%
10/24/2022
52,764
52,426
49,598
0.9
%
Manna Development Group, LLC(4)(5)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.75%
10/24/2022
3,183
3,132
2,992
0.1
%
Nellson Nutraceutical, LLC(4)(7)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.25%
12/23/2023
27,498
26,480
26,536
0.5
%
Nutraceutical International Corporation(4)(5)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.00%
9/30/2026
217,255
214,110
215,083
3.6
%
Nutraceutical International Corporation(4)(19)(20)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 7.00%
9/30/2025
-
(193
)
(136
)
-
%
Recipe Acquisition Corp. (dba Roland Corporation)(4)(7)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 9.00%
12/1/2022
32,000
31,771
26,560
0.5
%
Sara Lee Frozen Bakery, LLC (fka KSLB Holdings, LLC)(4)(5)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.50%
7/30/2025
44,313
43,705
42,430
0.7
%
Sara Lee Frozen Bakery, LLC (fka KSLB Holdings, LLC)(4)(5)(19)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 4.50%
7/30/2023
4,560
4,456
4,178
0.1
%
Shearer's Foods, LLC(4)(7)(26)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 7.75%
9/22/2028
120,000
118,829
119,400
2.1
%
Tall Tree Foods, Inc.(4)(5)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.25%
8/12/2022
48,284
48,103
47,438
0.8
%
Ultimate Baked Goods Midco, LLC(4)(5)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.00%
8/11/2025
26,460
26,043
26,064
0.5
%
Ultimate Baked Goods Midco, LLC(4)(5)(19)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 4.00%
8/9/2023
-
%
947,230
934,941
927,756
16.3
%
Healthcare equipment and services
Nelipak Holding Company(4)(8)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.25%
7/2/2026
47,521
46,742
46,333
0.8
%
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
As of December 31, 2020
(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)
Company(1)(2)(17)
Investment
Interest
Maturity Date
Par / Units
Amortized Cost(3)(27)
Fair Value
Percentage of Net Assets
Nelipak Holding Company(4)(7)(19)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 4.25%
7/2/2024
4,422
4,319
4,238
0.1
%
Nelipak Holding Company(4)(12)(19)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
E + 4.50%
7/2/2024
-
%
Nelipak Holding Company(4)(8)(26)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 8.25%
7/2/2027
67,006
66,135
65,331
1.1
%
Nelipak Holding Company(4)(12)(26)
Second lien senior secured loan
E + 8.50%
7/2/2027
73,536
66,385
70,595
1.2
%
Packaging Coordinators Midco, Inc.(4)(8)(26)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 8.25%
11/30/2028
195,044
191,173
191,143
3.3
%
388,021
374,901
377,930
6.5
Healthcare providers and services
Barracuda Dental LLC (dba National Dentex)(4)(7)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.00%
10/27/2025
62,048
60,974
60,937
1.1
%
Barracuda Dental LLC (dba National Dentex)(4)(19)(20)(21)(26)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 7.00%
6/30/2022
-
(105
)
(164
)
-
%
Barracuda Dental LLC (dba National Dentex)(4)(7)(19)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 7.00%
10/27/2025
3,512
3,351
3,344
0.1
%
Confluent Health, LLC.(4)(5)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.00%
6/24/2026
17,730
17,589
17,331
0.3
%
GI CCLS Acquisition LLC (fka GI Chill Acquisition LLC)(4)(7)(26)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 7.50%
8/6/2026
135,400
134,357
133,708
2.3
%
KS Management Services, L.L.C.(4)(5)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.25%
1/9/2026
123,750
122,422
123,751
2.2
%
Premier Imaging, LLC (dba LucidHealth)(4)(5)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.50%
1/2/2025
33,320
32,851
32,737
0.6
%
Refresh Parent Holdings, Inc.(4)(7)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.50%
12/9/2026
89,872
88,536
88,524
1.4
%
Refresh Parent Holdings, Inc.(4)(19)(20)(21)(26)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 6.50%
6/9/2022
-
(73
)
(74
)
-
%
Refresh Parent Holdings, Inc.(4)(7)(19)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.50%
12/9/2026
3,060
2,900
2,899
0.1
%
TC Holdings, LLC (dba TrialCard)(4)(7)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.50%
11/14/2023
83,324
82,427
83,324
1.5
%
TC Holdings, LLC (dba TrialCard)(4)(19)(20)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 4.50%
11/14/2022
-
(58
)
-
-
%
552,016
545,171
546,317
9.6
%
Healthcare technology
Bracket Intermediate Holding Corp.(4)(7)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.25%
9/5/2025
-
%
Bracket Intermediate Holding Corp.(4)(7)(26)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 8.13%
9/7/2026
26,250
25,838
25,594
0.4
%
Definitive Healthcare Holdings, LLC(4)(7)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.50%
7/16/2026
197,734
196,131
195,756
3.4
%
Definitive Healthcare Holdings, LLC(4)(7)(19)(21)(26)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 5.50%
7/16/2021
7,807
7,531
7,728
0.1
%
Definitive Healthcare Holdings, LLC(4)(19)(20)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.50%
7/16/2024
-
(77
)
(109
)
-
%
Intelerad Medical Systems Incorporated (fka 11849573 Canada Inc.)(4)(7)(22)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.25%
2/20/2026
67,852
67,092
66,834
1.2
%
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
As of December 31, 2020
(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)
Company(1)(2)(17)
Investment
Interest
Maturity Date
Par / Units
Amortized Cost(3)(27)
Fair Value
Percentage of Net Assets
Intelerad Medical Systems Incorporated(fka 11849573 Canada Inc.)(4)(7)(19)(22)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.25%
2/20/2026
1,126
1,066
1,041
-
%
Interoperability Bidco, Inc.(4)(7)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.75%
6/25/2026
76,042
75,260
73,571
1.3
%
Interoperability Bidco, Inc.(4)(19)(20)(21)(26)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 5.75%
6/25/2021
-
(8
)
(170
)
-
%
Interoperability Bidco, Inc.(4)(7)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.75%
6/25/2024
4,000
3,965
3,870
0.1
%
Project Ruby Ultimate Parent Corp. (dba Wellsky)(4)(5)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.25%
2/9/2024
2,906
2,863
2,863
-
%
Project Ruby Ultimate Parent Corp. (dba Wellsky)(4)(5)(26)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 8.25%
2/9/2025
9,457
9,268
9,268
0.2
%
393,695
389,414
386,758
6.7
%
Household products
Hayward Industries, Inc.(4)(5)(24)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 3.50%
8/5/2024
-
%
Hayward Industries, Inc.(4)(5)(26)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 8.25%
8/4/2025
52,149
51,458
51,628
0.9
%
HGH Purchaser, Inc. (dba Horizon Services)(4)(7)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.75%
11/3/2025
76,982
76,015
74,673
1.3
%
HGH Purchaser, Inc. (dba Horizon Services)(4)(7)(19)(21)(26)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 6.75%
11/1/2021
26,993
26,394
26,090
0.5
%
HGH Purchaser, Inc. (dba Horizon Services)(4)(7)(19)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.75%
11/3/2025
-
%
158,014
155,621
153,977
2.7
%
Human resource support services
The Ultimate Software Group, Inc.(4)(7)(26)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 6.75%
5/3/2027
1,592
1,578
1,624
-
%
1,592
1,578
1,624
-
%
Infrastructure and environmental services
FR Arsenal Holdings II Corp. (dba Applied-Cleveland Holdings, Inc.)(4)(7)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.50%
9/8/2022
121,900
120,927
115,805
2.0
%
LineStar Integrity Services LLC(4)(8)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.25%
2/12/2024
88,851
87,950
78,189
1.4
%
210,751
208,877
193,994
3.4
%
Insurance
Ardonagh Midco 2 PLC(22)(26)(29)
Unsecured notes
12.75% PIK
1/15/2027
9,300
9,213
9,951
0.2
%
Ardonagh Midco 3 PLC(4)(14)(22)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
G + 8.25% (incl. 2.81% PIK)
7/14/2026
95,791
83,893
95,791
1.7
%
Ardonagh Midco 3 PLC(4)(13)(22)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
E + 8.25% (incl. 2.81% PIK)
7/14/2026
10,924
9,720
10,924
0.2
%
Ardonagh Midco 3 PLC(4)(14)(19)(21)(22)(26)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
G + 8.25% (incl. 2.81% PIK)
7/14/2022
3,390
2,730
3,390
0.1
%
Asurion, LLC(4)(5)(24)(26)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 6.50%
8/4/2025
50,450
50,235
50,768
0.9
%
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
As of December 31, 2020
(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)
Company(1)(2)(17)
Investment
Interest
Maturity Date
Par / Units
Amortized Cost(3)(27)
Fair Value
Percentage of Net Assets
Integrity Marketing Acquisition, LLC(4)(8)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.75%
8/27/2025
221,109
218,033
217,792
3.8
%
Integrity Marketing Acquisition, LLC(4)(19)(20)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.75%
8/27/2025
-
(172
)
(222
)
-
%
KWOR Acquisition, Inc. (dba Worley Claims Services)(4)(5)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.00%
6/3/2026
20,312
19,780
19,804
0.3
%
KWOR Acquisition, Inc. (dba Worley Claims Services)(4)(19)(20)(21)(26)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 4.00%
6/3/2021
-
(52
)
(52
)
-
%
KWOR Acquisition, Inc. (dba Worley Claims Services)(4)(19)(20)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 4.00%
6/3/2024
-
(80
)
(130
)
-
%
KWOR Acquisition, Inc. (dba Worley Claims Services)(4)(5)(26)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 7.75%
12/3/2026
49,600
48,976
48,732
0.8
%
Norvax, LLC (dba GoHealth)(4)(7)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.50%
9/15/2025
199,357
195,089
199,856
3.4
%
Norvax, LLC (dba GoHealth)(4)(19)(20)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.50%
9/13/2024
-
(136
)
-
-
%
Peter C. Foy & Associated Insurance Services, LLC(4)(8)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.25%
3/31/2026
123,891
122,224
123,891
2.2
%
Peter C. Foy & Associated Insurance Services, LLC(4)(7)(19)(21)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 6.25%
9/30/2021
12,044
11,636
12,044
0.2
%
Peter C. Foy & Associated Insurance Services, LLC(4)(8)(19)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.25%
3/31/2026
2,531
2,414
2,531
-
%
RSC Acquisition, Inc (dba Risk Strategies)(4)(7)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.50%
10/30/2026
53,649
52,845
52,441
0.9
%
RSC Acquisition, Inc (dba Risk Strategies)(4)(19)(20)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.50%
10/30/2026
-
(28
)
(38
)
-
%
THG Acquisition, LLC (dba Hilb)(4)(9)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.89%
12/2/2026
81,921
80,061
80,246
1.4
%
THG Acquisition, LLC (dba Hilb)(4)(7)(19)(21)(26)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 5.78%
12/2/2021
17,938
17,082
17,452
0.3
%
THG Acquisition, LLC (dba Hilb)(4)(19)(20)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.75%
12/2/2025
-
(189
)
(193
)
-
%
952,207
923,274
944,978
16.4
%
Internet software and services
Accela, Inc.(4)(5)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.92% (incl. 1.67% PIK)
9/28/2023
22,090
21,871
22,090
0.4
%
Accela, Inc.(4)(19)(20)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 7.00%
9/28/2023
-
-
-
-
%
Apptio, Inc.(4)(8)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.25%
1/10/2025
50,916
49,975
50,662
0.9
%
Apptio, Inc.(4)(19)(20)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 7.25%
1/10/2025
-
(37
)
(14
)
-
%
3ES Innovation Inc. (dba Aucerna)(4)(7)(22)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.75%
5/13/2025
39,728
39,346
38,536
0.7
%
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
As of December 31, 2020
(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)
Company(1)(2)(17)
Investment
Interest
Maturity Date
Par / Units
Amortized Cost(3)(27)
Fair Value
Percentage of Net Assets
3ES Innovation Inc. (dba Aucerna)(4)(19)(20)(22)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.75%
5/13/2025
-
(35
)
(117
)
-
%
BCPE Nucleon (DE) SPV, LP(4)(7)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.00%
9/24/2026
213,500
210,318
210,297
3.7
%
BCTO BSI Buyer, Inc. (dba Buildertrend)(4)(7)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.00%
12/23/2026
44,643
44,198
44,196
0.8
%
BCTO BSI Buyer, Inc. (dba Buildertrend)(4)(19)(20)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 7.00%
12/23/2026
-
(53
)
(54
)
-
%
Delta TopCo, Inc. (dba Infoblox, Inc.)(4)(8)(26)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 7.25%
12/1/2028
15,000
14,927
14,925
0.3
%
Forescout Technologies, Inc.(4)(7)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 9.50% ( incl. 9.50% PIK)
8/17/2026
49,834
49,032
49,211
0.9
%
Forescout Technologies, Inc.(4)(19)(20)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 8.50%
8/18/2025
-
(87
)
(67
)
-
%
Genesis Acquisition Co. (dba Procare Software)(4)(7)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.00%
7/31/2024
18,315
18,085
17,629
0.3
%
Genesis Acquisition Co. (dba Procare Software)(4)(7)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 4.00%
7/31/2024
2,637
2,606
2,538
-
%
Granicus, Inc.(4)(8)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.00%
8/21/2026
41,756
40,760
42,173
0.7
%
Granicus, Inc.(4)(19)(20)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 7.00%
8/21/2026
-
(62
)
-
-
%
H&F Opportunities LUX III S.À R.L (dba Checkmarx)(4)(8)(22)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.75%
4/16/2026
42,250
41,100
42,144
0.7
%
H&F Opportunities LUX III S.À R.L (dba Checkmarx)(4)(19)(20)(22)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 7.75%
4/16/2026
-
(429
)
(41
)
-
%
Hyland Software, Inc.(4)(5)(26)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 7.00%
7/7/2025
24,705
24,372
24,848
0.4
%
IQN Holding Corp. (dba Beeline)(4)(7)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.50%
8/20/2024
189,956
188,084
188,531
3.3
%
IQN Holding Corp. (dba Beeline)(4)(19)(20)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.50%
8/21/2023
-
(179
)
(170
)
-
%
Lightning Midco, LLC (dba Vector Solutions)(4)(8)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.50%
11/21/2025
138,905
137,883
138,209
2.4
%
Lightning Midco, LLC (dba Vector Solutions)(4)(8)(19)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.50%
11/21/2023
4,409
4,332
4,343
0.1
%
Litera Bidco LLC(4)(5)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.43%
5/29/2026
84,186
83,185
83,766
1.5
%
Litera Bidco LLC(4)(19)(20)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.25%
5/30/2025
-
(56
)
(29
)
-
%
MINDBODY, Inc.(4)(8)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 8.50% (incl. 1.50% PIK)
2/14/2025
58,187
57,761
53,532
0.9
%
MINDBODY, Inc.(4)(19)(20)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 7.00%
2/14/2025
-
(42
)
(486
)
-
%
SURF HOLDINGS, LLC (dba Sophos Group plc)(4)(7)(22)(26)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 8.00%
3/6/2028
40,385
39,458
39,981
0.7
%
Trader Interactive, LLC (fka Dominion Web Solutions, LLC)(4)(7)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.25%
6/17/2024
132,566
131,507
131,240
2.2
%
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
As of December 31, 2020
(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)
Company(1)(2)(17)
Investment
Interest
Maturity Date
Par / Units
Amortized Cost(3)(27)
Fair Value
Percentage of Net Assets
Trader Interactive, LLC (fka Dominion Web Solutions, LLC)(4)(5)(19)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.25%
6/15/2023
1,916
1,876
1,852
-
%
1,215,884
1,199,696
1,199,725
20.9
%
Leisure and entertainment
Troon Golf, L.L.C.(4)(7)(18)(26)
First lien senior secured term loan A and B
L + 5.50%
(TLA: L + 3.5%; TLB: L + 5.98%)
3/29/2025
219,112
216,856
218,564
3.7
%
Troon Golf, L.L.C.(4)(19)(20)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.50%
3/29/2025
-
(99
)
(36
)
-
%
219,112
216,757
218,528
3.7
%
Manufacturing
Gloves Buyer, Inc. (dba Protective Industrial Products)(4)(5)(26)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 8.25%
12/29/2028
29,250
28,519
28,519
0.5
%
Ideal Tridon Holdings, Inc.(4)(7)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.75%
7/31/2024
53,310
52,757
52,111
0.9
%
Ideal Tridon Holdings, Inc.(4)(5)(19)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.75%
7/31/2023
-
%
MHE Intermediate Holdings, LLC(dba Material Handling Services)(4)(7)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.00%
3/8/2024
23,726
23,571
23,014
0.4
%
PHM Netherlands Midco B.V. (dba Loparex)(4)(7)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.50%
7/31/2026
-
%
PHM Netherlands Midco B.V. (dba Loparex)(4)(7)(26)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 8.75%
8/2/2027
112,000
105,126
106,960
1.8
%
Professional Plumbing Group, Inc.(4)(7)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.75%
4/16/2024
51,681
51,210
49,873
0.9
%
Professional Plumbing Group, Inc.(4)(7)(19)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.75%
4/16/2023
6,643
6,582
6,209
0.1
%
Safety Products/JHC Acquisition Corp.(dba Justrite Safety Group)(4)(5)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.50%
6/28/2026
13,345
13,237
12,110
0.2
%
Safety Products/JHC Acquisition Corp.(dba Justrite Safety Group)(4)(5)(19)(21)(26)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 4.50%
6/28/2021
-
%
Sonny's Enterprises LLC(4)(5)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.00%
8/5/2026
226,625
222,327
223,225
3.9
%
Sonny's Enterprises LLC(4)(19)(20)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 7.00%
8/5/2025
-
(330
)
(270
)
-
%
518,995
505,302
503,871
8.7
%
Oil and gas
Black Mountain Sand Eagle Ford LLC(4)(7)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 8.25%
8/17/2022
46,883
46,683
42,429
0.7
%
Project Power Buyer, LLC (dba PEC-Veriforce)(4)(7)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.25%
5/14/2026
45,553
45,039
45,097
0.8
%
Project Power Buyer, LLC (dba PEC-Veriforce)(4)(19)(20)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.25%
5/14/2025
-
(29
)
(32
)
-
%
Zenith Energy U.S. Logistics Holdings, LLC(4)(7)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.50%
12/20/2024
95,365
93,991
94,410
1.6
%
187,801
185,684
181,904
3.1
%
Professional services
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
As of December 31, 2020
(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)
Company(1)(2)(17)
Investment
Interest
Maturity Date
Par / Units
Amortized Cost(3)(27)
Fair Value
Percentage of Net Assets
AmSpec Services Inc.(4)(7)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.75%
7/2/2024
111,404
110,080
108,896
1.9
%
AmSpec Services Inc.(4)(19)(20)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 4.75%
7/2/2024
-
(148
)
(325
)
-
%
Cardinal US Holdings, Inc.(4)(7)(22)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.00%
7/31/2023
89,273
86,998
88,827
1.5
%
DMT Solutions Global Corporation(4)(7)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.50%
7/2/2024
57,150
55,677
54,864
1.0
%
GC Agile Holdings Limited (dba Apex Fund Services)(4)(7)(22)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.00%
6/15/2025
158,862
156,717
156,081
2.7
%
GC Agile Holdings Limited (dba Apex Fund Services)(4)(7)(19)(22)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 7.00%
6/15/2023
3,462
3,299
3,280
0.1
%
Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc.(4)(7)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.75%
12/12/2024
195,899
194,541
195,899
3.4
%
Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc.(4)(19)(20)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 4.75%
12/12/2024
-
(142
)
-
-
%
616,050
607,022
607,522
10.6
%
Specialty retail
BIG Buyer, LLC(4)(8)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.50%
11/20/2023
49,952
49,240
48,954
0.9
%
BIG Buyer, LLC(4)(19)(20)(21)(26)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 6.50%
2/28/2021
-
(72
)
(14
)
-
%
BIG Buyer, LLC(4)(5)(19)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.50%
11/20/2023
1,750
1,681
1,675
-
%
EW Holdco, LLC (dba European Wax)(4)(5)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.50%
9/25/2024
71,297
70,818
67,732
1.2
%
Galls, LLC(4)(7)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.75% (incl. 0.50% PIK)
1/31/2025
105,272
104,288
101,061
1.8
%
Galls, LLC(4)(7)(19)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.75% (incl. 0.50% PIK)
1/31/2024
9,916
9,741
9,072
0.2
%
238,187
235,696
228,480
4.1
%
Telecommunications
DB Datacenter Holdings Inc.(4)(5)(26)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 8.00%
4/3/2025
47,409
46,920
47,172
0.8
%
Park Place Technologies, LLC(4)(5)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.00%
11/10/2027
9,000
8,646
8,640
0.2
%
56,409
55,566
55,812
1.0
%
Transportation
Lazer Spot G B Holdings, Inc.(4)(7)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.75%
12/9/2025
145,530
143,377
144,439
2.5
%
Lazer Spot G B Holdings, Inc.(4)(19)(20)(26)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.75%
12/9/2025
-
(381
)
(201
)
-
%
Lytx, Inc.(4)(5)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.00%
2/28/2026
53,614
52,804
52,675
0.9
%
Lytx, Inc.(4)(5)(19)(21)(26)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 6.00%
2/28/2022
4,662
4,524
4,334
0.1
%
Motus, LLC and Runzheimer International LLC(4)(7)(15)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.36%
1/17/2024
59,282
58,430
59,282
1.0
%
263,088
258,754
260,529
4.5
%
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
As of December 31, 2020
(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)
Company(1)(2)(17)
Investment
Interest
Maturity Date
Par / Units
Amortized Cost(3)(27)
Fair Value
Percentage of Net Assets
Total non-controlled/non-affiliated portfolio company debt investments
10,704,167
10,523,700
10,413,497
181.3
%
Equity Investments
Business Services
Hercules Buyer, LLC (dba The Vincit Group)(26)(28)(32)
Common Units
N/A
N/A
2,190,000
2,190
2,190
-
%
2,190
2,190
-
%
Food and beverage
CM7 Restaurant Holdings, LLC(26)(28)
LLC Interest
N/A
N/A
-
%
H-Food Holdings, LLC(26)(28)
LLC Interest
N/A
N/A
10,875
10,875
11,159
0.2
%
11,215
11,499
0.2
%
Healthcare equipment and services
%
KPCI Holdings, LP(26)(28)
LP Interest
N/A
N/A
25,285
25,285
25,285
0.4
%
25,285
25,285
0.4
%
Healthcare providers and services
%
Restore OMH Intermediate Holdings, Inc.(26)(28)
Senior Preferred Stock
N/A
N/A
2,284
22,163
22,157
0.4
%
22,163
22,157
0.4
%
Insurance
%
Norvax, LLC (dba GoHealth)(24)(26)(28)
Common Stock
N/A
N/A
1,439,481
7,315
19,275
0.3
%
7,315
19,275
0.3
%
Manufacturing
%
Gloves Holdings, LP (dba Protective Industrial Products)(26)(28)
LP Interest
N/A
N/A
3,250
3,250
3,250
0.1
%
Windows Entities(22)(26)(28)(30)
LLC Units
N/A
N/A
31,822
58,495
72,538
1.3
%
61,745
75,788
1.4
%
Total non-controlled/non-affiliated portfolio company equity investments
129,913
156,194
2.7
%
Total non-controlled/non-affiliated portfolio company investments
10,653,613
10,569,691
184.0
%
Controlled/affiliated portfolio company investments
Debt Investments
Advertising and media
%
Swipe Acquisition Corporation (dba PLI)(4)(7)(23)(26)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 8.00%
6/29/2024
50,045
49,050
49,044
0.9
%
Swipe Acquisition Corporation (dba PLI)(4)(7)(19)(21)(23)(26)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 8.00%
12/31/2021
2,669
2,669
2,246
-
%
Swipe Acquisition Corporation (dba PLI)(4)(19)(23)(26)
Letter of Credit
L + 8.00%
6/29/2024
-
-
-
%
52,714
51,723
51,290
0.9
%
Total controlled/affiliated portfolio company debt investments
52,714
51,723
51,290
0.9
%
Equity Investments
Advertising and media
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
As of December 31, 2020
(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)
Company(1)(2)(17)
Investment
Interest
Maturity Date
Par / Units
Amortized Cost(3)(27)
Fair Value
Percentage of Net Assets
New PLI Holdings, LLC(23)(26)(28)
Class A Common Units
N/A
N/A
86,745
48,007
48,007
0.8
%
48,007
48,007
0.8
%
Financial services
Wingspire Capital Holdings LLC(19)(23)(25)(28)
LLC Interest
N/A
N/A
67,538
67,538
67,538
1.2
%
67,538
67,538
1.2
%
Investment funds and vehicles
Sebago Lake LLC(16)(22)(23)(25)(28)
LLC Interest
N/A
N/A
107,837
107,837
105,546
1.8
%
107,837
105,546
1.8
%
Total controlled/affiliated portfolio company equity investments
223,382
221,091
3.8
%
Total controlled/affiliated portfolio company investments
$
275,105
$
272,381
4.7
%
Total Investments
$
10,928,718
$
10,842,072
188.7
%
Interest Rate Swaps as of December 31, 2020
Company Receives
Company Pays
Maturity Date
Notional Amount
Hedged Instrument
Footnote Reference
Interest rate swap
4.75%
L + 2.545%
12/21/2021
$
150,000
2023 Notes
Note 6
Interest rate swap
5.25%
L + 2.937%
4/10/2024
400,000
2024 Notes
Note 6
Total
$
550,000
________________
(1)
Certain portfolio company investments are subject to contractual restrictions on sales.
(2)
Unless otherwise indicated, all investments are considered Level 3 investments.
(3)
The amortized cost represents the original cost adjusted for the amortization of discounts and premiums, as applicable, on debt investments using the effective interest method.
(4)
Loan contains a variable rate structure and may be subject to an interest rate floor. Variable rate loans bear interest at a rate that may be determined by reference to either the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR” or “L”) (which can include one-, two-, three- or six-month LIBOR), Euro Interbank Offered Rate (“EURIBOR” or “E”), British pound sterling LIBOR (“GBPLIBOR” or “G”), or an alternate base rate (which can include the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Prime Rate), at the borrower’s option, and which reset periodically based on the terms of the loan agreement.
(5)
The interest rate on these loans is subject to 1 month LIBOR, which as of December 31, 2020 was 0.14%.
(6)
The interest rate on these loans is subject to 2 month LIBOR, which as of December 31, 2020 was 0.19%.
(7)
The interest rate on these loans is subject to 3 month LIBOR, which as of December 31, 2020 was 0.24%.
(8)
The interest rate on these loans is subject to 6 month LIBOR, which as of December 31, 2020 was 0.26%.
(9)
The interest rate on these loans is subject to 12 month LIBOR, which as of December 31, 2020 was 0.34%.
(10)
The interest rate on this loan is subject to 6 month Canadian Dollar Offered Rate (“CDOR” or “C”), which as of December 31, 2020 was 0.62.
(11)
The interest rate on these loans is subject to Prime, which as of December 31, 2020 was 3.25%.
(12)
The interest rate on this loan is subject to 3 month EURIBOR, which as of December 31, 2020 was (0.55)%.
(13)
The interest rate on this loan is subject to 6 month EURIBOR, which as of December 31, 2020 was (0.53)%.
(14)
The interest rate on this loan is subject to 6 month GBPLIBOR, which as of December 31, 2020 was 0.03%.
(15)
The Company may be entitled to receive additional interest as a result of an arrangement with other lenders in the syndication. In exchange for the higher interest rate, the “last-out” portion is at a greater risk of loss.
(16)
Investment measured at NAV.
(17)
Unless otherwise indicated, the Company’s portfolio companies are pledged as collateral supporting the amounts outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility, SPV Asset Facilities and CLOs. See Note 6 “Debt”.
(18)
The first lien term loan is comprised of two components: Term Loan A and Term Loan B. The Company’s Term Loan A and Term Loan B principal amounts are $42.4 million and $176.7 million, respectively. Both Term Loan A and Term Loan B have the same maturity date. Interest disclosed reflects the blended rate of the first lien term loan. The Term Loan A represents a ‘first out’ tranche and the Term Loan B represents a ‘last out’ tranche. The ‘first out’ tranche has priority as to the ‘last out’ tranche with respect to payments of principal, interest and any amounts due thereunder.
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
As of December 31, 2020
(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)
(19)
Position or portion thereof is an unfunded loan commitment. See Note 7 “Commitments and Contingencies”.
(20)
The negative cost is the result of the capitalized discount being greater than the principal amount outstanding on the loan. The negative fair value is the result of the capitalized discount on the loan.
(21)
The date disclosed represents the commitment period of the unfunded term loan. Upon expiration of the commitment period, the funded portion of the term loan may be subject to a longer maturity date.
(22)
This portfolio company is not a qualifying asset under Section 55(a) of the 1940 Act. Under the 1940 Act, the Company may not acquire any non-qualifying asset unless, at the time such acquisition is made, qualifying assets represent at least 70% of total assets. As of December 31, 2020, non-qualifying assets represented 6.8% of total assets as calculated in accordance with the regulatory requirements.
(23)
As defined in the 1940 Act, the Company is deemed to be both an “Affiliated Person” and has “Control” of this portfolio company as the Company owns more than 25% of the portfolio company’s outstanding voting securities or has the power to exercise control over management or policies of such portfolio company (including through a management agreement). The Company’s investment in affiliates for the year ended December 31, 2020, were as follows:
($ in thousands)
Fair value
as of December 31, 2019
Gross Additions
Gross Reductions
Change in Unrealized Gains (Losses)
Fair value
as of December 31, 2020
Interest Income
Dividend Income
Other Income
Controlled Affiliates
Sebago Lake LLC
$
88,077
$
18,950
$
-
$
(1,480
)
$
105,546
$
-
$
9,063
$
-
Swipe Acquisition Corporation (dba PLI)
-
99,730
-
(433
)
99,297
-
Wingspire Capital Holdings LLC
1,448
166,090
(100,000
)
-
67,538
-
-
-
Total Controlled Affiliates
$
89,525
$
284,770
$
(100,000
)
$
(1,913
)
$
272,381
$
$
9,063
$
(24)
Level 2 investment.
(25)
Investment is not pledged as collateral for the credit facilities.
(26)
Represents co-investment made with the Company’s affiliates in accordance with the terms of the exemptive relief that the Company received from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. See Note 3 “Agreements and Related Party Transactions.”
(27)
As of December 31, 2020, the net estimated unrealized loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes was $0.2 billion based on a tax cost basis of $11.0 billion. As of December 31, 2020, the estimated aggregate gross unrealized loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes was $0.3 billion and the estimated aggregate gross unrealized gain for U.S. federal income tax purposes was $0.1 billion.
(28)
Securities acquired in transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act and may be deemed to be “restricted securities” under the Securities Act. As of December 31, 2020, the aggregate fair value of these securities is $377.3 million or 6.5% of the Company’s net assets. The acquisition dates of the restricted securities are as follows:
Portfolio Company
Investment
Acquisition Date
CM7 Restaurant Holdings, LLC
LLC Interest
May 21, 2018
Gloves Holdings, LP
LP Interest
December 29, 2020
Hercules Buyer, LLC
Common Units
December 15, 2020
H-Food Holdings, LLC
LLC Interest
November 23, 2018
KPCI Holdings, LP
LP Interest
November 30, 2020
New PLI Holdings, LLC
Class A Common Units
December 23, 2020
Norvax, LLC (dba GoHealth)
Common Stock
March 23, 2020
Restore OMH Intermediate Holdings, Inc.
Senior Preferred Stock
December 9, 2020
Sebago Lake LLC*
LLC Interest
June 20, 2017
Windows Entities
LLC Units
January 16 2020
Wingspire Capital Holdings LLC**
LLC Interest
September 24, 2019
* Refer to Note 4 “Investments - Sebago Lake LLC,” for further information.
** Refer to Note 3 “Agreements and Related Party Transactions - Controlled/Affiliated Portfolio Companies”.
(29)
Loan contains a fixed-rate structure.
(30)
Investment represents multiple underlying investments, including Midwest Custom Windows, LLC, Greater Toronto Custom Windows, Corp., Garden State Custom Windows, LLC, Long Island Custom Windows, LLC, Jemico, LLC and Atlanta Custom Windows, LLC. Greater Toronto Custom Windows, Corp. is considered a non-qualifying asset, with a fair value of $5.5 million as of December 31, 2020.
(31)
Loan was on non-accrual status as of December 31, 2020.
(32)
We invest in this portfolio company through underlying blocker entities Hercules Blocker 1 LLC, Hercules Blocker 2 LLC, Hercules Blocker 3 LLC, Hercules Blocker 4 LLC, and Hercules Blocker 5 LLC.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
As of December 31, 2019
(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)
Company(1)(17)
Investment
Interest
Maturity Date
Par / Units
Amortized Cost(3)(24)
Fair Value
Percentage of Net Assets
Non-controlled/non-affiliated portfolio company investments(2)
Debt Investments
Advertising and media
IRI Holdings, Inc.(4)(7)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.50%
11/28/2025
$
14,850
$
14,721
$
14,541
0.2
%
PAK Acquisition Corporation (dba Valpak)(4)(7)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 8.00%
6/30/2022
61,725
61,087
61,725
1.0
%
Swipe Acquisition Corporation (dba PLI)(4)(5)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.75%
6/29/2024
158,726
156,160
154,361
2.7
%
235,301
231,968
230,627
3.9
%
Aerospace and defense
Aviation Solutions Midco, LLC (dba STS Aviation)(4)(7)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.25%
1/3/2025
195,562
191,944
192,824
3.2
%
Valence Surface Technologies LLC(4)(7)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.75%
6/28/2025
99,500
98,110
98,008
1.6
%
Valence Surface Technologies LLC(4)(14)(15)(16)(22)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 5.75%
6/28/2021
-
(69
)
(450
)
-
%
Valence Surface Technologies LLC(4)(14)(15)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.75%
6/28/2025
-
(137
)
(150
)
-
%
295,062
289,848
290,232
4.8
%
Automotive
Mavis Tire Express Services Corp.(4)(5)(22)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 7.50%
3/20/2026
155,000
152,119
150,350
2.5
%
Mavis Tire Express Services Corp.(4)(5)(14)(16)(22)
Second lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 8.00%
3/20/2020
1,449
1,218
-
%
156,449
153,337
151,234
2.5
%
Buildings and real estate
Associations, Inc.(4)(7)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.00% (3.00% PIK)
7/30/2024
259,307
256,774
256,714
4.3
%
Associations, Inc.(4)(7)(14)(16)(22)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 4.00% (3.00% PIK)
7/30/2021
40,708
40,158
40,122
0.7
%
Associations, Inc.(4)(14)(15)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.00%
7/30/2024
-
(110
)
(173
)
-
%
Reef (fka Cheese Acquisition, LLC(4)(7)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.75%
11/28/2024
134,995
133,263
132,970
2.2
%
Imperial Parking Canada(4)(8)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
C + 5.00%
11/28/2024
27,500
26,717
27,086
0.5
%
Reef (fka Cheese Acquisition, LLC)(4)(14)(15)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 4.75%
11/28/2023
-
(160
)
(245
)
-
%
Velocity Commercial Capital, LLC(4)(7)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.50%
8/29/2024
125,500
124,018
124,245
2.1
%
588,010
580,660
580,719
9.8
%
Business services
Access CIG, LLC(4)(5)(22)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 7.75%
2/27/2026
44,637
44,329
44,414
0.7
%
CIBT Global, Inc.(4)(7)(22)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 7.75%
6/2/2025
59,500
58,352
58,756
1.0
%
ConnectWise, LLC(4)(7)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.00%
2/28/2025
180,466
178,439
178,210
3.0
%
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
As of December 31, 2019
(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)
Company(1)(17)
Investment
Interest
Maturity Date
Par / Units
Amortized Cost(3)(24)
Fair Value
Percentage of Net Assets
ConnectWise, LLC(4)(14)(15)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.00%
2/28/2025
-
(220
)
(250
)
-
%
Entertainment Benefits Group, LLC(4)(5)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.75%
9/27/2025
81,795
80,612
80,568
1.3
%
Entertainment Benefits Group, LLC(4)(5)(14)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.75%
9/27/2024
2,400
2,229
2,220
-
%
Vistage International, Inc.(4)(5)(22)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 8.00%
2/9/2026
34,800
34,557
34,626
0.6
%
Vestcom Parent Holdings, Inc.(4)(5)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 8.00%
12/19/2024
78,987
78,186
78,395
1.3
%
482,585
476,484
476,939
7.9
%
Chemicals
Douglas Products and Packaging Company LLC(4)(7)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.75%
10/19/2022
98,942
98,308
97,459
1.6
%
Douglas Products and Packaging Company LLC(4)(9)(14)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
P + 4.75%
10/19/2022
1,211
1,167
1,075
-
%
Innovative Water Care Global Corporation(4)(7)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.00%
2/27/2026
148,875
139,368
131,010
2.2
%
249,028
238,843
229,544
3.8
%
Consumer products
Feradyne Outdoors, LLC(4)(7)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.25%
5/25/2023
112,613
111,761
99,099
1.7
%
WU Holdco, Inc. (dba Weiman Products, LLC)(4)(7)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.25%
3/26/2026
140,134
137,569
137,332
2.3
%
WU Holdco, Inc. (dba Weiman Products, LLC)(4)(7)(14)(16)(22)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 5.25%
3/26/2021
2,936
2,731
2,707
-
%
WU Holdco, Inc. (dba Weiman Products, LLC)(4)(14)(15)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.25%
3/26/2025
-
(243
)
(278
)
-
%
255,683
251,818
238,860
4.0
%
Containers and packaging
Pregis Topco LLC(4)(5)(22)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 8.00%
7/30/2027
186,333
182,737
182,607
3.1
%
186,333
182,737
182,607
3.1
%
Distribution
ABB/Con-cise Optical Group LLC(4)(7)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.00%
6/15/2023
76,410
75,632
72,590
1.2
%
ABB/Con-cise Optical Group LLC(4)(7)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 9.00%
6/17/2024
25,000
24,506
23,375
0.4
%
Aramsco, Inc.(4)(5)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.25%
8/28/2024
57,055
55,908
55,771
0.9
%
Aramsco, Inc.(4)(5)(14)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.25%
8/28/2024
1,536
1,373
1,348
-
%
Dealer Tire, LLC(4)(5)(20)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.50%
12/15/2025
113,889
108,862
113,958
1.9
%
Endries Acquisition, Inc.(4)(5)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.25%
12/10/2025
178,650
175,890
175,524
2.9
%
Endries Acquisition, Inc.(4)(5)(14)(16)(22)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 6.25%
12/10/2020
10,834
9,906
9,741
0.2
%
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
As of December 31, 2019
(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)
Company(1)(17)
Investment
Interest
Maturity Date
Par / Units
Amortized Cost(3)(24)
Fair Value
Percentage of Net Assets
Endries Acquisition, Inc.(4)(14)(15)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.25%
12/10/2024
-
(389
)
(473
)
-
%
Individual Foodservice Holdings, LLC(4)(7)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.75%
11/22/2025
144,500
141,389
141,350
2.4
%
Individual Foodservice Holdings, LLC(4)(14)(15)(16)(22)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 5.75%
5/22/2021
-
(912
)
(927
)
-
%
Individual Foodservice Holdings, LLC(4)(5)(14)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.75%
11/22/2024
1,275
-
%
JM Swank, LLC(4)(7)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.50%
7/25/2022
116,167
114,901
114,715
1.9
%
Offen, Inc.(4)(7)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.00%
6/22/2026
14,617
14,478
14,434
0.2
%
Offen, Inc.(4)(14)(15)(16)(22)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 5.00%
12/21/2020
-
(50
)
(66
)
-
%
QC Supply, LLC(4)(5)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.50% (1.00% PIK)
12/29/2022
34,465
33,992
33,001
0.6
%
QC Supply, LLC(4)(5)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.50%
12/29/2021
4,969
4,919
4,758
0.1
%
779,367
761,135
759,818
12.7
%
Education
2U, Inc.(4)(5)(18)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.75%
5/22/2024
115,000
113,453
112,700
1.9
%
Learning Care Group (US) No. 2 Inc.(4)(7)(22)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 7.50%
3/13/2026
26,967
26,539
26,832
0.4
%
Severin Acquisition, LLC (dba PowerSchool)(4)(7)(22)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 6.75%
8/3/2026
108,000
107,176
107,460
1.8
%
TSB Purchaser, Inc. (dba Teaching Strategies, Inc.)(4)(7)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.00%
5/14/2024
62,213
61,013
61,435
1.0
%
TSB Purchaser, Inc. (dba Teaching Strategies, Inc.)(4)(7)(14)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.00%
5/14/2024
1,229
1,152
1,176
-
%
313,409
309,333
309,603
5.1
%
Energy equipment and services
Liberty Oilfield Services LLC(4)(5)(18)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.63%
9/19/2022
13,981
13,830
14,050
0.2
%
13,981
13,830
14,050
0.2
%
Financial services
Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc.(4)(5)(22)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 7.00%
6/15/2026
104,700
103,837
104,439
1.7
%
NMI Acquisitionco, Inc. (dba Network Merchants)(4)(5)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.75%
9/6/2022
28,193
27,778
27,770
0.5
%
NMI Acquisitionco, Inc. (dba Network Merchants)(4)(14)(15)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.75%
9/6/2022
-
(9
)
(10
)
-
%
132,893
131,606
132,199
2.2
%
Food and beverage
Caiman Merger Sub LLC (dba City Brewing)(4)(5)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.75%
11/3/2025
177,119
175,387
175,347
2.9
%
Caiman Merger Sub LLC (dba City Brewing)(4)(14)(15)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.75%
11/1/2024
-
(125
)
(129
)
-
%
CM7 Restaurant Holdings, LLC(4)(5)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 8.00%
5/22/2023
37,232
36,738
36,674
0.6
%
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
As of December 31, 2019
(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)
Company(1)(17)
Investment
Interest
Maturity Date
Par / Units
Amortized Cost(3)(24)
Fair Value
Percentage of Net Assets
Give and Go Prepared Foods Corp.(4)(7)(18)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 8.50%
1/29/2024
42,000
41,704
38,430
0.6
%
H-Food Holdings, LLC(4)(5)(22)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 7.00%
3/2/2026
121,800
119,175
119,364
2.0
%
H-Food Holdings, LLC(4)(5)(20)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.00%
5/23/2025
23,515
23,314
23,384
0.4
%
Hometown Food Company(4)(5)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.00%
8/31/2023
28,825
28,388
28,465
0.5
%
Hometown Food Company(4)(14)(15)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.00%
8/31/2023
-
(62
)
(53
)
-
%
Manna Development Group, LLC(4)(5)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.00%
10/24/2022
56,655
56,092
55,947
0.9
%
Manna Development Group, LLC(4)(5)(14)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.00%
10/24/2022
-
%
Recipe Acquisition Corp. (dba Roland Corporation)(4)(7)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 8.00%
12/1/2022
32,000
31,666
31,760
0.5
%
Sara Lee Frozen Bakery, LLC (fka KSLB Holdings, LLC)(4)(5)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.50%
7/30/2025
38,595
37,930
37,823
0.6
%
Sara Lee Frozen Bakery, LLC (fka KSLB Holdings, LLC)(4)(5)(14)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 4.50%
7/31/2023
5,520
5,375
5,340
0.1
%
Tall Tree Foods, Inc.(4)(5)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.25%
8/12/2022
45,550
45,211
43,728
0.7
%
Ultimate Baked Goods Midco, LLC(4)(7)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.00%
8/11/2025
26,730
26,230
26,195
0.4
%
Ultimate Baked Goods Midco, LLC(4)(5)(14)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 4.00%
8/9/2023
1,016
-
%
637,424
628,716
624,003
10.2
%
Healthcare providers and services
Confluent Health, LLC.(4)(5)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.00%
6/24/2026
17,910
17,746
17,641
0.3
%
Covenant Surgical Partners, Inc.(4)(5)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.00%
7/1/2026
13,965
13,832
13,860
0.2
%
Covenant Surgical Partners, Inc.(4)(14)(15)(16)(22)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 4.00%
7/1/2021
-
(26
)
(21
)
-
%
Geodigm Corporation (dba National Dentex)(4)(5)(11)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.87%
12/1/2021
123,460
122,795
120,990
2.0
%
GI CCLS Acquisition LLC (fka GI Chill Acquisition LLC)(4)(7)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.00%
8/6/2025
12,029
11,979
11,985
0.2
%
GI CCLS Acquisition LLC (fka GI Chill Acquisition LLC)(4)(7)(22)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 7.50%
8/6/2026
135,400
134,215
133,708
2.2
%
Nelipak Holding Company(4)(5)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.25%
7/2/2026
48,003
47,097
47,523
0.8
%
Nelipak Holding Company(4)(5)(14)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 4.25%
7/2/2024
2,680
2,547
2,607
-
%
Nelipak Holding Company(4)(10)(14)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
E + 4.50%
7/2/2024
-
%
Nelipak Holding Company(4)(5)(22)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 8.25%
7/2/2027
67,006
66,042
66,001
1.1
%
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
As of December 31, 2019
(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)
Company(1)(17)
Investment
Interest
Maturity Date
Par / Units
Amortized Cost(3)(24)
Fair Value
Percentage of Net Assets
Nelipak Holding Company(4)(10)(22)
Second lien senior secured loan
E + 8.50%
7/2/2027
67,464
66,288
66,281
1.1
%
Premier Imaging, LLC (dba LucidHealth)(4)(5)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.75%
1/2/2025
33,660
33,086
32,987
0.6
%
RxSense Holdings, LLC(4)(5)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.00%
2/15/2024
129,847
128,189
127,574
2.1
%
RxSense Holdings, LLC(4)(7)(14)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.00%
2/15/2024
4,047
3,947
3,906
0.1
%
TC Holdings, LLC (dba TrialCard)(4)(7)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.50%
11/14/2023
84,179
82,984
84,179
1.4
%
TC Holdings, LLC (dba TrialCard)(4)(14)(15)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 4.50%
11/14/2022
-
(89
)
-
-
%
740,101
730,941
729,556
12.1
%
Healthcare technology
Bracket Intermediate Holding Corp.(4)(7)(22)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 8.13%
9/7/2026
26,250
25,785
25,725
0.4
%
Definitive Healthcare Holdings, LLC(4)(7)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.50%
7/16/2026
196,485
194,633
194,520
3.3
%
Definitive Healthcare Holdings, LLC(4)(14)(15)(22)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 5.50%
7/16/2026
-
(203
)
-
-
%
Definitive Healthcare Holdings, LLC(4)(14)(15)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.50%
7/16/2024
-
(99
)
(109
)
-
%
Interoperability Bidco, Inc.(4)(5)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.75%
6/25/2026
76,814
75,909
75,662
1.4
%
Interoperability Bidco, Inc.(4)(14)(15)(16)(22)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 5.75%
6/25/2021
-
(9
)
(30
)
-
%
Interoperability Bidco, Inc.(4)(14)(15)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.75%
6/25/2024
-
(45
)
(60
)
-
%
299,549
295,971
295,708
5.1
%
Household products
Hayward Industries, Inc.(4)(5)(22)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 8.25%
8/4/2025
52,149
51,340
51,628
0.9
%
HGH Purchaser, Inc. (dba Horizon Services)(4)(5)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.00%
11/3/2025
77,760
76,620
76,594
1.4
%
HGH Purchaser, Inc. (dba Horizon Services)(4)(9)(14)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
P + 5.00%
11/3/2025
1,782
1,640
1,636
-
%
HGH Purchaser, Inc. (dba Horizon Services)(4)(14)(15)(16)(22)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 6.00%
11/1/2021
-
(79
)
(81
)
-
%
131,691
129,521
129,777
2.3
%
Infrastructure and environmental services
FR Arsenal Holdings II Corp. (dba Applied-Cleveland Holdings, Inc.)(4)(7)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.25%
9/8/2022
145,827
144,048
145,827
2.4
%
LineStar Integrity Services LLC(4)(7)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.25%
2/12/2024
89,759
88,357
88,638
1.5
%
235,586
232,405
234,465
3.9
%
Insurance
Asurion, LLC(4)(5)(20)(22)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 6.50%
8/4/2025
40,000
40,518
40,460
0.7
%
Integrity Marketing Acquisition, LLC(4)(7)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.75%
8/27/2025
136,900
134,941
134,846
2.3
%
Integrity Marketing Acquisition, LLC(4)(7)(14)(16)(22)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 5.75%
2/29/2020
37,283
36,447
36,724
0.6
%
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
As of December 31, 2019
(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)
Company(1)(17)
Investment
Interest
Maturity Date
Par / Units
Amortized Cost(3)(24)
Fair Value
Percentage of Net Assets
Integrity Marketing Acquisition, LLC(4)(14)(15)(16)(22)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 5.75%
2/27/2021
-
(192
)
-
-
%
Integrity Marketing Acquisition, LLC(4)(14)(15)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.75%
8/27/2025
-
(210
)
(222
)
-
%
KWOR Acquisition, Inc. (dba Worley Claims Services)(4)(5)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.00%
6/3/2026
24,153
23,421
23,489
0.4
%
KWOR Acquisition, Inc. (dba Worley Claims Services)(4)(14)(15)(16)(22)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 4.00%
6/3/2021
-
(72
)
(67
)
-
%
KWOR Acquisition, Inc. (dba Worley Claims Services)(4)(14)(15)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 4.00%
6/3/2024
-
(103
)
(143
)
-
%
KWOR Acquisition, Inc. (dba Worley Claims Services)(4)(5)(22)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 7.75%
12/3/2026
49,600
48,897
48,608
0.8
%
Norvax, LLC (dba GoHealth)(4)(7)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.50%
9/15/2025
122,420
120,657
120,584
2.0
%
Norvax, LLC (dba GoHealth)(4)(14)(15)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.50%
9/13/2024
-
(173
)
(184
)
-
%
RSC Acquisition, Inc (dba Risk Strategies)(4)(7)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.50%
10/30/2026
40,783
39,982
39,967
0.7
%
RSC Acquisition, Inc (dba Risk Strategies)(4)(14)(15)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.50%
10/30/2026
-
(33
)
(34
)
-
%
RSC Acquisition, Inc (dba Risk Strategies)(4)(7)(14)(22)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 5.50%
10/30/2026
2,451
2,191
2,184
-
%
THG Acquisition, LLC (dba Hilb)(4)(7)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.75%
12/2/2026
60,067
58,579
58,565
1.0
%
THG Acquisition, LLC (dba Hilb)(4)(14)(15)(16)(22)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 5.75%
12/2/2021
-
(208
)
(211
)
-
%
THG Acquisition, LLC (dba Hilb)(4)(14)(15)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.75%
12/2/2025
-
(138
)
(140
)
-
%
513,657
504,504
504,426
8.5
%
Internet software and services
Accela, Inc.(4)(7)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 3.25% (1.64% PIK)
9/28/2023
21,714
21,422
21,714
0.4
%
Apptio, Inc.(4)(5)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.25%
1/10/2025
41,727
40,992
41,205
0.7
%
Apptio, Inc.(4)(14)(15)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 7.25%
1/10/2025
-
(47
)
(35
)
-
%
3ES Innovation Inc. (dba Aucerna)(4)(7)(18)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.75%
5/13/2025
40,132
39,672
39,329
0.7
%
3ES Innovation Inc. (dba Aucerna)(4)(14)(15)(18)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.75%
5/13/2025
-
(43
)
(78
)
-
%
Genesis Acquisition Co. (dba Procare Software)(4)(7)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 3.75%
7/31/2024
17,974
17,690
17,614
0.3
%
Genesis Acquisition Co. (dba Procare Software)(4)(14)(15)(16)(22)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 3.75%
7/31/2020
-
(36
)
(47
)
-
%
Genesis Acquisition Co. (dba Procare Software)(4)(7)(14)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 3.75%
7/31/2024
-
%
IQN Holding Corp. (dba Beeline)(4)(7)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.50%
8/20/2024
191,899
189,564
189,501
3.2
%
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
As of December 31, 2019
(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)
Company(1)(17)
Investment
Interest
Maturity Date
Par / Units
Amortized Cost(3)(24)
Fair Value
Percentage of Net Assets
IQN Holding Corp. (dba Beeline)(4)(7)(14)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.50%
8/21/2023
7,139
6,892
6,856
0.1
%
Lightning Midco, LLC (dba Vector Solutions)(4)(7)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.50%
11/21/2025
113,765
112,777
112,058
1.9
%
Lightning Midco, LLC (dba Vector Solutions)(4)(9)(14)(16)(22)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
P + 4.50%
11/23/2020
24,788
24,565
24,390
0.4
%
Lightning Midco, LLC (dba Vector Solutions)(4)(7)(14)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.50%
11/21/2023
8,044
7,940
7,844
0.1
%
Litera Bidco LLC(4)(7)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.75%
5/29/2026
60,245
59,449
59,490
1.0
%
Litera Bidco LLC(4)(14)(15)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.75%
5/30/2025
-
(66
)
(72
)
-
%
MINDBODY, Inc.(4)(5)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.00%
2/14/2025
57,679
57,168
57,102
1.0
%
MINDBODY, Inc.(4)(14)(15)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 7.00%
2/14/2025
-
(52
)
(61
)
-
%
Trader Interactive, LLC (fka Dominion Web Solutions, LLC)(4)(5)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.50%
6/17/2024
133,936
132,603
132,597
2.2
%
Trader Interactive, LLC (fka Dominion Web Solutions, LLC)(4)(14)(15)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.50%
6/15/2023
-
(56
)
(64
)
-
%
719,965
711,317
710,213
12.0
%
Leisure and entertainment
Troon Golf, L.L.C.(4)(7)(11)(13)(22)
First lien senior secured term loan A and B
L + 5.50%
(TLA: L + 3.5%; TLB: L + 5.98%)
3/29/2025
177,718
175,774
177,718
3.0
%
Troon Golf, L.L.C.(4)(14)(15)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.50%
3/29/2025
-
(135
)
-
-
%
177,718
175,639
177,718
3.0
%
Manufacturing
Ideal Tridon Holdings, Inc.(4)(7)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.75%
7/31/2024
55,651
54,894
55,373
0.9
%
Ideal Tridon Holdings, Inc.(4)(7)(14)(16)(22)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 5.75%
12/25/2020
-
%
Ideal Tridon Holdings, Inc.(4)(5)(14)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.75%
7/31/2023
-
%
MHE Intermediate Holdings, LLC(dba Material Handling Services)(4)(7)(22)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 5.00%
3/10/2024
23,933
23,727
23,455
0.4
%
PHM Netherlands Midco B.V. (dba Loparex)(4)(7)(22)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 8.75%
8/2/2027
112,000
104,427
103,880
1.8
%
Professional Plumbing Group, Inc.(4)(7)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.75%
4/16/2024
52,213
51,612
51,038
0.9
%
Professional Plumbing Group, Inc.(4)(7)(14)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.75%
4/16/2023
6,643
6,555
6,364
0.1
%
Safety Products/JHC Acquisition Corp.(dba Justrite Safety Group)(4)(5)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.50%
6/28/2026
13,480
13,354
13,278
0.2
%
Safety Products/JHC Acquisition Corp.(dba Justrite Safety Group)(4)(5)(14)(16)(22)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 4.50%
6/28/2021
-
%
265,500
256,055
254,912
4.3
%
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
As of December 31, 2019
(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)
Company(1)(17)
Investment
Interest
Maturity Date
Par / Units
Amortized Cost(3)(24)
Fair Value
Percentage of Net Assets
Oil and gas
Black Mountain Sand Eagle Ford LLC(4)(7)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 8.25%
8/17/2022
88,246
87,574
87,805
1.5
%
Project Power Buyer, LLC (dba PEC-Veriforce)(4)(7)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.75%
5/14/2026
32,773
32,392
32,199
0.5
%
Project Power Buyer, LLC (dba PEC-Veriforce)(4)(14)(15)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.75%
5/14/2025
-
(36
)
(56
)
-
%
Zenith Energy U.S. Logistics Holdings, LLC(4)(5)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.50%
12/20/2024
85,365
84,022
82,804
1.4
%
206,384
203,952
202,752
3.4
%
Professional services
AmSpec Services Inc.(4)(7)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.25%
7/2/2024
112,542
110,882
110,292
1.8
%
AmSpec Services Inc.(4)(9)(14)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
P + 4.25%
7/2/2024
5,423
5,233
5,134
0.1
%
Cardinal US Holdings, Inc.(4)(7)(18)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.00%
7/31/2023
90,196
87,114
90,196
1.5
%
DMT Solutions Global Corporation(4)(7)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.00%
7/2/2024
51,800
50,142
50,376
0.8
%
GC Agile Holdings Limited (dba Apex Fund Services)(4)(7)(18)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 7.00%
6/15/2025
160,486
157,898
157,275
2.6
%
GC Agile Holdings Limited (dba Apex Fund Services)(4)(14)(15)(18)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 7.00%
6/15/2023
-
(230
)
(208
)
-
%
Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc.(4)(5)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.25%
12/12/2024
306,813
304,206
302,978
5.1
%
Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc.(4)(14)(15)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 4.25%
12/12/2024
-
(178
)
(270
)
-
%
727,260
715,067
715,773
11.9
%
Specialty retail
BIG Buyer, LLC(4)(7)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.50%
11/20/2023
50,459
49,486
49,323
0.8
%
BIG Buyer, LLC(4)(14)(15)(16)(22)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 6.50%
12/18/2020
-
(195
)
(56
)
-
%
BIG Buyer, LLC(4)(14)(15)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.50%
11/20/2023
-
(93
)
(84
)
-
%
EW Holdco, LLC (dba European Wax)(4)(5)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.50%
9/25/2024
72,018
71,415
71,478
1.2
%
Galls, LLC(4)(6)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.25%
1/31/2025
90,999
90,112
89,406
1.5
%
Galls, LLC(4)(5)(14)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.25%
1/31/2024
21,880
21,598
21,431
0.4
%
Galls, LLC(4)(6)(14)(16)(22)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 6.25%
1/31/2020
10,368
9,939
10,187
0.2
%
245,724
242,262
241,685
4.1
%
Telecommunications
DB Datacenter Holdings Inc.(4)(5)(22)
Second lien senior secured loan
L + 8.00%
4/3/2025
47,409
46,826
46,934
0.8
%
47,409
46,826
46,934
0.8
%
Transportation
Lazer Spot G B Holdings, Inc.(4)(5)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.00%
12/9/2025
133,200
130,892
130,896
2.2
%
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
As of December 31, 2019
(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)
Company(1)(17)
Investment
Interest
Maturity Date
Par / Units
Amortized Cost(3)(24)
Fair Value
Percentage of Net Assets
Lazer Spot G B Holdings, Inc.(4)(14)(15)(16)(22)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 6.00%
6/9/2021
-
(49
)
(64
)
-
%
Lazer Spot G B Holdings, Inc.(4)(7)(14)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.00%
12/9/2025
2,147
1,683
1,682
-
%
Lytx, Inc.(4)(5)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.75%
8/31/2023
43,688
42,797
43,688
0.7
%
Lytx, Inc.(4)(14)(15)(22)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 6.75%
8/31/2022
-
(33
)
-
-
%
Motus, LLC and Runzheimer International LLC(4)(7)(11)(22)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 6.33%
1/17/2024
58,300
57,240
57,717
1.0
%
237,335
232,530
233,919
3.9
%
Total non-controlled/non-affiliated portfolio company debt investments
8,873,404
8,727,305
8,698,273
145.5
%
Equity Investments
Food and beverage
CM7 Restaurant Holdings, LLC(22)(23)
LLC Interest
N/A
N/A
-
%
H-Food Holdings, LLC(22)(23)
LLC Interest
N/A
N/A
10,875
10,875
11,103
0.2
%
11,215
11,215
11,427
0.2
%
Total non-controlled/non-affiliated portfolio company equity investments
11,215
11,215
11,427
0.2
%
Total non-controlled/non-affiliated portfolio company investments
8,884,619
8,738,520
8,709,700
145.7
%
Controlled/affiliated portfolio company investments
Equity Investments
Financial services
Wingspire Capital Holdings LLC(14)(19)(21)(23)
N/A
N/A
1,448
1,448
1,448
-
%
1,448
1,448
1,448
-
%
Investment funds and vehicles
Sebago Lake LLC(12)(18)(19)(21)(23)
N/A
N/A
88,888
88,888
88,077
1.5
%
88,888
88,888
88,077
1.5
%
Total controlled/affiliated portfolio company investments
90,336
90,336
89,525
1.5
%
Total Investments
$
8,974,955
$
8,828,856
$
8,799,225
147.2
%
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
As of December 31, 2019
(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)
Interest Rate Swaps as of December 31, 2019
Company Receives
Company Pays
Maturity Date
Notional Amount
Hedged Instrument
Footnote Reference
Interest rate swap
4.75%
L + 2.545%
12/21/2021
$
150,000
2023 Notes
Note 6
Interest rate swap
5.25%
L + 2.937%
4/10/2024
400,000
2024 Notes
Note 6
Total
$
550,000
________________
(1)
Certain portfolio company investments are subject to contractual restrictions on sales.
(2)
Unless otherwise indicated, all investments are considered Level 3 investments.
(3)
The amortized cost represents the original cost adjusted for the amortization of discounts and premiums, as applicable, on debt investments using the effective interest method.
(4)
Loan contains a variable rate structure and may be subject to an interest rate floor. Variable rate loans bear interest at a rate that may be determined by reference to either the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR” or “L”) (which can include one-, two-, three- or six-month LIBOR), Euro Interbank Offered Rate (“EURIBOR” or “E”), or an alternate base rate (which can include the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Prime Rate), at the borrower’s option, and which reset periodically based on the terms of the loan agreement.
(5)
The interest rate on these loans is subject to 1 month LIBOR, which as of December 31, 2019 was 1.8%.
(6)
The interest rate on these loans is subject to 2 month LIBOR, which as of December 31, 2019 was 1.8%.
(7)
The interest rate on these loans is subject to 3 month LIBOR, which as of December 31, 2019 was 1.9%.
(8)
The interest rate on this loan is subject to 3 month Canadian Dollar Offered Rate (“CDOR” or “C”), which as of December 31, 2019 was 2.1%.
(9)
The interest rate on these loans is subject to Prime, which as of December 31, 2019 was 4.75%.
(10)
The interest rate on this loan is subject to 3 month EURIBOR, which as of December 31, 2019 was (0.4)%.
(11)
The Company may be entitled to receive additional interest as a result of an arrangement with other lenders in the syndication. In exchange for the higher interest rate, the “last-out” portion is at a greater risk of loss.
(12)
Investment measured at NAV.
(13)
The first lien term loan is comprised of two components: Term Loan A and Term Loan B. The Company’s Term Loan A and Term Loan B principal amounts are $34.4 million and $143.3 million, respectively. Both Term Loan A and Term Loan B have the same maturity date. Interest disclosed reflects the blended rate of the first lien term loan. The Term Loan A represents a ‘first out’ tranche and the Term Loan B represents a ‘last out’ tranche. The ‘first out’ tranche has priority as to the ‘last out’ tranche with respect to payments of principal, interest and any amounts due thereunder.
(14)
Position or portion thereof is an unfunded loan commitment. See Note 7 “Commitments and Contingencies”.
(15)
The negative cost is the result of the capitalized discount being greater than the principal amount outstanding on the loan. The negative fair value is the result of the capitalized discount on the loan.
(16)
The date disclosed represents the commitment period of the unfunded term loan. Upon expiration of the commitment period, the funded portion of the term loan may be subject to a longer maturity date.
(17)
Unless otherwise indicated, the Company’s portfolio companies are pledged as collateral supporting the amounts outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility, SPV Asset Facilities and CLOs. See Note 6 “Debt”.
(18)
This portfolio company is not a qualifying asset under Section 55(a) of the 1940 Act. Under the 1940 Act, the Company may not acquire any non-qualifying asset unless, at the time such acquisition is made, qualifying assets represent at least 70% of total assets. As of December 31, 2019, non-qualifying assets represented 5.9% of total assets as calculated in accordance with the regulatory requirements.
(19)
As defined in the 1940 Act, the Company is deemed to be both an “Affiliated Person” and has “Control” of this portfolio company as the Company owns more than 25% of the portfolio company’s outstanding voting securities or has the power to exercise control over management or policies of such portfolio company (including through a management agreement). The Company’s investment in affiliates for the year ended December 31, 2019, were as follows:
($ in thousands)
Fair value
as of December 31, 2018
Gross Additions
Gross Reductions
Change in Unrealized Gains (Losses)
Fair value
as of December 31, 2019
Dividend Income
Other Income
Controlled Affiliates
Sebago Lake LLC
$
86,622
$
-
$
(2,250
)
$
3,705
$
88,077
$
10,046
$
-
Wingspire Capital Holdings LLC
-
1,448
-
-
1,448
-
-
Total Controlled Affiliates
$
86,622
$
1,448
$
(2,250
)
$
3,705
$
89,525
$
10,046
$
-
(20)
Level 2 investment.
(21)
Investment is not pledged as collateral for the credit facilities.
(22)
Represents co-investment made with the Company’s affiliates in accordance with the terms of the exemptive relief that the Company received from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. See Note 3 “Agreements and Related Party Transactions.”
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
As of December 31, 2019
(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)
(23)
Securities acquired in transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act and may be deemed to be “restricted securities” under the Securities Act. As of December 31, 2019, the aggregate fair value of these securities is $101.0 million or 1.7% of the Company’s net assets. The acquisition dates of the restricted securities are as follows:
Portfolio Company
Investment
Acquisition Date
CM7 Restaurant Holdings, LLC
LLC Interest
May 21, 2018
H-Food Holdings, LLC
LLC Interest
November 23, 2018
Sebago Lake LLC*
LLC Interest
June 20, 2017
Wingspire Capital Holdings LLC**
LLC Interest
September 24, 2019
* Refer to Note 4 “Investments - Sebago Lake LLC,” for further information.
** Refer to Note 3 “Agreements and Related Party Transactions - Controlled/Affiliated Portfolio Companies”.
(24)
As of December 31, 2019, the net estimated unrealized loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes was $40.2 million based on a tax cost basis of $8.8 billion. As of December 31, 2019, the estimated aggregate gross unrealized loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes was $64.4 million and the estimated aggregate gross unrealized gain for U.S. federal income tax purposes was $24.2 million.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets
(Amounts in thousands)
For the Years Ended December 31,
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
Net investment income (loss)
$
517,456
$
498,906
$
245,522
Net change in unrealized gain (loss)
(76,004
)
(3,752
)
(43,646
)
Net realized gain (loss)
(53,712
)
2,847
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
387,740
498,001
202,243
Distributions
Distributions declared from earnings(1)
(605,958
)
(473,769
)
(232,083
)
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Shareholders' Distributions
(605,958
)
(473,769
)
(232,083
)
Capital Share Transactions
Issuance of common shares, net of offering and underwriting costs
-
2,494,439
1,724,864
Repurchase of common shares
(150,250
)
-
-
Reinvestment of distributions
137,619
193,767
97,242
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions
(12,631
)
2,688,206
1,822,106
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
(230,849
)
2,712,438
1,792,266
Net Assets, at beginning of period
5,977,283
3,264,845
1,472,579
Net Assets, at end of period
$
5,746,434
$
5,977,283
$
3,264,845
________________
(1)
For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, distributions declared from earnings were derived from net investment income and capital gains.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Amounts in thousands)
For the Years Ended December 31,
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
$
387,740
$
498,001
$
202,243
Adjustments to reconcile net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations to net cash used in operating activities:
Purchases of investments, net
(3,855,603
)
(4,470,540
)
(4,722,938
)
Proceeds from investments and investment repayments, net
1,790,500
1,505,214
1,311,832
Net amortization of discount on investments
(50,498
)
(34,236
)
(23,798
)
Payment-in-kind interest
(35,645
)
(16,096
)
(3,393
)
Net change in unrealized (gain) loss on investments
76,952
3,530
43,513
Net change in unrealized (gains) losses on translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
(4,301
)
Net realized (gain) loss on investments
51,376
(2,633
)
(234
)
Net realized (gain) loss on foreign currency transactions relating to investments
-
Amortization of debt issuance costs
17,178
12,152
5,333
Amortization of offering costs
-
1,408
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
(Increase) decrease in receivable for investments sold
2,934
(9,250
)
19,900
(Increase) decrease in interest receivable
(27,952
)
(20,696
)
(Increase) decrease in receivable from a controlled affiliate
5,625
(4,597
)
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets
(20,751
)
(16,748
)
(1,124
)
Increase (decrease) in management fee payable
19,680
2,207
2,897
Increase (decrease) in incentive fee payable
19,070
-
-
Increase (decrease) in payables to affiliate
2,928
Increase (decrease) in payables for investments purchased
-
(3,180
)
3,180
Increase (decrease) in fair value of interest rate swap attributed to unsecured notes
16,860
14,031
-
Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses and other liabilities
22,755
8,774
13,954
Net cash used in operating activities
(1,560,317
)
(2,527,083
)
(3,171,870
)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Borrowings on debt
5,404,027
4,755,376
3,847,915
Payments on debt
(3,135,250
)
(4,277,422
)
(2,187,700
)
Debt issuance costs
(63,961
)
(34,119
)
(15,101
)
Proceeds from issuance of common shares (net of underwriting costs)
-
2,495,850
1,724,864
Repurchase of common stock
(150,250
)
-
-
Offering costs paid
-
(1,939
)
(541
)
Cash distributions paid to shareholders
(453,497
)
(221,107
)
(90,035
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
1,601,069
2,716,639
3,279,402
Net increase (decrease) in cash and restricted cash (restricted cash of
$1,254, $1,574 and $3,375, respectively)
40,752
189,556
107,532
Cash and restricted cash, beginning of period (restricted cash of $7,587, 6,013 and $2,638, respectively)
317,159
127,603
20,071
Cash and restricted cash, end of period (restricted cash of $8,841,
$7,587 and $6,013, respectively)
$
357,911
$
317,159
$
127,603
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Continued
(Amounts in thousands)
For the Years Ended December 31,
Supplemental and Non-Cash Information
Interest paid during the period
$
113,099
$
110,780
$
59,597
Distributions declared during the period
$
605,958
$
473,769
$
232,083
Reinvestment of distributions during the period
$
137,619
$
193,767
$
97,242
Distributions Payable
$
152,087
$
137,245
$
78,350
Receivable for investments sold
$
6,316
$
9,250
$
-
Taxes, including excise tax, paid during the period
$
1,990
$
1,100
$
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1. Organization
Owl Rock Capital Corporation (the “Company”) is a Maryland corporation formed on October 15, 2015. The Company was formed primarily to originate and make loans to, and make debt and equity investments in, U.S. middle market companies. The Company invests in senior secured or unsecured loans, subordinated loans or mezzanine loans and, to a lesser extent, equity and equity-related securities including warrants, preferred stock and similar forms of senior equity, which may or may not be convertible into a portfolio company’s common equity. The Company’s investment objective is to generate current income and to a lesser extent, capital appreciation by targeting investment opportunities with favorable risk-adjusted returns.
The Company has elected to be regulated as a business development company (“BDC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). In addition, for tax purposes, the Company is treated as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Because the Company has elected to be regulated as a BDC and qualifies as a RIC under the Code, the Company’s portfolio is subject to diversification and other requirements.
On April 27, 2016, the Company formed a wholly-owned subsidiary, OR Lending LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, which holds a California finance lenders license. OR Lending LLC makes loans to borrowers headquartered in California. From time to time the Company may form wholly-owned subsidiaries to facilitate the normal course of business.
Certain of the Company’s consolidated subsidiaries are subject to U.S. federal and state corporate-level income taxes.
Owl Rock Capital Advisors LLC (the “Adviser”) serves as the Company’s investment adviser. The Adviser is an indirect subsidiary of Owl Rock Capital Partners LP (“Owl Rock Capital Partners”). The Adviser is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) as an investment adviser under the 1940 Act. Subject to the overall supervision of the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”), the Adviser manages the day-to-day operations of, and provides investment advisory and management services to, the Company.
On December 23, 2020, Owl Rock Capital Group, LLC (“Owl Rock Capital Group”), the parent of the Adviser (and a subsidiary of Owl Rock Capital Partners), and Dyal Capital Partners (“Dyal”) announced they are merging to form Blue Owl Capital Inc. (“Blue Owl”). Blue Owl will enter the public market via its acquisition by Altimar Acquisition Corporation (NYSE:ATAC) (“Altimar”), a special purpose acquisition company (the “Transaction”). If the Transaction is consummated, there will be no changes to the Company’s investment strategy or the Adviser’s investment team or investment process with respect to the Company; however, the Transaction will result in a change in control of the Adviser, which will be deemed an assignment of the Investment Advisory Agreement in accordance with the 1940 Act. As a result, the Board, after considering the Transaction and subsequent change in control, has determined that upon consummation of the Transaction and subject to the approval of the Company’s shareholders at a special meeting expected to be held on March 17, 2021, the Company should enter into a third amended and restated investment advisory agreement with the Adviser on terms that are identical to the Investment Advisory Agreement. The Board also determined that upon consummation of the Transaction, the Company should enter into an amended and restated administration agreement with the Adviser on terms that are identical to the Administration Agreement. See “Item 1. Business - The Adviser and Administrator - Owl Rock Capital Advisors LLC.”
On July 22, 2019, the Company closed its initial public offering (“IPO”), issuing 10 million shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $15.30 per share, and on August 2, 2019, the underwriters exercised their option to purchase an additional 1.5 million shares of common stock at a purchase price of $15.30 per share. Net of underwriting fees and offering costs, the Company received total cash proceeds of $164.0 million. The Company’s common stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol “ORCC” on July 18, 2019.
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The Company is an investment company and, therefore, applies the specialized accounting and reporting guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, Financial Services - Investment Companies. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for the fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements have been included. The Company was initially capitalized on March 1, 2016 and commenced operations on March 3, 2016. The Company’s fiscal year ends on December 31.
Use of Estimates
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements. Actual amounts could differ from those estimates and such differences could be material.
Cash
Cash consists of deposits held at a custodian bank and restricted cash pledged as collateral. Cash is carried at cost, which approximates fair value. The Company deposits its cash with highly-rated banking corporations and, at times, may exceed the insured limits under applicable law.
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 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.Investments for which market quotations are readily available are typically valued at the bid price of those market quotations. To validate market quotations, the Company utilizes 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 the Company’s investments, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Board, based on, among other things, the input of the Adviser, the Company’s audit committee and independent third-party valuation firm(s) engaged at the direction of the Board.
As part of the valuation process, the Board takes into account relevant factors in determining the fair value of the Company’s 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 or sale transaction, public offering or subsequent equity sale occurs, the Board considers whether the pricing indicated by the external event corroborates its valuation.
The Board undertakes a multi-step valuation process, which includes, among other procedures, the following:
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With respect to investments for which market quotations are readily available, those investments will typically be valued at the bid price of those market quotations;
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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;
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Preliminary valuation conclusions are documented and discussed with the Adviser’s valuation committee. Agreed upon valuation recommendations are presented to the Audit Committee;
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The Audit Committee reviews the valuation recommendations and recommends values for each investment to the Board; and
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The Board reviews the recommended valuations and determines the fair value of each investment.
The Company conducts this valuation process on a quarterly basis.
The Company applies Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification 820, Fair Value Measurements (“ASC 820”), as amended, 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, the Company considers 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:
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Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
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Level 1 - Valuations based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access.
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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.
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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 quarter in which the transfer occurs. In addition to using the above inputs in investment valuations, the Company applies the valuation policy approved by its Board that is consistent with ASC 820. Consistent with the valuation policy, the Company evaluates the source of the inputs, including any markets in which its 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 (such as broker quotes), the Company 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, the Company, or the independent valuation firm(s), reviews pricing support provided by dealers or pricing services in order to determine if observable market information is being used, versus unobservable inputs.
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 the Company’s 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 the Company 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.
Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act was recently adopted by the SEC and establishes requirements for determining fair value in good faith for purposes of the 1940 Act. The Company is evaluating the impact of adopting Rule 2a-5 on the consolidated financial statements and intends to comply with the new rule’s requirements on or before the compliance date in September 2022.
Financial and Derivative Instruments
Pursuant to ASC 815 Derivatives and Hedging, further clarified by the FASB’s issuance of the Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging, which was adopted early in 2017 by the Company, all derivative instruments entered into by the Company are designated as hedging instruments. For all derivative instruments designated as a hedge, the entire change in the fair value of the hedging instrument shall be recorded in the same line item of the Consolidated Statements of Operations as the hedged item. The Company’s derivative instruments are used to hedge the Company’s fixed rate debt, and therefore both the periodic payment and the change in fair value for the effective hedge, if applicable, will be recognized as components of interest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Fair value is estimated by discounting remaining payments using applicable current market rates, or market quotes, if available.
Foreign Currency
Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis:
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cash, fair value of investments, outstanding debt, other assets and liabilities: at the spot exchange rate on the last business day of the period; and
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purchases and sales of investments, borrowings and repayments of such borrowings, income and expenses: at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.
The Company includes net changes in fair values on investments held resulting from foreign exchange rate fluctuations with the change in unrealized gains (losses) on translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company’s current approach to hedging the foreign currency exposure in its non-U.S. dollar denominated investments is primarily to borrow the par amount in local currency under the Company’s Revolving Credit Facility to fund these investments. Fluctuations arising from the translation of foreign currency borrowings are included with the net change in unrealized gains (losses) on translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Investments denominated in foreign currencies and foreign currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of domestic origin, including unanticipated movements in the value of the foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
Interest and Dividend Income Recognition
Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes amortization of discounts or premiums. Certain investments may have contractual payment-in-kind (“PIK”) interest or dividends. PIK interest represents accrued interest that is added to the principal amount of the investment on the respective interest payment dates rather than being paid in cash and generally becomes due at maturity. For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, PIK interest earned was less than 5% of investment income. 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 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 the Company believes 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.
Other Income
From time to time, the Company may receive fees for services provided to portfolio companies. These fees are generally only available to the Company as a result of closing investments, are normally paid at the closing of the investments, are generally non-recurring and are recognized as revenue when earned upon closing of the investment. The services that the Adviser provides vary by investment, but can include closing, work, diligence or other similar fees and fees for providing managerial assistance to our portfolio companies.
Offering Expenses
Costs associated with the private placement offering of common shares of the Company were capitalized as deferred offering expenses and included in prepaid expenses and other assets in the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities and were amortized over a twelve-month period from incurrence. The Company records expenses related to public equity offerings as a reduction of capital upon completion of an offering of registered securities. The costs associated with renewals of the Company’s shelf registration statement will be expensed as incurred.
Debt Issuance Costs
The Company records origination and other expenses related to its debt obligations as deferred financing costs. These expenses are deferred and amortized utilizing the effective yield method, over the life of the related debt instrument. Debt issuance costs are presented on the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities as a direct deduction from the debt liability. In circumstances in which there is not an associated debt liability amount recorded in the consolidated financial statements when the debt issuance costs are incurred, such debt issuance costs will be reported on the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities as an asset until the debt liability is recorded.
Reimbursement of Transaction-Related Expenses
The Company may receive reimbursement for certain transaction-related expenses in pursuing investments. Transaction-related expenses, which are generally expected to be reimbursed by the Company’s portfolio companies, are typically deferred until the transaction is consummated and are recorded in prepaid expenses and other assets on the date incurred. The costs of successfully completed investments not otherwise reimbursed are borne by the Company and are included as a component of the investment’s cost basis.
Cash advances received in respect of transaction-related expenses are recorded as cash with an offset to accrued expenses and other liabilities. Accrued expenses and other liabilities are relieved as reimbursable expenses are incurred.
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
Income Taxes
The Company has elected to be treated as a BDC under the 1940 Act. The Company has elected to be treated as a RIC under the Code beginning with its taxable year ending December 31, 2016 and intends to continue to qualify as a RIC. So long as the Company maintains its tax treatment as a RIC, it generally will not pay corporate-level U.S. federal income taxes on any ordinary income or capital gains that it distributes at least annually to its shareholders as dividends. Instead, any tax liability related to income earned and distributed by the Company represents obligations of the Company’s investors and will not be reflected in the consolidated financial statements of the Company.
To qualify as a RIC, the Company must, among other things, meet certain source-of-income and asset diversification requirements. In addition, to qualify for RIC tax treatment, the Company must distribute to its shareholders, for each taxable year, at least 90% of its “investment company taxable income” for that year, which is generally its ordinary income plus the excess of its realized net short-term capital gains over its realized net long-term capital losses. In order for the Company not to be subject to U.S. federal excise taxes, it must distribute annually an amount at least equal to the sum of (i) 98% of its net ordinary income (taking into account certain deferrals and elections) for the calendar year, (ii) 98.2% of its 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. The Company, at its discretion, may carry forward taxable income in excess of calendar year dividends and pay a 4% nondeductible U.S. federal excise tax on this income.
Certain of the Company’s consolidated subsidiaries are subject to U.S. federal and state corporate-level income taxes.
The Company evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing its 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 for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. The 2017 through 2019 tax years remain subject to examination by U.S. federal, state and local tax authorities.
Distributions to Common Shareholders
Distributions to common shareholders are recorded on the record date. The amount to be distributed is determined by the Board and is generally based upon the earnings estimated by the Adviser. Net realized long-term capital gains, if any, would generally be distributed at least annually, although the Company may decide to retain such capital gains for investment.
The Company has adopted a dividend reinvestment plan that provides for reinvestment of any cash distributions on behalf of shareholders, unless a shareholder elects to receive cash. As a result, if the Board authorizes and declares a cash distribution, then the shareholders who have not “opted out” of the dividend reinvestment plan will have their cash distribution automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Company’s common stock, rather than receiving the cash distribution. The Company expects to use newly issued shares to implement the dividend reinvestment plan.
Consolidation
As provided under Regulation S-X and ASC Topic 946 - Financial Services - Investment Companies, the Company will generally not consolidate its investment in a company other than a wholly-owned investment company or controlled operating company whose business consists of providing services to the Company. Accordingly, the Company consolidated the accounts of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries that meet the aforementioned criteria in its consolidated financial statements. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
The Company does not consolidate its equity interest in Sebago Lake LLC (“Sebago Lake”) or Wingspire Capital Holdings LLC (“Wingspire”). For further description of the Company’s investment in Sebago Lake, see Note 4 “Investments”. For further description of the Company’s investment in Wingspire, see Note 3 “Agreements and Related Party Transactions - Controlled/Affiliated Portfolio Companies”.
New Accounting Pronouncements
In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04, Revenue Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. The updated guidance provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contract modifications, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. The amendments in this update are elective and effective upon issuance through December 31, 2022. ASU No. 2020-04 provides increased flexibility as the Company continues to evaluate the transition of reference rates and is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU No. 2020-04 on the consolidated financial statements.
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
Other than the aforementioned guidance, the Company’s management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
Note 3. Agreements and Related Party Transactions
Administration Agreement
On March 1, 2016, the Company entered into an Administration Agreement (the “Administration Agreement”) with the Adviser. Under the terms of the Administration Agreement, the Adviser performs, or oversees, the performance of, required administrative services, which includes providing office space, equipment and office services, maintaining financial records, preparing reports to shareholders and reports filed with the SEC, and managing the payment of expenses and the performance of administrative and professional services rendered by others.
The Administration Agreement also provides that the Company reimburses the Adviser for certain organization costs incurred prior to the commencement of the Company’s operations, and for certain offering costs.
The Company reimburses the Adviser for services performed for it pursuant to the terms of the Administration Agreement. In addition, pursuant to the terms of the Administration Agreement, the Adviser may delegate its obligations under the Administration Agreement to an affiliate or to a third party and the Company will reimburse the Adviser for any services performed for it by such affiliate or third party.
On January 12, 2021, the Board approved the continuation of the Administration Agreement. Unless earlier terminated as described below, the Administration Agreement will remain in effect from year to year if approved annually by (1) the vote of the Board, or by the vote of a majority of its outstanding voting securities, and (2) the vote of a majority of the Company’s directors who are not “interested persons” of the Company, of the Adviser or of any of their respective affiliates, as defined in the 1940 Act. The Administration Agreement may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, on 60 days’ written notice, by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Company, or by the vote of the Board or by the Adviser.
On December 23, 2020, Owl Rock Capital Group, the parent of the Adviser (and a subsidiary of Owl Rock Capital Partners), and Dyal announced they are merging to form Blue Owl. Blue Owl will enter the public market via its acquisition by Altimar, a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by an affiliate of HPS Investment Partners, LLC. The Board has determined that upon consummation of the Transaction, the Company should enter into an amended and restated administration agreement with the Adviser on terms that are identical to the Administration Agreement.
No person who is an officer, director, or employee of the Adviser or its affiliates and who serves as a director of the Company receives any compensation from the Company for his or her services as a director. However, the Company reimburses the Adviser (or its affiliates) for an allocable portion of the compensation paid by the Adviser or its affiliates to the Company’s Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Financial Officer and their respective staffs (based on the percentage of time those individuals devote, on an estimated basis, to the business and affairs of the Company). Directors who are not affiliated with the Adviser receive compensation for their services and reimbursement of expenses incurred to attend meetings.
For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, the Company incurred expenses of approximately $6.1 million, $6.7 million and $3.7 million, respectively, for costs and expenses reimbursable to the Adviser under the terms of the Administration Agreement.
Investment Advisory Agreement
On March 1, 2016, the Company entered into the Original Investment Advisory Agreement with the Adviser. On February 27, 2019, the Board determined to amend and restate the Original Investment Advisory Agreement (the “First Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement”) to reduce the fees that the Company will pay the Adviser following the listing of the Company’s common stock on a national securities exchange, which occurred on July 18, 2019 (the “Listing Date”). On March 31, 2020, the Board determined to amend and restate the First Amendment and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement to reduce the management fee payable to the Adviser when the Company’s asset coverage ratio, calculated in accordance with Section 18 and 61 of the 1940 Act is below 200% (as amended and restated, the “Investment Advisory Agreement”). On January 12, 2021, the Board approved the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement, and subject to the consummation of the Transaction, the third amended and restated investment advisory agreement.
Under the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser is responsible for managing the Company’s business and activities, including sourcing investment opportunities, conducting research, performing diligence on potential investments, structuring its investments, and monitoring its portfolio companies on an ongoing basis through a team of investment professionals.
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
The Adviser’s services under the Investment Advisory Agreement are not exclusive, and it is free to furnish similar services to other entities so long as its services to the Company are not impaired.
Unless earlier terminated as described below, the Investment Advisory Agreement will remain in effect from year-to-year if approved annually by a majority of the Board or by the holders of a majority of our outstanding voting securities and, in each case, by a majority of independent directors.
The Investment Advisory Agreement will automatically terminate within the meaning of the 1940 Act and related SEC guidance and interpretations in the event of its assignment. In accordance with the 1940 Act, without payment of any penalty, the Company may terminate the Investment Advisory Agreement with the Adviser upon 60 days’ written notice. The decision to terminate the agreement may be made by a majority of the Board or the shareholders holding a majority (as defined under the 1940 Act) of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock or the Adviser. In addition, without payment of any penalty, the Adviser may generally terminate the Investment Advisory Agreement upon 60 days’ written notice and, in certain circumstances, the Adviser may only be able to terminate the Investment Advisory Agreement upon 120 days’ written notice.
On December 23, 2020, Owl Rock Capital Group, the parent of the Adviser (and a subsidiary of Owl Rock Capital Partners), and Dyal announced they are merging to form Blue Owl. Blue Owl will enter the public market via its acquisition by Altimar, a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by an affiliate of HPS Investment Partners, LLC. The Transaction, if consummated, will result in a change in control of the Adviser, which will be deemed an assignment of the Investment Advisory Agreement in accordance with the 1940 Act. As a result, the Board, after considering the Transaction and subsequent change in control, has determined that upon consummation of the Transaction and subject to the approval of the Company’s shareholders at a special meeting expected to be held on March 17, 2021, the Company should enter into a third amended and restated investment advisory agreement with the Adviser on terms that are identical to the Investment Advisory Agreement.
From time to time, the Adviser may pay amounts owed by the Company to third-party providers of goods or services, including the Board, and the Company will subsequently reimburse the Adviser for such amounts paid on its behalf. Amounts payable to the Adviser are settled in the normal course of business without formal payment terms.
Under the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Company will pay the Adviser a base management fee and may also pay to it certain incentive fees. The cost of both the management fee and the incentive fee will ultimately be borne by the Company’s shareholders.
The management fee is payable quarterly in arrears. Prior to the Listing Date, the management fee was payable at an annual rate of 0.75% of the Company’s (i) average gross assets, excluding cash and cash equivalents but including assets purchased with borrowed amounts, at the end of the Company’s two most recently completed calendar quarters plus (ii) the average of any remaining unfunded Capital Commitments at the end of the two most recently completed calendar quarters.
Following the Listing Date, the management fee is payable at an annual rate of (x) 1.50% of the Company’s average gross assets (excluding cash and cash equivalents, but including assets purchased with borrowed amounts) that is above an asset coverage ratio of 200% calculated in accordance with Sections 18 and 61 of the 1940 Act and (y) 1.00% of the Company’s average gross assets (excluding cash and cash equivalents, but including assets purchased with borrowed amounts) that is below an asset coverage ratio of 200% calculated in accordance with Section 18 and 61 of the 1940 Act, in each case, at the end of the two most recently completed calendar quarters. The management fee for any partial month or quarter, as the case may be, will be appropriately prorated and adjusted for any share issuances or repurchases during the relevant calendar months or quarters, as the case may be.
On February 27, 2019, the Adviser agreed at all times prior to the fifteen-month anniversary of the Listing Date, to waive any portion of the Management Fee that is in excess of 0.75% of the Company’s gross assets, excluding cash and cash-equivalents but including assets purchased with borrowed amounts at the end of the two most recently completed calendar quarters, calculated in accordance with the Investment Advisory Agreement. This waiver expired on October 18, 2020.
For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, management fees, net of $56.1 million and $28.3 million in management fee waivers, respectively, were $88.4 million and $61.7 million, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2018, management fees were $52.1 million.
Pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser was not entitled to an incentive fee prior to the Listing Date.
Following the Listing Date, the incentive fee consists of two components that are independent of each other, with the result that one component may be payable even if the other is not. A portion of the incentive fee is based on the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income and a portion is based on the Company’s capital gains. The portion of the incentive fee based on pre-incentive fee net investment income is determined and paid quarterly in arrears commencing with the first calendar quarter following the Listing Date, and equals 100% of the pre-incentive fee net investment income in excess of a 1.5% quarterly “hurdle rate,” until the Adviser
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has received 17.5% of the total pre-incentive fee net investment income for that calendar quarter and, for pre-incentive fee net investment income in excess of 1.82% quarterly, 17.5% of all remaining pre-incentive fee net investment income for that calendar quarter.
The second component of the incentive fee, the capital gains incentive fee, payable at the end of each calendar year in arrears, equals 17.5% of cumulative realized capital gains from the Listing Date to the end of each calendar year, less cumulative realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation from the Listing Date to the end of each calendar year, less the aggregate amount of any previously paid capital gains incentive fee for prior periods. In no event will the capital gains incentive fee payable pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement be in excess of the amount permitted by the Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, including Section 205 thereof.
While the Investment Advisory Agreement neither includes nor contemplates the inclusion of unrealized gains in the calculation of the capital gains incentive fee, as required by U.S. GAAP, the Company accrues capital gains incentive fees on unrealized gains. This accrual reflects the incentive fees that would be payable to the Adviser if the Company’s entire investment portfolio was liquidated at its fair value as of the balance sheet date even though the Adviser is not entitled to an incentive fee with respect to unrealized gains unless and until such gains are actually realized.
On February 27, 2019, the Adviser agreed at all times prior to the fifteen-month anniversary of the Listing Date to waive the entire incentive fee (including, for the avoidance of doubt, both the portion of the incentive fee based on the Company’s income and the capital gains incentive fee). This waiver expired on October 18, 2020.
For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company incurred $19.1 million of performance based incentive fees based on net investment income, net of $74.8 million fee waiver. For the year ended December 31, 2019, due to the fee waiver of $45.1 million, the Company did not incur any performance based incentive fees on net investment income. There was no performance based incentive fees on net investment income for the year ended and December 31, 2018.
For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, the Company did not accrue capital gains based incentive fees (net of waivers).
Any portion of the management fee, incentive fee on net investment income and capital gains based incentive fee waived shall not be subject to recoupment.
Affiliated Transactions
The Company may be prohibited under the 1940 Act from participating in certain transactions with its affiliates without prior approval of the directors who are not interested persons, and in some cases, the prior approval of the SEC. The Company, the Adviser and certain of their affiliates have been granted exemptive relief by the SEC for the Company to co-invest with other funds managed by the Adviser or its affiliates in a manner consistent with the Company’s investment objective, positions, policies, strategies and restrictions as well as regulatory requirements and other pertinent factors. Pursuant to such exemptive relief, the Company generally is permitted to co-invest with certain of its affiliates if a “required majority” (as defined in Section 57(o) of the 1940 Act) of the Board make certain conclusions in connection with a co-investment transaction, including that (1) the terms of the transaction, including the consideration to be paid, are reasonable and fair to the Company and its shareholders and do not involve overreaching of the Company or its shareholders on the part of any person concerned, (2) the transaction is consistent with the interests of the Company’s shareholders and is consistent with its investment objective and strategies, and (3) the investment by its affiliates would not disadvantage the Company, and the Company’s participation would not be on a basis different from or less advantageous than that on which its affiliates are investing. In addition, pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC on April 8, 2020 and applicable to all BDCs, through December 31, 2020, the Company was permitted, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, to complete follow-on investments in its existing portfolio companies with certain private funds managed by the Adviser or its affiliates and covered by the Company’s exemptive relief, even if such private funds had not previously invested in such existing portfolio company. Without this order, private funds would generally not be able to participate in such follow-on investments with the Company unless the private funds had previously acquired securities of the portfolio company in a co-investment transaction with the Company. Although the conditional exemptive order has expired, the SEC’s Division of Investment Management has indicated that until March 31, 2021, it will not recommend enforcement action, to the extent that any BDC with an existing coinvestment order continues to engage in certain transactions described in the conditional exemptive order, pursuant to the same terms and conditions described therein. The Adviser is under common control with Owl Rock Technology Advisors LLC (“ORTA”), Owl Rock Capital Private Fund Advisors LLC (“ORPFA”) and Owl Rock Diversified Advisors LLC (“ORDA”), which are also investment advisers and indirect subsidiaries of Owl Rock Capital Partners. The Adviser, ORTA, ORPFA and ORDA are referred to as the “Owl Rock Advisers” and together with Owl Rock Capital Partners are referred to, collectively, as “Owl Rock.” Owl Rock Advisers’ allocation policy seeks to ensure equitable allocation of investment opportunities over time between the Company, Owl Rock Capital Corporation II, a BDC advised by the Adviser, Owl Rock Technology Finance Corp., a BDC advised by ORTA, Owl Rock Capital Corporation III, a BDC advised by
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
ORDA, Owl Rock Core Income Corp., a BDC advised by the Adviser and other funds managed by the Adviser or its affiliates (collectively, the "Owl Rock Clients"). As a result of exemptive relief, there could be significant overlap in the Company’s investment portfolio and the investment portfolio of the Owl Rock Clients and/or other funds established by the Adviser or its affiliates that could avail themselves of the exemptive relief.
License Agreement
The Company has entered into a license agreement (the “License Agreement”), pursuant to which an affiliate of Owl Rock Capital Partners LP has granted the Company a non-exclusive license to use the name “Owl Rock.” Under the License Agreement, the Company has a right to use the Owl Rock name for so long as the Adviser or one of its affiliates remains the Company’s investment adviser. Other than with respect to this limited license, the Company will have no legal right to the “Owl Rock” name or logo.
Controlled/Affiliated Portfolio Companies
Under the 1940 Act, the Company is required to separately identify non-controlled investments where it owns 5% or more of a portfolio company’s outstanding voting securities and/or has the power to exercise control over the management or policies of such portfolio company as investments in “affiliated” companies. In addition, under the 1940 Act, the Company is required to separately identify investments where it owns more than 25% of a portfolio company’s outstanding voting securities and/or has the power to exercise control over the management or policies of such portfolio company as investments in “controlled” companies. Under the 1940 Act, “non-affiliated investments” are defined as investments that are neither controlled investments nor affiliated investments. Detailed information with respect to the Company’s non-controlled, non-affiliated; non-controlled, affiliated; and controlled affiliated investments is contained in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, including the consolidated schedule of investments.
The Company has made investments in three controlled/affiliated companies, including Sebago Lake, Wingspire and Swipe Acquisition Corporation. We became the controlling shareholder in Swipe Acquisition Corporation following its debt restructuring. For further description of Sebago Lake, see “Note 4. Investments”. Wingspire conducts its business through an indirectly owned subsidiary, Wingspire Capital LLC. Wingspire is an independent diversified direct lender focused on providing asset-based commercial finance loans and related senior secured loans to U.S.-based middle market borrowers. Wingspire offers a wide variety of asset-based financing solutions to businesses in an array of industries, including revolving credit facilities, machinery and equipment term loans, real estate term loans, first-in/last-out tranches, cash flow term loans, and opportunistic / bridge financings. The addition of Wingspire to the portfolio allows ORCC to participate in an asset class that offers differentiated yield with full collateral packages and covenants. Wingspire is led by a seasoned team of commercial finance veterans. The Company committed $50 million to Wingspire on September 24, 2019, and subsequently increased its commitment to $100 million on March 25, 2020 and again to $150 million on July 31, 2020. The Company does not consolidate its equity interest in Wingspire.
Note 4. Investments
The information in the tables below is presented on an aggregate portfolio basis, without regard to whether they are non-controlled non-affiliated, non-controlled affiliated or controlled affiliated investments.
Investments at fair value and amortized cost consisted of the following as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019:
December 31, 2020
December 31, 2019
($ in thousands)
Amortized Cost
Fair Value
Amortized Cost
Fair Value
First-lien senior secured debt investments
$
8,483,799
$
8,404,754
$
7,136,866
$
7,113,356
Second-lien senior secured debt investments
2,035,151
2,000,471
1,590,439
1,584,917
Unsecured debt investments
56,473
59,562
-
-
Equity investments(1)
245,458
271,739
12,663
12,875
Investment funds and vehicles(2)
107,837
105,546
88,888
88,077
Total Investments
$
10,928,718
$
10,842,072
$
8,828,856
$
8,799,225
________________
(1)
Includes equity investment in Wingspire.
(2)
Includes equity investment in Sebago Lake. See below, within Note 4, for more information regarding Sebago Lake.
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
The industry composition of investments based on fair value as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 was as follows:
December 31, 2020
December 31, 2019
Advertising and media
1.0
%
2.6
%
Aerospace and defense
2.7
3.3
Automotive
1.6
1.7
Buildings and real estate
5.6
6.6
Business services
5.7
5.4
Chemicals
2.2
2.6
Consumer products
2.3
2.7
Containers and packaging
2.0
2.1
Distribution
6.3
8.6
Education
2.6
3.5
Energy equipment and services
0.1
0.2
Financial services (1)
2.9
1.6
Food and beverage
8.7
7.2
Healthcare equipment and services
3.7
8.3
Healthcare providers and services
5.2
-
Healthcare technology
3.6
3.4
Household products
1.4
1.5
Human resource support services (3)
0.0
-
Infrastructure and environmental services
1.8
2.7
Insurance
8.9
5.7
Internet software and services
11.1
8.1
Investment funds and vehicles (2)
1.0
1.0
Leisure and entertainment
2.0
2.0
Manufacturing
5.3
2.9
Oil and gas
1.7
2.3
Professional services
5.6
8.1
Specialty retail
2.1
2.7
Telecommunications
0.5
0.5
Transportation
2.4
2.7
Total
100.0
%
100.0
%
________________
(1)
Includes equity investment in Wingspire.
(2)
Includes equity investment in Sebago Lake. See below, within Note 4, for more information regarding Sebago Lake.
(3)
Rounds to less than 0.1%.
The geographic composition of investments based on fair value as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 was as follows:
December 31, 2020
December 31, 2019
United States:
Midwest
18.2
%
19.5
%
Northeast
16.7
18.7
South
42.3
42.8
West
17.2
15.3
Belgium
0.8
1.0
Canada
1.0
0.9
Israel
0.4
-
United Kingdom
3.4
1.8
Total
100.0
%
100.0
%
Sebago Lake LLC
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
Sebago Lake, a Delaware limited liability company, was formed as a joint venture between the Company and The Regents of the University of California (“Regents”) and commenced operations on June 20, 2017. Sebago Lake’s principal purpose is to make investments, primarily in senior secured loans that are made to middle-market companies or in broadly syndicated loans. Both the Company and Regents (the “Members”) have a 50% economic ownership in Sebago Lake. Except under certain circumstances, contributions to Sebago Lake cannot be redeemed. Each of the Members initially agreed to contribute up to $100 million to Sebago Lake. On July 26, 2018, each of the Members increased their contribution to Sebago Lake up to an aggregate of $125 million. As of December 31, 2020, each Member has funded $107.8 million of their respective $125 million commitments. Sebago Lake is managed by the Members, each of which have equal voting rights. Investment decisions must be approved by each of the Members.
The Company has determined that Sebago Lake is an investment company under ASC 946; however, in accordance with such guidance, the Company will generally not consolidate its investment in a company other than a wholly owned investment company subsidiary or a controlled operating company whose business consists of providing services to the Company. Other than for purposes of the 1940 Act, the Company does not believe that it has control over this portfolio company. Accordingly, the Company does not consolidate its non-controlling interest in Sebago Lake.
As of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, Sebago Lake had total investments in senior secured debt at fair value of $554.7 million and $478.5 million, respectively. The determination of fair value is in accordance with ASC 820; however, such fair value is not included in the Board’s valuation process described herein. The following table is a summary of Sebago Lake’s portfolio as well as a listing of the portfolio investments in Sebago Lake’s portfolio as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019:
($ in thousands)
December 31, 2020
December 31, 2019
Total senior secured debt investments(1)
$
563,555
$
484,439
Weighted average spread over LIBOR(1)
4.45
%
4.56
%
Number of portfolio companies
Largest funded investment to a single borrower(1)
$
49,625
$
50,000
________________
(1)
At par.
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
Sebago Lake's Portfolio as of December 31, 2020
($ in thousands)
Company(1)(2)(4)(5)
Investment
Interest
Maturity Date
Par / Units
Amortized Cost(3)
Fair Value
Percentage of Members' Equity
Debt Investments
Aerospace and defense
Applied Composites Holdings, LLC (fka AC&A Enterprises Holdings, LLC)(7)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.25%
12/21/2023
$
34,829
$
34,455
$
34,671
16.4
%
Applied Composites Holdings, LLC (fka AC&A Enterprises Holdings, LLC)(7)(14)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.25%
12/21/2022
3,000
2,977
2,986
1.4
%
Bleriot US Bidco Inc.(7)(10)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.75%
10/30/2026
14,888
14,762
14,827
6.9
%
Dynasty Acquisition Co., Inc. (dba StandardAero Limited)(7)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 3.50%
4/4/2026
39,500
39,345
35,826
17.0
%
92,217
91,539
88,310
41.7
%
Business Services
Vistage Worldwide, Inc.(7)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.00%
2/10/2025
16,584
16,513
16,418
7.8
%
Distribution
Dealer Tire, LLC (6)(10)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.25%
12/12/2025
36,630
36,449
36,293
17.2
%
Education
Spring Education Group, Inc. (fka SSH Group Holdings, Inc.)(7)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.25%
7/30/2025
34,212
34,140
32,456
15.4
%
Food and beverage
DecoPac, Inc.(7)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.25%
9/30/2024
20,561
20,503
20,561
9.7
%
DecoPac, Inc.(11)(12)(14)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 4.25%
9/29/2023
-
(8
)
(55
)
-
%
FQSR, LLC (dba KBP Investments)(7)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.00%
5/15/2023
24,259
24,086
24,213
11.5
%
FQSR, LLC (dba KBP Investments)(8)(11)(13)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 5.00%
9/10/2021
17,987
17,778
17,943
8.5
%
Sovos Brands Intermediate, Inc.(7)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.75%
11/20/2025
44,100
43,780
44,100
20.9
%
106,907
106,139
106,762
50.6
%
Healthcare equipment and services
Cadence, Inc.(6)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.50%
5/21/2025
26,990
26,543
26,446
12.5
%
Cadence, Inc.(9)(11)(14)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
P + 3.50%
5/21/2025
2,936
2,848
2,788
1.3
%
29,926
29,391
29,234
13.8
%
Healthcare technology
VVC Holdings Corp. (dba Athenahealth, Inc.)(6)(10)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.50%
2/11/2026
17,309
17,041
17,262
8.2
%
Infrastructure and environmental services
CHA Holding, Inc.(7)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.50%
4/10/2025
41,145
40,861
40,857
19.4
%
Insurance
Integro Parent Inc.(6)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.75%
10/31/2022
30,055
29,987
30,014
14.2
%
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
Sebago Lake's Portfolio as of December 31, 2020
($ in thousands)
Company(1)(2)(4)(5)
Investment
Interest
Maturity Date
Par / Units
Amortized Cost(3)
Fair Value
Percentage of Members' Equity
Integro Parent Inc.(11)(12)(14)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 4.50%
4/30/2022
-
(7
)
(28
)
-
%
USRP Holdings, Inc. (dba U.S. Retirement and Benefits Partners)(8)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.25%
3/29/2025
40,149
39,502
39,446
18.7
%
USRP Holdings, Inc. (dba U.S. Retirement and Benefits Partners)(11)(12)(14)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 4.25%
3/29/2024
-
(84
)
(131
)
(0.1
)
%
70,204
69,398
69,301
32.8
%
Internet software and services
DCert Buyer, Inc. (dba DigiCert)(6)(10)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.00%
10/16/2026
49,625
49,466
49,511
23.5
%
Manufacturing
Engineered Machinery Holdings (dba Duravant)(7)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.25%
7/19/2024
44,397
44,071
43,841
20.8
%
Transportation
Uber Technologies, Inc.(6)(10)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.00%
4/4/2025
24,399
24,290
24,465
11.6
%
Total Debt Investments
563,555
559,298
554,710
262.8
%
Total Investments
$
563,555
$
559,298
$
554,710
262.8
%
________________
(1)
Certain portfolio company investments are subject to contractual restrictions on sales.
(2)
Unless otherwise indicated, Sebago Lake’s investments are pledged as collateral supporting the amounts outstanding under Sebago Lake’s credit facility.
(3)
The amortized cost represents the original cost adjusted for the amortization of discounts and premiums, as applicable, on debt investments using the effective interest method.
(4)
Unless otherwise indicated, all investments are considered Level 3 investments.
(5)
Unless otherwise indicated, loan contains a variable rate structure, and may be subject to an interest rate floor. Variable rate loans bear interest at a rate that may be determined by reference to either the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR” or “L”) (which can include one-, two-, three- or six-month LIBOR) or an alternate base rate (which can include the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Prime Rate), at the borrower’s option, and which reset periodically based on the terms of the loan agreement.
(6)
The interest rate on these loans is subject to 1 month LIBOR, which as of December 31, 2020 was 0.14%.
(7)
The interest rate on these loans is subject to 3 month LIBOR, which as of December 31, 2020 was 0.24%.
(8)
The interest rate on these loans is subject to 6 month LIBOR, which as of December 31, 2020 was 0.26%.
(9)
The interest rate on these loans is subject to Prime, which as of December 31, 2020 was 3.25%.
(10)
Level 2 investment.
(11)
Position or portion thereof is an unfunded loan commitment.
(12)
The negative cost is the result of the capitalized discount being greater than the principal amount outstanding on the loan. The negative fair value is the result of the capitalized discount on the loan.
(13)
The date disclosed represents the commitment period of the unfunded term loan. Upon expiration of the commitment period, the funded portion of the term loan may be subject to a longer maturity date.
(14)
Investment is not pledged as collateral under Sebago Lake’s credit facility.
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
Sebago Lake's Portfolio as of December 31, 2019
($ in thousands)
Company(1)(2)(4)(5)
Investment
Interest
Maturity Date
Par / Units
Amortized Cost(3)
Fair Value
Percentage of Members' Equity
Debt Investments
Aerospace and defense
Applied Composites Holdings, LLC (fka AC&A Enterprises Holdings, LLC)(7)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.25%
12/21/2023
$
35,188
$
34,690
$
34,805
19.8
%
Applied Composites Holdings, LLC (fka AC&A Enterprises Holdings, LLC)(9)(10)(12)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 5.25%
12/21/2022
-
(36
)
(31
)
-
%
Bleriot US Bidco Inc.(7)
First lien senior secured term loan
L + 4.75%
10/31/2026
12,973
12,844
12,843
7.3
%
Bleriot US Bidco Inc.(9)(10)(11)(12)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 4.75%
10/31/2020
-
(20
)
(20
)
-
%
Dynasty Acquisition Co., Inc. (dba StandardAero Limited)(7)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.00%
4/4/2026
39,900
39,717
39,707
22.6
%
88,061
87,195
87,304
49.7
%
Education
Spring Education Group, Inc. (fka SSH Group Holdings, Inc.)(7)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.25%
7/30/2025
34,562
34,475
34,488
19.5
%
Food and beverage
DecoPac, Inc.(7)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.25%
9/30/2024
20,561
20,489
20,561
11.7
%
DecoPac, Inc.(9)(10)(12)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 4.25%
9/29/2023
-
(11
)
-
-
%
FQSR, LLC (dba KBP Investments)(7)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.50%
5/14/2023
24,507
24,246
24,236
13.7
%
FQSR, LLC (dba KBP Investments)(7)(9)(11)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 5.50%
9/10/2021
8,373
8,075
8,115
4.6
%
Give & Go Prepared Foods Corp.(7)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.25%
7/29/2023
24,438
24,398
23,093
13.0
%
Sovos Brands Intermediate, Inc.(6)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.00%
11/20/2025
44,550
44,171
44,143
25.1
%
122,429
121,368
120,148
68.1
%
Healthcare equipment and services
Cadence, Inc.(6)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.50%
5/21/2025
27,266
26,727
26,749
15.2
%
Cadence, Inc.(9)(10)(12)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 4.50%
5/21/2025
-
(124
)
(139
)
(0.1
)
%
27,266
26,603
26,610
15.1
%
Healthcare technology
VVC Holdings Corp. (dba Athenahealth, Inc.)(7)(8)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.50%
2/11/2026
19,850
19,491
19,925
11.3
%
Infrastructure and environmental services
CHA Holding, Inc.(7)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.50%
4/10/2025
29,816
29,709
29,694
16.8
%
Insurance
Integro Parent Inc.(6)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 5.75%
10/28/2022
30,520
30,416
30,224
17.2
%
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
Sebago Lake's Portfolio as of December 31, 2019
($ in thousands)
Company(1)(2)(4)(5)
Investment
Interest
Maturity Date
Par / Units
Amortized Cost(3)
Fair Value
Percentage of Members' Equity
Integro Parent Inc.(9)(10)(12)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 4.50%
10/30/2021
-
(16
)
(54
)
-
%
USRP Holdings, Inc. (dba U.S. Retirement and Benefits Partners)(7)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.25%
3/29/2025
34,475
33,800
33,406
19.0
%
USRP Holdings, Inc. (dba U.S. Retirement and Benefits Partners)(7)(9)(12)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
L + 4.25%
3/29/2023
1,875
1,754
1,690
1.0
%
USRP Holdings, Inc. (dba U.S. Retirement and Benefits Partners)(7)(9)(11)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
L + 4.25%
3/29/2020
6,085
5,923
5,817
3.3
%
72,955
71,877
71,083
40.5
%
Internet software and services
DCert Buyer, Inc.(6)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.00%
10/16/2026
50,000
49,816
49,878
28.3
%
Manufacturing
Engineered Machinery Holdings(7)(8)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.25%
7/19/2024
14,850
14,596
14,801
8.3
%
Transportation
Uber Technologies, Inc.(6)(8)
First lien senior secured loan
L + 4.00%
4/4/2025
24,650
24,517
24,578
14.0
%
Total Debt Investments
484,439
479,647
478,509
271.6
%
Total Investments
$
484,439
$
479,647
$
478,509
271.6
%
________________
(1)
Certain portfolio company investments are subject to contractual restrictions on sales.
(2)
Unless otherwise indicated, Sebago Lake’s investments are pledged as collateral supporting the amounts outstanding under Sebago Lake’s credit facility.
(3)
The amortized cost represents the original cost adjusted for the amortization of discounts and premiums, as applicable, on debt investments using the effective interest method.
(4)
Unless otherwise indicated, all investments are considered Level 3 investments.
(5)
Unless otherwise indicated, loan contains a variable rate structure, and may be subject to an interest rate floor. Variable rate loans bear interest at a rate that may be determined by reference to either the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR” or “L”) (which can include one-, two-, three- or six-month LIBOR) or an alternate base rate (which can include the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Prime Rate), at the borrower’s option, and which reset periodically based on the terms of the loan agreement.
(6)
The interest rate on these loans is subject to 1 month LIBOR, which as of December 31, 2019 was 1.8%.
(7)
The interest rate on these loans is subject to 3 month LIBOR, which as of December 31, 2019 was 1.9%.
(8)
Level 2 investment.
(9)
Position or portion thereof is an unfunded loan commitment.
(10)
The negative cost is the result of the capitalized discount being greater than the principal amount outstanding on the loan. The negative fair value is the result of the capitalized discount on the loan.
(11)
The date disclosed represents the commitment period of the unfunded term loan. Upon expiration of the commitment period, the funded portion of the term loan may be subject to a longer maturity date.
(12)
Investment is not pledged as collateral under Sebago Lake’s credit facility.
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
Below is selected balance sheet information for Sebago Lake as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019:
($ in thousands)
December 31, 2020
December 31, 2019
Assets
Investments at fair value (amortized cost of $559,298 and $479,647, respectively)
$
554,710
$
478,509
Cash
9,385
34,104
Interest receivable
1,281
Prepaid expenses and other assets
Total Assets
$
565,324
$
514,056
Liabilities
Debt (net of unamortized debt issuance costs of $2,415 and $3,895, respectively)
$
347,564
$
330,289
Distributions payable
4,694
4,950
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
1,975
2,663
Total Liabilities
$
354,233
$
337,902
Members' Equity
Members' Equity
211,091
176,154
Members' Equity
211,091
176,154
Total Liabilities and Members' Equity
$
565,324
$
514,056
Below is selected statement of operations information for Sebago Lake for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018:
Years Ended December 31,
($ in thousands)
Investment Income
Interest income
$
32,163
$
38,841
$
37,760
Other income
Total Investment Income
32,444
39,189
38,431
Expenses
Loan origination and structuring fee
-
-
4,871
Interest expense
12,611
17,426
16,228
Professional fees
Total Expenses
13,302
18,144
21,920
Net Investment Income Before Taxes
19,142
21,045
16,511
Taxes
Net Investment Income After Taxes
$
18,609
$
20,078
$
16,226
Net Realized and Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments
(3,450
)
7,423
(9,703
)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
-
Total Net Realized and Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments
(3,446
)
7,423
(9,642
)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Members' Equity Resulting from Operations
$
15,163
$
27,501
$
6,584
Loan Origination and Structuring Fees
If the loan origination and structuring fees earned by Sebago Lake during a fiscal year exceed Sebago Lake’s expenses and other obligations (excluding financing costs), such excess is allocated to the Member(s) responsible for the origination of the loans pro rata in accordance with the total loan origination and structuring fees earned by Sebago Lake with respect to the loans originated by such Member; provided, that in no event will the amount allocated to a Member exceed 1% of the par value of the loans originated by such Member in any fiscal year. The loan origination and structuring fee is accrued quarterly and included in other income from controlled, affiliated investments on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and paid annually. On February 27, 2019, the Members agreed to amend the terms of Sebago Lake’s operating agreement to eliminate the allocation of excess loan origination and
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
structuring fees to the Members. As such, for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company accrued no income based on loan origination and structuring fees. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company accrued income based on loan origination and structuring fees of $4.9 million.
Note 5. Fair Value of Investments
Investments
The following tables present the fair value hierarchy of investments as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019:
Fair Value Hierarchy as of December 31, 2020
($ in thousands)
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
First-lien senior secured debt investments
$
-
$
15,268
$
8,389,486
$
8,404,754
Second-lien senior secured debt investments
-
50,768
1,949,703
2,000,471
Unsecured debt investments
-
-
59,562
59,562
Equity investments(1)
-
19,275
252,464
271,739
Subtotal
$
-
$
85,311
$
10,651,215
$
10,736,526
Investments measured at NAV(2)
-
-
-
105,546
Total Investments at fair value
$
-
$
85,311
$
10,651,215
$
10,842,072
________________
(1)
Includes equity investment in Wingspire.
(2)
Includes equity investment in Sebago Lake.
Fair Value Hierarchy as of December 31, 2019
($ in thousands)
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
First-lien senior secured debt investments
$
-
$
137,342
$
6,976,014
$
7,113,356
Second-lien senior secured debt investments
-
40,460
1,544,457
1,584,917
Equity investments(1)
-
-
12,875
12,875
Subtotal
$
-
$
177,802
$
8,533,346
$
8,711,148
Investments measured at NAV(2)
-
-
-
88,077
Total Investments at fair value
$
-
$
177,802
$
8,533,346
$
8,799,225
________________
(1)
Includes equity investment in Wingspire.
(2)
Includes equity investment in Sebago Lake.
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
The following tables present changes in the fair value of investments for which Level 3 inputs were used to determine the fair value as of and for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018:
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2020
($ in thousands)
First-lien senior secured debt investments
Second-lien senior secured debt investments
Unsecured debt investments
Equity investments
Total
Fair value, beginning of period
$
6,976,014
$
1,544,457
$
-
$
12,875
$
8,533,346
Purchases of investments, net
2,757,217
561,456
56,435
325,476
3,700,584
Payment-in-kind
35,642
-
-
-
35,642
Proceeds from investments, net
(1,309,129
)
(130,562
)
-
(100,000
)
(1,539,691
)
Net change in unrealized gain (loss)
(50,336
)
(29,749
)
3,089
14,109
(62,887
)
Net realized gains (losses)
(61,283
)
-
-
-
(61,283
)
Net amortization of discount on investments
41,361
4,101
45,504
Transfers into (out of) Level 3(1)
-
-
-
-
-
Fair value, end of period
$
8,389,486
$
1,949,703
$
59,562
$
252,464
$
10,651,215
________________
(1)
Transfers between levels, if any, are recognized at the beginning of the quarter in which the transfers occur.
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2019
($ in thousands)
First-lien senior secured debt investments
Second-lien senior secured debt investments
Equity investments
Total
Fair value, beginning of period
$
4,554,835
$
1,074,873
$
11,063
$
5,640,771
Purchases of investments, net(1)
3,879,913
543,273
3,439
4,426,625
Proceeds from investments, net
(1,336,483
)
(81,700
)
(2,785
)
(1,420,968
)
Net change in unrealized gain (loss)
(17,359
)
4,431
(12,564
)
Net realized gains (losses)
(170
)
-
Net amortization of discount on investments
29,739
3,580
-
33,319
Transfers into (out of) Level 3(2)
(134,461
)
-
-
(134,461
)
Fair value, end of period
$
6,976,014
$
1,544,457
$
12,875
$
8,533,346
________________
(1)
Purchases may include PIK.
(2)
Transfers between levels, if any, are recognized at the beginning of the quarter in which the transfers occur.
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2018
($ in thousands)
First-lien senior secured debt investments
Second-lien senior secured debt investments
Equity investments
Total
Fair value, beginning of period
$
1,612,191
$
633,879
$
2,760
$
2,248,830
Purchases of investments, net(1)
3,833,177
808,290
11,215
4,652,682
Proceeds from investments, net
(885,745
)
(355,242
)
(6,737
)
(1,247,724
)
Net change in unrealized gain (loss)
(22,904
)
(13,654
)
(152
)
(36,710
)
Net realized gains (losses)
(3,951
)
3,977
Net amortization of discount on investments
17,908
5,551
-
23,459
Transfers into (out of) Level 3(2)
-
-
-
-
Fair value, end of period
$
4,554,835
$
1,074,873
$
11,063
$
5,640,771
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
(1)
Purchases may include payment-in-kind (“PIK”).
(2)
Transfers between levels, if any, are recognized at the beginning of the quarter in which the transfers occur.
The following tables present information with respect to net change in unrealized gains on investments for which Level 3 inputs were used in determining the fair value that are still held by the Company for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018:
($ in thousands)
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) for the Year Ended December 31, 2020 on Investments Held at December 31, 2020
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) for the Year Ended December 31, 2019 on Investments Held at December 31, 2019
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) for the Year Ended December 31, 2018 on Investments Held at December 31, 2018
First-lien senior secured debt investments
$
(53,756
)
$
(14,868
)
$
(18,635
)
Second-lien senior secured debt investments
(32,954
)
4,346
(12,033
)
Unsecured debt investments
3,089
-
-
Equity investments
14,109
(152
)
Total Investments
$
(69,512
)
$
(10,158
)
$
(30,820
)
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
The following tables present quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs of the Company’s Level 3 investments as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019. The weighted average range of unobservable inputs is based on fair value of investments. The tables are not intended to be all-inclusive but instead capture the significant unobservable inputs relevant to the Company’s determination of fair value.
As of December 31, 2020
($ in thousands)
Fair Value
Valuation Technique
Unobservable Input
Range (Weighted Average)
Impact to Valuation from an Increase in Input
First-lien senior secured debt investments
$
7,542,232
Yield Analysis
Market Yield
4.9%-20.6% (9.1%)
Decrease
847,254
Recent Transaction
Transaction Price
96.0% - 99.0% (98.5%)
Increase
Second-lien senior secured debt investments(1)
$
1,638,587
Yield Analysis
Market Yield
5.2%-19.5% (10.3%)
Decrease
253,705
Recent Transaction
Transaction Price
97.5% - 99.5% (98.1%)
Increase
32,563
Collateral Analysis
Recovery Rate
24.0% - 24.0% (24.0%)
Increase
Unsecured debt investments
$
54,450
Yield Analysis
Market Yield
8.1% - 9.3% (8.3%)
Decrease
5,112
Recent Transaction
Transaction Price
98.5% - 98.5% (98.5%)
Increase
Equity Investments
$
132,044
Market Approach
EBITDA Multiple
3.7x - 11.8x (5.4x)
Increase
120,420
Recent Transaction
Transaction Price
0.97 - 1.0 (0.99)
Increase
________________
(1)
Excludes investments with an aggregate fair value amounting to $24,848, which the Company valued using indicative bid prices obtained from brokers.
As of December 31, 2019
($ in thousands)
Fair Value
Valuation Technique
Unobservable Input
Range (Weighted Average)
Impact to Valuation from an Increase in Input
First-lien senior secured debt investments(1)
$
5,975,575
Yield Analysis
Market Yield
5.4%-13.2% (9.1%)
Decrease
985,898
Recent Transaction
Transaction Price
95.0%-99.8% (98.1%)
Increase
Second-lien senior secured debt investments
$
1,517,625
Yield Analysis
Market Yield
9.2%-17.2% (11.4%)
Decrease
26,832
Recent Transaction
Transaction Price
99.5%-99.5% (99.5%)
Increase
Equity Investments
$
11,427
Market Approach
EBITDA Multiple
6.8x - 11.75x (11.61x)
Increase
1,448
Recent Transaction
Transaction Price
1.0
Increase
________________
(1)
Excludes investments with an aggregate fair value amounting to $14,541, which the Company valued using indicative bid prices obtained from brokers.
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
The Company typically determines the fair value of its performing Level 3 debt investments utilizing a yield analysis. In a yield analysis, a price is ascribed for each investment based upon an assessment of current and expected market yields for similar investments and risk profiles. Additional consideration is given to the expected life, portfolio company performance since close, and other terms and risks associated with an investment. Among other factors, a determinant of risk is the amount of leverage used by the portfolio company relative to its total enterprise value, and the rights and remedies of the Company’s investment within the portfolio company’s capital structure.
Significant unobservable quantitative inputs typically used in the fair value measurement of the Company’s Level 3 debt investments primarily include current market yields, including relevant market indices, but may also include quotes from brokers, dealers, and pricing services as indicated by comparable investments. For the Company’s Level 3 equity investments, a market approach, based on comparable publicly-traded company and comparable market transaction multiples of revenues, earnings before income taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) or some combination thereof and comparable market transactions typically would be used.
Debt Not Carried at Fair Value
Fair value is estimated by discounting remaining payments using applicable current market rates, which take into account changes in the Company’s marketplace credit ratings, or market quotes, if available. The following table presents the carrying and fair values of the Company’s debt obligations as of ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.
December 31, 2020
December 31, 2019
($ in thousands)
Net Carrying
Value(1)
Fair Value
Net Carrying
Value(2)
Fair Value
Revolving Credit Facility
$
243,143
$
243,143
$
473,655
$
473,655
SPV Asset Facility I
-
-
297,246
297,246
SPV Asset Facility II
95,654
95,654
346,395
346,395
SPV Asset Facility III
373,238
373,238
251,548
251,548
SPV Asset Facility IV
291,644
291,644
57,201
57,201
CLO I
386,708
386,708
386,405
386,405
CLO II
257,686
257,686
258,028
258,028
CLO III
257,744
257,744
-
-
CLO IV
247,745
247,745
-
-
CLO V
194,128
194,128
-
-
2023 Notes
151,889
157,125
150,113
151,514
2024 Notes
418,372
433,000
400,955
425,800
2025 Notes
418,154
443,063
416,686
430,406
July 2025 Notes
492,095
520,000
-
-
2026 Notes
489,176
526,250
-
-
July 2026 Notes
975,346
1,012,500
-
-
Total Debt
$
5,292,722
$
5,439,628
$
3,038,232
$
3,078,198
________________
(1)
The carrying value of the Company’s Revolving Credit Facility, SPV Asset Facility II, SPV Asset Facility III, SPV Asset Facility IV, CLO I, CLO II, CLO III, CLO IV, CLO V, 2023 Notes, 2024 Notes, 2025 Notes, July 2025 Notes, 2026 Notes and July 2026 Notes are presented net of deferred financing costs of $9.4 million, $4.2 million, $1.8 million, $3.4 million, $3.3 million, $2.3 million, $2.3 million, $4.3 million, $1.9 million, $1.0 million, $7.0 million, $6.8 million, $7.9 million, $10.8 million and $24.7 million, respectively.
(2)
The carrying value of the Company’s Revolving Credit Facility, SPV Asset Facility I, SPV Asset Facility II, SPV Asset Facility III, SPV Asset Facility IV, CLO I, CLO II, 2023 Notes, 2024 Notes and 2025 Notes are presented net of deferred financing costs of $7.2 million, $2.8 million, $3.6 million, $3.5 million, $3.0 million, $3.6 million, $2.0 million, $1.4 million, $8.9 million and $8.3 million, respectively.
The following table presents fair value measurements of the Company’s debt obligations as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019:
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
($ in thousands)
December 31, 2020
December 31, 2019
Level 1
$
-
$
-
Level 2
2,934,813
856,206
Level 3
2,504,816
2,221,992
Total Debt
$
5,439,628
$
3,078,198
Financial Instruments Not Carried at Fair Value
As of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the carrying amounts of the Company’s assets and liabilities, other than investments at fair value and debt, approximate fair value due to their short maturities.
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
Note 6. Debt
In accordance with the 1940 Act, with certain limitations, the Company is allowed to borrow amounts such that its asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, is at least 200% (or 150% if certain conditions are met) after such borrowing. On March 31, 2020, the Board, including a “required majority” (as such term is defined in Section 57(o) of the 1940 Act) of the Board, approved the application of the modified asset coverage requirements set forth in Section 61(a)(2) of the 1940 Act, as amended by the Small Business Credit Availability Act. On June 8, 2020, the date of the Company’s shareholder meeting, the Company received shareholder approval for the application of the modified asset coverage requirements set forth in Section 61(a)(2) of the 1940 Act, as amended by the Small Business Credit Availability Act. As a result, effective on June 9, 2020, the Company’s asset coverage requirement applicable to senior securities was reduced from 200% to 150%. As of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company’s asset coverage was 206% and 293%, respectively.
Debt obligations consisted of the following as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019:
December 31, 2020
($ in thousands)
Aggregate Principal Committed
Outstanding Principal
Amount Available(1)
Net Carrying Value(2)
Revolving Credit Facility(3)(5)
$
1,355,000
$
252,525
$
1,075,636
$
243,143
SPV Asset Facility II
350,000
100,000
250,000
95,654
SPV Asset Facility III
500,000
375,000
125,000
373,238
SPV Asset Facility IV
450,000
295,000
155,000
291,644
CLO I
390,000
390,000
-
386,708
CLO II
260,000
260,000
-
257,686
CLO III
260,000
260,000
-
257,744
CLO IV
252,000
252,000
-
247,745
CLO V
196,000
196,000
-
194,128
2023 Notes(4)
150,000
150,000
-
151,889
2024 Notes(4)
400,000
400,000
-
418,372
2025 Notes
425,000
425,000
-
418,154
July 2025 Notes
500,000
500,000
-
492,095
2026 Notes
500,000
500,000
-
489,176
July 2026 Notes
1,000,000
1,000,000
-
975,346
Total Debt
$
6,988,000
$
5,355,525
$
1,605,636
$
5,292,722
________________
(1)
The amount available reflects any limitations related to each credit facility’s borrowing base.
(2)
The carrying value of the Company’s Revolving Credit Facility, SPV Asset Facility II, SPV Asset Facility III, SPV Asset Facility IV, CLO I, CLO II, CLO III, CLO IV, CLO V, 2023 Notes, 2024 Notes, 2025 Notes, July 2025 Notes, 2026 Notes and July 2026 Notes are presented net of deferred financing costs of $9.4 million, $4.2 million, $1.8 million, $3.4 million, $3.3 million, $2.3 million, $2.3 million, $4.3 million, $1.9 million, $1.0 million, $7.0 million, $6.8 million, $7.9 million, $10.8 million and $24.7 million, respectively.
(3)
Includes the unrealized translation gain (loss) on borrowings denominated in foreign currencies.
(4)
Inclusive of change in fair market value of effective hedge.
(5)
The amount available is reduced by $26.8 million of outstanding letters of credit.
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
December 31, 2019
($ in thousands)
Aggregate Principal Committed
Outstanding Principal
Amount Available(1)
Net Carrying Value(2)
Revolving Credit Facility(3)(5)
$
1,170,000
$
480,861
$
664,410
$
473,655
SPV Asset Facility I
400,000
300,000
100,000
297,246
SPV Asset Facility II
350,000
350,000
-
346,395
SPV Asset Facility III
500,000
255,000
245,000
251,548
SPV Asset Facility IV
300,000
60,250
239,750
57,201
CLO I
390,000
390,000
-
386,405
CLO II
260,000
260,000
-
258,028
2023 Notes(4)
150,000
150,000
-
150,113
2024 Notes(4)
400,000
400,000
-
400,955
2025 Notes
425,000
425,000
-
416,686
Total Debt
$
4,345,000
$
3,071,111
$
1,249,160
$
3,038,232
________________
(1)
The amount available reflects any limitations related to each credit facility’s borrowing base.
(2)
The carrying value of the Company’s Revolving Credit Facility, SPV Asset Facility I, SPV Asset Facility II, SPV Asset Facility III, SPV Asset Facility IV, CLO I, CLO II, 2023 Notes, 2024 Notes and 2025 Notes are presented net of deferred financing costs of $7.2 million, $2.8 million, $3.6 million, $3.5 million, $3.0 million, $3.6 million, $2.0 million, $1.4 million, $8.9 million and $8.3 million, respectively.
(3)
Includes the unrealized translation gain (loss) on borrowings denominated in foreign currencies.
(4)
Inclusive of change in fair market value of effective hedge.
(5)
The amount available is reduced by $24.7 million of outstanding letters of credit.
For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, the components of interest expense were as follows:
For the Years Ended December 31,
($ in thousands)
Interest expense
$
136,387
$
125,311
$
71,441
Amortization of debt issuance costs
17,178
12,152
5,333
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on effective
interest rate swaps and hedged items(1)
(626
)
(1,018
)
-
Total Interest Expense
$
152,939
$
136,445
$
76,774
Average interest rate
3.5
%
4.8
%
4.3
%
Average daily borrowings
$
3,815,270
$
2,576,121
$
1,649,191
________________
(1)
Refer to the 2023 Notes and 2024 Notes for details on each facility’s interest rate swap.
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).
Description of Facilities
Revolving Credit Facility
On February 1, 2017, the Company entered into a senior secured revolving credit agreement (and as amended by that certain First Amendment to Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of July 17, 2017, the First Omnibus Amendment to Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement and Guarantee and Security Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2018, the Third Amendment to Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of June 21, 2018, the Fourth Amendment to Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of April 2, 2019, the Fifth Amendment to Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of May 7, 2020 and the Sixth Amendment to Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of September 3, 2020, the “Revolving Credit
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
Facility”). The parties to the Revolving Credit Facility include the Company, as Borrower, the lenders from time to time parties thereto (each a “Lender” and collectively, the “Lenders”) and Truist Securities, Inc. and ING Capital LLC as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Runners, Truist Bank (as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank) as Administrative Agent and ING Capital LLC as Syndication Agent.
The Revolving Credit Facility is guaranteed by OR Lending LLC, a subsidiary of the Company, and will be guaranteed by certain domestic subsidiaries of the Company that are formed or acquired by the Company in the future (collectively, the “Guarantors”). Proceeds of the Revolving Credit Facility may be used for general corporate purposes, including the funding of portfolio investments.
The maximum principal amount of the Revolving Credit Facility is $1.46 billion (increased from $1.40 billion on February 8, 2021; increased from $1.36 billion on January 8, 2021; increased from $1.335 billion on September 3, 2020; increased from $1.295 billion on June 12, 2020; increased from $1.24 billion on May 27, 2020; increased from $1.195 on May 7, 2020; increased from $1.17 billion on February 11, 2020; increased from $1.1 billion on August 27, 2019; increased from $1.0 billion on July 26, 2019), subject to availability under the borrowing base, which is based on the Company’s portfolio investments and other outstanding indebtedness. As amended on September 3, 2020, maximum capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility may be increased to $2.0 billion through the Company’s 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 $50 million limit for swingline loans and is secured by a perfected first-priority interest in substantially all of the portfolio investments held by the Company and each Guarantor, subject to certain exceptions.
The availability period under the Revolving Credit Facility will terminate on September 3, 2024, with respect to $1.295 billion of commitments, and on March 31, 2023, with respect to the remaining commitments (together, the “Revolving Credit Facility Commitment Termination Date”). The Revolving Credit Facility will mature on September 3, 2025, with respect to $1.295 billion of commitments, and on April 2, 2024, with respect to the remaining commitments (together, the “Revolving Credit Facility Maturity Date”). During the period from the earliest Revolving Credit Facility Commitment Termination Date to the final Revolving Credit Facility Maturity Date, the Company 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.
The Company may borrow amounts in U.S. dollars or certain other permitted currencies. Amounts drawn under the Revolving Credit Facility will bear interest at either LIBOR plus 2.00%, or the prime rate plus 1.00%. The Company may elect either the LIBOR or prime rate at the time of drawdown, and loans may be converted from one rate to another at any time at the Company’s option, subject to certain conditions. The Company predominantly borrows utilizing LIBOR rate loans, generally electing one-month LIBOR upon borrowing. The Company also pays a fee of 0.375% on undrawn amounts under the Revolving Credit Facility.
The Revolving Credit Facility includes customary covenants, including certain limitations on the incurrence by the Company of additional indebtedness and on the Company’s ability to make distributions to the Company’s 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 agreement requires a minimum asset coverage ratio of 150% with respect to the Company’s consolidated assets and its subsidiaries, measured at the last day of any fiscal quarter and a minimum asset coverage ratio of no less than 200% with respect to its consolidated assets and its subsidiary guarantors (including certain limitations on the contribution of equity in financing subsidiaries as specified therein) to its secured debt and its subsidiary guarantors (the “Obligor Asset Coverage Ratio”), measured at the last day of each fiscal quarter. The agreement also includes concentration limits in connection with the calculation of the borrowing base, based upon the Obligor Asset Coverage Ratio.
Subscription Credit Facility
On August 1, 2016, the Company entered into a subscription credit facility (as amended, the “Subscription Credit Facility”) with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”), as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”) and letter of credit issuer, and Wells Fargo, State Street Bank and Trust Company and the banks and financial institutions from time to time party thereto, as lenders.
The Subscription Credit Facility permitted the Company to borrow up to $900 million, subject to availability under the “Borrowing Base.” The Borrowing Base was calculated based on the unused Capital Commitments of the investors meeting various eligibility requirements above certain concentration limits based on investors’ credit ratings. Effective June 19, 2019, the outstanding balance on the Subscription Credit Facility was paid in full and the facility was terminated pursuant to its terms.
Borrowings under the Subscription Credit Facility bore interest, at the Company’s election at the time of drawdown, at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of LIBOR rate loans, an adjusted LIBOR rate for the applicable interest period plus 1.60% or (ii) in the case of reference rate loans, the greatest of (A) a prime rate plus 0.60%, (B) the federal funds rate plus 1.10%, and (C) one-month
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
LIBOR plus 1.60%. Loans were able to be converted from one rate to another at any time at the Company’s election, subject to certain conditions. The Company predominantly borrowed utilizing LIBOR rate loans, generally electing one-month LIBOR upon borrowing. The Company also paid an unused commitment fee of 0.25% per annum on the unused commitments.
SPV Asset Facilities
SPV Asset Facility I
On December 21, 2017 (the “SPV Asset Facility I Closing Date”), ORCC Financing LLC (“ORCC Financing”), a Delaware limited liability company and subsidiary of the Company, entered into a Loan and Servicing Agreement (as amended, the “SPV Asset Facility I”), with ORCC Financing as Borrower, the Company as Transferor and Servicer, the lenders from time to time parties thereto (the “SPV Lenders”), Morgan Stanley Asset Funding Inc. as Administrative Agent, State Street Bank and Trust Company as Collateral Agent and Cortland Capital Market Services LLC as Collateral Custodian.
From time to time, the Company sold and contributed certain investments to ORCC Financing pursuant to a Sale and Contribution Agreement by and between the Company and ORCC Financing. No gain or loss was recognized as a result of the contribution. Proceeds from the SPV Asset Facility I were used to finance the origination and acquisition of eligible assets by ORCC Financing, including the purchase of such assets from the Company. The Company retained a residual interest in assets contributed to or acquired by ORCC Financing through its ownership of ORCC Financing. The maximum principal amount of the SPV Asset Facility I was $400 million; the availability of this amount was subject to a borrowing base test, which was based on the value of ORCC Financing’s assets from time to time, and satisfaction of certain conditions, including certain concentration limits.
The SPV Asset Facility I provided for the ability to draw and redraw amounts under the SPV Asset Facility I for a period of up to three years after the SPV Asset Facility I Closing Date (the “SPV Asset Facility I Commitment Termination Date”). The SPV Asset Facility I was terminated on June 2, 2020 (the “SPV Asset Facility I Termination Date”). Prior to the SPV Asset Facility I Termination Date, proceeds received by ORCC Financing 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 the Company, subject to certain conditions. On the SPV Asset Facility I Termination Date, ORCC Financing repaid in full all outstanding fees and expenses and all principal and interest on outstanding borrowings.
Amounts drawn bore interest at LIBOR plus a spread of 2.25% until the six-month anniversary of the SPV Asset Facility I Closing Date, increasing to 2.50% thereafter, until the SPV Asset Facility I Commitment Termination Date. The Company predominantly borrowed utilizing LIBOR rate loans, generally electing one-month LIBOR upon borrowing. After a ramp-up period, there was an unused fee of 0.75% per annum on the amount, if any, by which the undrawn amount under the SPV Asset Facility I exceeded 25% of the maximum principal amount of the SPV Asset Facility I. The SPV Asset Facility I contained customary covenants, including certain financial maintenance covenants, limitations on the activities of ORCC Financing, including limitations on incurrence of incremental indebtedness, and customary events of default. The SPV Asset Facility I was secured by a perfected first priority security interest in the assets of ORCC Financing and on any payments received by ORCC Financing in respect of those assets. Assets pledged to the SPV Lenders were not available to pay the debts of the Company.
SPV Asset Facility II
On May 22, 2018, ORCC Financing II LLC (“ORCC Financing II”), a Delaware limited liability company and subsidiary of the Company, 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, 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 March 17, 2020 (the “SPV Asset Facility II Fifth Amendment Date”).
From time to time, the Company sells and contributes certain investments to ORCC Financing II pursuant to a sale and contribution agreement by and between the Company 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 from the Company. The Company retains a residual interest in assets contributed to or acquired by ORCC Financing II through the Company’s ownership of ORCC Financing II. The maximum principal amount of the SPV Asset Facility II following the SPV Asset Facility II Fifth Amendment Date is $350 million (which includes terms loans of $100 million and revolving commitments of $250 million). 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.
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The SPV Asset Facility II provides for the ability to (1) draw term loans and (2) draw and redraw revolving loans under the SPV Asset Facility II for a period of up to 18 months after the SPV Asset Facility II Fifth Amendment Date unless the revolving commitments are terminated or converted to term loans 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 May 22, 2028 (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 the Company, 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 the Company.
With respect to revolving loans, amounts drawn bear interest at LIBOR (or, in the case of certain lenders that are commercial paper conduits, the lower of their cost of funds and LIBOR plus 0.25%) plus a spread that steps up from 2.20% to 2.50% during the period from the SPV Asset Facility II Fifth Amendment Date to the six month anniversary of the Reinvestment Period End Date. With respect to term loans, amounts drawn bear interest at LIBOR (or, in the case of certain lenders that are commercial paper conduits, the lower of their cost of funds and LIBOR plus 0.25%) plus a spread that steps up from 2.25% to 2.55% during the same period. The Company predominantly borrows utilizing LIBOR rate loans, generally electing one-month LIBOR upon borrowing. From the SPV Asset Facility II Fifth Amendment Date to the SPV Asset Facility II Commitment Termination Date, there is 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 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 the debts of the Company.
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 newly formed subsidiary of the Company, entered into a Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement (the “SPV Asset Facility III”), with ORCC Financing III, as borrower, the Company, as equityholder and services provider, the lenders from time to time parties thereto (the “SPV Lenders III”), 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. On December 10, 2019, the parties to SPV Asset Facility III amended certain terms of the facility, including those relating to the undrawn fee and make-whole fee. The following describes the terms of SPV Asset Facility III as amended through December 10, 2019.
From time to time, the Company expects to sell and contribute certain loan assets to ORCC Financing III pursuant to a Sale and Contribution Agreement by and between the Company and ORCC Financing III. No gain or loss will be recognized as a result of the contribution. Proceeds from the SPV Asset Facility III will be used to finance the origination and acquisition of eligible assets by ORCC Financing III, including the purchase of such assets from the Company. The Company retains a residual interest in assets contributed to or acquired by ORCC Financing III through its ownership of ORCC Financing III. The maximum principal amount of the SPV Asset Facility III is $500 million; the availability of this amount is subject to a borrowing base test, which is 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 provides for the ability to borrow, reborrow, repay and prepay advances under the SPV Asset Facility III for a period of up to three years after the SPV Asset Facility III Closing Date unless such period is extended or accelerated under the terms of the SPV Asset Facility III (the “SPV Asset Facility III Revolving Period”). Unless otherwise extended, accelerated or terminated under the terms of the SPV Asset Facility III, the SPV Asset Facility III will mature on the date that is two years after the last day of the SPV Asset Facility III Revolving Period (the “SPV Asset Facility III Stated Maturity”). Prior to the SPV Asset Facility III Stated Maturity, proceeds received by ORCC Financing III from principal and interest, dividends, or fees on assets must be used to pay fees, expenses and interest on outstanding advances, and the excess may be returned to the Company, subject to certain conditions. On the SPV Asset Facility III Stated Maturity, ORCC Financing III must pay in full all outstanding fees and expenses and all principal and interest on outstanding advances, and the excess may be returned to the Company.
Amounts drawn bear interest at LIBOR (or, in the case of certain SPV Lenders III that are commercial paper conduits, the lower of (a) their cost of funds and (b) LIBOR, such LIBOR not to be lower than zero) plus a spread equal to 2.20% per annum, which spread will increase (a) on and after the end of the SPV Asset Facility III Revolving Period by 0.15% per annum if no event of default has occurred and (b) by 2.00% per annum upon the occurrence of an event of default (such spread, the “Applicable Margin”). LIBOR may be replaced as a base rate under certain circumstances. The Company predominantly borrows utilizing LIBOR rate loans,
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generally electing one-month LIBOR upon borrowing. During the Revolving Period, ORCC Financing III will pay 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 Revolving Period, if the undrawn commitments are 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 will also pay 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 contains 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 is 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 will not be available to pay the debts of the Company.
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 and newly formed subsidiary of the 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. On November 22, 2019 (the “SPV Asset Facility IV Amendment Date”), the parties to the SPV Asset Facility IV amended the SPV Asset Facility IV to increase the maximum principal amount of the SPV Asset Facility IV to $450 million in periodic increments through March 22, 2020.
From time to time, the Company expects to sell and contribute certain investments to ORCC Financing IV pursuant to a Sale and Contribution Agreement by and between the Company and ORCC Financing IV. No gain or loss will be recognized as a result of the contribution. Proceeds from the SPV Asset Facility IV will be used to finance the origination and acquisition of eligible assets by ORCC Financing IV, including the purchase of such assets from the Company. The Company retains a residual interest in assets contributed to or acquired by ORCC Financing IV through its ownership of ORCC Financing IV. The maximum principal amount of the Credit Facility is $450 million, subject to a ramp period; the availability of this amount is subject to an overcollateralization ratio test, which is 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 provides for the ability to (1) draw term loans and (2) draw and redraw revolving loans under the spv Asset Facility IV for a period of up to two years after the Closing Date unless the revolving commitments are terminated or converted to term loans sooner as provided in the SPV Asset Facility IV (the “Commitment Termination Date”). Unless otherwise terminated, the SPV Asset Facility IV will mature on August 2, 2029 (the “SPV Asset Facility IV Stated Maturity”). Prior to the SPV Asset Facility IV Stated Maturity, proceeds received by ORCC Financing IV 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 the Company, subject to certain conditions. On the SPV Asset Facility IV Stated Maturity, ORCC Financing IV must pay in full all outstanding fees and expenses and all principal and interest on outstanding borrowings, and the excess may be returned to the Company.
Amounts drawn bear interest at LIBOR (or, in the case of certain lenders that are commercial paper conduits, the lower of their cost of funds and LIBOR plus 0.25%) plus a spread ranging from 2.15% to 2.50%. The Company predominantly borrows utilizing LIBOR rate loans, generally electing one-month LIBOR upon borrowing. From the Closing Date to the Commitment Termination Date, there is a commitment fee ranging from 0.50% to 1.00% per annum on the undrawn amount, if any, of the revolving commitments in the SPV Asset Facility IV. The SPV Asset Facility IV contains 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 is 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 Lenders will not be available to pay the debts of the Company.
CLOs
CLO I
On May 28, 2019 (the “CLO I Closing Date”), the Company completed a $596 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 the Company. 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 the Company’s 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
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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.
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 Closing Date (the “CLO I Indenture”), by and among the CLO I Issuers and State Street Bank and Trust Company: (i) $242 million of AAA(sf) Class A Notes, which bear interest at three-month LIBOR plus 1.80%, (ii) $30 million of AAA(sf) Class A-F Notes, which bear interest at a fixed rate of 4.165%, and (iii) $68 million of AA(sf) Class B Notes, which bear interest at three-month LIBOR plus 2.70% (together, the “CLO I Notes”) and (B) borrowed $50 million under floating rate loans (the “Class A Loans” and together with the CLO I Notes, the “CLO I Debt”), which bear interest at three-month LIBOR 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 May 20, 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. The Company owns all of the CLO I Preferred Shares, and as such, these securities are eliminated in consolidation. The Company acts 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 owned by the Company.
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, ORCC Financing II LLC and the Company sold and contributed approximately $575 million par amount of middle market loans to the CLO I Issuer on the CLO I Closing Date. Such loans constituted the initial portfolio assets securing the CLO I Debt. The Company 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 may 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 the Company’s 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 the debts of the Company.
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 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.
CLO II
On December 12, 2019 (the “CLO II Closing Date”), the Company completed a $396.6 million term debt securitization transaction (the “CLO II Transaction”), also known as a collateralized loan obligation transaction, which is a form of secured financing incurred by the Company. The secured notes and preferred shares issued in the CLO II Transaction were issued by the Company’s 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 CLO II 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 II Closing Date (the “CLO II Indenture”), by and among the CLO II Issuers and
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State Street Bank and Trust Company: (i) $157 million of AAA(sf) Class A-1L Notes, which bear interest at three-month LIBOR plus 1.75%, (ii) $40 million of AAA(sf) Class A-1F Notes, which bear interest at a fixed rate of 3.44%, (iii) $20 million of AAA(sf) Class A-2 Notes, which bear interest at three-month LIBOR plus 2.20%, (iv) $40 million of AA(sf) Class B-L Notes, which bear interest at three-month LIBOR plus 2.75% and (v) $3 million of AA(sf) Class B-F Notes, which bear interest at a fixed rate of 4.46% (together, the “CLO II Debt”). The CLO II Debt is scheduled to mature on January 20, 2031. The CLO II Debt was privately placed by Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Upon the occurrence of certain triggering events relating to the end of LIBOR, a different benchmark rate will replace LIBOR as the reference rate for interest accruing on the CLO II Debt.
Concurrently with the issuance of the CLO II Debt, the CLO II Issuer issued approximately $136.6 million of subordinated securities in the form of 136,600 preferred shares at an issue price of U.S.$1,000 per share (the “CLO II Preferred Shares”). The CLO II 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 Debt. The Company owns all of the CLO II Preferred Shares, and as such, these securities are eliminated in consolidation. The Company acts as retention holder in connection with the CLO II 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 II Preferred Shares.
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 owned by the Company.
The CLO II Debt is secured by all of the assets of the CLO II 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 II Transaction, ORCC Financing III LLC and the Company sold and contributed approximately $400 million par amount of middle market loans to the CLO II Issuer on the CLO II Closing Date. Such loans constituted the initial portfolio assets securing the CLO II Debt. The Company and ORCC Financing III LLC each made customary representations, warranties, and covenants to the CLO II Issuer regarding such sales and contributions under a loan sale agreement.
Through January 20, 2022, a portion of the proceeds received by the CLO II Issuer from the loans securing the CLO II Debt may be used by the CLO II Issuer to purchase additional middle market loans under the direction of the Adviser as the collateral manager for the CLO II Issuer and in accordance with the Company’s investing strategy and ability to originate eligible middle market loans.
The CLO II Debt is the secured obligation of the CLO II Issuers, and the CLO II Indenture includes customary covenants and events of default. Assets pledged to holders of the CLO II Debt and the other secured parties under the CLO II Indenture will not be available to pay the debts of the Company.
The CLO II Debt was offered in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. The CLO II Debt has not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities 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.
CLO III
On March 26, 2020 (the “CLO III Closing Date”), the Company completed a $395.31 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 the Company. The secured notes and preferred shares issued in the CLO III Transaction were issued by the Company’s 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 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 (the “CLO III Indenture”), by and among the CLO III Issuers and State Street Bank and Trust Company: (i) $166 million of AAA(sf) Class A-1L Notes, which bear interest at three-month LIBOR 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 million of AAA(sf) Class A-2 Notes, which bear interest at three-month LIBOR plus 2.00%, and (iv) $34 million of AA(sf) Class B Notes, which bear interest at three-month LIBOR plus 2.45% (together, the “CLO III Debt”). The CLO III Debt is scheduled to mature on April 20, 2032. The CLO III Debt was privately placed by SG Americas Securities, LLC. Upon the occurrence of certain triggering events
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relating to the end of LIBOR, a different benchmark rate will replace LIBOR as the reference rate for interest accruing on the CLO III Debt.
Concurrently with the issuance of the CLO III Debt, the CLO III Issuer issued approximately $135.31 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. The Company owns all of the CLO III Preferred Shares, and as such, these securities are eliminated in consolidation. The Company acts 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 owned by the Company.
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, ORCC Financing IV LLC and the Company sold and contributed approximately $400 million par amount of middle market loans to the CLO III Issuer on the CLO III Closing Date. Such loans constituted the initial portfolio assets securing the CLO III Debt. The Company 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 the Company’s 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 the debts of the Company.
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 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.
CLO IV
On May 28, 2020 (the “CLO IV Closing Date”), the Company completed a $438.9 million term debt securitization transaction (the “CLO IV Transaction”), also known as a collateralized loan obligation transaction, which is a form of secured financing incurred by the Company. The secured notes and preferred shares issued in the CLO IV Transaction were issued by the Company’s 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 CLO IV 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 Closing Date (the “CLO IV Indenture”), by and among the CLO IV Issuers and State Street Bank and Trust Company: (i) $236.5 million of AAA(sf) Class A-1 Notes, which bear interest at three-month LIBOR plus 2.62% and (ii) $15.5 million of AAA(sf) Class A-2 Notes, which bear interest at three-month LIBOR plus 3.40% (together, the “CLO IV Secured Notes”). The CLO IV 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 Secured Notes are scheduled to mature on May 20, 2029. The CLO IV Secured Notes were privately placed by Natixis Securities Americas LLC. Upon the occurrence of certain triggering events relating to the end of LIBOR, a different benchmark rate will replace LIBOR as the reference rate for interest accruing on the CLO IV Secured Notes.
Concurrently with the issuance of the CLO IV Secured Notes, the CLO IV Issuer issued approximately $186.9 million of subordinated securities in the form of 186,900 preferred shares at an issue price of U.S.$1,000 per share (the “CLO IV Preferred Shares”). 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 Secured Notes. The Company purchased all of the CLO IV Preferred Shares. The Company acts as
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retention holder in connection with the CLO IV 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 IV Preferred Shares.
As part of the CLO IV Transaction, the Company entered into a loan sale agreement with the CLO IV Issuer dated as of the CLO IV Closing Date, which provided for the sale and contribution of approximately $275.07 million par amount of middle market loans from the Company to the CLO IV Issuer on the CLO IV Closing Date and for future sales from the Company to the CLO IV Issuer on an ongoing basis. Such loans constituted part of the initial portfolio of assets securing the CLO IV Secured Notes. The remainder of the initial portfolio assets securing the CLO IV Secured Notes consisted of approximately $174.92 million par amount of middle market loans purchased by the CLO IV Issuer from ORCC Financing II LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, under an additional loan sale agreement executed on the CLO IV Closing Date between the Issuer and ORCC Financing II LLC. The Company and ORCC Financing II LLC each made customary representations, warranties, and covenants to the Issuer under the applicable loan sale agreement.
Through November 20, 2021, a portion of the proceeds received by the CLO IV Issuer from the loans securing the CLO IV 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 the Company’s investing strategy and ability to originate eligible middle market loans.
The Secured Notes are the secured obligation of the CLO IV Issuers, and the CLO IV Indenture includes customary covenants and events of default. The CLO IV 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 will serve 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 owned by the Company.
CLO V
On November 20, 2020 (the “CLO V Closing Date”), the Company completed a $345.45 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 the Company. The secured notes and preferred shares issued in the CLO V Transaction were issued by the Company’s 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 Closing Date (the “CLO V Indenture”), by and among the CLO V Issuers and State Street Bank and Trust Company: (i) $182 million of AAA(sf)/AAAsf Class A-1 Notes, which bear interest at three-month LIBOR plus 1.85% and (ii) $14 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 November 20, 2029. The CLO V Secured Notes were privately placed by Natixis Securities Americas LLC. Upon the occurrence of certain triggering events relating to the end of LIBOR, a different benchmark rate will replace LIBOR as the reference rate for interest accruing on the CLO V Secured Notes.
Concurrently with the issuance of the CLO V Secured Notes, the CLO V Issuer issued approximately $149.45 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. The Company purchased all of the CLO V Preferred Shares. The Company acts 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 is required to retain a portion of the CLO V Preferred Shares.
As part of the CLO V Transaction, the Company 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 $201.75 million par amount of middle market loans
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from the Company to the CLO V Issuer on the CLO V Closing Date and for future sales from the Company 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 $84.74 million par amount of middle market loans purchased by the CLO V Issuer from ORCC Financing II LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, under an additional loan sale agreement executed on the CLO V Closing Date between the Issuer and ORCC Financing II LLC. The Company 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 may 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 the Company’s investing strategy and ability to originate eligible middle market loans.
The Secured Notes are 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 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 will serve as collateral manager for the CLO V Issuer under a collateral management agreement dated as of the CLO V 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 V Issuers’ equity or notes owned by the Company.
Unsecured Notes
2023 Notes
On December 21, 2017, the Company entered into a Note Purchase Agreement governing the issuance of $150 million in aggregate principal amount of unsecured notes (the “2023 Notes”) to institutional investors in a private placement. The issuance of $138.5 million of the 2023 Notes occurred on December 21, 2017, and $11.5 million of the 2023 Notes were issued in January 2018. The 2023 Notes have a fixed interest rate of 4.75% and are due on June 21, 2023. Interest on the 2023 Notes will be due semiannually. This interest rate is subject to increase (up to a maximum interest rate of 5.50%) in the event that, subject to certain exceptions, the 2023 Notes cease to have an investment grade rating. The Company is obligated to offer to repay the 2023 Notes at par if certain change in control events occur. The 2023 Notes are general unsecured obligations of the Company that rank pari passu with all outstanding and future unsecured unsubordinated indebtedness issued by the Company.
The Note Purchase Agreement for the 2023 Notes contains customary terms and conditions for unsecured notes issued in a private placement, including, without limitation, affirmative and negative covenants such as information reporting, maintenance of the Company’s status as a BDC within the meaning of the 1940 Act and a RIC under the Code, minimum shareholders equity, minimum asset coverage ratio and prohibitions on certain fundamental changes at the Company or any subsidiary guarantor, as well as customary events of default with customary cure and notice, including, without limitation, nonpayment, misrepresentation in a material respect, breach of covenant, cross-default under other indebtedness of the Company or certain significant subsidiaries, certain judgments and orders, and certain events of bankruptcy.
The 2023 Notes were offered in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. The 2023 Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and, unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act as applicable.
In connection with the offering of the 2023 Notes, on December 21, 2017 the Company entered into a centrally cleared interest rate swap to continue to align the interest rates of its liabilities with its investment portfolio, which consists predominately of floating rate loans. The notional amount of the interest rate swap is $150 million. The Company will receive fixed rate interest semi-annually at 4.75% and pay variable rate interest monthly based on 1-month LIBOR plus 2.545%. The interest rate swap matures on December 21, 2021. For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, the Company made periodic payments of $4.8 million, $7.4 million and $6.8 million, respectively. The interest expense related to the 2023 Notes is equally offset by the proceeds received from the interest rate swap. The swap adjusted interest expense is included as a component of interest expense on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations. As of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the interest rate swap had a fair value of $3.0 million and $1.7 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 the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The change in fair value of the interest rate swap is offset by the change in fair
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value of the 2023 Notes, with the remaining difference included as a component of interest expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
2024 Notes
On April 10, 2019, the Company 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. The Company 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 the Company redeems 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 the Company entered into centrally cleared interest rate swaps to continue to align interest rates of its liabilities with the investment portfolio, which consists of predominantly floating rate loans. The notional amount of the interest rate swaps is $400 million. The Company will receive fixed rate interest at 5.25% and pay variable rate interest based on one-month LIBOR plus 2.937%. The interest rate swaps mature on April 10, 2024. For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company made periodic payments of $19.3 million and $10.8 million, respectively. The interest expense related to the 2024 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 December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the interest rate swap had a fair value of $26.9 million and $10.8 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 the Company’s 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.
2025 Notes
On October 8, 2019, the Company issued $425 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. The Company 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 the Company redeems 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.
July 2025 Notes
On January 22, 2020, the Company issued $500 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. The Company 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 the Company redeems 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.
2026 Notes
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On July 23, 2020, the Company issued $500 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. The Company 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 the Company redeems 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.
July 2026 Notes
On December 8, 2020, the Company issued $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of notes that mature on July 15, 2026 (the “July 2026 Notes”). The July 2026 Notes bear interest at a rate of 3.40% per year, payable semi-annually on January 15 and July 15 of each year, commencing on July 15, 2021. The Company may redeem some or all of the July 2026 Notes at any time, or from time to time, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the July 2026 Notes to be redeemed or (2) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest (exclusive of accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption) on the July 2026 Notes to be redeemed, discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) using the applicable Treasury Rate plus 50 basis points, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date; provided, however, that if the Company redeems any July 2026 Notes on or after June 15, 2025 (the date falling one month prior to the maturity date of the July 2026 Notes), the redemption price for the July 2026 Notes will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the July 2026 Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption.
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Note 7. Commitments and Contingencies
Portfolio Company Commitments
From time to time, the Company may enter into commitments to fund investments. As of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company had the following outstanding commitments to fund investments in current portfolio companies:
Portfolio Company
Investment
December 31, 2020
December 31, 2019
($ in thousands)
Intelerad Medical Systems Incorporated (fka 11849573 Canada Inc.)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
4,530
-
3ES Innovation Inc. (dba Aucerna)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
3,893
3,893
Accela, Inc.
First lien senior secured revolving loan
3,000
-
Amspec Services Inc.
First lien senior secured revolving loan
14,462
9,038
Apptio, Inc.
First lien senior secured revolving loan
2,779
2,779
Aramsco, Inc.
First lien senior secured revolving loan
8,378
6,842
Ardonagh Midco 3 PLC
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
16,950
-
Associations, Inc.
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
17,949
Associations, Inc.
First lien senior secured revolving loan
-
11,543
AxiomSL Group, Inc.
First lien senior secured revolving loan
9,341
-
Barracuda Dental LLC (dba National Dentex)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
30,437
-
Barracuda Dental LLC (dba National Dentex)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
5,854
-
BCTO BSI Buyer, Inc. (dba Buildertrend)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
5,357
-
BIG Buyer, LLC
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
5,625
11,250
BIG Buyer, LLC
First lien senior secured revolving loan
2,000
3,750
Caiman Merger Sub LLC (dba City Brewing)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
12,881
12,881
ConnectWise, LLC
First lien senior secured revolving loan
15,004
20,005
Covenant Surgical Partners, Inc.
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
-
2,800
Definitive Healthcare Holdings, LLC
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
35,651
43,478
Definitive Healthcare Holdings, LLC
First lien senior secured revolving loan
10,870
10,870
Douglas Products and Packaging Company LLC
First lien senior secured revolving loan
6,055
7,872
Endries Acquisition, Inc.
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
-
51,638
Endries Acquisition, Inc.
First lien senior secured revolving loan
27,000
27,000
Entertainment Benefits Group, LLC
First lien senior secured revolving loan
1,104
9,600
Forescout Technologies, Inc.
First lien senior secured revolving loan
5,345
-
Galls, LLC
First lien senior secured revolving loan
11,204
3,719
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Portfolio Company
Investment
December 31, 2020
December 31, 2019
Galls, LLC
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
-
29,181
GC Agile Holdings Limited (dba Apex Fund Services)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
6,924
10,386
Genesis Acquisition Co. (dba Procare Software)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
-
4,745
Genesis Acquisition Co. (dba Procare Software)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
-
1,714
Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc.
First lien senior secured revolving loan
21,563
21,563
Granicus, Inc.
First lien senior secured revolving loan
2,636
-
H&F Opportunities LUX III S.À R.L (dba Checkmarx)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
16,250
-
Hercules Buyer LLC (dba The Vincit Group)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
20,916
-
HGH Purchaser, Inc. (dba Horizon Services)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
5,346
32,400
HGH Purchaser, Inc. (dba Horizon Services)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
8,748
7,938
Hometown Food Company
First lien senior secured revolving loan
3,671
4,235
Ideal Tridon Holdings, Inc.
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
-
Ideal Tridon Holdings, Inc.
First lien senior secured revolving loan
4,828
5,400
Individual Foodservice Holdings, LLC
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
25,781
42,500
Individual Foodservice Holdings, LLC
First lien senior secured revolving loan
18,465
24,225
Instructure, Inc.
First lien senior secured revolving loan
5,554
-
Integrity Marketing Acquisition, LLC
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
-
16,587
Integrity Marketing Acquisition, LLC
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
-
32,573
Integrity Marketing Acquisition, LLC
First lien senior secured revolving loan
14,832
14,832
Interoperability Bidco, Inc.
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
8,000
8,000
Interoperability Bidco, Inc.
First lien senior secured revolving loan
-
4,000
IQN Holding Corp. (dba Beeline)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
22,672
15,532
KWOR Acquisition, Inc. (dba Worley Claims Services)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
2,063
2,428
KWOR Acquisition, Inc. (dba Worley Claims Services)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
5,200
5,200
Lazer Spot G B Holdings, Inc.
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
-
13,417
Lazer Spot G B Holdings, Inc.
First lien senior secured revolving loan
26,833
24,687
Lightning Midco, LLC (dba Vector Solutions)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
-
1,764
Lightning Midco, LLC (dba Vector Solutions)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
8,953
5,318
Litera Bidco LLC
First lien senior secured revolving loan
5,738
5,738
Lytx, Inc.
First lien senior secured revolving loan
-
2,033
Lytx, Inc.
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
14,092
-
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Portfolio Company
Investment
December 31, 2020
December 31, 2019
Manna Development Group, LLC
First lien senior secured revolving loan
-
3,469
Mavis Tire Express Services Corp.
Second lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
11,376
34,831
MINDBODY, Inc.
First lien senior secured revolving loan
6,071
6,071
Nelipak Holding Company
First lien senior secured revolving loan
2,948
4,690
Nelipak Holding Company
First lien senior secured revolving loan
7,597
6,970
NMI Acquisitionco, Inc. (dba Network Merchants)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
Norvax, LLC (dba GoHealth)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
12,273
12,273
Nutraceutical International Corporation
First lien senior secured revolving loan
13,578
-
Offen, Inc.
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
-
5,310
Peter C. Foy & Associated Insurance Services, LLC
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
37,955
-
Peter C. Foy & Associated Insurance Services, LLC
First lien senior secured revolving loan
8,194
-
Project Power Buyer, LLC (dba PEC-Veriforce)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
3,188
3,188
Professional Plumbing Group, Inc.
First lien senior secured revolving loan
5,757
5,757
QC Supply, LLC
First lien senior secured revolving loan
-
Reef Global, Inc. (fka Cheese Acquisition, LLC)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
5,377
16,364
Refresh Parent Holdings, Inc.
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
29,482
-
Refresh Parent Holdings, Inc.
First lien senior secured revolving loan
7,716
-
RSC Acquisition, Inc (dba Risk Strategies)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
-
10,894
RSC Acquisition, Inc (dba Risk Strategies)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
1,702
1,702
RxSense Holdings, LLC
First lien senior secured revolving loan
-
4,047
Safety Products/JHC Acquisition Corp. (dba Justrite Safety Group)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
Sara Lee Frozen Bakery, LLC (fka KSLB Holdings, LLC)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
4,440
3,480
Sonny's Enterprises LLC
First lien senior secured revolving loan
17,969
-
Swipe Acquisition Corporation (dba PLI)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
18,461
-
Swipe Acquisition Corporation (dba PLI)
Letter of Credit
7,118
-
TC Holdings, LLC (dba TrialCard)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
7,685
7,685
THG Acquisition, LLC (dba Hilb)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
36,302
16,841
THG Acquisition, LLC (dba Hilb)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
8,608
5,614
Trader Interactive, LLC (fka Dominion Web Solutions, LLC)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
4,471
6,387
Troon Golf, L.L.C.
First lien senior secured revolving loan
14,426
14,426
TSB Purchaser, Inc. (dba Teaching Strategies, Inc.)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
4,239
3,010
Ultimate Baked Goods Midco, LLC
First lien senior secured revolving loan
4,638
4,066
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Portfolio Company
Investment
December 31, 2020
December 31, 2019
Valence Surface Technologies LLC
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
6,000
30,000
Valence Surface Technologies LLC
First lien senior secured revolving loan
10,000
10,000
Wingspire Capital Holdings LLC
LLC Interest
82,462
48,552
WU Holdco, Inc. (dba Weiman Products, LLC)
First lien senior secured revolving loan
10,739
13,920
WU Holdco, Inc. (dba Weiman Products, LLC)
First lien senior secured delayed draw term loan
-
16,943
Total Unfunded Portfolio Company Commitments
$
880,626
$
891,744
The Company maintains sufficient borrowing capacity to cover outstanding unfunded portfolio company commitments that the Company may be required to fund.
Other Commitments and Contingencies
The Company had raised $5.5 billion in total Capital Commitments from investors, of which $112.4 million was from executives of Owl Rock. As of June 17, 2019, all outstanding Capital Commitments had been drawn.
In connection with the IPO, on July 22, 2019, the Company entered into the Company 10b5-1 Plan, to acquire up to $150 million in the aggregate of the Company’s common stock at prices below its net asset value per share over a specified period, in accordance with the guidelines specified in Rule 10b-18 and Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act. The Company 10b5-1 Plan commenced on August 19, 2019. Goldman, Sachs & Co., as agent has repurchased an aggregate of 12,515,624 shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the Company 10b5-1 Plan for an aggregate of approximately $150 million. The 10b5-1 Plan was exhausted on August 4, 2020.
On November 3, 2020, the Board approved a repurchase program under which the Company may repurchase up to $100 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock. Under the 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 repurchase program will terminate 12-months from the date it was approved. As of December 31, 2020, no repurchases were made under the Repurchase Plan.
From time to time, the Company may become a party to certain legal proceedings incidental to the normal course of its business. At December 31, 2020, management was not aware of any material pending or threatened litigation that would require accounting recognition or financial statement disclosure.
Note 8. Net Assets
IPO, Subscriptions and Drawdowns
The Company has the authority to issue 500,000,000 common shares at $0.01 per share par value.
On July 22, 2019, the Company closed its initial public offering (“IPO”), issuing 10 million shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $15.30 per share, and on August 2, 2019, the underwriters exercised their option to purchase an additional 1.5 million shares of common stock at a purchase price of $15.30 per share. Net of underwriting fees and offering costs, the Company received total cash proceeds of $164.0 million. The Company’s common stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol “ORCC” on July 18, 2019.
On July 7, 2019, the Board of Directors determined to eliminate outstanding fractional shares of the Company’s common stock, as permitted by Maryland General Corporation Law. On July 8, 2019, the Company eliminated the fractional shares by rounding down the number of fractional shares held by each shareholder to the nearest whole share and paying each shareholder cash for such fractional shares based on a price of $15.27 per share.
Prior to March 2, 2018, the Company entered into subscription agreements (the “Subscription Agreements”) with investors providing for the private placement of the Company’s common shares. Under the terms of the Subscription Agreements, investors were required to fund drawdowns to purchase the Company’s common shares up to the amount of their respective Capital
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
Commitment on an as-needed basis each time the Company delivered a drawdown notice to its investors. As of June 17, 2019, all outstanding Capital Commitments had been drawn.
On March 1, 2016, the Company issued 100 common shares for $1,500 to the Adviser.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company delivered the following capital call notices to investors:
Capital Drawdown Notice Date
Common Share Issuance Date
Number of Common Shares Issued
Aggregate Offering Price
($ in millions)
June 4, 2019
June 17, 2019
103,504,284
$
1,580.5
March 8, 2019
March 21, 2019
19,267,823
300.0
January 30, 2019
February 12, 2019
29,220,780
450.0
Total
151,992,887
2,330.5
During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company delivered the following capital call notices to investors:
Capital Drawdown Notice Date
Common Share Issuance Date
Number of Common Shares Issued
Aggregate Offering Price
($ in millions)
November 28, 2018
December 11, 2018
22,446,698
$
349.9
September 21, 2018
October 4, 2018
9,803,922
150.0
August 7, 2018
August 20, 2018
19,404,916
300.0
July 24, 2018
August 6, 2018
9,733,940
150.0
July 10, 2018
July 23, 2018
13,053,380
200.0
June 14, 2018
June 27, 2018
12,901,364
200.0
April 5, 2018
April 18, 2018
13,149,244
200.0
March 5, 2018
March 16, 2018
11,347,030
175.0
Total
111,840,494
1,724.9
Distributions
The following table reflects the distributions declared on shares of the Company’s common stock during the year ended December 31, 2020:
December 31, 2020
Date Declared
Record Date
Payment Date
Distribution per Share
November 3, 2020
December 31, 2020
January 19, 2020
$
0.31
May 28, 2019 (special dividend)
December 31, 2020
January 19, 2020
$
0.08
August 4, 2020
September 30, 2020
November 13, 2020
$
0.31
May 28, 2019 (special dividend)
September 30, 2020
November 13, 2020
$
0.08
May 5, 2020
June 30, 2020
August 14, 2020
$
0.31
May 28, 2019 (special dividend)
June 30, 2020
August 14, 2020
$
0.08
February 19, 2020
March 31, 2020
May 15, 2020
$
0.31
May 28, 2019 (special dividend)
March 31, 2020
May 15, 2020
$
0.08
On February 23, 2021, the Board declared a distribution of $0.31 per share for shareholders of record on March 31, 2021 payable on or before May 14, 2021.
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
The following table reflects the distributions declared on shares of the Company’s common stock during the year ended December 31, 2019:
December 31, 2019
Date Declared
Record Date
Payment Date
Distribution per Share
October 30, 2019
December 31, 2019
January 31, 2020
$
0.31
May 28, 2019 (special dividend)
December 31, 2019
January 31, 2020
$
0.04
May 28, 2019
September 30, 2019
November 15, 2019
$
0.31
May 28, 2019 (special dividend)
September 30, 2019
November 15, 2019
$
0.02
June 4, 2019
June 14, 2019
August 15, 2019
$
0.44
February 27, 2019
March 31, 2019
May 14, 2019
$
0.33
The following table reflects the distributions declared on shares of the Company’s common stock during the year ended December 31, 2018:
December 31, 2018
Date Declared
Record Date
Payment Date
Distribution per Share
November 6, 2018
December 31, 2018
January 31, 2019
$
0.36
August 7, 2018
September 30, 2018
November 15, 2018
$
0.39
June 22, 2018
June 30, 2018
August 15, 2018
$
0.34
March 2, 2018
March 31, 2018
April 30, 2018
$
0.33
Dividend Reinvestment
With respect to distributions, the Company has adopted an “opt out” dividend reinvestment plan for common shareholders. As a result, in the event of a declared distribution, each shareholder that has not “opted out” of the dividend reinvestment plan will have their dividends or distributions automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Company’s 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.
The following table reflects the common stock issued pursuant to the dividend reinvestment plan during the year ended December 31, 2020:
Date Declared
Record Date
Payment Date
Shares
August 4, 2020
September 30, 2020
November 13, 2020
1,738,817
May 5, 2020
June 30, 2020
August 14, 2020
3,541,285
Feburary 19, 2020
March 31, 2020
May 15, 2020
2,249,543
October 30, 2019
December 31, 2019
January 31, 2020
2,823,048
In conjunction with the distribution paid on January 19, 2021 for shareholders of record as of December 31, 2020, the Company issued 1,435,099 shares of common stock pursuant to the dividend reinvestment plan.
The following table reflects the common stock issued pursuant to the dividend reinvestment plan during the year ended December 31, 2019:
Date Declared
Record Date
Payment Date
Shares
May 28, 2019
September 30, 2019
November 15, 2019
2,974,103
June 4, 2019
June 14, 2019
August 15, 2019
3,965,754
February 27, 2019
March 31, 2019
May 14, 2019
2,882,297
November 6, 2018
December 31, 2018
January 31, 2019
2,613,223
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
The following table reflects the common stock issued pursuant to the dividend reinvestment plan during the year ended December 31, 2018.
Date Declared
Record Date
Payment Date
Shares
August 7, 2018
September 30, 2018
November 15, 2018
2,323,165
June 22, 2018
June 30, 2018
August 15, 2018
1,539,516
March 2, 2018
March 31, 2018
April 30, 2018
1,310,272
November 7, 2017
December 31, 2017
January 31, 2018
1,231,796
Stock Repurchase Plan (the “Company 10b5-1 Plan”)
On July 7, 2019, the Board approved the Company 10b5-1 Plan, to acquire up to $150 million in the aggregate of the Company’s common stock at prices below net asset value per share over a specified period, in accordance with the guidelines specified in Rule 10b-18 and Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act. The Company 10b5-1 Plan commenced on August 19, 2019 and was exhausted on August 4, 2020.
The Company 10b5-1 Plan was intended to allow the Company to repurchase common stock at times when it otherwise might be prevented from doing so under insider trading laws. The Company 10b5-1 Plan required Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, as agent, to repurchase shares of common stock on the Company’s behalf when the market price per share was below the most recently reported net asset value per share (including any updates, corrections or adjustments publicly announced by us to any previously announced net asset value per share). Under the Company 10b5-1 Plan, the agent would increase the volume of purchases made as the price of the Company’s common stock declined, subject to volume restrictions.
The purchase of shares pursuant to the Company 10b5-1 Plan was intended to satisfy the conditions of Rule 10b5-1 and Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act, and was otherwise subject to applicable law, including Regulation M, which may prohibit purchases under certain circumstances.
The following table provides information regarding purchases of the Company’s common stock by Goldman, Sachs & Co., as agent, pursuant to the 10b5-1 plan for each month in the year ended December 31, 2020:
Period
($ in millions, except share and per share amounts)
Total Number
of Shares
Repurchased
Average Price Paid per Share
Approximate
Dollar Value of
Shares that have been
Purchased Under
the Plans
Approximate
Dollar Value
of Shares that
May Yet Be
Purchased Under
the Plan
January 1, 2020 - January 31, 2020
-
$
-
$
-
$
150.0
February 1, 2020 - February 29, 2020
87,328
$
15.17
$
1.4
$
148.6
March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020
4,009,218
$
12.46
$
46.6
$
102.0
April 1, 2020 - April 30, 2020
6,235,497
$
11.95
$
74.3
$
27.7
May 1, 2020 - May 31, 2020
2,183,581
$
12.76
$
27.7
$
-
June 1, 2020 - June 30, 2020
-
$
-
$
-
$
-
July 1, 2020 - July 31, 2020
-
$
-
August 1, 2020 - August 31, 2020
-
$
-
Total
12,515,624
$
150.0
On November 3, 2020, the Board approved a repurchase program under which the Company may repurchase up to $100 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock. Under the program, purchases may be made at management’s discretion from time to time in open-market transactions, in accordance with all applicable securities laws and regulations. Unless extended by the Board, the repurchase program will terminate 12-months from the date it was approved. As of December 31, 2020, no repurchases were made under the Repurchase Plan.
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
Note 9. Earnings Per Share
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018:
Years Ended December 31,
($ in thousands, except per share amounts)
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
$
387,740
$
498,001
$
202,243
Weighted average shares of common stock
outstanding-basic and diluted
388,645,561
324,630,279
146,422,371
Earnings per common share-basic and diluted
$
1.00
$
1.53
$
1.38
Note 10. Income Taxes
Taxable income generally differs from increase in net assets resulting from operations due to temporary and permanent differences in the recognition of income and expenses, and generally excludes net unrealized gains or losses, as unrealized gains or losses are generally not included in taxable income until they are realized.
The Company makes certain adjustments to the classification of net assets as a result of permanent book-to-tax differences, which include differences in the book and tax basis of certain assets and liabilities, and nondeductible federal taxes or losses among other items. To the extent these differences are permanent, they are charged or credited to additional paid in capital, or total distributable earnings (losses), as appropriate.
The following reconciles the increase in net assets resulting from operations for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018 to undistributed taxable income at December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively:
Years Ended December 31,
($ in millions)
2020(1)
Increase in net assets resulting from operations
$
387.7
$
498.0
$
202.2
Adjustments:
Net unrealized (gain) loss on investments
$
76.0
$
3.8
$
43.6
Other income (loss) for tax purposes, not book
14.2
(3.3
)
10.4
Deferred organization costs
(0.1
)
(0.1
)
(0.1
)
Other book-tax differences
2.0
2.0
1.7
Realized gain/loss differences
61.6
-
-
Taxable Income
$
541.5
$
500.4
$
257.8
________________
(1)
Tax information for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 is estimated and is not considered final until the Company files its tax return.
For the year ended December 31, 2020
Total distributions declared of $605.9 million resulted in a tax dividend amount of $597.9 million that consisted of approximately $581.9 million of ordinary income and $16.0 million of long-term capital gains for the tax year ending December 31, 2020. The remaining $8.0 million will be reported in tax year December 31, 2021. For the calendar year ended December 31, 2020 the Company had no undistributed ordinary income or capital gains, as well as, $(197.8) million of net unrealized gains (losses) on investments and $(0.7) million of other temporary differences. For the year ended December 31, 2020, 91.9% of distributed ordinary income qualified as interest related dividend which is exempt from U.S. withholding tax applicable to non-U.S. shareholders.
During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company increased the total distributable earnings (losses) and decreased additional paid in capital. These permanent differences were principally related to $2.0 million attributable to U.S. federal income tax, including excise taxes.
As of December 31, 2020, the net estimated unrealized loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes was $0.2 billion based on a tax cost basis of $11.0 billion. As of December 31, 2020, the estimated aggregate gross unrealized loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes was $0.3 billion and the estimated aggregate gross unrealized gain for U.S. federal income tax purposes was $0.1 billion.
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
For the year ended December 31, 2019
Substantially all of the dividends declared during the year ended December 31, 2019 were derived from ordinary income, determined on a tax basis. Total distributions declared of $473.8 million consisted of approximately $470.0 million of ordinary income and $3.8 million of long-term capital gains. For the calendar year ended December 31, 2019 the Company had $53.3 million of undistributed ordinary income and $6.3 million of undistributed capital gains, as well as, $(40.9) million of net unrealized gains (losses) on investments and $(0.9) million of other temporary differences. For the year ended December 31, 2019, 92.2% of distributed ordinary income qualified as interest related dividend which is exempt from U.S. withholding tax applicable to non-U.S. shareholders.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company increased the total distributable earnings (losses) and decreased additional paid in capital. These permanent differences were principally related to $2.0 million attributable to U.S. federal excise taxes.
As of December 31, 2019, the net estimated unrealized loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes was $40.2 million based on a tax cost basis of $8.8 billion. As of December 31, 2019, the estimated aggregate gross unrealized loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes was $64.4 million and the estimated aggregate gross unrealized gain for U.S. federal income tax purposes was $24.2 million.
For the year ended December 31, 2018
Substantially all of the dividends declared during the year ended December 31, 2018 were derived from ordinary income, determined on a tax basis. Total distributions declared of $232.1 million consisted of approximately $231.9 million of ordinary income and $0.2 million of long-term capital gains. For the calendar year ended December 31, 2018 the Company had $28.8 million of undistributed ordinary income and $3.8 million of undistributed capital gain, as well as, $(40.0) million of net unrealized gains (losses) on investments and $(1.0) million of other temporary differences. For the year ended December 31, 2018, 89.3% of distributed ordinary income qualified as interest related dividend which is exempt from U.S. withholding tax applicable to non-U.S. shareholders.
During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company increased the total distributable earnings (losses) and decreased additional paid in capital. These permanent differences were principally related $0.6 million of non-deductible offering costs and $1.1 million attributable to U.S. federal excise taxes.
As of December 31, 2018, the net estimated unrealized loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes was $41.2 million based on a tax cost basis of $5.8 billion. As of December 31, 2018, the estimated aggregate gross unrealized loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes was $62.2 million and the estimated aggregate gross unrealized gain for U.S. federal income tax purposes was $21.0 million.
Taxable Subsidiaries
Certain of the Company’s consolidated subsidiaries are subject to U.S. federal and state corporate-level income taxes. For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company recorded a net tax expense of approximately $2.1 million for taxable subsidiaries. For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company did not record a net tax expense for taxable subsidiaries.
The Company recorded a net deferred tax liability of $3.7 million as of December 31, 2020 for taxable subsidiaries, which is significantly related to GAAP to tax outside basis differences in the taxable subsidiaries' investment in certain partnership interests. There was no deferred tax asset or liability as of December 31, 2019.
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
Note 11. Financial Highlights
The following are the financial highlights for a common share outstanding during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016:
For the Years Ended December 31,
($ in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
Per share data:
Net asset value, beginning of period
$
15.24
$
15.10
$
15.03
$
14.85
$
-
Net investment income(1)
1.33
1.54
1.68
1.40
0.42
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
(0.35
)
0.08
(0.19
)
0.13
0.36
Total from operations
0.98
1.62
1.49
1.53
0.78
Repurchase of common shares(2)
0.08
(0.03
)
-
-
14.13
Distributions declared from earnings(2)
(1.56
)
(1.45
)
(1.42
)
(1.35
)
(0.06
)
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
(0.50
)
0.14
0.07
0.18
14.85
Net asset value, end of period
$
14.74
$
15.24
$
15.10
$
15.03
$
14.85
Shares outstanding, end of period
389,966,688
392,129,619
216,204,837
97,959,595
45,833,313
Per share market value at end of period
$
12.66
17.89
N/A
N/A
N/A
Total Return, based on market value(3)
(20.1
)
%
22.0
%(8)
N/A
N/A
N/A
Total Return, based on net asset value(4)
8.7
%
10.7
%
10.2
%
10.6
%
(0.6
)
%
Ratios / Supplemental Data(5)
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(6)(7)
5.0
%
4.4
%
6.4
%
6.3
%
6.5
%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(7)
9.1
%
10.0
%
10.9
%
9.0
%
2.9
%
Net assets, end of period
$
5,746,434
$
5,977,283
$
3,264,845
$
1,472,579
$
680,525
Weighted-average shares outstanding
388,645,561
324,630,279
146,422,371
67,082,905
21,345,191
Total capital commitments, end of period
N/A
N/A
$
5,471,160
$
5,067,680
$
2,313,237
Ratio of total contributed capital to total committed capital, end of period
N/A
N/A
57.4
%
27.9
%
28.8
%
Portfolio turnover rate
14.7
%
17.7
%
29.1
%
30.8
%
25.4
%
________________
(1)
The per share data was derived using the weighted average shares outstanding during the period.
(2)
The per share data was derived using actual shares outstanding at the date of the relevant transaction.
(3)
Total return based on market value is calculated as the change in market value per share during the respective periods, taking into account dividends and distributions, if any, reinvested in accordance with the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan.
(4)
Total return is calculated as the change in net asset value (“NAV”) per share during the period, plus distributions per share (assuming dividends and distributions, if any, are reinvested in accordance with the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan), if any, divided by the beginning NAV per share.
(5)
Does not include expenses of investment companies in which the Company invests.
(6)
Prior to the management and incentive fee waivers, the total expenses to average net assets for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016 were 7.3%, 5.9%, 6.4%, 6.3% and 6.5%, respectively.
(7)
For the year ended December 31, 2016, the ratio reflects an annualized amount, except in the case of non-recurring expenses (e.g. initial organization expenses).
(8)
Total return based on market value is calculated as the change in market value per share during the respective periods, taking into account dividends and distributions, if any, reinvested in accordance with the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan. The beginning market value per share is based on the initial public offering price of $15.30 per share.
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
Note 12. Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)
For the three months ended
(amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
March 31, 2020
June 30, 2020
September 30, 2020
December 31, 2020
Investment income
$
204,732
$
190,242
$
187,059
$
221,254
Net expenses
$
58,476
$
61,080
$
59,622
$
106,653
Net investment income (loss)
$
146,256
$
129,162
$
127,437
$
114,601
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)
$
(458,846
)
$
174,457
$
88,610
$
66,063
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
$
(312,590
)
$
303,619
$
216,047
$
180,664
Net asset value per share as of the end of the quarter
$
14.09
$
14.52
$
14.67
$
14.74
Earnings (losses) per share - basic and diluted
$
(0.79
)
$
0.79
$
0.56
$
0.46
For the three months ended
(amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
March 31, 2019
June 30, 2019
September 30, 2019
December 31, 2019
Investment income
$
151,475
$
176,135
$
188,154
$
202,255
Net expenses
$
55,470
$
56,513
$
50,248
$
56,882
Net investment income (loss)
$
96,005
$
119,622
$
137,906
$
145,373
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)
$
18,482
$
5,048
$
(19,254
)
$
(5,181
)
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
$
114,487
$
124,670
$
118,652
$
140,192
Net asset value per share as of the end of the quarter
$
15.26
$
15.28
$
15.22
$
15.24
Earnings (losses) per share - basic and diluted
$
0.49
$
0.44
$
0.31
$
0.36
For the three months ended
(amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
March 31, 2018
June 30, 2018
September 30, 2018
December 31, 2018
Investment income
$
65,444
$
86,100
$
110,485
$
126,829
Net expenses
$
26,767
$
33,759
$
38,877
$
43,933
Net investment income (loss)
$
38,677
$
52,341
$
71,608
$
82,896
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)
$
5,599
$
(1,626
)
$
$
(47,970
)
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
$
44,276
$
50,715
$
72,326
$
34,926
Net asset value per share as of the end of the quarter
$
15.14
$
15.21
$
15.27
$
15.10
Earnings (losses) per share - basic and diluted
$
0.44
$
0.41
$
0.44
$
0.18
Note 13. Subsequent Events
The Company’s management evaluated subsequent events through the date of issuance of these consolidated financial statements. Other than those previously disclosed, there have been no subsequent events that occurred during such period that would require disclosure in, or would be required to be recognized in, these consolidated financial statements.

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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
None.

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ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
(a)
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
In accordance with Rules 13a-15(b) and 15d-15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), we, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15I and Rule 15d-15I of the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K and determined that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of the end of the period covered by the Annual Report on Form 10-K.
(b)
Management’s Report on Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act). Under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 COSO Framework). Based on our evaluation under the framework in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013), management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2020.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
(c)
Attestation Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Our independent registered public accounting firm, KPMG LLP, has issued an audit report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, which is set forth under the heading “Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” on page.
(d)
Changes in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2020 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 9B. Other Information
None.
PART III

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ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Our Board of Directors
Our Board consists of eight members. The Board is divided into three classes, with the members of each class serving staggered, three-year terms. The terms of our Class I directors will expire at the 2023 annual meeting of shareholders; the terms of our Class II directors will expire at the 2021 annual meeting of shareholders; and the terms of our Class III directors will expire at the 2022 annual meeting of shareholders.
Messrs. Finn and Kaye serve as Class I directors (with terms expiring in 2023). Messrs. Temple and Ostrover and Ms. Weiler serve as Class II directors (with terms expiring in 2021). Messrs. D’Alelio, Packer, and Kirshenbaum serve as Class III directors (with terms expiring in 2022).
Biographical Information
Brief biographies of the members of the Board are set forth below. Also included below following each biography is a brief discussion of the specific experience, qualifications, attributes or skills that led our Board to conclude that the applicable director should serve on our Board at this time. In addition, set forth further below is a biography of each of our executive officers who is not a director.
Name, Address, and Age(1)
Position(s) Held with the Company
Principal
Occupation(s)
During the Past
5 Years
Term of Office
and Length of
Time Served(2)
Number of
Companies in
Fund
Complex(3)
Overseen by
Director
Other Directorships
Held by Director or
Nominee for Director
Independent Directors
Brian Finn, 60
Director
Private Investor
Chief Executive Officer, Asset Management Finance Corporation (through 2013)
Class I Director since 2016; Term expires in 2023
Owl Rock Capital Corporation II (“ORCC II”)
Owl Rock Capital Corporation III (“ORCC III”)
Owl Rock Technology Finance Corp. (“ORTF”)
Owl Rock Core Income Corp. ("ORCIC")
The Scotts Miracle Gro Company
Rotor Acquisition Corp.
Eric Kaye, 57
Director
Founder of Kayezen, LLC (formerly ARQ^EX Fitness Systems)
Class I Director since 2016; Term expires in 2023
ORCC II
ORCC III
ORTF
ORCIC
Christopher M. Temple, 53
Director
President of DelTex Capital LLC
Class II Director since 2016; Term expires in 2021
ORCC II
ORCC III
ORTF
ORCIC
Plains All American Pipeline Company
Name, Address, and Age(1)
Position(s) Held with the Company
Principal
Occupation(s)
During the Past
5 Years
Term of Office
and Length of
Time Served(2)
Number of
Companies in
Fund
Complex(3)
Overseen by
Director
Other Directorships
Held by Director or
Nominee for Director
Melissa Weiler, 56
Director
Private Investor
Managing Director and member of the Management Committee of Crescent Capital Group (through 2020)
Class II Director since 2021, Term expires in 2021
ORCC II
ORCC III
ORTF
ORCIC
Edward D'Alelio, 68
Chairman of the Board, Director
Retired
Class III Director since 2016; Term expires in 2022
ORCC II
ORCC III
ORTF
ORCIC
Blackstone/GSO Long Short Credit Fund
Blackstone/GSO Sen. Flt Rate Fund
Interested Directors(4)
Douglas I. Ostrover, 58
Director
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Owl Rock Capital Partners
Co-Chief Investment Officer of the Adviser, ORTA, ORDA and ORPFA (the "Owl Rock Advisers")
Co-Founder GSO Capital Partners
Class II Director
since 2016; Term
expires in 2021
ORCC II
ORCC III
ORTF
ORCIC
Name, Address, and Age(1)
Position(s) Held with the Company
Principal
Occupation(s)
During the Past
5 Years
Term of Office
and Length of
Time Served(2)
Number of
Companies in
Fund
Complex(3)
Overseen by
Director
Other Directorships
Held by Director or
Nominee for Director
Craig W. Packer, 54
Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
Co-Founder of Owl Rock Capital Partners
Co-Chief Investment Officer of each of the Owl Rock Advisers
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, ORCC II, ORCC III, ORTF and ORCIC (the "Owl Rock BDCs")
Co-Head of Leveraged Finance in the Americas, Goldman Sachs
Class III Director since 2016; Term expires in 2022
ORCC II
ORCC III
ORTF
ORCIC
Alan Kirshenbaum, 49
Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Director
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Owl Rock Capital Partners, each of the Owl Rock Advisers, the Company and ORTF
Chief Operating Officer of ORCC II and ORCC III
Chief Financial Officer of Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc.
Director since 2015 and Class III Director since 2016; Term expires in 2022
ORCC II
ORCC III
ORTF
ORCIC
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(1)
The address for each director is c/o Owl Rock Capital Corporation, 399 Park Avenue, 38th Floor, New York, New York 10022.
(2)
Directors serve for three-year terms until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
(3)
The term “Fund Complex” refers to the Owl Rock BDCs. Directors and officers who oversee the funds in the Fund Complex are noted.
(4)
“Interested person” of the Company as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). Messrs. Ostrover, Packer, and Kirshenbaum are “interested persons” because of their affiliation with the Adviser.
Independent Directors
Mr. Kaye is the founder of Kayezen, LLC (formerly ARQ^EX Fitness Systems), a physical therapy and fitness equipment design company. Prior to founding Kayezen, LLC, Mr. Kaye served as a Vice Chairman and Managing Director of UBS Investment Bank, and a member of the division’s Global Operating and U.S. Executive Committees, from June 2001 to May 2012. For the majority of Mr. Kaye’s tenure with UBS, he was a Managing Director and led the firm’s Exclusive Sales and Divestitures Group, where he focused on advising middle market companies. Prior to joining UBS, Mr. Kaye has served as Global Co Head of Mergers & Acquisitions for Robertson Stephens, an investment banking firm, from February 1998 to June 2001. Mr. Kaye joined Robertson Stephens from PaineWebber where he served as Executive Director and head of the firm’s Technology Mergers & Acquisitions team. Since March 2016 and November 2016 he has served on the boards of directors of the Company and ORCC II, respectively, since August 2018 he has served on the board of directors of ORTF, and since February 2020 and September 2020 he has served on the boards of directors of ORCC III and ORCIC, respectively.
We believe Mr. Kaye’s management positions and experiences in the middle market provide the Board with valuable insight.
Mr. Finn served as the Chief Executive Officer of Asset Management Finance Corporation from 2009 to March 2013 and as its Chairman from 2008 to March 2013. From 2004 to 2008, Mr. Finn was Chairman and Head of Alternative Investments at Credit Suisse Group. Mr. Finn has held many positions within Credit Suisse and its predecessor firms, including President of Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB), President of Investment Banking, Co President of Institutional Securities, Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse USA and a member of the Office of the Chairman of CSFB. He was also a member of the Executive Board of Credit Suisse. Mr. Finn served as principal and partner of private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice from 1997 to 2002. Mr. Finn currently serves as Chairman of Covr Financial Technologies Corp., a director of The Scotts Miracle Gro Company, and WaveGuide Corporation, Chairman of Star Mountain Capital, a lower middle market credit investment firm, Investment Partner of Nyca Partners, a financial technology venture capital firm, a director of Sarcos Robotics and is CEO and a director of Rotor Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded 'blank check' company. Since March 2016 and November 2016, he has served on the boards of directors of the Company and ORCC II, respectively, since August 2018 he has served on the board of directors of ORTF, and since February 2020 and September 2020 he has served on the boards of directors of ORCC III and ORCIC, respectively. Mr. Finn received a B.S. in Economics from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
We believe Mr. Finn’s numerous management positions and broad experiences in the financial services sector provide him with skills and valuable insight in handling complex financial transactions and issues, all of which make him well qualified to serve on the Board.
Mr. Temple has served as President of DelTex Capital LLC (a private investment firm) since its founding in 2010. Mr. Temple has served as an Operating Executive/Consultant for Tailwind Capital, LLC, a New York based middle market private equity firm since June 2011. Prior to forming DelTex Capital, Mr. Temple served as President of Vulcan Capital, the investment arm of Vulcan Inc., from May 2009 until December 2009 and as Vice President of Vulcan Capital from September 2008 to May 2009. Prior to joining Vulcan in September 2008, Mr. Temple served as a managing director at Tailwind Capital, LLC from May to August 2008. Prior to joining Tailwind, Mr. Temple was a managing director at Friend Skoler & Co., Inc. from May 2005 to May 2008. From April 1996 to December 2004, Mr. Temple was a managing director at Thayer Capital Partners. Mr. Temple started his career in the audit and tax departments of KPMG’s Houston office and was a licensed CPA from 1989 to 1993. Mr. Temple has served on the board of directors of Plains GP Holdings, L.P., the general partner of Plains All American Pipeline Company since November 2016 and has served as a member of the Plains GP Holdings, L.P. compensation committee since November 2020 and as a director of Plains All American Pipeline, L.P’s (“PAA”) general partner from May 2009 to November 2016. He was a member of the PAA Audit Committee from 2009 to 2016. Prior public board service includes board and audit committee service for Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings from April 2011 to May 2016 and on the board and audit committee of Charter Communications Inc. from November 2009 through January 2011. In addition to public boards, as part of his role with Tailwind, Mr. Temple has served on private boards including Brawler Industries, and National HME and currently serves on the boards of Loenbro, Inc. and HMT, LLC. Since March 2016 and November 2016 he has served on the boards of directors of the Company and ORCC II, respectively, since August 2018 he has served on the board of directors of ORTF and since February 2020 and September 2020 he has served on the boards of directors of ORCC III and ORCIC, respectively. Mr. Temple holds a B.B.A., magna cum laude, from the University of Texas and an M.B.A. from Harvard.
We believe Mr. Temple’s broad investment management background, together with his financial and accounting knowledge, brings important and valuable skills to the Board.
Mr. D’Alelio was formerly a Managing Director and CIO for Fixed Income at Putnam Investments, Boston, where he served from 1989 until he retired in 2002. While at Putnam, he served on the Investment Policy Committee, which was responsible for oversight of all investments. He also sat on various Committees including attribution and portfolio performance. Prior to joining Putnam, he was a portfolio manager at Keystone Investments and prior to that, he was an Investment Analyst at The Hartford Ins. Co. Since 2002, Mr. D’Alelio has served as an Executive in Residence at the University of Mass., Boston-School of Management. He is also chair of the investment committee of the Umass Foundation and chair of the Umass Memorial Hospital investment committee and
serves on its corporate board. He serves on the Advisory Committees of Ceres Farms. Since September 2009, he has served as director of Vermont Farmstead Cheese. Since January 2008 he has served on the board of Blackstone/GSO Long Short Credit Fund & Blackstone/GSO Sen. Flt Rate Fund. Since March 2016 and November 2016, he has served on the boards of directors of the Company and ORCC II, respectively, since August 2018 he has served on the board of directors of ORTF, and since February 2020 and September 2020 he has served on the boards of directors of ORCC III and ORCIC, respectively. Mr. D’Alelio’s previous corporate board assignments include Archibald Candy, Doane Pet Care and Trump Entertainment Resorts. Mr. D’Alelio is a graduate of the Univ. of Mass Boston and has an M.B.A. from Boston University.
We believe Mr. D’Alelio’s numerous management positions and broad experiences in the financial services sector provide him with skills and valuable insight in handling complex financial transactions and issues, all of which make him well qualified to serve on the Board.
Ms. Weiler was formerly a Managing Director and a member of the Management Committee of Crescent Capital Group, a Los Angeles-based asset management firm (“Crescent”), where she served from January 2011 until she retired in December 2020. During that time, Ms. Weiler was responsible for the oversight of Crescent’s CLO management business from July 2017 through December 2020, and managed several multi-strategy credit funds from January 2011 through June 2017. During her tenure at Crescent, she also served on the Risk Management and Diversity & Inclusion committees. From October 1995 to December 2010, Ms. Weiler was a Managing Director at Trust Company of the West, a Los Angeles-based asset management firm (“TCW”). At TCW, she managed several multi-strategy credit funds from July 2006 to December 2010, and served as lead portfolio manager for TCW’s high-yield bond strategy from October 1995 to June 2006. Ms. Weiler is a member of the Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors and is actively involved in 100 Women in Finance. Ms. Weiler holds a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Weiler joined the boards of the Company, ORCC II, ORCC III, ORTF and ORCIC in 2021.
We believe Ms. Weiler’s broad investment management background, together with her financial and accounting knowledge, brings important and valuable skills to the Board.
Interested Directors
Mr. Ostrover is a Co-Founder of Owl Rock Capital Partners LP and also serves as Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chief Investment Officer of the Owl Rock Advisers, and is a member of the Investment Committee of each of the Owl Rock BDCs. In addition, Mr. Ostrover has served on the boards of directors of the Company and ORCC II since March 2016 and November 2016, respectively, on the board of directors of ORTF since August 2018, and on the boards of directors of ORCC III and ORCIC since February 2020 and September 2020, respectively. Prior to co-founding Owl Rock, Mr. Ostrover was one of the founders of GSO Capital Partners (GSO), Blackstone’s alternative credit platform, and a Senior Managing Director at Blackstone until June 2015. Prior to co-founding GSO in 2005, Mr. Ostrover was a Managing Director and Chairman of the Leveraged Finance Group of Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB). Prior to his role as Chairman, Mr. Ostrover was Global Co-Head of CSFB’s Leveraged Finance Group, during which time he was responsible for all of CSFB’s origination, distribution and trading activities relating to high yield securities, leveraged loans, high yield credit derivatives and distressed securities. Mr. Ostrover was a member of CSFB’s Management Council and the Fixed Income Operating Committee. Mr. Ostrover joined CSFB in November 2000 when CSFB acquired Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (“DLJ”), where he was a Managing Director in charge of High Yield and Distressed Sales, Trading and Research. Mr. Ostrover had been a member of DLJ’s high yield team since he joined the firm in 1992. Mr. Ostrover is actively involved in non-profit organizations including serving on the Board of Directors of the Michael J. Fox Foundation. Mr. Ostrover is also a board member of the Brunswick School. Mr. Ostrover received a B.A. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from New York University Stern School of Business.
We believe Mr. Ostrover’s depth of experience in corporate finance, capital markets and financial services, gives the Board valuable industry-specific knowledge and expertise on these and other matters, and his history with us and the Adviser, provide an important skillset and knowledge base to the Board.
Mr. Packer is a Co-Founder of Owl Rock Capital Partners LP and also serves as Co-Chief Investment Officer of the Owl Rock Advisers and President and Chief Executive Officer of each of the Owl Rock BDCs and is a member of the Investment Committee of each of the Owl Rock BDCs. In addition, Mr. Packer has served on the boards of directors of the Company and ORCC II since March 2016 and November 2016, respectively, on the board of directors of ORTF since August 2018, and on the boards of directors of ORCC III and ORCIC since February 2020 and September 2020, respectively. Prior to co-founding Owl Rock, Mr. Packer was Co-Head of Leveraged Finance in the Americas at Goldman, Sachs & Co., where he served on the Firmwide Capital Committee, Investment Banking Division (“IBD”) Operating Committee, IBD Client and Business Standards Committee and the IBD Risk Committee. Mr. Packer joined Goldman, Sachs & Co. as a Managing Director and Head of High Yield Capital Markets in 2006 and was named partner in 2008. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Mr. Packer was the Global Head of High Yield Capital Markets at Credit Suisse First Boston, and before that he worked at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Mr. Packer serves as Treasurer and member of the Board of Trustees of Greenwich Academy, and Co-Chair of the Honorary Board of Kids in Crisis, a nonprofit organization that serves children in Connecticut, and on the Advisory Board for the McIntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia. Mr. Packer earned a B.S. from the University of Virginia and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
We believe Mr. Packer’s depth of experience in corporate finance, capital markets and financial services gives the Board valuable industry-specific knowledge and expertise on these and other matters, and his history with us and the Adviser, provide an important skillset and knowledge base to the Board.
Mr. Kirshenbaum is Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Owl Rock Capital Partners LP and also serves as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Owl Rock Advisers, the Company and ORTF, and the Chief Operating Officer of ORCC II and ORCC III. In addition, Mr. Kirshenbaum has served on the boards of directors of the Company and ORCC II since October 2015, on the board of directors of ORTF since July 2018 and on the boards of directors of ORCC III and ORCIC since January 2020 and April 2020, respectively. Prior to Owl Rock, Mr. Kirshenbaum was Chief Financial Officer of Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc., a business development company traded on the NYSE (TSLX). Mr. Kirshenbaum was responsible for building and overseeing TSLX’s finance, treasury, accounting and operations functions from August 2011 through October 2015, including during its initial public offering in March 2014. From 2011 to 2013, Mr. Kirshenbaum was also Chief Financial Officer of TPG Special Situations Partners. From 2007 to 2011, Mr. Kirshenbaum was the Chief Financial Officer of Natsource, a private investment firm and, prior to that, Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of MainStay Investments. Mr. Kirshenbaum joined Bear Stearns Asset Management (“BSAM”) in 1999 and was BSAM’s Chief Financial Officer from 2003 to 2006. Before joining BSAM, Mr. Kirshenbaum worked in public accounting at KPMG and J.H. Cohn. Mr. Kirshenbaum is actively involved in a variety of non-profit organizations including the Boy Scouts of America and as trustee for the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ. Mr. Kirshenbaum is also a member of the Rutgers University Dean’s Cabinet. Mr. Kirshenbaum received a B.S. from Rutgers University and an M.B.A. from New York University Stern School of Business.
We believe Mr. Kirshenbaum’s finance and operations experience, including serving as chief financial officer for a publicly traded business development company and prior experience going through the initial public offering process, as well as a history with us and the Adviser, provide an important skillset and knowledge base to the Board.
Meetings and Attendance
The Board met thirteen times during 2020 and acted on various occasions by written consent. Each director attended all meetings of the Board (held during the period for which he has been a director) except for Messrs. Finn and Temple who did not attend one meeting of the Board, Mr. Packer who did not attend two meetings of the Board, and Mr. Ostrover who did not attend five meetings of the Board.
Board Attendance at the Annual Meeting
Our policy is to encourage our directors to attend each annual meeting; however, such attendance is not required at this time. All of our then-current directors attended the 2020 annual meeting of shareholders.
Board Leadership Structure and Role in Risk Oversight
Overall responsibility for our oversight rests with the Board. We have entered into the Investment Advisory Agreement pursuant to which the Adviser will manage the Company on a day-to-day basis. The Board is responsible for overseeing the Adviser and our other service providers in accordance with the provisions of the 1940 Act, applicable provisions of state and other laws and our charter. The Board is currently composed of eight members, five of whom are directors who are not “interested persons” of the Company or the Adviser as defined in the 1940 Act. The Board meets in person at regularly scheduled quarterly meetings each year. In addition, the Board may hold special in-person or telephonic meetings or informal conference calls to discuss specific matters that may arise or require action between regular meetings. As described below, the Board has established a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, a Compensation Committee and an Audit Committee, and may establish ad hoc committees or working groups from time to time, to assist the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities. The Board has appointed Edward D’Alelio, an independent director, to serve in the role of Chairman of the Board. The Chairman’s role is to preside at all meetings of the Board and to act as a liaison with the Adviser, counsel and other directors generally between meetings. The Chairman serves as a key point person for dealings between management and the directors. The Chairman also may perform such other functions as may be delegated by the Board from time to time. The Board reviews matters related to its leadership structure annually. The Board has determined that the Board’s leadership structure is appropriate because it allows the Board to exercise informed and independent judgment over the matters under its purview and it allocates areas of responsibility among committees of directors and the full Board in a manner that enhances effective oversight.
We are subject to a number of risks, including investment, compliance, operational and valuation risks, among others. Risk oversight forms part of the Board’s general oversight of the Company and is addressed as part of various Board and committee activities. Day to day risk management functions are subsumed within the responsibilities of the Adviser and other service providers (depending on the nature of the risk), which carry out our investment management and business affairs. The Adviser and other service providers employ a variety of processes, procedures and controls to identify various events or circumstances that give rise to risks, to lessen the probability of their occurrence and to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur. Each of the Adviser and other service providers has their own independent interest in risk management, and their policies and methods of risk management will depend on their functions and business models. The Board recognizes that it is not possible to identify all of the risks
that may affect the Company or to develop processes and controls to eliminate or mitigate their occurrence or effects. As part of its regular oversight of the Company, the Board interacts with and reviews reports from, among others, the Adviser, our chief compliance officer, our independent registered public accounting firm and counsel, as appropriate, regarding risks faced by the Company and applicable risk controls. The Board may, at any time and in its discretion, change the manner in which it conducts risk oversight.
Communications with Directors
Shareholders and other interested parties may contact any member (or all members) of the Board by mail. To communicate with the Board, any individual directors or any group or committee of directors, correspondence should be addressed to the Board or any such individual directors or group or committee of directors by either name or title. All such correspondence should be sent to Owl Rock Capital Corporation, 399 Park Avenue, 38th Floor, New York, New York 10022, Attention: Secretary.
Committees of the Board
The Board has an Audit Committee, a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and a Compensation Committee, and may form additional committees in the future. A brief description of each committee is included in this Form 10-K and the charters of the Audit, Nominating and Corporate Governance, and Compensation Committees can be accessed on the Company’s website at www.owlrockcapitalcorporation.com.
As of the date of this Form 10-K, the members of each of the Board’s committees are as follows (the names of the respective committee chairperson are bolded):
Audit Committee
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Compensation Committee
Edward D'Alelio
Edward D'Alelio
Edward D'Alelio
Christopher M. Temple
Christopher M. Temple
Christopher M. Temple
Eric Kaye
Eric Kaye
Eric Kaye
Brian Finn
Brian Finn
Brian Finn
Melissa Weiler
Melissa Weiler
Melissa Weiler
Audit Committee Governance, Responsibilities and Meetings
In accordance with its written charter adopted by the Board, the Audit Committee:
(a)
assists the Board’s oversight of the integrity of our financial statements, the independent registered public accounting firm’s qualifications and independence, our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and the performance of our independent registered public accounting firm;
(b)
prepares an Audit Committee report, if required by the SEC, to be included in our annual proxy statement;
(c)
oversees the scope of the annual audit of our financial statements, the quality and objectivity of our financial statements, accounting and financial reporting policies and internal controls;
(d)
determines the selection, appointment, retention and termination of our independent registered public accounting firm, as well as approving the compensation thereof;
(e)
pre-approves all audit and non-audit services provided to us and certain other persons by such independent registered public accounting firm; and
(f)
acts as a liaison between our independent registered public accounting firm and the Board.
The Audit Committee had eight formal meetings in 2020. Each member of the Audit Committee (during the period for which he has been a member of the committee) who served on such committee during the 2020 fiscal year attended all of the meetings held during 2020, except for Mr. Finn who did not attend one meeting of the Audit Committee.
Our Board has determined that Christopher M. Temple and Brian Finn qualify as “audit committee financial experts” as defined in Item 407 of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act.
Each member of the Audit Committee simultaneously serves on the audit committees of three or more public companies, and the Board has determined that each member’s simultaneous service on the audit committees of other public companies does not impair such member’s ability to effectively serve on the Audit Committee.
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Governance, Responsibilities and Meetings
In accordance with its written charter adopted by the Board, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee:
(a)
recommends to the Board persons to be nominated by the Board for election at the Company’s meetings of our shareholders, special or annual, if any, or to fill any vacancy on the Board that may arise between shareholder meetings;
(b)
makes recommendations with regard to the tenure of the directors;
(c)
is responsible for overseeing an annual evaluation of the Board and its committee structure to determine whether the structure is operating effectively; and
(d)
recommends to the Board the compensation to be paid to the independent directors of the Board.
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider for nomination to the Board candidates submitted by our shareholders or from other sources it deems appropriate.
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee had three formal meetings in 2020. Each member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (during the period for which he has been a member of the committee) who served on such committee during the 2020 fiscal year attended all of the meetings held during 2020.
Director Nominations
Nomination for election as a director may be made by, or at the direction of, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee or by shareholders in compliance with the procedures set forth in our bylaws.
Shareholder proposals or director nominations to be presented at the annual meeting of shareholders, other than shareholder proposals submitted pursuant to the SEC’s Rule 14a-8, must be submitted in accordance with the advance notice procedures and other requirements set forth in our bylaws. These requirements are separate from the requirements discussed above to have the shareholder nomination or other proposal included in our proxy statement and form of proxy/voting instruction card pursuant to the SEC’s rules.
Our bylaws require that the proposal or recommendation for nomination must be delivered to, or mailed and received at, the principal executive offices of the Company not earlier than the 150th day prior to the one year anniversary of the date the Company’s proxy statement for the preceding year’s annual meeting, or later than the 120th day prior to the first anniversary of the date of the proxy statement for the preceding year’s annual meeting. If the date of the annual meeting has changed by more than 30 days from the first anniversary of the date of the preceding year’s annual meeting, shareholder proposals or director nominations must be so received not earlier than the 150th day prior to the date of such annual meeting and not later than the 120th day prior to the date of such annual meeting or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made.
In evaluating director nominees, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee considers, among others, the following factors:
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whether the individual possesses high standards of character and integrity, relevant experience, a willingness to ask hard questions and the ability to work well with others;
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whether the individual is free of conflicts of interest that would violate applicable law or regulation or interfere with the proper performance of the responsibilities of a director;
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whether the individual is willing and able to devote sufficient time to the affairs of the Company and be diligent in fulfilling the responsibilities of a director and Board Committee member;
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whether the individual has the capacity and desire to represent the balanced, best interests of the shareholder as a whole and not a special interest group or constituency; and
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whether the individual possesses the skills, experiences (such as current business experience or other such current involvement in public service, academia or scientific communities), particular areas of expertise, particular backgrounds, and other characteristics that will help ensure the effectiveness of the Board and Board committees.
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee’s goal is to assemble a board that brings to the Company a variety of perspectives and skills derived from high-quality business and professional experience.
Other than the foregoing, there are no stated minimum criteria for director nominees, although the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may also consider other factors as they may deem are in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. The Board also believes it appropriate for certain key members of our management to participate as members of the Board.
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee identifies nominees by first evaluating the current members of the Board willing to continue in service. Current members of the Board with skills and experience that are relevant to our business and who are willing to continue in service are considered for re-nomination. If any member of the Board does not wish to continue in service or if the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee decides not to re-nominate a member for re-election, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee identify the desired skills and experience of a new nominee in light of the criteria above. The members of the Board are polled for suggestions as to individuals meeting the aforementioned criteria. Research may also be performed to identify qualified individuals. To date, we have not engaged third parties to identify or evaluate or assist in identifying potential nominees, although we reserve the right in the future to retain a third-party search firm, if necessary.
The Board has not adopted a formal policy with regard to the consideration of diversity in identifying director nominees. In determining whether to recommend a director nominee, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee considers and discusses diversity, among other factors, with a view toward the needs of the Board as a whole. The Board generally conceptualizes diversity expansively to include, without limitation, concepts such as race, gender, national origin, differences of viewpoint, professional experience, education, skill and other qualities that contribute to the Board, when identifying and recommending director nominees. The Board believes that the inclusion of diversity as one of many factors considered in selecting director nominees is consistent with the Board’s goal of creating a Board that best serves the needs of the Company and the interests of its shareholders.
Compensation Committee Governance, Responsibilities and Meetings
In accordance with its written charter adopted by the Board, the Compensation Committee:
(a)
determines, or recommends to the Board for determination, the compensation, if any, of our chief executive officer and all other executive officers; and
(b)
assists the Board with matters related to compensation generally, except with respect to the compensation of the directors.
As none of our executive officers are currently compensated by us, the Compensation Committee will not produce and/or review a report on executive compensation practices. The Compensation Committee had one formal meeting in 2020. Each member of the Compensation Committee (during the period for which he has been a member of the committee) who served on such committee during the 2020 fiscal year attended the meeting.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, the Company’s directors and executive officers, and any persons holding more than 10% of its shares, are required to report their beneficial ownership and any changes therein to the SEC and the Company. Specific due dates for those reports have been established, and the Company is required to report herein any failure to file such reports by those due dates. Based on the Company’s review of Forms 3, 4, and 5 filed by such persons and information provided by the Company’s directors and officers, the Company believes that during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to such persons were timely filed.
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
We have adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics which applies to our executive officers, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as well as every officer, director and employee of the Company. Our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics can be accessed on our website at www.owlrockcapitalcorporation.com.
There have been no material changes to our corporate code of ethics or material waivers of the code that apply to our Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer. If we make any substantive amendment to, or grant a waiver from, a provision of our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, we will promptly disclose the nature of the amendment or waiver on our website at www.owlrockcapitalcorporation.com as well as file a Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Information about Executive Officers Who Are Not Directors
The following sets forth certain information regarding the executive officers of the Company who are not directors of the Company.
Name
Age
Position
Officer Since
Karen Hager
Chief Compliance Officer
Bryan Cole
Chief Accounting Officer
Alexis Maged
Vice President
Neena Reddy
Vice President
The address for each of our executive officers is c/o Owl Rock Capital Corporation, 399 Park Avenue, 38th Floor, New York, New York 10022.
Ms. Hager is a Managing Director of Owl Rock Capital Partners LP and also serves as the Chief Compliance Officer of each of the Owl Rock Advisers and each of the Owl Rock BDCs. Prior to joining Owl Rock in March 2018, Ms. Hager was Chief Compliance Officer at Abbott Capital Management. Previous to Abbott, Ms. Hager worked as SVP, Director of Global Compliance and Chief Compliance Officer at The Permal Group, and as Director of Compliance at Dominick & Dominick Advisors LLC. Prior to joining Dominick & Dominick Advisors LLC, Ms. Hager was a Senior Securities Compliance Examiner/Staff Accountant at the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Ms. Hager received a B.S. in Accounting from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York.
Mr. Cole is a Managing Director of Owl Rock Capital Partners and serves as the Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer for each of the Owl Rock BDCs and ORCC III, and as Chief Financial Officer of ORCC II, ORCC III and ORCIC. Prior to joining Owl Rock in January 2016, Mr. Cole was Assistant Controller of Business Development Corporation of America, a non-traded business development company, where he was responsible for overseeing the finance, accounting, financial reporting, operations and internal controls functions. Preceding that role, Mr. Cole worked within the Financial Services-Alternative Investments practice of PwC where he specialized in financial reporting, fair valuation of illiquid investments and structured products, internal controls and other technical accounting matters pertaining to alternative investment advisors, hedge funds, business development companies and private equity funds. Mr. Cole received a B.S. in Accounting from Fordham University and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in New York.
Mr. Maged is a Managing Director of Owl Rock Capital Partners LP and also serves as the Head of Credit for each of the Owl Rock Advisers and as Vice President of each of the Owl Rock BDCs and ORCC III and is a member of the Investment Committee of each of the Owl Rock BDCs. Prior to joining Owl Rock in 2016, Mr. Maged was Chief Financial Officer of Barkbox, Inc., a New York based provider of pet themed products and technology, from 2014 to 2015. Prior to that, Mr. Maged was a Managing Director with Goldman Sachs & Co. from 2007 until 2014. At Goldman Sachs & Co., Mr. Maged held several leadership positions, including Chief Operating Officer of the investment bank’s Global Credit Finance businesses, Co-Chair of the Credit Markets Capital Committee and a member of the Firmwide Capital Committee. Prior to assuming that role in 2011, Mr. Maged served as Chief Underwriting Officer for the Americas and oversaw the U.S. Bank Debt Portfolio Group and US Loan Negotiation Group. From mid-2007 to the end of 2008, Mr. Maged was Head of Bridge Finance Capital Markets in the Americas Financing Group’s Leveraged Finance Group, where he coordinated the firm’s High Yield Bridge Lending and Syndication business. Prior to joining Goldman, Sachs & Co, Mr. Maged was Head of the Bridge Finance Group at Credit Suisse and also worked in the Loan Capital Markets Group at Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette. Upon DLJ’s merger with Credit Suisse in 2000, Mr. Maged joined Credit Suisse’s Syndicated Loan Group and, in 2003, founded its Bridge Finance Group. Earlier in his career, Mr. Maged was a member of the West Coast Sponsor Coverage Group at Citigroup and the Derivatives Group at Republic National Bank, as well as a founding member of the Loan Syndication Group at Swiss Bank Corporation. Mr. Maged received a B.A. from Vassar College and an M.B.A. from New York University Stern School of Business.
Ms. Reddy is a Managing Director of Owl Rock Capital Partners LP, General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer of each of the Owl Rock Advisers and also serves as Vice President and Secretary of each of the Owl Rock BDCs. Prior to joining Owl Rock in June 2019, Ms. Reddy was counsel at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, where she was responsible for direct alternative products, including private credit. Previously, Ms. Reddy was an attorney at Boies Schiller Flexner LLP and Debevoise & Plimpton LLP. Ms. Reddy received a B.A. in English from Georgetown University and a J.D. from New York University School of Law. Prior to becoming an attorney, Ms. Reddy was a financial analyst at Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Portfolio Managers
The management of our investment portfolio is the responsibility of the Adviser and the Investment Committee. We consider these individuals to be our portfolio managers. The Investment Team, is led by Douglas I. Ostrover, Marc S. Lipschultz and Craig W. Packer and is supported by certain members of the Adviser’s senior executive team and the Investment Committee. The Investment Team, under the Investment Committee’s supervision, sources investment opportunities, conducts research, performs due diligence on potential investments, structures our investments and will monitor our portfolio companies on an ongoing basis. The Investment Committee meets regularly to consider our investments, direct our strategic initiatives and supervise the actions taken by the Adviser on our behalf. In addition, the Investment Committee reviews and determines whether to make prospective investments and monitors the performance of the investment portfolio. Each investment opportunity requires the unanimous approval of the Investment Committee. Follow-on investments in existing portfolio companies may require the Investment Committee’s approval beyond that obtained when the initial investment in the portfolio company was made. In addition, temporary investments, such as those in cash equivalents, U.S. government securities and other high quality debt investments that mature in one year or less, may require approval by the Investment Committee. The compensation packages of certain Investment Committee members from the Adviser include various combinations of discretionary bonuses and variable incentive compensation based primarily on performance for services provided.
None of the Adviser’s investment professionals receive any direct compensation from us in connection with the management of our portfolio. Certain members of the Investment Committee, through their financial interests in the Adviser, are entitled to a portion of the profits earned by the Adviser, which includes any fees payable to the Adviser under the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement, less expenses incurred by the Adviser in performing its services under the Investment Advisory Agreement.
The Investment Team performs a similar role for ORCC II, ORCC III and ORCIC and certain members of the Investment Team also perform a similar role for ORTF, from which the Adviser and its affiliates may receive incentive fees. See “ITEM 1. BUSINESS - Affiliated Transactions” for a description of the Owl Rock Advisers’ allocation policy governing allocations of investments among us and other investment vehicles with similar or overlapping strategies, as well as a description of certain other relationships between us and the Adviser. See “ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS -We may compete for capital and investment opportunities with other entities managed by our Adviser or its affiliates, subjecting our Adviser to certain conflicts of interests” for a discussion of potential conflicts of interests.
The members of the Investment Committee function as portfolio managers with the most significant responsibility for the day-to-day management of our portfolio. The Investment Committee is comprised of Douglas I. Ostrover, Marc S. Lipschultz, Craig W. Packer and Alexis Maged. Information regarding the Investment Committee, is as follows:
Name
Year of Birth
Douglas I. Ostrover
Marc S. Lipschultz
Craig W. Packer
Alexis Maged
In addition to managing our investments, as of December 31, 2020, our portfolio managers also managed investments on behalf of the following entities:
Name
Entity
Investment Focus
Gross Assets
($ in millions)
Owl Rock Capital Corporation II
Business development company
U.S. middle-market lending
$
2,199.7
Owl Rock Capital Corporation III
Business development company
U.S. middle-market lending
$
515.8
Owl Rock Technology Finance Corp.
Business development company
U.S. middle-market lending
$
3,157.9
Owl Rock Core Income Corp.
Business development company
U.S. middle-market lending
$
22.6
As of December 31, 2020, our portfolio managers also managed 4 private funds (the "Owl Rock Private Funds" and together with the Owl Rock BDCs, the "Owl Rock Clients") with a total of approximately $2.5 billion in gross assets.
The management and incentive fees payable by the Owl Rock Clients are based on the gross or net assets and performance, respectively of each Owl Rock Client.
Biographical information regarding the member of the Investment Committee, who is not a director or executive officer of the Company is as follows:
Marc S. Lipschultz
Mr. Lipschultz is a Co-Founder and the President of Owl Rock Capital Partners, the Co-Chief Investment Officer of each of the Owl Rock Advisers, and is a member of the Adviser’s Investment Committee. Prior to founding Owl Rock, Mr. Lipschultz spent more than two decades at KKR, and he served on the firm’s Management Committee and as the Global Head of Energy and Infrastructure. Mr. Lipschultz has a wide range of experience in alternative investments, including leadership roles in private equity, infrastructure and direct-asset investing. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Lipschultz was with Goldman, Sachs & Co., where he focused on mergers and acquisitions and principal investment activities. He received an A.B. with honors and distinction, Phi Beta Kappa, from Stanford University and an M.B.A. with high distinction, Baker Scholar, from Harvard Business School. Mr. Lipschultz serves on the board of the Hess Corporation and is actively involved in a variety of nonprofit organizations, serving as a trustee or board member of the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, Michael J. Fox Foundation, Mount Sinai Health System, Riverdale Country School and as the Chairman Emeritus of the board of directors of the 92nd Street Y.
The table below shows the dollar range of shares of our common stock to be beneficially owned by the members of the Investment Committee as of February 19, 2021 stated as one of the following dollar ranges: None; $1-$10,000; $10,001- $50,000; $50,001-$100,000; or Over $100,000. For purposes of this Annual Report, the term “Fund Complex” is defined to include the Owl Rock BDCs.
Name
Dollar Range of Equity Securities in Owl Rock Capital Corporation(1)(2)
Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in the Fund Complex(1)(2)
Douglas I. Ostrover
over $100,000
over $100,000
Marc S. Lipschultz
over $100,000
over $100,000
Craig W. Packer
over $100,000
over $100,000
Alexis Maged
-
-
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(1)
Beneficial ownership determined in accordance with Rule 16a-1(a)(2) promulgated under the 1934 Act.
(2)
The dollar range of equity securities of the Company beneficially owned by directors of the Company, if applicable, is calculated by multiplying the closing price of the Company’s common stock of $13.89 on February 19, 2021 the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), times the number of shares of the Company’s common stock beneficially owned.
(3)
The dollar range of Equity Securities in the Fund Complex beneficially owned by directors of the Company, if applicable, is the sum of (a) the product obtained by multiplying the current net offering price of Owl Rock Capital Corporation II, times the number of shares of Owl Rock Capital Corporation II beneficially owned, (b) the product obtained by multiplying the net asset value per share of Owl Rock Capital Corporation III as of December 31, 2020, by the number of shares of Owl Rock Capital Corporation III beneficially owned, (c) the product obtained by multiplying the net asset value per share of Owl Rock Technology Finance Corp. as of December 31, 2020, by the number of shares of Owl Rock Technolocy Finance Corp. beneficially owned, (d) the product obtained by multiplying the current net offering price of Owl Rock Core Income Corp., times the number of shares of Owl Rock Core Income Corp. beneficially owned and (e) the total dollar range of equity securities in the Company beneficially owned by the director.

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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Item 11. Executive Compensation
We do not currently have any employees and do not expect to have any employees. Services necessary for our business are provided by individuals who are employees of the Adviser or its affiliates, pursuant to the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Administration Agreement, as applicable. Our day to day investment and administrative operations are managed by the Adviser. Most of the services necessary for the origination and administration of our investment portfolio will be provided by investment professionals employed by the Adviser or its affiliates.
None of our executive officers will receive direct compensation from us. We will reimburse the Adviser the allocable portion of the compensation paid by the Adviser (or its affiliates) to our chief compliance officer and chief financial officer and their respective staffs (based on the percentage of time such individuals devote, on an estimated basis, to our business and affairs). The members of the Investment Committee, through their financial interests in the Adviser, are entitled to a portion of the profits earned by the Adviser, which includes any fees payable to the Adviser under the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement, less expenses incurred by the Adviser in performing its services under the Investment Advisory Agreement.
Director Compensation
No compensation is expected to be paid to our directors who are “interested persons,” as such term is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act. Our directors who do not also serve in an executive officer capacity for us or the Adviser are entitled to receive annual cash retainer fees, fees for participating in in person board and committee meetings and annual fees for serving as a committee chairperson, determined based on our net assets as of the end of each fiscal quarter. These directors are Edward D’Alelio, Christopher M. Temple, Eric Kaye and Brian Finn. We pay each independent director the following amounts for serving as a director:
Annual Committee Chair Cash Retainer
Annual Cash Retainer
Board Meeting Fee
Chair of the Board
Audit
Committee Chair
Committee Meeting Fee
Post-Listing Date (July 18, 2019)
$
150,000
$
2,500
$
25,000
$
15,000
$
5,000
$
1,000
We also reimburse each of the directors for all reasonable and authorized business expenses in accordance with our policies as in effect from time to time, including reimbursement of reasonable out of pocket expenses incurred in connection with attending each board meeting and each committee meeting not held concurrently with a board meeting.
The table below sets forth the compensation received by each director from the Company and the Fund Complex for service during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020:
Name
Fees Earned and Paid in Cash by the Company
Total Compensation from the Company
Total Compensation from the Fund Complex
Edward D'Alelio
$
227,500
$
227,500
$
963,540
Christopher M. Temple
$
215,000
$
215,000
$
917,224
Eric Kaye
$
215,000
$
215,000
$
917,224
Brian Finn
$
199,000
$
199,000
$
843,249

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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Shareholder Matters
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. These rules generally provide that a person is the beneficial owner of securities if such person has or shares the power to vote or direct the voting thereof, or to dispose or direct the disposition thereof or has the right to acquire such powers within 60 days. The following table sets forth, as of February 19, 2021 the beneficial ownership according to information furnished to us by such persons or publicly available filings. Ownership information for those persons who beneficially own 5% or more of the outstanding shares of our common stock is based upon filings by such persons with the SEC and other information obtained from such persons of each current director, the nominees for director, the Company’s executive officers, the executive officers and directors as a group, and each person known to us to beneficially own 5% or more of the outstanding shares of our common stock.
The percentage ownership is based on 391,401,787 shares of our common stock outstanding as of February 19, 2021. To our knowledge, except as indicated in the footnotes to the table, each of the shareholders listed below has sole voting and/or investment power with respect to shares of our common stock beneficially owned by such shareholder.
Name and Address
Number of Shares Owned
Percentage of Class Outstanding
5% Owners
Regents of the University of California(1)
42,690,843
%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund E(2)
29,227,512
%
Interested Directors
Douglas I. Ostrover(3)
6,701,953
%
Craig W. Packer
290,849
*
Alan Kirshenbaum
27,993
*
Independent Directors
Brian Finn(4)
42,971
*
Edward D'Alelio
-
%
Eric Kaye
15,395
*
Christopher M. Temple
15,664
*
Melissa Weiler
-
%
Executive Officers
Karen Hager
-
%
Bryan Cole
-
%
Alexis Maged
15,000
*
Neena Reddy
-
%
All officers and directors as a group (12 persons)(5)
7,109,825
%
________________
* Less than 1%
(1)
The address of Regents of the University of California is 1111 Broadway, 21st Floor, Oakland, CA 94607.
(2)
The address of the State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund E is 50 West State Street, 9th Floor, PO Box 290, Trenton, NJ 08625.
(3)
Includes 2,776,465 shares held directly by Mr. Ostrover, 1,675,488 shares held by DIO Family LLC, a Delaware limited liability company of which Julia Ostrover, Mr. Ostrover’s wife, is the sole manager, and 2,250,000 shares held by Rose I LLC. Mr. Ostrover disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(4)
Shares are held by Marstar Investments, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company of which Mr. Finn is the administrator. Mr. Finn disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(5)
The address for each of the directors and officers is c/o Owl Rock Capital Corporation, 399 Park Avenue, 38th Floor, New York, New York 10022.
Dollar Range of Equity Securities Beneficially Owned by Directors
The table below shows the dollar range of equity securities of the Company and the aggregate dollar range of equity securities of the Fund Complex that were beneficially owned by each director as of February 19, 2021 stated as one of the following dollar ranges: None; $1 $10,000; $10,001 $50,000; $50,001 $100,000; or Over $100,000. For purposes of this Form 10-K, the term “Fund Complex” is defined to include the Company, Owl Rock Capital Corporation II, Owl Rock Capital Corporation III, Owl Rock Technology Finance Corp. and Owl Rock Core Income Corp.
Name of Director
Dollar Range of Equity Securities in Owl Rock Capital Corporation(1)(2)
Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in the Fund Complex(1)(3)
Interested Directors
Douglas I. Ostrover
over $100,000
over $100,000
Craig W. Packer
over $100,000
over $100,000
Alan Kirshenbaum
over $100,000
over $100,000
Independent Directors
Brian Finn
over $100,000
over $100,000
Edward D'Alelio
-
over $100,000
Eric Kaye
over $100,000
over $100,000
Christopher M. Temple
over $100,000
over $100,000
Melissa Weiler
-
-
________________
(1)
Beneficial ownership has been determined in accordance with Rule 16a 1(a)(2) of the Exchange Act.
(2)
The dollar range of equity securities of the Company beneficially owned by directors of the Company, if applicable, is calculated by multiplying the closing price of the Company’s common stock of $13.89 on February 19, 2021 on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), times the number of shares of the Company’s common stock beneficially owned.
(3)
The dollar range of Equity Securities in the Fund Complex beneficially owned by directors of the Company, if applicable, is the sum of (a) the product obtained by multiplying the current net offering price of Owl Rock Capital Corporation II, times the number of shares of Owl Rock Capital Corporation II beneficially owned, (b) the product obtained by multiplying the net asset value per share of Owl Rock Capital Corporation III as of December 31, 2020, by the number of shares of Owl Rock Capital Corporation III beneficially owned, (c) the product obtained by multiplying the net asset value per share of Owl Rock Technology Finance Corp. as of December 31, 2020, by the number of shares of Owl Rock Technolocy Finance Corp. beneficially owned, (d) the product obtained by multiplying the current net offering price of Owl Rock Core Income Corp., times the number of shares of Owl Rock Core Income Corp. beneficially owned and (e) the total dollar range of equity securities in the Company beneficially owned by the director.

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ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
We have entered into both the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Administration Agreement with the Adviser. Pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, we will pay the Adviser a base management fee and an incentive fee. See “ITEM 1. BUSINESS -Investment Advisory Agreement” for a description of how the fees payable to the Adviser will be determined. Pursuant to the Administration Agreement, we will reimburse the Adviser for expenses necessary to perform services related to our administration and operations. In addition, the Adviser or its affiliates may engage in certain origination activities and receive attendant arrangement, structuring or similar fees.
Our executive officers, certain of our directors and certain other finance professionals of Owl Rock Capital Partners also serve as executives of the Owl Rock Advisers and officers and directors of the Company and certain professionals of Owl Rock Capital Partners and the Adviser are officers of Owl Rock Capital Securities LLC. In addition, our executive officers and directors and the members of the Adviser and members of its investment committee serve or may serve as officers, directors or principals of entities that operate in the same, or a related, line of business as we do (including the Owl Rock Advisers) including serving on their respective investment committees and/or on the investment committees of investments funds, accounts or other investment vehicles managed by our affiliates which may have investment objective similar to our investment objective. At time we may compete with the Owl Rock Clients, for capital and investment opportunities. As a result, we may not be given the opportunity to participate in certain investments made by the Owl Rock Clients. This can create a potential conflict when allocating investment opportunities among us and such other Owl Rock Clients. An investment opportunity that is suitable for multiple clients of the Owl Rock Advisers may not be capable of being shared among some or all of such clients and affiliates due to the limited scale of the opportunity or other factors, including regulatory restrictions imposed by the 1940 Act. However, in order for the Adviser and its affiliates to fulfill their fiduciary duties to each of their clients, the Owl Rock Advisers have put in place an investment allocation policy that seeks to ensure the fair and equitable allocation of investment opportunities over time and addresses the co-investment restrictions set forth under the 1940 Act.
Allocation of Investment Opportunities
The Owl Rock Advisers intend to allocate investment opportunities in a manner that is fair and equitable over time and is consistent with its allocation policy, so that no client of the Adviser or its affiliates is disadvantaged in relation to any other client of the Adviser or its affiliates, taking into account such factors as the relative amounts of capital available for new investments, cash on hand, existing commitments and reserves, the investment programs and portfolio positions of the participating investment accounts, the clients for which participation is appropriate, targeted leverage level, targeted asset mix and any other factors deemed appropriate. The Owl Rock Advisers intend to allocate common expenses among us and other clients of the Adviser and its affiliates in a manner that is fair and equitable over time or in such other manner as may be required by applicable law or the Investment Advisory Agreement. Fees and expenses generated in connection with potential portfolio investments that are not consummated will be allocated in a manner that is fair and equitable over time and in accordance with policies adopted by the Owl Rock Advisers and the Investment Advisory Agreement.
The Owl Rock Advisers have put in place an investment allocation policy that seeks to ensure the equitable allocation of investment opportunities and addresses the co-investment restrictions set forth under the 1940 Act. When we engage in co-investments as permitted by the exemptive relief described below, we will do so in a manner consistent with the Owl Rock Advisers’ allocation policy. In situations where co-investment with other entities managed by the Adviser or its affiliates is not permitted or appropriate, such as when there is an opportunity to invest in different securities of the same issuer, a committee comprised of certain executive officers of the Owl Rock Advisers (including executive officers of the Adviser) along with other officers and employees, will need to decide whether we or such other entity or entities will proceed with the investment. The allocation committee will make these determinations based on the Owl Rock Advisers’ allocation policy, which generally requires that such opportunities be offered to eligible accounts in a manner that will be fair and equitable over time.
The Owl Rock Advisers’ allocation policy is designed to manage the potential conflicts of interest between the Adviser’s fiduciary obligations to us and its or its affiliates’ similar fiduciary obligations to other Owl Rock Clients, however, there can be no assurance that the Owl Rock Advisers’ efforts to allocate any particular investment opportunity fairly among all clients for whom such opportunity is appropriate will result in an allocation of all or part of such opportunity to us. Not all conflicts of interest can be expected to be resolved in our favor.
The allocation of investment opportunities among us and any of the other investment funds sponsored or accounts managed by the Adviser or its affiliates may not always, and often will not, be proportional. In general, pursuant to the Owl Rock Advisers’ allocation policy, the process for making an allocation determination includes an assessment as to whether a particular investment opportunity (including any follow-on investment in, or disposition from, an existing portfolio company held by the Company or another investment fund or account) is suitable for us or another investment fund or account including the Owl Rock Clients. In making this assessment, the Owl Rock Advisers may consider a variety of factors, including, without limitation: the investment objectives, guidelines and strategies applicable to the investment fund or account; the nature of the investment, including its risk-return profile and expected holding period; portfolio diversification and concentration concerns; the liquidity needs of the investment fund or account; the ability of the investment fund or account to accommodate structural, timing and other aspects of the investment process; the life cycle of the investment fund or account; legal, tax and regulatory requirements and restrictions, including, as applicable, compliance with the 1940 Act (including requirements and restrictions pertaining to co-investment opportunities discussed below); compliance with existing agreements of the investment fund or account; the available capital of the investment fund or account; diversification requirements for BDCs or RICs; the gross asset value and net asset value of the investment fund or account; the current and targeted leverage levels for the investment fund or account; and portfolio construction considerations. The relevance of each of these criteria will vary from investment opportunity to investment opportunity. In circumstances where the investment objectives of multiple investment funds or accounts regularly overlap, while the specific facts and circumstances of each allocation decision will be determinative, the Owl Rock Advisers may afford prior decisions precedential value.
Pursuant to the Owl Rock Advisers’ allocation policy, if through the foregoing analysis, it is determined that an investment opportunity is appropriate for multiple investment funds or accounts, the Owl Rock Advisers generally will determine the appropriate size of the opportunity for each such investment fund or account. If an investment opportunity falls within the mandate of two or more investment funds or accounts, and there are no restrictions on such funds or accounts investing with each other, then each investment fund or account will receive the amount of the investment that it is seeking, as determined based on the criteria set forth above.
Certain allocations may be more advantageous to us relative to one or all of the other investment funds, or vice versa. While the Owl Rock Advisers will seek to allocate investment opportunities in a way that it believes in good faith is fair and equitable over time, there can be no assurance that our actual allocation of an investment opportunity, if any, or terms on which the allocation is made, will be as favorable as they would be if the conflicts of interest to which the Adviser may be subject did not exist.
Exemptive Relief
We, the Adviser and certain of our 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. Pursuant to such exemptive relief, we generally are permitted to co-invest with certain of our affiliates if a “required majority” (as defined in Section 57(o) of the 1940 Act) of our independent directors make certain conclusions in connection with a co-investment transaction, including that (1) the terms of the transaction, including the consideration to be paid, are reasonable and fair to us and our shareholders and do not involve overreaching of us or our shareholders on the part of any person concerned, (2) the transaction is consistent with the interests of our shareholders and is consistent with our investment objective and strategies, and (3) the investment by our affiliates would not disadvantage us, and our participation would not be on a basis different from or less advantageous than that on which our affiliates are investing. In addition, pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC on April 8, 2020 and applicable to all BDCs, through December 31, 2020, we were permitted, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, to co-invest in our existing portfolio companies with certain other funds managed by the Adviser or its affiliates and covered by our exemptive relief, even if such other funds had not previously invested in such existing portfolio company. Without this order, affiliated funds would not be able to participate in such co-investments with us unless the affiliated funds had previously acquired securities of the portfolio company in a co-investment transaction with us. Although the conditional exemptive order has expired, the SEC’s Division of Investment Management has indicated that until March 31, 2021, it will not recommend enforcement action, to the extent that any BDC with an existing coinvestment order continues to engage in certain transactions described in the conditional exemptive order, pursuant to the same terms and conditions described therein. The Owl Rock Advisers’ investment allocation policy incorporates the conditions of the exemptive relief. As a result of the exemptive relief, there could be significant overlap in our investment portfolio and the investment portfolio of the Owl Rock Clients that could avail themselves of the exemptive relief.
Review, Approval or Ratification of Transactions with Related Persons
The Audit Committee is required to review and approve any transactions with related persons (as such term is defined in Item 404 of Regulation S-K)
License Agreement
We have entered into a license agreement (the “License Agreement”), pursuant to which an affiliate of Owl Rock Capital Partners has granted us a non-exclusive license to use the name “Owl Rock.” Under the License Agreement, we have a right to use the Owl Rock name for so long as the Adviser or one of its affiliates remains our investment adviser. Other than with respect to this limited license, we have no legal right to the “Owl Rock” name or logo.
Material Non-Public Information
Our senior management, members of the Adviser’s investment committee and other investment professionals from the Adviser may serve as directors of, or in a similar capacity with, companies in which we invest or in which we are considering making an investment. Through these and other relationships with a company, these individuals may obtain material non-public information that might restrict our ability to buy or sell the securities of such company under the policies of the company or applicable law.
Director Independence
Pursuant to our certificate of incorporation, a majority of the Board will at all times consist of directors who are not “interested persons” of us, of the Adviser, or of any of our or its respective affiliates, as defined in the 1940 Act. Under Section 303A.00 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual, a director of a business development company (“BDC”) is considered to be independent if he or she is not an “interested person” of ours, as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act. We refer to these directors as our “Independent Directors.”
Consistent with these considerations, after review of all relevant transactions and relationships between each director, or any of his or her family members, and the Company, the Adviser, or of any of their respective affiliates, the Board has determined that each of Messrs. Finn, Kaye, Temple, and D’Alelio is independent, has no material relationship with the Company, and is not an “interested person” (as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of the Company. Messrs. Ostrover, Packer, and Kirshenbaum are considered “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Company since they are employed by the Adviser.

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ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services
KPMG LLP, New York, New York, has been appointed by the Board to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. KPMG LLP acted as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. The Company knows of no direct financial or material
indirect financial interest of KPMG LLP in the Company. A representative of KPMG LLP will be available to answer questions during the Annual Meeting and will have an opportunity to make a statement if he or she desires to do so.
Fees
Set forth in the table below are audit fees, audit related fees, tax fees and all other fees billed to the Company by KPMG LLP for professional services performed for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019:
For the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2020
For the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2019
Audit Fees
$
1,309,000
$
1,243,000
Audit-Related Fees(1)
-
-
Tax Fees
131,200
94,765
All Other Fees(2)
-
-
Total Fees
$
1,440,200
$
1,337,765
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(1)
“Audit-Related Fees” are those fees billed to the Company by KPMG LLP for services provided by KPMG LLP.
(2)
“All Other Fees” are those fees, if any, billed to the Company by KPMG LLP in connection with permitted non-audit services.
Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures
The Audit Committee has established a pre-approval policy that describes the permitted audit, audit-related, tax and other services to be provided by KPMG LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. The policy requires that the Audit Committee pre-approve the audit and non-audit services performed by the independent auditor in order to assure that the provision of such service does not impair the auditor’s independence.
Any requests for audit, audit-related, tax and other services that have not received general pre-approval must be submitted to the Audit Committee for specific pre-approval, irrespective of the amount, and cannot commence until such approval has been granted. Normally, pre-approval is provided at regularly scheduled meetings of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee does not delegate its responsibilities to pre-approve services performed by the independent registered public accounting firm to management.
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ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
The following documents are filed as part of this annual report:
(1)
Financial Statements - Financial statements are included in Item 8. See the Index to the Consolidated Financial Statements on page of this annual report on Form 10-K.
(2)
Financial Statement Schedules - None. We have omitted financial statement schedules because they are not required or are not applicable, or the required information is shown in the consolidated statements or notes to the consolidated financial statements included in this annual report on Form 10-K.
(3)
Exhibits - The following is a list of all exhibits filed as a part of this annual report on Form 10-K, including those incorporated by reference
Please note that the agreements included as exhibits to this Form 10-K are included to provide information regarding their terms and are not intended to provide any other factual or disclosure information about us or the other parties to the agreements. The agreements contain representations and warranties by each of the parties to the applicable agreement that have been made solely for the benefit of the other parties to the applicable agreement and may not describe the actual state of affairs as of the date they were made or at any other time.
The following exhibits are filed as part of this report or hereby incorporated by reference to exhibits previously filed with the SEC:
Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibits
3.1
Articles of Amendment and Restatement, dated March 1, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 10 filed on April 11, 2016).
3.3
Bylaws, dated January 11, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on April 11, 2016).
4.1
Indenture, dated April 10, 2019, between Owl Rock Capital Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(2) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-233186) filed on September 20, 2019).
4.2
Form of First Supplemental Indenture between Owl Rock Capital Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, including the form of global note attached thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(4) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-225373) filed on April 3, 2019).
4.3
Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 8, 2019, between Owl Rock Capital Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, including the form of global note attached thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(5) to Post-Effective Amendment No.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-233186) filed on October 8, 2019).
4.4
Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 22, 2020, between Owl Rock Capital Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, including the form of global note attached thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(7) to Post-Effective Amendment No.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-233186) filed on January 22, 2020).
4.5
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Description of Securities.
4.6
Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 23, 2020, between Owl Rock Capital Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, including the form of global note attached thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 23, 2020).
4.7
Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 8, 2020, between Owl Rock Capital Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee including the form of global note attached thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed December 8, 2020).
10.1
Amended and Restated Dividend Reinvestment Plan effective as of May 9, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Form 10-Q filed on May 10, 2017).
10.2
Second Amended and Restated Dividend Reinvestment Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (e)(2) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-231946) filed on June 25, 2019).
10.3
Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement, dated February 27, 2019, between the Company and the Adviser (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K filed on February 27, 2019).
10.4
Custody Agreement by and between the Company and State Street Bank and Trust Company dated February 24, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 10 filed on April 11, 2016).
10.5
Form of Indemnification Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 10 filed on April 11, 2016).
10.6
Administration Agreement between the Company and the Adviser, dated March 1, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 10 filed on April 11, 2016).
10.7
License Agreement between the Company and Owl Rock Capital Partners LP, dated March 1, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 10 filed on April 11, 2016).
10.8
Revolving Credit Agreement between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, dated August 1, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company's Form 10-Q filed on August 10, 2016).
10.9
Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement between the Company and SunTrust Bank and Bank of America, N.A., dated February 1, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Company's Form 10-K filed on March 8, 2017).
10.10
Lender Joinder Agreement between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, dated January 4, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Company's Form 10-K filed on March 8, 2017).
10.11
Lender Joinder Agreement between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, dated March 13, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Form 10-Q filed on May 10, 2017).
10.12
Sebago Lake LLC Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement by and between Owl Rock Capital Corporation and Regents of the University of California, dated June 20, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K, filed on June 22, 2017).
10.13
First Amendment to Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement between the Company, the lenders party thereto and SunTrust Bank, dated July 17, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q, filed on August 9, 2017).
10.14
First Amendment to Revolving Credit Agreement between the Company, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and other lenders party thereto, dated November 2, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q, filed on November 8, 2017).
10.15
Lender Agreement between the Company and PNC Bank, National Association, dated November 2, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q, filed on November 8, 2017).
10.16
Lender Agreement between California Bank and Trust, dated December 1, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K, filed on December 4, 2017).
10.17
Note Purchase Agreement by and between the Company and the purchasers party thereto, dated December 21, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K, filed on December 22, 2017).
10.18
Loan and Servicing Agreement, by and among the Company, as Transferor and Servicer, ORCC Financing LLC, as Borrower, Morgan Stanley Asset Funding Inc., as Administrative Agent, State Street Bank and Trust Company, as the Collateral Agent and the Account Bank, Cortland Capital Market Services LLC, as Collateral Custodian and the banks and financial institutions from time to time party thereto as Lenders, dated December 21, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K, filed on December 22, 2017).
10.19
Sale and Contribution Agreement by and between the Company and ORCC Financing LLC, dated as of December 21, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K, filed on December 22, 2017).
10.20
Lender Joinder Agreement by and among Comerica, Wells Fargo and the Company, dated January 2, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K, filed on January 3, 2018).
10.21
First Omnibus Amendment to Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement between the Company and SunTrust Bank and Bank of America, N.A., dated March 29, 2018. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q, filed on May 8, 2018).
10.22
Credit Agreement dated May 22, 2018, by and among ORCC Financing II LLC, as Borrower, the lenders from time to time parties thereto, Natixis, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent, State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Collateral Agent, and Cortland Capital Market Services LLC as Document Custodian (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K, filed on May 23, 2018).
10.23
Sale and Contribution Agreement dated May 22, 2018, between Owl Rock Capital Corporation, as Seller, and ORCC Financing II LLC, as Purchaser (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K, filed on May 23, 2018).
10.24
Third Amendment to Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement between the Company and SunTrust Bank and Bank of America, N.A., dated June 21, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (k)(20) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-225373) filed on June 25, 2018).
10.25
Amendment No. 1 to Loan and Servicing Agreement, by and among the Company, as Servicer, ORCC Financing LLC, as Borrower, Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., as a Lender, Morgan Stanley Asset Funding Inc., as Administrative Agent, State Street Bank and Trust Company, as the Collateral Agent and the Account Bank and Cortland Capital Market Services LLC, as Collateral Custodian, dated March 20, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q, filed on November 7, 2018).
10.26
Amendment No. 2 to Loan and Servicing Agreement, by and among the Company, as Servicer, ORCC Financing LLC, as Borrower, Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., as a Lender, Morgan Stanley Asset Funding Inc., as Administrative Agent, State Street Bank and Trust Company, as the Collateral Agent and the Account Bank and Cortland Capital Market Services LLC, as Collateral Custodian, dated September 7, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q, filed on November 7, 2018).
10.27
Amendment to Credit Agreement by and among ORCC Financing II, as Borrower, Various Lenders, Natixis, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent, State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Collateral Agent, and Cortland Capital Market Services LLC as Document Custodian, dated as of October 10, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q, filed on November 7, 2018).
10.28
Second Amendment to Revolving Credit Agreement between the Company, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and other lenders party thereto, dated October 9, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q, filed on November 7, 2018).
10.29
Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 14, 2018, by and among ORCC Financing III LLC, as Borrower, Owl Rock Capital Corporation, as Equityholder and Services Provider, the Lenders from time to time parties thereto, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as Facility Agent, the other Agents parties thereto, State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Collateral Agent, and Cortland Capital Market Services LLC, as Collateral Custodian (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K, filed on December 19, 2018).
10.30
Sale and Contribution Agreement, dated as of December 14, 2018, by and between Owl Rock Capital Corporation and ORCC Financing III LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K, filed on December 19, 2018).
10.31
Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2018, by and among ORCC Financing II LLC, as Borrower, Natixis, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent, State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Collateral Agent, Collateral Administrator and Custodian, Cortland Capital Market Services LLC, as Document Custodian, and the lenders identified therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K, filed on December 21, 2018).
10.32
Third Amendment to Revolving Credit Agreement, dated February 1,2019, between the Company, Wells Fargo, National Association and other lenders party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K filed on February 27, 2019).
10.33
First Amendment to Amended and Restated Limited Liability Operating Company Agreement, dated as of February 27, 2019, between the Company and Regents of the University of California (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K filed on February 27, 2019).
10.34
Waiver Agreement, dated February 27, 2019, between the Company and the Adviser (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K filed on February 27, 2019).
10.35
Fourth Amendment to Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of April 2, 2019 among Owl Rock Capital Corporation, the Lenders party thereto and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K, filed on April 3, 2019).
10.36
Indenture and Security Agreement, dated as of May 28, 2019, by and among Owl Rock CLO I, Ltd., as issuer, Owl Rock CLO I, LLC, as co-issuer, and State Street Bank and Trust Company, as collateral trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed on May 31, 2019).
10.37
The Class-A Credit Agreement, dated as of May 28, 2019, by and among Owl Rock CLO I, Ltd., as borrower, Owl Rock CLO I, LLC, as co-borrower, various financial institutions and other persons, as lenders, and State Street Bank and Trust Company, as collateral trustee and loan agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed on May 31, 2019).
10.38
Collateral Management Agreement, dated as of May 28, 2019, between Owl Rock CLO I, Ltd., as issuer, and Owl Rock Capital Advisors LLC, as collateral manager (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed on May 31, 2019).
10.39
Loan Sale Agreement, dated as of May 28, 2019, between Owl Rock Capital Corporation, as seller and Owl Rock CLO I, Ltd., as purchaser (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed on May 31, 2019).
10.40
Loan Sale Agreement, dated as of May 28, 2019, between ORCC Financing II LLC, as seller and Owl Rock CLO I, Ltd., as purchaser (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed on May 31, 2019).
10.41
Credit Agreement, dated as of August 2, 2019, among ORCC Financing IV LLC, as borrower, the lenders referred to therein, Société Général, as Administrative Agent, and State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Collateral Agent, Collateral Administrator, Custodian and Cortland Capital Market Services LLC, Document Custodian (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed on August 6, 2019).
10.42
Sale and Contribution Agreement, dated as of August 2, 2019, between Owl Rock Capital Corporation, as Seller and ORCC Financing IV LLC, as Purchaser (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed on August 6, 2019).
10.43
First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of November 22, 2019, among ORCC Financing IV LLC, as borrower, Société Général, as administrative agent, State Street Bank and Trust Company, as collateral agent, collateral administrator and collateral custodian, Cortland Capital Market Services LLC, as document custodian, and the lenders party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed on November 27, 2019).
10.44
Amendment No. 3 to Credit Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2019, by and among ORCC Financing II LLC, as Borrower, Natixis, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent, State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Collateral Agent, Collateral Administrator and Custodian, Cortland Capital Market Services LLC, as Document Custodian, and the lenders identified therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.44 to the Company’s Form 10-K filed February 19, 2020).
10.45
Fourth Amendment to Credit Facility, dated as of November 22, 2019, by and among ORCC Financing II LLC, as borrower, Natixis, New York Branch, as administrative agent, State Street Bank and Trust Company, as collateral agent, collateral administrator and collateral custodian, Cortland Capital Market Services LLC, as document custodian and the lenders party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed on November 27, 2019).
10.46
Indenture and Security Agreement, dated as of December 12, 2019, by and among Owl Rock CLO II, Ltd., as issuer, Owl Rock CLO II, LLC, as co-issuer, and State Street Bank and Trust Company, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed on December 13, 2019).
10.47
Collateral Management Agreement, dated as of December 12, 2019, between Owl Rock CLO II, Ltd., as issuer, and Owl Rock Capital Advisors LLC, as collateral manager (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed on December 13, 2019).
10.48
Loan Sale Agreement, dated as of December 12, 2019, between Owl Rock Capital Corporation, as seller and Owl Rock CLO II, Ltd., as purchaser (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed on December 13, 2019).
10.49
Loan Sale Agreement, dated as of December 12, 2019, between ORCC Financing III LLC, as seller and Owl Rock CLO II, Ltd., as purchaser (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed on December 13, 2019).
10.50
Amendment No. 5 to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 17, 2020, by and between ORCC Financing II LLC, as Borrower, Natixis, New York Branch, as administrative agent, State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Collateral Agent, Collateral Administrator and Custodian, Cortland Capital Market Services LLC, as Document Custodian, and the Lenders identified therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed May 5, 2020).
10.51
Indenture and Security Agreement, dated as of March 26, 2020, by and between Owl Rock CLO III, Ltd., as Issuer, Owl Rock CLO III, LLC, as Co-Issuer and State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed May 5, 2020).
10.52
Collateral Management Agreement, dated as of March 26, 2020, by and between Owl Rock CLO III, Ltd., as issuer, and Owl Rock Capital Advisors LLC, as collateral manager (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed May 5, 2020).
10.53
Loan Sale Agreement, dated as of March 26, 2020, by and between Owl Rock Capital Corporation, as seller, and Owl Rock CLO III, Ltd., as purchaser (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed May 5, 2020).
10.54
Loan Sale Agreement, dated as of March 26, 2020, by and between ORCC Financing IV LLC, as seller, and Owl Rock CLO III, Ltd., as purchaser (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q).
10.55
Second Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement, between Owl Rock Capital Corporation and Owl Rock Capital Advisors, dated March 31, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 1, 2020).
10.56
Indenture and Security Agreement, dated as of May 28, 2020, by and between Owl Rock CLO IV, Ltd., as Issuer, Owl Rock CLO IV, LLC, as Co-Issuer and State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to the Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed on August 5, 2020).
10.57
Collateral Management Agreement, dated as of May 28, 2020, by and between Owl Rock CLO IV, Ltd., as issuer, and Owl Rock Capital Advisors LLC, as collateral manager (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed on August 5, 2020).
10.58
Loan Sale Agreement, dated as of May 28, 2020, between Owl Rock Capital Corporation, as seller, and Owl Rock CLO IV, Ltd., as purchaser (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed August 5, 2020).
10.59
Loan Sale Agreement, dated as of May 28, 2020, between ORCC Financing II LLC, as seller, and Owl Rock CLO IV, Ltd., as purchaser (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed August 5, 2020).
10.60
Fifth Amendment to Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of May 7, 2020 among Owl Rock Capital Corporation, the Lenders party thereto and Truist Bank (successor by merger to SunTrust Bank), as Administrative Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 8, 2020).
10.61
Sixth Amendment to Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated September 3, 2020, among Owl Rock Capital Corporation, the Lenders party hereto and Truist Bank (as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank), as Administrative Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed November 4, 2020).
10.62*
Indenture and Security Agreement, dated as of November 20, 2020, by and between Owl Rock CLO V, Ltd., as Issuer, Owl Rock CLO V, LLC, as Co-Issuer and State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Trustee.
10.63*
Collateral Management Agreement, dated as of November 20, 2020, by and between Owl Rock CLO V, Ltd., as issuer, and Owl Rock Capital Advisors LLC, as collateral manager.
10.64*
Loan Sale Agreement, dated as of November 20, 2020, between Owl Rock Capital Corporation, as seller, and Owl Rock CLO V, Ltd., as purchaser.
10.65*
Loan Sale Agreement, dated as of November 20, 2020, between ORCC Financing II LLC, as seller, and Owl Rock CLO V, Ltd., as purchaser.
14.1
Code of Ethics of Owl Rock Capital Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed August 5, 2020).
21.1*
Subsidiary List.
23.1*
Consent of KPMG LLP.
31.1*
Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2*
Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1**
Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2**
Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
99.1*
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Supplemental Information.
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*Filed herein.
**Furnished herein.