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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000899243-23-007793
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20230308
FILED AS OF DATE: 20230309
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20230309
REPORTING-OWNER:
OWNER DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SPOHLER BRUCE J
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001240586
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: 4
SEC ACT: 1934 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 814-00754
FILM NUMBER: 23721344
ISSUER:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SLR Investment Corp.
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001418076
IRS NUMBER: 261381340
STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD
FISCAL YEAR END: 1231
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 500 PARK AVENUE
STREET 2: 3RD FLOOR
CITY: NEW YORK
STATE: NY
ZIP: 10022
BUSINESS PHONE: (212) 993-1670
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 500 PARK AVENUE
STREET 2: 3RD FLOOR
CITY: NEW YORK
STATE: NY
ZIP: 10022
FORMER COMPANY:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Solar Capital Ltd.
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20071109
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doc4.xml
FORM 4 SUBMISSION
X0306
4
2023-03-08
0
0001418076
SLR Investment Corp.
SLRC
0001240586
SPOHLER BRUCE J
C/O SLR INVESTMENT CORP.
500 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK
NY
10022
1
1
0
0
See Remarks
Common Stock
2023-03-08
4
P
0
34628
15.96
A
3440400
I
See Footnotes
Common Stock
75873
D
Restricted Stock Units
2023-03-09
4
A
0
324819.4727
0.00
D
Common Stock
324819.4727
324819.4727
I
See Footnote
The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions. The reported price for the share purchases made on March 8, 2023 is based on prices ranging from a low of $15.86 per share to a high of $16.08 per share. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price set forth above.
The total includes 642,716 shares of the Issuer held by the Solar Capital Partners Employee Stock Plan, LLC (the "SCP Plan"). The SCP Plan is controlled by SLR Capital Partners, LLC ("SLR Capital Partners"). Messrs. Bruce J. Spohler and Michael S. Gross may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own a portion of the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in SLR Capital Partners.
(Continued from Footnote (2)) In addition, the total includes 1,285,013 shares of the Issuer held by Solar Capital Investors, LLC ("Solar Capital I"), 715,000 shares of the Issuer held by Solar Capital Investors II, LLC ("Solar Capital II"), 355,107 shares of the Issuer held by Solar Senior Capital Investors, LLC ("Solar Senior Investors") and 77 shares of the Issuer held by SLR Capital Management, LLC ("SLR Management"), a portion held by each entity may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by Mr. Spohler, Mr. Gross and a grantor retained annuity trust setup by and for Mr. Gross by virtue of their collective ownership interest therein.
(Continued from Footnote (3)) The total also includes 199,466 shares of common stock of the Issuer held by a trust for which Bruce J. Spohler acts as co-trustee and of which he and certain members of his immediate family are beneficiaries (the "Spohler Trust"), and 243,021 shares of the Issuer held by a limited liability company for which he serves as the manager and in which he owns a pro rata interest (the "Spohler LLC").
(Continued from Footnote (4)) Mr. Spohler disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities directly held by the SCP Plan, Solar Capital I, Solar Capital II, Solar Senior Investors, SLR Management, the Spohler Trust and the Spohler LLC, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Spohler is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.
Grants of new restricted stock units ("RSUs") with respect to 324,819.4727 shares held by the SCP Plan to certain of SLR Capital Partners's employees pursuant to Restricted Stock Unit Agreements, dated March 9, 2023. Shares of the common stock of the Issuer underlying the RSUs are scheduled to vest in installments of 50% on the latter of March 1, 2025 and the date of the opening of the trading window and 50% on the latter of March 1, 2026 and the date of the opening of the trading window. Upon settlement, the RSUs will become payable on a one-for-one basis in shares of the Issuer's common stock or the cash value thereof at the election of the SCP Plan administrators, Messrs. Spohler and Gross.
Pursuant to the SEC staff no-action letters to Carlyle GMS Finance, Inc. (pub. Avail. Oct. 8, 2015) and to Babson Capital Management LLC (pub. Avail. Dec. 14, 2006), an employee benefit plan sponsored by an investment adviser (or an affiliated person of an investment adviser) to a closed-end investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company or to a closed-end investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, respectively, in either case that offers plan participants equity securities of such investment company is considered an "employee benefit plan sponsored by the issuer" for the purposes of Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Co-Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Director
/s/ Bruce J. Spohler
2023-03-09