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 Filed Pursuant to Rule 497
 Registration No. 333-217302​
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(to Prospectus dated June 16, 2017)
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OFS Capital Corporation
$43,750,000
6.375% Notes due 2025
OFS Capital Corporation, a Delaware corporation, is a closed-end, externally managed, non-diversified management investment company that has elected to be treated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Our investment objective is to provide our stockholders with both current income and capital appreciation primarily through debt investments and, to a lesser extent, equity investments.
We are managed by OFS Capital Management, LLC. OFS Capital Services, LLC provides the administrative services necessary for us to operate.
We are offering $43.75 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.375% notes due 2025, which we refer to as the Notes. The Notes will mature on April 30, 2025. We will pay interest on the Notes on January 31, April 30, July 31 and October 31 of each year, beginning July 31, 2018. We may redeem the Notes in whole or in part at any time or from time to time on or after April 30, 2020, at the redemption price of 100% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, as discussed under the section titled “Description of the Notes — Optional Redemption” in this prospectus supplement. The Notes will be issued in minimum denominations of  $25 and integral multiples of  $25 in excess thereof.
The Notes will be our direct unsecured obligations and rank pari passu, which means equal in right of payment, with all outstanding and future unsecured indebtedness issued by us. Because the Notes will not be secured by any of our assets, they will be effectively subordinated to all of our existing and future secured unsubordinated indebtedness (or any indebtedness that is initially unsecured as to which we subsequently grant a security interest), to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness, including, without limitation, borrowings under our senior secured revolving credit facility with Pacific Western Bank, or PWB, as amended (the “PWB Credit Facility”), of which we had $38.2 million outstanding as of April 9, 2018. The Notes will be structurally subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness and other obligations of any of our subsidiaries, including OFS SBIC I LP (“SBIC I LP”), since the Notes will be obligations exclusively of OFS Capital Corporation and not of any of our subsidiaries. As of April 9, 2018, our subsidiaries had total indebtedness outstanding of  $149.9 million. None of our subsidiaries is a guarantor of the Notes and the Notes will not be required to be guaranteed by any subsidiary we may acquire or create in the future. For further discussion, see the section titled “Description of the Notes” in this prospectus supplement.
The Notes will also rank pari passu with, or equal to, our general liabilities (total liabilities, less debt). In total, these general liabilities were $4.6 million as of December 31, 2017. We currently do not have outstanding debt that is subordinated to the Notes and do not currently intend to issue indebtedness that expressly provides that it is subordinated to the Notes. Therefore, the Notes will not be senior to any of our indebtedness or obligations.
We intend to list the Notes on The Nasdaq Global Select Market, and we expect trading to commence thereon within 30 days of the original issue date under the trading symbol “OFSL”. The Notes are expected to trade “flat.” This means that purchasers will not pay, and sellers will not receive, any accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes that is not included in the trading price. Currently, there is no public market for the Notes, and there can be no assurance that one will develop.
This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus contain important information about us that a prospective investor should know before investing in the Notes. Please read this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus before investing and keep it for future reference. We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information about us with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The information is available free of charge, and security holders may make inquiries by contacting us at OFS Capital Corporation, 10 South Wacker Drive, Suite 2500, Chicago, Illinois 60606, or by calling us collect at (847) 734-2000 or on our website at www.ofscapital.com. The SEC maintains a website at www.sec.gov where such information is available without charge. Information contained on our website is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, and you should not consider information contained on our website to be part of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.
Investing in our Notes involves a high degree of risk, including the risk of leverage. Before buying any Notes, you should read the discussion of the material risks of investing in us in “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-20 of this prospectus supplement and page 1 of the accompanying prospectus.
Neither the SEC nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
Per Note
Total
Public offering price
$ 25.00 $ 43,750,000.00
Underwriting discount (sales load and commissions)
$ 0.78125 $ 1,367,187.50
Proceeds, before expenses, to us (1)
$ 24.21875 $ 42,382,812.50
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We estimate that we will incur approximately $350,000 in offering expenses in connection with this offering.
The underwriters may also purchase up to an additional $6,562,500.00 total aggregate principal amount of Notes offered by this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, solely to cover over-allotments, if any, on or before April 30, 2018. If the underwriters exercise this option in full, the total public offering price will be $50,312,500.00, the total underwriting discount (sales load and commissions) paid by us will be $1,572,265.62, and total proceeds, before expenses, will be $48,740,234.38.
THE NOTES ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF A BANK AND ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY.
Delivery of the Notes in book-entry form only through The Depository Trust Company, known as DTC, will be made on or about April 16, 2018.
Joint Book-running Managers
Ladenburg Thalmann
Janney Montgomery Scott​
Lead Managers
B. Riley FBR
BB&T Capital
Markets
National Securities
Corporation
The date of this prospectus supplement is April 11, 2018.

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
This document is in two parts. The first part is this prospectus supplement, which describes the terms of this offering of the Notes and also adds to and updates information contained in the accompanying prospectus. The second part is the accompanying prospectus, which gives more general information and disclosure. To the extent the information contained in this prospectus supplement differs from the information contained in the accompanying prospectus, the information in this prospectus supplement shall control. You should read this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus together with the additional information described under the headings “Available Information,” “Prospectus Supplement Summary,” and “Risk Factors” before investing in the Notes.
You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. Neither we nor the underwriters have authorized any other person to provide you with different information from that contained in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus do not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any Notes by any person in any jurisdiction where it is unlawful for that person to make such an offer or solicitation or to any person in any jurisdiction to whom it is unlawful to make such an offer or solicitation. The information contained in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus is complete and accurate only as of their respective dates, regardless of the time of their delivery or sale of the Notes. This prospectus supplement supersedes the accompanying prospectus to the extent it contains information different from or additional to the information in that prospectus.
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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT SUMMARY
This summary highlights some of the information in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. It is not complete and may not contain all of the information that you may want to consider before investing in our securities. You should read the entire prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus carefully, including “Risk Factors” sections included in the prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus. Throughout this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, we refer to OFS Capital Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries as the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our;” OFS Capital Management, LLC as “OFS Advisor” or the “Advisor;” and OFS Capital Services, LLC as “OFS Services” or the “Administrator.”
OFS Capital Corporation
We are an externally managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company and have elected to be treated as a business development company (“BDC”) under the 1940 Act, which imposes certain investment restrictions on our portfolio. Our investment objective is to provide our stockholders with both current income and capital appreciation primarily through debt investments and, to a lesser extent, equity investments. Our investment strategy focuses primarily on investments in middle-market companies in the United States. We use the term “middle-market” to refer to companies that may exhibit one or more of the following characteristics: number of employees between 150 and 2,000; revenues between $15 million and $300 million; annual earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”), between $3 million and $50 million; generally, private companies owned by private equity firms or owners/operators; and enterprise value between $10 million and $500 million. For additional information about how we define the middle-market, see “The Company — Investment Criteria/Guidelines” in the accompanying prospectus.
As of December 31, 2017, we held debt and equity investments in 37 portfolio companies with an aggregate fair value of  $277.5 million. As of December 31, 2017, 70% of our investment portfolio was comprised of senior secured loans, 18% of subordinated loans and 11% of equity investments, at fair value.
Our investment strategy focuses primarily on middle-market companies in the United States, including senior secured loans, which includes first-lien, second-lien and unitranche loans, as well as subordinated loans and, to a lesser extent, warrants and other equity securities. We also may invest up to 30% of our portfolio in opportunistic investments of portfolio companies not otherwise eligible under BDC regulations. Specifically, as part of this 30% basket, we may consider investments in investment funds that are operating pursuant to certain exceptions to the 1940 Act and in advisers to similar investment funds, as well as in debt of middle-market companies located outside of the United States and debt and equity of public companies that do not meet the definition of eligible portfolio companies because their market capitalization of publicly traded equity securities exceeds the levels provided for in the 1940 Act.
We execute our investment strategy, in part, through SBIC I LP, a licensee under the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) Small Business Investment Company (“SBIC”) program. The SBIC license allows SBIC I LP to receive SBA-guaranteed debenture funding, subject to the issuance of a leverage commitment by the SBA and other customary procedures. SBA leverage funding is subject to SBIC I LP’s payment of certain fees to the SBA, and the ability of SBIC I LP to draw on the leverage commitment is subject to its compliance with SBA regulations and policies, including an audit by the SBA. For additional information regarding the regulation of SBIC I LP, see “Regulation — Small Business Investment Company Regulations” in the accompanying prospectus.
On a stand-alone basis, SBIC I LP held approximately $251.6 million and $247.5 million in assets, or approximately 70% and 81% of our total consolidated assets at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.
Our investment activities are managed by OFS Advisor and supervised by our board of directors, a majority of whom are independent of us, OFS Advisor and its affiliates. Under the investment advisory agreement between us and OFS Advisor (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”), we have agreed to pay OFS Advisor an annual base management fee based on the average value of our total assets (other than cash and cash equivalents but including assets purchased with borrowed funds and including assets owned
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by any consolidated entity) as well as an incentive fee based on our investment performance. We have elected to exclude from the base management fee calculation any base management fee that would be owed in respect of the intangible asset and goodwill resulting from our acquisitions of the remaining ownership interests in SBIC I LP and SBIC I GP, LLC (“SBIC I GP”) on December 4, 2013 (“SBIC Acquisition”). OFS Advisor also serves as the investment adviser to collateralized loan obligation (“CLO”) funds and other assets, including Hancock Park Corporate Income, Inc. (“HPCI”), a non-traded BDC with an investment strategy similar to ours. OFS Advisor will seek to allocate investment opportunities among eligible accounts in a manner that is fair and equitable over time and consistent with its allocation policy.
We have also entered into an administration agreement (“Administration Agreement”) with OFS Services. Under our Administration Agreement, we have agreed to reimburse OFS Services for our allocable portion (subject to the review and approval of our independent directors) of overhead and other expenses incurred by OFS Services in performing its obligations under the Administration Agreement.
As a BDC, we must not 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 assets, as defined by the 1940 Act, are qualifying assets (with certain limited exceptions). Qualifying assets include investments in “eligible portfolio companies.” Under the relevant SEC rules, the term “eligible portfolio company” includes all private companies, companies whose securities are not listed on a national securities exchange, and certain public companies that have listed their securities on a national securities exchange and have a market capitalization of less than $250 million, in each case organized in the United States.
We are permitted to borrow money from time to time within the levels permitted by the 1940 Act (which generally allows us to incur leverage for up to 50% of our asset base, or 6623% if certain conditions are met). We may borrow money when the terms and conditions available are favorable to do so and are aligned with our investment strategy and portfolio composition. The use of borrowed funds or the proceeds of preferred stock to make investments would have its own specific benefits and risks, and all of the costs of borrowing funds or issuing preferred stock would be borne by holders of our common stock.
We have elected to be treated for tax purposes as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”). To continue to qualify as a RIC, we must, among other things, meet certain source-of-income and asset diversification requirements. Pursuant to this election, we generally will not have to pay corporate-level taxes on any income we distribute to our stockholders.
As a BDC, we are required to meet a coverage ratio of the value of total assets to senior securities, which include all of our borrowings and any preferred stock we may issue in the future, of at least 200% (or 150% if certain requirements are met). The Company received exemptive relief from the SEC effective November 26, 2013, which allows us to exclude our SBA guaranteed debentures from the definition of senior securities in the statutory asset coverage ratio under the 1940 Act.
The 1940 Act generally prohibits BDCs from making certain negotiated co-investments with certain affiliates absent an order from the SEC permitting the BDC to do so. On October 12, 2016, we received exemptive relief from the SEC to permit us to co-invest in portfolio companies with certain other funds managed by OFS Advisor (“Affiliated Funds”) in a manner consistent with our investment objective, positions, policies, strategies and restrictions as well as regulatory requirements and other pertinent factors, subject to compliance with certain conditions (the “Order”). Pursuant to the Order, we are generally permitted to co-invest with Affiliated Funds if a “required majority” (as defined in Section 57(o) of the 1940 Act) of our directors make certain conclusions in connection with a co-investment transaction, including that (1) the terms of the transactions, including the consideration to be paid, are reasonable and fair to us and our stockholders and do not involve overreaching by 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 objective and strategies.
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Organizational Structure
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About OFS and Our Advisor
OFS (which refers to the collective activities and operations of Orchard First Source Asset Management, LLC (“OFSAM”) and its subsidiaries and certain affiliates) is a full-service provider of capital and leveraged finance solutions to U.S. corporations. As of December 31, 2017, OFS had 45 full-time employees. OFS is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and also has offices in New York, New York and Los Angeles, California.
Our investment activities are managed by OFS Advisor, our investment adviser. OFS Advisor is responsible for sourcing potential investments, conducting research and diligence on potential investments and equity sponsors, analyzing investment opportunities, structuring our investments and monitoring our investments and portfolio companies on an ongoing basis. OFS Advisor is a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”) and a wholly-owned subsidiary of OFSAM.
Our relationship with OFS Advisor is governed by and dependent on the Investment Advisory Agreement and may be subject to conflicts of interest. OFS Advisor provides us with advisory services in exchange for a base management fee and incentive fee; see “Management and Other Agreements — Investment Advisory Agreement” in the accompanying prospectus. The base management fee is based on our total assets (other than cash and cash equivalents, and the intangible asset and goodwill resulting from the SBIC Acquisition; but including assets purchased with borrowed funds, and assets owned by any consolidated entity) and, therefore, OFS Advisor will benefit when we incur debt or use leverage. Our board of directors is charged with protecting our interests by monitoring how OFS Advisor addresses these and other conflicts of interest associated with its management services and compensation. While our board of directors is not expected to review or approve each borrowing or incurrence of leverage, our independent directors periodically review OFS Advisor’s services and fees as well as its portfolio management decisions and portfolio performance.
OFS Advisor has entered into a Staffing Agreement (the “Staffing Agreement”) with Orchard First Source Capital, Inc. (“OFSC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of OFSAM. Under the Staffing Agreement, OFSC makes experienced investment professionals available to OFS Advisor and provides access to the senior investment personnel of OFS and its affiliates. The Staffing Agreement provides OFS Advisor with access to deal flow generated by OFS and its affiliates in the ordinary course of their businesses and
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commits the members of OFS Advisor’s investment committee to serve in that capacity. As our investment adviser, OFS Advisor is obligated to allocate investment opportunities among us and any other clients fairly and equitably over time in accordance with its allocation policy.
OFS Advisor capitalizes on the deal origination and sourcing, credit underwriting, due diligence, investment structuring, execution, portfolio management and monitoring experience of OFS’s professionals. The senior management team of OFS, including Bilal Rashid, Jeff Cerny and Mark Hauser, provides services to OFS Advisor. These managers have developed a broad network of contacts within the investment community and possess an average of over 20 years of experience investing in debt and equity securities of middle-market companies. In addition, these managers have extensive experience investing in assets that constitute our primary focus and have expertise in investing across all levels of the capital structure of middle-market companies. See “Portfolio Management” in the accompanying prospectus for additional information regarding our portfolio managers.
Our Administrator
We do not have any direct employees, and our day-to-day investment operations are managed by OFS Advisor. We have a chief executive officer, chief financial officer, chief compliance officer, chief accounting officer, corporate secretary and, to the extent necessary, our board of directors may elect to appoint additional officers going forward. Our officers are employees of OFSC, an affiliate of OFS Advisor, and a portion of the compensation paid to our officers is paid by us pursuant to the Administration Agreement. All of our executive officers are also officers of OFS Advisor.
OFS Services, an affiliate of OFS Advisor, provides the administrative services necessary for us to operate. OFS Services furnishes us with office facilities and equipment, necessary software licenses and subscriptions and clerical, bookkeeping and recordkeeping services at such facilities. OFS Services oversees our financial reporting as well as prepares our reports to stockholders and all other reports and materials required to be filed with the SEC or any other regulatory authority. OFS Services also manages the determination and publication of our net asset value and the preparation and filing of our tax returns and generally monitors the payment of our expenses and the performance of administrative and professional services rendered to us by others. OFS Services may retain third parties to assist in providing administrative services to us. To the extent that OFS Services outsources any of its functions, we will pay the fees associated with such functions at cost, on a direct basis.
Market Opportunity
Our investment strategy is focused primarily on investments in middle-market companies in the United States. We find the middle-market attractive for the following reasons:
Large Target Market.   According to the U.S. Census Bureau in its 2012 economic census, there were approximately 197,000 companies in the United States with annual revenues between $10 million and $2.5 billion, compared with approximately 1,300 companies with revenues greater than $2.5 billion. We believe that these middle-market companies represent a significant growth segment of the U.S. economy and often require substantial capital investments to grow. Middle-market companies have historically constituted the vast bulk of OFS’s portfolio companies since its inception and constituted the vast bulk of our portfolio as of December 31, 2017. We believe that this market segment will continue to produce significant investment opportunities for us.
Specialized Lending Requirements with High Barriers to Entry.   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 private middle-market companies in the United States (a) 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, (b) requires due diligence and underwriting practices consistent with the demands and economic limitations of the middle-market and (c) may also require more extensive ongoing monitoring by the lender. As a result, middle-market companies historically have been served by a limited segment of the lending community. As a result of the unique challenges facing lenders to middle-market companies, we believe that there are high barriers to entry that a new lender must overcome.
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Robust Demand for Debt Capital.   We believe that private equity firms have significant committed but uncalled capital, a large portion of which is still available for investment in the United States. Subject to market conditions, we expect the large amount of unfunded buyout commitments will drive demand for leveraged buyouts over the next several years, which should, in turn, create leveraged lending opportunities for us.
Competitive Strengths and Core Competencies
Deep Management Team Experienced in All Phases of Investment Cycle and Across All Levels of the Capital Structure.   We are managed by OFS Advisor, which has access through the Staffing Agreement with OFSC to the resources and expertise of OFS’s investment professionals. As of December 31, 2017, OFS’s credit and investment professionals (including all investment committee members) employed by OFSC had an average of over 15 years of investment experience with strong institutional backgrounds.
Significant Investment Capacity.   The net proceeds of equity and debt offerings and borrowing capacity under our credit facilities will provide us with a substantial amount of capital available for deployment into new investment opportunities in our targeted asset class.
Scalable Infrastructure Supporting the Entire Investment Cycle.   We believe that our loan acquisition, origination and sourcing, underwriting, administration and management platform is highly scalable (that is, it can be expanded on a cost-efficient basis within a timeframe that meets the demands of business growth). Our platform extends beyond origination and sourcing and includes a regimented credit monitoring system. We believe that our careful approach, which involves ongoing review and analysis by an experienced team of professionals, should enable us to identify problems early and to assist borrowers before they face difficult liquidity constraints.
Extensive Loan Sourcing Capabilities.   OFS Advisor gives us access to the deal flow of OFS. We believe OFS’s 20-year history as a middle-market lending platform and its market position make it a leading lender to many sponsors and other deal sources, especially in the currently under-served lending environment, and we have extensive relationships with potential borrowers and other lenders.
Structuring with a High Level of Service and Operational Orientation.   We provide client-specific and creative financing structures to our portfolio companies. Based on our experience in lending to and investing in middle-market companies, we believe that the middle-market companies we target, as well as sponsor groups we may pursue, require a higher level of service, creativity and knowledge than has historically been provided by other service providers more accustomed to participating in commodity-like loan transactions.
Rigorous Credit Analysis and Approval Procedures.   OFS Advisor utilizes the established, disciplined investment process of OFS for reviewing lending opportunities, structuring transactions and monitoring investments. Using OFS’s disciplined approach to lending, OFS Advisor seeks to minimize credit losses through effective underwriting, comprehensive due diligence investigations, structuring and, where appropriate, the implementation of restrictive debt covenants.
Structure of Investments
We anticipate that our loan portfolio will continue to contain investments of the following types with the following characteristics:
Senior Secured First-Lien Loans.   First-lien senior secured loans comprise, and will continue to comprise, a significant portion of our investment portfolio. We obtain security interests in the assets of these portfolio companies as collateral in support of the repayment of these loans (in certain cases, subject to a payment waterfall). The collateral takes the form of first-priority liens on specified assets of the portfolio company borrower and, typically, first-priority pledges of the ownership interests in the borrower. Our first lien loans may provide for moderate loan amortization in the early years of the loan, with the majority of the amortization deferred until loan maturity. These loans are categorized as Senior Secured Loans in our consolidated schedule of investments included in the financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus supplement.
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Senior Secured Unitranche Loans.   Unitranche loans are loans that combine both senior and subordinated debt into one loan under which the borrower pays a single blended interest rate that is intended to reflect the relative risk of the secured and unsecured components. We typically structure our unitranche loans as senior secured loans. We obtain security interests in the assets of these portfolio companies as collateral in support of the repayment of these loans. This collateral takes the form of first-priority liens on the assets of a portfolio company and, typically, first-priority pledges of the ownership interests in the company. We believe that unitranche lending represents a significant growth opportunity for us, offering the borrower the convenience of dealing with one lender, which may result in a higher blended rate of interest to us than we might realize in a traditional multi-tranche structure. Unitranche loans typically provide for moderate loan amortization in the initial years of the facility, with the majority of the amortization deferred until loan maturity. Unitranche 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 will be the sole lender, or we, together with our affiliates, will be the sole lender, of unitranche loans, which can afford us additional influence with a borrower in terms of monitoring and, if necessary, remediation in the event of under performance. These loans are categorized as Senior Secured Loans in our consolidated schedule of investments included in the financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus supplement.
Senior Secured Second-lien Loans.   Second-lien senior secured loans obtain security interests in the assets of these portfolio companies 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, and we may enter into an inter-creditor agreement with the holders of the portfolio company’s first-lien senior secured debt. These loans typically provide for no contractual loan amortization in the initial years of the facility, with all amortization deferred until loan maturity. These loans are categorized as Senior Secured Loans in our consolidated schedule of investments included in the financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus supplement.
Subordinated (“Mezzanine”) Loans.   These investments are typically structured as unsecured, subordinated loans that typically provide for relatively high, fixed interest rates that provide us with significant current interest income. These loans typically will have interest-only payments (often representing a combination of cash pay and payment-in-kind (“PIK”) interest) in the early years, with amortization of principal deferred to maturity. Mezzanine 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. Mezzanine investments are generally more volatile than secured loans and may involve a greater risk of loss of principal. Mezzanine loans often include a PIK feature (meaning a feature allowing for the payment of interest in the form of additional principal amount of the loan instead of in cash), which effectively operates as negative amortization of loan principal, thereby increasing credit risk exposure over the life of the loan. These loans are categorized as Subordinated Loans in our consolidated schedule of investments included in the financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus supplement.
Equity Securities.   Equity securities typically consist of either a direct minority equity investment in common or membership/partnership interests or preferred stock of a portfolio company and are typically not control-oriented investments. Our preferred equity investments typically contain a fixed dividend yield based on the par value of the equity security. Preferred equity dividends may be paid in cash at a stipulated date, usually quarterly and are participating and/or cumulative. We may structure such equity investments to include provisions protecting our rights as a minority-interest holder, as well as a “put,” or right to sell such securities back to the issuer, upon the occurrence of specified events. In many cases, we may also seek to obtain registration rights in connection with these equity interests, which may include demand and “piggyback” registration rights, which grants us the right to register our equity interest when either the portfolio company or another investor in the portfolio company files a registration statement with the SEC to issue securities. Our equity investments typically are made in connection with debt investments to the same portfolio companies. These securities are categorized as Preferred Equity or Common Equity in our consolidated schedule of investments included in the financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus supplement.
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Warrants.   In some cases, we may receive nominally priced warrants to buy a minority equity interest in the portfolio company in connection with a loan. As a result, as a portfolio company appreciates in value, we may achieve additional investment return from this equity interest. We may structure such warrants to include provisions protecting our rights as a minority-interest holder, as well as a put to sell such securities back to the issuer, upon the occurrence of specified events. In many cases, we may also seek to obtain registration rights in connection with these equity interests, which may include demand and “piggyback” registration rights. These securities are categorized as Warrants in our consolidated schedule of investments included in the financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus supplement.
General Structuring Considerations.   We tailor 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. We seek 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 (including both interest and potential equity appreciation) 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 may include affirmative and negative covenants, default penalties, lien protection, change of control provisions and board rights, including either observation or rights to a seat on the board of directors under some circumstances.
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 pursue an investment strategy focused primarily on investments in middle-market companies in the United States. We focus on investments in loans, in which OFS Advisor’s investment professionals have expertise, including investments in first-lien, unitranche, second-lien, and mezzanine loans and, to a lesser extent, on warrants and other equity securities. We seek to create a diverse portfolio by making investments in the securities of middle-market companies that we expect to range generally from $3.0 million to $25.0 million each, although we expect this investment size will vary proportionately with the size of our capital base.
Competition
Our primary competitors include public and private funds, other BDCs, commercial and investment banks, commercial finance companies and, to the extent they provide an alternative form of financing, private equity and hedge funds. Many of our competitors are substantially larger and have considerably greater financial, technical, and marketing resources than we do. Some competitors may have access to funding sources that are not available to us. In addition, some of our competitors may have higher risk tolerances or different risk assessments, which could allow them to consider a wider variety of investments and establish more relationships than us. Further, many of our competitors are not subject to the regulatory restrictions that the 1940 Act imposes on us as a BDC, or to the distribution and other requirements we must satisfy to maintain our RIC status.
We expect to continue to use the expertise of the investment professionals of OFS and its affiliates to which we have access, to assess investment risks and determine appropriate pricing for our investments in portfolio companies. In addition, we expect that the relationships of the senior members of OFS and its affiliates will enable us to learn about, and compete effectively for, financing opportunities with attractive middle-market companies in the industries in which we seek to invest. For additional information
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concerning the competitive risks we face, see “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Business and Structure — We operate in a highly competitive market for investment opportunities, which could reduce returns and result in losses” in the accompanying prospectus.
Conflicts of Interests
Subject to certain 1940 Act restrictions on co-investments with affiliates, OFS Advisor will offer us the right to participate in investment opportunities that it determines are appropriate for us in view of our investment objective, policies and strategies and other relevant factors. Such offers will be subject to the exception that, in accordance with OFS Advisor’s allocation policy, we might not participate in each individual opportunity but will, on an overall basis, be entitled to participate fairly and equitably with other entities managed by OFS Advisor and its affiliates.
To the extent that we compete with entities managed by OFS Advisor or any of its affiliates for a particular investment opportunity, OFS Advisor will allocate investment opportunities across the entities for which such opportunities are appropriate, consistent with (a) its internal allocation policy, (b) the requirements of the Advisers Act, and (c) certain restrictions under the 1940 Act and rules thereunder regarding co-investments with affiliates. OFS Advisor’s allocation policy is intended to ensure that we may generally share fairly and equitably with other investment funds or other investment vehicles managed by OFS Advisor or its affiliates in investment opportunities that OFS Advisor determines are appropriate for us in view of our investment objective, policies and strategies and other relevant factors, particularly those involving a security with limited supply or involving differing classes of securities of the same issuer that may be suitable for us and such other investment funds or other investment vehicles. Under this allocation policy, if two or more investment vehicles with similar or overlapping investment strategies are in their investment periods, an available opportunity will be allocated based on the provisions governing allocations of such investment opportunities in the relevant organizational, offering or similar documents, if any, for such investment vehicles. In the absence of any such provisions, OFS Advisor will consider the following factors and the weight that should be given with respect to each of these factors:

investment guidelines and/or restrictions, if any, set forth in the applicable organizational, offering or similar documents for the investment vehicles;

risk and return profile of the investment vehicles;

suitability/priority of a particular investment for the investment vehicles;

if applicable, the targeted position size of the investment for the investment vehicles;

level of available cash for investment with respect to the investment vehicles;

total amount of funds committed to the investment vehicles; and

the age of the investment vehicles and the remaining term of their respective investment periods, if any.
In situations where co-investment with such other accounts is not permitted or appropriate, such as when there is an opportunity to invest in different securities of the same issuer, OFS Advisor will need to decide which account will proceed with the investment. The decision by OFS Advisor to allocate an opportunity to another entity could cause us to forego an investment opportunity that we otherwise would have made. See “Related-Party Transactions and Certain Relationships” in the accompanying prospectus.
General Information
Our principal executive offices are located at 10 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 2500, Chicago, IL, 60606, and our telephone number is (847) 734-2000. Information contained in our website is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus, and you should not consider that information to be part of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus.
We file annual, quarterly and current periodic reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which we refer to as the Exchange Act. This information is available at the SEC’s public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549.
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You may obtain information about the operation of the SEC’s public reference room by calling the SEC at (800) SEC-0330. In addition, the SEC maintains an Internet website, at www.sec.gov, that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers, including us, who file documents electronically with the SEC.
Risks
Investing in our securities may be speculative and involves certain risks relating to our structure and our investment objective that you should consider before deciding whether to invest. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-20 of this prospectus supplement and “Risk Factors” beginning on page 16 of the accompanying prospectus for a more detailed discussion of material risks you should carefully consider before deciding to invest in our securities.
Recent Developments
On February 12, 2018, the Board declared a special distribution of  $0.37 per share payable on March 29, 2018 to stockholders of record as of March 22, 2018. In addition, on February 27, 2018, the Company’s Board declared a distribution of  $0.34 per share for the first quarter of 2018, payable on March 29, 2018 to stockholders of record as of March 22, 2018.
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SPECIFIC TERMS OF THE NOTES AND THE OFFERING
This summary sets forth certain terms of the Notes that we are offering pursuant to this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. This section and the “Description of the Notes” section in this prospectus supplement outline the specific legal and financial terms of the Notes. You should read this section of the prospectus supplement together with the section titled “Description of the Notes” beginning on page S-52 of this prospectus supplement and the more general description of the Notes in the section titled “Description of Our Debt Securities” beginning on page 130 of the accompanying prospectus before investing in the Notes. Capitalized terms used in this prospectus supplement and not otherwise defined have the meanings ascribed to them in the accompanying prospectus or in the indenture governing the Notes.
Issuer
OFS Capital Corporation
Title of the securities
6.375% Notes due 2025
Initial aggregate principal amount being offered
$43,750,000
Over-allotment option
The underwriters may also purchase from us up to an additional $6,562,500 aggregate principal amount of Notes offered by this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus on or before April 30, 2018.
Initial public offering price
100% of the aggregate principal amount
Principal payable at maturity
100% of the aggregate principal amount; the principal amount of each Note will be payable on its stated maturity date at the office of the trustee, paying agent, and security registrar for the Notes or at such other office as we may designate.
Type of note
Fixed-rate note
Listing
We intend to list the Notes on The Nasdaq Global Select Market within 30 days of the original issue date under the trading symbol “OFSL”.
Interest rate
6.375% per year
Day count basis
360-day year of twelve 30-day months
Original issue date
April 16, 2018
Stated maturity date
April 30, 2025
Date interest starts accruing interest
April 16, 2018
Interest payment dates
Every January 31, April 30, July 31 and October 31, commencing July 31, 2018. If an interest payment date falls on a non-business day, the applicable interest payment will be made on the next business day and no additional interest will accrue as a result of such delayed payment.
Interest periods
The initial interest period will be the period from and including April 16, 2018, to, but excluding, the initial interest payment date, and the subsequent interest periods will be the periods from and including an interest payment date to, but excluding, the next interest payment date or the stated maturity date, as the case may be.
Regular record dates for interest payments
Every January 15, April 15, July 15 and October 15, commencing July 15, 2018.
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Specified currency
U.S. Dollars
Place of payment
The City of New York and/or such other places that may be specified in the indenture or a notice to holders.
Ranking of notes
The Notes will be our direct unsecured obligations and will rank:

pari passu, or equal, with any future unsecured, unsubordinated indebtedness;

senior to any of our future indebtedness that expressly provides it is subordinated to the Notes;

effectively subordinated to all of our existing and future secured indebtedness (including indebtedness that is initially unsecured in respect of which we subsequently grant a security interest), to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness, including, without limitation, borrowings under the PWB Credit Facility, of which $38.2 million was outstanding as of April 9, 2018; and

structurally subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness and other obligations of any of our subsidiaries, including the SBA-guaranteed debentures issued by SBIC I LP, which, as of April 9, 2018, had total indebtedness outstanding of  $149.9 million.
Effective subordination means that in any liquidation, dissolution, bankruptcy or other similar proceeding, the holders of any of our existing or future secured indebtedness and the secured indebtedness of our subsidiaries may assert rights against the assets pledged to secure that indebtedness in order to receive full payment of their indebtedness before the assets may be used to pay other creditors. Structural subordination means that creditors of a parent entity are subordinate to creditors of a subsidiary entity with respect to the subsidiary’s assets.
Denominations
We will issue the Notes in denominations of  $25 and integral multiples of  $25 in excess thereof.
Business day
Each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday that is not a day on which banking institutions in the City of New York or another place of payment are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.
Optional redemption
The Notes may be redeemed in whole or in part at any time or from time to time at our option on or after April 30, 2020 upon not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days written notice by mail prior to the date fixed for redemption thereof, at a redemption price of 100% of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest payments otherwise payable for the then-current quarterly interest period accrued to, but excluding, the date fixed for redemption.
You may be prevented from exchanging or transferring the Notes when they are subject to redemption. In case any Notes are to be redeemed in part only, the redemption notice will provide that, upon surrender of such Note, you will receive, without a charge, a new Note or Notes of authorized denominations representing the principal amount of your remaining unredeemed Notes.
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Any exercise of our option to redeem the Notes will be done in compliance with the 1940 Act.
If we redeem only some of the Notes, the trustee or DTC, as applicable, will determine the method for selection of the particular Notes to be redeemed, in accordance with the indenture governing the Notes and in accordance with the rules of any national securities exchange or quotation system on which the Notes are listed. Unless we default in payment of the redemption price, on and after the date of redemption, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes called for redemption.
Sinking fund
The Notes will not be subject to any sinking fund.
Repayment at option of
holders
Holders will not have the option to have the Notes repaid prior to the stated maturity date.
Defeasance
The Notes are subject to defeasance by us. “Defeasance” means that, by depositing with a trustee an amount of cash and/or government securities sufficient to pay all principal and interest, if any, on the Notes when due and satisfying any additional conditions required under the indenture relating to the Notes, we will be deemed to have been discharged from our obligations under the Notes. See “Description of the Notes — Defeasance” in this prospectus supplement.
Covenant defeasance
The Notes are subject to covenant defeasance by us. In the event of a “covenant defeasance,” upon depositing such funds and satisfying conditions similar to those for defeasance we would be released from certain covenants under the indenture relating to the Notes. The consequences to the holders of the Notes would be that, while they would no longer benefit from certain covenants under the indenture, and while the Notes could not be accelerated for any reason, the holders of the Notes nonetheless could look to the Company for repayment of the Notes if there were a shortfall in the funds deposited with the trustee or the trustee is prevented from making a payment. See “Description of the Notes — Defeasance” in this prospectus supplement.
Form of notes
The Notes will be represented by global securities that will be deposited and registered in the name of DTC or its nominee. This means that, except in limited circumstances, you will not receive certificates for the Notes. Beneficial interests in the Notes will be represented through book-entry accounts of financial institutions acting on behalf of beneficial owners as direct and indirect participants in DTC. Investors may elect to hold interests in the Notes through either DTC, if they are a participant, or indirectly through organizations that are participants in DTC.
Trustee, paying agent, and security registrar
U.S. Bank National Association
Other covenants
In addition to any covenants described elsewhere in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus, the following covenants will apply to the Notes:

We agree that for the period of time during which Notes are outstanding, we will not violate
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Section 18(a)(1)(A) as modified by such provisions of Section 61(a) as may be applicable to the Company from time to time of the 1940 Act or any successor provisions, whether or not we continue to be subject to such provisions of the 1940 Act, but giving effect, in either case, to any exemptive relief granted to us by the SEC.
These provisions generally prohibit us from incurring additional borrowings, including through the issuance of additional debt securities, unless our asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, equals at least 200% (or 150% if certain requirements are met) after such borrowings. See ‘‘Risk Factors — Risks Related to the Notes — Recent legislation may allow us to incur additional leverage” in this prospectus supplement;

We agree that for the period of time during which Notes are Outstanding, the Company will not declare any dividend (except a dividend payable in stock of the issuer), or declare any other distribution, upon a class of the capital stock of the Company, or purchase any such capital stock, unless, in every such case, at the time of the declaration of any such dividend or distribution, or at the time of any such purchase, the Company has an asset coverage (as defined in the 1940 Act) of at least the threshold specified in Section 18(a)(1)(B) as modified by such provisions of Section 61(a) of the 1940 Act as may be applicable to the Company from time to time or any successor provisions thereto of the 1940 Act, as such obligation may be amended or superseded, after deducting the amount of such dividend, distribution or purchase price, as the case may be, and in each case giving effect to (i) any exemptive relief granted to the Company by the Commission, and (ii) any SEC no-action relief granted by the Commission to another BDC (or to the Company if it determines to seek such similar no-action or other relief) permitting the BDC to declare any cash dividend or distribution notwithstanding the prohibition contained in Section 18(a)(1)(B) as modified by such provisions of Section 61(a) of the 1940 Act as may be applicable to the Company from time to time, as such obligation may be amended or superseded, in order to maintain such BDC’s status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Code; and

If, at any time, we are not subject to the reporting requirements of Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), to file any periodic reports with the SEC, we agree to furnish to holders of the Notes and the trustee, for the period of time during which the Notes are outstanding, our audited annual consolidated financial statements, within 90 days of our fiscal year end, and unaudited interim consolidated financial statements, within 45 days of our fiscal quarter end (other than our fourth fiscal quarter). All such financial statements will be prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with applicable Generally
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Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America, or U.S. GAAP.
Events of default
You will have rights if an Event of Default occurs with respect to the Notes and is not cured.
The term “Event of Default” in respect of the Notes means any of the following:

We do not pay the principal of any Note when due and payable at maturity;

We do not pay interest on any Note when due and payable, and such default is not cured within 30 days of its due date;

We remain in breach of any other covenant in respect of the Notes for 60 days after we receive a written notice of default stating we are in breach (the notice must be sent by either the trustee or holders of at least 25% of the principal amount of the outstanding Notes);

We file for bankruptcy or certain other events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization occur and remain undischarged or unstayed for a period of 60 days; or

On the last business day of each of twenty-four consecutive calendar months, the Notes have an asset coverage of less than 100%, giving effect to any exemptive relief granted to us by the SEC.
Further issuances
We have the ability to issue additional debt securities under the indenture with terms different from the Notes and, without the consent of the holders of the Notes, to reopen the Notes and issue additional Notes. If we issue additional debt securities, these additional debt securities could have a lien or other security interest greater than that accorded to the holders of the Notes, which are unsecured.
Use of proceeds
We estimate that the net proceeds we will receive from the sale of the Notes will be approximately $42.0 million (or approximately $48.4 million if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full) based on a public offering price of  $25 per Note, after deducting the underwriting discount of approximately $1.4 million (or approximately $1.6 million if the underwriters fully exercise their over-allotment option) payable by us and estimated offering expenses of approximately $350,000 payable by us.
We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering to fund investments in debt and equity securities in accordance with our investment objective and for other general corporate purposes.
We also intend to use a portion of the net proceeds from this offering to repay outstanding indebtedness under the PWB Credit Facility. As of April 9, 2018, we had $38.2 million of indebtedness outstanding under the PWB Credit Facility, which bore interest at a rate of 5.50% as of such date. The PWB Credit Facility matures on January 31, 2020.
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Governing law
The Notes and the indenture will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
Global clearance and settlement procedures
Interests in the Notes will trade in DTC’s Same Day Funds Settlement System, and any permitted secondary market trading activity in such Notes will, therefore, be required by DTC to be settled in immediately available funds. None of the Company, the trustee or the paying agent will have any responsibility for the performance by DTC or its participants or indirect participants of their respective obligations under the rules and procedures governing their operations.
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SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL AND OTHER DATA
The following selected financial and other data for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, 2015, and 2014 are derived from our consolidated financial statements that have been audited by BDO USA, LLP, our independent auditors. Selected financial and other data for the year ended December 31, 2013 are derived from our audited consolidated financial statements. The data should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Senior Securities,” and the consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.
For the Years Ended December 31,
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
Statement of Operations Data:
Investment income
Interest income
$ 28,124 $ 26,400 $ 27,764 $ 20,653 $ 16,838
PIK interest income
1,508 1,194 1,206 683 89
Dividend income
482 475 245 124 9
Preferred equity PIK dividend income
1,399 1,433 1,116 446
Fee income
1,913 1,592 1,933 914 134
Total investment income
33,426 31,094 32,264 22,820 17,070
Expenses
Management fees
4,999 4,516 5,225 2,916 3,435
Incentive fees
2,962 3,333 2,627 1,253
Other expenses
9,588 9,100 11,100 9,516 7,917
Total expenses
17,549 16,949 18,853 13,685 11,352
Net investment income
15,877 14,145 13,411 9,135 5,718
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
6,833 2,404 (1,562) (3,359) 87
Realized gain from SBIC Acquisition
2,742
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(14,800) (2,721) 6,382 4,164 (872)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
7,910 13,828 18,231 9,940 7,675
Per share data:
Net asset value
$ 14.12 $ 14.82 $ 14.76 $ 14.24 $ 14.58
Net investment income
1.28 1.46 1.39 0.95 0.59
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
0.55 0.25 (0.17) (0.35) 0.01
Realized gain from SBIC Acquisition
0.29
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(1.19) (0.29) 0.66 0.42 (0.09)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
0.64 1.43 1.89 1.03 0.80
Distributions declared(1)
1.36 1.36 1.36 1.36 1.02
Balance sheet data at period end:
Investments, at fair value
$ 277,499 $ 281,627 $ 257,296 $ 312,234 $ 237,919
Cash and cash equivalents
72,952 17,659 32,714 12,447 28,569
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For the Years Ended December 31,
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
Restricted cash and cash equivalents
450
Other assets
7,327 5,744 4,666(2) 11,823(2) 9,106(2)
Total assets
357,778 305,030 294,676(2) 336,504(2) 276,044(2)
Debt
164,823 156,343 146,460(2) 194,935(2) 131,912(2)
Total liabilities
169,442 161,252 151,664(2) 199,033(2) 135,666(2)
Total net assets
188,336 143,778 143,012 137,471 140,378
Other data (unaudited):
Weighted average yield on performing debt investments(3)(6)
12.11% 12.08% 11.89% 9.53% 8.49%
Weighted average yield on total debt investments(4)(6)
11.59% 11.72% 11.84% 9.41% 8.35%
Weighted average yield on total investments(5)(6)
10.35% 10.88% 10.79% 8.99% 8.13%
Number of portfolio companies at period end
37 41 39 62 58
(1)
The determination of the tax attributes of our distributions is made annually as of the end of our fiscal year based upon our taxable income for the full year and distributions paid for the full year. Therefore, a determination made on a quarterly basis may not be representative of the actual tax attributes of our distributions for a full year. The return of capital portion of these distributions for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, and 2013, was $0, $0.09, $0.23, $0.72, and $0.40, respectively.
(2)
On January 1, 2016, we adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2015-03 which requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability to be presented on the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the debt liability rather than as an asset. Adoption of ASU 2015-03 requires the changes to be applied retrospectively.
(3)
The weighted average yield on our performing debt investments is computed as (a) the annual stated accruing interest on our debt investments at the balance sheet date, plus the annualized accretion of loan origination fees, original issue discount, market discount or premium, and loan amendment fees divided by (b) amortized cost of our debt investments, excluding assets in non-accrual status as of the balance sheet date.
(4)
The weighted average yield on our total debt investments is computed as (a) the annual stated accruing interest on our debt investments at the balance sheet date, plus the annualized accretion of loan origination fees, original issue discount, market discount or premium, and loan amendment fees divided by (b) amortized cost of our debt investments, including debt investments in non-accrual status as of the balance sheet date.
(5)
The weighted average yield on total investments is computed as (a) the annual stated accruing interest on our debt investments at the balance sheet date, plus the annualized accretion of loan origination fees, original issue discount, market discount or premium, and loan amendment fees, plus the cash effective yield on our performing preferred equity investments divided by (b) amortized cost of our total investment portfolio, including debt investments in non-accrual status basis as of the balance sheet date.
(6)
The weighted average yield of our investments is not the same as a return on investment for our stockholders but, rather, the gross investment income from our investment portfolio before the payment of all of our fees and expenses. There can be no assurance that the weighted average yield will remain at its current level.
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SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA
Quarter Ended
December 31,
2017
September 30,
2017
June 30,
2017
March 31,
2017
Total investment income
$ 8,292 $ 9,122 $ 7,978 $ 8,034
Net investment income
3,819 4,402 4,316 3,340
Net gain (loss) on investments
331 (3,227) (6,597) 1,526
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
4,150 1,175 (2,281) 4,866
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations per share(1)
$ 0.22 $ 0.09 $ (0.17) $ 0.50
Net asset value per share(2)
$ 14.12 $ 14.15 $ 14.40 $ 14.98
Quarter Ended
December 31,
2016
September 30,
2016
June 30,
2016
March 31,
2016
Total investment income
$ 8,209 $ 7,359 $ 7,683 $ 7,843
Net investment income
3,736 3,297 3,457 3,655
Net gain (loss) on investments
1,087 (909) 881 (1,376)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
4,823 2,388 4,338 2,279
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations per share(1)
$ 0.49 $ 0.25 $ 0.45 $ 0.24
Net asset value per share(2)
$ 14.82 $ 14.67 $ 14.76 $ 14.65
(1)
Based on weighted average shares outstanding for the respective period
(2)
Based on shares outstanding at the end of the respective period.
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
The following table contains our ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the periods indicated, computed as set forth below. You should read these ratios of earnings to fixed charges in connection with our consolidated financial statements, including the notes to those statements, included in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.
For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2017
For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2016
For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2015
For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2014
For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2013
Earnings to Fixed Charges(1)
2.36 3.61 3.52 2.58 2.42
For purposes of computing the ratios of earnings to fixed charges, earnings represent net increase in net assets resulting from operations plus (or minus) income tax expense (benefit) including excise tax expense plus fixed charges. Fixed charges include interest and credit facility fees expense and amortization of debt issuance costs.
(1)
Earnings include net realized and unrealized gains or losses. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses can vary substantially from period to period.
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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
In addition to factors identified elsewhere in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, including the “Risks Factors” section of this prospectus supplement and the “Risk Factors” section of the accompanying prospectus, the following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking statements or historical performance:

our ability and experience operating a BDC or an SBIC, or maintaining our tax treatment as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code;

our dependence on key personnel;

our ability to maintain or develop referral relationships;

our ability to replicate historical results;

the ability of OFS Advisor to identify, invest in and monitor companies that meet our investment criteria;

actual and potential conflicts of interest with OFS Advisor and other affiliates of OFSAM;

constraint on investment due to access to material nonpublic information;

restrictions on our ability to enter into transactions with our affiliates;

limitations on the amount of SBA-guaranteed debentures that may be issued by an SBIC;

our ability to comply with SBA regulations and requirements;

the use of borrowed money to finance a portion of our investments;

competition for investment opportunities;

the ability of SBIC I LP to make distributions enabling us to meet RIC requirements;

our ability to raise debt or equity capital as a BDC;

the timing, form and amount of any distributions from our portfolio companies;

the impact of a protracted decline in the liquidity of credit markets on our business;

the general economy and its impact on the industries in which we invest;

uncertain valuations of our portfolio investments; and

the effect of new or modified laws or regulations governing our operations.
This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, and other statements that we may make, may contain forward-looking statements with respect to future financial or business performance, strategies or expectations. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as “trend,” “opportunity,” “pipeline,” “believe,” “comfortable,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “current,” “intention,” “estimate,” “position,” “assume,” “potential,” “outlook,” “continue,” “remain,” “maintain,” “sustain,” “seek,” “achieve” and similar expressions, or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “may” or similar expressions.
Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over time. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we assume no duty to and do not undertake to update forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements do not meet the safe harbor for forward-looking statements pursuant to Section 27A of the Securities Act or Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements and future results could differ materially from historical performance.
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RISK FACTORS
Investing in the Notes involves a number of significant risks. In addition to the other information contained in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, you should consider carefully the following information before making an investment. 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 might also impair our operations and performance. If any of the following events occur, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. In such case, our net asset value could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment.
Risks Related to the Notes
The Notes will be unsecured and therefore will be effectively subordinated to any secured indebtedness we have currently incurred or may incur in the future and will rank pari passu with, or equal to, all outstanding and future unsecured indebtedness issued by us and our general liabilities.
The Notes will not be secured by any of our assets or any of the assets of any of our subsidiaries. As a result, the Notes will be effectively subordinated to any secured indebtedness we or our subsidiaries have outstanding as of the date of this prospectus supplement (including the PWB Credit Facility) or that we or our subsidiaries may incur in the future (or any indebtedness that is initially unsecured as to which we subsequently grant a security interest) to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness. In any liquidation, dissolution, bankruptcy or other similar proceeding, the holders of any of our secured indebtedness or secured indebtedness of our subsidiaries may assert rights against the assets pledged to secure that indebtedness in order to receive full payment of their indebtedness before the assets may be used to pay other creditors, including the holders of the Notes. As of April 9, 2018, we had $38.2 million in outstanding indebtedness under the PWB Credit Facility. The indebtedness under the PWB Credit Facility is effectively senior to the Notes to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness.
The Notes will be structurally subordinated to the indebtedness and other liabilities of our subsidiaries.
The Notes will be obligations exclusively of OFS Capital Corporation, and not of any of our subsidiaries. None of our subsidiaries will be a guarantor of the Notes, and the Notes will not be required to be guaranteed by any subsidiary we may acquire or create in the future. Any assets of our subsidiaries will not be directly available to satisfy the claims of our creditors, including holders of the Notes. Except to the extent we are a creditor with recognized claims against our subsidiaries, all claims of creditors of our subsidiaries will have priority over our equity interests in such entities (and therefore the claims of our creditors, including holders of the Notes) with respect to the assets of such entities. Even if we are recognized as a creditor of one or more of these entities, our claims would still be effectively subordinated to any security interests in the assets of any such entity and to any indebtedness or other liabilities of any such entity senior to our claims. Consequently, the Notes will be structurally subordinated to all indebtedness and other liabilities, including trade payables, of any of our existing or future subsidiaries, including SBIC I LP. As of April 9, 2018, our subsidiaries had total indebtedness outstanding of $149.9 million. Certain of these entities currently serve as guarantors under the PWB Credit Facility, and in the future our subsidiaries may incur substantial additional indebtedness, all of which is and would be structurally senior to the Notes.
The indenture under which the Notes will be issued contains limited protection for holders of the Notes.
The indenture under which the Notes will be issued offers limited protection to holders of the Notes. The terms of the indenture and the Notes do not restrict our or any of our subsidiaries’ ability to engage in, or otherwise be a party to, a variety of corporate transactions, circumstances or events that could have a material adverse impact on your investment in the Notes. In particular, the terms of the indenture and the Notes will not place any restrictions on our or our subsidiaries’ ability to:

issue securities or otherwise incur additional indebtedness or other obligations, including (1) any indebtedness or other obligations that would be equal in right of payment to the Notes, (2) any indebtedness or other obligations that would be secured and therefore rank effectively senior in right of payment to the Notes to the extent of the values of the assets securing such debt,
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(3) indebtedness of ours that is guaranteed by one or more of our subsidiaries and which therefore is structurally senior to the Notes and (4) securities, indebtedness or obligations issued or incurred by our subsidiaries that would be senior to our equity interests in those entities and therefore rank structurally senior to the Notes with respect to the assets of our subsidiaries, in each case other than an incurrence of indebtedness or other obligation that would cause a violation of Section 18(a)(1)(A) as modified by such provisions of Section 61(a) of the 1940 Act as may be applicable to us from time to time or any successor provisions, whether or not we continue to be subject to such provisions of the 1940 Act, but giving effect, in each case, to any exemptive relief granted to us by the SEC. Currently, these provisions generally prohibit us from making additional borrowings, including through the issuance of additional debt or the sale of additional debt securities, unless our asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, equals at least 200% (or 150% if certain requirements are met) after such borrowings. See “— Recent legislation may allow us to incur additional leverage” below;

pay dividends on, or purchase or redeem or make any payments in respect of, capital stock or other securities ranking junior in right of payment to the Notes, including subordinated indebtedness, in each case other than dividends, purchases, redemptions or payments that would cause our asset coverage to fall below the threshold specified in Section 18(a)(1)(B) as modified by such provisions of Section 61(a) of the 1940 Act as may be applicable to us from time to time or any successor provisions, giving effect to (i) any exemptive relief granted to us by the SEC and (ii) no-action relief granted by the SEC to another BDC (or to us if we determine to seek such similar no-action or other relief) permitting the BDC to declare any cash dividend or distribution notwithstanding the prohibition contained in Section 18(a)(1)(B) as modified by such provisions of Section 61(a) of the 1940 Act as may be applicable to us from time to time in order to maintain the BDC’s status as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. These provisions generally prohibit us from declaring any cash dividend or distribution upon any class of our capital stock, or purchasing any such capital stock if our asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, is below 200% (or 150% if certain requirements are met) at the time of the declaration of the dividend or distribution or the purchase and after deducting the amount of such dividend, distribution or purchase;

sell assets (other than certain limited restrictions on our ability to consolidate, merge or sell all or substantially all of our assets);

enter into transactions with affiliates;

create liens (including liens on the shares of our subsidiaries) or enter into sale and leaseback transactions;

make investments; or

create restrictions on the payment of dividends or other amounts to us from our subsidiaries.
In addition, the indenture (as defined in “Description of the Notes”) will not require us to make an offer to purchase the Notes in connection with a change of control or any other event.
Furthermore, the terms of the indenture and the Notes do not protect holders of the Notes in the event that we experience changes (including significant adverse changes) in our financial condition, results of operations or credit ratings, if any, as they do not require that we or our subsidiaries adhere to any financial tests or ratios or specified levels of net worth, revenues, income, cash flow, or liquidity.
Our ability to recapitalize, incur additional debt (including additional debt that matures prior to the maturity of the Notes), and take a number of other actions that are not limited by the terms of the Notes may have important consequences for you as a holder of the Notes, including making it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations with respect to the Notes or negatively affecting the trading value of the Notes.
Other debt we issue or incur in the future could contain more protections for its holders than the indenture and the Notes, including additional covenants and events of default. The issuance or incurrence of any such debt with incremental protections could affect the market for, trading levels, and prices of the Notes.
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There is no existing trading market for the Notes and, even if The Nasdaq Global Select Market approves the listing of the Notes, an active trading market for the Notes may not develop, which could limit your ability to sell the Notes and/or the market price of the Notes.
The Notes will be a new issue of debt securities for which there initially will not be a trading market. We intend to list the Notes on The Nasdaq Global Select Market within 30 days of the original issue date under the symbol “OFSL”. However, there is no assurance that the Notes will be approved for listing on The Nasdaq Global Select Market.
Moreover, even if the listing of the Notes is approved, we cannot provide any assurances that an active trading market will develop or be maintained for the Notes or that you will be able to sell your Notes. If the Notes are traded after their initial issuance, they may trade at a discount from their initial offering price depending on prevailing interest rates, the market for similar securities, our credit ratings, if any, general economic conditions, our financial condition, performance and prospects and other factors. The underwriters have advised us that they intend to make a market in the Notes, but they are not obligated to do so. The underwriters may discontinue any market-making in the Notes at any time at their sole discretion.
Accordingly, we cannot assure you that the Notes will be approved for listing on The Nasdaq Global Select Market, that a liquid trading market will develop or be maintained for the Notes, that you will be able to sell your Notes at a particular time or that the price you receive when you sell will be favorable. To the extent an active trading market does not develop, the liquidity and trading price for the Notes may be harmed. Accordingly, you may be required to bear the financial risk of an investment in the Notes for an indefinite period of time.
Our amount of debt outstanding will increase as a result of this offering, and if we default on our obligations to pay our other indebtedness, we may not be able to make payments on the Notes.
As of April 9, 2018, we had approximately $38.2 million of indebtedness outstanding under the PWB Credit Facility. Any default under the agreements governing our indebtedness, including a default under the PWB Credit Facility or other indebtedness to which we may be a party that is not waived by the required lenders, and the remedies sought by lenders or the holders of such indebtedness could make us unable to pay principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes and substantially decrease the market value of the Notes. If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flow and are otherwise unable to obtain funds necessary to meet required payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest on our indebtedness, or if we otherwise fail to comply with the various covenants, including financial and operating covenants, in the instruments governing our indebtedness (including the PWB Credit Facility), we could be in default under the terms of the agreements governing such indebtedness, including the Notes. In the event of such default, the holders of such indebtedness could elect to declare all the funds borrowed thereunder to be due and payable, together with accrued and unpaid interest, the lenders under the PWB Credit Facility or other debt we may incur in the future could elect to terminate their commitment, cease making further loans and institute foreclosure proceedings against our assets, and we could be forced into bankruptcy or liquidation.
Our ability to generate sufficient cash flow in the future is, to some extent, subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative and regulatory factors as well as other factors that are beyond our control. We cannot assure you that our business will generate cash flow from operations, or that future borrowings will be available to us under the PWB Credit Facility or otherwise, in an amount sufficient to enable us to meet our payment obligations under the Notes, our other debt, and to fund other liquidity needs.
If our operating performance declines and we are not able to generate sufficient cash flow to service our debt obligations, we may in the future need to refinance or restructure our debt, including any Notes sold, sell assets, reduce or delay capital investments, seek to raise additional capital or seek to obtain waivers from the lenders under the PWB Credit Facility or other debt that we may incur in the future to avoid being in default. If we are unable to implement one or more of these alternatives, we may not be able to meet our payment obligations under the Notes and our other debt. If we breach our covenants under the PWB Credit Facility or any of our other debt and seek a waiver, we may not be able to obtain a waiver from the required lenders or holders thereof. If this occurs, we would be in default under the PWB Credit Facility or other debt, the lenders or holders could exercise rights as described above, and we could be forced into
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bankruptcy or liquidation. If we are unable to repay debt, lenders having secured obligations could proceed against the collateral securing the debt, including the PWB Credit Facility. Because the PWB Credit Facility has, and any future credit facilities will likely have, customary cross-default provisions, if we have a default under the terms of the Notes, the obligations under the PWB Credit Facility or any future credit facility may be accelerated and we may be unable to repay or finance the amounts due.
Legislative or regulatory tax changes could adversely affect investors.
Changes in tax laws, regulations or administrative interpretations or any amendments thereto could adversely affect us, the entities in which we invest, or our noteholders. In particular, on December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was signed into law. This tax legislation lowers the general federal corporate income tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent, makes changes regarding the use of net operating losses, repeals the corporate alternative minimum tax and makes significant changes with respect to the U.S. international tax rules. In addition, the legislation generally requires a taxpayer that uses the accrual method of accounting for U.S. tax purposes to include certain amounts in income no later than the time such amounts are reflected on certain financial statements, which therefore if applicable could require us or a holder to accrue income earlier than under prior law, although the precise application of this rule is unclear at this time. The legislation also limits the amount or value of interest deductions of borrowers and in that way may potentially affect the loan market and our and our portfolio companies’ use of leverage. For individual taxpayers, the legislation temporarily reduces the maximum individual income tax rate for taxable years 2018 through 2025. The impact of this new legislation on us, the entities in which we invest, and the holders of the Notes is uncertain. You are urged to consult with your tax advisor with respect to the impact of this legislation and the status of any other regulatory or administrative developments and proposals and their potential effect on your investment in the Notes.
We may choose to redeem the Notes when prevailing interest rates are relatively low.
On or after April 30, 2020, we may choose to redeem the Notes from time to time, especially if prevailing interest rates are lower than the rate borne by the Notes. If prevailing rates are lower at the time of redemption, and we redeem the Notes, you likely would not be able to reinvest the redemption proceeds in a comparable security at an effective interest rate as high as the interest rate on the Notes being redeemed. Our redemption right also may adversely impact your ability to sell the Notes as the optional redemption date or period approaches.
Recent legislation may allow us to incur additional leverage.
The 1940 Act generally prohibits us from incurring indebtedness unless immediately after such borrowing we have an asset coverage for total borrowings of at least 200% (i.e., the amount of debt may not exceed 50% of the value of our assets). However, recent legislation has modified the 1940 Act by allowing a BDC to increase the maximum amount of leverage it may incur from an asset coverage ratio of 200% to an asset coverage ratio of 150%, if certain requirements are met. Under the legislation, we are allowed to increase our leverage capacity if stockholders representing at least a majority of the votes cast, when quorum is met, approve a proposal to do so. If we receive stockholder approval, we would be allowed to increase our leverage capacity on the first day after such approval. Alternatively, the legislation allows a “required majority” (as defined in Section 57(o) of the 1940 Act) of our directors to approve an increase in our leverage capacity, and such approval would become effective after one year from the date of approval. In either case, we would be required to make certain disclosures on our website and in SEC filings regarding, among other things, the receipt of approval to increase our leverage, our leverage capacity and usage, and risks related to leverage.
As a result of this legislation, we may be able to increase our leverage up to an amount that reduces our asset coverage ratio from 200% to 150% (i.e., the amount of debt may not exceed 66 2/3% of the value of our assets). Leverage magnifies the potential for loss on investments in our indebtedness and on invested equity capital. As we use leverage to partially finance our investments, you will experience increased risks of investing in our securities. If the value of our assets increases, then the additional leverage would cause the net asset value attributable to our common stock to increase more sharply than it would have had we not increased our leverage. Conversely, if the value of our assets decreases, the additional leverage would cause
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net asset value to decline more sharply than it otherwise would have had we not increased our leverage. Similarly, any increase in our income in excess of interest payable on the borrowed funds would cause our net investment income to increase more than it would without the additional leverage, while any decrease in our income would cause net investment income to decline more sharply than it would have had we not increased our leverage. Such a decline could negatively affect our ability to pay common stock dividends, scheduled debt payments or other payments related to our securities. Leverage is generally considered a speculative investment technique. See “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Business and Structure — We finance our investments with borrowed money, which magnifies the potential for gain or loss on amounts invested and may increase the risk of investing in us” in the accompanying prospectus.
In addition, the ability of BDCs to increase their leverage will increase the capital available to BDCs and thus competition for the investments that we seek to make. This may negatively impact pricing on the investments that we do make and adversely affect our net investment income and results of operations.
A downgrade, suspension or withdrawal of the credit rating assigned by a rating agency to us or our securities, if any, could cause the liquidity or market value of the Notes to decline significantly.
Our credit ratings, if any, are an assessment by rating agencies of our ability to pay our debts when due. Consequently, real or anticipated changes in our credit ratings will generally affect the market value of the Notes. These credit ratings may not reflect the potential impact of risks relating to the structure or marketing of the Notes. Credit ratings are not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security, and may be revised or withdrawn at any time by the issuing organization in its sole discretion. Neither we nor any underwriter undertakes any obligation to maintain our credit ratings or to advise holders of Notes of any changes in our credit ratings. There can be no assurance that our credit ratings will remain for any given period of time or that such credit ratings will not be lowered or withdrawn entirely by the rating agency if in their judgment future circumstances relating to the basis of the credit ratings, such as adverse changes in our company, so warrant.
Risks Related to Our Business and Structure
We have identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting and our business and stock price may be adversely affected if we have not adequately addressed the weakness.
Effective internal controls over financial reporting are necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports and, together with adequate disclosure controls and procedures, are designed to prevent fraud. Any failure to implement required new or improved controls, or difficulties encountered in their implementation could cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations.
As a result of our evaluation of our internal control over financial reporting for the year ended December 31, 2017, management identified a material weakness related to the design and operating effectiveness of controls over the reliability of financial information reported by portfolio companies that is used as financial inputs in the Company’s investment valuations.
The identification of the material weakness did not require a fourth quarter 2017 adjustment or impact any of our consolidated financial statements for any prior annual or interim periods and we are developing a remediation plan for this material weakness. Accordingly, management believes that the financial statements included in this prospectus supplement present fairly in all material respects the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. We believe that the audited consolidated financial statements included in this prospectus supplement are accurate. If we cannot produce reliable financial reports, investors could lose confidence in our reported financial information, the market price of our stock could decline significantly, we may be unable to obtain additional financing to operate and expand our business, and our business and financial condition could be harmed.
The valuation process for certain of our portfolio holdings may create a conflict of interest.
Many of our portfolio investments are 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 as described below in “Many of our portfolio investments are recorded at fair value as determined in good faith by our
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board of directors and, as a result, there may be uncertainty as to the value of our portfolio investments.” In connection with that determination, investment professionals from OFS Advisor may 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. In addition, the members of our board of directors who are not independent directors have a substantial indirect pecuniary interest in OFS Advisor. The participation of the OFS Advisor’s investment professionals in our valuation process, and the indirect pecuniary interest in OFS Advisor by those members of our board of directors, could result in a conflict of interest since OFS Advisor’s management fee is based, in part, on our total assets (other than cash and cash equivalents but including assets purchased with borrowed amounts and including assets owned by any consolidated entity).
Our incentive fee structure may create incentives for OFS Advisor that are not fully aligned with the interests of our stockholders.
In the course of our investing activities, we will pay management and incentive fees to OFS Advisor. The base management fee is based on our total assets (other than cash and cash equivalents and the intangible asset and goodwill resulting from the SBIC Acquisition, but including assets purchased with borrowed amounts and including assets owned by any consolidated entity). 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 might achieve through direct investments. Because these fees are based on our total assets, other than cash and cash equivalents but including assets purchased with borrowed amounts and including any assets owned by any consolidated entity, OFS Advisor will benefit when we incur debt or use leverage. Our board of directors is charged with protecting our interests by monitoring how OFS Advisor addresses these and other conflicts of interests associated with its management services and compensation. While our board of directors is not expected to review or approve each borrowing or incurrence of leverage, our independent directors will periodically review OFS Advisor’s services and fees as well as its portfolio management decisions and portfolio performance. In connection with these reviews, our independent directors will consider whether our fees and expenses (including those related to leverage) remain appropriate. As a result of this arrangement, OFS Advisor or its affiliates may from time to time have interests that differ from those of our stockholders, giving rise to a conflict.
We may have additional conflicts related to other arrangements with OFS Advisor or its affiliates.
We have entered into a license agreement with OFSAM under which OFSAM has granted us a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use the name “OFS.” See “Management and Other Agreements — License Agreement” in the accompanying prospectus. In addition, we pay to a subsidiary of OFSAM our allocable portion of overhead and other expenses incurred in performing its obligations under the Administration Agreement, such as rent and our allocable portion of the cost of our officers, including our chief executive officer, chief financial officer, chief compliance officer and chief accounting officer. This will create conflicts of interest that our board of directors must monitor.
The lack of liquidity in our investments may adversely affect our business.
Substantially all of our assets are presently invested in illiquid securities, and a substantial portion of our investments in leveraged companies is subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or is otherwise less liquid than more broadly traded public securities. The illiquidity of these investments may make it difficult for us to sell such investments if the need arises. In addition, if we are required to liquidate all or a portion of our portfolio quickly, we may realize significantly less than the value at which we have previously recorded these investments. We may also face other restrictions on our ability to liquidate an investment in a portfolio company to the extent that we, OFS Advisor, OFSAM or any of its other affiliates have material nonpublic information regarding such portfolio company.
Uncertainty relating to the LIBOR calculation process may adversely affect the value of any portfolio of LIBOR-indexed, floating-rate debt securities.
Concerns have been publicized that some of the member banks surveyed by the British Bankers’ Association (“BBA”) in connection with the calculation of LIBOR across a range of maturities and currencies may have been under-reporting or otherwise manipulating the inter-bank lending rate applicable
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to them in order to profit on their derivatives positions or to avoid an appearance of capital insufficiency or adverse reputational or other consequences that may have resulted from reporting inter-bank lending rates higher than those they actually submitted. A number of BBA member banks have entered into settlements with their regulators and law enforcement agencies with respect to alleged manipulation of LIBOR, and investigations by regulators and governmental authorities in various jurisdictions are ongoing.
Actions by the BBA, regulators or law enforcement agencies may result in changes to the manner in which LIBOR is determined. Uncertainty as to the nature of such potential changes may adversely affect the market for LIBOR-based securities, including our potential portfolio of LIBOR-indexed, floating-rate debt securities. In addition, any further changes or reforms to the determination or supervision of LIBOR may result in a sudden or prolonged increase or decrease in reported LIBOR, which could have an adverse impact on the market for LIBOR-based securities or the value of our potential portfolio of LIBOR-indexed, floating-rate debt securities.
On July 27, 2017, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates LIBOR, announced that it intends to phase out LIBOR by the end of 2021. It is unclear if at that time whether or not LIBOR will cease to exist or if new methods of calculating LIBOR will be established such that it continues to exist after 2021. The U.S. Federal Reserve, in conjunction with the Alternative Reference Rates Committee, a steering committee comprised of large US financial institutions, is considering replacing U.S. dollar LIBOR with a new index calculated by short term repurchase agreements, backed by Treasury securities. The future of LIBOR at this time is uncertain. If LIBOR ceases to exist, we may need to renegotiate the credit agreements extending beyond 2021 with our portfolio companies that utilize LIBOR as a factor in determining the interest rate to replace LIBOR with the new standard that is established. Any such renegotiated agreements or methodology of the new standard may not be as favorable to us as the current agreements and LIBOR, which may adversely affect our net investment income.
Changes to United States tariff and import/export regulations may have a negative effect on our portfolio companies and, in turn, harm us.
There has been on-going discussion and commentary regarding potential significant changes to United States trade policies, treaties and tariffs. The current administration, along with Congress, has created significant uncertainty about the future relationship between the United States and other countries with respect to the trade policies, treaties and tariffs. These developments, or the perception that any of them could occur, may have a material adverse effect on global economic conditions and the stability of global financial markets, and may significantly reduce global trade and, in particular, trade between the impacted nations and the United States. Any of these factors could depress economic activity and restrict our portfolio companies’ access to suppliers or customers and have a material adverse effect on their business, financial condition and results of operations, which in turn would negatively impact us.
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USE OF PROCEEDS
We estimate that the net proceeds we will receive from the sale of the Notes will be approximately $42.0 million (or approximately $48.4 million if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full) based on a public offering price of  $25 per Note, after deducting the underwriting discount and commissions of approximately $1.4 million (or approximately $1.6 million if the underwriters fully exercise their over-allotment option) payable by us and estimated offering expenses of approximately $350,000 payable by us.
We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering to fund investments in debt and equity securities in accordance with our investment objective and for other general corporate purposes.
We also intend to use a portion of the net proceeds from this offering to repay outstanding indebtedness under the PWB Credit Facility. As of April 9, 2018, we had $38.2 million of indebtedness outstanding under the PWB Credit Facility, which bore interest at a rate of 5.50% as of such date. The PWB Credit Facility matures on January 31, 2020.
We anticipate that substantially all of the net proceeds from the sale of the Notes will be used as described above within three months of their receipt by us. Pending such uses and investments, we will invest the remaining net proceeds primarily in cash, cash equivalents, U.S. government securities or high-quality debt securities maturing in one year or less from the time of investment. The management fee payable by us to OFS Advisor will not be reduced while our assets are invested in such securities. Our ability to achieve our investment objective may be limited to the extent that the net proceeds of any offering, pending full investment, are held in lower yielding short-term instruments.
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CAPITALIZATION
The following table sets forth our capitalization as of December 31, 2017:

on an actual basis; and

on an as adjusted basis for the sale of  $43,750,000 aggregate principal amount of the Notes offered by this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus (assuming no exercise of the over-allotment option) based on a public offering price of  $25 per Note, after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions of  $1,367,187.50 payable by us and estimated offering expenses of approximately $350,000 payable by us but before the use of proceeds from this offering as described in “Use of Proceeds” in this prospectus supplement.
You should read this table together with “Use of Proceeds” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our financial statements and related notes thereto included in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.
December 31, 2017
Actual
As Adjusted(1)
(amounts in thousands)
Assets:
Investments, at fair value
$ 277,499 $ 277,499
Cash and cash equivalents
72,952 114,985
Other assets
7,327 7,327
Total assets
357,778 399,811
Liabilities:
The Notes
42,033
SBA-guaranteed debentures payable, net(1)
147,223 147,223
PWB Credit Facility(2)
17,600 17,600
Other liabilities
4,619 4,619
Total liabilities
$ 169,442 $ 211,475
Net assets
$ 188,336 $ 188,336
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share; 20,000,000 shares authorized, 0 shares
issued and outstanding
$ $
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share; 100,000,000 shares authorized, 13,340,217 shares issued and outstanding
133 133
Capital in excess of par value
188,203 188,203
Total shareholders’ equity
$ 188,336 $ 188,336
(1)
As of April 9, 2018, we had approximately $149.9 million of SBA-guaranteed debentures outstanding. This table has not been adjusted to reflect the change in our outstanding SBA-guaranteed debentures subsequent to December 31, 2017.
(2)
As of April 9, 2018, we had approximately $38.2 million outstanding under the PWB Credit Facility. This table has not been adjusted to reflect the changes in our outstanding borrowings under the PWB Credit Facility subsequent to December 31, 2017.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The information contained in this section should be read in conjunction with the “Selected Consolidated Financial Data” and our financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. In addition to historical information, the following discussion and other parts of this prospectus contain forward-looking information that involves risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated by such forward-looking information due to the factors discussed under “Risk Factors” and “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” appearing elsewhere in this prospectus supplement and under “Risk Factors” in the accompanying prospectus.
Defined Terms
We have used “we,” “us,” “our”, “our company”, and “the Company” to refer to OFS Capital Corporation in this section and in our audited financial statements contained in this prospectus. We also have used several other terms in this section and in our audited financial statements, which are explained or defined below:
1940 Act Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended
Administration    Agreement Administration agreement between the Company and OFS Services dated November 7, 2012
Advisers Act Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended
Annual Distribution    Requirement Distributions to our stockholders, for each taxable year, of at least 90% of our ICTI
ASC Accounting Standards Codification, as issued by the FASB
ASC Topic 606 ASC Topic 606, “Revenue From Contracts With Customers”
ASC Topic 820 ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”
ASC Topic 946 ASC Topic 946, “Financial Services-Investment Companies”
ASU Accounting Standards Updates, as issued by the FASB
BDC Business Development Company under the 1940 Act
BLA Business Loan Agreement, as amended, with Pacific Western Bank, as lender, which provides the Company with a senior secured revolving credit facility
Board The Company’s board of directors
Code Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
DRIP Distribution reinvestment plan
EBITDA Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization
Exchange Act Securities Exchange Act of 1934
FASB Financial Accounting Standards Board
FDIC Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
GAAP Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
HPCI Hancock Park Corporate Income, Inc., a non-traded BDC with an investment strategy similar to the Company for whom OFS Advisor serves as investment adviser
ICTI Investment company taxable income, which is generally net ordinary income plus net short-term capital gains in excess of net long-term capital losses
Investment Advisory    Agreement Investment advisory agreement between the Company and OFS Advisor dated November 7, 2012
LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate
OFS Advisor OFS Capital Management, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of OFSAM and registered investment advisor under the Advisers Act
OFS Capital WM OFS Capital WM, LLC, a wholly-owned investment company subsidiary
OFS Services
OFS Capital Services, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of OFSAM and affiliate of
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OFS Advisor
OFSAM Orchard First Source Asset Management, LLC, an established investment platform focused on meeting the capital needs of middle-market companies
Prime Rate United States Prime interest rate
PWB Credit Facility
Senior secured revolving credit facility between the Company and Pacific Western Bank, as lender.
RIC Regulated investment company under the Code
SBA U.S. Small Business Administration
SBIC A fund licensed under the SBA small business investment company program
SBIC Acquisition The Company’s acquisition of the remaining ownership interests in SBIC I LP and SBIC I GP, LLC on December 4, 2013
SBIC Act Small Business Investment Act of 1958
SBIC I LP OFS SBIC I, LP, a wholly-owned SBIC subsidiary of the Company
SEC U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
WM Credit Facility Secured revolving line of credit with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A, terminated on May 28, 2015
Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Estimates
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, 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. Critical accounting policies are those that require management to make subjective or complex judgments about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain and may change in subsequent periods. Changes that may be required in the underlying assumptions or estimates in these areas could have a material impact on our current and future financial condition and results of operations.
Our critical accounting policies and estimates are those relating to revenue recognition and fair value estimates. Management has discussed the development and selection of each critical accounting policy and estimate with the Audit Committee of the Board. For descriptions of our revenue recognition and fair value policies, see Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements included in this prospectus supplement.
Revenue recognition
Our investment activities frequently involve the acquisition of multiple financial instruments or rights either in an initial transaction, or in subsequent or “follow-on” transactions, including amendments to existing securities. These financial instruments can include loans, preferred and common stock, warrants, or membership interests in limited liability companies. Acquired rights can include fixed or variable fees that can be either guaranteed or contingent upon operating performance of the underlying portfolio companies. Moreover, these fees may be payable in cash or additional securities. Acquired rights and financial instruments together, are referred to as Instruments.
The revenue recognized on these Instruments is a function of the fee or other consideration allocated to them, including amounts allocated to capital structuring fees, at the time of acquisition. Additionally, subsequent amendments to these Instruments can involve both:

a determination as to whether the amendment is

of such significance to deem it the consummation of the initial investment transaction and the acquisition of new Instruments (i.e., a “significant modification”), or

a modification of those Instruments to be recognized over their remaining lives, and

an additional allocation of consideration among newly acquired Instruments.
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These allocations are generally based on the relative fair value of the Instruments at the time of the transaction, a process involving fair value estimates which is also a critical accounting policy and significant estimate. Moreover, these allocations and determinations can differ between GAAP and U.S. federal income tax bases. Once determined, these allocations directly affect the discount/premium and yield on debt securities, the cost and net gains/losses on equity securities, and capital structuring fees recognized in the statements of operations; and ICTI. These allocations require an understanding of the terms and conditions of the underlying agreements and requires significant management judgment. The table below presents the impact to the initial cost bases of allocated consideration to acquired Instruments for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015, (in thousands):
2017
2016
2015
Loans:
Net Loan Fees(1) (excluding equity securities and cash amendment fees)
$ (1,376) $ (983) $ (922)
Equity securities (including performance-contingent fees)
(822)
Equity securities (including performance-contingent fees)
822
Capital structuring fees
531 369 653
(1)
Loan origination fees, OID, market discount or premium, and loan amendment fees.
On January 1, 2018, we adopted ASC Topic 606, which will result in the re-characterization of capital structuring fees received from portfolio companies, which are recognized as earned upon the closing of an investment, to a component of Net Loan Fees, which are recorded as an adjustment to the amortized cost of the investment and amortized as an adjustment to interest income over the life of the respective debt investment. The adoption of new revenue guidance will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements, including the presentation of revenues in our consolidated statements of operations.
Fair value estimates
As of December 31, 2017, approximately 78% of our total assets were carried on the consolidated balance sheet at fair value. As discussed more fully in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements included in this prospectus supplement, GAAP requires us to categorize financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value according to a three-level valuation hierarchy. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted, active market prices for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to valuation techniques that require significant management judgment because one or more of the significant inputs are unobservable in the market place (Level 3). All of our assets carried at fair value are classified as Level 3; we typically do not hold equity securities or other instruments that are actively traded on an exchange.
As described in Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements included in this prospectus supplement, we follow a process, under the supervision and review of the Board, to determine these unobservable inputs used to calculate the fair values of our investments. The most significant unobservable inputs in these fair value measurements are the discount rates, EBITDA multiples and projected cash flows contractually due from the investment.
We consider a variety of factors in our determination of the discount rate to be applied to an investment including, among other things, investment type, LIBOR swap rate, indicative yields from independent third-party sources and the yield on our investment relative to indicative yields at the time of our investment (initial and subsequent investments) in the portfolio company.
We also consider a variety of factors in our determination of the EBITDA multiple to be applied to an investment including, among other things, the actual EBITDA multiple for the last arms-length transaction, and the ratio of the portfolio company’s EBITDA multiple to the average of EBITDA multiples on comparable public companies.
For both the discount rate and the EBITDA multiple we also consider developments at the portfolio company since our investment including, but not limited to, trends in the portfolio company’s earnings and leverage multiple, and input from our independent third-party valuation firms. This process typically results in a single selected discount rate and/or EBITDA multiple for each investment.
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The following table illustrates the sensitivity of our fair value measures to reasonably likely changes to the estimated discount rate and EBITDA multiple inputs used in our investment valuations at December 31, 2017 (dollar amounts in thousands):
Valuation Method/​
Investment Type
Fair Value at
December 31,
2017
Weighted average
discount
rate/EBITDA
multiple at
December 31,
2017
Discount rate sensitivity
EBITDA multiple sensitivity
-10%
Weighted
average
+10%
Weighted
average
+0.5x
-0.5x
Discounted cash flow
Debt investments:
Senior Secured
$ 152,231 12.24% $ 155,136 $ 147,782 N/A N/A
Subordinated
$ 47,117 14.69% $ 48,261 $ 45,641 N/A N/A
Enterprise value
Debt investments:
Senior Secured
$ 12,910 7.50x N/A N/A $ 13,712 $ 12,108
Subordinated
$ 4,074 6.37x N/A N/A $ 4,752 $ 3,397
Equity investments:
Preferred equity
$ 19,200 7.80x N/A N/A $ 19,737 $ 17,038
Common equity and warrants
$ 11,489 6.27x N/A N/A $ 13,673 $ 10,491
The table above presents the impact to our debt and equity investment fair value accounting measures by uniformly modifying our discount rate and EBITDA valuation inputs, as applicable. This discount rate sensitivity measures included in the table do not present the estimated effect of hypothetical changes in actual, observed interest rates, which would affect the cash flows from many of the underlying investments as they are indexed to LIBOR or the Prime Rate of interest, the operating environment of many of our portfolio companies, and other factors, as well as our estimates of the discount rate valuation input. The effect of hypothetical changes in actual, observed interest rates on our fair value measures is not subject to reasonable estimation.
Related Party Transactions
We have entered into a number of business relationships with affiliated or related parties, including the following:

The Investment Advisory Agreement with OFS Advisor to manage our operating and investment activities. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement we have agreed to pay OFS Advisor an annual base management fee based on the average value of our total assets (other than cash and cash equivalents but including assets purchased with borrowed amounts and including assets owned by any consolidated entity) as well as an incentive fee based on our investment performance. See Note 4 to the Financial Statements included in this prospectus supplement and “Management and Other Agreements” in the accompanying prospectus.

The Administration Agreement with OFS Capital Services, an affiliate of OFS Advisor, to provide us with the office facilities and administrative services necessary to conduct our operations. See Note 4 to the Financial Statements included in this prospectus supplement and “Management and Other Agreements” in the accompanying prospectus.

A license agreement with OFSAM, the parent company of OFS Advisor, under which OFSAM has agreed to grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use the name “OFS.” Under this agreement, we have a right to use the “OFS” name for so long as OFS Advisor or one of its affiliates remains our investment adviser. Other than with respect to this limited license, we have no legal right to the “OFS” name. This license agreement will remain in effect for so long as the Investment Advisory Agreement with OFS Advisor is in effect.
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OFS Advisor’s services under the Investment Advisory Agreement are not exclusive to us and OFS Advisor is free to furnish similar services to other entities, including other BDCs affiliated with OFS Advisor, so long as its services to us are not impaired. OFS Advisor also serves as the investment adviser to CLO funds and other assets, including HPCI, a non-traded BDC with an investment strategy similar to ours.
Portfolio Composition and Investment Activity
Portfolio Composition
As of December 31, 2017, the fair value of our debt investment portfolio totaled $246.3 million in 35 portfolio companies, of which 79% and 21% were senior secured loans and subordinated loans, respectively, and approximately $31.2 million in equity investments, at fair value, in 17 portfolio companies in which we also held debt investments and two portfolio companies in which we solely held an equity investment. We had unfunded commitments of  $9.9 million to three portfolio companies at December 31, 2017. Set forth in the tables and charts below is selected information with respect to our portfolio as of December 31, 2017 and 2016.
The following table summarizes the composition of our investment portfolio as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 (dollar amounts in thousands):
December 31, 2017
December 31, 2016
Amortized
Cost
Fair
Value
Amortized
Cost
Fair
Value
Senior secured debt investments(1)
$ 196,020 $ 195,112 $ 182,315 $ 180,955
Subordinated debt investments
63,031 51,198 66,591 63,410
Preferred equity
24,103 19,200 23,293 23,721
Common equity and warrants
6,821 11,989 7,108 13,541
$ 289,975 $ 277,499 $ 279,307 $ 281,627
Total number of portfolio companies
37 37 41 41
(1)
Includes debt investments in which we have entered into a contractual arrangement with co-lenders whereby, subject to certain conditions, we have agreed to receive our principal payments after the repayment of certain co–lenders pursuant to a payment waterfall. The aggregate amortized cost and fair value of these investments was $21,709 and $21,919 at December 31, 2017, respectively, and $28,945 and $29,276, at December 31, 2016, respectively.
The following table shows the portfolio composition by geographic region at amortized cost and fair value, and as a percentage of total investments. The geographic composition is determined by the location of the portfolio companies’ corporate headquarters (dollar amounts in thousands):
Amortized Cost
Fair Value
December 31, 2017
December 31, 2016
December 31, 2017
December 31, 2016
South – US
$ 126,123 43.5% $ 120,005 42.9% $ 124,699 44.9% $ 122,511 43.5%
Northeast – US
106,506 36.7 85,693 30.7 91,012 32.8 78,186 27.8
West – US
32,976 11.4 59,120 21.2 33,097 11.9 61,219 21.7
Midwest – US
20,431 7.0 10,566 3.8 24,621 8.9 15,788 5.6
Canada
3,939 1.4 3,923 1.4 4,070 1.5 3,923 1.4
Total
$ 289,975 100.0% $ 279,307 100.0% $ 277,499 100.0% $ 281,627 100.0%
As of December 31, 2017, our investment portfolio’s three largest industries by fair value, were (1) Manufacturing, (2) Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, and (3) Other Services (except Public Administration), totaling approximately 44.5% of the investment portfolio. For a full summary of our investment portfolio by industry, see “Note 5, Investments” to the consolidated financial statements included in this prospectus supplement.
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The following table presents our debt investment portfolio by investment size as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 (dollar amounts in thousands):
Amortized Cost
Fair Value
December 31, 2017
December 31, 2016
December 31, 2017
December 31, 2016
Up to $4,000
$ 28,403 10.9% $ 34,547 13.9% $ 24,745 10.1% $ 41,419 17.0%
$4,001 to $7,000
53,271 20.5 57,996 23.3 45,765 18.6 55,342 22.6
$7,001 to $10,000
84,596 32.7 78,446 31.5 84,026 34.1 80,735 33.0
$10,001 to $13,000
37,706 14.6 34,549 13.9 38,033 15.4 37,593 15.4
Greater than $13,000
55,075 21.3 43,368 17.4 53,741 21.8 29,276 12.0
Total
$ 259,051 100.0% $ 248,906 100.0% $ 246,310 100.0% $ 244,365 100.0%
The following table displays the composition of our performing debt investment portfolio by weighted average yield as of December 31, 2017 and 2016:
December 31,
2017
2016
Weighted Average Yield – Performing Debt Investments(1)
Senior
Secured
Debt
Subordinated
Debt
Total
Debt
Senior
Secured
Debt
Subordinated
Debt
Total
Debt
Less than 8%
2.0% % 1.6% 8.7% 11.4% 9.5%
8% – 10%
26.7 21.1 7.7 5.6
10% – 12%
38.4 11.5 32.7 32.6 11.9 27.0
12% – 14%
10.1 50.8 18.6 30.9 58.1 38.2
Greater than 14%
22.8 37.7 26.0 20.1 18.6 19.7
Total
100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Weighted average yield – performing debt investments(1)
11.76% 13.40% 12.11% 11.95% 12.44% 12.08%
Weighted average yield – total debt investments(2)
11.76% 11.05% 11.59% 11.52% 12.35% 11.72%
(1)
The weighted average yield on our performing debt investments is computed as (a) the annual stated accruing interest plus the annualized accretion of Net Loan Fees divided by (b) amortized cost of our debt investments, excluding debt investments in non-accrual status as of the balance sheet date.
(2)
The weighted average yield on our total debt investments is computed as (a) the annual stated accruing interest plus the annualized accretion of Net Loan Fees divided by (b) amortized cost of our debt investments, including debt investments in non-accrual status as of the balance sheet date.
The weighted average yield on total investments was 10.35% and 10.88%, at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Weighted average yield on total investments is computed as (a) the annual stated accruing interest on our debt investments at the balance sheet date, plus the annualized accretion of Net Loan Fees, plus the effective yield on our performing preferred equity investments, divided by (b) amortized cost of our total investment portfolio, including assets in non-accrual status as of the balance sheet date. The weighted average yield of our investments is not the same as a return on investment for our stockholders but, rather, the gross investment income from our investment portfolio before the payment of all of our fees and expenses. There can be no assurance that the weighted average yield will remain at its current level.
The weighted average yield on our performing debt increased from 12.08% at December 31, 2016 to 12.11% at December 31, 2017, primarily due to an increase in the applicable LIBOR rates which are indexed to our variable rate debt investments, offset by approximately $64.8 million in sales and repayments of debt investments with a weighted average yield of 10.91%, and the deployment of cash during the nine months ended December 31, 2017, including partial deployment of proceeds received from our April 2017 follow-on public offering (the “Offering”), into $107.4 million of debt investments with a weighted average yield of 10.85% at December 31, 2017.
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As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, floating rate loans at fair value were 76% and 66% of our debt investment portfolio, respectively, and fixed rate loans at fair value were 24% and 34% of our debt investment portfolio, respectively.
Non-Accrual Loans
At December 31, 2017, we had two loans (Community Intervention Services, Inc. and Southern Technical Institute, LLC) on non-accrual status with respect to all interest and Net Loan Fee amortization, with an amortized cost and fair value of  $11.1 million and $1.2 million, respectively. Our loan investment in My Alarm Center, LLC, which was on non-accrual status at June 30, 2017, was restructured and exchanged for a new class of preferred equity securities and common equity securities in July 2017. See Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements included in this prospectus supplement for further information. At December 31, 2016, we had one loan (Community Intervention Services, Inc.) on non-accrual status with respect to PIK interest and unamortized Net Loan Fees with an amortized cost and fair value of $7.6 million and $5.4 million, respectively.
PIK and Cash Dividend Accruals
Payment-in-kind dividends on preferred equity securities are recognized at fair value when earned. At December 31, 2017, we owned four preferred equity securities (Master Cutlery, LLC, Stancor, L.P., Southern Technical Institute, LLC, and TRS Services, LLC), with an aggregate amortized cost and fair value of  $10.5 million and $3.7 million, respectively, for which the fair value of the most-recently recognized PIK dividend as of December 31, 2017, was $0. In addition, beginning June 30, 2017, the Company discontinued recognition of the cash preferred dividend from its investment in Master Cutlery, LLC. At December 31, 2016, the Company owned one preferred equity security (Master Cutlery, LLC) with an amortized cost and fair value of  $3.5 million, and $1.0 million, respectively, for which the fair value of the most-recently recognized PIK dividend as of December 31, 2016 was $0.
Investment Activity
The following is a summary of our cash investment activity for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 (dollar amounts in millions):
Year Ended December 31, 2017
Year Ended December 31, 2016
Debt
Investments
Equity
Investments
Debt
Investments
Equity
Investments
Investments in new portfolio companies
$ 114.5 $ 4.4 $ 48.7 $ 0.7
Investments in existing portfolio companies:
Follow-on investments
19.0 1.4 13.9 0.8
Refinanced investments
3.2
Delayed draw funding
3.6 0.9
Total investments in existing portfolio companies
22.6 1.4 18.0 0.8
Total investments in new and existing portfolio companies
$ 137.1 $ 5.8 $ 66.7 $ 1.5
Number of new portfolio company investments
17 4 8 1
Number of existing portfolio company investments
17 2 10 1
Proceeds/distributions from principal payments/equity
investments
$ 105.1 $ $ 41.4 $
Proceeds from investments sold or redeemed
17.8 19.2 2.8 2.5
Total proceeds from principal payments, equity distributions and investments sold
$ 122.9 $ 19.2 $ 44.2 $ 2.5
Non-cash Investment Activity
In December 2017, our investment in Jobson Healthcare Information, LLC (“Jobson”) was restructured, whereby the lender group, including us, purchased all the outstanding equity of Jobson for a
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nominal purchase price. Immediately after the restructuring, and as of December 31, 2017, we owned approximately 12.6% of the common equity of Jobson. In February 2018, in connection with the restructuring, the Company sold its warrant investment, on a pro-rata basis, to the other members of the lender group for a nominal amount. As of December 31, 2017, the amortized cost and fair value of our common equity investment in Jobson was $0; the amortized cost and fair value of our warrant investment in Jobson was $0.5 million and $0, respectively; and the amortized cost and fair value of our debt investment in Jobson was $15.2 million and $12.9 million, respectively.
In July 2017, our senior secured debt investment with a cost basis of  $6.7 million, and preferred equity investments, with an aggregate cost basis of  $0.3 million, in My Alarm Center, LLC (“My Alarm”), were restructured and exchanged for common equity and a new class of preferred equity securities with a fair value of  $0 and $1.8 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2017, we had recognized cumulative unrealized losses of  $5.2 million on our pre-restructured securities of My Alarm Center, LLC, which upon restructuring, were recognized as realized losses during the quarter ended September 30, 2017.
During the year ended December 31, 2016, we converted $1.8 million in principal of our subordinated debt investment in Southern Technical Institute, LLC into preferred equity units and warrants valued at $1.8 million, converted $0.3 million in principal of our senior secured debt investment in TRS Services, LLC, into preferred equity units valued at $0.3 million, and converted $0.8 million in principal of our subordinated debt investment in All Metals, LLC, into a senior secured debt investment in the same portfolio company. In addition, we received additional preferred equity units with nominal value in connection with a $1.3 million follow on investment in My Alarm, LLC and also amended our My Alarm, LLC senior secured debt investment for which we received preferred equity units valued at $0.2 million.
Our level of investment activity may vary substantially from period to period depending on various factors, including, but not limited to, the amount of debt and equity capital available to middle-market companies, the level of merger and acquisition activity, the general economic environment and the competitive environment for the types of investments we make.
We categorize debt investments into seven risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt. For additional information regarding our risk categories, see “The Company — Portfolio Review/Risk Monitoring” in the accompanying prospectus. The following table shows the classification of our debt investments portfolio by risk category as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 (dollar amounts in thousands):
As of December 31,
2017
2016
Risk Category
Debt
Investments, at
Fair Value
% of Debt
Investments
Debt
Investments, at
Fair Value
% of Debt
Investments
1 (Low Risk)
$ % $ %
2 (Below Average Risk)
3,755 1.5 3,810 1.6
3 (Average)
222,027 90.1 192,078 78.6
4 (Special Mention)
16,454 6.7 43,084 17.6
5 (Substandard)
2,873 1.2 5,393 2.2
6 (Doubtful)
1,201 0.5
7 (Loss)
$ 246,310 100.0% $ 244,365 100.0%
During the year ended December 31, 2017, we reclassified three debt investments from risk category 4 to risk category 3, with an aggregate fair value of  $17.2 million at December 31, 2016, primarily due to improvement in the underlying businesses of the portfolio companies. In addition, we reclassified our debt investment in Community Intervention Services, Inc. with a fair value of  $5.4 million at December 31, 2016, from risk category 5 to risk category 6 (our non-accrual debt investment with respect to PIK interest and Net Loan Fees described above), our debt investment in Southern Technical Institute, LLC from a risk category 4 to risk category 6 with a fair value of  $3.2 million at December 31, 2016, and our debt
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investment in Master Cutlery, LLC from risk category 4 to risk category 5 with a fair value of  $4.4 million at December 31, 2016, primarily due to a degradation in the underlying businesses of the portfolio companies. Further, our loan investment in My Alarm with a fair value and risk rating of  $6.2 million and 3, respectively, at December 31, 2016 was restructured and exchanged for a new class of preferred and common equity securities. All other year over year changes in the fair value of our debt investments within each category, were a result of new debt investments, the receipt of amortization payments on existing debt investments, repayment of certain debt investments in full, changes in the fair value of our existing debt investments within the categories, and other investment activity.
Results of Operations
Key Financial Measures
The following is a discussion of the key financial measures that management employs in reviewing the performance of our operations.
Total Investment Income.   We generate revenue primarily in the form of interest income on debt investments, and dividend income from our equity investments. Our debt investments typically have a term of three to eight years and bear interest at fixed and floating rates. As of December 31, 2017, floating rate and fixed rate loans comprised 76% and 24%, respectively, of our current debt investment portfolio at fair value; however, in accordance with our investment strategy, we expect that over time the proportion of fixed rate loans will continue to increase. In some cases, our investments provide for PIK interest, or PIK dividends (meaning interest or dividends paid in the form of additional principal amount of the loan or equity security instead of in cash). We also generate revenue in the form of management, valuation, and other contractual fees, which is recognized as the related services are rendered. In the general course of business, we receive certain fees from portfolio companies which are non-recurring in nature. Such non-recurring fees include prepayment fees on certain loans repaid prior to their scheduled due date, which are recognized as earned when received, and fees for capital structuring services from certain portfolio companies, which are recognized as earned upon closing of the investment. Net Loan Fees are capitalized, and accreted or amortized over the life of the loan as interest income. When we receive principal payments on a loan in an amount that exceeds its amortized cost, we recognize the excess principal payment as income in the period it is received.
Expenses.   Our primary operating expenses include interest expense due under our outstanding borrowings, the payment of fees to OFS Advisor under the Investment Advisory Agreement, our allocable portion of overhead expenses under the Administration Agreement and other operating costs described below. Additionally, we will pay interest expense on any outstanding debt under any new credit facility or other debt instrument we may enter into. We will bear all other out-of-pocket costs and expenses of our operations and transactions, whether incurred by us directly, OFS Services or its affiliates, or on our behalf by a third party, including:

the cost of calculating our net asset value, including the cost of any third-party valuation services;

the cost of effecting sales and repurchases of shares of our common stock and other securities;

fees payable to third parties relating to making investments, including out-of-pocket fees and expenses associated with performing due diligence and reviews of prospective investments;

transfer agent and custodial fees;

out-of-pocket fees and expenses associated with marketing efforts;

federal and state registration fees and any stock exchange listing fees;

U.S. federal, state and local taxes;

independent directors’ fees and expenses;
brokerage commissions;

fidelity bond, directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and other insurance premiums;
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direct costs, such as printing, mailing and long-distance telephone;

fees and expenses associated with independent audits and outside legal costs;

costs associated with our reporting and compliance obligations under the 1940 Act and other applicable U.S. federal and state securities laws; and

other expenses incurred by either OFS Services or us in connection with administering our business.
Net Gain (Loss) on Investments.   Net gain (loss) on investments consists of the sum of: (a) realized gains and losses from the sale of debt or equity securities, or the redemption of equity securities; and (b) net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on debt and equity investments, net of applicable taxes to the extent the investments are held through taxable wholly owned subsidiaries. In the period in which a realized gain or loss is recognized, such gain or loss will generally be offset by the reversal of previously recognized unrealized appreciation or depreciation, and the net gain recognized in that period will generally be smaller. The unrealized appreciation or depreciation on debt securities is also reversed when those investments are redeemed or paid off prior to maturity. In such instances, the reversal of accumulated unrealized appreciation or depreciation will be reported as a net loss or gain, respectively, and may be partially offset by the acceleration of any premium or discount on the debt security, which is reported in interest income, and any prepayment fees on the debt security, which is reported in fee income.
We do not believe that our historical operating performance is necessarily indicative of our future results of operations that we expect to report in future periods. We are primarily focused on investments in middle-market companies in the United States, including debt investments and, to a lesser extent, equity investments, including warrants and other minority equity securities, which differs to some degree from our historical investment concentration, in senior secured loans to middle-market companies in the United States. Moreover, as a BDC and a RIC, we are also subject to certain constraints on our operations, including, but not limited to, limitations imposed by the 1940 Act and the Code. In addition, SBIC I LP is subject to regulation and oversight by the SBA. For the reasons described above, the results of operations described below may not necessarily be indicative of the results we expect to report in future periods.
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations can vary substantially from period to period for various reasons, including the recognition of realized gains and losses and unrealized appreciation and depreciation. As a result, annual comparisons of net increase in net assets resulting from operations may not be meaningful.
We changed the primary method used to value certain of our investments as of December 31, 2016, from the income approach to the market approach (“Valuation Methodology Change”), primarily due to the nature of evidence available under the discounted cash flow method, and to better align with industry practice. The methodology change resulted in a fourth quarter 2016 net increase to the carrying value of the investments and corresponding net increase in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments in the consolidated statement of operations of approximately $1.6 million.
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Comparison of years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015.
Consolidated operating results for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 are as follows (in thousands):
Years Ended December 31,
2017
2016
2015
Investment income
Interest income:
Cash interest income
$ 26,444 $ 24,901 $ 25,464
Net Loan Fee amortization
1,450 1,414 2,263
Other interest income
230 85 37
Total interest income
28,124 26,400 27,764
PIK income:
PIK interest income
1,508 1,194 1,206
Preferred equity PIK dividends
1,399 1,433 1,116
Total PIK income
2,907 2,627 2,322
Dividend income:
Preferred equity cash dividends
165 168 160
Common equity dividends
317 307 85
Total dividend income
482 475 245
Fee income:
Management, valuation, and other
163 159 159
Prepayment, structuring, and other fees
1,750 1,433 1,774
Total fee income
1,913 1,592 1,933
Total investment income
33,426 31,094 32,264
Total expenses
17,549 16,949 18,853
Net investment income
15,877 14,145 13,411
Net gain (loss) on investments
(7,967) (317) 4,820
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
$ 7,910 $ 13,828 $ 18,231
Interest and PIK income by debt investment type for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 are summarized below (in thousands):
Years Ended December 31,
2017
2016
2015
Interest and PIK interest income:
Senior secured debt investments
$ 21,785 $ 19,485 $ 20,038
Subordinated debt investments
7,847 8,109 8,932
Total interest and PIK interest income
$ 29,632 $ 27,594 $ 28,970
Comparison of investment income for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016:
Interest income increased approximately $2.0 million, due to a $3.4 million increase in recurring interest income caused by a 12% increase in the average outstanding loan balance during 2017, offset by a decrease of  $1.4 million in recurring interest income resulting from a 63 basis point decrease in the weighted average yield in our portfolio during the year ended December 31, 2017. Acceleration of Net Loan Fees of $0.6 million and $0.6 million were included in interest income for the year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, from the repayment of loans prior to their scheduled due dates.
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Fee income increased $0.3 million primarily due to an increase in prepayment fees and capital structuring fees. We recorded prepayment fees of  $1.0 million resulting from $60.2 million of unscheduled principal payments during the year ended December 31, 2017, compared to $0.9 million from $25.0 million of unscheduled principal payments during 2016. We recognized capital structuring fees of  $0.5 million and $0.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, upon the closing of $55.7 million and $37.3 million of debt and equity investments, respectively.
Comparison of investment income for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015:
Interest income decreased $1.4 million primarily due to a $1.0 million decrease in recurring interest income and a $0.4 million decrease in accelerated Net Loan Fees. Acceleration of Net Loan Fees occur and are recognized on certain loans that are repaid prior to their scheduled due date. The $1.0 million decrease in recurring interest income was primarily due to a $3.6 million decrease caused by a 13% decrease in the average outstanding loan balance during 2016, offset by an increase of  $2.6 million caused by a 19 basis point increase in the weighted average yield in our portfolio during the year ended December 31, 2016. The 13% decrease in the weighted average principal balance of investments and increase in our average portfolio yield was primarily a result of the sale of a portfolio of 20 senior secured debt investments with an aggregate principal balance of approximately $67.8 million as of May 28, 2015 to Madison (the “WM Asset Sale”) which occurred on May 28, 2015 (See “Liquidity and Capital Resources — WM Asset Sale and Related Transactions” for further details), the proceeds of which had only been partially reinvested in higher-yielding assets subsequent to the WM Asset Sale. Acceleration of Net Loan Fees of  $0.6 million and $1.0 million were included in interest income for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
Preferred equity cash and PIK dividend income increased approximately $0.3 million primarily as a result of additional preferred equity securities purchased during 2015. Common equity dividend income increased by $0.2 million primarily due to an additional common equity security purchased during the fourth quarter of 2015.
Fee income decreased $0.3 million primarily due to a decrease in prepayment fees and capital structuring fees. We recorded prepayment fees of  $0.9 million resulting from $25.0 million of unscheduled principal payments during the year ended December 31, 2016, compared to $1.1 million from $47.5 million of unscheduled principal payments during 2015. We recognized capital structuring fees of  $0.4 million and $0.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, upon the closing of $37.3 million and $89.0 million of debt and equity investments, respectively.
Expenses
Years Ended December 31,
2017
2016
2015
(Amounts in thousands)
Interest expense
$ 5,813 $ 5,302 $ 6,959
Management fees
4,999 4,516 5,225
Incentive fee
2,962 3,333 2,627
Professional fees
1,115 1,200 1,114
Administration fee
1,314 1,304 1,637
General and administrative expenses
1,346 1,294 1,291
Total expenses
$ 17,549 $ 16,949 $ 18,853
Comparison of expenses for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016:
Interest expense increased primarily due to an increase in borrowings under our PWB Credit Facility. The average dollar amount of borrowings outstanding under the PWB Credit Facility during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 was $8.5 million and $0.6 million, respectively.
Management fee expense increased by $0.5 million due to an increase in our average total assets, primarily due to an increase in net investment activity, including deployment of funds from the Offering.
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Incentive fee expense decreased by $0.4 million primarily due to a $0.6 million decrease in Part One incentive fees, due to a share issuance adjustment related to the Offering, which raised the hurdle rate to a level that was not exceeded in the second quarter because the Offering proceeds were not fully deployed, offset by an increase in pre-incentive fee net investment income due to an increase in net investment activity, including additional deployment of funds from the Offering, and an increase in the accrued Capital Gains Fee. During the year ended December 31, 2017, we did not incur a Capital Gains Fee, compared to a Capital Gains Fee of  $(0.1) million recorded during the year ended December 31, 2016, which represents the reversal of the accrued Capital Gains Fee at December 31, 2015.
Comparison of expenses for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015:
Interest expense decreased by $1.7 million, primarily due to a year-over-year decrease of  $0.8 million in cash interest expense on the WM Credit Facility and a $1.6 million write-off of deferred debt issuance costs, both related to our permanent reduction of the WM Credit Facility and the termination of the WM Credit Facility on May 28, 2015, offset by an increase of  $0.7 million in cash interest expense incurred on our SBA debentures. Interest expense on our SBA debentures increased due to an increase in the weighted average interest rate and the weighted average debentures outstanding during the year ended December 31, 2016, as a result of additional debenture draws of  $22.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2015, which pooled on September 23, 2015.
Management fee expense decreased by $0.7 million due to a decrease in the average total assets subject to the base management fee.
Incentive fee expense increased by $0.7 million due to an 11% increase in pre-incentive fee net investment income compared to the prior year, which resulted in a $0.8 million increase in the incentive fee catch-up provision (the amount of pre-incentive fee income that exceeds the hurdle rate but is less than 2.5%) and a $0.1 million increase in the incentive fee due to the amount of pre-incentive fee income that exceeded 2.5%, partially offset by a $0.1 million decrease in the Capital Gains Fee, which represents the reversal of the accrued Capital Gains Fee at December 31, 2015.
Administrative fee expense decreased by $0.3 million, primarily due to a decrease in the allocable amount of incentives of our officers and their respective staffs, which OFS Services passed along to us under our administration agreement.
Net gain (loss) on investments
Years Ended December 31,
2017
2016
2015
(Amounts in thousands)
Senior secured debt
$ (4,441) $ 411 $ (1,276)
Subordinated debt
(8,667) (2,368) (1,106)
Preferred equity
5,373 (2,584) 3,351
Common equity and warrants
(232) 4,224 3,851
Net gain (loss) on investments
$ (7,967) $ (317) $ 4,820
Year ended December 31, 2017
We recognized net losses of  $4.4 million on senior secured debt during the year ended December 31, 2017, primarily as a result of a realized loss of  $5.0 million on our senior secured debt investment in My Alarm recognized upon restructuring in the third quarter of 2017, offset by the positive net impact of portfolio company-specific performance factors on other investments. We held the My Alarm investment from the fourth quarter of 2015 and recognized unrealized appreciation of  $0.2 million and $0 during the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
We recognized net losses of  $8.7 million on subordinated debt during the year ended December 31, 2017, primarily as a result of the net negative impact of portfolio company-specific performance factors, including unrealized depreciation of  $5.4 million recognized on our debt investment in Community
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Intervention Services, Inc., which was placed on non-accrual status during 2016, unrealized depreciation of $2.1 million recognized on our debt investment in Southern Technical Institute, LLC, which was placed on non-accrual status during the fourth quarter of 2017, and $1.6 million of unrealized depreciation on our debt investment in Master Cutlery, LLC.
We recognized net gains of  $5.4 million on preferred equity investments for the year ended December 31, 2017, primarily as a result of  $7.7 million of net realized gains recognized upon sale of three equity investments, offset by the negative impact from changes to EBITDA multiples used in our valuations and negative impacts of portfolio company-specific performance factors, including a $2.1 million unrealized loss recognized on our equity investment in Southern Technical Institute, LLC. Included in net gains of $7.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2017, were realized gains of  $11.0 million we recognized upon sale of the three aforementioned equity investments. We recognized cumulative unrealized appreciation of approximately $3.3 million on these investments through December 31, 2016, which resulted in an aggregate net gain of  $7.7 million during the year ended December 31, 2017. In addition, previously recognized cumulative unrealized depreciation of  $0.3 million at June 30, 2017, on our preferred equity investments in My Alarm, was realized upon restructuring.
We recognized net losses of  $0.2 million on common equity and warrant investments for the year ended December 31, 2017, primarily as a result of the negative impact of portfolio company-specific performance factors, offset by a $0.4 million net gain realized upon sale of a common equity investment, which includes a realized gain of  $0.9 million, for which we had recognized cumulative unrealized appreciation of  $0.5 million through December 31, 2016.
Year ended December 31, 2016
We recognized net gains of  $0.4 million on senior secured debt during the year ended December 31, 2016, primarily as a result of the net positive impact of market based transactions on our fair values, offset by the net impact of portfolio company-specific performance factors, the pay-off of certain senior secured debt investments, and $0.4 million as a result of the Valuation Methodology Change.
We recognized net losses of  $2.4 million on subordinated debt during the year ended December 31, 2016, principally due to the net impact of portfolio company-specific performance factors and $0.5 million as a result of the Valuation Methodology Change.
We recognized net losses of  $2.6 million on preferred equity investments for the year ended December 31, 2016, primarily due to the net impact of portfolio company-specific performance factors offset by $2.1 million as a result of the Valuation Methodology Change.
We recognized net gains of  $4.2 million on common equity and warrant investments for the year ended December 31, 2016, primarily due to the net impact of portfolio company-specific performance factors and $0.4 million as a result of the Valuation Methodology Change. In addition, we realized gains of  $2.1 million from the redemption of an equity investment. We held this investment from the first quarter of 2014 and recognized unrealized gains of  $2.1 million and $0.5 million during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The net impact of this transaction was a recognized net loss of  $0.5 million during the year ended December 31, 2016 due to the reversal of the accumulated unrealized gains in excess of the recognized realized gain.
Year ended December 31, 2015
We recognized net losses of  $1.3 million on senior secured debt during the year ended December 31, 2015, primarily as a result of the net impact of changes to certain market loan indices, the impact of portfolio company-specific performance factors, and the settlement of a senior secured debt investment with one of our portfolio companies (Strata Pathology Services, Inc.) (“Strata Settlement”) in the fourth quarter of 2015, partially offset by the pay-off of certain senior secured debt investments, including the WM Asset Sale. In connection with the Strata Settlement, we recognized a realized loss of  $3.9 million and reversed $3.2 million of previously recognized cumulative unrealized depreciation.
We recognized net losses of  $1.1 million on subordinated debt during the year ended December 31, 2015, principally due to the net impact of portfolio company-specific performance factors, and the impact of changes to certain market loan indices.
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We recognized net gains of  $3.4 million on preferred equity investments for the year ended December 31, 2015, primarily due to the impact of portfolio company-specific performance factors, the impact of certain investments moving closer to their expected exit events, and a net gain of  $0.7 million from the sale of an investment. We realized a $1.4 million gain on the sale of the equity investment, offset by the reversal of previously recognized unrealized gains from the date we held this investment, which included recognized unrealized gains of  $0.5 million at December 31, 2014.
We recognized net gains of  $3.9 million on common equity and warrant investments for the year ended December 31, 2015, primarily due to the impact of exit-event assumptions on our valuations, the net impact of portfolio company-specific performance factors, and a gain of  $0.7 million from the redemption of a warrant investment.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
At December 31, 2017, we held cash and cash equivalents of  $73.0 million, which includes cash and cash equivalents of  $72.1 million held by SBIC I LP, our wholly-owned SBIC. Our use of cash held by SBIC I LP is restricted by SBA regulation, including limitations on the amount of cash SBIC I LP can distribute to OFS Capital Corporation as parent company (the “Parent”). Any such distributions to the Parent from SBIC I LP are generally restricted to a statutory measure of undistributed accumulated earnings of SBIC I LP under SBA regulation. During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Parent received cash distributions of  $5.6 million from SBIC I LP. At December 31, 2017, the Parent had $9.7 million of cash and cash equivalents available for general corporate activities, including $8.8 million held by SBIC I LP that was available for distribution to it. Additionally, the Parent had $17.4 million of borrowings available through our PWB Credit Facility at December 31, 2017.
Sources and Uses of Cash and Cash Equivalents
We generate cash through operations from net investment income and the net liquidation of portfolio investments, and use cash in our operations in the net purchase of portfolio investments. Significant variations may exist between net investment income and cash from net investment income, primarily due to the recognition of non-cash investment income, including Net Loan Fee amortization, PIK interest, and PIK dividends, which generally will not be fully realized in cash until we exit the investment. As discussed in Note 4 to our consolidated financial statements included in this prospectus supplement, we pay OFS Advisor a quarterly incentive fee with respect to our pre-incentive fee net investment income, which includes investment income that has not been received in cash. In addition, we must distribute substantially all our taxable income, which approximates, but will not always equal, the cash we generate from net investment income to maintain our RIC tax treatment. Historically, our distributions have been in excess of taxable income and we have limited history of net taxable gains. We also obtain cash to fund investments or general corporate activities from the issuance of securities and our revolving line of credit. These principal sources and uses of cash and liquidity are presented below (in thousands):
Years Ended December 31,
2017
2016
2015
Cash from net investment income
$ 11,451 $ 10,051 $ 12,541
Cash received from net realized gains
11,017 2,228 2,329
Net (purchases and originations) repayments of portfolio investments
(11,795) (23,595) 68,868
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
10,673 (11,316) 83,738
Proceeds from common stock offering, net of expenses
53,423
Cash distributions paid
(16,700) (13,062) (12,690)
Net borrowings (repayment) on debt facilities
8,100 9,500 (50,027)
Payment of debt issuance costs and common stock offering expenses
(203) (177) (754)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
$ 55,293 $ (15,055) $ 20,267
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Comparison of the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016:
At December 31, 2017, we held cash and cash equivalents of  $73.0 million, an increase of  $55.3 million from December 31, 2016.
Cash from net investment income
Cash from net investment income increased $1.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2017, compared to the prior year. The increase to cash from net investment income was principally due to an increase in interest income and prepayment and structuring fees collected, and a decrease in cash paid for incentive fees, which primarily resulted from a share issuance adjustment related to the Offering, offset by an increase in cash paid for management fees, primarily due to an increase in net investment activity, including additional deployment of funds from the Offering, and an increase in cash interest paid on our PWB Credit Facility.
Cash received from realized gains
Cash received on realized gains may differ from realized gains in the statement of operations due to delays in the receipt of sale proceeds related to escrow and earn-out provisions in the investment sales transactions.
Net (purchases and originations) repayments of portfolio investments
During the year ended December 31, 2017, net purchases and originations of portfolio investments were primarily due to $142.9 million of cash we used to purchase portfolio investments, offset by $131.1 million of cash we received from amortized cost repayments on our portfolio investments. During the year ended December 31, 2016, net purchases were due to $68.2 million of cash we used to purchase portfolio investments, offset by $44.6 million of cash we received from amortized cost repayments on our portfolio investments.
Proceeds from common stock offering, net of expenses
In April 2017, we issued 3,625,000 shares of our common stock in a follow-on public offering at an offering price of  $14.57 per share, including shares purchased by the underwriters pursuant to their exercise of the over-allotment option. OFS Advisor paid all of the underwriting discounts and commissions and an additional supplemental payment of  $0.25 per share, representing the difference between the public offering price of  $14.57 per share and the net offering proceeds of  $14.82 per share, which also represented our NAV per share at the time of the Offering. All payments made by OFS Advisor in connection with the Offering are not subject to reimbursement by us. We received $53.7 million in net proceeds from the Offering.
Comparison of the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015:
At December 31, 2016, we held cash and cash equivalents of  $17.7 million, a decrease of  $15.1 million from December 31, 2015.
Cash from net investment income
Cash from net investment income decreased $2.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2016, compared to the prior year. The decline was principally due to higher management and incentive fees paid, and cash interest. Cash used to pay incentive fees during the year ended December 31, 2016 were $1.6 million greater than the year ended December 31, 2015, due to an increase in our pre-incentive fee net investment income in the fourth quarter of 2015 and the first, second and third quarter of 2016, which were paid during the year ended December 31, 2016. Cash used to pay base management fees during the year ended December 31, 2016 were $0.2 million greater than the year ended December 31, 2015 primarily due to adjustments in the base management fee rate on January 1, 2015, which lead to a $0.9 million increase in cash paid for management fees during the year ended December 31, 2016, that was offset by a reduction of $0.7 million in management fees paid during the year ended December 31, 2016, due to a decrease in the average fair value of our investment portfolio, primarily as a result of the WM Asset Sale in the second quarter of 2015 and subsequent increase in cash and cash equivalents which are not subject to the
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management fee. Cash interest paid increased due to higher payments on SBA debentures, partially offset by lower payments on the WM Credit Facility. We are required to make interest payments on our SBA debentures semi-annually in March and September through maturity. The weighted average outstanding balance on our SBA debentures, excluding debt issuance costs, increased from $143.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2015, to $149.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2016. Additionally, during the first and second quarter of 2015, $65.9 million and $22.6 million, respectively, of the weighted average outstanding balance for the year ended December 31, 2015, carried interest at a lower pre-pooling, short-term rate. Consequently, we paid cash interest of  $4.7 million on our SBA debentures for the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to $3.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2015. This increase was partially offset by a decline in cash paid for interest on our WM Credit Facility from $1.4 million in the year ended December 31, 2015 to $0 in the year ended December 31, 2016, due to the retirement of that facility.
Net (purchases and originations) repayments of portfolio investments
During the year ended December 31, 2016, net purchases were due to $68.2 million of cash we used to purchase portfolio investments, offset by $44.6 million of cash we received from amortized cost repayments on our portfolio investments. During the year ended December 31, 2015, net repayments were due to $124.0 million of cash we used to purchase portfolio investments, offset by $124.0 million of cash we received from amortized cost repayments on our portfolio investments.
Net borrowings (repayment) on debt facilities
Net borrowings of  $9.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2016, were attributable to advances received under the PWB Credit Facility which was used to fund investment purchases and general corporate activities.
Borrowings
SBA Debentures
SBIC I LP has a SBIC license that allowed it to obtain leverage by issuing SBA-guaranteed debentures. These debentures are non-recourse to us, and bear interest payable semi-annually, and each debenture has a maturity date that is ten years following issuance. The interest rate on SBA debentures are fixed at the first pooling date after issuance, which is March and September of each year, at market-driven spreads over U.S. Treasury Notes with ten-year maturities. SBA regulations currently limit the amount that an SBIC may borrow up to a maximum of  $150 million when it has at least $75 million in regulatory capital, receives a leverage commitment from the SBA and has been through an examination by the SBA subsequent to licensing. For two or more SBICs under common control, the maximum amount of outstanding SBA-provided leverage cannot exceed $350 million. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, SBIC I LP had fully drawn the $149.9 million of leverage commitments from the SBA, which bears interest at a weighted-average fixed cash interest rate of 3.18%.
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The following table shows our outstanding SBA debentures payable as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands):
Pooling Date
Maturity Date
Fixed
Interest Rate
SBA debentures outstanding
December 31,
2017
December 31,
2016
September 19, 2012
September 1, 2022
3.049% $ 14,000 $ 14,000
September 25, 2013
September 1, 2023
4.448 7,000 7,000
March 26, 2014
March 1, 2024
3.995 5,000 5,000
September 24, 2014
September 1, 2024
3.819 4,110 4,110
September 24, 2014
September 1, 2024
3.370 31,265 31,265
March 25, 2015
March 1, 2025
2.872 65,920 65,920
September 23, 2015
September 1, 2025
3.184 22,585 22,585
SBA debentures outstanding
149,880 149,880
Unamortized debt issuance costs
(2,657) (3,037)
SBA debentures outstanding, net of unamortized debt issuance costs
$ 147,223 $ 146,843
On a stand-alone basis, SBIC I LP held $251.6 million and $247.5 million in assets at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, which accounted for approximately 70% and 81% of the Company’s total consolidated assets, respectively.
SBIC I LP is periodically examined and audited by the SBA’s staff to determine its compliance with SBA regulations. If SBIC I LP fails to comply with applicable SBA regulations, the SBA could, depending on the severity of the violation, limit or prohibit SBIC I LP’s use of debentures, declare outstanding debentures immediately due and payable, and/or limit SBIC I LP from making new investments. In addition, SBIC I LP may also be limited in its ability to make distributions to OFS Capital if it does not have sufficient capital in accordance with SBA regulations. Such actions by the SBA would in turn, negatively affect OFS Capital.
PWB Credit Facility
We are party to a BLA with Pacific Western Bank, as lender, to provide us with a senior secured revolving credit facility, or PWB Credit Facility. The PWB Credit Facility is available for general corporate purposes including investment funding and was scheduled to mature on October 31, 2018. The maximum availability of the PWB Credit Facility is equal to 50% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of eligible loans included in the borrowing base, which excludes subordinated loan investments (as defined in the BLA) and as otherwise specified in the BLA. The PWB Credit Facility is guaranteed by OFS Capital WM and secured by all of our current and future assets excluding assets held by SBIC I LP and the Company’s partnership interests in SBIC I LP and SBIC I GP. The PWC Credit Facility bore interest at a variable rate of the Prime Rate plus a 0.75% margin, with a 5.00% floor, and includes an unused commitment fee, payable monthly in arrears, equal to 0.50% per annum on any unused portion.
On March 7, 2018 the BLA was amended to, among other things, increase the maximum amount available under the PWB Credit Facility from $35 million to $50 million, extend the maturity date from October 31, 2018 to January 31, 2020, and change the interest rate floor from 5.00% to 5.25%. We incurred deferred debt issuance costs of  $0.2 million in connection with the amendment.
As of December 31, 2017, availability under the PWB Credit Facility was $17.4 million, based on the stated advance rate of 50% under the borrowing base.
The BLA contains customary terms and conditions, including, without limitation, affirmative and negative covenants such as information reporting requirements, a minimum tangible net asset value, a minimum quarterly net investment income after incentive fees, and a statutory asset coverage test. The BLA also contains customary events of default, including, without limitation, nonpayment, misrepresentation of
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representations and warranties in a material respect, breach of covenant, cross-default to other indebtedness, bankruptcy, change in investment advisor, and the occurrence of a material adverse change in our financial condition. As of December 31, 2017, the Company was in compliance with the applicable covenants.
WM Asset Sale and Related Transactions
On May 28, 2015, OFS Capital and OFS Capital WM entered into a Loan Portfolio Purchase Agreement with Madison Capital Funding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Madison”), pursuant to which OFS Capital WM completed the WM Asset Sale. Madison is an affiliated entity of MCF Capital Management, LLC (“MCF”), which was the loan manager for OFS Capital WM prior to the WM Asset Sale under a Loan and Security Agreement among OFS Capital WM, MCF, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, each of the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Wells Fargo Delaware Trust Company, N.A. (the “Loan and Security Agreement”).
As a result of the WM Asset Sale, we received cash proceeds of approximately $67.3 million. On May 28, 2015, the total fair value of the debt investments sold, applying the March 31, 2015 fair value percentages to the principal balances of the respective investments on the sale date, was approximately $66.7 million. The determination of the fair value of our investments is subject to the good faith determination by our board of directors, which is conducted no less frequently than quarterly, pursuant to our valuation policies and accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
On May 28, 2015, pursuant to the Loan and Security Agreement, we applied approximately $52.4 million from the sale proceeds of the WM Asset Sale to pay in full and retire OFS Capital WM’s secured revolving credit facility with the WM Credit Facility. As a result of the termination of the WM Credit Facility, we wrote-off the remaining related unamortized deferred financing closing costs of  $1.2 million on the revolving line of credit.
Other Liquidity Matters
We expect to fund the growth of our investment portfolio utilizing borrowings under SBA debentures, future equity offerings, and issuances of senior securities or future borrowings to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act. We cannot assure stockholders that our plans to raise capital will be successful. In addition, we intend to distribute to our stockholders substantially all of our taxable income in order to satisfy the requirements applicable to RICs under Subchapter M of the Code. Consequently, we may not have the funds or the ability to fund new investments or make additional investments in our portfolio companies. The illiquidity of our portfolio investments may make it difficult for us to sell these investments when desired and, if we are required to sell these investments, we may realize significantly less than their recorded value.
In addition, as a BDC, we generally will be required to meet a coverage ratio of total assets, less liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities (including SBIC I LP’s SBA-guaranteed debt), to total senior securities, which include all of our borrowings (excluding SBA-guaranteed debt) and any outstanding preferred stock (of which we had none at December 31, 2017 and 2016), of at least 200% (or 150% if certain requirements are met). We received an exemptive order from the SEC to permit us to exclude the debt of SBIC I LP guaranteed by the SBA from the definition of Senior Securities in the statutory asset coverage ratio under the 1940 Act. This requirement limits the amount that we may borrow. To fund growth in our investment portfolio in the future, we anticipate needing to raise additional capital from various sources, including the equity markets and the securitization or other debt-related markets, which may or may not be available on favorable terms, if at all.
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Contractual Obligations and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
The following table shows our contractual obligations as of December 31, 2017 (in thousands):
Payments due by period(2)
Contractual Obligations(1)
Total
Less than
1 year
1 – 3 years
3 – 5 years
After
5 years
PWB Credit Facility
$ 17,600 $ 17,600 $ $ $
SBA Debentures
149,880 14,000 135,880
Total
$ 167,480 $ 17,600 $ $ 14,000 $ 135,880
(1)
Excludes commitments to extend credit to our portfolio companies.
(2)
The PWB Credit Facility was scheduled to mature on October 31, 2018. On March 7, 2018, the BLA was amended to, among other things, extend the maturity date to January 31, 2020. The SBA debentures are scheduled to mature between September 2022 and 2025.
We have entered into contracts with affiliates under which we will incur material future commitments — the Investment Advisory Agreement, pursuant to which OFS Advisor has agreed to serve as our investment adviser, and the Administration Agreement, pursuant to which OFS Services has agreed to furnish us with the facilities and administrative services necessary to conduct our day-to-day operations.
We may become a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financial needs of our portfolio companies. These instruments may include commitments to extend credit and involve, to varying degrees, elements of liquidity and credit risk in excess of the amount recognized in the balance sheet. We had $9.9 million of total unfunded commitments to three portfolio companies at December 31, 2017.
Distributions
We are taxed as a RIC under the Code. Generally, a RIC is entitled to deduct dividends it pays to its stockholders from its income to determine “taxable income.” Taxable income includes our taxable interest, dividend and fee income, and taxable net capital gains. Taxable income generally differs from net income for financial reporting purposes due to temporary and permanent differences in the recognition of income and expenses, and generally excludes net unrealized appreciation or depreciation, as gains or losses are not included in taxable income until they are realized. In addition, gains realized for financial reporting purposes may differ from gains included in taxable income as a result of our election to recognize gains using installment sale treatment, which generally results in the deferment of gains for tax purposes until notes or other amounts, including amounts held in escrow, received as consideration from the sale of investments are collected in cash. Taxable income includes non-cash income, such as changes in accrued and reinvested interest and dividends, which includes contractual PIK interest, and the amortization of discounts and fees. Cash collections of income resulting from contractual PIK interest and dividends or the amortization of discounts and fees generally occur upon the repayment of the loans or debt securities that include such items. Non-cash taxable income is reduced by non-cash expenses, such as realized losses and depreciation, and amortization expense.
Our board of directors maintains a variable dividend policy with the objective of distributing four quarterly distributions in an amount not less than 90-100% of our taxable quarterly income or potential annual income for a particular year. In addition, at the end of the year, we may also pay an additional special dividend, or fifth dividend, such that we may distribute approximately all of our annual taxable income in the year it was earned, while maintaining the option to spill over our excess taxable income to a following year. Each year, a statement on Form 1099-DIV identifying the source of the distribution is mailed to the Company’s stockholders. For the year ended December 31, 2017, approximately $1.14 per share, $0.22 per share, and $0 per share of the Company’s distributions represented ordinary income, long-term capital gain, and a return of capital to its stockholders, respectively. In addition, on February 12, 2018, our Board declared a special distribution of  $0.37 per share payable on March 29, 2018 to stockholders of record as of March 22, 2018, which represents undistributed net long-term capital gains as of December 31, 2017.
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For a detailed description of our distributions paid for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015, see “Financial Statements — Note 11” in this prospectus supplement.
Recent Developments
On February 12, 2018, the Board declared a special distribution of  $0.37 per share payable on March 29, 2018 to stockholders of record as of March 22, 2018. In addition, on February 27, 2018, the Company’s Board declared a distribution of  $0.34 per share for the first quarter of 2018, payable on March 29, 2018 to stockholders of record as of March 22, 2018.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
We are subject to financial market risks, including changes in interest rates. Changes in interest rates affect both our cost of funding and the valuation of our investment portfolio. As of December 31, 2017, 76% of our debt investments bore interest at floating interest rates and 24% of our debt investments bore fixed interest rates, at fair value. The interest rates on our debt investments bearing floating interest rates are usually based on a floating LIBOR, and the debt investments typically contain interest rate re-set provisions that adjust applicable interest rates to current rates on a periodic basis. A significant portion of our loans that are subject to the floating LIBOR rates are also 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 December 31, 2017, 93% of our floating rate loans were based on a floating LIBOR (not subject to a floor).
Our outstanding SBA debentures bear interest at a fixed rate. Our PWB Credit Facility has a floating interest rate provision based on the Prime Rate, with a 5.0% interest rate floor, and was 5.25% as of December 31, 2017.
Assuming that the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2017, were to remain constant and that we took no actions to alter our existing interest rate sensitivity, the following tables show the annualized impact of hypothetical base rate changes in interest rates (in thousands):
Basis point increase
Interest
income
Interest
expense
Net increase
(decrease)
50
$ 1,226 $ 89 $ 1,137
100
2,213 178 2,035
150
3,201 268 2,933
200
4,188 357 3,831
250
5,175 446 4,729
Basis point decrease
Interest
income
Interest
expense(1)
Net increase
(decrease)
50
$ (593) $ $ (593)
100
(952) (952)
150
(1,022) (1,022)
200
(1,031) (1,031)
250
(1,031) (1,031)
(1)
Our PWB Credit Facility contains a 5.0% interest rate floor, and therefore a decline in the Prime Rate would not materially impact interest expense.
Although we believe that the foregoing analysis is indicative of our sensitivity to interest rate changes as of December 31, 2017, it does not adjust for potential changes in the credit market, credit quality, size and composition of the assets in our portfolio, and other business developments, including borrowings under the PWB Credit Facility, that could affect net increase in net assets resulting from operations, or net income. Accordingly, no assurances can be given that actual results would not differ materially from the statement above.
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We are subject to financial market risks, including changes in interest rates. Changes in interest rates affect both our cost of funding and the valuation of our investment portfolio. Our risk management systems and procedures are designed to identify and analyze our risk, to set appropriate policies and limits and to continually monitor these risks and limits by means of reliable administrative and information systems and other policies and programs. Our investment portfolio and investment income may be affected by changes in various interest rates, including LIBOR and the Prime Rate.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2017. The term “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on the foregoing evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2017, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at the reasonable assurance level due to the material weakness identified in the fourth quarter of 2017 and described in the Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting included in this prospectus supplement.
The identification of the material weakness did not require a fourth quarter 2017 adjustment or impact any of our consolidated financial statements for any prior annual or interim periods. Accordingly, management believes that the financial statements included in this prospectus supplement present fairly in all material respects the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. Further, we are developing a remediation plan for this material weakness, which is described in the Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting included in this prospectus supplement.
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SENIOR SECURITIES
Information about our senior securities (including preferred stock, debt securities and other indebtedness) is shown in the following tables for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012. The senior securities table as of December 31, 2017, 2016, 2015, and 2014 was audited by our independent registered public accounting firm, BDO USA, LLP. Information as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 was audited by our previous independent registered public accounting firm. The “ — ” indicates information that the SEC expressly does not require to be disclosed for certain types of senior securities.
(dollar amounts in thousands, except per unit data)

Class and Year
Total Amount
Outstanding
Exclusive of
Treasury
Securities(1)
Asset
Coverage
Per Unit(2)
Involuntary
Liquidating
Preference
Per Unit(3)
Average
Market Value
Per Unit(4)
PWB Credit Facility
December 31, 2017
$ 17,600 $ 11,540 N/A
December 31, 2016
$ 9,500 $ 15,821 N/A
December 31, 2015
$ $ N/A
WM Credit Facility(6)