EDGAR 10-K Filing

Company CIK: 1715268
Filing Year: 2021
Filename: 1715268_10-K_2021_0001715268-21-000105.json

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ITEM 1. BUSINESS
Item 1. Business
GENERAL
We are an externally managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or the 1940 Act. In addition, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, we have elected to be treated as a regulated investment company, or RIC, under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code.
We were formed in August 2017 to make investments and generate current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in one stop (a loan that combines characteristics of traditional first lien senior secured loans and second lien or subordinated loans that are often referred to by other middle market lenders as unitranche loans) and other senior secured loans of U.S. middle-market companies that are, in most cases, sponsored by private equity firms. GC Advisors structures these one stop loans as senior secured loans, and we obtain security interests in the assets of the portfolio company that serve as collateral in support of the repayment of these loans. This collateral often takes the form of first-priority liens on the assets of the portfolio company. In many cases, we are the sole lender, or we together with our affiliates, are the sole lenders of one stop loans, which can afford us additional influence over the borrower in terms of monitoring and, if necessary, remediating any underperformance.
In this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the term “middle-market” generally refers to companies having earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, of less than $100.0 million annually.
Our investment objective is to generate current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in senior secured and one stop loans of U.S. middle-market companies. We also selectively invest in second lien and subordinated (a loan that ranks senior only to a borrower's equity securities and ranks junior to all of such borrower's other indebtedness in priority of payment) loans of, and warrants and minority equity securities in, middle-market companies. We intend to achieve our investment objective by (1) accessing the established loan origination channels developed by Golub Capital, a leading lender to middle-market companies that had over $40.0 billion of capital under management as of September 30, 2021, (2) selecting investments within our core middle-market company focus, (3) partnering with experienced private equity firms, or sponsors, in many cases with whom Golub Capital has invested alongside in the past, (4) implementing the disciplined underwriting standards of Golub Capital and (5) drawing upon the aggregate experience and resources of Golub Capital.
We commenced operations on October 2, 2017. We have sold and continue to offer and sell shares of our common stock in private placement transactions pursuant to certain exemptions of Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act and the laws of the states and jurisdictions where any offering is made.
We seek to create a portfolio that includes primarily senior secured and one stop loans by primarily investing approximately $5.0 million to $30.0 million of capital, on average, in the securities of U.S. middle-market companies. We expect to selectively invest more than $30.0 million in some of our portfolio companies and generally expect that the size of our individual investments will vary proportionately with the size of our capital base.
We generally invest in securities that have been rated below investment grade by independent rating agencies or that would be rated below investment grade if they were rated. These securities, which are often referred to as “junk,” have predominantly speculative characteristics with respect to the issuer’s capacity to pay interest and repay principal. In addition, many of our debt investments have floating interest rates that reset on a periodic basis and typically do not fully pay down principal prior to maturity, which could increase our risk of losing part or all of our investment.
Information Available
Our address is 200 Park Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10166 and our phone number is (212) 750-6060.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, maintains a website that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information we file with the SEC at www.sec.gov. Copies of these reports, proxy
and information statements and other information may also be obtained, after paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at publicinfo@sec.gov.
Our Adviser
Our investment activities are managed by our investment adviser, GC Advisors. GC Advisors is responsible for sourcing potential investments, conducting research and due diligence on prospective investments and equity sponsors, analyzing investment opportunities, structuring our investments and monitoring our investments and portfolio companies on an ongoing basis. GC Advisors was organized in September 2008 and is a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, or the Advisers Act. Under our Investment Advisory Agreement, we pay GC Advisors a base management fee and an incentive fee for its services. See “Business - Management Agreements - Management Fee” for a discussion of the base management fee and incentive fee, including the cumulative incentive fee and the capital gains incentive fee payable by us to GC Advisors. Unlike most closed-end funds whose fees are based on assets net of leverage, our base management fee is based on our average-adjusted gross assets (including leverage but adjusted to exclude cash and cash equivalents so that investors do not pay the base management fee on such assets), and, therefore, GC Advisors benefits when we incur debt or use leverage. For purposes of the Investment Advisory Agreement, cash equivalents means U.S. government securities and commercial paper instruments maturing within 270 days of purchase. Additionally, under the incentive fee structure, GC Advisors benefits when capital gains are recognized and, because it determines when a holding is sold, GC Advisors controls the timing of the recognition of capital gains. Our board of directors is charged with protecting our interests by monitoring how GC Advisors addresses these and other conflicts of interest associated with its management services and compensation. While not expected to review or approve each borrowing, our independent directors periodically review GC Advisors’ services and fees as well as its portfolio management decisions and portfolio performance. In connection with these reviews, our independent directors consider whether our fees and expenses (including those related to leverage) remain appropriate. See “Business - Management Agreements - Board Approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement.”
GC Advisors is an affiliate of Golub Capital and pursuant to a staffing agreement, or the Staffing Agreement, Golub Capital LLC makes experienced investment professionals available to GC Advisors and provides access to the senior investment personnel of Golub Capital LLC and its affiliates. The Staffing Agreement provides GC Advisors with access to deal flow generated by Golub Capital LLC and its affiliates in the ordinary course of their businesses and commits the members of GC Advisors’ investment committee to serve in that capacity. As our investment adviser, GC Advisors is obligated to allocate investment opportunities among us and its other clients fairly and equitably over time in accordance with its allocation policy. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Related Party Transactions.” However, there can be no assurance that such opportunities will be allocated to us fairly or equitably in the short-term or over time. GC Advisors seeks to capitalize on the significant deal origination, credit underwriting, due diligence, investment structuring, execution, portfolio management and monitoring experience of Golub Capital LLC’s investment professionals.
Our Administrator
Golub Capital LLC, our Administrator and an affiliate of GC Advisors, provides the administrative services necessary for us to operate. See “Business - Management Agreements - Administration Agreement” for a discussion of the fees and expenses (subject to the review and approval of our independent directors) we are required to reimburse to the Administrator.
About Golub Capital
Golub Capital, founded in 1994, is a leading lender to middle-market companies, with a long track record of investing in senior secured, one stop, second lien and subordinated loans. As of September 30, 2021, Golub Capital had over $40.0 billion of capital under management. Since its inception, Golub Capital has closed deals with over
340 middle-market sponsors and repeat transactions with over 230 sponsors.
Golub Capital’s middle-market lending group is managed by an eight-member senior management team consisting of Lawrence E. Golub, David B. Golub, Andrew H. Steuerman, Gregory W. Cashman, Spyro G. Alexopoulos, Marc
C. Robinson, Robert G. Tuchscherer and Jason J. Van Dussen. As of September 30, 2021, Golub Capital had more than 150 investment professionals supported by more than 440 administrative and back office personnel that focus on operations, finance, legal and compliance, accounting and reporting, marketing, information technology and office management.
Market Trends
We have identified the following trends that may affect our business:
Target Market. We believe that small and middle market companies in the United States with annual revenues between $10 million and $2.5 billion represent a significant growth segment of the U.S. economy and often require substantial capital investments to grow. Middle market companies have generated a significant number of investment opportunities for investment funds managed or advised by Golub Capital, and we believe that this market segment will continue to produce significant investment opportunities for us. We intend to focus our portfolio on borrowers in what we believe are recession resistant industries that are insulated from the effects of COVID-19.
Specialized Lending Requirements. We believe that several factors render many U.S. financial institutions ill-suited to lend to U.S. middle market companies. For example, based on the experience of our management team, lending to U.S. middle market companies (1) is generally more labor intensive than lending to larger companies due to the smaller size of each investment and the fragmented nature of information for such companies, (2) requires due diligence and underwriting practices consistent with the demands and economic limitations of the middle market and (3) also requires more extensive ongoing monitoring by the lender.
Demand for Debt Capital. We believe there is a large pool of committed but uninvested private equity capital for middle market companies. We expect private equity firms will seek to leverage their investments by combining equity capital with senior secured loans and subordinated debt from other sources, such as us.
Competition from Bank Lenders. We believe that many traditional bank lenders to middle market businesses have either exited or de-emphasized their service and product offerings in the middle market. These traditional lenders have instead focused on lending and providing other services to large corporate clients. We believe this has resulted in fewer key players and the reduced availability of debt capital to the companies we target.
Market Environment: We believe middle market investments are likely to excel in uncertain market environments such as the current market environment following the COVID-19 outbreak that began in December 2019, and that these investments have historically generated premium yields with more desirable structures for lenders as compared to large corporate loans.(1) In addition, we believe the recent credit market dislocation will accelerate the market share shift toward well-positioned larger platforms. On the other hand, we believe that there has been increased competition for direct lending to middle market businesses, which would be expected to result in less favorable pricing terms for our potential investments. If we match our competitors’ pricing, terms and structure, we would expect to experience decreased net interest income, lower yields and increased risk of credit loss. However, we believe that Golub Capital’s scale, product suite, entrenched relationships and strong market position will continue to allow us to find investment opportunities with attractive risk-adjusted returns.
(1) Standard & Poor’s “LCD Middle Market Review Q2 2020” - New-issue first-lien yield-to-maturity. Middle Market loans have, on average, generated higher yields in comparison to large corporate loans based on data starting in January 2000.
Competitive Strengths
Deep, Experienced Management Team. We are managed by GC Advisors, which has access through the Staffing Agreement to the resources and expertise of Golub Capital’s more than 570 employees, led by our chairman, Lawrence E. Golub, and our chief executive officer, David B. Golub. As of September 30, 2021, Golub Capital’s more than 150 investment professionals had an average of over 13 years of investment experience and were supported by more than 420 administrative and back office personnel that focus on operations, finance, legal and compliance, accounting and reporting, marketing, information technology and office management. GC Advisors also manages Golub Capital BDC Inc., a Delaware corporation, or GBDC, and Golub Capital Direct Lending Corporation, a Maryland corporation, or GDLC, each of which has elected to be regulated as a busines development
company and, in the case of GBDC, whose shares of common stock are publicly traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. Golub Capital seeks to hire and retain high-quality investment professionals and reward those personnel based on investor returns.
Leading U.S. Debt Platform Provides Access to Proprietary Relationship-Based Deal Flow. GC Advisors gives us access to the deal flow of Golub Capital, one of the leading middle-market lenders in the United States. Golub Capital has been a top 3 Traditional Middle Market Bookrunner each year from 2008 through Q2 2021 for senior secured loans of up to $500.0 million for leveraged buyouts based on number of deals completed according to Thomson Reuters LPC and internal data. We believe this market position makes Golub Capital the first choice lender to many sponsors. Since its inception, Golub Capital has closed deals with over 340 middle-market sponsors and repeat transactions with over 230 sponsors. We believe that Golub Capital receives relationship-based “early looks” and “last looks” at many investment opportunities in the U.S. middle-market market, allowing it to be highly selective in the transactions it pursues.
Disciplined Investment and Underwriting Process. GC Advisors utilizes the established investment process of Golub Capital for reviewing lending opportunities, structuring transactions and monitoring investments. Using its disciplined approach to lending, GC Advisors seeks to minimize credit losses through effective underwriting, comprehensive due diligence investigations, structuring and the implementation of restrictive debt covenants. We expect that GC Advisors will continue to select borrowers whose businesses will retain significant value, even in a depressed market or a distressed sale. GC Advisors intends to reduce risk further by focusing on repeat transactions with proven, successful sponsors. While emphasizing thorough credit analysis, GC Advisors intends to maintain strong relationships with sponsors by offering rapid initial feedback from senior investment professionals on each investment opportunity.
Regimented Credit Monitoring. Following each investment, GC Advisors implements a regimented credit monitoring system. This careful approach, which involves ongoing review and analysis by teams of professionals, has enabled GC Advisors to identify problems early and to assist borrowers before they face difficult liquidity constraints. If necessary, GC Advisors can assume the role of deal sponsor in a work-out situation and has extensive restructuring experience, both in and out of bankruptcy. GC Advisors believes in the need to prepare for possible negative contingencies in order to address them promptly should they arise.
Concentrated Middle-Market Focus. Because of our focus on the middle-market, we understand the following general characteristics of middle-market lending:
• middle-market companies are generally less leveraged than large companies and, we believe, offer more attractive investment returns in the form of upfront fees, prepayment penalties and higher interest rates;
• middle-market issuers are more likely to have simple capital structures;
• carefully structured covenant packages enable middle-market lenders to take early action to remediate poor financial performance; and
• middle-market lenders can undertake thorough due diligence investigations prior to investment.
Investment Criteria/Guidelines
Our investment objective is to generate current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in senior secured and one stop loans to U.S. middle market companies in industries we believe are resistant to recessions. We seek to generate strong risk-adjusted net returns by assembling a portfolio of investments across a broad range of industries and private equity investors.
We primarily target U.S. middle-market companies controlled by private equity investors that require capital for growth, acquisitions, recapitalizations, refinancings and leveraged buyouts. We seek to have a portfolio of first-lien, senior secured loans to borrowers believed to be insulated from the effects of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, pandemic in recession-resistant industries.We also make opportunistic loans to independently owned and publicly held middle-market companies. We seek to partner with strong management teams executing long-term growth
strategies. Target businesses will typically exhibit some or all of the following characteristics:
•annual EBITDA of less than $100.0 million;
•sustainable leading positions in their respective markets;
•scalable revenues and operating cash flow;
•experienced management teams with successful track records;
•insulation from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic;
•stable, predictable cash flows with low technology and market risks;
•a substantial equity cushion in the form of capital ranking junior to our investment provided by a middle market private equity sponsor;
•low capital expenditures requirements;
•a North American base of operations;
•strong customer relationships;
•products, services or distribution channels having distinctive competitive advantages;
•defensible niche strategy or other barriers to entry; and
•demonstrated growth strategies.
While we believe that the criteria listed above are important in identifying and investing in prospective portfolio companies, not all of these criteria will be met by each prospective portfolio company.
Investment Process Overview
We view our investment process as consisting of four distinct phases described below:
Origination. GC Advisors sources investment opportunities through access to a network of over 10,000 individual contacts developed in the financial services and related industries by Golub Capital and managed through a proprietary customer relationship database. Among these contacts is an extensive network of private equity firms and relationships with leading middle-market senior lenders. The senior deal professionals of Golub Capital supplement these leads through personal visits and marketing campaigns. It is their responsibility to identify specific opportunities, to refine opportunities through candid exploration of the underlying facts and circumstances and to apply creative and flexible thinking to solve clients’ financing needs. The investment professionals of Golub Capital have a long and successful track record investing in companies across many industry sectors. Collectively, these investment professionals have completed investments in over 1,900 companies at Golub Capital. Golub Capital’s investments have been made in the following industries, among others: healthcare, restaurant and retail, software, digital and technology services, specialty manufacturing, business services, consumer products and services, food and beverages, aerospace and defense and value-added distribution.
Golub Capital has principal lending offices in Chicago, New York, London and San Francisco. Each of Golub Capital’s originators maintains long-standing customer relationships and is responsible for covering a specified target market. We believe those originators’ strength and breadth of relationships across a wide range of markets generate numerous financing opportunities, which we believe enables GC Advisors to be highly selective in recommending investments to us.
Underwriting. We utilize the systematic, consistent approach to underwriting developed by Golub Capital, with a particular focus on determining the value of a business in a downside scenario. The key criteria that we consider include (1) strong and resilient underlying business fundamentals, (2) a substantial equity cushion in the form of capital ranking junior in right of payment to our investment and (3) a conclusion that overall “downside” risk is manageable. While the size of this equity cushion will vary over time and across industries, the equity cushion generally sought by GC Advisors today is between 35% and 45% of total portfolio capitalization. We generally
focus on the criteria developed by Golub Capital for evaluating prospective portfolio companies, which uses a combination of analyses, including (1) fundamental analysis of a business’s financial statements, health, management, competitive advantages, competitors and markets; (2) analysis of opportunities in a given market based upon fluctuations due to seasonal, financial and economic factors; (3) quantitative analysis of the relative risk-return characteristics of investments and a comparison of yields between asset classes and other indicators; and (4) analysis of proprietary and secondary models. In evaluating a particular company, we put more emphasis on credit considerations (such as (1) loan-to-value ratio (which is the amount of our loan divided by the enterprise value of the company in which we are investing), (2) the ability of the company to maintain a liquidity cushion through economic cycles and in downside scenarios, (3) the ability of the company to service its fixed charge obligations under a variety of scenarios and (4) its anticipated strategic value in a downturn) than on profit potential and loan pricing. Based upon a combination of bottom-up analysis of the individual investment and GC Advisors’ expectations of future market conditions, GC Advisors seeks to assess the relative risk and reward for each investment. GC Advisors seeks to mitigate the risks of a single company or single industry through portfolio diversification. GC Advisors also considers environmental, social and governance considerations in the investment decision-making process, in accordance with its ESG policy, including analysis of the likelihood of material ESG-related risk based on the industry and industry subsector of the potential portfolio company, with further diligence and analysis based on this categorization as well as other factors identified during diligence. Golub Capital’s due diligence process for middle market credits will typically entail:
•a thorough review of historical and pro forma financial information;
•on-site visits;
•interviews with management and employees;
•a review of loan documents and material contracts;
•third-party “quality of earnings” accounting due diligence;
•when appropriate, background checks on key managers and research relating to the company’s business, industry, markets, customers, suppliers, products and services and competitors; and
•the commission of third-party market studies when appropriate.
The following chart illustrates the stages of Golub Capital’s evaluation and underwriting process:
ILLUSTRATIVE DEAL EVALUATION PROCESS
Execution. In executing transactions for us, GC Advisors utilizes the due diligence process developed by Golub Capital. Through a consistent approach to underwriting and careful attention to the details of execution, Golub Capital seeks to maintain discipline with respect to credit, pricing and structure to ensure the ultimate success of the financing. Upon completion of due diligence, the investment team working on an investment delivers a final memorandum to GC Advisors’ investment committee. Once an investment has been approved by the investment committee, it moves through a series of steps generally, including initial documentation using standard document templates, final documentation, including resolution of business points and the execution of original documents held in escrow. Upon completion of final documentation, a loan is funded upon the execution of an investment committee memorandum by members of GC Advisors’ investment committee.
Monitoring. We view active portfolio monitoring as a vital part of our investment process. We consider board observation rights, where appropriate, regular dialogue with company management and sponsors and detailed, internally generated monitoring reports to be critical to our performance. Golub Capital has developed a monitoring template that is designed to reasonably ensure compliance with these standards. This template is used by GC Advisors as a tool to assess investment performance relative to our plan. In addition, our portfolio companies often rely on GC Advisors to provide them with financial and capital markets expertise.
As part of the monitoring process, GC Advisors regularly assesses the risk profile of each of our investments and rates each of them based on an internal system developed by Golub Capital and its affiliates. This system is not generally accepted in our industry or used by our competitors. It is based on the following categories, which we refer to as GC Advisors’ internal performance ratings:
Internal Performance Ratings
Rating Definition
5 Involves the least amount of risk in our portfolio. The borrower is performing above expectations, and the trends and risk factors are generally favorable.
4 Involves an acceptable level of risk that is similar to the risk at the time of origination. The borrower is generally performing as expected, and the risk factors are neutral to favorable.
3 Involves a borrower performing below expectations and indicates that the loan’s risk has increased somewhat since origination. The borrower could be out of compliance with debt covenants; however, loan payments are generally not past due.
2 Involves a borrower performing materially below expectations and indicates that the loan’s risk has increased materially since origination. In addition to the borrower being generally out of compliance with debt covenants, loan payments could be past due (but generally not more than 180 days past due).
1 Involves a borrower performing substantially below expectations and indicates that the loan’s risk has substantially increased since origination. Most or all of the debt covenants are out of compliance and payments are substantially delinquent. Loans rated 1 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 internal performance ratings do not constitute any rating of investments by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization or represent or reflect any third-party assessment of any of our investments.
For any investment rated 1, 2 or 3, GC Advisors increases its monitoring intensity and prepares regular updates for the investment committee, summarizing current operating results and material impending events and suggesting recommended actions.
GC Advisors monitors and, when appropriate, changes the internal performance ratings assigned to each investment in our portfolio. In connection with our valuation process, GC Advisors and our board of directors review these internal performance ratings on a quarterly basis.
The following table shows the distribution of our investments on the 1 to 5 internal performance rating scale at fair value as of September 30, 2021 and 2020:
September 30, 2021 September 30, 2020
Internal
Performance
Rating Investments
at Fair Value
(In thousands) Percentage of
Total
Investments Investments
at Fair Value
(In thousands) Percentage of
Total
Investments
5 $ 81,941 5.7 % $ 19,794 2.2 %
4 1,321,794 91.9 758,379 85.6
3 34,864 2.4 108,572 12.2
2 44 0.0 * 106 0.0 *
1 - - - -
Total $ 1,438,643 100.0 % $ 886,851 100.0 %
* Represents an amount less than 0.1%.
Investment Committee
The purpose of GC Advisors’ investment committee, which is comprised of officers of GC Advisors, is to evaluate and approve all of our investments, subject to the oversight of our board of directors. The investment committee process is intended to bring the diverse experience and perspectives of the committee’s members to the analysis and consideration of each investment. The investment committee currently consists of Lawrence E. Golub, David B. Golub, Andrew H. Steuerman, Gregory W. Cashman, Spyro G. Alexopoulos, Marc C. Robinson, Robert G. Tuchscherer and Jason J. Van Dussen. The investment committee serves to provide investment consistency and adherence to our core investment philosophy and policies. The investment committee also determines appropriate investment sizing and suggests ongoing monitoring requirements.
In addition to reviewing investments, investment committee meetings serve as a forum to discuss credit views and outlooks. Potential transactions and deal flow are reviewed on a regular basis. Members of the investment team are encouraged to share information and credit views with the investment committee early in their analysis. We believe this process improves the quality of the analysis and assists the deal team members to work more efficiently.
Each transaction is presented to the investment committee in a formal written report. Each investment opportunity generally receives the unanimous approval of the investment committee. Each member of the investment committee performs a similar role for other investment funds, accounts or other investment vehicles, collectively referred to as accounts, sponsored or managed by Golub Capital and its affiliates.
Investment Structure
Once GC Advisors determines that a prospective portfolio company is suitable for investment, GC Advisors typically works with the private equity sponsor, if applicable, the management of that company and its other capital providers to structure our investment. GC Advisors negotiates with these parties to agree on how our investment should be structured relative to other capital in the portfolio company’s capital structure.
GC Advisors structures our investments, which typically have maturities of three to seven years, as follows:
Senior Secured Loans. GC Advisors structures investments in senior secured loans, where we obtain security interests in the assets of the portfolio company that serve as collateral in support of the repayment of such loans. This collateral often takes the form of first-priority liens on the assets of the portfolio company. Our senior secured loans often provide for moderate loan amortization in the early years of the loan, with the majority of the amortization deferred until loan maturity. Our senior secured loans may include a payment in kind, or PIK, feature.
One Stop Loans. GC Advisors structures our one-stop loans as senior secured loans. A one-stop loan is a single loan that blends the characteristics of traditional senior debt and traditional junior debt. The structure generally combines the stronger lender protections associated with first lien senior secured debt with the superior economics of junior capital. We obtain security interests in the assets of the portfolio company that serve as collateral in support of the repayment of these loans. This collateral often takes the form of first-priority liens on the assets of the portfolio company. In some cases, one-stop loans are provided to borrowers experiencing high revenue growth supported by a high level of discretionary expenditures. As part of the underwriting of such loans and consistent with industry practice, we adjust our characterization of the earnings of such borrowers for a reduction or elimination of such discretionary expenses if appropriate. One-stop loans typically provide for moderate loan amortization in the initial years of the facility, with the majority of the amortization deferred until loan maturity. Our one stop loans may include a PIK feature. One-stop loans generally allow the borrower to make a large lump sum payment of principal at the end of the loan term and there is a risk of loss if the borrower is unable to pay the lump sum or refinance the amount owed at maturity. In many cases, we are the sole lender or we, together with our affiliates, are the sole lenders of a one stop loan, which can afford us additional influence over the borrower in terms of monitoring and, if necessary, remediating any underperformance.
One stop loans include loans to technology companies undergoing strong growth due to new services, increased adoption and/or entry into new markets. We refer to loans to these companies as late stage lending loans. Other targeted characteristics of late stage lending businesses include strong customer revenue retention rates, a diversified customer base and backing from growth equity or venture capital firms. In some cases, the borrower’s high revenue growth is supported by a high level of discretionary spending. As part of the underwriting of such loans and consistent with industry practice, we adjust our characterization of the earnings of such borrowers for a reduction or elimination of such discretionary expenses, if appropriate.
Second Lien Loans. GC Advisors structures these investments as subordinated, secured loans for which our claims on the related collateral are subordinated. We obtain security interests in the assets of the portfolio company that serve as collateral in support of the repayment of such loans. This collateral typically takes the form of second priority liens on the assets of a portfolio company. Second lien loans typically provide for minimal loan amortization in the initial years of the facility, with the majority of the amortization deferred until loan maturity.
Subordinated Loans. GC Advisors structures these investments as unsecured, subordinated loans that provide for relatively high, fixed interest rates and provide us with significant current interest income. These loans typically have interest-only payments (often representing a combination of cash pay and PIK interest) in the early years, with all or the majority of amortization of principal deferred until loan maturity. Subordinated loans generally allow the borrower to make a large lump sum payment of principal at the end of the loan term, and there is a risk of loss if the borrower is unable to pay the lump sum or refinance the amount owed at maturity.
Second lien loans and subordinated loans are generally more volatile than first lien, senior secured loans and may involve a greater risk of loss of principal. In addition, the PIK feature of many subordinated loans, which effectively operates as negative amortization of loan principal, increases credit risk exposure over the life of the loan. Subordinated loans are more likely to include a PIK feature.
Equity Investments. GC Advisors structures these investments as direct or indirect minority equity co-investments in a portfolio company, usually on terms similar to the controlling private equity sponsor and in connection with our loan to such portfolio company. As a result, if a portfolio company appreciates in value, we can achieve additional investment return from these equity co-investments. GC Advisors can structure these equity co-investments to include provisions protecting our rights as a minority-interest holder, which could include a “put,” or right to sell such securities back to the issuer, upon the occurrence of specified events or demand and “piggyback” registration rights. However, because these equity co-investments will typically be in private companies, there is no guarantee that we, as a minority-interest holder, will control the timing or value of our realization of any gains on such investments. Our equity co-investments will typically include customary “tagalong” or “drag-along” rights that will permit or require us to participate in a sale of such equity co-investments at such time as the majority owners, not GC Advisors, determine.
GC Advisors tailors the terms of each investment to the facts and circumstances of the transaction and the prospective portfolio company, negotiating a structure that protects our rights and manages our risk while creating incentives for the portfolio company to achieve its business plan and improve its operating results. GC Advisors seeks to limit the downside potential of our investments by:
•selecting investments that we believe have a very low probability of loss;
•requiring a total return on our investments that we believe will compensate us appropriately for credit risk; and
•negotiating covenants in connection with our investments that afford our portfolio companies as much flexibility in managing their businesses as possible, consistent with the preservation of our capital. Such restrictions could include affirmative and negative covenants, default penalties, lien protection, change of control provisions and board rights.
We expect to hold most of our investments to maturity or repayment, but we may sell some of our investments earlier if a liquidity event occurs, such as a sale, recapitalization or worsening of the credit quality of the portfolio company.
Investments
We seek to create a portfolio that includes primarily one stop and other senior secured loans by investing approximately $5.0 million to $30.0 million of capital, on average, in the securities of middle-market companies. Set forth below is a list of our ten largest portfolio company investments as of September 30, 2021, as well as the top ten industries in which we were invested as of September 30, 2021, calculated as a percentage of our total investments at fair value as of such date.
Portfolio Company Fair Value of
Investments
(In Thousands) Percentage of
Total
Investments
GS Acquisitionco, Inc. $ 40,735 2.8 %
ES Acquisition, LLC 38,285 2.7
Diligent Corporation 37,766 2.6
Datix Bidco Limited 33,751 2.3
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. 30,119 2.1
Liminex, Inc. 30,015 2.1
Encorevet Group LLC 26,634 1.9
Red Dawn SEI Buyer, Inc. 26,601 1.8
PT Intermediate Holdings III, LLC 24,616 1.7
Cybergrants Holdings, LLC 24,423 1.7
$ 312,945 21.7 %
Industry Fair Value of
Investments
(In Thousands) Percentage of
Total
Investments
Software $ 397,409 27.6 %
Healthcare Providers and Services 135,583 9.4
IT Services 122,616 8.5
Insurance 91,339 6.3
Specialty Retail 65,351 4.5
Health Care Technology 59,146 4.1
Automobiles 54,050 3.8
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure 51,154 3.6
Diversified Consumer Services 46,947 3.3
Food Products 44,265 3.1
$ 1,067,860 74.2 %
Managerial Assistance
As a business development company, we offer, and must provide upon request, managerial assistance to our portfolio companies. This assistance could involve monitoring the operations of our portfolio companies, participating in board and management meetings, consulting with and advising officers of portfolio companies and providing other organizational and financial guidance. The Administrator or an affiliate of the Administrator provides such managerial assistance on our behalf to portfolio companies that request this assistance. We could receive fees for these services and reimburse the Administrator or an affiliate of the Administrator, as applicable, for
its allocated costs in providing such assistance, subject to the review and approval by our board of directors, including our independent directors.
Competition
Our primary competitors in providing financing to middle-market companies include public and private funds, other business development companies, commercial and investment banks, commercial financing 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. For example, we believe some competitors have access to funding sources that are not available to us. In addition, some of our competitors 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. Furthermore, 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 source-of-income, asset diversification and distribution requirements we must satisfy to maintain our qualification as a RIC.
We use the expertise of the investment professionals of Golub Capital and its affiliates to which we have access to assess investment risks and determine appropriate pricing for our investments in portfolio companies. In addition, the relationships of the senior members of Golub Capital and its affiliates enable us to learn about, and compete effectively for, financing opportunities with attractive middle-market companies in the industries in which we invest. See “Risk Factors - Risks Relating to our Business and Structure - We operate in a highly competitive market for investment opportunities, which could reduce returns and result in losses.”
Administration
We do not have any direct employees, and our day-to-day investment operations are managed by GC Advisors. Our business and affairs are managed under the direction of our board of directors. We have a chief executive officer, chief financial officer, chief compliance officer, managing director and director of corporate strategy, and to the extent necessary, our board of directors can elect to appoint additional officers going forward. Our officers are officers and/or employees of Golub Capital LLC, an affiliate of GC Advisors, and our allocable portion of the cost of our chief financial officer and chief compliance officer and their respective staffs is paid by us pursuant to the administration agreement, or the Administration Agreement, with the Administrator. See “Business - Management Agreements - Administration Agreement.”
SUMMARY RISK FACTORS
The risk factors described below are a summary of the principal risk factors associated with an investment in us.
These are not the only risks we face. You should carefully consider these risk factors, together with the risk factors
set forth in Item 1A. of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and the other reports and documents filed by us with the
SEC.
We are subject to risks relating to our business and structure
•We are subject to risks associated with the current interest rate environment and to the extent we use debt to finance our investments, changes in interest rates will affect our cost of capital and net investment income.
•We operate in a highly competitive market for investment opportunities, which could reduce returns and result in losses.
•Rising interest rates could make it more difficult for portfolio companies to make periodic payments on their loans.
•We are subject to risks associated with the discontinuation of LIBOR, which will affect our cost of capital and net investment income.
•We are dependent upon GC Advisors for our success and upon its access to the investment professionals and partners of Golub Capital and its affiliates.
•Our business model depends to a significant extent upon strong referral relationships with sponsors and
investing in companies backed by private equity sponsors. Any inability of GC Advisors to maintain or
develop these relationships, or the failure of these relationships to generate investment opportunities, could
adversely affect our business.
•There are significant potential conflicts of interest that could affect our investment returns, including conflicts related to the obligations of GC Advisors' investment committee, GC Advisors or its affiliates have to other clients and conflicts related to fees and expenses of such other clients, incentives created by our base management and incentive fee structure, the valuation process for certain of our portfolio holdings and other arrangements with GC Advisors, or its affiliates.
•GC Advisors could make certain investment decisions for the purpose of receiving transaction fees.
•GC Advisors could prioritize its relationship with a borrower or private equity sponsor instead of seeking
the most advantageous terms for a company investment.
•GC Advisors operates in multiple business lines and could pursue additional business lines, which could
create a conflict of interest in the allocation of its time and focus.
•Golub Capital could pursue strategic transactions, which could create a conflict of interest in the allocation of GC Advisors' time and focus.
•We are subject to risks associated with a Liquidity Event.
•We and GC Advisors could be the target of litigation or regulatory investigations.
•We are subject to certain risks related to our ability to qualify as a RIC and to related regulations governing our operation as a business development company.
•We finance our investments with borrowed money, which could accelerate and increase the potential for gain or loss on amounts invested and could increase the risk of investing in us.
•Investors in shares of our common stock may fail to fund their capital commitments when due.
•We are subject to risks associated with the SB Revolver, the DB Credit Facility and the 2021 Debt Securitization.
•The majority of our portfolio investments will be recorded at fair value as determined in good faith by our
board of directors and, as a result, there could be uncertainty as to the value of our portfolio investments.
•Our board of directors could change our investment objective, operating policies and strategies without prior notice or stockholder approval.
•Each of GC Advisors and the Administrator can resign on 60 days’ notice, and we can provide no assurance that we could find a suitable replacement within that time, resulting in a disruption in our operations that could adversely affect our financial condition, business and results of operations.
We are subject to risks relating to our investments
•Economic recessions or downturns could impair our portfolio companies and defaults by our portfolio companies will harm our operating results.
•Our investments in debt, leveraged portfolio companies, private and middle-market portfolio companies are risky and we could lose all or part of our investment.
•The lack of liquidity in our investments could adversely affect our business.
•Price declines and illiquidity in the corporate debt markets could adversely affect the fair value of our portfolio investments, reducing our net asset value through increased net unrealized depreciation.
•Our portfolio companies could prepay loans, which could reduce our yields if capital returned cannot be invested in transactions with equal or greater expected yields.
•We are subject to credit and default risk and portfolio companies could be unable to repay or refinance
outstanding principal on their loans at or prior to maturity.
•Our portfolio could be concentrated in a limited number of portfolio companies and 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.
•We could hold the debt securities of leveraged companies that could, due to the significant volatility of such companies, enter into bankruptcy proceedings.
•Our failure to make follow-on investments in our portfolio companies could impair the value of our portfolio.
•Because we generally do not hold controlling equity interests in our portfolio companies, we generally will not be able to exercise control over our portfolio companies or to prevent decisions by management of our portfolio companies that could decrease the value of our investments.
•Our portfolio companies could incur debt that ranks equally with, or senior to, our investments in such companies and such portfolio companies could fail to generate sufficient cash flow to service their debt obligations to us.
•The disposition of our investments could result in contingent liabilities.
•GC Advisors’ liability is limited, and we have agreed to indemnify GC Advisors against certain liabilities, which could lead GC Advisors to act in a riskier manner on our behalf than it would when acting for its own account.
•We could be subject to risks if we engage in hedging transactions and could become subject to risks if we invest in foreign securities.
•We could suffer losses from our equity investments.
•We could be subject to lender liability claims with respect to our portfolio company investments.
Risks Relating to Investors in Our Securities
•There is no public market for shares of our common stock, and we do not expect there to be a market for shares of our common stock.
•There are restrictions on the ability of holders of our common stock to transfer shares.
•Investing in our common stock could involve an above average degree of risk.
•There is a risk that investors in our equity securities could not receive distributions or that our distributions may not grow over time and a portion of our distributions may be a return of capital.
•Our stockholders will experience dilution in their ownership percentage if they do not participate in our dividend reinvestment plan.
•Our stockholders could receive shares of our common stock as dividends, which could result in adverse tax consequences to them.
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS
GC Advisors is located at 200 Park Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10166. GC Advisors is registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act. The beneficial interests in GC Advisors are majority owned, indirectly, by two affiliated trusts. The trustees of those trusts are Stephen A. Kepniss and David L. Finegold. Subject to the overall supervision of our board of directors and in accordance with the 1940 Act, GC Advisors manages our day-to-day operations and provides investment advisory services to us. Under the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement, GC Advisors:
•determines the composition of our portfolio, the nature and timing of the changes to our portfolio and the manner of implementing such changes;
•identifies, evaluates and negotiates the structure of the investments we make;
•executes, closes, services and monitors the investments we make;
•determines the securities and other assets that we purchase, retain or sell;
•performs due diligence on prospective portfolio companies; and
•provides us with such other investment advisory, research and related services as we, from time to time, reasonably require for the investment of our funds.
GC Advisors’ services under the Investment Advisory Agreement are not exclusive. Subject to the requirements of the 1940 Act, GC Advisors can enter into one or more sub-advisory agreements under which GC Advisors would obtain assistance in fulfilling its responsibilities under the Investment Advisory Agreement.
Management Fee
Pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, we pay GC Advisors a fee for investment advisory and management services consisting of two components - a base management fee and an incentive fee. The cost of both the base management fee and the incentive fee is ultimately borne by our stockholders.
The base management fee is calculated at an annual rate equal to 1.375% of the fair value of our average adjusted gross assets at the end of the two most recently completed calendar quarters (excluding cash and cash equivalents but including assets purchased with borrowed funds, securitization related assets, and cash collateral on deposit with custodian) and is payable quarterly in arrears. The base management fee is adjusted, based on the actual number of days elapsed relative to the total number of days in such calendar quarter, for any share issuances or repurchases during such calendar quarter. For periods ending on or prior to the date of the closing of a Liquidity Event, GC Advisors has irrevocably agreed to waive any base management fee in excess of 1.00% of the fair value of our average adjusted gross assets as calculated in accordance with the Investment Advisory Agreement and as described above. As used in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the term “Liquidity Event” means the earlier of (1) the date of the pricing of an initial public offering or listing on a national securities exchange of our securities, (2) a distribution to our stockholders of either (a) cash proceeds from an orderly liquidation of our investments or (b) securities or other assets of ours as a distribution-in-kind, or (3) a sale of all or substantially all of our assets to, or other liquidity event with, an entity for consideration of either cash and/or publicly listed securities of the acquirer.
Incentive Fee
We pay GC Advisors an incentive fee. The Incentive Fee is calculated in arrears and consists of three parts: (1) the income component, or the Income Incentive Fee, (2) the capital gains component, or the Capital Gain Incentive Fee, and (3) the subordinated liquidation incentive component, or the Subordinated Liquidation Incentive Fee, and are collectively referred to as the Incentive Fee.
The components of the Incentive Fee are calculated as described below. The Income Incentive Fee is payable quarterly in arrears and the Capital Gain Incentive Fee is payable at the end of each calendar year in arrears (or, in each case, upon termination of the Investment Advisory Agreement, as of the termination date). The Subordinated Liquidation Incentive Fee is payable upon a liquidation of GBDC 3.
Prior to the closing of a Liquidity Event, we will deposit one-third of each Income Incentive Fee and Capital Gain Incentive Fee payment into an escrow account, or the Escrow Account, to be administered by U.S. Bank National Association, or the Escrow Agent. Assets in the Escrow Account will be held by the Escrow Agent until the closing of a Liquidity Event at which time the Escrow Agent will release the assets to GC Advisors. If no Liquidity Event occurs prior
to October 2, 2023, the Escrow Agent will return all assets in the Escrow Account to us for the benefit of our stockholders.
The fees and expenses of the Escrow Account and the Escrow Agent will be borne by us.
Incentive Fee Cap
We have structured the calculation of the Incentive Fee to include a fee limitation such that the Income Incentive Fee and the Capital Gain Incentive Fee will not be paid at any time if, after such payment, the cumulative Income Incentive Fees and Capital Gain Incentive Fees paid to date would exceed an incentive fee cap, or the Incentive Fee Cap. For periods ending on or prior to the date of the closing of a Liquidity Event, the Incentive Fee Cap in any quarter is equal to the difference between (a) 15.0% of Cumulative Pre-Incentive Fee Net Income and (b) cumulative incentive fees of any kind paid to GC Advisors by us since September 29, 2017. For periods beginning after the date of the closing of a Liquidity Event, the Incentive Fee Cap in any quarter will be equal to the difference, if positive, between (a) the sum of (i) 20.0% of Cumulative Pre-Incentive Fee Net Income for the period beginning on the date immediately following the closing of a Liquidity Event and (ii) 15.0% of Cumulative Pre-Incentive Fee Net Income for the period from September 29, 2017 and ending on the date of the closing of a Liquidity Event and (b) cumulative Income Incentive Fees and Capital Gain Incentive Fees paid to GC Advisors by us since September 29, 2017. To the extent the Incentive Fee Cap is zero or a negative value in any quarter, no incentive fee would be payable in that quarter. “Cumulative Pre-Incentive Fee Net Income” is equal to the sum of (a) Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income (as defined below) for each period since September 29, 2017 and (b) cumulative aggregate realized capital gains, cumulative aggregate realized capital losses, cumulative aggregate unrealized capital depreciation and cumulative aggregate unrealized capital appreciation since September 29, 2017. “Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income” means interest income, dividend income and any other income (including any other fees such as commitment, origination, structuring, diligence and consulting fees or other fees that we receive from portfolio companies but excluding fees for providing managerial assistance) accrued during the calendar quarter, minus operating expenses for the calendar quarter (including the base management fee, taxes, any expenses payable under the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Administration Agreement, any expenses of securitizations and any interest expense and dividends paid on any outstanding preferred stock to the extent such amounts are supported by our taxable earnings, but excluding the incentive fee). Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income includes, in the case of investments with a deferred interest feature such as market discount, debt instruments with PIK interest, preferred stock with PIK dividends, and zero coupon securities, accrued income that we have not yet received in cash. GC Advisors does not return to us amounts paid to it on accrued income that we have not yet received in cash if such income is not ultimately received by us in cash. If we do not ultimately receive income, a loss would be recognized, reducing future fees.
If, for any relevant period, the Incentive Fee Cap calculation results in our paying less than the amount of the Income Incentive fee and the Capital Gain Incentive Fee calculated pursuant to the Income and Capital Gain Incentive Fee Calculation, then the difference between (a) the sum of the Income Incentive Fee and the Capital Gain Incentive Fee and (b) the Incentive Fee Cap will not be paid by us, and will not be received by GC Advisors as an Incentive Fee either at the end of such relevant period or at the end of any future period. For the avoidance of doubt, our stockholders benefit from a reduction in the amount of Incentive Fees that we pay, and that they pay indirectly, equal to the sum of the differences, if any, between (a) the sum of the Income Incentive Fee and the Capital Gain Incentive Fee and (b) the Incentive Fee Cap.
Income and Capital Gain Incentive Fee Calculation
The Income and Capital Gain Incentive Fee Calculation has two parts: the Income Incentive Fee component and the Capital Gain Incentive Fee component. The Income Incentive Fee component is calculated quarterly in arrears based on our Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income for the immediately preceding calendar quarter.
Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income does not include any realized capital gains, realized capital losses or unrealized capital appreciation or depreciation. Because of the structure of the Income Incentive Fee component, it is possible that an Incentive Fee may be calculated under this formula with respect to a period in which we have incurred a loss. For example, if we receive Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income in excess of the hurdle rate (as defined below) for a calendar quarter, the income component will result in a positive value and an Incentive Fee will be paid even if we have incurred a loss in that quarter due to realized and/or unrealized capital losses unless the payment of such Incentive Fee would cause us to pay Incentive Fees on a cumulative basis that exceed 20.0% of our Cumulative Pre-Incentive Fee Net Income.
Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income, expressed as a rate of return on the value of our net assets (defined as total assets less indebtedness and before taking into account any incentive fees payable during the period) at the end of the immediately preceding calendar quarter, is compared to a fixed “hurdle rate” of 1.5% quarterly. If market interest rates rise, we may have the ability to invest funds in debt instruments that provide for a higher return, which would increase our Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income and make it easier for GC Advisors to surpass the fixed hurdle rate and receive an Income Incentive Fee. Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income used to calculate this part of the Incentive Fee is also included in the amount of our total assets (excluding cash and cash equivalents but including assets purchased with borrowed funds and leverage) used to calculate the base management fee.
We calculate the Income Incentive Fee component of the Income and Capital Gains Incentive Fee Calculation with respect to our Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income quarterly, in arrears, as follows:
•zero in any calendar quarter in which the Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income does not exceed the hurdle rate;
•50.0% of our Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income with respect to that portion of such Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income, if any, that exceeds the hurdle rate but is less than the percentage at which amounts payable to GC Advisors pursuant to the Income Incentive Fee equals 20.0% of our Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income as if a hurdle rate did not apply. We refer to this portion of our Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income as the “catch-up” provision; and
•20.0% of the amount of our Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income, if any, that exceeds the catch-up provision in any calendar quarter.
The sum of these calculations yields the Income Incentive Fee. This amount is appropriately adjusted for any share issuances or repurchases during the quarter. For periods prior to the closing of a Liquidity Event, GC Advisors agreed to waive that portion of the Income Incentive Fee calculated in excess of the Income Incentive Fee calculated with respect to our Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income quarterly, in arrears, as follows:
•zero in any calendar quarter in which the Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income does not exceed the hurdle rate;
•50.0% of our Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income with respect to that portion of such Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income, if any, that exceeds the hurdle rate but is less than the percentage at which amounts payable to GC Advisors pursuant to the Income Incentive Fee equals 15.0% of our Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income as if a hurdle rate did not apply. We refer to this portion of our Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income as the “catch-up” provision; and
•15.0% of the amount of our Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income, if any, that exceeds the catch-up provision in any calendar quarter.
The Capital Gain Incentive Fee equals (a) 20.0% of our Capital Gain Incentive Fee Base (as defined below), if any, calculated in arrears as of the end of each calendar year (or upon termination of the Investment Advisory Agreement, as of the termination date), commencing with the calendar year ending December 31, 2017, less (b) the aggregate amount of any previously paid Capital Gain Incentive Fees. Our “Capital Gain Incentive Fee Base” equals (1) the sum of (A) our realized capital gains, if any, on a cumulative positive basis from September 29, 2017 through the end of each calendar year, (B) all realized capital losses on a cumulative basis and (C) all unrealized capital depreciation on a cumulative basis, less (2) our unamortized deferred financing costs as of the date of calculation, if and to the extent such costs exceed all unrealized capital appreciation on a cumulative basis.
•The cumulative aggregate realized capital losses are calculated as the sum of the amounts by which (a) the net sales price of each investment in our portfolio when sold is less than (b) the accreted or amortized cost basis of such investment.
•The cumulative aggregate realized capital gains are calculated as the sum of the differences, if positive, between (a) the net sales price of each investment in our portfolio when sold and (b) the accreted or amortized cost basis of such investment.
•The aggregate unrealized capital depreciation is calculated as the sum of the differences, if negative, between (a) the valuation of each investment in our portfolio as of the applicable Capital Gain Incentive Fee calculation date and (b) the accreted or amortized cost basis of such investment.
Prior to the closing of a Liquidity Event, GC Advisors has agreed to waive that portion of the Capital Gain Incentive Fee, calculated as described above, in excess of 15.0% of the Capital Gain Incentive Fee Base, provided that any amounts so waived shall be deemed to have been paid to GC Advisors for purposes of determining the Capital Gain Incentive Fee payable after the closing of a Liquidity Event.
There was no Capital Gain Incentive Fee payable as calculated under the Investment Advisory Agreement (as described above) for the years ended September 30, 2021 and 2020. However, in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, we are required to accrue for a capital gain incentive fee on a quarterly basis and are further required to include the aggregate unrealized capital appreciation on investments when calculating the capital gain incentive fee accrual, as if such unrealized capital appreciation were realized, even though such unrealized capital appreciation is not permitted to be considered in calculating the fee actually payable under the Investment Advisory Agreement. If the Capital Gain Incentive Fee Base, adjusted as required by GAAP to include unrealized appreciation, is positive at the end of a period, then GAAP requires us to accrue a capital gain incentive fee equal to 15.0% of such amount prior to the closing of a Liquidity Event (20.0% following the closing of a Liquidity Event), less the aggregate amount of the actual Capital Gain Incentive Fees paid or capital gain incentive fees accrued under GAAP in all prior periods. If such amount is negative, then there is no accrual for such period. The resulting accrual under GAAP for any capital gain incentive fee payable in a given period may result in additional expense if such cumulative amount is greater than in the prior period or a reversal of previously recorded expense if such cumulative amount is less than in the prior period. There can be no assurance that such unrealized capital appreciation will be realized in the future. From inception through September 30, 2021, we have not made any Capital Gain Incentive Fee payments. For the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019, we accrued (reversed) a capital gain incentive fee, net of waiver, under GAAP of $2.1 million, $(0.7) million and $0.5 million, respectively. The cumulative accrual for capital gain incentive fee, net of waiver, under GAAP was $2.1 million as of September 30, 2021. There was no cumulative accrual for capital gain incentive fee, net of waiver, under GAAP as of September 30, 2020.
Subordinated Liquidation Incentive Fee
The third part of the Incentive Fee, which we refer to as the Subordinated Liquidation Incentive Fee, equals 15.0% of the net proceeds from a liquidation of GBDC 3 in excess of adjusted capital, as calculated immediately prior to liquidation. For purposes of this calculation, (a) “liquidation” includes any merger of our common stock with another entity or the acquisition of all or substantially all of the shares of our common stock in a single or series of related transactions and (b) “adjusted capital” means our net asset value calculated immediately prior to liquidation in accordance with GAAP less unrealized capital appreciation that would have been subject to the Capital Gain Incentive Fee had capital gain been recognized on the transfer of such assets in the liquidation. The Investment Advisory Agreement provides that no Subordinated Liquidation Incentive Fee shall be payable for any liquidation that occurs more than six months after the date of an initial public offering of our common stock or a listing of our common stock on a national securities exchange. For periods prior to the date of the closing of a Liquidity Event, GC Advisors has agreed to waive the Subordinated Liquidation Incentive Fee.
Examples of Incentive Fee Calculation
Example 1 - Income Incentive Fee (1):
Assumptions
Hurdle rate (2) = 1.50%
Other expenses (legal, accounting, custodian, transfer agent, etc.) (3) = 0.35%
(1)The hypothetical amount of Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income shown is based on a percentage of total net assets. In addition, the example assumes that during the most recent four full calendar quarter period ending on or prior to the date the payment set forth in the example is to be made, the sum of (a) our aggregate distributions to our stockholders and (b) our change in net assets (defined as total assets less indebtedness and before taking into account any incentive fees payable during the period) is at least 6.0% of our net assets at the beginning of such period (as adjusted for any share issuances or repurchases).
(2)Represents a quarter of the 6.0% annualized hurdle rate.
(3)Excludes offering expenses.
Alternative 1
Additional Assumptions
Investment income (including interest, dividends, fees, etc.) = 1.25%
Prior to a Liquidity Event:
Management fee = 0.463% (Represents a quarter of the 1.00% annualized management fee on gross assets, net of waiver, assuming 0.85x debt-to-equity)
Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income (investment income - (management fee + other expenses)) = 0.437%
Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income does not exceed the hurdle rate, therefore there is no Incentive Fee.
Following a Liquidity Event:
Management fee = 0.688% (Represents a quarter of the 1.375% annualized management fee on gross assets, assuming 1.0x debt-to-equity)
Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income (investment income - (management fee + other expenses)) = 0.212%
Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income does not exceed the hurdle rate, therefore there is no Incentive Fee.
Alternative 2
Additional Assumptions
Investment income (including interest, dividends, fees, etc.) = 2.60%
Prior to a Liquidity Event the Incentive Fee would be:
Management fee = 0.463% (Represents a quarter of the 1.00% annualized management fee, net of waiver, on gross assets, assuming 0.85x debt-to-equity)
Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income (investment income - (management fee + other expenses)) = 1.787%
Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income exceeds hurdle rate, therefore there is an Incentive Fee.
Incentive Fee = 50% × "catch-up" + the greater of 0% AND (15% × (Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income - 2.143%))
= (50% × (1.787% - 1.50%)) + 0%
= 50% × 0.287%
= 0.144%
Following a Liquidity Event the Incentive Fee would be:
Management fee = 0.688% (Represents a quarter of the 1.375% annualized management fee on gross assets, assuming 1.0x debt-to-equity)
Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income (investment income - (management fee + other expenses)) = 1.562%
Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income exceeds hurdle rate, therefore there is an Incentive Fee.
Incentive Fee = 50% × "catch-up" + the greater of 0% AND (20% × (Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income - 2.50%))
= (50% × (1.562% - 1.50%)) + 0%
= 50% × 0.062%
= 0.031%
Alternative 3
Additional Assumptions
Investment income (including interest, dividends, fees, etc.) = 3.75%
Prior to a Liquidity Event the Incentive Fee would be:
Management fee = 0.463% (Represents a quarter of the 1.00% annualized management fee, net of waiver, on gross assets, assuming 0.85x debt-to-equity)
Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income (investment income - (management fee + other expenses)) = 2.937%
Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income exceeds hurdle rate, therefore there is an Incentive Fee.
Incentive Fee = 50% × "catch-up" + the greater of 0% AND (15% × (Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income - 2.50%))
= (50% × (2.143% - 1.50%)) + (15% × (2.937% - 2.143%))
= 50% × 0.643% + 15% × 0.794%
= 0.322% + 0.119%
= 0.441%
Following a Liquidity Event the Incentive Fee would be:
Management fee = 0.688% (Represents a quarter of the 1.375% annualized management fee on gross assets, assuming 1.0x debt-to-equity)
Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income (investment income - (management fee + other expenses)) = 2.806%
Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income exceeds hurdle rate, therefore there is an Incentive Fee.
Incentive Fee = 50% × "catch-up" + the greater of 0% AND (20% × (Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income - 2.50%))
= (50% × (2.50% - 1.50%)) + (20% × (2.806% - 2.50%))
= 50% × 1.00% + 20% × 0.306%
= 0.50% + 0.061%
= 0.561%
Example 2 - Capital Gain Incentive Fee:
Alternative 1
Assumptions
Year 1: $20 million investment made in Company A (“Investment A”) and $30 million investment made in Company B (“Investment B”)
Year 2: Investment A is sold for $15 million and fair market value (“FMV”) of Investment B determined to be $29 million
Year 3: FMV of Investment B determined to be $27 million
Year 4: Investment B sold for $25 million
Both prior to and following a Liquidity Event, the Capital Gain Incentive Fee, if any, would be:
Year 1: None (No sales transactions)
Year 2: None (Sales transaction resulted in a realized capital loss on Investment A)
Year 3: None (No sales transactions)
Year 4: None (Sales transaction resulted in a realized capital loss on Investment B)
Each quarterly incentive fee calculated quarterly, in arrears, pursuant to the Income and Capital Gains Incentive Fee Calculation is subject to the Incentive Fee Cap. Below are the necessary adjustments to the Incentive Fee payable to adhere to the Incentive Fee Cap.
Year 1: No adjustment; no realized capital losses or unrealized capital depreciation.
Year 2: Investment A sold at a $5 million loss. Investment B has unrealized capital depreciation of $1 million. Therefore, GC Advisors would not be paid on the $6 million realized/unrealized loss, which would result in a lower Incentive Fee by $0.9 million prior to a Liquidity Event, or $1.2 million following a Liquidity Event.
Year 3: Investment B has unrealized capital depreciation of $2 million. Therefore, GC Advisors would not be paid on the $2 million unrealized capital depreciation, which would result in a lower Incentive Fee by $300,000 prior to a Liquidity Event, or $400,000 following a Liquidity Event.
Year 4: Investment B sold at a $5 million loss. Investment B was previously marked down by $3 million; therefore, we would realize a $5 million loss on Investment B and reverse the previous $3 million in unrealized capital depreciation. The net effect would be a loss of $2 million. GC Advisors would not be paid on the $2 million loss, which would result in a lower Incentive Fee by $300,000 prior to a Liquidity Event, or $400,000 following a Liquidity Event.
Alternative 2
Assumptions
Year 1: $20 million investment made in Company A (“Investment A”), $30 million investment made in Company B (“Investment B”) and $25 million investment made in Company C (“Investment C”)
Year 2: FMV of Investment A determined to be $18 million, FMV of Investment B determined to be $25 million and FMV of Investment C determined to be $25 million.
Year 3: Investment A sold for $18 million. FMV of Investment B determined to be $24 million and FMV of Investment C determined to be $25 million
Year 4: FMV of Investment B determined to be $22 million. Investment C sold for $24 million
Year 5: Investment B sold for $20 million
Both prior to and following a Liquidity Event, the Capital Gain Incentive Fee, if any, would be:
Year 1: None (No sales transactions)
Year 2: None (No sales transactions)
Year 3: None (Sales transaction resulted in a realized capital loss on Investment A)
Year 4: None (Sales transaction resulted in a realized capital loss on Investment C)
Year 5: None (Sales transaction resulted in a realized capital loss on Investment B)
Each quarterly Incentive Fee payable on the Income and Capital Gains Incentive Fee Calculation is subject to the Incentive Fee Cap. Below are the necessary adjustments to the Incentive Fee payable to adhere to the Incentive Fee Cap.
Year 1: No adjustment; no realized capital losses or unrealized capital depreciation.
Year 2: Investment A has unrealized capital depreciation of $2 million. Investment B has unrealized capital depreciation of $5 million. Therefore, GC Advisors would not be paid on the $7 million unrealized capital depreciation which would result in a lower Incentive Fee by $1.05 million prior to a Liquidity Event, or $1.4 million following a Liquidity Event.
Year 3: Investment A sold at a $2 million loss. Investment A was previously marked down by $2 million; therefore, we would realize a $2 million loss on Investment A and reverse the previous $2 million in unrealized capital depreciation. Investment B has additional unrealized capital depreciation of $1 million. The net effect would be a loss of $1 million. GC Advisors would not be paid on the $1 million loss, which would result in a lower Incentive Fee by $150,000 prior to a Liquidity Event, or $200,000 following a Liquidity Event.
Year 4: Investment B has additional unrealized capital depreciation of $2 million. Investment C sold at a $1 million realized loss. Therefore, GC Advisors would not be paid on the $3 million realized/unrealized loss, which would result in a lower Incentive Fee by $450,000 prior to a Liquidity Event, or $600,000 following a Liquidity Event.
Year 5: Investment B sold at a $10 million loss. Investment B was previously marked down by $8 million; therefore, we would realize a $10 million loss on Investment B and reverse the previous $8 million in unrealized capital depreciation. The net effect would be a loss of $2 million. GC Advisors would not be paid on the $2 million loss, which would result in a lower Incentive Fee by $300,000 prior to a Liquidity Event, or $400,000 following a Liquidity Event.
Alternative 3
Assumptions
Year 1: $25 million investment made in Company A (“Investment A”) and $20 million investment made in Company B (“Investment B”)
Year 2: Investment A is sold for $30 million and FMV of Investment B determined to be $21 million and $2 million of unamortized deferred debt issuance costs
Year 3: FMV of Investment B determined to be $23 million and $1 million of unamortized deferred debt issuance costs
Year 4: Investment B sold for $23 million and $0 of unamortized deferred debt issuance costs
Prior to a Liquidity Event the Capital Gains Incentive Fee, if any, would be:
Year 1: None (No sales transactions)
Year 2: $600,000 (15% multiplied by (i) $5 million realized capital gains on sale of Investment A less (ii) $1 million ($2 million of unamortized deferred debt issuance costs less $1 million of unrealized gain))
Year 3: $150,000 (15% multiplied by $5 million realized capital gains on sale of Investment A less $600,000 (Capital Gain Incentive Fee paid in year 2))
Year 4: $450,000 (15% multiplied by $8 million realized capital gains on sale of Investment A and Investment B less Capital Gain Incentive Fee paid in years 2 and 3)
Following a Liquidity Event the Capital Gain Incentive Fee, if any, would be:
Year 1: None (No sales transactions)
Year 2: $800,000 (20% multiplied by (i) $5 million realized capital gains on sale of Investment A less (ii) $1 million ($2 million of unamortized deferred debt issuance costs less $1 million of unrealized gain))
Year 3: $200,000 (20% multiplied by $5 million realized capital gains on sale of Investment A less $800,000 (Capital Gain Incentive Fee paid in year 2))
Year 4: $600,000 (20% multiplied by $8 million realized capital gains on sale of Investment A and Investment B less Capital Gain Incentive Fee paid in years 2 and 3)
Each quarterly Incentive Fee payable on the Income and Capital Gains Incentive Fee Calculation is subject to the Incentive Fee Cap. Below are the necessary adjustments to the Incentive Fee payable to adhere to the Incentive Fee Cap both prior to and following a Liquidity Event.
Year 1: No adjustment necessary
Year 2: No adjustment necessary. GC Advisors would not be paid on the $1 million unrealized gain on Investment B.
Year 3: No adjustment necessary. GC Advisors would not be paid on the $3 million unrealized gain on Investment B.
Year 4: No adjustment necessary
Example 3 - Subordinated Liquidation Incentive Fee:
Alternative 1
Assumptions
Year 1: $20 million investment made in Company A (“Investment A”), $30 million investment made in Company B (“Investment B”) and $25 million investment made in Company C (“Investment C”). Investment A, Investment B, and Investment C disposed of in a liquidation (as defined in the Investment Advisory Agreement) for total proceeds of $55 million within six months of a Liquidity Event.
Both prior to and following a Liquidity Event, the Subordinated Liquidation Incentive Fee, if any, would be:
Year 1: No Subordinated Liquidation Incentive Fee payable as liquidation proceeds of $55 million are less than adjusted capital immediately prior to liquidation (Net asset value of $75 million with no unrealized capital appreciation)
Alternative 2
Assumptions
Year 1: $20 million investment made in Company A (“Investment A”), $30 million investment made in Company B (“Investment B”) and $25 million investment made in Company C (“Investment C”). Investment A, Investment B, and Investment C disposed of in a liquidation (as defined in the Investment Advisory Agreement) for total proceeds of $80 million within six months of a Liquidity Event.
Prior to a Liquidity Event, the Subordinated Liquidation Incentive Fee, if any, would be:
Year 1: $500,000 Subordinated Liquidation Incentive Fee (10% multiplied by $80 million liquidation proceeds less adjusted capital immediately prior to liquidation (Net asset value of $75 million and no unrealized capital appreciation))
Following a Liquidity Event, the Subordinated Liquidation Incentive Fee, if any, would be:
Year 1: $1 million Subordinated Liquidation Incentive Fee (20% multiplied by $80 million liquidation proceeds less adjusted capital immediately prior to liquidation (Net asset value of $75 million and no unrealized capital appreciation))
Alternative 3
Assumptions
Year 1: $20 million investment made in Company A (“Investment A”), $30 million investment made in Company B (“Investment B”) and $25 million investment made in Company C (“Investment C”) and we complete an initial public offering of our common stock or listing of our common stock on a national securities exchange.
Year 2: Investment A, Investment B, and Investment C disposed of in a liquidation (as defined in the Investment Advisory Agreement) for total proceeds of $80 million.
The Subordinated Liquidation Incentive Fee, if any, would be:
Year 1: None (no sales transactions)
Year 2: No Subordinated Liquidation Incentive Fee is payable on any liquidation occurring more than six months after the closing of a Liquidity Event.
Payment of Our Expenses
All investment professionals of GC Advisors and/or its affiliates, when and to the extent engaged in providing investment advisory and management services to us, and the compensation and routine overhead expenses of personnel allocable to these services to us, are provided and paid for by GC Advisors and/or its affiliates and not by us. We bear all other out-of-pocket costs and expenses of our operations and transactions. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Overview - Expenses.”
Duration and Termination
Unless terminated earlier as described below, the Investment Advisory Agreement will continue in effect from year to year if approved annually by our board of directors or by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of our outstanding voting securities, and, in either case, if also approved by a majority of our directors who are not “interested persons,” as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, of us or GC Advisors. The Investment Advisory Agreement automatically terminates in the event of its assignment, as defined in the 1940 Act, by GC Advisors and could be terminated by either party without penalty upon not less than 60 days’ written notice to the other. The holders of a majority of our outstanding voting securities, by vote, can also terminate the Investment Advisory Agreement without
penalty. See “Risk Factors - Risks Relating to our Business and Structure - We are dependent upon GC Advisors for our future success and upon their access to the investment professionals and partners of Golub Capital and its affiliates.”
Indemnification
The Investment Advisory Agreement provides that, absent willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties or by reason of the reckless disregard of its duties and obligations, GC Advisors and its officers, managers, partners, agents, employees, controlling persons, members and any other person or entity affiliated with it are entitled to indemnification from us for any damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and amounts reasonably paid in settlement) arising from the rendering of GC Advisors’ services under the Investment Advisory Agreement or otherwise as our investment adviser.
Approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement
At a meeting of our board of directors held in May 2021, our board of directors voted unanimously to re-approve the Investment Advisory Agreement. In reaching a decision to approve the Investment Advisory Agreement, the board of directors reviewed a significant amount of information and considered, among other things:
•the nature, extent and quality of services provided to us by GC Advisors;
•the relative investment performance of us since inception;
•the relative investment performance of Golub Capital BDC, Inc., or GBDC and Golub Capital Investment Corporation, or GCIC, each of which are business development companies advised by GC Advisors, with GCIC merging with and into GBDC in September 2019;
•the fees paid by other comparable business development companies; and
•various other matters.
Based on the information reviewed and the considerations detailed above, our board of directors, including all of the directors who are not “interested persons,” as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, of us or GC Advisors, concluded that the investment advisory fee rates and terms are fair and reasonable in relation to the services provided and approved the Investment Advisory Agreement for a one-year term.
Administration Agreement
Pursuant to the Administration Agreement, the Administrator furnishes us with office facilities and equipment and provides clerical, bookkeeping, recordkeeping and other administrative services at such facilities. Under the Administration Agreement, the Administrator performs, or oversees the performance of, our required administrative services, which include being responsible for the financial records that we are required to maintain and preparing reports to our stockholders and reports filed with the SEC. In addition, the Administrator assists us in determining and publishing our net asset value, oversees the preparation and filing of our tax returns and the printing and dissemination of reports to our stockholders, and generally oversees the payment of our expenses and the performance of administrative and professional services rendered to us by others. The Administrator can retain third parties to assist in providing administrative services to us. To the extent that the Administrator outsources any of its functions, we pay the fees associated with such functions on a direct basis without profit to the Administrator. We reimburse the Administrator for the allocable portion (subject to review and approval of our board of directors) of the Administrator’s overhead and other expenses incurred by it in performing its obligations under the Administration Agreement, including rent, the fees and expenses associated with performing compliance functions and our allocable portion of the cost of our chief financial officer and chief compliance officer and their respective staffs. In addition, if requested to provide managerial assistance to our portfolio companies, the Administrator is paid an additional amount based on the cost of the services provided, which shall not exceed the amount we receive from such portfolio companies for providing this assistance. In May 2021, the Administration Agreement was renewed for a one-year term with the unanimous approval of our board of directors. The board of directors, including the independent directors reviews the allocable portion of overhead and other expenses incurred by the Administrator in performing its obligations under the Administration Agreement to determine that such expenses are reasonable and comparable to administrative services charged by unaffiliated asset managers. The Administration Agreement may be terminated by either party without penalty upon 60 days’ written notice to the other party.
Indemnification
The Administration Agreement provides that, absent willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties or by reason of the reckless disregard of its duties and obligations, the Administrator and its officers, managers, partners, agents, employees, controlling persons, members and any other person or entity affiliated with it are entitled to indemnification from us for any damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and amounts reasonably paid in settlement) arising from the rendering of the Administrator’s services under the Administration Agreement or otherwise as our administrator.
License Agreement
We have entered into a license agreement with Golub Capital LLC under which Golub Capital LLC has granted us a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use the name “Golub Capital”. Under this agreement, we will have a right to use the “Golub Capital” name and the agreement will remain in effect for so long as GC Advisors or one of its affiliates remains our investment adviser. Other than with respect to this limited license, we will have no legal right to the “Golub Capital” name.
Staffing Agreement
We do not have any internal management capacity or employees. We depend on the diligence, skill and network of business contacts of the senior investment professionals of GC Advisors to achieve our investment objective. GC Advisors is an affiliate of Golub Capital LLC and depends upon access to the investment professionals and other resources of Golub Capital LLC and its affiliates to fulfill its obligations to us under the Investment Advisory Agreement. GC Advisors also depends upon Golub Capital LLC to obtain access to deal flow generated by the professionals of Golub Capital LLC and its affiliates. Under the Staffing Agreement, Golub Capital LLC provides GC Advisors with the resources necessary to fulfill these obligations. The Staffing Agreement provides that Golub Capital LLC will make available to GC Advisors experienced investment professionals and access to the senior investment personnel of Golub Capital LLC for purposes of evaluating, negotiating, structuring, closing and monitoring our investments. The Staffing Agreement also includes a commitment that the members of GC Advisors’ investment committee serve in such capacity. The Staffing Agreement remains in effect until terminated and could be terminated by either party without penalty upon 60 days’ written notice to the other party. Services under the Staffing Agreement are provided to GC Advisors on a direct cost reimbursement basis, and such fees are not our obligation.
REGULATION
General
We are a business development company under the 1940 Act and have elected to be treated as a RIC under the Code. The 1940 Act contains prohibitions and restrictions relating to transactions between business development companies and their affiliates (including any investment advisers), principal underwriters and affiliates of those affiliates or underwriters and requires that a majority of the directors of a business development company be persons other than “interested persons,” as that term is defined in the 1940 Act. In addition, the 1940 Act provides that we cannot change the nature of our business so as to cease to be, or withdraw our election as, a business development company without the approval of a majority of our outstanding voting securities.
We can invest up to 100% of our assets in securities acquired directly from issuers in privately negotiated transactions. With respect to such securities, we could, 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 could enter into hedging transactions to manage the risks associated with interest rate or foreign currency fluctuations. However, we could 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 could acquire rights to require the issuers of acquired securities or their affiliates to repurchase them under certain circumstances. We also do not intend to acquire securities issued by any investment company in excess of the limits imposed by the 1940 Act. With regard to that portion of our portfolio invested in securities issued by investment companies, it should be noted that such investments could subject our stockholders to additional expenses. None of these policies, or any of our other policies, is fundamental and each could be changed without stockholder approval. To the extent we adopt any fundamental policies; no person from whom we borrow will have, in his or her capacity as lender or debt holder, either a veto power or a vote in approving or changing any of our fundamental policies.
Qualifying Assets
Under the 1940 Act, a business development company is restricted from acquiring 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 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 could be prescribed by the SEC. An eligible portfolio company is defined in the 1940 Act as any issuer that:
ais organized under the laws of, and has its principal place of business in, the United States;
bis not an investment company (other than a small business investment company, or SBIC, 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
csatisfies either of the following:
idoes not have any class of securities listed on a national securities exchange or has any class of securities listed on a national securities exchange subject to a $250.0 million market capitalization maximum; or
iiis controlled by a business development company or a group of companies including a business development company, the business development company actually exercises a controlling influence over the management or policies of the eligible portfolio company, and, as a result, the business development company has an affiliated person who is a director of the eligible portfolio company.
(2)Securities of any eligible portfolio company which we control.
(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 to such a private transaction, 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 we already own 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 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 that mature in one year or less from the date of investment.
The regulations defining and interpreting qualifying assets can change over time. We could expect to adjust our investment focus as needed to comply with and/or take advantage of any regulatory, legislative, administrative or judicial actions in this area.
We look through our consolidated subsidiaries to the underlying holdings (considered together with portfolio assets held outside of our consolidated subsidiaries) for purposes of determining compliance with the 70% qualifying assets requirement of the 1940 Act. At least 70% of our assets will be eligible assets.
Managerial Assistance to Portfolio Companies
A business development company 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 in (1), (2) or (3) above. However, in order to count portfolio securities as qualifying assets for the purpose of the 70% test, the business development company must either control the issuer of the securities or must offer to make available to the issuer of the securities significant managerial assistance; except that, when the business development company purchases such securities in conjunction with one or more other persons acting together, one of the other persons in the group could make
available such managerial assistance. Making available significant managerial assistance means any arrangement whereby the business development company, 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. The Administrator or an affiliate of the Administrator provides such managerial assistance on our behalf to portfolio companies that request this assistance.
Temporary Investments
Pending investment in other types of qualifying assets, as described above, our investments could consist of cash, cash equivalents, U.S. government securities, repurchase agreements and high-quality debt investments that mature in one year or less from the date of investment, which we refer to, collectively, as temporary investments, so that 70% of our assets are qualifying assets or temporary investments. Typically, we will invest in U.S. Treasury bills or in repurchase agreements, so long as the agreements 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. There is no percentage restriction on the proportion of our assets that could be invested in such repurchase agreements. However, if more than 25% of our total assets constitute repurchase agreements from a single counterparty, we would generally not meet the diversification tests described in section 851(b)(3) of the Code in order to qualify as a RIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, we do not intend to enter into repurchase agreements with a single counterparty in excess of this limit. GC Advisors will monitor the creditworthiness of the counterparties with which we enter into repurchase agreement transactions.
Senior Securities
We are permitted, under specified conditions, to issue multiple classes of indebtedness and one class of stock senior to our common stock if our asset coverage, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, is at least equal to 200% (or 150% upon receipt of certain approvals and subject to the requirement that we make an offer to repurchase the shares of our stockholders) immediately after each such issuance (or such other percentage as could be prescribed by law from time to time). As of September 30, 2021, our asset coverage for borrowed amounts was 215.9%.
In addition, while any senior securities remain outstanding, we must make provisions to prohibit any distribution to our stockholders or the repurchase of such securities or shares unless we meet the applicable asset coverage ratios at the time of the distribution or repurchase. We can also borrow amounts up to 5% of the value of our total assets for temporary or emergency purposes without regard to asset coverage, provided that any such borrowings in excess of 5% of the value of our total assets would be subject to the asset coverage ratio requirements of the 1940 Act, even if for temporary or emergency purposes. We consolidate our financial results with all of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, including GBDC 3 Funding, GBDC 3 Holdings, the 2021 Issuer and 2021 CLO Depositor for financial reporting purposes and measure our compliance with the leverage test applicable to business development companies under the 1940 Act on a consolidated basis. For a discussion of the risks associated with leverage, see “Risk Factors - Risks Relating to our Business and Structure - Regulations governing our operation as a business development company affect our ability to, and the way in which we, raise additional capital. As a business development company, the necessity of raising additional capital exposes us to risks, including the typical risks associated with leverage.”
Codes of Ethics
We and GC Advisors have each adopted a code of ethics pursuant to Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act that establishes procedures for personal investments and restricts certain personal securities transactions. Personnel subject to each code can invest in securities for their personal investment accounts, including securities purchased or held by us, so long as such investments are made in accordance with the code’s requirements. You can read and copy the code of ethics from the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. See “Business - General - Information Available.” In addition, each code of ethics is attached as an exhibit to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures
We have delegated our proxy voting responsibility to GC Advisors. The proxy voting policies and procedures of GC Advisors are set out below. The guidelines are reviewed periodically by GC Advisors and our directors who are not “interested persons” and, accordingly, are subject to change.
Introduction
As an investment adviser registered under the Advisers Act, GC Advisors has a fiduciary duty to act solely in our best interests. As part of this duty, GC Advisors recognizes that it must vote our securities in a timely manner free of conflicts of interest and in our best interests.
GC Advisors’ policies and procedures for voting proxies for its investment advisory clients are intended to comply with Section 206 of, and Rule 206(4)-6 under, the Advisers Act.
Proxy Policies
GC Advisors votes proxies relating to our portfolio securities in what it perceives to be the best interest of our stockholders. GC Advisors reviews on a case-by-case basis each proposal submitted to a stockholder vote to determine its effect on the portfolio securities we hold. In most cases GC Advisors will vote in favor of proposals that GC Advisors believes are likely to increase the value of the portfolio securities we hold. Although GC Advisors will generally vote against proposals that could have a negative effect on our portfolio securities, GC Advisors could vote for such a proposal if there exist compelling long-term reasons to do so.
Our proxy voting decisions are made by GC Advisors’ chief executive officer and president. To ensure that GC Advisors’ vote is not the product of a conflict of interest, GC Advisors requires that (1) anyone involved in the decision-making process disclose to its 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 (2) employees involved in the decision-making process or vote administration are prohibited from revealing how GC Advisors intends to vote on a proposal in order to reduce any attempted influence from interested parties. Where conflicts of interest could be present, GC Advisors will disclose such conflicts to us, including our independent directors, and could request guidance from us on how to vote such proxies.
Proxy Voting Records
You can obtain information without charge about how GC Advisors voted proxies during the most recent 12-month period ended September 30, 2021 by making a written request for proxy voting information to: Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc., Attention: Investor Relations, 200 Park Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10166, or by calling Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. collect at (212) 750-6060.
Privacy Principles
We are committed to maintaining the privacy of our stockholders and to safeguarding their nonpublic personal information.
We restrict access to nonpublic personal information about our stockholders to employees of GC Advisors and its affiliates with a legitimate business need for the information. We will maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards designed to protect the nonpublic personal information of our stockholders.
Other
Under the 1940 Act, we are required to provide and maintain a bond issued by a reputable fidelity insurance company to protect us against larceny and embezzlement. Furthermore, as a business development company, we are prohibited from protecting any director or officer against any liability to us or our stockholders arising from willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of such person’s office.
We and GC Advisors are required to adopt and implement written policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violation of relevant federal securities laws, review these policies and procedures annually for their adequacy and the effectiveness of their implementation, and designate a chief compliance officer to be responsible for administering these policies and procedures.
We could 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. The SEC has interpreted the business development company prohibition on transactions with affiliates to prohibit “joint transactions” among entities that share a common investment adviser. The staff of the SEC has granted no-action relief pursuant to which purchases by us and other accounts sponsored or managed by GC Advisors or its affiliates of a single class of privately placed securities are permitted provided that the adviser negotiates no term other than price
and certain other conditions are met. Any co-investment would be made subject to compliance with existing regulatory guidance, applicable regulations and our allocation procedures. If opportunities arise that would otherwise be appropriate for us and for another account sponsored or managed by GC Advisors to make different investments in the same issuer, GC Advisors will need to decide which account will proceed with the investment. Moreover, in certain circumstances, we could be unable to invest in an issuer in which another account sponsored or managed by GC Advisors has previously invested.
On February 27, 2017, GC Advisors and certain other funds and accounts sponsored or managed by GC Advisors and its affiliates, received exemptive relief from the SEC that permits us greater flexibility to negotiate the terms of co-investments if our board of directors determines that it would be advantageous for us to co-invest with other accounts sponsored or managed by GC Advisors or its affiliates in a manner consistent with our investment objectives, positions, policies, strategies and restrictions as well as regulatory requirements and other pertinent factors. We believe that co-investment by us and accounts sponsored or managed by GC Advisors and its affiliates could afford us additional investment opportunities and the ability to achieve greater diversification. Under the terms of this exemptive relief, a “required majority” (as defined in Section 57(o) of the 1940 Act) of our independent directors is required to make certain conclusions in connection with a co-investment transaction, including that (1) the terms of the proposed transaction are reasonable and fair to us and our stockholders and do not involve overreaching of us or our stockholders on the part of any person concerned and (2) the transaction is consistent with the interests of our stockholders and is consistent with our investment strategies and policies.
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, imposes a variety of regulatory requirements on companies with a class of securities registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, and their insiders. Many of these requirements affect us. For example:
•pursuant to Rule 13a-14 under the Exchange Act our principal executive officer and principal financial officer must certify the accuracy of the financial statements contained in our periodic reports;
•pursuant to Item 307 under Regulation S-K under the Securities Act our periodic reports must disclose our conclusions about the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures;
•pursuant to Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act our management must prepare an annual report regarding its assessment of our internal control over financial reporting; and
•pursuant to Item 308 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act and Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act, our periodic reports must disclose whether there were significant changes in our internal controls over financial reporting or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires us to review our current policies and procedures to determine whether we comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the regulations promulgated under such act. We will continue to monitor our compliance with all regulations that are adopted under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and will take actions necessary to ensure that we comply with that act.
JOBS Act
We currently are and expect to remain an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, or the JOBS Act, until the earliest of:
•The last day of our fiscal year in which the fifth anniversary of an initial public offering of shares of our common stock occurs;
•The end of the fiscal year in which our total annual gross revenues first exceed $1.0 billion;
•The date on which we have, during the prior three-year period, issued more than $1.0 billion in nonconvertible debt; and
•The last day of a fiscal year in which we (1) have an aggregate worldwide market value of our common stock held by non-affiliates of $700 million or more, computed at the end of each fiscal year as of the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter and (2) have been an Exchange Act reporting company for at least one year (and filed at least one annual report under the Exchange Act).
Under the JOBS Act and Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, or Dodd-Frank, we can take advantage of an exemption from the provisions of Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which would require that
our independent registered public accounting firm provide an attestation report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, until such time as we cease to be an emerging growth company and become an accelerated filer as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act. This could increase the risk that material weaknesses or other deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting go undetected.
Under the JOBS Act, emerging growth companies are eligible to delay adopting new or revised accounting standards until such time as those standards apply to private companies. We have made an irrevocable election not to take advantage of this exemption from new or revised accounting standards. We therefore are subject to the same new or revised accounting standards as other public companies that are not emerging growth companies.
Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations
The following discussion is a general summary of the material U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to us and to an investment in our shares of common stock. This summary does not purport to be a complete description of the income tax considerations applicable to such an investment. For example, we have not described certain considerations that could be relevant to certain types of holders subject to special treatment under U.S. federal income tax laws, including stockholders subject to the alternative minimum tax, tax-exempt organizations, insurance companies, dealers in securities, traders in securities that elect to mark-to-market their securities holdings, pension plans and trusts, persons that have a functional currency (as defined in Section 985 of the Code) other than the U.S. dollar and financial institutions. This summary assumes that investors hold our common stock as capital assets (within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code). The discussion is based upon the Code, Treasury regulations, and administrative and judicial interpretations, each as of the date of the filing of this Annual Report on Form 10-K 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 Internal Revenue Service, or the IRS, regarding any offering of our securities. This summary does not discuss any aspects of U.S. estate or gift tax or foreign, state or local tax. It 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, references to “dividends” are to dividends within the meaning of the U.S. federal income tax laws and associated regulations and can include amounts subject to treatment as a return of capital under section 19(a) of the 1940 Act.
A “U.S. stockholder” is a beneficial owner of shares of our common stock that is for U.S. federal income tax purposes:
•a citizen or individual resident of the United States;
•a corporation, or other entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia;
•an estate, the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or
•a trust if either a U.S. court can exercise primary supervision over its administration and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all of its substantial decisions or the trust was in existence on August 20, 1996, was treated as a U.S. person prior to that date, and has made a valid election to be treated as a U.S. person.
A “Non-U.S. stockholder” is a beneficial owner of shares of our common stock that is not a U.S. stockholder.
If a partnership (including an entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) holds shares of 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. A prospective investor that is a partner in a partnership that will hold shares of our common stock should consult its tax advisors with respect to the purchase, ownership and disposition of shares of our common stock.
Tax matters are very complicated and the tax consequences to an investor of an investment in our shares of common stock will depend on the facts of his, her or its particular situation. We encourage investors to consult their own tax advisors regarding the specific consequences of such an investment, including tax reporting requirements, the applicability of U.S. federal, state, local and foreign tax laws, eligibility for the benefits of any applicable tax treaty, and the effect of any possible changes in the tax laws.
Election to Be Taxed as a RIC
As a business development company, we have elected to be treated as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. As a RIC, we generally will not be subject to corporate-level U.S. federal income taxes on any net ordinary income or capital gains that we timely distribute as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to our stockholders. To qualify as a RIC, we must, among other things, meet certain source-of-income and asset diversification requirements (as described below). In addition, we must distribute to our stockholders, for each taxable year, dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes of an amount at least equal to 90% of our “investment company taxable income,” which is generally our net ordinary income plus the excess of realized net short-term capital gains over realized net long-term capital losses and determined without regard to any deduction for dividends paid, or the Annual Distribution Requirement. Although not required for us to maintain our RIC tax status, in order to preclude the imposition of a 4% nondeductible federal excise tax imposed on RICs, we must distribute dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to our stockholders in respect of each calendar year of an amount at least equal to the sum of (1) 98% of our net ordinary income (taking into account certain deferrals and elections) for the calendar year, (2) 98.2% of the excess (if any) of our realized capital gains over our realized capital losses, or capital gain net income (adjusted for certain ordinary losses), generally for the one-year period ending on October 31 of the calendar year and (3) the sum of any net ordinary income plus capital gains net income for preceding years that were not distributed during such years and on which we did not incur any liability to pay federal income tax, or the Excise Tax Avoidance Requirement.
Taxation as a RIC
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 investment company taxable income and net capital gain, defined as net long-term capital gains in excess of net short-term capital losses, we distribute as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to our stockholders. We will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at regular corporate rates on any net income or net capital gain not distributed as dividends to our stockholders.
In order to qualify as a RIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes, we must, among other things:
•qualify to be treated as a business development company under the 1940 Act at all times during each taxable year;
•derive in each taxable year at least 90% of our gross income from dividends, interest, payments with respect to certain securities loans, gains from the sale of stock or other securities, or other income derived with respect to our business of investing in such stock or securities, and net income derived from interests in “qualified publicly traded partnerships” (partnerships that are traded on an established securities market or tradable on a secondary market, other than partnerships that derive 90% of their income from interest, dividends and other permitted RIC income), or the 90% Income Test; and
•diversify our holdings, so that at the end of each quarter of the taxable year:
◦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
◦no more than 25% of the value of our assets is invested in the securities, other than U.S. government securities or securities of other RICs, of one issuer or of two or more issuers that are controlled, as determined under applicable tax rules, by us and that are engaged in the same or similar or related trades or businesses or in the securities of one or more qualified publicly traded partnerships (the “Diversification Tests").
We can invest in partnerships, including qualified publicly traded partnerships, which could result in our being subject to state, local or foreign income, franchise or other tax liabilities.
In addition, we are subject to ordinary income and capital gain distribution requirements under U.S. federal excise tax rules for each calendar year. If we do not meet the required distributions we will be subject to a 4% nondeductible federal excise tax on the undistributed amount. The failure to meet U.S. federal excise tax distribution requirements will not cause
us to lose our RIC status. The failure to meet U.S. federal excise tax distribution requirements will not cause us to lose our RIC status, and we could choose to retain taxable income or capital gains in excess of current year distributions into the next tax year in an amount less than what would trigger payments of federal income tax under Subchapter M of the Code. We could then be required to pay a 4% excise tax on such income or capital gains.
A RIC is limited in its ability to deduct expenses in excess of its investment company taxable income. If our deductible expenses in a given taxable year exceed our investment company taxable income, we could incur a net operating loss for that taxable year. However, a RIC is not permitted to carry forward net operating losses to subsequent taxable years and such net operating losses do not pass through to its stockholders. In addition, deductible expenses can be used only to offset investment company taxable income, not net capital gain. A RIC cannot use any net capital losses (that is, the excess of realized capital losses over realized capital gains) to offset its investment company taxable income, but could carry forward such net capital losses, and use them to offset future capital gains, indefinitely. Due to these limits on deductibility of expenses and net capital losses, we could for tax purposes have aggregate taxable income for several taxable years that we are required to distribute and that is taxable to our stockholders even if such taxable income is greater than the net income we actually earn during those taxable years.
Any underwriting fees paid by us are not deductible in computing our investment company taxable income. We could be required to recognize taxable income in circumstances in which we do not receive cash. For example, if we hold debt instruments that are treated under applicable tax rules as having original issue discount (such as debt instruments with PIK interest or, in certain cases, with 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. Because any original issue discount accrued will be included in our investment company taxable income for the taxable year of accrual, we could be required to make a distribution to our stockholders in order to satisfy the Annual Distribution Requirement, even though we will not have received any corresponding cash amount. Furthermore, a portfolio company in which we hold equity or debt instruments could face financial difficulty that requires us to work out, modify, or otherwise restructure such equity or debt instruments. Any such restructuring could, depending upon the terms of the restructuring, cause us to incur unusable or nondeductible losses or recognize future non-cash taxable income.
Certain of our investment practices could be subject to special and complex U.S. federal income tax provisions that could, among other things, (1) treat dividends that would otherwise constitute qualified dividend income as non-qualified dividend income, (2) treat dividends that would otherwise be eligible for the corporate dividends received deduction as ineligible for such treatment, (3) disallow, suspend or otherwise limit the allowance of certain losses or deductions, (4) convert lower-taxed long-term capital gain into higher-taxed short-term capital gain or ordinary income, (5) convert an ordinary loss or a deduction into a capital loss (the deductibility of which is more limited), (6) cause us to recognize income or gain without a corresponding receipt of cash, (7) adversely affect the time as to when a purchase or sale of stock or securities is deemed to occur, (8) adversely alter the characterization of certain complex financial transactions and (9) produce income that will not be qualifying income for purposes of the 90% Income Test. We intend to monitor our transactions and could make certain tax elections to mitigate the effect of these provisions and prevent our ability to be subject to tax as a RIC.
We can invest a portion of our net assets in below investment grade instruments. Investments in these types of instruments can present special tax issues for us. U.S. federal income tax rules are not entirely clear about issues such as when we can cease to accrue interest, original issue discount or market discount, when and to what extent deductions can be taken for bad debts or worthless instruments, how payments received on obligations in default should be allocated between principal and income and whether exchanges of debt obligations in a bankruptcy or workout context are taxable. We intend to address these and other issues to the extent necessary in order to seek to ensure that we distribute sufficient income to avoid any material amount of either U.S. federal income or 4% nondeductible U.S. federal excise tax.
Gain or loss realized by us from warrants acquired by us as well as any loss attributable to the lapse of such warrants generally will be treated as capital gain or loss. Such gain or loss generally will be long term or short term, depending on how long we held a particular warrant.
Our investments in non-U.S. securities could be subject to non-U.S. income, withholding and other taxes. In that case, our
yield on those securities would be decreased. U.S. stockholders generally will not be entitled to claim a U.S. foreign tax
credit or deduction with respect to non-U.S. taxes paid by us.
If we acquire shares in a passive foreign investment company (“PFIC”), we could be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a portion of any “excess distribution” received on, or any gain from the disposition of, such shares even if we distribute such income as a taxable dividend to stockholders. Additional charges in the nature of interest generally will be imposed
on us in respect of deferred taxes arising from any such excess distribution or gain. If we invest in the shares of a PFIC and elect to treat the PFIC as a “qualified electing fund” under the Code (a “QEF”), in lieu of the foregoing requirements, we will be required to include in income each year our proportionate share of the ordinary earnings and net capital gain of the QEF, even if such income is not distributed by the QEF. Alternatively, we could elect to mark our shares in a PFIC at the end of each taxable year to market; 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 that any such decrease does not exceed prior increases in such value included in our income. Our ability to make either election will depend on factors beyond our control, and is subject to restrictions which could limit the availability of the benefit of these elections. Under either election, we could be required to recognize in a taxable year income in excess of any distributions we receive from PFICs and any proceeds from dispositions of PFIC stock during that taxable year, and such income will nevertheless be subject to the Annual Distribution Requirement and will be taken into account for purposes of determining whether we satisfy the distribution requirements under U.S. federal excise tax rules.
Under Section 988 of the Code, gains or losses attributable to fluctuations in exchange rates between the time we accrue income, expenses or other liabilities denominated in a foreign currency and the time we actually collect such income or pay such expenses or liabilities are generally treated as ordinary income or loss. Similarly, gains or losses on foreign currency-denominated forward, futures and option contracts, as well as certain other financial instruments, and the disposition of debt obligations denominated in a foreign currency, to the extent attributable to fluctuations in exchange rates between the acquisition and disposition dates, are also treated as ordinary income or loss.
Although we do not presently expect to do so, we are authorized to borrow funds and to sell assets in order to satisfy distribution requirements. However, under the 1940 Act, we are not permitted to make distributions to our stockholders while our debt obligations and other senior securities are outstanding unless certain “asset coverage” tests are met. See “Business - Regulation - Senior Securities.” Moreover, our ability to dispose of assets to meet our distribution requirements could be limited by (1) the illiquid nature of our portfolio and/or (2) other requirements relating to our qualification 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 could make such dispositions at times that, from an investment standpoint, are not advantageous.
Some of the income and fees that we may recognize, such as fees for providing managerial assistance, certain fees earned with respect to our investments, income recognized in a work-out or restructuring of a portfolio investment, or income recognized from an equity investment in an operating partnership, will not satisfy the 90% Income Test. In order to manage the risk that such income and fees might disqualify us as a RIC for a failure to satisfy the 90% Income Test, we could be required to recognize such income and fees indirectly through one or more entities treated as corporations for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Such corporations will be subject to U.S. corporate income tax as well as state and local tax on their earnings, which ultimately will reduce our return on such income and fees.
Failure to Qualify as a RIC
If we were unable to qualify for treatment as a RIC and are unable to cure the failure, for example, by disposing of certain investments quickly or raising additional capital to prevent the loss of RIC status, we generally would be subject to tax on all of our taxable income at regular corporate rates. The Code provides some relief from RIC disqualification due to failures to comply with the 90% Income Test and the Diversification Tests, although there could be additional taxes due in such cases. We cannot assure you that we would qualify for any such relief should we fail the 90% Income Test or the Diversification Tests.
Should failure occur, not only would all our taxable income be subject to tax at regular corporate rates, we would not be able to deduct dividend distributions to stockholders, nor would they be required to be made. Distributions, including distributions of net long-term capital gain, would generally be taxable to our stockholders as ordinary dividend income to the extent of our current and accumulated earnings and profits. Subject to certain limitations under the Code, certain corporate stockholders would be eligible to claim dividends received deduction with respect to such dividends and non-corporate stockholders 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 stockholder’s tax basis, and any remaining distributions would be treated as a capital gain. If we fail to qualify as a RIC, we could 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 taxable years. The remainder of this discussion assumes that we qualify as a RIC and have satisfied the Annual Distribution Requirement.
Taxation of U.S. Stockholders
Distributions by us generally are taxable to U.S. stockholders as ordinary income or capital gains. Distributions of our “investment company taxable income” (which is, generally, our net ordinary income plus net short-term capital gains in excess of net long-term capital losses) will be taxable as ordinary income to U.S. stockholders to the extent of our current or accumulated earnings and profits, whether paid in cash or reinvested in additional shares of our common stock. To the extent such distributions paid by us to non-corporate stockholders (including individuals) are attributable to dividends from U.S. corporations and certain qualified foreign corporations and if certain holding period requirements are met, such distributions generally will be treated as qualified dividend income and generally eligible for a maximum U.S. federal tax rate of either 15% or 20%, depending on whether the individual shareholder’s income exceeds certain threshold amounts, and if other applicable requirements are met, such distributions generally will be eligible for the corporate dividends received deduction to the extent such dividends have been paid by a U.S. corporation. In this regard, it is anticipated that distributions paid by us will generally not be attributable to dividends and, therefore, generally will not qualify for the preferential maximum U.S. federal tax rate applicable to non-corporate stockholders as well as will not be eligible for the corporate dividends received deduction.
Distributions of our net capital gains (which is generally our realized net long-term capital gains in excess of realized net short-term capital losses) properly designated by us as “capital gain dividends” will be taxable to a U.S. stockholder as long-term capital gains (currently generally at a maximum rate of either 15% or 20%, depending on whether the individual shareholder’s income exceeds certain threshold amounts) in the case of individuals, trusts or estates, regardless of the U.S. stockholder’s holding period for his, her or its common stock and regardless of whether paid in cash or reinvested in additional common stock. Distributions in excess of our earnings and profits first will reduce a U.S. stockholder’s adjusted tax basis in such stockholder’s common stock and, after the adjusted basis is reduced to zero, will constitute capital gains to such U.S. stockholder. Stockholders receiving dividends or distributions in the form of additional shares of our common stock purchased in the market should be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as receiving a distribution in an amount equal to the amount of money that the stockholders receiving cash dividends or distributions will receive, and should have a cost basis in the shares received equal to such amount. Stockholders receiving dividends in newly issued shares of our common stock will be treated as receiving a distribution equal to the value of the shares received, and should have a cost basis of such amount.
Although we currently intend to distribute any net capital gains at least annually, we can in the future decide to retain some or all of our net capital gains but designate the retained amount as a “deemed distribution.” In that case, among other consequences, we will pay tax on the retained amount, each U.S. stockholder will be required to include their share of the deemed distribution in income as if it had been distributed to the U.S. stockholder, and the U.S. stockholder will be entitled to claim a credit equal their allocable share of the tax paid on the deemed distribution by us. The amount of the deemed distribution net of such tax will be added to the U.S. stockholder’s tax basis for their common stock. Since we expect to pay tax on any retained net capital gains at our regular corporate tax rate, and since that rate is in excess of the maximum rate currently payable by individuals on long-term capital gains, the amount of tax that individual stockholders will be treated as having paid and for which they will receive a credit will exceed the tax they owe on the retained net capital gain. Such excess generally could be claimed as a credit against the U.S. stockholder’s other U.S. federal income tax obligations or could be refunded to the extent it exceeds a stockholder’s liability for U.S. federal income tax. A stockholder that is not subject to U.S. federal income tax or otherwise required to file a U.S. federal income tax return would be required to file a U.S. federal income tax return on the appropriate form in order to claim a refund for the taxes we paid. In order to utilize the deemed distribution approach, we must provide written notice to our stockholders prior to the expiration of 60 days after the close of the relevant taxable year. We cannot treat any of our investment company taxable income as a “deemed distribution.”
For purposes of determining (1) whether the Annual Distribution Requirement is satisfied for any tax year and (2) the amount of capital gain dividends paid for that tax year, we could, under certain circumstances, elect to treat a dividend that is paid during the following tax year as if it had been paid during the tax year in question. If we make such an election, the U.S. stockholder will still be treated as receiving the dividend in the tax year in which the distribution is made. However, any dividend declared by us in October, November or December of any calendar year, payable to stockholders of record on a specified date in such a month and actually paid during January of the following calendar year, will be treated as if it had been received by our U.S. stockholders on December 31 of the calendar year in which the dividend was declared.
If an investor purchases shares of our common stock shortly before the record date of a distribution, the price of the shares of our common stock will include the value of the distribution and the investor will be subject to tax on the distribution even though it represents a return of their investment.
A stockholder generally will recognize taxable gain or loss if the stockholder sells or otherwise disposes of their shares of our common stock. Any gain arising from such sale or disposition generally will be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the stockholder has held their shares of common stock for more than one year. Otherwise, it would be classified as short-term capital gain or loss. However, any capital loss arising from the sale or disposition of shares of our common stock held for six months or less will be treated as long-term capital loss to the extent of the amount of capital gain dividends received, or undistributed capital gain deemed received, with respect to such shares. In addition, all or a portion of any loss recognized upon a disposition of shares of our common stock could be disallowed if other shares of our common stock are purchased (whether through reinvestment of distributions or otherwise) within 30 days before or after the disposition. In such a case, the basis of the common stock acquired will be increased to reflect the disallowed loss.
In general, individual U.S. stockholders are subject to a maximum U.S. federal income tax rate of either 15% or 20% (depending on whether the individual U.S. stockholder’s income exceeds certain threshold amounts) on their net capital gain, i.e., the excess of realized net long-term capital gain over realized net short-term capital loss for a taxable year, including a long-term capital gain derived from an investment in our shares of common stock. Such rate is lower than the maximum federal income tax rate on ordinary taxable income currently payable by individuals. Corporate U.S. stockholders currently are subject to U.S. federal income tax on net capital gain at the maximum 21% rate also applied to ordinary income. Non-corporate stockholders incurring net capital losses for a tax year (i.e., net capital losses in excess of net capital gains) generally can deduct up to $3,000 of such losses against their ordinary income each tax year; any net capital losses of a non-corporate stockholder in excess of $3,000 generally could be carried forward and used in subsequent tax years as provided in the Code. Corporate stockholders generally cannot deduct any net capital losses for a tax year, but can carry back such losses for three tax years or carry forward such losses for five tax years.
We will send to each of our U.S. stockholders, as promptly as possible after the end of each calendar year, a notice detailing, on a per share and per distribution basis, the amounts includible in such U.S. stockholder’s taxable income for such year as ordinary income and as long-term capital gain. In addition, the U.S. federal tax status of each calendar year’s distributions generally will be reported to the IRS. Distributions can also be subject to additional state, local and foreign taxes depending on a U.S. stockholder’s particular situation. Dividends distributed by us generally will not be eligible for the dividends-received deduction or the lower tax rates applicable to certain qualified dividends.
Until and unless we are treated as a “publicly offered regulated investment company” (within the meaning of Section 67 of the Code) as a result of either (i) shares of our common stock and our preferred stock collectively being held by at least 500 persons at all times during a taxable year or (ii) shares of our common stock being treated as regularly traded on an established securities market for any taxable year, for purposes of computing the taxable income of U.S. stockholders that are individuals, trusts or estates, (i) our earnings will be computed without taking into account such U.S. stockholders’ allocable shares of the management and incentive fees paid to our investment adviser and certain of our other expenses, (ii) each such U.S. stockholder will be treated as having received or accrued a dividend from us in the amount of such U.S. stockholder’s allocable share of these fees and expenses for such taxable year, (iii) each such U.S. stockholder will be treated as having paid or incurred such U.S. stockholder’s allocable share of these fees and expenses for the calendar year and (iv) each such U.S. stockholder’s allocable share of these fees and expenses will be treated as miscellaneous itemized deductions by such U.S. stockholder. For taxable years beginning before 2026, miscellaneous itemized deductions generally are not deductible by a U.S. stockholder that is an individual, trust or estate. For taxable years beginning in 2026 or later, miscellaneous itemized deductions are deductible only to the extent that the aggregate of such U.S. stockholder’s miscellaneous itemized deductions exceeds 2% of such U.S. stockholder’s adjusted gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes, are not deductible for purposes of determining a U.S. stockholder’s liability for the U.S. federal alternative minimum tax and are subject to the overall limitation on itemized deductions under Section 68 of the Code.
Backup withholding, currently at a rate of 24%, could be applicable to all taxable distributions to any non-corporate U.S. stockholder (1) who fails to furnish us with a correct taxpayer identification number or a certificate that such stockholder is exempt from backup withholding or (2) with respect to whom the IRS notifies us that such stockholder has failed to properly report certain interest and dividend income to the IRS and to respond to notices to that effect. An individual’s taxpayer identification number is his or her social security number. Any amount withheld under backup withholding is not an additional tax and is generally allowed as a credit against the U.S. stockholder’s U.S. federal income tax liability and could entitle such stockholder to a refund, provided that proper information is timely provided to the IRS.
If a U.S. stockholder recognizes a loss with respect to shares of our common stock of $2 million or more for an individual stockholder or $10 million or more for a corporate stockholder, the stockholder must file with the IRS a disclosure
statement on Form 8886. Direct stockholders of portfolio securities are in many cases exempted from this reporting requirement, but under current guidance, stockholders of a RIC are not exempted. The fact that a loss is reportable under these regulations does not affect the legal determination of whether the taxpayer’s treatment of the loss is proper. U.S. stockholders should consult their tax advisors to determine the applicability of these regulations in light of their specific circumstances.
An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain distributions received from us and net gains from redemptions or other taxable dispositions of our shares) of U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such person’s “modified adjusted gross income” (in the case of an individual) or “adjusted gross income” (in the case of an estate or trust) exceed certain threshold amounts.
Taxation of Non-U.S. Stockholders
Whether an investment in the shares of our common stock is appropriate for a Non-U.S. stockholder will depend upon that person’s particular circumstances. An investment in the shares of our common stock by a Non-U.S. stockholder could have adverse tax consequences. Non-U.S. stockholders should consult their tax advisors before investing in our common stock.
Subject to the discussion below, distributions of our “investment company taxable income” to Non-U.S. stockholders (including interest income, net short-term capital gain or foreign-source dividend and interest income, which generally would be free of withholding if paid to Non-U.S. stockholders directly) will be subject to withholding of U.S. federal tax at a 30% rate (or lower rate provided by an applicable treaty) to the extent of our current and accumulated earnings and profits unless the distributions are effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business of the Non-U.S. stockholder, in which case the distributions will generally be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the rates applicable to U.S. persons. In that case, we will not be required to withhold U.S. federal tax if the Non-U.S. stockholder complies with applicable certification and disclosure requirements. Special certification requirements apply to a Non-U.S. stockholder that is a foreign partnership or a foreign trust, and such entities are urged to consult their own tax advisors.
Certain properly-designated dividends received by a Non-U.S. stockholder generally are exempt from U.S. federal withholding tax when they (1) are paid in respect of our “qualified net interest income” (generally, our U.S. source interest income, other than certain contingent interest and interest from obligations of a corporation or partnership in which we or the non-U.S. stockholder are at least a 10% stockholder, reduced by expenses that are allocable to such income), or (2) are paid in connection with our “qualified short-term capital gains” (generally, the excess of our net short-term capital gain over our long-term capital loss for a tax year) as well as if certain other requirements are satisfied. Nevertheless, it should be noted that in the case of shares of our stock held through an intermediary, the intermediary could have withheld U.S. federal income tax even if we designated the payment as an interest-related dividend or short-term capital gain dividend. Moreover, depending on the circumstances, we could designate all, some or none of our potentially eligible dividends as derived from such qualified net interest income or as qualified short-term capital gains, or treat such dividends, in whole or in part, as ineligible for this exemption from withholding.
Actual or deemed distributions of our net capital gains to a Non-U.S. stockholder, and gains realized by a Non-U.S. stockholder upon the sale of our common stock, will not be subject to federal withholding tax and generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax unless the distributions or gains, as the case could be, are effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business of the Non-U.S. stockholder and, if an income tax treaty applies, are attributable to a permanent establishment maintained by the Non-U.S. stockholder in the United States or, in the case of an individual Non-U.S. stockholder, the stockholder is present in the United States for 183 days or more during the year of the sale or capital gain dividend and certain other conditions are met.
If we distribute our net capital gains in the form of deemed rather than actual distributions (which we could do in the future), a Non-U.S. stockholder will be entitled to a U.S. federal income tax credit or tax refund equal to the stockholder’s allocable share of the tax we pay on the capital gains deemed to have been distributed. In order to obtain the refund, the Non-U.S. stockholder must obtain a U.S. taxpayer identification number and file a U.S. federal income tax return even if the Non-U.S. stockholder would not otherwise be required to obtain a U.S. taxpayer identification number or file a U.S. federal income tax return. For a corporate Non-U.S. stockholder, distributions (both actual and deemed), and gains realized upon the sale of our common stock that are effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business could, under certain circumstances, be subject to an additional “branch profits tax” at a 30% rate (or at a lower rate if provided for by an applicable treaty).
A Non-U.S. stockholder who is a non-resident alien individual, and who is otherwise subject to withholding of U.S. federal income tax, could be subject to information reporting and backup withholding of U.S. federal income tax on dividends unless the Non-U.S. stockholder provides us or the dividend paying agent with a U.S. nonresident withholding tax certification (e.g., an IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, or an acceptable substitute form) or otherwise meets
documentary evidence requirements for establishing that it is a Non-U.S. stockholder or otherwise establishes an exemption from backup withholding.
Pursuant to the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or FATCA, the applicable withholding agent is generally required to withhold U.S. tax (at a 30% rate) with respect to payments of dividends made to certain non-U.S. entities that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts. The information required to be reported include the identity and taxpayer identification number of each account holder and transaction activity within the holder’s account. Stockholders could be requested to provide additional information to enable the applicable withholding agent to determine whether withholding is required.
An investment in shares by a non-U.S. person could also be subject to U.S. federal estate tax. Non-U.S. persons should consult their own tax advisors with respect to the U.S. federal income tax, U.S. federal estate tax, withholding tax, and state, local and foreign tax consequences of acquiring, owning or disposing of our common stock.

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Item 1A. Risk Factors
You should carefully consider these risk factors, together with all of the other information included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and the other reports and documents filed by us with the SEC. The risks set out below are not the only risks we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or not presently deemed material by us could also impair our operations and performance. If any of the following events occur, our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows could be materially and adversely affected. In such case, our net asset value and the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment. The risk factors described below are the principal risk factors associated with an investment in us as well as those factors generally associated with an investment company with investment objectives, investment policies, capital structure or trading markets similar to ours.
Risks Relating to Our Business and Structure
We are subject to risks associated with the current interest rate environment and to the extent we use debt to finance our investments, changes in interest rates will affect our cost of capital and net investment income.
To the extent we borrow money or issue debt securities or preferred stock to make investments, our net investment income will depend, in part, upon the difference between the rate at which we borrow funds or pay interest or dividends on such debt securities or preferred stock and the rate at which we invest these funds. In addition, many of our debt investments and borrowings have floating interest rates that reset on a periodic basis, and many of our investments are subject to interest rate floors. As a result, a change in market interest rates could have a material adverse effect on our net investment income, in particular with respect to increases from current levels to the level of the interest rate floors on certain investments. In periods of rising interest rates, our cost of funds will increase because the interest rates on the amounts borrowed under our credit facilities or other financing arrangements are typically 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 above current levels will not increase until interest rates exceed the applicable floor.
We can use interest rate risk management techniques in an effort to limit our exposure to interest rate fluctuations. Such techniques could include various interest rate hedging activities to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act and applicable commodities laws. These activities could limit our ability to participate in the benefits of lower interest rates with respect to the hedged borrowings. Adverse developments resulting from changes in interest rates or hedging transactions could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
You should also be aware that a rise in the general level of interest rates typically will lead to higher interest rates applicable to our debt investments, which could result in an increase of the amount of incentive fees payable to GC Advisors. In addition, 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 distribution rate, which could reduce the value of our common stock.
We operate in a highly competitive market for investment opportunities, which could reduce returns and result in losses.
A number of entities compete with us to make the types of investments that we plan to make and we believe that recent market trends, including sustained periods of low interest rates, have increased the number of competitors seeking to invest in loans to private, middle market companies in the United States. We compete with public and private funds, commercial and investment banks, commercial financing 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. For example, we believe some of our competitors could have access to funding sources that are not available to us. In addition, some of our competitors could 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. Furthermore, many of our competitors are not subject to the regulatory restrictions that the 1940 Act imposes on us as a business development company or the source of income, asset diversification and distribution requirements we must satisfy to maintain our qualification as a RIC. The competitive pressures we face could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. As a result of this competition, we can provide no assurance that we will be able to take advantage of attractive investment opportunities that arise from time to time, and we can provide no assurance that we will be able to identify and make investments that are consistent with our investment objective.
The amount of capital in the private debt markets and overall competition for loans could result in short-term returns for us that are lower than our long-term targets. In addition, one of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic has been a decrease in the number of new investment opportunities in U.S. middle market companies during 2020, and we can offer no assurance about when, or if, the number of U.S. middle market company investing opportunities will equal or exceed those available prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the event these conditions continue for an extended amount of time, they could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Identifying, structuring and consummating investments involves competition among capital providers and market and transaction uncertainty. GC Advisors can provide no assurance that it will be able to identify a sufficient number of suitable investment opportunities or to avoid prepayment of existing investments to satisfy our investment objectives, including as necessary to effectively structure credit facilities or other forms of leverage. This could result in GC Advisors calling a smaller portion of capital commitments in the private placement of our common stock or calling capital commitments more slowly than it otherwise would.
The loan origination market is very competitive, which can result in loan terms that are more favorable to borrowers, and conversely less favorable to lenders, such as lower interest rates and fees, weaker borrower financial and other covenants,
borrower rights to cure defaults, and other terms more favorable to borrowers than current or historical norms. Increased competition could cause us to make more loans that are “cov-lite” in nature and, in a distressed scenario, there can be no assurance that these loans will retain the same value as loans with a full package of covenants.
As a result of these conditions, the market for leveraged loans could become less advantageous than expected for us, and this could increase default rates, decrease recovery rates or otherwise harm our returns. The risk of prepayment is also higher in the current competitive environment if borrowers are offered more favorable terms by other lenders. The financial markets have experienced substantial fluctuations in prices and liquidity for leveraged loans. Any further disruption in the credit and other financial markets could have substantial negative effects on general economic conditions, the availability of required capital for companies and the operating performance of such companies. These conditions also could result in increased default rates and credit downgrades, and affect the liquidity and pricing of the investments made by us. Conversely, periods of economic stability and increased competition among capital providers could increase the difficulty of locating investments that are desirable for us.
With respect to the investments we make, we do not seek to compete based primarily on the interest rates we offer, and we believe that some of our competitors could make loans with interest rates that will be lower than the rates we offer. In the secondary market for acquiring existing loans, we compete generally on the basis of pricing terms. With respect to all investments, we could lose some investment opportunities if we do not match our competitors’ pricing, terms and structure. However, if we match our competitors’ pricing, terms and structure, we could experience decreased net interest income, lower yields and increased risk of credit loss. We will also compete for investment opportunities with accounts managed or sponsored by GC Advisors or its affiliates. Although GC Advisors allocates opportunities in accordance with its allocation policy, allocations to such other accounts will reduce the amount and frequency of opportunities available to us and thus not necessarily be in the best interests of us and our securityholders. Moreover, the performance of investments will not be known at the time of allocation.
Rising interest rates could make it more difficult for portfolio companies to make periodic payments on their loans.
Interest rate risk refers to the risk of market changes in interest rates. Interest rate changes affect the value of debt. In general, rising interest rates will negatively impact the price of fixed rate debt, and falling interest rates will have a positive effect on price. Adjustable rate debt also reacts to interest rate changes in a similar manner, although generally to a lesser degree. Interest rate sensitivity is generally larger and less predictable in debt with uncertain payment or prepayment schedules. Further, rising interest rates make it more difficult for borrowers to repay debt, which could increase the risk of payment defaults. Any failure of one or more portfolio companies to repay or refinance its debt at or prior to maturity or the inability of one or more portfolio companies to make ongoing payments following an increase in contractual interest rates could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
We are subject to risks associated with the discontinuation of LIBOR, which will affect our cost of capital and net investment income.
In July 2017, the Financial Conduct Authority, or the FCA, announced its intention to cease sustaining LIBOR by the end of 2021. The FCA’s intention is that, after 2021, it will no longer be necessary for the FCA to persuade or compel banks to submit to LIBOR due to the development of alternative benchmark rates, which the FCA suggested should be based on transactions and not on reference rates that do not have active underlying markets to support them. In April 2018, the New York Federal Reserve Bank began publishing its alternative rate, the Secured Overnight Financing Rate or SOFR. The Bank of England followed suit in April 2018 by publishing its proposed alternative rate, the Sterling Overnight Index Average, or SONIA. Each of SOFR and SONIA significantly differ from LIBOR, both in the actual rate and how it is calculated, and therefore it is unclear whether and when markets will adopt either of these rates as a widely accepted replacement for LIBOR.
On November 30, 2020, LIBOR’s administrator, the ICE Benchmark Administration Limited, or the IBA, announced a consultation beginning in early December 2020 on its intention to cease the publication of the one-week and two-month U.S. dollar LIBOR settings immediately following the LIBOR publication on December 31, 2021, and the remaining US dollar LIBOR settings, including one-month LIBOR, immediately following the LIBOR publication on June 30, 2023. On March 5, 2021, the FCA released an announcement confirming that such LIBOR settings would cease to be provided by any administrator or no longer be representative as of the dates specified in the IBA proposal, and confirmed that the FCA does not expect any LIBOR settings will be comes unrepresentative before such dates. The IBA closed the consultation for feedback at the end of January 2021. Concurrent with the IBA’s proposal, the Federal Reserve Board, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation released a statement that (i) encouraged banks to cease entering into new contracts that use US dollar LIBOR as a reference rate as soon as practicable and in any event by December 31, 2021, (ii) indicated that new contracts entered into before December 31, 2021 should either utilize a reference rate other than US dollar LIBOR or have robust fallback language that includes a clearly defined alternative
reference rate after US dollar LIBOR’s discontinuation and (iii) explained that extending the publication of certain US dollar LIBOR tenors until June 30, 2023 would allow most legacy US dollar LIBOR contracts to mature before LIBOR experiences disruptions. On March 8, 2021, the Alternative Reference Rates Committee confirmed that in its opinion the March 5, 2021 announcements by the IBA and the FCA on the future cessation and loss of the representativeness of the LIBOR benchmark rates constitutes a “benchmark transition event” with respect to all U.S. dollar LIBOR settings. A “benchmark transition event” may cause, or allow for, certain contracts to replace LIBOR with an alternative reference rate and such replacement could have a material and adverse on the CLO market, the leveraged loan market and/or us.
On July 29, 2021, the Alternative Reference Rates Committee formally announced that it recommends the Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s forward-looking SOFR term rates for use in business loans, including securities backed by such assets. However, forward-looking SOFR term rates will not be representative of three-month LIBOR, and there is no requirement that the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continue to publish forward-looking SOFR term rates, in which case we, our lenders, and our portfolio company borrowers may be required to use other measurements of SOFR, as applicable.
As such, if LIBOR in its current form does not survive and a replacement rate is not widely agreed upon or if a replacement rate is significantly different from LIBOR, it could cause a disruption in the credit markets generally. Such a disruption could also negatively impact the market value and/or transferability of our portfolio company investments. Furthermore, disruptions related to loans and/or other debt financing securitizations (CLOs) in the marketplace could have a material adverse effect on the ability of GC Advisors or its affiliates to enter into loans in the future in accordance with our investment strategy and have a material adverse effect on us. We could also be materially and adversely impacted to the extent GC Advisors or its affiliates are unable to successfully implement an acceptable replacement rate in leverage utilized by us or if there is a prolonged period of mismatch on the interest rates on the interest rates payable on our leverage and our portfolio investments as a result of the continued publication of LIBOR. Further, if LIBOR does not survive and a replacement rate is not widely agreed upon, the mismatch on the interest rates payable by any leverage incurred by us and the interest rate payable on the portfolio company investments could result in a decrease in our net investment income and distributions we are able to pay to our stockholders.
We are dependent upon GC Advisors for our success and upon its access to the investment professionals and partners of Golub Capital and its affiliates.
We do not have any internal management capacity or employees. We rely on GC Advisors to manage and conduct our affairs and make all investment decisions. Subject to the oversight of our board of directors, GC Advisors has sole discretion in originating, structuring, negotiating, purchasing, financing and eventually divesting our investments, and our investors will not be able to evaluate for themselves the merits of particular investments prior to us making such investments. We depend on the diligence, skill and network of business contacts of the senior investment professionals of GC Advisors to achieve our investment objective. GC Advisors’ investment committee, which consists of two members of our board of directors and additional employees of Golub Capital LLC, provides oversight over our investment activities. We also cannot assure you that we will replicate the historical results achieved by members of the investment committee, and we caution you that our investment returns could be substantially lower than the returns achieved by them in prior periods. We expect that GC Advisors will evaluate, negotiate, structure, close and monitor our investments in accordance with the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement. We can offer no assurance, however, that the senior investment professionals of GC Advisors will continue to provide investment advice to us. If these individuals do not maintain their existing relationships with Golub Capital LLC and its affiliates and do not develop new relationships with other sources of investment opportunities, we can provide no assurance that GC Advisors or its affiliates will be able to identify appropriate replacements or grow our investment portfolio. The loss of any member of GC Advisors’ investment committee or of other senior investment professionals of GC Advisors and its affiliates would limit our ability to achieve our investment objective and operate as we anticipate. This could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
The Staffing Agreement provides that Golub Capital LLC makes available to GC Advisors experienced investment professionals and provides access to the senior investment personnel of Golub Capital LLC for purposes of evaluating, negotiating, structuring, closing and monitoring our investments. We are not a party to the Staffing Agreement and cannot assure you that Golub Capital LLC will fulfill its obligations under the agreement. If Golub Capital LLC fails to perform, we cannot assure you that GC Advisors will enforce the Staffing Agreement, that such agreement will not be terminated by either party or that we will continue to have access to the investment professionals of Golub Capital LLC and its affiliates or their information and deal flow.
Our business model depends to a significant extent upon strong referral relationships with sponsors and investing in companies backed by private equity sponsors. Any inability of GC Advisors to maintain or develop these relationships, or the failure of these relationships to generate investment opportunities, could adversely affect our business.
GC Advisors is highly dependent on relationships with private equity sponsors in connection with the sourcing of investments. If private equity sponsors find new sources of debt capital that are more advantageous to them, or if GC Advisors suffers reputational harm such that it becomes a less attractive source of capital for private equity sponsors, GC Advisors could have difficulty finding and sourcing new middle market debt investments. Private equity sponsors could experience financial distress, which could be related or unrelated to the portfolio companies to which we have exposure. Once in financial distress, such sponsors likely would be unable to provide the same level of managerial, operating or financial support to such portfolio companies, resulting in an increased risk of default or inability to repay remaining principal at maturity.
From time to time, we expect to have direct or indirect exposure to companies controlled by private equity sponsors in which the sponsors have completed one or more dividend recapitalizations, thereby allowing the private equity sponsor to substantially reduce or eliminate its net investment in an underlying portfolio company. These investments generally present different investment characteristics to us than investments where a private equity sponsor retains a significant net contributed capital position in the company. These investments could experience a higher rate of default. Even when a default does not occur, private equity sponsors could be less willing to provide ongoing financial, managerial or operating support to a portfolio company after it has received one or more capital distributions on its investment.
We believe that purchase price multiples of companies (as measured by the price paid by a private equity sponsor to purchase a company divided by the company’s trailing twelve month earnings) to which we have direct or indirect exposure are close to all-time highs. When considering the appropriate amount of financing to provide a prospective borrower, GC Advisors considers the value cushion as measured by the difference between the enterprise value of the company and the total amount of financing. If market purchase price multiples decline or if a portfolio company experiences financial distress, the value cushion supporting our investment could deteriorate and the investment could become impaired, resulting in losses for us. The risk of such losses for us are greater during periods when purchase price multiples are close to all-time highs.
We can provide no assurance that we will be able to replicate the historical results achieved by other entities managed or sponsored by members of GC Advisors’ investment committee, or by GC Advisors or its affiliates.
Potential investors are cautioned that past investment performance of similar portfolios and other investment vehicles managed by GC Advisors or its affiliates is not indicative of how we will perform. Our investments could differ from some existing accounts and funds that are or have been sponsored or managed by members of GC Advisors' investment committee, GC Advisors or affiliates of GC Advisors. Investors in our securities are not acquiring an interest in any accounts that are or have been sponsored or managed by members of GC Advisors' investment committee, GC Advisors or affiliates of GC Advisors. We often co-invest in portfolio investments with other accounts sponsored or managed by members of GC Advisors' investment committee, GC Advisors or its affiliates. Such investments are subject to regulatory limitations and approvals by directors who are not "interested persons" as defined in the 1940 Act. We can offer no assurance, however, that we will obtain such approvals or develop opportunities that comply with such limitations. We also cannot assure you that we will replicate the historical results achieved by members of the investment committee, and we caution you that our investment returns could be substantially lower than the returns achieved by them in prior periods. Additionally, all or a portion of the prior results were achieved in particular market conditions that might never be repeated. Moreover, current or future market volatility and regulatory uncertainty can have an adverse impact on our future performance.
Our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows depend on our ability to manage our business effectively.
Our ability to achieve our investment objective depends on our ability to manage our business and to grow. This depends, in turn, on GC Advisors’ ability to identify, invest in and monitor companies that meet our investment criteria. The achievement of our investment objectives on a cost-effective basis depends upon GC Advisors’ execution of our investment process, its ability to provide competent, attentive and efficient services to us and, to a lesser extent, our access to financing on acceptable terms. GC Advisors has substantial responsibilities under the Investment Advisory Agreement, as well as responsibilities in connection with the management of other accounts sponsored or managed by GC Advisors, members of GC Advisors’ investment committee or Golub Capital LLC and its affiliates. The personnel of the Administrator and its affiliates could be called upon to provide managerial assistance to our portfolio companies. These activities could distract them or slow our rate of investment. Any failure to manage our business and our future growth effectively could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
There are significant potential conflicts of interest that could affect our investment returns.
As a result of our arrangements with GC Advisors and its affiliates and GC Advisors’ investment committee, there will be times when GC Advisors or such persons have interests that differ from those of our securityholders, giving rise to a conflict of interest, many of which are described in the following risk factors. GC Advisors attempts to identify, monitor
and mitigate conflicts of interest. Further, GC Advisors has implemented policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure its clients are treated fairly and equitably over time. GC Advisors believes that these factors, together with Golub Capital’s commitment to put investors first, effectively mitigate the risks associated with such conflicts of interest. However, it can be difficult to ensure that conflicts of interest do not adversely affect us.
There are conflicts related to the obligations of GC Advisors’ investment committee, GC Advisors or its affiliates have to other clients and conflicts related to fees and expenses of such other clients.
The members of GC Advisors’ investment committee serve as officers, directors or principals of entities that operate in the same or a related line of business as we do or of accounts sponsored or managed by GC Advisors or its affiliates. Currently, our directors and certain of our officers also serve as directors and officers of GBDC (NASDAQ: GBDC) and Golub Capital Direct Lending Corporation, or GDLC, each a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the 1940 Act. Similarly, GC Advisors and its affiliates manage other clients with similar or competing investment objectives.
GC Advisors' management team will share its time and attention between us and other investment vehicles and accounts. Neither we nor any investor in us unaffiliated with GC Advisors will have any rights in or to independent ventures of GC Advisors or its affiliates or in the income or profits derived therefrom. GC Advisors does not expect to have any dedicated personnel who spend all or substantially all of their time managing our investing activities.
In serving in these multiple capacities, GC Advisors and its personnel have obligations to other clients or investors in those entities, the fulfillment of which could conflict with the best interests of us or our stockholders. For example, the economic disruption and uncertainty precipitated by the COVID-19 pandemic has required GC Advisors and its affiliates to devote additional time and focus to existing portfolio companies in which other funds and accounts managed by GC Advisors and its affiliates hold investments. The allocation of time and focus by personnel of GC Advisors and its affiliates to these existing portfolio company investments held by other funds and accounts could reduce the time that such individuals have to spend on our investing activities.
Our investment objective overlaps with the investment objectives of other affiliated accounts. For example, GC Advisors and its affiliates currently manage GBDC, GDLC and multiple private funds and separate accounts that pursue an investment strategy similar to ours, some of which will seek additional capital from time to time We compete with these and other accounts sponsored or managed by GC Advisors and its affiliates for capital and investment opportunities. As a result, GC Advisors and its affiliates face conflicts in the allocation of investment opportunities among us and other accounts advised by or affiliated with GC Advisors and, in certain circumstances, in the timing of the sale of an investment. Certain of these accounts provide for higher management or incentive fees, allow GC Advisors to recover greater expense reimbursements or overhead allocations, and/or permit GC Advisors and its affiliates to receive higher origination and other transaction fees, all of which could contribute to this conflict of interest and create an incentive for GC Advisors to favor such other accounts. For example, the 1940 Act restricts GC Advisors from receiving more than a 1% fee in connection with loans that we acquire or originate, a limitation that does not exist for certain other accounts. GC Advisors seeks to allocate investment opportunities among eligible accounts in a manner that is fair and equitable over time and consistent with its allocation policy. However, we can offer no assurance that such opportunities will be allocated to us fairly or equitably in the short-term or over time, and there can be no assurance that we will be able to participate in all investment opportunities that are suitable to us. Furthermore, because allocations under GC Advisors’ allocation policy are based on total capital of the relevant investing funds, including us, we expect to receive smaller allocations relative to larger accounts, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows during such ramp-up period. With respect to the sale of investments, the sale of an investment by one account advised by GC Advisors or its affiliates could potentially adversely affect the market value of the interests in such investment that continue to be held by other accounts, including us.
GC Advisors’ investment committee, GC Advisors or its affiliates could, from time to time, possess material non-public information, limiting our investment discretion.
Principals of GC Advisors and its affiliates and members of GC Advisors’ investment committee could serve as directors of, or in a similar capacity with, companies in which we invest, the securities of which are purchased or sold on our behalf. In the event that material non-public information is obtained with respect to such companies, or we become subject to trading restrictions under the internal trading policies of those companies or as a result of applicable law or regulations, we could be prohibited for a period of time from purchasing or selling the securities of such companies, and this prohibition could have an adverse effect on us.
Our management and incentive fee structure creates incentives for GC Advisors that are not fully aligned with the interests of our stockholders and could induce GC Advisors to make certain investments, including speculative investments.
In the course of our investing activities, we pay management and incentive fees to GC Advisors. The management fee is based on our average adjusted gross assets and the incentive fee is computed and paid on income and capital gains, both of which include leverage. As a result, investors in our common stock will invest on a “gross” basis and receive distributions on a “net” basis after expenses, resulting in a lower rate of return than one could achieve through direct investments. Because these fees are based on the fair value of our average adjusted gross assets, GC Advisors benefits when we incur debt or use leverage. The use of leverage increases the likelihood of default on our debt or other leverage, which would disfavor our securityholders.
Additionally, the incentive fee payable by us to GC Advisors could create an incentive for GC Advisors to cause us to realize capital gains or losses that are not in the best interests of us or our stockholders. Under the incentive fee structure, GC Advisors benefits when we recognize capital gains and, because GC Advisors determines when an investment is sold, GC Advisors controls the timing of the recognition of such capital gains. Our board of directors is charged with protecting our stockholders’ interests by monitoring how GC Advisors addresses these and other conflicts of interest associated with its management services and compensation.
The part of the management and incentive fees payable to GC Advisors that relates to our net investment income is computed and paid on income that includes interest income that has been accrued but not yet received in cash, such as market discount, debt instruments with PIK interest, preferred stock with PIK dividends, zero coupon securities and other deferred interest instruments. This compensation arrangement creates an incentive for GC Advisors to make investments on our behalf that are riskier or more speculative, including debt financings that provide for deferred interest, rather than current cash payments of interest. Under these investments, we accrue the interest over the life of the investment but do not receive the cash income from the investment until the end of the term. Our net investment income used to calculate the income portion of our investment fee, however, includes accrued interest. GC Advisors has an incentive to invest in deferred interest securities in circumstances where it would not have done so but for the opportunity to continue to earn the fees even when the issuers of the deferred interest securities would not be able to make actual cash payments to us on such securities. This risk could be increased because GC Advisors is not obligated to reimburse us for any fees received even if we subsequently incur losses or never receive in cash the deferred income that was previously accrued.
Our securities may be purchased by GC Advisors or its affiliates.
Affiliates of GC Advisors have purchased, and GC Advisors and its affiliates in the future expect to purchase, certain of our securities. The purchase of our securities, including shares of our common stock, by GC Advisors and its affiliates could create certain risks. For example, GC Advisors and its affiliates may have an interest in disposing of our securities at a date that differs from that of our other investors so as to recover their investment in such securities.
The valuation process for certain of our portfolio holdings creates a conflict of interest.
The majority of our portfolio investments are expected to be made in the form of securities that are not publicly traded. As a result, our board of directors will determine the fair value of these securities in good faith. Valuations of private investments and private companies require judgment, are inherently uncertain, often fluctuate and are frequently based on estimates. It is possible that determinations of fair value will differ materially from the values that would have been used if an active market for these investments existed. If determinations regarding the fair value of investments were materially higher than the values that were ultimately realized upon the sale of such investments, the returns to our investors would be adversely affected.
In connection with that determination, investment professionals from GC Advisors will provide our board of directors with portfolio company valuations based upon the most recent portfolio company financial statements available and projected financial results of each portfolio company. The participation of GC Advisors’ investment professionals in our valuation process, and the indirect pecuniary interest in GC Advisors by Lawrence E. Golub and David B. Golub, results in a conflict of interest as GC Advisors’ management fee is based, in part, on our average adjusted gross assets and our capital gain and subordinated liquidation incentive fees are based, in part, on unrealized gains and losses.
Conflicts related to other arrangements with GC Advisors or its affiliates.
We have entered into a license agreement with Golub Capital LLC, under which Golub Capital LLC has granted us a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use the name “Golub Capital” See "Management Agreements - License Agreement". In addition, we pay to the Administrator our allocable portion of overhead and other expenses incurred by the Administrator in performing its obligations under the Administration Agreement, such as rent and our allocable portion of the cost of our chief financial officer and chief compliance officer and their respective staffs. These arrangements create conflicts of
interest, including in the allocation of expenses and the enforcement of the respective agreements, that our board of directors must monitor.
Our ability to enter into transactions with our affiliates will be restricted, which could limit the scope of investments available to us.
We are prohibited under the 1940 Act from participating in certain transactions with our affiliates without the prior approval of our independent directors and, in some cases, the SEC. Any person that owns, directly or indirectly, five percent or more of our outstanding voting securities is our affiliate for purposes of the 1940 Act, and we are generally prohibited from buying or selling any security from or to such affiliate, absent the prior approval of our independent directors. GC Advisors and its affiliates are considered our affiliates for such purposes. The 1940 Act also prohibits certain “joint” transactions with certain of our affiliates, which could include investments in the same portfolio company, without prior approval of our independent directors and, in some cases, the SEC. We are prohibited from buying or selling any security from or to, among others, any person who owns more than 25% of our voting securities or certain of that person’s affiliates, or entering into prohibited joint transactions with such persons, absent the prior approval of the SEC.
We can, however, invest alongside GC Advisors’ and its affiliates’ other clients in certain circumstances where doing so is consistent with applicable law, SEC staff, or Staff, interpretations and the co-investment exemptive relief order from the SEC. For example, we can invest alongside such accounts consistent with guidance promulgated by the Staff permitting us and such other accounts to purchase interests in a single class of privately placed securities so long as certain conditions are met, including that GC Advisors, acting on our behalf and on behalf of its other clients, negotiates no term other than price. We can also invest alongside GC Advisors’ other clients as otherwise permissible under regulatory guidance, applicable regulations and GC Advisors’ allocation policy. Under this allocation policy, GC Advisors will determine the amount of any proposed investment to be made by us and similar eligible accounts. We expect that these determinations will be made similarly for other accounts sponsored or managed by GC Advisors and its affiliates. If sufficient securities or loan amounts are available to satisfy our and each such account’s proposed investment, the opportunity will be allocated in accordance with GC Advisors’ pre-transaction determination. Where there is an insufficient amount of an investment opportunity to fully satisfy us and other accounts sponsored or managed by GC Advisors or its affiliates, the allocation policy further provides that allocations among us and other accounts will generally be made pro rata based on the relative capital available for investment of each of us and such other eligible accounts, subject to minimum and maximum investment size limits. In situations in which co-investment with other entities sponsored or managed by GC Advisors or its affiliates is not permitted or appropriate, GC Advisors will need to decide whether we or such other entity or entities will proceed with the investment. GC Advisors will make these determinations based on its policies and procedures, which generally require that such opportunities be offered to eligible accounts on a basis that will be fair and equitable over time, including, for example, through random or rotational methods. However, we can offer no assurance that investment opportunities will be allocated to us fairly or equitably in the short-term or over time.
On occasion, an investment opportunity will be too large to satisfy our desired position size and that of other investment funds and accounts managed by GC Advisors and its affiliates. GC Advisors can provide no assurance that it will be able to identify counterparties to participate in such investment opportunities, and could be required to decline to make investments where it does not believe that it can successfully sell some of the investment opportunity to another market participant.
In situations in which co-investment with other accounts sponsored or managed by GC Advisors or its affiliates is not permitted or appropriate, such as when, in the absence of the exemptive relief described below, we and such other accounts cannot make investments in the same issuer or where the different investments could be expected to result in a conflict between our interest and those of other accounts, GC Advisors needs to decide whether we or such other accounts will proceed with such investments. GC Advisors makes these determinations based on its policies and procedures, which generally require that such investment opportunities be offered to eligible accounts on a basis that is fair and equitable over time, including, for example, through random or rotational methods. Moreover, we generally will be unable to invest in an issuer in which an account sponsored or managed by GC Advisors or its affiliates has previously invested. Similar restrictions limit our ability to transact business with our officers or directors or their affiliates. These restrictions limit the scope of investment opportunities that would otherwise be available to us.
On February 27, 2017, GC Advisors and certain other funds and accounts sponsored or managed by GC Advisors and its affiliates, received exemptive relief from the SEC to permit us greater flexibility to negotiate the terms of co-investments if our board of directors determines that it would be advantageous for us to co-invest with other accounts sponsored or managed by GC Advisors or its affiliates in a manner consistent with our investment objectives, positions, policies, strategies and restrictions as well as regulatory requirements and other pertinent factors. Under the terms of this exemptive relief, a “required majority” (as defined in Section 57(o) of the 1940 Act) of our independent directors is required to make certain conclusions in connection with a co-investment transaction, including that (1) the terms of the proposed
transaction are reasonable and fair to us and our stockholders and do not involve overreaching of us or our stockholders on the part of any person concerned and (2) the transaction is consistent with the interests of our stockholders and is consistent with our investment strategies and policies. We believe that co-investment by us and accounts sponsored or managed by GC Advisors and its affiliates will afford us additional investment opportunities and the ability to achieve greater diversification. There could be many follow-on opportunities available to other entities advised by GC Advisors and its affiliates that are unavailable to us due to the limitations of the exemptive relief granted to us, GC Advisors and its affiliates.
Although the terms of the exemptive relief require that GC Advisors will be given the opportunity to cause us to participate in certain transactions originated by affiliates of GC Advisors, GC Advisors may determine that we not participate in those transactions and for certain other transactions (as set forth in certain criteria approved by our board of directors) GC Advisors may not have the opportunity to cause us to participate. In addition, even if we and any such other entities sponsored or managed by GC Advisors or its affiliates invest in the same securities or loans, conflicts of interest may still arise. For example, it is possible that, as a result of legal, tax, regulatory, accounting, political or other considerations, the terms of such investment (and divestment thereof) (including with respect to price and timing) for us and such other entities advised by GC Advisors and its affiliates could differ. Additionally, we and such other entities advised by GC Advisors and its affiliates will generally have different investment periods and/or investment objectives (including return profiles) and, as a result, have conflicting goals with respect to the price and timing of disposition opportunities. As such, to the extent permissible under applicable law and any applicable order issued by the SEC, we and such other entities could dispose of co-investments at different times and on different terms.
We have entered into the Adviser Revolver resulting in a conflict of interest between GC Advisors’ obligation to act in its own best interest and in our best interest.
We have entered into the Adviser Revolver, an unsecured revolving loan agreement with GC Advisors. GC Advisors has a conflict of interest between its obligation to act in our best interest and its own best interest. Any such loans or advances made to us under the Adviser Revolver will be consistent with applicable law, GC Advisors’ fiduciary obligations to act in our best interests, our investment objectives, and the asset coverage ratio requirements under the 1940 Act. The terms associated with any such loans from GC Advisors or its affiliates, including the interest charged, shall, in the aggregate, be no more favorable to GC Advisors or its affiliates than could be obtained in an arm’s-length transaction but will not necessarily be on the same terms or at the same interest rate charged by GC Advisors to other funds that it manages. Neither GC Advisors nor any of its affiliates is obligated to extend any such loans to us and such loans will not necessarily be made available to us in the same amounts or on the same economic terms as are made available to other funds advised by GC Advisors or its affiliates, or at all. In the event that we are required to find third-party financing in place of or in addition to loans from GC Advisors and its affiliates, such third-party financing could be at less favorable economic terms than the loans from GC Advisors and its affiliates, which could reduce our returns.
GC Advisors could make certain investment decisions for the purpose of receiving transaction fees.
In connection with investments made by us, GC Advisors and its affiliates often receive origination, commitment, documentation, structuring, facility, monitoring, amendment, refinancing, administrative agent and/or other fees from portfolio investments in which we invest or propose to invest. The potential for GC Advisors and its affiliates to receive such economic benefits creates conflicts of interest as GC Advisors and its affiliates have an incentive to invest in portfolio investments that provide such benefits. Similarly, GC Advisors and its affiliates could be incentivized to waive certain fees in connection with a refinancing in order to receive certain fees in the new transaction, including when we and/or other accounts advised by GC Advisors and its affiliates can participate in the original or refinanced investment, or both.
Reductions, waivers or absorptions of fees and costs can temporarily result in higher returns to investors than they would otherwise receive if full fees and costs were charged.
GC Advisors and its affiliates are permitted to reduce, waive or absorb some of the fees or costs otherwise due by us. While this activity can be seen as friendly to investors, reductions, waivers and absorptions of fees and costs result in higher returns to investors than such investors would receive if full fees and costs were charged. Such fee waivers also create a conflict of interest as GC Advisors has an incentive to delay calling capital commitments to later periods in which such waivers are no longer in effect. There is no guarantee that such reductions, waivers or absorptions will occur in the future or at all, and any such reductions, waivers and absorptions are entirely at the discretion of GC Advisors or the Administrator, as applicable.
GC Advisors could prioritize its relationship with a borrower or private equity sponsor instead of seeking the most advantageous terms for our investments.
GC Advisors will not make any investment on behalf of us that it does not believe to be in our best interest. However, conflicts can arise in any particular transaction between obtaining the most advantageous terms for an investment, which benefits us and other clients of GC Advisors participating in that investment, and maintaining GC Advisors’ relationship with a borrower or private equity sponsor, which likely serves the long-term best interests of GC Advisors’ clients overall, including us. For example, affiliates of GC Advisors hold relatively small, minority investments in unaffiliated private equity funds, which arguably creates an incentive for GC Advisors to cause us to invest in portfolio companies owned by such private equity funds and to treat such portfolio companies more favorably in a workout situation. As another example of the conflicts that could arise, GC Advisors is permitted to reduce or waive transaction or prepayment fees, offer loan terms that are more favorable to the borrower (and conversely, less favorable to us), accept a below-target position size, agree to amend certain terms or waive existing terms or defaults or make other similar concessions to maintain or improve a relationship with a private equity sponsor or borrower, which GC Advisors believes will increase the likelihood of repeat business that will benefit us and GC Advisors’ other clients.
GC Advisors operates in multiple business lines and could pursue additional business lines, which could create a conflict of interest in the allocation of its time and focus.
While Golub Capital maintains two major business lines, it has explored and will continue to explore opportunities outside these business lines. Such activity could adversely affect us. These risks include reputational damage, loss of management attention and time due to multiple constraints, regulatory sanctions, adverse impact to business relationships, increased competition of capital allocations, and expansion of potential risks to GC Advisors’ business as a whole outside those previously disclosed. New business lines could also exacerbate existing conflicts of interest and raise new conflicts.
Investors should be aware that other lines of business at Golub Capital could indirectly affect their investment in us, even if we are not directly exposed to those lines of business. While GC Advisors and its affiliates keep each investment client as a legally distinct entity or account, there are risks that a separate business line suffering a material adverse condition could affect other business lines to which we have direct exposure, and consequently, our performance. These risks could materially affect GC Advisors’ business as a whole, and include loss of reputation, loss of management time and focus, regulatory sanctions, and adverse impact to business relationships.
Golub Capital could pursue strategic transactions, which could create a conflict of interest in the allocation of GC Advisors’ time and focus.
Golub Capital could engage in any number of strategic transactions, including, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, new business formations, restructurings, launches of new investment fund strategies and structures or even a fund that pursues a strategy that is different than what Golub Capital has historically focused on, such as a private equity fund of funds. Additionally, Golub Capital could sell stakes in itself or in its affiliates or acquire stakes in other asset managers, service providers or investment vehicles, including to or from investors in the Company. In August 2018, Golub Capital sold a passive, non-voting minority stake in its management companies. While Golub Capital has not subsequently engaged in any material strategic transactions, it could do so in the future.
Strategic transactions are subject to many risks, such as the risk that the transaction might not be successful in meeting its strategic goals, or the risk that the transaction might divert the attention of GC Advisors from the core investment activities of the Fund, or the risk that the management team will not be successful in developing and operating the underlying business involved in the strategic transaction.
We are subject to risks associated with a Liquidity Event and we may not be able to complete a liquidity event on acceptable terms or at all.
We cannot assure you that we will be able to complete a Liquidity Event. In order to complete an initial public offering, if any, of shares of our common stock we will need to access the capital markets to issue equity securities, and unfavorable economic conditions could limit our access to the capital markets. Therefore, there can be no assurance that we would be able to complete an initial public offer or listing on a national securities exchange of our common stock, and an inability to access the capital markets successfully could limit our prospects for completion of a Liquidity Event. In addition to the fact that no trading market may develop for shares of our common stock after an initial public offering or listing on a national securities exchange, there is a separate and distinct risk that any such secondary market trading in our common stock may not perform as well as other publicly traded funds advised by GC Advisors have historically performed, including GBDC.
We will be subject to risks in connection with a sale of all or substantially all of our assets to, or other Liquidity Event with, an entity for consideration of cash or publicly listed securities of the acquirer. Such risks include the risk that our stockholders may experience a reduction in percentage ownership and voting power in any resulting entity and the risk that the anticipated benefits of any merger or liquidity event may not be realized by the resulting entity. In addition, a Liquidity Event may trigger “change of control” provisions and other restrictions in certain of our contracts, including
credit facilities, and the failure to obtain any required consents or waivers from counterparties may permit such counterparties to terminate, or otherwise increase their rights or our obligations under, any such agreements. If such agreements are terminated or amended, we cannot assure you that we would be able to replace, amend or obtain a waiver under any such agreement on acceptable terms, or at all.
If we enter into an agreement to complete a Liquidity Event in which our stockholders will receive publicly traded securities of an acquirer, our stockholders will be subject to risks associated with such securities. Potential acquirers may include closed-end investment companies and business development companies, shares of which may trade at a discount from net asset value. This characteristic of closed-end investment companies and business development companies is separate and distinct from the risk that their net asset value per share may decline. We cannot assure you whether the common stock or other securities to be received by our stockholders in a Liquidity Event will trade at, above or below their net asset value either before or after closing of the Liquidity Event. In addition, if we seek to enter into a transaction in which our stockholders receive common stock of a publicly traded fund that is advised by our Adviser, such transaction would need to comply with the requirements under the 1940 Act governing transactions with affiliates, which could complicate the negotiation and closing of such transaction.
On September 16, 2019, GCIC, a closed-end, non-diversified management company, managed by GC Advisors, completed a liquidity event by merging with GBDC. We cannot assure you that we will be able to replicate such liquidity event or that completion of that liquidity event increases our prospects for a Liquidity Event. Moreover, we cannot assure you that we will be able to complete a Liquidity Event on similar terms, or at all or that returns to our investors in a Liquidity Event will be equivalent to any returns that were achieved by investors in GCIC in any liquidity event that may be completed.
We and GC Advisors could be the target of litigation or regulatory investigations.
We as well as GC Advisors and its affiliates participate in a highly regulated industry and are each subject to regulatory examinations in the ordinary course of business. There can be no assurance that we and GC Advisors and/or any of its affiliates will avoid regulatory investigation and possible enforcement actions stemming therefrom.
GC Advisors is a registered investment adviser and, as such, is subject to the provisions of the Investment Advisers Act. We and GC Advisors are each, from time to time, subject to formal and informal examinations, investigations, inquiries, audits and reviews from numerous regulatory authorities both in response to issues and questions raised in such examinations or investigations and in connection with the changing priorities of the applicable regulatory authorities across the market in general.
There is also a material risk that applicable governmental authorities and regulators in the United States and other jurisdictions will continue to adopt new laws or regulations (such as tax, privacy and anti-money laundering laws or regulations), or change existing laws or regulations, or enhance the interpretation or enforcement of existing laws and regulations, in each case in a manner that is burdensome for GC Advisors and for us. Any such events or changes could occur during the term of the Company and could adversely affect us or GC Advisors and GC Advisors' ability to operate and/or pursue its management strategies on behalf of us. Further, any such events or changes could adversely affect obligors’ ability to make payments on loans to which we are directly or indirectly exposed or otherwise adversely affect the value of such investments. Such risks are often difficult or impossible to predict, avoid or mitigate in advance. As a result, there can be no assurance that any of the foregoing will not have an adverse impact on the business of GC Advisors and/or any of its affiliates or our performance. From time to time, GC Advisors and its affiliates could take certain actions that they determine are necessary, appropriate or in the best interests of us and our stockholders, taken as a whole, to mitigate the application or impact of certain laws or regulations.
GC Advisors, its affiliates and/or any of their respective principals and employees could also be named as defendants in, or otherwise become involved in, litigation. Litigation and regulatory actions can be time-consuming and expensive and can lead to unexpected losses, which expenses and losses are often subject to indemnification by us. Legal proceedings could continue without resolution for long periods of time and their outcomes, which could materially and adversely affect the value of us or the ability of GC Advisors to manage us, are often impossible to anticipate. GC Advisors would likely be required to expend significant resources responding to any litigation or regulatory action related to it, and these actions could be a distraction to the activities of GC Advisors.
Our investment activities are subject to the normal risks of becoming involved in litigation by third parties. This risk would be somewhat greater if we were to exercise control or significant influence over a portfolio company’s direction. The expense of defending against claims by third parties and paying any amounts pursuant to settlements or judgments would, absent willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of the duties involved by GC Advisors, the Administrator, or any of our officers, be borne by us and would reduce our net assets. GC Advisors and others are indemnified by us in connection with such litigation, subject to certain conditions.
We will be subject to corporate-level income tax if we are unable to qualify as a RIC.
In order to qualify as a RIC under the Code, we must meet certain source of income, asset diversification and distribution requirements. The distribution requirement for a RIC is satisfied if we distribute to our stockholders dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes of an amount generally at least equal to 90% of our investment company taxable income, which is generally our net ordinary income plus the excess of our net short-term capital gains in excess of our net long-term capital losses, determined without regard to any deduction for dividends paid, to our stockholders each taxable year. We are subject, to the extent we use debt financing, to certain asset coverage ratio requirements under the 1940 Act and financial covenants under loan and credit agreements that could, under certain circumstances, restrict us from making distributions necessary to qualify as a RIC. If we are unable to obtain cash from other sources, we could fail to qualify as a RIC and, thus, could be subject to corporate-level income tax irrespective of the level of distributions paid to our stockholders. To qualify as a RIC, we must also meet certain asset diversification requirements at the end of each quarter of our taxable year. Failure to meet these requirements could result in our having to dispose of certain investments quickly in order to prevent the loss of our qualification as a RIC. Because most of our investments are in private or thinly traded public companies, any such dispositions could be made at disadvantageous prices and could result in substantial losses. If we fail to qualify as a RIC for any reason and become subject to corporate-level income tax, the resulting corporate taxes could substantially reduce our net assets, the amount of income available for distributions to stockholders and the amount of our distributions and the amount of funds available for new investments. Such a failure would have a material adverse effect on us and our securityholders. See “Business - Taxation as a RIC.”
We could need to raise additional capital to grow because we must distribute most of our income.
We can offer no assurance that we would be successful in meeting our target for capital commitments from investors in the private placement of our common stock or that we could raise a sufficient amount of capital to permit us to effectively implement our investment strategy and objectives. As a result, we could need additional capital to fund new investments and grow our portfolio of investments. In addition to the private placement of our common stock, we intend to access the capital markets periodically to issue debt or borrow from financial institutions in order to obtain such additional capital. Unfavorable economic conditions 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. A reduction in the availability of new capital could limit our ability to grow. In addition, in order to qualify as a RIC, we are required to distribute each taxable year an amount generally at least equal to 90% of the sum of our net ordinary income and net short-term capital gains in excess of net long-term capital losses, or investment company taxable income, determined without regard to any deduction for dividends paid as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes, to our stockholders. As a result, these earnings are not available to fund new investments. An inability to access the capital markets successfully could limit our ability to grow our business and execute our business strategy fully and could decrease our earnings, if any, which could have an adverse effect on the value of our securities. Furthermore, to the extent we are not able to raise capital and are at or near our targeted leverage ratios, we could receive smaller allocations, if any, on new investment opportunities under GC Advisors’ allocation policy.
We could 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 include in income certain amounts that we have not yet received in cash, such as the accretion of original issue discount. This could arise if we receive warrants in connection with the making of a loan and in other circumstances, or through contracted PIK interest, which represents contractual interest added to the loan balance and due at the end of the loan term. Such original issue discount, which could be significant relative to our overall investment activities, or increases in loan balances as a result of contractual PIK arrangements, is included in income before we receive any corresponding cash payments. We also could be required to include in income certain other amounts that we do not receive in cash.
That part of the incentive fee payable by us that relates to our net investment income is computed and paid on income that includes interest that has been accrued but not yet received in cash, such as market discount, debt instruments with PIK interest, preferred stock with PIK dividends and zero coupon securities. If a portfolio company defaults on a loan that is structured to provide accrued interest, it is possible that accrued interest previously used in the calculation of the incentive fee will become uncollectible, and GC Advisors has no obligation to refund any fees it received in respect of such accrued income.
Since in certain cases we could recognize income before or without receiving cash representing such income, we could have difficulty meeting the requirement to distribute dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes of an amount generally at least equal to 90% of our investment company taxable income, determined without regard to any deduction for dividends paid, to our stockholders in order to maintain our qualification as a RIC. In such a case, we could have to sell some of our investments at times we would not consider advantageous, raise additional debt or equity capital or reduce new investment originations to meet these distribution requirements. If we are not able to obtain such cash from
other sources, we could fail to qualify as a RIC and thus be subject to corporate-level income tax. See “Business - Taxation as a RIC.”
The tax treatment of a non-U.S. stockholder in its jurisdiction of tax residence will depend entirely on the laws of such jurisdiction and could vary considerably from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.
Depending on (1) the laws of such non-U.S. stockholder’s jurisdiction of tax residence, (2) how we are treated in such jurisdiction, and (3) our activities, an investment in us could result in such non-U.S. stockholder recognizing adverse tax consequences in its jurisdiction of tax residence, including with respect to any generally required or additional tax filings and/or additional disclosure required in such filings in relation to the treatment for tax purposes in the relevant jurisdiction of an interest in us and/or of distributions from us and any uncertainties arising in that respect (the Company not being established under the laws of the relevant jurisdiction), the possibility of taxable income significantly in excess of cash distributed to a non-U.S. stockholder, and possibly in excess of our actual economic income, the possibilities of losing deductions or the ability to utilize tax basis and of sums invested being returned in the form of taxable income or gains, and the possibility of being subject to tax at unfavorable tax rates. A non-U.S. stockholder could also be subject to restrictions on the use of its share of our deductions and losses in its jurisdiction of tax residence. Each stockholder is urged to consult its own tax advisers with respect to the tax and tax filing consequences, if any, in its jurisdiction of tax residence of an investment in us, as well as any other jurisdiction in which such prospective investor is subject to taxation.
If we are not treated as a “publicly offered regulated investment company,” as defined in the Code, U.S. stockholders that are individuals, trusts or estates will be taxed as though they received a distribution of some of our expenses.
We do not expect to be treated as a “publicly offered regulated investment company”. Until and unless we are treated as a “publicly offered regulated investment company” as a result of either (i) shares of our common stock and our preferred stock collectively being held by at least 500 persons at all times during a taxable year, (ii) shares of our common stock are continuously offered pursuant to a public offering (within the meaning of Section 4 of the Securities Act) or (iii) shares of our common stock being treated as regularly traded on an established securities market, each U.S. stockholder that is an individual, trust or estate will be treated as having received a dividend for U.S. federal income tax purposes from us in the amount of such U.S. stockholder’s allocable share of the management and incentive fees paid to our investment adviser and certain of our other expenses, and these fees and expenses will be treated as miscellaneous itemized deductions of such U.S. stockholder. For taxable years beginning before 2026, miscellaneous itemized deductions generally are not deductible by a U.S. stockholder that is an individual, trust or estate. For taxable years beginning in 2026 or later, miscellaneous itemized deductions are deductible only to the extent that the aggregate of such U.S. stockholder’s miscellaneous itemized deductions exceeds 2% of such U.S. stockholder’s adjusted gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes, are not deductible for purposes of the alternative minimum tax and are subject to the overall limitation on itemized deductions under the Code. See “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations - Taxation of U.S. Stockholders.”
Regulations governing our operation as a business development company affect our ability to, and the way in which we, raise additional capital. As a business development company, the necessity of raising additional capital exposes us to risks, including the typical risks associated with leverage.
We could issue debt securities or preferred stock and/or borrow money from banks or other financial institutions, which we refer to collectively as “senior securities,” up to the maximum amount permitted by the 1940 Act. Under the current provisions of the 1940 Act, we are permitted as a business development company to issue senior securities in amounts such that our asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, equals the percentage of gross assets less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities after each issuance of senior securities that is applicable to us under Section 61 of the 1940 Act. If the value of our assets declines, we could be unable to satisfy this ratio. If that happens, we could be required to sell a portion of our investments and, depending on the nature of our leverage, repay a portion of our indebtedness at a time when such activities could be disadvantageous. This could have a material adverse effect on our operations and we may not be able to make distributions in an amount sufficient to be subject to tax as a RIC, or at all. Also, any amounts that we use to service our indebtedness would not be available for distributions to our common stockholders. If we issue senior securities, we will be exposed to typical risks associated with leverage, including an increased risk of loss. As of September 30, 2021, we had $700.4 million in outstanding borrowings, including $298.0 million outstanding under the 2021 Debt Securitization.
In the absence of an event of default, no person or entity from which we borrow money has a veto right or voting power over our ability to set policy, make investment decisions or adopt investment strategies. If we issue preferred stock, which is another form of leverage, the preferred stock would rank “senior” to common stock in our capital structure, preferred stockholders would have separate voting rights on certain matters and could have other rights, preferences or privileges more favorable than those of our common stockholders, and the issuance of preferred stock could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a transaction or a change of control that could involve a premium price for holders of our common stock or otherwise be in the best interest of our common stockholders. Holders of our common stock will directly or indirectly bear all of the costs associated with offering and servicing any preferred stock that we issue. In addition, any interests of preferred stockholders would not necessarily align with the interests of holders of our common stock and the rights of holders of shares of preferred stock to receive distributions would be senior to those of holders of shares of our common stock. We do not, however, anticipate issuing preferred stock in the next 12 months.
We are not generally able to issue and sell our common stock at a price below net asset value per share. We could, however, sell our common stock, or warrants, options or rights to acquire our common stock, at a price below the then-current net asset value per share of our common stock if our board of directors determines that such sale is in the best interests of us and our stockholders, and if our stockholders approve such sale. In any such case, the price at which our securities are to be issued and sold cannot be less than a price that, in the determination of our board of directors, closely approximates the market value of such securities (less any distributing commission or discount). If we raise additional funds by issuing common stock or securities convertible into, or exchangeable for, our common stock, then the percentage ownership of our stockholders at that time would decrease, and holders of our common stock could experience dilution.
We intend to finance our investments with borrowed money, which will accelerate and increase the potential for gain or loss on amounts invested and could increase the risk of investing in us.
The use of leverage accelerates and increases the potential for gain or loss on amounts invested. The use of leverage is generally considered a speculative investment technique and increases the risks associated with investing in our securities. The amount of leverage that we employ will depend on GC Advisors’ and our board of directors’ assessment of market and other factors at the time of any proposed borrowing. While we intend to target a leverage ratio of 0.35x to 0.65x debt-to-equity, this limitation will not prevent us from incurring additional leverage or otherwise exceeding such leverage ratio to the full extent permissible under the 1940 Act, including during periods when we are experiencing unusual market volatility or other unexpected conditions.
We cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain credit at all or on terms acceptable to us. While leverage presents opportunities for increasing our total return, it also has the potential to increase losses. Accordingly, any event that adversely affects the value of an investment would be magnified to the extent we use leverage. Such events could result in a substantial loss to us, which would be greater than if leverage had not been used.
In addition, our investment objectives are dependent on the continued availability of leverage at attractive relative interest rates, including loans to bridge the time period before calling capital commitments are made by investors, to ensure timely funding of negotiated investments, to assist with loan organization and/or because the timing of funding inflow and outflow is not in sync.
We could issue senior debt securities to banks, insurance companies and other lenders. Lenders of these senior securities will have fixed dollar claims on our assets that are superior to the claims of our common stockholders, and we would expect such lenders to seek recovery against our assets in the event of a default. We have the ability to pledge up to 100% of our assets and can grant a security interest in all of our assets under the terms of any debt instruments we could enter into with lenders. In addition, under the terms of any revolving credit facility, or Credit Facility, or other debt instrument we enter into, we are likely to be required by its terms to use the net proceeds of any investments that we sell to repay a portion of the amount borrowed under such facility or instrument before applying such net proceeds to any other uses. If the value of our assets decreases, leveraging would cause our net asset value to decline more sharply than it otherwise would have had we not used leverage, thereby magnifying losses or eliminating our equity stake in a leveraged investment. Similarly, any decrease in our net investment income will cause our net income to decline more sharply than it would have had we not borrowed. Such a decline would also negatively affect our ability to make distributions on our common stock or any outstanding preferred stock. Our ability to service our debt depends largely on our financial performance and is subject to prevailing economic conditions and competitive pressures. Our common stockholders 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 Fee payable to GC Advisors.
The following table illustrates the effect of leverage on returns from an investment in our common stock as of September 30, 2021, assuming various annual returns, net of expenses. 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)
(10)% (5)% 0% 5% 10%
Corresponding return to common stockholder(1)
(21.09)% (11.66)% (2.24)% 7.19% 16.61%
(1)Assumes $1,535.3 million in total assets, $700.4 million in debt outstanding and $814.5 million in net assets as of September 30, 2021 and an effective annual interest rate of 2.60% as of September 30, 2021.
Based on our outstanding indebtedness of $700.4 million as of September 30, 2021 and the effective annual interest rate of 2.60% as of that date, our investment portfolio would have been required to experience an annual return of at least 1.19% to cover annual interest payments on the outstanding debt.
If we are unable to obtain leverage or if the interest rates of such leverage are not attractive, we could experience diminished returns. The number of leverage providers and the total amount of financing available could decrease or remain static. We could, directly or through subsidiaries, have concentrated exposure to a small number of commercial lenders or other financing providers, which could result in us being dependent on the continued availability of capital from such financing providers. Consequently, available financing could be more expensive or on terms that are less desirable than in an environment with a larger number of leverage providers.
As a business development company, we generally are required to meet the asset coverage ratio of total borrowings and other senior securities, which include our borrowings and any preferred stock that we could issue in the future, that is applicable to us under the 1940 Act. Currently, this asset coverage ratio is 200%. However, Section 61(a)(2) of the 1940 Act reduces the asset coverage requirement applicable to business development companies from 200% to 150% so long as the business development company meets certain disclosure requirements and obtains certain approvals and, in the case of an unlisted business development company, makes an offer to repurchase the shares of its stockholders. If we were to satisfy the requirements to implement the reduced asset coverage requirement, it would permit us under the 1940 Act to have a ratio of total consolidated assets to outstanding indebtedness of 2:1 as compared to a maximum of 1:1 under the 200% asset coverage requirement. If our asset coverage ratio declines below 200% (or 150% or such other percentage as is prescribed by law from time to time), we cannot incur additional debt and could be required to sell a portion of our investments to repay some debt when it is disadvantageous to do so. This could have a material adverse effect on our operations, and could prevent us from making distributions in amounts sufficient to maintain our status as a RIC, or at all.
We are subject to risks associated with the 2021 Debt Securitization.
As a result of the 2021 Debt Securitization, we are subject to a variety of risks, including those set forth below. We use the term “debt securitization” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K to describe a form of secured borrowing under which an operating company (sometimes referred to as an “originator” or “sponsor”) acquires or originates mortgages, receivables, loans or other assets that earn income, whether on a one-time or recurring basis (collectively, “income producing assets”), and borrows money on a non-recourse basis against a legally separate pool of loans or other income producing assets. In a typical debt securitization, the originator transfers the loans or income producing assets to a single-purpose, bankruptcy-remote subsidiary (also referred to as a “special purpose entity”), which is established solely for the purpose of holding loans and income producing assets and issuing debt secured by these income producing assets. The special purpose entity completes the borrowing through the issuance of notes secured by the loans or other assets. The special purpose entity may issue the notes in the capital markets to a variety of investors, including banks, non-bank financial institutions and other investors. The special purpose entity that issued the notes in the 2021 Debt Securitization was the 2021 Issuer. The 2021 Issuer is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the 2021 CLO Depositor, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. In the 2021 Debt Securitization, institutional investors purchased certain notes issued by the 2021 Issuer in a private placement.
We are subject to certain risks as a result of our direct or indirect interests in the junior notes and membership interests of the 2021 Issuer.
Under the terms of the respective loan sale agreement governing the 2021 Debt Securitization, we sold and/or contributed to the 2021 Issuer all of our ownership interest in our portfolio loans and participations for the purchase price and other consideration set forth in such loan sale agreement. Following this transfer, the 2021 Issuer held all of the ownership interest in such portfolio loans and participations.
Under the terms of the respective loan sale agreement entered into upon closing of the 2021 Debt Securitization (the “Closing Date Loan Sale Agreement”), which provided for the sale of assets on the closing date of March 11, 2021 to
satisfy risk retention requirements, (1) we transferred to GC Advisors a portion of our ownership interest in the portfolio company investments securing the 2021 Debt Securitization for the purchase price and other consideration set forth in the Closing Date Loan Sale Agreement and (2) immediately thereafter, GC Advisors sold to the 2021 Issuer all of its ownership interest in such portfolio loans for the purchase price and other consideration set forth in the Closing Date Loan Sale Agreement. Under the terms of the loan sale agreement governing the 2021 Debt Securitization (the “Depositor Loan Sale Agreement”), which provides for the sale of assets on the the closing date of March 11, 2021 as well as future sales from us to the 2021 Issuer through the 2021 CLO Depositor, (1) we sold and/or contributed to the 2021 CLO Depositor the remainder of our ownership interest in the portfolio company investments securing the 2021 Debt Securitization and participation for the purchase price and other consideration set forth in the Depositor Loan Sale Agreement and (2) the 2021 CLO Depositor, in turn, sold to the 2021 Issuer all of its ownership interest in such portfolio loans and participation for the purchase price and other consideration set forth in the loan sale agreement. Following these transfers, the 2021 Issuer, and not GC Advisors, the 2021 CLO Depositor or us, held all of the ownership interest in such portfolio company investments and participation.
As of September 30, 2021, we held indirectly through the 2021 CLO Depositor, the Class D 2021 Notes, which were unfunded as of the closing date, the Subordinated 2021 Notes, and 100% of the membership interests in the 2021 Issuer. As a result, we consolidate the financial statements of the 2021 Issuer, as well as our other subsidiaries, in our consolidated financial statements.
Because each of the 2021 Issuer and the 2021 CLO Depositor are disregarded as an entity separate from its owner for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the sale or contribution by us or the 2021 CLO Depositor to the 2021 Issuer or by us to the 2021 CLO Depositor did not constitute a taxable event for U.S. federal income tax purposes. If the U.S. Internal Revenue Service were to take a contrary position, there could be a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. We could, from time to time, hold asset-backed securities, or the economic equivalent thereof, issued by a securitization vehicle sponsored by another business development company to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act.
The notes and membership interests that we hold that are issued by the 2021 Issuer are subordinated obligations of the 2021 Issuer and we could be prevented from receiving cash from the 2021 Issuer.
The notes issued by the 2021 Issuer and retained by us are the most junior class of notes issued by the 2021 Issuer, are subordinated in priority of payment to the other notes issued by the 2021 Issuer and are subject to certain payment restrictions set forth in the indenture governing the notes issued by the 2021 Issuer. Therefore, we only receive cash distributions on such Notes if the 2021 Issuer has made all cash interest payments to all other notes it has issued. Consequently, to the extent that the value of the portfolio of loan investments held by the 2021 Issuer has been reduced as a result of conditions in the credit markets, or as a result of defaulted loans or individual fund assets, the value of any notes that we have retained at their redemption could be reduced. If the 2021 Issuer does not meet the asset coverage tests or the interest coverage test set forth in the documents governing the 2021 Debt Securitization, cash would be diverted from the notes that we hold to first pay the more senior notes issued by the 2021 Issuer in amounts sufficient to cause such tests to be satisfied.
The 2021 Issuer is the residual claimant on funds, if any, remaining after holders of all classes of notes issued by the 2021 Issuer have been paid in full on each payment date or upon maturity of such notes under the 2021 Debt Securitization documents. As the holder of the membership interests in the 2021 Issuer, we could receive distributions, if any, only to the extent that the 2021 Issuer makes distributions out of funds remaining after holders of all classes of notes issued by the 2021 Issuer have been paid in full on each payment date any amounts due and owing on such payment date or upon maturity of such notes. In the event that we fail to receive cash directly from the 2021 Issuer, we could be unable to make distributions in amounts sufficient to maintain our ability to be subject to tax as a RIC, or at all.
The interests of holders of the senior classes of securities issued by the 2021 Issuer could not be aligned with our interests.
The notes issued by the 2021 Issuer that are held by third parties (the “Senior Securitization Notes”) are debt obligations ranking senior in right of payment to other securities issued by the 2021 Issuer in the 2021 Debt Securitization. As such, there are circumstances in which the interests of holders of the Senior Securitization Notes may not be aligned with the interests of holders of the other classes of notes issued by, and membership interests of, the applicable Securitization Issuer. For example, under the terms of the Class A 2021 Notes, holders of the Class A 2021 Notes have the right to receive payments of principal and interest prior to holders of the Class B 2021 Notes, the Class C-1 2021 Notes and the 2021 Issuer.
As used herein, “Controlling Class” refers to the most senior class of notes then outstanding with respect to the 2021 Debt Securitization. If the most senior class of outstanding notes are paid in full, then the next most senior class of notes would comprise the Controlling Class under the documents governing the 2021 Debt Securitization. For as long as the Class A
2021 Notes, holders of such class of notes or loans comprise the Controlling Class under the 2021 Debt Securitization. If such notes or loans are paid in full, then the Class B 2021 Notes would comprise the Controlling Class under the 2021 Debt Securitization. Holders of the Controlling Class under the 2021 Debt Securitization have the right to act in certain circumstances with respect to the portfolio loans in ways that could benefit their interests but not the interests of holders of more junior classes of notes and membership interests, including by exercising remedies under the indenture in the 2021 Debt Securitization.
If an event of default has occurred and acceleration occurs in accordance with the terms of the indenture for the 2021 Debt Securitization, the Controlling Class, as the most senior class of notes or loans then outstanding in the 2021 Debt Securitization will be paid in full before any further payment or distribution on the more junior classes of notes and membership interests. In addition, if an event of default under the 2021 Debt Securitization, holders of a majority of the Controlling Class could be entitled to determine the remedies to be exercised under the 2021 Debt Securitization indenture. For example, upon the occurrence of an event of default with respect to the notes issued by the 2021 Issuer, the trustee or holders of a majority of the Controlling Class could declare the principal, together with any accrued interest, of all the notes of such class and any junior classes to be immediately due and payable. This would have the effect of accelerating the principal on such notes, triggering a repayment obligation on the part of the 2021 Issuer. If at such time the portfolio loans were not performing well, the 2021 Issuer could not have sufficient proceeds available to enable the trustee under the indenture to repay the obligations of holders of the notes we hold, or to pay a dividend to holders of the membership interests.
Remedies pursued by the Controlling Class could be adverse to the interests of the holders of the notes that are subordinated to the Controlling Class (which would include the Class C-2 2021 Notes, Class D 2021 Notes and Subordinated 2021 Notes to the extent the Class A 2021 Notes, Class B 2021 Notes, Class C-1 2021 Notes and Class C-2 2021 Notes, or Class D 2021 Notes constitute the Controlling Class) and the Controlling Class will have no obligation to consider any possible adverse effect on such other interests. Thus, we cannot assure you that any remedies pursued by the Controlling Class will be in the best interests of the 2021 CLO Depositor or us or that the 2021 CLO Depositor or we will receive any payments or distributions upon an acceleration of the notes. In a liquidation under the 2021 Debt Securitization, the notes that we have directly or indirectly retained will be subordinated to payment of the other classes notes issued by the 2021 Issuer and could not be paid in full to the extent funds remaining after payment of more senior notes not held by us are insufficient. In addition, after certain senior classes of notes are paid in full, the remaining noteholder could amend the applicable indenture to, among other things, direct the assignment of any remaining assets to other wholly-owned subsidiaries for a price less than the fair market value of such assets with the difference in price to be considered an equity contribution to such subsidiaries. Any failure of the 2021 Issuer to make distributions on the notes we indirectly or directly hold, whether as a result of an event of default, liquidation or otherwise, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows and could result in an inability of us to make distributions sufficient to maintain our ability to be subject to tax as a RIC, or at all.
The 2021 Issuer could fail to meet certain asset coverage tests.
Under the documents governing the 2021 Debt Securitization, there are two asset coverage tests applicable to the Class A 2021 Notes, the Class B 2021 Notes, the Class C-1 2021 Notes, the Class C-2 2021 Notes and the Class D 2021 Notes, with respect to the 2021 Issuer.
The first such test compares the amount of interest received on the portfolio loans held by the 2021 Issuer to the amount of interest payable in respect of the applicable class of notes. To meet this first test, in the case of the 2021 Debt Securitization, interest received on the portfolio loans must equal at least 120% of the interest payable in respect of the Class A 2021 Notes and Class B 2021 Notes, taken together, at least 110% of the interest payable in respect of the Class A 2021 Notes, Class B 2021 Notes, Class C-1 2021 Notes and the Class C-2 2021 Notes, taken together.
The second such test compares the principal amount of the portfolio loans of the 2021 Issuer to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the applicable class of notes. To meet this second test at any time in the case of the 2021 Debt Securitization, the aggregate principal amount of the portfolio loans must equal at least 148.7% of the Class A 2021 Notes and Class B 2021 Notes, taken together, at least 126.2% of the Class A 2021 Notes, Class B 2021 Notes, Class C-1 2021 Notes and Class C-2 2021 Notes, taken together, and in the event that the Class D 2021 Notes are funded, at least 116.7% of the Class A 2021 Notes, Class B 2021 Notes, Class C-1 2021 Notes and Class C-2 2021 Notes and Class D 2021 Notes, taken together.
If any asset coverage test with respect to a class of notes is not met, proceeds from the portfolio of loan investments that otherwise would have been distributed to the holders of the notes and membership interests that we hold will instead be used to redeem first the most senior class of notes in the 2021 Debt Securitization and then each next most senior class of notes, to the extent necessary to satisfy the applicable asset coverage tests on a pro forma basis after giving effect to all
payments made in respect of the notes, which we refer to as a mandatory redemption, or to obtain the necessary ratings confirmation.
The value of the Class D 2021 Notes and the Subordinated 2021 Notes could be adversely affected by a mandatory redemption because such redemption could result in the applicable notes being redeemed at par at a time when they are trading in the secondary market at a premium to their stated principal amount and when other investments bearing the same rate of interest could be difficult or expensive to acquire. A mandatory redemption could also result in a shorter investment duration than a holder of such notes could have wanted or anticipated, which could, in turn, result in such a holder incurring breakage costs on related hedging transactions. In addition, the reinvestment period under the 2021 Debt Securitization could extend through as late as April 15, 2025. During the respective reinvestment period, market conditions and restrictions on investment under the indenture governing the 2021 Debt Securitization could result in periods of time in which the 2021 Issuer is not able to fully invest its available collateral or during which collateral available is not of comparable quality or yield, which could affect the value of the collateral securing the notes issued by the 2021 Issuer that we hold.
We could be required to assume liabilities of the 2021 Issuer and are indirectly liable for certain representations and warranties in connection with the 2021 Debt Securitization.
The structure of the 2021 Debt Securitization is intended to prevent, in the event of our bankruptcy or the bankruptcy of a CLO Depositor, if applicable, the consolidation of the 2021 Issuer with our operations or with the applicable CLO Depositor. If the true sale of the assets in the 2021 Debt Securitization were not respected in the event of our insolvency, a trustee or debtor-in-possession might reclaim the assets of the 2021 Issuer for our estate. However, in doing so, we would become directly liable for all of the indebtedness then outstanding under the 2021 Debt Securitization, which would equal the full amount of debt of the 2021 Issuer reflected on our consolidated balance sheet. In addition, we cannot assure you that the recovery in the event we were consolidated with the 2021 Issuer for purposes of any bankruptcy proceeding would exceed the amount to which we would otherwise be entitled as the holder of the notes issued by the 2021 Issuer and retained by us had we not been consolidated with the 2021 Issuer.
In addition, in connection with the 2021 Debt Securitization, we indirectly gave the lenders certain customary representations with respect to the legal structure of the respective 2021 Issuer, and the quality of the assets transferred to each entity. We remain indirectly liable for any breach of such representations for the life of the 2021 Debt Securitization.
The 2021 Issuer could issue additional Notes.
Under the terms of the documents governing the 2021 Debt Securitization, the 2021 Issuer could issue additional notes and use the net proceeds of such issuance to purchase additional portfolio loans. Any such additional issuance, however, would require the consent of the collateral manager to the 2021 Debt Securitization and, in the case of the 2021 Debt Securitization, the 2021 CLO Depositor and a supermajority of the Subordinated 2021 Notes. Among the other conditions that must be satisfied in connection with an additional issuance of notes, the aggregate principal amount of all additional issuances of notes may not exceed 100% of the respective original outstanding principal amount of such class of notes; the 2021 Issuer must notify each rating agency of such issuance prior to the issuance date; and the terms of the notes to be issued must be identical to the terms of previously issued notes of the same class (except that all monies due on such additional notes will accrue from the issue date of such notes and that the spread over LIBOR and prices of such notes do not have to be identical to those of the initial notes, provided that the interest rate on such additional notes must not exceed the interest rate applicable to the initial class of such notes). We do not expect to cause the 2021 Issuer to issue any additional notes at this time. We could amend the documents governing the 2021 Debt Securitization from time to time, and without amendment, the 2021 Debt Securitization documents do not provide for additional issuances of Class A 2021 Notes. The total purchase price for any additional notes that could be issued may not always equal 100% of the par value of such notes, depending on several factors, including fees and closing expenses.
Investors in shares of our common stock could fail to fund their capital commitments when due.
We call only a limited amount of capital commitments from investors in the private placement of our common stock upon each drawdown notice. The timing of drawdowns is difficult to predict, requiring each investor to maintain sufficient liquidity until its capital commitments to purchase shares of common stock are fully funded. We may not call an investor’s entire capital commitment prior to the expiration of such investor’s commitment period.
In addition, there is no assurance that all investors will satisfy their respective capital commitments. To the extent that one or more investors does not satisfy its or their capital commitments when due or at all, there could be a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations, including an inability to fund our investment obligations, make appropriate distributions to our stockholders or to continue to satisfy applicable regulatory requirements under the 1940 Act. If an investor fails to satisfy any part of its capital commitment when due, other stockholders who have an outstanding capital commitment may be required to fund such capital commitment sooner than they otherwise
would have absent such default. We cannot assure you that we will recover the full amount of the capital commitment of any defaulting investor.
Given the current economic and competitive environments, GC Advisors believes that it will be advantageous to have significant unfunded capital commitments available to be called so that we are well positioned to capitalize on opportunities if and when they arise in an evolving market. As such, Golub Capital expects to raise additional investment funds with the same or similar strategies as us and to call capital from such additional investment funds, in each case, at any time, including prior to all capital commitments being fully called. Additionally, GC Advisors and its affiliates currently manage other investment funds for which capital commitments have not been fully called. There is no guarantee that the pace at which the capital commitments will be called will be similar to the pace at which other investment funds managed by GC Advisors or its affiliates have had capital called. These factors pose conflicts of interest with respect to the pace of drawdown purchases by investors.
Although GC Advisors will attempt to manage our cash balances so that they are not significantly larger than needed for our investments and other obligations, GC Advisors’ ability to manage cash balances may be affected by changes in the timing of investment closings, our access to leverage, defaults by investors in our common stock, late payments of drawdown purchases and other factors.
We are subject to risks associated with the SB Revolver.
GBDC 3 has entered into the SB Revolver and as a result, we are subject to certain risks. The SB Revolver is secured by the unfunded commitments of certain of our stockholders. We made customary representations and warranties and are required to comply with various covenants, reporting requirements and other customary requirements for similar facilities. In the event of a default under the SB Revolver documents, Signature Bank, in its capacity as administrative agent under the SB Revolver documents, would have the right to call the capital commitments of our stockholders collateralizing the SB Revolver in order to repay amounts outstanding under the SB Revolver, which would reduce the amount of capital commitments available to us for investment purposes.
We are subject to risks associated with the DB Credit Facility.
GBDC 3 Funding has entered into the DB Credit Facility and as a result, we are subject to a variety of risks, including those set forth below.
Our interests in GBDC 3 Funding are subordinated and we could be prevented from receiving cash on our equity interests from GBDC 3 Funding.
We own 100% of the equity interests in GBDC 3 Funding. We consolidate the financial statements of GBDC 3 Funding in our consolidated financial statements and treat the indebtedness of GBDC 3 Funding as our leverage. Our interests in GBDC 3 Funding are subordinated in priority of payment to every other obligation of GBDC 3 Funding and are subject to certain payment restrictions set forth in the DB Credit Facility. We will receive cash distributions on our equity interests in GBDC 3 Funding only if GBDC 3 Funding has made all required cash interest payments to the lender and no default exists under the DB Credit Facility. We cannot assure you that distributions on the assets held by GBDC 3 Funding will be sufficient to make any distributions to us or that such distributions will meet our expectations.
We will receive cash from GBDC 3 Funding only to the extent that we receive distributions on our equity interests in GBDC 3 Funding. GBDC 3 Funding may make distributions on its equity interests only to the extent permitted by the payment priority provisions of the DB Credit Facility. We expect that the DB Credit Facility will generally provide that payments on such interests may not be made on any payment date unless all amounts owing to the respective lender and other secured parties are paid in full. In addition, if GBDC 3 Funding does not meet the borrowing base test set forth in the DB Credit Facility documents, a default would occur. In the event of a default under the DB Credit Facility documents, cash would be diverted from us to pay the lender and other secured parties until they are paid in full. In the event that we fail to receive cash from GBDC 3 Funding, we could be unable to make distributions to our stockholders in amounts sufficient to maintain our status as a RIC, or at all. We also could be forced to sell investments in portfolio companies at less than their fair value in order to continue making such distributions.
Our equity interests in GBDC 3 Funding will rank behind all of the secured and unsecured creditors, known or unknown, of GBDC 3 Funding, including the lender in the DB Credit Facility. Consequently, to the extent that the value of GBDC 3 Funding's portfolio of loan investments has been reduced as a result of conditions in the credit markets, defaulted loans, capital gains and losses on the underlying assets, prepayment or changes in interest rates, the return on our investment in GBDC 3 Funding could be reduced. Accordingly, our investment in GBDC 3 Funding may be subject to up to a complete loss.
Our ability to sell investments held by GBDC 3 Funding is limited.
The DB Credit facility places significant restrictions on our ability, as servicer, to sell investments. As a result, there could
be times or circumstances during which we are unable to sell investments or take other actions that could be in our best interests.
Our ability to invest in public companies is limited in certain circumstances.
To maintain our status as a business development company, we are not permitted to acquire any assets other than “qualifying assets” specified in the 1940 Act unless, at the time the acquisition is made, at least 70% of our total assets are qualifying assets (with certain limited exceptions). Subject to certain exceptions for follow-on investments and investments in distressed companies, an investment in an issuer that has outstanding securities listed on a national securities exchange could be treated as qualifying assets only if such issuer has a common equity market capitalization that is less than $250.0 million at the time of such investment.
We can enter into repurchase agreements, which are another form of leverage.
We can, and have in the past, entered into repurchase agreements as part of our management of our investment portfolio. Under a repurchase agreement, we will effectively pledge our assets as collateral to secure a short-term loan where the counterparty acquires securities we hold as collateral subject to our obligation to repurchase and its obligation to resell the securities at an agreed upon time and price. Generally, the other party to the agreement makes the loan in an amount equal to a percentage of the fair value of the pledged collateral. At the maturity of the repurchase agreement, we will be required to repay the loan and correspondingly receive back our collateral. While used as collateral, the assets continue to pay principal and interest, which are for our benefit.
Our use of repurchase agreements, if any, involves many of the same risks involved in our use of leverage, as the proceeds from repurchase agreements generally will be invested in additional securities. There is a risk that the market value of the securities acquired in the repurchase agreement could decline below the price of the securities that we have sold but remain obligated to purchase. In addition, there is a risk that the market value of the securities retained by us could decline. If a buyer of securities under a repurchase agreement were to file for bankruptcy or experience insolvency, we could be adversely affected. Also, in entering into repurchase agreements, we would bear the risk of loss to the extent that the proceeds of such agreements at settlement are less than the fair value of the underlying securities being pledged. In addition, due to the interest costs associated with repurchase agreements, our net asset value would decline, and, in some cases, we could be worse off than if we had not used such agreements.
Adverse developments in the credit markets can impair our ability to enter into new debt financing arrangements.
During the economic downturn in the United States that began in mid-2007, many commercial banks and other financial institutions stopped lending or significantly curtailed their lending activity. In addition, in an effort to stem losses and reduce their exposure to segments of the economy deemed to be high risk, some financial institutions limited routine refinancing and loan modification transactions and even reviewed the terms of existing facilities to identify bases for accelerating the maturity of existing lending facilities. To the extent these circumstances arise again in the future, it could be difficult for us to finance the growth of our investments on acceptable economic terms, or at all and one or more of our leverage facilities could be accelerated by the lenders.
If we do not invest a sufficient portion of our assets in qualifying assets, we could fail to qualify as a business development company or be precluded from investing according to our current business strategy.
As a business development company, we are restricted from acquiring any assets other than “qualifying assets” unless, at the time of and after giving effect to such acquisition, at least 70% of our total assets are qualifying assets. See “Business -Regulation - Qualifying Assets.”
In the future, we believe that most of our investments will constitute qualifying assets. However, we could be precluded from investing in what we believe are attractive investments if such investments are not qualifying assets for purposes of the 1940 Act. If we do not invest a sufficient portion of our assets in qualifying assets, we could violate the 1940 Act provisions applicable to business development companies. As a result of such violation, specific rules under the 1940 Act could prevent us, for example, from making follow-on investments in existing portfolio companies (which could result in the dilution of our position) or could require us to dispose of investments at inappropriate times in order to come into compliance with the 1940 Act. If we need to dispose of such investments quickly, it could be difficult to dispose of such investments on favorable terms. We can provide no assurance that we will be able to find a buyer for such investments and, even if we do find a buyer, we could be forced to sell the investments at a substantial loss. Any such outcomes would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
Failure to qualify as a business development company would decrease our operating flexibility.
If we do not maintain our status as a business development company, we would be subject to regulation as a registered closed-end investment company under the 1940 Act. As a registered closed-end investment company, we
would be subject to substantially more regulatory restrictions under the 1940 Act, which would significantly decrease our operating flexibility.
The majority of our portfolio investments are recorded at fair value as determined in good faith by our board of directors and, as a result, there could 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 pursuant to policies adopted by, and subject to the oversight of, our board of directors. The majority of our portfolio investments take the form of securities that are not publicly traded. The fair value of securities and other investments that are not publicly traded is often not readily determinable, and we value these securities at fair value as determined in good faith by our board of directors, including to reflect significant events affecting the value of our securities. As discussed in more detail under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Critical Accounting Policies,” most, if not all, of our investments (other than cash and cash equivalents) are classified as Level 3 under Accounting Standards Codification, or ASC, Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure, as amended, or ASC Topic 820. This means that our portfolio valuations are based on unobservable inputs and our own assumptions about how market participants would price the asset or liability in question. Inputs into the determination of fair value of our portfolio investments require significant management judgment or estimation, the level of which could increase or decrease during periods of volatility or uncertainty. See “-Risks Relating to Our Business and Structure - We are currently operating in a period of capital markets disruption and economic uncertainty.” Even if observable market data are available, such information could be the result of consensus pricing information or broker quotes, which could include a disclaimer that the broker would not be held to such a price in an actual transaction. The non-binding nature of consensus pricing and/or quotes accompanied by disclaimers materially reduces the reliability of such information.
We have retained the services of several independent service providers to review the valuation of these securities. At least once annually, the valuation for each portfolio investment for which a market quote is not readily available is reviewed by an independent valuation firm. The types of factors that our board of directors could take into account in determining the fair value of our investments generally include, as appropriate, comparison to publicly traded securities including such factors as yield, maturity and measures of credit quality, the enterprise value of a portfolio company, the nature and realizable value of any collateral, the portfolio company’s ability to make payments and its earnings and discounted cash flow, the markets in which the portfolio company does business and other relevant factors. Because such valuations, and particularly valuations of private securities and private companies, are inherently uncertain, could fluctuate over short periods of time and could be based on estimates, our determinations of fair value could differ materially from the values that would have been used if a ready market for these securities existed. Our net asset value could be adversely affected if our determinations regarding the fair value of our investments were materially higher than the values that we ultimately realize upon the disposal of such securities.
We adjust quarterly the valuation of our portfolio to reflect our board of directors’ determination of the fair value of each investment in our portfolio. Any changes in fair value are recorded in our consolidated statement of operations as net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation.
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.
On the other hand, recent governmental intervention could mean that the willingness of governmental bodies to take additional extraordinary action is diminished. As a result, in the event of near-term major market disruptions, like those caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, there might be only limited additional government intervention, resulting in correspondingly greater market dislocation and materially greater market risk.
Our board of directors could change our investment objective, operating policies and strategies without prior notice or stockholder approval.
Our board of directors has the authority, except as otherwise provided in the 1940 Act, to modify or waive our investment objective and certain of our operating policies and strategies without prior notice and without stockholder approval. However, absent stockholder approval, we cannot change the nature of our business so as to cease to be, or withdraw our election as, a business development company. Under Maryland law, we also cannot be dissolved without prior stockholder approval. We cannot predict the effect any changes to our current investment objective, operating policies and strategies
would have on our business, operating results and the value of our common stock. Nevertheless, any such changes could adversely affect our business and impair our ability to make distributions.
Provisions of the Maryland General Corporation Law and of our charter and bylaws are intended to deter takeover attempts, which could have an adverse effect on the price of our common stock.
The Maryland General Corporation Law, or MGCL, our charter and our bylaws contain provisions that could discourage, delay or make more difficult a change in control of us or the removal of our directors. We are subject to the Maryland Business Combination Act, the application of which is subject to any applicable requirements of the 1940 Act. Under the Maryland Business Combination Act, if our board of directors does not first approve a business combination, the Maryland Business Combination Act could discourage third parties from trying to acquire control of us and increase the difficulty of consummating such an offer.
In addition, our bylaws exempt from the Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act acquisitions of our common stock by any person. If we amend our bylaws to repeal the exemption from such act, it can make it more difficult for a third party to obtain control of us and increase the difficulty of consummating such an offer. Also, our charter provides for classifying our board of directors in three classes serving staggered three-year terms, and provisions of our charter authorize our board of directors to classify or reclassify shares of our stock in one or more classes or series, to cause the issuance of additional shares of our stock and to amend our charter, without stockholder approval, to increase or decrease the number of shares of stock that we have authority to issue.
These takeover defense provisions could inhibit a change of control in circumstances that would otherwise provide value to our stockholders.
GC Advisors can resign on 60 days’ notice, and we can provide no assurance that we would be able to find a suitable replacement within that time, resulting in a disruption in our operations that could adversely affect our financial condition, business and results of operations.
GC Advisors has the right to resign under the Investment Advisory Agreement at any time upon not less than 60 days’ written notice, whether we have found a replacement or not. If GC Advisors resigns, we can provide no assurance that we would 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 within 60 days, or at all. If we are unable to do so quickly, our operations are likely to experience a disruption, our business, financial condition and results of operations and cash flows as well as our ability to pay distributions are likely to be adversely affected and the value of our common stock could decline. In addition, the coordination of our internal management and investment activities is likely to suffer if we are unable to identify and reach an agreement with a single institution or group of executives having the expertise possessed by GC Advisors and its affiliates. Even if we are able to retain comparable management, whether internal or external, the integration of such management and their lack of familiarity with our investment objective and portfolio could result in additional costs and time delays that could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
The Administrator can resign on 60 days’ notice, and we can provide no assurance that we would be able to find a suitable replacement, resulting in a disruption in our operations that could adversely affect our financial condition, business and results of operations.
The Administrator has the right to resign under the Administration Agreement at any time upon not less than 60 days’ written notice, whether we have found a replacement or not. If the Administrator resigns, we can provide no assurance that we would be able to find a new administrator or hire internal management with similar expertise and ability to provide the same or equivalent services on acceptable terms, or at all. If we are unable to do so quickly, our operations are likely to experience a disruption, our financial condition, business and results of operations as well as our ability to pay distributions are likely to be adversely affected and the value of our common stock could decline. In addition, the coordination of our internal management and administrative activities is likely to suffer if we are unable to identify and reach an agreement with a service provider or individuals with the expertise possessed by the Administrator. Even if we are able to retain a comparable service provider or individuals to perform such services, whether internal or external, their integration into our business and lack of familiarity with our investment objective and portfolio could result in additional costs and time delays that could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
We intend to limit investments in our common stock by certain investors due to certain restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
Prior to an initial public offering of our common stock, listing of the shares of our common stock on a national securities exchange or registration of shares of our common stock under the Exchange Act (sufficient to cause our common stock to be a “publicly offered security” for purposes of regulations promulgated by the United States
Department of Labor), we do not intend to permit “Benefit Plan Investors” to hold twenty-five percent (25%) (or such higher percentage as may be specified in regulations promulgated by the United States Department of Labor) or more of the value of any outstanding class of our capital stock. Accordingly, we expect that our assets will not be treated as “plan assets” subject to Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or ERISA, or Section 4975 of the Code, as amended, though there is no assurance that this will be the case. Were our assets to be treated as “plan assets” (that is, if 25% or more of the value of any class of capital stock is held by Benefit Plan Investors), we could, among other things, be subject to certain restrictions on our ability to carry out our activities as described herein. Moreover, we may require Benefit Plan Investors or other employee benefit plans not subject to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code to reduce or terminate their interests in us at such time.
Risks Relating to Our Investments
Economic recessions or downturns could impair our portfolio companies and defaults by our portfolio companies will harm our operating results.
Many of our portfolio companies are susceptible to economic slowdowns or recessions and could be unable to repay our loans during these periods. Therefore, our non-performing assets are likely to increase and the value of our portfolio is likely to decrease during these periods. Adverse economic conditions could decrease the value of collateral securing any of our loans and the value of any equity investments. 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. Economic slowdowns or recessions could lead to financial losses in our portfolio and a decrease in revenues, net income and assets. 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. These events could prevent us from increasing our investments and harm our operating results.
Any deterioration of general economic conditions may lead to significant declines in corporate earnings or loan performance, and the ability of corporate borrowers to service their debt, any of which could trigger a period of global economic slowdown, and have an adverse impact on our performance and financial results, and the value and the liquidity of our investments. In an economic downturn, we could have non-performing assets or an increase in non-performing assets, and we would anticipate that the value of our portfolio would decrease during these periods. Failure to satisfy financial or operating covenants imposed by lenders to a portfolio company, including us, could lead to defaults and, potentially, acceleration of payments on such loans and foreclosure on the assets representing collateral for the portfolio company’s obligations. Cross default provisions under other agreements could be triggered and thus limit the portfolio company’s ability to satisfy its obligations under any debt that we hold and affect the value of any equity securities we own. We would expect to incur expenses to the extent necessary to seek recovery upon default or to negotiate new terms with a portfolio company following or in anticipation of a default.
Our debt investments are risky and we could lose all or part of our investments.
The debt that we invest in is typically not initially rated by any rating agency, but we believe that if such investments were rated, they would be below investment grade (rated lower than "Baa3" by Moody's Investors Service, lower than "BBB-" by Fitch Ratings or lower than "BBB-" by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services), which under the guidelines established by these entities is an indication of having predominantly speculative characteristics with respect to the issuer's capacity to pay interest and repay principal. Bonds that are rated below investment grade are sometimes referred to as "high yield bonds" or "junk bonds." Therefore, our investments could result in an above average amount of risk and volatility or loss of principal.
Our investments in leveraged portfolio companies are risky, and we could lose all or part of our investment.
Investment in leveraged companies involves a number of significant risks. Leveraged companies in which we invest could have limited financial resources and could be unable to meet their obligations under their debt securities that we hold. These companies could be subject to restrictive financial and operating covenants and their leverage could impair their ability to finance their future operations and capital needs. As a result, these companies’ flexibility to respond to changing business and economic conditions and to take advantage of business opportunities could be limited. Such developments could be accompanied by a deterioration in the value of any collateral and a reduction in the likelihood of our realizing any guarantees that we could have obtained in connection with our investment. Smaller leveraged companies also could have less predictable operating results and could require substantial additional capital to support their operations, finance their expansion or maintain their competitive position.
Our investments in leveraged portfolio companies and private and middle market portfolio companies are risky, and we could lose all or part of our investment.
Investment in private and middle-market companies involves a number of significant risks. Generally, little public information exists about these companies, and we rely on the ability of GC Advisors’ investment professionals to obtain adequate information to evaluate the potential returns from investing in these companies. If GC Advisors is unable to uncover all material information about these companies, it would not be able to make a fully informed investment decision and we could lose money on our investments. Compared to larger companies, middle market companies typically have shorter operating histories, more limited financial resources, newer technologies and/or products, smaller market shares, less experienced management teams and less predictable operating results, and often participate in quickly evolving markets, and are more reliant on a small number of products, managers or clients. Middle market companies could also require substantial additional capital to support their operations, finance expansion or maintain their competitive position and could have difficulty accessing the capital markets to meet future capital needs, which could limit their ability to grow or to repay their outstanding indebtedness upon maturity. In addition, the middle market companies in which we invest could be subject to governmental and non-governmental regulations, including by federal and state regulators and various self-regulatory organizations and the costs of complying with these laws and regulations could be more material to the company as compared to a larger company. If a company in which we directly or indirectly invest fails to comply with an applicable regulatory regime, it could be subject to fines, injunctions, operating restrictions or criminal prosecution, any of which could materially and adversely affect the value of our investment. We will not control a portfolio company’s management or the manner in which a company’s management addresses the company’s risks except in the event that a portfolio company defaults on its loan from us and we seek to enforce our security interest. In addition, middle market companies often require additional financing to expand or maintain their competitive position, and they could have a more difficult time obtaining additional capital than larger companies.
An important concern in making investments is the possibility of material misrepresentation or omission on the part of the portfolio company. Such inaccuracy or incompleteness can adversely affect, among other things, the valuation of collateral, other debt obligations, our ability to perfect or effectuate a lien on the collateral securing a loan or other debt obligation, the financial condition of the issuer, or the business prospects of the issuer. We will rely upon the accuracy and completeness of representations made by portfolio companies to the extent reasonable. However, there can be no guarantee that such representations are accurate or complete.
If the issuer of securities purchased by us does not perform to GC Advisors’ expectations, the value of its equity and debt securities would likely decline and the issuer could default on its obligations. Poor performance can be caused by a number of factors, including failures of management, competitive pressures, pressure by customers and suppliers, labor unrest, or force majeure events, such as the current COVID-19 pandemic. While GC Advisors intends to invest in portfolio companies in industries that it believes are insulated from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, there can be no assurance that such portfolio companies will not be adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic or other market or economic conditions.
The value of our investments in loans will likely be detrimentally affected to the extent a borrower defaults on its obligations, there is insufficient collateral, and/or there are extensive legal and other costs incurred in collecting on a defaulted loan. GC Advisors will attempt to minimize this risk, for example, by maintaining low loan-to-liquidation values with each loan and the collateral underlying the loan. However, there can be no assurance that the liquidation value assigned by GC Advisors would be realized by the portfolio company upon liquidation, nor can there be any assurance that such collateral will retain its value. In addition, certain of our loans will be supported, in whole or in part, by personal guarantees made by the borrower or an affiliate of the borrower. If such guarantee is called and the guarantor fails to meet its obligations under the guarantee, the amount realizable with respect to a loan will generally be detrimentally affected. There could be a monetary as well as a time cost involved in collecting on defaulted loans and, if applicable, taking possession of various types of collateral. In addition, any activity deemed to be active lending/origination by us could subject it to additional regulation.
An investment strategy focused primarily on privately held companies presents certain challenges, including, but not limited to, the lack of available information about these companies.
We invest primarily in privately held companies. Because private companies have reduced access to the capital markets, such companies may have diminished capital resources and ability to withstand financial distress. Often, the depth and breadth of experience of management in private companies tends to be less than that at public companies, which makes such companies more likely to depend on the management talents and efforts of a smaller group of persons and/or persons with less depth and breadth of experience. Therefore, the decisions made by such management teams and/or the departure of one or more of these persons could have a material adverse impact on the portfolio company and, as a result our investments.
We would be subject to risks if we are required to assume operation of portfolio companies upon default.
We, together with other funds managed by GC Advisors and its affiliates, would be expected to take over a portfolio company if the company defaults on its loans. Depending on factors including the health of the economy, the credit cycle, and the portfolio companies’ various industries, it is reasonable to assume that portfolio companies will default over time, and this risk is significantly increased by the COVID-19 pandemic. In such circumstances, we and the other funds would likely seek to enforce our rights under the applicable credit documentation and could opt to take over such portfolio companies. When a portfolio company is taken over, we and the other funds and their investors are subject to different risks than we are as holders of interests in loans to such portfolio company. Operating a portfolio company, even for a limited period of time pending the sale of collateral, can distract senior personnel of GC Advisors and its affiliates from their normal business. Additionally, defaulting portfolio companies often require additional capital to be effectively turned around. There is no guarantee that any defaulting portfolio company can be turned around or that our investments in such portfolio company will be successful. Finally, operating a portfolio company could subject us to potential liabilities, including management, employment, and/or environmental liabilities.
The lack of liquidity in our investments could adversely affect our business.
The debt to which we are primarily exposed is expected to consist predominantly of loans and notes that are obligations of corporations, partnerships or other entities. This debt often has no, or only a limited, trading market. The investment in illiquid debt will often restrict our ability to dispose of investments in a timely fashion, for a fair price, or at all. If an underlying issuer of debt experiences an adverse event, this illiquidity would make it more difficult for us to sell such debt, and we could instead be required to pursue a workout or alternate way out of the position. To the extent debt in a portfolio company is also held by other third-party investors, we would generally have limited control over a workout or alternate means of disposition and the person(s) having such control could have interests that are not aligned with ours. We would likely also face other restrictions on our ability to liquidate an investment in a portfolio company to the extent that we, GC Advisors, Golub Capital or any of its affiliates have material non-public information regarding such portfolio company.
Price declines and illiquidity in the corporate debt markets could adversely affect the fair value of our portfolio investments, reducing our net asset value through increased net unrealized depreciation.
As a business development company, we are required to carry our investments at market value or, if no market value is ascertainable, at fair value as determined in good faith by our board of directors. The fair value methodology utilized is in accordance with the fair value principles established by ASC Topic 820. Our board of directors uses the services of one or more independent service providers to review the valuation of our illiquid investments. Valuations reflect significant events that affect the value of the instruments. As part of the valuation process, we could take into account the following types of factors, if relevant, in determining the fair value of our investments:
•a comparison of the portfolio company’s securities to publicly traded securities;
•the enterprise value of the portfolio company;
•the nature and realizable value of any collateral;
•the portfolio company’s ability to make payments and its earnings and discounted cash flow;
•the markets in which the portfolio company does business; and
•changes in the interest rate environment and the credit markets generally that could affect the price at which similar investments could be made in the future and other relevant factors.
The fair value measurement seeks to approximate the price that would be received for an investment on a current sale and assumes that the transaction to sell an asset occurs in the principal market for such asset or, in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for such asset, which could be a hypothetical market, and excludes transaction costs. When an external event such as a purchase transaction, public offering or subsequent equity sale occurs, we use the pricing indicated by the external event to corroborate our valuation. We record decreases in the market values or fair values of our investments as unrealized depreciation. Declines in prices and liquidity in the corporate debt markets could result in significant net unrealized depreciation in our portfolio. The effect of all of these factors on our portfolio could reduce our net asset value by increasing net unrealized depreciation in our portfolio. Depending on market conditions, we could incur substantial realized losses and could suffer additional unrealized losses in future periods, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. Because orderly markets currently do not exist for some investments, and because valuations, and particularly valuations of private investments and private companies, require judgment, are inherently uncertain, could fluctuate over short periods and are often based on estimates, our determinations of the
fair value of investments could differ materially from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments.
Portfolio companies could prepay loans, which could reduce our yields if capital returned is not invested in transactions with equal or greater expected yields.
The loans in our investment portfolio could be prepaid at any time, generally with little advance notice. Whether a loan is prepaid will depend both on the continued positive performance of the portfolio company and the existence of favorable financing market conditions that allow such company the ability to replace existing financing with less expensive capital. As market conditions change, we do not know when, and if, prepayment could be possible for each portfolio company. Certain fixed-income securities are subject to the risk of unanticipated prepayment. Prepayment risk is the risk that, when interest rates fall, the issuer will redeem the security prior to the security's expected maturity. It is possible that we will reinvest the proceeds from such a redemption at a lower interest rate, resulting in less income to us. Securities subject to prepayment risk generally offer less potential for gains when prevailing interest rates fall. If we buy those securities at a premium, accelerated prepayments on those securities could cause us to lose a portion of its principal investment. The impact of prepayments on the price of a security can be difficult to predict and could increase the security's price volatility.
We are subject to credit and default risk and our portfolio companies could be unable to repay or refinance outstanding principal on their loans at or prior to maturity.
Credit risk refers to the likelihood that a borrower will default in the payment of principal and/or interest. Financial strength and solvency of a borrower are the primary factors influencing credit risk. Lack or inadequacy of collateral or credit enhancement for a debt instrument could also affect its credit risk. Credit risk can change over the life of a loan, and securities and other debt instruments that are rated by rating agencies can be downgraded. This risk and the risk of default is increased to the extent that the loan documents do not require the portfolio companies to pay down the outstanding principal of such debt prior to maturity, which is expected to be a common feature among many of our loan investments. Investments with a deferred interest feature, such as original issue discount income and payment in kind interest, could represent a higher credit risk than investments that must pay interest in full in cash on a regular basis.
A significant downturn in the economy or a particular economic sector could have a significant impact on the business prospects of the portfolio companies to which we are exposed, whether directly or indirectly. Such developments could adversely affect the ability of such companies to comply with their loan repayment obligations. It is possible that the issuer of a note or other instrument in which we invest could default on its debts, in which case we could lose most or all of its investment in that instrument, subjecting us to significant loss. The risk and magnitude of losses associated with defaults could be increased where the instrument is leveraged.
We have not yet identified the portfolio company investments we will acquire and we could have difficulty sourcing investment opportunities.
While we currently hold a portfolio of investments, we have not yet identified additional potential investments for our portfolio that we will acquire with the proceeds of any offering of securities or repayments of investments currently in our portfolio. Privately negotiated investments in loans and illiquid securities or private middle-market companies require substantial due diligence and structuring, and we cannot provide any assurance that we will achieve our anticipated investment pace. As a result, investors will not be able to evaluate any future portfolio company investments prior to purchasing our securities. Additionally, GC Advisors selects all of our investments, and our stockholders will have no input with respect to such investment decisions. These factors increase the uncertainty, and thus the risk, of investing in our securities. We anticipate that we will use substantially all of the net proceeds of any sale of our securities within approximately six months following the completion of any sale of our securities, depending on the availability of appropriate investment opportunities consistent with our investment objectives and market conditions. Until such appropriate investment opportunities can be found, we could also invest the net proceeds in cash, cash equivalents, U.S. government securities and high-quality debt investments that mature in one year or less from the date of investment. We expect these temporary investments to earn yields substantially lower than the income that we expect to receive in respect of our targeted investment types. As a result, any distributions we make during this period could be substantially smaller than the distributions that we expect to pay when our portfolio is fully invested.
We are a non-diversified investment company within the meaning of the 1940 Act, and therefore we are not limited with respect to the proportion of our assets that could be invested in securities of a single issuer.
We are classified as a non-diversified investment company within the meaning of the 1940 Act, which means that we are not limited by the 1940 Act with respect to the proportion of our assets that we could invest in securities of a single issuer. To the extent that we assume large positions in the securities of a small number of issuers, our net asset value could fluctuate to a greater extent than that of a diversified investment company as a result of changes in the financial condition or the market’s assessment of the issuer. We could also be more susceptible to any single economic or regulatory occurrence than a diversified investment company. Beyond our asset diversification requirements as a RIC under the Code, we do not have fixed guidelines for diversification, and our investments could be concentrated in relatively few portfolio companies. Although we are classified as a non-diversified investment company within the meaning of the 1940 Act, we maintain the flexibility to operate as a diversified investment company and have done so for an extended period of time.
Our portfolio could be concentrated in a limited number of portfolio companies and 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.
It is possible that our portfolio could be concentrated in a limited number of portfolio companies and industries. As a result, our interests could be impaired by the concentration of our investments in any one obligor or obligors in a particular industry or geographic location in the event that such obligor, industry or geographic location were to experience adverse business conditions or other adverse events, including the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, defaults could be highly correlated with particular obligors, industries or geographic locations. If loans involving a particular obligor, industry or geographic location represent more than a small proportion of our portfolio, and that obligor, industry or geographic location were to experience difficulties that would affect payments on the loans, the overall timing and amount of collections on the loans held by us could differ from what was expected.
We could hold the debt securities of leveraged companies that could, due to the significant volatility of such companies, enter into bankruptcy proceedings.
Leveraged companies could experience bankruptcy or similar financial distress, and the risk of these events has been significantly increased by the COVID-19 pandemic. The bankruptcy process has a number of significant inherent risks. Many events in a bankruptcy proceeding are products of contested matters and adversarial proceedings and are beyond the control of the creditors. A bankruptcy filing by an issuer could have adverse and permanent effects on the issuer. If the proceeding is converted to a liquidation, the value of the issuer will not necessarily equal the liquidation value that was believed to exist at the time of the investment. A bankruptcy or other workout, often raises conflicts of interest (including, for example, conflicts over proposed waivers and amendments to debt covenants), including between investors who hold different types of interests in the applicable company. The duration of a bankruptcy proceeding is also difficult to predict, and a creditor’s return on investment can be adversely affected by delays until the plan of reorganization or liquidation ultimately becomes effective. The administrative costs of a bankruptcy proceeding are frequently high and are paid out of the debtor’s estate prior to any return to creditors. Because the standards for classification of claims under bankruptcy law are vague, our influence with respect to the class of securities or other obligations it owns could be reduced by increases in the number and monetary value of claims in the same class or by different classification and treatment. In the early stages of the bankruptcy process, it is often difficult to estimate the extent of, or even to identify, any contingent claims that might be made. In addition, certain claims that have priority by law (for example, claims for taxes) can be substantial.
Depending on the facts and circumstances of our investments and the extent of our involvement in the management of a portfolio company, upon the bankruptcy of a portfolio company, a bankruptcy court could recharacterize our debt investments as equity interests and subordinate all or a portion of our claim to that of other creditors. This could occur even though we have structured our investment as senior debt.
Our failure to make follow-on investments in our portfolio companies could impair the value of our portfolio.
Following an initial investment in a portfolio company, we could make additional investments in that portfolio company as “follow-on” investments, in seeking to:
•increase or maintain in whole or in part our position as a creditor or equity ownership percentage in a portfolio company;
•exercise warrants, options or convertible securities that were acquired in the original or subsequent financing; or
•preserve or enhance the value of our investment.
We have discretion to make follow-on investments, subject to the availability of capital resources. Failure on our part to make follow-on investments could, in some circumstances, jeopardize the continued viability of a portfolio company and our initial investment, or result in a missed opportunity for us to increase our participation in a successful portfolio company. Even if we have sufficient capital to make a desired follow-on investment, we could elect not to make a follow-on investment because we do not want to increase our level of risk, because we prefer other opportunities or because of regulatory or other considerations. Our ability to make follow-on investments could also be limited by GC Advisors’ allocation policy.
Because we generally do not hold controlling equity interests in our portfolio companies, we generally will not be able to exercise control over our portfolio companies or to prevent decisions by management of our portfolio companies that could decrease the value of our investments.
To the extent we do not hold controlling equity positions in our portfolio companies, we are subject to the risk that a portfolio company makes business decisions with which we disagree, and that the management and/or stockholders of a portfolio company could take risks or otherwise act in ways that are adverse to our interests. Due to the lack of liquidity of the debt and equity investments that we typically hold in our portfolio companies, we can provide no assurance that we will be able to dispose of our investments in the event we disagree with the actions of a portfolio company and could therefore suffer a decrease in the value of our investments.
Our portfolio companies could incur debt that ranks equally with, or senior to, our investments in such companies and such portfolio companies could fail to generate sufficient cash flow to service their debt obligations to us.
We have invested and intend to invest a portion of our capital in second lien and subordinated loans issued by our portfolio companies, and we could have exposure to a variety of debt that captures particular layers of a borrower’s credit structure, such as “last out” or “second lien” debt, or other subordinated investments that rank below other obligations of the borrower in right of payment. Subordinated investments are subject to greater risk of loss than senior obligations where there are adverse changes to the financial condition of the borrower or a decline in general economic conditions. Subordinated investments could expose us to particular risks in a distress scenario, such as the risk that creditors are not aligned. Holders of subordinated investments generally have less ability to affect the results of a distressed scenario than holders of more senior investments. Additionally, lenders to companies operating in workout modes are, in certain circumstances, subject to potential liabilities that could exceed the amount of such loan purchased by us. We have made in the past, and could make in the future, unsecured loans to portfolio companies, meaning that such loans will not benefit from any interest in collateral of such companies. Liens on a portfolio company’s collateral, if any, will secure the portfolio company’s obligations under its outstanding secured debt and could secure certain future debt that is permitted to be incurred by the portfolio company under its secured loan 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 loan obligations after payment in full of all loans secured by collateral. If such proceeds were not sufficient to repay the outstanding secured loan 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 could have with respect to the collateral securing any junior priority loans we make to our portfolio companies could also be limited pursuant to the terms of one or more intercreditor agreements that we enter into with the holders of senior debt. Under a typical intercreditor agreement, at any time that obligations that have the benefit of the first priority liens are outstanding, any of the following actions that could 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 will not always have the ability to control or direct such actions, even if our rights as junior lenders are adversely affected.
The disposition of our investments could result in contingent liabilities.
A significant portion of our investments involve private securities. In connection with the disposition of an investment in private securities, we could be required to make representations about the business and financial affairs of the portfolio company typical of those made in connection with the sale of a business. We could also be required to indemnify the purchasers of such investment to the extent that any such representations turn out to be inaccurate or with respect to potential liabilities. These arrangements could result in contingent liabilities that ultimately result in funding obligations that we must satisfy through our return of payments previously received by us.
GC Advisors’ liability is limited, and we have agreed to indemnify GC Advisors against certain liabilities, which could lead GC Advisors to act in a riskier manner on our behalf than it would when acting for its own account.
Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, GC Advisors does not assume any responsibility to us other than to render the services called for under that agreement, and it is not responsible for any action of our board of directors in following or declining to follow GC Advisors’ advice or recommendations. Under the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement, GC Advisors, its officers, members, personnel, and any person controlling or controlled by GC Advisors are not liable to us, any subsidiary of ours, our directors, our stockholders or any subsidiary’s stockholders or partners for acts or omissions performed in accordance with and pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, except those resulting from acts constituting gross negligence, willful misconduct, bad faith or reckless disregard of GC Advisors’ duties under the Investment Advisory Agreement. In addition, we have agreed to indemnify GC Advisors and each of its officers, directors, members, managers and employees 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 Investment Advisory Agreement, except where attributable to gross negligence, willful misconduct, bad faith or reckless disregard of such person’s duties under the Investment Advisory Agreement. These protections could lead GC Advisors to act in a riskier manner when acting on our behalf than it would when acting for its own account.
We could be subject to risks related to investments in non-U.S companies.
We have invested and continue to make investments in issuers located outside the United States. Investments in issuers located outside the United States that are generally denominated in non-U.S. currencies involve both risks and opportunities not typically associated with investing in securities of United States companies. The legal and regulatory environments often have material differences, particularly as to bankruptcy and reorganization. Other considerations include changes in exchange rates and exchange control regulations, political and social instability, general economic conditions, expropriation, imposition of non-U.S. taxes, less liquid markets and less available information than is generally the case in the United States, higher transaction costs, foreign government restrictions, less government supervision of exchanges, brokers and issuers, greater risks associated with counterparties and settlement, less developed bankruptcy laws, difficulty in enforcing contractual obligations, lack of uniform accounting and auditing standards and greater price volatility. Among the factors that could affect currency values are trade balances, the level of short-term interest rates, differences in relative values of similar assets in different currencies, long-term opportunities for investment and capital appreciation and political developments. We could employ hedging techniques to minimize these risks, but we cannot assure you that such strategies will be effective or without risk to us. As of September 30, 2021, we were invested in securities of twenty-one non-U.S. companies. Securities issued by non-U.S. companies are not “qualifying assets” under the 1940 Act, and we could invest in non-U.S. companies, including emerging markets issuers, to the limited extent such investments are permitted under the 1940 Act.
We could be subject to risks if we engage in hedging transactions and could become subject to risks if we invest in foreign securities.
Under the 1940 Act, a business development company is restricted from acquiring any asset other than assets of the type listed in 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. In order for our investments to be classified as “qualifying assets,” among other requirements, such investments must be in issuers organized under the laws of, and
which have their principal place of business in, any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands or any other possession of the United States.
We can invest in non-U.S. companies, including emerging market issuers, to the limited extent such investments are permitted under the 1940 Act. We expect that these investments would focus on the same types of investments that we make in U.S. middle market companies and accordingly would be complementary to our overall strategy and enhance the diversity of our holdings. Investing in securities of emerging market issuers involves many risks including economic, social, political, financial, tax and security conditions in the emerging market, potential inflationary economic environments, regulation by foreign governments, different accounting standards and political uncertainties. Economic, social, political, financial, tax and security conditions also could negatively affect the value of emerging market companies. These factors could include changes in the emerging market government’s economic and fiscal policies, the possible imposition of, or changes in, currency exchange laws or other laws or restrictions applicable to the emerging market companies or investments in their securities and the possibility of fluctuations in the rate of exchange between currencies. Any of our portfolio company investments that are denominated in foreign currencies will be subject to the risks associated with fluctuations in currency exchange rates, which fluctuations could adversely affect our performance.
We have and could in the future enter into hedging transactions to the limited extent such transactions are permitted under the 1940 Act and applicable commodities laws. Engaging in hedging transactions or investing in foreign securities would entail additional risks to our stockholders. We could, for example, use instruments such as interest rate swaps, caps, collars and floors and, if we were to invest in foreign securities, we could use instruments such as forward contracts or currency options in currencies selected to hedge against fluctuations in the relative values of our portfolio positions from changes in currency exchange rates and market interest rates. We could also, for example, borrow under a credit facility in currencies selected to minimize our foreign currency exposure. Use of these hedging instruments could include counterparty credit risk. In each such case, we generally would seek to hedge against fluctuations of the relative values of our portfolio positions from changes in market interest rates or currency exchange rates. While hedging transactions can reduce such risks, they generally will not be designed to prevent all loss from our position. There also could be barriers that prevent us from entering into certain hedging transactions. These barriers will not necessarily impact other investment funds managed by GC Advisors or its affiliates. Hedging transactions could result in a lower overall performance for us than if it had not entered into hedging transactions and generally introduces new risks, such as counterparty risk and greater illiquidity. In addition, we are permitted to borrow funds in one or more foreign currencies as a form of protection against currency risk. The use of such financing could create new risks not traditionally associated with credit facilities or other forms of leverage. Conversely, to the extent that we do not enter into hedging transactions, borrower defaults and fluctuations in currency exchange rates or interest rates could result in poorer overall performance for us than if it had entered into such hedging transactions.
The success of any hedging transactions that we enter into will depend on our ability to correctly predict movements in currency and interest rates. Therefore, while we could enter into such hedging transactions to seek to reduce currency exchange rate and interest rate risks, unanticipated changes in currency exchange rates or interest rates could 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 could vary. Moreover, for a variety of reasons, we would not necessarily seek to (or be able to) establish a perfect correlation between the hedging instruments and the portfolio holdings being hedged. Any such imperfect correlation could prevent us from achieving the intended hedge and expose us to risk of loss. In addition, it is often not 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 would likely fluctuate as a result of factors not related to currency fluctuations. Our ability to engage in hedging transactions could also be limited under the Code as well as adversely affected by rules adopted by the CFTC.
We could suffer losses from our equity investments.
While our investment portfolio will be focused on loans, we are also permitted to invest in equity securities. Such investments are expected to represent minority ownership in the issuer and are subordinate to the claims of the issuer’s creditors and, to the extent such securities are common securities, to preferred equity holders. The value of equity securities is dependent on the performance of the issuer and can fluctuate based on the issuer’s financial performance, market conditions, and overall economic conditions. Dividends paid to equity holders could be suspended or cancelled at any time, and minority owners could have limited protections. We also could be unable to realize any value if a portfolio company does not have a liquidity event, such as a sale of the business, recapitalization or public offering, which would allow us to sell our underlying equity interests. In addition, if an issuer of equity securities in which we have invested sells additional shares of its equity securities, our interest in the
issuer will be diluted and the value of our investment could decrease. For the foregoing reasons, investments in equity securities can be highly speculative and carry a substantial risk of loss of investment. Investments in equity securities can carry additional risks or have other characteristics that require different structuring. As such, these investments can be made directly, or indirectly through blocker entities or otherwise.
We could be subject to lender liability claims with respect to our portfolio company investments.
A number of judicial decisions have upheld judgments for borrowers against lending institutions on the basis of various 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 stockholders. We could be required to defend allegations of lender liability from time to time.
Loans to companies operating in workout modes or under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code are, in certain circumstances, subject to certain potential liabilities that could exceed the amount of such loan purchased by us. Under common law principles that in some cases form the basis for lender liability claims, if a lender or bondholder (i) intentionally takes an action that results in the undercapitalization of a borrower to the detriment of other creditors of such borrower, (ii) engages in other inequitable conduct to the detriment of such other creditors, (iii) engages in fraud with respect to, or makes misrepresentations to, such other creditors or (iv) uses its influence as a stockholder to dominate or control a borrower to the detriment of other creditors of such borrower, a court could elect to subordinate the claim of the offending lender or bondholder to the claims of the disadvantaged creditor or creditors, a remedy called “equitable subordination.” Because of the nature of the loans, the loans could be subject to claims of subordination.
Risks Relating to Investors in Our Securities
There is no public market for shares of our common stock, and we do not expect there to be a market for shares of our common stock.
There is no existing trading market for shares of our common stock, and no market for our shares may develop in the future. If developed, any such market may not be sustained. In the absence of a trading market, our stockholders may be unable to liquidate an investment in our common stock. Our outstanding shares of common stock have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and, unless so registered, may not be offered or sold except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. Certain fees payable to GC Advisors have been and will be placed in an escrow account and will be paid to GC Advisors only in the event that there is an initial public offering or listing on a national securities exchange of shares of our common stock or sale of all or substantially all of our assets or a merger transaction in which the consideration is in cash or public shares. As a result, GC Advisors will be incentivized to pursue such a liquidity transaction, and the interests of GC Advisors may diverge from the interests of our stockholders.
There are restrictions on the ability of holders of our common stock to transfer shares in excess of the restrictions typically associated with a private placement of securities under Regulation D and other exemptions from registration under the Securities Act, and these additional restrictions could further limit the liquidity of an investment in shares of our common stock and the price at which holders may be able to sell shares of our common stock.
We are relying on an exemption from registration under the Securities Act and state securities laws in offering shares of our common stock pursuant to the Subscription Agreements. As such, absent an effective registration statement covering our common stock, shares of our common stock may be resold only in transactions that are exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and with our prior consent. Our outstanding shares of common stock have limited transferability which could delay, defer or prevent a transaction or a change of control of GBDC 3 that might involve a premium price for our securities or otherwise be in the best interest of our stockholders.
Furthermore, should there be an initial public offering of our common stock, holders of our common stock will be subject to lock-up restrictions pursuant to which they will be prohibited from selling shares of our common stock for a minimum of 180 days after the pricing of such initial public offering. The specific terms of this restriction and any other limitations on the sale of our common stock in connection with or following an initial public offering will be agreed in advance between our board of directors and GC Advisors, acting on behalf of our investors, and the underwriters of the initial public offering.
Investing in our securities could involve an above average degree of risk.
The investments we make in accordance with our investment objective could result in a higher amount of risk than alternative investment options and a higher risk of volatility or loss of principal. Our investments in portfolio companies involve higher levels of risk, and therefore, an investment in our securities is not suitable for someone with lower risk tolerance. In addition, our common stock is intended for long-term investors and should not be treated as a trading vehicle.
There is a risk that investors in our equity securities do not receive distributions or that our distributions do not grow over time and a portion of our distributions is a return of capital.
We intend to make periodic distributions to our stockholders out of assets legally available for distribution. We cannot assure you that we will achieve investment results that will allow us to make a specified level of cash distributions or year-to-year increases in cash distributions. Our ability to pay distributions could be adversely affected by the impact of one or more of the risk factors described in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Due to the asset coverage test applicable to us under the 1940 Act as a business development company, we could be limited in our ability to make distributions. In addition, all distributions are and will be paid at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on our earnings, financial condition, maintenance of our RIC status, compliance with applicable business development company regulations and such other factors as our board of directors may deem relevant from time to time. If we declare a distribution and if more stockholders opt to receive cash distributions rather than participate in our dividend reinvestment plan, we could be forced to sell some of our investments in order to make cash distribution payments. In the event that we encounter delays in locating suitable investment opportunities, we could also pay all or a substantial portion of our distributions from the proceeds of private placements of our common stock or from borrowings in anticipation of future cash flow, which may constitute a return of stockholders’ capital. To the extent we make distributions to stockholders that include a return of capital, such portion of the distribution essentially constitutes a return of the stockholder’s investment. Although such return of capital is generally not currently taxable, such distributions would generally decrease a stockholder’s basis in our common stock and could therefore increase such stockholder’s tax liability for capital gains upon the future sale of such stock or other disposition. A return of capital distribution could cause a stockholder to recognize a capital gain from the sale of our common stock even if the stockholder sells its shares for less than the original purchase price.
We have not established any limit on the amount of funds we can use from available sources, such as borrowings, if any, or proceeds from private placements of our common stock, to fund distributions (which could reduce the amount of capital we ultimately invest in assets).
Any distributions made from sources other than cash flow from operations or relying on fee or expense reimbursement waivers, if any, from GC Advisors or the Administrator are not based on our investment performance, and can only be sustained if we achieve positive investment performance in future periods and/or GC Advisors or the Administrator continues to make such expense reimbursements, if any. The extent to which we pay distributions from sources other than cash flow from operations will depend on various factors, including the level of participation in our DRIP, how quickly we invest the proceeds from any offerings of our securities and the performance of our investments. There can be no assurance that we will achieve such performance in order to sustain any level of distributions, or be able to pay distributions at all. GC Advisors and the Administrator have no obligation to waive fees or receipt of expense reimbursements, if any.
Our stockholders will experience dilution in their ownership percentage if they do not participate in our dividend reinvestment plan.
All distributions declared in cash payable to stockholders that are participants in our dividend reinvestment plan are automatically reinvested in shares of our common stock. As a result, our stockholders that do not participate in our dividend reinvestment plan will experience dilution in their ownership percentage of our common stock over time.
Our stockholders could receive shares of our common stock as dividends, which could result in adverse tax consequences to them.
Although we currently do not intend to do so, we are permitted to declare a large portion of a dividend in shares of common stock instead of cash at the election of each stockholder. Revenue Procedures issued by the IRS allow a publicly offered regulated investment company (as defined above) to distribute its own stock as a dividend for the purpose of fulfilling its distribution requirements, if certain conditions are satisfied. Among other things, the aggregate amount of cash available to be distributed to all stockholders is required to be at least 10% of the total distribution, for distributions declared on or before December 31, 2021, and at least 20% of the aggregate declared distribution for distributions declared on or after January 1, 2022. The Internal Revenue Service has also issued private letter rulings on cash/stock dividends paid by RICs and real estate investment trusts where the cash component is limited to 20% of the total distribution if certain requirements are satisfied. Stockholders receiving such dividends will be required to include the full amount of the dividend (including the portion payable in stock) as
ordinary income (or, in certain circumstances, long-term capital gain) to the extent of our current and accumulated earnings and profits for federal income tax purposes. As a result, stockholders could be required to pay income taxes with respect to such dividends in excess of the cash dividends received. It is unclear to what extent we will be able to pay taxable dividends in cash and common stock (whether pursuant to IRS Revenue Procedures, a private letter ruling or otherwise).
General Risk Factors
We are currently operating in a period of capital markets disruption and economic uncertainty.
The success of our activities is affected by general economic and market conditions, including, among others, interest rates, availability of credit, inflation rates, economic uncertainty, changes in laws, and trade barriers. These factors could affect the level and volatility of securities prices and the liquidity of our investments. Volatility or illiquidity could impair our profitability or result in losses. These factors also could adversely affect the availability or cost of our leverage, which would result in lower returns.
In 2020, the U.S. capital markets experienced extreme volatility and disruption following the global outbreak of COVID-19 (also known as the “coronavirus”). Some economists and major investment banks have expressed concern that the continued spread of the virus globally could lead to a prolonged period of world-wide economic downturn. These disruptions in the capital markets have increased the spread between the yields realized on risk-free and higher risk securities, resulting in illiquidity in parts of the capital markets. Such disruptions could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows, and future market disruptions and/or illiquidity could negatively impact us. These unfavorable economic conditions could increase our funding costs and limit our access to the capital markets, and could result in a decision by lenders not to extend credit to us in the future. These events could limit our investments, our ability to grow and could negatively impact our operating results and the fair values of our debt and equity investments.
Events outside of our control, including public health crises, could negatively affect our portfolio companies, our investment adviser and the results of our operations.
Periods of market volatility could continue to occur in response to pandemics or other events outside of our control. We, GC Advisors, and the portfolio companies in which we invest in could be affected by force majeure events (i.e., events beyond the control of the party claiming that the event has occurred, such as acts of God, fire, flood, earthquakes, outbreaks of an infectious disease, pandemic or any other serious public health concern, war, terrorism, labor strikes, major plant breakdowns, pipeline or electricity line ruptures, failure of technology, defective design and construction, accidents, demographic changes, government macroeconomic policies, social instability, etc.). Some force majeure events could adversely affect the ability of a party (including us, GC Advisors, a portfolio company or a counterparty to us, GC Advisors, or a portfolio company) to perform its obligations until it is able to remedy the force majeure event. In addition, force majeure events, such as the cessation of the operation of equipment for repair or upgrade, could similarly lead to the unavailability of essential equipment and technologies. These risks could, among other effects, adversely impact the cash flows available from a portfolio company, cause personal injury or loss of life, including to a senior manager of GC Advisors or its affiliates, damage property, or instigate disruptions of service. In addition, the cost to a portfolio company or us of repairing or replacing damaged assets resulting from such force majeure event could be considerable. It will not be possible to insure against all such events, and insurance proceeds received, if any, could be inadequate to completely or even partially cover any loss of revenues or investments, any increases in operating and maintenance expenses, or any replacements or rehabilitation of property. Certain events causing catastrophic loss could be either uninsurable, or insurable at such high rates as to adversely impact us, GC Advisors, or portfolio companies, as applicable. Force majeure events that are incapable of or are too costly to cure could have permanent adverse effects. Certain force majeure events (such as war or an outbreak of an infectious disease) could have a broader negative impact on the world economy and international business activity generally, or in any of the countries in which we invest or our portfolio companies operate specifically. Such force majeure events could result in or coincide with: increased volatility in the global securities, derivatives and currency markets; a decrease in the reliability of market prices and difficulty in valuing assets; greater fluctuations in currency exchange rates; increased risk of default (by both government and private 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; less governmental regulation and supervision of the securities markets and market participants and decreased monitoring of the markets by governments or self-regulatory organizations and reduced enforcement of regulations; limited, or limitations on, the activities of investors in such markets; controls or restrictions on foreign investment, capital controls and limitations on repatriation of invested capital; inability to purchase and sell investments or otherwise settle security or derivative transactions (i.e., 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.
Additionally, a major governmental intervention into industry, including the nationalization of an industry or the assertion of control over one or more portfolio companies or its assets, could result in a loss to us, including if the investment in such portfolio companies is canceled, unwound or acquired (which could result in inadequate compensation). Any of the foregoing could therefore adversely affect the performance of us and our investments.
In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, was identified in Wuhan, China, and spread to additional countries. On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared a global emergency. At various times during the course of the pandemic, orders have been issued and lifted restricting movement within a number of large metropolitan areas, including in some instances, orders to shelter in place. The outbreak of COVID-19 and its related negative public health developments have adversely affected workforces, customers, suppliers, economies and financial markets globally. The length of any resulting economic downturn and any additional waves of the disease that could exacerbate or further prolong any downturn are impossible to predict and could affect operations of GC Advisors’ business, including by harming GC Advisors’ ability to manage our investments. In addition, portfolio companies and our investments in such companies could be adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, or any other pandemic, including by supply disruptions, decreases in consumer demand, loss of personnel either to sickness or movement restrictions, and the resulting global market and economic disruptions. These adverse effects could cause losses in value of our investments, adversely affecting investors. The COVID-19 outbreak has also led to significant interest rate reductions by the Federal Reserve, including dropping certain rates to near zero, and market uncertainty, which could also have a materially adverse effect on us.
Given the ongoing and dynamic nature of the circumstances, the extent of the impact of COVID-19 on GC Advisors and us will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted. For example, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused governments, including in the United States, to adopt massive stimulus programs and additional stimulus programs are likely to be adopted in the future. Even as the pandemic abates, the United States and other countries could have had record levels of unemployment, and, as a result, the countries could face severe economic depressions. The effects that any of these events would have on the economy, the markets, and our investments or returns are uncertain. These potential impacts, while uncertain, could adversely affect our and our portfolio companies’ operating results.
We could experience fluctuations in our quarterly operating results.
We could experience fluctuations in our quarterly operating results due to a number of factors, including the interest rate payable on borrowings and the interest rate payable on the debt securities we acquire, the default rate on such securities, the number and size of investments we originate or acquire, the level of our expenses, variations in and the timing of the recognition of realized and unrealized gains or losses, the degree to which we encounter competition in our markets and general economic conditions. In light of these factors, results for any period should not be relied upon as being indicative of our performance in future periods.
Political uncertainty could adversely affect our business.
U.S. and non-U.S. markets could experience political uncertainty and/or change that subjects investments to heightened risks, including, for instance, the risks related to the elections in the U.S. or the effect on world leaders and governments of the COVID-19 pandemic. These heightened risks could also include to: increased risk of default (by both government and private issuers); greater social, trade, economic and political instability (including the risk of war or terrorist activity); greater governmental involvement in the economy; greater governmental supervision and regulation of the securities markets and market participants resulting in increased expenses related to compliance; greater fluctuations in currency exchange rates; controls or restrictions on foreign investment and/or trade, capital controls and limitations on repatriation of invested capital and on the ability to exchange currencies; inability to purchase and sell investments or otherwise settle security or derivative transactions (i.e., a market freeze); unavailability of currency hedging techniques; and slower clearance. During times of political uncertainty and/or change, global markets often become more volatile. There could also be a lower level of monitoring and regulation of markets while a country is experiencing political uncertainty and/or change, and the activities of investors in such markets and enforcement of existing regulations could become more limited. Markets experiencing political uncertainty and/or change could have substantial, and in some periods extremely high, rates of inflation for many years. Inflation and rapid fluctuations in inflation rates typically have negative effects on such countries’ economies and markets. Tax laws could change materially, and any changes in tax laws could have an unpredictable effect on us, our investments and our investors. There can be no assurance that political changes will not cause us or our investors to suffer losses.
The impact of Brexit on our investments is uncertain and could adversely affect our business.
On January 31, 2020, the United Kingdom, or the UK, ended its membership in the European Union, or the EU, referred to as Brexit. Following the termination of a transition period, the UK and the EU entered into a trade and cooperation agreement to govern the future relationship between the parties, which was provisionally applied as of January 1, 2021 and entered into force on May 1, 2021 following ratification by the EU. With respect to financial services, the agreement leaves decisions on equivalence and adequacy to be determined by each of the U.K. and E.U. unilaterally in due course. As a result, certain UK licensed entities are unable to provide regulated services in a number of EU jurisdictions from the end of December 2020, absent regulatory relief or other measures implemented by individual countries. Such agreement is untested and may lead to ongoing political and economic uncertainty and periods of exacerbated volatility in both the United Kingdom and in wider European and global markets for some time. The longer term economic, legal, political and social implications of Brexit are unclear at this stage. Brexit has led to ongoing political and economic uncertainty and periods of increased volatility in both the UK and in wider European markets for some time. Brexit could lead to calls for similar referendums in other European jurisdictions, which could cause increased economic volatility in the European and global markets. This mid- to long-term uncertainty could have adverse effects on the economy generally and on our ability to earn attractive returns. In particular, currency volatility could mean that our returns are adversely affected by market movements and could make it more difficult, or more expensive, for us to execute prudent currency hedging policies. Potential decline in the value of the British Pound and/or the Euro against other currencies, along with the potential further downgrading of the UK’s sovereign credit rating, could also have an impact on the performance of certain investments made in the UK or Europe.
New or modified laws or regulations governing our operations could adversely affect our business.
We and our portfolio companies are subject to regulation by laws at the U.S. federal, state and local levels. These laws and regulations, as well as their interpretation, could change from time to time, including as the result of interpretive guidance or other directives from the U.S. President and others in the executive branch, and new laws, regulations and interpretations could also come into effect. For example, the current U.S. presidential administration could support an enhanced regulatory agenda that imposes greater costs on all sectors and on financial services companies in particular. Any such new or changed laws or regulations could have a material adverse effect on our business, and political uncertainty could increase regulatory uncertainty in the near term.
The effects of legislative and regulatory proposals directed at the financial services industry or affecting taxation, could negatively impact the operations, cash flows or financial condition of us or our portfolio companies, impose additional costs on us or our portfolio companies, intensify the regulatory supervision of us or our portfolio companies or otherwise adversely affect our business or the business of our portfolio companies. In addition, if we do not comply with applicable laws and regulations, we could lose any licenses that we then hold for the conduct of our business and could be subject to civil fines and criminal penalties.
We invest in securities of issuers that are subject to governmental and non-governmental regulations, including by federal and state regulators and various self-regulatory organizations. Companies participating in regulated activities could incur significant costs to comply with these laws and regulations. If a company in which we invest fails to comply with an applicable regulatory regime, it could be subject to fines, injunctions, operating restrictions or criminal prosecution, any of which could materially and adversely affect the value of our investment.
Additionally, changes to the laws and regulations governing our operations, including those associated with RICs, could cause us to alter our investment strategy in order to avail ourselves of new or different opportunities or result in the imposition of corporate-level taxes on us. Such changes could result in material differences to our strategies and plans and could shift our investment focus from the areas of expertise of GC Advisors to other types of investments in which GC Advisors could have little or no expertise or experience. Any such changes, if they occur, could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and the value of your investment. If we invest in commodity interests in the future, GC Advisors could determine not to use investment strategies that trigger additional regulation by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or the CFTC, or may determine to operate subject to CFTC regulation, if applicable. If we or GC Advisors were to operate subject to CFTC regulation, we could incur additional expenses and would be subject to additional regulation.
On October 21, 2014, U.S. risk retention rules adopted pursuant to Section 941 of Dodd-Frank (the "U.S. Risk Retention Rules") were issued and became effective with respect to collateralized loan obligation ("CLOs") on December 24, 2016. The U.S. Risk Retention Rules require the sponsor (directly or through a majority-owned affiliate) of a debt securitization subject to such rules, such as CLOs, in the absence of an exemption, to retain an economic interest, or the Retention Interest, in the credit risk of the assets being securitized in the form of an eligible horizontal residual interest, an eligible vertical interest, or a combination thereof, in accordance with the requirements of the U.S. Risk Retention Rules. Due to the interplay of the 1940 Act restrictions on principal and joint transactions and the U.S. Risk Retention Rules, we sought no-action relief to ensure that we could engage in
CLO financing under the 1940 Act and the risk retention rules mandated by Section 941 of Dodd-Frank. On September 7, 2018 we received a no-action letter from the staff (the “Staff”) of the Division of Investment Management of the SEC that states that the Staff would not recommend that the SEC take any enforcement action under Section 57(a) of the1940 Act, or Rule 17d-1 under the 1940 Act against us or GC Advisors if we were to acquire CLO equity as a Retention Interest in the manner described in a letter submitted to the Staff on behalf of us.
However, the no-action relief we received did not address whether or not the CLO transactions described therein would satisfy the requirements of the U.S. Risk Retention Rules. As a general matter, available interpretive authority to date addressing the U.S. Risk Retention Rules applicable to CLOs is limited, and there is limited judicial decisional authority or applicable agency interpretation that has directly addressed any of the risk retention approaches taken with respect to CLOs. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the applicable federal agencies will agree that any CLO transaction we undertake, or the manner in which we hold any retention interests, complies with the U.S. Risk Retention Rules. If we ever determined that undertaking CLO transactions would subject us or any of our affiliates to unacceptable regulatory risk, our ability to execute CLOs may be limited or otherwise curtailed. Given the more attractive financing costs associated with these types of debt securitization as opposed to other types of financing available (such as traditional senior secured facilities), this would, in turn, increase our financing costs. Any associated increase in financing costs would ultimately be borne by our common stockholders.
Over the last several years, there also has been an increase in regulatory attention to the extension of credit outside of the traditional banking sector, raising the possibility that some portion of the non-bank financial sector will be subject to new regulation. While it cannot be known at this time whether any regulation will be implemented or what form it will take, increased regulation of non-bank credit extension could negatively impact our operations, cash flows or financial condition, impose additional costs on us, intensify the regulatory supervision of us or otherwise adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We incur significant costs as a result of having securities registered under the Exchange Act.
We incur legal, accounting and other expenses, including costs associated with the periodic reporting requirements applicable to a company whose securities are registered under the Exchange Act, as well as additional corporate governance requirements, including requirements under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and other rules implemented by the SEC.
We are an “emerging growth company,” and we do not know if such status will make our shares less attractive to investors.
We are an “emerging growth company” as defined in the JOBS Act, until the earliest of;
•the last day of the fiscal year ending after the fifth anniversary of any initial public offering of shares of our common stock;
•the year in which our total annual gross revenues first exceed $1.0 billion;
•the date on which we have, during the prior three-year period, issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt; and
•the last day of a fiscal year in which we (1) have an aggregate worldwide market value of our common stock held by non-affiliates of $700 million or more, computed at the end of each fiscal year as of the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter, and (2) have been a reporting company under the Exchange Act for at least one year (and filed at least one annual report under the Exchange Act).
We may take advantage of some or all of the reduced regulatory and disclosure requirements permitted by the JOBS Act and, as a result, some investors could consider our common stock less attractive, which could reduce the market value of our shares. For example, while we are an emerging growth company and/or a non-accelerated filer within the meaning of the Exchange Act, we can take advantage of exemption from the provisions of Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requiring that our independent registered public accounting firm provide an attestation report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. This could increase the risk that material weaknesses or other deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting go undetected.
Our compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act involves significant expenditures, and non-compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act would adversely affect us and the value of our common stock.
Under current SEC rules, we are required to report on our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and related rules and regulations of the SEC. As such, we are required to review on an annual basis our internal control over financial reporting, and on a quarterly and annual basis to evaluate and disclose changes in our internal control over financial reporting. As a result, we incur additional
expenses that may negatively impact our financial performance and our ability to make distributions. This process also results in a diversion of management’s time and attention. We cannot ensure that our evaluation, testing and remediation process is effective or that our internal control over financial reporting will be effective. In the event that we are unable to maintain compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and related rules, we and the market price of our securities would be adversely affected.
Technological innovations and industry disruptions may negatively impact us.
Technological innovation have disrupted traditional approaches in multiple industries and can permit younger companies to achieve success and in the process disrupt markets and market practices. We can provide no assurance that new businesses and approaches will not be created that would compete with us and/or our portfolio companies or alter the market practices in which GC Advisors and its affiliates and us have been designed to function within and on which we depend on for our investment return. New approaches could damage our investments, disrupt the market in which we operate and subject us to increased competition, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of investments.
We are highly dependent on information systems and systems failures could significantly disrupt our business, which could, in turn, negatively affect the market price of our common stock and our ability to pay distributions.
Our business depends on the communications and information systems of GC Advisors and its affiliates. GC Advisors and the Administrator are heavily reliant on the information technology infrastructure, processes and procedures of Golub Capital, which has devoted significant resources to developing effective and reliable information technology systems. Information technology changes rapidly, however, and Golub Capital could fail to stay ahead of such advances. Moreover, Golub Capital could find itself a target of cyberattacks, including cyber espionage, malware, ransomware, and other types of hacking. If any of the Golub Capital information technology systems do not operate properly or are disabled, whether as a result of tampering or a breach of network security systems or otherwise, we and Golub Capital could suffer, among other consequences, financial loss, disruption of businesses and reputational damage and, in the case of Golub Capital, liability to clients. While steps have been taken to mitigate the risk and impact of such attacks, no system is fully attack-proof, and a cyberattack could have an adverse impact on us.
In addition, Golub Capital’s operations rely on the secure processing, storage and transmission of confidential and other information in its computer systems and networks. Although Golub Capital takes protective measures, its computer systems, software and networks could be vulnerable to unauthorized access, theft, misuse, computer viruses or other malicious code and other events that could have an impact on security. We, GC Advisors and the Administrator rely on third-party service providers for certain aspects of their business. Any interruption or deterioration in the performance of these third parties or failures of their information systems and technology could impair the quality of the operations and could affect their reputation, which could have an adverse effect on us.
A data breach could negatively impact our business and result in significant penalties.
GC Advisors is subject to numerous laws in various jurisdictions relating to privacy and the storage, sharing, use, processing, disclosure and protection of information that we and our affiliates hold. The European Union’s (the “EU”) General Data Protection Regulation, the Cayman Islands Data Protection Law, 2017, and the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 are recent examples of such laws, and GC Advisors anticipates new privacy and data protection laws will be passed in other jurisdictions in the future. In general, these laws introduce many new obligations on GC Advisors and its affiliates and service providers and create new rights for parties who have given us their personal information, such as investors and others.
Breach of these laws could result in significant financial penalties for GC Advisors and/or us. As interpretation of these laws evolves and new laws are passed, GC Advisors could be required to make changes to its business practices, which could result in additional risks, costs and liabilities to us and adversely affect investment returns. While GC Advisors intends to comply with its privacy and data protection obligations under the privacy and data protection laws that are applicable to it, it is possible that GC Advisors will not be able to accurately anticipate the ways in which regulators and courts will apply or interpret these laws. A violation of applicable privacy and data protection law could result in negative publicity and/or subject GC Advisors or us, to significant costs associated with litigation, settlements, regulatory action, judgments, liabilities and/or penalties.
Our business and operations could be negatively affected if we become subject to stockholder activism, which could cause us to incur significant expense, hinder the execution of our investment strategy or impact our stock price.
Stockholder activism, which could take many forms, including making public demands that we consider certain strategic alternatives, engaging in public campaigns to attempt to influence our corporate governance and/or our
management, and commencing proxy contests to attempt to elect the activists’ representatives or others to our board of directors, or arise in a variety of situations, has been increasing in the business development company space recently. While we are currently not subject to any stockholder activism, due to the potential volatility of our stock price and for a variety of other reasons, we could in the future become the target of stockholder activism. Stockholder activism could result in substantial costs and divert management’s and our board of directors’ attention and resources from our business. Additionally, such stockholder activism could give rise to perceived uncertainties as to our future and adversely affect our relationships with service providers and our portfolio companies. Also, we could be required to incur significant legal and other expenses related to any activist stockholder matters. Further, our stock price could be subject to significant fluctuation or otherwise be adversely affected by the events, risks and uncertainties of any stockholder activism.

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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
Properties
We do not own any real estate or other physical properties materially important to our operation. Our headquarters are located at 200 Park Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10166 and are provided by Golub Capital LLC pursuant to the Administration Agreement. We believe that our office facilities are suitable and adequate to our business.

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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
We, GC Advisors and Golub Capital LLC may, from time to time, be involved in legal and regulatory proceedings arising out of their respective operations in the normal course of business or otherwise. While there can be no assurance of the ultimate disposition of any such proceedings, each of us, GC Advisors and Golub Capital LLC do not believe it is currently subject to any material legal proceedings.

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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 Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Market Information
Until the completion of a Liquidity Event, our outstanding common stock will be offered and sold in transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act under Section 4(a)(2) and Regulation D. There is no public market for our common stock currently, nor can we give any assurance that one will develop.
Because shares of our common stock have been acquired by investors in one or more transactions “not involving a public offering,” they are “restricted securities” and may be required to be held indefinitely. Such shares may not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or otherwise disposed of unless (i) our consent is granted, and (ii) the shares are registered under applicable securities laws or specifically exempted from registration (in which case the stockholder may, at our option, be required to provide us with a legal opinion, in form and substance satisfactory to us, that registration is not required). Accordingly, an investor must be willing to bear the economic risk of investment in the shares until we are liquidated. No sale, transfer, assignment, pledge or other disposition, whether voluntary or involuntary, of the shares may be made except by registration of the transfer on our books. Each transferee will be required to execute an instrument agreeing to be bound by these restrictions and the other restrictions imposed on the shares and to execute such other instruments or certifications as are reasonably required by us.
Holders
As of December 13, 2021, we had 1,001 stockholders of record.
Distributions
To the extent that we have income available, we intend to make periodic distributions to our stockholders. Our distributions, if any, are determined by our board of directors. Any distributions to our stockholders will be declared out of assets legally available for distribution.
The following table reflects the cash distributions, including dividends and returns of capital, per share that we have paid on our common stock for the years ended September 30, 2021 and 2020:
Distributions Declared
Record Dates Payment Dates Per Share Amount
(In Thousands)
Fiscal year ended September 30, 2021
December 15, 2020 December 18, 2020 $ 0.4200 $ 14,864
January 28, 2021 March 11, 2021 0.1081 4,068
February 25, 2021 May 25, 2021 0.1493 5,622
March 26, 2021 May 25, 2021 0.2527 10,003
April 29, 2021 July 26, 2021 0.1001 3,961
May 28, 2021 July 26, 2021 0.1491 6,247
June 25, 2021 July 26, 2021 0.1167 5,136
July 19, 2021 September 27, 2021 0.0856 3,768
August 30, 2021 November 22, 2021 0.1333 6,653
September 20, 2021 November 22, 2021 0.1051 5,244
Total $ 1.6200 $ 65,566
Fiscal year ended September 30, 2020
October 18, 2019 December 27, 2019 $ 0.0974 $ 2,415
November 28, 2019 December 27, 2019 0.1310 3,522
December 20, 2019 February 26, 2020 0.1079 3,188
January 21, 2020 February 26, 2020 0.0876 2,604
February 25, 2020 May 22, 2020 0.1280 3,805
April 29, 2020 July 24, 2020 0.0919 3,043
August 20, 2020 August 21, 2020 0.2200 7,326
Total $ 0.8638 $ 25,903
We currently intend to distribute net capital gains (i.e., net long-term capital gains in excess of net short-term capital losses), if any, at least annually out of the assets legally available for such distributions. However, we may decide in the future to retain such capital gains for investment and elect to treat such gains as deemed distributions to you. If this happens, you will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as if you had received an actual distribution of the capital gains that we retain and reinvested the net after tax proceeds in us. In this situation, you would be eligible to claim a tax credit (or, in certain circumstances, a tax refund) equal to your allocable share of the tax we paid on the capital gains deemed distributed to you. See “Item 1. Business - Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations - Taxation of U.S. Stockholders.” We cannot assure you that we will achieve results that will permit us to pay any cash distributions, and if we issue senior securities, we will be prohibited from making distributions if doing so would cause us to fail to maintain the asset coverage ratios stipulated by the 1940 Act or if such distributions are limited by the terms of any of our borrowings.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
Except as previously reported by us on our current reports on Form 8-K, we did not sell any securities during the period covered by this Form 10-K that were not registered under the Securities Act.
We are party to subscription agreements with several investors, including affiliates of GC Advisors, providing for the private placement of our common stock, or the Subscription Agreements. Under the terms of the Subscription Agreements, investors are required to fund drawdowns to purchase our common stock, at a price per share equal to the most recent net asset value per share as determined by our board of directors (subject to adjustment to the extent
required by Section 23 of the 1940 Act), up to the amount of their respective capital subscriptions on an as-needed basis as determined by us with a minimum of 10 calendar days prior notice.
As of September 30, 2021, our stockholders have subscribed to contribute capital to us of $1,096.5 million pursuant to the Subscription Agreements of which $767.9 million was called and contributed through September 30, 2021.

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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Item 6. Reserved

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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 our consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. In this report, “we,” “us,” “our” and “GBDC 3” refer to Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.
Forward-Looking Statements
Some of the statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K constitute forward-looking statements, which relate to future events or our future performance or financial condition. The forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K involve risks and uncertainties, including statements as to:
•our future operating results;
•our business prospects and the prospects of our portfolio companies, including our and their ability to achieve our respective objectives as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic;
•the effect of investments that we expect to make and the competition for those investments;
•our contractual arrangements and relationships with third parties;
•completion of a public offering of our securities or other liquidity event;
•actual and potential conflicts of interest with GC Advisors and other affiliates of Golub Capital;
•the dependence of our future success on the general economy and its effect on the industries in which we invest;
•the ability of our portfolio companies to achieve their objectives;
•the use of borrowed money to finance a portion of our investments and the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the availability of equity and debt capital and our use of borrowed funds to finance a portion of our investments;
•the adequacy of our financing sources and working capital;
•the timing of cash flows, if any, from the operations of our portfolio companies;
•general economic and political trends and other external factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic;
•changes in political, economic or industry conditions, the interest rate environment or conditions affecting the financial and capital markets that could result in changes to the value of our assets, including changes from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic;
•the ability of GC Advisors to locate suitable investments for us and to monitor and administer our investments;
•the ability of GC Advisors or its affiliates to attract and retain highly talented professionals;
•the ability of GC Advisors to continue to effectively manage our business due to the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic;
•our ability to qualify and maintain our qualification as a RIC and as a business development company;
•general price and volume fluctuations in the stock markets;
•the impact on our business of Dodd-Frank and the rules and regulations issued thereunder and any actions toward repeal thereof; and
•the effect of changes to tax legislation and our tax position.
Such forward-looking statements may include statements preceded by, followed by or that otherwise include the words “may,” “might,” “will,” “intend,” “should,” “could,” “can,” “would,” “expect,” “believe,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “predict,” “potential,” “plan” or similar words. The forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those implied or expressed in the forward-looking statements for any reason, including the factors set forth as “Risk Factors” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
We have based the forward-looking statements included in this report on information available to us on the date of this report. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in our forward-looking statements and future
results could differ materially from historical performance. You are advised to consult any additional disclosures that we make directly to you or through reports that we have filed or in the future file with the SEC including Annual Reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K. This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains statistics and other data that have been obtained from or compiled from information made available by third-party service providers. We have not independently verified such statistics or data.
Overview
We are an externally managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the 1940 Act. In addition, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, we have elected to be treated as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. As a business development company and a RIC, we are also subject to certain constraints, including limitations imposed by the 1940 Act and the Code. We were formed in August 2017 and commenced operations on October 2, 2017.
Our investment objective is to generate current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in one stop (a loan that combines characteristics of traditional first lien senior secured loans and second lien or subordinated loans and that are often referred to by other middle-market lenders as unitranche loans) and other senior secured loans of U.S. middle-market companies. We also selectively invest in second lien and subordinated loans of, and warrants and minority equity securities in, middle-market companies. We intend to achieve our investment objective by (1) accessing the established loan origination channels developed by Golub Capital, a leading lender to U.S. middle-market companies with over $40.0 billion in capital under management as of September 30, 2021, (2) selecting investments within our core middle-market company focus, (3) partnering with experienced private equity firms, or sponsors, in many cases with whom Golub Capital has invested alongside in the past, (4) implementing the disciplined underwriting standards of Golub Capital and (5) drawing upon the aggregate experience and resources of Golub Capital.
Our investment activities are managed by GC Advisors and supervised by our board of directors of which a majority of the members are independent of us, GC Advisors and its affiliates.
Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, which was most recently reapproved by our board of directors in May 2021, we have agreed to pay GC Advisors an annual base management fee based on our average adjusted gross assets as well as an incentive fee based on our investment performance. Under the Administration Agreement, we are provided with certain administrative services by the Administrator, which is currently Golub Capital LLC. Under the Administration Agreement, we have agreed to reimburse the Administrator for our allocable portion (subject to the review and approval of our independent directors) of overhead and other expenses incurred by the Administrator in performing its obligations under the Administration Agreement.
We seek to create a portfolio that includes primarily one stop and other senior secured loans by primarily investing approximately $5.0 million to $30.0 million of capital, on average, in the securities of U.S. middle-market companies. We also selectively invest more than $30.0 million in some of our portfolio companies and generally expect that the size of our individual investments will vary proportionately with the size of our capital base.
We generally invest in securities that have been rated below investment grade by independent rating agencies or that would be rated below investment grade if they were rated. These securities, which are often referred to as “junk,” have predominantly speculative characteristics with respect to the issuer’s capacity to pay interest and repay principal. In addition, many of our debt investments have floating interest rates that reset on a periodic basis and typically do not fully pay down principal prior to maturity, which may increase our risk of losing part or all of our investment.
As of September 30, 2021 and 2020, our portfolio at fair value was comprised of the following:
As of September 30, 2021 As of September 30, 2020
Investment Type Investments at
Fair Value
(In thousands) Percentage of
Total
Investments Investments at
Fair Value
(In thousands) Percentage of
Total
Investments
Senior secured $ 257,585 17.9 % $ 175,635 19.8 %
One stop 1,130,203 78.5 695,156 78.4
Second lien 11,121 0.8 4,805 0.5
Subordinated debt 2 0.0 * 46 0.0 *
Equity 39,732 2.8 11,209 1.3
Total $ 1,438,643 100.0 % $ 886,851 100.0 %
*Represents an amount less than 0.1%
One stop loans include loans to technology companies undergoing strong growth due to new services, increased adoption and/or entry into new markets. We refer to loans to these companies as late stage lending loans or recurring revenue loans. Other targeted characteristics of late stage lending businesses include strong customer revenue retention rates, a diversified customer base and backing from growth equity or venture capital firms. In some cases, the borrower’s high revenue growth is supported by a high level of discretionary spending. As part of the underwriting of such loans and consistent with industry practice, we adjust our characterization of the earnings of such borrowers for a reduction or elimination of such discretionary expenses, if appropriate. As of September 30, 2021 and 2020, one stop loans included $201.8 million and $162.5 million, respectively, of late stage lending loans at fair value.
As of September 30, 2021 and 2020, we had debt and equity investments in 214 and 147 portfolio companies, respectively. The following table shows the weighted average annualized income yield and weighted average annualized investment income yield of our earning portfolio company investments, which represented 100% of our debt investments, as well as the annualized total return based on our average net asset value and the total return based on the change in the net asset value of our stock and assuming distributions were reinvested in accordance with our DRIP in each case for the years ended September 30, 2021 and 2020:
Year ended September 30,
2021 2020
Weighted average income yield(1)
7.2% 7.5%
Weighted average investment income yield(2)
7.7% 7.9%
Total return based on average net asset value(3)
11.0% 5.7%
Total return based on net asset value per share(4)
11.5% 5.8%
(1)Represents income from interest and fees, excluding amortization of capitalized fees and discounts divided by the average fair value of earning portfolio company investments, and does not represent a return to any investor in us.
(2)Represents income from interest, fees and amortization of capitalized fees and discounts, divided by the average fair value of earning portfolio company investments, and does not represent a return to any investor in us.
(3)Total return based on average net asset value is calculated as (a) the net increase in net assets resulting from operations divided by (b) the daily average of total net assets. Total return does not include sales load.
(4)Total return based on net asset value per share assumes distributions are reinvested in accordance with the DRIP. Total return does not include sales load.
As of September 30, 2021, GBDC 3 has earned an inception-to-date internal rate of return, or IRR, of 9.24% for stockholders taken as a whole. For the years ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, GBDC 3 earned a fiscal year-to-date IRR of 11.55% and 5.70%, respectively, for stockholders taken as a whole. For the period from March 31, 2020 to September 30, 2021, or since approximately the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, GBDC 3 earned an IRR of 9.15%. The IRR is the annualized effective compound rate of return that brings a series of cash flows to the current value of the cash invested. The IRR was computed based on the actual dates of cash inflows (share issuances, including share issuances through the DRIP), outflows (capital distributions), the stockholders' NAV, at
the end of the period and distributions declared and payable at the end of the period (residual value of the stockholders’ NAV and distributions payable as of each measurement date).
Revenues: We generate revenue in the form of interest and fee income on debt investments and capital gains and distributions, if any, on portfolio company investments that we originate or acquire. Our debt investments, whether in the form of senior secured, one stop, second lien or subordinated loans, typically have a term of three to seven years and bear interest at a fixed or floating rate. In some instances, we receive payments on our debt investments based on scheduled amortization of the outstanding balances. In addition, we receive repayments of some of our debt investments prior to their scheduled maturity date. The frequency or volume of these repayments fluctuates significantly from period to period. Our portfolio activity also reflects the proceeds of sales of securities. In some cases, our investments provide for deferred interest payments or PIK, interest. The principal amount of loans and any accrued but unpaid interest generally become due at the maturity date. In addition, we generate revenue in the form of commitment, origination, amendment, structuring or due diligence fees, fees for providing managerial assistance and consulting fees. Loan origination fees, original issue discount and market discount or premium are capitalized, and we accrete or amortize such amounts as interest income. We record prepayment premiums on loans as fee income. For additional details on revenues, see “Critical Accounting Policies - Revenue Recognition.”
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 or derivative instrument, without regard to unrealized gains or losses previously recognized. We record current period changes in fair value of investments or derivative instruments that are measured at fair value as a component of the net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment transactions in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Expenses: Our primary operating expenses include the payment of fees to GC Advisors under the Investment Advisory Agreement and interest expense on our outstanding debt. We bear all other out-of-pocket costs and expenses of our operations and transactions, including:
•reimbursement to GC Advisors of organizational and offering expenses up to an aggregate amount of $0.7 million;
•calculating our NAV (including the cost and expenses of any independent valuation firm);
•fees and expenses incurred by GC Advisors payable to third parties, including agents, consultants or other advisors, in monitoring financial and legal affairs for us and in monitoring our investments and performing due diligence on our prospective portfolio companies or otherwise relating to, or associated with, evaluating and making investments, which fees and expenses include, among other items, due diligence reports, appraisal reports, any studies commissioned by GC Advisors and travel and lodging expenses;
•expenses related to unsuccessful portfolio acquisition efforts;
•administration fees and expenses, if any, payable under the Administration Agreement (including payments based upon our allocable portion of the Administrator’s overhead in performing its obligations under the Administration Agreement, including rent and the allocable portion of the cost of our chief compliance officer, chief financial officer and their respective staffs);
•fees payable to third parties, including agents, consultants or other advisors, relating to, or associated with, evaluating and making investments in portfolio companies, including costs associated with meeting financial sponsors;
•transfer agent, dividend agent and custodial fees and expenses;
•U.S. federal and state registration and franchise fees;
•U.S. federal, state and local taxes;
•independent directors’ fees and expenses;
•costs of preparing and filing reports or other documents required by the SEC or other regulators;
•costs of any reports, proxy statements or other notices to stockholders, including printing costs;
•costs associated with individual or group stockholders;
•costs associated with compliance under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act;
•our allocable portion of any fidelity bond, directors and officers/errors and omissions liability insurance, and any other insurance premiums;
•direct costs and expenses of administration, including printing, mailing, long distance telephone, copying, secretarial and other staff, independent auditors and outside legal costs;
•proxy voting expenses; and
•all other expenses incurred by us or the Administrator in connection with administering our business.
We expect our general and administrative expenses to be relatively stable or decline as a percentage of total assets during periods of asset growth and to increase during periods of asset declines.
GC Advisors, as collateral manager for the 2021 Issuer under the 2021 Collateral Management Agreement is entitled to receive an annual fee in an amount equal to 0.35% of the principal balance of the portfolio loans held by the 2021 Issuer at the beginning of the collection period relating to each payment date, which is payable in arrears on each payment date. Under the 2021 Collateral Management Agreement, the term “collection period” refers to the period commencing on the tenth business day prior to the preceding payment date and ending on (but excluding) the tenth business day prior to such payment date.
Collateral management fees are paid directly by the 2021 Issuer and are offset against the management fees payable under the Investment Advisory Agreement. In addition, the 2021 Issuer paid Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, structuring and placement fees for its services in connection with the structuring of the 2021 Debt Securitization (as defined in Note 8 of our consolidated financial statements). Term debt securitizations are also known as collateralized loan obligations, or CLOs, and are a form of secured financing incurred by us, which are consolidated by us and subject to our overall asset coverage requirement. The 2021 Issuer also agreed to pay ongoing administrative expenses to the trustee, collateral manager, independent accountants, legal counsel, rating agencies and independent managers in connection with developing and maintaining reports, and providing required services in connection with the administration of the 2021 Debt Securitization.
We believe that these administrative expenses approximate the amount of ongoing fees and expenses that we would be required to pay in connection with a traditional secured credit facility. Our common stockholders indirectly bear all of these expenses.
COVID-19 Pandemic
The rapid spread of COVID-19, which was identified as a global pandemic by the World Health Organization in 2020, resulted in governmental authorities imposing restrictions on travel and the temporary closure of many corporate offices, retail stores, restaurants, healthcare facilities, fitness clubs and manufacturing facilities and factories in affected jurisdictions. While several countries, as well as certain states in the United States, have lifted or reduced certain travel restrictions, business closures and other quarantine measures and recurring COVID-19 outbreaks have led to the re-introduction of such restrictions in certain states in the United States and globally and could continue to lead to the re-introduction of such restrictions elsewhere. In early 2021, COVID-19 vaccines started to be administered to high-risk adults and essential workers across the United States and eligibility to receive the vaccine has since expanded to all adults in most states. Although we believe the number of vaccinated adults in the United States is promising for continued reductions of travel restrictions and other quarantine measures, we are unable to predict the duration of business and supply chain disruptions, the extent to which COVID-19 will continue to affect our portfolio companies’ operating results or the impact COVID-19 may have on our results of operations and financial condition.
We continue to experience reversal of the unrealized depreciation recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2020 as portfolio companies generally performed better than expected, especially those in COVID-impacted sub-sectors, and private equity sponsors have generally stepped up to support their portfolio companies. We and GC Advisors continue to monitor the rapidly evolving situation relating to the COVID-19 pandemic and guidance from U.S. and international authorities, including federal, state and local public health authorities and future recommendations from such authorities may further impact our business operations and financial results. Due to the resurgence of COVID-19 and the threat of new variants of COVID-19, we remain cautious and concerned about the
on-going impacts to the U.S. economy from COVID-19, but the positive trends identified above contributed to strong financial results the year ended September 30, 2021.
Recent Developments
On October 1, 2021, we entered into subscription agreements with additional stockholders totaling $80.7 million in the aggregate.
On October 5, 2021, October 18, 2021 and December 10, 2021, we issued capital calls to stockholders that were due on October 15, 2021, October 28, 2021 and December 20, 2021, respectively. The estimated shares and proceeds are summarized in the table below:
Date Shares Issued NAV ($) per share Proceeds
(in thousands)
Issuance of Shares 10/15/2021 2,133,529.599 $ 15.00 $ 32,003
Issuance of Shares 10/28/2021 9,104,398.823 $ 15.00 $ 136,566
Issuance of Shares 12/20/2021 2,154,764.294 $ 15.00 $ 32,321
On October 27, 2021, we entered into short-term borrowing agreements with Macquarie US Trading LLC to sell and repurchase at a later date investments totaling approximately $52.6 million.
On October 29, 2021, we entered into an amendment on the DB Credit Facility (as defined in Note 8 of our consolidated financial statements), or the DB Credit Facility Amendment. The DB Credit Facility Amendment amended the DB Credit Facility to, among other things, increase the borrowing capacity up to an aggregate of $450.0 million and extend the period during which we may request drawdowns from September 10, 2022 to March 10, 2023.
On August 6, 2021 and November 19, 2021, the Board declared distributions to holders of record as set forth in the table below:
Record Date Payment Date Amount Per Share
October 18, 2021 December 27, 2021 Net increase in net assets resulting from operations earned by us (if positive) as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, or GAAP, for the period October 1, 2021 through October 31, 2021 per share
November 29, 2021 December 27, 2021 Net increase in net assets resulting from operations earned by us (if positive) as determined in accordance with GAAP for the period November 1, 2021 through November 30, 2021 per share
December 20, 2021 February 28, 2022 Net increase in net assets resulting from operations earned by us (if positive) as determined in accordance with GAAP for the period December 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 per share
January 20, 2022 March 23, 2022 Net increase in net assets resulting from operations earned by us (if positive) as determined in accordance with GAAP for the period January 1, 2022 through January 31, 2022 per share
On November 19, 2021, we provided written notice to Signature Bank of our intent to reduce the maximum borrowings permitted under the SB Revolver (as defined in Note 8 of our consolidated financial statements) to $180.0 million from $275.0 million at any one time outstanding, subject to leverage and borrowing base restrictions, effective as of November 26, 2021. The other terms of the SB Revolver were not changed.
On November 22, 2021, we issued 316,630.174 shares of common stock through the DRIP.
Consolidated Results of Operations
The comparison of the fiscal years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 can be found in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020 located within Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Consolidated operating results for the years ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 are below.
Year ended September 30, Variances
2021 2020 2021 vs. 2020
(In thousands)
Interest income $ 74,135 $ 59,927 $ 14,208
Accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums 5,229 3,327 1,902
Dividend income 254 4 250
Fee income 1,488 510 978
Total investment income 81,106 63,768 17,338
Net expenses 37,404 26,389 11,015
Net investment income 43,702 37,379 6,323
Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions 318 (966) 1,284
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment transactions 22,776 (10,867) 33,643
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations $ 66,796 $ 25,546 $ 41,250
Average earning portfolio company investments, at fair value $ 1,056,081 $ 803,939 $ 252,142
Net income can vary substantially from period to period for various reasons, including the recognition of realized gains and losses and unrealized appreciation and depreciation. In addition, as we have continued to raise and deploy capital, we have experienced significant growth in total assets, total liabilities and net assets from September 30, 2020 to September 30, 2021. As a result, annual comparisons of operating results may not be meaningful.
Investment Income
Investment income increased from the year ended September 30, 2020 to the year ended September 30, 2021 by $17.3 million, primarily as a result of an increase in the average earning debt investments balance, which is the annual average balance of accruing loans in our debt investment portfolio, of $252.1 million and an increase in accretion income of $1.9 million resulting from increased payoffs of portfolio company investments. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in interest income that was driven primarily by a lower average LIBOR for the the year ended September 30, 2021 as compared to the average LIBOR rate for the year ended September 30, 2020 and interest rate compression on one stop and senior secured loans during the year ended September 30, 2021.
The income yield by debt security type for the years ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 was as follows:
Year ended September 30,
2021 2020
Senior secured 5.6% 5.8%
One stop 7.5% 7.9%
Second lien 12.2% 11.4%
Subordinated debt
8.1% 4.2%
Income yields on one stop and senior secured loans decreased for the year ended September 30, 2021 as compared to the year ended September 30, 2020 primarily due to a decrease in the average LIBOR for the year ended September 30, 2021 compared to the year ended September 30, 2020. As of September 30, 2021, approximately 90% of our loan portfolio at fair value is subject to a LIBOR floor and the weighted average LIBOR floor of our loans at fair value was 0.98%. As a result, our loan portfolio is largely insulated from a drop in LIBOR below approximately 1.0%. Income yields on one stop and senior secured loans also decreased for the year ended September 30, 2021 as compared to the year ended September 30, 2020 primarily due to a general trend of interest rate compression on new investments.
As of September 30, 2021, we have four second lien and one subordinated debt investments as shown in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. Due to the limited number of second lien and subordinated debt investments, income yields on second lien and subordinated debt investments can be significantly impacted by the addition, subtraction or refinancing of one investment.
For additional details on investment yields and asset mix, refer to the “Liquidity and Capital Resources - Portfolio Composition, Investment Activity and Yield” section below.
Expenses
The following table summarizes our expenses for the years ended September 30, 2021 and 2020:
Year ended September 30, Variances
2021 2020 2021 vs. 2020
(In thousands)
Interest and facility fee expenses $ 11,125 $ 11,115 $ 10
Amortization of debt issuance costs 1,969 1,192 777
Base management fee, net of waiver 10,999 8,056 2,943
Income incentive fee, net of waiver 8,090 4,263 3,827
Capital gain incentive fee accrued under GAAP, net of waiver 2,141 (662) 2,803
Professional fees 989 988 1
Administrative service fee 1,762 1,214 548
General and administrative expenses 329 223 106
Net expenses $ 37,404 $ 26,389 $ 11,015
Average debt outstanding $ 504,152 $ 365,561 $ 138,591
Interest Expense
Interest and other debt financing expenses, including amortization of debt issuance costs, increased by $0.8 million, from the year ended September 30, 2020 to the year ended September 30, 2021 primarily due to an increase in debt issuance cost amortization of $0.8 million associated with additional debt issuance costs recognized as a result of the 2021 Debt Securitization. The slight increase in interest and facility fee expenses was primarily due to an increase in weighted average outstanding borrowings of $138.6 million from the year ended September 30, 2020 to the year ended September 30, 2021, which was substantially offset by a decrease in the average LIBOR charged on our floating rate debt for the year ended September 30, 2021 compared to the year ended September 30, 2020.
For the years ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, the effective average interest rate, which includes amortization of debt financing costs and non-usage facility fees, on our total debt was 2.6% and 3.4%, respectively. The decrease in the effective average interest rate from the year ended September 30, 2020 to the year ended September 30, 2021 was primarily due to a lower average LIBOR on our floating rate debt.
Management Fees
The base management fee, net of waiver, increased as a result of an increase in average adjusted gross assets from the year ended September 30, 2020 to the year ended September 30, 2021.
Incentive Fees
The incentive fee payable under the Investment Advisory Agreement consists of two parts: (1) Income Incentive Fee and (2) Capital Gains Incentive Fee. The Income Incentive Fee increased by $3.8 million for the year ended September 30, 2021 compared to the year ended September 30, 2020, primarily as a result of an increase in our average earning debt investment balances that resulted in an increase in our Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income (as defined in Note 4 to our consolidated financial statements). For the year ended September 30, 2021, we were fully through the catch-up provision of the Income Incentive Fee calculation and the Income Incentive Fee earned by GC Advisors as a percentage of Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income, net of waiver, was 15.0%.
In accordance with GAAP, we are required to include the aggregate unrealized capital appreciation on investments in the calculation and accrue a capital gain incentive fee as if such unrealized capital appreciation were realized, even though such unrealized capital appreciation is not permitted to be considered in calculating the Capital Gain Incentive Fee actually payable under the Investment Advisory Agreement. For the year ended September 30, 2021, we recorded an accrual for the capital gain incentive fee under GAAP, net of waiver, of $2.1 million. We recorded a reversal for the capital gain incentive fee under GAAP, net of waiver, of $0.7 million for the year ended September 30, 2020. The reversal for the year ended September 30, 2020 was primarily due to an increase in unrealized depreciation in the fair value of the majority of our portfolio company investments due to immediate adverse economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. We have continued to experience a reversal of the unrealized depreciation recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2020 as portfolio companies have generally performed better than expected and credit market conditions are recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. As of September 30, 2021, the cumulative capital gain incentive fee accrual calculated in accordance with GAAP, net of waiver, was $2.1 million. As of each of September 30, 2021 and 2020, no Capital Gain Incentive Fee was payable pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement for each period. For additional details on unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments, refer to the “Net Realized and Unrealized Gains and Losses” see section below.
Professional Fees, Administrative Service Fees, and General and Administrative Expenses
In total, professional fees, the administrative service fee, and general and administrative expenses increased by $0.7 million from the year ended September 30, 2020 to the year ended September 30, 2021 primarily due to an increase in administrative service fee driven by an increase in the administrative service fee due to investments in information technology and human capital. In general, we expect certain of our operating expenses, including professional fees, the administrative service fee, and other general and administrative expenses to decline as a percentage of our total assets during periods of growth and increase as a percentage of our total assets during periods of asset declines.
The Administrator pays for certain expenses incurred by us. These expenses are subsequently reimbursed in cash. Total expenses reimbursed to the Administrator during the years ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 were $1.0 million and $0.8 million, respectively.
As of September 30, 2021 and 2020, included in accounts payable and accrued expenses were $0.3 million and $0.2 million, respectively, for accrued expenses paid on behalf of us by the Administrator.
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains and Losses
The following table summarizes our net realized and unrealized gains (losses) for the years ended September 30, 2021 and 2020:
Year ended September 30, Variances
2021 2020 2021 vs. 2020
(In thousands)
Net realized gain (loss) from investments $ 1,430 $ (993) $ 2,423
Net realized gain (loss) from foreign currency transactions (1,112) 27 (1,139)
Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions $ 318 $ (966) $ 1,284
Unrealized appreciation from investments 26,696 7,264 19,432
Unrealized (depreciation) from investments (4,946) (17,895) 12,949
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from forward currency contracts 265 (192) 457
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency translation 761 (44) 805
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment transactions $ 22,776 $ (10,867) $ 33,643
During the year ended September 30, 2021, we had a net realized gain on investment transactions of $0.3 million, primarily attributable to recognized realized gains on the sale of equity investments in multiple portfolio companies that were partially offset by realized losses from foreign currency transactions. During the year ended September 30, 2020, we had a net realized loss on investment transactions of $1.0 million primarily due to realized losses on investment transactions.
For the year ended September 30, 2021, we had $26.7 million in unrealized appreciation on 161 portfolio company investments, which was offset by $4.9 million in unrealized depreciation on 80 portfolio company investments. Unrealized appreciation for the year ended September 30, 2021 primarily resulted from better than expected
performance of our portfolio companies and continued reversal of depreciation recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Unrealized depreciation for the year ended September 30, 2021 primarily resulted from the amortization of discounts, negative credit related adjustments that caused a reduction in fair value and the reversal of the net unrealized appreciation associated with the sale of portfolio company investments during the year ended September 30, 2021.
For the year ended September 30, 2020, we had $7.3 million in unrealized appreciation on 93 portfolio company investments, which was offset by $17.9 million in unrealized depreciation on 120 portfolio company investments. Unrealized appreciation for the year ended September 30, 2020 primarily resulted from better than expected performance of our portfolio companies and credit market conditions beginning to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Unrealized depreciation for the year ended September 30, 2020 primarily resulted from decreases in the fair value in many of our portfolio company investments due to the immediate adverse economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the continuing uncertainty surrounding its long-term impact and increases in the spread between the yields realized on risk-free and higher risk securities.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
For the year ended September 30, 2021, we experienced a net increase in cash and cash equivalents, foreign currencies, restricted cash and cash equivalents and restricted foreign currencies of $66.5 million. During the period we used $480.2 million in operating activities, primarily as a result of fundings of portfolio investments of $823.7 million, partially offset by proceeds from principal payments and sales of portfolio investments of $301.7 million. During the same period, cash provided by financing activities was $546.6 million, primarily driven by borrowings on debt of $883.7 million and proceeds from the issuance of common shares of $260.4 million, that were partially offset by repayments of debt of $563.4 million and distributions paid of $30.6 million.
For the year ended September 30, 2020, we experienced a net increase in cash and cash equivalents, foreign currencies, restricted cash and cash equivalents and restricted foreign currencies of $4.5 million. During the period we used $242.8 million in operating activities, primarily as a result of fundings of portfolio investments of $403.3 million, partially offset by proceeds from principal payments and sales of portfolio investments of $127.7 million. During the same period, cash provided by financing activities was $247.3 million, primarily driven by borrowings on debt of $595.2 million, proceeds from short-term borrowings of $21.3 million and proceeds from the issuance of common shares of $172.4 million that were partially offset by repayments of debt of $485.1 million, repayments on short-term borrowings of $37.7 million and distributions paid of $18.2 million.
As of September 30, 2021 and 2020, we had cash and cash equivalents of $52.0 million and $11.9 million, respectively. In addition, as of September 30, 2021 and 2020, we had foreign currencies of $1.4 million and $0.1 million, respectively, restricted cash and cash equivalents of $35.5 million and $12.4 million, respectively, and restricted foreign currencies of $1.2 million and less than $0.1 million, respectively. Cash and cash equivalents and foreign currencies are available to fund new investments, pay operating expenses and pay distributions. Restricted cash and cash equivalents and restricted foreign currencies can be used to pay principal and interest on our credit facilities and to fund new investments that meet the guidelines under our credit facilities, as applicable.
As of September 30, 2021 and 2020, we had investor capital subscriptions totaling $1,096.5 million and $921.8 million, respectively, of which $767.9 million and $507.4 million, respectively, had been called and contributed, leaving $328.6 million and $414.4 million of uncalled investor capital subscriptions, respectively.
This "Liquidity and Capital Resources" section should be read in conjunction with the "COVID-19 Pandemic" section above.
Revolving Credit Facilities
SB Revolver - As of September 30, 2021 and 2020, we had $246.4 million and $230.5 million outstanding on the SB Revolver, respectively. As of September 30, 2021 and 2020, subject to leverage and borrowing base restrictions, we had approximately $28.6 million and $44.5 million of remaining commitments, respectively, and no availability and $44.5 million of availability, respectively, on the SB Revolver. Effective November 26, 2021, borrowings permitted under the SB Revolver were reduced to $180.0 million from $275.0 million.
DB Credit Facility - As of September 30, 2021 and 2020, the DB Credit Facility allowed GBDC 3 Funding to borrow up to $250.0 million at any one time outstanding, subject to leverage and borrowing base restrictions. As of September 30, 2021 and 2020, we had $156.0 million and $150.3 million outstanding under the DB Credit Facility, respectively. As of September 30, 2021 and 2020, subject to leverage and borrowing base restrictions, we had approximately $94.0 million and $99.7 million of remaining commitments, respectively, and $94.0 million and $99.7 million of availability on the DB Credit Facility, respectively.
Adviser Revolver - As of September 30, 2021 and 2020, we were permitted to borrow up $40.0 million at any one time outstanding under the Adviser Revolver. As of September 30, 2021 and 2020, we had no borrowings outstanding under the Adviser Revolver.
Debt Securitizations
2021 Debt Securitization - On March 11, 2021, we completed the 2021 Debt Securitization. The Class A, Class B, Class C-1, and Class C-2 2021 Notes are included in the September 30, 2021 Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition as our debt, and the Class D and Subordinated 2021 Notes were eliminated in consolidation. As of September 30, 2021, we had outstanding debt under the 2021 Debt Securitization of $298.0 million.
Asset Coverage, Contractual Obligations, Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Other Liquidity Considerations
In accordance with the 1940 Act, with certain limited exceptions, we are currently allowed to borrow amounts such that our asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, is at least 200% after such borrowing. We have not sought or obtained approval to reduce our asset coverage ratio as permitted by and subject to the requirements of Section 61(a)(2) of the 1940 Act and, as a result, remain subject to the 200% asset coverage requirement under Section 61(a)(1) of the 1940 Act. As of September 30, 2021, our asset coverage for borrowed amounts was 215.9%.
As of September 30, 2021, we had outstanding commitments to fund investments totaling $180.4 million, including $17.4 million of commitments on undrawn revolvers. As of September 30, 2020, we had outstanding commitments to fund investments totaling $92.1 million, including $9.7 million of commitments on undrawn revolvers. There is no guarantee that these amounts will be funded to the borrowing party now or in the future. The unfunded commitments relate to loans with various maturity dates, but the entire amount was eligible for funding to the borrowers as of September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, subject to the terms of each loan’s respective credit agreement. A summary of maturity requirements for our principal borrowings as of September 30, 2021 is included in Note 8 of our consolidated financial statements. We did not have any other material contractual payment obligations as of September 30, 2021. As of September 30, 2021, we believe that we had sufficient assets and liquidity to adequately cover future obligations under our unfunded commitments based on historical rates of drawings upon unfunded commitments and cash balances that we maintain, availability under our SB Revolver, DB Credit Facility and Adviser Revolver, ongoing principal repayments on debt investment assets and uncalled investor capital subscriptions.
In addition, we have entered and, in the future, may again enter into derivative instruments that contain elements of off-balance sheet market and credit risk. Refer to Note 6 for outstanding forward currency contracts as of September 30, 2021 and 2020. Derivative instruments can be affected by market conditions, such as interest rate volatility, which could impact the fair value of the derivative instruments. If market conditions move against us, we may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the derivative instruments and may realize a loss. We minimize market risk through monitoring its investments and borrowings.
Although we expect to fund the growth of our investment portfolio through net proceeds from capital calls on existing and future investor capital subscriptions and through our dividend reinvestment plan as well as future borrowings, to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, we cannot assure you that our efforts to raise capital will be successful. In addition, we can amend, refinance, or enter into new leverage facilities. In addition to capital not being available, it also could not be available on favorable terms. To the extent we are not able to raise capital on what we believe are favorable terms, we will focus on optimizing returns by investing capital generated from repayments into new investments we believe are attractive from a risk/reward perspective. Furthermore, to the extent we are not able to raise capital and are at or near our targeted leverage ratios, we expect to receive smaller allocations, if any, on new investment opportunities under GC Advisors’ allocation policy.
Portfolio Composition, Investment Activity and Yield
As of September 30, 2021 and 2020, we had investments in 214 and 147 portfolio companies, respectively, with a total fair value of $1,438.6 million and $886.9 million, respectively.
The following table shows the asset mix of our new investment commitments for the years ended September 30, 2021 and 2020:
Years ended September 30,
2021 2020
(In Thousands) Percentage (In Thousands) Percentage
Senior secured $ 133,028 14.4 % $ 86,966 20.4 %
One stop 758,147 82.0 336,876 79.0
Second lien 10,786 1.1 - -
Subordinated debt - - 55 0.0 *
Equity 23,129 2.5 2,563 0.6
Total new investment commitments $ 925,090 100.0 % $ 426,460 100.0 %
* Represents an amount less than 0.1%
Due to a significant increase in merger and acquisition activity as a result of improvements in market conditions following the initial adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, new commitments increased from the year ended September 30, 2020 to the year ended September 30, 2021.
For the years ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, we had approximately $301.7 million and $127.7 million, respectively, in proceeds from principal payments and sales of equity investments in portfolio companies.
The following table shows the principal, amortized cost and fair value of our portfolio of investments by asset class:
As of September 30, 2021 (1)
As of September 30, 2020 (2)
Principal Amortized
Cost Fair
Value Principal Amortized
Cost Fair
Value
(In thousands) (In thousands)
Senior secured:
Performing $ 260,043 $ 257,252 $ 257,585 $ 178,191 $ 176,117 $ 175,635
Non-accrual(3)
- - - - - -
One stop:
Performing 1,137,277 1,122,954 1,130,203 710,463 701,468 695,156
Non-accrual(3)
- - - - - -
Second lien:
Performing 11,429 11,223 11,121 4,806 4,734 4,805
Non-accrual(3)
- - - - - -
Subordinated debt:
Performing 2 1 2 37 36 46
Non-accrual(3)
- - - - - -
Equity N/A 30,107 39,732 N/A 9,140 11,209
Total $ 1,408,751 $ 1,421,537 $ 1,438,643 $ 893,497 $ 891,495 $ 886,851
(1)As of September 30, 2021, $98.1 million and $96.2 million of our loans at amortized cost and fair value, respectively, included a feature permitting a portion of interest due on such loan to be PIK interest.
(2)As of September 30, 2020, $74.9 million and $73.1 million of our loans at amortized cost and fair value, respectively, included a feature permitting a portion of interest due on such loan to be PIK interest.
(3)We refer to a loan as non-accrual when we cease recognizing interest income on the loan because we have stopped pursuing repayment of the loan or, in certain circumstances, it is past due 90 days or more on principal and interest or our management has reasonable doubt that principal or interest will be collected. See “- Critical Accounting Policies - Revenue Recognition.”
As of September 30, 2021 and 2020, we had no loans on non-accrual status. As of September 30, 2021 and 2020, the fair value of our debt investments as a percentage of the outstanding principal value was 99.3% and 98.0%, respectively.
The following table shows the weighted average rate, spread over LIBOR of floating rate and fees of investments originated for the years ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 :
For the year ended September 30,
2021 2020
Weighted average rate of new investment fundings 6.6% 7.5%
Weighted average spread over LIBOR of new floating rate investment fundings 5.8% 5.5%
Weighted average fees of new investment fundings 1.2% 1.6%
Weighted average rate of sales and payoffs of portfolio investments 6.2% 7.3%
As of September 30, 2021 and 2020, 89.3% and 86.6%, respectively, of our debt portfolio at fair value and at amortized cost had interest rate floors that limit the minimum applicable interest rates on such loans.
As of September 30, 2021 and 2020, the portfolio median earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, for our portfolio companies was $45.4 million and $34.5 million, respectively. The portfolio median EBITDA is based on the most recently reported trailing twelve-month EBITDA received from the portfolio company.
As part of the monitoring process, GC Advisors regularly assesses the risk profile of each of our investments and rates each of them based on an internal system developed by Golub Capital and its affiliates. This system is not generally accepted in our industry or used by our competitors. It is based on the following categories, which we refer to as GC Advisors’ internal performance ratings:
Internal Performance Ratings
Rating Definition
5 Involves the least amount of risk in our portfolio. The borrower is performing above expectations, and the trends and risk factors are generally favorable.
4 Involves an acceptable level of risk that is similar to the risk at the time of origination. The borrower is generally performing as expected, and the risk factors are neutral to favorable.
3 Involves a borrower performing below expectations and indicates that the loan’s risk has increased somewhat since origination. The borrower could be out of compliance with debt covenants; however, loan payments are generally not past due.
2 Involves a borrower performing materially below expectations and indicates that the loan’s risk has increased materially since origination. In addition to the borrower being generally out of compliance with debt covenants, loan payments could be past due (but generally not more than 180 days past due).
1 Involves a borrower performing substantially below expectations and indicates that the loan’s risk has substantially increased since origination. Most or all of the debt covenants are out of compliance and payments are substantially delinquent. Loans rated 1 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 internal performance ratings do not constitute any rating of investments by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization or represent or reflect any third-party assessment of any of our investments.
For any investment rated 1, 2 or 3, GC Advisors will increase its monitoring intensity and prepare regular updates for the investment committee, summarizing current operating results and material impending events and suggesting recommended actions.
GC Advisors monitors and, when appropriate, changes the internal performance ratings assigned to each investment in our portfolio. In connection with our valuation process, GC Advisors and our board of directors review these internal performance ratings on a quarterly basis.
The following table shows the distribution of our investments on the 1 to 5 internal performance rating scale at fair value as of September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020:
As of September 30, 2021 As of September 30, 2020
Internal
Performance
Rating Investments
at Fair Value
(In thousands) Percentage of
Total
Investments Investments
at Fair Value
(In thousands) Percentage of
Total
Investments
5 $ 81,941 5.7 % $ 19,794 2.2 %
4 1,321,794 91.9 758,379 85.6
3 34,864 2.4 108,572 12.2
2 44 0.0 * 106 0.0 *
1 - - - -
Total $ 1,438,643 100.0 % $ 886,851 100.0 %
* Represents an amount less than 0.1%
Distributions
We intend to make periodic distributions to our stockholders as determined by our board of directors. For additional information on distributions, see “Critical Accounting Policies - Income Taxes.”
We may not be able to achieve operating results that will allow us to make distributions at a specific level or to increase the amount of our distributions from time to time. In addition, the asset coverage requirements applicable to us as a business development company under the 1940 Act could limit our ability to make distributions. If we do not distribute a certain percentage of our income annually, we will suffer adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences, including the possible loss of our ability to be subject to tax as a RIC. We cannot assure stockholders that they will receive any distributions.
Because federal income tax regulations differ from GAAP, distributions in accordance with tax regulations can differ from net investment income and realized gains recognized for financial reporting purposes. Differences are permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified within capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. For example, permanent differences in classification result from the treatment of distributions paid from short-term gains as ordinary income dividends for tax purposes. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense, gain or loss are recognized at some time in the future.
To the extent our taxable earnings fall below the total amount of our distributions for any tax year, a portion of those distributions could be deemed a return of capital to our stockholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Thus, the source of a distribution to our stockholders could be the original capital invested by the stockholder rather than our income or gains. Stockholders should read any written disclosure accompanying a distribution payment 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 stockholders. As a result, if we declare a distribution, our stockholders’ cash distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional shares of our common stock unless a stockholder specifically “opts out” of our dividend reinvestment plan. If a stockholder opts out, that stockholder will receive cash distributions. Although distributions paid in the form of additional shares of our common stock will generally be subject to U.S. federal, state and local taxes in the same manner as cash distributions, stockholders participating in our dividend reinvestment plan will not receive any corresponding cash distributions with which to pay any such applicable taxes.
Related Party Transactions
We have entered into a number of business relationships with affiliated or related parties, including the following:
•We entered into the Investment Advisory Agreement with GC Advisors. Each of Mr. Lawrence Golub, our chairman, and Mr. David Golub, our president and chief executive officer, is a manager of GC Advisors, and each of Messrs. Lawrence Golub and David Golub owns an indirect pecuniary interest in GC Advisors.
•Golub Capital LLC provides, and other affiliates of Golub Capital have historically provided, us with the office facilities and administrative services necessary to conduct day-to-day operations pursuant to our Administration Agreement.
•We have entered into a license agreement with Golub Capital LLC, pursuant to which Golub Capital LLC has granted us a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use the name “Golub Capital”.
•Under a staffing agreement, or the Staffing Agreement, Golub Capital LLC has agreed to provide GC Advisors with the resources necessary to fulfill its obligations under the Investment Advisory Agreement. The Staffing Agreement provides that Golub Capital LLC will make available to GC Advisors experienced investment professionals and provide access to the senior investment personnel of Golub Capital LLC for purposes of evaluating, negotiating, structuring, closing and monitoring our investments. The Staffing Agreement also includes a commitment that the members of GC Advisors’ investment committee will serve in such capacity. Services under the Staffing Agreement are provided on a direct cost reimbursement basis. We are not a party to the Staffing Agreement.
•We have entered into the Adviser Revolver with GC Advisors in order to have the ability to borrow funds on a short-term basis.
•GC Advisors serves as collateral manager to the 2021 Issuer under the 2021 Collateral Management Agreement. Fees payable to GC Advisors for providing these services offset against the base management fee payable by us under the Investment Advisory Agreement.
•As of September 30, 2021, GCOP LLC, an affiliate of GC Advisors, had an aggregate commitment to us of $23.0 million. As of September 30, 2021, we have issued 1,216,844.554 shares of our common stock to GCOP LLC in exchange for aggregate capital contributions totaling $18.2 million. We have also issued 115,015.092 shares to GCOP LLC through the DRIP.
•As of September 30, 2021, GEMS Fund 4, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership whose general partner is controlled by GC Advisors, had an aggregate commitment to us of $27.5 million. As of September 30, 2021, we have issued 1,834,523.315 shares of our common stock to GEMS Fund 4, L.P. in exchange for aggregate capital contributions totaling $27.5 million.
•We and GC Advisors have entered into a placement agent agreement with an unaffiliated third party for the placement of shares of the Company's common stock. We do not assume any fees associated with this transaction, as GC Advisors is covering all fees under the arrangement.
GC Advisors also sponsors or manages, and expects in the future to sponsor or manage, other investment funds, accounts or investment vehicles (together referred to as “accounts”) that have investment mandates that are similar, in whole and in part, with ours. For example, GC Advisors presently serves as the investment adviser to Golub Capital BDC, Inc. (Nasdaq: GBDC) and Golub Capital Direct Lending Corporation, both of which are business development companies focused on investing primarily in one stop and other senior secured loans of U.S. middle-market companies. In addition, our officers and directors serve in similar capacities for Golub Capital BDC, Inc. and Golub Capital Direct Lending Corporation. If GC Advisors and its affiliates determine that an investment is appropriate for us and for other such accounts, depending on the availability of such investment and other appropriate factors, and pursuant to GC Advisors’ allocation policy, GC Advisors or its affiliates could determine that we should invest side-by-side with one or more other accounts. We do not intend to make any investments if they are not permitted by applicable law and interpretive positions of the SEC and its staff, or if they are inconsistent with GC Advisors’ allocation procedures.
In addition, we have adopted a formal code of ethics that governs the conduct of our and GC Advisors’ officers, directors and employees. Our officers and directors also remain subject to the duties imposed by both the 1940 Act and the General Corporation Law of the State of Maryland.
Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and revenues and expenses during the periods reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. We have identified the following items as critical accounting policies.
Fair Value Measurements
We value investments for which market quotations are readily available at their market quotations. However, a readily available market value is not expected to exist for many of the investments in our portfolio, and we value these portfolio investments at fair value as determined in good faith by our board of directors under our valuation policy and process.
Valuation methods include comparisons of the portfolio companies to peer companies that are public, determination of the enterprise value of a portfolio company, discounted cash flow analysis and a market interest rate approach. The factors that are taken into account in fair value pricing investments include: available current market data, including relevant and applicable market trading and transaction comparables; applicable market yields and multiples; security covenants; call protection provisions; information rights; the nature and realizable value of any collateral; the portfolio company’s ability to make payments, its earnings and discounted cash flows and the markets in which it does business; comparisons of financial ratios of peer companies that are public; comparable merger and acquisition transactions; and the principal market and enterprise values. When an external event such as a purchase transaction, public offering or subsequent equity sale occurs, we will consider the pricing indicated by the external event to corroborate the private equity valuation. 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 investments can differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a readily available market value existed for such investments and differ materially from values that are ultimately received or settled.
Our board of directors is ultimately and solely responsible for determining, in good faith, the fair value of investments that are not publicly traded, whose market prices are not readily available on a quarterly basis or any other situation where portfolio investments require a fair value determination.
With respect to investments for which market quotations are not readily available, our board of directors undertakes a multi-step valuation process each quarter, as described below:
Our quarterly valuation process begins with each portfolio company investment being initially valued by the investment professionals of GC Advisors responsible for credit monitoring. Preliminary valuation conclusions are then documented and discussed with our senior management and GC Advisors. The audit committee of our board of directors reviews these preliminary valuations. At least once annually, the valuation for each portfolio investment, subject to a de minimis threshold, is reviewed by an independent valuation firm. The board of directors discusses valuations and determines the fair value of each investment in our portfolio in good faith.
Determination of fair values involves subjective judgments and estimates. Under current accounting standards, the notes to our consolidated financial statements refer to the uncertainty with respect to the possible effect of such valuations, and any change in such valuations, on our consolidated financial statements.
We follow ASC Topic 820 for measuring fair value. Fair value is the price that would be received in the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Where available, fair value is based on observable market prices or parameters, or derived from such prices or parameters. Where observable prices or inputs are not available, valuation models are applied. These valuation
models involve some level of management estimation and judgment, the degree of which is dependent on the price transparency for the assets or liabilities or market and the assets’ or liabilities’ complexity. Our fair value analysis includes an analysis of the value of any unfunded loan commitments. Assets and liabilities are categorized for disclosure purposes based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their value. The valuation hierarchical levels are based upon the transparency of the inputs to the valuation of the asset or liability as of the measurement date. The three levels are defined as follows:
Level 1: Inputs are unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date.
Level 2: Inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and inputs that are observable for the assets or liabilities, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
Level 3: Inputs include significant unobservable inputs for the assets or liabilities and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the assets or liabilities. The inputs into the determination of fair value are based upon the best information available and may require significant management judgment or estimation.
In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, an asset’s or a liability’s categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Our assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and we consider factors specific to the asset or liability. We assess the levels of assets and liabilities at each measurement date, and transfers between levels are recognized on the actual date of the event or change in circumstances that caused the transfers. There were no transfers among Level 1, 2 and 3 of the fair value hierarchy for assets and liabilities during the years ended September 30, 2021 and 2020. The following section describes the valuation techniques used by us to measure different assets and liabilities at fair value and includes the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the assets and liabilities are categorized.
Valuation of Investments
Level 1 investments are valued using quoted market prices. Level 2 investments are valued using market consensus prices that are corroborated by observable market data and quoted market prices for similar assets and liabilities. Level 3 investments are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by our board of directors, based on input of management, the audit committee and independent valuation firms that have been engaged at the direction of our board of directors to assist in the valuation of each portfolio investment without a readily available market quotation at least once during a trailing twelve-month period under a valuation policy and a consistently applied valuation process. This valuation process is conducted at the end of each fiscal quarter, with approximately 25% (based on the number of portfolio companies) of our valuations of debt and equity investments without readily available market quotations subject to review by an independent valuation firm. As of September 30, 2021 and 2020, with the exception of money market funds included in cash and cash equivalents and restrictive cash and cash equivalents (Level 1 investments) and forward currency contracts (Level 2 investments), all investments were valued using Level 3 inputs of the fair value hierarchy.
When determining fair value of Level 3 debt and equity investments, we may take into account the following factors, where relevant: the enterprise value of a portfolio company, the nature and realizable value of any collateral, the portfolio company’s ability to make payments and its earnings and discounted cash flows, the markets in which the portfolio company does business, comparisons to publicly traded securities, and changes in the interest rate environment and the credit markets generally that may affect the price at which similar investments may be made and other relevant factors. The primary method for determining enterprise value uses a multiple analysis whereby appropriate multiples are applied to the portfolio company’s EBITDA. A portfolio company’s EBITDA may include pro-forma adjustments for items such as acquisitions, divestitures, or expense reductions. The enterprise value analysis is performed to determine the value of equity investments and to determine if debt investments are credit impaired. If debt investments are credit impaired, we will use the enterprise value analysis or a liquidation basis analysis to determine fair value. For debt investments that are not determined to be credit impaired, we use a market interest rate yield analysis to determine fair value.
In addition, for certain debt investments, we may base our valuation on indicative bid and ask prices provided by an independent third-party pricing service. Bid prices reflect the highest price that we and others may be willing to pay. Ask prices represent the lowest price that we and others may be willing to accept. We generally use the midpoint of the bid/ask range as our best estimate of fair value of such investment.
Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of Level 3 investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values that may ultimately be received or settled. Further, such investments are generally subject to legal and other restrictions or otherwise are less liquid than publicly traded instruments. If we were required to liquidate a portfolio investment in a forced or liquidation sale, we may realize significantly less than the value at which such investment had previously been recorded.
Our investments are subject to market risk. Market risk is the potential for changes in the value due to market changes. Market risk is directly impacted by the volatility and liquidity in the markets in which the investments are traded.
In connection with each sale of shares of our common stock, we make a determination that we are not selling shares of our common stock at a price below the then-current net asset value per share of common stock at the time at which the sale is made or otherwise in violation of the 1940 Act. GC Advisors will consider the following factors, among others, in making such determination:
•The net asset value of our common stock disclosed in the most recent periodic report filed with the SEC;
•Its assessment of whether any change in the net asset value per share of our common stock has occurred (including through the realization of gains on the sale of portfolio securities) during the period beginning on the date of the most recently disclosed net asset value per share of our common stock and ending two days prior to the date of the sale; and
•The magnitude of the difference between the sale price of the shares of common stock and management’s assessment of any change in the net asset value per share of our common stock during the period discussed above.
Valuation of Other Financial Assets and Liabilities
Fair value of our debt is estimated using Level 3 inputs by discounting remaining payments using comparable market rates or market quotes for similar instruments at the measurement date, if available.
Revenue Recognition:
Our revenue recognition policies are as follows:
Investments and Related Investment Income: Interest income is accrued based upon the outstanding principal amount and contractual interest terms of debt investments. Premiums, discounts, and origination fees are amortized or accreted into interest income over the life of the respective debt investment. For investments with contractual PIK interest, which represents contractual interest accrued and added to the principal balance that generally becomes due at maturity, we do not accrue PIK interest if the portfolio company valuation indicates that the PIK interest is not likely to be collectible. In addition, we may generate revenue in the form of amendment, structuring or due diligence fees, fees for providing managerial assistance, consulting fees and prepayment premiums on loans and record these fees as fee income when earned. Loan origination fees, original issue discount and market discount or premium are capitalized, and we accrete or amortize such amounts as interest income. We record prepayment premiums on loans as fee income. Dividend income on preferred equity securities is recorded as dividend income on an 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 received from LLC, and limited partnership, or LP, investments are evaluated to determine if the distribution should be recorded as dividend income or a return of capital. Generally, we will not record distributions from equity investments in LLCs and LPs as dividend income
unless there are sufficient accumulated tax-basis earnings and profits in the LLC or LP prior to the distribution. Distributions that are classified as a return of capital are recorded as a reduction in the cost basis of the investment.
We account for investment transactions on a trade-date basis. Realized gains or losses on investments are measured by the difference between the net proceeds from the disposition and the cost basis of investment, without regard to unrealized gains or losses previously recognized. We report changes in fair value of investments from the prior period that is measured at fair value as a component of the net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment transactions in our Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Non-accrual: Loans may be left on accrual status during the period we are pursuing repayment of the loan. Management reviews all loans that become past due 90 days or more on principal and interest or when there is reasonable doubt that principal or interest will be collected for possible placement on non-accrual status. We generally reverse accrued interest when a loan is placed on non-accrual. Additionally, any original issue discount and market discount are no longer accreted to interest income as of the date the 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. We restore non-accrual loans to accrual status when past due principal and interest are paid and, in our management’s judgment, are likely to remain current. As of September 30, 2021 and 2020, we had no portfolio company investments on non-accrual status.
Income taxes:
We have elected to be treated as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code and operate in a manner so as to qualify for the tax treatment applicable to RICs. In order to be subject to tax as a RIC, we are required to meet certain source of income and asset diversification requirements, as well as timely distribute to our stockholders dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes of an amount generally at least equal to 90% of investment company taxable income, as defined by the Code and determined without regard to any deduction for dividends paid, for each tax year. We have made and intend to continue to make the requisite distributions to our stockholders, which will generally relieve us from U.S. federal income taxes.
Depending on the level of taxable income earned in a tax year, we may choose to retain taxable income in excess of current year dividend distributions and would distribute such taxable income in the next tax year. We may then be required to incur a 4% excise tax on such income. To the extent that we determine that our estimated current year annual taxable income, determined on a calendar year basis, could exceed estimated current calendar year dividend distributions, we accrue excise tax, if any, on estimated excess taxable income as taxable income is earned. For each of the years ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, we did not incur any U.S federal excise tax.
Because federal income tax regulations differ from GAAP, distributions in accordance with tax regulations may differ from net investment income and realized gains recognized for financial reporting purposes. Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified within capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. For example, permanent differences in classification may result from the treatment of distributions paid from short-term gains as ordinary income dividends for tax purposes. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense, gain or loss are recognized at some time in the future.

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ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
We are subject to financial market risks, including changes in interest rates. Many of the loans in our portfolio have floating interest rates, and we expect that our loans in the future may also have floating interest rates. These loans are usually based on a floating LIBOR and typically have interest rate reset provisions that adjust applicable interest rates under such loans to current market rates on a quarterly basis. The loans that are subject to floating LIBOR are also typically subject to a minimum base rate, or floor, that we charge on our loans if the current market rates are below the respective floors. As of September 30, 2021, the weighted average LIBOR floor on the loans subject to floating interest rates was 0.98%. As of September 30, 2020, the weighted average LIBOR floor on the loans subject to floating interest rates was 1.01%. The SB Revolver has a floating interest rate provision based on the one-month, two-month, or three-month LIBOR + 1.70%, the DB Credit Facility has a floating interest rate provision equal to three-month LIBOR + 2.00% and the Adviser Revolver has a floating interest rate provision equal to the short-term Applicable Federal Rate. In addition, the Class A, B, and C-1 2021 Notes issued in connection with the 2021 Debt Securitization have floating rate interest provisions based on three-month LIBOR that resets quarterly. We expect that other credit facilities into which we enter in the future could have floating interest rate provisions.
In connection with the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks have reduced certain interest rates and LIBOR has decreased. A prolonged reduction in interest rates will reduce our gross investment income and could result in a decrease in our net investment income if such decreases in LIBOR are not offset by a corresponding increase in the spread over LIBOR that we can earn on any portfolio investments, a decrease in our operating expenses, including with respect to our income incentive fee, or a decrease in the interest rate of our floating interest rate liabilities tied to LIBOR.
Assuming that the Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition as of September 30, 2021 was to remain constant and that we took no actions to alter our interest rate sensitivity as of such date, the following table shows the annualized impact of hypothetical base rate changes in interest rates.
Change in interest rates Increase (decrease) in
interest income Increase (decrease) in
interest expense Net increase
(decrease) in
investment income
(In thousands)
Down 25 basis points $ (376) $ (1,726) $ 1,350
Up 50 basis points 756 3,452 (2,696)
Up 100 basis points 13,326 6,904 6,422
Up 150 basis points 19,989 10,357 9,632
Up 200 basis points 26,771 13,809 12,962
Although we believe that this analysis is indicative of our sensitivity to interest rate changes as of September 30, 2021, it does not adjust for changes in the credit market, credit quality, the size and composition of the assets in our portfolio and other business developments, including borrowings under the SB Revolver, the DB Credit Facility, the Adviser Revolver, the 2021 Debt Securitization or other borrowings, that could affect net increase in net assets resulting from operations, or net income. Accordingly, we can offer no assurances that actual results would not differ materially from the analysis above.
We could in the future hedge against interest rate fluctuations by using standard hedging instruments such as interest rate swaps, futures, options and forward contracts to the limited extent permitted under the 1940 Act and applicable commodities laws. While hedging activities may insulate us against adverse changes in interest rates, they may also limit our ability to participate in the benefits of lower interest rates with respect to the investments in our portfolio with fixed interest rates.

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
Item 8. Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements
Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as of September 30, 2021 and 2020
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the Years Ended September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019
Consolidated Schedules of Investments as of September 30, 2021 and 2020
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
The management of Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. (“GBDC,” and collectively with its subsidiaries, the “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our” and “Golub Capital BDC 3”) is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Our internal control system is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance to our management and board of directors regarding the preparation and fair presentation of published financial statements.
Golub Capital BDC 3’s internal control over financial reporting includes policies and procedures that pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect transactions recorded necessary to permit the preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Our policies and procedures also provide reasonable assurance that receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and the directors of Golub Capital BDC 3, and provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements.
All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness as 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.
Management assessed the effectiveness of Golub Capital BDC 3’s internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2021. In making this assessment, we used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued in 2013. Based on the assessment, management believes that, as of September 30, 2021, our internal control over financial reporting is effective based on those criteria.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of financial condition of Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries (the Company), including the consolidated schedules of investments, as of September 30, 2021 and 2020, the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended September 30, 2021, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at September 30, 2021 and 2020, and the results of its operations, changes in its net assets, and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended September 30, 2021, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the 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 audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of investments owned as of September 30, 2021 and 2020, by correspondence with the trustees or the underlying investee or broker. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2017.
Chicago, Illinois
December 13, 2021
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
September 30, 2021 September 30, 2020
Assets
Investments at fair value (amortized cost of $1,421,537 and $891,495, respectively) $ 1,438,643 $ 886,851
Cash and cash equivalents 51,954 11,913
Foreign currencies (cost of $1,242 and $139, respectively) 1,352 139
Restricted cash and cash equivalents 35,451 12,415
Restricted foreign currencies (cost of $1,286 and $46, respectively) 1,222 46
Cash collateral held at broker for forward currency contracts 1,450 450
Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts 313 48
Interest receivable 4,772 3,134
Receivable from investments sold - 64
Capital call receivable 154 10
Other assets - 46
Total Assets $ 1,535,311 $ 915,116
Liabilities
Debt $ 700,439 $ 380,791
Less unamortized debt issuance costs 2,699 1,191
Debt less unamortized debt issuance costs 697,740 379,600
Interest payable 2,312 1,160
Distributions payable 11,897 -
Management and incentive fees payable 7,742 3,889
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 1,155 850
Total Liabilities 720,846 385,499
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 10)
Net Assets
Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, 1,000,000 shares authorized, zero shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020 - -
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 54,297,683.237 and 35,388,849.466 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, respectively 54 35
Paid in capital in excess of par 811,240 529,938
Distributable earnings (losses) 3,171 (356)
Total Net Assets 814,465 529,617
Total Liabilities and Total Net Assets $ 1,535,311 $ 915,116
Number of common shares outstanding 54,297,683.237 35,388,849.466
Net asset value per common share $ 15.00 $ 14.97
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statement of Operations
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
Years ended September 30,
2021 2020 2019
Investment income
Interest income $ 79,364 $ 63,254 $ 31,113
Dividend income 254 4 102
Fee income 1,488 510 347
Total investment income 81,106 63,768 31,562
Expenses
Interest and other debt financing expenses 13,094 12,307 6,703
Base management fee 15,123 11,077 4,861
Incentive fee 11,592 4,188 4,261
Professional fees 989 988 823
Administrative service fee 1,762 1,214 551
General and administrative expenses 329 223 102
Total expenses 42,889 29,997 17,301
Base management fee waived (Note 4) (4,124) (3,021) (1,326)
Incentive fee waived (Note 4) (1,361) (587) (806)
Net expenses 37,404 26,389 15,169
Net investment income 43,702 37,379 16,393
Net gain (loss) on investment transactions
Net realized gain (loss) from:
Investments 1,430 (993) 4
Foreign currency transactions (1,112) 27 197
Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions 318 (966) 201
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from:
Investments 21,750 (10,631) 4,404
Forward currency contracts 265 (192) 240
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies 761 (44) -
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment transactions 22,776 (10,867) 4,644
Net gain (loss) on investment transactions 23,094 (11,833) 4,845
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations $ 66,796 $ 25,546 $ 21,238
Per Common Share Data
Basic and diluted earnings per common share $ 1.65 $ 0.83 $ 1.54
Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding 40,394,338 30,664,150 13,815,588
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets
(In thousands, except share data)
Common Stock Paid in Capital in Excess of Par Distributable Earnings (Losses) Total Net Assets
Shares Par Amount
Balance at September 30, 2018 5,815,002.633 $ 6 $ 87,218 $ 1 $ 87,225
Issuance of common stock 16,599,551.784 17 248,977 - 248,994
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
Net investment income - - - 16,393 16,393
Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions - - - 201 201
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment transactions - - - 4,644 4,644
Distributions to stockholders:
Stock issued in connection with dividend reinvestment plan 480,135.494 - 7,201 - 7,201
Distributions from distributable earnings - - - (14,797) (14,797)
Distributions declared and payable - - - (6,441) (6,441)
Total increase for the year ended September 30, 2019 17,079,687.278 17 256,178 - 256,195
Balance at September 30, 2019 22,894,689.911 23 343,396 1 343,420
Issuance of common stock 11,535,388.193 11 172,427 - 172,438
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations:
Net investment income - - - 37,379 37,379
Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions - - - (966) (966)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment transactions - - - (10,867) (10,867)
Distributions to stockholders:
Stock issued in connection with dividend reinvestment plan 958,771.362 1 14,115 - 14,116
Distributions from distributable earnings (losses) - - - (25,903) (25,903)
Total increase (decrease) for the year ended September 30, 2020 12,494,159.555 12 186,542 (357) 186,197
Balance at September 30, 2020 35,388,849.466 35 529,938 (356) 529,617
Issuance of common stock 17,371,128.512 17 260,550 - 260,567
Repurchase of common stock (2,810.818) - (42) - (42)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations:
Net investment income - - - 43,702 43,702
Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions - - - 318 318
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment transactions - - - 22,776 22,776
Distributions to stockholders:
Stock issued in connection with dividend reinvestment plan 1,540,516.077 2 23,091 - 23,093
Distributions from distributable earnings (losses) - - - (51,379) (51,379)
Distributions declared and payable - - - (11,897) (11,897)
Distributions from return of capital - - (2,290) - (2,290)
Tax reclassification of stockholders' equity in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles - - (7) 7 -
Total increase for the year ended September 30, 2021 18,908,833.771 19 281,302 3,527 284,848
Balance at September 30, 2021 54,297,683.237 $ 54 $ 811,240 $ 3,171 $ 814,465
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
Years ended September 30,
2021 2020 2019
Cash flows from operating activities
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations $ 66,796 $ 25,546 $ 21,238
Adjustments to reconcile net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs 1,969 1,192 712
Accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums (5,229) (3,327) (1,348)
Net realized (gain) loss on investments (1,430) 993 (4)
Net realized (gain) loss on foreign currency transactions 1,112 (27) (197)
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments (21,750) 10,631 (4,404)
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies (761) 44 -
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on forward currency contracts (265) 192 (240)
Proceeds from (fundings of) revolving loans, net 1,208 (808) (1,968)
Fundings of investments (823,699) (403,323) (486,387)
Proceeds from principal payments and sales of portfolio investments 301,697 127,718 21,115
PIK interest (2,589) (1,746) (334)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Cash collateral held at broker for forward currency contracts (1,000) - (450)
Interest receivable (1,638) (908) (1,734)
Receivable from investments sold 64 (64) -
Other assets 46 56 94
Interest payable 1,152 279 745
Management and incentive fees payable 3,853 573 2,587
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 305 220 298
Accrued trustee fees - (12) 1
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities (480,159) (242,771) (450,276)
Cash flows from financing activities
Borrowings on debt 883,740 595,249 856,533
Repayments of debt (563,440) (485,148) (644,389)
Proceeds from other short-term borrowings - 21,267 27,619
Repayments on other short-term borrowings - (37,664) (11,065)
Capitalized debt issuance costs (3,477) (613) (1,989)
Proceeds from issuance of common shares 260,423 172,444 248,978
Repurchase of shares (42) - -
Distributions paid (30,576) (18,228) (9,156)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 546,628 247,307 466,531
Net change in cash and cash equivalents, foreign currencies, restricted cash and cash equivalents and restricted foreign currencies 66,469 4,536 16,255
Effect of foreign currency exchange rates (1,003) 60 9
Cash and cash equivalents, foreign currencies, restricted cash and cash equivalents and restricted foreign currencies, beginning of period 24,513 19,917 3,653
Cash and cash equivalents, foreign currencies, restricted cash and cash equivalents and restricted foreign currencies, end of period $ 89,979 $ 24,513 $ 19,917
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for interest $ 9,973 $ 10,836 $ 5,246
Distributions declared during the period 65,566 25,903 21,238
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash operating and financing activity:
Change in capital call receivable $ 144 $ (6) $ 16
Stock issued in connection with dividend reinvestment plan 23,093 14,116 7,201
Change in distributions payable 11,897 (6,441) 4,881
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - (continued)
(In thousands)
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents, foreign currencies, restricted cash and cash equivalents and restricted foreign currencies reported within the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition that sum to the total of the same such amounts in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:
As of September 30,
2021 2020
Cash and cash equivalents $ 51,954 $ 11,913
Foreign currencies (cost of $1,242 and $139, respectively) 1,352 139
Restricted cash and cash equivalents 35,451 12,415
Restricted foreign currencies (cost of $1,286 and $46, respectively) 1,222 46
Total cash and cash equivalents, foreign currencies, restricted cash and cash equivalents and restricted foreign currencies shown in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
$ 89,979 $ 24,513
See Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies and Recent Accounting Updates for a description of cash and cash equivalents, foreign currencies, restricted cash and cash equivalents and restricted foreign currencies.
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment
Type Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized Cost Percentage
of Net
Assets Fair
Value (4)
Investments
Non-controlled/non-affiliate company investments
Debt investments
Airlines
Aurora Lux Finco S.A.R.L.#(7)(12) One stop L + 6.00% (c) 7.00% 12/2026 $ 7,721 $ 7,577 0.9 % $ 7,335
Auto Components
Covercraft Parent III, Inc.# Senior loan L + 4.50% (c) 5.50% 08/2027 2,093 2,072 0.3 2,072
Covercraft Parent III, Inc.(5) Senior loan L + 4.50% N/A(6) 08/2027 - (1) - (1)
Covercraft Parent III, Inc.(5) Senior loan L + 4.50% N/A(6) 08/2027 - (7) - (8)
North Haven Falcon Buyer, LLC# One stop L + 6.00% (a) 7.00% 05/2027 2,388 2,365 0.3 2,388
North Haven Falcon Buyer, LLC(5) One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6) 05/2027 - (7) - -
Power Stop, LLC# Senior loan L + 4.50% (a) 4.58% 10/2025 662 660 0.1 662
5,143 5,082 0.7 5,113
Automobiles
CG Group Holdings, LLC# One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 07/2027 13,536 13,405 1.6 13,401
CG Group Holdings, LLC One stop L + 5.25% (a)(c) 6.25% 07/2026 168 163 - 164
JHCC Holdings LLC One stop L + 5.50% (c)(e) 6.89% 09/2025 5,041 5,003 0.7 4,991
JHCC Holdings LLC~ One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 09/2025 2,974 2,951 0.4 2,944
JHCC Holdings LLC# One stop P + 4.50% (e) 7.75% 08/2027 256 253 - 253
JHCC Holdings LLC One stop P + 4.50% (c)(e) 7.53% 09/2025 7 6 - 6
JHCC Holdings LLC(5) One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 08/2027 - (17) - (17)
MOP GM Holding, LLC~ One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 11/2026 9,692 9,588 1.2 9,595
MOP GM Holding, LLC One stop L + 5.75% (d) 6.75% 11/2026 1,042 1,031 0.1 1,032
MOP GM Holding, LLC One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 11/2026 772 764 0.1 764
MOP GM Holding, LLC(5) One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 11/2026 - (2) - (2)
MOP GM Holding, LLC(5) One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 11/2026 - (31) - (26)
Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLC~ One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 10/2024 1,660 1,647 0.2 1,660
Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLC One stop L + 5.50% (b)(c) 6.50% 10/2024 810 797 0.1 810
Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLC~ One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 10/2024 808 801 0.1 808
Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLC~ One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 10/2024 705 700 0.1 705
Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLC~ One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 10/2024 471 468 0.1 471
Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLC~ One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 10/2024 384 381 0.1 384
Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLC(5) One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 10/2024 - (1) - -
TWAS Holdings, LLC#~ One stop L + 6.00% (c) 7.00% 12/2026 12,234 12,099 1.5 12,234
TWAS Holdings, LLC One stop L + 6.00% (c) 7.00% 12/2026 3,175 3,141 0.4 3,175
TWAS Holdings, LLC(5) One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6) 12/2026 - (4) - -
53,735 53,143 6.7 53,352
Beverages
Fintech Midco, LLC~ One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.50% 08/2024 4,834 4,805 0.6 4,786
Fintech Midco, LLC# One stop L + 5.75% (b) 6.50% 08/2024 3,232 3,200 0.4 3,200
Fintech Midco, LLC One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.50% 08/2024 435 433 0.1 431
Fintech Midco, LLC(5) One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 08/2024 - (1) - (1)
Watermill Express, LLC# One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 04/2027 894 886 0.1 894
Watermill Express, LLC One stop L + 5.25% N/A(6) 04/2027 - - - -
Watermill Express, LLC One stop L + 5.25% N/A(6) 04/2027 - - - -
Winebow Holdings, Inc.#~ One stop L + 6.25% (a) 7.25% 07/2025 3,084 3,042 0.4 3,084
12,479 12,365 1.6 12,394
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment
Type Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized Cost Percentage
of Net
Assets Fair
Value (4)
Biotechnology
BIO18 Borrower, LLC# One stop L + 4.75% (a) 5.75% 11/2024 $ 1,819 $ 1,806 0.2 % $ 1,806
BIO18 Borrower, LLC~ One stop L + 4.75% (a) 5.75% 11/2024 1,736 1,725 0.2 1,723
BIO18 Borrower, LLC One stop L + 4.75% (a) 5.75% 11/2024 1,614 1,604 0.2 1,602
BIO18 Borrower, LLC(5) One stop L + 4.75% N/A(6) 11/2024 - (1) - (1)
5,169 5,134 0.6 5,130
Chemicals
Inhance Technologies Holdings LLC~ One stop L + 6.00% (c) 7.00% 07/2024 2,460 2,446 0.3 2,460
Inhance Technologies Holdings LLC~ One stop L + 6.00% (c) 7.00% 07/2024 744 740 0.1 744
Inhance Technologies Holdings LLC One stop L + 6.00% (c) 7.00% 07/2024 48 47 - 48
PHM NL SP Bidco B.V.(7)(8)(13) One stop E + 6.25% (f) 6.25% 10/2028 15,784 15,507 1.9 15,567
PHM NL SP Bidco B.V.(7)(13) One stop L + 6.25% (d) 6.75% 10/2028 5,922 5,819 0.7 5,841
PHM NL SP Bidco B.V.(5)(7)(8)(13) One stop E + 6.25% N/A(6) 10/2028 0 (76) - -76
24,958 24,483 3.0 24,584
Commercial Services & Supplies
North Haven Stack Buyer, LLC#~ One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 07/2027 3,810 3,773 0.5 3,772
North Haven Stack Buyer, LLC One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 07/2027 113 85 - 84
North Haven Stack Buyer, LLC One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 07/2027 11 10 - 10
PT Intermediate Holdings III, LLC#~ One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 10/2025 24,616 24,345 3.0 24,616
PT Intermediate Holdings III, LLC(5) One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 10/2025 - (15) - -
Radwell International, LLC# One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.25% 07/2027 1,590 1,584 0.2 1,584
Radwell International, LLC One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.25% 07/2027 109 109 - 109
Radwell International, LLC One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.25% 07/2027 52 52 - 52
Trinity Air Consultants Holdings Corporation# One stop L + 5.25% (a) 6.00% 06/2027 174 170 - 174
Trinity Air Consultants Holdings Corporation One stop L + 5.25% N/A(6) 06/2027 - - - -
Trinity Air Consultants Holdings Corporation(5) One stop L + 5.25% N/A(6) 06/2027 - (8) - -
30,475 30,105 3.7 30,401
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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(In thousands)
Investment
Type Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized Cost Percentage
of Net
Assets Fair
Value (4)
Communications Equipment
Lightning Finco Limited(7)(9) One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.50% 09/2028 $ 4,453 $ 4,365 0.5 % $ 4,364
Lightning Finco Limited(7)(8)(9) One stop E + 5.75% (f) 6.50% 09/2028 543 532 0.1 519
4,996 4,897 0.6 4,883
Containers and Packaging
AmerCareRoyal LLC# Senior loan L + 5.00% (a) 6.00% 11/2025 2,790 2,771 0.3 2,790
AmerCareRoyal LLC# Senior loan L + 5.00% (a) 6.00% 11/2025 576 571 - 576
AmerCareRoyal LLC Senior loan L + 5.00% (a) 6.00% 11/2025 560 554 0.1 560
AmerCareRoyal LLC#(7) Senior loan L + 5.00% (a) 6.00% 11/2025 517 514 0.1 517
Fortis Solutions Group LLC# Senior loan L + 4.50% (c) 5.50% 12/2023 1,412 1,389 0.2 1,412
Fortis Solutions Group LLC# Senior loan L + 4.50% (c) 5.50% 12/2023 839 825 0.1 839
Fortis Solutions Group LLC# Senior loan L + 4.50% (c) 5.50% 12/2023 533 529 0.1 533
Fortis Solutions Group LLC# Senior loan L + 4.50% (c) 5.50% 12/2023 212 210 - 212
Fortis Solutions Group LLC# Senior loan L + 4.50% (c) 5.50% 12/2023 204 202 - 204
Fortis Solutions Group LLC Senior loan L + 4.50% N/A(6) 12/2023 - - - -
7,643 7,565 0.9 7,643
Distributors
WSC Holdings Midco LLC# Senior loan L + 4.50% (c) 5.50% 07/2027 1,287 1,274 0.2 1,274
WSC Holdings Midco LLC(5) Senior loan L + 4.50% N/A(6) 07/2027 - (1) - (1)
WSC Holdings Midco LLC(5) Senior loan L + 4.50% N/A(6) 07/2027 - (8) - (8)
1,287 1,265 0.2 1,265
Diversified Consumer Services
Certus Pest, Inc. One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 02/2026 630 618 0.1 630
Certus Pest, Inc. One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 02/2026 598 578 0.1 598
Certus Pest, Inc. One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 02/2026 423 419 0.1 423
Certus Pest, Inc. One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 02/2026 298 292 - 298
Certus Pest, Inc. One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 02/2026 263 248 - 263
Certus Pest, Inc. One stop L + 5.25% (c) 5.37% 02/2026 151 147 - 151
Certus Pest, Inc. One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 02/2026 95 88 - 95
Certus Pest, Inc. One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 02/2026 52 39 - 52
Certus Pest, Inc. One stop L + 5.25% N/A(6) 02/2026 - - - -
Certus Pest, Inc.(5) One stop L + 5.25% N/A(6) 02/2026 - (2) - -
Certus Pest, Inc. One stop L + 5.25% N/A(6) 02/2026 - - - -
CHHJ Franchising, LLC# Senior loan L + 5.00% (c) 6.00% 01/2026 1,097 1,087 0.1 1,097
CHHJ Franchising, LLC Senior loan L + 5.00% (c) 6.00% 01/2026 5 4 - 5
COP Hometown Acquisitions, Inc.# Senior loan L + 4.50% (c) 5.50% 07/2027 741 733 0.1 733
COP Hometown Acquisitions, Inc. Senior loan L + 4.50% (c) 5.50% 07/2027 722 711 0.1 711
COP Hometown Acquisitions, Inc. Senior loan L + 4.50% (c) 5.50% 07/2027 256 252 - 249
COP Hometown Acquisitions, Inc. Senior loan L + 4.50% N/A(6) 07/2027 - - - -
COP Hometown Acquisitions, Inc. Senior loan L + 4.50% N/A(6) 07/2027 - - - -
EWC Growth Partners LLC One stop L + 7.50% (c) 6.50% cash/2.00% PIK 03/2026 446 430 0.1 424
EWC Growth Partners LLC# One stop L + 7.50% (c) 6.50% cash/2.00% PIK 03/2026 62 62 - 59
EWC Growth Partners LLC One stop L + 7.50% (c) 6.50% cash/2.00% PIK 03/2026 18 18 - 17
Flores & Associates, LLC~ One stop L + 4.75% (c) 5.75% 04/2027 1,490 1,473 0.2 1,490
Flores & Associates, LLC One stop L + 4.75% (b)(c) 5.75% 04/2027 332 329 - 332
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment
Type Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized Cost Percentage
of Net
Assets Fair
Value (4)
Diversified Consumer Services - (continued)
Flores & Associates, LLC One stop L + 4.75% (c) 5.75% 04/2027 $ 307 $ 303 - % $ 307
Flores & Associates, LLC(5) One stop L + 4.75% N/A(6) 04/2027 - (1) - -
FSS Buyer LLC# One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.50% 08/2028 2,356 2,310 0.3 2,309
FSS Buyer LLC One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.50% 08/2027 17 16 - 16
Learn-it Systems, LLC# Senior loan L + 4.50% (c) 5.50% 03/2025 751 743 0.1 750
Learn-it Systems, LLC Senior loan L + 4.50% (c) 5.50% 03/2025 569 564 0.1 568
Learn-it Systems, LLC Senior loan L + 4.50% (b) 5.50% 03/2025 5 5 - 5
Learn-it Systems, LLC(5) Senior loan L + 4.75% N/A(6) 03/2025 - (4) - 3
Liminex, Inc.# One stop L + 7.25% (c) 8.25% 11/2026 19521 19,336 2.4 19,521
Liminex, Inc.# One stop L + 7.25% (c) 8.25% 11/2026 10188 10,101 1.3 10,188
Liminex, Inc.(5) One stop L + 7.25% N/A(6) 11/2026 0 (1) - -
Litera Bidco LLC# One stop L + 6.00% (a) 7.00% 05/2026 1070 1,058 0.1 1,076
Litera Bidco LLC# One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 05/2026 614 609 0.1 611
Litera Bidco LLC One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 05/2026 275 273 - 274
Litera Bidco LLC One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 05/2026 275 275 - 274
Litera Bidco LLC One stop L + 6.00% (a) 7.00% 05/2026 34 32 - 34
Litera Bidco LLC One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 05/2025 - - - -
Provenance Buyer LLC#~ One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.25% 06/2027 2978 2,920 0.4 2,978
Provenance Buyer LLC(5) One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 06/2027 - (2) - -
Provenance Buyer LLC(5) Senior loan L + 5.50% N/A(6) 06/2027 - (42) - -
46,639 46,021 5.7 46,541
Diversified Financial Services
AxiomSL Group, Inc.# One stop L + 6.00% (c) 7.00% 12/2027 1,261 1,236 0.2 1,235
AxiomSL Group, Inc.(5) One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6) 12/2027 - (3) - (3)
AxiomSL Group, Inc. One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6) 12/2025 - - - -
Banker's Toolbox, Inc.# One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.25% 07/2027 3,484 3,450 0.4 3,484
Banker's Toolbox, Inc.(5) One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 07/2027 - (1) - -
Banker's Toolbox, Inc.(5) One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 07/2027 - (7) - -
Higginbotham Insurance Agency, Inc.# One stop L + 5.50% (a) 6.25% 11/2026 1,439 1,420 0.2 1,439
Higginbotham Insurance Agency, Inc. One stop L + 5.50% (a) 6.25% 11/2026 331 326 - 331
6,515 6,421 0.8 6,486
Diversified Telecommunications Services
NTI Connect, LLC# Senior loan L + 5.00% (c) 6.00% 12/2024 644 633 0.1 644
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment
Type Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized Cost Percentage
of Net
Assets Fair
Value (4)
Electronic Equipment, Instruments and Components
ES Acquisition LLC#~ Senior loan L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 11/2025 $ 15,658 $ 15,551 2.0 % $ 15,580
ES Acquisition LLC# One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.25% 11/2025 12,653 12,591 1.5 12,589
ES Acquisition LLC~ Senior loan L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 11/2025 3,311 3,288 0.4 3,295
ES Acquisition LLC~ Senior loan L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 11/2025 1,904 1,853 0.2 1,894
ES Acquisition LLC Senior loan L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 11/2025 1,701 1,701 0.2 1,692
ES Acquisition LLC Senior loan L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 11/2025 1,102 1,094 0.1 1,096
ES Acquisition LLC Second lien L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 11/2025 848 842 0.1 843
ES Acquisition LLC Senior loan L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 11/2025 749 726 0.1 736
ES Acquisition LLC Senior loan L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 11/2025 118 116 - 116
ES Acquisition LLC One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 11/2025 - - - -
38,044 37,762 4.6 37,841
Food & Staples Retailing
Captain D's, LLC~ Senior loan L + 4.50% (c) 5.50% 12/2023 1,193 1,186 0.2 1,193
Captain D's, LLC# Senior loan L + 4.50% (c) 5.50% 12/2023 198 195 - 198
Captain D's, LLC Senior loan L + 4.50% N/A(6) 12/2023 - - - -
Mendocino Farms, LLC One stop L + 8.50% (a) 2.00% cash/7.50% PIK 06/2023 596 593 0.1 596
Mendocino Farms, LLC One stop L + 8.50% (a) 2.00% cash/7.50% PIK 06/2023 305 304 - 305
Mendocino Farms, LLC One stop L + 8.50% (a) 2.00% cash/7.50% PIK 06/2023 240 239 - 240
Mendocino Farms, LLC One stop L + 8.50% (a) 2.00% cash/7.50% PIK 06/2023 235 235 - 235
Mendocino Farms, LLC One stop L + 8.50% (a) 2.00% cash/7.50% PIK 06/2023 116 115 - 116
Mendocino Farms, LLC One stop L + 8.50% (a) 2.00% cash/7.50% PIK 06/2023 116 115 - 116
Mendocino Farms, LLC One stop L + 8.50% (a) 2.00% cash/7.50% PIK 06/2023 57 57 - 57
Mendocino Farms, LLC(5) One stop L + 7.50% N/A(6) 06/2023 - (7) - -
Ruby Slipper Cafe LLC, The One stop L + 7.50% (c) 8.50% 01/2023 332 331 0.1 325
Ruby Slipper Cafe LLC, The One stop L + 7.50% (c) 8.50% 01/2023 117 116 - 114
Ruby Slipper Cafe LLC, The One stop L + 7.50% (c) 8.50% 01/2023 20 20 - 20
Wood Fired Holding Corp. One stop L + 7.25% (c) 7.25% cash/1.00% PIK 12/2023 3,196 3,169 0.4 3,196
Wood Fired Holding Corp. One stop L + 7.25% (c) 7.25% cash/1.00% PIK 12/2023 287 284 - 287
Wood Fired Holding Corp.(5) One stop L + 6.25% N/A(6) 12/2023 - (1) - -
Zenput Inc.# One stop L + 9.00% (c) 7.00% cash/3.00% PIK 06/2026 426 424 0.1 435
Zenput Inc. One stop L + 9.00% (c) 7.00% cash/3.00% PIK 06/2026 10 10 - 10
7,444 7,385 0.9 7,443
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment
Type Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized Cost Percentage
of Net
Assets Fair
Value (4)
Food Products
Borrower R365 Holdings, LLC# One stop L + 6.50% (c) 4.50% cash/3.00% PIK 06/2027 $ 5,099 $ 5,003 0.6 % $ 5,099
Borrower R365 Holdings, LLC One stop L + 6.50% (c) 7.50% 06/2027 43 41 - 43
FCID Merger Sub, Inc.~ One stop L + 6.00% (c) 7.00% 12/2026 6,201 6,124 0.8 6,201
FCID Merger Sub, Inc.(5) One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6) 12/2026 - (1) - -
FCID Merger Sub, Inc.(5) One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6) 12/2026 - (12) - -
Flavor Producers, LLC# Senior loan L + 5.75% (c) 5.75% cash/1.00% PIK 12/2023 438 435 0.1 430
Flavor Producers, LLC Senior loan L + 4.75% N/A(6) 12/2022 - - - -
Kodiak Cakes, LLC# Senior loan L + 4.50% (a) 5.50% 06/2027 4,827 4,769 0.6 4,831
Kodiak Cakes, LLC Senior loan L + 4.50% (a) 5.50% 06/2026 50 48 - 49
Louisiana Fish Fry Products, Ltd.# One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 07/2027 4,249 4,207 0.5 4,206
Louisiana Fish Fry Products, Ltd. One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 07/2027 36 35 - 35
MAPF Holdings, Inc.#~ One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 12/2026 13,441 13,322 1.7 13,441
MAPF Holdings, Inc.(5) One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 12/2026 - (15) - -
MAPF Holdings, Inc.(5) One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 12/2026 - (3) - -
Ultimate Baked Goods Midco LLC# One stop L + 6.25% (a) 7.25% 08/2027 2,855 2,813 0.3 2,827
Ultimate Baked Goods Midco LLC One stop L + 6.25% (c) 7.25% 08/2027 11 10 - 10
Whitebridge Pet Brands, LLC# One stop L + 5.00% (a) 6.00% 07/2027 6,564 6,500 0.8 6,498
Whitebridge Pet Brands, LLC One stop L + 5.00% (a) 6.00% 07/2027 10 9 - 9
43,824 43,285 5.4 43,679
Health Care Equipment & Supplies
Aspen Medical Products, LLC~ One stop L + 4.75% (c) 5.75% 06/2025 937 931 0.1 937
Aspen Medical Products, LLC# One stop L + 4.75% (c) 5.75% 06/2025 60 60 - 60
Aspen Medical Products, LLC One stop L + 4.75% N/A(6) 06/2025 - - - -
Baduhenna Bidco Limited(7)(9) One stop SF + 6.50% (m) 6.55% 08/2028 2,330 2,290 0.3 2,298
Baduhenna Bidco Limited(7)(8)(9) One stop E + 6.50% (f) 6.50% 08/2028 1,475 1,449 0.2 1,423
Baduhenna Bidco Limited(7)(8)(9) One stop SN + 6.50% (l) 6.55% 08/2028 423 416 - 405
Baduhenna Bidco Limited(5)(7)(8)(9) One stop SN + 6.75% N/A(6) 08/2028 - (13) - (13)
Belmont Instrument, LLC# Senior loan L + 4.75% (c) 5.75% 12/2023 1,766 1,756 0.2 1,766
Blades Buyer, Inc.#~ Senior loan L + 4.50% (c) 5.50% 08/2025 2,158 2,143 0.3 2,158
Blades Buyer, Inc. Senior loan L + 4.50% N/A(6) 08/2025 - - - -
Blades Buyer, Inc.(5) Senior loan L + 4.50% N/A(6) 08/2025 - (4) - -
Blue River Pet Care, LLC~ One stop L + 5.00% (a) 5.08% 07/2026 8,393 8,321 1.0 8,309
Blue River Pet Care, LLC One stop L + 5.00% (a)(c) 5.10% 07/2026 1,278 1,263 0.2 1,265
Blue River Pet Care, LLC One stop L + 5.00% (c) 5.13% 07/2026 116 82 - 81
Blue River Pet Care, LLC(5) One stop L + 5.00% N/A(6) 08/2025 - (1) - (2)
CCSL Holdings, LLC~ One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 12/2026 6,163 6,095 0.8 6,163
CCSL Holdings, LLC One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 12/2026 1,663 1,639 0.2 1,663
CCSL Holdings, LLC One stop P + 4.75% (e) 8.00% 12/2026 10 8 - 10
CMI Parent Inc.#~ Senior loan L + 4.00% (c) 5.00% 08/2025 14,357 14,266 1.7 14,214
CMI Parent Inc.(5) Senior loan L + 4.00% N/A(6) 08/2025 - (1) - (2)
41,129 40,700 5.0 40,735
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
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September 30, 2021
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Investment
Type Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized Cost Percentage
of Net
Assets Fair
Value (4)
Health Care Providers & Services
AVG Intermediate Holdings & AVG Subsidiary Holdings LLC# One stop L + 6.00% (c) 7.00% 03/2027 $ 1,556 $ 1,535 0.2 % $ 1,556
AVG Intermediate Holdings & AVG Subsidiary Holdings LLC One stop L + 10.50% (c) 11.50% 03/2028 658 649 0.1 658
AVG Intermediate Holdings & AVG Subsidiary Holdings LLC One stop L + 6.00% (c) 7.00% 03/2027 652 635 0.1 652
AVG Intermediate Holdings & AVG Subsidiary Holdings LLC One stop L + 10.50% (c) 11.50% 03/2028 185 182 - 185
AVG Intermediate Holdings & AVG Subsidiary Holdings LLC(5) One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6) 03/2027 - (2) - -
CRH Healthcare Purchaser, Inc.~ Senior loan L + 4.50% (c) 5.50% 12/2024 3,926 3,887 0.5 3,887
CRH Healthcare Purchaser, Inc. Senior loan L + 4.50% (c) 5.50% 12/2024 1,690 1,674 0.2 1,674
CRH Healthcare Purchaser, Inc.# Senior loan L + 4.50% (c) 5.50% 12/2024 1,264 1,252 0.2 1,252
CRH Healthcare Purchaser, Inc.(5) Senior loan L + 4.50% N/A(6) 12/2024 - (1) - (2)
Datix Bidco Limited(7)(8)(9) Senior loan L + 4.50% (g) 4.55% 04/2025 25,765 25,254 3.1 24,911
Datix Bidco Limited(7)(8)(9) Second lien L + 7.75% (g) 7.80% 04/2026 9,143 8,961 1.1 8,840
Elite Dental Partners LLC One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 06/2023 1,719 1,703 0.2 1,667
Elite Dental Partners LLC One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 06/2023 105 105 - 105
Emerge Intermediate, Inc. One stop L + 8.50% (c) 7.00% cash/2.50% PIK 05/2024 2,304 2,272 0.3 2,304
Emerge Intermediate, Inc.(5) One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6) 05/2024 - (1) - -
Encorevet Group LLC One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 11/2024 14,779 14,664 1.8 14,631
Encorevet Group LLC~ Senior loan L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 11/2024 4,011 3,986 0.5 3,971
Encorevet Group LLC One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 11/2024 2,000 1,981 0.2 1,980
Encorevet Group LLC~ Senior loan L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 11/2024 1,800 1,801 0.2 1,782
Encorevet Group LLC One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 11/2024 1,200 1,128 0.1 1,124
Encorevet Group LLC~ Senior loan L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 11/2024 1,121 1,114 0.1 1,110
Encorevet Group LLC Senior loan L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 11/2024 931 925 0.1 921
Encorevet Group LLC One stop L + 5.25% (b) 6.25% 11/2024 395 391 - 391
Encorevet Group LLC Senior loan L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 11/2024 160 160 - 158
Encorevet Group LLC(5) Senior loan L + 5.25% N/A(6) 11/2024 - - - (1)
ERC Finance, LLC# One stop L + 6.00% (a)(c) 7.00% 04/2024 2,760 2,713 0.3 2,760
ERC Finance, LLC One stop L + 6.00% (a) 7.00% 04/2024 7 6 - 7
ERC Finance, LLC(5) One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6) 04/2024 - (1) - -
Eyecare Services Partners Holdings LLC One stop L + 6.25% (c) 2.00% cash/5.25% PIK 05/2023 3,820 3,773 0.4 3,247
Eyecare Services Partners Holdings LLC One stop L + 6.25% (c) 2.00% cash/5.25% PIK 05/2023 1,138 1,136 0.1 967
FYI Optical Acquisitions, Inc. & FYI USA, Inc.(7)(8)(10) One stop C + 4.50% (k) 5.50% 03/2027 2,771 2,739 0.4 2,903
FYI Optical Acquisitions, Inc. & FYI USA, Inc.#(7)(8)(10) One stop C + 4.50% (k) 5.50% 03/2027 791 785 0.1 835
FYI Optical Acquisitions, Inc. & FYI USA, Inc.(7)(8)(10) One stop C + 4.50% (k) 5.50% 03/2027 538 511 0.1 538
FYI Optical Acquisitions, Inc. & FYI USA, Inc.(7)(10) One stop L + 4.50% (c) 5.50% 03/2027 293 280 - 293
Klick Inc.#(7)(10) Senior loan L + 4.50% (c) 5.50% 03/2028 3,953 3,916 0.5 3,959
Klick Inc.(5)(7)(10) Senior loan L + 4.50% N/A(6) 03/2026 - (1) - (1)
Krueger-Gilbert Health Physics, LLC Senior loan L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 05/2025 801 794 0.1 801
Krueger-Gilbert Health Physics, LLC Senior loan L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 05/2025 471 468 0.1 471
Krueger-Gilbert Health Physics, LLC~ Senior loan L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 05/2025 127 126 - 127
Krueger-Gilbert Health Physics, LLC Senior loan L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 05/2025 30 30 - 30
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment
Type Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized Cost Percentage
of Net
Assets Fair
Value (4)
Health Care Providers & Services - (continued)
Krueger-Gilbert Health Physics, LLC(5) Senior loan L + 5.25% N/A(6) 05/2025 $ - $ (6) - % $ -
MD Now Holdings, Inc.#~ One stop L + 5.00% (c) 6.00% 08/2025 4,566 4,537 0.6 4,566
MD Now Holdings, Inc. One stop L + 5.00% (c) 6.00% 08/2025 241 240 - 241
MD Now Holdings, Inc.(5) One stop L + 5.00% N/A(6) 08/2025 - (1) - -
New Look (Delaware) Corporation and NL1 AcquireCo, Inc.#(7)(8)(10) One stop C + 5.50% (k) 6.50% 05/2028 7,920 7,807 0.9 7,578
New Look (Delaware) Corporation and NL1 AcquireCo, Inc.(7)(8)(10) One stop C + 5.50% (k) 6.50% 05/2028 431 416 0.1 424
New Look (Delaware) Corporation and NL1 AcquireCo, Inc.(7)(10) One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 05/2028 194 178 - 196
New Look (Delaware) Corporation and NL1 AcquireCo, Inc.(7)(10) One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 05/2026 41 40 - 41
New Look (Delaware) Corporation and NL1 AcquireCo, Inc.(7)(8)(10) One stop C + 5.50% (k) 6.50% 05/2026 20 18 - 18
NVA Holdings, Inc.# Senior loan L + 3.50% (a) 3.63% 02/2026 939 932 0.1 939
Summit Behavioral Healthcare, LLC~ Senior loan L + 5.00% (c) 6.00% 10/2023 2,390 2,377 0.3 2,390
Summit Behavioral Healthcare, LLC Senior loan L + 5.00% (c) 6.00% 10/2023 77 75 - 77
Summit Behavioral Healthcare, LLC(5) Senior loan L + 5.00% N/A(6) 10/2023 - (1) - -
Suveto Buyer, LLC One stop L + 4.25% (c) 5.00% 09/2027 1,842 1,729 0.2 1,728
Suveto Buyer, LLC(5) One stop L + 4.25% N/A(6) 09/2027 - (2) - (2)
Veterinary Specialists of North America, LLC#~ Senior loan L + 4.00% (a) 4.08% 04/2025 16,753 16,655 2.1 16,753
Veterinary Specialists of North America, LLC Senior loan L + 4.00% (a) 4.08% 04/2025 5,028 4,998 0.6 5,028
Veterinary Specialists of North America, LLC Senior loan L + 4.00% (a) 4.08% 04/2025 1,219 1,212 0.1 1,219
Veterinary Specialists of North America, LLC Senior loan L + 4.00% (a) 4.08% 04/2025 613 610 0.1 613
Veterinary Specialists of North America, LLC Senior loan L + 4.00% (a) 4.08% 04/2025 500 497 0.1 500
135,638 133,841 16.3 133,002
Health Care Technology
Connexin Software, Inc.# One stop L + 8.50% (a) 9.50% 02/2024 1,261 1,254 0.1 1,261
Connexin Software, Inc. One stop L + 8.50% N/A(6) 02/2024 - - - -
ESO Solution, Inc.# One stop L + 7.00% (c) 8.00% 03/2027 3,368 3,336 0.4 3,368
ESO Solution, Inc.(5) One stop L + 7.00% N/A(6) 03/2027 - (1) - -
HealthEdge Software, Inc. One stop L + 6.25% (c) 7.25% 04/2026 3,334 3,306 0.4 3,334
HealthEdge Software, Inc. One stop L + 6.25% (c) 7.25% 04/2026 2,185 2,185 0.3 2,185
HealthEdge Software, Inc.# One stop L + 6.25% (c) 7.25% 04/2026 1,559 1,533 0.2 1,559
HealthEdge Software, Inc. One stop L + 6.25% (c) 7.25% 04/2026 19 18 - 19
HSI Halo Acquisition, Inc.# One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 08/2026 1,521 1,494 0.2 1,521
HSI Halo Acquisition, Inc.~ One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 08/2026 528 524 0.1 528
HSI Halo Acquisition, Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 08/2026 308 305 - 308
HSI Halo Acquisition, Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 08/2026 289 283 - 289
HSI Halo Acquisition, Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 09/2025 8 7 - 8
Nextech Holdings, LLC#~ One stop L + 5.50% (c) 5.63% 06/2025 17,671 17,563 2.2 17,671
Nextech Holdings, LLC One stop L + 5.50% (c) 5.63% 06/2025 716 712 0.1 716
Nextech Holdings, LLC(5) One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 06/2025 - (2) - -
Qgenda Intermediate Holdings, LLC# One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 06/2025 5,723 5,676 0.7 5,723
Qgenda Intermediate Holdings, LLC~ One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 06/2025 5,038 5,038 0.6 5,038
Qgenda Intermediate Holdings, LLC~ One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 06/2025 2,438 2,438 0.3 2,438
Qgenda Intermediate Holdings, LLC One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 06/2025 50 50 - 50
Transaction Data Systems, Inc.#~ One stop L + 4.50% (c) 5.50% 02/2026 11,347 11,142 1.4 11,347
Transaction Data Systems, Inc.(5) One stop L + 4.50% N/A(6) 02/2026 - (1) - -
57,363 56,860 7.0 57,363
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment
Type Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized Cost Percentage
of Net
Assets Fair
Value (4)
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
BJH Holdings III Corp.#~ One stop L + 4.50% (c) 5.50% 08/2025 $ 21,410 $ 21,179 2.6 % $ 21,410
BJH Holdings III Corp. One stop L + 4.50% (b) 5.50% 08/2025 30 25 - 30
CR Fitness Holdings, LLC Senior loan L + 4.00% (a) 5.00% 07/2025 329 327 - 329
CR Fitness Holdings, LLC# Senior loan L + 4.00% (a) 5.00% 07/2025 312 310 0.1 312
CR Fitness Holdings, LLC Senior loan L + 4.00% (a) 5.00% 07/2025 37 37 - 37
Davidson Hotel Company, LLC# One stop L + 6.75% (a)(c) 6.25% cash/1.50% PIK 07/2024 1,755 1,742 0.2 1,404
Davidson Hotel Company, LLC One stop L + 6.75% (a)(c) 6.25% cash/1.50% PIK 07/2024 427 426 0.1 342
Davidson Hotel Company, LLC(5) One stop L + 5.25% N/A(6) 07/2024 - - - (10)
EOS Fitness Opco Holdings, LLC One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 01/2025 1,722 1,705 0.2 1,722
EOS Fitness Opco Holdings, LLC One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 01/2025 369 365 - 369
EOS Fitness Opco Holdings, LLC One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 01/2025 60 59 - 60
Freddy's Frozen Custard LLC#~ One stop L + 6.00% (c) 7.00% 03/2027 3,627 3,595 0.4 3,627
Freddy's Frozen Custard LLC(5) One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6) 03/2027 - (1) - -
Harri US LLC# One stop L + 10.00% (c) 7.00% cash/4.00% PIK 08/2026 332 286 - 305
Harri US LLC One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6) 08/2026 - - - -
Harri US LLC(5) One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6) 08/2026 - (3) - (18)
SSRG Holdings, LLC#~ One stop L + 4.75% (c) 5.75% 11/2025 6,351 6,308 0.8 6,351
SSRG Holdings, LLC One stop L + 4.75% (c) 5.75% 11/2025 45 44 - 45
Sunshine Sub, LLC~ One stop L + 4.75% (a) 5.75% 05/2024 1,954 1,937 0.3 1,954
Sunshine Sub, LLC One stop L + 4.75% (a) 5.75% 05/2024 1,913 1,896 0.3 1,913
Sunshine Sub, LLC(5) One stop L + 4.75% N/A(6) 05/2024 - (1) - -
Tropical Smoothie Cafe Holdings, LLC~ Senior loan L + 5.25% (a)(b)(c) 6.25% 09/2026 5,860 5,805 0.7 5,860
Tropical Smoothie Cafe Holdings, LLC# Senior loan L + 5.25% (a)(c) 6.25% 09/2026 2,610 2,586 0.3 2,610
Tropical Smoothie Cafe Holdings, LLC(5) Senior loan L + 5.25% N/A(6) 09/2026 - (1) - -
Velvet Taco Holdings, Inc. One stop L + 9.00% (c) 8.00% cash/2.00% PIK 03/2026 1,378 1,367 0.2 1,378
Velvet Taco Holdings, Inc. One stop L + 7.50% (c) 8.00% cash/0.50% PIK 03/2026 121 120 - 121
Velvet Taco Holdings, Inc. One stop L + 7.00% N/A(6) 03/2026 - - - -
50,642 50,113 6.2 50,151
Household Durables
Groundworks LLC Senior loan L + 4.75% (c) 5.75% 01/2026 1,393 1,375 0.2 1,393
Groundworks LLC# Senior loan L + 4.75% (c) 5.75% 01/2026 221 218 - 221
Groundworks LLC Senior loan L + 4.75% (c) 5.75% 01/2026 186 181 - 186
Groundworks LLC Senior loan L + 4.75% N/A(6) 01/2026 - - - -
Groundworks LLC(5) Senior loan L + 4.75% N/A(6) 01/2026 - (8) - -
1,800 1,766 0.2 1,800
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment
Type Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized Cost Percentage
of Net
Assets Fair
Value (4)
Household Products
WU Holdco, Inc. ~ One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 03/2026 $ 1,222 $ 1,214 0.1 % $ 1,223
WU Holdco, Inc. # One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 03/2026 436 436 0.1 436
WU Holdco, Inc. One stop L + 5.50% (c) 5.63% 03/2025 11 11 - 11
WU Holdco, Inc.(5) One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 03/2026 - (1) - -
1,669 1,660 0.2 1,670
Industrial Conglomerates
Arch Global CCT Holdings Corp.# Senior loan L + 4.25% (c) 4.38% 04/2026 914 912 0.1 915
Arch Global CCT Holdings Corp. Senior loan L + 4.25% N/A(6) 04/2025 - - - -
Arch Global CCT Holdings Corp. Senior loan L + 4.25% N/A(6) 04/2026 - - - -
Madison Safety & Flow LLC# Senior loan L + 4.00% (a) 4.08% 03/2025 173 173 - 173
Madison Safety & Flow LLC Senior loan L + 4.00% (a) 4.08% 03/2025 3 3 - 3
Specialty Measurement Bidco Limited#(7)(8)(9) One stop E + 6.00% (f) 7.00% 11/2027 3,189 3,110 0.4 3,100
Specialty Measurement Bidco Limited#(7)(9) One stop L + 6.00% (c) 7.00% 11/2027 3,185 3,108 0.4 3,185
Specialty Measurement Bidco Limited(5)(7)(8)(9) One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6) 11/2027 - (19) - -
7,464 7,287 0.9 7,376
Insurance
Alera Group, Inc.# One stop L + 5.50% (a) 6.25% 10/2028 10,886 10,777 1.4 10,777
Alera Group, Inc.(5) One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 10/2028 - (15) - (31)
AMBA Buyer, Inc. # One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.50% 07/2027 1,386 1,372 0.2 1,372
AMBA Buyer, Inc. One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 07/2027 - - - -
AMBA Buyer, Inc.(5) One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 07/2027 - (4) - (2)
Integrity Marketing Acquisition, LLC Senior loan L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 08/2025 922 917 0.1 922
Integrity Marketing Acquisition, LLC Senior loan L + 5.75% (c)(d) 6.75% 08/2025 695 686 0.1 700
Integrity Marketing Acquisition, LLC~ Senior loan L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 08/2025 359 356 - 359
Integrity Marketing Acquisition, LLC Senior loan L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 08/2025 315 314 - 315
Integrity Marketing Acquisition, LLC Senior loan L + 5.50% (c) 6.25% 08/2025 201 191 - 195
Integrity Marketing Acquisition, LLC Senior loan L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 08/2025 191 190 - 191
Integrity Marketing Acquisition, LLC Senior loan L + 5.75% N/A(6) 08/2025 - - - -
J.S. Held Holdings, LLC#~ One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 07/2025 18,588 18,306 2.3 18,588
J.S. Held Holdings, LLC One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 07/2025 1,036 984 0.1 1,036
J.S. Held Holdings, LLC(5) One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 07/2025 - (3) - -
Long Term Care Group, Inc.# One stop L + 6.00% (c) 6.75% 09/2027 1,281 1,255 0.2 1,255
Majesco#~ One stop L + 7.25% (c) 8.25% 09/2027 7,568 7,457 0.9 7,570
Majesco(5) One stop L + 7.25% N/A(6) 09/2026 - (3) - -
Norvax, LLC# Senior loan L + 4.00% (d) 5.00% 09/2025 12,834 12,775 1.6 12,834
Orchid Underwriters Agency, LLC~ Senior loan L + 4.50% (c) 4.63% 12/2024 786 782 0.1 786
Orchid Underwriters Agency, LLC Senior loan L + 4.50% (c) 5.50% 12/2024 202 201 - 202
Orchid Underwriters Agency, LLC Senior loan L + 4.50% N/A(6) 12/2024 - - - -
Pareto Health Intermediate Holdings, Inc. # One stop L + 5.75% (d) 6.75% 08/2025 3,140 3,110 0.4 3,109
People Corporation#(7)(8)(10) One stop C + 6.25% (k) 7.25% 02/2028 5,829 5,736 0.8 5,944
People Corporation(7)(8)(10) One stop C + 6.25% (k) 7.25% 02/2028 1,603 1,586 0.2 1,603
People Corporation(7)(8)(10) One stop C + 6.25% (k) 7.25% 02/2027 35 32 - 33
People Corporation(5)(7)(8)(10) One stop C + 5.50% N/A(6) 02/2028 - (27) - (61)
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment
Type Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized Cost Percentage
of Net
Assets Fair
Value (4)
Insurance (continued)
RSC Acquisition, Inc.~ One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 10/2026 $ 12,338 $ 12,139 1.5 % $ 12,338
RSC Acquisition, Inc.~ One stop L + 5.50% (b)(c) 6.50% 10/2026 1,568 1,460 0.2 1,568
RSC Acquisition, Inc. One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 10/2026 83 30 - 83
RSC Acquisition, Inc.(5) One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 10/2026 - (1) - -
Sunstar Insurance Group, LLC# Senior loan L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 10/2026 314 310 - 314
Sunstar Insurance Group, LLC Senior loan L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 10/2026 159 156 - 159
Sunstar Insurance Group, LLC Senior loan L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 10/2026 83 80 - 83
Sunstar Insurance Group, LLC Senior loan L + 5.75% N/A(6) 10/2026 - - - -
TigerRisk, LLC# One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 06/2027 8,872 8,788 1.1 8,872
TigerRisk, LLC(5) One stop L + 5.25% N/A(6) 06/2027 - (1) - -
91,274 89,936 11.2 91,114
Internet & Catalog Retail
AQ Holdco Inc. #~ One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 04/2027 5,982 5,925 0.8 5,982
AQ Holdco Inc. One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 04/2027 3,501 3,468 0.4 3,501
AQ Holdco Inc. One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 04/2027 1,736 1,720 0.2 1,736
AQ Holdco Inc. One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 04/2027 1,046 1,036 0.1 1,046
AQ Holdco Inc. One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 04/2027 184 176 - 184
AQ Holdco Inc.(5) One stop L + 5.25% N/A(6) 04/2027 - (2) - -
12,449 12,323 1.5 12,449
IT Services
Acquia, Inc.# One stop L + 7.00% (c) 8.00% 10/2025 2,442 2,419 0.3 2,418
Acquia, Inc. One stop L + 7.00% (c) 8.00% 10/2025 4 4 - 4
Appriss Holdings, Inc.#~ One stop L + 6.00% (c) 7.00% 05/2026 8,498 8,347 1.0 8,498
Appriss Holdings, Inc. One stop P + 5.00% (e) 8.25% 05/2025 50 47 - 50
Arctic Wolfs Networks, Inc. and Arctic Wolf Networks Canada, Inc.# One stop L + 7.50% (c) 8.50% cash/1.00% PIK 08/2025 1,721 1,669 0.2 1,761
Arctic Wolfs Networks, Inc. and Arctic Wolf Networks Canada, Inc. One stop L + 6.50% N/A(6) 08/2025 - - - 1
Arctic Wolfs Networks, Inc. and Arctic Wolf Networks Canada, Inc.(5) One stop L + 6.50% N/A(6) 08/2025 - (4) - -
Centrify Corporation# One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 03/2028 6,563 6,473 0.8 6,566
Centrify Corporation# One stop L + 6.00% (c) 7.00% 03/2028 3,850 3,806 0.5 3,852
Centrify Corporation(5) One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 03/2027 - (3) - (1)
CivicPlus, LLC# One stop L + 6.25% (c) 7.00% 08/2027 2,623 2,597 0.3 2,596
CivicPlus, LLC One stop L + 6.25% N/A(6) 08/2027 - - - -
CivicPlus, LLC(5) One stop L + 6.25% N/A(6) 08/2027 - (12) - (12)
Cordeagle US Finco, Inc.# One stop L + 6.75% (c) 7.75% 07/2027 1,440 1,412 0.2 1,411
Cordeagle US Finco, Inc.(5) One stop L + 6.75% N/A(6) 07/2027 - (1) - (1)
Episerver, Inc.# One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 04/2026 4,951 4,882 0.6 4,945
Episerver, Inc.(7)(8) One stop E + 5.75% (f) 5.75% 04/2026 4,678 4,635 0.6 4,710
Episerver, Inc. One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 04/2026 2,712 2,688 0.3 2,709
Episerver, Inc.(5) One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 04/2026 - (4) - -
Infinisource, Inc.#~ One stop L + 4.50% (c) 5.50% 10/2026 10,355 10,279 1.3 10,355
Infinisource, Inc. One stop L + 4.50% (c) 5.50% 10/2026 4,936 4,900 0.6 4,936
Infinisource, Inc. One stop L + 4.50% (c) 5.50% 10/2026 1,716 1,704 0.2 1,716
Infinisource, Inc.# One stop L + 4.50% (c) 5.50% 10/2026 1,224 1,213 0.2 1,224
Infinisource, Inc. One stop L + 4.50% (c) 5.50% 10/2026 118 117 - 118
PCS Intermediate II Holdings, LLC~ One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 01/2026 4,870 4,834 0.6 4,870
PCS Intermediate II Holdings, LLC# One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 01/2026 712 706 0.1 712
PCS Intermediate II Holdings, LLC(5) One stop L + 5.25% N/A(6) 01/2026 - (1) - -
Recordxtechnologies, LLC#~ One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 12/2025 18,511 18,350 2.2 18,140
Recordxtechnologies, LLC One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 12/2025 1,688 1,671 0.2 1,654
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment
Type Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized Cost Percentage
of Net
Assets Fair
Value (4)
IT Services (continued)
Recordxtechnologies, LLC One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 12/2025 $ 100 $ 98 - % $ 96
Red Dawn SEI Buyer, Inc.#~ Senior loan L + 4.25% (d) 5.25% 11/2025 13,438 13,322 1.6 13,387
Red Dawn SEI Buyer, Inc.#(7)(8) Senior loan L + 4.50% (h) 5.50% 11/2025 9,594 9,512 1.2 9,483
Red Dawn SEI Buyer, Inc. Senior loan L + 4.25% (d) 5.25% 11/2025 2,389 2,373 0.3 2,380
Red Dawn SEI Buyer, Inc. Senior loan L + 4.50% (d) 5.50% 11/2025 991 972 0.1 1,003
Red Dawn SEI Buyer, Inc.(5) Senior loan L + 4.25% N/A(6) 11/2025 - (2) - (1)
Saturn Borrower Inc.#~ One stop L + 6.50% (c) 7.50% 09/2026 8,036 7,832 1.0 8,036
Saturn Borrower Inc. One stop L + 6.50% (c) 7.50% 09/2026 41 39 - 41
118,251 116,874 14.4 117,657
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment
Type Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized Cost Percentage
of Net
Assets Fair
Value (4)
Leisure Products
WBZ Investment LLC One stop L + 6.50% (c) 6.50% cash/1.00% PIK 09/2024 $ 1,451 $ 1,444 0.2 % $ 1,451
WBZ Investment LLC One stop L + 6.50% (c) 6.50% cash/1.00% PIK 09/2024 481 479 0.1 481
WBZ Investment LLC One stop L + 6.50% (c) 6.50% cash/1.00% PIK 09/2024 334 333 - 334
WBZ Investment LLC One stop L + 6.50% (c) 6.50% cash/1.00% PIK 09/2024 171 170 - 171
WBZ Investment LLC One stop L + 6.50% (c) 6.50% cash/1.00% PIK 09/2024 41 41 - 41
2,478 2,467 0.3 2,478
Life Sciences Tools & Services
Unchained Labs, LLC# Senior loan L + 5.50% (a) 6.50% 08/2027 367 359 - 359
Unchained Labs, LLC(5) Senior loan L + 5.50% N/A(6) 08/2027 - (1) - (1)
Unchained Labs, LLC(5) Senior loan L + 5.50% N/A(6) 08/2027 - (9) - (9)
367 349 - 349
Machinery
Bad Boy Mowers Acquisition, LLC# Senior loan L + 4.25% (a) 5.00% 03/2028 794 792 0.1 794
Blackbird Purchaser, Inc. ~ Senior loan L + 4.50% (c)(e) 4.63% 04/2026 5,008 4,944 0.7 5,016
Blackbird Purchaser, Inc. Senior loan L + 4.50% (c) 4.63% 04/2024 64 62 - 63
Chase Industries, Inc. Senior loan L + 7.00% (c) 6.50% cash/1.50% PIK 05/2025 1,956 1,938 0.2 1,565
Chase Industries, Inc. Senior loan L + 7.00% (d) 6.50% cash/1.50% PIK 05/2025 339 336 - 271
Chase Industries, Inc. Senior loan L + 7.00% (c) 6.50% cash/1.50% PIK 05/2023 146 145 - 110
Time Manufacturing Acquisition, LLC# Senior loan L + 5.00% (c) 6.00% 02/2023 275 275 - 275
8,582 8,492 1.0 8,094
Marine
Veson Nautical LLC~ One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 11/2025 3,869 3,837 0.5 3,869
Veson Nautical LLC# One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 11/2025 2,918 2,890 0.3 2,918
Veson Nautical LLC(5) One stop L + 5.25% N/A(6) 11/2025 - (1) - -
6,787 6,726 0.8 6,787
Media
Triple Lift, Inc.# One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.50% 05/2028 2,129 2,089 0.3 2,129
Triple Lift, Inc.(5) One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 05/2028 - (1) - -
2,129 2,088 0.3 2,129
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
3ES Innovation, Inc.#(7)(10) One stop L + 6.75% (c) 7.75% 05/2025 5,623 5,551 0.7 5,623
3ES Innovation, Inc.(5)(7)(10) One stop L + 6.75% N/A(6) 05/2025 - (1) - -
Drilling Info Holdings, Inc.#~ Senior loan L + 4.50% (a) 4.58% 07/2025 11,960 11,726 1.5 12,041
Drilling Info Holdings, Inc.#~ Senior loan L + 4.25% (a) 4.33% 07/2025 9,730 9,653 1.2 9,712
Drilling Info Holdings, Inc.(5) Senior loan L + 4.25% N/A(6) 07/2023 - (1) - (1)
Drilling Info Holdings, Inc.(5) Senior loan L + 4.50% N/A(6) 07/2023 - (2) - (1)
Project Power Buyer, LLC~ One stop L + 6.00% (c) 7.00% 05/2026 3,861 3,824 0.4 3,861
Project Power Buyer, LLC(5) One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6) 05/2025 - (1) - -
31,174 30,749 3.8 31,235
Paper & Forest Products
Messenger, LLC~ One stop L + 5.50% (a)(e) 6.50% 08/2023 2,001 1,992 0.2 2,001
Messenger, LLC One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 08/2023 - - - -
2,001 1,992 0.2 2,001
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment
Type Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized Cost Percentage
of Net
Assets Fair
Value (4)
Pharmaceuticals
ACP Ulysses Buyer, Inc.~ Senior loan L + 5.00% (a) 6.00% 02/2026 $ 4,829 $ 4,793 0.6 % $ 4,829
Amalthea Parent, Inc.#(7)(10)~ One stop L + 5.00% (a) 6.00% 03/2027 10,186 10,093 1.2 10,186
Amalthea Parent, Inc.(5)(7)(10) One stop L + 5.00% N/A(6) 03/2027 - (2) - -
Amalthea Parent, Inc.(5)(7)(10) One stop L + 5.00% N/A(6) 03/2027 - (18) - -
Spark Bidco Limited#(7)(8)(9) Senior loan SN + 4.75% (l) 4.80% 08/2028 11,604 11,433 1.4 11,221
Spark Bidco Limited(7)(8)(9) Senior loan SN + 4.75% N/A(6) 02/2028 - - - -
Spark Bidco Limited(5)(7)(8)(9) Senior loan SN + 4.75% N/A(6) 08/2028 - (32) - (32)
26,619 26,267 3.2 26,204
Professional Services
IG Investments Holdings, LLC# One stop L + 6.00% (c) 6.75% 09/2028 2,804 2,748 0.3 2,748
IG Investments Holdings, LLC(5) One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6) 09/2027 - (1) - (1)
Net Health Acquisition Corp.# One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 12/2025 1,465 1,452 0.2 1,465
Net Health Acquisition Corp.~ One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 12/2025 858 847 0.1 858
Net Health Acquisition Corp.~ One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 12/2025 738 729 0.1 738
Net Health Acquisition Corp.~ One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 12/2025 463 458 0.1 463
Net Health Acquisition Corp.~ One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 12/2025 110 108 - 110
Net Health Acquisition Corp.(5) One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 12/2025 - (2) - -
Nexus Brands Group, Inc.~ One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 11/2023 583 580 0.1 583
Nexus Brands Group, Inc.~ One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 11/2023 507 504 0.1 507
Nexus Brands Group, Inc.~ One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 11/2023 290 289 - 290
Nexus Brands Group, Inc.~ One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 11/2023 210 209 - 210
Nexus Brands Group, Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 11/2023 80 80 - 80
Nexus Brands Group, Inc.~ One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 11/2023 79 79 - 79
Nexus Brands Group, Inc.~ One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 11/2023 50 50 - 50
Nexus Brands Group, Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (b) 6.75% 11/2023 46 46 - 46
Nexus Brands Group, Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 11/2023 40 40 - 40
Nexus Brands Group, Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 11/2023 11 10 - 11
Nexus Brands Group, Inc.(5) One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 11/2023 - (3) - -
PlanSource Holdings, Inc. # One stop L + 6.25% (c) 7.25% 04/2025 2,818 2,800 0.4 2,818
PlanSource Holdings, Inc. One stop L + 6.25% (c) 7.25% 04/2025 41 41 - 41
11,193 11,064 1.4 11,136
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment
Type Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized Cost Percentage
of Net
Assets Fair
Value (4)
Real Estate Management & Development
MRI Software LLC#~ One stop L + 5.50% (d) 6.50% 02/2026 $ 14,830 $ 14,742 1.8 % $ 14,830
MRI Software LLC~ One stop L + 5.50% (d) 6.50% 02/2026 2,118 2,074 0.3 2,118
MRI Software LLC(5) One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 02/2026 - (2) - -
MRI Software LLC(5) One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 02/2026 - (2) - -
MRI Software LLC One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 02/2026 - - - -
MRI Software LLC(5) One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 02/2026 - (6) - -
Property Brands, Inc.# One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 07/2025 9,535 9,442 1.2 9,439
Property Brands, Inc.~ One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 07/2025 2,751 2,731 0.4 2,723
Property Brands, Inc.~ One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 07/2025 2,569 2,533 0.3 2,544
Property Brands, Inc.~ One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 07/2025 1,111 1,103 0.2 1,100
Property Brands, Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (d) 6.75% 07/2025 906 900 0.1 897
Property Brands, Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (d) 6.75% 07/2025 391 388 - 387
Property Brands, Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 07/2025 332 330 - 329
Property Brands, Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (d) 6.75% 07/2025 331 328 - 328
Property Brands, Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 07/2025 261 259 - 258
Property Brands, Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (d) 6.75% 07/2025 138 137 - 136
Property Brands, Inc.(5) One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 07/2025 - (1) - (1)
Property Brands, Inc.(5) One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 07/2025 - (163) - (167)
RPL Bidco Limited(7)(8)(9) One stop SN + 5.75% (l) 5.80% 08/2028 8,713 8,585 1.0 8,359
RPL Bidco Limited(7)(8)(9) One stop SN + 5.75% N/A(6) 02/2028 - - - -
43,986 43,378 5.3 43,280
Road & Rail
Gruden Acquisition, Inc# One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 07/2028 972 949 0.1 948
Gruden Acquisition, Inc(5) One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 07/2026 - (1) - (1)
Gruden Acquisition, Inc(5) One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 07/2028 - (9) - (9)
Internet Truckstop Group LLC~ One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 04/2025 7,955 7,814 1.0 7,955
Internet Truckstop Group LLC# One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 04/2025 3,498 3,452 0.4 3,498
Internet Truckstop Group LLC(5) One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 04/2025 - (2) - -
12,425 12,203 1.5 12,391
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment
Type Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized Cost Percentage
of Net
Assets Fair
Value (4)
Software
Appfire Technologies, LLC#~ One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 03/2027 $ 13,328 $ 13,150 1.6 % $ 13,328
Appfire Technologies, LLC One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 03/2027 20 19 - 20
Appfire Technologies, LLC One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 03/2027 - - - -
Appfire Technologies, LLC(5) One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 03/2027 - (6) - -
Apptio, Inc. # One stop L + 7.25% (c) 8.25% 01/2025 12,605 12,467 1.5 12,605
Apptio, Inc. One stop L + 7.25% (c) 8.25% 01/2025 38 37 - 38
Aras Corporation# One stop L + 7.00% (c) 4.25% cash/3.75% PIK 04/2027 3,985 3,948 0.5 3,992
Aras Corporation(5) One stop L + 6.50% N/A(6) 04/2027 - (1) - (2)
Aras Corporation(5) One stop L + 3.25% N/A(6) 04/2027 - (5) - 1
Auvik Networks Inc.#(7)(10) One stop L + 5.75% (c) 4.00% cash/2.75% PIK 07/2027 2,943 2,915 0.4 2,914
Auvik Networks Inc.(5)(7)(10) One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 07/2027 - (1) - (1)
Axiom Merger Sub Inc. One stop L + 6.00% (c)(d) 7.00% 04/2026 1,141 1,126 0.1 1,141
Axiom Merger Sub Inc.# One stop L + 6.00% (c) 7.00% 04/2026 981 972 0.1 981
Axiom Merger Sub Inc.(7)(8) One stop E + 6.25% (f) 6.25% 04/2026 476 469 0.1 489
Axiom Merger Sub Inc.(5) One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6) 04/2026 - (1) - -
Axiom Merger Sub Inc.(5) One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6) 04/2026 - (2) - -
Azul Systems, Inc.~ Senior loan L + 4.50% (c) 5.50% 04/2027 9,492 9,417 1.2 9,497
Azul Systems, Inc.(5) Senior loan L + 4.50% N/A(6) 04/2026 - (1) - -
Bearcat Buyer, Inc.# Senior loan L + 4.25% (c) 5.25% 07/2026 572 567 0.1 569
Bearcat Buyer, Inc. Senior loan L + 4.25% (c) 5.25% 07/2026 203 201 - 202
Bearcat Buyer, Inc.# Senior loan L + 4.25% (c) 5.25% 07/2026 152 150 - 151
Bearcat Buyer, Inc. Senior loan L + 4.25% N/A(6) 07/2024 - - - -
Beqom North America, Inc.# One stop L + 7.50% (c)(d) 7.00% cash/1.50% PIK 06/2026 364 362 - 383
Beqom North America, Inc. One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6) 06/2026 - - - 1
Bullhorn, Inc.#~ One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 09/2026 13,409 13,214 1.6 13,412
Bullhorn, Inc.(7)(8) One stop L + 6.00% (g) 6.08% 09/2026 2,392 2,358 0.3 2,624
Bullhorn, Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 09/2026 1,470 1,449 0.2 1,470
Bullhorn, Inc.#(7)(8) One stop E + 5.75% (f) 5.75% 09/2026 961 947 0.1 1,009
Bullhorn, Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 09/2026 659 649 0.1 659
Bullhorn, Inc.~ One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 09/2026 603 591 0.1 604
Bullhorn, Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 09/2026 525 518 0.1 525
Bullhorn, Inc.(5) One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 09/2026 - (4) - -
Burning Glass Intermediate Holdings Company, Inc.# One stop L + 5.00% (a) 6.00% 06/2028 3,844 3,771 0.5 3,848
Burning Glass Intermediate Holdings Company, Inc.(5) One stop L + 5.00% N/A(6) 06/2026 - (2) - (1)
Calabrio, Inc. # One stop L + 7.00% (c) 8.00% 04/2027 21,174 20,881 2.6 21,174
Calabrio, Inc.(5) One stop L + 7.00% N/A(6) 04/2027 - (4) - -
Cloudbees, Inc. One stop L + 9.00% (a) 9.50% cash/0.50% PIK 05/2023 850 843 0.1 850
Cloudbees, Inc.# One stop L + 9.00% (a) 9.50% cash/0.50% PIK 05/2023 706 697 0.1 706
Cloudbees, Inc. One stop L + 9.00% (a) 9.50% cash/0.50% PIK 05/2023 499 498 0.1 499
Cloudbees, Inc. One stop L + 8.50% N/A(6) 05/2023 - - - -
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment
Type Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized Cost Percentage
of Net
Assets Fair
Value (4)
Software - (continued)
Cybergrants Holdings, LLC# One stop L + 6.50% (c) 7.25% 09/2027 $ 24,690 $ 24,324 3.0 % $ 24,443
Cybergrants Holdings, LLC(5) One stop L + 6.50% N/A(6) 09/2027 - (3) - (2)
Cybergrants Holdings, LLC(5) One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 09/2027 - (18) - (18)
Digital Guardian, Inc. One stop L + 9.50% (c) 7.50% cash/3.00% PIK 06/2023 1,750 1,745 0.2 1,869
Digital Guardian, Inc. Subordinated debt N/A 8.00% PIK 06/2023 2 1 - 2
Digital Guardian, Inc. One stop L + 5.00% N/A(6) 06/2023 - - - 1
Diligent Corporation#~ One stop L + 6.25% (c) 7.25% 08/2025 27,772 27,505 3.5 27,937
Diligent Corporation# One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 08/2025 2,358 2,337 0.3 2,333
Diligent Corporation One stop L + 6.25% (c) 7.25% 08/2025 434 395 0.1 436
Diligent Corporation(5) One stop L + 6.25% N/A(6) 08/2025 - (6) - 5
Diligent Corporation(5) One stop L + 6.25% N/A(6) 08/2025 - (37) - 9
FirstUp, Inc# One stop L + 6.75% (c) 4.25% cash/3.50% PIK 07/2027 3,199 3,168 0.4 3,167
FirstUp, Inc(5) One stop L + 6.25% N/A(6) 07/2027 - (1) - (1)
Gainsight, Inc.# One stop L + 6.25% (c) 7.00% 07/2027 3,086 3,033 0.4 3,032
Gainsight, Inc.(5) One stop L + 6.25% N/A(6) 07/2027 - (2) - (2)
GS Acquisitionco, Inc.#~ One stop L + 5.75% (d) 6.75% 05/2026 15,403 15,265 1.9 15,403
GS Acquisitionco, Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (d) 6.75% 05/2026 4,337 4,298 0.6 4,337
GS Acquisitionco, Inc.# One stop L + 5.75% (d) 6.75% 05/2026 3,934 3,914 0.5 3,934
GS Acquisitionco, Inc.~ One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 05/2026 2,768 2,727 0.3 2,768
GS Acquisitionco, Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (d) 6.75% 05/2026 1,593 1,579 0.2 1,593
GS Acquisitionco, Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (d) 6.75% 05/2026 1,135 1,125 0.1 1,135
GS Acquisitionco, Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (d) 6.75% 05/2026 1,047 1,038 0.1 1,047
GS Acquisitionco, Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (d) 6.75% 05/2026 656 650 0.1 656
GS Acquisitionco, Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (c)(d) 6.75% 05/2026 128 127 - 128
GS Acquisitionco, Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 05/2026 71 70 - 71
GS Acquisitionco, Inc.(5) One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 05/2026 - (1) - -
GS Acquisitionco, Inc.(5) One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 05/2026 - (1) - -
ICIMS, Inc.# One stop L + 6.50% (c) 7.50% 09/2024 3,240 3,209 0.4 3,240
ICIMS, Inc.# One stop L + 6.50% (c) 7.50% 09/2024 1,065 1,059 0.1 1,065
ICIMS, Inc.# One stop L + 6.50% (c) 7.50% 09/2024 621 616 0.1 621
ICIMS, Inc. One stop L + 6.50% (c) 7.50% 09/2024 44 44 - 44
Impartner, Inc.# One stop L + 9.50% (c) 9.30% cash/2.00% PIK 08/2025 1,179 1,173 0.2 1,224
Impartner, Inc. One stop L + 9.50% (c) 9.30% cash/2.00% PIK 08/2025 93 92 - 97
Impartner, Inc. One stop L + 7.50% N/A(6) 08/2025 - - - 4
Impartner, Inc. One stop L + 7.50% N/A(6) 08/2025 - - - -
Instructure, Inc.# One stop L + 5.50% (a) 6.50% 03/2026 18,220 17,990 2.2 18,220
Instructure, Inc.(5) One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 03/2026 - (1) - -
Juvare, LLC~ One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 10/2026 3,012 2,980 0.4 2,974
Juvare, LLC One stop P + 4.75% (c)(e) 6.75% 10/2026 695 688 0.1 686
Juvare, LLC(5) One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 04/2026 - (1) - (1)
Juvare, LLC(5) One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 10/2026 - (11) - (11)
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment
Type Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized Cost Percentage
of Net
Assets Fair
Value (4)
Software - (continued)
Kaseya Traverse Inc# One stop L + 7.00% (c) 5.00% cash/3.00% PIK 05/2025 $ 14,998 $ 14,819 1.8 % $ 14,735
Kaseya Traverse Inc# One stop L + 7.00% (c) 5.00% cash/3.00% PIK 05/2025 6,127 6,022 0.7 6,020
Kaseya Traverse Inc One stop L + 7.00% (c) 5.00% cash/3.00% PIK 05/2025 1,759 1,745 0.2 1,728
Kaseya Traverse Inc One stop L + 7.00% (c) 5.00% cash/3.00% PIK 05/2025 1,439 1,420 0.2 1,414
Kaseya Traverse Inc(5) One stop L + 6.50% N/A(6) 05/2025 - (1) - (3)
Kaseya Traverse Inc(5) One stop L + 4.00% N/A(6) 05/2025 - (50) - (51)
Mindbody, Inc. One stop L + 8.50% (d) 8.00% cash/1.50% PIK 02/2025 11,930 11,864 1.5 11,945
Mindbody, Inc.(5) One stop L + 8.00% N/A(6) 02/2025 - (1) - (2)
Mindbody, Inc. One stop L + 7.00% N/A(6) 02/2025 - - - 2
Ministry Brands, LLC# Senior loan L + 4.00% (a) 5.00% 12/2022 490 487 0.1 490
Ministry Brands, LLC# Senior loan L + 4.00% (a) 5.00% 12/2022 231 229 - 231
Ministry Brands, LLC# Senior loan L + 4.00% (a) 5.00% 12/2022 220 219 - 220
Ministry Brands, LLC Senior loan L + 4.00% (a) 5.00% 12/2022 129 129 - 129
Ministry Brands, LLC# Senior loan L + 4.00% (a) 5.00% 12/2022 126 126 - 126
mParticle, Inc.# One stop L + 10.25% (c) 7.50% cash/3.75% PIK 09/2025 1,946 1,925 0.2 1,946
mParticle, Inc. One stop L + 10.25% (c) 11.25% 09/2025 - - - -
Namely, Inc.# One stop L + 8.50% (c) 8.25% cash/2.25% PIK 06/2024 2,148 2,046 0.3 2,148
Namely, Inc. One stop L + 8.50% (c) 8.25% cash/2.25% PIK 06/2024 809 774 0.1 809
Namely, Inc. One stop L + 7.50% (a) 8.25% cash/1.25% PIK 06/2024 36 35 - 36
Neo Bidco GMBH#(7)(8)(12) One stop E + 6.00% (f) 6.00% 07/2028 3,016 2,973 0.4 2,955
Neo Bidco GMBH(7)(8)(12) One stop E + 6.00% N/A(6) 01/2028 - - - -
PDI TA Holdings, Inc.#~ One stop L + 4.50% (c) 5.50% 10/2024 3,365 3,338 0.4 3,365
PDI TA Holdings, Inc.# Second lien L + 8.50% (c) 9.50% 10/2025 1,356 1,339 0.2 1,356
PDI TA Holdings, Inc.# One stop L + 4.50% (d) 5.50% 10/2024 276 273 - 276
PDI TA Holdings, Inc. One stop L + 4.50% (c) 5.50% 10/2024 153 150 - 153
PDI TA Holdings, Inc. Second lien L + 8.50% (c) 9.50% 10/2025 82 81 - 82
Personify, Inc.~ One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 09/2024 3,253 3,238 0.4 3,253
Personify, Inc.~ One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 09/2024 1,960 1,944 0.2 1,960
Personify, Inc. One stop L + 5.25% N/A(6) 09/2024 - - - -
Pluralsight, LLC# One stop L + 8.00% (c) 9.00% 03/2027 9,346 9,259 1.1 9,346
Pluralsight, LLC(5) One stop L + 8.00% N/A(6) 03/2027 - (1) - -
ProcessUnity Holdings, LLC# One stop L + 6.00% (d) 6.75% 09/2028 1,793 1,775 0.2 1,775
ProcessUnity Holdings, LLC(5) One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6) 09/2028 - (1) - (1)
ProcessUnity Holdings, LLC(5) One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6) 09/2028 - (4) - (4)
Pyramid Healthcare Acquisition Corp.# One stop L + 4.75% (c) 5.75% 05/2027 7,320 7,251 0.9 7,320
Pyramid Healthcare Acquisition Corp. One stop L + 4.75% (c) 5.75% 05/2027 63 39 - 63
Pyramid Healthcare Acquisition Corp.(5) One stop L + 4.75% N/A(6) 05/2027 - (2) - -
RegEd Aquireco, LLC~ Senior loan L + 4.25% (a) 5.25% 12/2024 1,205 1,199 0.1 1,145
RegEd Aquireco, LLC Senior loan P + 3.25% (a)(e) 4.27% 12/2024 72 71 - 65
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment
Type Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized Cost Percentage
of Net
Assets Fair
Value (4)
Software - (continued)
Rodeo Buyer Company & Absorb Software Inc.# One stop L + 6.25% (c) 7.25% 05/2027 $ 1,760 $ 1,743 0.2 % $ 1,760
Rodeo Buyer Company & Absorb Software Inc.(5) One stop L + 6.25% N/A(6) 05/2027 - (1) - -
SnapLogic, Inc. One stop L + 8.75% (c) 5.75% cash/5.50% PIK 09/2024 1,087 1,083 0.1 1,059
SnapLogic, Inc.# One stop L + 3.25% (b) 5.75% 09/2024 473 460 0.1 464
SnapLogic, Inc.#(5) One stop L + 8.75% (c) 5.75% cash/5.50% PIK 09/2024 3 (1) - 3
SnapLogic, Inc. One stop L + 3.25% N/A(6) 09/2024 - - - -
SnapLogic, Inc.(5) One stop L + 3.25% N/A(6) 09/2024 - (2) - (9)
Sontatype, Inc.# One stop L + 6.75% (c) 7.75% 12/2025 12,912 12,822 1.6 12,912
Sontatype, Inc.(5) One stop L + 6.75% N/A(6) 12/2025 - (2) - -
Spartan Buyer Acquisition Co.# One stop L + 6.25% (c) 7.25% 12/2026 12,675 12,538 1.5 12,548
Spartan Buyer Acquisition Co.# One stop L + 6.25% (c) 7.25% 12/2026 814 798 0.1 806
Spartan Buyer Acquisition Co.(5) One stop L + 6.25% N/A(6) 12/2026 - (3) - (2)
Telesoft Holdings LLC#~ One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 12/2025 20,956 20,622 2.6 20,956
Telesoft Holdings LLC(5) One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 12/2025 - (4) - -
TI Intermediate Holdings, LLC~ Senior loan L + 4.50% (a) 4.58% 12/2024 812 808 0.1 810
TI Intermediate Holdings, LLC# Senior loan L + 4.50% (a) 5.50% 12/2024 218 213 - 220
TI Intermediate Holdings, LLC Senior loan L + 4.50% (a) 5.50% 12/2024 102 100 - 103
TI Intermediate Holdings, LLC Senior loan L + 4.50% (a) 4.58% 12/2024 8 7 - 8
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC~ One stop L + 6.25% (a) 7.25% 03/2025 1,940 1,918 0.3 1,941
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC# One stop L + 6.25% (a) 7.25% 03/2025 1,283 1,273 0.2 1,284
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC~ One stop L + 6.25% (a) 7.25% 03/2025 496 490 0.1 496
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC~ One stop L + 6.25% (a) 7.25% 03/2025 474 468 0.1 474
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC~ One stop L + 6.25% (a) 7.25% 03/2025 469 464 0.1 469
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC~ One stop L + 6.25% (a) 7.25% 03/2025 437 432 0.1 437
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC~ One stop L + 6.25% (a) 7.25% 03/2025 401 396 - 401
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC One stop L + 6.25% (a) 7.25% 03/2025 308 301 - 308
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC~ One stop L + 6.25% (a) 7.25% 03/2025 300 297 - 301
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC~ One stop L + 6.25% (a) 7.25% 03/2025 200 198 - 200
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC~ One stop L + 6.25% (a) 7.25% 03/2025 181 179 - 181
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC~ One stop L + 6.25% (a) 7.25% 03/2025 84 83 - 84
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC~ One stop L + 6.25% (a) 7.25% 03/2025 82 81 - 82
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC One stop L + 6.25% (a) 7.25% 03/2024 35 34 - 35
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC~ One stop L + 6.25% (a) 7.25% 03/2025 17 17 - 17
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC~ One stop L + 6.25% (a) 7.25% 03/2025 16 16 - 16
Transact Holdings, Inc.# Senior loan L + 4.75% (a) 4.83% 04/2026 750 742 0.1 744
Trintech, Inc.~ One stop L + 6.00% (c) 7.00% 12/2024 2,071 2,057 0.3 2,071
Trintech, Inc.~ One stop L + 6.00% (c) 7.00% 12/2024 1,030 1,023 0.2 1,030
Trintech, Inc. One stop L + 6.00% (c) 7.00% 12/2024 50 49 - 50
Vector CS Midco Limited & Cloudsense Ltd.(7)(8)(9) One stop L + 8.05% (g) 5.30% cash/3.55% PIK 05/2024 2,061 2,051 0.2 1,804
Vector CS Midco Limited & Cloudsense Ltd.(7)(8)(9) One stop L + 8.05% (g) 5.30% cash/3.55% PIK 05/2024 68 68 - 60
Vendavo, Inc.# One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.50% 09/2027 8,415 8,342 1.0 8,341
Vendavo, Inc.(5) One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 09/2027 - (1) - (1)
Workforce Software, LLC# One stop L + 6.50% (c) 7.50% 07/2025 11,068 10,904 1.4 11,068
Workforce Software, LLC# One stop L + 6.50% (c) 6.50% cash/1.00% PIK 07/2025 1,962 1,944 0.2 1,962
Workforce Software, LLC One stop L + 6.50% (c) 7.50% 07/2025 47 46 - 47
377,637 373,022 46.3 376,706
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment
Type Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized Cost Percentage
of Net
Assets Fair
Value (4)
Specialty Retail
2nd Ave. LLC# One stop L + 6.50% (a) 7.50% 09/2025 $ 1,366 $ 1,357 0.2 % $ 1,366
2nd Ave. LLC One stop L + 6.50% N/A(6) 09/2025 - - - -
Consilio Midco Limited#(7)(10) One stop L + 5.75% (d) 6.75% 05/2028 4,528 4,442 0.6 4,483
Consilio Midco Limited(5)(7)(10) One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 05/2028 - (2) - (1)
Consilio Midco Limited(5)(7)(10) One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 05/2028 - (16) - (17)
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 1,850 1,833 0.3 1,836
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 1,610 1,595 0.2 1,598
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 1,524 1,516 0.2 1,512
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 1,450 1,440 0.2 1,439
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 1,110 1,104 0.2 1,101
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 1,072 1,062 0.2 1,064
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 877 873 0.2 871
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 869 861 0.2 862
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 799 791 0.1 793
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 748 744 0.1 743
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.# One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 649 644 0.1 644
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 642 636 0.1 637
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 618 615 0.1 614
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 601 595 0.1 597
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 599 596 0.1 594
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 564 559 0.1 560
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 557 552 0.1 553
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 08/2023 531 526 0.1 527
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 487 485 0.1 484
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 445 443 0.1 442
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 445 440 0.1 441
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 444 441 0.1 440
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 418 409 0.1 415
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 410 406 - 407
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 406 402 - 403
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 383 381 - 381
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 377 373 - 374
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 374 370 - 371
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 352 348 - 350
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 348 346 - 345
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment
Type Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized Cost Percentage
of Net
Assets Fair
Value (4)
Specialty Retail - (continued)
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 $ 341 $ 338 - % $ 339
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 322 318 - 319
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 313 311 - 310
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 288 287 - 286
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 259 256 - 257
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 253 248 - 251
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 252 251 - 250
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 248 246 - 246
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 245 243 - 244
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 245 243 - 243
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 194 193 - 193
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 194 192 - 192
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 190 189 - 189
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 178 176 - 177
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 176 174 - 175
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 175 173 - 173
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 172 170 - 170
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 163 161 - 162
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 159 158 - 158
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 153 151 - 151
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 150 149 - 149
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 148 147 - 146
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 148 146 - 146
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 147 145 - 145
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 145 143 - 144
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 140 138 - 139
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 138 137 - 137
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 126 124 - 125
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 122 121 - 121
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 116 115 - 115
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 108 107 - 107
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 104 103 - 103
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 100 99 - 99
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 97 96 - 96
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 96 95 - 95
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 95 95 - 94
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment
Type Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized Cost Percentage
of Net
Assets Fair
Value (4)
Specialty Retail - (continued)
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 $ 91 $ 90 - % $ 90
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 89 89 - 89
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 85 84 - 84
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 85 84 - 84
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 80 79 - 79
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 78 77 - 78
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 72 71 - 72
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 69 68 - 68
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 68 67 - 67
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 67 66 - 67
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 62 61 - 61
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 59 58 - 59
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 58 57 - 57
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 56 56 - 56
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 55 54 - 54
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 55 55 - 55
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 54 53 - 54
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 52 52 - 52
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 51 50 - 50
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 49 49 - 49
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 44 44 - 44
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 44 44 - 44
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 42 42 - 42
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 42 42 - 42
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 42 42 - 42
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 41 40 - 40
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 37 36 - 36
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 32 32 - 32
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 31 31 - 31
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 31 31 - 31
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 25 25 - 25
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 25 25 - 25
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 24 24 - 24
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 24 23 - 24
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 24 24 - 24
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 23 23 - 23
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 22 22 - 22
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 21 21 - 21
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 17 17 - 17
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 17 17 - 17
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 15 15 - 15
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 15 15 - 15
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 13 13 - 13
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 12 12 - 12
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 12 12 - 12
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 12 12 - 12
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 12 12 - 12
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment
Type Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized Cost Percentage
of Net
Assets Fair
Value (4)
Specialty Retail - (continued)
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 $ 12 $ 12 - % $ 12
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 11 11 - 11
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 10 10 - 10
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 9 9 - 9
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 9 9 - 9
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 8 8 - 8
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 8 8 - 8
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 7 7 - 7
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 7 7 - 7
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 6 6 - 6
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 5 5 - 5
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 4 4 - 4
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 08/2023 3 3 - 3
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 08/2023 - - - -
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.(5) One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 08/2023 - (30) - (24)
Jet Equipment & Tools Ltd.(7)(8)(10) One stop C + 5.25% (j) 6.25% 11/2024 4,213 4,186 0.6 4,344
Jet Equipment & Tools Ltd.(7)(10)~ One stop L + 5.25% (a) 6.25% 11/2024 3,321 3,303 0.5 3,319
Jet Equipment & Tools Ltd.#(7)(8)(10) One stop C + 5.50% (j) 6.50% 11/2024 1,307 1,297 0.2 1,367
Jet Equipment & Tools Ltd.(7)(10)~ One stop L + 5.25% (a) 6.25% 11/2024 1,021 1,015 0.2 1,020
Jet Equipment & Tools Ltd.(7)(10)~ One stop L + 5.25% (a) 6.25% 11/2024 393 390 - 392
Jet Equipment & Tools Ltd.(7)(10) One stop L + 5.25% (a) 6.25% 11/2024 75 75 - 75
Jet Equipment & Tools Ltd.(7)(8)(10) One stop C + 5.25% (j)(k) 6.25% 11/2024 64 63 - 63
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC~ One stop L + 5.50% (a) 6.50% 05/2023 1,683 1,683 0.3 1,683
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC One stop L + 5.50% (a) 6.50% 05/2023 1,140 1,130 0.2 1,140
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC One stop L + 5.50% (a) 6.50% 05/2023 863 856 0.2 863
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC One stop L + 5.50% (a) 6.50% 05/2023 843 836 0.1 843
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC~ One stop L + 5.50% (a) 6.50% 05/2023 402 398 - 402
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC~ One stop L + 5.50% (a) 6.50% 05/2023 370 367 - 370
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC~ One stop L + 5.50% (a) 6.50% 05/2023 357 354 - 357
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC~ One stop L + 5.50% (a) 6.50% 05/2023 346 346 - 346
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC~ One stop L + 5.50% (a) 6.50% 05/2023 321 319 - 321
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC One stop L + 5.50% (a) 6.50% 05/2023 269 267 - 269
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC~ One stop L + 5.50% (a) 6.50% 05/2023 268 265 - 268
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC~ One stop L + 5.50% (a) 6.50% 05/2023 254 252 - 254
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC~ One stop L + 5.50% (a) 6.50% 05/2023 206 206 0.1 206
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC~ One stop L + 5.50% (a) 6.50% 05/2023 183 181 - 183
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC~ One stop L + 5.50% (a) 6.50% 05/2023 149 145 - 149
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC One stop P + 4.50% (e) 7.75% 05/2023 145 144 0.1 145
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC~ One stop L + 5.50% (a) 6.50% 05/2023 45 44 - 45
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC One stop N/A 7.90% PIK 05/2023 9 9 - 9
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC(5) One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 05/2023 - (60) - -
Sola Franchise, LLC and Sola Salon Studios, LLC~ One stop L + 4.75% (c) 5.75% 10/2024 980 975 0.2 980
Sola Franchise, LLC and Sola Salon Studios, LLC~ One stop L + 4.75% (c) 5.75% 10/2024 663 660 0.1 663
Sola Franchise, LLC and Sola Salon Studios, LLC One stop L + 4.75% (c) 5.75% 10/2024 40 40 - 40
Titan Fitness, LLC# One stop L + 6.75% (b)(c) 5.75% cash/2.00% PIK 02/2025 6,684 6,629 0.8 6,013
Titan Fitness, LLC One stop L + 6.75% (c) 5.75% cash/2.00% PIK 02/2025 789 783 0.1 710
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment
Type Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized Cost Percentage
of Net
Assets Fair
Value (4)
Specialty Retail - (continued)
Titan Fitness, LLC One stop L + 6.75% (c) 5.75% cash/2.00% PIK 02/2025 $ 240 $ 238 - % $ 215
Vermont Aus Pty Ltd(7)(8)(11) Senior loan A + 4.75% (i) 4.82% 02/2025 439 434 0.1 461
Vermont Aus Pty Ltd#(7)(8)(11) Senior loan A + 4.00% (i) 4.07% 02/2025 230 226 - 210
Vermont Aus Pty Ltd(7)(8)(11) Senior loan A + 4.75% (i) 4.82% 02/2025 32 30 - 37
64,430 63,776 7.8 63,534
Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods
Dollfus Mieg Company, Inc.#(7)(9) One stop L + 6.00% (c) 6.50% 03/2028 393 388 0.1 393
Dollfus Mieg Company, Inc.#(7)(9) One stop L + 6.00% (c) 6.50% 03/2028 196 193 - 196
Dollfus Mieg Company, Inc.#(7)(9) One stop L + 6.00% (c) 6.50% 03/2028 172 170 - 172
Dollfus Mieg Company, Inc.(5)(7)(8)(9) One stop E + 6.00% N/A(6) 03/2028 - (10) - -
761 741 0.1 761
Trading Companies and Distributors
Marcone Yellowstone Buyer Inc.# One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.25% 06/2028 1,384 1,357 0.2 1,384
Marcone Yellowstone Buyer Inc.(5) One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 06/2028 - (62) - -
1,384 1,295 0.2 1,384
Water Utilities
S.J. Electro Systems, Inc.# Senior loan L + 4.50% (c) 5.50% 06/2027 2,170 2,149 0.3 2,170
S.J. Electro Systems, Inc.(5) Senior loan L + 4.50% N/A(6) 06/2027 - (30) - -
S.J. Electro Systems, Inc.(5) Senior loan L + 4.50% N/A(6) 06/2027 - (2) - -
Vessco Midco Holdings, LLC Senior loan L + 4.50% (c) 5.50% 11/2026 144 133 - 133
Vessco Midco Holdings, LLC# Senior loan L + 4.50% (c) 5.50% 11/2026 89 88 - 88
Vessco Midco Holdings, LLC Senior loan L + 4.50% N/A(6) 10/2026 - - - -
2,403 2,338 0.3 2,391
Total debt investments $ 1,408,751 $ 1,391,430 171.8 % $1,398,911
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment
Type Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized Cost Percentage
of Net
Assets Fair
Value (4)
Equity investments(14)(15)
Automobiles
CG Group Holdings, LLC LP units N/A N/A N/A - $ 320 0.1 % $ 320
MOP GM Holding, LLC LP units N/A N/A N/A - 130 0.1 217
Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLC LLC interest N/A N/A N/A - 93 - 161
543 0.2 698
Biotechnology
BIO18 Borrower, LLC(16) Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 141 246 0.1 663
Chemicals
Inhance Technologies Holdings LLC LLC units N/A N/A N/A - 34 - 23
Commercial Services and Supplies
North Haven Stack Buyer, LLC LLC units N/A N/A N/A 156 157 0.1 157
Diversified Consumer Services
CHHJ Franchising, LLC(16) LLC units N/A N/A N/A 8 79 - 98
EWC Growth Partners LLC LLC interest N/A N/A N/A - 25 - 2
Liminex, Inc. Common Stock N/A N/A N/A 5 176 - 306
280 - 406
Electronic Equipment, Instruments, and Components
ES Acquisition LLC LP interest N/A N/A N/A - 6 0.1 444
Food & Staples Retailing
Captain D's, LLC LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 15 15 - 72
Mendocino Farms, LLC Common Stock N/A N/A N/A 59 257 0.1 585
Ruby Slipper Cafe LLC, The LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 6 61 - 24
Ruby Slipper Cafe LLC, The LLC interest N/A N/A N/A - 4 - 8
Wood Fired Holding Corp. LLC units N/A N/A N/A 103 103 - 130
Wood Fired Holding Corp. Common Stock N/A N/A N/A 103 - - 167
Zenput Inc. Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 57 158 - 165
598 0.1 1,151
Food Products
Borrower R365 Holdings, LLC Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 30 40 - 45
FCID Merger Sub, Inc. Common Stock N/A N/A N/A 1 130 - 141
Kodiak Cakes, LLC Common Stock N/A N/A N/A - 112 - 112
Kodiak Cakes, LLC LLC units N/A N/A N/A 76 76 - 76
Louisiana Fish Fry Products, Ltd. Common Stock N/A N/A N/A - 212 0.1 212
570 0.1 586
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment
Type Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized Cost Percentage
of Net
Assets Fair
Value (4)
Health Care Equipment & Supplies
Aspen Medical Products, LLC LP interest N/A N/A N/A - $ 17 - % $ 32
Blue River Pet Care, LLC Common Stock N/A N/A N/A - 207 0.1 425
CCSL Holdings, LLC LP interest N/A N/A N/A - 125 - 128
CMI Parent Inc. Common Stock N/A N/A N/A - 492 0.1 584
CMI Parent Inc. Common Stock N/A N/A N/A 5 5 - 137
846 0.2 1,306
Health Care Providers & Services
AVG Intermediate Holdings & AVG Subsidiary Holdings LLC LLC units N/A N/A N/A 41 41 - 53
CRH Healthcare Purchaser, Inc.(16) LP interest N/A N/A N/A 102 50 - 183
Elite Dental Partners LLC LLC interest N/A N/A N/A - 445 0.1 547
Elite Dental Partners LLC LLC interest N/A N/A N/A - 192 - 275
Elite Dental Partners LLC LLC units N/A N/A N/A - - - 3
Emerge Intermediate, Inc. LLC units N/A N/A N/A - 165 - 167
Emerge Intermediate, Inc. LLC units N/A N/A N/A - 10 - 12
Emerge Intermediate, Inc. LLC units N/A N/A N/A 2 2 - -
Encorevet Group LLC Common Stock N/A N/A N/A 2 223 - 371
Encorevet Group LLC LLC units N/A N/A N/A 1 118 - 196
Krueger-Gilbert Health Physics, LLC Common Stock N/A N/A N/A 52 54 - 73
MD Now Holdings, Inc. LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 3 23 - 55
Midwest Veterinary Partners, LLC LLC units N/A N/A N/A - 254 0.1 254
Midwest Veterinary Partners, LLC Warrant N/A N/A N/A - 13 - 16
Midwest Veterinary Partners, LLC Warrant N/A N/A N/A 3 - - 83
NDX Parent, LLC Common Stock N/A N/A N/A - 106 - 106
New Look (Delaware) Corporation and NL1 AcquireCo, Inc.(7)(8)(10) Common Stock N/A N/A N/A - 117 0.1 127
Summit Behavioral Healthcare, LLC LLC interest N/A N/A N/A - 16 - 22
Summit Behavioral Healthcare, LLC LLC interest N/A N/A N/A - - - 38
1,829 0.3 2,581
Health Care Technology
Caliper Software, Inc. Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 1 596 0.2 856
Caliper Software, Inc. Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A - 340 - 382
Caliper Software, Inc. Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A - 210 - 224
Caliper Software, Inc. Common Stock N/A N/A N/A 42 - - 197
Connexin Software, Inc. LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 26 26 - 53
HSI Halo Acquisition, Inc. LP interest N/A N/A N/A - 75 - 71
HSI Halo Acquisition, Inc. LP interest N/A N/A N/A - - - -
1,247 0.2 1,783
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment
Type Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized Cost Percentage
of Net
Assets Fair
Value (4)
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure
Freddy's Frozen Custard LLC LP interest N/A N/A N/A 81 $ 81 - % $ 117
Harri US LLC Warrant N/A N/A N/A 8 46 - 46
SSRG Holdings, LLC LP interest N/A N/A N/A 40 399 0.1 492
Tropical Smoothie Cafe Holdings, LLC(16) LP interest N/A N/A N/A 2 191 - 348
717 0.1 1,003
Household Durables
Groundworks LLC(16) LLC interest N/A N/A N/A - 53 - 141
Insurance
Majesco LP interest N/A N/A N/A - 124 - 135
Majesco LP interest N/A N/A N/A 28 - - 67
Orchid Underwriters Agency, LLC(16) LP interest N/A N/A N/A 22 22 - 23
146 - 225
IT Services
Appriss Health Intermediate Holdings, Inc Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 1 787 0.1 847
Appriss Holdings, Inc. Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A - 52 - 70
Arctic Wolfs Networks, Inc. and Arctic Wolf Networks Canada, Inc. Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 217 170 0.2 1,661
Arctic Wolfs Networks, Inc. and Arctic Wolf Networks Canada, Inc. Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 57 156 0.1 436
Arctic Wolfs Networks, Inc. and Arctic Wolf Networks Canada, Inc. Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 13 108 - 111
Arctic Wolfs Networks, Inc. and Arctic Wolf Networks Canada, Inc. Warrant N/A N/A N/A 75 59 0.1 532
Episerver, Inc. Common Stock N/A N/A N/A 17 173 - 214
Kentik Technologies, Inc. Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 83 475 0.1 475
PCS Intermediate II Holdings, LLC LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 13 126 - 160
Red Dawn SEI Buyer, Inc. LP interest N/A N/A N/A 219 219 - 349
Saturn Borrower Inc. LP units N/A N/A N/A 139 139 - 104
2,464 0.6 4,959
Leisure Products
WBZ Investment LLC LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 15 24 - 21
WBZ Investment LLC LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 10 16 - 14
WBZ Investment LLC LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 9 13 - 12
WBZ Investment LLC LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 8 12 - 10
WBZ Investment LLC LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 3 5 - 4
WBZ Investment LLC LLC interest N/A N/A N/A - - - -
70 - 61
Pharmaceuticals
Amalthea Parent, Inc.(7)(10) LP interest N/A N/A N/A 199 200 - 358
Professional Services
Net Health Acquisition Corp. LP interest N/A N/A N/A 1 133 - 190
Nexus Brands Group, Inc. LP interest N/A N/A N/A - 49 - 170
182 - 360
Real Estate Management & Development
Property Brands, Inc. Common Stock N/A N/A N/A 11 60 - 53
Road & Rail
Internet Truckstop Group LLC LP interest N/A N/A N/A 146 146 - 164
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment
Type Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized Cost Percentage
of Net
Assets Fair
Value (4)
Software
Aras Corporation Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A - $ 396 0.1 % $ 428
Aras Corporation LP interest N/A N/A N/A 121 121 - 132
Astute Holdings, Inc. LP interest N/A N/A N/A - 83 - 151
Auvik Networks Inc.(7)(10) Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 11 111 - 111
Calabrio, Inc. LP interest N/A N/A N/A - 306 0.1 306
Calabrio, Inc. LP interest N/A N/A N/A 38 - - -
Cloudbees, Inc. Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 15 93 - 137
Cloudbees, Inc. Warrant N/A N/A N/A 27 40 - 186
Digital Guardian, Inc. Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 72 87 - 106
Digital Guardian, Inc. Warrant N/A N/A N/A 25 43 - 52
Digital Guardian, Inc. Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 15 27 - 32
Digital Guardian, Inc. Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 14 25 - 29
Digital Guardian, Inc. Warrant N/A N/A N/A 25 4 - -
Diligent Corporation Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 7 6,499 0.9 7,046
FirstUp, Inc Common Stock N/A N/A N/A 84 205 - 205
GS Acquisitionco, Inc. Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 9 9,247 1.2 9,451
GS Acquisitionco, Inc. LP interest N/A N/A N/A - 26 - 212
MetricStream, Inc. Warrant N/A N/A N/A 44 67 - 51
mParticle, Inc. Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 65 426 0.1 426
mParticle, Inc. Warrant N/A N/A N/A 28 6 - 154
Namely, Inc. Warrant N/A N/A N/A 24 163 - 167
Namely, Inc. Warrant N/A N/A N/A 8 14 - 10
Onapsis, Inc., Virtual Forge GMBH and Onapsis GMBH Warrant N/A N/A N/A 2 6 - 14
Personify, Inc. LP interest N/A N/A N/A 163 171 0.1 287
Pyramid Healthcare Acquisition Corp. Common Stock N/A N/A N/A 73 73 - 86
RegEd Aquireco, LLC LP interest N/A N/A N/A - 73 - 37
RegEd Aquireco, LLC LP interest N/A N/A N/A 1 - - -
SnapLogic, Inc. Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 66 164 - 375
SnapLogic, Inc. Warrant N/A N/A N/A 25 18 - 98
Spartan Buyer Acquisition Co. Common Stock N/A N/A N/A - 252 - 289
Telesoft Holdings LLC LP interest N/A N/A N/A 131 131 - 125
18,877 2.5 20,703
Specialty Retail
2nd Ave. LLC LP interest N/A N/A N/A 157 157 - 387
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A - 110 - 130
Imperial Optical Midco Inc. Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A - 42 - 48
Jet Equipment & Tools Ltd.(7)(8)(10) LLC interest N/A N/A N/A - 173 0.1 665
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 113 113 0.1 259
Sola Franchise, LLC and Sola Salon Studios, LLC LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 1 130 - 270
Sola Franchise, LLC and Sola Salon Studios, LLC LLC interest N/A N/A N/A - 26 - 58
751 0.2 1,817
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
Investment
Type Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized Cost Percentage
of Net
Assets Fair
Value (4)
Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods
MakerSights, Inc. Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 16 $ 85 - % $ 90
Total equity investments $ 30,107 4.8 % $ 39,732
Total investments $ 1,408,751 $ 1,421,537 176.6 % $ 1,438,643
Money market funds (included in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents)
BlackRock Liquidity Funds T-Fund Institutional Shares (CUSIP 09248U718) 0.00% (17)
$ 11,829 1.5 % $ 11,829
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio (CUSIP 61747C707) 0.03%(17)
5,464 0.7 5,464
Total money market funds $ 17,293 2.2 % $ 17,293
Total investments and money market funds $ 1,438,830 178.8 % $ 1,455,936
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2021
(In thousands)
# Denotes that all or a portion of the loan collateralizes the DB Credit Facility (as defined in Note 8).
~ Denotes that all or a portion of the loan secures the notes offered in the 2021 Debt Securitization (as defined in Note 8).
(1) The majority of the investments bear interest at a rate that is permitted to be determined by reference to the London Interbank Offered Rate (‘‘LIBOR’’ or ‘‘L’’) denominated in U.S. dollars or U.K. pound sterling (‘‘GBP’’), Euro Interbank Offered Rate (‘‘EURIBOR’’ or ‘‘E’’), Prime (‘‘P’’), Sterling Overnight Index Average ("SONIA" or "SN"), Australian Interbank Rate ("AUD" or "A"), Canadian Bankers Acceptance Rate ("CDOR" or "C"), or Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR" or "SF") which reset daily, monthly, quarterly, semiannually or annually. For each, the Company has provided the spread over the applicable index and the weighted average current interest rate in effect as of September 30, 2021. Certain investments are subject to an interest rate floor. For fixed rate loans, a spread above a reference rate is not applicable. For positions with multiple outstanding contracts, the spread for the largest outstanding contract is shown. Listed below are the index rates as of September 30, 2021, which was the last business day of the period on which the applicable index was determined. The actual index rate for each loan listed may not be the applicable index rate outstanding as of September 30, 2021, as the loan may have priced or repriced based on an index rate prior to September 30, 2021.
(a) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the 30-day LIBOR, which was 0.08% as of September 30, 2021.
(b) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the 60-day LIBOR, which was 0.11% as of September 30, 2021.
(c) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the 90-day LIBOR, which was 0.13% as of September 30, 2021.
(d) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the 180-day LIBOR, which was 0.16% as of September 30, 2021.
(e) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the Prime rate, which was 3.25% as of September 30, 2021.
(f) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the 90-day EURIBOR, which was -0.56% as of September 30, 2021.
(g) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the 90-day GBP LIBOR, which was 0.08% as of September 30, 2021.
(h) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the 180-day GBP LIBOR, which was 0.17% as of September 30, 2021.
(i) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the Australia Three Month Interbank Rate, which was 0.07% as of September 30, 2021.
(j) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the 30-day Canadian Bankers Acceptances Rate, which was 0.43% as of September 30, 2021.
(k) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the 90-day Canadian Bankers Acceptances Rate, which was 0.45% as of September 30, 2021.
(l) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the Sterling Overnight Index Average, which was 0.05%, as of September 30, 2021.
(m) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate, which was 0.05%, as of September 30, 2021.
(2)For positions with multiple interest rate contracts, the interest rate shown is a weighted average current interest rate in effect as of September 30, 2021.
(3)The total principal amount is presented for debt investments while the number of shares or units owned is presented for equity investments.
(4)The fair value of the investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs. See Note 7. Fair Value Measurements.
(5)The negative fair value is the result of the capitalized discount on the loan or the unfunded commitment being valued below par. The negative amortized cost is the result of the capitalized discount being greater than the principal amount outstanding on the loan.
(6)The entire commitment was unfunded as of September 30, 2021. As such, no interest is being earned on this investment. The investment may be subject to an unused facility fee.
(7)The investment is treated as a non-qualifying asset under Section 55(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the ‘‘1940 Act’’). Under the 1940 Act, the Company can not acquire any non-qualifying asset unless, at the time the acquisition is made, qualifying assets represent at least 70% of the Company’s total assets. As of September 30, 2021, total non-qualifying assets at fair value represented 11.9% of the Company’s total assets calculated in accordance with the 1940 Act.
(8)Investment is denominated in foreign currency and is translated into U.S. dollars as of the valuation date or the date of the transaction. See Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies and Recent Accounting Updates - Foreign Currency Translation.
(9)The headquarters of this portfolio company is located in the United Kingdom.
(10)The headquarters of this portfolio company is located in Canada.
(11)The headquarters of this portfolio company is located in Australia.
(12)The headquarters of this portfolio company is located in Luxembourg.
(13)The headquarters of this portfolio company is located in the Netherlands.
(14)Equity investments are non-income producing securities unless otherwise noted.
(15)Ownership of certain equity investments occurs through a holding company or partnership.
(16)The Company holds an equity investment that entitles it to receive preferential dividends.
(17)The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of September 30, 2021.
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2020
(In thousands)
Investment
Type Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized Cost Percentage
of Net
Assets Fair
Value (4)
Investments
Non-controlled/non-affiliate company investments
Debt investments
Airlines
Aurora Lux Finco S.A.R.L.(7)(12) One stop L + 6.00% (c) 7.00% 12/2026 $ 7,800 $ 7,626 1.3 % $ 7,020
Auto Components
Power Stop, LLC Senior loan L + 4.50% (a) 4.65% 10/2025 668 666 0.1 655
Automobiles
Grease Monkey International, LLC Senior loan L + 5.00% (c) 6.00% 11/2022 960 954 0.2 960
Grease Monkey International, LLC# Senior loan L + 5.00% (c) 6.00% 11/2022 350 347 0.1 350
Grease Monkey International, LLC# Senior loan L + 5.00% (c) 6.00% 11/2022 178 177 - 178
Grease Monkey International, LLC# Senior loan L + 5.00% (c) 6.00% 11/2022 161 160 - 161
Grease Monkey International, LLC# Senior loan L + 5.00% (c) 6.00% 11/2022 147 146 - 147
Grease Monkey International, LLC#(5) Senior loan L + 5.00% N/A(6) 11/2022 - (1) - -
Grease Monkey International, LLC#(5) Senior loan L + 5.00% N/A(6) 11/2022 - (1) - -
JHCC Holdings LLC One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 09/2025 3,004 2,980 0.6 3,004
JHCC Holdings LLC# One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 09/2025 1,331 1,289 0.2 1,331
JHCC Holdings LLC# One stop P + 4.50% (c)(f) 7.55% 09/2025 31 30 - 31
Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLC One stop L + 6.50% (d) 7.50% 04/2023 1,677 1,667 0.3 1,677
Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLC# One stop L + 6.50% (c)(d) 7.50% 04/2023 816 811 0.2 816
Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLC# One stop L + 6.50% (d) 7.50% 04/2023 713 708 0.1 713
Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLC# One stop L + 6.50% (d) 7.50% 04/2023 476 473 0.1 476
Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLC# One stop L + 6.50% (d) 7.50% 04/2023 388 385 0.1 388
Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLC# One stop L + 6.50% N/A(6) 04/2023 - - - -
10,232 10,125 1.9 10,232
Beverages
Fintech Midco, LLC One stop L + 5.00% (a) 6.00% 08/2024 4,884 4,853 0.9 4,738
Fintech Midco, LLC# One stop L + 5.00% (a) 6.00% 08/2024 440 437 0.1 427
Fintech Midco, LLC#(5) One stop L + 5.00% N/A(6) 08/2024 - (1) - (3)
5,324 5,289 1.0 5,162
Biotechnology
BIO18 Borrower, LLC One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 11/2024 1,754 1,739 0.4 1,754
BIO18 Borrower, LLC# One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 11/2024 1,631 1,616 0.3 1,631
BIO18 Borrower, LLC# One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 11/2024 105 104 - 105
BIO18 Borrower, LLC#(5) One stop L + 5.25% N/A(6) 11/2024 - (3) - -
3,490 3,456 0.7 3,490
Chemicals
Inhance Technologies Holdings LLC One stop L + 6.00% (c) 7.00% 07/2024 2,485 2,466 0.5 2,349
Inhance Technologies Holdings LLC# One stop L + 6.00% (c) 7.00% 07/2024 751 747 0.1 710
Inhance Technologies Holdings LLC# One stop L + 6.00% (c) 7.00% 07/2024 40 39 - 34
3,276 3,252 0.6 3,093
Commercial Services & Supplies
Bazaarvoice, Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a)(c) 6.75% 02/2024 8,334 8,253 1.6 8,334
Bazaarvoice, Inc.# One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 02/2024 150 147 0.1 150
MSHC, Inc.# Senior loan L + 4.25% (a)(f) 5.25% 12/2024 131 131 - 131
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2020
(In thousands)
Investment
Type Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized Cost Percentage
of Net
Assets Fair
Value (4)
Commercial Services & Supplies - (continued)
MSHC, Inc. Senior loan L + 4.25% (c)(f) 5.25% 12/2024 $ 23 $ 23 - % $ 23
PT Intermediate Holdings III, LLC One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 10/2025 23,229 22,924 4.1 21,835
31,867 31,478 5.8 30,473
Containers and Packaging
AmerCareRoyal LLC Senior loan L + 5.00% (a) 6.00% 11/2025 2,819 2,795 0.5 2,763
AmerCareRoyal LLC(7) Senior loan L + 5.00% (a) 6.00% 11/2025 522 518 0.1 512
Fortis Solutions Group LLC Senior loan L + 5.00% (a) 6.00% 12/2023 538 534 0.1 538
Fortis Solutions Group LLC Senior loan L + 5.00% (a) 6.00% 12/2023 214 213 0.1 214
Fortis Solutions Group LLC Senior loan L + 5.00% (a) 6.00% 12/2023 206 204 - 206
Fortis Solutions Group LLC# Senior loan L + 5.00% N/A(6) 12/2023 - - - -
4,299 4,264 0.8 4,233
Diversified Consumer Services
EWC Growth Partners LLC# One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 03/2026 442 423 0.1 385
EWC Growth Partners LLC One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 03/2026 62 61 - 54
EWC Growth Partners LLC# One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 03/2026 18 18 - 15
Learn-it Systems, LLC Senior loan L + 5.00% (c) 5.00% cash/0.50% PIK 03/2025 758 748 0.1 743
Learn-it Systems, LLC# Senior loan L + 5.00% (c) 5.00% cash/0.50% PIK 03/2025 145 138 - 142
Learn-it Systems, LLC# Senior loan L + 5.00% (c) N/A(6) 03/2025 - - - -
Litera Bidco LLC One stop L + 5.25% (a) 6.25% 05/2026 620 614 0.1 620
Litera Bidco LLC# One stop L + 5.25% (a) 6.25% 05/2026 278 275 0.1 278
Litera Bidco LLC# One stop L + 5.25% (a) 6.25% 05/2026 278 278 0.1 278
Litera Bidco LLC# One stop L + 5.25% (a) 6.25% 05/2025 8 7 - 8
2,609 2,562 0.5 2,523
Diversified Financial Services
Institutional Shareholder Services Senior loan L + 4.50% (c) 4.72% 03/2026 6,380 6,330 1.2 6,380
Institutional Shareholder Services# Senior loan L + 4.50% (c) 4.72% 03/2024 75 74 - 75
Sovos Compliance One stop L + 4.75% (a) 5.75% 04/2024 7,513 7,405 1.4 7,362
Sovos Compliance Second lien N/A 12.00% PIK 04/2025 3,427 3,372 0.7 3,427
Sovos Compliance One stop L + 4.75% (a) 5.75% 04/2024 1,732 1,697 0.3 1,697
Sovos Compliance# One stop L + 4.75% (a) 5.75% 04/2024 735 730 0.1 721
Sovos Compliance# Second lien N/A 12.00% PIK 04/2025 523 513 0.1 523
Sovos Compliance# One stop L + 4.75% (a) 5.75% 04/2024 505 497 0.1 495
Sovos Compliance# One stop L + 4.75% (a) 5.75% 04/2024 328 318 0.1 322
Sovos Compliance#(5) One stop L + 4.75% N/A(6) 04/2024 - (1) - (2)
Sovos Compliance#(5) One stop L + 4.75% N/A(6) 04/2024 - (9) - (9)
21,218 20,926 4.0 20,991
Electronic Equipment, Instruments and Components
ES Acquisition LLC Senior loan L + 5.00% (c) 6.00% 11/2025 15,818 15,682 3.0 15,788
ES Acquisition, LLC# Senior loan L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 11/2025 1,923 1,860 0.4 1,962
ES Acquisition, LLC# Senior loan L + 5.00% (d) 6.22% 11/2025 1,116 1,106 0.2 1,114
ES Acquisition LLC# Second lien L + 5.00% (c) 6.00% 11/2025 856 849 0.1 855
ES Acquisition LLC# Senior loan L + 5.00% (c) 6.00% 11/2025 101 99 - 101
ES Acquisition LLC#(5) Senior loan L + 5.00% N/A(6) 11/2025 - (29) - (6)
19,814 19,567 3.7 19,814
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2020
(In thousands)
Investment
Type Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized Cost Percentage
of Net
Assets Fair
Value (4)
Food & Staples Retailing
Captain D's, LLC Senior loan L + 4.50% (c) 5.50% 12/2023 $ 1,217 $ 1,207 0.2 % $ 1,217
Captain D's, LLC# Senior loan L + 4.50% (c) 5.50% 12/2023 61 60 - 61
Mendocino Farms, LLC# One stop L + 8.50% (a) 2.00% cash/7.50% PIK 06/2023 557 553 0.1 557
Mendocino Farms, LLC# One stop L + 8.50% (a) 2.00% cash/7.50% PIK 06/2023 285 284 0.1 285
Mendocino Farms, LLC# One stop L + 8.50% (a) 2.00% cash/7.50% PIK 06/2023 224 223 - 224
Mendocino Farms, LLC# One stop L + 8.50% (a) 2.00% cash/7.50% PIK 06/2023 220 219 - 220
Mendocino Farms, LLC# One stop L + 8.50% (a) 2.00% cash/7.50% PIK 06/2023 108 108 - 108
Mendocino Farms, LLC# One stop L + 8.50% (a) 2.00% cash/7.50% PIK 06/2023 108 108 - 108
Mendocino Farms, LLC# One stop L + 8.50% (a) 2.00% cash/7.50% PIK 06/2023 53 53 - 53
Mendocino Farms, LLC#(5) One stop L + 8.50% N/A(6) 06/2023 - (11) - -
Ruby Slipper Cafe LLC, The# One stop L + 8.50% (c) 8.50% cash/1.00% PIK 01/2023 333 331 0.1 293
Ruby Slipper Cafe LLC, The# One stop L + 8.50% (c) 8.50% cash/1.00% PIK 01/2023 117 116 - 103
Ruby Slipper Cafe LLC, The# One stop L + 8.50% (c) 8.50% cash/1.00% PIK 01/2023 20 20 - 18
Wood Fired Holding Corp. One stop L + 7.75% (c) 6.75% cash/2.00% PIK 12/2023 3,169 3,148 0.6 2,914
Wood Fired Holding Corp.# One stop L + 7.75% (c) 6.75% cash/2.00% PIK 12/2023 284 283 0.1 261
Wood Fired Holding Corp.# One stop L + 7.75% (c) 6.75% cash/2.00% PIK 12/2023 100 99 - 92
6,856 6,801 1.2 6,514
Food Products
Flavor Producers, LLC Senior loan L + 5.75% (c) 5.75% cash/1.00% PIK 12/2023 439 434 0.1 403
Flavor Producers, LLC# Senior loan L + 5.75% (c) 5.75% cash/1.00% PIK 12/2022 2 1 - -
441 435 0.1 403
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2020
(In thousands)
Investment
Type Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized Cost Percentage
of Net
Assets Fair
Value (4)
Health Care Technology
Connexin Software, Inc. One stop L + 8.50% (a) 9.50% 02/2024 $ 1,261 $ 1,251 0.2 % $ 1,261
Connexin Software, Inc.# One stop L + 8.50% N/A(6) 02/2024 - - - -
HealthEdge Software, Inc.# One stop L + 6.25% (a) 7.25% 04/2026 2,232 2,197 0.4 2,232
HealthEdge Software, Inc. One stop L + 6.25% (a) 7.25% 04/2026 1,559 1,527 0.3 1,559
HealthEdge Software, Inc.#(5) One stop L + 6.25% N/A(6) 04/2026 - (1) - -
HSI Halo Acquisition, Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 08/2026 1,540 1,508 0.3 1,525
HSI Halo Acquisition, Inc.# One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 08/2026 311 307 0.1 308
HSI Halo Acquisition, Inc.# One stop P + 4.75% (f) 8.00% 09/2025 21 20 - 21
Imprivata, Inc. Senior loan L + 4.00% (c) 5.00% 10/2023 805 800 0.1 805
Imprivata, Inc.#(5) Senior loan L + 4.00% N/A(6) 10/2023 - (1) - -
Nextech Holdings, LLC One stop L + 5.50% (c) 5.76% 06/2025 17,851 17,711 3.2 17,137
Nextech Holdings, LLC# One stop L + 5.50% (c) 5.76% 06/2025 724 718 0.1 695
Nextech Holdings, LLC# One stop L + 5.50% (c) 5.76% 06/2025 250 248 - 238
Nextech Holdings, LLC#(5) One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 06/2025 - (1) - (6)
Qgenda Intermediate Holdings, LLC One stop L + 4.75% (c) 5.75% 06/2025 5,090 5,049 1.0 5,090
Qgenda Intermediate Holdings, LLC One stop L + 4.75% (c) 5.75% 06/2025 2,462 2,442 0.5 2,462
Qgenda Intermediate Holdings, LLC#(5) One stop L + 4.75% N/A(6) 06/2025 - (1) - -
Caliper Software, Inc. One stop L + 5.50% (c) 5.72% 11/2025 7,212 7,138 1.3 6,916
Caliper Software, Inc. One stop L + 6.00% (c) 6.23% 11/2025 393 384 0.1 385
Caliper Software, Inc.#(5) One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 11/2023 - (2) - (5)
Transaction Data Systems, Inc. One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 06/2021 13,657 13,642 2.6 13,521
Transaction Data Systems, Inc.# One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 06/2021 28 28 - 28
55,396 54,964 10.2 54,172
Healthcare Equipment and Supplies
Aspen Medical Products, LLC One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.45% 06/2025 1,033 1,024 0.2 1,022
Aspen Medical Products, LLC# One stop L + 5.25% N/A(6) 06/2025 - - - -
Belmont Instrument, LLC Senior loan L + 4.75% (c) 4.97% 12/2023 1,784 1,769 0.3 1,784
Blades Buyer, Inc. Senior loan L + 4.50% (c) 5.50% 08/2025 787 782 0.2 787
Blades Buyer, Inc.# Senior loan L + 4.50% (d) 5.50% 08/2025 391 388 0.1 391
Blades Buyer, Inc.# Senior loan L + 4.50% N/A(6) 08/2025 - - - -
Blue River Pet Care, LLC One stop L + 5.00% (a) 5.15% 07/2026 5,488 5,443 1.0 5,488
Blue River Pet Care, LLC# One stop L + 5.00% (a) 5.15% 07/2026 1,102 1,067 0.2 1,102
Blue River Pet Care, LLC#(5) One stop L + 5.00% N/A(6) 08/2025 - (2) - -
CMI Parent Inc. Senior loan L + 4.25% (c) 5.25% 08/2025 14,504 14,387 2.7 14,068
CMI Parent Inc.#(5) Senior loan L + 4.25% N/A(6) 08/2025 - (1) - (5)
ONsite Mammography, LLC One stop L + 7.00% (c) 8.00% 11/2023 669 664 0.1 656
ONsite Mammography, LLC# One stop L + 7.00% (c) 8.00% 11/2023 50 50 - 49
ONsite Mammography, LLC# One stop L + 7.00% (c) 8.00% 11/2023 49 47 - 48
25,857 25,618 4.8 25,390
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2020
(In thousands)
Investment
Type Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized Cost Percentage
of Net
Assets Fair
Value (4)
Health Care Providers & Services
CRH Healthcare Purchaser, Inc. Senior loan L + 4.50% (c) 4.72% 12/2024 $ 2,371 $ 2,354 0.5 % $ 2,371
CRH Healthcare Purchaser, Inc.#(5) Senior loan L + 4.50% N/A(6) 12/2024 - (1) - -
CRH Healthcare Purchaser, Inc.#(5) Senior loan L + 4.50% N/A(6) 12/2024 - (12) - -
Elite Dental Partners LLC# One stop L + 5.25% (c) 2.00% cash/4.25% PIK 06/2023 1,736 1,709 0.3 1,684
Elite Dental Partners LLC# One stop L + 5.25% N/A(6) 06/2023 - - - -
Encorevet Group LLC# Senior loan L + 5.00% (c) 6.00% 11/2024 4,052 4,018 0.8 4,052
Encorevet Group LLC# Senior loan L + 5.00% (c) 6.00% 11/2024 1,819 1,819 0.3 1,819
Encorevet Group LLC# Senior loan L + 5.00% (c) 6.00% 11/2024 940 932 0.2 940
Encorevet Group LLC# Senior loan L + 5.00% (c) 6.00% 11/2024 162 162 - 162
Encorevet Group LLC# Senior loan L + 5.00% N/A(6) 11/2024 - - - -
Encorevet Group LLC#(5) Senior loan L + 5.00% N/A(6) 11/2024 - (9) - -
ERG Buyer, LLC One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 05/2024 2,290 2,269 0.3 1,832
ERG Buyer, LLC# One stop P + 4.50% (f) 7.75% 05/2024 150 149 - 120
Eyecare Services Partners Holdings LLC# One stop L + 6.25% (c) 7.25% 05/2023 3,798 3,721 0.7 3,608
Eyecare Services Partners Holdings LLC# One stop L + 6.25% (c) 7.25% 05/2023 1,131 1,128 0.2 1,074
FYI Optical Acquisitions, Inc. & FYI USA, Inc.#(7)(8)(13) One stop L + 5.50% (j) 6.01% 03/2027 1,420 1,382 0.3 1,349
FYI Optical Acquisitions, Inc. & FYI USA, Inc.#(7)(8)(13) One stop L + 5.50% (j) 6.06% 03/2027 799 792 0.2 763
FYI Optical Acquisitions, Inc. & FYI USA, Inc.#(7)(13) One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 03/2027 296 281 0.1 272
Krueger-Gilbert Health Physics, LLC# Senior loan L + 5.25% (a) 6.25% 05/2025 476 472 0.1 476
Krueger-Gilbert Health Physics, LLC# Senior loan L + 5.25% (a) 6.25% 05/2025 393 384 0.1 393
Krueger-Gilbert Health Physics, LLC Senior loan L + 5.25% (a) 6.25% 05/2025 128 127 - 128
Krueger-Gilbert Health Physics, LLC# Senior loan L + 5.25% (a) 6.25% 05/2025 25 25 - 25
MD Now Holdings, Inc. One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 08/2024 2,898 2,879 0.5 2,840
MD Now Holdings, Inc.# One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 08/2024 242 241 0.1 237
MD Now Holdings, Inc.#(5) One stop L + 5.25% N/A(6) 08/2024 - (1) - (3)
Midwest Veterinary Partners, LLC# One stop L + 5.75% (c)(d) 6.75% 07/2025 3,187 3,162 0.6 3,148
Midwest Veterinary Partners, LLC# One stop L + 6.50% (c) 7.50% 07/2025 1,129 1,055 0.2 1,065
Midwest Veterinary Partners, LLC# One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 07/2025 793 787 0.2 783
Midwest Veterinary Partners, LLC One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 07/2025 248 245 - 244
Midwest Veterinary Partners, LLC# One stop P + 4.75% (c)(f) 8.00% 07/2025 100 99 - 99
NVA Holdings, Inc. Senior loan L + 3.50% (a) 3.69% 02/2026 989 980 0.2 989
Summit Behavioral Healthcare, LLC Senior loan L + 4.75% (c) 5.75% 10/2023 1,613 1,603 0.3 1,613
Summit Behavioral Healthcare, LLC# Senior loan L + 4.75% (c) 5.75% 10/2023 80 79 - 80
Summit Behavioral Healthcare, LLC# Senior loan L + 4.75% (c) 5.75% 10/2023 63 63 - 63
Veterinary Specialists of North America, LLC Senior loan L + 4.50% (a) 4.65% 04/2025 16,925 16,798 3.2 16,925
Veterinary Specialists of North America, LLC# Senior loan L + 4.50% (a) 4.65% 04/2025 4,401 4,363 0.8 4,401
Veterinary Specialists of North America, LLC# Senior loan L + 4.50% (a) 4.65% 04/2025 1,231 1,222 0.2 1,231
Veterinary Specialists of North America, LLC# Senior loan L + 4.50% (a) 4.65% 04/2025 620 615 0.1 620
Veterinary Specialists of North America, LLC# Senior loan L + 4.50% (a) 4.65% 04/2025 500 496 0.1 500
57,005 56,388 10.6 55,903
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2020
(In thousands)
Investment
Type Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized Cost Percentage
of Net
Assets Fair
Value (4)
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
BJH Holdings III Corp. One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 08/2025 $ 19,206 $ 18,942 3.6 % $ 19,206
BJH Holdings III Corp.#(5) One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 08/2025 - (7) - -
CR Fitness Holdings, LLC Senior loan L + 4.25% (a) 5.25% 07/2025 316 313 0.1 290
CR Fitness Holdings, LLC# Senior loan L + 4.25% (a) 5.25% 07/2025 105 103 - 79
CR Fitness Holdings, LLC# Senior loan L + 4.25% (a)(c) 5.25% 07/2025 37 37 - 34
Davidson Hotel Company, LLC One stop L + 6.75% (a)(c) 6.25% cash/1.50% PIK 07/2024 1,729 1,710 0.2 1,210
Davidson Hotel Company, LLC# One stop L + 6.75% (a)(c) 6.25% cash/1.50% PIK 07/2024 421 419 0.1 295
Davidson Hotel Company, LLC#(5) One stop L + 6.75% N/A(6) 07/2024 - (1) - (15)
Davidson Hotel Company, LLC#(5) One stop L + 6.75% N/A(6) 07/2024 - (8) - -
EOS Fitness Opco Holdings, LLC One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 01/2025 1,738 1,725 0.3 1,599
EOS Fitness Opco Holdings, LLC# One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 01/2025 372 367 0.1 342
EOS Fitness Opco Holdings, LLC# One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 01/2025 60 60 - 55
Planet Fit Indy 10 LLC One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 07/2025 13,943 13,775 2.4 12,549
Planet Fit Indy 10 LLC# One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 07/2025 3,636 3,599 0.6 3,273
Planet Fit Indy 10 LLC# One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 07/2025 1,974 1,946 0.3 1,777
Planet Fit Indy 10 LLC# One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 07/2025 100 99 - 90
SSRG Holdings, LLC One stop L + 5.25% (a) 6.25% 11/2025 6,416 6,361 1.2 6,224
SSRG Holdings, LLC# One stop L + 5.25% (a)(c) 6.25% 11/2025 75 74 - 73
Sunshine Sub, LLC One stop L + 5.25% (a) 6.25% 05/2024 1,974 1,950 0.4 1,856
Sunshine Sub, LLC# One stop L + 5.25% (a) 6.25% 05/2024 1,932 1,910 0.3 1,817
Sunshine Sub, LLC# One stop L + 5.25% (a) 6.25% 05/2024 10 9 - 4
Tropical Smoothie Cafe Holdings, LLC Senior loan L + 5.50% (a)(c) 6.50% 09/2026 6,905 6,837 1.3 6,836
Tropical Smoothie Cafe Holdings, LLC#(5) Senior loan L + 5.50% N/A(6) 09/2026 - (1) - (1)
Velvet Taco Holdings, Inc.# One stop L + 7.00% (e) 8.00% 03/2026 119 118 - 103
Velvet Taco Holdings, Inc.# One stop L + 7.00% N/A(6) 03/2026 - - - -
Velvet Taco Holdings, Inc.#(5) One stop L + 7.00% N/A(6) 03/2026 - (13) - -
61,068 60,324 10.9 57,696
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2020
(In thousands)
Investment
Type Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized Cost Percentage
of Net
Assets Fair
Value (4)
Household Durables
Groundworks LLC# Senior loan L + 7.00% (a) 8.00% 01/2026 $ 1,407 $ 1,392 0.3 % $ 1,407
Groundworks LLC Senior loan L + 7.00% (a) 8.00% 01/2026 223 221 - 223
Groundworks LLC# Senior loan L + 7.00% N/A(6) 01/2026 - - - -
1,630 1,613 0.3 1,630
Household Products
WU Holdco, Inc. One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 03/2026 1,070 1,061 0.2 1,070
WU Holdco, Inc. # One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 03/2026 164 163 - 164
WU Holdco, Inc. #(5) One stop L + 5.25% N/A(6) 03/2025 - - - (1)
1,234 1,224 0.2 1,233
Industrial Conglomerates
Arch Global CCT Holdings Corp. Senior loan L + 4.75% (c) 4.97% 04/2026 1,435 1,429 0.3 1,406
Arch Global CCT Holdings Corp.#(5) Senior loan L + 4.75% N/A(6) 04/2025 - - - (1)
Arch Global CCT Holdings Corp.#(5) Senior loan L + 4.75% N/A(6) 04/2026 - - - (3)
Madison Safety & Flow LLC Senior loan L + 4.50% (a) 4.66% 03/2025 183 182 - 181
Madison Safety & Flow LLC# Senior loan L + 4.50% N/A(6) 03/2025 - - - -
1,618 1,611 0.3 1,583
Insurance
High Street Insurance Partners, Inc.# Senior loan L + 6.25% (c) 7.25% 12/2025 346 337 - 337
High Street Insurance Partners, Inc.#(5) Senior loan L + 6.25% N/A(6) 12/2025 - (3) - (3)
Integrity Marketing Acquisition, LLC# Senior loan L + 5.50% (c)(d) 6.50% 08/2025 909 903 0.2 890
Integrity Marketing Acquisition, LLC Senior loan L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 08/2025 363 359 0.1 356
Integrity Marketing Acquisition, LLC# Senior loan L + 5.50% (c)(d) 6.64% 08/2025 318 317 0.1 312
Integrity Marketing Acquisition, LLC# Senior loan L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 08/2025 192 191 - 189
Integrity Marketing Acquisition, LLC# Senior loan L + 5.75% N/A(6) 08/2025 - - - -
J.S. Held Holdings, LLC One stop L + 6.00% (c) 7.00% 07/2025 18,113 17,762 3.4 18,113
J.S. Held Holdings, LLC# One stop P + 5.00% (f) 8.25% 07/2025 26 22 - 26
J.S. Held Holdings, LLC#(5) One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6) 07/2025 - (8) - -
Majesco One stop L + 7.75% (c) 8.75% 09/2027 4,902 4,804 0.9 4,829
Majesco#(5) Senior loan L + 7.75% N/A(6) 09/2026 - (3) - (2)
Orchid Underwriters Agency, LLC Senior loan L + 4.25% (c) 5.25% 12/2024 794 789 0.1 794
Orchid Underwriters Agency, LLC# Senior loan L + 4.25% N/A(6) 12/2024 - - - -
Orchid Underwriters Agency, LLC#(5) Senior loan L + 4.25% N/A(6) 12/2024 - (3) - -
RSC Acquisition, Inc. One stop L + 5.50% (b)(c) 6.50% 10/2026 11,896 11,668 2.2 11,539
RSC Acquisition, Inc. One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 10/2026 477 457 0.1 462
RSC Acquisition, Inc.#(5) One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 10/2026 - (1) - (2)
RSC Acquisition, Inc.#(5) One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 10/2026 - (11) - (17)
RSC Acquisition, Inc.#(5) One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 10/2026 - (108) - (81)
38,336 37,472 7.1 37,742
Internet & Catalog Retail
AutoQuotes, LLC One stop L + 6.00% (c) 7.00% 11/2024 2,326 2,310 0.4 2,210
AutoQuotes, LLC# One stop L + 6.00% (c) 7.00% 11/2024 50 50 - 48
2,376 2,360 0.4 2,258
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2020
(In thousands)
Investment
Type Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized Cost Percentage
of Net
Assets Fair
Value (4)
IT Services
Acquia, Inc. One stop L + 7.00% (c) 8.00% 10/2025 $ 1,804 $ 1,789 0.3 % $ 1,804
Acquia, Inc.# One stop L + 7.00% N/A(6) 10/2025 - - - -
Appriss Holdings, Inc. One stop L + 5.50% (a)(c)(d) 5.75% 06/2026 8,563 8,427 1.6 8,392
Appriss Holdings, Inc.# One stop L + 5.50% (a) 5.65% 06/2025 101 97 - 97
Arctic Wolfs Networks, Inc. and Arctic Wolf Networks Canada, Inc. One stop L + 7.50% (a) 8.50% cash/1.00% PIK 08/2025 1,707 1,641 0.3 1,672
Arctic Wolfs Networks, Inc. and Arctic Wolf Networks Canada, Inc.# One stop L + 7.50% N/A(6) 08/2025 - - - -
Arctic Wolfs Networks, Inc. and Arctic Wolf Networks Canada, Inc.#(5) One stop L + 7.50% N/A(6) 08/2025 - (1) - (1)
Arctic Wolfs Networks, Inc. and Arctic Wolf Networks Canada, Inc.#(5) One stop L + 7.50% N/A(6) 08/2025 - (5) - (5)
Centrify Corporation One stop L + 8.25% (c) 9.25% 08/2024 5,230 5,179 1.0 5,126
Centrify Corporation# One stop P + 7.25% (f) 10.50% 08/2024 100 99 - 98
E2open, LLC One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 11/2024 22,712 22,437 4.2 22,258
E2open, LLC#(5) One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 11/2024 - (3) - (5)
Episerver, Inc.#(7)(8) One stop L + 6.00% (d) 6.00% 10/2024 4,726 4,684 0.9 4,603
Episerver, Inc.# One stop L + 5.75% (c)(d) 6.75% 10/2024 2,740 2,715 0.5 2,658
Episerver, Inc.#(5) One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 10/2024 - (2) - (6)
Infinisource, Inc. One stop L + 4.50% (c) 5.50% 10/2026 10,752 10,659 2.0 10,752
Infinisource, Inc.# One stop L + 4.50% (c) 5.50% 10/2026 2,480 2,436 0.5 2,480
Infinisource, Inc.# One stop L + 4.50% (c) 5.50% 10/2026 1,782 1,767 0.3 1,782
Infinisource, Inc.#(5) One stop L + 4.50% N/A(6) 10/2026 - (1) - -
PCS Intermediate II Holdings, LLC One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 01/2026 4,919 4,875 0.9 4,919
PCS Intermediate II Holdings, LLC#(5) One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 01/2026 - (1) - -
Recordxtechnologies, LLC One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 12/2025 18,699 18,496 3.4 17,951
Recordxtechnologies, LLC# One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 12/2025 100 98 - 92
Recordxtechnologies, LLC#(5) One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 12/2025 - (21) - (98)
Red Dawn SEI Buyer, Inc. Senior loan L + 4.25% (c) 5.25% 11/2025 13,574 13,429 2.6 13,574
Red Dawn SEI Buyer, Inc.#(5) Senior loan L + 4.25% N/A(6) 11/2025 - (3) - -
Red Dawn SEI Buyer, Inc.#(5) Senior loan L + 4.25% N/A(6) 11/2025 - (21) - -
Velocity Technology Solutions, Inc. One stop L + 6.00% (c) 7.00% 12/2023 1,606 1,591 0.3 1,606
Velocity Technology Solutions, Inc.# One stop L + 6.00% (c) 7.00% 12/2023 25 24 - 25
101,620 100,385 18.8 99,774
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2020
(In thousands)
Investment
Type Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized Cost Percentage
of Net
Assets Fair
Value (4)
Leisure Products
WBZ Investment LLC One stop L + 7.50% (c) 6.50% cash/2.00% PIK 09/2024 $ 1,424 $ 1,415 0.2 % $ 1,282
WBZ Investment LLC# One stop L + 7.50% (c) 6.50% cash/2.00% PIK 09/2024 472 469 0.1 425
WBZ Investment LLC# One stop L + 7.50% (c) 6.50% cash/2.00% PIK 09/2024 328 326 0.1 295
WBZ Investment LLC# One stop L + 7.50% (c) 6.50% cash/2.00% PIK 09/2024 168 166 - 151
WBZ Investment LLC# One stop L + 7.50% (c) 6.50% cash/2.00% PIK 09/2024 40 40 - 35
2,432 2,416 0.4 2,188
Machinery
Blackbird Purchaser, Inc. Senior loan L + 4.25% (c)(f) 4.47% 04/2026 4,859 4,782 0.9 4,713
Blackbird Purchaser, Inc. #(5) Senior loan L + 4.25% N/A(6) 04/2024 - (2) - (3)
Blackbird Purchaser, Inc. #(5) Senior loan L + 4.25% N/A(6) 04/2026 - (3) - (6)
Chase Industries, Inc. Senior loan L + 7.00% (d) 5.00% cash/1.50% PIK 05/2025 1,956 1,933 0.3 1,560
Chase Industries, Inc.# Senior loan L + 7.00% (d) 6.50% cash/1.50% PIK 05/2025 339 335 0.1 270
Chase Industries, Inc.# Senior loan L + 7.00% (d) 6.50% cash/1.50% PIK 05/2023 177 176 - 141
7,331 7,221 1.3 6,675
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
3ES Innovation, Inc.(7)(10) One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 05/2025 3,736 3,672 0.7 3,550
3ES Innovation, Inc.#(5)(7)(10) One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 05/2025 - (2) - (5)
Drilling Info Holdings, Inc. Senior loan L + 4.50% (a) 4.65% 07/2025 12,082 11,786 2.2 11,698
Drilling Info Holdings, Inc. Senior loan L + 4.25% (a) 4.40% 07/2025 9,281 9,190 1.7 8,888
Drilling Info Holdings, Inc.# Senior loan L + 4.25% (a) 4.40% 07/2023 60 59 - 56
Drilling Info Holdings, Inc.# Senior loan L + 4.50% (a) 4.65% 07/2023 52 49 - 49
Drilling Info Holdings, Inc.#(5) Senior loan L + 4.25% N/A(6) 07/2025 - (4) - (19)
Project Power Buyer, LLC One stop L + 6.25% (c) 7.25% 05/2026 3,900 3,855 0.7 3,861
Project Power Buyer, LLC#(5) One stop L + 6.25% N/A(6) 05/2025 - (1) - (1)
29,111 28,604 5.3 28,077
Paper & Forest Products
Messenger, LLC One stop L + 6.50% (c)(f) 7.50% 08/2023 2,031 2,016 0.4 1,929
Messenger, LLC#(5) One stop L + 6.50% N/A(6) 08/2023 - - - (2)
2,031 2,016 0.4 1,927
Pharmaceuticals
ACP Ulysses Buyer, Inc. Senior loan L + 5.00% (c) 6.00% 02/2026 4,878 4,834 0.9 4,878
Professional Services
Net Health Acquisition Corp. One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 12/2023 866 860 0.2 866
Net Health Acquisition Corp. One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 12/2023 746 740 0.1 746
Net Health Acquisition Corp. One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 12/2023 111 110 - 111
Net Health Acquisition Corp.#(5) One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 12/2023 - (1) - -
Nexus Brands Group, Inc. One stop L + 6.00% (c) 7.00% 11/2023 589 584 0.1 559
Nexus Brands Group, Inc. One stop L + 6.00% (c) 7.00% 11/2023 512 508 0.1 487
Nexus Brands Group, Inc.# One stop L + 6.00% (c) 7.00% 11/2023 293 292 0.1 278
Nexus Brands Group, Inc.# One stop L + 6.00% (c) 7.00% 11/2023 212 211 - 201
Nexus Brands Group, Inc.# One stop L + 6.00% (c) 7.00% 11/2023 10 9 - 5
Nexus Brands Group, Inc.#(5) One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6) 11/2023 - (1) - -
PlanSource Holdings, Inc. One stop L + 6.25% (b) 7.25% 04/2025 2,818 2,794 0.5 2,818
PlanSource Holdings, Inc. #(5) One stop L + 6.25% N/A(6) 04/2025 - (1) - -
6,157 6,105 1.1 6,071
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2020
(In thousands)
Investment
Type Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized Cost Percentage
of Net
Assets Fair
Value (4)
Real Estate Management & Development
Property Brands, Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 01/2024 $ 2,779 $ 2,760 0.5 % $ 2,640
Property Brands, Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 01/2024 2,596 2,574 0.5 2,466
Property Brands, Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 01/2024 1,122 1,115 0.2 1,066
Property Brands, Inc.# One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 01/2024 916 909 0.2 870
Property Brands, Inc.# One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 01/2024 395 392 0.1 375
Property Brands, Inc.# One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 01/2024 336 333 0.1 319
Property Brands, Inc.# One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 01/2024 334 332 0.1 318
Property Brands, Inc.# One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 01/2024 263 262 - 250
Property Brands, Inc.# One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 01/2024 139 138 - 132
Property Brands, Inc.# One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 01/2024 100 99 - 95
Property Brands, Inc.#(5) One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 01/2024 - (6) - (49)
MRI Software LLC One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 02/2026 14,356 14,252 2.6 13,998
MRI Software LLC One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 02/2026 1,803 1,758 0.3 1,758
MRI Software LLC#(5) One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 02/2026 - (2) - (7)
MRI Software LLC#(5) One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 02/2026 - (5) - (28)
MRI Software LLC#(5) One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 02/2026 - (4) - (9)
25,139 24,907 4.6 24,194
Road & Rail
Internet Truckstop Group LLC One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 04/2025 8,036 7,886 1.5 8,036
Internet Truckstop Group LLC#(5) One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 04/2025 - (2) - -
8,036 7,884 1.5 8,036
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2020
(In thousands)
Investment
Type Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized Cost Percentage
of Net
Assets Fair
Value (4)
Software
Apptio, Inc. One stop L + 7.25% (d) 8.25% 01/2025 $ 12,605 $ 12,424 2.4 % $ 12,605
Apptio, Inc. #(5) One stop L + 7.25% N/A(6) 01/2025 - (1) - -
Astute Holdings, Inc. One stop L + 6.50% (c) 7.50% 04/2025 2,783 2,755 0.5 2,783
Astute Holdings, Inc. # One stop L + 6.50% (c) 7.50% 04/2025 1,161 1,149 0.2 1,161
Astute Holdings, Inc. #(5) One stop L + 6.50% N/A(6) 04/2025 - (1) - -
Axiom Merger Sub Inc.# One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.47% 04/2026 1,153 1,137 0.2 1,153
Axiom Merger Sub Inc.#(7)(8) One stop E + 5.50% (g) 5.50% 04/2026 480 474 0.1 491
Axiom Merger Sub Inc.# One stop L + 5.25% (d) 6.25% 04/2026 15 14 - 15
Azul Systems, Inc.# Senior loan L + 5.00% (c) 6.00% 04/2027 9,492 9,403 1.8 9,492
Azul Systems, Inc.#(5) Senior loan L + 5.00% N/A(6) 04/2026 - (1) - -
Bearcat Buyer, Inc. Senior loan L + 4.25% (c) 5.25% 07/2026 578 572 0.1 578
Bearcat Buyer, Inc. Senior loan L + 4.25% (c) 5.25% 07/2026 153 152 - 153
Bearcat Buyer, Inc.# Senior loan L + 4.25% (c) 5.25% 07/2026 65 63 - 65
Bearcat Buyer, Inc.# Senior loan L + 4.25% N/A(6) 07/2024 - - - -
Bullhorn, Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 09/2026 13,545 13,308 2.5 13,342
Bullhorn, Inc.#(7)(8) One stop L + 6.00% (h) 6.06% 09/2026 2,417 2,374 0.5 2,461
Bullhorn, Inc.#(7)(8) One stop L + 5.75% (c) 5.75% 09/2026 970 953 0.2 996
Bullhorn, Inc.# One stop L + 5.75% (c)(f) 6.75% 09/2026 665 654 0.1 655
Bullhorn, Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 09/2026 610 594 0.1 600
Bullhorn, Inc.# One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 09/2026 530 521 0.1 522
Bullhorn, Inc.#(5) One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 09/2026 - (5) - (4)
Bullhorn, Inc.#(5) One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 09/2026 - (26) - (22)
Calabrio, Inc. One stop L + 6.50% (c) 7.50% 06/2025 22,076 21,904 4.2 22,076
Calabrio, Inc. # One stop L + 6.50% (a) 7.50% 06/2025 60 59 - 60
Cloudbees, Inc.# One stop L + 9.00% (a) 9.50% cash/0.50% PIK 05/2023 846 834 0.2 846
Cloudbees, Inc. One stop L + 9.00% (a) 9.50% cash/0.50% PIK 05/2023 703 688 0.1 703
Cloudbees, Inc.# One stop L + 9.00% (a) 9.50% cash/0.50% PIK 05/2023 497 495 0.1 497
Cloudbees, Inc.# One stop L + 8.50% N/A(6) 05/2023 - - - -
Confluence Technologies, Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 03/2024 8,416 8,369 1.6 8,331
Confluence Technologies, Inc.# One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 03/2024 20 19 - 18
Convercent, Inc. One stop L + 9.00% (c) 8.25% cash/2.75% PIK 12/2024 706 691 0.1 715
Convercent, Inc.# Subordinated debt N/A 4.00% 11/2020 35 35 - 44
Convercent, Inc.# One stop L + 9.00% (c) N/A(6) 12/2024 - - - -
Convercent, Inc.#(5) One stop L + 9.00% N/A(6) 12/2024 - (1) - -
Digital Guardian, Inc.# One stop L + 9.50% (c) 7.50% cash/3.00% PIK 06/2023 1,697 1,691 0.3 1,757
Digital Guardian, Inc.# Subordinated debt N/A 8.00% PIK 06/2023 2 1 - 2
Digital Guardian, Inc.# One stop L + 5.00% N/A(6) 06/2023 - - - 1
Diligent Corporation One stop L + 6.25% (c) 7.25% 08/2025 28,054 27,604 5.2 27,352
Diligent Corporation#(5) One stop L + 6.25% N/A(6) 08/2025 - (12) - (22)
Diligent Corporation#(5) One stop L + 6.25% N/A(6) 08/2025 - (57) - (50)
GS Acquisitionco, Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (d) 6.75% 05/2024 15,560 15,439 2.9 15,560
GS Acquisitionco, Inc.# One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 05/2024 4,382 4,347 0.8 4,382
GS Acquisitionco, Inc.# One stop L + 5.75% (d) 6.75% 05/2024 1,147 1,137 0.2 1,147
GS Acquisitionco, Inc.# One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 05/2024 1,058 1,049 0.2 1,058
GS Acquisitionco, Inc.# One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 05/2024 663 657 0.1 663
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2020
(In thousands)
Investment
Type Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized Cost Percentage
of Net
Assets Fair
Value (4)
Software - (continued)
GS Acquisitionco, Inc.# One stop L + 5.75% (c)(d) 6.75% 05/2024 $ 111 $ 110 - % $ 111
ICIMS, Inc. One stop L + 6.50% (c) 7.50% 09/2024 3,240 3,200 0.6 3,240
ICIMS, Inc. One stop L + 6.50% (c) 7.50% 09/2024 1,065 1,056 0.2 1,065
ICIMS, Inc.#(5) One stop L + 6.50% N/A(6) 09/2024 - (1) - -
Impartner, Inc. Senior loan L + 9.50% (c) 9.30% cash/2.00% PIK 08/2025 1,155 1,148 0.2 1,189
Impartner, Inc.#(5) Senior loan L + 9.50% N/A(6) 08/2025 - (1) - 5
Impartner, Inc.# Senior loan L + 9.50% N/A(6) 08/2025 - - - -
Infogix, Inc. One stop L + 7.00% (c) 8.00% 04/2024 1,457 1,453 0.3 1,457
Infogix, Inc. One stop L + 7.00% (c) 8.00% 04/2024 229 227 0.1 229
Infogix, Inc.# One stop L + 7.00% (c) 8.00% 04/2024 45 45 - 45
Instructure, Inc. One stop L + 7.00% (c) 8.00% 03/2026 28,851 28,521 5.5 28,851
Instructure, Inc.#(5) One stop L + 7.00% N/A(6) 03/2026 - (2) - -
Integral Ad Science, Inc. One stop L + 7.25% (c) 7.00% cash/1.25% PIK 07/2024 3,562 3,520 0.7 3,562
Integral Ad Science, Inc.#(5) One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6) 07/2023 - (1) - (2)
Integration Appliance, Inc. One stop L + 7.25% (d) 8.25% 08/2023 14,125 14,044 2.7 14,125
Integration Appliance, Inc.# One stop L + 7.25% (d) 8.25% 08/2023 1 1 - 1
Invoice Cloud, Inc.# One stop L + 6.50% (c) 4.25% cash/3.25% PIK 02/2024 1,113 1,106 0.2 1,091
Invoice Cloud, Inc.# One stop L + 6.50% (c) 4.25% cash/3.25% PIK 02/2024 910 904 0.2 889
Invoice Cloud, Inc.#(5) One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6) 02/2024 - - - (1)
Kaseya Traverse Inc One stop L + 7.00% (c) 5.09% cash/3.00% PIK 05/2025 14,196 13,989 2.7 14,196
Kaseya Traverse Inc# One stop L + 7.00% (c)(d) 5.06% cash/3.00% PIK 05/2025 331 316 0.1 331
Kaseya Traverse Inc# One stop L + 6.50% (c) 7.50% 05/2025 51 50 - 49
Kaseya Traverse Inc#(5) One stop L + 7.00% N/A(6) 05/2025 - (7) - -
Mindbody, Inc.# One stop L + 8.50% (c) 8.00% cash/1.50% PIK 02/2025 11,750 11,665 2.1 11,045
Mindbody, Inc.#(5) One stop L + 8.00% N/A(6) 02/2025 - (1) - (9)
Ministry Brands, LLC Senior loan L + 4.00% (b) 5.00% 12/2022 222 221 - 209
Ministry Brands, LLC# Senior loan L + 4.00% (b) 5.00% 12/2022 130 130 - 122
Ministry Brands, LLC Senior loan L + 4.00% (b) 5.00% 12/2022 127 127 - 119
mParticle, Inc. One stop L + 9.75% (c) 7.50% cash/3.25% PIK 09/2025 1,251 1,234 0.2 1,234
mParticle, Inc.# One stop L + 9.75% N/A(6) 09/2025 - - - -
Namely, Inc. One stop L + 7.50% (c) 8.25% cash/1.25% PIK 06/2024 2,118 2,100 0.4 2,075
Namely, Inc.# One stop L + 7.50% (c) 8.25% cash/1.25% PIK 06/2024 798 793 0.2 782
Namely, Inc.# One stop L + 7.50% (a) 8.25% cash/1.25% PIK 06/2024 35 35 - 34
Onapsis, Inc., Virtual Forge GMBH and Onapsis GMBH One stop P + 6.75% (f) 8.25% cash/1.75% PIK 10/2024 132 126 - 138
Onapsis, Inc., Virtual Forge GMBH and Onapsis GMBH# One stop L + 7.75% N/A(6) 10/2024 - - - 1
Onapsis, Inc., Virtual Forge GMBH and Onapsis GMBH#(5) One stop L + 7.75% N/A(6) 10/2024 - (7) - 68
Personify, Inc. One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 09/2024 3,475 3,452 0.7 3,475
Personify, Inc.# One stop L + 5.25% (c) 6.25% 09/2024 30 30 - 30
RegEd Aquireco, LLC Senior loan L + 4.25% (a) 5.25% 12/2024 1,217 1,209 0.2 1,144
RegEd Aquireco, LLC# Senior loan L + 4.25% (a)(f) 5.08% 12/2024 66 65 - 56
RegEd Aquireco, LLC#(5) Senior loan L + 4.25% N/A(6) 12/2024 - (24) - -
Saturn Borrower Inc. Senior loan L + 6.50% (c) 7.50% 09/2026 6,488 6,293 1.2 6,293
Saturn Borrower Inc.#(5) Senior loan L + 6.50% N/A(6) 09/2026 - (3) - (3)
SnapLogic, Inc.# One stop L + 8.75% (c) 5.75% cash/5.50% PIK 09/2024 1,030 1,024 0.2 1,030
SnapLogic, Inc.(5) One stop L + 8.75% (c) 5.75% cash/5.50% PIK 09/2024 3 (2) - 3
SnapLogic, Inc.# One stop L + 8.75% N/A(6) 09/2024 - - - -
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2020
(In thousands)
Investment
Type Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized Cost Percentage
of Net
Assets Fair
Value (4)
Software - (continued)
Sontatype, Inc. One stop L + 6.75% (d) 7.75% 12/2025 $ 12,912 $ 12,800 2.4 % $ 12,912
Sontatype, Inc.#(5) One stop L + 6.75% N/A(6) 12/2025 - (2) - -
Telesoft Holdings LLC One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 12/2025 21,169 20,754 4.0 21,169
Telesoft Holdings LLC#(5) One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 12/2025 - (4) - -
TI Intermediate Holdings, LLC Senior loan L + 4.50% (a) 4.65% 12/2024 820 814 0.2 820
TI Intermediate Holdings, LLC# Senior loan L + 4.50% (a) 4.65% 12/2024 21 21 - 21
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 03/2025 1,960 1,938 0.4 1,941
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC# One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 03/2025 501 495 0.1 496
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC# One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 03/2025 479 473 0.1 474
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC# One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 03/2025 474 468 0.1 469
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC# One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 03/2025 441 436 0.1 437
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC# One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 03/2025 405 400 0.1 401
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 03/2025 304 300 0.1 300
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 03/2025 202 200 - 200
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC# One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 03/2025 183 180 - 181
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC# One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 03/2024 150 148 - 149
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 03/2025 82 82 - 82
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC# One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 03/2025 18 17 - 17
Togetherwork Holdings, LLC# One stop L + 5.75% (a) 6.75% 03/2025 16 16 - 16
Transact Holdings, Inc. Senior loan L + 4.75% (a) 4.90% 04/2026 758 748 0.1 716
Trintech, Inc. One stop L + 6.00% (c) 7.00% 12/2023 2,093 2,079 0.4 2,093
Trintech, Inc. One stop L + 6.00% (c) 7.00% 12/2023 1,041 1,034 0.2 1,041
Trintech, Inc.# One stop L + 6.00% (c) 7.00% 12/2023 150 149 - 150
True Commerce, Inc. One stop L + 5.75% (c) 6.75% 11/2023 1,241 1,233 0.2 1,241
True Commerce, Inc.# One stop L + 5.75% N/A(6) 11/2023 - - - -
Upserve, Inc. One stop L + 8.00% (e) 9.00% 07/2023 1,694 1,685 0.3 1,660
Upserve, Inc.# One stop L + 8.00% (e) 9.00% 07/2023 565 563 0.1 554
Upserve, Inc.#(5) One stop L + 8.00% N/A(6) 07/2023 - - - (1)
Vector CS Midco Limited & Cloudsense Ltd.#(7)(8)(9) One stop N/A 4.50% cash/3.55% PIK 05/2024 1,985 1,972 0.4 1,964
Vector CS Midco Limited & Cloudsense Ltd.#(7)(8)(9) One stop L + 7.25% (h) 5.30% cash/2.75% PIK 05/2024 66 66 - 65
Workforce Software, LLC One stop L + 6.50% (c) 7.50% 07/2025 10,956 10,781 2.1 10,956
Workforce Software, LLC#(5) One stop L + 6.50% N/A(6) 07/2025 - (1) - -
293,144 289,452 54.9 290,989
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2020
(In thousands)
Investment
Type Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized Cost Percentage
of Net
Assets Fair
Value (4)
Specialty Retail
2nd Ave. LLC One stop L + 5.50% (d) 6.50% 09/2025 $ 1,380 $ 1,369 0.3 % $ 1,297
2nd Ave. LLC# One stop L + 5.50% (d) 6.56% 09/2025 50 50 - 47
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.# One stop L + 8.25% (a) 7.25% cash/2.00% PIK 08/2023 1,521 1,510 0.3 1,521
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.# One stop L + 8.25% (a) 7.25% cash/2.00% PIK 08/2023 1,447 1,432 0.3 1,447
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.# One stop L + 8.25% (a) 7.25% cash/2.00% PIK 08/2023 1,108 1,099 0.2 1,108
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.# One stop L + 8.25% (a) 7.25% cash/2.00% PIK 08/2023 876 869 0.2 876
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.# One stop L + 8.25% (a) 7.25% cash/2.00% PIK 08/2023 747 741 0.2 747
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.# One stop L + 8.25% (a) 7.25% cash/2.00% PIK 08/2023 617 612 0.1 617
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.# One stop L + 8.25% (a) 7.25% cash/2.00% PIK 08/2023 598 593 0.1 598
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.# One stop L + 8.25% (a) 7.25% cash/2.00% PIK 08/2023 486 482 0.1 486
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.# One stop L + 8.25% (a) 7.25% cash/2.00% PIK 08/2023 444 441 0.1 444
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.# One stop L + 8.25% (a) 7.25% cash/2.00% PIK 08/2023 443 439 0.1 443
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.# One stop L + 8.25% (a) 7.25% cash/2.00% PIK 08/2023 383 380 0.1 383
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.# One stop L + 8.25% (a) 7.25% cash/2.00% PIK 08/2023 194 192 - 194
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.# One stop L + 8.25% (a) 7.25% cash/2.00% PIK 08/2023 190 189 - 190
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.# One stop L + 8.25% (a) 7.25% cash/2.00% PIK 08/2023 147 146 - 147
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.# One stop L + 8.25% (a) 7.25% cash/2.00% PIK 08/2023 108 107 - 108
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.# One stop L + 8.25% (a) 7.25% cash/2.00% PIK 08/2023 95 94 - 95
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.# One stop L + 8.25% (a) 7.25% cash/2.00% PIK 08/2023 49 48 - 49
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.# One stop L + 6.25% N/A(6) 08/2023 - - - -
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.#(5) One stop L + 8.25% N/A(6) 08/2023 - (15) - -
Jet Equipment & Tools Ltd.#(7)(8)(10) One stop L + 5.25% (a) 6.25% 11/2024 4,257 4,220 0.8 4,181
Jet Equipment & Tools Ltd.(7)(10) One stop L + 5.25% (a) 6.25% 11/2024 3,356 3,331 0.6 3,356
Jet Equipment & Tools Ltd.(7)(10) One stop L + 5.25% (a) 6.25% 11/2024 1,031 1,024 0.2 1,031
Jet Equipment & Tools Ltd.(7)(10) One stop L + 5.25% (a) 6.25% 11/2024 397 393 0.1 397
Jet Equipment & Tools Ltd.#(5)(7)(8)(10) One stop L + 5.25% N/A(6) 11/2024 - (1) - -
Pet Supplies Plus, LLC Senior loan L + 4.50% (c) 5.50% 12/2024 3,308 3,285 0.6 3,308
Pet Supplies Plus, LLC#(5) Senior loan L + 4.50% N/A(6) 12/2023 - (1) - -
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC# One stop L + 6.00% (a)(c)(d) 7.46% 05/2023 1,701 1,700 0.3 1,679
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC# One stop L + 6.00% (a) 7.00% 05/2023 349 349 0.1 345
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC# One stop L + 6.00% (a) 7.00% 05/2023 208 208 - 206
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC# One stop L + 6.00% (a) 7.00% 05/2023 150 144 - 148
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC# One stop L + 6.00% (d)(f) 7.69% 05/2023 47 47 - 46
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC# One stop L + 6.00% (a) 7.00% 05/2023 45 44 - 44
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC# One stop N/A 7.90% PIK 05/2023 8 8 - 8
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC#(5) One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6) 05/2023 - (47) - (42)
Sola Franchise, LLC and Sola Salon Studios, LLC One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 10/2024 925 918 0.2 906
Sola Franchise, LLC and Sola Salon Studios, LLC# One stop L + 5.50% (c) 6.50% 10/2024 670 666 0.1 657
Sola Franchise, LLC and Sola Salon Studios, LLC# One stop L + 5.50% (c)(f) 7.09% 10/2024 43 42 - 42
Sola Franchise, LLC and Sola Salon Studios, LLC#(5) One stop L + 5.50% N/A(6) 10/2024 - (6) - -
Southern Veterinary Partners, LLC# One stop L + 6.00% (c) 7.00% 05/2025 2,672 2,643 0.5 2,726
Southern Veterinary Partners, LLC# One stop L + 6.00% (c) 7.00% 05/2025 2,406 2,380 0.5 2,454
Southern Veterinary Partners, LLC# One stop L + 6.00% (c) 7.00% 05/2025 2,096 2,073 0.4 2,138
Southern Veterinary Partners, LLC# One stop L + 6.00% (d) 7.00% 05/2025 2,072 2,049 0.4 2,113
Southern Veterinary Partners, LLC# One stop L + 6.00% (d) 7.00% 05/2025 1,894 1,873 0.4 1,932
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2020
(In thousands)
Investment
Type Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized Cost Percentage
of Net
Assets Fair
Value (4)
Specialty Retail - (continued)
Southern Veterinary Partners, LLC# One stop L + 6.00% (d) 7.00% 05/2025 $ 1,746 $ 1,727 0.3 % $ 1,781
Southern Veterinary Partners, LLC#(5) One stop L + 6.00% N/A(6) 05/2025 - (185) 0.1 334
Titan Fitness, LLC One stop L + 4.75% (b)(c) 5.75% 02/2025 6,656 6,607 1.1 5,857
Titan Fitness, LLC# One stop L + 4.75% (c) 5.75% 02/2025 787 782 0.1 693
Titan Fitness, LLC# One stop L + 4.75% (c) 5.75% 02/2025 237 235 - 207
Titan Fitness, LLC#(5) One stop L + 4.75% N/A(6) 02/2025 - (4) - -
Vermont Aus Pty Ltd#(7)(8)(11) One stop L + 4.75% (i) 4.89% 12/2024 439 433 0.1 454
Vermont Aus Pty Ltd#(7)(8)(11) One stop L + 4.75% (i) 4.89% 12/2024 32 29 - 36
48,415 47,744 9.0 47,834
Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods
Protective Industrial Products, Inc. Senior loan L + 4.50% (c) 5.50% 01/2024 2,789 2,766 0.5 2,789
Total debt investments $ 893,497 $ 882,355 165.2 % $ 875,642
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2020
(In thousands)
Investment
Type Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized Cost Percentage
of Net
Assets Fair
Value (4)
Equity investments(14)(15)
Automobiles
Grease Monkey International, LLC# LLC units N/A N/A N/A 73 $ 73 0.1 % $ 225
Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLC# LLC units N/A N/A N/A - 93 - 90
166 0.1 315
Biotechnology
BIO18 Borrower, LLC#(16) LLC units N/A N/A N/A 141 246 0.1 395
Chemicals
Inhance Technologies Holdings LLC# LLC units N/A N/A N/A - 34 - 12
Diversified Consumer Services
EWC Growth Partners LLC# LLC interest N/A N/A N/A - 25 - 2
Electronic Equipment, Instruments and Components
ES Acquisition LLC# LP interest N/A N/A N/A - 333 0.1 560
Food & Staples Retailing
Captain D's, LLC# LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 15 15 - 33
Mendocino Farms, LLC# Common stock N/A N/A N/A 59 257 0.1 284
Ruby Slipper Cafe LLC, The# LLC units N/A N/A N/A 6 61 - 14
Ruby Slipper Cafe LLC, The# LLC units N/A N/A N/A - 4 - 2
Wood Fired Holding Corp.# LLC units N/A N/A N/A 103 103 - 35
Wood Fired Holding Corp.# LLC units N/A N/A N/A 103 - - -
440 0.1 368
Health Care Technology
Connexin Software, Inc.# LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 26 26 - 35
HSI Halo Acquisition, Inc.# Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A - 75 - 66
HSI Halo Acquisition, Inc.# Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A - - - -
Caliper Software, Inc.# Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 1 596 0.2 705
Caliper Software, Inc.# Common stock N/A N/A N/A 53 53 - 142
Caliper Software, Inc.# Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A - 8 - 11
758 0.2 959
Health Care Equipment & Supplies
Aspen Medical Products, LLC# Common stock N/A N/A N/A - 17 - 16
Blue River Pet Care, LLC# LLC units N/A N/A N/A - 207 - 246
CMI Parent Inc.# LLC units N/A N/A N/A - 492 0.1 519
CMI Parent Inc.# LLC units N/A N/A N/A 5 5 - -
721 0.1 781
Health Care Providers & Services
CRH Healthcare Purchaser, Inc.# LP interest N/A N/A N/A 102 102 - 170
Elite Dental Partners LLC# LLC units N/A N/A N/A - 444 0.1 444
Elite Dental Partners LLC# LLC units N/A N/A N/A - 191 - 191
Elite Dental Partners LLC# LLC units N/A N/A N/A - - - 34
Encorevet Group LLC# LLC units N/A N/A N/A 2 223 0.1 196
ERG Buyer, LLC# LLC units N/A N/A N/A - 165 - 6
ERG Buyer, LLC# LLC units N/A N/A N/A 2 2 - -
Krueger-Gilbert Health Physics, LLC# LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 46 46 - 49
MD Now Holdings, Inc.# LLC units N/A N/A N/A 3 33 - 39
Midwest Veterinary Partners, LLC# LLC units N/A N/A N/A - 13 - 14
Midwest Veterinary Partners, LLC# LLC units N/A N/A N/A 3 - - 7
Summit Behavioral Healthcare, LLC#(16) LLC interest N/A N/A N/A - 14 - 15
Summit Behavioral Healthcare, LLC# LLC interest N/A N/A N/A - - - -
1,233 0.2 1,165
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2020
(In thousands)
Investment
Type Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized Cost Percentage
of Net
Assets Fair
Value (4)
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure
SSRG Holdings, LLC# LLC units N/A N/A N/A 40 $ 399 0.1 % $ 230
Tropical Smoothie Cafe Holdings, LLC#(16) LP units N/A N/A N/A 2 220 - 220
619 0.1 450
Household Durables
Groundworks LLC# LLC units N/A N/A N/A - 53 - 71
Insurance
Majesco# LP units N/A N/A N/A - 106 - 106
Majesco# LP units N/A N/A N/A 24 - - -
Orchid Underwriters Agency, LLC# LP interest N/A N/A N/A 22 22 - 21
128 - 127
IT Services
Appriss Holdings, Inc.# Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A - 52 - 62
Arctic Wolfs Networks, Inc. and Arctic Wolf Networks Canada, Inc.# Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 217 170 0.1 610
Arctic Wolfs Networks, Inc. and Arctic Wolf Networks Canada, Inc.# Warrant N/A N/A N/A 75 59 0.1 151
Centrify Corporation# LP interest N/A N/A N/A - 170 - 84
Centrify Corporation# LP interest N/A N/A N/A 60 - - -
Episerver, Inc.# Common stock N/A N/A N/A 17 173 - 111
PCS Intermediate II Holdings, LLC# LLC units N/A N/A N/A 13 126 - 133
Red Dawn SEI Buyer, Inc.# LP units N/A N/A N/A 219 219 0.1 215
969 0.3 1,366
Leisure Products
WBZ Investment LLC# LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 15 24 - 17
WBZ Investment LLC# LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 10 16 - 12
WBZ Investment LLC# LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 9 13 - 10
WBZ Investment LLC# LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 8 12 - 8
WBZ Investment LLC# LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 3 5 - 4
WBZ Investment LLC# LLC interest N/A N/A N/A - - - -
70 - 51
Professional Services
Net Health Acquisition Corp.# LP interest N/A N/A N/A 1 126 - 124
Nexus Brands Group, Inc.# LP interest N/A N/A N/A - 49 - 43
175 - 167
Real Estate Management & Development
Property Brands, Inc.# LLC units N/A N/A N/A 11 106 - 167
Road & Rail
Internet Truckstop Group LLC# LP interest N/A N/A N/A 146 146 - 130
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2020
(In thousands)
Investment
Type Spread
Above
Index(1)
Interest
Rate(2)
Maturity
Date Principal ($) /
Shares(3)
Amortized Cost Percentage
of Net
Assets Fair
Value (4)
Software
Astute Holdings, Inc. # LP units N/A N/A N/A - $ 83 0.1 % $ 155
Calabrio, Inc. # Common stock N/A N/A N/A 58 444 0.2 764
Cloudbees, Inc.# Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 15 93 - 78
Cloudbees, Inc.# Warrant N/A N/A N/A 27 40 - 63
Confluence Technologies, Inc.# LLC interest N/A N/A N/A - 53 - 94
Convercent, Inc.# Warrant N/A N/A N/A 82 16 - 36
Digital Guardian, Inc.# Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 72 87 - 62
Digital Guardian, Inc.# Warrant N/A N/A N/A 25 43 - 43
Digital Guardian, Inc.# Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 15 27 - 26
Digital Guardian, Inc.# Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 14 25 - 28
Digital Guardian, Inc.# Warrant N/A N/A N/A 3 4 - 10
GS Acquisitionco, Inc.# LP interest N/A N/A N/A - 44 - 123
MetricStream, Inc.# Warrant N/A N/A N/A 44 67 - 47
mParticle, Inc.# Warrant N/A N/A N/A 10 4 - 37
Namely, Inc.# Warrant N/A N/A N/A 8 14 - 13
Onapsis, Inc., Virtual Forge GMBH and Onapsis GMBH# Warrant N/A N/A N/A 2 6 - 16
Personify, Inc.# LLC units N/A N/A N/A 145 145 0.1 218
Pride Midco, Inc.# Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 1 556 0.1 683
RegEd Aquireco, LLC# LP interest N/A N/A N/A - 70 - 36
RegEd Aquireco, LLC# LP interest N/A N/A N/A 1 - - -
Saturn Borrower Inc.# LP units N/A N/A N/A 132 132 - 132
SnapLogic, Inc.# Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A 66 164 0.1 243
SnapLogic, Inc.# Warrant N/A N/A N/A 16 6 - 43
Telesoft Holdings LLC# LP interest N/A N/A N/A 131 131 - 127
2,254 0.6 3,077
Specialty Retail
2nd Ave. LLC# LP interest N/A N/A N/A 157 157 0.1 135
Imperial Optical Midco Inc.# Preferred stock N/A N/A N/A - 110 - 111
Jet Equipment & Tools Ltd.#(7)(8)(10) LLC units N/A N/A N/A - 173 0.1 459
Pet Supplies Plus, LLC#(16) LLC units N/A N/A N/A 34 34 - 100
PPV Intermediate Holdings II, LLC# LLC interest N/A N/A N/A 84 84 - 115
Sola Franchise, LLC and Sola Salon Studios, LLC# LLC units N/A N/A N/A 1 88 - 106
Sola Franchise, LLC and Sola Salon Studios, LLC# LLC units N/A N/A N/A - 18 - 20
664 0.2 1,046
Total equity investments $ 9,140 2.1 % $ 11,209
Total investments $ 893,497 $ 891,495 167.3 % $ 886,851
Money market funds (included in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents)
BlackRock Liquidity Funds T-Fund Institutional Shares (CUSIP 09248U718) 0.03% (17)
$ 8,705 1.6 % $ 8,705
Total money market funds $ 8,705 1.6 % $ 8,705
Total investments and money market funds $ 900,200 168.9 % $ 895,556
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Schedule of Investments - (continued)
September 30, 2020
(In thousands)
# Denotes that all or a portion of the loan collateralizes the DB Credit Facility (as defined in Note 8).
(1) The majority of the investments bear interest at a rate that is permitted to be determined by reference to LIBOR denominated in U.S. dollars or GBP, EURIBOR, or Prime which reset daily, monthly, quarterly, semiannually or annually. For each, the Company has provided the spread over LIBOR, EURIBOR, or Prime and the weighted average current interest rate in effect as of September 30, 2020. Certain investments are subject to a LIBOR, EURIBOR or Prime interest rate floor. For fixed rate loans, a spread above a reference rate is not applicable. For positions with multiple outstanding contracts, the spread for the largest outstanding contract is shown. Listed below are the index rates as of September 30, 2020, which was the last business day of the period on which LIBOR or EURIBOR was determined. The actual index rate for each loan listed may not be the applicable index rate outstanding as of September 30, 2020, as the loan may have priced or repriced based on an index rate prior to September 30, 2020.
(a) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the 30-day LIBOR, which was 0.15% as of September 30, 2020.
(b) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the 60-day LIBOR, which was 0.19% as of September 30, 2020.
(c) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the 90-day LIBOR, which was 0.23% as of September 30, 2020.
(d) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the 180-day LIBOR, which was 0.26% as of September 30, 2020.
(e) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the 360-day LIBOR, which was 0.36% as of September 30, 2020.
(f) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the Prime rate, which was 3.25% as of September 30, 2020.
(g) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the 90-day EURIBOR, which was -0.50% as of September 30, 2020.
(h) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the 90-day GBP LIBOR, which was 0.06% as of September 30, 2020.
(i) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the Australia Three Month Interbank Rate, which was 0.14% as of September 30, 2020.
(j) Denotes that all or a portion of the loan was indexed to the Canadian Bankers Acceptances Rate, which was 0.51% as of September 30, 2020.
(2)For portfolio companies with multiple interest rate contracts, the interest rate shown is a weighted average current interest rate in effect as of September 30, 2020.
(3)The total principal amount is presented for debt investments while the number of shares or units owned is presented for equity investments.
(4)The fair value of the investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs. See Note 7. Fair Value Measurements.
(5)The negative fair value is the result of the capitalized discount on the loan or the unfunded commitment being valued below par. The negative amortized cost is the result of the capitalized discount being greater than the principal amount outstanding on the loan.
(6)The entire commitment was unfunded as of September 30, 2020. As such, no interest is being earned on this investment. The investment may be subject to an unused facility fee.
(7)The investment is treated as a non-qualifying asset under Section 55(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the ‘‘1940 Act’’). Under the 1940 Act, the Company can not acquire any non-qualifying asset unless, at the time the acquisition is made, qualifying assets represent at least 70% of the Company’s total assets. As of September 30, 2020, total non-qualifying assets at fair value represented 3.7% of the Company’s total assets calculated in accordance with the 1940 Act.
(8)Investment is denominated in foreign currency and is translated into U.S. dollars as of the valuation date or the date of the transaction. See Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies and Recent Accounting Updates - Foreign Currency Translation.
(9)The headquarters of this portfolio company is located in the United Kingdom.
(10)The headquarters of this portfolio company is located in Canada.
(11)The headquarters of this portfolio company is located in Australia.
(12)The headquarters of this portfolio company is located in Luxembourg.
(13)The headquarters of this portfolio company is located in Andorra.
(14)Equity investments are non-income producing securities unless otherwise noted.
(15)Ownership of certain equity investments occurs through a holding company or partnership.
(16)The Company holds an equity investment that entitles it to receive preferential dividends.
(17)The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of September 30, 2020.
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
Note 1. Organization
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. (“GBDC 3” and, collectively with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) is an externally managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that was formed on August 1, 2017 and elected to be treated as a business development company (“BDC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), on September 29, 2017. On October 2, 2017, the date of the commencement of operations, the Company entered into subscription agreements (collectively, the “Subscription Agreements”) to sell shares of GBDC 3's common stock in private placements. In addition, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, GBDC 3 has elected to be treated as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).
The Company’s investment strategy is to invest primarily in one stop (a loan that combines characteristics of traditional first lien senior secured loans and second lien or subordinated loans and that are often referred to by other middle-market lenders as unitranche loans) and other senior secured loans of U.S. middle-market companies that are, in most cases, sponsored by private equity firms. The Company also selectively invests in second lien and subordinated (a loan that ranks senior only to a borrower’s equity securities and ranks junior to all of such borrower’s other indebtedness in priority of payment) loans of, and warrants and minority equity securities in, primarily U.S. middle-market companies. The Company has entered into an investment advisory agreement (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”) with GC Advisors LLC (the “Investment Adviser”), under which the Investment Adviser manages the day-to-day operations of, and provides investment advisory services to, the Company. Under an administration agreement (the “Administration Agreement”) the Company is provided with certain services by an administrator (the “Administrator”), which is currently Golub Capital LLC.
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies and Recent Accounting Updates
Basis of presentation: The Company is an investment company as defined in the accounting and reporting guidance under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 - Financial Services - Investment Companies (“ASC Topic 946”).
The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company and related financial information have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) as established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) for financial information and pursuant to the requirements for reporting on Form 10-K and Regulation S-X. In the opinion of management, the consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments and reclassifications consisting solely of normal accruals that are necessary for the fair presentation of financial results as of and for the periods presented. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.
Fair value of financial instruments: The Company applies fair value to all of its financial instruments in accordance with ASC Topic 820 - Fair Value Measurement (“ASC Topic 820”). ASC Topic 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework used to measure fair value and requires disclosures for fair value measurements. In accordance with ASC Topic 820, the Company has categorized its financial instruments carried at fair value, based on the priority of the valuation technique, into a three-level fair value hierarchy. Fair value is a market-based measure considered from the perspective of the market participant who holds the financial instrument rather than an entity-specific measure. Therefore, when market assumptions are not readily available, the Company’s own assumptions are set to reflect those that management believes market participants would use in pricing the financial instrument at the measurement date.
The availability of observable inputs can vary depending on the financial instrument and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of product, whether the product is new, whether the product is traded on an active exchange or in the secondary market and the current market conditions. To the extent that the valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised by the Company in determining fair value is greatest for financial instruments classified as Level 3.
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Any changes to the valuation methodology are reviewed by management and the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) to confirm that the changes are appropriate. As markets change, new products develop and the pricing for products becomes more or less transparent, the Company will continue to refine its valuation methodologies. See further description of fair value methodology in Note 7. Fair Value Measurements.
Use of estimates: The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Consolidation: As provided under ASC Topic 946 and Regulation S-X, the Company will generally not consolidate its investment in a company other than an investment company subsidiary or a controlled operating company whose business consists of providing services to the Company. Accordingly, the Company consolidated the results of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, GBDC 3 Holdings LLC (“GBDC 3 Holdings”), GBDC 3 Funding LLC (“GBDC 3 Funding”), Golub Capital BDC 3 CLO 1 Depositor LLC (“2021 CLO Depositor”) and Golub Capital BDC 3 CLO 1 LLC (“2021 Issuer”), in its consolidated financial statements.
Assets related to transactions that do not meet ASC Topic 860 - Transfers and Servicing (“ASC Topic 860”) requirements for accounting sale treatment are reflected in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as investments. Those assets are owned by special purpose entities, including GBDC 3 Holdings, GBDC 3 Funding and the 2021 Issuer, that are consolidated in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The creditors of the special purpose entities have received security interests in such assets and such assets are not intended to be available to the creditors of GBDC 3 (or any affiliate of GBDC 3).
Cash and cash equivalents and foreign currencies: Cash, cash equivalents and foreign currencies are highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less at the date of acquisition. The Company deposits its cash in financial institutions and, at times, such balances exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limits.
Restricted cash and cash equivalents and restricted foreign currencies: Restricted cash and cash equivalents and restricted foreign currencies include amounts that are collected and are held by trustees who have been appointed as custodians of the assets securing certain of the Company’s financing transactions. Restricted cash and cash equivalents and restricted foreign currencies are held by the trustees for payment of interest expense and principal on the outstanding borrowings or reinvestment into new assets.
Foreign currency translation: The Company’s books and records are maintained in U.S. dollars. Any foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis:
(1)cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents, fair value of investments, interest receivable, and other assets and liabilities-at the spot exchange rate on the last business day of the period; and
(2)purchases and sales of investments, income and expenses-at the exchange rates prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.
Although net assets and fair values are presented based on the applicable foreign exchange rates described above, the Company does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in fair values of investments held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments. Fluctuations arising from the translation of assets other than investments and liabilities are included with the net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Foreign security and currency transactions involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with investing in U.S. companies. These risks include, but are not limited to, currency fluctuations and revaluations and
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future adverse political, social and economic developments, which could cause investments in foreign markets to be less liquid and prices more volatile than those of comparable U.S. companies or U.S. government securities.
Forward currency contracts: A forward currency contract is an obligation between two parties to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The Company utilized forward currency contracts to economically hedge the currency exposure associated with certain foreign-denominated investments. The use of forward currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Company owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the exchange rates on the contract date and reporting date and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized gains (losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts are included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward currency contracts is recorded on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition by counterparty on a net basis, not taking into account collateral posted which is recorded separately, if applicable.
The primary risks associated with forward currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks can exceed the amounts reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.
Refer to Note 6. Forward Currency Contracts for more information regarding the forward currency contracts.
Revenue recognition:
Investments and related investment income: Interest income is accrued based upon the outstanding principal amount and contractual interest terms of debt investments.
Loan origination fees, original issue discount and market discount or premium are capitalized, and the Company accretes or amortizes such amounts over the life of the loan as interest income. For the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020, and 2019, interest income included $5,229, $3,327, and $1,348, respectively, of accretion of discounts. For the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020, and 2019, the Company received loan origination fees of $11,467, $6,508, and $7,180, respectively.
For investments with contractual payment-in-kind (“PIK”) interest, which represents contractual interest accrued and added to the principal balance that generally becomes due at maturity, the Company will not accrue PIK interest if the portfolio company valuation indicates that the PIK interest is not collectible. For the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020, and 2019, the Company capitalized PIK interest of $2,589, $1,746, and $334, respectively, into the principal balance of certain debt investments.
In addition, the Company generates revenue in the form of amendment, structuring or due diligence fees, fees for providing managerial assistance, consulting fees and prepayment premiums on loans. The Company records these fees as fee income when earned. All other income is recorded into income when earned. For the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020, and 2019, fee income included $1,183, $280, and $122, respectively, of prepayment premiums, which fees are non-recurring.
For the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020, and 2019, the Company received interest and fee income in cash, which excludes capitalized loan origination fees, in the amounts of $71,566, $58,134, and $27,976, respectively.
Dividend income on preferred equity securities is recorded as dividend income on an 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. Each distribution received from limited liability company (“LLC”) and limited partnership (“LP”) investments is evaluated to determine if the distribution should be recorded as dividend income or a return of capital. Generally, the Company will not record distributions from equity investments in LLCs and LPs as dividend income unless there are sufficient accumulated tax-basis earnings and profits in the LLC or LP prior
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to the distribution. Distributions that are classified as a return of capital are recorded as a reduction in the amortized cost basis of the investment. For the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020, and 2019, the Company recorded dividend income of $254, $4, and $102, respectively, and return of capital distributions of $437, $0, and $0, respectively.
Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade-date basis. Realized gains or losses on investments are measured by the difference between the net proceeds from the disposition and the amortized cost basis of investment, without regard to unrealized gains or losses previously recognized. The Company reports current period changes in fair value of investments that are measured at fair value as a component of the net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translation in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Non-accrual loans: A loan can be left on accrual status during the period the Company is pursuing repayment of the loan. Management reviews all loans that become 90 days or more past due on principal and interest, or when there is reasonable doubt that principal or interest will be collected, for possible placement on non-accrual status. When a loan is placed on non-accrual status, unpaid interest credited to income is reversed. Additionally, any original issue discount and market discount are no longer accreted to interest income as of the date the loan is placed on non-accrual status. Interest payments received on non-accrual loans are recognized as income or applied to principal depending upon management’s judgment. Non-accrual loans are restored to accrual status when past due principal and interest is paid, and, in management’s judgment, payments are likely to remain current. As of September 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company had no portfolio company investments on non-accrual status.
Income taxes: The Company has elected to be treated as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code and operates in a manner so as to qualify for the tax treatment applicable to RICs. In order to qualify and be subject to tax as a RIC, among other things, the Company is required to meet certain source of income and asset diversification requirements and timely distribute dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to its stockholders of an amount generally at least equal to 90% of its investment company taxable income, as defined by the Code and determined without regard to any deduction for dividends paid, for each tax year. The Company has made, and intends to continue to make, the requisite distributions to its stockholders, which will generally relieve the Company from U.S. federal income taxes with respect to all income distributed to its stockholders.
Depending on the level of taxable income earned in a tax year, the Company can determine to retain taxable income in excess of current year dividend distributions and distribute such taxable income in the next tax year. The Company may then be required to incur a 4% excise tax on such income. To the extent that the Company determines that its estimated current year annual taxable income, determined on a calendar year basis, could exceed estimated current calendar year dividend distributions, the Company accrues excise tax, if any, on estimated excess taxable income as taxable income is earned. For the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020, and 2019, the Company did not incur U.S. federal excise tax.
Certain of the Company's consolidated subsidiaries are subject to U.S. federal and state corporate-level income
taxes. Income tax expense, if any, is included under the income category for which it applies in the Consolidated
Statement of Operations.
The Company accounts for income taxes in conformity with ASC Topic 740 - Income Taxes (“ASC Topic 740”). ASC Topic 740 provides guidelines for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in financial statements. ASC Topic 740 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken in the course of preparing the Company’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax benefits of positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax expense or tax benefit in the current year. It is the Company’s policy to recognize accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax benefits in income tax expense. There were no material unrecognized tax benefits or unrecognized tax liabilities related to uncertain income tax positions through September 30, 2021. The Company's tax returns for the 2018 through 2020 tax years remain subject to examination by U.S. federal and most state tax authorities.
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Distributions: Distributions to common stockholders are recorded on the record date. Subject to the discretion of and as determined by the Board, the Company intends to authorize and declare ordinary cash distributions based on a formula approved by the Board on a quarterly basis. The amount to be paid out as a dividend or distribution is determined by the Board each quarter and is generally based upon the earnings estimated by management. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually, although the Company can retain such capital gains for investment in its discretion.
The Company has adopted a dividend reinvestment plan (“DRIP”) that provides for reinvestment of any distributions the Company declares in cash on behalf of its stockholders, unless a stockholder elects to receive cash. As a result, if the Board authorizes and the Company declares a cash distribution, then stockholders who have not “opted out” of the DRIP will have their cash distribution automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Company’s common stock, rather than receiving the cash distribution. Shares issued under the DRIP will be issued at a price per share equal to the most recent net asset value (“NAV”) per share as determined by the Board (subject to adjustment to the extent required by Section 23 of the 1940 Act).
Deferred debt issuance costs: Deferred debt issuance costs represent fees and other direct incremental costs incurred in connection with the Company’s borrowings. As of September 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company had deferred debt issuance costs of $2,699 and $1,191, respectively. These amounts are amortized and included in interest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations over the estimated average life of the borrowings. Amortization expense for the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020, and 2019 was $1,969, $1,192, and $712, respectively.
Note 3. Stockholders’ Equity
GBDC 3 is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock at a par value of $0.001 per share and 100,000,000 shares of common stock at a par value of $0.001 per share. Since the commencement of operations on October 2, 2017, GBDC 3 has entered into Subscription Agreements with several investors, including with affiliates of the Investment Adviser, providing for the private placement of GBDC 3’s common stock. Under the terms of the Subscription Agreements, investors are required to fund drawdowns to purchase GBDC 3’s common stock at a price per share equal to the most recent NAV per share as determined by the Board (subject to adjustment to the extent required by Section 23 of the 1940 Act) up to the amount of their respective capital subscriptions on an as-needed basis as determined by GBDC 3 with a minimum of 10 calendar days prior notice.
As of September 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company had the following subscriptions, pursuant to the Subscription Agreements, and contributions from its stockholders:
As of September 30, 2021 As of September 30, 2020
Subscriptions Contributions Subscriptions Contributions
GBDC 3 Stockholders $ 1,096,503 $ 767,878 $ 921,786 $ 507,353
As of September 30, 2021 and 2020, the ratio of total contributed capital to total capital subscriptions was 70.0% and 55.0%, respectively, and the Company had uncalled capital commitments of $328,625 and $414,433, respectively. During the year ended September 30, 2021, undrawn subscriptions totaling $6,389 expired pursuant to the terms of the respective Subscription Agreements. Effective January 1, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement to repurchase shares of common stock and, as a result, canceled subscriptions totaling $100 of which $91 were undrawn. Effective June 30, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement to repurchase shares of common stock and, as a result, canceled subscriptions totaling $150 of which $117 were undrawn.
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The following table summarizes the shares of GBDC 3 common stock issued for the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019.
Date Shares Issued NAV ($) per share Proceeds ($)
Shares issued for the year ended September 30, 2019
Issuance of shares 10/15/18 659,020.644 15.00 9,885
Issuance of shares 10/26/18 988,531.000 15.00 14,828
Issuance of shares 11/26/18 988,531.000 15.00 14,828
Issuance of shares 12/17/18 2,306,572.356 15.00 34,599
Issuance of shares 03/18/19 1,344,241.361 15.00 20,163
Issuance of shares 04/01/19 1,344,241.361 15.00 20,164
Issuance of shares 05/03/19 1,722,278.305 15.00 25,834
Issuance of shares 05/31/19 1,377,822.695 15.00 20,667
Issuance of shares 06/14/19 1,360,489.362 15.00 20,408
Issuance of shares 07/12/19 1,733,778.300 15.00 26,008
Issuance of shares 08/19/19 1,387,022.700 15.00 20,805
Issuance of shares 09/09/19 1,387,022.700 15.00 20,805
Shares issued for capital drawdowns 16,599,551.784 248,994
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11/27/18 49,178.285 15.00 738
Issuance of shares(1)
12/28/18 53,153.132 15.00 797
Issuance of shares(1)
02/27/19 64,472.390 15.00 967
Issuance of shares(1)
05/24/19 64,642.391 15.00 970
Issuance of shares(1)
07/26/19 168,566.100 15.00 2,528
Issuance of shares(1)
09/27/19 80,123.196 15.00 1,201
Shares issued through DRIP 480,135.494 7,201
Shares issued for the year ended September 30, 2020
Issuance of shares 10/14/19 1,900,611.629 15.00 28,509
Issuance of shares 11/18/19 1,900,611.629 15.00 28,509
Issuance of shares 12/19/19 2,660,856.371 15.00 39,913
Issuance of shares 03/30/20 3,205,196.000 15.00 48,078
Issuance of shares 09/11/20 1,868,112.564 14.68 27,429 (2)
Shares issued for capital drawdowns 11,535,388.193 172,438
Issuance of shares(1)
11/26/19 185,724.541 15.00 2,786
Issuance of shares(1)
12/27/19 173,246.102 15.00 2,599
Issuance of shares(1)
02/26/20 170,062.979 15.00 2,551
Issuance of shares(1)
05/22/20 123,254.899 13.64 1,681 (2)
Issuance of shares(1)
07/24/20 89,404.010 14.68 1,312 (2)
Issuance of shares(1)
08/21/20 217,078.831 14.68 3,187 (2)
Shares issued through DRIP 958,771.362 14,116
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Date Shares Issued NAV ($) per share Proceeds ($)
Shares issued for the year ended September 30, 2021
Issuance of shares 01/22/21 1,820,560.056 15.00 27,308
Issuance of shares 03/08/21 1,820,560.056 15.00 27,309
Issuance of shares 05/17/21 1,870,328.048 15.00 28,055
Issuance of shares 06/25/21 2,119,629.752 15.00 31,795
Issuance of shares 08/05/21 2,214,324.943 15.00 33,215
Issuance of shares 08/20/21 3,236,270.606 15.00 48,544
Issuance of shares 09/24/21 4,289,455.051 15.00 64,341
Shares issued for capital drawdowns 17,371,128.512 260,567
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12/18/20 431,254.910 14.97 6,455 (2)
Issuance of shares(1)
03/11/21 117,853.968 15.00 1,767
Issuance of shares(1)
05/25/21 449,711.990 15.00 6,745
Issuance of shares(1)
07/26/21 438,408.120 15.00 6,576
Issuance of shares(1)
09/27/21 103,287.089 15.00 1,550
Shares issued through DRIP 1,540,516.077 23,093
(1)Shares issued through the DRIP.
(2)Proceeds reflect unrounded NAV per share multiplied by number of shares issued.
Note 4. Related Party Transactions
Investment Advisory Agreement: Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Investment Adviser manages the day-to-day operations of, and provides investment advisory services to, the Company. The Board most recently reapproved the Investment Advisory Agreement in May 2021. The Investment Adviser is a registered investment adviser with the SEC. The Investment Adviser receives fees for providing services, consisting of two components, a base management fee and an Incentive Fee (as defined below).
The base management fee is calculated at an annual rate equal to 1.375% of the fair value of the average adjusted gross assets of the Company at the end of the two most recently completed calendar quarters (including assets purchased with borrowed funds, securitization-related assets, unrealized depreciation or appreciation on derivative instruments and cash collateral on deposit with custodian, but adjusted to exclude cash and cash equivalents so that investors do not pay the base management fee for such assets) and is payable quarterly in arrears. Additionally, the Investment Adviser voluntarily excludes any assets funded with secured borrowing proceeds from the base management fee calculation. The base management fee is adjusted, based on the actual number of days elapsed relative to the total number of days in such calendar quarter, for any share issuances or repurchases during such calendar quarter. For purposes of the Investment Advisory Agreement, cash equivalents mean U.S. government securities and commercial paper instruments maturing within 270 days of purchase (which is different than the GAAP definition, which defines cash equivalents as U.S. government securities and commercial paper instruments maturing within 90 days of purchase). To the extent that the Investment Adviser or any of its affiliates provides investment advisory, collateral management or other similar services to a subsidiary of GBDC 3, the base management fee will be reduced by an amount equal to the product of (1) the total fees paid to the Investment Adviser by such subsidiary for such services and (2) the percentage of such subsidiary’s total equity, including membership interests and any class of notes not exclusively held by one or more third parties, that is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company. For periods ending on or prior to the earlier of (1) the date of pricing of an initial public offering or listing on a national securities exchange of the shares of common stock of GBDC 3 or (2) a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to, or other liquidity event with, an entity for consideration of publicly listed securities of the acquirer (each, a “Liquidity Event”), the Investment Adviser has irrevocably agreed
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to waive any base management fee in excess of 1.00% of the fair value of the Company’s average adjusted gross assets as calculated in accordance with the Investment Advisory Agreement as described above.
For the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020, and 2019, the base management fees incurred by the Company were $15,123, $11,077, and $4,861, respectively, and the base management fees irrevocably waived by the Investment Adviser were $4,124, $3,021, and $1,326, respectively.
The Incentive Fee consists of three parts: the income component (the “Income Incentive Fee”), the capital gains component (the “Capital Gain Incentive Fee”) and the subordinated liquidation incentive component (the “Subordinated Liquidation Incentive Fee” and, together with the Income Incentive Fee and the Capital Gain Incentive Fee, the “Incentive Fee”).
The Income Incentive Fee is calculated quarterly in arrears based on Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income for the immediately preceding calendar quarter. “Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income” means interest income, dividend income and any other income (including any other fees such as commitment, origination, structuring, diligence and consulting fees or other fees that the Company receives from portfolio companies but excluding fees for providing managerial assistance) accrued during the calendar quarter, minus operating expenses for the calendar quarter (including the base management fee, taxes, any expenses payable under the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Administration Agreement, any expenses of securitizations and any interest expense and dividends paid on any 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 market discount, debt instruments with PIK interest, preferred stock with PIK dividends and zero coupon securities, accrued income that the Company has not yet received in cash.
Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income does not include any realized capital gains, realized capital losses or unrealized capital appreciation or depreciation. Because of the structure of the Income Incentive Fee, it is possible that an Incentive Fee is calculated under this formula with respect to a period in which the Company has incurred a loss. For example, if the Company receives Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income in excess of the hurdle rate (as defined below) for a calendar quarter, the Income Incentive Fee will result in a positive value, and an Income Incentive Fee will be paid even if the Company has incurred a loss in such period due to realized and/or unrealized capital losses unless the payment of such Income Incentive Fee would cause the Company to pay Income Incentive Fees and Capital Gain Incentive Fees on a cumulative basis that exceed the Incentive Fee Cap described below.
Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income, expressed as a rate of return on the value of the Company’s net assets (defined as total assets less indebtedness and before taking into account any Incentive Fees payable during the period) at the end of the immediately preceding calendar quarter, is compared to a fixed ‘‘hurdle rate’’ of 1.5% quarterly. If market interest rates rise, it is possible that the Company will be able to invest funds in debt instruments that provide for a higher return, which would increase the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income and make it easier for the Investment Adviser to surpass the fixed hurdle rate and receive an Income Incentive Fee. Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income used to calculate this part of the Incentive Fee is also included in the amount of the Company’s total assets (excluding cash and cash equivalents but including assets purchased with borrowed funds, securitization-related assets, unrealized depreciation or appreciation on derivative instruments and cash collateral on deposit with custodian) used to calculate the base management fee.
The Company calculates the Income Incentive Fee with respect to its Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income quarterly, in arrears, as follows:
•zero in any calendar quarter in which the Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income does not exceed the hurdle rate;
•50.0% of Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income with respect to that portion of such Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income, if any, that exceeds the hurdle rate but is less than the percentage at which amounts payable to the Investment Adviser pursuant to the Income Incentive Fee equal 20.0% of the Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income that exceeds the hurdle rate as if a hurdle rate did not apply. This portion of
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Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income that exceeds the hurdle rate is referred to as the ‘‘catch-up’’ provision; and
•20.0% of the amount of Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income, if any, that exceeds the catch-up provision in any calendar quarter.
The sum of these calculations yields the Income Incentive Fee. This amount is appropriately adjusted for any share issuances or repurchases during the quarter.
For the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020, and 2019, the Income Incentive Fee incurred was $8,737, $5,071, and $3,595, respectively.
For periods ending on or prior to the date of the closing of a Liquidity Event, the Investment Adviser has agreed to irrevocably waive that portion of the Income Incentive fee calculated under the Investment Advisory Agreement in amounts in excess of the following amounts (computed on a quarterly basis, in arrears):
•zero in any calendar quarter in which the Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income does not exceed the hurdle rate;
•50.0% of the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income with respect to that portion of such Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income, if any, that exceeds the hurdle rate but is less than the percentage at which the amount payable to the Investment Adviser equals to 15.0% of the Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income as if a hurdle rate did not apply. This portion of the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income that exceeds the hurdle rate is referred to as the “catch-up” provision; and
•15.0% of the amount of the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income, if any, that exceeds the catch-up provision in any calendar quarter.
For the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020, and 2019, the Income Incentive Fee irrevocably waived by the Investment Adviser was $647, $808, and $640, respectively.
The second part of the Incentive Fee, the Capital Gain Incentive Fee, equals (a) 20.0% of the Company’s Capital Gain Incentive Fee Base (as defined below), if any, calculated in arrears as of the end of each calendar year (or, upon termination of the Investment Advisory Agreement, as of the termination date), commencing with the calendar year ended December 31, 2017, less (b) the aggregate amount of any previously paid Capital Gain Incentive Fees. The Company’s ‘‘Capital Gain Incentive Fee Base’’ equals (1) the sum of (A) realized capital gains, if any, on a cumulative positive basis from September 29, 2017, the date the Company elected to be a BDC, through the end of each calendar year, (B) all realized capital losses on a cumulative basis and (C) all unrealized capital depreciation on a cumulative basis, less (2) unamortized deferred debt issuance costs as of the date of calculation, if and to the extent such costs exceed all unrealized capital appreciation on a cumulative basis.
•The cumulative aggregate realized capital losses are calculated as the sum of the amounts by which (a) the net sales price of each investment in the Company’s portfolio when sold is less than (b) the accreted or amortized cost basis of such investment.
•The cumulative aggregate realized capital gains are calculated as the sum of the differences, if positive, between (a) the net sales price of each investment in the Company’s portfolio when sold and (b) the accreted or amortized cost basis of such investment.
•The aggregate unrealized capital depreciation is calculated as the sum of the differences, if negative, between (a) the valuation of each investment in the Company’s portfolio as of the applicable Capital Gain Incentive Fee calculation date and (b) the accreted or amortized cost basis of such investment.
The Capital Gain Incentive Fee is calculated on a cumulative basis from September 29, 2017 through the end of each calendar year or termination of the Investment Advisory Agreement. For periods ending on or prior to the date of the closing of a Liquidity Event, the Investment Adviser has agreed to irrevocably waive that portion of the Capital Gain Incentive Fee, calculated as described above, in excess of 15.0% of the Capital Gain Incentive Fee Base, provided that any amounts so waived shall be deemed paid to the Investment Adviser for purposes of determining the Capital Gain Incentive Fee payable after the closing of a public offering or listing.
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
In accordance with GAAP, the Company is required to include the aggregate unrealized capital appreciation on investments in the calculation and accrue a capital gain incentive fee on a quarterly basis, as if such unrealized capital appreciation were realized, even though such unrealized capital appreciation is not permitted to be considered in calculating the fee actually payable under the Investment Advisory Agreement. If the Capital Gain Incentive Fee Base, adjusted as required by GAAP to include unrealized capital appreciation, is positive at the end of a period, then GAAP requires the Company to accrue a capital gain incentive fee equal to 15.0% prior to a Liquidity Event (20.0% following a Liquidity Event) of such amount, less the aggregate amount of the actual Capital Gain Incentive Fees paid and capital gain incentive fees accrued under GAAP in all prior periods. If such amount is negative, then there is no accrual for such period. The resulting accrual under GAAP in a given period results in additional expense if such cumulative amount is greater than in the prior period or a reversal of previously recorded expense if such cumulative amount is less than in the prior period. There can be no assurance that such unrealized capital appreciation will be realized in the future.
For the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019, the accrual (reversal) for the capital gain incentive fee under GAAP was $2,855, $(883), and $666, respectively. For the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020, and 2019, the accrual (reversal) for the capital gain incentive fee waiver under GAAP was $714, $(221), and $166, respectively.
There was no Capital Gain Incentive Fee as calculated under the Investment Advisory Agreement (as described above) payable as of September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020. Any payment due under the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement is calculated in arrears at the end of each calendar year. The Company has not paid any Capital Gain Incentive Fees calculated in accordance with the Investment Advisory Agreement on or prior to December 31, 2020.
As of September 30, 2021, there was $2,141 accrued for the capital gain incentive fee (net of waiver) under GAAP included in management and incentive fees payable on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. As of September 30, 2020, there was no accrual for the capital gain incentive fee (net of waiver) under GAAP included in management and incentive fees payable on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.
The third part of the Incentive Fee, the Subordinated Liquidation Incentive Fee, equals 15.0% of the net proceeds from a liquidation of the Company in excess of adjusted capital, as calculated immediately prior to liquidation. For purposes of this calculation, (a) ‘‘liquidation’’ includes any merger of the Company with another entity or the acquisition of all or substantially all of the shares of the Company’s common stock in a single or series of related transactions and (b) ‘‘adjusted capital’’ means the net asset value of the Company calculated immediately prior to liquidation in accordance with GAAP less unrealized capital appreciation that would have been subject to the Capital Gain Incentive Fee had capital gain been recognized on the transfer of such assets in the liquidation. The Investment Advisory Agreement provides that no Subordinated Liquidation Incentive Fee shall be payable for any liquidation that occurs more than six months after the date of an initial public offering of the Company’s common stock or a listing of the Company’s common stock on a national securities exchange. For periods prior to the date of the closing of a Liquidity Event, the Investment Adviser has agreed to waive the Subordinated Liquidation Incentive Fee.
The Company has structured the calculation of the Incentive Fee to include a fee limitation such that the Income Incentive Fee and the Capital Gain Incentive Fee will not be paid at any time if, after such payment, the cumulative Income Incentive Fees and Capital Gain Incentive Fees paid to date would exceed an incentive fee cap (the ‘‘Incentive Fee Cap’’). For periods ending on or prior to the date of the closing of a Liquidity Event, the Incentive Fee Cap in any quarter is equal to the difference between (a) 15.0% of Cumulative Pre-Incentive Fee Net Income and (b) cumulative incentive fees of any kind paid to the Investment Adviser by the Company since September 29, 2017. For periods beginning after the date of the closing of a Liquidity Event, the Incentive Fee Cap in any quarter will be equal to the difference, if positive, between (a) the sum of (i) 20.0% of Cumulative Pre-Incentive Fee Net Income for the period beginning on the date immediately following the closing of a Liquidity Event and (ii) 15.0% of Cumulative Pre-Incentive Fee Net Income for the period from September 29, 2017 and ending on the date of the
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
closing of a Liquidity Event and (b) cumulative Income Incentive Fees and Capital Gain Incentive Fees paid to the Investment Adviser by the Company from September 29, 2017.
To the extent the Incentive Fee Cap is zero or a negative value in any quarter, no incentive fee would be payable in that quarter. ‘‘Cumulative Pre-Incentive Fee Net Income’’ is equal to the sum of (a) Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income for each period since September 29, 2017 and (b) cumulative aggregate realized capital gains, cumulative aggregate realized capital losses, cumulative aggregate unrealized capital depreciation and cumulative aggregate unrealized capital appreciation since September 29, 2017.
The sum of the Income Incentive Fee, the Capital Gain Incentive Fee and the Subordinated Liquidation Incentive Fee is the Incentive Fee. Prior to the closing of a Liquidity Event, the Company will deposit one-third of each Income Incentive Fee and Capital Gain Incentive Fee payment into an escrow account (the “Escrow Account”) to be administered by U.S. Bank National Association (the “Escrow Agent”). Assets in the Escrow Account will be held by the Escrow Agent until the closing of a Liquidity Event at which time the Escrow Agent will release the assets to the Investment Adviser. If no Liquidity Event occurs prior to October 2, 2023, the Escrow Agent will return all assets in the Escrow Account to the Company for the benefit of the stockholders. For the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020, and 2019, the Company deposited $2,469, $1,273, and $670, respectively, into the Escrow Account.
Administration Agreement: Pursuant to the Administration Agreement, the Administrator furnishes the Company with office facilities and equipment and provides clerical, bookkeeping, and record-keeping services at such facilities and provides the Company with other administrative services as the Administrator, subject to review by the Board, determines necessary to conduct the Company's day-to-day operations. The Company reimburses the Administrator for the allocable portion (subject to the review and approval of the Board) of the Administrator’s overhead and other expenses incurred by it in performing its obligations under the Administration Agreement, including rent, the fees and expenses associated with performing compliance functions and the Company’s allocable portion of the cost of its chief financial officer and chief compliance officer and their respective staffs. The Board reviews such expenses to determine that these expenses, including any allocation of expenses among the Company and other entities for which the Administrator provides similar services, are reasonable and comparable to administrative services charged by unaffiliated third-party asset managers. In addition, under the Administration Agreement, the Administrator also provides, on the Company’s behalf, managerial assistance to those portfolio companies to which the Company is required to provide such assistance and will be paid an additional amount based on the cost of the services provided, which amount shall not exceed the amount the Company receives from such portfolio companies.
As of September 30, 2021 and 2020, included in accounts payable and accrued expenses is $544 and $328, respectively, for accrued allocated shared services under the Administration Agreement.
Other related party transactions: The Administrator pays for certain unaffiliated third-party expenses incurred by the Company. Such expenses include postage, printing, office supplies, rating agency fees and professional fees. These expenses are not marked-up and represent the same amount the Company would have paid had the Company paid the expenses directly. These expenses are subsequently reimbursed in cash. Total expenses reimbursed to the Administrator during the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020, and 2019 were $997, $821, and $707, respectively. As of September 30, 2021 and 2020, included in accounts payable and accrued expenses were $332 and $237, respectively, for reimbursable expenses that were paid by the Administrator on behalf of the Company.
On August 1, 2017, GCOP LLC, an affiliate of the Investment Adviser, purchased 700.000 shares of common stock of the Company for an aggregate purchase price of $11. On October 1, 2018, GCOP LLC, entered into an additional Subscription Agreement for $10,000. On January 1, 2020, GCOP LLC, entered into an additional Subscription Agreement for $13,000. As of September 30, 2021, GCOP LLC has an aggregate commitment of $23,011. As of September 30, 2021, the Company has issued 1,216,844.554 shares of its common stock to GCOP LLC in exchange for aggregate capital contributions totaling $18,238 and has also issued 115,015.092 shares to GCOP LLC through the DRIP.
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
On October 2, 2017, GEMS Fund 4, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership whose general partner is controlled by the Investment Adviser, entered into a Subscription Agreement for an aggregate commitment of $27,500. As of September 30, 2021, the Company has issued 1,834,523.315 shares of its common stock to GEMS Fund 4, L.P. in exchange for aggregate capital contributions totaling $27,500.
The Company is party to an unsecured revolving credit facility with the Investment Adviser (as amended, the “Adviser Revolver”) which, as of September 30, 2021, permits the Company to borrow a maximum of $40,000 and expires on September 29, 2023. Refer to Note 8. Borrowings for discussion of the Adviser Revolver.
On May 24, 2021, the Company and the Investment Adviser entered into a placement agent agreement with an unaffiliated third party for the placement of shares of the Company's common stock. The Company is not responsible for any fees associated with the transaction, as the Investment Adviser is covering all fees payable under the agreement.
Note 5. Investments
Investments as of September 30, 2021 and 2020 consisted of the following:
As of September 30, 2021 As of September 30, 2020
Principal Amortized
Cost Fair
Value Principal Amortized
Cost Fair
Value
Senior secured $ 260,043 $ 257,252 $ 257,585 $ 178,191 $ 176,117 $ 175,635
One stop 1,137,277 1,122,954 1,130,203 710,463 701,468 695,156
Second lien 11,429 11,223 11,121 4,806 4,734 4,805
Subordinated debt 2 1 2 37 36 46
Equity N/A 30,107 39,732 N/A 9,140 11,209
Total $ 1,408,751 $ 1,421,537 $ 1,438,643 $ 893,497 $ 891,495 $ 886,851
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
The following tables show the portfolio composition by geographic region at amortized cost and fair value as a percentage of total investments in portfolio companies. The geographic composition is determined by the location of the corporate headquarters of the portfolio company, which is not always indicative of the primary source of the portfolio company’s business.
As of September 30, 2021 As of September 30, 2020
Amortized Cost:
United States
Mid-Atlantic $ 292,620 20.6 % $ 231,185 25.9 %
Midwest 226,505 16.0 163,767 18.4
Northeast 106,145 7.5 51,446 5.8
Southeast 262,162 18.4 175,793 19.7
Southwest 109,469 7.7 99,900 11.2
West 261,940 18.4 144,013 16.1
Canada 57,907 4.1 12,810 1.4
United Kingdom 72,299 5.1 2,038 0.2
Australia 690 0.0 * 462 0.1
Luxembourg 10,550 0.7 7,626 0.9
Netherlands 21,250 1.5 - -
Andorra - - 2,455 0.3
Total $ 1,421,537 100.0 % $ 891,495 100.0 %
Fair Value:
United States
Mid-Atlantic $ 295,867 20.6 % $ 232,216 26.2 %
Midwest 228,579 15.9 161,171 18.2
Northeast 107,755 7.5 51,231 5.8
Southeast 264,651 18.4 173,860 19.6
Southwest 110,617 7.7 98,257 11.1
West 268,308 18.7 145,224 16.4
Canada 59,331 4.1 12,969 1.4
United Kingdom 71,205 4.9 2,029 0.2
Australia 708 0.0 * 490 0.0 *
Luxembourg 10,290 0.7 7,020 0.8
Netherlands 21,332 1.5 - -
Andorra - - 2,384 0.3
Total $ 1,438,643 100.0 % $ 886,851 100.0 %
*
Represents an amount less than 0.1%
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
The industry compositions of the portfolio at amortized cost and fair value as of September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020 were as follows:
As of September 30, 2021 As of September 30, 2020
Amortized Cost:
Airlines $ 7,577 0.5 % $ 7,626 0.9 %
Auto Components 5,082 0.4 666 0.1
Automobiles 53,686 3.8 10,291 1.2
Beverages 12,365 0.9 5,289 0.6
Biotechnology 5,380 0.4 3,702 0.4
Chemicals 24,517 1.7 3,286 0.4
Commercial Services and Supplies 30,262 2.1 31,478 3.5
Communications Equipment 4,897 0.3 - -
Containers and Packaging 7,565 0.5 4,264 0.5
Distributors 1,265 0.1 - -
Diversified Consumer Services 46,301 3.3 2,587 0.3
Diversified Financial Services 6,421 0.5 20,926 2.3
Diversified Telecommunication Services 633 0.0 * - -
Electronic Equipment, Instruments and Components 37,768 2.6 19,900 2.2
Food and Staples Retailing 7,983 0.6 7,241 0.8
Food Products 43,855 3.1 435 0.0 *
Healthcare Equipment and Supplies 41,546 2.9 26,339 3.0
Healthcare Providers and Services 135,670 9.5 57,621 6.5
Healthcare Technology 58,107 4.1 55,722 6.3
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure 50,830 3.6 60,943 6.8
Household Durables 1,819 0.1 1,666 0.2
Household Products 1,660 0.1 1,224 0.1
Industrial Conglomerates 7,287 0.5 1,611 0.2
Insurance 90,082 6.3 37,600 4.2
Internet and Catalog Retail 12,323 0.9 2,360 0.3
IT Services 119,338 8.4 101,354 11.4
Leisure Products 2,537 0.2 2,486 0.3
Life Sciences Tools & Services 349 0.0 * - -
Machinery 8,492 0.6 7,221 0.8
Marine 6,726 0.5 - -
Media 2,088 0.1 - -
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels 30,749 2.2 28,604 3.2
Paper and Forest Products 1,992 0.1 2,016 0.2
Pharmaceuticals 26,467 1.9 4,834 0.5
Professional Services 11,246 0.8 6,280 0.7
Real Estate Management and Development 43,438 3.0 25,013 2.8
Road and Rail 12,349 0.9 8,030 0.9
Software 391,899 27.6 291,706 32.7
Specialty Retail 64,527 4.5 48,408 5.4
Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods 826 0.1 2,766 0.3
Trading Companies and Distributors 1,295 0.1 - -
Water Utilities 2,338 0.2 - -
Total $ 1,421,537 100.0 % $ 891,495 100.0 %
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
As of September 30, 2021 As of September 30, 2020
Fair Value:
Airlines $ 7,335 0.5 % $ 7,020 0.8 %
Auto Components 5,113 0.4 655 0.1
Automobiles 54,050 3.8 10,547 1.2
Beverages 12,394 0.9 5,162 0.6
Biotechnology 5,793 0.4 3,885 0.4
Chemicals 24,607 1.7 3,105 0.3
Commercial Services and Supplies 30,558 2.1 30,473 3.4
Communications Equipment 4,883 0.3 - -
Containers and Packaging 7,643 0.5 4,233 0.5
Distributors 1,265 0.1 - -
Diversified Consumer Services 46,947 3.3 2,525 0.3
Diversified Financial Services 6,486 0.5 20,991 2.4
Diversified Telecommunications Services 644 0.0 * - -
Electronic Equipment, Instruments and Components 38,285 2.7 20,374 2.3
Food and Staples Retailing 8,594 0.6 6,882 0.8
Food Products 44,265 3.1 403 0.0 *
Healthcare Equipment and Supplies 42,041 2.9 26,171 2.9
Healthcare Providers and Services 135,583 9.4 57,068 6.4
Healthcare Technology 59,146 4.1 55,131 6.2
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure 51,154 3.6 58,146 6.6
Household Durables 1,941 0.1 1,701 0.2
Household Products 1,670 0.1 1,233 0.1
Industrial Conglomerates 7,376 0.5 1,583 0.2
Insurance 91,339 6.3 37,869 4.3
Internet and Catalog Retail 12,449 0.9 2,258 0.2
IT Services 122,616 8.5 101,140 11.4
Leisure Products 2,539 0.2 2,239 0.3
Life Sciences Tools & Services 349 0.0 * - -
Machinery 8,094 0.6 6,675 0.8
Marine 6,787 0.5 - -
Media 2,129 0.1 - -
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels 31,235 2.2 28,077 3.2
Paper and Forest Products 2,001 0.1 1,927 0.2
Pharmaceuticals 26,562 1.8 4,878 0.6
Professional Services 11,496 0.8 6,238 0.7
Real Estate Management and Development 43,333 3.0 24,361 2.7
Road and Rail 12,555 0.9 8,166 0.9
Software 397,409 27.6 294,066 33.2
Specialty Retail 65,351 4.5 48,880 5.5
Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods 851 0.1 2,789 0.3
Trading Companies and Distributors 1,384 0.1 - -
Water Utilities 2,391 0.2 - -
Total $ 1,438,643 100.0 % $ 886,851 100.0 %
*
Represents an amount less than 0.1%
GBDC 3 Senior Loan Fund LLC:
On October 2, 2017, the Company agreed to co-invest with RGA Reinsurance Company (“RGA”) primarily in senior secured loans through GBDC 3 Senior Loan Fund LLC (“GBDC 3 SLF”), an unconsolidated Delaware LLC. GBDC 3 SLF was to be capitalized as transactions were completed and all portfolio and investment decisions in
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
respect of GBDC 3 SLF would have been approved by the GBDC 3 SLF investment committee consisting of two representatives of each of the Company and RGA (with unanimous approval required from (i) one representative of each of the Company and RGA or (ii) both representatives of each of the Company and RGA). On April 5, 2021, the Company and RGA each terminated their subscription agreements to invest in senior secured loans through GBDC 3 SLF, following which GBDC 3 SLF was dissolved. GBDC 3 SLF had not yet commenced operations.
As of September 30, 2020, the Company had $109,375 of LLC equity interest subscriptions to GBDC 3 SLF, none of which were funded as of September 30, 2020 as GBDC 3 SLF did not commence operations.
Note 6. Forward Currency Contracts
The Company enters into forward currency contracts from time to time to help mitigate the impact that an adverse change in foreign exchange rates would have on the value of the Company's investments denominated in foreign currencies.
The outstanding forward currency contracts as of September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020 were as follows:
As of September 30, 2021
Counterparty Currency to be sold Currency to be purchased Settlement Date Unrealized appreciation ($) Unrealized depreciation ($)
Macquarie Bank Limited $ 5,654 CAD $ 4,284 USD 12/12/2022 $ - $ (169)
Macquarie Bank Limited € 4,606 EUR $ 5,656 USD 12/12/2022 269 -
Macquarie Bank Limited £ 1,550 GBP $ 1,933 USD 2/21/2023 - (149)
Macquarie Bank Limited £ 1,976 GBP $ 2,496 USD 7/17/2023 - (156)
Macquarie Bank Limited € 2,985 EUR $ 3,740 USD 6/14/2024 178 -
Macquarie Bank Limited $ 5,558 CAD $ 4,365 USD 9/27/2024 23 -
Macquarie Bank Limited £ 4,500 GBP $ 6,182 USD 8/27/2024 127 -
Macquarie Bank Limited £ 15,000 GBP $ 20,258 USD 9/30/2024 75 -
Macquarie Bank Limited £ 16,290 GBP $ 21,848 USD 9/30/2024 - (68)
Macquarie Bank Limited $ 5,200 CAD $ 4,245 USD 12/9/2024 183 -
$ 855 $ (542)
As of September 30, 2020
Counterparty Currency to be sold Currency to be purchased Settlement Date Unrealized appreciation ($) Unrealized depreciation ($)
Macquarie Bank Limited € 4,606 EUR $ 5,656 USD 12/12/2022 $ 152 $ -
Macquarie Bank Limited $ 5,654 CAD $ 4,284 USD 12/12/2022 43 -
Macquarie Bank Limited £ 1,550 GBP $ 1,933 USD 2/21/2023 - (77)
Macquarie Bank Limited £ 1,976 GBP $ 2,496 USD 7/17/2023 - (70)
$ 195 $ (147)
In order to better define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help the Company mitigate its counterparty risk, the Company has entered into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) with its derivative counterparty, Macquarie Bank Limited (“Macquarie”). The ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between the Company and Macquarie that governs over the counter (“OTC”) derivatives, including forward currency contracts, and contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement permit a single net payment in the event of a default (close-out netting) or similar event, including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty.
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
For financial reporting purposes, cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Company and cash collateral received from Macquarie, if any, is included in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as cash collateral held at broker for forward currency contracts or cash collateral received from broker for forward currency contracts. The Company minimizes counterparty credit risk by only entering into agreements with counterparties that it believes to be of good standing and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties.
The following table is intended to provide additional information about the effect of the forward foreign currency contracts on the financial statements of the Company including: the fair value of derivatives by risk category, the location of those fair values on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition, and the Company’s gross and net amount of assets and liabilities available for offset under netting arrangements as well as any related collateral received or pledged by the Company as of September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020.
As of September 30, 2021
Counterparty Risk exposure category Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts Net amounts presented in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition Collateral (Received) Pledged (1)
Net Amount (2)
Macquarie Bank Limited Foreign exchange $ 855 $ (542) $ 313 $ - $ 313
As of September 30, 2020
Counterparty Risk exposure category Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts Net amounts presented in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition Collateral (Received) Pledged (1)
Net Amount (2)
Macquarie Bank Limited Foreign exchange $ 195 $ (147) $ 48 $ - $ 48
(1)In some instances, the actual collateral pledged may be more than the amount shown due to overcollateralization.
(2)Represents the net amount due from/(to) counterparties in the event of default.
The impact of derivative transactions for the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019 on the Consolidated Statements of Operations, including realized and unrealized gains (losses) is summarized in the table below:
Realized gain (loss) on forward currency contracts recognized in income
Risk exposure category For the year ended September 30,
2021 2020 2019
Foreign exchange $ - $ - $ -
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward currency contracts recognized in income
Risk exposure category For the year ended September 30,
2021 2020 2019
Foreign exchange $ 265 $ (192) $ 240
The following table is a summary of the average outstanding daily volume for forward currency contracts for the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019:
Average U.S. Dollar notional outstanding
For the year ended September 30,
2021 2020 2019(1)
Forward currency contracts $ 21,948 $ 12,406 $ 10,676
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
(1) Based on ending daily U.S. Dollar notional exposure for the period from June 10, 2019 to September 30, 2019. The Company did not hold any derivative instruments prior to June 10, 2019.
Exclusion of the Investment Adviser from Commodity Pool Operator Definition
Engaging in commodity interest transactions such as swap transactions or futures contracts for the Company may cause the Investment Adviser to fall within the definition of “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act (the “CEA”) and related Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) regulations. On February 6, 2020, the Investment Adviser claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” under the CEA and the CFTC regulations in connection with its management of the Company and, therefore, is not subject to CFTC registration or regulation under the CEA as a commodity pool operator with respect to its management of the Company.
Note 7. Fair Value Measurements
The Company follows ASC Topic 820 for measuring fair value. Fair value is the price that would be received in the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Where available, fair value is based on observable market prices or parameters, or derived from such prices or parameters. Where observable prices or inputs are not available, valuation models are applied. These valuation models involve some level of management estimation and judgment, the degree of which is dependent on the price transparency for the assets or liabilities or market and the assets’ or liabilities’ complexity. The Company’s fair value analysis includes an analysis of the value of any unfunded loan commitments. Assets and liabilities are categorized for disclosure purposes based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their value. The valuation hierarchical levels are based upon the transparency of the inputs to the valuation of the asset or liability as of the measurement date. The three levels are defined as follows:
Level 1: Inputs are unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date.
Level 2: Inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and inputs that are observable for the assets or liabilities, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
Level 3: Inputs include significant unobservable inputs for the assets or liabilities and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the assets or liabilities. The inputs into the determination of fair value are based upon the best information available and require significant management judgment or estimation.
In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, an asset’s or a liability’s categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and considers factors specific to the asset or liability. The Company assesses the levels of assets and liabilities at each measurement date, and transfers between levels are recognized on the actual date of the event or change in circumstances that caused the transfers. There were no transfers among Level 1, 2 and 3 of the fair value hierarchy for assets and liabilities for the years ended September 30, 2021 and 2020. The following section describes the valuation techniques used by the Company to measure different assets and liabilities at fair value and includes the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the assets and liabilities are categorized.
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
Investments
Level 1 investments are valued using quoted market prices. Level 2 investments are valued using market consensus prices that are corroborated by observable market data and quoted market prices for similar assets and liabilities. Level 3 investments are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Board, based on input of management, the audit committee and independent valuation firms that have been engaged at the direction of the Board to assist in the valuation of each portfolio investment without a readily available market quotation at least once during a trailing twelve-month period under a valuation policy and a consistently applied valuation process. This valuation process is conducted at the end of each fiscal quarter, with approximately 25% (based on the number of portfolio companies) of the Company’s valuations of debt and equity investments without readily available market quotations subject to review by an independent valuation firm. All investments as of September 30, 2021 and 2020, with the exception of money market funds included in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents (Level 1 investments) and forward currency contracts (Level 2 investments), were valued using Level 3 inputs of the fair value hierarchy.
When determining fair value of Level 3 debt and equity investments, the Company takes into account the following factors, where relevant: the enterprise value of a portfolio company, the nature and realizable value of any collateral, the portfolio company’s ability to make payments and its earnings and discounted cash flows, the markets in which the portfolio company does business, comparisons to publicly traded securities, and changes in the interest rate environment and the credit markets generally that affect the price at which similar investments are made and other relevant factors. The primary method for determining enterprise value uses a multiple analysis whereby appropriate multiples are applied to the portfolio company’s net income before net interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”). A portfolio company’s EBITDA can include pro-forma adjustments for items such as acquisitions, divestitures, or expense reductions. The enterprise value analysis is performed to determine the value of equity investments and to determine if debt investments are credit impaired. If debt investments are credit impaired, the Company will use the enterprise value analysis or a liquidation basis analysis to determine fair value. For debt investments that are not determined to be credit impaired, the Company uses a market interest rate yield analysis to determine fair value.
In addition, for certain debt investments, the Company bases its valuation on indicative bid and ask prices provided by an independent third-party pricing service. Bid prices reflect the highest price that the Company and others may be willing to pay. Ask prices represent the lowest price that the Company and others may be willing to accept. The Company generally uses the midpoint of the bid/ask range as its best estimate of fair value of such investment.
Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of Level 3 investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the 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 are ultimately received or settled. Further, such investments are generally subject to legal and other restrictions or otherwise are less liquid than publicly traded instruments. If the Company were required to liquidate a portfolio investment in a forced or liquidation sale, the Company could realize significantly less than the value at which such investment had previously been recorded.
The Company’s investments are subject to market risk. Market risk is the potential for changes in the value due to market changes. Market risk is directly impacted by the volatility and liquidity in the markets in which the investments are traded.
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
The following tables present fair value measurements of the Company’s investments and indicate the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized by the Company to determine such fair value as of September 30, 2021 and 2020:
As of September 30, 2021 Fair Value Measurements Using
Description Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets, at fair value:
Debt investments(1)
$ - $ - $ 1,398,911 $ 1,398,911
Equity investments(1)
- - 39,732 39,732
Money market funds(1)(2)
17,293 - - 17,293
Forward currency contracts - 855 - 855
Total assets, at fair value: $ 17,293 $ 855 $ 1,438,643 $ 1,456,791
Liabilities, at fair value:
Forward currency contracts $ - $ (542) $ - $ (542)
Total liabilities, at fair value: $ - $ (542) $ - $ (542)
As of September 30, 2020 Fair Value Measurements Using
Description Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets, at fair value:
Debt investments(1)
$ - $ - $ 875,642 $ 875,642
Equity investments(1)
- - 11,209 11,209
Money market funds(1)(2)
8,705 - - 8,705
Forward currency contracts - 195 - 195
Total assets, at fair value: $ 8,705 $ 195 $ 886,851 $ 895,751
Liabilities, at fair value:
Forward currency contracts $ - $ (147) $ - $ (147)
Total liabilities, at fair value: $ - $ (147) $ - $ (147)
(1)Refer to the Consolidated Schedules of Investments for further details.
(2)Included in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.
The net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for the years ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 reported within the net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translation in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations attributable to the Company's Level 3 assets held as of September 30, 2021 and 2020 was $19,991 and $(9,899), respectively.
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
The following tables present the changes in investments measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs for the years ended September 30, 2021 and 2020:
For the year ended September 30, 2021
Debt
Investments Equity
Investments Total
Investments
Fair value, beginning of period $ 875,642 $ 11,209 $ 886,851
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments 14,195 7,555 21,750
Realized gain (loss) on investments 40 1,390 1,430
Fundings of (proceeds from) revolving loans, net (1,208) - (1,208)
Fundings of investments 800,406 23,293 823,699
PIK interest 2,589 - 2,589
Proceeds from principal payments and sales of portfolio investments (297,982) (3,715) (301,697)
Accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums 5,229 - 5,229
Fair value, end of period $ 1,398,911 $ 39,732 $ 1,438,643
For the year ended September 30, 2020
Debt
Investments Equity
Investments Total
Investments
Fair value, beginning of period $ 610,195 $ 6,794 $ 616,989
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments (12,021) 1,390 (10,631)
Realized gain (loss) on investments (892) (101) (993)
Fundings of (proceeds from) revolving loans, net 808 - 808
Fundings of investments 400,125 3,198 403,323
PIK interest 1,746 - 1,746
Proceeds from principal payments and sales of portfolio investments (127,646) (72) (127,718)
Accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums 3,327 - 3,327
Fair value, end of period $ 875,642 $ 11,209 $ 886,851
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
The following tables present quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs of the Company’s Level 3 investments as of September 30, 2021 and 2020:
Quantitative information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
Fair value as of September 30, 2021 Valuation Techniques Unobservable Input Range (Weighted Average)(1)
Assets, at fair value:
Senior secured loans $ 256,841 Market rate approach Market interest rate 2.5% - 15.5% (5.6%)
Market comparable companies EBITDA multiples 8.2x - 24.2x (16.6x)
744 Market comparable companies Broker/ Dealer bids or quotes N/A
One stop loans(2)
$ 1,130,203 Market rate approach Market interest rate 1.5% - 18.0% (7.2%)
Market comparable companies EBITDA multiples 7.0x - 27.0x (16.8x)
Market comparable companies Revenue multiples 2.0x - 18.5x (9.4x)
Subordinated debt and second lien loans(3)
$ 11,123 Market rate approach Market interest rate 6.8% - 9.5% (9.1%)
Market comparable companies EBITDA multiples 13.0x - 23.6x (22.3x)
Market comparable companies Revenue multiples 3.4x
Equity(4)
$ 39,732 Market comparable companies EBITDA multiples 6.9x - 26.0x (20.4x)
Revenue multiples 3.4x - 20.5x (14.0x)
(1)Unobservable inputs were weighted by the relative fair value of the instruments.
(2)The Company valued $928,408 and $201,795 of one stop loans using EBITDA and revenue multiples, respectively. All one stop loans were also valued using the market rate approach.
(3)The Company valued $11,121 and $2 of subordinated debt and second lien loans using EBITDA and revenue multiples, respectively. All subordinated debt and second lien loans were also valued using the market rate approach.
(4)The Company valued $31,946 and $7,786 of equity investments using EBITDA and revenue multiples, respectively.
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
Quantitative information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
Fair value of September 30, 2020 Valuation Techniques Unobservable Input Range (Weighted Average) (1)
Assets, at fair value:
Senior secured loans $ 174,919 Market rate approach Market interest rate 3.7% - 17.7% (5.7%)
Market comparable companies EBITDA multiples 4.4x - 20.0x (15.0x)
716 Market comparable companies Broker/ Dealer bids or quotes N/A
One stop loans(2)
$ 695,156 Market rate approach Market interest rate 1.0% - 15.7% (7.5%)
Market comparable companies EBITDA multiples 6.0x - 27.0x (15.4x)
Market comparable companies Revenue multiples 3.5x - 16.2x (7.0x)
Subordinated debt and second lien loans(3)
$ 4,851 Market rate approach Market interest rate 6.0% - 12.0% (10.9%)
Market comparable companies EBITDA multiples 11.5x - 21.3x (19.5x)
Market comparable companies Revenue multiples 4.0x - 8.5x (8.3x)
Equity(4)
$ 11,209 Market comparable companies EBITDA multiples 7.0x - 24.0x (15.3x)
Revenue multiples 3.5x - 16.2x (8.8x)
(1)Unobservable inputs were weighted by the relative fair value of the instruments.
(2)The Company valued $532,648 and $162,508 of one stop loans using EBITDA and revenue multiples, respectively. All one stop loans were also valued using the market rate approach.
(3)The Company valued $4,805 and $46 of subordinated debt and second lien loans using EBITDA and revenue multiples, respectively. All subordinated debt and second lien loans were also valued using the market rate approach.
(4)The Company valued $8,221 and $2,988 of equity investments using EBITDA and revenue multiples, respectively.
The above tables are not intended to be all-inclusive but rather to provide information on significant unobservable inputs and valuation techniques used by the Company.
The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Company’s debt and equity investments are EBITDA multiples, revenue multiples and market interest rates. The Company uses EBITDA multiples and, to a lesser extent, revenue multiples on its debt and equity investments to determine any credit gains or losses. Increases or decreases in either of these inputs in isolation would have resulted in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement. The Company uses market interest rates for loans to determine if the effective yield on a loan is commensurate with the market yields for that type of loan. If a loan’s effective yield was significantly less than the market yield for a similar loan with a similar credit profile, then the resulting fair value of the loan may have been lower.
Other Financial Assets and Liabilities
ASC Topic 820 requires disclosure of the fair value of financial instruments for which it is practical to estimate such value. As a result, with the exception of the line item titled “debt” which is reported at cost, all assets and liabilities approximate fair value on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition due to their short maturity. Fair value of the Company’s debt is estimated using Level 3 inputs by discounting remaining payments using applicable implied market rates.
The following are the carrying values and fair values of the Company’s debt as of September 30, 2021 and 2020.
As of September 30, 2021 As of September 30, 2020
Carrying Value Fair Value Carrying Value Fair Value
Debt $ 700,439 $ 700,417 $ 380,791 $ 380,791
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
Note 8. Borrowings
In accordance with the 1940 Act, with certain limited exceptions, the Company is currently allowed to borrow amounts such that its asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, is at least 200% after such borrowing. The Company has not sought or obtained any approval necessary to be subject to the reduced asset coverage requirements available to BDCs pursuant to Section 61(a)(2) of the 1940 Act, which permits a BDC to have asset coverage of 150%, or a ratio of total consolidated assets to outstanding indebtedness of 2:1 as compared to a maximum of 1:1 under the 200% asset coverage requirement under the 1940 Act. As of September 30, 2021, the Company’s asset coverage for borrowed amounts was 215.9%.
Debt Securitizations: On March 11, 2021, the Company completed a $398,900 term debt securitization (the “2021 Debt Securitization”). The notes offered in the 2021 Debt Securitization (the “2021 Notes”) were issued by the 2021 issuer, a subsidiary of the 2021 CLO Depositor, and are backed by a diversified portfolio of senior secured and second lien loans. The 2021 Notes offered in the 2021 Debt Securitization consist of $224,000 of AAA Class A 2021 Notes, which bear interest at the three-month LIBOR plus 1.60%; $28,000 of AA Class B 2021 Notes, which bear interest at the three-month LIBOR plus 1.85%; $36,000 of A Class C-1 2021 Notes, which bear interest at the three-month LIBOR plus 2.80%; $10,000 A Class C-2 2021 Notes, which bear interest at 3.91%; up to $28,000 of BBB- Class D 2021 Notes, which were unfunded on the closing date of the 2021 Debt Securitization and which, if funded, will bear interest at the three-month LIBOR plus a spread set in connection with the funding date but which in no event will be greater than 5.00% (the Class D 2021 Notes, together with the Class A 2021 Notes, the Class B 2021 Notes, the Class C-1 2021 Notes and the Class C-2 2021 Notes are referred to as the "Secured 2021 Notes"); and approximately $100,900 of Subordinated 2021 Notes, which do not bear interest. The Class A 2021 Notes, the Class B 2021 Notes, the Class C-1 2021 Notes, and the Class C-2 2021 Notes were issued through a private placement through Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. The Company indirectly retained all of the Class D 2021 Notes and Subordinated 2021 Notes. The Class A, Class B, Class C-1, and Class C-2 2021 Notes are included in the September 30, 2021 Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition as debt of the Company.
Through April 15, 2025, all principal collections received on the underlying collateral may be used by the 2021 Issuer to purchase new collateral under the direction of the Investment Adviser, in its capacity as collateral manager of the 2021 Issuer, in accordance with the Company’s investment strategy and subject to customary conditions set forth in the documents governing the 2021 Debt Securitization, allowing the Company to maintain the initial leverage in the 2021 Debt Securitization. The Secured 2021 Notes are due on April 15, 2033. The Subordinated 2021 Notes are due in 2121.
As of September 30, 2021, there were 77 portfolio companies with a total fair value of $392,435 securing the 2021 Notes. The pool of loans in the 2021 Debt Securitization must meet certain requirements, including asset mix and concentration, collateral coverage, term, agency rating, minimum coupon, minimum spread and sector diversity requirements.
For the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019, the components of interest expense, cash paid for interest, average interest rates and average outstanding balances for the 2021 Debt Securitization were as follows:
Years ended September 30,
2021 2020 2019
Stated interest expense $ 3,356 $ - $ -
Amortization of debt issuance costs 225 - -
Total interest expense $ 3,581 $ - $ -
Cash paid for interest expense $ 2,088 $ - $ -
Annualized average stated interest rate 2.0 % N/A N/A
Average outstanding balance $ 166,553 $ - $ -
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
As of September 30, 2021, the classes, amounts, ratings and interest rates (expressed as a spread to three-month LIBOR, as applicable) of the Class A 2021 Notes, Class B 2021 Notes, Class C-1 2021 Notes and the Class C-2 2021 Notes were as follows:
Description Class A 2021 Notes Class B 2021 Notes Class C-1 2021 Notes Class C-2 2021 Notes
Type Senior Secured Floating Rate Senior Secured Floating Rate Senior Secured Floating Rate Senior Secured Floating Rate
Amount Outstanding $224,000 $28,000 $36,000 $10,000
S&P Rating "AAA" "AA" "A" "A"
Interest Rate LIBOR + 1.60% LIBOR + 1.85% LIBOR + 2.80% 3.91%
Adviser Revolver: On October 2, 2017, the Company entered into the Adviser Revolver with the Investment Adviser, with a maximum credit limit of $40,000 and expiration date of October 2, 2020. On June 28, 2019, the Company and the Investment Adviser amended the Adviser Revolver to increase the borrowing capacity from $40,000 to $100,000. On August 15, 2019, the Company and the Investment Adviser entered into a second amendment to the Adviser Revolver to increase the borrowing capacity from $100,000 to $125,000. On October 28, 2019, the Company entered into a third amendment to the Adviser Revolver, which decreased the borrowing capacity from $125,000 to $40,000. On October 1, 2020, the Company entered into a fourth amendment to the Adviser Revolver, which extended the maturity date of the Adviser Revolver from October 2, 2020 to September 29, 2023. Other material terms of the Adviser Revolver were unchanged. The Adviser Revolver bears interest at a rate equal to the short-term Applicable Federal Rate (“AFR”). The short-term AFR as of September 30, 2021 was 0.2%. As of September 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company had no outstanding debt under the Adviser Revolver.
For the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019, the stated interest expense, cash paid for interest expense, annualized average stated interest rates and average outstanding balances for the Adviser Revolver were as follows:
Years ended September 30,
2021 2020 $ 2,019 2019
Stated interest expense $ - * $ 17 $ 373
Cash paid for interest expense - * 270 119
Annualized average stated interest rate 0.1 % 1.7 % 2.0 %
Average outstanding balance $ 28 $ 970 $ 18,810
* Represents an amount less than $1.
SMBC Revolver: On March 16, 2018, the Company entered into a revolving credit agreement with Sumitomo
Mitsui Banking Corporation, which, prior to its termination, allowed the Company to borrow up to $110,000 at
anytime outstanding, subject to leverage and borrowing base restrictions (as amended, the “SMBC Revolver”). On
February 4, 2019, all outstanding borrowings under the SMBC Revolver were repaid, following which the SMBC
Revolver was terminated. Obligations under the SMBC Revolver would have otherwise matured on March 16, 2020.
The SMBC Revolver bore interest at a rate equal, at the Company's election, to either one-month LIBOR plus 1.50%
per annum or Prime. In addition to the stated interest rate on the SMBC Revolver, the Company was required to pay
a non-usage fee at a rate of 0.20% per annum on the unused portion of the SMBC Revolver.
The SMBC Revolver was secured by the unfunded capital commitments of certain stockholders of the Company.
The Company made customary representations and warranties and was required to comply with various covenants,
reporting requirements and other customary requirements for similar credit facilities. Borrowings under the SMBC
Revolver were subject to the asset coverage requirements contained in the 1940 Act.
For the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019, the components of interest expense, cash paid for interest and facility fees, annualized average interest rates and average outstanding balances for the SMBC Revolver were as follows:
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
Years ended September 30,
2021 2020 $ 2,019 2019
Stated interest expense $ - $ - $ 1,393
Facility fees - - 21
Amortization of debt issuance costs - - 497
Total interest expense $ - $ - $ 1,911
Cash paid for interest expense $ - $ - $ 1,549
Annualized average stated interest rate N/A N/A 5.0 %
Average outstanding balance $ - $ - $ 27,797
SB Revolver: On February 4, 2019, the Company entered into a revolving credit agreement (as amended, the “SB Revolver”) with Signature Bank (“SB”), as administrative agent and a lender, which allowed the Company to borrow up to $175,000 at any one time outstanding, subject to leverage and borrowing base restrictions, with a stated maturity date of February 4, 2021. On April 8, 2019, the Company entered into an amendment to the SB Revolver with SB which increased the borrowing capacity under the SB Revolver to $225,000 from $175,000. Other material terms of the SB Revolver were unchanged. On May 31, 2019, the Company amended the SB Revolver to permit borrowings in foreign currencies. On February 7, 2020, the Company entered into an amendment to the SB Revolver, which increased the borrowing capacity under the SB Revolver to $275,000 from $225,000, and increased the borrowing base against which the Company may borrow through April 7, 2020, after which the borrowing base reverts to the terms applicable to the Company prior to the February 7, 2020 amendment. On February 4, 2021, the Company entered into an amendment on the SB Revolver to, among other things, extend the stated maturity to February 4, 2022, amend the interest rate at which borrowings are made, at the Company's election, to either the one-, two- or three-month LIBOR plus 1.70% or the prime rate minus 1.20%, amend the non-usage fee to a rate of 0.25% per annum on the unused portion of the SB Revolver, amend the fee payable if the Company requests to extend the maturity date of the SB Revolver to 0.25% of the commitments under the SB Revolver as of the date the Company receives notice of such extension, including the fee payable in connection with the extension contemplated by the amendment executed on February 4, 2021, and amend the fee payable by the Company if the Company exercises its right to request an increase in the maximum commitments under the SB Revolver upon satisfaction of certain conditions to 0.25% of such increased or new commitment, with each of the extension and commitment fees subject to pro-ration in accordance with the terms of the SB Revolver. As of September 30, 2021, the Company could borrow up to $275,000.
The SB Revolver bears interest at a rate, at the Company’s election, of either the one-, two- or three-month LIBOR plus 1.70% per annum or the prime rate minus 1.20%, as calculated under the SB Revolver. The revolving period under the SB Revolver will continue through February 4, 2022. The SB Revolver is secured by the unfunded commitments of stockholders of the Company, collateral accounts and the proceeds of the foregoing. In addition to the stated interest rate on the SB Revolver, the Company is required to pay a non-usage fee at a rate of 0.25% per annum on the unused portion of the SB Revolver.
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
As of September 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company had outstanding debt under the SB Revolver of $246,433 and $230,484, respectively.
For the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019, the stated interest expense, cash paid for interest expense, annualized average interest rates and average outstanding balances for the SB Revolver were as follows:
Years ended September 30,
2021 2020 2019
Stated interest expense $ 3,873 $ 4,812 $ 3,707
Facility fees 149 89 57
Amortization of debt issuance costs 794 752 190
Total interest expense $ 4,816 $ 5,653 $ 3,954
Cash paid for interest expense $ 3,859 $ 5,002 $ 3,466
Annualized average stated interest rate 1.8 % 2.4 % 3.7 %
Average outstanding balance $ 213,460 $ 198,943 $ 101,405
DB Credit Facility: On September 10, 2019 (the “Effective Date”), the Company and GBDC 3 Funding, entered into a loan financing and servicing agreement (the “DB Credit Facility”), with the Company, as equity holder and as servicer, the lenders from time to time parties thereto, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as facility agent, the other agents parties thereto, each of the entities from time to time party thereto as securitization subsidiaries and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as collateral agent and as collateral custodian. The period during which GBDC 3 Funding may request drawdowns under the DB Credit Facility (the “Revolving Period”) commenced on the Effective Date and will continue through September 10, 2022 unless there is an earlier termination or event of default. The DB Credit Facility will mature on the earliest of (i) three years from the last day of the Revolving Period, (ii) the date on which the Company ceases to exist or (iii) the occurrence of an event of default. On September 21, 2021, the Company entered into an amendment on the DB Credit Facility to, among other things, change the base rate under the DB Credit Facility for borrowings denominated in U.K. pound sterling from a LIBOR-based rate to the daily simple Sterling Overnight Index Average subject to certain adjustments. As of September 30, 2021, the DB Credit Facility allowed GBDC 3 Funding to borrow up to $250,000, subject to leverage and borrowing base restrictions.
As of September 30, 2021, the DB Credit Facility bears interest at the applicable base rate plus 2.00% per annum. The base rate under the DB Credit Facility is (i) the three-month Canadian Dollar Offered Rate with respect to any advances denominated in Canadian dollars, (ii) the three-month EURIBOR with respect to any advances denominated in euros, (iii) the three-month Bank Bill Swap Rate with respect to any advances denominated in Australian dollars, (iv) the daily simple Sterling Overnight Index Average with respect to any advances denominated U.K. pound sterling and(v) the three-month LIBOR with respect to any other advances. A syndication/agent fee is payable to the facility agent each quarter and is calculated based on the aggregate commitments outstanding each day during the preceding collection period at a rate of 1/360 of 0.25% of the aggregate commitments on each day. In addition, a non-usage fee of 0.25% per annum is payable on the undrawn amount under the DB Credit Facility, and, during the Revolving Period, an additional fee based on unfunded commitments of the lenders may be payable if borrowings under the DB Credit Facility do not exceed a minimum utilization percentage threshold. A prepayment fee would be payable in the event of any permanent reduction in commitments of the DB Credit Facility in the amount of 0.50% or 0.25% of the amount of the reduction during the first or second year after the Effective Date, respectively.
The DB Credit Facility is secured by all of the assets held by GBDC 3 Funding. GBDC 3 Funding has made customary representations and warranties and is required to comply with various covenants, reporting requirements and other customary requirements for similar credit facilities. The borrowings of the Company, including under the DB Credit Facility, are subject to the leverage restrictions contained in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
The Company transfers certain loans and debt securities it has originated or acquired from time to time to GBDC 3 Funding through a purchase and sale agreement and causes GBDC 3 Funding to originate or acquire loans, consistent with the Company's investment objectives.
As of September 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company had outstanding debt under the DB Credit Facility of $156,006 and $150,307, respectively.
For the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019, the stated interest expense, cash paid for interest expense, annualized average interest rates and average outstanding balances for the DB Credit Facility were as follows:
Years ended September 30,
2021 2020 2019
Stated interest expense $ 2,777 $ 5,185 $ 169
Facility fees 969 857 63
Amortization of debt issuance costs 951 440 25
Total interest expense $ 4,697 $ 6,482 $ 257
Cash paid for interest expense $ 4,026 $ 5,313 $ -
Annualized average stated interest rate 2.2 % 3.2 % 4.2 %
Average outstanding balance $ 124,111 $ 162,513 $ 4,057
Other Short-Term Borrowings: Borrowings with original maturities of less than one year are classified as short-term. The Company's short-term borrowings are the result of investments that were sold under repurchase agreements. Investments sold under repurchase agreements are accounted for as collateralized borrowings as the sale of the investment does not qualify for sale accounting under ASC Topic 860 and remains as an investment on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.
As of September 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company had no short-term borrowings. For the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019, the stated interest expense, cash paid for interest expense, annualized average interest rates and average outstanding balances for short-term borrowings were as follows:
Years ended September 30,
2021 2020 2019
Stated interest expense $ - $ 155 $ 208
Cash paid for interest expense - 251 111
Annualized average stated interest rate N/A 4.9 % 4.8 %
Average outstanding balance $ - $ 3,136 $ 4,283
For the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019, the average total debt outstanding was $504,152, $365,561, and $156,352, respectively.
For the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019, the effective annualized average interest rate, which includes amortization of debt financing costs and non-usage facility fees, on the Company's total debt was 2.6%, 3.4% and 4.3%, respectively.
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
A summary of the Company’s maturity requirements for borrowings as of September 30, 2021 is as follows:
Payments Due by Period
Total Less Than
1 Year 1 - 3 Years 3 - 5 Years More Than
5 Years
SB Revolver $ 246,433 $ 246,433 $ - $ - $ -
DB Credit Facility 156,006 - - 156,006 -
2021 Debt Securitization 298,000 - - - 298,000
Total borrowings $ 700,439 $ 246,433 $ - $ 156,006 $ 298,000
Note 9. Federal Income Tax Matters
The Company has elected to be treated and intends to be subject to tax as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. As a result, the Company must distribute substantially all of its net taxable income each tax year as dividends to its stockholders. Accordingly, no provision for federal income tax has been made in the financial statements.
Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with U.S. federal tax regulations, which may differ from amounts determined in accordance with GAAP and those differences could be material. These book-to-tax differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. Reclassifications due to permanent book-tax differences have no impact on net assets.
The following permanent differences were reclassified among the components of net assets for the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019:
Years ended September 30,
2021 2020 2019
Increase/(decrease) in Paid in Capital in Excess of Par $ (7) $ - * $ - *
Increase/(decrease) in Distributable Earnings (Losses) $ 7 - * - *
*Represents an amount less than $1.
Taxable income generally differs from net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations for financial reporting purposes due to temporary and permanent differences in the recognition of income and expenses and generally excludes unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment transactions as investment gains and losses are not included in taxable income until they are realized.
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
The following table reconciles net increase in net assets resulting from operations to taxable income for the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019:
Years ended September 30,
2021 2020 2019
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations $ 66,796 $ 25,546 $ 21,238
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investment transactions (22,776) 10,867 (4,644)
Other income (loss) not currently taxable 1,409 (742) (137)
Expenses not currently deductible 55 55 554
Other income for tax but not book - 5 -
Other deductions/losses for tax not book (119) (191) (16)
Other realized gain/loss differences 862 1,008 111
Capital loss carryforward - - - *
Taxable income before deductions for distributions $ 46,227 $ 36,548 $ 17,106
*Represents an amount less than $1
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:
Years ended September 30,
2021 2020 2019
Ordinary Income $ 50,384 $ 32,322 $ 16,357
Long-Term Capital Gains 995 22 -
Return of Capital 2,290 - -
The tax basis components of distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) and reconciliation to accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a book basis for the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:
Years ended September 30,
2021 2020 2019
Undistributed ordinary income - tax basis $ (14) $ 5,156 $ 917
Undistributed realized gains - tax basis - - 22
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments 18,524 (4,682) 6,271
Other temporary differences (15,339) (830) (7,209)
Total accumulated earnings (loss) - book basis $ 3,171 $ (356) $ 1
Capital losses in excess of capital gains earned in a tax year may generally be carried forward and used to offset capital gains, subject to certain limitations. Capital losses incurred by the Company are not subject to expiration and retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. As of September 30, 2021, the Company estimates that it will not have a capital loss carryforward available for use in subsequent tax years. Because of loss limitation rules of the Code, some of the tax basis capital losses may be limited in their use. The unused balance, if applicable, would be carried forward and utilized as gains are realized, subject to such limitations.
For tax purposes, the Company may elect to defer any portion of a post-October capital loss or late-year ordinary loss to the first day of the following fiscal year. As of September 30, 2021, the Company elected to defer $1,107 of ordinary losses. The Company did not elect to defer any short-term capital losses and long-term capital losses as of September 30, 2021. For the year ended September 30, 2020, the Company elected to defer $657 of long term capital losses. For the year ended September 30, 2019, the Company did not make an election to defer any portion of a post-October capital loss or late-year ordinary loss to subsequent fiscal years.
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
For the tax year ended September 30, 2021, the Company estimates that distributions were in excess of taxable income and does not expect to carry forward excess taxable income for distribution into 2022.
As of September 30, 2021, the Federal tax cost of investments was $1,421,149 resulting in estimated gross unrealized gains and losses of $23,179 and $5,685, respectively.
Note 10. Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments: As of September 30, 2021, the Company had outstanding commitments to fund investments totaling $180,385, including $17,352 of commitments on undrawn revolvers. As of September 30, 2020, the Company had outstanding commitments to fund investments totaling $92,118, including $9,691 on undrawn revolvers. As described in Note 5, the Company had commitments of up to $109,375 to GBDC 3 SLF as of September 30, 2020, which were terminated on April 5, 2021, prior to GBDC 3 SLF commencing any operations.
Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, the Company enters into contracts and agreements that contain a variety of representations and warranties that provide general indemnifications. The Company’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as these involve future claims against the Company that have not occurred. The Company expects the risk of any future obligations under these indemnifications to be remote.
Off-balance sheet risk: Off-balance sheet risk refers to an unrecorded potential liability that may result in a future obligation or loss, even though it does not appear on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. The Company has entered and, in the future, may enter into derivative instruments that contain elements of off-balance sheet market and credit risk. Refer to Note 6 for outstanding forward currency contracts as of September 30, 2021, and September 30, 2020. Derivative instruments can be affected by market conditions, such as interest rate volatility, which could impact the fair value of the derivative instruments. If market conditions move against the Company, it may not achieve the anticipated benefits of any derivative instruments and may realize a loss. The Company minimizes market risk through monitoring its investments and borrowings.
Concentration of credit and counterparty risk: Credit risk arises primarily from the potential inability of counterparties to perform in accordance with the terms of the contract. The Company has engaged, and in the future may engage again, in derivative transactions with counterparties. In the event that the counterparties do not fulfill their obligations, the Company may be exposed to risk. The risk of default depends on the creditworthiness of the counterparties or issuers of the instruments. The Company’s maximum loss that it could incur related to counterparty risk on derivative instruments is the value of the collateral for that respective derivative instrument. It is the Company’s policy to review, as necessary, the credit standing of each counterparty.
Legal proceedings: In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to legal and regulatory proceedings that are generally incidental to its ongoing operations. While there can be no assurance of the ultimate disposition of any such proceedings, the Company does not believe any disposition will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
Note 11. Financial Highlights
The financial highlights for the Company are as follows:
Per share data:(1)
Years ended September 30,
2021 2020 2019 2018
Net asset value at beginning of period $ 14.97 $ 15.00 $ 15.00 $ 15.00
Distributions declared:(2)
From net investment income (1.52) (0.86) (1.42) (1.47)
From capital gains (0.03) (0.00) ^ - -
From return of capital (0.07) - - -
Net investment income 1.08 1.22 1.19 1.04
Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions 0.01 (0.03) 0.01 -
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment transactions(3)
0.56 (0.36) 0.22 0.43
Net asset value at end of period $ 15.00 $ 14.97 $ 15.00 $ 15.00
Total return based on net asset value per share(4)
11.48 % 5.78 % 9.85 % 10.26 %
Number of common shares outstanding 54,297,683.237 35,388,849.466 22,894,689.911 5,815,002.633
Years ended September 30,
Listed below are supplemental data and ratios to the financial highlights: 2021 2020 2019 2018
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets 7.22 % 8.36 % 7.93 % 6.92 %
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets 7.08 % 6.71 % 8.37 % 8.21 %
Ratio of management fee waiver to average net assets (0.68) % (0.68) % (0.64) % (0.53) %
Ratio of incentive fee waiver to average net assets (0.22) % (0.13) % (0.39) % (0.37) %
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets 6.18 % 5.90 % 7.34 % 7.00 %
Ratio of incentive fees to average net assets 1.91 % 0.94 % 2.06 % 1.84 %
Ratio of total expenses (without incentive fees) to average net assets 5.17 % 5.77 % 6.31 % 6.37 %
Total return based on average net asset value(5)
11.03 % 5.71 % 10.27 % 11.32 %
Net assets at end of period $ 814,465 $ 529,617 $ 343,420 $ 87,225
Average debt outstanding $ 504,152 $ 365,561 $ 156,352 $ 18,946
Average debt outstanding per share $ 9.28 $ 10.33 $ 6.83 $ 3.26
Portfolio Turnover 27.55 % 16.07 % 5.84 % 14.67 %
Asset coverage ratio(6)
215.90 % 238.66 % 219.29 % 248.76 %
Asset coverage ratio per unit(7)
$ 2,159 $ 2,387 $ 2,193 $ 2,488
Average market value per unit (8):
SMBC Revolver N/A N/A N/A N/A
SB Revolver N/A N/A N/A N/A
DB Credit Facility N/A N/A N/A N/A
Adviser Revolver N/A N/A N/A N/A
2021 Debt Securitization N/A N/A N/A N/A
Other short-term borrowings N/A N/A N/A N/A
^ Represents an amount less than $0.01 per share.
(1)Based on actual number of shares outstanding at the end of the corresponding period or the weighted average shares outstanding for the period, unless otherwise noted, as appropriate.
(2)The per share data for distributions reflect the amount of distributions paid or payable with a record date during the applicable period.
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
(3)Includes the impact of different share amounts as a result of calculating certain per share data based on weighted average shares outstanding during the period and certain per share data based on the shares outstanding as of the dividend record date.
(4)Total return based on net asset value per share assumes distributions are reinvested in accordance with the DRIP. Total return does not include sales load.
(5)Total return based on average net asset value is calculated as (a) the net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations divided by (b) the daily average of total net assets. Total return does not include sales load.
(6)In accordance with the 1940 Act, with certain limited exceptions, the Company is currently allowed to borrow amounts such that its asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, is at least 200% after such borrowing.
(7)Asset coverage ratio per unit is the ratio of the carrying value of our total consolidated assets, less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities, to the aggregate amount of senior securities representing indebtedness. Asset coverage ratio per unit is expressed in terms of dollar amounts per $1,000 of indebtedness.
(8)Not applicable because such senior securities are not registered for public trading.
Note 12. Earnings Per Share
The following information sets forth the computation of the net increase/(decrease) in net assets per share resulting from operations for the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019:
Years ended September 30,
2021 2020 2019
Earnings available to stockholders $ 66,796 $ 25,546 $ 21,238
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding 40,394,338 30,664,150 13,815,588
Basic and diluted earnings per share $ 1.65 $ 0.83 $ 1.54
Note 13. Dividends and Distributions
The Company’s dividends and distributions are recorded on the record date. The following table summarizes the Company’s dividend declarations and distributions with a record date during the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019:
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
Date Declared Record Date Payment Date Shares Outstanding Amount Per Share Total Dividends Declared
For the year ended September 30, 2021
11/20/2020 12/15/2020 12/18/2020 35,388,849.466 $ 0.4200 $ 14,864
11/20/2020 01/28/2021 03/11/2021 37,640,060.105 0.1081 4,068
02/05/2021 02/25/2021 05/25/2021 37,640,060.105 0.1493 5,622
02/05/2021 03/26/2021 05/25/2021 39,578,474.129 0.2527 10,003
02/05/2021 04/29/2021 07/26/2021 39,578,474.129 0.1001 3,961
05/07/2021 05/28/2021 07/26/2021 41,898,514.167 0.1491 6,247
05/07/2021 06/25/2021 07/26/2021 44,018,143.919 0.1167 5,136
05/07/2021 07/19/2021 09/27/2021 44,015,937.428 0.0856 3,768
08/06/2021 08/30/2021 11/22/2021 49,904,941.097 0.1333 6,653
08/06/2021 09/20/2021 11/22/2021 49,904,941.097 0.1051 5,244
Total dividends declared for the year ended September 30, 2021 $ 65,566
For the year ended September 30, 2020
08/06/2019 10/18/2019 12/27/2019 24,795,301.540 $ 0.0974 $ 2,415
11/22/2019 11/28/2019 12/27/2019 26,881,637.710 0.1310 3,522
11/22/2019 12/20/2019 02/26/2020 29,542,494.081 0.1079 3,188
11/22/2019 01/21/2020 02/26/2020 29,715,740.183 0.0876 2,604
02/04/2020 02/25/2020 05/22/2020 29,715,740.183 0.1280 3,805
02/04/2020 04/29/2020 07/24/2020 33,090,999.162 0.0919 3,043
08/04/2020 08/20/2020 08/21/2020 33,303,658.070 0.2200 7,326
Total dividends declared for the year ended September 30, 2020 $ 25,903
For the year ended September 30, 2019
8/7/2018 10/17/2018 12/28/2018 6,474,023.277 $ 0.1025 $ 663
11/27/2018 11/28/2018 12/28/2018 8,500,263.562 0.1212 1,030
11/27/2018 12/26/2018 2/27/2019 10,806,835.918 0.0904 977
11/27/2018 1/21/2019 2/27/2019 10,859,989.050 0.1153 1,252
2/5/2019 2/26/2019 5/24/2019 10,859,989.050 0.0809 879
2/5/2019 3/27/2019 5/24/2019 12,268,702.801 0.1097 1,346
2/5/2019 4/29/2019 7/26/2019 13,612,944.162 0.0906 1,234
5/7/2019 5/17/2019 7/26/2019 15,335,222.467 0.1558 2,389
5/7/2019 6/14/2019 7/26/2019 18,138,176.915 0.1229 2,230
5/7/2019 7/19/2019 9/27/2019 19,871,955.215 0.1408 2,797
8/6/2019 8/13/2019 11/26/2019 21,427,544.016 0.1532 3,283
8/6/2019 9/20/2019 11/26/2019 22,814,566.716 0.1384 3,158
Total dividends declared for the year ended September 30, 2019 $ 21,238
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
The following table summarizes the Company’s distributions reinvested during the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019 :
Payment Date DRIP Shares Issued NAV ($) per share DRIP Shares Value (1)
For the year ended September 30, 2021
December 18, 2020 431,254.910 $ 14.97 $ 6,455
March 11, 2021 117,853.968 15.00 1,767
May 25, 2021 449,711.990 15.00 6,745
July 26, 2021 438,408.120 15.00 6,576
September 27, 2021 103,287.089 15.00 1,550
1,540,516.077 $ 23,093
For the year ended September 30, 2020
November 26, 2019 185,724.541 $ 15.00 $ 2,786
December 27, 2019 173,246.102 15.00 2,599
February 26, 2020 170,062.979 15.00 2,551
May 22, 2020 123,254.899 13.64 1,681
July 24, 2020 89,404.010 14.68 1,312
August 21, 2020 217,078.831 14.68 3,187
958,771.362 $ 14,116
For the year ended September 30, 2019
November 27, 2018 49,178.285 $ 15.00 $ 738
December 28, 2018 53,153.132 15.00 797
February 27, 2019 64,472.390 15.00 967
May 24, 2019 64,642.391 15.00 970
July 26, 2019 168,566.100 15.00 2,528
September 27, 2019 80,123.196 15.00 1,201
480,135.494 $ 7,201
(1) Reflects DRIP shares issued multiplied by the unrounded NAV per share.
Note 14. Subsequent Events
In preparing these financial statements, the Company has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date of issuance. There are no subsequent events to disclose except for the following:
On October 1, 2021, the Company entered into subscription agreements with additional stockholders totaling $80,741 in the aggregate.
Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
On October 5, 2021, October 18, 2021 and December 10, 2021, the Company issued capital calls to stockholders that were due on October 15, 2021, October 28, 2021 and December 20, 2021, respectively. The estimated shares and proceeds are summarized in the table below:
Date Shares Issued NAV ($) per share Proceeds
Issuance of Shares 10/15/2021 2,133,529.599 $ 15.00 $ 32,003
Issuance of Shares 10/28/2021 9,104,398.823 $ 15.00 $ 136,566
Issuance of Shares 12/20/2021 2,154,764.294 $ 15.00 $ 32,321
On October 27, 2021, the Company entered into short-term borrowing agreements with Macquarie US Trading LLC to sell and repurchase at a later date investments totaling approximately $52,585.
On October 29, 2021, the Company entered into an amendment on the DB Credit Facility (the “DB Credit Facility Amendment”). The DB Credit Facility Amendment amended the DB Credit Facility to, among other things, increase the borrowing capacity up to an aggregate of $450,000 and extend the period during which the Company may request drawdowns from September 10, 2022 to March 10, 2023.
On August 6, 2021 and November 19, 2021, our board of directors declared distributions to holders of record as set forth in the table below:
Record Date Payment Date Amount Per Share
October 18, 2021 December 27, 2021 Net increase in net assets resulting from operations earned by the Company (if positive) as determined in accordance with GAAP for the period October 1, 2021 through October 31, 2021 per share
November 29, 2021 December 27, 2021 Net increase in net assets resulting from operations earned by the Company (if positive) as determined in accordance with GAAP for the period November 1, 2021 through November 30, 2021 per share
December 20, 2021 February 28, 2022 Net increase in net assets resulting from operations earned by the Company (if positive) as determined in accordance with GAAP for the period December 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 per share
January 20, 2022 March 23, 2022 Net increase in net assets resulting from operations earned by the Company (if positive) as determined in accordance with GAAP for the period January 1, 2022 through January 31, 2022 per share
On November 19, 2021, the Company provided written notice to Signature Bank of their intent to reduce the maximum borrowings permitted under the SB Revolver to $180,000 from $275,000 at any one time outstanding, subject to leverage and borrowing base restrictions, effective as of November 26, 2021. The other terms of the SB Revolver were not changed.
On November 22, 2021, the Company issued 316,630.174 shares of common stock through the DRIP.

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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 Controls and Procedures
As of September 30, 2021 (the end of the period covered by this report), management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act). Based on that evaluation, our management, including the chief executive officer and chief financial officer, concluded that, at the end of such period, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective and provided reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our periodic SEC filings is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that it will detect or uncover failures within the Company to disclose material information otherwise required to be set forth in the Company’s periodic reports. There has not been any change in our internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.
(b) Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting is included in “Item 8. Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
(c) Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
There has not been any change in our internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during our fourth fiscal quarter of 2021 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls 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
The information required by Item 10 is hereby incorporated by reference from our definitive Proxy Statement relating to our 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed with the SEC within 120 days following the end of our fiscal year.

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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Item 11. Executive Compensation
The information required by Item 11 is hereby incorporated by reference from our definitive Proxy Statement relating to our 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed with the SEC within 120 days following the end of our fiscal year.

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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
The information required by Item 12 is hereby incorporated by reference from our definitive Proxy Statement relating to our 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed with the SEC within 120 days following the end of our fiscal year.

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ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
The information required by Item 13 is hereby incorporated by reference from our definitive Proxy Statement relating to our 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed with the SEC within 120 days following the end of our fiscal year.

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ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
The information required by Item 14 is hereby incorporated by reference from our definitive Proxy Statement relating to our 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed with the SEC within 120 days following the end of our fiscal year.
PART IV

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ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
Item 15: Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
The following documents are filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K:
(1) Financial Statements - Refer to Item 8 starting on page 105
(2) Financial Statement Schedules - None
(3) Exhibits
EXHIBIT INDEX
Number Description
3.1
Articles of Amendment and Restatement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-12G (File No. 000-55846), filed on September 29, 2017).
3.2
Bylaws (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-12G (File No. 000-55846), filed on September 29, 2017).
4.1
Form of Stock Certificate (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-12G (File No. 000-55846), filed on September 29, 2017).
4.2
Description of securities*
10.1
Investment Advisory Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2017, by and between the Registrant and GC Advisors LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-12G (File No. 000-55846), filed on September 29, 2017).
10.2
Waiver Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2017, by and between the Registrant and GC Advisors LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-12G (File No. 000-55846), filed on September 29, 2017).
10.3
Administration Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2017, by and between the Registrant and Golub Capital LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-12G (File No. 000-55846), filed on September 29, 2017).
10.4
Custody Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2017, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-12G (File No. 000-55846), filed on September 29, 2017).
10.5
Document Custody Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2017, by and between the Registrant, each wholly-owned subsidiary of the Registrant that has executed a Joinder and U.S. Bank National Association (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-12G (File No. 000-55846), filed on September 29, 2017).
10.6
Trademark License Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2017, by and between Golub Capital LLC and the Registrant (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-12G (File No. 000-55846), filed on September 29, 2017).
10.7
Dividend Reinvestment Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-12G (File No. 000-55846), filed on September 29, 2017).
10.8
Revolving Loan Agreement, dated as of October 2, 2017, by and between the Registrant and GC Advisors LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-12G/A (File No. 000-55846), filed on November 28, 2017).
10.9
Form of Subscription Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-12G (File No. 000-55846), filed on September 29, 2017).
10.10
Form of Escrow Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-12G (File No. 000-55846), filed on September 29, 2017).
Number Description
10.11
Revolving and Security Agreement, dated February 4, 2019, by and among Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc., as the borrower, and Signature Bank, as the administrative agent and a lender (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-01244), filed on February 8, 2019).
10.12
First Amendment to Revolving Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of April 8, 2019, by and among Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc., as the borrower, and Signature Bank, as the administrative agent and a lender (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 814-01244), filed on April 9, 2019).
10.13
Second Amendment to Revolving Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2019, by and among Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc., as the borrower, and Signature Bank, as the administrative agent and a lender (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 814-01244), filed on August 13, 2019).
10.14
First Amendment to Revolving Loan Agreement, dated as of June 28, 2019, by and among Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc., as the borrower, and GC Advisors LLC, as the lender (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-01244), filed on July 3, 2019).
10.15
Second Amendment to Revolving Loan Agreement, dated as of August 15, 2019, by and among Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc., as the borrower, and GC Advisors LLC, as the lender (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-01244), filed on August 16, 2019).
10.16
Third Amendment to Revolving Loan Agreement, dated as of October 28, 2019, by and among Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc., as the borrower, and GC Advisors LLC, as the lender (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-01244), filed on October 30, 2019).
10.17
Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 10, 2019, by and among GBDC 3 Funding LLC, as borrower, Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc., as equityholder and as servicer, the lenders from time to time party thereto, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as facility agent, the other agents parties thereto, each of the entities from time to time party thereto as securitization subsidiaries, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as collateral agent and as collateral custodian (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-01244), filed on September 12, 2019).
10.18
Sale and Contribution Agreement, dated as of September 10, 2019, between Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc., as seller, and GBDC 3 Funding LLC, as purchaser (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-01244), filed on September 12, 2019).
10.19
Third Amendment to Revolving Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of February 7, 2020, by and among Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and GBDC 3 Funding LLC, as borrowers, and Signature Bank, as administrative agent and a lender (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-01244), filed on February 13, 2020).
10.20
Fourth Amendment to Revolving Loan Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2020, by and between Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc., as borrower, and GC Advisors LLC, as the lender.(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-01244), filed on February 5, 2021).
10.21
Collateral Management Agreement, dated as of March 11, 2021, entered into by and among Golub Capital BDC 3 , Inc. and Golub Capital BDC 3 CLO 1 LLC, as Issuer and GC Advisors LLC, as Collateral Manager (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-01244), filed on March 17, 2021).
10.22
Master Loan Sale Agreement, dated as of March 11, 2021, entered into by and among Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc., as Seller, GC Advisors LLC, as Closing Date Seller, Golub Capital BDC 3 CLO 1 LLC, as Buyer and GBDC 3 Funding LLC, as Warehouse Buyer (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-01244), filed on March 17, 2021).
Number Description
10.23
Master Loan Sale Agreement, dated as of March 11, 2021, entered into by and among Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc., as Seller, Golub Capital BDC 3 CLO 1 Depositor LLC, as Intermediate Seller, and Golub Capital BDC 3 CLO 1 LLC, as Buyer (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-01244), filed on March 17, 2021).
10.24
Fourth Amendment, dated as of February 4, 2021, to Revolving Credit and Security Agreement, entered into by and among Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and GBDC 3 Funding II LLC, as borrowers, and Signature Bank, as the administrative agent and a lender (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-01244), filed on February 5, 2021).
10.25
Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 11, 2021, entered into by and among Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Golub Capital BDC 3 CLO 1 LLC, as borrowers, and Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., as the administrative agent and a lender (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-01244), filed on March 17, 2021).
10.26
Indenture, dated as of March 11, 2021, entered into by and among Golub Capital BDC 3, Inc. and Golub Capital BDC 3 CLO 1 LLC, as Issuer, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-01244), filed on March 17, 2021).
10.27
Collateral Management Agreement, dated as of March 11, 2021, entered into by and among Golub Capital BDC 3 , Inc. and Golub Capital BDC 3 CLO 1 LLC, as Issuer and GC Advisors LLC, as Collateral Manager (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-01244), filed on March 17, 2021).
14.1
Joint Code of Ethics of Golub Capital BDC, Inc., the Registrant and GC Advisors LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14.1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Golub Capital BDC, Inc. (File No. 814-00794), filed on November 29, 2021).
14.2
Code of Ethics of GC Advisors LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14.2 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Golub Capital BDC, Inc. (File No. 814-00794), filed on November 29, 2021).
21.1
List of subsidiaries.*
24.1
Power of attorney (included on the signature page hereto).
31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.*
31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.*
32.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
99.1
Privacy Policy of the Registrant.*
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* Filed herewith