THL Credit Announces Public Offering of Additional 6.75% Notes due 2022
17 November 2016 - 9:55AM
THL Credit, Inc. (NASDAQ:TCRD) (“THL Credit”) announced today that
it priced a public offering of an additional $22,000,000 aggregate
principal amount of its 6.75% notes due 2022 (the “Notes”). The
Notes constitute a further issuance of, rank equally in right of
payment with, and form a single series with the $35.0 million in
aggregate principal amount of the 6.75% notes due 2022 that THL
Credit issued on December 14, 2015 (the “Existing Notes”). The
Existing Notes and the Notes will mature on December 30, 2022,
and may be redeemed in whole or in part at any time or from time to
time at THL Credit’s option on or after December 30, 2018. The
Notes will bear interest at a rate of 6.75% per year payable
quarterly on March 30, June 30, September 30 and December 30 of
each year, beginning December 30, 2016. THL Credit also
granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an
additional $3,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes to cover
overallotments, if any. The Existing Notes currently trade on the
New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “TCRZ” and it is
anticipated that the Notes will trade under the same
symbol. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, A Stifel Company, is
acting as book-running manager for this offering. Janney Montgomery
Scott LLC and Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. are acting as
co-lead managers for this offering and BB&T Capital Markets, a
division of BB&T Securities, LLC, and Wunderlich Securities,
Inc. are acting as co-managers for this offering.
The closing of the transaction is subject to customary closing
conditions and the Notes are expected to be delivered on or about
November 21, 2016.
THL Credit expects to use the net proceeds of this offering to
repay outstanding indebtedness under its revolving credit facility
and term loan facility.
Investors are advised to carefully consider the
investment objective, risks, charges and expenses of THL Credit
before investing. The preliminary prospectus supplement dated
November 16, 2016 and the accompanying prospectus dated July 6,
2016, which have been filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, contain this and other information about THL Credit and
should be read carefully before investing.
The information in the preliminary prospectus
supplement, the accompanying prospectus and this press release is
not complete and may be changed. The preliminary prospectus
supplement, the accompanying prospectus and this press release are
not offers to sell any securities of THL Credit and are not
soliciting an offer to buy such securities in any state where such
offer and sale is not permitted.
The offering may be made only by means of a preliminary
prospectus supplement and an accompanying prospectus, copies of
which may be obtained from: Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, A
Stifel Company, 787 Seventh Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10019
(telephone number 1-800-966-1559).
ABOUT THL CREDIT
THL Credit is an externally-managed, non-diversified closed-end
management investment company that has elected to be regulated as a
business development company (BDC) under the Investment Company Act
of 1940. THL Credit’s investment objective is to generate both
current income and capital appreciation, primarily through
investments in privately negotiated debt and equity securities of
lower middle market companies.
THL Credit is headquartered in Boston, with additional
investment teams in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles and New
York. THL Credit is a direct lender to lower middle market
companies that invests primarily in directly originated first lien
secured loans, including unitranche investments. In certain
instances, THL Credit also makes second lien, subordinated, or
mezzanine, debt investments, which may include an associated equity
component such as warrants, preferred stock or other similar
securities and direct equity investments.
THL Credit targets investments primarily in lower middle market
companies with annual EBITDA generally between $5 million and $25
million that require capital for growth and acquisitions. THL
Credit’s investment activities are managed by THL Credit Advisors
LLC, an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers
Act of 1940.
ABOUT THL CREDIT ADVISORS LLC
THL Credit Advisors LLC (“THL Credit Advisors”) is an
alternative credit investment manager for both direct lending and
broadly syndicated investments through public and private vehicles,
collateralized loan obligations, separately managed accounts and
co-mingled funds. THL Credit Advisors and its subsidiary
maintain a variety of advisory and sub-advisory relationships
across their investment platforms, including THL Credit, Inc.
(Nasdaq:TCRD), a publicly traded business development company, and
THL Credit Senior Loan Fund (NYSE:TSLF), a non-diversified,
closed-end management investment company.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Statements included herein may constitute “forward-looking
statements,” which relate to future events or our future
performance or financial condition. These statements are not
guarantees of future performance, condition or results and involve
a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ
materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result
of a number of factors, including those described from time to time
in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. THL
Credit undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements
made herein.
Investor Contact:
THL Credit, Inc.
Terrence W. Olson
COO & CFO
617-790-6010
Media Contact:
Sard Verbinnen & Co
Matt Benson
212-687-8080
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