GSC Investment Corp. Announces Agreement With Terphane Holding Corporation
05 August 2009 - 11:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
NEW YORK, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GSC Investment Corp.
(NYSE: GNV), a business development company, today announced the
completion of a forbearance agreement between Terphane Holding
Corporation and the holders of a majority of its senior secured
notes, including GSC Investment Corp. Terphane is GSC Investment
Corp.'s second largest corporate investment. The Terphane notes
matured but were unpaid on June 15, 2009. Pursuant to the recently
completed agreement, the noteholders agreed to forebear from
exercising certain remedies under the notes and the indenture
governing the notes for a period not to exceed one year, subject to
the terms and conditions of the agreement. Pursuant to the
agreement, Terphane made an interest payment under the notes in an
amount equal to the regular interest payment that was due on June
15, 2009, and has committed to make regularly scheduled interest
payments during the scheduled forbearance period. "We are pleased
that Terphane and the majority noteholders were able to reach an
agreement that will provide Terphane with additional time to seek
to resolve its capital issues," said GSC Investment Corp. CEO Seth
Katzenstein. "We are hopeful that the agreement will increase the
chance that Terphane's noteholders, including GSC Investment Corp.,
will receive a full repayment and consider it to be a positive
outcome for GSC Investment Corp." About GSC Investment Corp. GSC
Investment Corp. is a specialty finance company that invests
primarily in leveraged loans and mezzanine debt issued by U.S.
middle-market companies, high yield bonds and collateralized loan
obligations. It has elected to be treated as a business development
company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Company may
also opportunistically invest in distressed debt, debt issued by
non-middle market companies, and equity securities issued by middle
and non-middle market companies. The Company draws upon the support
and investment advice of its external manager, GSC Group, an
alternative asset investment manager that focuses on complex,
credit-driven strategies. GSC Investment Corp. is traded on the New
York Stock Exchange under the symbol "GNV." Forward Looking
Statements Information provided in this press release, including
valuation of certain of our investments, may contain statements
relating to current expectations, estimates, forecasts and
projections about future events that are forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements generally relate to
GSC Investment Corp.'s plans, objectives and expectations for
future operations and are based upon management's current estimates
and projections of future results or trends. Actual future results
may differ materially from those projected as a result of certain
risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and
uncertainties, see "Note About Forward-Looking Statements" included
in the Company's most recent 10-Q which has been filed with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking
statements are made only as of the date hereof, and GSC Investment
Corp. undertakes no obligation to update or revise the
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of the new
information, future events or otherwise. Contact: Carl J. Crosetto
GSC Group 973-437-1007 DATASOURCE: GSC Investment Corp. CONTACT:
Carl J. Crosetto, GSC Group, +1-973-437-1007 or Roland Tomforde,
Broadgate Consultants, LLC, +1-212-232-2222
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